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chloek

27 | British gal living in Turkiye | Slow Reader | Horrors and Thrillers, with an occasional bit of variety thrown in the mix

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Level 2
Reading...Keep It in the Family
My Taste
Normal People
The Way I Used to Be (The Way I Used to Be, #1)
Tender Is the Flesh
Verity
If I Can’t Have You

chloek commented on a post from the Pagebound Club forum

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  • Reading Slump Help!

    I’m in a major reading slump. Nothing I pick up feels right. Give me your favorite Fiction read of the last few months! Any genre, I read them all. I also love audiobooks so any suggestions for those too.

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  • chloek commented on a post from the Pagebound Club forum

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  • Devin
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    Slow reader

    I swear some of y'all can speed read (not a bad thing) and maintain so much detail. It will take me days to a week to get through a 400 to 500 page book and I will miss so much context sometimes. I also find myself sometimes becoming easily distracted when reading slower parts of books which definitely extends my reading time. Sometimes I just can't focus on whatever is going on and then will need to reread the parts. I'm reading for enjoyment of course and the discussions here, but I find myself feeling inefficient, which shouldn't really matter but I was curious what everyone's strategy was to read so quickly. I feel like some of y'all will start a 500 page book in the morning and have a detailed review by the evening, which is awesome and I need to know your secrets.

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  • Trafficked Girl: Abused. Abandoned. Exploited. My Story of Fighting Back.
    chloek
    Mar 24, 2025
    3.5
    Enjoyment: 2.5Quality: 1.0Characters: 3.0Plot: 4.0

    It's really had to rate a book like this, especially with a low rating. Unfortunately, the ghost-writing completely let this book down - it was so poorly written and Zoe's story could've been told so much better. The book was slow and super repetitive and I really had to push myself to get through the last section of the book and it seemed to end sort of abruptly. I feel terrible giving a low rating on such a sad and brutal story. My heart breaks for Zoe and what she went through, but I am glad to hear she is now slowly healing and working so hard on improving her life.

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    Trafficked Girl: Abused. Abandoned. Exploited. My Story of Fighting Back.

    Trafficked Girl: Abused. Abandoned. Exploited. My Story of Fighting Back.

    Zoe Patterson

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  • The Accident
    chloek
    Mar 18, 2025
    3.5
    Enjoyment: 4.0Quality: 4.0Characters: 3.5Plot: 3.5

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  • Bad Beehavior
    chloek
    Mar 15, 2025
    2.0
    Enjoyment: 2.0Quality: 1.5Characters: 1.5Plot: 1.5
    🐝
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    😐

    I can't believe I even read this 🙃

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  • You Killed Me First
    chloek
    Mar 15, 2025
    4.5
    Enjoyment: 4.5Quality: 4.0Characters: 4.5Plot: 4.5

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  • Normal People
    chloek
    Mar 15, 2025
    4.0
    Enjoyment: 4.0Quality: 4.0Characters: 4.5Plot: 4.0
    💔
    🫥
    ☹️

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  • Normal People
    Thoughts from 78%

    1. How is this so relatable? Why does it feel like every secret fear I have about myself being unlovable and alien has been scooped out of the deepest darkest part of my brain and dumped onto a page 2. They are my age. How did it take me this long to realise I am the same age?! I was flicking back through the pages and wow. I graduated high school in 2011

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    Level 2

    Level 2

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    chloek set their yearly reading goal to 10

    5w

    chloek's 2025 Reading Challenge

    6 of 10 read
    Bad Beehavior
    Normal People
    Never Never (Never Never, #1)
    You Killed Me First
    The Accident
    Trafficked Girl: Abused. Abandoned. Exploited. My Story of Fighting Back.
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  • Butter: A Novel of Food and Murder
    Thoughts from 29% (page 130)

    The men in this book….gag

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  • chloek commented on a post from the Founder Announcements forum

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  • Welcome to Pagebound!

    We’re so excited to have you here; as one of our earliest users, you have a special place in our little founder hearts 🫶. We’d love to hear from you as you explore -- you can find links to the FAQ, feedback form, and bug form in the footer. Your feedback is invaluable and will directly impact what we build as we continue to make Pagebound the best online community for readers. In the meantime, create your first post, join a Quest, create Lists, and find new friends to follow. We really cannot wait to connect with everyone and see the community grow! Thank you for being here from the beginning. Happy reading 📖❤️ Jennifer & Lucy PS! A little about us--we are a team of two and self funded (Jennifer is a software engineer and Lucy is a designer). We appreciate your patience as we get new features out!

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