I just finished Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil and had such a great experience in the forum; no spoilers, hilarious banter (lookin at you @pykora), and really insightful analysis (shoutout @notbillnye). I've come to expect this type of experience from the Readalong books, but it was such a pleasant surprise to have it with a non-readalong book! I'm listening to Project Hail Mary and that forum is equally hilarious/lively/interesting. Curious, what are some other forums from non-readalong books that deserve a little shoutout (and so I can add to my tbr 🙂‍↕️) ?

Hello everyone! ☀️ I hope you are well, that you take care of yourself and that you read many books! Little question of the day: if you had to recommend one or more books what would it be? And above all: why? Personally since my discovery of Remarkly Bright Creatures I can only recommend it. I send you lots of kisses

I've been seeing this book quite often lately, and I see here that it's compared to the Cruel Prince, and the Cruel Prince is a 6 star read for me, my favorite series and what got me into reading again! I love the twisted characters, the political and court intrigues AND the love subplot! On the other hand I haven't got to read any of Garber's books, and never ever was interested in reading the selection. And I'm asking myself if the CP comparison is real, or a bit pushed for marketing reasons. Do any of you guys think I can trust that claim and go into that book or rather not?

Okay so I obviously know that governments will do whatever possible to improve their image. However, usually people see through that and can admit when a government is talking about issues with rose colored glasses. I wasn’t aware that England’s role in the potato famine was 1) a controversial topic, and 2) disputed. I was under the impression that it was common knowledge that England actively made the situation in Ireland worse. Lowkey nervous now that I accidentally made a politically charged post in the PB Club when I asked for book recs about England’s role in the famine 😬

Commenting my thoughts because they will contain spoilers for book 1

I'm genuinely surprised how many people have never read this book before. It was assigned reading for us in high school (eastern european). In the comments you can say where you're from and if you've read it before (or if it's common school reading).

Hi friends! Does anyone have some good non-fiction recommendations to learn more about the potato famine? Specifically anything that covers how the English went about manufacturing the famine? I've taken a course on the subject so I'm not starting from zero but looking to do a deeper dive. One book I really enjoyed was Paddy's Lament, but that is more focused on the lived experiences of the famine. Thank you in advance!!