Quinnyl

I’m Quinn! I’m 22 and I read anything fiction for fun! My favorite genres are fantasy, dystopian, sci-fi, and horror! StoryGraph/Tome/Pagebound are all Quinnyl

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The Name of the Wind (The Kingkiller Chronicle, #1)

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Quinnyl

Apr 21, 2025

4.0

Enjoyment: 3.0Quality: 5.0Characters: Plot:

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If you enjoy animal documentaries, this follows “Life in Colour with David Attenborough” on Netflix. This however goes so much further in depth with more scientific explanations and more examples. There was beautiful imagery on nearly every page that saved me from googling every creature mentioned. Overall I did enjoy this book, if it wasn’t for my class that had me read this I may have never. But I am happy that I have now.

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Apr 21, 2025

4.0

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The Shadow of the Gods (The Bloodsworn Saga, #1)

John Gwynne

Set in a brand-new, Norse-inspired world, and packed with myth, magic and bloody vengeance, The Shadow of the Gods begins an epic new fantasy saga from bestselling author John Gwynne. After the gods warred and drove themselves to extinction, the cataclysm of their fall shattered the land of Vigrið. Now a new world is rising, where power-hungry jarls feud and monsters stalk the woods and mountains. A world where the bones of the dead gods still hold great power for those brave - or desperate - enough to seek them out. Now, as whispers of war echo across the mountains and fjords, fate follows in the footsteps of three people: a huntress on a dangerous quest, a noblewoman who has rejected privilege in pursuit of battle fame, and a thrall who seeks vengeance among the famed mercenaries known as the Bloodsworn. All three will shape the fate of the world as it once more falls under the shadow of the gods . . .

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kassablanca

Rainbow Book Challenge

I saw this on TikTok and thought it would be fun here too! Just name a book with the same cover colour as the rainbow (plus some extras). I think it would be fun to see what everyone comes up with!!! I'll go first: RED: A Court of Thorns and Roses ORANGE: Love, Theoretically YELLOW: Fourth Wing GREEN: the perks of being a wallflower BLUE: Throne of Glass PURPLE: Sunrise on the Reaping PINK: Not in Love BROWN: The Secret Garden WHITE: Blood of Hercules BLACK: Onyx Storm

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Tell me a little more about yourself

I'm really interested in learning more about the awesome folks I've connected with on pagebound so far. I've interacted with many of you, and while we usually stick to books because it's a common love we all share, but I realized I only know a little about each of you through those conversations. That is totally fine if that is how you'd like to keep things, so no pressure to answer 😊. A little more personally about me: I'm a father (mid 30s) of 2 beautiful little girls (3.5 years and 7 months), married to an amazing woman and mother, and we also have 2 French bulldogs 😊. I'm currently a software engineer and my primary focus is infrastructure (all the boring stuff that websites like pagebound runs on behind the scenes and serves it all over the world), but I also freelance in web development still since it's where I got my start. Fun random fact: I was top 500 in overwatch season 3 🤣 Super happy to have met everyone and will hopefully continue to meet as this community grows 😊 Please don't forget to practice good internet safety when answering! 🫣

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Red Rising (Red Rising Saga, #1)

Pierce Brown

"I live for the dream that my children will be born free," she says. "That they will be what they like. That they will own the land their father gave them." "I live for you," I say sadly. Eo kisses my cheek. "Then you must live for more." Darrow is a Red, a member of the lowest caste in the color-coded society of the future. Like his fellow Reds, he works all day, believing that he and his people are making the surface of Mars livable for future generations. Yet he spends his life willingly, knowing that his blood and sweat will one day result in a better world for his children. But Darrow and his kind have been betrayed. Soon he discovers that humanity already reached the surface generations ago. Vast cities and sprawling parks spread across the planet. Darrow—and Reds like him—are nothing more than slaves to a decadent ruling class. Inspired by a longing for justice, and driven by the memory of lost love, Darrow sacrifices everything to infiltrate the legendary Institute, a proving ground for the dominant Gold caste, where the next generation of humanity's overlords struggle for power. He will be forced to compete for his life and the very future of civilization against the best and most brutal of Society's ruling class. There, he will stop at nothing to bring down his enemies... even if it means he has to become one of them to do so.

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LittleDuck

📚 Reading Plans 2025: Tolkien Edition ✨

Somewhere between my never-ending TBR pile 😅 and a plan to actually reduce it this year (which... isn’t exactly going great), I’ve decided that 2025 is the year I finally read Tolkien. 💫 But now I’m stuck on the big question: 🧙‍♂️ Do I start with The Fellowship of the Ring and go straight into the main trilogy? 🐉 Or do I begin with The Hobbit? 📖 Or maybe follow the timeline of Middle-earth events instead? If you’ve read Tolkien, how did you approach it? Would love your thoughts! 🙏

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Quinnyl

Thoughts from 70%

I’m finally returning to this book. I got into a bit of a reading slump where I was reading nothing but audiobooks this past month or two. Unfortunately I have a book report on this book due 10 days from now so I have to get back into this 😅 only 100 pages left though! Also to note, this book has been amazing. If you enjoy animal documentaries, this book follows along the documentary with the same name narrated by David Attenborough. This book however goes into so much more depth, almost as much as my college level class yet it’s told in an enjoyable way.

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The Wheel of Time is a series of high fantasy novels by American author Robert Jordan, with Brandon Sanderson as a co-author for the final three.

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Quinnyl

Apr 14, 2025

4.5

Enjoyment: 3.5Quality: 5.0Characters: 4.0Plot: 5.0

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Omg. This was so good. There were so many twists that actually made me have to pause for a second and rethink everything that’s happened in the book. The first part of this book until the trial was a little slow but so worth it to get to the end. Also since I mentioned earlier about this being in the middle of a series, this can be read as a standalone. I’m imagining we missed more of the background of some of the characters but you’re able to get by with the recaps in this book.

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The First Sister (The First Sister Trilogy, #1)

Linden A. Lewis

First Sister has no name and no voice. As a priestess of the Sisterhood, she travels the stars alongside the soldiers of Earth and Mars—the same ones who own the rights to her body and soul. When her former captain abandons her, First Sister’s hopes for freedom are dashed when she is forced to stay on her ship with no friends, no power, and a new captain—Saito Ren—whom she knows nothing about. She is commanded to spy on Captain Ren by the Sisterhood, but soon discovers that working for the war effort is so much harder to do when you’re falling in love. Lito val Lucius climbed his way out of the slums to become an elite soldier of Venus, but was defeated in combat by none other than Saito Ren, resulting in the disappearance of his partner, Hiro. When Lito learns that Hiro is both alive and a traitor to the cause, he now has a shot at redemption: track down and kill his former partner. But when he discovers recordings that Hiro secretly made, Lito’s own allegiances are put to the test. Ultimately, he must decide between following orders and following his heart.

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Lamelyss

Apr 11, 2025

4.0

Enjoyment: 4.5Quality: 4.0Characters: 3.0Plot: 3.5

Okay, so that book was way way way better than the first one The story was as smart as adventurous has mysterious Unfortunately, I only give it three star and a half because at some point there were just buying time to make the book longer in my opinion It was a very good book, but I’m gonna take a break from the saga and read one or two other books so I can come back and not be bored at the story

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Contemporary Literary Fiction where nothing out of the ordinary happens but the characters’ inner lives are rich, complicated, and layered.

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This book has actually been super interesting, while I'm glad I'm doing the tandem, I don't understand why this book caught so much flak. Even with me highly disliking Chaol, I'm really enjoying this one!

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Galaii9

Book clubs

How do you feel about book clubs? Are you in one? I'm in a couple of clubs on Fable (online, the format is kind of like a forum) and usually manage to read some books with my best friend because there aren't any in our area that works with us (themewise mostly). How do you feel about online-videochatting ones? I'm conflicted, I don't think that format is for me.

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