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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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Games & Trials
Winter 2026 Readalong
Level 8
My Taste
Beartown (Beartown, #1)
Six of Crows (Six of Crows, #1)
The Radium Girls: The Dark Story of America’s Shining Women
The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1)
Just for the Summer (Part of Your World, #3)
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The Wind Witch Murders

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  • Beartown (Beartown, #1)
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    Im finding it so hard to get into this book. There’s so many characters to keep track of

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  • Reading Time

    Reading is very important to me. It’s my life. But being a high schooler, I’ve had to relearn to juggle work with fun and how to prioritize things and push off others. I’ve been trying to section my time into blocks, but am struggling with making time for reading. So I’m looking for advice. How does the Pagebound community find time to read? Any advice is appreciated ❤️

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  • Book recommendations for both fantasy and horror/mystery

    I wasn’t sure how to even start searching for these so I come to the wise minds of the PageBound club to ask for help. I’m looking for two different types of books.

    The first is a fantasy that gives the same vibes as the movie Quest For Camelot, goofy side characters and all, can either be a King Arthur retelling or not. I tend to prefer less of a cozy vibe but it’s doesn’t have to be world ending stakes either, just similar vibe with the cast and plot.

    The second is a more adult Scooby Doo vibe. Same vibes but more adult characters and plot, actual spooky paranormal “villains” is a major plus, same with the talking animal sidekick.

    Thanks in advance!

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  • Graphic Novels/Manga??

    Hey all! Are there any lists/quests already curated for graphic novels and or manga? I love middle grade graphic novels as a palate cleanser after an intense read, and any and all other graphic novels any other time. Just looking for recommendations and still learning how to navigate everything.

    Thanks!!

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  • Tracking Series

    I'd like to crowd source ideas for tracking series. The majority of books that I read are part of a series (big fantasy and sci-fi reader over here), but I don't currently have an easy way to see where I'm at in a series. Any clever ideas?

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  • Disappointed

    I really thought this was going to be an app about reading and for bookworms. But lately this is more of a BookTok environment. There's no "wrong" way to be a person who reads but there's a preference towards newer releases and "trending" books within the forums and quests. Idk if this is something the creators can address?

    Edit: Thanks everyone. To be clear, this was about book recommendation etiquette within quests and seeing the same handful of recent releases instead of niche stories. I see there are areas within PB that don't need my engagement, and this app-wide forum isn't (?) a place to air concerns about the social aspect to book sharing here 💁

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  • The Heir Apparent
    LanieBun
    Jan 18, 2026
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    “All I can tell you is that the right person will know who you really are, and they’ll love you anyway.”

    Our main character, Lexi, is living in Australia, studying to be a doctor. Her life is interrupted when her dad (the king) and her brother are killed in an accident. This leads her to go back and face things that she has been hiding from, and to make the ultimate decision- to stay and take up the crown, or to leave again.

    How much you like this book depends on how much you like the royal family. I couldn't really care. I couldn't get through The Crown, and this book was very similar. I switched over to the audio early to get through it. I wish that this book were completely new, and I couldn't pick out comparisons with the actual royal family, but I guess most royals would be very conservative/traditional.

    Lexi is a very frustrating character. I understand her complex past leads her to withdraw, but I wish we could see more walls break down over this experience. I was really waiting for a moment when she truly mourned her brother and the time they lost. She judged his decisions when he was alive, and then immediately fell into the same trap when she was next in line. I am glad with how the book ended, but she was still feeling undeserving.

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