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28—Meagan—She/Her—Chaotically making my way through my TBR, multiple books at a time.
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I've made a post about our gorgeous female MC's in a novel, now what personality traits/quirks are you craving to read in a male lead of a romance novel? What do you feel has been overdone?
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What personality traits/quirks are you craving to read in a female lead of a romance novel? What do you feel has been overdone?
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i’m wondering how everyone views being stuck in a reading slump, how do you know you’re in one?
is it when you haven’t touched a book in a couple of days or is it in a couple of months?
or is it when you get this feeling that it’s a chore to read a book instead of an enjoyable thing?
or is it something else? i’m happy to hear everyone’s opinions.
i think i’m currently in one, because that feeling of enjoying a book isn’t there & i wonder what can i do to feel motivated again to read
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I am very very very curious. If you could only read one book until the end of your life - what would it be an why?
For me it would be The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue from V.E. Schwab. I just love the lyrical writing, the emotions and warmth behind it.
What would it be for you? (I will probably be adding a lot of book to my TBR 😂🩵)
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I'm curious: what are your favourite types of settings in what you read?
Are you excited when a book takes place somewhere you've been? Do you prefer when it is somewhere you'd like to go? Do you strictly prefer places that don't exist in our world?
DISCUSS!
57ChaosReader commented on a post from the Pagebound Club forum
Went for a day out today and walked around a few independent book shops and found my new fav in blackwells that specialised in manga/sci fi etc. Live in the UK so waterstones is normally my favourite.
When in USA kept hunting target exclusives but never made it into a chain bookshop to know which is best. So got me thinking and wondering what people's favourite shops were and why :)
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I have mixed feelings about this book, and I am kind of sad about that. I wouldn't say it is a bad book, but I am hung up on how the pacing changed in the 'third act.' I just found it to be such an unfortunate way to go about the ending. Not because what happened didn't make sense for the story, but because it took what was a chill, leisurely story pace and turned it into a firestorm of information, conflict, and resolution. And since there is such a stark contrast between how the rest of the book goes, it is extra noticeable and disappointing. It almost felt like someone checking off a list of things that needed to be done, instead of actually giving the proper weight and time to all of the events happening. So I felt unsatisfied by that, like emotionally I was waiting for something that never came.
Otherwise, I think there are a lot of good premises in the book, things that make it different. Though I don't understand how Ash witches and Honey witches are opposites to each other... It's explained, but my brain is still like 'oh... ok' about it 🤷♀️ I also love any type of novel that has unexplained queerness, where people just like who they like, and the characters don't have to sit and talk about why that's ok or what that means. And I think a cottage with bee hives is such a vibe, so there are lots of pros for me. And honestly, those pros and the slow build of all the details around the main conflict are probably what make the ending so unsatisfying for me. Because they can and did put the work in for that type of evolution in the story, they just didn't finish it in a way that put the proper weight on all those details.
All I have running in my head when I think of how to sum up this book is the Abby Lee Miller meme of her saying, "You were good, but I'm waiting for you to be great."
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Ok, so I am going to be continuing this series, but I am also wondering if anyone knows of books that match this kind of slightly sassy/sarcastic omniscient narrator who breaks the fourth wall vibe? Even if it moves outside of the historical romance genre. Thanks!
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4ChaosReader commented on a post from the Pagebound Club forum
Lately I've been trying to make a list of books from my collection back home (I moved overseas earlier this year!!) that I would like my family to ship over, and realized a lot of what I miss are my more educational based books and materials - which got me wondering:
Do you count things like recipe books that have narrative sections, home maker how to's (think Martha Stewart), educational books/materials for personal reading, and crafting/DIY books on your reading trackers? Why or why not? Also I'd love any recommendations people have for more of this type of non-fiction book!
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