I am having trouble reading this 😵‍💫 It's not exactly bad or boring, I just can't bring myself to read it. It's sort of like procrastinating studying for an exam. I think I just don't want to bear the inevitable emotional toll. Please tell I am not the only one 😭

pretty arrogant of me to pick this up. let's see if i can commit to it

Can u imagine if society collapses and this is the only book that gets unearthed after decades?

I’m a mood reader struggling to find a good book for my Assassin square for the r/FemaleGazeSFF spring/summer bingo.

I’m not in the mood to read anything quite as dense as Robin Hobb’s Farseer Trilogy. Both Warrior Princess Assassin by Brigid Kemmerer and The Retired Assassin’s Guide to Country Gardening are on my radar, but neither one is grabbing me right now.

In the spirit of the Female Gaze aspect of the book bingo, I’m trying to avoid books written by men, but otherwise I’m kind of open to anything as long as one of the main characters is an assassin. Queer books are great. Classic SFF is great. Fantasy or SciFi Romance novels are great. I’d love any recommendations y’all could offer!

I had a weird idea late last night. And I’m obsessed with it. Hear me out…

I started thinking about the badges and realized I LOVE them. I love earning them, I love looking at them and I wanted a physical way to remember each quest I complete. They also need to be small because I don’t have a lot of space or resources.

So I started brainstorming.

Every time I earn a badge, I want to collect something that reminds me of that quest. It doesn’t have to match the badge exactly. It just has to capture the same vibe.

Here were some of my ideas:

1. Enamel pins
2. Stickers
3. A collection of bookmarks
4. Small art called ACEOs

I think having a keepsake box would be insanely cool. If I was artistic, I would make my own tiny art. But I don’t mind supporting small businesses. I think years from now it’ll be really fun to go through a small box and see all the different reading phases I went through.

Do you guys have a fun way of commemorating completed quests or reading milestones?