saved this book a while ago from a tiktok I saw...excited to finally start it

Hi Boundlings!

Just curious whether you guys take notes while reading and what kind of things you write, whether they’re for yourself or for a review. Do you use a journal? Do you go back and refer to these notes? How detailed do you go?

For those who do write reviews (seriously or not), how soon do you start crafting your review? How do you make sure you have everything you want to add to it?

Over the years, I’ve found that reviews are my way of note-taking and recalling how I felt about a book. Unfortunately, I’ve only done it more consistently in the past year or so. It’s not that I take it very seriously but sometimes I find myself already writing up my review in my head and well, I might as well just write it down.

This doesn’t mean point-form headers and vague scribbles. I have everything mostly there, all written out, and structured the way I want it. Obviously I might be missing details since I haven’t finished the book, but I find I rarely change too much after I’m done. This gives me lowkey anxiety because what if I end up changing my mind about the book completely because of its ending?

Anyway, very curious about your experience. I am also ready to take notes if you have tips! 😉

hello fellow bookworms! while we clearly all enjoy reading now, did you enjoy reading as a kid for school? did you read all of the books assigned to you, or were you a sparknotes and prayer kind of person when it came to tests? what was your favorite and or least favorite book you read for school?

for me, i always read the books assigned in grade and high school because i liked reading and am a pretty fast reader. however i did read half of Frankenstein at 3 am in the bathroom the night before it was due when i was 13 (#ADHD). college was a bit of a different story, again thank you ADHD, but i at least tried to skim or read some of everything because i hated going to class unprepared. not sure if i could pick a favorite, but man do i remember hating Tuck Everlasting. couldn’t tell you why, but i think i dnf’d the last chapter out of spite.

love to all, thanks for all the fun discussions! 🥰🥰

Happy Wednesday, Boundlings! 💜

We are officially ✨halfway✨ through the Spring 2026 Readalong and today is the last day of the Cherry Blossom Festival Readalong! 🌸🌿🌸🌿🌸

What are some readalong ideas you think would be fun? What books would you include? What’s your dream readalong badge?? 😍