Hii l just finished a book sooooo let's play game^^!How we play it?It's super easy l give you the first sentence of 2 books and two emojis which represent the vibe of the book!!🫶🏼I will keep this post for 24 hours!!Let's start the game🌼 ->It was a wonderful night,such a night as it only possible when we are young,dear reader.(👩🤍) ->Thick,hot liquid runs down my arm.(👩💜)

Just wanted to share this app in case anyone else struggles with staying focused (TikTok has ruined my attention span). It’s called Focus Friend and it was made by Hank Green. Basically, you get a little pinto bean character who knits while your focus timer runs. If you stop early, the bean drops their stitches and gets sad 😂. When you stick with it, the bean knits socks and scarves, which you can use as currency to decorate their tiny room. I’ve been using it mostly for reading, especially with long chapters. Since my ereader tells me how long each chapter will take, I just set the timer for that amount. It’s been surprisingly motivating, cute, and honestly pretty fun so far!

I'm usually reading a book while listening to a different book for times when I'm doing mundane adult shit or hobbies where I can't have a book in my hand but want my mind engaged in a story. Anyone else think it would be cool to have a "listening" status or do you consider listening to audiobooks and reading physical books the same thing?

I just read a review of a book I'm so excited about and the person actually DNFd it bc its in 3rd person... There's this one line review that said "third person dnf" 😬 And I've seen a lot of reels and threads about how 3rd pov is difficult to understand for some readers. Which is totally valid bc if it's difficult then it ok to avoid or dnf it but saying one is superior than the other is not ok though!!! And then there's someone on threads who has posted this stats about how 86% of all the books that's sold last month are all in 1st person!!!! 😵 Please tell me about your preferences and recommend some of your favourite fantasy/romance books in 3rd person POV

I know classics are classics for a reason, but is there a classic book that everyone loves and that is considered this huge masterpiece, but you just couldn't get through it? It's happened to me a few times. I struggled with the Lord of the Rings trilogy for years before I was able to read it and enjoy it. I think I was too young when I first tried to. I still haven't been able to finish Jane Austen's Emma or F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby. I don't know why, and I've tried many times for years. I've read other Austen books, but I struggle with Emma for some reason. I still want to try again with these books, maybe I just have to be in the right space for them to click with me haha.

With A Game of Thrones in this list, I'm afraid I'll never get the completionist badge! *insert crying emoji*

Today I learned that the way in which I vet my authors is, frankly, not enough. So what steps do you take to ensure the people you are financially supporting match your morals and values? And how are you doing this in a timely manner? Please note: I am not asking if you vet your authors, but how. If possible, I'd like to keep the comment section as focused on tips that anyone may want to provide :) ETA: Follow up question, at what point do you feel you’ve done enough research?

Personal TBR? Overflowing. Recommendations? Spiraling. Book clubs? Too many. PB quests?? Absolutely amazing… and absolutely unhinging my reading schedule. How do you manage your TBR when your soul screams “read it all!” but time responds with “lol good luck”? 😩