do you plan which books you read per month? i naturally did this before using Pagebound, but since it has the monthly and yearly plan feature, i'm kind of even more obsessed with it. it helps me split between audiobook and print books too for people who don't (godspeed), is it solely your mood, new releases, or all of your holds from Libby/CloudLibrary/Hoopla/etc arriving at ONE TIME, that decide what you read next? how does that affect your TBR?

I always feel guilty when I DNF a book. I used to power through and end up in a reading slump for a longgggggggg while but then realized I can... just... stop reading it. I still have trouble DNFing books so I'll likely pick them back up again and hope it's better but usually isn't and I end up in the same cycle again. If you do DNF, do you feel guilty?

This is for predominantly readers of ebooks, or audiobook listeners, or even heavy library users. If you read an ebook, audiobook, or library book and LOVE it, will you buy the physical book to have on your shelf as a "book trophy?"

When a series is new to you, are you adding the entire series to your TBR all at once? Or just the first book in the series? I usually only add the first book to my TBR and then I’ll TBR the rest if I enjoy it. With Pagebounds activity feed I’ve noticed some people add an entire series to their TBR right away. If you do this and then don’t like the first do you then remove the rest from the TBR? Suffer through them? Do I just have commitment issues? 🫣🤔

I’m not entirely sure if I’m allowed to be posting something like this, actually. 😂 Or if someone already posted something similar. But are there people who share in my wishful thinking that there could be a chat feature for pagebound in the future? ✨ Of course I know nothing about developing a website so I’m sure adding that feature would just complicate many people’s lives 😂 But it would be nice to chat or group-chat about specific books/topics without flooding the comment section~ Thank you so much for all that you do to keep this lovely site going 💖

Okay, I have thoughts and feelings going into this one. First of all, happy to be returning to the Hunger Games universe of course. The world-building in the original trilogy was so rich and brutal, and I’m curious (and maybe a little nervous?) to see how Collins explores it decades earlier through the lens of a young Snow. I'm especially intrigued to see how she handles his character development or descent, really. Like, is this a full-on villain origin story? Will it make me sympathize with him in ways I don’t want to? Or will it just reaffirm that he’s always been terrible? Either way, I’m into it. I haven't watched the movie yet either, but from what I've seen in the trailer, it seems to paint him as someone to empathize with. Also, seeing how the early Hunger Games operated, how they evolved, and how public perception shifted over time sounds fascinating. I’ve heard mixed things about the pacing, but I’m ready for the politics, moral grayness, and a whole lot of questionable choices. Unfortunately, I did read Sunrise on the Reaping first because that's the way the library holds crumbled.

Curious to hear from others. How do you rate books? I’ve seen a lot of people that say a 3 star is a good book for them and they only give higher stars for books that are almost perfect. For me, I give out 4-5 stars a lot I think but it’s because it’s about how hard it was to put the book down. Whether I thought about the book when I wasn’t reading it and if I was attached to the characters. 5 stars to me doesn’t necessarily mean it’s the most amazingly written book, just that I had a really good time reading it. I was curious to hear how others rate! I think it’s all valid, I’d just love to know how others do it too.

What are your top 3 favorite character names? (From any language.) 1. Riku 2. Serenity 3. Aidan or any other spelling of that name!

What's your sweet spot when reading books with multiple parts? I feel like my sweet spot is a duology. Trilogies are nice too, but, more often than not I feel like the 2nd book usually lacks something. Series that are longer feel like a big time commitment and keeping track of all the characters and events 😭 (I usually make the joke that I'm Dory from Finding Nemo). I do like long book series, but only when I have the time to actually enjoy it.