I'm gonna try to stick with books I've read, but here goes nothin' 👀

A – Aurora Rising by Amie Kaufman & Jay Kristoff D – Daughter of No Worlds by Carissa Broadbent A – A Darker Shade of Magic by V.E. Schwab R – Red, White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston K – Kingdom of Ash by Sarah J. Maas E – Empire of Storms by Sarah J. Maas R – Raise the Blood by Nenia Campbell S – She Drives Me Crazy by Kelly Quindlen H – Heart So Hollow by Emily Nealis A – Addicted to You By Krista & Becca Ritchie D – (The) Dark Lord's Guide to Dating (and Other War Crimes) by Tiffany Hunt E – Escaping from Houdini by Kerri Maniscalco O – Onyx Storm by Rebecca Yarros F – From Blood and Ash by Jennifer L. Armentrout R – Roll for Romance by Lenora Woods O – One Last Stop by Casey McQuiston S – Sorcery of Thorns by Margaret Rogerson I – Ice Planet Barbarians by Ruby Dixon E – Eliza and Her Monsters by Francesca Zappia

Woo! I was able to use all books I've read! 🥳

Has your college major affected what you liked to read/how you read? If so how. My major is Politics and history, and even before going to college I loved to read history books, either fiction or nonfiction. And going to college reading more academic texts, using JSTOR my love for those types of books/themes and topics has just grown even more.

This book has been recommended to me by a couple of people and I’ve seen really good reviews on it. I know that I’m not that far in but it’s really not holding my attention and I’ve been having to force myself to read it a little. I like the characters so far but I just think the writing style is kinda slow for it not being super descriptive (I still like it I just feel like it takes a lot of pages for not a lot to happen and everything is in simple wording at the same time, i can go along with a slower pace more if it was a fantasy book with world building if that makes sense?). Idk. Generally for me after or around 50 pages of a book I’m hooked or I start to turn pages faster but I just haven’t felt that feeling so far.

Any thoughts about the beginning of the book or thoughts from people who have finished it? Is it just me/does it speed up?

Reading is very important to me. It’s my life. But being a high schooler, I’ve had to relearn to juggle work with fun and how to prioritize things and push off others. I’ve been trying to section my time into blocks, but am struggling with making time for reading. So I’m looking for advice. How does the Pagebound community find time to read? Any advice is appreciated ❤️

We're very excited to announce our next Special Event Readalong, Mardi Gras + Carnival! This will run from January 15 - February 15.

This round's selections center stories from Afro-Caribbean + Black New Orleans culture. Check out the Special Events page (in the More tab on the app, or click the purple banner on the Discuss page on web).

The Ballad of Perilous Graves by Alex Jennings: An imaginative New Orleans Urban Fantasy exploring the music and magic of NOLA (New Orleans, Louisiana).

Black Cake by Charmaine Wilkerson: A touching Caribbean-American contemporary fiction exploring family secrets and the weight of the past. Series adaptation on Hulu!

You Made A Fool of Death with Your Beauty by Akwaeke Emezi: An funny + tender upmarket romance (warning: explicit 🌶️) exploring Afro-Carribean culture and healing trauma though love.

The Yellow House by Sarah M. Broom: A lyrical + politically sharp memoir chronicling 100 years of love, resilience, and class in NOLA. A clear-eyed account of Black New Orleans, up through the devastating events of Hurricane Katrina.

What's a Special Event? Each quarter, we run a short 1 month readalong showcasing diverse voices in literature. Read one of the selections and comment or post in the forum during the Readalong to earn a special badge. Unlike the Seasonal Readalongs, you do not earn a special badge for reading all the selections.

Excited to see the discussions for this event!

Happy Reading, Jennifer & Lucy

I could really use some book recommendations for funny books in Fantasy, Science Fiction, or Mysteries. I read a lot of dark books and would like to mix in some funny books.

I have read all of Terry Pratchett, Douglas Adam’s, Carl Hiaasen to give a few examples of my tastes.

I've seen a few videos of people painting the edges of their books or even creating entirely new hardback covers for their books and I'm always so astonished by their craftsmanship. When I was in elementary school I had to write a few books and bind them myself for a mandatory yearly book competition my school made us do, so I'm quite familiar with the process, but I've never actually modded any books I own before. I'm actually quite tempted to try decorating the edges of my copy of The Brothers Karamazov since it's a very big sturdy book, so I'd have plenty of canvas to work with... 👀 But I think all of the painting tools I have atm have too much bleed-through and would just end up making the pages wrinkly. For now I remain only fantasizing about it, but has anybody here taken the plunge and customized your books in any way? I'm so curious!

Hi everyone! I'm doing a project for school that involves making a reading journal for a book fair/festival. I was wondering what type of sections are your favourite or what new stuff you'd like to see added. For now I have the pretty basic ones: the yearly overview, the review page, I added a book bingo, most read genre and a map so the reader could register the author's nationalities. Let me know your thoughts, do any of you use a reading journal? :)