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Hello Readers!
I'm curious about how you all tackle reading series, whether that is novel, manga, graphic novel, webcomic etc. (I'm sure I have missed something here) Do you binge the series? Wait until it is all released? Read as the books come out? Do you focus on a series at a time or do you have many on going series?
Why do you go about reading series that way?
I'm a proud multiple series reader. I have 54 series on my series tracker theses are combination of novels, graphic novels and manga. About half I'm up-to-date and waiting for the next book to be published. The rest I'm working on and I'm at various stages. I normally jump between series and books every time I pick up a book and I love tracking all my data in my reading journal. To keeping reading fresh and enjoyable for me I read a range of genres and mediums so binge reading a series doesn't work for me.
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I want to start this off with a quote from author's note at the end of the book: Any anachronisms in regards to social attitudes, etiquette, or social understandings are included on purpose.
I was a little put off by some of the dialogue and behaviors used in the book for the time period, so I'm glad they were addressed. Overall, I enjoyed the book. The plot was definitely interesting, though I wish the ghosts were more involved in the entirety of the book. The characters were great, even the villains.
I still can't decide if I love AJW's writing or not but I did enjoy this more than You Weren't Meant to Be Human.
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The Spirit Bares Its Teeth
Andrew Joseph White
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This was a sweet, cute hockey romance. It was mediocre and was glaringly obvious (when I realized it) that it was inspired by Check, Please! (and annually was fanfic for the comic). Romance is not usually my genre of choice but sometimes I enjoy a lighter read and this fulfilled that for me, but little else.
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Like Real People Do (Breakaway, #1)
E.L. Massey
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The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo
Taylor Jenkins Reid
essiest commented on a post from the Pagebound Club forum
Hii guys!!
Iām currently reading Sunrise on The Reaping, and itās making me crave more books similar to this vibe.
Iāve read The Hunger Games, Divergent series, The Lunar Chronicles and Iāve loved them so much.
Do you have any recs for something similar? Or dystopian (sci-fi and fantasy) books that you think are absolutely amazing and deserve a read?
Thank you so much!! x
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In case you havenāt heard as part of the Fever Dreams and Strange Realities quest by the amazing acidicchaos weāre doing a read along! Even if youāre not in the quest (which I highly recommend joining,) youāre more than welcome to join us! Weāre going to start around June 15-20, though if something later works better for you just say so. Thereās also Lobster, and Annihilation, readalongs around the same time if youāre interested. If you want to be reminded when the read along starts, just drop a comment! See you in the forums!!!
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"Because. If I have a chance to think about things and write them down, itās less likely Iāll say something stupid or embarrassing. Real time, I canāt guarantee that. Same reason I hate video interviews.ā
Alex not wanting to speak on the phone is so relatable š Please text me, I don't know how to do a call without spiraling. I won't call someone unless I rehearsed the phone call five times and I already know who you are/what you want.
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Kuzy is my baby. Idc that heās a ginormous hockey player. I have adopted him as my own and will protect him with my life.
Never change Kuzy.
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this is truly Check Please fanfic. like i think iāve already read this on AO3
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Super baffled at how I've made it this far and it feels like basically nothing has happened. I'm still invested enough to finish but... how is this possible?
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I love that Pagebound allows you to rate overall vs plot, characters, etc. I always struggle with what is worth 1 star vs 5. I hardly ever re-read books or DNF them.
How do you rate books? Do you have a book you canāt get over? What will you always recommend, no matter what someone may be interested in