Coming back from vacation and Pagebound is the first app I open 🙂‍↕️ book tracking is actually that serious I fear. Saw little else these past twoish weeks except my kindle and the ocean

oh what a wonderful thing it is to be able to love

Anything Is A Bookmark Jellybeans, what is the strangest thing you have used as a bookmark?

Me, a booksleeve, even while the book was inside a larger booksleeve

Or it could be a mug coaster

As someone who typically reads audiobooks, I am really liking the mixed media inclusions in the ebook! First off there's a Spotify playlist to go along with the reading which is super fun. (Unfortunately, it is too short for me, I definitely cannot read 330 pages in 2 hours! Lol) There are also images from what appears to be a yearbook, as well as a newspaper article, a satanic panic pamphlet, the student code of conduct, etc.

As for the book itself, it's very slow and atmospheric, building up the rapport of the friendship between Gretchen and Abby, and then the ✨summer vibes✨. At 25% things are just starting to happen plot wise. And it's getting weird. Not in a bad way, I'm definitely excited to see what kind of Satanic Panic thriller this turns into!!

Obviously Ryan Gosling is already cast, but who did you guys imagine while you read it??

Tbh I imagined my high school math teacher 🤣 a bit above average height, a bit of a dad belly, big red beard, and a propensity for mischief (he and other teachers were constantly pranking one another) I absolutely ADORED this teacher but he’s no Ryan Gosling 🤣

So who did you imagine? Did anyone else imagine their teachers? Maybe another actor?

Are you a mood reader or a strict TBR follower?”

May I know how you guys rate books? Because I'm too afraid giving a book under 3 stars 🫠 But recently there's just some books that I know I didn't enjoy it, but at some chapters / some point I get it why people recommend it ... But it's just not my type 😭🙏🏼

What are your thoughts on sprayed edges, special editions, hardcover versions or any sort of special twist on a title you want to purchase?

Do you like it? Indifferent? Curious to know what people think.

My thoughts:

I don't care about sprayed edges. They are nice, but I don't display my books that way. I also won't pay more for it.

Special editions I don't buy. I think they are nice but I like what is in the book, and unless the book is as stunning as the Locked Library version of The Princess Knight by Cait Jacobs (look it up, I swear, it's the prettiest), I don't see the added value personally.

Also I would rather a softcover BC more books and less money 🤣