I was reflecting that I’ve read a lot more books than usual this year - almost double my usual amount! When I thought about why, I realised it’s mostly because my library took away the charge for ordering in books they don’t have in stock. So I have a constant stack of reserves and it makes me so happy! 🧚

I then had such a nice thought of all you lovely Pagebound folks tootling off to your respective libraries / browsing the charity shops / racking up a huge pile of TBRs from your fave book shop / scrolling your e-reader for new treasure. It made me want to know where you get your books from! What’s your routine, what about it brings you joy? ✨

So I just caught news today that my favorite manga series, Akatsuki no Yona, is gonna end next month and it feels rather bittersweet. Not only did the series get me through my adolescence, but it felt like after running for over 16 years, I found comfort knowing it’d keep going on with me. I hadn’t kept up with the latest arc in a minute so I think an early new year’s resolution I have for next year is to read it all from start to finish.

After reminiscing the time I’ve spent with the series and how talking about it helped keep one of my oldest friendships alive, it made me wonder how others react when a series they thought would run the test of time finally meets its end. If this sounds like something that’s happened to you, how did you react when you reached the end? Did you do anything special to celebrate the series’s legacy?

I've been wanting to get more into the Christmas spirit, so I've been looking for Christmassy books, but I can mostly only find contemporary, which isn't really my thing. Does anyone have any fantasy Christmas books recommendations? Preference being something lower stakes, like cozy fantasy, and being on the shorter side or a novella.