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cornstarchandwater wants to read...
Wag Lang Di Makaraos: 100 Dagli (Mga Kwentong Pasaway, Paaway at Pamatay)
Eros S. Atalia
cornstarchandwater commented on a post from the Founder Announcements forum
I am over the moon to share that the app is officially live on both iOS and Android!!
We've quite literally poured our blood, sweat and (lots of) tears into the app development over the past 9 months and we could not be more thrilled for everyone to experience it!
We're still being indexed in app store search so you may have to scroll to find us, or type in Pagebound: Social Book Tracker. Here's links to iOS and Android: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/pagebound-social-book-tracker/id6751526412 https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=co.pagebound.app
There are quite a few improvements and new features in the app, including:
This is the first release, so there will be many more additions and improvements to come. (PS for Android users: we're aware of two bugs related to library imports from Goodreads/Storygraph, and issues with editing read dates - these have already been resolved and are pending Google approval for release.)
We owe a huge thank you to our beta testers who worked diligently over the last month to report hundreds of bugs and help us get the app prepared for release. A huge round of applause to them.
We hope you love the app as much as we do; it definitely makes engaging on PB so much more convenient and fun. If you have a great experience with the app, we'd love if you'd consider supporting us through Pagebound Royalty; Lucy and I have worked for $0 over the past year to bring the app and website to fruition, and have been covering business costs with our savings accounts. Your contribution means we can continue to work full-time on Pagebound without influence from investors or advertisers, and keep Pagebound 100% for readers by readers. Thank you so much to all the Royalty who have already contributed; it truly means the world to us and keeps Pagebound online!
ok now go download the app and tell us what you think!
Happy Reading, Jennifer & Lucy
PS - leaving us a review in app stores also helps tremendously :)
cornstarchandwater commented on a post from the Pagebound Club forum
Hey, beautiful people 💫 After that post I made in the forum I felt so surprised to see so many people relate to my situation, and it was overwhelming (in the best way) to feel everyone's support and understanding. So I want to take this opportunity to thank everyone who took the time to give me a little uplifting, it really made a difference.
This made me think that we really are a community of dear anonymous friends, who support each other through the love of books. Which led me to this thought: There are so many beautiful and original usernames... What's the story behind each one? (except for one_crazy_eliott, I think I understand the reason behind Mr. Crazy's username 🤭🤭🤭)
So, if you feel comfortable, share the story behind it. I think it will help bring us closer and keep everyone's anonymity anyway.
I'll start: The OGs know I started PB as fantasy.betareader but decided later to change my username to Pipsy to help me feel more connected here. This is a nickname my sister gave me when I was 3 or 4 years old, and it stuck until today. My whole family calls me by it, my friends, my teachers, my bosses, etc. Even on my passport, my signature says Pipsy. So that's basically my name 😊
cornstarchandwater started reading...
The House in the Cerulean Sea (Cerulean Chronicles, #1)
T.J. Klune
cornstarchandwater wants to read...
The Raven Scholar (The Eternal Path, #1)
Antonia Hodgson
cornstarchandwater finished reading and wrote a review...
I really wanted to love this one but it kinda fell a bit short for me, especially as someone who’s been trying to get myself out of a reading slump.
In general, I like the writing and character work. It didn’t feel like those steamy pocket books of yore. But at the same time, it still made me feel like the story was written for the sake of them getting together like most other romance plots do - especially since it’s fake dating and forced proximity.
The portrayal of anxiety was very relatable as someone who also has anxiety. I love Jacob as a character, and I wish he as a character could have a better plot. Briana was frustrating in this story, and I wished she wouldn’t assume the things she did, but that part of her was still relatable. I just don’t think the plot was strong enough for me to enjoy their romance.
Post from the Yours Truly (Part of Your World, #2) forum
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Post from the Yours Truly (Part of Your World, #2) forum
Every page I turn, it spurs my instinctive urge to speak in my native language and say “gusto ko silang pag-untugin!!”
which literally means I wanna bash their heads together in frustration. 🤣🤣
Jacob and Briana, can you, idk, communicate a teeny tiny bit? HAHA
cornstarchandwater commented on a post from the Founder Announcements forum
Hi everyone! We have submitted the app for app store approvals, so it should be publicly available very soon 🤞 In line with that, we have some very exciting design updates to share.
A new logo You’ve likely noticed the new logo and Pagebound icon, now visible on web. Since our app and website design are sisters, not twins, we redesigned the logo to tie both together. We won’t be changing the web design to match the app, so you can choose the experience and aesthetic that you prefer. We think each design suits its interface well, while retaining the whimsy and magic that is the spirit of Pagebound.
We also wanted more flexible and beautiful iconography that could work across app, web, socials (and that would look really cute on merch! 👀), and we’ve definitely achieved that with our new PB icon. We worked with illustrator Mariam Chagelishvili to create it and are thrilled to share that you’ll see more of her work soon…
Updated avatars (with new ones to come) We are excited to announce that we will be rolling out additional avatars for you to choose from—these “avatar packs” will be unlocked with each level you achieve on Pagebound. Check out the 2 new avatar options with Level 2 👀🎉
We’ve always known that as we grew, we’d need more options—lest every single comment come from the ghost 🙃. With Pagebound’s rapid growth, we’ve outpaced my ability to keep up with drawing new avatars. I’m happy to share that Mariam has taken over avatar creation and deserves all the praise for the future avatar packs releasing soon as well as the revamp you may have noticed to your current avatar. Through the lens of her own style, we asked her to preserve the essence of our OGs while creating a design system flexible enough to fit new concepts (ps I cannot wait until we release our cute vegetable pack 🥕)
We hope you love these visual changes that are a marker of how far we’ve come and how much we’ve grown!
*if you're still seeing old images, try clearing your cache!
Post from the Yours Truly (Part of Your World, #2) forum
I would just have to say I am kinda uncomfortable with Jacob’s sisters telling him how he’s feeling. 🫠
Post from the Yours Truly (Part of Your World, #2) forum
“But remember, you can’t spell disappointment without men.”
This is the best thing I’ve read this whole week. 🤣😭
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When I was a kid, I loved collecting the little notes that used to come with the alpino chocolates! Recently, I've been collecting knives! Because of Inej. I have a karambit and a balisong (don't worry, I looked into the legality of it in my country and I'm allowed to have those knives).
My karambit is pure black and I've named her Inej because she looks so cool and badass.
My balisong is rainbow coloured and extremely flashy when I'm doing tricks with it, so needless to say that I've named it Nikolai hahahahaha
What have you been collecting recently?
In case anyone's wondering; Inej and Nikolai are grishaverse characters! I highly recommend you read the books. They're awesome