How do you make annotations? I try to do that, so I have an easier time writing my review, but when I'm reading I'm in the story and struggle finding quotes or whatever to take a note about. So far I made a note when something was funny, suspicious or I could make a joke about it, but that's rarely

Besides heart stopper of course those are amazing! But I just started reading solitaire and I also read nick and Charlie and realized how much I love her writing style. Also if people could recommend other authors like her

Throwing this out because I saw a similar post but need a bit more help.

If you read in a sort of reading chair, loveseat, desk chair to reading chair combo, etc, tell me if it's comfortable, why you love it, and where you got it plsssss? Help a gal out.

I typically read in bed, which is horrible for my posture and migraines, but it's the only thing somewhat comfy I have right now. I'm someone that likes to be mostly sitting upright, but still comfy lounging, and I like to have my legs propped up to avoid blood pooling to my feet.

Right now I have a gaming chair that is so uncomfortable I barely game, so I'd like something I can ideally use for reading and gaming but that's not a must.

If y'all have recs, help me out ❤️

Thank you!!!

why does my brain only function when i’m reading. like genuinely. i can’t focus in class, can’t answer a simple question, can’t even remember what i ate yesterday. but the second i open a book? locked in. gone. not here anymore. 📖

reading just does something to me. the world goes quiet. time stops being real. i tell myself “one chapter” and then suddenly it’s 2am and my eyes hurt and my alarm is about to ruin my life. every time. and i never learn.

and it’s not even about “escaping reality” in a dramatic way. it’s just… better in books. the emotions make sense. the pain has a reason. characters go through hell but it means something. real life is just random stress, and school expecting me to act normal when i’m emotionally attached to people who don’t exist. 📚

and yeah. the attachment is bad. like BAD. joey lynch and the rest of the BOT characters are not just characters in my head. they live there. permanently. i can’t go a day without thinking about at least one of them. it’s never on purpose either. i’ll be doing nothing. literally nothing. and my brain’s like “hey. remember them?” and suddenly i’m not okay.

the worst part is the timing. i was literally in a science test once. mid question. pencil in hand. and my brain decided that was the perfect moment to replay everything joey lynch has been through. like??? wrong time. absolutely wrong time. 🧪😭

there was a point where i reread one book from the series at least once a week. between other reads. during slumps. whenever. same scenes. same lines. same emotional damage. and it still hit every single time. like my brain decided this series was home and refused to let go.

it honestly feels like i gave a piece of myself to those books. not in a sad way. not in a “this is unhealthy” way. just in a permanent way. like it’s part of me now. and i don’t want it back. i like knowing part of me lives there, between the scenes i’ll never move on from. 🖤

anyway. reading isn’t just a hobby for me. it’s how i feel things. how i cope. how i get through boring days. so if i’m quiet, distracted, or emotionally unstable for no clear reason… i’m probably thinking about a fictional character who permanently altered my brain chemistry. 📖💭

I feel like I’m always the odd one out when it comes to dark romance and fantasy. I want to puke and can’t get through the book fast enough or I DNF! I was obsessed with Twilight (forever will be) but just have outgrown that I guess otherwise. Now all I want is thriller, murders and a good historical fiction! Anyone else or am I the weird one?! Any book recs that you think would change my mind?!

Does anyone have tips on how to write strong reviews? Im trying to write a review on Shadow and Bones, but I really struggle with it. I didn't like Alina alot, but I can't fully explain why. I don't want to just give the star rating (which is also rather difficult), I actually like to explain my reasons