This is my first F/F romance and GOD does it feel safe. Feels like it's a bit long compared to other romcoms but I can see how it's useful for character development and the evolution of the story.

Heeey everyone on Pagebound! I've just got to share this cool find with you all – Steven Reese and his newsletter called Read Your Colour. It's all about getting book recs that really fit how you like to read. 😂📚

So, the idea is super simple: you take a quick quiz to find out your "reading colour" – like, what kind of stories light you up inside. Are you into deep thoughts, wild adventures, or something totally offbeat? He sorts readers into colours and then shares recommendations that match each one. I tried it and apparently I'm an orange reader. I have been getting his newsletter for a couple of months now, and it nailed my love for big fantasy worlds without any mushy stuff.

If you're keen to try, hop over to the quiz here, it's super fast! Then you can subscribe (free option) to his Substack for weekly book ideas tailored just for your colour.

Just to be clear, I've got zero affiliations with him or anything, no sneaky promo here. I just think it's a great way to discover new, unexpected reads. Happy reading! 🌈✨

Just like we leave a review of a book with 3 emojis, I want you to describe yourself in 3 emojis (without context, if possible). I'm a 😭💭🐒

I used to be very picky about reviews and ratings. I would try and only read books rated 4 and above on GR. But then I realized I was liking some books that were 3.6 and up.

Do you guys take into consideration the average star ratings? I have friends who don’t care about reviews at all and will pick up a book with a bad ratings if they like the plot.

If you do take into consideration the reviews, what number is your limit? Mine is anything lower than 3.6.

Edit: I love the PB community because I have reconsidered my whole stance on ratings. I am now going to disregard ratings and stop being so picky. This def makes a more open minded experience ❤️❤️❤️

Sadly I suspect the cover to be AI generated. This is why I personally think so: The roof behind the "L" doesn't look right. The suspenders don't reach the trousers. There is a weird line going from a weird hand of the right woman to whatever she has in her hand and around her right leg. And I think an artist would have made both of the women's hair blow in the wind. Also, the character art on the author's Instagram looks like AI and the cover reveal doesn't have an artist tagged.

But at least the author is real, so the book might not be made with AI.

I'm so annoyed right now, I need to rant (with a question at the end). I know we already had the discussion about books being written by/ with AI here, thanks to SamsSapphicReads (go read what the smart people have said there). And I'm sure we can all agree AI = bad, but I need to bring it up again.

So I am looking through new releases and I find a pretty interesting book. I add it here, put it in my plan, and then I look at the cover again and think, is this AI? I'm already screaming internally. Then I search for hints and find a few. I'm pretty sure that it's AI now. I'm disappointed because I don't want to read the book if that's the case. So I look through the author's profile and Instagram and don't find a shout-out to an artist anywhere, but I find other character art that looks like AI... At least the author is real and it's just the cover, but still. I can even understand indie authors that don't want to spend so much money to publish, but seriously? You wouldn't be ok with the people stealing your work for AI, why would you use it?

Now I've wasted like 15 minutes just to make sure I don't support authors that use AI. I am angry!! Why does it have to be like this 😭😭

My question: What do I do now? I've already added the book here. Do I go into the forum and point out that the cover is probably AI even though I'm pretty sure the book isn't? I've also recently written in a forum that I suspect a different book to be AI when I found a lot of things that didn't add up, but I don't have proof, and I'm still thinking about deleting it, because I can't be sure and I don't want to be wrong about something that could potentially be harmful to the author...??

Just like we leave a review of a book with 3 emojis, I want you to describe yourself in 3 emojis (without context, if possible). I'm a 😭💭🐒