I learned about NetGalley on here and have appreciated the titles they’ve shared with me. However there are definitely some drawbacks such as feeling some pressure, no fan art, being alone in the forums, etc. I do like being able to support an author and post reviews so readers have a little bit more of an idea of what they’re getting into. How do you feel about arcs/has anyone here decided not to read them at all anymore?

My friend and I were talking about how we see characters the other day when we are reading. We both said that we don’t usually see characters like how authors describe them, we make our own picture in our heads. (Ex. An author might say the character is blonde but in my head they are a redhead based on what I have read about them). Sometime if the cover has a picture of a character might make me see the character that way but not always.

I was just wondering if people are more like my friend and I or if most people stick to the description the author gives? 🤔

How do y'all determine whether a book goes into your tbr category versus your interested category? (looking for ideas for how to organize my pb library) :3

hi all!! i recently saw some discussion on streaks and mixed reviews on whether people think they should be public or not; on that note, if you are comfortable with sharing comment what your current reading streak is!!! mine is 61 🥰🫶🏻 (this is not meant to be comparative or disheartening for anyone, i just want to share in each others achievements!! whether you have a two day streak or a 20 day streak all should be celebrated ❤️)

book pop quiz! here are some random questions about books:

• what is the best book you've read?
• what is the book you've reread the most?
• what book do you wish you could live in?
• what book made you cry the most?
• what was the last book you read?

I was wondering if y’all noticed you had any little quirks you do a lot while posting here! I notice that I use a lot of parentheses, I love to make a little side comment. (Totally not because I feel the grating need to always clarify or add context so that nobody could possibly accidentally misinterpret what I am saying 😃 Nuh uh couldn’t be me 😃) In my head I am saying it like it’s an aside in a play.

Do you guys have any quirks that you notice you do a lot while making your forum posts? Maybe always adding a lot of emojis, punctuation you may use a lot, etc.

I'm planning to attempt to read 30 books in 30 days. I am a fast reader, but not an auditory learner so audiobooks are for the most part out. I'm mostly planning to read novellas, with a few romances, slim novels, and nonfiction sprinkled in. Realistically this is just a way for me to tackle a chunky chunk of my TBR, and I don't expect to achieve it. Does anyone have any experience with a challenge like this and any tips to offer?

EDIT: Thank you everyone for the suggestions!

My 30 in 30 TBR, in order and organized (mostly) by page number, with the exception of the Heartstopperverse novels I am hoping to kick it all of with. This Winter (audio) Heartstopper vol 4 Solitaire Heartstopper vol 5 The Heartstopper Yearbook Nick and Charlie A Mouth Full of Dust (79 pages) A Long and Speaking Silence (128) A Spindle Splintered; reread (audio) A Mirror Mended (128) Nothing But Blackened Teeth (130) The Employees (139) We Have Always Lived in the Castle (140) Minor Detail (144) Before the Coffee Gets Cold (157) The Undocumented Americans; reread (164) When Among Crows (166) What Moves the Dead (audio) - (reread The Fall of the House of Usher first) Two Can Play (199) The Eidolon (217) Catalina; reread (224) Nettle & Bone (243) Everything She Does is Magic (288) Home Field Advantage; reread (299) In Charm’s Way (304) Death and Dinuguan; reread (304) Don’t Let the Forest In (325) Japanese Gothic (325) Going Bicoastal (328) Go Hex Yourself (337) What the Hex (336) Love on the Brain (354) Nevermoor #1; reread (465) Nevermoor #2; reread (560) Nevermoor #3; reread (576) Nevermoor #4 (592)

hey everyone! hope you're having a lovely dayy. it's my first week using pagebound and I have to admit, I LOVE IT ALREADY!! curious to know what everyone is currently reading and if anyone has any book recs :)) i usually read romance but I'm open to expanding my book genres <3

I am curious. What makes you pick up a new book from an author you have never read before? Do you have different rules for buying it or checking it out? Does cover art matter? Do you rely on reviews, or is the snippet on the back cover enough?

I find that when I check it out, I am way more adventurous. There is no risk to a checkout. I will check out a book because someone told me about it, or I saw a cover I liked. The back blurb seemed interesting. I have a pretty harsh DNF rule, so if I check it out and it doesn't work for me, I DNF it fast.

Buying the book gets way more interesting. I do buy books from new authors, but I am more cautious. Again, because I will DNF a book fast (although if I bought it, there is a very good chance I will give it another shot).

If I am buying a book from a new author, I usually rely on reviews or word of mouth. Even then, that might not get me over the hump. If it is a fantasy book 1 and book 2 is not out, I will almost always pass. This is my George R.R. Martin rule. I like to know I will have a chance to get to the end of the story.

As with everything in my life, I break my own rules all the time. Sometimes it burns me. I bought a mystery novel from an author I had never heard of a few weeks ago. I liked the cover. The book sounded interesting. I read the first few paragraphs and rolled the dice. I DNFed it, and it is now patiently waiting for me to give it another chance. On the other hand, I bought James Logan's The Silverblood Prince as book 1, with no book 2 and no reviews. I loved that book.

I also get several book subscriptions. I never pass on a Goldsboro Crime Collective book. They are almost always new authors to me, and I know nothing about them, but Goldsboro's track record of picking mysteries I like has been very good. Occasionally they moss but not usually. With my other book subscriptions, I usually go read any advance reviews from ARCs. I will take more chances with them, especially Broken Binding, because I know I can probably sell them if I don't like them. That said, I skip Broken Binding and have always hit my skip limit every year. I will be retiring soon, and money will be much tighter, so I have a feeling most new authors will come from the library. I will say there is nothing quite like finding a new author. The joy of discovery and the anticipation of whether they can keep it up runs deep in my brain.

I have very vivid memory of hardcover books costing around 17€ here in Germany a few years ago. Today I saw a hardcover version of Bury Our Bones on the Midnight Soil (no special edition or anything) for 38€. I bought the paperback for 26€. Have we lost the plot? Reading used to be kind of affordable? Do authors get more money since the prices are higher (which I would actually be fine with then but I have a feeling that's not the case)? Is this a Germany specific thing? I really do love my library card even more now.

Hi Boundlings!

Just curious whether you guys take notes while reading and what kind of things you write, whether they’re for yourself or for a review. Do you use a journal? Do you go back and refer to these notes? How detailed do you go?

For those who do write reviews (seriously or not), how soon do you start crafting your review? How do you make sure you have everything you want to add to it?

Over the years, I’ve found that reviews are my way of note-taking and recalling how I felt about a book. Unfortunately, I’ve only done it more consistently in the past year or so. It’s not that I take it very seriously but sometimes I find myself already writing up my review in my head and well, I might as well just write it down.

This doesn’t mean point-form headers and vague scribbles. I have everything mostly there, all written out, and structured the way I want it. Obviously I might be missing details since I haven’t finished the book, but I find I rarely change too much after I’m done. This gives me lowkey anxiety because what if I end up changing my mind about the book completely because of its ending?

Anyway, very curious about your experience. I am also ready to take notes if you have tips! 😉