Was ApollyCon The Worst Book Convention?

[@Heyitswhitlavonne]

Loved hearing your experience. Just popping in to say I was on the second bookfluencing panel and have a (semi) active KZbin! Booktube may be small be we are mighty 💪🏾😄

[@FourPawsandaBook]

@@Heyitswhitlavonne we’re not going anywhere! 🤣

[@TheBookHerm]

Interesting to hear about your experience!

[@readwithdrb]

Sooo as someone who taught grad school in DC…yeah a $20 poke bowl is normal…and waiting for your Starbucks is a thing, so that’s why I always order ahead. Hopefully a little tip to help you next year do you’re able to snag tix ❤

[@FourPawsandaBook]

Unfortunately since it was the hotel cafe and not a real Starbucks we couldn’t order ahead 😭

[@readwithdrb]

Gorgeous books 📚

[@JJ-rx8ym]

There are restaurants that are walkable from the hotel. I’ve been to cons at the same place but you do have to leave the building.

[@FourPawsandaBook]

Yeah but between the other event happening at the harbor and needing to rush from one line to the next, there wasn’t a lot of time.

[@victoriahinton9869]

This was super helpful, thank you!! Tickets for 2025 go on sale in a few days and I’ve been trying to do my research before dropping so much money!😂

[@FourPawsandaBook]

Good luck with the ticket hunt!

[@AmandasBooktopia]

Sounds like a hectic time! Glad you had fun. And you got some stunning books!

[@KristinKravesBooks]

I love seeing all of the Apollycon exclusives. So pretty!

[@Jane42.]

Woodborn sounds interesting.

[@FourPawsandaBook]

I know right?! I can’t wait to get to it!

[@happily_ever_april]

beneath black Sails I really liked. but I'm a sucker for pirates.

[@FourPawsandaBook]

I don’t know that I’ve ever read a pirate romance. But I’m here for it!

[@MariaMightReadThat]

Oh wowww that Order of Scorpions naked design!! Stunning

[@FourPawsandaBook]

I know right? I didn’t realize until I got home how gorgeous it was!

[@rainybluereads]

Omg that Claire sager and j Bree special editions are GORGEOUS

[@FourPawsandaBook]

They’re so pretty! They were wrapped up when we bought them, so I didn’t even get to see how gorgeous they were until I got home!

[@rysreadingcorner]

I miss you!!! You covered it so well! 📚

[@FourPawsandaBook]

I miss you!! 🥰

[@Alysia225]

Also, saving the Sierea Simon vampire novella for TAR! I was eyeing that Elisha Kemp book all weekend, thinking I had time to buy it. No, it sold out shortly into the second signing Saturday!! 🥴 she gave me the second one in the series though so I need to get the first so I can get to that soon!!

[@FourPawsandaBook]

Oh no! That’s a bummer! I’m hoping I love it!

[@Laurasbookishlife]

I have leanred so many lessons from my various bookish events i mostly go to Ala and comic con and in the past book con and have those down to a system. it is def a process and i always try to go in with the mindset.. you cant get everything but just go for a fun time. it is alwaya better to go with friends. my next goal is to o to romacne focused singing.. those scare me lol :) but i am glad you had fun time!!

[@FourPawsandaBook]

Yeah you learn something every time you go to one!

[@Lan..]

I'm glad that you had a great time despite spending a lot of it in lines! There's a queer romance book convention happening in my city next year, and while the author announcements and such have been exciting, it's the first time the organizers are doing a convention so I'm nervous about it but hoping for the best 🤞

[@FourPawsandaBook]

Best of luck! I hope it goes well!

[@WhatVictoriaRead]

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[@LittleCornerBookNook]

Tik tok is going to be banned, so I am just going to stay here is the mood.

[@FourPawsandaBook]

Right? No point in working my butt off just to have it all close down

[@annajo6576]

wow really surprised to hear there were no booktubers!

[@FourPawsandaBook]

Yeah that was a big bummer! Maybe next year!

[@janenightreadsandwrites223]

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[@leandrathetbrzero]

8:11 SAY LESS INDEED

[@FourPawsandaBook]

Right?! Immediately sold

[@Tia_MB]

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[@amylouise7289]

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[@ChibiJirachi]

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[@pages_and_floss]

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[@TheHexedLibrary]

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