I love these little quotes that accompany the start of a new chapter or part in books 💕

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      'How many human eyes . . . had snatched glimpses of their secret anatomies, down the passage of years?'
      - Clive Barker,
        Books of Blood

I started with the Audiobook and idk why I was so lost. I listen to audiobooks all the time so idk why this one had me lost. Maybe a combination of all the character names, settings, etc… and honestly I’m embarrassed to say that the narrator’s (Simon Vance) British accent was a bit tough for me to follow. The entire narration cast is very talented, but the fact that in different scenes they have some characters voiced by other narrators, and some by Simon could be the case as well. Anyway, I ended up grabbing the ebook and now consuming it as a read-along and it’s been so much better. I’m very much enjoying the book now. Just wanted to share my experience with the audiobook.

So we're supposed to believe she's been in prison since she was 12 and she can drink an entire bottle of champagne and still be coherent?! Nah mate, that's not a little liquid courage, she's wasted before she's even dressed for the ball

Is it just my impression or is this books slower? I mean, I'm obviously enjoying it a lot but I do not find myself devouring it like the first two, what are you opinions? Does it pick up later or is it just me?

As we know, the list feature on here is for curating a collection for the community - but I thought it might be fun to hear about what people have put on their library shelves for themselves, too! Beyond TBRs, favorites, and personal reading tracking/planning, what have you used the library feature on here for?

For me, I made a shelf called "Friend recs I trust" which is basically what it says on the tin. It's an ever-growing collection of books I really want to get to & that I heard about from friends, some of whom I have known since I was a teen, and whose existence has touched and shaped my life in a way where I truly don't think I am the same person I was before I met them. (It also includes recs from newer friends who I think are having this effect on me, of course!)

I'm also considering starting a series of shelves labeled "the year of [insert something fun/nice/memorable that happened in that year]" to sort through my fave reads annually haha. How about you all?

I want to learn how other people rate novels, specifically with star rating options. I give a book 5 stars if I really enjoy it, doesn't mean I think it's the best book or even my favorite book, it just means I had a great time reading it and felt the writing was well done. It means I really want to encourage others to read it. I think a lot of folks average around 3/4 stars for books they enjoyed, but I give a book 3 stars if I felt it was just sort of fine. Not great, not terrible, maybe a bit underwhelming but not badly written. 3 stars is sort of neutral, it means I won't discourage others from reading it. And of course 1-2 stars is a bad book with bad writing and I will actively encourage people to NOT read it. I'm curious about other readers! Are you a harsh critic? do you have specific criteria for each star? I want to know WHY you give a book 3 stars!

I feel like I can read most things with a poker face but apparently not this one. It’s just stuck in a “ew wtf” face the whole time.