Member Reviews

I run an in person book club, so I tend to look at these kits with that in mind. Would this kit make my life easier? How much would it contribute to the evening?

Things I liked:
drink recipes
charcuterie board ideas
bookmarks

Things that I could have lived without:
Writing prompts
Pen name generator

This kit has a generous number of discussion questions, but I do have to say that none of them were particularly thought provoking or earth shattering, or anything that wouldn't be naturally discussed. I enjoy when these kits provide questions that draw parallels to other classics or themes. This book is a retelling, so I think the comparisons to the original will happen organically, and didn't need to be included in the questions nearly as often as they were. I enjoyed reading the interview with the author, and learning more about her writing process.
Overall, there were a few cute things in this kit, but I don't think it is a huge value add to an in person book club meeting.

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This was a great guide for any book club! With the author interview, book suggestions, discussion questions, and recipes, a book club is all set. This guide can help anyone in a book club, a first timer, to someone who has been doing this for a while. With all of the suggestions, you can really make the book club right on theme. The perfect charcuterie, and that amazing sounding margarita would be a perfect pair to this book. Who doesn't love free bookmarks, too?! I loved that We Are Bookish did this and am glad that I was able to receive it!

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I have not yet read the book but this kit has me so excited to read it! I can’t wait!! The retelling of beauty and the beast by one of my favorite authors is definitely something I am looking forward to. This kit is perfect for when I finish the book

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I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own. I totally loved this book. I am excited to read this book and I think this kit is amazing and will help to get an even better understand of the book. I also loved the printable book marks and recipe ideas.

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I am excited to read this book and use this book kit!. I think that this kit is great for showing off other books and broken down to different genres. And I like the different types of interactive exercises.

Thank you NetGalley and We Are Bookish.

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I really enjoyed how in depth the author interview and the discussion questions were. The snacks and drinks didn't seem out of place since they were relevant to the themes of the book. I liked the cover discussion but I would have loved to have seen that be longer, maybe with more examples of earlier designs or different approaches they could have taken. On the whole, this would make me interested to read and discuss this book.

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I really loved this little kit it is great for promoting the book as well as other books thank you so much for this

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I love Jasmine Guillory, so I immediately checked out this book club kit. I'm looking forward to using this, I particularly enjoyed the bookmarks included. There are insightful questions, recipe ideas, and interviews with Jasmine and the cover artist. This is a great book club kit and I can't WAIT to read By the Book!! Thank you to Jasmine Guillory, We Are Bookish, and Netgalley for the free book club kit.

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This was a really cool book club outline, I will definitely use after I get a copy of this book. I loved the tips for the charcuterie boards and other novels to read next.

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What a fun romantic read!! Jasmine Guillory delivers again in this modern-day fairy tale. Highly recommend!!

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This was really cute! I loved the book recommendations and the spicy margarita recipe. This is the perfect kit for your book club with lots of conversation starters and a few great Q&A’s!

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Thank you, NetGalley for providing me with this book club book kit for the book 'By The Book by Jasmine Guillory. This book kit is great for facilitating a book club discussion on this book. I love that there are bookmarks, activities, and writing exercises that can make the book club and discussion even more fun. The authors and cover artist interviews also give an insight into the creative process they took in creating the finished book. The discussion The discussion questions were not only insightful and thought out but are sure to lead individuals and book club members into more questions and discussions about the book.
I would recommend this kit to anyone interested in discussing this book in a book club and anywhere you start book discussions.

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I loved this kit! The author interview and writing prompts were engaging, overall this would make a great companion to your next book club!

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This was great. I can’t wait to use it with the book! This is a great for book clubs!!

Thank you Netgalley and We are Bookish for this copy!!

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Thank you to We Are Bookish and NetGalley for the Book Club kit.

Great questions! I would love to get a print copy.

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This was fantastic and I am excited to use it with the book. This is a great resource for book clubs.

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While I have not read the novel yet, this guide would be very helpful. It has content to address all of my needs as I work my way through the book with my buddy readers. This contains everything to help book clubs from reading discussions topics to writing prompts; I found it nifty that they even included a suggestions on what to read next based on tropes. This would be worth snagging for book club gatherings.

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The author interview was very interesting, if this book is anything like the authors previous book it will be great and I can't wait to read this book.

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I am amazed in 24 pages this covers a lot of bookish relate ideas from forming a book club and how to decide based on the book what food to serve to ideas as to what questions to ask the members of your book club.
If your writing a review on a book and want to interview the author there are tips on how to ask questions about their book.
If you are interesting in writing and you don’t know how to begin there are writing exercises and daily things to do to improve your craft. It even has a pen name generator to choosing your pen name mine would be Belle McKellen I kinda of like it right? I learned more about what happens behind the writing a book in these 24 pages then I ever knew. I would recommend this to every person that likes reading books to take a few minutes to read. Thank You netgalley and we are bookish for letting me read this.

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This kit is awesome! It has been so helpful for our book club. We love to read and we love to talk, but sometimes it’s hard for someone to talk about what they read. The questions give great starting points that usually lead to more discussion. It’s also nice to get special information about the book from the author. It makes everything feel a little bit more special. I will say, hands down, my favorite part is the food and drink recipes. Such a great addition that everyone loves! This is great for existing book clubs, but also a great starting point to start something new! I voluntarily reviewed this after receiving a free copy.

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