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message 2: by Tami (last edited Jun 22, 2024 11:39AM) (new)

Tami (tamicarvallo) | 6987 comments Aqua wrote: "Series name: The Instant

Book 1: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1...
Book 2: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2..."


Hi, I can see that this is actually a series, but where are you getting this series name? I can't find the series name anywhere. I think the librarian who added that got it wrong. I saw that it was recently changed. Because you have this on Amazon and other listings: https://www.amazon.co.uk/If-Only-Had-...

"If Only I Had Told Her: The Instant #1 Sunday Times Bestseller" but 'The Instant' not the series name. It's just marketing.

I created the series page by using the name of the first book per policy as a series name couldn't be found on the author or publisher site. I left a librarian note so hopefully if a name is ever revealed, the series can be updated: https://www.goodreads.com/series/3960...


message 3: by Aqua (last edited Jun 23, 2024 02:33AM) (new)

Aqua | 8 comments Tami wrote: "Aqua wrote: "Series name: The Instant

Book 1: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1...
Book 2: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2..."

Hi, I can ..."


"The Instant" is widely used in Poland as the series name for this two books (some booksellers example below). I assumed it was the official name.

https://www.taniaksiazka.pl/gdyby-byl...
https://www.swiatksiazki.pl/gdybym-wy...


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Tami (tamicarvallo) | 6987 comments Aqua wrote: ""The Instant" is widely used in Poland as the series name for this two books (some booksellers example below). I assumed it was the official name.

https://www.taniaksiazka.pl/gdyby-byl...
https://www.swiatksiazki.pl/gdybym-wy..."


Thanks for clarifying. According to Goodreads policies, the series page should use the name of the series in its original language. These books are originally in English. Series names in other languages can be added to the series description. I added "The Instant" for the Polish language. As you can see, the series name usually differs depending on the language. In German, this series is known as "Friends to Lovers." However, there are exceptions where a foreign publisher uses the name of the series in English. I can't find anywhere that this is the case for this series.


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