HeeeyJae

Fiction lover, wannabe writer, wannabe artist. I think I can do anything I put my mind to.

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Part of Your World (Part of Your World, #1)

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Inklore

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Hoping that this finally gets me out of my slump 😖😵😭

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Books that Include Recipes

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Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe (Whistle Stop #1)

The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society

Blackberry Pie Murder (Hannah Swensen, #17)

The Unfortunate Side Effects of Heartbreak and Magic

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The Night We Met (Say You'll Remember Me, #2)

Abby Jimenez

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The Night We Met (Say You'll Remember Me, #2)

Abby Jimenez

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Say You'll Remember Me comes abeautiful, compelling novel that revels in laughter, friendship, and the messy choices life can throw our way. In everyone’s life, there’s a split-second decision that can change everything... For Larissa, it came when choosing which guy to ride home with after a concert. That night, she had no idea she’d met the perfect man. She and Chris are great together, co-parenting a slightly unhinged rescue Yorkie, sharing their favorite books, and judging bread (pumpernickel for the win!). For the first time amid all her side hustles to scrape by, things finally feel easy. But Chris isn't the one who drove Larissa home all those months ago—Chris is her boyfriend's best friend. All Chris wants is for Larissa to be happy. Standing by on the sidelines is slowly killing him, but making a move would destroy someone else. And he’s just not that guy.

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Seasons of Ash: A Post-Apocalyptic Survival Novel (The Tambora Series Book 1)

John Michael Layne

When Mount Tambora erupts with catastrophic force, ash darkens the sky and triggers a global disaster unlike anything in modern history. Power grids fail, supply chains collapse, harvests wither beneath a volcanic winter and trigger a slow, catastrophic and inevitable unraveling of civilization. Stranded in the Nevada desert after the eruption cripples infrastructure and grounds aircraft, Matt Anderson must cross a country sliding into panic, scarcity, and violence. Cities go dark. Highways clog with desperation. With every mile east, societal collapse becomes undeniable—and survival demands harder choices. In the mountains of Green Bank, West Virginia, Laura Anderson faces the disaster from inside a fragile community. Crops fail. Water turns acidic. As fear spreads faster than hunger, a charismatic preacher rises, declaring the catastrophe a divine reckoning. Leadership fractures and power shifts. In the vacuum left by collapsing systems, misguided belief becomes as dangerous as the ash itself. Separated by distance and tested by collapse, Matt and Laura must navigate a fractured America where survival means more than food and fire—it means holding on to humanity when fear threatens to redefine it. Blending scientific realism with grounded survival storytelling, Seasons of Ash is a character-driven disaster novel about volcanic winter, societal breakdown, and the long road home. If you loved The Road or Station Eleven, you will be drawn into this haunting portrait of endurance in the face of catastrophe. When the lights go out, and the ash keeps falling, what does it take to stay human? Book One of The Tambora Series.

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Floriography: An Illustrated Guide to the Victorian Language of Flowers (Volume 1) (Hidden Languages)

Jessica Roux

A charming, gorgeously illustrated botanical encyclopedia for your favorite romantic, local witch, bride-to-be, or green-thumbed friend. Floriography is a full-color guide to the historical uses and secret meanings behind an impressive array of flowers and herbs. The book explores the coded significances associated with various blooms, from flowers for a lover to flowers for an enemy. The language of flowers was historically used as a means of secret communication. It soared in popularity during the 19th century, especially in Victorian England and the U.S., when proper etiquette discouraged open displays of emotion. Mysterious and playful, the language of flowers has roots in everything from the characteristics of the plant to its presence in folklore and history. Researched and illustrated by popular artist Jessica Roux, this book makes a stunning display piece, conversation-starter, or thoughtful gift.

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The Ballad of Perilous Graves

Alex Jennings

Music is magic in this novel set in a fantastical version of New Orleans where a battle for the city's soul brews between two young mages, a vengeful wraith, and one powerful song. Nola is a city full of wonders. A place of sky trolleys and dead cabs, where haints dance the night away and Wise Women help keep the order. To those from Away, Nola might seem strange. To Perilous Graves, it’s simply home. In a world of everyday miracles, Perry might not have a talent for magic, but he does know Nola’s rhythm as intimately as his own heartbeat. So when the city’s Great Magician starts appearing in odd places and essential songs are forgotten, Perry realizes trouble is afoot. Nine songs of power have escaped from the piano that maintains the city’s beat, and without them, Nola will fail. Unwilling to watch his home be destroyed, Perry will sacrifice everything to save it. But a storm is brewing, and the Haint of All Haints is awake. Nola’s time might be coming to an end.

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Smothermoss

Alisa Alering

A haunting, imaginative, and twisting tale of two sisters and the menacing, unexplained forces that threaten them and their rural mountain community. Ferns grow knee-deep along the shoulder, laced with briars and unripe raspberries, so thick they could hide a bear. Could hide anything, really. In 1980s Appalachia, life isn’t easy for Sheila. She endures relentless taunting and bullying at the hands of her classmates; she takes care of her great-aunt, the garden and home, and the rabbits; and forages for mushrooms in the forest, all while her mother works long, back-breaking shifts at the nearby state asylum. But it’s her peculiar little sister, Angie, who worries her the most. Angie is obsessed with nuclear war, Rambo, zombies, a Russian invasion of their community, and the ominous, tarot-like cards that she creates that somehow speak to her. As if all that weren’t enough, Sheila feels an unexplainable weight around her neck. Is it the ancient and strange mountain that they live on that casts its shadow on her, or something or someone else unknown? Unseen? When a pair of female hikers are brutally murdered on the nearby Appalachian trail, Sheila and Angie find themselves inexorably drawn into the hunt for the killer. As the ever-present threat of violence looms larger, the mountain might be the only thing that can save them from the darkness consuming their home and their community. Unsettling, propulsive, and chillingly atmospheric, Alisa Alering’s Smothermoss opens a hidden door into a world caught between rural gothic and fairytale, inviting the reader to renegotiate what is seen and unseen, what is real and what is haunted

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Thoughts from 36% (page 117) | Chapter XI

Catherine, to Nelly:

You are aware that I am no way blamable in this matter.

Bitch, you are literally always to blame! This quote doesn't even need context because the whole book is the context.

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The Correspondent

Virginia Evans

Throughout her life Sybil Van Antwerp has used letters to make sense of the world and her place in it. Most mornings around half past ten Sybil sits down to write letters—to her brother, to her best friend, to the president of the university who will not allow her to audit a class she desperately wants to take, to Joan Didion and Larry McMurtry to tell them what she thinks of their latest books, and to one person to whom she writes often yet never sends the letter. Sybil expects her world to go on as it always has. A mother, grandmother, wife, divorcée, distinguished lawyer, she has lived a full life. But when letters from someone in her past force her to examine one of the most painful periods of her life, she realizes the letter she has been writing over the years needs to be read and that she cannot move forward until she finds it in her heart to offer forgiveness.

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The Ballad of Perilous Graves

Alex Jennings

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Tusks, Tails & Teacakes (Tales from the Tavern)

T.L. Stone

One part Legends and Lattes, one part Hallmark rom-com, and a generous sprinkle of cottagecore coziness.Welcome to The Tusk & Tail Tavern where the fire is always crackling, the meat pies are rich and savory, the air is filled with laughter and bard-song, and friends are like family. At least, it used to be…Half-elf Lira is eager to return to The Tusk & Tail Tavern, where she and her companions set off on their adventures many years ago. But the rundown tavern is no longer the bustling hub where dwarf mercenaries and halfling farmers shared pints over a friendly game of dice. More crucially, what Lira came back for—what she buried in the tavern’s basement—is now bricked over.What better way to stay close to her hidden treasure—and figure out a way to retrieve it—than to offer to restore the tavern? After all, her grandmother taught her to bake, and she still remembers the recipes—for the most part.She doesn’t count on having to partner with a dwarf warrior named Sassy or have a surprisingly clever raccoon take up residence in her kitchen. And she’s grateful for the shy orc soldier who offers to fix her stove and everything else that keeps breaking in the tavern, but why does he seem afraid to talk to her?As she and her rag-tag group breathe life back into The Tusk & Tail Tavern, Lira remembers the joy in an evening by the fire, the value of a true friend, and what it’s like to fight as hard for the quiet moments in life as the ones marked by glory and treasure.But leaving your past in the past isn’t always so easy. Danger has a way of finding Lira no matter how far she runs, but now she has more to protect than herself. And if she wants to leave her days of deception behind her, she’ll have to reveal the truth to those she’s grown to love.Tusks, Tails & Teacakes is a wholesome, low-stakes, slice-of-life cozy fantasy chock full of mythical creatures and magic. It features no fights to the death or worlds to be saved, no epic journeys or warring armies. Only gentle intrigue, the power of unexpected friendship, and the hope that you can make the world a better place one buttery teacake and warm cup of chai at a time.

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Product Updates + New App Version [1/15/2026]

Many new updates, big and small, coming at you - Please update your apps to see them!

Summary of changes:

On the app, a new "Feed" tab has been added to book pages. You can see status and progress updates from everyone on the site, along with stats for TBR, Finished etc across the site
Giveaways will be available next week, planned launch is Jan 19th! Once giveaways are live, you can find them on the Discover page under Books
The Mardi Gras/Carnival Special Event readalong starts today! Check Discuss to see the selections, badge, and how to participate
Our very first Limited Time Quest launched today, in partnership with Simon Books. Check out Discover Quests, we're very excited about this one!
Lists have been converted from the upvote/downvote system to a pure "Like" system
On your custom shelves, you now have a "breakdown by status" section to see how many books in that shelf are in each reading status (bonus: cool way to do personal challenges)
You can see how many books you finished in Quests you have not yet joined
On the "currently reading" section of the homefeed, your books are now sorted by most recently updated

Why are we moving from upvotes/downvotes to likes for Lists? The upvote/downvote system was meant for community moderation, however now that we have PageboundGuides as moderators, we're asking the community to leave list moderation to the Guides. We want to make sure folks feel welcome to make lists - if someone makes a personal list, please do not corrective comment. The Guides will take care of it :)

How do Giveaways work? We've partnered with Publishers and Authors to giveaway books to the community. Once live, the Giveaway link will be on the Discover Books page. You can browse all the giveaways there, and enter by filling out a form with contact info (so we can send you the book if you win!). We know many folks are often disappointed when giveaways are only in the US and Canada - want to share with y'all that we do not have control over where giveaways are active. That is up to the publisher and author! As we grow, we hope more international publishers and authors know about Pagebound and want to partner with us.

How does the new Feed tab work on book pages? Since forum posts are meant for evergreen discussion, and folks comment on their status cards and progress update cards to share personal updates, we wanted to give everyone a way to share those personal updates beyond their immediate followers. We also wanted to give folks a way to see who is reading or wants to read a certain book, even if they are not following them yet. The Feed tab shows all status update and progress update cards, so you can more easily discover personal convos and reading buddies.

We'll be back soon with more updates!

Thanks everyone and happy reading, Jennifer & Lucy

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i DID NOT LIKE THIS, you’re telling me all that drama happened bc of a gelato recipe????

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HeeeyJae

Jan 12, 2026

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Enjoyment: 4.5Quality: 4.0Characters: 4.5Plot: 4.0

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Josie Silver is grade A at character descriptions and putting you in the plot of her novels. I felt like I was besties with Iris, and had a super crush on Gio. In the Q&A with Silver, she says that she couldn't picture the characters faces, but I had crystal clear images of all of them. The ending gave me a good laugh and it's a happily ever after, so I count that as a win-win.

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