Something fun to do with zodiac signs and books!

Aries Sun: Favorite book protagonist Taurus Sun: A book that takes place in the wilderness Gemini Sun: A book/series with your favorite side character/supporting cast Cancer Sun: A favorite nonfiction Leo Sun: A guilty pleasure book Virgo Sun: Favorite book from when you were a kid Libra Sun: A coming of age book Scorpio Sun: A book others may not enjoy but you love Sagittarius Sun: A book on your TBR you can’t wait to read Capricorn Sun: Funniest book you’ve read Aquarius Sun: A book that hit you right in the feelings Pisces Sun: A book with a twist you did not see coming

Aries Moon: Favorite indie author Taurus Moon: A romance you can’t stop thinking about Gemini Moon: Favorite true crime/based on true events Cancer Moon: An author you will always buy Leo Moon: Favorite book with an adaptation Virgo Moon: A book with a protagonist over 30 Libra Moon: Favorite horror book Scorpio Moon: Favorite adventure book Sagittarius Moon: A palette cleanser book Capricorn Moon: Favorite science book Aquarius Moon: Favorite graphic novel Pisces Moon: Favorite book of poetry

Aries Rising: Favorite fairytale/mythology retelling Taurus Rising: A book by an author from another country Gemini Rising: A historical fiction book Cancer Rising: A must read Romance Leo Rising: Favorite sci-fi book Virgo Rising: A book that changed your views Libra Rising: Favorite cozy book Scorpio Rising: Longest book you’ve read (this year) Sagittarius Rising: Favorite speculative fiction Capricorn Rising: A book with your favorite MMC Aquarius Rising: Most unique world/magic system Pisces Rising: Favorite magical realism

I tried to vary genres as much as possible but I may have favored some of my go tos so feel free to tweak some!

I’ll go first! Gemini Sun (A book/series with your favorite side character/supporting cast): The Murderbot Diaries by Martha Wells (I love everyone but ART maybe my favorite supporting character) Sagittarius Moon (A palette cleanser book): The Thief by Megan Whalen Turner Scorpio Rising (Longest book you’ve read): Words of Radiance by Brandon Sanderson (1000+ pages/48hrs)

Since September is coming to an end (already?? oof), I wanted to check in with everyone and ask what your reading month has been like? Did you read more than usual or less? Have you started with the Fall readalong?

I read two books less than last month but still my “normal amount” you could say and even managed to read 3 out of the 5 fall readalong books!! and since I read Don’t Let the Forest In last year, I only have one left to go!

template for anyone who’d like to share some september stats:

books in total: favourite: least favourite: most surprising: longest vs shortest: october read to look forward to:

I’ll share my own stats in the comments as well 💗

Here's my September wrap up! Did we read any of the same books? If you've read them, what do you think of these books?

Remarkably Bright Creatures [01/09] ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil [02 – 03/09] ⭐⭐⭐⭐️ Spectacular [01 – 03/09] ⭐⭐ On the Merits of Unnaturalness [04/09] ⭐⭐⭐ The Favourites [04 – 05/09] ⭐⭐.5 Heavenly Bodies [06 – 08/09] ⭐⭐.5 The Man Who Died Twice [09 – 10/09] ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Meet Your Baker [05- 11/09] ⭐⭐⭐.5 Accomplice To The Villain [11 – 12/09] ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Everything is Tuberculosis [13/09] ⭐⭐⭐⭐.5 Impractical Magic [14 – 15/09] ⭐⭐⭐.5 Once Upon a Broken Heart [12 – 17/09] ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Words of Radiance [18/09/24 – 19/09/25] ⭐⭐⭐⭐ The Song Rising [20 – 21/09] ⭐⭐⭐.5 Journey to the Centre of the Earth [22 – 23/09] ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Of Jade and Dragons [24 – 26/09] ⭐⭐⭐ The Neverending Story [18 – 26/09] ⭐⭐⭐ Long Live Evil [27 – 28/09] ⭐⭐⭐⭐.5 Howl’s Moving Castle [17 – 28/09] ⭐⭐⭐⭐.5 The Dawn Chorus [29/09] ⭐⭐⭐

currently reading - Demon World Boba Shop (58%) & The Mask Falling (53%)

Total Read: 20 My Favourite - Long Live Evil My Least Favourite - Spectacular Most Surprising - Demon World Boba Shop Vol 1 Most Disappointing - The Favourites R/Fantasy Bingo Progress - 18/25 Reading Goal - 311/300 100 Graphics in a Year Challenge - 152/100

Readalongs Participated In - Caraval/Once Upon a Broken Heart readalong

Hey, beautiful people 💫 After that post I made in the forum I felt so surprised to see so many people relate to my situation, and it was overwhelming (in the best way) to feel everyone's support and understanding. So I want to take this opportunity to thank everyone who took the time to give me a little uplifting, it really made a difference.

This made me think that we really are a community of dear anonymous friends, who support each other through the love of books. Which led me to this thought: There are so many beautiful and original usernames... What's the story behind each one? (except for one_crazy_eliott, I think I understand the reason behind Mr. Crazy's username 🤭🤭🤭)

So, if you feel comfortable, share the story behind it. I think it will help bring us closer and keep everyone's anonymity anyway.

I'll start: The OGs know I started PB as fantasy.betareader but decided later to change my username to Pipsy to help me feel more connected here. This is a nickname my sister gave me when I was 3 or 4 years old, and it stuck until today. My whole family calls me by it, my friends, my teachers, my bosses, etc. Even on my passport, my signature says Pipsy. So that's basically my name 😊

okay so not directly book related, but Twenty One Pilots recently finished up their 10 year long Clancy/Dema storyline and like the feels.... crying.

so i guess, has any one else been following along? and what did you think? i think it was wrapped up nicely but still like i was holding out for that happy ending hahahaha (although.... to be honest i kinda knew where it was going since The Line)

so yeah, thoughts? book recs with similer vibes??

I kinda wish we had polls because I'm curious about the ratio of plot-driven people vs character-driven people. I guess my question is: how do you feel about unlikable protagonists? Not necessarily MCs written to be unlikable (because that might be a seperate question), but also MCs that you specifically dislike.

Do you drop a book if you can't stand the MC, even if the plot is good? Do you keep going but it kinda ruins the enjoyment for you and your rating will reflect that? Or do you think that as long as the plot is strong and the characters are serving it, your personal feelings towards them doesn't matter?

Finished listening to the audiobook for the day and realized I was only at 39% and felt flabbergasted. I feel like IM drained from the war and we aren’t even half way thru the book. And I def mean that in a positive way. Listening to this story truly felt like a piece of me was being transported and I’m exhausted from it lol