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notsolocaltheatrekid

reader with not enough time on my hands lol

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Spring 2025 Readalong
Level 4
Summer 2025 Readalong
Reading...The Witches of Vardø
My Taste
If We Were Villains
The Picture of Dorian Gray
Red, White & Royal Blue

notsolocaltheatrekid commented on a post from the Pagebound Club forum

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  • new notifications sort on the notifications page?

    hi! whenever i've got lots of notifications, i tend to click to see all, so that they are easier to go through, but it can get confusing on that page what i have and haven't seen. perhaps would be nice to have a means on that page to highlight new/unread notifications? particularly for replies/comments!

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  • new notifications sort on the notifications page?

    hi! whenever i've got lots of notifications, i tend to click to see all, so that they are easier to go through, but it can get confusing on that page what i have and haven't seen. perhaps would be nice to have a means on that page to highlight new/unread notifications? particularly for replies/comments!

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  • What's your 5⭐ criteria?

    What does a book have to do to earn that from you?

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  • Emily Henry ranking and why?

    I love Emily Henry, she’s one of my favorite romance author. I wanted to give my ranking of her work after finishing her latest book and see how people feel about all of her books. Anyway, here’s my ranking: 1. Beach Read This is by far my favorite book of hers. I love January’s outlook on the world, even after heartbreak and grief she is still a romantic and an optimist. I love Gus, my favorite love interest. He is down bad for January. I really liked the cult sub plot and made me love this book immediately. It was almost a blend of a literary and a romance book. This book always gives me a reset when I read it. Can’t wait for the next reread. 2. People We Meet on Vacation I love this book and I’m sad that a lot of people dislike it. I love Poppy and Alex. Their relationship is almost tragic. Poppy might be my favorite main character. She is a lot at times but it made her feel like a real person. I love Alex. He so clearly loves and cares about Poppy. Probably my most reread book of hers. 3. Happy Place I loved this one. I’ve only read it once but remember being emotionally drained and loving it when I finished it. I loved Harriet’s journey and found her growth to be very relatable. I’m also a sucker for second chance romance and loved the chemistry between Harriet and Wyn. This is my favorite book cover as well, I love the pink. 4. Funny Story Very fun and cute. I love Miles and Daphne and their grumpyxsunshine romance. I loved Daphne’s growth in learning to make friends and struggling with that. I enjoyed this one but didn’t love it as much as her other ones. 5. Book Lovers I know this is a lot of people’s favorite EmHen books but it’s not mine. I really love Charlie, he truly is one of the best love interests in her universe. I struggle with Nora and being in her point of view. I didn’t find it interesting or endearing that Nora had to learn that her sister is an adult that can take care of herself even though she has kids. I did love the setting and the subversive plot of city girl in a small town but not my favorite protagonist. 6. Great Big Beautiful Life This is my least favorite of hers and only book I’ve given below a 2 star rating. I really liked the concept of GBBL and with a bit more editing and maybe even a longer book length this could’ve been great. Alice and Hayden don’t have a lot of chemistry and their romance was boring, which was surprising from an Emily Henry read. I wish we saw more of the romance between Margaret Ives and Cosmo Sinclair. It was very underdeveloped.

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  • Ace of Spades
    Jun 29, 2025
    4.0
    Enjoyment: 4.0Quality: 4.0Characters: 4.0Plot: 4.0

    I liked this book way more than I thought I would. I had never been that interested in it, but so glad I picked it up. However, what I will say is that the ending felt VERY rushed and therefore quite anticlimactic for all the build up. there were also moments of tension that could have been explored better. there were also a lot of laid clues that didn't end up with a clear answer (e.g. jamie leaving the 1717 code? like, the number itself is explained, but that would have been a cool callback). i also don't like where things were left off with belle. but overall, i enjoyed it! i am not someone who reads a lot of YA, but it felt like a lot of the content and themes started to go out of YA territory? idk, i'd be interested to hear what others, who read more YA thought

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  • Ace of Spades
    Thoughts from 76%

    this book is breaking my heart omg

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  • Remarkably Bright Creatures
    Turned my mom into an Octopus Scholar

    This book started my mom's current love/obsession with octopuses so here we go!

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  • 📘 Have you ever bought or picked up a book just because of the cover ?

    Sometimes a cover just speaks to you, and the rational part of your brain takes a backseat. I’m definitely guilty of picking up books based purely on vibes and I feel like there's something satisfying about letting your instincts take the lead. Here are some that totally got me: 📚 What you are looking for is in the library by Michiko Aoyama - Something about the soft colors and quiet atmosphere just pulled me in. Instant comfort vibes. 🌊 The Swimmers by Julie Otsuka (Fig Tree edition) - The design is so simple but so striking, I couldn’t stop staring at it. 🌺 Family Lore by Elizabeth Acevedo (Canongate edition) – The floral, warm-toned cover felt so rich and generational. I knew I wanted to be part of whatever story was inside. What’s a book you picked up purely because of the cover? Did it live up to it?

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  • First-Time Caller (Heartstrings, #1)
    Her gay, co-parenting baby daddy 💕 16%

    Idk how I missed the fact that she's a single mom. But it's even cuter that she's super close with her daughter's dad Greyson and his husband Mateo. And by close, I mean they live next door 😂

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  • 1984
    Thoughts from 2%

    I dunno..I’m having a hard time getting into the book. I’m gonna keep going but it’s a struggling slow start for me so far.

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  • 1984
    Should I reread it?

    As this book is part of the summer readalong, I was looking through comments and realised I don't really remember much about it! I gave this book 5 stars years ago, and I remember how impactful it was, yet I can't remember much! Should I reread it given that's a classic that's always mirroring our convoluted times? Or should I keep the memory of my first read and how I loved it despite not recalling much?

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  • The Song of Achilles
    I tried listening to this on audiobook...

    ...but somehow I just couldn't get into it? maybe it'll be better if I read the physical book?

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