Do cookbooks count as reading? My friend's grandma likes to say she reads a lot, but all she reads are cookbooks. It's not a problem either way, it just got me thinking.

technically speaking, i’ve only read 36 actual books and the rest are just manga volumes, does that count?

in my head, mangas aren’t technically books. i mean they are art, that’s not where im getting at, it’s just not the same type of art as actual novels. the same way you see movies and tv shows separate from broadways and novels. they’re all arts, just different forms.

so does that make adding mangas in my reading goal as cheating? i did it so i can track what’s the last volume i read and where i need to pick it back up from. but i gotta admit, it does make me feel accomplished that i read 100+ books even though they’re just manga volumes. i can get through 3-4 volumes in a day easily, on top of my regular reading.

Happy Friday Everyone! I would like to consider myself as a lover not a hater, but there are just some books I read that I can't stand. And it just irks me when I see so many people love them. So, what is a book that just gets on your specific nerves that no one else seems to understand. For me it's The Cruel Prince by Holly Black, Alchemised by SenLinYu and Iron Flame by Rebecca Yarros. Ok I just had to get that off my chest. Also, I will say this is my personal preference, and I have chosen to die on this hill.

this book is so hypocritical, and I understand that’s the point, but it was a hard read.

Holy hell, this is one of the most insufferable fmc I’ve read in a while. Very stereotypical socially awkward, shy book nerd, but rude. I’m over it. I would assume she is well-read and educated, but she is so ignorant about everything. Complaining at every possible turn about having to socialize. Im a big introvert, I get it, but like…. it gets to a point. Caring more about the library burning down than literal corpses flowing down the river? She can’t do shit herself, but has the audacity to bitch about her hot neighbor bringing her food, fixing her chimney and cooking for her.

If it weren’t for the readalong… this would’ve been a dnf. But alas, the lure of the pumpkin badge is too big. 2.0x speed on the audiobook it is. And even then, it’s insufferable

How are you guys hearing Caz’s voice in your head? Idk why I can’t stop hearing him in a comically deep man’s voice and I keep trying to switch it to something cuter but that’s just who he is now 😔

I don't think I really much like that the basis of the story is a revolution, born out of greed from people in power crushing small islanders, and yet the main character is just this air-head girly not aware or understanding of the struggles. This is giving comfortable in my own privilege, and I know it's not the point of the book/story, but that's exactly my point : why make it the background of the situation or a character uninterested in the actual hardships of people.

I'm not fond of the "I like books better than people" POV when the reason is you just don't care about people, period.

I hope it will develop into something and let Kiela grow, but she's not relatable or cute right now.

I saw that there are achievements if we read certain books in a category, but since I read mostly in Portuguese, my readings don't count. Is there any way to reverse this, or do I have to remove them and put them all in English?

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We’re desperately trying to find younger romance books for our library. We have like over 50% 14+ books and a lot of the rest is quite old, think Princess Diaries (as much as they’re fine we’re trying to find some new ones).

Romance content I would say max kissing, but it’s relative.

It’s more about other stuff that is in a lot of YA romances. The usual things we look out for are:

• no swearing
• no relationship abuse (violence or emotional)
• no self-harm (including drug abuse)
• no hate speech (bullying would be fine if it’s not the main plot cause then it’s not romance anymore)

It’s difficult because a lot of romance is aimed at teenagers or relies on these for plot points.

Edit note: Oh I forgot to mention this… we have books sorted into locations based on overall genres and fantasy is separate so we are looking for non-fantasy/non-scifi romance books.

Any suggestions?