I am curious if people take the fact a book is ya or middle grade into account when reviewing books. I am not the target audience of ya, but still read it at times. I always try to take a second and go "what would teenage me think of this?" Before finalizing a review on a public forum. There is definitely stuff that I don't enjoy as much at 28 that I didn't mind at all at 16, so I try to account for that in my ratings. My logic is I don't want a teenager to not read a book they would enjoy because I grew out of some aspects of it, if that makes sense. Does anyone else do this, or do you always review a book based on who you are when you read it, even if you aren't the target audience?

Hei hei! So a few months ago I saw this TikTok and instantly became obsessed. I really loved the idea of feeling like I was transported to a different place, and it made the activity of reading seem less lonely. I wasn't a fan of the videos suggested by the creator (but she was nice enough to provide a playlist, you can check her TT bio of you're interested) because I wanted something that felt real. And there's a lot of fake (possibly AI) content in this sphere. You can find links to some of my faves below but first : 1/ are you interested by this? Have you done it yourself in your own home? ; 2/ do you have any videos you've liked that you could share with us? ; 3/ let me know if you want me to make my playlist public, that might be an easier to track new additions. Alright, here are some of the videos in my playlist : - Relaxing train ride - Train ride to the arctic circle - Train ride through the fog I LIKE TRAINS OK - New York City soundscape - Cosy rain - Driving in the rain - Dark academia shit - You're in Chicago - Reading by the lake

I know most of the people here put a lot of thought to their reviews and I honestly really admire the reviewing system of Pagebound, it answers a lot of the big questions a potential reader might have and so many people even add on to it which is pretty cool imo. But are there people (like me) who finish a book, have a feeling in their heart that says "yeah. this book was a _____ star read" and just mark it as it is, with little to no explanation? Cuz I'll be frank (I love this phrase, its like, sorry frank, lemme just borrow your persona for a sec), my reviews are based on my feelings and hence they reek of subjectivity. Its as if at the end of the book my mind has already calculated and weighed how the pacing, the characters, the plot, the vibes all adjusted together and presented it as a sentiment that only I can kind of comprehend. Because regardless, I do take into account the shift in all these elements during my reading and my rating keeps fluctuating simultaneously, I just don't quite provide the logic to it when I mark it in the end. Should i change my ways? 😅

So, here on Pagebound we have the "quality" and "plot" star rating sub-categories, in which category do you take pacing issues into account? I think I'm doing it in both of them, because I have a hard time deciding where it fits and quality is just an overall thing but I don't know if considering it part of the plot is even correct 😅

I challenged myself to read 50 books in 2024 and was 2 books short of completing my goal. I wasn't really bothered by this, as 48 books is still a pretty outstanding achievement for someone who only read about 5 books in 2023. I set the same 50 book goal again this year but made such slow progress that I reduced it to 25 books. I'm currently at 10/25 books complete and am completely baffled as to how I read so much in a year when I'm struggling to do the same now. So I'm curious: how often do y'all meet your reading goals? Do you set a reading goal at all, or do you find that overwhelming? Do you have any strategies for how to stay on top of your reading goal?

Tell me about your favourite feminist books and the type of feminism they explore!

I love me some time travel. I want some books with time travel shenanigans. I'm not bothered if they time travel to the past or future or both. I just want to read some wibbly wobbly timey wimey stuff. Any genre is ok with me.