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cornstarchandwater

just another nerd with a coffee addiction trying to rekindle her love for reading ✨

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    I know it’s a standalone trilogy, and that you don’t need to read through Caraval to understand things, but there’s so much about the world and the characters that make more sense if you read through the Caraval series first. I’m not sure how to feel about that as someone who didn’t read Caraval and only read some synopses/summaries. 😅

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  • Fanfiction appreciation time!!

    I get really sad whenever a book comment says "it just feels like fanfiction", because I think fanfics are one of the greatest things ever. Free stories about characters you already know and love, sometimes hundreds of pages long, and sometimes so incredibly good??? I know what the comparison means but it just really bothers me, as it generalises SO MANY authors and different stories. SO! Would you tell me about a fanfic that you will never forget? For whatever reason and whatever piece of media, I'd just love it if we shared some appreciation for them!

    This is a classic for the fandom but I will never forget "Dirty Laundry", a Keith x Lance from Voltron fanfic!

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  • ✨weekend reading✨

    Does anyone else look forward to their time off for reading the way I do? The weekend is my biggest and easiest chunk of free time to plan to read. I'll get these big huge ideas about how I'll finish my current book and start the next one and I just get so psyched thinking about how much time I'll have to read and how cozy I'll get to be while doing it. I just found myself getting extra excited about pumpkin picking because I realized I'll have an hour of reading time round trip.

    I am sending good vibes and manifesting plentiful and cozy reading time for all of you! Hope everyone is having a great weekend ☺️

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  • The Sword of Kaigen
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    Misaki’s interaction with Mamoru makes me appreciate just how much restraint mothers have to use in order to frame the world right for their children. 🥺

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  • Blood Over Bright Haven
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  • The App is live!!

    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:

    • Book Journeys (click the map icon on the book cards in your library and other user's library to see their posts, comments, and updates for a specific book)
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    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!

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  • Pipsy
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    Story behind your username ✨

    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 😊

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  • Yours Truly (Part of Your World, #2)
    cornstarchandwater
    Sep 28, 2025
    3.0
    Enjoyment: 2.5Quality: 2.5Characters: 4.5Plot: 2.5

    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.

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