i'm sorry but every time i read Usher in this book i just

Looking for people to follow and chat with that read a lot of romance and romcom books! I see loads of people pop up and everyone's really friendly but not seeing anyone with more than 30% overlap on the books I read. I see quite a lot of lists being made about books with serious topics and I am so happy they exist but I use reading as a coping strategy for my anxiety so try to only read romcom books that feel safe and predictable. Does this relate to some people!! Always looking for more connections ❤️

I can't believe we are 3 months away from 2026, time really flew by! So as your curious reader friend, I want to know all about your tbr plans for these last months, which books you will have to read before the year is finished?👀👀

I definitely need to read The things gods break by Abigail Owen and the rest of the Darkmore Penitentiary by Susanne Valenti and Caroline Peckham because I'm obsessed with these series!

I am loving the new app and it it's so much better than scrolling the website on your phone, not only aesthetically but also functionally.

So the aesthetic for me is the biggest thing, I mean.. pastels and glitter what more do you want?! 🩷🩵💜

But also the book journey 🗺, where you have a clear oversight of your posts on a specific book. So much fun to read it back. 😁

What is you favorite thing about the app? ( next to the fact it is out)

I just brought this up to a fellow book reader and she hadn’t thought about it before so I thought I’d make a discussion post about it to get everyone’s thoughts!

I’m reading a book right now that is giving me the vibes that AI was used during the writing process, I could be wrong (I see a lot of AI usage at my job to assist writing so that’s why I tend to notice) and I really struggle with authors using AI.

I feel that this turns their writing into not their own and the way that it makes the writing feel more robotic. Has anyone else noticed this? i’ve seen a lot of talk of authors using AI for their covers, but I haven’t seen a lot of talk about AI assistance with writing.

My husband - bless his heart (and yes, I am from the DEEP South, so I meant it THAT way lol) - asked me today, "How is your TBR coming?"

NONE OF YOUR BUSINESS that's how... but out loud I was like - it's coming, why?!

AND HE GOES -- Cuz I see you have someone Amazon packages on the porch... as he stares at my bookshelves along the wall by the front door. Welllllll. Mind the business that pays you sir. I'ma just sneak right by you to set these on the shelf lol. I know someone on here can relate.

being a mood reader is actually the most annoying curse on this earth 😤 like do you know how many unread books I own🤨?? a literal DRAGON HOARD. and yet when I sit down to pick something up my brain goes “nahhh none of these feel right rn 🤡.”

like HELLO??? I begged for this book, preordered it, stalked the mailman when it shipped, shelved it like it was holy scripture… and now🤨??? now my brain says “we’re actually in the mood for a dark romance with stalking and slow-burn enemies-to-lovers that doesn’t exist yet :)” EXCUSE ME💔???

and then when I DO find the perfect vibe, it lasts like a minute before the mood shifts again😔😔. suddenly I’m 200 pages deep in an epic fantasy and my brain goes “actually… what if we reread that fluffy romcom instead?😭😭” IT’S CHAOS.

also can we talk about how mood readers are allergic to TBRs💔?? I make a reading list and immediately my brain rebels. like no babe, we’re not sticking to the plan🤨. we’re gonna start 6 random books at once and finish none. 💀

being a mood reader is like being at a buffet and starving to death because you can’t decide what you feel like eating😭😭. painful. dramatic. exhausting.