Hey y'all it's that time of the cycle again and all of my Libby holds have (inevitably) arrived at the same time :( I'm unfortunately completely delusional and have convinced myself I can read them all (I can't) but this brings back the age old question (at least for me) of how this always happens

I do everything I can to try and make my holds arrive at different times, this time I even strategically timed them out so that all my holds said they would be ready at two week increments (2 weeks, 4 weeks, 6 weeks, etc) but no. All of them. Right now.

Should I just give up and suspend all my holds? Will I ever read them if I do that?

Is this happening to everyone? I'm convinced it's a conspiracy and the little library goblins are making up random hold times or snatching books out of the hands of unsuspecting readers early just to dump them on my doorstep the moment I no longer have time.

Conspiracy theories welcome and encouraged. How does this happen? Is this evidence of a higher (or lower) power? Is the library secretly out to get me (to read more)

Hello !

I was wondering if some of you have some bookish icks ? Not something that will make you dnf the book, but something that will still annoy you.

I feel like I'm crazy to be annoyed by such a little detail, for me it's a first ever penetrative sex (whatever the book genre) described as the best thing ever, heaven-like, full of pleasure by a cis woman. I don't think it is a global experience, and I'm just like 🙄 when I read that. Maybe I'm really crazy ? 😂

Hey y'all it's that time of the cycle again and all of my Libby holds have (inevitably) arrived at the same time :( I'm unfortunately completely delusional and have convinced myself I can read them all (I can't) but this brings back the age old question (at least for me) of how this always happens

I do everything I can to try and make my holds arrive at different times, this time I even strategically timed them out so that all my holds said they would be ready at two week increments (2 weeks, 4 weeks, 6 weeks, etc) but no. All of them. Right now.

Should I just give up and suspend all my holds? Will I ever read them if I do that?

Is this happening to everyone? I'm convinced it's a conspiracy and the little library goblins are making up random hold times or snatching books out of the hands of unsuspecting readers early just to dump them on my doorstep the moment I no longer have time.

Conspiracy theories welcome and encouraged. How does this happen? Is this evidence of a higher (or lower) power? Is the library secretly out to get me (to read more)

I've finally committed to creating and organizing some shelves for my profile and I'm wondering how y'alls shelves are organized! Any suggestions welcome! Also if you're just excited about your shelves and would like to share I'd love to hear it!

Does anyone have any arbitrary rules for adding books to their TBR?

My TBR is huge and ever-growing. It will be a miracle if I ever read them all. So I’ve started to apply a vague rule before a book is added to it, otherwise I will simply add every book I see and the list will be meaningless!

My rule is that at the time of adding to my TBR, the book needs at least 20 ratings on PB, with an average overall score of 4.0 or more. (If I get a direct recommendation from a friend or family member, I will disregard this rule). I know it probably cuts out a lot of great books that simply haven’t had good ratings, but I have to draw the line somewhere!

Anyone do anything similar?

Dw, no one will judge cuz I’ve DNFed books or stayed away from books for the dumbest reasons sometimes. So I’ll go first. I think the pettiest reason I’ve ever DNFed a book was cuz there weren’t enough paragraph breaks. Most pages would just be one big paragraph, and I just couldn’t handle it, I would just randomly get lost between sentences.