Hello everyone! I’ve been wanting to start this quest and this series for a looong time, however, it can get a little overwhelming with so many books 🙈 since I’ve been on PB, I’ve really enjoyed the different buddy reads I’ve done and I found that it made it much more fun and also easier to stick to a series this way!

So, I was wondering, is anyone maybe interested in starting this series together? 😇 I would really love to get to know more of you and to also share the first steps into this beloved world. I was thinking about starting with Assasins Apprentice around October.

Let me know, I would really be delighted and I’m also open to changing the time frame of reading to whatever fits! 🥰

Edit: A lot more people have joined than I expected, so I'm very excited to start this series with you all! 😊 I think I'll make a comment here around mid-September, so we can iron out the details and as far as I can tell, October works well for everyone, so we could plan to start the first book Assasins Apprentice on October 1st. Fun fact: This book is almost exactly as old as I am! 😂

Hi guys! I’m new to PB and was wondering how to find friends who are interested in planning out buddy reads. Honestly buddy reads are the best way I can get to books that I’m intimidated by 😅 can anyone else relate?

I’ve never been able to find if we can access the downloadable PDFs on Libby for audiobooks when they say they are included- anyone know if it’s possible/how to do this?

I found this a very strong opening and i love hiw the cover design has caused me to image the events with that style in mind. Also i knew this book is known on the internet for gore but man did i not expect to be shoved straight into it. With that said i do wish the writer would describe the angels more coz rn the only way i can imagine them is looking like an armed Ku klux klan. But we’ll see later in the book if thats sorted then again its also just as possible it was on purpose?

Hello! Super random question but I do need to know this: have you guys ever read a book where, no matter how much you love the genre/subgenre, after you read it you didn't want to even look at another one of its ilk for at least a month? This hasn't happened to me in quite some time, but I can think of some examples:

1. Well Met by Jen DeLuca—I was really excited when this came out, read it and absolutely despised its ending. I then proceeded to barely read any romance for 5 months afterwards (the pandemic did have me crawling back)
2. The Mask of Mirrors by M.A. Cerrick—I really enjoy political fantasies but I actively disliked the pacing, which is a shame because it does have a woo-woo magic system that's pretty cool if you're into astrology and/or tarot divination. This fantasy cleanse lasted 4 months where I spent most of that time reading manga lol
3. Just about every paranormal mystery/romance series—If you, like me, occasionally get the urge to read one of these every 6 months or so, you know that reading these can be so fun until you get to books 5-∞ and they remind you of why you do not return to the genre often.

These are mine, what are some of yours? Were there any books which healed your wounds after getting so badly burned?

i’m typically a romance fiend, love a good fantasy, but i also love hurting my own feelings for fun? lately i feel like so much of what i read just feels very formulaic because the HEA is kind of expected and sometimes almost doesn’t feel earned. which i get it, it’s a staple of the genre, but also i’m tired and looking for something more interesting. and i’m not super interested in gore for the sake of gore, like things that exist just for shock value don’t really excite me unless i’m already really bought into what’s going on.

what i’m really looking for is something to hurt my feelings or break my brain irreparably, where the yearning is so painful i have to throw the book across the room like it burned me 🤩 i’m talking anguish that hits so hard i have to stop and curse the name of whoever told me to read it in the first place. i’m happy with an eventual happy resolution as long as no one emerges unscathed 🌟

basically please take this as an open invitation to ruin my life 🫶

things that HAVE managed to break my brain recently include all three locked tomb books, especially harrow, final fantasy xv, and the later chapters of witch hat atelier if that helps!

I DNFed a book in a limited time quest. I have read 2 books from the 6 books in the quest and the 3rd is a DNF, but the quest says I have read 3 books. When I DNFed a book in normal main quest, it doesn't count as a read book. Is this a bug or a special feature for limited time quests?

Hello PBees 🐝

Since we had some fun casting predictions for the 2026 Summer Readalong (see 🔗previous post), I thought we could do it again for the Fall one!

So the main question is: If you were to read all the books, what do you think your top for the 2026 Fall Readalong would be?

I don't think I'll go for the sparkly badge this time, but we never know, prepping for this post made me more interested! So here is my prediction:

1. 🪄 The Incandescent
2. ✍️ Death of the Author
3. 🐦 The Ornithologist's Field Guide to Love
4. 🐺 How to be Eaten

• You can cast your prediction even if you don't plan on aiming for the sparkles! In fact, don't push yourself too much for it, the goal is to enjoy reading and having fun discussions first of all!
• You can also participate if you've already read them all (I see you speedy peeps 👀🏃‍➡️) Just retroactively list what you thought it could have been going in!
• If you have already read a book, add a ✅green check at the end of the line. That way, we can see if you are going in blind or already have a good idea of whether you've liked some!

We will be doing a retrospective at the end of the Readalong to compare what we thought vs what was actually our final top! (The Summer one is coming next week! Just waiting for the last rush to pass, for people like me who procrastinate until the last minute 🫣)

Herkes hangi kitabı okudugunu, okuyor oldugunu, o an ne düsündügünü veya herkesle paylasmak istedigi seyleri bunun altına atabilirr 🌹