GwynnFoxy

Romantasy, Dramione, Dark Romantic Comedies, the occasional murder mystery. She/her. Writer.

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My Taste

A Court of Thorns and Roses (A Court of Thorns and Roses #1)

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (Harry Potter, #1)

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YvesV.H.

Thoughts from 19% (page 66)

This might be the first book where I eyeroll at every statement the main protagonist say 🙄 Goodness, girl.

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dotts

Thoughts from 40%

"Do you ever feel like you're running out of time?"

Oh yes I do, constantly. I'm really loving this book, it's already on track to become one of my favorites, for sure

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GwynnFoxy

Thoughts from 45%

When the cat meowed (I'm listening to the book so I'm not sure how they spell the cat's name) it was apparently a convincing meow because both of my cats are currently looking for the cat. 😂

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GwynnFoxy

Thoughts from 45%

When the cat meowed (I'm listening to the book so I'm not sure how they spell the cat's name) it was apparently a convincing meow because both of my cats are currently looking for the cat. 😂

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The Vanishing Cherry Blossom Bookshop

Takuya Asakura

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The Auction (Rights and Wrongs, #3)

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Freeing the Shadows

Jacob O'Dell

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The Vanishing Cherry Blossom Bookshop

Takuya Asakura

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The Vanishing Cherry Blossom Bookshop

Takuya Asakura

For fans of Before the Coffee Gets Cold, What You Are Looking for Is In the Library, and Days at the Morisaki Bookshop comes an enchanting novel that will linger in your heart long after the last page is turned. As the last petal falls, the final page is turned… Welcome to The Cherry Blossom Bookshop, a haven for book lovers that only appears during the fleeting cherry blossom season. Nestled amidst the bloom of delicate petals, you’ll find a sanctuary for those burdened by regrets and past sorrows. Here, Sakura, the mysterious young owner, and her wise calico cat, Kobako, patiently await the arrival of souls in need of solace and healing. Told over four seasons, each visitor to the bookshop holds a book that bridges their past and present, guiding them towards understanding and acceptance. Within the antique charm of the shop and the soothing aroma of freshly brewed coffee, Sakura and Kobako help their guests confront their lingering sadness through the power of stories, enabling them to move forward with renewed hope.

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A Tale for the Time Being

Ruth Ozeki

In Tokyo, sixteen-year-old Nao has decided there's only one escape from her aching loneliness and her classmates' bullying, but before she ends it all, Nao plans to document the life of her great-grandmother, a Buddhist nun who's lived more than a century. A diary is Nao's only solace—and will touch lives in a ways she can scarcely imagine. Across the Pacific, we meet Ruth, a novelist living on a remote island who discovers a collection of artifacts washed ashore in a Hello Kitty lunchbox—possibly debris from the devastating 2011 tsunami. As the mystery of its contents unfolds, Ruth is pulled into the past, into Nao's drama and her unknown fate, and forward into her own future. Full of Ozeki's signature humour and deeply engaged with the relationship between writer and reader, past and present, fact and fiction, quantum physics, history, and myth, A Tale for the Time Being is a brilliantly inventive, beguiling story of our shared humanity and the search for home.

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The Decagon House Murders (House Murders, #1)

Yukito Ayatsuji

The lonely, rockbound island of Tsunojima is notorious as the site of a series of bloody unsolved murders. Some even say it’s haunted. One thing’s for sure: it’s the perfect destination for the K-University Mystery Club’s annual trip. But when the first club member turns up dead, the remaining amateur sleuths realise they will need all of their murder-mystery expertise to get off the island alive. As the party are picked off one by one, the survivors grow desperate and paranoid, turning on each other. Will anyone be able to untangle the murderer’s fiendish plan before it’s too late?

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The Vanishing Cherry Blossom Bookshop

Takuya Asakura

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Knife To Meet You: A Dark Romantic Comedy (The Hemlock Society Book 2)

K.N. Wilder

She eliminates men who deserve it. He's her next target. The only problem? He refuses to die. Jiya Kline has mastered the art of the permanent goodbye: seduce, poison, problem solved. But her latest target, the infuriatingly gorgeous Calloway Frost, keeps surviving her best efforts. When her luck finally runs out and the police close in, she discovers her would-be victim might be her only hope for survival. Calloway Frost is an artist of death, and as the notorious Gallery Killer, his world is one of obsessive control. He never planned for Jiya, the chaotic, pink-haired bartender trying to make him her masterpiece. He should eliminate the beautiful distraction, but finds himself captivated instead. So when Jiya's world comes crashing down, he’s ready to burn the world to the ground to protect her. Now with the law breathing down her neck and nowhere left to run, Jiya must trust the very man she's been trying to eliminate. Because when your only ally is your intended victim, survival gets complicated fast—and falling for him might be the most dangerous mistake of all. If you crave dark romance with body counts, bartenders who mix lethal cocktails, and gallery openings that double as crime scenes, this wickedly deadly story will leave you breathless, literally. Scroll up and one-click Knife to Meet You today!

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Upcoming Special Event Readalong: Cherry Blossom Festival 2026

Our next Special Event will celebrate Japanese literature, culture and its influence on the world. Like the sakura (cherry blossom) trees Japan gifts other nations to promote cross-cultural exchange, we hope reading these books together will connect the global Pagebound community. We've intentionally selected a broad range of genres and authors to spotlight, so everyone can find a book they're interested in. This event will run from March 15 to April 15.

Check out the Special Events page (in the More tab on the app, or click the pink banner on the Discuss page on web).

The Vanishing Cherry Blossom Bookshop by Takuya Asakura: a translated Japanese magical realism novel about a mysterious bookshop that appears during cherry blossom season (vibes: cozy, poignant)

A Tale for the Time Being by Ruth Ozeki: a metafictional novel about belonging & home, identity & immigration. Ozeki is the first practicing Zen Buddhist priest to be shortlisted for the Booker Prize (vibes: literary, meditative) - check triggers

The Decagon House Murders by Yukito Ayatsuji: a 1987 translated Japanese murder mystery novel (vibes: a classic "whodunit")

Geisha, A Life by Mineko Iwasaki: a memoir from Japan's most celebrated geisha in Kyoto's Gion district during the 1960s & 70s (the UK title is Geisha of Gion). Iwasaki was one of the geisha's interviewed by Arthur Golden for his book Memoirs of a Geisha that fictionalized her story. It included many inaccuracies, and here, Iwasaki sets the record straight.

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 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

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