I saw a post on here and the person was getting a lot of down votes. In case people want to get into heated debates, does Pagebound give us an option to block people? I tried looking it up in the FAQ.

this is a game my friends and I play lol so let’s say we’re talking tropes, if you’re above enemies to lovers that means you don’t like it. If you’re below enemies to lovers it means you do like it/not bothered by it!

so give me one thing about books that you’re above/ below!

I’ll start: I am above dog ear-ing pages (sorryyyyy) and below no quotations being used 😳

I’m excited to hear hehe

has anyone read fake skating?? and is it good ?? I’m thinking about picking it up

I am a little obsessed with first lines in literature. Do you guys have any favourite opening lines in books? Either because they immediately drew you in or because they were particularly clever?

One of my favourites is from A Darker Shade of Magic: "Kell wore a very peculiar coat. It had neither one side, which would be conventional, nor two, which would be unexpected, but several, which was, of course, impossible."

Or, a very famous one, from The Restaurant at the End of the Universe: "The story so far: in the beginning, the universe was created. This has made a lot of people very angry and been widely regarded as a bad move."

Hello readerss!! Ive got a question for all my people whose first language isn't English - which books do you read more of: the ones in your language or the ones written in English? By the ones in your language i also mean translations, not only by authors from your country

Im really wondering cause lately ive been into reading the english ones and i find it really fun - the beggining of every book is pretty weird, cause its getting into reading in English, but after like 50-100 pages i feel like im starting to fly through it💪🙈 do you also feel this way?

I am just throwing this out here because it has been on my mind today. With the app being newly released, there are going to be a lot of excited new users here. (I was one of them!) Not everyone can read between the lines of what is “expected” or “wrong” in the vague FAQs. Many of us come from other book spaces and socials, so it is only natural that we bring some of that energy here too.

What has been disappointing is how quickly that excitement can fade when every post feels policed by other users. It started to feel less like a fun community and more like being told by my mom that I could not express myself because “those are the rules.” You all had to learn when you started, but there are not clear black-and-white outlines for what people have been policing on posts.

I was genuinely thrilled about this space. I even recommended it in several of my book groups, but I also had to warn them that it does not really feel like a safe space to post whatever your happy heart desires. I wanted to share this because it has happened multiple times over the last day, and I know I am not the only one who feels this way.

I can see how great this space can be, and honestly it has been weighing on me all day. I just hope moving forward we can make it feel more welcoming and encouraging for everyone, especially those who are new and simply want to share the joy of reading.

Edited to add what exact experience:

I made a list with books from Elsie Silver not all of them but the ones I liked. Someone then commented to guide me guidance that is not what list are for. Deleted the list.

Made a post in PB Club and do not remember the exact wording but it was asking for spooky vibe recs. Someone commented to guide me to look in the forum.

Posted in the PB Club, where can a new user learn so I don’t do something wrong again to try and learn. Given guidance to see the FAQs. I read the FAQs.

This is what I read: Copied this from the FAQ section More generally, a couple questions you can ask yourself before posting: 1.Will my post spark discussion? Does it provide enough context for someone to respond? 2. Is it something others have posted before and can I just comment my thoughts instead? Not every post needs to be insightful or analytical. Reactionary/funny commentary is great when it’s related to the book.

Where should I post what? For book or series-specific posts, post to the book forum. For your post to be sorted in readalong order, make sure to enter a page number or percent. For general bookish chatter, post in the Pagebound Club. For genre/niche convos, post in the Quest forums.

Thinking I had a good understanding. Made a post asking about other options people are using for their kindle oasis with very specific questions like the durability, pros and cons, etc. Also how did this work getting away from Kindle Unlimited? Someone commented and guided me to the forums again.

I just went back to look over the FAQs in the app and the same things are mentioned. It’s vague.

Copied straight from posting guidelines in the app:

Other ways to talk about books For general bookish chatter not specific to a book or series, post in the Pagebound Club. For genre/niche convos, check out the Quest forums. Head to the Discuss tab to see what the community is posting about.

I also do not see anywhere in the FAQs guidelines about list so who determines what qualifies as a good list as well?

This is why I shared my first comment and have now added this for the true context for better understanding.

Does anyone have any recommendations for romance novels where the main characters are in their 30s or 40s? Or maybe you know of a list already created on this app that covers this? (I don’t think there’s a way to search lists but please tell me if I’m wrong). I love romance, but I feel like I keep reading characters who are a decade younger than me and want the ability to relate better to what I’m reading. I thank you in advance!

what are some books/authors that do not deserve the hype (in your opinion)

i’ll go first

literally anything by colleen hoover literally anything by freida mcfadden twilight series (DO NOT COME FOR ME. i said what i said) the boys of tommen 😒😒😒 ana huang. twisted series

despite having picked an amazingly common name on purpose (where are all my Alexes at?) I am still somehow always shocked when I read my name in text. That all said—I bet this is weirder for people who have uncommon names

I've noticed that whenever I reread something/continue a series, the way I initially pictured the setting usually stays consistent. Even if I don't remember much of a book, if I stop and think about the setting, it'll feel familiar, and I'll realize I pictured it the same way before.

Now I'm curious. Do other people change the way they picture scenes over time, or do you see the settings as consistent, regardless of how much time has passed between read-throughs?

I've just discovered that when we are on a book forum and we see the Activity from people you follow section, if we click on the "X & Y have finished" button, we can see everyone(we follow)'s ratings of that book.

Was I the only one who had no idea this feature existed? It will help me SO MUCH when deciding if I want to add something to my TBR.

As we see people's reviews and interact with everyone every day, we get a sense if our tastes and judgment on books are similar, so it's a great way of having a thorough sense of a book without reading review by review. 😅 I'm amazed!!!

I am currently still reading Tower of Dawn but as a chronic overthinker I am of course already freaking out about what to read once I have finished the series. 😂🙈 For context, I immediately jumped into ToG once I had finished ACOTAR and am definitely planning to read CC soon (preferably before ACOTAR 6 comes out, whenever that may be) because I heard there are many parallels. But currently I’m scared that the jump from the whole atmosphere in ToG to the more modern sounding CC (which after all is an urban fantasy), mighttt be a bit of a shock to me and might make me not like CC simply because it‘s different. So I am debating if I should read something completely unrelated (for example a cozy romance or maybe even horro)r as a palate cleanser once I am finished with ToG? Or does that risk breaking the whole SJM momentum? 😅 So yeah how was your experience with this and how did you all do it, did you jump straight into CC or did you take a little break beforehand?