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I feel like this novel matches a lot of their other novels, and with the books coming out now I thought it could be cool if they picked this one up 🙆🏼‍♂️

I am not ignorant to all the hate this book is getting. No one asked for an omnibus.

And I also feel like people are lacking interest because they know a SE will be announced after.

But with all the negativ talk out of the way, are any of you genuinely tempted to buy one?

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I am curious how quick they will sell out = to people's interest in the set.

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With the free shipping happening, I was tempted to pick this book up, but to my disapointment the author is a booktuber.

Now I might get backlash for categorizing all booktubers as disapointing writers, so I'm curious whether others feel the same or think I'm being unfair.

A few things tend to give me hesitation with booktuber-authored books:

1. Reviews can't be trusted - many of them being fans of the guy can AND will affect the rating of the book.

2. I feel like these booktubers gets a publisher through their following and not the hard work, that a traditional author would have to go through. They remind me of the big YouTube creators, that use their platform to kickstart a questionable music career.

3. A lot of these books haven't clicked with me personally. In my experience they can read a bit like love letters to the writer's favorite series - I sometimes find the prose leans safe and the voice a little hard to pin down. But that's very much a "me" thing, and I'd love to be proven wrong.

I don't know how I feel about getting a fancy 55£ book and supporting the booktuber-to-publishing pipeline.

Let me know if I am being dramatic lol

I found the set second hand, which is rare within Europe, but I am unsure how much they go for typically in the second hand market. So I ask you smart people how much you usually see them at.

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Does anyone know the stance from wraithmarked regarding the new PPWR?

Combining the facts that I am worried about the new ppwr rules, and that I also don't know long it takes for a parcel mail to arrive, post-address locking.

How long should I wait before assuming the worst?

I will start by saying I am no great man, I don't mean to sound smart or anything. I am giving this opinion in hopes of starting a discussion and sharing opinions

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With all the new sewn binding editions they are announcing now, I am starting to grow an expectation that this will, not necessarily be the norm, but atleast very common.

If that is the case, I personally recommend adjusting ones fomo regarding sewn bindings.

I understand that it is new and exciting for tbb, but they will probably make some great sewn binding series down the line and you will probably be happy you saved the money.

I am saying this because of shattered sea dropping at the end of August. People seems to be conflicted on whether to buy a fancy book they didnt really enjoy.