joyhope

Indiana, USA | she/her | audiobook lover | will generally read a bit of everything (not horror), but gravitate toward fantasy/sci-fi/romance

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those_who_wander

Preferred buddy read method

I’ve done a variety of different styles(?) of buddy reads here, and I was wondering which one people like best. The first one is just everyone starts at the same time and reads at their own pace. Then there’s everyone starts at the same time and reads a certain section by a certain date before continuing on to the next section. The third way I’ve done it is day by day you see how much the other person can/wants to read and read that much. What do people prefer? I’ve also done buddy reads with one person and with a whole kinda-large group, so does your preference change with the size of the buddy read?

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storysprout

Deciding next reads

Okay how do people decide what they’re reading next?

My problem is I have SO MANY GOOD BOOKS on my shelves atm and I just can’t decide what to read next?!? Why is this so difficult I literally wanna read them all but can’t decide what to pick next🥺

If anyone has any tips for how you organise your monthly reads or next book picks please let me know!! Sincerely, a book girly with too many books on her physical TBR🥺

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joyhope

Let's Play a Game! Would you rather...?

Would you rather...cozy up to read on a rainy day, or a snowy day?

Would you rather...read with tasty snacks, or a yummy beverage?

Would you rather...buddy read with a friend, or tackle a book solo?

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joyhope

Let's Play a Game! Would you rather...?

Would you rather...cozy up to read on a rainy day, or a snowy day?

Would you rather...read with tasty snacks, or a yummy beverage?

Would you rather...buddy read with a friend, or tackle a book solo?

154

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Seek the Traitor's Son

Veronica Roth

From #1 New York Times bestselling author Veronica Roth comes a sweeping new epic featuring a world consumed by fever and a prophecy that will shake the stars. Elegy Ahn did not ask for destiny to find her. She is happy with her life as a soldier. She spends her days fighting the Talusar, whose deadly Fever and mysterious gifts threaten her small country’s very existence. But then she’s summoned to hear a prophecy–her, and the most ruthless of Talusar generals, Rava Vidar. Brought face to face, they learn that one of them will lead their people to victory over the other…but they don’t know which. And at the center of both of their fates: a man. A man that, Elegy is told, she will fall in love with. In just one day, Elegy’s old life–her job, her purpose, and her future–is over. She and Rava are destined to collide, with the fate of their nations hanging in the balance. And when they do, only one will be left standing. Elegy intends to make sure it’s her.

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Dominion

Jean Kwok

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Dominion

Jean Kwok

A woman with no past. A warrior with no future. Their love could save the world—or burn it down. Fourth Wing—by way of Chinese mythology—meets The Hunger Games in a perilous world where a young woman with no memory and little magic may hold the key to uniting the Dominions and saving the mortal realm, from the New York Times bestselling author of Read with Jenna pick Searching for Sylvie Lee and Girl in Translation. In a world divided into four rival Dominions, power is everything—and Rubi Morningtail has almost none. Three years after the Annihilation destroyed her homeland and shattered her memories, she lives as an Azure refugee in the Dominion of the Silver Tyger, scraping by as a ribbon dancer and hiding her little bit of singing magic. When she wounds a massive battle tyger on her doorstep, she draws the notice of Blake Axefire—supreme metal mage, leader of the royal tyger warriors, and the last man an Azure should trust. His sentence? Cast her into the Bonding, a brutal trial where tygers choose their riders and slaughter the rest. Surviving is unthinkable. But survive she does. Now she’s stuck on Blake’s elite team racing to reseal the Anchors to the demon realm. With rebels striking, demons rising, and the Dominions at each other’s throats, Rubi must unlock the truth of her magic and her past…while resisting her dangerous attraction to the ruthless warrior who could be her redemption—or her ruin.

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joyhope

Aug 06, 2026

Luminous

3.0

Enjoyment: 2.5Quality: 3.0Characters: 3.0Plot: 3.0

This is a solid, "I liked it" from me. I had to read it pretty fast to finish for book club so I'm sure I didn't get everything out of it that I could have.

I think it was doing a lot of interesting things concerning humanity, and how human do you have to be to be human, or how robot do you have to be for it to be okay to be treated as non-human. It didn't answer those questions, just posed them, which is how I like my "thinker" books to be.

However, this book also just had a lot going on. Childhood trauma, abuse, murder, unconventional relationships, PTSD, just a lot. Sometimes (often times) I wasn't sure I was following the multiple POVs through all these elements. But like I said that was probably a "me" problem since I had to listen to the audiobook pretty quickly at the end.

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Luminous

Silvia Park

A highly anticipated, sweeping debut set in a unified Korea that tells the story of three estranged siblings—two human, one robot—as they collide against the backdrop of a murder investigation to settle old scores and make sense of their shattered childhood, perfect for fans of Klara and the Sun and We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves.In a reunified Korea of the future, robots have been integrated into society as surrogates, servants, children, and even lovers. Though boundaries between bionic and organic frequently blur, these robots are decidedly second-class citizens. Jun and Morgan, two siblings estranged for many years, are haunted by the memory of their lost brother, Yoyo, who was warm, sensitive, and very nearly human. Jun, a war veteran turned detective of the lowly Robot Crimes Unit in Seoul, becomes consumed by an investigation that reconnects him with his sister Morgan, now a prominent robot designer working for a top firm, who is, embarrassingly, dating one of her creations in secret. On the other side of Seoul in a junkyard filled with abandoned robots, eleven-year-old Ruijie sifts through scraps looking for robotic parts that might support her failing body. When she discovers a robot boy named Yoyo among the piles of trash, an unlikely bond is formed since Yoyo is so lifelike, he’s unlike anything she’s seen before. While Morgan prepares to launch the most advanced robot-boy of her career, Jun’s investigation sparks a journey through the underbelly of Seoul, unearthing deeper mysteries about the history of their country and their family. The three siblings must find their way back to each other to reckon with their pasts and the future ahead of them in this poignant and remarkable exploration of what it really means to be human.

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remarkmd

Audiobook Performance Recommendations!!

Hello pagebound!! I want to hear your recommendations on the best audiobook performances. I don’t care the genre, I just want to experience some great audiobooks. I need to stop listening to the same music over and over again at work and instead expand my literary experience! For me, I will always recommend Andy Serkis narrating the Lord of the Rings trilogy. It is just chefs kiss

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