Out of curiosity I just wonder if other people do this, I usually do the standard reading goal of reading a certain amount of books but I also do specific reading goals like reading this many physical books, reading this number of books that I had since I was 13, reading every fae book I have, rereading a favorite series. So do you have just one reading goal or multiple?

After having a really good conversation with a coworker/friend it got me to thinking. Why do you read? Do you read to escape (that's me), for pure enjoyment (also me) or to better educate yourself/learn something new?

I used to rate books with ".25" and ".75" stars (especially on StoryGraph) but now in my opinion 3.25 can just be 3 stars and 3.75 can just 4 stars. And in pagebound i think its nice to not confuse myself with this bc here it's only .5! What do you think?

Comfort reading my fav EmHen whilst on holiday. Hoping it’s as good as I remember…

Short version - how do you all approach bringing books on holiday? Long version - my Mam always likes to bring books on holiday that match the location of where we’re going so say Murder at Lake Garda for an Italian holiday, and I’m curious if other people do too! I’m more in the camp of tackle a bigger book while on holiday regardless of setting so I’ll read heavy fantasy or scifi There’s also the format issue, do people bring paperbacks, hardbacks, audio/kindle only or a mix?

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

Short version - how do you all approach bringing books on holiday? Long version - my Mam always likes to bring books on holiday that match the location of where we’re going so say Murder at Lake Garda for an Italian holiday, and I’m curious if other people do too! I’m more in the camp of tackle a bigger book while on holiday regardless of setting so I’ll read heavy fantasy or scifi There’s also the format issue, do people bring paperbacks, hardbacks, audio/kindle only or a mix?

I've never read a Hannah Bonam-Young before, but have heard of her books before. But I have to say, I am already obsessed. The author's note is so well thought out and worded, and I can already tell she's going to deal with tough topics so graciously. Part of what made me hestitant to read this book was the pregnancy "trope" of it all, but it actually makes so much sense why she chose to, with the context of her own experience of pregnancy and motherhood as someone with a disability, and where I think I usually don't care for the trope is when it is included to literally just be a trope. I'm very glad as well she chooses to include the aborition discussion, and sets it out so well in the author's note. Safe to say, I'm cautiously very hopeful of having found another favourite author out of just the author's note of this book

Short version - how do you all approach bringing books on holiday? Long version - my Mam always likes to bring books on holiday that match the location of where we’re going so say Murder at Lake Garda for an Italian holiday, and I’m curious if other people do too! I’m more in the camp of tackle a bigger book while on holiday regardless of setting so I’ll read heavy fantasy or scifi There’s also the format issue, do people bring paperbacks, hardbacks, audio/kindle only or a mix?

Is it just me who is finding the allusions to the other books by this author a little heavy handed and far fetched in a country as big as America ?