I love reading romantasy and epic fantasy with romance. However, I do not wish to read or watch or hear anything related to romance for a while, as I am currently convinced love is purely fictional and I won't be able to experience it ever. (Today I got dumped via an AI-generated text. AI-GENERATED TEXT. Now I know that when someone is not ashamed of telling you the last time they willingly picked up a book was in middle school, that is a huge red flag. Such people lack not only the empathy to try to understand what the other person is feeling, but also the reading comprehension skills required to come up with a proper answer on their own. I dont feel even a little sad, it just feels like I just parted ways with ChatGPT. Good riddance I guess... I hope I am the first and last person to experience this, but I also know I wont be. I hate AI a bit more each day.)

It feels good to put my anger into words, but back to the purpose of this post: It is kind of hard to find books with absolutely no romance, especially in fantasy. If it won't be too specific to find, I would also very much like books that would make me laugh. I feel a reading slump approaching, so I would appreciate any help 😊

EDIT: I want to thank each and every one of you for all your recs and especially for your support! Your comments mean the world to me :) I realised once more just how much I like being a part of this community. Love you all 💙

You guys I've been seeing readers say 1st person POV turns them off reading books and I was neverrr aware that there was a good percentage of people who really dislike 1st person. I'm so curious what are yg thoughts? 1st person yay or nay? Time and place? Preferred povs?

I was so surprised the mmc was Muslim, but imagine my further surprise with these dialogues (so far)…don’t write about Muslims if you aren’t going to give proper representation 🙄

”Muslim,” said Halim. “And not a terribly devout one. My mother was devout enough for the whole family, so we left her to it.”

• This honestly just sounded like an excuse to not to do further research on Islam. Like, why are you introducing a Muslim character and then not make him devout?

”She sat patiently while he sprinkled holy water on her, and lit candles in a circle, and recited verses from the Quran. None of which did anything.…” Wth???? 🤦🏽‍♀️ Edit: I know there are Muslims that intertwine religion and culture, but this dialogue is an issue to me. Being Muslim isnt a label. Why specify he’s Muslim and then make him sprinkle holy water or light candles?? With this type of struggle with faith, it would’ve been better to see his struggle or tension with culture and religion…

”That was unkind. You have asked me to leave, and it is hardly the act of a good knight or a good Muslim to stay against a lady's wishes."

• And Halim is annoying. Toadling expresses many times for him to leave, and he did not. Instead, he kept apologizing but just wouldn't give up.

Edit: Thank you PB founders for listening to our feedback in support of our trans siblings!

Most of you know why. You have to know why. JKR is not worth any good person's time now that we know how hateful she is, and it is not worth the cute little badges you get from this quest. If we can remove Neil Gaiman's books from quests because he has hurt so many people, we can remove Joann's books for the same reason. Trans rights are human rights! 🏳️‍⚧️

Curious to know how many books y'all read this month and what are their formats!?

This month I read: 3 ebooks 📱 1 Tandem 📱🎧 1 Audiobook 🎧

This might seem selfish and self-absorbed and I may delete this post later but I just wanted to ask you guys and you following. It’s just that I’ve been trying to have a tt book account and nothing is happening but here I have like over 100 followers in what, 7 months? And I just wanted to know if that number affects any of you in any way. Plus I just wanted to ask about how you choose who to follow.
Please tell me if this seems too shallow to indulge in. Anyway might delete later. Thank you.

Hello Boundlings, this is my first time creating this post and I'm bringing sad news.

My fav Japanese author, Keigo Higashino, passed away at 68 due to colorectal cancer on July 23rd. He's best known for his numerous hit mystery novels and lauded for his intricate plotting and creativity.

This shocking news kind of ruined my day after work sentimentally because he was the one who made me come back to reading again after a really long slump.

The Miracles of The Namiya General Store, The Devotion of Suspect X, Malice, Newcomer, A Midsummer's Equation, and Salvation of a Saint are novels I deeply love. His work always has moral depth and unforgettable twists which I genuinely obsess over.

He published a total of 106 books. His latest book—Eternal Memory is scheduled for release on August 5. I really hope all his books get translated into many languages, so everyone—especially Boundlings can witness how incredible his work is🥹