I watched the first two Hunger Games movies in the cinema and couldn’t wait for the final film, so I decided to read the third book in the trilogy. There were quite a few differences between the book and the movie, which made me curious enough to go back and read the first two books as well. And I’m glad I did! I like the film adaptations, but I love the books.

Maybe in a future update they can add a TBR jar feature?

It could be a little jar icon next to the number of unread books. When we don't know what to read next we could click on the jar and it'd show us a random book from our TBR list. If the book is in the middle of a series, we could start with the first book.

Feel free to answer these questions at any point (before, during, or after) your reading experience of this book.

Also feel free to come back of you've hit a different stage of your reading and want to update or amend your answer.

A) Are you an omnivore, pescatarian, vegetarian, vegan, or other (generally being someone with food intolerances or allergies or disabilities that affect what you can/do eat)?

B) Given the above classification, do you think this book will affect/has this book affected your eating habits?

C) Do you have another question you would love all readers of this book to answer?

Edit to add (optional) questions from the comments): What is your favourite underlying theme from the book? What do you think of the portrayal of women in this book, especially when it comes to reproductive rights?

Can I be vulnerable with y'all?

I'm ashamed to admit I've been a bit envious of how quickly it seems some of you are reading 🫣. I know, very silly. It's just there are so many books I am excited to get to and through, but it's frustrating when it takes me forever to complete only one. I keep stressing my own self out by not reading at an imaginary speed that I set up for myself, or comparing my pace to someone else's. These books are all within my grasp, I just can't manage to get to them quickly enough for my liking.

Work hours are picking up, kiddo needs homework help and quality time with me, domestic duties, spending time with husband, also preparing to further my education to add another certification to my resume, etc. There is always something that needs to be done. I do read at night, in the school pickup line, and on lunch breaks. I have no issues combing out time to read. I love my escape. It's just that it is always short lived.

I'm rambling on to gently remind myself that I need to be okay with my slow reading pace, and I should instead direct my focus on savoring what brings me happiness. It's not a race. Slow motion is still motion.

I am still reading, and that is what is important. ❤️

Guys i started my account a few days ago and i can’t stop. I love scrolling through it and finding new books, interesting people and discussions. I’m excited to read my book so i can post on the forum. Plus it’s so prettyyyy My gf and my sister are tired of hearing about pagebound istg jajajajja I need to know i’m not alone

RF Kuang said in a keynote talk once (maybe an interview??) that “reading is not political. what you do after you read is.” I feel like this book really leans into this philosophy. do you resonate with her thought?

ive been struggling a bit with giving each of my books a fair rating and wanted to put my thoughts in words. i know ratings are inherently subjective, but how do you personally decide how many stars a book deserved? i try to be consistent, but its not always so straightforward when my standards change depending on the genre. anyway, i thought id share my rating system which has been flexible enough to help me grade everything from self-help to sci-fi:

⭐️ – on my shit list (will never read anything by this author again) ⭐️⭐️ – not my cup of tea; wouldnt recommend ⭐️⭐️⭐️ – decent; had good parts but overall im neutral about it ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ – really good! id happily recommend ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ – left a positive imprint on my brain; ill be forever obsessed (and maybe even annoying about it)

i find my reads usually fall between 3 and 4 stars so thank goodness for pagebounds half-star feature! id love to hear how others approach this. do you rate based on literary quality or how much you personally enjoyed it? are you an instinctive rater or do you refer back to a system or set of guidelines?

Or with any immortal creature. What is appropriate and what isn’t? In regards to age gaps. 🤣

I think we’ve all read a book where a vampire is hundreds of years old but stopped aging after a certain number. If a character is already like say 75 vampy years old and you meet another creature hundreds of years older, is that okay? 😆 🧐 What if the character comes from a whole vampy family and they try to set them up with other vampires that are old enough to be their grandfather 👴?

Are all vampy age gaps inappropriate? 🤣 🤯