I love this series so much and I'm so hyped for Dead Beat release in September! But it's also been a while since Hell Bent came out and I'm taking this opportunity to do a re-read of the first two books.

2026 is going to be my year of re-reads. I'm manifesting this!

Anyone else spending more on books than they would have!? Reading has been my cheapest hobby, until now 😩 Books are more gorgeous than ever. I might be late to the conversation as I have been a library girly for a decade, but recently started going to bookstores again now that I’m not moving around for work.

Please for the love of all things holy do not tell me this is going where I think it is…….🤦🏻‍♀️

Every year I struggle with reading more than I buy and I was thinking of trying something new this year.

Instead of sticking to one "method" (ex: book buying bans), I try out a different challenge/game each month to see what works for me. Some I could think of were making a book bingo, making punch cards, and starting a book savings jar (putting cash away each time you finish a book).

Do you have any other ways that help making reading through your physical TBR more fun?

“How do I get over a reading slump?” is probably the most common question I see on PageBound. And it got me thinking — do we see a slump as a failure? As an annoying hurdle in our reading journey that needs to be pushed through as quickly as possible? What would happen if we changed the way we looked at reading slumps altogether?

I’m not saying the way you deal with a slump is wrong. Everyone has their own way of interacting with it. I’ve definitely exhausted myself trying to find that one book during a slump — the book that will reignite my love for reading and pull me back in. But maybe a slump isn’t always something to fix. Maybe it’s a break we actually need. Reading takes intellectual and emotional labour. Sometimes, we just don’t have enough of either to give. As readers, we escape into different worlds, try to understand different dynamics, motivations, and characters. We analyse, annotate, and form opinions about world-building, themes, and authorial intent. Even when reading feels comforting, it still asks something of us. And maybe a slump is just our brain saying: hey, let’s pause for a bit. Let's take a break.

So instead of immediately trying to “get over” a reading slump, what if we sat with it? What if we stayed away from books for a while? Learned a new hobby. Redecorated our room. Created a mural. Tried our hand at digital art. Let the slump pass on its own — until one day your feet carry you into a bookshop and your hands reach for a book without pressure or guilt.

It might be worth trying, don’t you think?

What are your thoughts on this? Feel free to agree or disagree or come up with new methods on embracing or breaking a slump.

Looking for suggestions for my 2026 Reading Bingo challenge categories? I like to try push into new genres etc as much as possible, only thing I would stay away from is anything that would require a physical book. I can only read digitally due to my disability.

Hello! My name is Brunel, and I am trying to diversify my own reading and those of other users here on Pagebound! In a time when it is easy to narrow your own scope to the single story of the popular white, male, Western narratives, I encourage you to diversify your reading by joining me in attempting to read a book from every country in the world! Do you think you can do it? I have now released my A and B countries lists with the combined sum of these countries, adding over 55 books to Pagebound from all across the globe (round of applause, please!).

If you have the time, I would be forever indebted to you for any support you can give me (likes, comments and additions encouraged!) so that I may continue to sink hours into researching these incredible countries and pick sensitive and perceptive reads for each!

Thank you!

I'm on book 3 of a 5 book series and it's been a WHILE since reading the first two books. I want to continue, but I know I've forgotten more than half of the book contents.

I'm not a rereader and I know if I'd reread the books I'll stop halfway again (my attention span is a lazy monster).

My first idea was to just read summaries of the books, but I know I'll miss all the important details. I'm thinking there has to exist a kind of 'last time on [insert TV show]' where they spoil what happens the following episode.. actually that also doesn't sound great.

Any ideas or tips are super welcome! 🫶

Came here looking for a trashy thriller palette cleanser and I think I may have found juuuust the thing.