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juneandday005

i love all things fantasy, romance (especially romcoms), literary fiction, women's fiction, mysteries, and young adult! excited to discuss books on here with others :) free palestine šŸ‡µšŸ‡ø

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Games & Trials
Iconic Series
My Taste
Fireborne (The Aurelian Cycle, #1)
An Ember in the Ashes (An Ember in the Ashes, #1)
I Hope This Doesn't Find You
When a Brown Girl Flees
Babel
Reading...
On PalestineA Forgery of Fate

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  • Daunting Books and Series

    What are some books and/or book series you are interested but can't get yourself to read? I've been meaning to read Les Misérables for years now, but it's so long. I did start, and loved what I read, but dropped it, and never had the courage to pick it up again. 🄲 Babel and Poppy War are very daunting for me. I keep seeing people talking about PW here, and so I get reminded that I'm curious about it. I also want to read Malazan, but I'm convincing myself that I'll wait a few years until starting it, but I definitely will! 🤣

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  • The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi (Amina al-Sirafi, #1)
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    I finished it and yet could never talk about it

    I seriously need more people on this book, or reading Shannon Chakraborty altogether because this specific one got me back into reading, I have a special bond to it x) but I also completely fell in love with the Daevabad universe... anyways, THIS IS NOT TALKED ABOUT ENOUGH. I never knew I needed this, but a main cast of grumpy middle aged/old and retired pirates bickering on a ship to pursue a quest they did not want to follow in the first place ? Loved it. Want more. The mere fact that Amina is 40ish, has a daughter and a bad knee makes her one of my favorite fantasy main characters of all the books I've read, and I wonder if anyone feels the same =)

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    Recs for FUN books please

    Emphasis on fun. Regardless of genre I just want a good old genuinely enjoyable book that either has a fun narrative/shocking information or just a really good fun plot!

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  • The Favorites
    Audiobook narrators

    Olympic figure skater Johnny Weir is one of the narrators?! I love it already.

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  • Favorite Book Covers

    Hello all! While the age old saying "Don't judge a book by its cover" is a good lesson to live by particularly in reference to people, I think we've all found ourselves buying a book or being offput by one based on the cover once or twice (or many times beyond that). I recently subscribed to a fantasy book subscription box and the covers are absolutely GORGEOUS. I'll be the first to admit that a pretty book has a way of enticing me, even if its just enticing me to read the back cover. So, I thought I'd pose this question to the masses of Pagebound and give myself an oppurtunity to not only get book recommendations (perhaps), but also look at some beautiful covers. So, what are some of your favorite books covers? They don't even have to be books you've read (or even liked), but a cover that captivated or stuck with you. I'd love to hear your top picks, and hopefully they'll inspire even more books on to my TBR. Some of my personal favorites: The "Emily Wilde" series by Heather Fawcett. I haven't read all three yet, but I'm obsessed with the covers. I don't typically buy hard cover copies of books, but the original US "Encyclopaedia of Faeries" cover was so beautiful to me. I haven't yet read "A Study in Drowning" by Ava Reid , but the cover of both the first and second book I love. Another book I haven't read, but love the cover, "Anatomy" by Dana Schwartz. It's simple but so effective! I'm eager to hear your favorites!

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  • Looking for a good fantasy book…

    I’m looking to venture into reading more fantasy books. I’ve read Fourth Wing and The Priory of The Orange Tree and so far I enjoyed priory more. Your suggestions are welcome below! šŸ¤

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    Your Most Hated Books

    Sure, it's nice to find people with similar taste in books, and PageBound, due to the Favourits List on users' profiles, is amazing for that. But I fear I am a hater at heart, it's just so much fun. Also, I've found that most people (me included) find it easier to pinpoint what they dislike about a book. And sometime, things people hate about a book is exactly what I like. So I would love to hear your (preferably controversial) books you hate and why. I'll start (feel free to disagree and change my mind but please don't lynch me, though!) (Friendly reminder that you can hate a book but shouldn't shame people who enjoy them or the authors - except if it's people like J.K. Rowling, of course. Feel free to shame her) - One Dark Window because (to keep this spoiler free) the story more or less ends where it started. And it read like a first draft to me. But mostly because I wanted to bang my head against the wall because of how often I had to read how Ravyn's callused fingers caught on clothes/skin/hair. and, probably more controversially - A Little Life because (1) I'm sick of reading about tragic queer characters (2) I find it extremly over the top just how much trauma the MC went trough (3) I'm sick of books being praised as a literary masterpiece when they really are just traumatic (4) I habe a huge issue with the author's statement that she basically just tried to make her MC suffer as much as possible

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  • Local Bookstores

    Hello y'all! I just wanted to create a post where we could all talk about our favorite local bookstores and gush over them! You can talk about why you love them, give out recommendations, etc. I'll start with saying that I love Powell's and Book with Pictures out here in Portland, OR. I specifically love the Powell's location in Downtown Portland because of how big it is (4 floors!!!) and how the bookstore is organized. I find it very easy to navigate and I always feel like I've done a full workout once I leave. I love Book with Pictures because it's a comic store that caters very specifically to queer, BIPOC, disabled and neurodivergent folks. It's queer and woman-owned and I just feel incredibly safe there as a trans hispanic person. Also, it's BEAUTIFUL inside! I haven't visited yet but I plan on visiting Parallel Worlds, too. It's a fantasy and sci-fi bookstore (and some horror I hear šŸ‘€) with used and new books. I'm hoping to visit this year for my birthday.

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  • Babel
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  • The Jasad Heir (The Scorched Throne, #1)
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    Aug 25, 2025
    4.0
    Enjoyment: 3.5Quality: 3.5Characters: 4.5Plot: 3.5
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    I wasn’t too sure what I was walking into reading this, but all the reviews I had read convinced me to give this a shot and I’m glad I did. For a fantasy story, I think this was somewhat of an interesting plot, with the strongest part of the story being the characters themselves and the strange tensions and relationships that they all have with one another. I loved Essiya, the MC. The definition of a reluctant royal, her inner voice was fascinating to read about, and her humor was one of the best parts of this book. I alternated between wanting to shake her and cheering her on. Her character arc was well done, as was Arin’s. I do wish we had seen more of his inner thought process (those small snippets weren’t enough) but I think Essiya really did understand him, and that understanding was conveyed really well to the audience. I adored all the side characters, Sefa, Marek, Fairel, Rory, Wes, Jeru, and, in particular, their relationships with Essiya and Arin. As for the plot, I really viewed this as a debut author’s first book, and for that reason, I think the plot was alright. Aspects of it weren’t as interesting to me, and really felt like a means to an end that could have been done better. The trials themselves weren’t that important I felt, and were really just an excuse to advance the story in other ways. I think the worldbuilding was interesting, although honestly it took me forever to stop confusing Orban and Omal (really don’t understand why they both have to start with the same letter lmao). I read another review where the world building was described as clunky and I have to agree, I think things could have been explained a bit earlier/later on in some areas. I do wish the magic itself was touched upon a bit more, how exactly it works and all that, but considering that our main narrator couldn’t use her own magic, it’s understandable that we didn’t know much. I expect this will be expanded upon in the next book. Regarding the writing itself, it was pretty decent for a debut author’s. There were some really beautiful lines, others absolutely hilarious. Sometimes the pacing in scenes was just slightly off, I felt like there needed to be a little more time between characters figuring something out, talking about something, etc. But the overall pacing of the book was good, although everything didn’t start coming together until about 80%. But now that the worldbuilding has been established, I think this won’t be as much of a thing in the second book. I’ve never read anything Egyptian inspired before (unless you count the Kane Chronicles), but this was fun to read and the influences were obvious. Looking forward to reading the sequel, and I really hope we get to see more of Arin’s POV. (On a side note, this is definitely an adult fantasy NOT YA. I'm leaving a few noncomprehensive trigger warnings just in case: child sexual abuse (off-page, character talks about it), death, stabbing, child is attacked, torture of a child))

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  • The Jasad Heir (The Scorched Throne, #1)
    Thoughts from 100%

    An expected ending, but still really good. Lots of thoughts on this book, rtc

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