I totally understand why only first books in series are included in the quest but every time I pick up the next book in these series (which I've been loving, especially the Aurelian Cycle and the Divine Traitors duology) all I can think is "dang, if this and this counted I'd have the next badge" 😅

Hats off to this community because you have all made it insanely difficult to finish reading my checked-out library books in time 😭😭 AND my library holds list gets longer and longer the more I look at recommendations and different quests. It's the best problem to have, but I'm now realizing I need to slow down on the borrowing for a bit because I really can't keep up 😅

Does anyone else never gives a book a full five stars across the board? I kind of want to save the five star for a book that is truly perfect and I really don‘t feel like I‘ve read a book like that yet. (I feel like my five star might be a lot of other peoples six star) Like if I give a book three stars or more, that already means I enjoyed it and I feel like a five is just so big I want to save it I guess

Does anyone else feel the same way?

I love to find local bookstores and libraries (and a brewery and a coffee shop), especially when I'm traveling. I'd love to hear of small book stores that are doing the Lord's work out there, providing a community of readers a space to explore and find their next story!

I'd like to shout out two: The Purple Couch in North Andover, Massachusetts - literally can spend hours here and love their community projects. Treat Yo' Shelf Books in Mountain Home, Arkansas - drove by while I was visiting my mom out there and went in on a whim. The owners were a lovely couple and it's just the type of place that community needs.

Edit: I also thought of another one that really deserves some love. Felixology in Maynard, Massachusetts. It was opened by a woman, Libby, in honor of her son, Felix, who passed away at 29 years old from mesothelioma. The first time I visited, I spoke with her for a half hour about Felix and it was truly moving. He was an artist, and the store is gorgeously painted and decorated by his family and friends. Going in that store is like getting to meet him personally.

This has come up multiple times in another post I had on here and now it has me intrigued. I am still relatively new to Pagebound and have yet to do this but could see myself doing it. What book have you read explicitly for the shiny Pagebound badge that you would not otherwise have read? How did it turn out for you? Did you like it or hate it?

When you're reading and you need to put the book down, do you intentionally read until you've finished a chapter or section? Or do you just stop wherever?

I personally just stop wherever I am, and honestly I usually prefer to stop in the middle of a scene. My boyfriend says that's chaotic and he could never lol. He always has to "get to a good stopping point," which usually means finishing the chapter he's on. But when I read to the end of a chapter, it usually just makes me want to keep reading because a lot of chapters end with page turning hooks. And sometimes when I come back to it, I forget what's going on and have to go back and skim the end of the last chapter anyway to immerse myself back into the story. So it usually ends up being easier for me to get back into the story if I can pick up in the middle of a chapter and just throw myself back into a scene I already established a vision of in my head.

Is that so abnormal to do? What do you guys think?