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LanieBun

Hi! My top genres are romance, literary fiction, and fantasy. I am always open to chat and add more books for my endless TBR.

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From Bookshelf to TV
Fall 2025 Readalong
Level 6
My Taste
Beartown (Beartown, #1)
Six of Crows (Six of Crows, #1)
Just for the Summer (Part of Your World, #3)
The Radium Girls: The Dark Story of America’s Shining Women
The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1)
Reading...
The Sunbearer Trials (The Sunbearer Duology, #1)

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  • Anxious People
    Thoughts from 6% (page 20)
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  • LanieBun commented on cookieclutter's review of A Man Called Ove

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  • A Man Called Ove
    cookieclutter
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    Enjoyment: 4.5Quality: 4.0Characters: 4.5Plot: 4.0
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    A very heartfelt story about grief, chosen kinship, and the cat distribution system. The story starts off funny and quirky but then goes to ease in the more emotional beats as the book goes on. I loved how a lot of details were sprinkled throughout chapters would often lead to bigger scenes or gave more context on why Ove is the way he is. Would recommend to anyone looking for a book that will give them the same feelings as the first ten minutes of the movie "Up".

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  • LanieBun commented on a post from the Pagebound Club forum

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  • What is your reading goal for this year? Share your goal ☕️

    I started this year with reading 60 books but i read 105 books so far! this is my first year to read 100 books, i usually read between 20-50 books no more past 50!

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  • Characters/books you will defend until the day you die

    What book, or character in a book are you defending until your last breath? Something/someone so misunderstood by the internet and other readers that you could write an essay--nay, a dissertation about it.

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  • LanieBun commented on CaitlinBell's update

    CaitlinBell completed their yearly reading goal of 100 books!

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    CaitlinBell's 2025 Reading Challenge

    146 of 100 read
    Shatter Me (Shatter Me, #1)
    Shatter Me (Shatter Me, #1)
    Vengeance of the Pirate Queen (Daughter of the Pirate King, #3)
    Wild ​Reverence
    Throne of Glass (Throne of Glass, #1)
    The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1)
    The Prison Healer (The Prison Healer, #1)
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  • A Dowry of Blood (A Dowry of Blood, #1)
    Thoughts from 16% (page 47)

    constanta has mentioned a few times now about how head over heels she was for dracula almost immediately after she's turned. so far, i'm not seeing any real explanation for why she was so quick to love him, and it doesn't seem like it's just a side-effect of being turned since it doesn't seem like dracula was in love with his "sire" in any way. is there ever an actual reason provided for this or is it just like a "you just have to accept it" kinda thing? because it's lowkey off putting for me lol

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    October TBR

    Is this too early...

    I planned out my October TBR today thanks to the Trick or Treatathon. What books or vibes (for the mood readers) are you hoping to have next month?

    Here are the books I hope to read. Frankenstein Phantasma The baby Dragon Cafe The Ex Hex Vampires of El norte Slaves to Sensation Before the devil breaks you The hunger we pass down

    I usually read about 6 books a month, so this might be a little more of a challenge. I also tried to spread out cozy/romance and gothic/horror. But idk how well I did. I guess I will find out if I slump through next month.

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    October TBR

    Is this too early...

    I planned out my October TBR today thanks to the Trick or Treatathon. What books or vibes (for the mood readers) are you hoping to have next month?

    Here are the books I hope to read. Frankenstein Phantasma The baby Dragon Cafe The Ex Hex Vampires of El norte Slaves to Sensation Before the devil breaks you The hunger we pass down

    I usually read about 6 books a month, so this might be a little more of a challenge. I also tried to spread out cozy/romance and gothic/horror. But idk how well I did. I guess I will find out if I slump through next month.

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  • LanieBun wants to read...

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    All in Her Head: The Truth and Lies Early Medicine Taught Us About Women's Bodies and Why It Matters Today

    All in Her Head: The Truth and Lies Early Medicine Taught Us About Women's Bodies and Why It Matters Today

    Elizabeth Comen

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  • Which is superior: vampires or werewolves (and yes, you must pick one)?

    Or any other paranormal creature?? Please drop your favourite paranormal books as "proof" 👀

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  • What is the most underrated genre of books?

    What is the most underrated genre of books to you? That people should read more on this genre? (Im not talking about Romance & Fantasy)!! ☕️

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  • LanieBun commented on a post from the Pagebound Club forum

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  • Romance Hot takes

    What are some of your romance hot takes?

    I'll be honest and say I don't read much romance-focused books, as in the central plot is around the romance. BUT my hot take is that the "you're mine" and "you belong to me" tropes are just not that good imo 😬😬

    Like, what happened to the "you belong with me" vibes? 😭 I HATE possessive men they pmo soooo much. I just can't see the appeal. And some authors have literal TEENAGERS say this. Like, don't you have studies, dude? (I say this as a teen, I'd RUN if a boy said that to me.)

    Also, why do I feel like romance books are more lust than love nowadays?? (cough Ana Huang cough, no offense to the people who like her)

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  • Beach Read
    the ending???

    okay, i found out yesterday that this book has different endings in the UK vs US?? from what i've heard, i'm glad i've read the UK one as to me, it fits better with that characters, but i've not read the US one.

    did anyone else not know this?? anyone who has read both - which did you read first, and which do you prefer? like, did one of them change your opinion about the book at all?

    edit: i am so glad that instantly my shock is validated because yeah WHAT???

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  • Age of characters

    Does anyone else just... not care about characters ages? lol Like for me, tbh, most of the time I just don't pay attention to character ages in books unless it's important to the plot and just kinda picture them as whatever. Which I guess is probably a shot at me for being a "bad" reader but whatever.

    Like one of my all time favorite books is a YA with teenage characters, but even the first time I read it I never really pictured them as teenagers and their ages only get brought up a couple times if I remember correctly so to me it's just 'in one ear out the other' and I picture them differently. But looking at reviews for the book, a TON of people say that one of the main reasons they couldn't enjoy the book that much was the age of the characters and how it didn't feel realistic for their ages. Which, totally fine no judgement to them, but am I the odd one out for not really caring about ages?? Or do others read the same way I do lol

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  • Your Tiny Bookshop Shelves

    So I've been playing quite a bit of The Tiny Bookshop lately and love being able to give recs to the customers in game, but it also got me thinking about the books I would add.

    So here's my little challenge for those interested - whether you play the game or not! - for each of the game's genres, what is one book you would make sure is included on your shelf? It's okay if it is already in the game, I'm just curious what people recommend!

    If you're interested in what's already in the game, here's a lovely list link

    Here's mine 😊 Fact The Radium Girls: The Dark Story of America's Shining Women

    Classics The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas

    Travel A Cook's Tour: Global Adventures in Extreme Cuisines

    Fantasy The Will of the Many

    Drama Fat Ham

    Crime The Reformatory

    Kids The Tea Dragon Society

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  • Dark Romance

    People who read dark romance: what draws you to the genre? Do you have any tropes you won't read, even in a dark romance? What makes a dark romance good, in your opinion?

    This is coming from someone who has never read a dark romance in their life, I'm intrigued b/c they seem to be everywhere nowadays lol

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