Hey guys!

I am currently trying to find some youtubers to watch but most that I come across promote authors such as Sarah J Maas, J.k Rowling, Rebecca Yarros, and Chloe Walsh to name a few. I am very active in politics and don't want to support those authors or those who platform them. I am very much a reading is political person and get extremely frustrated what people try to say that it isn't.

And before anyone tries to tell me that some of them bought the books before knowing how problematic the authors are, I totally understand that but when they have a platform and record in front of the books they don't need them on display. Especially those ugly neon coloured books (on a complete side note even if the author wasn't horrible those covers are awful)

OH and another side note if anyone if looking for a new search engine that isn't google chrome I highly recommend Ecosia, they even plant trees if you use their search engine!! :)

I know a lot of people will say JKR, Colleen Hoover or other very big problematic authors for obvious reasons, but if there're any more niche ones or weird reasons why you can't or refuse to read them, tell me.

Mine would be Mia Ballard bc whether the allegations that she is assisted with A.I are true or false, I saw the counter of how many times the word 'sharp' was in Shy Girl and....I cannot handle that.

✨Safe space✨ what’s something you just need to complain about (no matter how big or small). Sometimes you just gotta LET. IT. OUT.

I am sick of reading romance stories of teenagers falling in love in unatural ways and always the same dynamics in the relationship between a white "powerful" man and the "in need for help desperate" white girl.. Do you have any recommandations of books where we can follow a couple and maybe be bored by their life because love is not alwyas butterflies and fireworks, I love Sally Rooney for that but already devoured all her books :(

Todays question inspired by a book that fell on my foot this morning during shelf reorganisation...

What are some of the most disappointing or frustrating endings you've ever read? It can be a book or a series, try to keep it spoiler-free.

I personally have read some bad endings, usually rushed or missed, but it's also easy for me to give my two worst because I remember having such physical reactions to them.

The Toll by Neal Shusterman (aka the book that fell on my foot). I loathe the end of this series. Imo it just makes no sense. Jericho and completionism are the only things that stopped me from DNFing. Honestly, I felt like my emotional investment in the world wasn't rewarded. The Prison Healer by Lynette Noni. In my defence, I read it right after it was released and wasn't aware it was intended to be a series. That ending made me spitting mad. The first line of my review is... Book Meet Wall, Wall Meet Book.

Btw, tomorrow I will be asking about the best because for every bad ending, there are many, many good endings.

I’ve been wanting to learn German for a while now, purely because I want to read 1 book that caught my attention, even though it has pretty mediocre ratings, in its original language. I already have to learn five different languages at school (including two dead ones lol 💀) so I haven’t gotten around to learning it on my own yet… but one day… one day I will… just you wait…

This made me wonder what you have done/wanted to do to read a book or while reading a book or literally anything you’d do for books! This doesn’t have to be learning a language, it can be as insane or even as mundane as you want, I’m just curious what’s the weirdest for you👀

What do you all make of this? Doesn't seem to be a good thing with respect to literacy. Is the focus on BookTok off the mark?

The worst quotes in the piece:

“Sometimes when I’m seeking out a new book, I want it to be as dumbed down as possible."

and

“When I read first person, I’m almost like, That’s me. That’s me in the book.”

At least it ends on a somewhat optimistic note, I suppose.

https://slate.com/culture/2026/03/romance-books-novels-fantasy-romantasy-booktok-pov-first-person-third-person.html

I watched the Artful Dodger recently and LOVED it. It was a mix of all my favourite things, Indigenous stories, medicine, female narratives & historical accuracy. I’m currently reading Lady Tan’s Circle of Women, which is a similar medical/history vibe in the context of China and a focus on women, so I’m flying through it. So I was wondering if anyone could recommend similar books?

I am not opposed to nonfiction as well! If it’s about medicine and history, I will likely be interested!