So, I got the mood of the book and I’m no longer confused with the mix of characters and moments in the story, which makes my reading experience SO MUCH BETTER and also, I’m having so much fun! Elizabeth is still my favorite, but not gonna lie, Joyce has something to her, like she’s they kind of character that is super sweet but has a secret sassiness to her, idk how to explain it. I also don’t think they’re in the right direction with their investigation, because their suspect would be like the obvious choice and I get the feeling he’s not the person they’re looking for! But that’s just my theory!

omg the app is finally here 😭 IT LOOKS SO COOL... this seriously has me so hyped... might start a new book today!!!!!👀🙂‍↔️

it’s quite sad that everyone in the village has some constant form of grief in their lives - absent children, loneliness, dementia, being widowed, the decline of their own health

I was very happy to leave a ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ review of the Android app, since I've been using it since the beta opened and absolutely adore it.

Edit to add: Here's the link in case you are having trouble finding it in the Play store (I did).

Further update: L&J are actually still waiting for Pagebound to be approved in the Canadian version of the Play Store, and I was likely able to sneak on in there because I was part of the beta program. Hopefully approval for all regions comes soon!

So far I’m enjoying it, I really like the sassiness of Elizabeth and the narration is top, Joyce is also a great character, it matches Elizabeth’s energy so much, love it. I still struggle to keep up with the amount of characters haha honestly, my brain gets so confused by the many different names and scenarios, but I’m doing my best to focus and follow the story to the T.🙂‍↕️

ron pretending to be senile got a laugh out of me

And you’d think, given that she works in IT, she could have googled “Botox.” She must be fifty, Ian thinks, same age as him. […] Ian is on a lot of dating apps, and sets a strict upper age limit of twenty-five.

throw the whole man AWAYYY

Since September is coming to an end (already?? oof), I wanted to check in with everyone and ask what your reading month has been like? Did you read more than usual or less? Have you started with the Fall readalong?

I read two books less than last month but still my “normal amount” you could say and even managed to read 3 out of the 5 fall readalong books!! and since I read Don’t Let the Forest In last year, I only have one left to go!

template for anyone who’d like to share some september stats:

books in total: favourite: least favourite: most surprising: longest vs shortest: october read to look forward to:

I’ll share my own stats in the comments as well 💗

Ok from the description of these Maidens.....Does anyone else get Poppy vibes from Blood & Ash series? Shrouded with veils, dressed in white etc...

Elizabeth lighting up when Joyce said she wanted to see the picture of the corpse 😭😂

I thought it would be kind of fun to see where in the world people are, and then folks can make friends with people from the same countries/areas (if they way, not pressure obviously).

I'll go first. I'm Canadian, and more specifically I am in British Columbia (Vancouver Island if you want to get fancy).

Try to find your country and join that thread!

Everyone else?

I'm on the fence on this book and reading this for the Fall Readalong, but because of the mixed reviews / discussions I'm torn. Yet, curiosity will almost always get the best of me because despite the mixed reviews I've seen.....I am still so curious....so here we go. 😅🙏🪒🔪

Hey, beautiful people 💫 After that post I made in the forum I felt so surprised to see so many people relate to my situation, and it was overwhelming (in the best way) to feel everyone's support and understanding. So I want to take this opportunity to thank everyone who took the time to give me a little uplifting, it really made a difference.

This made me think that we really are a community of dear anonymous friends, who support each other through the love of books. Which led me to this thought: There are so many beautiful and original usernames... What's the story behind each one? (except for one_crazy_eliott, I think I understand the reason behind Mr. Crazy's username 🤭🤭🤭)

So, if you feel comfortable, share the story behind it. I think it will help bring us closer and keep everyone's anonymity anyway.

I'll start: The OGs know I started PB as fantasy.betareader but decided later to change my username to Pipsy to help me feel more connected here. This is a nickname my sister gave me when I was 3 or 4 years old, and it stuck until today. My whole family calls me by it, my friends, my teachers, my bosses, etc. Even on my passport, my signature says Pipsy. So that's basically my name 😊