Was thinking to myself how I have this ridiculous habit of intentionally speeding through book blurbs trying not to learn too much, leaving a book on my TBR for ages, starting to read it going off the memory of the blurb, and then being completely thrown by what the book is actually about because I realize I didn't actually know. Case in point: started the castle knoll files series today, DEAD CERTAIN the MC was an old male detective. It is about a 25 year old girl and her kooky aunt. This is abundantly clear in the blurb and I have no idea how I misremembered that badly. I spent the first 20 pages going "oh? Oh?? Oh!" So anyway, that got me thinking, do any of y'all have reading quirks like this that are ultimately harmless but kind of weird? A beige flag, if you will?

Thank you so much for your comments honestly it’s makes me feel a lot better!!! I do really love reading and I’m just glad that there is a whole community to uplift everyone🖤

a bit slow going because of the historical writing style but i'm getting intrigued. Good Stab is already a really interesting character, it almost feels like he's playing up the "mystical Indian" trope to get under Arthur's skin. he reads almost like a caricature through the lens of Arthur's colonial mindset. ouhhhh i know this is gonna get layered i'm so ready

Do you prefer to read physical books, ebooks or listen to audio books? I tend to do a mixture but lean towards ebooks (and then go buy my book trophy!)

I tried. I really really tried. I wanted to like this book but at just a little under half of the way through, I've decided to quit. It just isn't for me. I actually found myself dreading and/or skipping my nightly reading time because I felt obligated to read this book. I just find it incredibly boring and slow-paced to the point of frustration. I'm not really invested in the characters or the plot (at least what little of it there is). I had such high hopes for this book and am sad that it wasn't what I expected. I'll probably either gift my copy to someone or leave it in a free little library in hopes that it will be someone else's favorite book.

What’re those books/series which you love to read over and over? I’ve been re-reading A Series of Unfortunate Events by Lemony Snicket and have loved every second of it! Others I love include: -The Lord of the Rings by JRR Tolkien - The Raven Cycle by Maggie Steifvater - The Farseer Trilogy by Robin Hobb - Pride & Prejudice by Jane Austen Let me know so I can add more to my TBR 😎

Is there anyone whose books you immediately pre-order before barely checking what they're about? For me it's: - Kristen Britain - Lucy Holland - Adrienne Young - Laini Taylor

Are you a mood reader or do you strictly abide by your TBR for the month?? I have a monthly and yearly tbr and I seldom follow it 😆 I'm afraid I'm a notorious mood reader ✋😭

i'm not sure if i'm meant to like liraz and hazael but i'm pretty bored by their chapters with akiva cause they've just settled back into their routine of war crimes basically. and the book feels way too casual about it? there's a scene where liraz chastises some other soldiers for counting fleeing civilians on their kill count tattoos and like is that meant to make her "one of the good ones"?

My favorite book series is The Hunger Games, and I want to get into more dystopian. I also have an interest in Science Fiction. Does anyone have recs for a newbie? Thx in advance!

Ahh booktok, so controversial. But we love it anyways hehe. Because I thrive on highly opinionated discussion, please don't hold back! (BUT, because we are all kind, educated readers, let's not be hateful towards people who have different opinions than we do ;) That being said, I'll go first: *inhales slowly* Fourth Wing is meh and Iron flame was almost impossible to get through... the hype, I just don't understand it!! Please tell me I'm not the only one.