Looking for book recs! I love romantasy, romance, or historical fiction.

I was deeply influenced by you guys and will be trying out audiobooks for the first time! I'm using Audible, so do you have any recommendations for "beginners"? (I wanted to read something for my tbr but I'm scared it will ruin the book for me if I don't enjoy this format🤡🤡)

I’ve been convinced into starting audiobooks, but i don’t really know where to listen to them from.

i’m on a pretty tight budget, so if you have any free recommendations, please let me know!

What do you guys use?

I have a feeling this one is going to be cheesy! Good palate cleanse from Romantasy!

I love the magic system in this book so far, and glad I’m finally digging into this one.

Hi, I thought I would start Who’s Who Wednesday. A place where every Wednesday we introduce ourselves, make new friends, and follow each other. So whether you’re new to the app or you’ve been here a long time, tell us about yourself.

I’ll go first.

My name is JadeLovesBooks. I have read 142 books this year. I don’t have any reader friends in real life. I hate cooked carrots but raw carrots are fine. I like to roller skate. I have a border collie mix named Kali.

Nice to meet y’all!

I am just throwing this out here because it has been on my mind today. With the app being newly released, there are going to be a lot of excited new users here. (I was one of them!) Not everyone can read between the lines of what is “expected” or “wrong” in the vague FAQs. Many of us come from other book spaces and socials, so it is only natural that we bring some of that energy here too.

What has been disappointing is how quickly that excitement can fade when every post feels policed by other users. It started to feel less like a fun community and more like being told by my mom that I could not express myself because “those are the rules.” You all had to learn when you started, but there are not clear black-and-white outlines for what people have been policing on posts.

I was genuinely thrilled about this space. I even recommended it in several of my book groups, but I also had to warn them that it does not really feel like a safe space to post whatever your happy heart desires. I wanted to share this because it has happened multiple times over the last day, and I know I am not the only one who feels this way.

I can see how great this space can be, and honestly it has been weighing on me all day. I just hope moving forward we can make it feel more welcoming and encouraging for everyone, especially those who are new and simply want to share the joy of reading.

Edited to add what exact experience:

I made a list with books from Elsie Silver not all of them but the ones I liked. Someone then commented to guide me guidance that is not what list are for. Deleted the list.

Made a post in PB Club and do not remember the exact wording but it was asking for spooky vibe recs. Someone commented to guide me to look in the forum.

Posted in the PB Club, where can a new user learn so I don’t do something wrong again to try and learn. Given guidance to see the FAQs. I read the FAQs.

This is what I read: Copied this from the FAQ section More generally, a couple questions you can ask yourself before posting: 1.Will my post spark discussion? Does it provide enough context for someone to respond? 2. Is it something others have posted before and can I just comment my thoughts instead? Not every post needs to be insightful or analytical. Reactionary/funny commentary is great when it’s related to the book.

Where should I post what? For book or series-specific posts, post to the book forum. For your post to be sorted in readalong order, make sure to enter a page number or percent. For general bookish chatter, post in the Pagebound Club. For genre/niche convos, post in the Quest forums.

Thinking I had a good understanding. Made a post asking about other options people are using for their kindle oasis with very specific questions like the durability, pros and cons, etc. Also how did this work getting away from Kindle Unlimited? Someone commented and guided me to the forums again.

I just went back to look over the FAQs in the app and the same things are mentioned. It’s vague.

Copied straight from posting guidelines in the app:

Other ways to talk about books For general bookish chatter not specific to a book or series, post in the Pagebound Club. For genre/niche convos, check out the Quest forums. Head to the Discuss tab to see what the community is posting about.

I also do not see anywhere in the FAQs guidelines about list so who determines what qualifies as a good list as well?

This is why I shared my first comment and have now added this for the true context for better understanding.

This is really cheesy so far but the male narrator is doing inexplicable things to my loins so I think I'm gonna keep listening

I am way too invested about whatever happens to all the characters, the atmosphere is so cosy I wish I lived there 😭