Mindful commented on a post from the Pagebound Club forum
Hi 💗
If anyone had some light book recommendations, I'd really appreciate it. I'm 18, super bored during winter break, but also really tired and I just can't go through another complicated read after my last semester's avalanche of mandatory books 😬. If it features LGBT characters, it's always a plus for me! I can read both in english & french, though I find french easier.
Thank you!
Mindful commented on a post from the Pagebound Club forum
I want to know everyone's thoughts on Acotar/Sarah J maas, because I personally heavily dislike both the series and the author very much (and this isn't to shame anyone for liking it or anything, this is my opinion) And I do need to preface this by saying, I have never fully read the books, but from what I read/researched online was enough to turn me away from them. Starting with the whole map within Acotar is based off the map of England/Ireland. Ireland being "Hybern", Hybern within the world is evil/vilified by Sarah J Maas. I've seen multiple people, including Irish people speak about this, and I have to say, I agree. I'm not Irish, but it's so very odd that she uses Irish mythology and profits off of it while depicting Ireland like this. This is only one problem I have found that I have with Sarah J Maas, I just want to know everyone's thoughts?
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