A friend bought this reading journal with a "book bingo" section. To complete a bingo she needs to still "cry while reading", amongst other rather easy prompts.

The 'problem' is that she's not really a cryer when it comes to books or even movies.

Any suggestions on books that will even make her shed a tear? What were the books that made you cry?

I've been chewing on this question for a little while, and I'm curious what my fellow Pagebounders (Pageboundians?) think.

So there's this author whose book synopses always draw me in. But by now I've read three of his, and they never quite hit for me (they are all rated 2 stars, which is pretty hefty criticism from me). He has another book coming out this year, and again, the synopsis sounds really cool. Do I bother?

I'm of the belief that you don't have to love every single book an author writes to follow them or count them amongst your favorites - everyone can write something that doesn't hit for you and that doesn't make them a bad author! But when an author has been disappointing three times, how many more books do I read before I stop bothering? People can improve their craft, but do I keep reading disappointing books hoping they get better or is it a waste of time?

So I guess the TL;DR is this: how many disappointing books from an author do you read before you decide to stop reading their work?

What sparked your curiosity to join this space? Im sure a lot of us are similar, but im still curious. Was it conversation, community, tracking, or maybe inspiration?

I started tracking my reading in 2025 on another app and found myself looking for more. People around me aren't big readers and my previous app was great for tracking/setting goals but not for engaging with their community. I first saw Pagebound advertised on TikTok as a indie, anti-ai, women created site/app and i was intrigued. I joined Pagebound because I wanted engage more with other members and have more conversations around books while still tracking my personal goals.

So im curious, tell me what you're here for or what first brought you to this app.

What book(s) do you have muted and why? I want to hear it all from the silly to the serious.

I'll go first: I have the Heated Rivalry series muted because I am on here at work quite frequently and I can't have NSFW book covers coming up on my feed all the time! I did notice now that they have the more modern illustrated versions coming out now, so maybe I'll be able to unmute them eventually.