tee hee I rather love that you only list the first Vampire Diaries book instead of the series ;) Smart move, I think.
ALSO re ARCs, totally with you. I read some, at BEA I enjoy getting them, especially for drooly awesome nonfiction, but I get so awkward when people seem to assume you want them, you know? I mean, I buy almost all of my books, really. I prefer that. ASKING for an ARC or a published book just terrifies me and makes me feel all needy and awkward. I want you to know, dearest author whom I love enough to email, that I love your work because I love your work, not because I want your book free! It makes me nervous, lol. Also, that sounds super awkward at the event that she took and answered it that way.
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ALSO re ARCs, totally with you. I read some, at BEA I enjoy getting them, especially for drooly awesome nonfiction, but I get so awkward when people seem to assume you want them, you know? I mean, I buy almost all of my books, really. I prefer that. ASKING for an ARC or a published book just terrifies me and makes me feel all needy and awkward. I want you to know, dearest author whom I love enough to email, that I love your work because I love your work, not because I want your book free! It makes me nervous, lol. Also, that sounds super awkward at the event that she took and answered it that way.