Wow! This is literally sooooo poorly written. It’s kind of astounding. DNFing it. 😬😬

hello fellow readers, white person here ! i’m on a mission to better educate myself on racism. i’m working through the feminism without exception and justice for all quests for books that touch on racism, but i wanted to see if anyone had any specific suggestions. i’m looking for literally any book, any genre that will help me understand what it’s like to be a poc/woc and/or how i can be a better ally—anything that will better educate me (:

I’m really trying to get into romance but I’m having so much trouble. I want something serious, not too tragic but a little tragic wouldn’t hurt! The romance doesn’t even have to be the main point of the book really, I do enjoy a slow burn. I’m okay with series and stand alones. Thanks so much in advance 🥲

Sorry if someone has already made this post since I know its been talked about on other platforms! How do you all feel about predictable twists in books? Not so much like uninspired twists that are common in genres (think "the bad guy is really the good guy") but plot twists that are well foreshadowed and the reader is able to put together what might happen based on clues in the book. I feel like so many people criticize books for having 'predictable' plot twists when the whole point is to tell a story that has enough clues and hints so the reader can try to guess what's going to happen. Otherwise the twists just feels like it comes out of nowhere, at least to me.

Does anyone have any book recs to read for when someone is struggling with their mental health? Specifically books that you can relate to and give you a feeling of hope, comfort and inspiration rather than self help instructional books? What kind of books do you pick up when you are struggling etc?

I love to discuss names in books. Why they are chosen, which ones stick in your mind forever, associated with that book, and which one's you can barely remember. Which ones fit the person, which ones don't (I am still mad that a mighty mystical creature in "Coffeeshop in an Alternate Universe" was named Ana 👀).

The reason I post today is because, this time, I find myself in a different dilemma. I am currently reading "Tartufo" by Kira Jane Buxton, which has been a delight so far. However, there is a character in there who carries the name of a past abuser of mine. I am listening to the audiobook, so I do not even see it coming. And the worst of all is that this book character has passed away, always being remembered as this loving, perfect, kind person. There is constantly "Oh, my lovely X, my sweet X, he would have held me" (etc) and I flinch every single time. 😩

So I am curious - how do you handle character names that remind you of people that have hurt you? Exes, abusers, people that broke your heart, terrible bosses, bullies, etc? Can you just skip over it? Do you DNF books because of it? Does it affect your rating? And, maybe, to lighten the mood, also tell me what your FAVORITE name has been in a book and why? 😊

I am curious on your thoughts. Sending love into the bookish world xx

This is such a specific nitpick but the musical notation on the cover is all donked up 😭 Like why does the staff only have 4 lines? Why are the stems… like that? Is this how nurses feel when they read a bunch of inaccurate medical stuff in a book?!