Library, always. ❤

Fair point, but I doubt it really applies to a book from 2011?

I'll probably buy the second one eventually, regardless.

This is what I was looking for. My SO and I do this all the time, and we don't put pressure on ourselves. We're mood readers and just read what the mood strikes us to read - on the TBR or not - I don't actually have a list, if I haven't read it yet and want to, it's on the TBR.

FINALLY someone has posted about this; I always recommend this series and I wonder why it's not as popular as it should be because it's excellent.

I tend to barrow first and then if its something I enjoy rereading but I have to waitlist for at the library then I buy it.

I used to just buy pjysical books for no reason; now i sort of use Goodreads and buzzfeed books for new recommendations. Then it's just what's more affordable: print or kindle. If i got it on kindle and end up wanting a print copy, i keep a lost in my purse and peruse the used book at thrift stores. Got all the Wheel of Time series and Outlander series (10+ books each) that way for under 25$!

Rent then buy if I plan to read it again.

I have a date with myself to read at least 30 minutes per day.

I also have an excellent local bookstore. I am buying fewer books now that I use the Goodreads want to read list to store books and authors that intrigue me. But it is a problem. Shopping is fun.

Agree. I read way too much and way to fast. I’d be broke if I was buying books. Plus it never ceases to amaze me that I can walk into a library and walk out with twenty or so books and not pay a single cent! Not to mention you can also borrow e-books. I think the library is the only truly free thing left in society. Love taking advantage of that.

1. The Gulag Archipelago by Solzhenitsyn. Solzhenitsyn was arrested because he criticised Stalin. it was just hard reading in what awful conditions people were living in these camps.
2. War and Peace - Tolstoy. I think it doesn’t need any explanation 😂 story is pretty dense, four books, sometimes it’s just boring
   Andrei Bolkonsky is crush and love, but after Tolstoy kills him , I just stopped reading

I check the library first and if they don’t have what I want I buy.

I have about the same amount of unread books and I made a rule for myself. I can only buy a book after 10 books read or if an author I love drops something new that I’m hyped about.

I'd love to have a home library and keep the books I read but lately, I've been moving a lot so it's not an option. For now, I'm borrowing books from the Library. I only buy those that aren't available.

In my teens, I used the library exclusively. Once I was on my own, I started buying. The problem is, I ran out of room. I found myself donating to the library after weeding out books.

Some books I’ll still buy if I can get a good deal on used books. I’ve bought used books on Amazon for $2 or $3. With Prime, shipping is free. I do buy all things Stephen King in hardcover, and I have a bookcase dedicated to him only. But I started using the library more and more the past 10 years because it’s more cost effective.

Loved those books. The first was my favourite, and I don't think that Winslow has done anything close to that quality before or since.

I just finished Age of Vice by Deepti Kapoor and it really reminded me of this trilogy. Might be worth checking out.

I read between 2 and 4 books a week. I’d never be able to read this much if I were buying books. And the storage would be insane. Don’t let budgets or space limit how much you read!

I’ve taken up the Buddhist philosophy of ‘material things only hold you back’ in the last decade.

I have book buying lists that feed my TBR lists, all connected to my library card TBR lists. Searching for free books online and free/$5-$25 out-of-state library cards saves me a lot. Doing a monthly/bi-annual scrub saves my friends and family headaches on what I “could” want for a gift lol

Both are equally good in my eyes. I like browsing the library and picking up a random book, but if I want to read something popular or obscure, I usually have to resort to buying it. And of course, I love used bookstores and thrift shops for books. I'll buy something, read it, then donate it or put it in a little free library for someone else to enjoy.

Check to see if maybe there's a subreddit of people who like the Stravaganza series.

Ok

So, while I get not wanting to invest in an unfinished series, sales for a second book can be the deciding factor in whether a publisher takes on the third. That might not be a big issue with a writer like Valente, but given the state of genre publishing, one never knows and readers not buying a second book can kill a series and possibly a career. Self publishers also consider previous sales when deciding what books to invest time and energy in. Just something to consider.

Very selfish, but I enjoy my little home library.

Book Darts. Amazon has them. It's really cool when you look at the side of the closed books and see the book darts.

I use my library and have kindle unlimited. I am a rereader and so if I love the book a lot I put it on my Amazon wishlist and save for it.

Absolutely agree, one of the best thrillers I've every read. Not for the faint hearted, though.