hey PB! (peebs) i was just curious... how long do you tend to wait before starting a new book?

i was asked this recently and while i jump into the next one as soon as i've got the time, my partner said she has to sit and let it simmer first before taking in a whole new realm/plot/etc!

and for my fellow peebers that read So Many Books simultaneously, this question goes for you too!

”He was solid, reliable, and worried about people getting turned into severed heads or standing around with wet feet. Bards did not compose wistful ballads about men like him.”

i would stephen 😩

who needs an unpredictable whirlwind who will lust and leave when you could have old reliable mr gingerbread scent here. we need more reliable men!

Does anyone have any good book recommendations where the man is like absolute sucker for the mc and is yearning so hard??? I need more men who are so chalant and care so much.

”It did not feel like a wound, it felt as if he’d been cored.”

okay we’re starting off kinda emo here. i’m already so sad that Stephen has lost his patron and i’m very curious to see how he handles it

Just started but I'm already invested in it! ❤️

So I must say, I’ve never read a Fredrik Backman book before but I heard this was going to be a heavy book so I’ve been holding off on reading this for a minute. However, I’m so sad I’ve waited so long because his writing style is amazing! I love the random tidbits that will build and be repeated when necessary, how we get to see these characters from different angles. He’s brilliant. This is so beautiful!

I often wonder when authors write like this, that they should also write memoirs bc that’s what the tone and feel of this writing is reminding me of - real life.