karigan
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karigan commented on karigan's review of War Storm (Red Queen, #4)
War Storm is an action packed series finale that does a great job at showing how good and bad are not as black and white as they seem. Storylines wrapped up nicely—some happy, some sad, some in between. But most importantly, the story feels complete.
Had I read this as a teenager, I probably would have loved it. But I ultimately wanted more depth from the characters and their actions. After four books, I really didn’t care much about anyone other than Evangeline, shockingly.
2karigan commented on a post
Hello everyone!
I am making a new suggestion post because the original is a bit buried and I want to ensure it's easy to find the criteria for what does and does not qualify.
If you have a suggestion for books to add to this quest, please comment them here. Make sure to double check that it has not already been requested on this post. If your suggestion is already here, please upvote the existing comment as I will use the upvotes to gauge interest!
What qualifies a book for this quest? The books in this quest are structured around a game or trial rather than just including games/trials somewhere in the book. The entire narrative is about preparing for the games, the games themselves, and the aftermath of the games.
Examples of books that would not fit despite including a game/trial plot point:
- The Will of the Many by James Islington
- The Priory of the Orange Tree by Samantha Shannon
- The Poppy War by R F Kuang
While the games/trials in these books are important to the story, the books are not about the games/trials.
10/28/25 note: I am currently focusing on adding diverse voices, especially BIPOC authors, to balance the quest a bit more.
12/15/25 note: All suggestions from the old post and one-off posts have been added as individual comments here. If yours was missed please create a separate comment on this post.
4/1/26 note: I will be reviewing options between now and June to add a few more to this quest!
75karigan wrote a review...
War Storm is an action packed series finale that does a great job at showing how good and bad are not as black and white as they seem. Storylines wrapped up nicely—some happy, some sad, some in between. But most importantly, the story feels complete.
Had I read this as a teenager, I probably would have loved it. But I ultimately wanted more depth from the characters and their actions. After four books, I really didn’t care much about anyone other than Evangeline, shockingly.
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War Storm (Red Queen, #4)
Victoria Aveyard
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karigan commented on a post from the Pagebound Club forum
I love having my lil covers for the books in my PB library, but sometimes they never get updated once the cover is revealed. If a book still hasn’t gotten its updated cover, how do we request a fix/update? 🥺✨
2karigan commented on daydreamday's update
karigan is interested in reading...
Are You Mad at Me?: How to Stop Focusing on What Others Think and Start Living for You
Meg Josephson
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karigan commented on a post from the Pagebound Club forum
How does everyone feel about forum posts that are just quotes with no context or discussion added?
When I pull a quote, it’s usually because I have an idea or a discussion point I want to pose to the forum, so I’ve always posted with context to the quote in some capacity, even if it’s just “This is such a great quote.”
Recently I’ve noticed a lot of posts in forums that are just quotes. My original inclination for those was to usually just scroll past. I thought they weren’t necessarily low-effort, but they just didn’t provide anything to start a discussion or prompt any thinking on my part.
I find that quotes that I don’t feel the need to discuss or add anything to I’d more likely put in a status update for the book. But then I thought about how those don’t really have spoiler filters and that if a quote was put in there it could be spoiling the book for others who haven’t read yet.
So now I’m torn and I’m curious what everyone else’s thoughts are on posting quotes without discussion in the forums vs. using status updates for quotes. What do you tend to do when you find a quote you want to remember?
(Edited for typo)
62karigan commented on karigan's review of Cash (Lucky River Ranch, #1)
I had high hopes. I shouldn’t have.
This book tries to be progressive, and I do appreciate those moments, but it falls into gross conservative propaganda during any sex scene. There’s no connection between the characters besides their attraction for each other. And don’t get me started on the ending…the book literally cuts off right in the middle of a new plot point. Not a cliff hanger, just introduces something major and then ends.
I wanted to like it more, but alas, onto the next.
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