When I was a kid, I loved collecting the little notes that used to come with the alpino chocolates! Recently, I've been collecting knives! Because of Inej. I have a karambit and a balisong (don't worry, I looked into the legality of it in my country and I'm allowed to have those knives).

My karambit is pure black and I've named her Inej because she looks so cool and badass.

My balisong is rainbow coloured and extremely flashy when I'm doing tricks with it, so needless to say that I've named it Nikolai hahahahaha

What have you been collecting recently?

In case anyone's wondering; Inej and Nikolai are grishaverse characters! I highly recommend you read the books. They're awesome

So I've read a couple ARCs that aren't in the database yet. It's not super important because I know they'll probably get added at some point but its also messing up my reading goal hahaha! Is there a problem with adding ARCS/books not out yet? I know I know I read them, and I am tracking in other places, but for the happiness of my brain, I'd love to have it correct here too.

I did add an ARC the other day because I didn't even think about it, but thought I've check before adding more just incase!

maybe i’m too dumb but i don’t get why so many of you are literally obsessed with this… for me it was just mid 😞

Wow my hold for Katabasis on Libby has gone from “indeterminate wait” to 12 to 5 to 2 weeks since I first placed it on 1 September because my library has obtained… 112 more copies since. Just wanted to share this little happiness!!!

What is your favorite Disney movie? What book retellings do you love the most associated with it?

I'm a huge fan of Disney movies and love reading retellings about them. I have read quite a few retellings throughout the years. Now I would like to learn about your favorites!

My own favorite Disney movie is a tie between Beauty and the Beast and Mulan!

Favorite retellings of Beauty and the Beast have been:

The Merchant's Daughter by Melanie Dickerson (part of the Hagenheim series) Abducted by a Prince by Olivia Drake (part of the Cinderella Sisterhood series) Bella and the Beast by Olivia Drake (also part of the Cinderella Sisterhood series)

Favorite for Mulan have been

Reflection by Elizabeth Lim (from the Twisted Tales series) The Warrior Maiden by Melanie Dickerson (part of the Hagenheim series)

I saw this mentioned in the forum but didn't see any comments about if this is possibly in the works or not. Does anyone know if trigger warning tags are going to be added to books?

I was thinking of adding a blurb to my reviews but it might be too late for people that want to avoid certain things going in. I know you can use other tracking apps like Storygraph, but was curious what the plan is for Pagebound 🤔. I’m sure not everyone would use them, but I figure it might be a nice addition for those that rely on them.

(I get the whole downvoting thing. I downvote. I advocate downvoting. I'm just curious and confused why some people downvote "correctly done" lists. That is all. 😭)

Just out of curiosity, not a rant lol. Besides the obvious reasons, what makes you downvote lists? Did you maybe accidentally upvote it first? Or do you not like the recommendations or the topic?

I rarely downvote lists. I usually only do it if the list is harmful or not really a curated resource for the PB community. If I don't like a list for personal reasons, I just leave it alone.

Update: I didn't expect this to get controversial lol. If you wanna downvote, that's fine! We all have different opinions about it and that's okay. I was just curious what's the reason behind it. ☺️

I struggle with my mental health 👎🏽👎🏽 it’s gotten so much better over the past few years, but every now and then your girl gets real low and can’t find joy in anything.

The worst part? I had just started a new read I was actually enjoying… and then the depression hit. I tried to keep going, but even reading, my usual safe space, just stopped working.

I’ve tried video games, puzzling, coloring, watching murder docs and other true crime things, but nothing’s making a difference. Then I got a bit neuro-spicy and the sound of my AC started driving me up the wall, so now I’ve got old faithful (Parks & Rec) running in the background for comfort noise.

What do you all do when joy is nowhere in sight? I know it’ll pass. It always does. But right now? Everything feels muted, and I hate it. So I’m hiding under a weighted blanket trying to out-vibe the void 😅

Maybe I'm in the minority here, but I like Maddie. Yes her approach to some situations is a bit harsh with the "tough love" but I understand where she's coming from. She sees Emma as a sister and wants to protect her, and you can tell she gets frustrated with Emma's whole self sabotage persona and actions. And how Emma has a wall up even with Maddie. Seeing your closest friend continuously sabotage her own happiness can definitely be upsetting. Specially if it's a repetitive pattern.

I'm attempting the a-z challenge this year (read a book for every letter in the alphabet) and was wondering if others are doing the same? Thought this could be like a little check-in! 😄

If you're attempting the challenge, how are you doing? Which ones do you still need and what books are you planning on reading? Maybe we can help each other find some recs for missing letters!

I'm doing pretty well, I only need 6 more letters so it definitely seems doable ☺️

M: I'm thinking either The Mitford Murders by Jessica Fellowes (on my physical tbr) or Murder on the Orient Express by Agatha Christie Q: maybe The Queen's Gambit by Walter Tevis? Anyone have a good Q rec? U: Either The Unadulterated Cat by Terry Pratchett or Uprooted by Naomi Novik?? V: Vampires of El Norte by Isabel Cañas for the Dia de los Muertos readalong! X: Xaipe poems by E.E. Cummings or Xingu short story by Edith Wharton (shout-out to @hannah for making an A through Z list!!) Z: NO CLUE!! HELP!!