Does anyone else have this issue? I commented on a discussion post that has a large number of comments. I've tried to go back to the post to see what else has been said in the other comments, and to see the upvotes and replies on my comment, but I only get the notification. When I click the notification, it takes me to the post, but I can't access the existing comments or get snapped to my comment or the reply to it — it just lets me leave a general reply.

I'm having this issue on both the website and the app.

Sooo the name. Necromantica might be the worst name I've ever seen for a book, even worse than Mexican Gothic (even if it is funny to me, because I know the name was chosen by the publishers because Silvia Moreno Garcia is awful at them 😂). I'm still anxiously waiting for it, I loved the first and the synopsis for the second book is so interesting but with a name like that I don't care if I'll love it as much as the first, I don't want a physical copy of it 😂

Do you keep yours the same or do you change it based on your mood/current genre kick/ just cause you feel like it?

I like so many of the avatars, though we need more audiobook ones IMHO; so I tend to mix it up.

Hi all! I’m curious to hear others’ thoughts on buying expensive special editions of books? I’ve been getting ads for Folio Society recently and I’m on the fence whether to buy one of their editions of a favourite book of mine. On one hand, the art is absolutely beautiful and I would love to have a hardback copy like this of a story I adore. On the other hand — I’m not sure how much I would read that edition, or even look at it. I’ve been partial to ebooks lately, I’m running out of shelf space, and I feel like I’d be nervous to handle such an expensive book.

So I guess my questions are: if you personally buy collector’s editions of books, are they mostly for display or do you read them? What makes it worth it for you? Or if you don’t buy editions like this, what makes you feel they’re not worth it?

Inspired by @Lixxie222's earlier post: What was the last book you bought, and why did you buy it?*

*(for example - a pretty cover, the plot sounded cool, it was recommended, you loved it and wanted your own copy, you were treating yourself, etc etc.)

The last book I bought was The Names by Florence Knapp because it was a 5 star book that I couldn't stop thinking about and I wanted my own copy. I was at a bookstore where I had store credit so I figured why not (and I was able to get a used copy too so it was a bit cheaper!)

1. What is the scariest book you’ve ever read and why? (Doesn’t necessarily have to be horror)

2. What’s the scariest book you’ve read that is set outdoors? Like a forest, park, campsite, ocean ect.

If you can remember whats your first ever book you read or just something you remember impacted you into reading or just you in general?

Let me go first. I think the first book I picked up was The Vampire Academy. I mean, obviously we read books in school, but this was the first book I actually chose to read on my own, and I legit think it changed my life. More in the way of like, “wow… books are actually GOOD and damn I want to consume more" I'd legit go to the library like weekly lmao ”

But also in a way is that I used to have a really bad learning disability as a child I ( still have it but is like low maintenance now ) and would act out a lot growing up, and I genuinely think picking up books and reading helped shape me into who I am today. I like to say it was almost like a switch went off in my brain. Like suddenly I wanted to try in school and the disability that held me back felt like it didnt impact me as much.

So yeah, Vampire Academy legit paved the way for my love of reading 🥹 Sorry, I rambled a lot lmao.

I just wanna know people orgin stories on discovering books lmao.

What counts as second-screening: Having a video or a movie in the background as you read; reading something else on a different screen as you read (including spoiling what you're reading by looking something up about the plot); looking away from what you're reading periodically to scroll on social media, including PB; playing a game while reading.

I feel like this question is a little unfair for audiobook readers because you guys intentionally do all this stuff while listening to the audiobook... But if you are dividing your attention to the point where you have to rewind I think you're second-screening.

So have you been dividing your attention?

No judgment by the way. I'm literally doing it right now. I caught myself putting on some YT videos while getting through the story I'm reading. I'm still taking it in, I'm just kind of like... not immersed.

I just see people with high numbers and I wonder if you're reading all day while doing other stuff. Is that the secret?

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hey everybody, i was glancing through past founder announcements recently and saw one that caused some worry in me, link here

i’ll copy here the specific section of the post that concerned me, so you don’t have to click through and read the full announcement if you don’t want to: “We will start a new program, community-voted Member of the Month (exact language TBD). Each month starting in the Fall, the entire PB community can nominate a user they believe embodies PB values. The user with the most nominations will be awarded a badge and the ability to create a Quest.”

i’d love to hear what other people here think about this feature. personally, i’m concerned that it could turn into a popularity contest/a value system based on who is the most active on PB and which usernames are recognized by the most people. i really hope that there will be something in place to prevent that sort of result, because a popularity contest doesn’t feel like the PB spirit i know. i just don’t believe that voting for a member-of-the-month will be the community-building exercise that it is intended to be.

I was hoping to be out of my slump by now, but I read a romance book that was a bit unconventional and one I really should have DNF'd, read a few graphic novels, and (I don't know if anyone else does this) read a simple, smut-heavy book that usually helps bridge the gap between the books I'm reading.

I have a lot of ARCs to get through and decided I'm not going to rush reading the ones I have (I was bulldozing through the first 37 books I read this year, and that put me in a slump), so realistically my TBR is set for a while. But I can feel the need to read something, and everything I try just isn't connecting with me. I'm going for books I've wanted to read for a while, ones that are new additions to my TBR, or ones in genres I like. I don't usually read straight-up romance, and if I do, I always go for vintage bodice rippers, I can weirdly stomach those over modern romance. Historical vintage romance has helped in the past, but since I read the book mentioned above and realized I should have DNF'd it instead of pushing through just to rate it two stars, I don't think my usual antidote for getting out of a slump is going to work this time. That book made me unbelievably angry.

I was thinking of starting at the bottom of my ARC list, starting with the furthest out publishing dates? Not sure if that's a good idea, but I think I won't feel the pressure as much. I also start grad school on the 20th, and I usually read or play video games. I'm playing TLOU Part 1 and 2 right now, Part 1 for the first time on PC and the remastered version, and Part 2 for like the 5th time. I usually play and read a few books to help with my stress or overwhelming thoughts, but right now I can't even crack open a book to get away from those thoughts, so it's a lot of sitting at my desk with a controller in my hand, scrolling through Reddit looking for any new updates on the new Tomb Raider game, and watching TV.

I think I might have to give this reading slump a good kick in its teeth, but I'm not sure how. My ebook library is huge, and so is my own personal library at home, too many options.

This is more of a venting session, but feel free to add, haha. Here's to hoping something sticks and I'll soon be 200 pages deep in a gripping novel.

My TBR shelf has gotten way out of hand and I am officially banning myself from buying any more books till I’ve read what I already own. Ive currently got 67 books on my TBR list. How long is your TBR list? Is your book storage overflowing? Anything you’re really looking forward to reading?