Another week… another complaint! What is your complaint of the week (no matter how big, small, dramatic, silly, serious, etc). Shout it to the void!!

I want to say this respectfully because this isn’t coming from a place of hate or opposition to representation at all. This is coming from someone who is heterodemisexual (part of LGBTQIA+) and deeply values representation and inclusivity in reading spaces. (Adding on, I am neither white nor form any white dominant country)

That being said, sometimes I feel like inclusivity within the Pagebound community isn’t always extended equally to straight readers.

I’ve noticed that when straight readers ask specifically for heterosexual romance recommendations or say they mainly enjoy heterosexual stories, the responses can sometimes feel subtly judgmental, with comments about needing to “diversify” their taste. While encouraging diverse reading is great, I don’t think anyone should feel judged for the stories they connect with. Just like queer readers shouldn’t have to justify wanting queer stories, straight readers shouldn’t have to justify enjoying heterosexual romance either.

I also don’t think the recent sponsored quest deserved this much backlash. Yes, it may not have had much representation, but it was still just one sponsored quest in an app that already does a lot for diverse representation overall. A quest isn’t automatically bad just because someone can’t personally relate to it — if it doesn’t represent you, it may represent someone else.

So my question is: is this what equality and inclusivity are supposed to look like, or should it go both ways? I’d genuinely like to hear other perspectives because I want to understand how everyone thinks about this.

i absolutely loved indian mythological books, growing up especially in lockdown my parents use to watch mahabharat and i never saw the whole and i never knew what atcually happen and now after reading these books it provides a kind of perspective and i also read palace of illusion and just love these books so much even though they are mostly fiction it still feels good to know about all the myths and everthing else.

Hi everyone! Does anyone have any recommendations for a cross platform online ebook reader/manager?? I usually just use the built-in ebook reader that's already on my phone if there is any but sometimes I like to read on my laptop (bigger screen and less tendency to open social media) and I'm looking for something that syncs progress across devices that doesn't need installing an app on PC (if possible). Currently I've been using the free platform on BookFusion because I can just read via browser (I can even read using smart TVs throught this lol). BookFusion has a 10-book limit on the regular/free tier which is fine since this helps me keep my digital library on rotation but I just found out it has a limited number of monthly uploads as well (can't update the rotation with that, sadly). So I'd love to hear your thoughts and suggestions on this. I have also never owned an ereader (kindle, kobo, etc) and just read off on my phone/PC so I don't know much about their programs. Thank you in advance!

So, I noticed that while spending time on Pagebound, I come across book forum posts containing spoilers for books that look interesting but I figure I won't read. Mostly it is because I have a follower or I am following someone reading the book.

When I scroll through these posts, I find myself clicking the spoiler and looking at what is being said. Does anyone else find themselves doing that?

And what is the craziest thing you ever read if you did?