What's a book you wish you could read for the first time again?

When you read a long series that has all of its books out, do you usually binge them back to back, or do you spread them out, reading other things in between?

i saw someone make a tiktok on this the other day and it hasn't left my mind since. he was specifically focusing on how advertising a book as enemies-to-lovers not only spoils the book but takes the winds out of the effectiveness of the trope and after thinking about it for a second i agreed SO hard. the best enemies-to-lovers is when you don't know it's coming, when they're fighting and hating each other until you get that 'oh...OH' moment when you realize they're starting to develop feelings for each other. the surprise of it is what makes it so good. this goes for a lot of other tropes too. knowing what half the book is going to be like, to me, takes all the fun of discovery out of the book before you even read it. it's like a watching a plot summary and then going to read the book. you know the broad strokes of what's going to happen so what's the point of taking the time to read it yourself? i know that some people want to read about specific things and the tropes help them find what they're looking for when they don't wanna waste time, but i just wish tropes weren't used in all the advertising for new books. i wish authors treated trope lists like content warnings nowadays: have a list on their website but not obviously listing them. having them easily accessible but not shoved in your face so you get spoiled before you even realize it. this was more just me sharing an opinion/ranting, but i would be interested in seeing what y'all think if you have any thoughts on this!

For me, if I have a choice I’m only going to read standalone books instead of series. Most series that I start I never finish because I get bored of them, or by the third book it feels dragged out or boring. What are your thoughts? Which do you prefer?

What is one trope you HATE in a book and why?

Does anyone have recommendations or your favorite playlist or video to have on in the background when you read? I tend to need background noise or music to read so I usually try to Lo-Fi music videos or I also like the asmr cafe videos. I'm just curious if anyone has a go-to playlist on Spotify or Youtube to use. It doesn't have to be without lyrics. I tend to like more upbeat tunes over classical music.

Just want to give the developers of this website their flowers! 💐 I love pagebound so much, i’ve struggled for ages to find somewhere that has a bigger sense of community and that actually motivates me to read and use the app. And ultimately I wanted to state my obsession with the ability to plan your books throughout months and the year on here! Cannot wait for the app to drop 🤍🤍 How have you all been feeling of this website? what’s your favourite aspect? 📚 ✨ the only thing i’m thinking rn a few hours later is the following feature, it would be nice if it was more simple but again it may be because im not used to being on a webpage: and it is smoother on a desktop

I have a few reading goals I have been slacking on! I'm working on r/Fantasy Book Bingo, only 5/25 so far so I need to pick up on that! I also have a list of recommendations from friends that I am way behind on, 4/36 lol (I've shoved a lot into bingo mentioned above so hopefully I can catch up!). I am also reading books from the Wainwright Prize longlists, and I hope to read at least 10 of them this year. Tell us your reading plans for the latter half of 2025 and we can cheer each other on!

What's your favorite genre, the one you can never get enough of? And what's your least favorite, the one you just can't vibe with?

The history of Margaret Ives and her family has piqued my interest but the romance, not so much. Just me?

What language or languages do you read in? Do you read in your native language or another one? If you read in another language then your native one, why? I read in English, but my main language is French. I have read books in French and in German, although not by choice. And the reason being I associate both those languages with school and learning, and when I read I just want to distance myself from all the studying I had to do for books I didn't want to read, so I stuck with English! Also books in English are cheaper at the bookstore 💀

Does anyone have any good tips to overcome a reading slump? I haven't been able to read past 30 pages in monthsss

I thought it would be kind of fun to see where in the world people are, and then folks can make friends with people from the same countries/ares (if they way, not pressure obviously). I'll go first. I'm Canadian, and more specifically I am in British Columbia (Vancouver Island if you want to get fancy. Try to find your country and join that thread! Everyone else?

Meaning, you can’t find it at any local bookstore or public library? I feel like this happens to me all the time. There are a lot of little gems on my list that once I find them, I feel so excited because I’ve had to search or wait for them for so long. Right now I can’t find: - Strange Fruit by Lillian Smith - The Iliac Crest by Cristina Rivera Garza - All These Sunken Souls: A Black Horror Anthology by Circe Moskowitz I’m curious about what other elusive books other people might be looking for 🕵️‍♀️📖

Hey pagebound! What’s your favorite genre to read?

How did you get into reading? Was it something you've always done? Or did you pick up a book randomly and never looked back? What has changed since then? I started getting into reading around July 2023. I used to hate it because it reminded me of school and assignments. Then I discovered the world of romance books and I've been reading constantly since. It's also made me a quicker and better reader. Although since starting university, I've been correlating everything from my lessons into the books, so it makes my brain work overtime when I read a dark romance book 💀

I've just realised how different my taste in books vs tvshows are, so I'm curious: What are things you love to see in your shows but not in your books, and inversely? -I usually avoid tragic endings like the plage in my shows, but don't mind them in books (still do, I'm a happy ending girl through and through, but I wo'nt REFUSE to read something tragic) -I hate insta love in books, but I'll eat up a love at first sight with slow-mo in a show. -I'm not into contemporary romance at all, but I'll happily watch a million romance kdrama Or are your tastes similar across mediums?

Sometimes I feel like I'm not a true reader because it does take me a little while longer to read compared to so many ppl I see on social media or even my friends. I have always been a bit of a slower reader.