Are the newer books in the series (Ballad and Sunrise) good or cash grabs? I haven't looked into them yet, so this is my first toe dipped in the subject.

I completed my reading goal of 31 books and decided to put it at 40 books for now. I was wondering how's everyone managing their goal, do you set a goal high at the start of the year or do you set a goal you now you can achieve and then update it I personally prefer to update it as i go bc i feel less pressured

Okay, so I avoided non-fiction because it just... didn't seem interesting to me at all. But this summer readalong "I'm Glad My Mom Died" piqued my interest a lot and I actually really enjoyed the read. I tried looking up non-fiction books similar but it's an overwhelming list. I was curious if anyone had any other recommendations? I'd ideally like to focus on autobiographies/memoirs, but I'm open to anything. I'd love to expand what I read a bit more!

I just finished reading a fabulous book and now I'm staring at all the books I own and wondering what to read next, if not buy a new one (rip my wallet) and read that. How do y'all manage your TBR paralysis and choose what to read next? I know that if I don't start now, I'll have a hard time starting up again after reading something so good, so I need to pick quickly lol

I feel like I already have this plot figured out, I’m hoping there’s a good plot twist though because I still have 174 pages to go

I am actually struggling with this one... I just can't seem to get into it. Should I push through it?

I'm tempted to reread this, haven't read it since I was in my teens! Any recs on whether to read before or after reading The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes?

How long do you give a book before DNFing? I usually give it 100 pages, and only go further if it has enough potential that it *might* get better. If the book is especially poorly written or I really don’t like it, it might be a lot less 😂

do you read Book 2 right away (if you liked Book 1) or read something new as a palate cleanser from the series?