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The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion: Vol 2 | Beth Brower

Asking: does anyone else feel like this is an Austin novel stretched out over multiple volumes? I enjoy it but I‘m ready to move faster and have so many more books I want to read. Do I continue this reading investment? Has anyone read all of the volumes?

monalyisha I got excited just seeing the book cover, which should tell you everything you need to know. I‘ve read them all and I love them wholeheartedly. Book 6 is my favorite so far. But…only you can decide if they‘re right for you! If you‘re not charmed now, you may never be. 6h

dabbe And I'm here to say #hailthebail! If a book doesn't grab you, that's nobody's fault--neither the author nor the reader. Not all books click with everybody. Plus, life's too short, and there are #betterbooksahead! 🙌🏻 5h

BooksandCoffee4Me @dabbe When teaching, I reassure students with “Life is too short to read bad books” with the understanding that reading is personal. 3h

BooksandCoffee4Me @monalyisha So I tried to quit. Started a psychological thriller by a favorite author. I came back. Can‘t seem to leave Emma and her wit and ways. 😊 3h

dabbe @BooksandCoffee4Me 🎯🩵🎯 3h

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Bec_lectic

What Alice Forgot | Liane Moriarty

bailed

It‘s a 100 pages in and I feel like this story has made no progress. Alice is still in the hospital and still doesn‘t remember anything. I‘m bored, I‘m over it , I‘m out!

#hailtothebail

LiteraryHoarderPenny #HailtotheBail love it!! 😁 2d

dabbe YES! #hailthatbail! 🙌🏻 #betterbooksahead 1d

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Coffeymuse

Leave No Trace: A National Parks Thriller | Jon Land, A. J. Landau, Jeff Ayers

I sat for nearly 30 minutes critiquing this book instead of enjoying the read. When I realized what I was doing, I had enough. 100+ pages in and I'm done. DNF

Just didn't buy the 2 main characters and honestly, it really came across as a couple of guys writing a thriller, paint by number style. Just doesn't work and I've bailed.

#ontobetterreads
#hailthebail

dabbe YES! #hailthatbail 🙌🏻 #betterbooksahead 1d

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TieDyeDude

At 30, I Realized I Had No Gender: Life Lessons from a 50-Year-Old After Two Decades of Self-Discovery | Arai Arai Shou

bailed

*Sigh* My second bail of the month. I'm sure this may be interesting to some people, but the first handful of "life lessons" discuss how they decide to wear their hair, what kind of glasses to buy, and what gender to select on their health monitoring app. Not exactly riveting reading for me. I guess it provides insight into the decision making of an intersex person, but that is not what I'm in the mood for now.

dabbe #hailthebail! 🙌 #betterbooksahead 3d

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julieclair

The Wife: A Novel | Meg Wolitzer

pan

Nope… not for me. My April #ReadOrDonate book is going straight to the donate pile.

#HailTheBail #BetterBooksAhead

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Sparklemn

Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries: A Novel | Heather Fawcett

bailed

I was having trouble engaging with the story to start. Then I realized the fairies weren‘t all going to be sweet and sassy Tinkerbells. Too dark for me. 🤷🏼‍♀️

dabbe #hailthebail! 🙌🏻 #betterbooksahead 4d

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jenniferw88

The Story of a Heart: 'Profoundly Moving and at the Same Time Wildly Inspiring' Rob Delaney | Rachel Clarke

bailed

Think this says everything. #wpnf25.

Glad I got it from the library and not bought it.

AnnCrystal 🙏🏼👌🏼💝💝💝. (edited) 5d

dabbe #hailthebail! 🙌🏻 #betterbooksahead 5d

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5feet.of.fury

Weyward: A Novel | Emilia Hart

bailed

Unpopular opinion. The prose and setting are good, but not much is happening and it‘s just boring me. Very similar to Lost Apothecary which I didn‘t like. #hailthebail

dabbe YES! 🙌🏻 #betterbooksahead 6d

Aconight Ty!!! I‘m finally not alone 😅 5d

IMASLOWREADER i loved this one…the lost apothecary could have been shorter 5d

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Lesliereadsalot

Show Don't Tell: Stories | Curtis Sittenfeld

bailed

I used to really like Curtis Sittenfeld. I thought her first two books were amazing, Prep and Rodham. But ever since then…meh. I dutifully start each one but then disappointment sets in. This is a short story collection. Read the first three, didn‘t get any of them, bailed. Maybe they‘ll speak to someone else, but it wasn‘t me.

Cathythoughts I remember really enjoying American Wife. But then I got excited and bought another couple of hers … not as good at all ! 1w

Lesliereadsalot Forgot about American Wife! It was really good too. @Cathythoughts 1w

Ruthiella I loved Prep and liked American Wife and Romantic Comedy. I didn‘t like Sisterland. So she‘s hit or miss for me. 1w

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dabbe #hailthebail! 🙌 #betterbooksahead 1w

Lesliereadsalot The misses are adding up for me! @Ruthiella 1w

Lesliereadsalot 🩷 @dabbe 1w

BarbaraBB That‘s quite the warning. I feel the same about her but haven‘t read this one yet. I did love her other short story collection 1w

Lesliereadsalot I feel, with a short story collection, at least the first few should grab you. At least the first one! Maybe there would be some good ones later on, but she lost me. @BarbaraBB 1w

BarbaraBB The first one must draw you in I agree. And I am not a real short story fan in general. Well, I guess I‘ll read it one day 🤷🏻‍♀️ 1w

Lesliereadsalot So…I noticed another reviewer had mentioned three of these stories were her favorites, so I went back to find those three. One was one I had already read (ominous!) and the other two were ok, nothing to get excited about. I tried! @BarbaraBB 1w

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Amor4Libros

Over the Influence: A Memoir | Joanna Jojo Levesque

bailed

Nothing wrong with this one, it just wasn‘t working for me, and even though I‘ve listened to some of her music, I‘m not enough of a fan to stick with it until the end.

Also, currently trying to tame down my “Currently Reading” list so that I can start new books! 😅

dabbe #hailthebail! 🙌🏻 #betterbooksahead 1w

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