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September Releases

Karen

How quickly summer is going by! We have already reached the end of August and are ready for our September releases. Here are a few of the books I can’t wait to read or I am curious enough about to mention.

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Fortunately for me I just read the first book just this year so I didn’t have to wait the whole 5 years for this, never the less I am so excited to read book two of the Villains series. The first book constantly made you question just who the good guys were and I am hopeful this one does the same, I have it pre-ordered and set to download on September 25th.

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Grace is one of my indie authors that I just buy and don’t think about. Her world building is always so rich and her characters are never shallow I just couldn’t help myself when I saw a new series from her and had to pre-order this one. Unfortunately this book is also dropping on the 25th of September so it might take me a quick minute to get to it.

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I really enjoyed the first book but I was worried about a second one as soon as I read the ending. I won’t spoil the first one for you but it’s last pages left a bitter taste in my mouth. I’ll read this one, coming out September 18th,  but I’m going to play it safe and get it from the library.

How about you, anything you are looking forward to next month?

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DNF 37%

Karen

I just stopped another book midway because I was bored and didn’t want to read it anymore. It’s a growing trend for me this year, if a book doesn’t hook me right away I just give up.

I remember when I was younger I never picked up a book and didn’t finish it, but the older I get the more impatient I seem to become and I find myself not finishing all the books I pick up. But why? Books have always been my haven and I hate not finishing something I’ve started, so what’s changed? Well I have a few theories…

(1) Kindle Unlimited.

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I have never cancelled and then reinstated a program so many times in my life! Honestly I have found some amazing books that I’ve loved on KU but let’s be honest, there is a plethora of books and not all great, this had made me much snappier with my decisions. If I don’t like it in the first 20% I didn’t pay extra for it and I just don’t believe it will get better.

(2) ARC’s

This one is tricky. On websites like netgalley you’ll notice when you get your approval letter (maybe not for all but for most) they basically ask you, if you are not enjoying this book just stop rather than power through and bash it.

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Now if I pick your book up from you, if I’m tortured I’ll give you that option as well and most prefer you stop. Though it doesn’t happen often, it can.

(3) Abundance.

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Even without KU there is a lot of discounted books out there, even just 10 years ago I remember making a list of the books I would buy for the year. You didn’t get books for under $2 or even $1 so you were very picky about what you got. Now if I spend $1 on it and I don’t like it…well I don’t have time for that.

(4) Libraries.

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Libraries will always be a good thing don’t get me wrong but they are getting better and better at getting more people better access to a larger selection. Ebook sections of libraries are becoming bigger and most libraries will order books per your request. What that means? Books I might never have read I’m taking a chance on. But it also means some of those books I’m just not going to like.

So what about you, do you finish everything you read? If not have you found your finishing less books? Comment below!