I find myself guilty of using the sometimes annoying phrase, “The book is so much better”. What are some of your favorite book to movie adaptations of all time? Any that you feel were even better than the book or just as good? Any movies weren’t as good as the book, but still really good? Any that you were looking forward to but extremely disappointed with? One that comes to mind for me is “The Giver”. It was one of my favorite books growing up, and the movie was so disappointing.

heya ^^ just wanted to ask if there is a dark mode for the website?

I just downloaded pagebound and it's so cute🥰. Cannot wait to discover even more about this app!

I was wondering if it is possible to search on ISBN for books as well? And does anyone know how long it usualy takes before new books upload after you entered the goodreads-link to the "missing books" button? I am mostly curious about translated versions, that are under "Editions" on goodreads. Can we add those as well since they have their own ISBN or will Pagebound recognise these as the 'original' edition?

Reading this again cause i realised i‘ve never finished it

Mariah’s POV just isn’t working for me. It’s not that she’s a bad character — she’s competent, she’s relatable in that soft ache of wanting to be the plan instead of just a plan — but she’s giving side character energy while holding the main mic, and that’s always jarring.

Bree walks into a scene and the air shifts. William and Natasia bring weight and intrigue. Mariah, on the other hand, makes the story lose momentum the moment she steps in. Instead of being pulled into the story, I become aware that I’m reading. And that whole “must be nice to be the chosen one” vibe she carries — it’s not malicious, but it puts distance between her and me as a reader. It almost feels like she’s narrating from outside the circle I care about most.

When I’m here for Bree’s power arc, Nick’s righteous rage, and all the tangled history unraveling around them, Mariah’s quieter “wish I mattered more” perspective feels like slamming the brakes on everything I care about.

I think part of why she’s harder to connect with is that she hasn’t earned the page time yet. Everyone else has sweat, scars, or secrets that make me lean forward. Mariah? She’s just there — narrating important moments without contributing much to them.

I’m literally just stalling at this point. I’m still on page 181 — where the narrative finally, finally turns back to Bree — and I just can’t get into it. And I know why: I’m genuinely afraid of powering through this part only to have to slow down again once another POV takes over, because I am not 👏🏾 interested 👏🏾😭.

I know Bree’s POV is gonna be good, but the second I remember there’s another Mariah interlude or Sel stationary-chapter lurking around the corner, my excitement just deflates.

I unfortunately am still really struggling to stay invested in these characters and this world. It's not that things aren't happening, they definitely are, but I don't feel connected enough to anything that's going on and I'm mostly just bored. I'm trying to push to the end of the book anyway, but I'm sort of afraid this series just isn't going to be for me.