It is deeply enraging that there are certain audiobooks ONLY available on Audible. I'm trying to move away from my support of Amazon and its insistence on getting its tentacles into everything. But often times, I'll search for an audiobook on other platforms for purchase only to find it's completely unavailable due to some exclusive rights with the Amazon beast.

And I live in a rural area, so sometimes the books aren't even available on Libby or Hoopla, and my library has limited funds so they can't buy the rights to every single audiobook requested.

I'm so sick of Amazon controlling stuff like it does.

Hi everyone!

I’ve been meaning to get into fantasy / folklore / fairytales again, but I read too much European-centric literature already and need to branch out. Happy to get recommendations from anywhere but particularly anything African or South American.

Looking very much forward to hearing about some great stories and authors! ☺️📚✨

by inverse unpopular opinion I mean books that aren't that loved but you love, or if you have any niche books that aren't famous but should be tell me. The title is mostly clickbait😂

my examples: for niche book we have "the secret diary of Laura palmer". I understand why this is niche because you only know about this book if you watched Twin peaks but seriously, is one of my favourite books all of you go whatch the series, then the movie and then the book thank you

and another one would be "from blood and ash", I know it is very loved but most of the youtubers/content creators I follow hate it and, surprisingly, because its not the kind of books I read at all, I really liked it and I finished really quickly although being like 600 pages.

tell me yours!!

How do folks use these two shelves? I never thought of having anything other than a straight 'yup, I'd like to read this at some point' TBR.

I'm struggling to keep up with supply and demand, and thought you guys might help! My14 year old loves a good romance, but isn't quite ready for anything sexually explicit. Its really tricky to find stuff that has an engaging enough plot without the 🔥 She's not mad about fantasy either, although enjoyed the first Twilight book. She also loves a good murder!

To give an idea, her recent faves have been The Naturals series, all the suitable Lynn Painter ones, the Sophie McKenzie Girl, Missing series, A Good Girls Guide to Murder, The Summer of Broken Rules, all the Summer I turned pretty ones, and also all the suitable Holly Jackson ones.

I've had a good look through the lists but can't see any that fit, but I'm new here so maybe not looking right. I couldn't find a search function in the lists bit. If there is such a list, I'd be grateful to be pointed in the right direction!

She's currently reading Binding 13 which I've heard has a lil bit going on, but she's gonna skim if it makes her uncomfortable. I also bought her The Fault in Our Stars for xmas which I think will be the same.

Also just to add - I don't restrict any content, its her personal preference.

Hey everyone!

I’m dealing with a really f’ed up situation in my personal life and looking for a book(s?) to help with some catharsis, as this isn’t something I can really discuss with many people irl 😬 I’m looking specifically for books not about dysfunctional families, but specifically where one sibling is super toxic. Open to any genre and even non-fiction. I’ve just been having a hard time finding anything that’s not a messed up family dynamic as a whole (and while my family isn’t perfect lol), I’m really looking for something where one person is stirring up the trouble. Does anyone have any ideas?

— Usually you see the opposite questions, "how to get out of a reading low?", but you see, I am currently in a reading high: I'm on winter break rn and am catching up on all the books I've been wanting to read for some time now, and it's just so fun! However I have to study for exams this month and next month, and I just somehow cannot study because all I want to do is read (and not even books that would be helpful for my studies) (setting timers doesn't work, either) I don't want to deprive myself of reading alltogether, but also, whenever I start reading, that's all I can do for ca. 3 hours. What do I doooo? Are any of you also in the same boat? Do you have any tips/tricks?