So how do most people decide what number to set as their yearly challenge goal?

For example, I only read 12 books last year, so I thought I’d go for something attainable and only put my goal at five books. Now that I’m using Pagebound, I’ve already read 10 🫣 so maybe I should have set it higher? I’m curious about how other people determine their yearly challenge goal.

(As a side note, this is my first time posting an original post in the Pagebound Club, so let me know if I overlooked a similar post or if this post should go elsewhere!)

I’m just curious, as there are so many cute icon/avatars to choose from… why did you pick your current one? Do you change it based off your read? Change it with the season? What drew you to be your little icon?!👀✨💭

Heyyyy everyone!! I just started reading Frankenstein, and I read The Great Gatsby not long ago, and they both have many pages of introductions and forewords.

Does anyone read them in full? If so, do you find that they add anything to the reading experience?

Personally, I don’t like to read them before the book, and if I particularly enjoyed the book I’ll go back and read some of the introduction.

What do you do?? 🙃

what's the opposite of a reading slump? i propose that the existence of a reading "slump" implies that there must also exist a reading "high." has anyone encountered such a "high" before? what is this "high" like? is the "high" a state of euphoria or is it similar to a flow state where you are just in the zone, focused, in your own lane, etc? how long does a reading high last? if anyone has answers to any of these questions, please, i must know for science!!

There was a post a day or so ago about how commenting on people's posts in the forum with like "everything isn't as it seems..." or like vague things like that, as well as going back and commenting on your own forum post like "I can't believe I thought this!" Or other similar things, are all still spoilers!

But also, if a book has a movie/tv adaptation and you mention plot points that happen in the movie before it appears in the book, that's a spoiler! If you're rereading a book, and you comment something that spoils something later on (ex "i can't believe i thought character X was dead when i first read it!") That's a spoiler 😭

I'm reading a middle grade fantasy rn and its low stakes but i'm having fun and went to the forum to literally have someone ruin like. A huge part of the book. Like i said it's low stakes but come on, it's really disappointing! There aren't many "reveals" in the book and since it's a middle grade fantasy I can predict a lot of things, but this was something that didn't occur to me which would've been a really fun reveal. I've literally had to report 2 spoiler comments in the last 2 days 🫠

I need some recommendations for more enemies to lovers please! It has to be like real enemies ✨

I’m in the mood for a good cry.🙂‍↕️ I need a book that will emotionally destroy me. Any recommendations?

I was wondering (aside from book influencers and other folks on pagebound) do you guys have any favorite book reviewers/critics that you follow or particularly enjoy reading the reviews of? I am looking for recommendations especially since I enjoy critics who blend in personal essay with book reviews.