I just joined. I think I'm going to like it here!

Hi everyone! I'm in my once every few months reading slump it seems, and I thought who better to help me out than the reading community? Does anyone have advice that helps them get out of a slump or a particular book genre they go to? In the past I've tried romcoms and that's helped but I'm a little rom-commed out. Any other suggestions?

Anyone else ever find/found themselves attempting to learn a skill like their favorite character (or wishing they could especially for magic users)? Like when I was a kid I read something where a character could pick locks and I remember desperately wanting to learn how to do that. Or practicing sword fighting with sticks in the backyard. Just curious if I'm not the only one who's like I want to be like this character.

does anyone else feel this way😭 I am so excited for the launch (and am jealous of everyone who is a beta tester) that I routinely check the page bound IG for updates HAHA. I know that the estimate is late September to early October but I am so excited!! AHHHH

i’m wondering how everyone views being stuck in a reading slump, how do you know you’re in one?

is it when you haven’t touched a book in a couple of days or is it in a couple of months?

or is it when you get this feeling that it’s a chore to read a book instead of an enjoyable thing?

or is it something else? i’m happy to hear everyone’s opinions.

i think i’m currently in one, because that feeling of enjoying a book isn’t there & i wonder what can i do to feel motivated again to read

Two weeks ago I asked for your favorite romance book and recommendations. Most of the recs were Book Lovers and Beach Read both by Emily Henry. Anyway, I got one of the blind date with a book book (haha) for national read a book day and well the book I got was Beach Read! I guess it was meant to be and so convenient, now I don’t have an excuse to not read it hehe. And that’s it, I just wanted to share how crazy that was lol and thanks again for the recs and for all the support! I love the PB community 💜

Hi, I'm Eileen and I'm new here, I've just discovered this website and I love it. I mainly read thrillers but sometimes also romance. Nice to meet you all!

Not me waking up with a pep in my step singing "It's a whole new world" about PB. Yes, this actually happened. 🫠

Please tell me it gets better… I was excited about this book but so far it hasn’t really trapped me and I don’t know if I should just stopped and dnf it or keep reading it cause it’s gonna get so good and I just need to be patient 😮‍💨

I am very very very curious. If you could only read one book until the end of your life - what would it be an why?

For me it would be The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue from V.E. Schwab. I just love the lyrical writing, the emotions and warmth behind it.

What would it be for you? (I will probably be adding a lot of book to my TBR 😂🩵)

Went for a day out today and walked around a few independent book shops and found my new fav in blackwells that specialised in manga/sci fi etc. Live in the UK so waterstones is normally my favourite.

When in USA kept hunting target exclusives but never made it into a chain bookshop to know which is best. So got me thinking and wondering what people's favourite shops were and why :)

Listen, I read everything, I really do. But lately? I haven't been able to finish a book unless I force myself to. So! Please? Recommend the books that made you forget time existed, that made you forget it was just tattooed ink on dead trees, made you forget life outside of your own personal movie in your mind. Ɛ>

Hey folks! I was listening to music when I had an idea/question come to mind.

What is your favourite music genre? Favourite book genre? And do they have any correlation?

For example, my favourite my favourite music genre is punk. My favourite book genre is sci-fi (especially dystopian sci-fi).

Punk is very much a genre of awareness and resistance. Overcoming oppression through struggle and grit.

Not all sci-fi is like that, but the stuff I tend to gravitate towards usually has the protagonist working against the status quo in some way. It can be looser (like in Scythe, the world's status quo is still roughly the same, but the internal one is challenged) or more direct (The Hunger Games, for example).

So I'm curious if this is coincidence, or if there's a trend with this, so I figured I'd ask y'all!

I absolutely LOVE doing this - it lets me see all kinds of things people have read, are reading and plan on reading. I get off work in an hour and I finished the book I was reading on shift tonight.

So. What I want to know is everyone's Last - Now - Next! I started another one right after, but I am a mood reader and have no idea what I am going to read next.. so I need ideas from you all with your answers!

Last - Fixiation of the Mind by Kira Stanely Now - Black Ties & White Lies by Kat Singleton Next - IDK lol. Maybe the 2nd in the series for my NOW book.

It feels so right that Brittany Spears ™ is the first in line for this emoji - but ngl whoever was responsible for getting Oscar Wilde on there has my respect. Keep the emoji game strong, Pagebound 💪