I’ve been listening to an audiobook lately that has a narrator whose voice just sets my teeth on edge. I have had a couple bad ones but this one is making me consider going out and buying a physical copy or just straight up DNF. Has anyone else here had this issue? It feels like a very easy thing to fix (read the book instead of listening to it) but now I’ve got the narrator’s tone and cadence stuck in my head.

I am looking for a recommendation of a great book that also has a solid movie adaptation. I love to read a book, watch the movie and compare the two. Any ideas???

I was just thinking yesterday about how I actually don't always like (or at least don't feel the most comfortable) when I start a new book because I really don't like not knowing things; this is why I always end up looking up spoilers for everything I read/watch. I tend to feel blind and uncertain when I'm starting a new world and am trying to figure everything out.

I much prefer the ending of books, when things are resolved and I know exactly what is going on. My therapist would say it's a control thing for me. I definitely feel much more comfortable with endings than beginning of books, at the very least. I'm okay with the middle of books, but that's usually when I end up giving up on not spoiling myself and either read the ending first or look up spoilers online.

So do y'all prefer the beginning of books, endings of books, or the middle when you're still ~in it?

I’m always curious how people weave reading into their busy lives whether it’s school, work, family, or a bustling social life that gets in the way of reading time (or all of the above 😭). Do you save your reading at a certain time of the day, or only on weekends, or do you sprinkle it in when you can? How do people read so much!! 🫠

A realistic good reading day for me goes like this:

On a weekday: • Read while eating lunch for 30 mins. • Read during work 🙊 (I’m WFH) when it’s slow at the end of my shift. • Read 2 hours before bed. Total reading hours: 3-4

On a weekend: • Read while eating breakfast, until lunch. • Read around 3pm until dinner time. • Read 2 hours before bed. (For context I don’t have kids and barely leave my house lmao) Total reading hours: 5-7

This rarely happens though lmaooo but on a good day this is how my life would go :’)

Typical daily reading hours for me is like 1 🥴

Hey y'all 👋🏻

It’s time for Who’s Who Wednesday where every Wednesday we introduce ourselves and make new friends. This is possibly part 15.

Jadelovesbooks originally started this. These were some of my favorite posts to read through so I'd like to bring it back if that's cool (or if these were ended on purpose, let me know and I'll remove this).

If you participated in any of the times before, you don’t have to introduce yourself again but you can share some different facts about you, an opinion you have, or how your week is going.

If you’re new, introduce yourself!

I’ll go first.

My name is Wibbily. When I listen to Good Luck Babe by Chappell Roan, I only hear 🎶"When you wake up next to ham in the middle of the night."🎶 I can't unhear it and now I kinda prefer it 🐷

What is a book that completely surprised and shocked you with how good it was? How about what is the most disappointing book you have read (this doesn’t mean it was bad but just didn’t live up to what you thought it was going to be)?

When you're reading and you need to put the book down, do you intentionally read until you've finished a chapter or section? Or do you just stop wherever?

I personally just stop wherever I am, and honestly I usually prefer to stop in the middle of a scene. My boyfriend says that's chaotic and he could never lol. He always has to "get to a good stopping point," which usually means finishing the chapter he's on. But when I read to the end of a chapter, it usually just makes me want to keep reading because a lot of chapters end with page turning hooks. And sometimes when I come back to it, I forget what's going on and have to go back and skim the end of the last chapter anyway to immerse myself back into the story. So it usually ends up being easier for me to get back into the story if I can pick up in the middle of a chapter and just throw myself back into a scene I already established a vision of in my head.

Is that so abnormal to do? What do you guys think?

hiii everyone! this is my first time reading one of Emily Henry’s books, so I would love to hear everyone’s thoughts and opinions on this book, or her writing in general!! I also have The People We Meet On Vacation, but I’m reading this one first because I got it at the library :) happy reading!