so i’ve realized that i struggle when books have long chapters, because once i start reading a chapter i feel obligated to finish it, and if it’s a long one that’s not always realistic. on my kindle it tells me how much time is left in the chapter, and it’s so discouraging when it says like “20 mins left in chapter”. i don’t know if it makes sense but i feel like i’m accomplishing more when i read a bunch of short chapters versus one long one. also, in my opinion long chapters sometimes feel run on, like they should actually be split into multiple shorter ones.

i’m curious to hear other people’s thoughts about chapter length, and maybe be convinced into liking long chapters 😁

i am in no way sponsored by rakuten lol but just wanted to share how pleasantly surprised i've been by the book selection on kobo plus (the monthly book subscription). i used to have an old kindle, but was pretty unimpressed with kindle unlimited (though this was a few years back so would be curious if it's improved).

aside from the usual classics, kobo plus seems to have some sort of agreement with indie publishers like Fitzcarraldo Editions and Charco Press, so most of Olga Tokarczuk and Fernanda Melchor's works are on there! a recent rec would be It Lasts Forever and Then It's Over by Anne de Marcken and Harlequin Butterfly by Toh EnJoe. they even have the thai classic Four Reigns by former prime minister Kukrit Pramoj, as well as Jurassichrist?!

i still don't pay for the subscription every month, but i keep a pagebound shelf of books i'm interested in that are available on it and have found it's definitely worth it if i plan to read a few in a month. kobo family - do you have any recs from plus?

So I’m curious because I see a lot of posts on other platforms about sequels that unfortunately do not live up to the hype after the first book is a banger and I’m just wondering your thoughts on this. Do you think sometimes it’s hard to follow a great book after it’s gets so much hype, as in there’s too much pressure and therefore it hurts the authors writing? Do you think sometimes they put in way too much trying to hard go make it better than book 1 so then it feels messy? Do you think sometimes it’s moreso the readers that expect the same kind of story or level of story throughout the whole series?

Obviously there’s probably many reasons and it varies for every series but I was interested in your thoughts on this. In genres like dystopians, sci-fi, fantasy, etc, there are such high hopes and expectations for sequels and sometimes they miss for a lot of people and I really wonder what else could be the reasoning. I have not experienced this too much, but I know for one example SO MANY people loved quicksilver and then the sequel that came out recently had flopped for a lot of people for a number of reasons.

Recently I noticed how we only get 5 taste books on out accounts, do any of you think that we need more? I want to add a book on but I don’t have any space left, do any of you have recommendations on how to deal with this or maybe do any of you think that we should get more space there? Thank you for any answers or comments 💕 ~ Annie

Has anyone gotten a color e-reader/e-paper tablet? I already have some kindles, but I'd really like a color e-reader for manga, webtoons, etc that isn't locked into an ecosystem. I'm between the boox go color 7 gen 2, bigme 751c color e-paper, and the bigme b7 color e-paper 🤔.

I'm leaning more towards the e-paper tablets because of the high refresh rate, but I'd love to know what issues, if any, everyone has run in to if you have any of these.

Thank you!

Feeling very sentimental about pagebound with the recent post about when people joined but I’m also thinking about the books I would’ve never known about if not for joining here.

Notably, The Six Deaths of the Saint by Alix E Harrow (and eventually the Everlasting); I probably wouldn’t have ever known about this book if not for the PB yoink train and general chat while reading it awhile ago and I absolutely love it. It’s so amazing to have a community where things like this can and do happen on the regular 🥰

So, curious what books others have found (and hopefully loved) through PB?

Andy Weir. What the actual f*kc. The lack of sociological knowledge and sensitivity is utterly insane. And saying that ai was basically inevitable?? Wow.

For those that don’t know, Andy Weir said some utterly tone deaf and ridiculous things about his books not having political messages, and how ai was basically inevitable.

How bloody pathetic. And ironic.

i’m almost halfway through this and it still feels like nothing has really happened lol. it’s not bad but i don’t think that this kind of book is something that’s for me. i do plan to finish it but it’s so slow going that it’s been a struggle to even pick it up 🥲

I think we should explore lots of different genres, especially so we don’t get bored and can experience something new. Moreover when it comes to fiction and non-fiction I feel like everyone should balance imagination and reasoning.

Feel free to drop ur recommendations! 📚✨

Hello Bookaholics!!

How's everyone's weekend going so far???

Your question of the day is: If your reading life had a soundtrack, what song would play the most often?

I'm curious, when choosing your book's edition, do you choose the one you own or do you just choose the pretty one?

For me, I'll admit I choose the pretty covers 😭 sometimes my books may have mismatched covers, as much as it HURTS my soul. I don't want that to be displayed here, so I choose the edition of the book that I would've preferred to get. I did this with An Ember In The Ashes by Sabaa Tahir! I just wanted all the covers to be having the same style instead of different ones.

People who don't use google, or use something else alongside google, what do you use? What do you like and dislike about it? I've been getting more and more frustrated with google because I just can't get the answers I'm looking for anymore! It's pages after pages after pages of store links and I'm sick of it. I don't want 6 freaking pages of links to amazon damnit!

... so, yeah. I'm at my limit but I also don't know where else to go so any help and/or suggestion appreciated. Thank you, kind PBers. PBees 🐝?

i’d love some recommendations!