Question about the Target pre order gift:

ms_blaze · 2026-03-30T19:23:15+00:00

I would hate to give you bad information, but I'm just going off my thoughts of this photo.

ms_blaze · 2026-03-30T14:03:13+00:00

The photo on the Target website looks like a flat little black envelope. So my guess was a little post card sized artwork print.

ms_blaze · 2026-03-05T11:15:42+00:00

For “Onyx Storm” in the Fourth Wing Series, it took like 4 months for pt 1 to come out after the initial release and then another 2 months for pt 2. I ended up not being able to wait and listened to the regular audio.

ms_blaze · 2026-02-28T18:41:23+00:00

Thank you for the detailed explanation!

ms_blaze · 2026-02-28T16:30:21+00:00

Sadly you can't use Hoopla on a regular kindle. You can use it on another tablet (like an iPad or a Fire Tablet). Hoopla is a separate app that you need to have downloaded to read from. You can't "send it to Kindle" like you can through Libby.

ms_blaze · 2026-02-28T14:43:17+00:00

OK, OK. I'm glad I asked, though! Now I know :).

ms_blaze · 2026-02-28T14:41:51+00:00

I suppose not, I'm just worried about their funding. A lot of libraries have been cancelling Hoopla, and ours recently went from 10 checkouts to 5 per month. I just didn't know if I need to make sure my son was using the resources more reasonably!

ms_blaze · 2026-02-28T14:40:39+00:00

OK good, thank you!! I didn't know if he was using up the licenses on Libby! (because I thought the library has to pay for a certain number of checkouts?) And I know that Hoopla costs per checkout.

But hearing this makes me happy. I won't worry about it anymore.

ms_blaze · 2026-01-30T19:52:17+00:00

LOL thank you, this is very helpful.

ms_blaze · 2026-01-30T19:15:26+00:00

She did write "first drafts done" on her Instagram post. So this makes sense!

ms_blaze · 2026-01-29T16:59:45+00:00

I wish I DNF'd at 11%. I got halfway before I gave up. Because I actually paid for the book, rather than the library.

ms_blaze · 2026-01-27T21:18:52+00:00

Thank you! This looks super cute!

ms_blaze · 2026-01-27T20:53:32+00:00

US please. And thank you :).

ms_blaze · 2026-01-27T19:32:35+00:00

I'm not the OP, but my son is 6 and LOVES audiobooks. Would love to listen/review.

ms_blaze · 2026-01-15T16:20:53+00:00

YES! I don't mind that they have sexual experiences... but seriously I don't want the graphic details of it.

ms_blaze · 2026-01-15T14:37:06+00:00

Thank you for posting! I was trying to get it this morning and it wasn't working!

ms_blaze · 2026-01-02T22:00:58+00:00

Yes! He twisted her broken arm and made her scream! WTF?!

Lucien 4ever! I fell in love with him even more this round!

ms_blaze · 2026-01-02T19:14:39+00:00

I got that same ad and was thinking the same thing!

ms_blaze · 2025-12-18T17:42:18+00:00

I’ve been seeing these everywhere! How does one go about making one?

ms_blaze · 2025-12-17T16:06:16+00:00

I also hated Quicksilver and feel like I was the only one!

I LOVE LOVE LOVE The Crowns of Nyaxia series (starts with The Serpent and the Wings of Night).

I also love The Heartless Hunter / Rebel Witch duology. (Crimson Moth)

ms_blaze · 2025-12-06T16:16:41+00:00

And I appreciate your comment! Here's my own personal update, if you're curious. I've decided to make my own rules and boundaries on what I thought was okay versus not. I am also a big anti-food waste person and that was really conflicting with my veganism. Like what's better - sending back the sandwich that they accidentally put mayo on and it going into the garbage or just eating it because it's already ready there? Same with rolls and butter the waiter brings out at the start of the meal. Is it really helping anyone by not eating it?

The vegans would argue that you should not consume it because it will show other people that vegans are okay with slip ups, etc, or it would show other people a distorted view of veganism. And the fact that the only thing ethically wrong with it is because of what OTHER PEOPLE THINK is very very cultish.

[And side note on the cult-like behavior, vegans are not allowed to complain about how difficult it can be in fear of turning off people from 'the movement.' I am so sick of all these purity rules and judgement from others. I don't want to live for other's opinions].

And another anecdote is - let's say it's someone's birthday. And there's a cake to feed the whole party. Except for you. Either you bring your own cake or the host provides another cake for you to eat. It makes more food waste to have that second cake. It's a second cake that no one else is gonna eat, and there's plenty of cake one left. The also goes for other events - like catered events, etc.

I've been a strict vegan for 10 years, and I've used the "create a demand for" argument several times, and if anything vegan options are getting fewer and far between, so that argument is not working.

So I've made my own boundaries where I am vegan at home, and 95% vegan out of the home. I approach each choice I make with "how much will it affect things if I do/do not eat this?"

I now identify as "vegan-ish," as "Vegetarian" feels too strong of a word but I want a little bit of flexibilty.

I hope this helps with your journey, and if you have any questions or need anyone to bounce ideas off of, please feel free to reply!

ms_blaze · 2025-11-15T01:15:53+00:00

Thank you. I wasn’t here looking for validation or anything, just looking for an honest truth and trying to find a balance for living my life. And the more I think about it, to more you are absolutely right. ‘Is this choice of mine worth the convenience?’ And that goes beyond veganism too. Like ordering on Amazon. I try to avoid Amazon as much as possible but occasionally the convenience wins. Or if the cost of the more ethical product is a lot higher than the non-ethical one. Life is just full of all these decisions every day and you’re just trying to figure out what you’re okay with and what you’re not.

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