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Epic Fail
Epic Fail | Claire LaZebnik
17 posts | 17 read | 11 to read
Will Elises love life be an epic win or an epic fail? At Coral Tree Prep in Los Angeles, who your parents are can make or break you. Case in point: As the son of Hollywood royalty, Derek Edwards is pretty much prince of the schoolnot that he deigns to acknowledge many of his loyal subjects. As the daughter of the new principal, Elise Benton isnt exactly on everyones must-sit-next-to-at-lunch list. When Elises beautiful sister catches the eye of the princes best friend, Elise gets to spend a lot of time with Derek, making her the envy of every girl on campus. Except she refuses to fall for any of his rare smiles and instead warms up to his enemy, the surprisingly charming social outcast Webster Grant. But in this hilarious tale of fitting in and flirting, not all snubs are undeserved, not all celebrity brats are bratty, and pride and prejudice can get in the way of true love for only so long.
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Christinak
Epic Fail | Claire LaZebnik
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I asked Juliana, as she stared at the map like it was written in some foreign #language. She started and looked up at me, slightly panicked. Juliana's a year older than me, but she sometimes seems younger—mostly because she's the opposite of cynical and I‘m the opposite of the opposite of cynical. #QuotsyFeb20

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Erin7
Epic Fail | Claire LaZebnik
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Epic fail in meeting my #BFC goals. I‘m still working response to Arkansas flooding, and swim team started this week for the kiddos. So, time and sleep has been pretty limited lately. I‘ll have to start fresh next week. If work keeps up like it has been, I may have to adapt my goals, but I‘m determined to get back into it. I did get one book in. So, at least there‘s that. #Notgivingup #everydaysachoice #bookfitnesschallenge

BarbaraJean Starting fresh with a new week and adjusted goals is not a failure at all—not quitting is a win! 5y
BookwormAHN You're doing good, keep at it 👏🏻 5y
TheSpineView @BarbaraJean So agree! Just keep going! 5y
wanderinglynn You‘ve got this! 🙌🏻 Adapt if you need to. As @BarbaraJean said, not quitting is a win! 5y
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Naj
Epic Fail | Claire LaZebnik
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This is me! 🙄😩😭

gradcat Me too! 6y
SassyBrit Lol yes that‘s me! 6y
dfieb Absolutely defines me! 6y
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amb
Epic Fail | Claire LaZebnik
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I new it would be a struggle, I was unable to it the target in the #24B4Monday challenge. I did make some good progress on some current reads and started #HouseofLeaves early for the October buddy read. I still love a good readathon, thanks @TheReadingMermaid !

BarbaraTheBibliophage Dude. 21 hours is terrific—not a fail at all in my eyes!! Also, I need to look up that buddy read! 6y
BeansPage You got so close I know that you can do it next time! That's awesome! You did so well 🤘🏻😆🤘🏻 6y
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Smangela
Epic Fail | Claire LaZebnik
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To my dear darling pen pals, I'm so sorry I've been MIA, I was in a wedding this last week and traveling what felt like constantly. I'll catch up I promise!!

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erinreads
Epic Fail | Claire LaZebnik
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Being completely honest here: I bought five new books last weekend and haven't actually completed a bingo yet. 😬 #TeamNoControl #TBRBingo

BookFreakOut I'm so on #TeamNoControl I didn't even start a TBR bingo because I knew I'd never stick to it! 😆 7y
Yeah_I_Read Story of my life 😩 7y
Riveted_Reader_Melissa I did the same thing! There were a lot of good sales this weekend, and I splurged on myself for a change. 7y
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WhatDeeReads It's ok! Stick with it. It'll get easier over time. You have some great books on your card. 7y
Maike Haha same here! Got three books at a library sale on Monday without having finished one bingo 🙈 7y
SilversReviews ENJOY!! I have only read COCOA BEACH and THE LYING GAME. 7y
silentrequiem Haha Not just me then! Where's that mayor of failure comic??? 7y
Reviewsbylola I've yet to even mark off a second square. 😂 I haven't bought any new books though . . . unless BOTM counts. 😬 7y
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kimdegener
Epic Fail | Claire LaZebnik

@MrsV I hate to tell you this, and I'm really embarrassed, but due to circumstances beyond my control, I didn't get your book swap package out on time. I'll get it to you as soon as I can. Sorry for my ineptness, but I'll make it up to you.

MrsV I understand, life does have a habit of getting in the way. 😉 7y
Alicia @kimdegener did you get your bookswap package??? I didn't want to ruin the surprise but I wanted to make sure you received it! ☺️❤️📚 7y
kimdegener @Alicia yes, I did and it was awesome. I was on the road all day yesterday, and the hubby is sick, so I didn't have time to post anything yet. I took pics though. I was especially excited about The Invisible Library. It's already on my nightstand! 7y
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Lizpixie
Epic Fail | Claire LaZebnik
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I apologise profusely @MrsMalaprop that you don't have your box today.I take full responsibility,left it too late to order books online & had to do a last minute Dymocks run.I've sent it express post the beginning of this week, hoping it would be there by today but AusPost is doing its usual bangup job.I grovel at your feet in abject misery.😔Hopefully when you get the box,the contents will make up for my idiocy. #epicfail #footrubsforforgiveness

MrsMalaprop Oh no 😯. Luckily I'm pretty good at delaying gratification 😋. Now I get to experience the joy that is anticipation just that little bit longer 👍😘..... 7y
Cinfhen You're the best @Lizpixie I'm sure @MrsMalaprop will have the last laugh, knowing your warmth and generosity #DelayedDelights 💝💝💝 7y
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CherylDeFranceschi
Epic Fail | Claire LaZebnik
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@erzascarletbookgasm - Jesse, I am your #secretsanta, and I didn't get your package out until Monday. I am so sorry! You may know, my daughter just had a baby and surgery on Saturday, but for the last month my life has been consumed with getting her there. I even left my bookstore job so I could be with her-there were complications. My deepest apologies! I'm hoping your present will make up for it! I won't open mine until you get yours. 😘

CouronneDhiver Aw, that's so sweet. Sorry about all the craziness going on. Hopefully all is well. 7y
Crystalblu That kitten picture should totally make up for it!!! 7y
Laalaleighh That kitten face is too precious! Keeping your daughter and her new baby in my thoughts! You are such a good mom. Mine would never do anything like that! She is so blessed to have you! 7y
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TheBookStacker The cat picture forgives all 😻 7y
julesG Hope all is well, or will be well soon. This message is just so 💚 7y
LeahBergen 💗💗💗 7y
Hooked_on_books That's a sweet thing to say ☺️ 7y
erzascarletbookgasm Aww, Cheryl, my heartfelt thanks to you for letting me know. 💕 At least I know it's not lost in the mail. I've seen your posts recently about your new born grandchild (adorable!). Sending you my positive thoughts, wishing all is well with you and your family now. You're a wonderful mom!! Please, open up your own package NOW, do not wait for me to receive mine, or I'll never be able to sleep tonight! That kitten's expression 💓melts my heart! 😗 7y
My_novel_obsession ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ 7y
BookishMarginalia Just saw this! Hope all is well with your daughter and beautiful grandbaby! 7y
kspenmoll So sorry to have missed this; hope all is well & your daughter & granddaughter are thriving! 7y
Cinfhen Hi Cheryl👋🏼👋🏼just thinking about you and your family...hope all is well 7y
Mimi28 I just saw this also. (((((( Hugs and Positive vibes to you and your family )))))))))) ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ 7y
Liberty Thinking of you, Cheryl - hope all is well. We miss you. 😘 7y
LauraBeth Hey love - I was thinking about you ❤️ Hope that all is well. Litsy misses you 💕 7y
JanuarieTimewalker13 I've been thinking of you. Hope all is well! Miss you!! I still haven't read Tree of Smoke, but I will🌻 7y
Cinfhen Hi Cheryl! Feels like forever!!! Hope all is well... 7y
Megabooks Count me as missing you and wishing you well 💕💕 7y
LauraBeth Still thinking about you and hope you‘re doing well 💕 7y
LauraBeth I‘m just gonna keep coming here and telling you that we miss you and Lily. ❤️ 7y
kspenmoll Hope all is well- was checking on you & sending you & your family 💕💕💕 7y
LauraBeth Still checking on you @CherylDeFranceschi 💕 7y
PenguinInFlight We miss you, @CherylDeFranceschi 💜💜 I hope all is well. 7y
Zelma Just checking in to say hello and hope you are ok! We all miss you! 💜 7y
LauraBeth Just stopping by again and checking on you @CherylDeFranceschi 💕 7y
LauraBeth It‘s been a year so figured I‘d check in again! Hope all is well! @CherylDeFranceschi 5y
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Melkyl
Epic Fail | Claire LaZebnik
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I am visiting my hometown, Terre Haute, Indiana, this week. I decided to visit the Indiana State college bookstore, which is now a Barnes and Noble store. I looked all over for bookmarks and couldn't find them. I finally broke down and asked the clerk, and she told me they don't carry them?! I was so confused, because they sell books.

scripturient 🙀🙀🙀🙀🙀🙀 8y
britt_brooke We went to B&N today. I'm always disappointed and never buy myself books there; just the kids. Ours has a small selection of bookmarks, but nothing exciting. (edited) 8y
TrishB Huh......confused..... 8y
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EvieBee What?!?! 8y
Laura317 The one nearest us has tons! Wonder why the difference? 8y
Reecaspieces I think it could be because they are a college bookstore...ours at Ole Miss doesn't have any either. They also mostly just have textbooks 8y
Gulfsidemusing How is that possible??😳 8y
Lizpixie I know right? My local bookstore has one tiny little stand of boring bookmarks and that's it.😢 8y
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stargazerblue49
Epic Fail | Claire LaZebnik
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I'm doing so well, Littens 😂😂😂#ireadipromise #challengefail

rubyslippersreads Glad I'm not the only one! 😸 8y
stargazerblue49 @rubyslippersreads I am terrible at challenges! Ha! 8y
Ruri_kaichou Progress is progress 😁 8y
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saresmoore
Epic Fail | Claire LaZebnik

https://thenextweb.com/insider/2017/02/28/amazon-web-services-issue-breaking-ent...

Amazon broke Litsy! And itself. And loads of other apps! Ultimately, I blame Donald Trump.

awishman I've been having Litsy issues...is this a real thing? 8y
saresmoore @awishman Yes, it's real! Not the Trump part. Lots of apps are down, including Litsy, due to Amazon experiencing widespread issues with their cloud service. 8y
awishman Thanks. I'm sure, in some way, it is definitely Trump's fault. 😝 8y
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DebinHawaii Ahh, so that's what the issue is. 😬 8y
saresmoore @DebinHawaii I had a minor freak out. I'm still not totally okay, but I have hope that Litsy will come back! 8y
DebinHawaii @saresmoore Me too!!i have been trying to post a pic for the last hour & just assumed it was down. It makes me twitchy! 😁 8y
MicheleinPhilly Probably the Russians. 8y
Kristy_K I wondered what was happening! 8y
Lynnsoprano Yup. When in doubt, blame The Donald😂 8y
saresmoore @MicheleinPhilly Damn Russians. 8y
saresmoore @Kristy_K I read a lot of Nancy Drew as a child, so I like to solve perplexing mysteries in my spare time. Just kidding, I was just FREAKING OUT about Litsy. 8y
Kristy_K @saresmoore Haha! I would have believed you if you left it at your Nancy Drew comment. 8y
8little_paws Both Litsy and Hoopla are broken. My life is over 8y
ValerieAndBooks So this is only affecting users on the East Coast? I was wondering why I couldn't see any pictures! 8y
Moray_Reads Having issues in the UK too! No pictures, very few posts etc. 8y
saresmoore @ValerieAndBooks @Moray_Reads Apparently, it's having global impacts. It might have to do with where the app is headquartered. I need to do some more sleuthing! 🕵️‍♀️ 8y
AdaChivers It's global! I'm in Brazil and can't post pictures either 😥 8y
LeahBergen @saresmoore I'm glad you are a take-charge person and opted to do some sleuthing. I just flapped around, jonesin' for my Litsy. 😂 8y
saresmoore @AdaChivers I'm sure it will come back! It's amazing how much of the Interweb relies on Amazon! 8y
saresmoore @LeahBergen I like to comfort people in a crisis. 😆 8y
Moray_Reads @saresmoore it's actually terrifying! I had no idea this could happen, it doesn't seem like a good thing 😟 8y
saresmoore @Moray_Reads It most certainly is not a good thing. Internet/virtual monopolies are just as real and dangerous as their more tangible counterparts. Excuse me while I go read some more prescient dystopian "fiction" and 8y
MyNamesParadise I was on Amazon this morning and it was fine. Hmmm 🤔🤔 why would Amazon affect Litsy? I'm missing something obvious aren't I? 8y
saresmoore @MyNamesParadise It had to do with their cloud service. It's extremely widely used, so errors for them means errors for many apps. 8y
saresmoore @MyNamesParadise Here's a more informative, but still accessible article about it: http://variety.com/2017/digital/news/amazon-aws-s3-down-1201998994/ 8y
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RealLifeReading
Epic Fail | Claire LaZebnik
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Well I forgot and then gave up on my stopwatch for #24in48 yesterday. The last I saw it was about 6+ hours. I did a bit of reading today but most of my day was spent making cookies - it's the first day of Lunar New Year on Saturday, and it's a little tradition in my family to make our own cookies, even though we aren't expecting visitors. I made oatmeal choc chip and melt-in-your-mouth pork floss cookies!
Congrats to those who read for 24h!!! 🎉

MrBook MMMmmm 😋! 8y
CouronneDhiver I've never heard of pork floss before... had to google it. 😂 8y
HardcoverHearts Oh man, we are in the same boat. I only finished one book. And only read 17ish hours. But I will do it again the next time around. 8y
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Abluewindow Wow those sound (and look) so good!! 8y
Varshitha Looks yum😋 8y
erzascarletbookgasm I didn't clock in enough time, either, just over 8 hours. So much to do, just less than a week before the lunar new year! 😉 8y
DebinHawaii Reading 6 hours and making cookies (they look amazing!) sounds like a win to me! 🎉📚🍪👍 8y
Chachic Cookies for CNY is such a Singaporean thing! 😁 8y
BethM What is pork floss? 8y
RealLifeReading @bethm it's a dried meat product that's sweet and salty. Not sure how it's made but somehow the texture is light and airy. Great sprinkled on rice porridge and some Chinese bakeries make pork floss buns! http://www.seriouseats.com/2011/05/my-latest-obsession-pork-floss-chinese-rouson... (edited) 8y
RealLifeReading @Chachic exactly hahaha! I miss celebrating CNY in Sg! 8y
RealLifeReading @DebinHawaii aww thanks! 😘 8y
RealLifeReading @erzascarletbookgasm you did great! And yes so much to do, like clean the house!! 8y
RealLifeReading @HardcoverHearts next round!! But also there will be Dewey's readathon in April!! @DeweysReadathon 8y
RealLifeReading @CouronneDhiver hope you get to try it! It's so tasty! 8y
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mostineverything
Epic Fail | Claire LaZebnik
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True to it's name, awfully uncreative and uninspired. Downright plagiarism.