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0lucyPagebound commented on jordynreads's review of Artifacts
I think this will be incredibly hit or miss for readers. You either have an interest in the mystery due to prior niche interests in archaeology and/or Roman history, or you won't.
For me? Artifacts was pretty fun!
I liked that the mystery surrounds the provenance of the artifact in question, and equally liked how Lena's history with archaeological studies and current work as a lawyer plays into it's unraveling.
It's not perfect; the story gets a bit convoluted, Lena makes some questionable choices and is often not connecting dots in ways I would expect. There were a lot of aspects to Lena's relationships which were under cooked, and the ending felt quite abrupt.
And yet, I was entertained.
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Last quarter, we trialed a new way to create Quests. Lists were nominated by Pagebound Royalty, the entire community voted, and 3 Quests inspired by 3 winning Lists were created.
It’s time to do it again 🎉 How this will work:
- Royalty members can nominate a List (their own or any community List) that would make a great starting point for a Quest. Royalty members will receive a notification today with a link to a form to fill out by EOD June 23rd to nominate. The form will include context about what makes for a great Quest. Folks who join Royalty through June 23rd will receive an email with a link to the form.
- The entire Pagebound community will then vote on which nominated Lists will inspire Quests. Everyone will receive a notification on June 24th with a link to vote.
- The creators of 3 winning Lists will be emailed and can accept/reject.
- If they accept, we will create a Quest inspired by their List, adapting the title & book list if necessary to fit Quest guidelines (for example, if a List has 20 books, we will reduce it to 15 for a Side Quest; if a List includes all 7 books of a series, we would put book 1).
We will be introducing another avenue to Quest creation in the fall: community-voted User of the Month (exact language TBD). The entire PB community can nominate a user they believe embodies PB values. The user with the most nominations will be awarded a badge and the ability to create 1 Quest.
The community-voted List winners and future Users of the Month will be listed as the Quest creator, and for Main Quests, this means they’ll be able to add new releases over time (capped at 100 books). The evergreen nature of Main Quests ensures their relevancy for many years to come, but of course, that’s a big commitment to ask of a Quest creator, so Jennifer & I are always available to take over curation if the original creator becomes inactive.
Looking forward to seeing the wonderful Lists that get nominated!
Jennifer & Lucy
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Last quarter, we trialed a new way to create Quests. Lists were nominated by Pagebound Royalty, the entire community voted, and 3 Quests inspired by 3 winning Lists were created.
It’s time to do it again 🎉 How this will work:
- Royalty members can nominate a List (their own or any community List) that would make a great starting point for a Quest. Royalty members will receive a notification today with a link to a form to fill out by EOD June 23rd to nominate. The form will include context about what makes for a great Quest. Folks who join Royalty through June 23rd will receive an email with a link to the form.
- The entire Pagebound community will then vote on which nominated Lists will inspire Quests. Everyone will receive a notification on June 24th with a link to vote.
- The creators of 3 winning Lists will be emailed and can accept/reject.
- If they accept, we will create a Quest inspired by their List, adapting the title & book list if necessary to fit Quest guidelines (for example, if a List has 20 books, we will reduce it to 15 for a Side Quest; if a List includes all 7 books of a series, we would put book 1).
We will be introducing another avenue to Quest creation in the fall: community-voted User of the Month (exact language TBD). The entire PB community can nominate a user they believe embodies PB values. The user with the most nominations will be awarded a badge and the ability to create 1 Quest.
The community-voted List winners and future Users of the Month will be listed as the Quest creator, and for Main Quests, this means they’ll be able to add new releases over time (capped at 100 books). The evergreen nature of Main Quests ensures their relevancy for many years to come, but of course, that’s a big commitment to ask of a Quest creator, so Jennifer & I are always available to take over curation if the original creator becomes inactive.
Looking forward to seeing the wonderful Lists that get nominated!
Jennifer & Lucy
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Class is in session and Flatiron Books has your required reading—join us for a readalong of Leigh Bardugo's Ninth House trilogy as we countdown to the release of the explosive conclusion, Dead Beat, on September 15, 2026! Read all 6 books from Leigh Bardugo and earn those sparkles The badge features the official Lethe House Crest (art credit: The Bean Workshop).
Be sure to look out for giveaway announcements for all 3 books in the trilogy! Here's what awaits you in this Quest:
The Ninth House trilogy: A mesmerizing dark academia fantasy of power, privilege, and dark magic set among the Ivy League elite. The Familiar: A historical fantasy set in 16th-century Spain about Luiza, a maid with a secret talent for magic, who finds herself dangerously embroiled in palace intrigue. Six of Crows duology: Six dangerous outcasts. One impossible heist.
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Natalie Lemle
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Emily R. Austin
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Harriet Tubman: Live in Concert
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Disappoint Me is a book where after, you feel like the characters have become your friends. They are multifaceted, imperfect, refreshingly real. They are full of gray and spiky with color. The plot is just life--a year with Max as she begins a relationship with Vincent. What stands out are the many scenes of eating: sushi on their first date, a picnic in the park, White Rabbit candy, creamy Gochujang pasta, takeaway pad thai, fancy French rose. Each gives scent and texture to a memory. It's a privileged way to mark the passing of time.
Max lives in London. She's a lawyer; her parents are well off; she doesn't worry about money. Max is also a trans woman--no stranger to marginalization. She is powerful in some ways, vulnerable in others. As Max says herself, "No person is fewer than two things." The Girls quote is quite apt here: "I have work, and then I have a dinner thing. And then I am busy, trying to become who I am."
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Disappoint Me
Nicola Dinan
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