I'm still keeping an open mind but it feels more like a spin-off than part of the original series. Was any of this new lore introduced in the previous books and I just can't recall it?

 Ah yes, a certain degree of rebelliousness is expected from youth. It is why we have stories of treasure-seeking princesses and warrior women that end with the occasional happiness. But they are expected to end-with the boy, the prince, the sailor, the adventurer. The man that will take her maidenhood, grant her children, make her a wife. The man who defines her. He may continue his epic—he may indeed take new wives and make new children!—but women's stories are expected to dissolve into a fog of domesticity . . . if they're told at all.  Amina's story did not end. Verily, no woman's story does.

What was the last book/series/show/movie/etc that made you cry? Sometimes you just need to let it all out (asking for a friend) ((the friend is me)) (((a good cry sounds nice for general emotional regulation Yanno)))🥲💧

Lately I’ve been lamenting the fact that part of growing up means your books don’t have as many beautiful pictures. Not that I need them to understand the story, but I genuinely love looking at them. 👩🏽‍🎨

What are some adult books you know of that have really stunning covers and/or interior illustrations? Special editions absolutely count, but I’m also curious about standard editions. I just want something that feels visually beautiful as well as readable. ✨

For context, I tend to read a lot of very dry nonfiction. Books on philosophy, leftist theory, politics, etc. I understand spoiler-tagging something like a memoir or biography, where someone wouldn't know the details of an event or someone's life story. But for the things I read, I tend to just blast my forum posts on the timeline and no spoiler tag.

My justification is that the books I choose tend to have little to no reviews/forum posts. So my aim is to add some entries and interactions untagged to try and fuel more interest. If a post contains a spoiler tag for something I'm interested in reading, I never click through. But I'm unsure if that's a faux pas on my part, or something more common with people who read similar works?

I guess my discussion focal point would be: do you tend to be more heavy-handed with spoiler tagging ANYTHING about a book that fits in similar parameters? Even if there isn't a "narrative" included to speak of or if it's pertaining about current day subjects and ideas?

I’m just curious as to where people get their digital content from!

I mostly use Libby whenever I can because I read a LOT and do not have much money 😭😭 But for books that aren’t on there I’ll find them wherever I can - Kindle, mostly. Audible sometimes, though that’s also pretty expensive so I usually save that for long books I know I want to own. I’ve found some very old books on Google Play Books which I did not realise even existed and seems like not a ton of people use?

I also use discount websites like Chirp and Bookbub on occasion and just started picking up titles off NetGalley.

So I’m curious what everyone else uses! Mostly from curiosity but Especially if there are other alternatives to Amazon, especially for free or cheap books (I’m not looking to pirate I still want people paid!) I’m willing to pay full price for books I really love but truly if I bought every book I read I wouldn’t be able to afford food. 😭