I was blindsided by a breakup from a 10yr relationship this week. I've never experienced this kind of heartbreak before so I'm struggling in a lot of ways, but one of them is that I can't read any fiction right now. Any loving dynamic, romantic or not, makes me sad.

I'm reading Mood Machine at the moment, and that seems to be safe for me, but I would love some hopecore if you've got it.

If you're going through anything remotely like this at the moment, I am sending you so much love.

i know this question has been asked, but i wanna ask again! 1. is there a popular book/book series you read that is popular on book-tok/gram/tube (whether you bought it because or you picked up randomly) that you actually despise? 2. on a positive note, is there a book that was popular that you picked up & you ended up loving & became a favorite book for you?

my answers:

1. too many😭, i read archers voice in the beginning of my reading era, and despised it purely on the fact that it was so unrealistic & did not show disability rep correctly. i also decided to pick up a series, because they came out with the collectors editions ahem ahem ahem twisted series and i actually hate these books so much, but the covers are pretty so i’m planning on keeping them for whenever i need a brain off book.
2. i actually loved the boys of tommen of series, i feel like it deserves my hype, and i chase the 5 star feeling i got from those. but i understand if people hated it as well😭 also fell in love with Kristin Hannah’s books after the nightingale, and having it as an “optional but required for extra credit” reading in my college history class.

Hi friends! Unfortunately I have been in a pretty upsetting DNF cycle this month. So I need some advice on what to read next in my kindle rotation. If you’ve read any of these books please let me know if they’re worth it: -The Goldfinch by Donna Tart -Bury Our Bones In The Midnight Soil by V.E.SHWAB -She Gets The Girl by a lesbian couple(I forget their names) -The Butcher Game(I forget the author but I’m about 20% of the way through this one) -The Oleander Sword by Tasha Suri

It's time to share what books you got in the last week!

• Did you check out a big stack from the library?
• Did you visit a new LFL and find something exciting?
• Did someone give you a book for your birthday?
• Did you go splurge at the bookstore?
• Did you stuff your Kindle?
• Did all your Libby holds come in at once?
• Did you find a book in the dumpster?
• ???

IT ALL COUNTS so tell me...whatcha get??? 👀

I think Eleanor and Theodora should kiss.

I really like the writing of this book. However, I’m feeling tremendous anxiety. I feel like everything is going to explode in horrible ways. I might not be able to finish this book. Not because I’ve experienced anything like what’s happening. I just don’t like this kind of nervousness.

Ahh so far I'm not loving this writing style. There a lot of instances of two (or more) back to back sentences that are just two ways of saying the exact same thing. The first two chapters were already only 10 pages in the ebook and I feel like if you got rid of all the repetitive sentences, you'd be left maybe 6 pages.

Its a shame cause I loved I'm Glad My Mom Died, but fiction is a different beast than memoirs.

Hopefully the writing improves or I can adapt to it soon.