What is everyone reading, or saving to read, for spooky season? 👻 🖤

I like to see people (mostly booktubers) talking about their anticipated releases online and there weren't any posts on this topic here! So, there are couples that I have my eyes on: The Strength of the Few by James Islington. I have been waiting for the series to make its final to start reading the Will of the Many and these guys look so good that I know it will satisfy my fantasy cravings 😌 Wild Reverence by Rebecca Ross. I loved her Letters of Enchantment series and the mythology she had created. I would love to see more in depth story about their gods. Mate by Ali Hazelwood. I am sucker for her writing and I won't say no to more werewolf vampire romance. Please share your yours too! I hope to find other releases that went under my radar 🙂‍↕️

Since i've been in a strange slump in which i am enjoying fanfics of my fav characters but unable to properly read a book, I was wondering what are some of yall favorite fanfics/fanfic fandoms? I love dean winchester. Lately have been loving billy butcher from the Boys. (I know these are shows, but you can tell book fanfics too)

How does everyone track the books they have in their home library? An app?

Do you have a preference in language with the books you read? My first language is Filipino, more specifically Tagalog, but as my family and I moved to Singapore at my tender age of 10, English has been more prominent in my everyday life. I can understand, speak, and read Tagalog in more casual settings but struggle to process in literature as it's "deeper" and above my comfortable reading level. I've always wanted to finish a book in Tagalog though, so I picked up Bata Bata Pano Ka Ginawa! So far I didnt realise i was reading the Foreword until I was 2 pages in, and have asked my parents what are certain words twice lmao I'm a big mood reader so I haven't picked it up again but it's my personal challenge to finish it this year.

So I did a post about classics you couldn't get through, and I remembered that a couple of classics that I read when I was younger, I read the abridged version for English class (English as a second language, so we read graded, abridged novels depending on the level, that's how I read A Tale of Two Cities and Wuthering Heights!). So that got me wondering, have you tried with the abridged version of a classic you couldn't finish? Did it help you finish it, or was it just as hard? What are your thoughts on abridged versions in general? Yes, no? Why?

I mean time of day specifically, though you're welcome to respond with other time frames if you'd like! Personally, I like reading at night best. Reading right before bed is the best feeling ever. I love drifting off in the middle of the page; maybe I wake up to put my book away, or maybe I just end up falling asleep next to it. I sometimes end up losing my place or realize that I don't quite remember the last chapter that I read while half-asleep, but that's okay XD But then sometimes I end up reading for hours past a reasonable bedtime, and I sorely regret it in the morning haha. I'm sure I'm not the only person who's had this problem, but I sure wish I had more hours in the day to read! I know a lot of people try to read during their commutes, but I personally find myself feeling rushed/unfulfilled when I do this. But as a somewhat busy person myself, I find myself reading in little chunks like this throughout the day is often the ONLY way to keep up with my reading goal.

I'm usually reading a book while listening to a different book for times when I'm doing mundane adult shit or hobbies where I can't have a book in my hand but want my mind engaged in a story. Anyone else think it would be cool to have a "listening" status or do you consider listening to audiobooks and reading physical books the same thing?

Today was my town's pride celebration!!! (We host it later so that students can participate). Its been my first year coming since I got sick a few years ago and it was so nice to see everything but does anyone else feel like I do that there should be more booths dedicated to queer books?

Mine's cleaning our deck so I can read outside since it's the first time this summer that it's gonna be warm and sunny all week. 😪😌 Hoping to finally start The Favorites before my loan ends. 🫠