jenniferPagebound

co-founder of Pagebound 🖤

41550 points

0% overlap

My Taste

Reading...

jenniferPagebound commented on a feature request

10h

hack3rwitch

Sapphire Quest Badge for Gothic Literature

I noticed the badges for this quest only go up to Platinum, even though there are plenty of books on the Gothic Literature list to warrant a Sapphire one. This is one of my favorite genres and I would love to continue earning as I read through the quest recommendations 😊

Invalid/Duplicate

jenniferPagebound started reading...

10h

The Vanishing Cherry Blossom Bookshop

Takuya Asakura

For fans of Before the Coffee Gets Cold, What You Are Looking for Is In the Library, and Days at the Morisaki Bookshop comes an enchanting novel that will linger in your heart long after the last page is turned. As the last petal falls, the final page is turned… Welcome to The Cherry Blossom Bookshop, a haven for book lovers that only appears during the fleeting cherry blossom season. Nestled amidst the bloom of delicate petals, you’ll find a sanctuary for those burdened by regrets and past sorrows. Here, Sakura, the mysterious young owner, and her wise calico cat, Kobako, patiently await the arrival of souls in need of solace and healing. Told over four seasons, each visitor to the bookshop holds a book that bridges their past and present, guiding them towards understanding and acceptance. Within the antique charm of the shop and the soothing aroma of freshly brewed coffee, Sakura and Kobako help their guests confront their lingering sadness through the power of stories, enabling them to move forward with renewed hope.

jenniferPagebound finished a book

10h

Razorblade Tears

S.A. Cosby

An alternative cover edition for this ISBN can be found here. A Black father. A white father. Two murdered sons. A quest for vengeance.Ike Randolph has been out of jail for fifteen years, with not so much as a speeding ticket in all that time. But a Black man with cops at the door knows to be afraid.The last thing he expects to hear is that his son Isiah has been murdered, along with Isiah’s white husband, Derek. Ike had never fully accepted his son but is devastated by his loss. Derek’s father Buddy Lee was almost as ashamed of Derek for being gay as Derek was ashamed his father was a criminal. Buddy Lee still has contacts in the underworld, though, and he wants to know who killed his boy.Ike and Buddy Lee, two ex-cons with little else in common other than a criminal past and a love for their dead sons, band together in their desperate desire for revenge. In their quest to do better for their sons in death than they did in life, hardened men Ike and Buddy Lee will confront their own prejudices about their sons and each other, as they rain down vengeance upon those who hurt their boys.Provocative and fast-paced, S.A. Cosby's Razorblade Tears is a story of bloody retribution, heartfelt change - and maybe even redemption.

106

jenniferPagebound started reading...

Razorblade Tears

S.A. Cosby

jenniferPagebound finished a book

Goddess of the River

Vaishnavi Patel

A powerful reimagining of the story of Ganga, goddess of the river, and her doomed mortal son, from Vaishnavi Patel, author of the instant New York Times bestseller Kaikeyi . A mother and a son. A goddess and a prince. A curse and an oath. A river whose course will change the fate of the world. Ganga, joyful goddess of the river, serves as caretaker to the mischievous godlings who roam her banks. But when their antics incur the wrath of a powerful sage, Ganga is cursed to become mortal, bound to her human form until she fulfills the obligations of the curse. Though she knows nothing of mortal life, Ganga weds King Shantanu and becomes a queen, determined to regain her freedom no matter the cost. But in a cruel turn of fate, just as she is freed of her binding, she is forced to leave her infant son behind. Her son, prince Devavrata, unwittingly carries the legacy of Ganga’s curse. And when he makes an oath that he will never claim his father’s throne, he sets in motion a chain of events that will end in a terrible and tragic war. As the years unfold, Ganga and Devavrata are drawn together again and again, each confluence another step on a path that has been written in the stars, in this deeply moving and masterful tale of duty, destiny, and the unwavering bond between mother and son.

jenniferPagebound finished a book

Everything I Know About Love

Dolly Alderton

The wildly funny, occasionally heartbreaking internationally bestselling memoir about growing up, growing older, and learning to navigate friendships, jobs, loss, and love along the ride When it comes to the trials and triumphs of becoming an adult, journalist and former Sunday Times columnist Dolly Alderton has seen and tried it all. In her memoir, she vividly recounts falling in love, finding a job, getting drunk, getting dumped, realizing that Ivan from the corner shop might just be the only reliable man in her life, and that absolutely no one can ever compare to her best girlfriends. Everything I Know About Love is about bad dates, good friends and—above all else— realizing that you are enough. Glittering with wit and insight, heart and humor, Dolly Alderton’s unforgettable debut weaves together personal stories, satirical observations, a series of lists, recipes, and other vignettes that will strike a chord of recognition with women of every age—making you want to pick up the phone and tell your best friends all about it. Like Bridget Jones’ Diary but all true, Everything I Know About Love is about the struggles of early adulthood in all its terrifying and hopeful uncertainty.

jenniferPagebound commented on a feature request

crybabybea

change the wording when unpausing a paused book

very tiny not important change, but i think it would be helpful to have activity cards show "[user] unpaused..." rather than "[user] started reading..." when a book is moved from the paused shelf to reading. similar to the recent change for rereads to show as "rereading...", it just adds a bit of extra information for both the user and those encountering the activity card on the feed :)

Released 🚀

jenniferPagebound commented on a feature request

pachinko

Option to mute books even when following

As I understand it, even if I mute a book, activity around it will still show up on my main feed if it’s from someone I’m following. Would it be possible for the mute function to override follower status, or have a toggle for this?

There are some books I really don’t want to see posts about, but they’re not a dealbreaker in terms of unfollowing/blocking someone. Even if they remain visible on their profile, it would be nice to hide them from my main feed. No shade at all to those I follow! 🫶🏼

Approved - Will Do ✅

jenniferPagebound commented on a post from the Pagebound Club forum

teresawest

Audiobook shelf

Not sure if anyone else has mentioned this, but I would love an audiobook shelf! There are certain books that are so much better on audiobook or that get recommended to me on audio, that I want to put them on a specific shelf. On that same note, the same way I can mark books read, DNF, etc, I want to mark a book as listened.

jenniferPagebound commented on a feature request

litwick

Page Count / Minutes Listened Summary/Goals

It'd be really cool to have a sort of daily or monthly or weekly or really whatever timeframe that shows however many pages or audiobook minutes were listened to during that time frame. An example could be like a tiny little menu that says:

"You read/listened to X pages/minutes this month so far! Keep up the good work"

and it could be nice to have a goal set for pages / minutes as well as what we currently have for just the total book count. It could be another way to encourage more reading maybe?

Having a total amount of pages read over the whole profile and same with minutes listened for audiobooks could also be really cool. Just basically I'm asking for tracking of pages read and audiobook minutes listened if at all possible. If not, thanks for reading this!

In Progress 🔨

jenniferPagebound commented on a List

Unofficial Tomato War Side Quest

by jenniferPagebound

5 books

Pro tomato or anti tomato? Follow the PB Tomato War lore with this unofficial side quest. Start with The Spellshop (& read Fantasy's post @ 41%) to see the war's origins and pick your side. Next, get the facts with Ten Tomatoes That Changed The World (notbillnye / pro camp's manifesto). Hate tomatoes? Read I Will Never Not Ever Eat a Tomato, and discover their true evil with Dead Witch Walking (virus spreads via GMO tomato). Finish with the feel-good Fried Green Tomatoes. Which side will prevail?

290

Ten Tomatoes that Changed the World: A History

jenniferPagebound commented on a post from the Pagebound Club forum

avidreadergeekgirl

Option for yearly royalty sub?

Will there eventually be a yearly option for Pagebound royalty 👑? (At an even slightly reduced rate 🤞)

I can't currently afford to do the $10 a month, but if there were a yearly option, then I could have someone prepay as a say a birthday gift?

Just an idea💡 and hope.

jenniferPagebound made progress on...

Everything I Know About Love

Dolly Alderton

12%

jenniferPagebound commented on snowseau's update

snowseau earned a badge

Pagebound Royalty

Supports Pagebound with a monthly contribution 💕

119

jenniferPagebound commented on ThePageWizard's update

ThePageWizard earned a badge

Pagebound Royalty

Supports Pagebound with a monthly contribution 💕

jenniferPagebound commented on a post from the Founder Announcements forum

jenniferPagebound

Product & App Updates [3/16/2026]

Hi everyone, we've been quietly releasing new features and quality of life updates over the past month on all platforms, please make sure your app is updated to see the latest improvements!

One of the biggest updates is moderation improvement. We have new tools for both our moderators (who run the PageboundGuide account) and for the community:

You can now report a post, review, or comment for spoilers
You can send a post or comment to PBGuide for Content Guideline violations
Of course, you can still flag a post, comment, review, or user profile for hate speech, harassment, self-promo, etc

PageboundGuides will review all reported content and either:

add a spoiler tag to posts & reviews
flag comments with spoilers
approve flags for posts/reviews/comments/profiles that violate the Terms & Conditions (hate speech etc)
archive Posts that do not meet the Posting & Content Guidelines

What is archiving? When a post does not meet the Content Guidelines (link here, quick version under Account & Settings -> Posting Guidelines in the app) PBGuide can archive the post from the book forum. The post is hidden from the default forum view but stays on your profile and book journey. You can include archived posts in your forum view by changing the forum filter from "All Posts" to "Include archived posts"

The PBGuides have been working hard behind the scenes to clean up very busy forums (especially the readalong forums). We know this has been a point of frustration for many, and giving everyone the ability to send these posts to PBGuide for review is just one of many ways we will be improving forum quality over the coming months.

Other New Features & Improvements

Feed filters on your Main Feed and Following feed
Message on your Yearly Challenge letting you know if you are ahead or behind on your goal
Streaks! & editing past reading progress (click the streak widget to edit and view historical progress)
Navigation changes on app: Profile is it's own tab where More menu used to be. The More menu is now on the top left next to the Pagebound logo
Block & Report users from the profile page
Reading progress bar added to the Book Page for currently reading books

Right now we are working on a huge, exciting project: Format tracking, stats, and monthly wrapups. Goal is to have this out in the next month!

You can always check the Roadmap to see what we're working on. If you want to support the continued development of Pagebound and add feature requests to the roadmap, please consider joining Pagebound Royalty (crown icon in the navbar)! Our Royalty members make it possible for us to provide a high quality, ad-free experience for all 🙏

Happy Reading, Jennifer & Lucy

1521

194

jenniferPagebound started reading...

Everything I Know About Love

Dolly Alderton

jenniferPagebound finished a book