i was not expecting for this to get unhinged SO FAST

I’m not sure what my favorite mistaken word for female anatomy is… I am kinda partial to clitosaurus, I just think it’s cute.

While I enjoy varying and complex writing styles, a favorite being Juan Rulfo’s dream like styling in Pedro Páramo, I’m not sure if the overuse of thesaurus words is hitting for me especially when they aren’t all used in a way that makes sense i.e. swapping out a known horse pattern “dappled” for the synonym “stippled”. The author’s prose is actually quite enjoyable when they lay off the excessive synonym use. I don’t know I feel like there’s a difference between using big words effectively and just throwing them in for the sake of it. I assume it is partly done to emphasize the fairytale aspect and the oddness of the main character but I’ve yet to be convinced it is impactful enough to the story that it is worth how disjointed it makes the prose. tldr; could be personal preference but not sure if I’m into prose where the primary stylistic feature is words that you would come across in wordle rather than daily life (even if you’re well read) That being said it’s early in the book and I hope the author makes me change my mind.

Every time this audiobook jumps to the other narrator its like a jumpscare. 😭 I get so used to Molly Quinn's voice that whenever Ed Westwick shows up it takes my brain a moment to process what's going on and vice versa.

We have some product updates to share - please make sure you're on the latest app version to see them! Quick summary here, with more info below:

• Set your 2026 reading goal! See past/future goals in the app.
• Save on Pagebound Royalty with an annual subscription
• New way to support PB: Gift Royalty to any PB user for 3, 6, or 12 months (link in footer or visit https://support.pagebound.co/gift)
• New OP tag on comments when the Original Poster comments
• New ways to filter forum posts (see both posts + comments from people you follow)
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2026 Reading Challenge You can now set your goals for next year, and continue to edit and add to your 2025 yearly goal as normal. You can now view your past and future goals in the app by visiting the Reading Challenge screen and clicking the blue "All Challenges" link on the right below the progress bar.

PB Royalty Gifting + Annual Subscription In the Serviceberry spirit, we're offering a new way to support Pagebound and spread community love through gifting a Royalty subscription to a fellow Pagebound user. You can specify which user you'd like to gift a subscription to for 3, 6, or 12 months (or, send this link to loved ones asking what you want for the holidays!). 6 months includes 1 month free and 12 months includes 2 months free. For those considering joining Pagebound Royalty, we're excited to share an option to become a yearly supporter (at a discounted price of $100 for 12 months, so 2 months free)! This option is available through our payment provider Stripe to everyone on the web, and to iOS app users in the US. If you’re an iOS app user outside of the US, visit us on the web instead of signing up in-app to see this option (Apple requires us to use Apple in-app payments outside the US).

A huge thank you to all our Royalty members who make Pagebound possible; it's not cheap running the servers + software required to keep Pagebound going and our Royalty members ensure PB continues to exist for everyone.

Another huge thank you to all our readers here on Pagebound; 2025 was an incredible year, from public launching the Website in January after 4 months of beta testing, to releasing the app in October, to growing to 70k readers and seeing this community flourish and thrive - it has been SUCH a great year, and we couldn't be more grateful and proud of the Pagebound community. You all do so much to ensure PB stays the welcoming, diverse, discussion-centered, interesting place that it is. Cheers to you all!

Happy reading, Jennifer + Lucy