I'm planning on listening to this book for the Winter read-along. There are 2 versions on Spotify, one narrated by Aimee Lou Wood and Kristin Atherson and another version narrated by Billie Fulford-Brown. Does anyone here have any experience with these editions and can recommend a narrator?

I saw something today and I’m really curious what other readers think.

Someone commented on an author’s personal Instagram post to say they weren’t a fan of the new book. The author replied with “if you don’t have anything nice to say, don’t say anything at all.” The person who posted the screenshot felt icky about the author’s response.

Personally, I didn’t think the author was out of line. I don’t really see the point of going onto an author’s own page just to drop a negative comment. That isn’t a review, it’s just putting criticism directly in front of the author for no real reason. Review platforms exist for a reason.

I also saw someone comment back to me about this ‘but sometimes authors don’t read reviews and won’t see it’ and I just always felt reviews are for other readers? I don’t know. And also how is ‘I didn’t like this book’ helpful in any way and why does it need to be seen?

That’s just me. What do you all think? Is it fine to leave negative opinions on an author’s page, or should that stuff stay on review sites instead?

Curious to hear everyone’s take.

I was going through my books, everything I've read in the past 10+ years and came across authors that I had almost forgotten.

For example, Ali Martinez was an author I really enjoyed reading for a few years, she was on my radar, and I was always aware of her new releases. But at some point, I'm not sure how or why, she slipped through the cracks. Now it's been years since I've read one of her books.

Do you have authors like that on your shelves? Would you be tempted to revisit their catalog, maybe try again?

As for myself, I've just picked up Ali Martinez's latest release, trying to bridge that gap and maybe fall back in love with her writing.

Note: I'm not talking about authors we actively chose to forget for various reasons or that stopped releasing books.

Ok. I'ma little high right now. But hear me out. Jiang isnt the master of lore because he teaches old lore. He's the master of lore because he makes NEW lore 🤯🤯🤯

Ya girl finally achieved my pretty little pumpkin goal and finished all the books from the fall read along and can I just say this selection ATE?!!

Most of these books I probably wouldn’t have ever picked up if I was looking on my own, so I am really happy I found this app and got to discover these books!!! There wasn’t a single one I didn’t like (tender is the flesh scarred me but I enjoyed the impact it had), and the grand finale for me was Blood over bright haven which is maybe my favourite read this year & one of the best books I’ve read ever!!

I am so excited for future read alongs and would love to know what everyone’s favourite book was for this selection?? ❤️

Hi fam 💞 I'm not pregnant now, but 🤞🏼🤞🏼🤞🏼 will be in the next year. I'm hoping to work some books into my tbr that have to do with parenting/pregnancy/motherhood. Fiction and nonfiction. If you're a parent and there has been a book that you have read that felt really helpful and/or important, I would love to read it. I'm one of those types of people that really likes to over prepare, and so I want to get a head start on this kind of thing 😊 I know I could always go to Google to find a list of relevant books, but I love this community so I figured I would start here first!

Edit: I'm also planning on being a stay at home parent, so anything specific to that would be great too

so. I have tokofobia (For those who don't know, it's fobia of getting pregnant, pregnancy, childbirth, and everything about it.) and saying that, the horror for me is not the Witches and witchcraft, is in the young pregnant ladys and the description of everything pregnancy and childbirth relate. I'm really questioning them : Why don't they run away with the witches? It's seems so much fun and better than the life and people they live with. But maybe I'm just crazy.