Happy Friday, Boundlings!

Anyone looking to start a new book this weekend but you’re unsure which to choose? We’ve got you fam!

1. Comment with three books from your TBR - yes only three, I don’t choose the rules. Oh wait, yes I do 🤭

2. Others reply to your comment by voting for which book they think you should read. The book with the most votes is your book to start this weekend!

3. For those voting for a book - get creative! You can give a long winded explanation for why you think that person should read the book you’re voting for, or you can simply leave an emoji or GIF. It’s up to you!

I hope everyone gets some help choosing a new book to start, and gets plenty of time to read this weekend!

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So, I have a question for you: What’s the most beautiful bookstore you have visited?

Last night I was thinking about bookstores and started to remember the most beautiful bookstores I’ve ever been. When my husband and I visited Las Vegas, we went to a tiny bookstore called The Writer’s Block and honestly? It was so beautiful and cozy, the vibes, the decoration, it’s like a tiny maze and they even had a pet bunny 🐰 I loved it. Also, in Mexico City there are bookstores called “El Pendulo” and most of them are also very beautiful, one of my favorites in all Mexico, they also have restaurants in all of their bookstores and honestly the chilaquiles are BOMB! 😮‍💨

Oh, there are a lot of new people I don’t know, I’ve been gone lately, so, HI I’m Miawgical (Mia for short) and I’ve been here for a while (the website only era) and I know a lot of people from back there, but now there are so many of you 🧡 So, nice to meet you all ✨

It’s so interesting/beautiful/touching to understand how someone incorporates religious scripture into their daily life, I honestly don’t think I’ve ever read anything that so eloquently links the Quran (or any religious text) to day to day encounters with friends, colleagues, day to day interactions.

I know there’s some criticism of the amount of anonymity in this memoir online, but I feel like Lamya is letting us in on something so deeply personal, I’m not really bothered if she grew up in the UAE or Saudi or another GCC state.

To be fair I’m not religious so perhaps I’d have more familiarity with these linkages if I was having these conversations in my social circles.

As promised, today's question is the opposite of yesterday's question on worst endings...

What are some of the best, most enjoyable, or most surprising endings you've ever read? It can be from a book or a series, try to keep it spoiler-free.

It's hard for me to answer my own question here, I'm trying to limit myself to some of the more unusual ones When I see you again by Daryl Banner. This is just a gorgeous book. The ending was always going to be hard to execute because of the scale of the story. But Banner does it justice, does Beau and Caleb justice. I cried. The Dressmaker by Rosalie Ham. If you've seen the film the book is the same. I read it at 16 and it was one of the most feministic empowering endings I'd read. It's still one the best f**k you endings I've ever read. The Grace Year by Kim Liggett. The ending just hits hard. It leaves a mark as well it should.

Hello all🤗

I am currently on a bit of a short story kick, can anyone reccommend me their favourites? 🙈

Bonus points if they’re weird, uncomfortable, or make no sense (think “The Nose” by Nikolai Gogol) 🧚‍♀️

Thank you in advance🤗

What’s a book that’s been so hyped up, only to let you down?

For me it was The Ritual by Shantel Tessier. It was so overhyped on booktok, even on goodreads (when I still used it) i remember it having a 4 star rating. I was honestly so shocked once I finished it. That book had so many plot holes and questions unanswered, all spice basically, and even the spicy scenes were not cute (fmc was drugged for half of those scenes it felt like). This is when I learned to never trust booktok again lmao

Let's all go on a long walk and replace words with experience. Let's go now.

BRB telling my boss I'll be late for work because I've gotta go looking for mushrooms in the rain 😃