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e4c5draco

Refrig tech by trade 🧊 bookworm by nature 📚 Sci-fi, fantasy and horror primarily, LNs: both the good and the trashy thrown in for good measure, top with a sprinkling of other genres.

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Wheel of Time
Iconic Series
Operation Epic Scope
Epic Sci-Fi and Fantasy Series
Isekai Light Novels
Universe Quest: Discworld
Fictional(?) Dystopian Societies
SciFi Starter Pack Vol I
Every Villain is a Hero
Made for the Movies
Level 5
Universe Quest: The Cosmere + Cytoverse
My Taste
Alien Clay
Oathbringer
QualityLand
Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World-, Vol. 13
One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This
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Classroom of the Elite: Year 2 (Light Novel) Vol. 7
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Heretics of Dune
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  • Apr 25, 2026
    86—EIGHTY-SIX, Vol. 5: Death, Be Not Proud
    86—EIGHTY-SIX, Vol. 5: Death, Be Not ProudAsato Asato
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    4.5
    Enjoyment: 4.0Quality: 4.0Characters: 4.5Plot: 4.0
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  • Oct 13, 2026
    Classroom of the Elite: Year 2 (Light Novel) Vol. 5
    Classroom of the Elite: Year 2 (Light Novel) Vol. 5Syougo Kinugasa
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    Enjoyment: 4.5Quality: 4.0Characters: 4.5Plot: 4.0Audiobook: 3.5
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    5 multiple choice questions, 5 hours. All answers must be unanimous. This was by far the best volume of the second year so far. Though it wasn't action-packed like the Uninhabited Island Exam2.0, the suspense of the Unanimous Decision Exam was intense, leading to the social death of my least favorite character along with the absolutely cold logic leading to the heartbreaking outcome of the exam. We also get more backstory on Chabashira-sensei, and why she is so cold to her class and why Hoshinomiya-sensei is so vengeful toward her. Definitely the volume that has kept me the most engaged so far.

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  • Oct 25, 2026
    Uncultured: A Memoir
    Uncultured: A MemoirDaniella Mestyanek Young
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    Enjoyment: 4.75Quality: 5.0Characters: 5.0Plot: 5.0Audiobook: 5.0
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    This is an extremely raw and honest look at cults from a survivor of not just the Children of God cult, but also the cult of the US military and her trauma of sexual assault while deployed. This hurt to listen to, not because it was bad, but because it was so horrific what she has gone through over the course of her life. Yet, she also has managed to accomplish great things despite what others have done to her. As someone who served in the Navy at about the same time she was in the Army, I remember being bombarded with SA awareness campaigns and information on where, how, and who to report to. But I had no idea that things were as bad as she stated. I think this should be required reading for students to learn the signs of brainwashing and also for men to see the effect current culture has.

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  • How far back is too far?

    How far back are you willing to add books that you read? For me, I struggle to determine if it's worth adding books from 15-20 years ago that I know I've read, but couldn't give you an idea outside of maybe the year that I read it.

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    e4c5draco commented...

    Back in high school, I was very active in the chess club. One of my favorite openings for black to play was the Sicilian Defense: Dragon Variation (which gets it's name from the pawns on the king side for black looking like the Draco constellation). So my username is the first moves of the Sicilian Defense (1. e4 c5) + Draco

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    hi pagebounders!

    as the title says, what's the background/backstory behind your username? just curious and see so many creative ones!

    mine is just my name lolol (pronounced sue-chin tai)

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    e4c5draco commented...

    I run into this a lot with working night shift. I will usually count it for the day prior, since I'm usually no more than 10 minutes over (I have to stop and take logs at midnight)

  • Logging Late Night Reads!

    How do you do it? I just finished a book at 1am but I logged it all on yesterday’s date because I haven’t gone to bed yet!

    Since I marked it as finished today it shows up on my reading log but I didn’t put any pages on the new day.

    Just curious how you all do it!

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    e4c5draco commented...

    1. Pennsylvania
    2. Sci-fi/Fantasy
    3. Re:Zero -Starting Life in Another World- by Tappei Nagatsuki (it's a slow burn, but it is a great character study)
    4. Recliner, under a blanket, with lyric-free background music playing (usually video game or anime backing soundtracks)
    5. Navy veteran, served on USS Dwight D Eisenhower
  • Let’s get to know each other

    Hey! So thought I’d ask and answer a few general questions just so we can get to know each other!

    1. Where are you from? - Wales, UK 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿
    2. Favourite book genre? - Thriller. 😨
    3. If you had to recommend a boon to someone who have never read a book in your favourite genre? - any Claire Douglas or Lisa Jewell, they’re good and easy reads! 🤩
    4. What’s your favourite reading setting? - I love to read once I’ve put baby to bed, the house is clean and quiet and I can peacefully read with a cup of tea and some biscuits 😋
    5. What’s something you’d like to tell us about yourself? - I have a 3 year old golden retriever, a 3 month old baby girl and getting married in June! 🥰
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