I really liked reading ACOTR, but I'm STRUGGLING to get through TOG. Please tell me the series gets better. I wanted to read Crescent City too, but now I'm not sure.

Hey, Pagebound readers! I've noticed something about book covers that really bugs me: those featuring real people/photographs. Whether it's a face staring out or a posed figure, I get an instant aversion, and I suspect I'm not alone. I can’t quite explain why... maybe it’s too direct or breaks the imagination’s spell? If you also get this reaction, what’s behind it for you? Do you get through it and read the book anyway? The truth is that I've never ever read a book with a cover like that, even though I understand there are many great books behind those covers... I simply can't get past it. Can you help me unpack why these covers turn some people off? What about them clashes with the reading experience? 📚

I want to dive into V.E. Schwab's books this year and would love a recommendation on read order + any rationale for why. Or if order truly doesn't matter, can I get like a quick quick note on mood/vibe/genre? I haven't read any of her books besides the Invisible Life of Addie LaRue (which I liked!)

Absurdly, my intro to John Green was back in early 2013 when my friend Katie wanted to pick up another book while we were traveling, and since I used to live in that city I took her to a book store. As we were in the queue to check out, I looked at the title she was picking up (this one) and CACKLED because although I go by Kathy and she goes by Katie, we are both legally Katherine. From there I asked about his work, and when I got home to Canada I read his backlist and started Vlogbrothers from the beginning. I've been a Nerdfighter ever since.

... which would it be? I love rereading books! I try not to do it too often, because I have so many amazing books waiting for me, but some books really profit from being read several times, or I'm overwhelmed or in a reading slump and rereading is what helps me then. But there are some books I really wish I could read for the first time again, because they had such a unique influence on me. Here are my top three: Babel - R. F. Kuang She Who Became the Sun - Shelley Parker-Chan Island Beneath the Sea - Isabel Allende What are yours?

I usually don't pause books and just straight up DNF, but I've recently found several that i'm semi-enjoying but I just know i'm not in the right mindset for it currently, so have paused it to pick up again later. I'm curious for those that pause often - when you return to it days, weeks, months or even years later - do you start from the point in which you paused before or do you start all over again from the beginning?

So I don't know who came up with this game but it's like coming up with superpowers that has no use at all. Like for eg: You can scream like a banshee but it only works if you're naked. So imagine your protagonist had a useless superpower. What would it be? I'll go first: she has eidetic memory but only with children's books. Get creative!