Hey Pagebound community! I've seen a few comments in this forum from folks who enjoy supporting indie authors and participating in ARC (advance reader copy) programs, so I figured I would see if there are any fans of science fiction / thriller genres that would be interested in being an ARC reader for my debut novel. I don't want to spam the forum, but if that interests you, let me know! (P.S. - Can't wait for the Pagebound app to drop!)

Are y'all updating your ratings and/or reviews after doing a reread? Why or why not? Also: I swear there was already a discussion on here about this so I'm sorry to be redundant, but try as I might I just can't find it ☹️ if y'all have a link I'd love to look at the answers there too!

i find it so pressurizing and overly revealing as i like books for very personal reasons and i am afraid that when they go through the texts a lot about me will be revealed along with the story.

I admittedly didn’t read a single page of the books I was assigned in school and want to go back and see what I’m missing. So which books did you think were worth it, and maybe even more importantly, which ones do you consider a skip?

Hey all, just wondering if anyone knows how to go about finding authors/publishers looking for advance readers? I'd be primarily interested in sci-fi. I've seen a couple isolated calls for advance readers over the past few years (before I was back into reading), but they would only ship the ARCs within the US. (#CanadaProblems)

Do you have pets that come to you/hangout while you are reading? Currently reading on the bed. Kindle on a pillow stand. Hot tea and snacks. Got my ambient music on. Both kitties snuggling me. Reading time = cuddle/nap time. My little hot water bottles 🐱

i am so proud of the badges on here i wish i could pin em all on on my sash. does anyone else also struggle with picking which ones to display?

Curious to hear… how do you all sort your physical bookshelves? I used to swear I’d only ever do author last name but as I’ve gotten into reading and collecting more, I now have them in their genres with my favourites more visible and the rest are sorted by “vibes” (like dragons, witches, werewolves etc) and then alphabetically by author. (YA gets sorted into the relevant genres like fantasy YA goes with fantasy instead of separating YA out.) My only hard rule is an author’s books can’t be separated even if they write different genres. An authors books must stay together. The size differences annoy me too so sometimes I separate within the vibes the hardcovers and paperbacks and then do them alphabetically in those sections. Right now, I’m squeezing stuff in where it can fit so it’s not perfectly organized by vibes but we’ll see what happens as I get more space! (I know sharing images on here is a lot of work but if you are up to it, shelfies welcome!)

I was having this discussion with a coworker about various series that have dragged on and wanted to get y'all's opinion on this. Are there any book series you feel should have ended sooner? For instance, I stand by the statement that Terry Goodkind should have wrapped up the Sword of Truth series with Naked Empire and that JKR's Cursed Child was a cash grab and felt like bad fanfic. Please share with me your hot takes and unpopular opinions 😆

Why does reaching 100 pages of a book feel like an accomplishment? Why is it that after 100 pages of a book, it feels so easy to finish a book whether it is 300 or 600 pages long

As a mood reader, I never put much thought into my next reads. But with quests and especially these new ones, I want to complete them now! Like the sapphic quest and vampire quest I have a book on both lists and want to read it asap now 😍