Now a little bit more than 3 years out from the release of its first volume, I've felt the itch to revisit this (somewhat queer) horror manga, and thought I'd see if anyone else would like to come along for the first volume.

An interesting series that dives into the horror intrinsic to your own personal existence, it explores a great deal of the deeper and darker feelings lurking in yourself. At a total of 12 volumes it might be a bit long for some, but I'd still recommend giving the first volume a shot— or at the minimum taking a peek at how pretty the art for it is.

If enough people are interested I'm planning on starting the first volume this Saturday!

What is your opinion about spicy scenes in books? I personally do not really like it. I don't mind allusions to intimacy between two characters but explicit scenes make me cringe a little bit .. especially because the description are so vulgar??? I happened to read few books that had sexual scenes in it and MAN I skipped the part after reading few lines because the descriptions were TERRIBLE 😭

I have to admit that i always skip prologue and jump to read chapter 1 👀 edited: Why do I skip prologues and jump straight to chapter one?

I mostly read 𝗱𝗮𝗿𝗸 𝗿𝗼𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲, and after reading a few prologues, I noticed they often 𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗶𝗹 things — like the 𝗺𝗮𝗶𝗻 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗲𝗿’𝘀 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘂𝗺𝗮, 𝗮 𝗳𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗽𝗹𝗲’𝘀 𝗺𝗲𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴, 𝗼𝗿 𝗮𝗻 𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘀𝗰𝗲𝗻𝗲 — all of which 𝗲𝗻𝗱 𝘂𝗽 𝗯𝗲𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗿𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗮𝗹𝗲𝗱 𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀 anyway. (This happens not just in dark romance, but in romance in general.) For 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗿𝘀, I tend to skip prologues because they usually 𝗱𝗿𝗼𝗽 𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘁𝗹𝗲 𝗵𝗶𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗼𝗿 𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗶𝗹𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝘄𝗶𝘀𝘁𝘀 𝗼𝗿 𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗺𝗲 𝘀𝗰𝗲𝗻𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝘂𝗽 𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆.

So for me, whatever’s in the prologue usually gets mentioned again in the chapters, which makes it feel unnecessary to read!

Mine i would say:

• private chat
• reading buddies club
• more emojis (not sure if someone noticed that some emojis we add under the book not all of them available)
• same colors theme but dark mode (i would love to see this)
• sharing our thoughts on feed about books in general - not just in book post forum
• more quests in different genre (halloween themed books quest 👻, dark romance quest 💀 or stalker themed books quest 👀)

It’s Your Turn to Share Your Opinion ☕️

I started this year with reading 60 books but i read 105 books so far! this is my first year to read 100 books, i usually read between 20-50 books no more past 50!

i just wanted to come on & say thank you to PB + its creators + the wonderful community on here. i joined PB in early august because (1) discussion-based book space sounded amazing & (2) i desperately needed a distraction while waiting for my bar exam results 😵‍💫

during bar prep i only got through 2 books in three months, i couldn’t listen to music for months because i was scared that lyrics would take up “too much space” in my head, i didn’t dare do anything that wasn’t prep-work. i took the exam in july & then curled up & cried about it for a week before i decided i needed to do something to pass the time until results released, so i decided to start reading again

yesterday, 9/22, i got my results: i passed the bar!!!!!!!!!! i am officially baileyisbooked, esquire 🥹🥹🥹🥹🥹🥹🥹🥹 (obligatory nothing-i-say-on-here-is-associated-with-my-job-or-license-and-is-my-own-opinion blah blah blah) 👩‍⚖️⚖️🍾🤍

i am getting sworn in on friday & i am just so grateful & relieved. i am a first gen student for both college & law school, so this really was a crazy push for me & my family is thrilled 😭🫶

i just wanted to say thank you to everyone, especially jennifer & lucy for creating a space like this. PB really saved my sanity for the last 8ish weeks while i waited. everyone has been wonderful, i have been reading books out of my normal range & loving them, & getting to talk to fantastic people about excellent books. it’s just been such a bright spot in what has otherwise been a high anxiety / dread period.

so yeah, that’s kind of it. thank yall for the work you put in & thank you everyone for the discussions & posts & recs & comments & quests & everything else. i hope everyone is having a great week & reading a 5-star read ❤️‍🩹🫂📖🥹

Hey fellow book lovers!! I’ve been meaning to get into sci-fi for a while, but I’m not unsure where to start. What are some good introductions to the genre? Thanks so much!!

Okay. In honor of today's featured emoji, it's time for me to set aside my pride and ask... 😔

What does 🥀 mean?? How/when is it used?? I've tried googling it and have not received the help I need, it still feels like I'm missing something and seeing it in contexts I don't understand.

Also for another other late 20s folks around, pls lmk if y'all do or don't feel like you're with the times on little communication things like that. For the record, I feel confident with my understanding of 🤏 right now so that's definitely a win, but on the other hand I am absolutely mystified by the diving/parting/coming out of curtains(??) move that I see the love island folks doing nonstop beyond having a suspicion its suggestive in nature. If y'all are also lost maybe we can have threads in the comments to explain these things finally...

i’m craving stars hollow in print. small town vibes, fast banter, mother–daughter heartbeat, found family, lots of coffee. light romance is cool, big angst not so much.

hit me with your recs and tell me: ➡️ what vibe it nails: quirky town, autumn feels, bookish settings ➡️ spice level: closed door to mild preferred ➡️ why it scratched the gilmore itch for you

bonus: rate it on a cozy scale out of 5 mugs ☕️ and if you’re extra, tell me which season it feels like. season 3 energy? i’m in.

i’ll be collating all your recs into a list and sharing it back with the thread!

I don't know if others are experiencing this, but I added a new book with the Goodreads link a couple days of ago and it still has not been added to the Page Bound library. It is a popular book that was just released this month, so I am surprised no one else has added it.

Anyone have trouble adding Wild Reverence by Rebecca Ross? I'm reading it and need to get my thoughts out!!!! LOL

Motherhood has been beautiful and, if I’m honest, really isolating at times. Days blur into feeds and nap attempts, and my brain felt like it was on pause.

Then I found Pagebound.

Suddenly I had something small and bright to look forward to. Quests turned my 20-minute reading sprints into little wins. The forums felt like real conversation again, the kind where someone gets excited with you about a chapter or gently points you to a new author. The club threads nudged me into genres I never thought I’d try, and it felt like opening a door back to myself.

To the team, thank you for building a space that is thoughtful and kind and quietly motivating. 🥹❤️

To the community, thank you for the warmth, the spoiler tags, the recs that keep my lukewarm tea company at 2 a.m., and the feeling that I’m not reading alone. You’ve made this season softer and a lot less isolating. I’m grateful for every ping, every prompt, every page. 💛📚