jenniferPagebound commented on Allyyys's review of Cloud Cuckoo Land
I took an incredibly long time to read this but I'm so glad I finished it. The story does a beautiful job of telling stories of the past, present, and future and how stories intertwine. All it takes is one story to engender hope into the lives of different characters living in different time periods. The only thing I would say is it was a bit slow in the middle (which is why I was stuck in a bit of a reading slump) but if you power through you will find that all the details are worth reading.
jenniferPagebound commented on a post
If you could rewrite and change your favorite Greek myth, what would you change? What would you have the characters do differently? How would that affect their fate?
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jenniferPagebound commented on a post from the Pagebound Club forum
On the "select 3 emojis" thing when leaving a review, if you try and back out of the emoji selector without selecting an emoji, it'll just close out the review window and remove what you've written/changed. You have to choose an emoji and then just remove it if you decide you don't want to add another emoji after opening the picker it seems
jenniferPagebound commented on a post from the Pagebound Club forum
I just had a random thought and idk if it is in the works or not. But the ability to add trigger warnings on here would be amazing. I am finding less bothers me now, but it could be a helpful tool for those who have triggers they want to avoid.
jenniferPagebound commented on a post from the Pagebound Club forum
Hi! I'm wondering if there's a way to add a scroll bar or a way for us to post an update on books we're reading that aren't showing up in the main page?
jenniferPagebound commented on a post from the Pagebound Club forum
I added a book to my DNF shelf and I wanted to leave an explanation as to why, and that's when I noticed that you can't submit a review without leaving an overall rating as well. It would be nice if we could review without having to rate, esp because when it comes to DNFing books I don't really like to leave ratings since it seems unfair of me to leave ratings for things I didn't even read all the way ^^;
jenniferPagebound commented on a post from the Pagebound Club forum
Would it be possible to add an optional reading streak to this site? It helps me personally to not forget to read.
jenniferPagebound commented on a post from the Pagebound Club forum
Just realised there's no way to tell if a book is part of a series or not on it's page - unless it's been put into its name but that doesn't seem to be consistent? This is incredibly frustrating as there's often spoilers for previous books in the descriptions and publishers don't like advertising when something is part of a series for some stupid reason.
jenniferPagebound commented on a post
With a few of these cozy fantasy books under my belt, I feel like I'm noticing a trend where of those that include a romantic storyline, a much smaller proportion are straight compared to the fantasy genre in general. I considered if it's just selection bias, but I usually find myself being (pleasantly) surprised by it because I hadn't known in advance of picking a given book up. Has anyone else noticed the same trend, and if so do y'all have any theories as to why that trend might exist?
jenniferPagebound commented on a post from the Pagebound Club forum
The ability to see who on the site has the highest overlap with you would be fantastic. Just being able to see the newest users and the top contributors feels incredibly limiting
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jenniferPagebound started reading...
My Murder
Katie Williams
jenniferPagebound finished reading and wrote a review...
wow! this one took me by surprise - I'd been putting it off for over a year since it's a thick literary family drama (aka: a chore to get through). The first 300 pages flew by - I annotated many passages, felt the realness of the sisters and their bond, their heartbreak and joy and human messiness. I had the rare reading experience of seeing on the page feelings and thoughts I thought were unique to me - and being reminded in the most beautiful way that none of us have ever had a unique emotional experience. I loved the theme that love is acceptance - that control, trying to change someone, or rejecting parts of someone leads to disunity and sickness. People (and love) thrive while being nurtured, not changed. To nurture, we must accept - and love - all parts. That being said, the last 80ish pages really dragged. It took this from being an all time favorite to less than 5 stars. I still adored this reading experience though, and the Padavano sisters will stick with me for a long time.
jenniferPagebound commented on a post
I have a feeling this book might make me cry. Maybe.
jenniferPagebound commented on jenniferPagebound's update
jenniferPagebound wants to read...
Katabasis
R.F. Kuang
jenniferPagebound wants to read...
Katabasis
R.F. Kuang
jenniferPagebound commented on a post
Why is she editing herself in these yearly anniversary letters if she's never planning on showing them to her husband?
jenniferPagebound commented on a post from the Pagebound Club forum
I have forgotten how to get to previous months plans within my Library, can someone remind me please!