I am so annoyed, LOL. We pay so much for books + shipping (especially as an INTL reader), and 8 times out of 9 the books come damaged in some way because whoever is doing the packaging just doesn't care. I'm not talking about some kind of unforeseeable shipping mishap - I'm talking about completely inappropriate packaging with no protection. Big, empty boxes where the books just fly around during shipment, packaging that snags on dust jackets, zero protection for the books... It's really sad. I ordered the special signed edition of The Unmagical Life of Briar Jones from Waterstones--a book retailer!--and the dust jacket arrived completely bunched up and nearly torn. I'm hoping keeping it snug between stacks of books will help fix it somewhat. But, like, why 😭 Also, feel free to vent your horror stories!

i NEEEEED a read that matches the sleep token/bad omens/bring me the horizon/three days grace/twenty one pilots but also chase atlantic/lonnie vibes.

i’m open to all recs, fanfics as well, and dark dark dark romance isn’t a problem! i just have this urge and stall isn’t scratching it enough lol. so yeah, give me your best shot at a book that matches ✨slutty rock music✨ the vibes are dark, red, deep purple, yearning, black❤️‍🔥

also, i’m open to music recs if you have anything similar that matches the perfect story

xoxo💋

Hello everyone!! Just popping in here to remind everyone, but especially my fellow european boundlings to take extra care of yourself during this very extreme heat wave rn and the next days ‼️

And i don't mean drinking enough water, and sitting in the shade of a tree. I mean stay inside during the day, don't take the temperatures lightly and push yourself to work out or go for a run, try to reschedule them to the early morning hours or later in the evening if necessary. Cancel appointments or dates if you don't feel well. Try to minimise your daily activity to the bare minimum and only things necessary! Heatwave's should get treated like s snowstorm, bc it's nothing else than an extreme of the other end of the scale.

The temperatures we're currently experiencing are seriously no joke, people DIE bc of heatstrokes every day. People in central europe are not used to this conditions, our daily life is designed for colder temperatures, our buildings don't have integrated cooling systems and most private households don't have AC. These temperatures in central europe feel different from the same temperatures in other usual warm countries and regions.

Take care everyone!! 🫂☀️

Europe is currently getting hit by an extreme weather situation, scientists call "the omega situation". Warm air masses are getting firmly trapped between two cold air masses on each side, which leads to a very stable and long holding heat over central europe atm. These week the temperatures are rising over 40°C (104°F), which is a new heat record documented for these time of the year.

Hello everyone!! Just popping in here to remind everyone, but especially my fellow european boundlings to take extra care of yourself during this very extreme heat wave rn and the next days ‼️

And i don't mean drinking enough water, and sitting in the shade of a tree. I mean stay inside during the day, don't take the temperatures lightly and push yourself to work out or go for a run, try to reschedule them to the early morning hours or later in the evening if necessary. Cancel appointments or dates if you don't feel well. Try to minimise your daily activity to the bare minimum and only things necessary! Heatwave's should get treated like s snowstorm, bc it's nothing else than an extreme of the other end of the scale.

The temperatures we're currently experiencing are seriously no joke, people DIE bc of heatstrokes every day. People in central europe are not used to this conditions, our daily life is designed for colder temperatures, our buildings don't have integrated cooling systems and most private households don't have AC. These temperatures in central europe feel different from the same temperatures in other usual warm countries and regions.

Take care everyone!! 🫂☀️

Europe is currently getting hit by an extreme weather situation, scientists call "the omega situation". Warm air masses are getting firmly trapped between two cold air masses on each side, which leads to a very stable and long holding heat over central europe atm. These week the temperatures are rising over 40°C (104°F), which is a new heat record documented for these time of the year.

I really enjoy how this is written. It easily draws you in, explains things well and gives a variety of examples along the way! Excited to dive deeper :)

English is not my first language and I always feel cautious when writing comments in forums because of all the potential grammar errors/misunderstandings (I'll never understand English prepositions, but I've made peace with that).

Just wondering how many of us are there? What's your native language? It'd also be great to see a map showing where Pagebound users are.

Edit: wow, so many comments! I love to read about all the different native language, thank you! It's nice to think that, no matter how big the world is, there'll always be someone sharing the love for reading ❤️ (and now that I got cheesy it's time to find my exit).