Okay I’m looking for books that feel like Apothecary Diaries specifically - political intrigue in palatial settings, Asia, opulence, diplomacy, romance as an undercurrent but without it being like the whole thing! Would also love some slice of life fantasy à la Frieren with ideally minimal romance and more just adventure vibes 🙂‍↕️

Where is everyone's favourite place to read? Mine is outside when its sunny with a nice drink!

Is there anyone who collects physical books after finishing them online? I tend to collect physical books after reading them in my Kobo if I like them so much and I am so sure I'll be reading them again in the future. Much like my The Mortal Instruments and the prequel and sequels and side stories of the Shadohunter universe.

I think, like most readers, I prefer reading the book/series that inspires a movie or tv show. Usually I prefer reading the book before seeing a movie if the plot seems interesting! Often, if I find out a movie/tv show is inspired by/based on a book, it makes me want to read the book even more! This is especially true if the show/movie is dissatisfying or a trainwreck (final season of Game of Thrones anyone?)

However. There are some exceptions to this rule. Stephen King, for example. Loveeee Stand by Me, and I read the book it was based on. Loved The Shining, etc etc. But I realized after reading some of his books that I really don't need to read his stuff 😅 i enjoy the adaptations!! Another example is Silence of the Lambs/Hannibal. I loved both the movie and tv show, and I don't think I really care to read the series?

Anyone relate? Thoughts? 😺

I love Pagebound's emoji system to describe books! And with so many readers and book lovers here, I'm guessing there are quite a few writers around and I would love to see what emojis you would choose for your current or latest project, be it published or personal, completed or unfinished; novels, fanfiction, poetry etc! Also, if your work is available to read/buy somewhere, feel free to share! I would love to read some! 📚🥰

I’ve been on a little reading sprint this morning/afternoon and need a fun break! Come join me if you do too ☕️🐶 . If you could design your own avatar for pagebound, what would your vibes be?! A little animal not featured yet? Are you a vegetable? Are you just a color?? Hm, I kind of want to be a veggie 🥕 lol.

I just saw someone do this on instagram and thought it would be so much fun for PB!

Share with us your 7 Deadly Sin book choices:

1. Lust (or books you picked up just because of the cover)
2. Pride (or difficult book you’ve read)
3. Gluttony (or books you’ve read more than once)
4. Sloth (or the book that’s been on your TBR the longest)
5. Greed (or books you’ve read own multiple copies of)
6. Wrath (or books that you despise)
7. Envy (or books you want to live in)

I’ll go first. Mine are:

1. Lust - sadly, I do this a lot 🫣 I love to judge a book by its cover…Heart the Lover, When I Open the Shop, Tom Lake, How to Loiter in a Turf War to name just a few
2. Pride - The Beguilled was a tough read. So was The Tin Drum. I also loved One Hundred Years of Solitude but found it a challenging read.
3. Gluttony - haven’t done much rereading since I was a child so probably Alanna: The First Adventure would be my most reread
4. Sloth - The Count of Monte Cristo has been on the list since forever
5. Greed - I don’t have more than one copy of any book! I just don’t know why you’d need/want that 😂😂
6. Wrath - I thought Rodham was such a creepy book to have written about real and still alive people. Especially, putting words and thoughts into Hilary’s mouth about such sexualised moments and passing the whole thing off as supportive of her and feminist in general? I felt yucky reading it.
7. Envy - probably any cosy magical place…Emily Wilde’s academic magic adventures seem like a bit of me 😊

I would absolutely love to hear one (or more) of your qualitative reading goals for the year ✨ This would be outside of the total number of books or hitting percentages. Do you have authors to check out, new reading spots to find, genres to deep dive into?

If you could only read from one genre ever again in your life, what would it be?

Bonus if you rec a book in that genre.

For anyone interested:

Apocalyptic fiction - 1 Classics - 1 Domestic/Literary Fiction - 4 Fantasy - 20 History - 2 Historical fiction - 1 Horror - 9 Magical realism - 1 Mystery - 3 Nonfiction - 3 Romance - 5 Romantasy - 1 Sci-fi - 1 Speculative fiction - 7 YA - 1

I have had quite a few songs in my head lately that I just keep singing so that has inspired this question!

Songs I've had in my head lately and the genre I think they fall under.

Seven by Jungkook featuring Latto- Romance specifically steamy reads

Skyscraper by NCT 127 - Sci Fi

Faster & 2 Baddies by NCT 127- Adventure since these songs are about cars specifically (they are from the same album. So is Skyscraper)

No Longer by NCT 127- This song would be under Romance, but one with a bunch of heartbreak. The boys sing as if they are heartbroken.

Fact Check by NCT 127- Nonfiction (They are telling you to check facts 😭😂)

I know most of them are NCT songs...they are currently my favorite to listen to...though I will be taking a massive break after the news of Mark Lee leaving them.

So what are some of the songs that have been in your head?