So you have a book you want to read - it's on the shelf of your local library, it's available as an audiobook as well as an e-book, and you see it at your local independent bookshop. What's your thought process in deciding which to go for??!

I went to the bookstore today, and I saw 2 very different books, in an edition type I have never seen before: short story/novella duos where each story start on their own side of the book, and end in the middle. So you have the front cover, and if you flip it over the long way (which would usually get you to the back cover upside down) boom another front cover for a different book.

Have you ever seen books layouted like this before? Is it a new trend? Have you seen any other special special editions lately that you think will start something new?

If anyone is curious (or just need some google help to understand wth I’m trying to explain), the books I saw were “Grim and Oro” by Alex Aster (Lightlark series) and “The Traveling Cat Chronicles and The Goodbye Cat” by Hiro Arikawa.

guys how to read faster like i got distracted so damn easily🥲

i know ratings are very subjective, and everyone has their own individual tastes/can like what they like, but sometimes i almost feel inferior and like im not being critical enough??? or that i am judged for giving books a lot of 5 stars. i read to enjoy it, and i end up liking a lot of books so 5 stars is a common rating for me. anybody else feel the same way?

maybe i just really know my taste in books and don’t buy or download books that i don’t like LOL. i don’t know, i just like all books!

also this post isn’t meant to judge anyone who does either thing. i guess im more curious about those who are more critical when reading books and what their baseline line is opposed to those (me) who are there for the vibe a majority of the time! neither way is wrong and ill repeat it again: reading and rating is subjective because we all have different tastes/likes/interests! just wanna know other’s thoughts!

How do you choose which quest you want to join, and do you have a limit? If so, how many? I feel like I want to join too many and that I'm going to feel overwhelmed soon 🥹📖

Wondering how everyone stores their books while also hoping to gain inspiration for storing books in a small space ☺️

Here is my fun book storage: The fireplace!

We recently moved countries and into a space less than half the size of where we were before! This has left almost zero space for storing my books [i may have acquired a small personal library]. But we do have a large non-functional fireplace so right now i have about 300 books stored in piles in there😅

I think i do need more ideas on storing though. I’m hoping to create shelves along one of our smaller walls to put books on but that is still just an idea at this point…

But there were saddle sores on the inside of her shins.

Maybe I’m being obtuse. Maybe it’s a difference in language (or language usage/history). But I… how?

Stirrup leathers do wrap around the calf a bit, obviously, because of how the stirrups are hung, but… are the leathers overly huge? How would chafing occur on the shin? Or the inside of it? It’s been a long time since my horse girl days, so maybe I’m forgetting something? Do people use “shin” as a word for “lower leg?” Do shins have insides?

I can tell I’m tired because this is what I choose to hyperfocus on, in the last 29% 🤦‍♀️