Try to stick to the general synopsis to avoid spoilers please! I'll go first: A young boy with ADHD and dyslexia finds out those are the least of his problems.

Today's question from your local badge gremlin...

Do you have a Pagebound Badge you are currently reading towards? Or is there a badge design you really like that you really like the design off. But not the genre?

I just started Razorblade Tears for the Spring Reading Challenge. I'm hoping for the pretty sparkly 🦋.

I really like the Russian Lit 101 and Flights of Fire badges. But neither of the topics appeal to me.

Ever since I was little, I have read a lot. Of course I started with YA fantasy and contemporary high school romance, but I branched out and nowdays I mostly read lit-fic and classics. Or so I say publicly. The case is that I still really enjoy some cheesy plot-focused YA fantasys and scifis. The reason why this matters is because I got selected into a group of young writers and poets (aged between 13 and 20), that seem to have potential. We go to workshops once a month in Budapest and we also have chance for publication. Now I am having a lot of fun, made really good friends and everyone is really cool, but most people only read litfic and classics there. Which makes me feel stupid. When we had to introduce ourselves I was so afraid to mention that my all time favourite books are a japanese light novel series. I don't know if they judged me based on that, but these peeps are out here reading Dostoyevski and Szerb. Which I love too, but I am currenty rereading Cinder by Marissa Meyer for the third time, which is not really the height of intellectual work, more just a well written fun story. Of course I would never judge anyone for reading whatever the want, I am more afraid of being judged myself. The other young writers are really cool, and I don't think they would think I am a brainlet for liking "sloppier" books, but I still feel inferior. How do I get over this?

Quests, created by Top Contributors, are such a labor of love, and there's so much time and effort put into research and curation. As Pagebound grows, we have been brainstorming sustainable ways to create more Quests that the community is eager to see. We're trialing a new idea for a community-voted Quest, inspired by a List.

How this will work:

1. Royalty members can nominate a List (their own or any community List) that would make a great starting point for a Quest. Royalty members will receive a notification tomorrow + an email with a link to a form to fill out by EOD March 31st to nominate. The form will include context about what makes for a great Quest.
2. The entire Pagebound community will then vote on which nominated List will inspire a Quest. Everyone will receive a notification on April 1st with a link to vote.
3. The creator of the winning List will be able to accept/reject.
4. If they accept, we will create a Quest inspired by their List, adapting the title & book list if necessary to fit Quest guidelines (for example, if a List has 20 books, we will reduce it to 15 for a Side Quest; if a List includes all 7 books of a series, we would put book 1; all books from the Quest would come from the original List curation). In the Quest description, the List creator will be credited and their List linked. The resulting Quest could be either a Main or Side Quest, but it will not be open to book additions since there will not be anyone actively maintaining the book list (similar to when a Main Quest hits its 100 book cap and is closed to further additions).

We hope this idea will encourage quality List-making, give the entire community a voice in Quest creation in a sustainable way, acknowledge our Royalty supporters, and result in more diverse Quests. We think it can be a fun community-building activity! That said, we will see if this trial achieves those goals before deciding if and how often we'll repeat it.

Thanks for helping us trial and your open-minded participation! Jennifer & Lucy