Hello, I am curious how you are all treating your started series. I am always struggling with finishing or continuing book series because I am so curious for new worlds and stories. So I often drag them along for awhile. But then I start to forget things. I tried to prioritize my started series this year but sometimes forcing myself to read outside my mood brings on reading slumps. I also tried not to start new series, so only read standalones outside of these started series, but I start to hate the restrictions I put on myself. 😅 So I was wondering how you are all balancing your reading? Do you stick to one series and only start a new one when you finish the old? Do you only read standalones anyway? Do you mix everything and watch a summary video before a second or third book? Or do you have a strict balanced number of old and new series each year?

Edit: Thank you for all your comments and insides into your reading habits.

It’s been a while since I’ve done one of these! If you feel so inclined, feel free to answer the following:

5 books you’ve read and enjoyed recently 4 books on your TBR 3 auto-buy authors 2 all-time favourite books 1 currently reading

my responses will be in the comments 😌

Manga enjoyers i need you! I've been reading a whole lot of manga and I enjoy the medium, but im also trying to branch out into regular books a bit more. I would love both manga and book reccomendations alike! What books remind you of manga you've read? For example, someone on twitter compared witch hat atelier to piranesi and im so happy I picked up piranesi because of it they are pretty different from each other but they also have similarities if you are a fan of wha you would definitely enjoy piranesi.

Manga enjoyers i need you! I've been reading a whole lot of manga and I enjoy the medium, but im also trying to branch out into regular books a bit more. I would love both manga and book reccomendations alike! What books remind you of manga you've read? For example, someone on twitter compared witch hat atelier to piranesi and im so happy I picked up piranesi because of it they are pretty different from each other but they also have similarities if you are a fan of wha you would definitely enjoy piranesi.

Alright Boundlings I’m curious!! Who has made the switch to dark mode and who is keeping light mode? Dare I make it a competition and say battle it out with an emoji or gif in the comments on which team you are repping??

🎤 ahem in one corner we have the prettiest pastels and visually stunning colors… it’s Light Mode versus the new competitor, a dark sultry visually calming high color scheme… it’s Dark Mode. Let the battle begin 🥊

hehe in all seriousness I needed the high contrast that dark mode offers from an accessibility standpoint so team dark mode all the way over here 🖤

So I’ll come out and admit it. Before I got back into reading books again I was a bit of a Manhwa / Manga addict. (I read both) some part of me doesn’t know if I really count reading them as books and maybe that’s just because growing up adults called them picture books and that it’s not really reading.

I notice manga and graphic novels pop up every so often but I don’t know if webcomics are listed, and if not should I more so be listing it as the light novel if I want to list it at all?

Do you guys use Pagebound to keep track of the manga / webcomics you read or are you like me and keep it to a separate app?

How is everyone using the individual book forums?

Are you posting just quotes? Quotes with a little commentary? Solely commentary? Pictures? GIFs?

Is there a standard list of rules I’m missing?

Would you rather...cozy up to read on a rainy day, or a snowy day?

Would you rather...read with tasty snacks, or a yummy beverage?

Would you rather...buddy read with a friend, or tackle a book solo?

In which fictional setting would you most like to have a reading day? In this scenario, you’re all alone wherever you choose! No characters to run into or to play in the background! Like the place is a huge empty set! (Nothing coming to scare you or get you!)

I am torn between the library in The House of Wind (ACOSF) and Death’s manor in the forest (A Dark and Wild Wood). I like the idea of the House of Wind making snacks and drinks appear for me, but a gothic manor in an enchanted forest sounds almost too good to pass up. 🧐 Thrushcross Grange would be a fun place to explore, too! I have too many answers!