So, blogger buddies. How’s your #bookish conscience? You know what I mean. Anyone running away from this question yet?
This time I’m here to talk about 5 Hopefully Not Deadly Sins of Book Blogging (I mean, I’m sure there are more, but that’s where you all come in.) I know I must confess of at least a few! And no, I’m not talking about spilling your coffee on your book or filling the spine up with crumbs (you monster!) Those are awful, we will all agree, but they’re merely #bookworm sins. We are talking about #bookblogger sins today!
Sin #1. I’ve Downloaded ARCs And Haven’t Read Them
Okay, so we’ve all said Oh my god, I’ve got so many unread ARCs once or twice a lot of times.
But trust me, when I say I’ve got tons of unread ARCs, it’s not the same. When you say overdue ARCs, you’re really saying “I have like two books I should read but haven’t”. When I’m saying it? I mean, it’s in the double digits. Sometimes I look at those numbers, but today?
Nope, not looking at them today. I don’t want to feel those #feels today. There’s an evil special day in the month for that and it’s called wrap-up time.
So basically, I probably have more overdue ARCs than you do. (I probably have more overdue ARCs than the entire world…) That’s except for 2 or 3 bloggers that I know! I’ve even started a meme to help handle this situation! So if you feel like it’s a sin you’re guilty of, join the rest of us sinners. They say it’s better in numbers.
Sin #2. I’ve Posted Reviews On Goodreads Instead Of Blogging About A Book
That’s a GIF of me. Escaping my responsibilities.
Most of the time when I get an ARC, I both blog about it and post my review on Goodreads. However, sometimes… Sometimes the book is boring as hell not at all what I expected. Sometimes I kind of regret reading it, but it’s not really bad enough to receive a scathing review?? (Re: We are getting to that sin of blogging) So what I do is I’ll just post a Goodreads review, leave the link on NetGalley/Edelweiss and just… scuttle off and hope for the best.
Sin #3. I’ve Written Mean Reviews
You know I have. I know you have. YOU KNOW YOU HAVE. We all have. (Is this that point where you say a verb so many times you forget its meaning..?)
What is it about a mean review that feels so bad though? I know I always juggle between “Should I really say what I mean?” and “But what if it is mean to the writer”, and also “But what if it isn’t true to the readers of my blog and the other good books I’ve read?”
I know I always try to cater to the reader of my blog, and nobody’s just going to read a negative review for the sake of it. It’s gotta be a fun post to be read! And fun often means scathing, if the book is really bad. So I confess: I’ve written this scathing review. And this one. And this… Woo. Off my conscience!
Sin #4. I’ve LOVED an ARC… And Didn’t Post A Review For Months.
In fact, my biggest heartache with this one is All Day. I loved that book more than I can say, it dealt with so many important issues – Black Lives Matter, the commercialization of American prison systems, the inequality in society, the way teaching can make or break someone’s life… Many things! I loved it, it made me cry, I was going to champion it to the ends of the world. And..?
What happened is that I chickened out. I believe I will still write that review, but I just can’t. The book was just too good! I feel so pressured to write a review that’s as good as the book, and I fail.
Instead, I hope to make up for it by mentioning it time and again, so you’d still know how awesome it was and how much you need to read it. So go read it. Really, PLEASE DO. Go put it on your Goodreads. Go buy it.
5. Are We Even Going To Talk About Shelved And Unread Books We’ve Bought?
Thought so.
UPDATE!!! We have a Goodreads group now to help you deal with at least part of these problems! It’s called #ARCsAnonymous and it’s there to help you cope with your hopeless NetGalley and Edelweiss addictions. Come join! You’ll find it here.
So do you have any bookish sins of your own? Confess them to me! Misery looooooves company.
I’m Evelina and I blog about books that made an impression on me. I love middle grade, women’s, scifi and some literary too.
Those are some quality .gifs, especially the two cat ones. Well played.
I need to read that book All Day. I had a germ of an idea that turned into part of a novel that dealt with commercialism of the prison system.
Thanks! I am always very happy when complimented on my choice of GIFs 🙂 cause I spend a lot of time searching for them xD
And you should SO read All Day. Please do! It’s a very important thing to read about. It will enrich your life, I promise. Also, the writer is this woman full of soul and power, she can really inspire.
haha! yup I’m the worst of sinners then! I’ve done all of this and MUCH MORE! Great post! welcome to the Discussion Challenge! Looking forward to more! [did I ask about boyfriend already? why is he slacking?? Men! smh! tell him to get to ti! LOL [winks!]
😀 yes, you did already ask 😀 I’m glad you want to see his posts! He has actually written one, I just need to clean up the formatting and it should come out next Wednesday I think 🙂
Great post on a topic of so much interest.
I occasionally get offered ARCs. Some seem like things that I might like. I turn them down because I have a feeling that I need to read them right away and review them if I accept them.
You’re strong! I can never turn them down somehow 🙂
This post is everything to me. I’m joining up next month because I want to be with other people who are being drowned by commitments! Hi My name is Lili and I have way too many arcs.
😀 yeah ARCs Anonymous! 😀 please do join, I really want some more people in our hopeless club 😀 I will be posting another State of the ARC on the 30th, so you can mark that on your calendar and come link up 🙂
P.S. glad you like it!!
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My sin level is probably same as yours 😀 I can’t agree more. I have like tons of unread ARCs that I requested from NetGalley. Now I am officially on ban from NetGalley, I don’t know for how long 😛
Bah humbug, what ban 😀 there is no such thing as a NetGalley ban xD teehee. Can’t wait for you to join the State of the ARC meme 🙂
Yeah, I am hoping to write a post soon for State of ARC. I just hope that is open till this weekend?
I think it’s probably open till the end of next month, unless that widget will decide to close itself 😀 but I think it shouldn’t!
I always forget to post my reviews on Goodreads because I post them on my blog first and then just… forget to post them anywhere else haha. I had like 3 books from NetGalley to read, but then they all expired before I could read them! One I started and wasn’t enjoying, though, so I don’t feel too bad about it.
I have this complicated procedure for Goodreads 😀 whenever I preschedule a post on my blog, I also preschedule an email to myself with the formatted text of the Goodreads review. So when the post comes out, the email gets emailed out to my own inbox as a reminder 😀 and then I usually post it out from the phone, on the go – wherever I am at that time. As for NetGalley, I have a Kindle so they don’t expire, ever 😀 they also wouldn’t expire for you on the Kindle phone app.
ahhh okay i’ll keep that in mind!
I don’t have any unread ARCs, but I do have a shelf full of unread books. I think I still have a book from last January on my shelf. I was very excited to read it in January, but now, not so much.
I have like 450 unread books that are not ARCs xD so you’re doing well 😀
Well I’ve sinned but only with your last one 😉 I’m not mean, I always review my ARCs on time (I have to rein myself in and not ask too much), I leave reviews on GR and my blog… but I’m certain I have other sins! But shhhh LOL
I wonder what your other sins are 😀 I handle my fresh ARCs well too! But the old ones just drag after me like a shady past xD I’m really proud of you for handling your ARCs though! *pat pat* Good blogger *hands a cookie*
hahah this was a great post! I’ve got waayyyy too many books from publishers on my shelves that are just waiting to be read. Eeek!
I’m glad you liked it 😀
Fancy joining State of the ARC and counting all those books? 😀 my State of the ARC #3 post comes out on the 30th 🙂
I would love that! Thank you for the invitation. This will be great motivation for me.
You can also join the Goodreads group here 🙂
https://www.goodreads.com/group/show/269862-arcs-anonymous
Come now! There’s a special place in book blogger hell for those who don’t do their bloghopping regularly!
Erm, this is a funny picture, but I can’t really post it in the comments because teh internet doesn’t support that: http://vspblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/Anderson-Cooper-laughs-thumb-375xauto-28358-1.jpg
😀 good picture!
Yes, you are right, that blog hopping problem is definitely a thing! Cracked me up 😀 I didn’t even think about that one, you’re a genius.
Then there’s also that thing where people like your comments, but never reply xD that’s also one, I think.
I don’t like when they like my post but don’t leave a comment. I can’t even tell if they read the post.
Yeah, I am also not sure about likes 😀 I usually just sort of ignore them.
There are some really weird blogs that like all of my posts and never comment. Though they’ve since stopped, a sex toy blog used to like all of my posts.
😀 oh my gosh 😀 it’s even funnier because you’ve got a feminist blog and they’re a sex toy blog xD
Oh em Gee this is so me right now! When I first started my blog I went so far as to add my profile to tweetyourbooks so I could get an arc every once in a while but I did not expect my email to get BOMBARDED with dozens of arcs every week
Now I’m committing aaaaallll the sins you mentioned. I need Arcs anonymous so please let’s make that a thing
Well you can join State of the ARC 😀 it’s a monthly feature on my blog where you can link up your post and talk about all those ARCs you failed to read 🙂 here:
State of the ARC #3
P.S. Nicky, actually, I AM MAKING THAT A THING. Thank you.
Give me your Goodreads profile link. I will invite you to the group!
Each one of them is my life! I couldn’t agree more, especially about ARCs…
I’m glad you enjoyed the post 😀 BTW, I have just launched ARCs Anonymous – a Goodreads group where we try to motivate each other to cut down on our ARCs! Want to join? 🙂
I definitely will:)
Cool! Here’s the link 🙂
https://www.goodreads.com/group/show/269862-arcs-anonymous
Totally guilty of #1 and #2. You know, part of the reason I have so many eARCs is because my requests pend for so long, I think I am getting rejected, so I request more, and then I get like 20 at once. I fell behind recently (too many September/October releases!), but I do read a lot of books (263 so far this year), so I am confident I will catch up. Because I read so much, I will often post on GR and not my blog. BUT I always mention the books on my weekly wrap-up, so I sort… Read more »
I absolutely know what you mean 😀 I’ve done that before! Lately I’ve been requesting in smaller batches so it’s been happening less xD
Yeah, I also always console myself about at least showing them in my hauls and stuff 😀
By the way! I’ve just started a Goodreads support group called ARCs Anonymous that’s meant to help us pick the next ARC from that pile and just get it over with! And then share our reviews 🙂 want to join?
I love it! AA – arcs anonymous. Sound fun. Sign me up!
Here’s the link! Happy to have you 🙂
https://www.goodreads.com/group/show/269862-arcs-anonymous
#1 Sin on my list is all the unread books I bought! I started a tracker this year and …. nope. Didn’t even make a difference because. I seem to operate under the philosophy that if a book looks good, you should just buy THAT book and read it THAT second and forget about all the lonely books you already bought on the kindle 🙂 (Oh – and I love seeing scathing reviews. Not because they’re mean, but because they’ve kept me from buying books I’ve been interested in. No one has time for bad books. I’d look at it… Read more »
You are totally right about READ IT THIS SECOND 😀 I kind of feel the same!
Nice thought about scathing reviews 😀 that’s one way to look at it! It’s true, I’ve also benefited from bad reviews in the past 🙂
I had a blast reading this post! You slay me with your comments and those gifs. LOL These are my sins too but you say it so much better than I could!
I’m really glad, Laura 🙂 making someone laugh while reading my post makes my day 🙂 especially you! You give me the very best compliments of everrrr 😀 I can just feel you really mean it! Thank you 🙂
Ha ha ha ha. I love this post. I was extremely entertained. 🙂
I hear you on the ARC issue. Not because mine is out of control right now – I’m feeling actually like I’m in an OK place with that right now… But I have seen your list. YIKES.
Posting reviews only on GR is totally acceptable, especially if you didn’t really like it!
I too have soo many books that are just… There. And that’s Okay, right? One day I’ll get around to reading them all……….. What? I WILL!!!!!!!
I am glad 😀 I should write discussions more often, right?
I also always tell myself that I WILL!!! 😀 xD
Argh, this is so relatable! And nope, no need to talk about it hahaha
Great post, Evelina 🙂
Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it 🙂
Oh my gosh, the unread ARCs. YES! Especially ones that are from long ago. I have two that I was given back in January. Ummmm it’s October. It’s almost been a year, eeks. They’re part of a series and I enjoyed the first book but I’m super nervous that I’m going to hate the next two depending upon who she chooses. I really should read them and review them but *hides face*, I’m too nervous to jump back into that world because I’ll hate them. Logical, hmmm maybe, practical ummm totally not. Fabulous post and thanks for making me not… Read more »
January? XD I have ARCs from 2016! 😀 Which series is that? I can totally understand that. I’ve also put away series for a long time for reasons like “I don’t want it to end” xD I’m happy you liked the post! Hey, you are totally not alone. In fact, I’ve just created a group called ARCs Anonymous on Goodreads and I think the name speaks for itself. Several hours later? Over 20 members! You are sooooo not alone xD want to join? The idea is that we will motivate each other to pick up a book from the ARC… Read more »
It’s by Heather Lyons and it’s the Fate Series. I actually think I’m going to pick up her other series first – The Collectors’ Society – because I have friends who have read the whole series and absolutely love it. Ugh. I feel guilty but I just can’t pick up the next one lol!
I’m usually really good about reading ARCs but that one *shurgs* yeah I don’t know when I’ll pick it up.
I haven’t heard of that series yet. But I hope you’re able to get back into it soon 🙂 I can understand the guilt 😀
Haha! I relate to almost every one of these. I don’t post to Goodreads without posting to my blog though. I am definitely guilty of buying books and then not reading them. The shame is real. Thanks for sharing all of these “sins”. It is nice to know I am not alone.
Also, I joined the Goodreads group. I hope to be able to contribute something there at some point. I am pretty bad at social media.
You’re definitely not alone 🙂 I think most of us have at least *some* of these problems 😀
Thanks for joining up! It’s fine to just lurk on the group too, if it motivates you to pick up and finish an older ARC, then it’s already achieved its purpose 🙂
OH LORD!!! It feels like you have revealed all my secrets!!! I have so many unread ARCs rn! So many times I finish a book and post the review after ages!!! I used to be scared of writing mean reviews but now I write them with full passion! Don’t judge ME! I can’t sugar coat anymore *evil laugh*
Hahaha yes 😀 well what can we do if the book wasn’t so good, huh 😀
Glad you enjoyed the post!
#2 made me lol…
And #5, they’re all sat on my bookshelves, leaning against each other for support. I can hear their sobs in the night
One of my sins – having a week of prolific posting… Then a week where I’ve dropped off the face of the earth. Continuity!
For support 😀 made me laugh there!
Hm, have you tried scheduling in advance? When you’re really energetic, you can just put those posts up for next week. I’ve been in those phases, so I know what you mean 🙂
Yes, I only occasionally have access to the pc (which is my preferred method of writing rather than on my phone); so when I have the occasion to sit and type, and if I have enough posts to type, I’ll try and schedule them and pace them out.
But then I get anxious to see if anyone responds to them so I usually end up altering the schedule!
Zero self control
:DDDDD
We bloggers and readers have an extense list of deadly sins. Writing a mean review? You should totally give your opinion. It’s okay to have some gripe about books we dislike sometimes too. I hope you didn’t offend anyone, though. Requesting and being accepted for Arcs and then not reading them is almost part of the job. But we’ll get to them eventually… I also not write reviews for books that I LOVED, like Warcross most recently, but we just got to make ourselves do it. The start is always tough, but then we actually get into it and enjoy… Read more »
Yeah, I hope I didn’t. Mean reviews only get like a few likes usually, though, so that means not a lot of people have seen them, so that’s good.
I also keep thinking I’ll get to them eventually 😀 yes, I suppose you’re right, it’s probably worth more to leave a review on Goodreads rather than on your blog anyway 🙂
Girl, you are by far not the most behind person when it comes to ARCs. I mean, I tend to hold around 15-20 unread at any given moment (it seems I take them in at about the same rate I read them), and I feel like that’s a good number, considering I know other bloggers who are in the triple digits lol. And only a few of them are on NG, so my percentage is safe 😉 As for those books that are so amazing I don’t even know how to review them, I just dive right in and ramble… Read more »
Triple digits xD I think I know two people who have said they are in the triple digits, but that’s about all 😀 most of the people who joined my Goodreads group have around 30 ARCs. So I am still in the minority xD
Kudos on not reviewing books you super hate! I just can’t stay silent xD I’m one of the soapbox people, I guess?
Cats are so .gif-able lol I…have a few unread ARC’s but I just posted feedback saying they weren’t my cup of tea *cough* which is partly true. I DID start at least try to start them and just couldn’t get past the first few pages. If an ARC doesn’t grab me by then I spend the rest of the book wondering why I’m reading it when I could be reading something better :/ I actually like reading negative reviews. Not mean ones, as such, but ones that are constructive and point out things that were wrong with the novel in… Read more »
gif.able xD that’s the best word ever!
You’re right about that kind of ARC. I rarely get ARCs that are that bad, really 🙂 maybe I’ve been lucky so far. Oh well, I’ve got about 100 to get through still, so who know what that’ll bring 😀
Yeah, negative reviews can be super helpful!
Haha… I 100% agree. It’s like our fate as a book blogger. Lots of great looking books released every week and you know we are just human. Who can say “no”?
Awesome discussion, hon. Love this! ❤️
Absolutely impossible to say no xD thanks! Glad you liked this 🙂
I’ve committed all of the sins mentioned – although it doesn’t happen with ARCS since the very few I receive, I try to be on track with reading/reviewing. Sometimes I love a book so much and I don’t review for months (I will probably not even review it because it’s really difficult for me to review a book I love with all my heart and soul). I think I probably have one hundred e-books to be readon my Kobo. They just stay there unread… and no matter how much I tell myself I shouldn’t download more, my brain just doesn’t… Read more »
I’m glad it doesn’t happen to you with ARCs! That’s one of my sins I just can’t seem to get rid of 😀 I’m glad you liked the post 🙂
First of all: All these cat memes. Yes please forever and thank you. I love these. If I had to put gifs in my posts I’d probably spend hours lost in searching for gifs which are appropriate. You have quite a gift! (HA! Get it? GIF-t?! I am so funny.) Let’s go through these sins together, shall we? 1: Tell me about it. You have WAY more ARCs sitting around than I do, but the stress is so real. I’m far too involved in book clubs and reading buddy opportunities to even get to them. I should just… be banned… Read more »
GIFt xD yes, I do appreciate those jokes! I am living with basically an embodiment of them, after all. Did you read that tweet of mine where Bf waited an entire day for me to see him dress for bed, notice his torn pants (that’s the word for underwear in British English) so he could say “RIP pants” to me and then giggle? He honestly held onto that joke for more than 12 hours. Now THAT’S dedication. (…and you are filled with determination!!) Anyway, it is true that those GIFs take forever though. But my posts wouldn’t be the same… Read more »
I’m especially guilty with the last one. I still have physical 50+ books lying pathetically on my bookshelves (I don’t even bother to count it anymore) that I haven’t read yet and not to mention all the books that I bought on Kindle on impulse just because it looks pretty.
I know what you mean! I have 550+, if you count both print and Kindle 😀 I have actually almost freaked out when I counted them all several months ago. Wow, right!
Thanks for reading 🙂
It’s okay, I’m riiiiight there with you with sin #1. Double digits for me, yupyup. Honestly, I’m close to triple digits.
Wait, have you joined our group? I’m sorry if I don’t remember xD but I feel like you need to xD God knows I do! That should help me cut down AT LEAST ONE ARC a month. That’s soooooo much better than nothing. Lol, what have I become 😀
All except #4 for me. I feel no shame either. This is a hobby and is supposed to be enjoyable so sometimes things get put on the back burner while we do other enjoyable things or posts.
A lot of people say that about #4! For me, the worst thing is not that I’m late in posting it – it’s that I’ll post a review for an ARC I liked, but not for one I loved. It just doesn’t make sense xD
I think sometimes we love a book so much that we get scared to write the review thinking we won’t do it justice, or that we can’t find the words to show how much we loved it. I do that sometimes too.
Exactly!
I agree with 1, 2 and 4! But mean reviews? Maybe you mean a negative review? Because there is a difference between mean and negative. With mean reviews….I think that is just wrong.
Yeah. There’s a very thin line between a negative review and a mean review. Sometimes when you’re writing you don’t even notice it. I don’t mean to say I’ve ever bashed an author in my reviews (that’s just silly), but I think my black humor and eye rolling can be sharp at times.
I actually love mean reviews. 🙂 Guess that makes me a happy sinner!! Oh, and that last one… Let’s just not talk about it.
Hahaha, happy sinner indeed 😀
I CAN RELATE. Really, I can to especially three of those. When I say I have a lot of unread ARCs I am right up there in the double digits with you. I read them, and sometimes I even love them, and then it takes me ages to post a review. When I review I try and go all out across instagram, twitter, youtube and my blog so it takes effort to get the reviews out there… so they might be on a waiting list. And about shelf space? That ship sailed long ago…
Hahaha 😀 my ARCs are mostly e-books. So at least I don’t have the shelf space problem 😀 have you joined our ARCs Anonymous group on Goodreads? Maybe we can help you deal with those ARCs 😀
I have lots of unread ARCs too, and it makes me feel so guilty. I really WANT to read them all, but sometimes it gets overwhelming and I just can’t. Sigh.
I know what you mean! But I’m so glad I started that Goodreads group of mine, cause it’s already working out. I picked up a year old ARC and it turns out, it’s really good 🙂 really enjoying it right now. Sometimes we miss good books over the scariness of the big old pile 😀
This is hilarious! I can totally relate. And yes, I believe my unread ARCs are in the 50s or 60s… I think yours is still more than mine, but ALAS. TIS NO SMALL NUMBER. Sigh. Sometimes past me is not my favorite me. *squints*
I’m not sure I’ve asked if you’ve joined our group? Sorry if I’ve asked, it’s now got 80+ members and I have trouble keeping up 😀 Because so far it’s helping us, at least me! I’ve read one really old ARC I have had for a year and I’m super happy about that. But some of the others read 4 and I’m even happier for them 🙂
Hahaha I can totally relate, no worries! I believe I have joined. Thanks for asking! 🙂
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Ahahaha, I’m with you on Sin#1! I have SO MANY ARCs that I’ve downloaded but haven’t read yet!! I need to work on that ASAP tbh. Is Sin#2 actually a thing?? I didn’t know that it was a thing! Hopefully I haven’t done this.. Sin#3; I’ve indeed written a bad book review. I try to leave bad reviews short and to the point because I don’t want to hurt the authors’ feelings too badly.. D: Sin#4; Oh my gosh, I have something similar to this. I actually totally forgot that I had an ARC of a book and then rediscovered… Read more »
Haha.. Actually, have you heard of our support group? 😀 cause as it turns out, a lot of us book bloggers have that ARC problem. Like, a lot 😀 so I made a support group. Join us!!! Sin #2 is totally a thing, and as for sin #4, I mean when you read an ARC and then hide out in the bushes because you CAN’T write a review 😀 for me it’s usually because the ARC was soooo good! That doesn’t make any sense, does it 😀 it’s so good, so… let’s not post about it… LOL. But I usually… Read more »
Haha, I joined the group a little while ago actually!
Sometimes I feel like I can’t write a review because the book was just So Good. Other times the book was so bad I just want to forget about it.
Oh! Now I do remember your name on the group posts somewhere 🙂 sorry about that. The group now has 90+ members and I get a little lost 😀
Me too, I wish there was an easy way to get rid of “book was too good” review blues 😀
This is really great. Publishers in India need to know whom to send books. The ARC and Review copy scenario is horrible here right now 🙁
Really? But hey, at least you GET books in India at all, it’s big enough. Where I live, no print books are available as ARCs 🙂
We hardly have ARCs. We get books after they are released, and people are not ready to accept criticism, so books are sent to only those people-pleasing ones who give 5 stars to any okayish book
When I say ARCs, I generally mean review copies, not necessarily early copies. Well, that’s not too good about only accepting the sweet-talkers. But then again, where I live, I don’t think anyone is sent any copies whatsoever, new or old.
oh, that’s terrible. I really hope it gets better
I don’t think so, the country is too small, so it probably won’t 🙂 but that’s alright! We’ve got the international blogging community, after all.
Well… Okay… Guilty at all points. I actually have so many books on my shelves that I somehow haven’t read for years that I even started a challenge so I would read them all. I thought I’d read them faster if other people were joining. Well… I’ve read like one since it’s partly because recently I’ve traveled a lot and it’s so much more practical to bring a Kindle everywhere… but I have to admit, at least to myself, that I could’ve read at least a couple more. I’m SO bad…
Hahaha xD same! And I just keep hauling more books somehow 😀 I have *almost* come to terms with this now. ALMOST. 😀
I’m in control of the ARCs on my shelf it’s the Amazon freebies that I download that are clogging my storage! Lol! However, I feel that my criteria may be too tight; PNR or UFR only but no YA or NA thank you very much, yuk! and no smut for the sake of smut.
I do think that I used to be guilty of not reciprocating comments left on my blog but I’m getting better at that now. Not perfect but better. 😉
Haha, yes 😀 there is less incentive to read the freebies, I guess. It’s literally up to you and there’s no deadline. I almost don’t download freebies for this reason xD unless they were on my to-read list before they were free (that’s rare). I’m getting worse at the comments 😀 I used to be good about it, but then I realized there are only 24 hours in a day. Especially when I started getting 200 comments in a week or so. That was intense. I dropped it completely at that time and that’s when my blog stats plummeted. But,… Read more »
I have many unread books. I normally buy them on sale though, so it’s probably better than if I waited to read them? I’m reading some of them this summer though.
True, I also buy most of mine on sales 🙂 then they’re waiting on the bookshelf or the kindle xD