Greetings my fellow Boundlings! I hope everyone is well as we approach the middle of May and that you guys have had a great weekend! I just want to wish the moms and mother figures here on PB a very happy mother's day❤️! I hope you guys a having a lovely day with your loved ones. Thank you all for what you do and may you all be blessed with good health, wealth and happiness!

With lots of love, Nicotherelative.

PS: Who are your favourite book moms? And which books would you recommend to me that have a healthy mother & child relationship?

hey everyone!! as of today it’s officially national nurse’s week so first of all… happy nurses week to all my RNs, LPNs, NPs, nursing students, even our nurse’s aides!!! what you do makes a difference in SO many lives! 🫶🏼 on that note: i’m looking for books related to nursing/healthcare in general! whether thats a lil modern romance with characters that work in healthcare, a historical read about past healthcare innovators (i’m talking miss florence nightingale herself even!), or even a fantasy with healers! any recommendations?? thanks everyone! 🩺💖🏥

From R.F. Kuang, the acclaimed #1 New York Times bestselling author of Katabasis and Yellowface, comes a wryly humorous and profoundly moving coming-of-age novel that grapples with grief, language, and culture shock—all set against the backdrop of an unforgettable summer in Taipei.

College freshman Lily Chen is off to spend the summer in Taipei at an intensive language program like so many Chinese American students before her, hoping to connect with the culture she inherited but never fully understood. But a promising start quickly unravels. Her classes are grueling, her roommate is driving her insane, and a reckless trip to the hot springs with a guy she barely knows soon has her classmates viciously gossiping. She feels adrift, a foreigner in a country she thought would feel like home.

Then shocking news arrives: Lily’s grandfather has passed away. The loss forces her to grapple with now-unanswerable questions about her family history. As Lily grieves, she’s drawn into a journey of self-discovery—piecing together memories, stories, and silences over a series of hilarious and devastating attempts at connection.

Taipei Story asks: What if the diaspora fantasy of homecoming never comes true? What if learning a language can’t bring you any closer to the people you’re trying to reach? What if you search for your family’s history, but your family doesn’t want to share? What if you wait too long to ask the right questions? As Lily struggles for answers, her summer becomes a poignant search for understanding—of herself, her family, and the meaning of home.

TW: teeth pulling

Let me preface this by saying I do not read horror and I’m also not really much of a writer. I’ve written some poetry back in my teenage days and some short stories but that’s the extent.

I have a 2.5 year old so bluey is a show often on in my household. And right now the tooth fairy episode is playing where bluey gets 5 bucks bc her friends get 5 bucks usually per tooth. Well Bandit (the dad) said “Tooth fairy must be doing well for herself”. And out of nowhere my brain thought wow what an interesting book that could be. Like it’s so sweet that we get money when we lose a tooth but what if the lore is that the tooth fairy is this being that has a crazy black market business in which they sell teeth for hundreds but only give kids a tiny bit and what if the tooth fairy is the one that convinced kids to rip out their own teeth. Idk I’m spiraling.

Don’t even get me started on the fact that the tooth fairy comes into kids rooms at night while they’re sleeping.

Is fantasy horror a sub genre? Lol

I’m sorry about this post 🤣 I’m delirious my son is 5 months old and kept me up all night.

what is your favorite childhood book (or series)? and why?

mine is Linnea in Monet’s Garden

hey guys, i’m in need of book recs because i’m not sure what i should read next after tpw trilogy 😭 genre doesn’t really matter much to me and i’m open to anythinggg ^^ i would like this to have a lil bit of a fun twist though, so i’m hoping that y’all can describe your fave books in a funny, oversimplified way (since I like diving into books with not much context other than a teeny peek at the synopsis). that’s all! i would appreciate all responses, i can’t wait to read y’alls book recos 🫶🏻

edit: did not expect for so many of y'all to respond, i'm honestly baffled 🧍‍♀️but anyway i'll try to include all of y'alls suggestions in a custom shelf!

Hello! As you can probably guess by my username, I am a Kpop fan lol, and I was wondering if anybody has any k-pop related romance recs? I'd even go with just k-pop vibes. If you do pls let me know

Thanks, Alex