i was looking at my tabs and noticed a certain squiggle was missing!! i like the new font though :) it's very wonky nice hehe

Hey, beautiful people 💫 After that post I made in the forum I felt so surprised to see so many people relate to my situation, and it was overwhelming (in the best way) to feel everyone's support and understanding. So I want to take this opportunity to thank everyone who took the time to give me a little uplifting, it really made a difference.

This made me think that we really are a community of dear anonymous friends, who support each other through the love of books. Which led me to this thought: There are so many beautiful and original usernames... What's the story behind each one? (except for one_crazy_eliott, I think I understand the reason behind Mr. Crazy's username 🤭🤭🤭)

So, if you feel comfortable, share the story behind it. I think it will help bring us closer and keep everyone's anonymity anyway.

I'll start: The OGs know I started PB as fantasy.betareader but decided later to change my username to Pipsy to help me feel more connected here. This is a nickname my sister gave me when I was 3 or 4 years old, and it stuck until today. My whole family calls me by it, my friends, my teachers, my bosses, etc. Even on my passport, my signature says Pipsy. So that's basically my name 😊

i keep seeing the same friendly handles in quests and threads. let’s do a quick roll call so we can match handles to readers. zero pressure, typos welcome. new folks and lurkers, jump in haha!

here’s me: i’m bookbunny96

1. reading superpower: balancing a paperback on a sleeping baby.
2. favourite genre/trope: cozy mysteries, true crime like thrillers, atmospheric whodunnits, and i’m sloooowly loving cozy fantasy (big thanks to Seema’s quest)
3. chaotic book opinion: audiobooks at 1.5x absolutely count as reading.

template:

1. reading superpower or chaotic habit
2. favourite genre or trope
3. chaotic book opinion or fun fact

your turn. go!!

No one better spit on my hand and get me pregnant, I'm telling you

Before I joined Pagebound my tbr was tiny, like 10 books MAX (I had 4 in my reading journal at the beginning of the year)! But after joining Pagebound it just keeps growing, I’m now at almost 40 books.

On one hand, I am thrilled to see how many books I wouldn’t have learned abt if I wasn’t apart of this community. I’ve learned that some books that I rlly liked and thought were stand alones, aren’t acc stand alones and I can spend more time in that universe. Plus the fact that bc of the quests and read alongs, I’m reading outside of my comfort zone and really enjoying it!!!

On the other hand, THIS IS SO OVERWHELMING OH MY GOD!! I love having this massive selection but am I gonna have enough time to read all the books I want??? Ik my tbr is only 40 but I have the feeling it’ll keep growing.

How do I keep up? Do I just embrace the chaos? How long is ur tbr?