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The long-awaited feed customization toggles are live both on web and app (please update your apps!!). You can customize the following elements of your home feeds:
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We know folks have strong opinions on if PB Club and TBR/Interested books should be in your feeds, so we're really happy to be able to provide a customized experience for everyone :) If you previously wished to take away TBR/Interested books from your feed for fear of spoilers, we're happy to share that the spoiler toggle is auto-on for all book forum posts and now must be manually toggled off if the post does not contain spoilers. Since we do not show spoiler posts from TBR/Interested books, you can now be more confident that you will not be spoiled. Keeping TBR/Interested posts in your feed can help remind you which books are on those lists, and give you inspiration for which book to pick up next as you see discussions roll in.
A note about Book Forum Posts We've seen a ton of growth since the app launch, and while it's been wonderful to see how lively the forums have gotten, there's also been some unforeseen challenges. We've seen an uptick in people posting dozens of times in a single forum, sometimes dozens of times a day, and have been forced to implement a 5 post per forum per day cap. We never wanted to implement a post cap, and are sad to have to do so now, however the forums are like a public resource that can only stay enjoyable for all if we take care of them and stay community-minded. Abundant low quality posts bloat the forums and make them overwhelming and unenjoyable to navigate. Most folks will never reach this cap; this limit won't affect you if you're using the forums as intended (a place for evergreen discussion), posting thoughtfully, and engaging in the comments on existing posts rather than always making a separate post (reminder: posts and comments are worth the same amount of points because comments are just as essential to quality discussions as posts are!) We have other ideas to improve the forum experience that we will be working on early 2026; our intent is always to preserve both the joy of posting and the joy of reading the forums, so you can expect more fun & positive forum features in the new year.
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I'm surprised by how much dark/sexual content there is in this book, since it's considered YA. Is this common in YA these days? It feels like it's kind of in between the amount of sexual content in the Folk of the Air series and the ACOTAR series, which I'm pretty sure is on the cusp between YA and adult.
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Iām loving the switch between second and third person POV. Itās making for such an intriguing story, especially since Hollandās chapters seem to be one of Professor Kimās myths told in Folklore 517. Weāre both being told the story and a part of it at the same time.
Also, as someone who works in banking, if I have to read āsafety deposit boxā one more time I may put my eyeballs in a blender.
karigan commented on EatTheRich's review of The Strength of the Few (Hierarchy, #2)
What is it they say again? The needs of the many will always be loud. But in the end, it is only the strength of the few that matters
Hey guys I'm here to bring the average down š
For better or worse, this book is on par with Book 1. If you loved The Will of the Many (which, for reference, I gave 4 stars) you will have a great time with this. For me, this meant that the flaws of the first book were still very present in The Strength of the Few, and I am less forgiving the second time around.
This book suffers from the same uneven pacing as the first, and I struggled with the writing. Islington has a nasty habit of over explaining Vis' and everyone else's actions/internal dialogue, like this:
He nods, showing that he agrees with what I'm saying. It is a real, genuine nod as well, he is not just trying to appease me by pretending to agree.
That is not a direct quote, and is an exaggeration. But what I'm getting at is Islington's lack of word economy makes scenes and conversations that should be sharp and quick-witted, very slow and clunky.
My main gripe for the first book was the lack of female characters and their poor development, and this sequel was DIABOLICAL in that area. I can't say more without spoilers but....yeah. I'm mad.
My score for this book is probably closer to 3.75, as I did enjoy it overall, even if the triple POV did succumb to the curse of one POV being worse than the others, and it got quite confusing at times. I'm not sure what about these books or Islington as an author people are finding so mind-blowing. I know damn well what reviews would be like if either Vis or Islington were female.
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I already have SO MANY THOUGHTS
I without a doubt believe this is exactly what would happen if we somehow could no longer eat animals. People are so anti vegan/vegetarian they arenāt even willing to try foods with those labels. Itās actually so easy (and many times cheaper) to eat a meatless diet in the US nowadays but weāre so meat focused here, people would absolutely turn to eating humans before just eliminating meat from their diet. (Not judging anyone I literally could not care less what people eat lol; also I know this is not a US based book)
The talk about sanitized language is so relevant, especially on social media. Sanitized language does nothing but benefit the people in power. Canāt talk about murder, assassinations, rape, etc online? Great! Now itās 10x easier to do those things because no one can talk about it without being banned š« You (as in the social media company) canāt claim to be protecting people online when your actions are directly leading to the erasure of major atrocities around the world.
I think thatās all for now, Iām glad I picked this book up
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I forgot how much I love Garber's writing! It's like she's writing this undercurrent of magic in her words that keeps you looking and excited for what's hidden underneath the surface of the world she's building. I am hooked already and can't wait to see what adventures I'm about to be taken on!
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Not to add to the quest, but for anyone that likes romance in the circus, I thought I'd share some recs:
EDIT: I just added the last rec, I forgot this one š«£
If anyone has more recs, I'm very interested! šŖā¤ļøāš„
karigan commented on moss-mylk's review of The Rose Bargain
This was not a book I would call objectively good. I knew I was coming into this for a fun time over anything else. I really had to suspend my disbelief and just roll with it (or at least just roll my eyes).
Things I did not like / I think were weak:
However, this was clearly fun enough that I couldnāt stop reading at several points, and I am looking forward to the sequel. Things I loved or liked: