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hi☺️ my name is phili (she/her) and I am a whimsy obsessed illustrator ! I love talking about books and have an attachment to exclamation marks!!!

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Made for the Movies
My Taste
This is How You Lose the Time War
A Girl Like Her (Ravenswood, #1)
The Dream Thieves
Just a Little Dinner
Hamnet
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The Stranger
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Ring Shout
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Dragonfall (Dragon Scales #1)
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Best Offer Wins
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What Moves the Dead
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Japanese Gothic
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Death Meets Cute (Deluxe Edition)
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If an Egyptian Cannot Speak English
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Small Fires: An Epic in the Kitchen
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pagesandleaves commented on FuzzyPython's review of Molka

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  • Molka
    FuzzyPython
    Aug 10, 2026
    Molka
    2.0
    Enjoyment: 2.5Quality: 2.5Characters: 1.5Plot: 2.5
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    This one really missed the mark.

    Plot lines that didn't go anywhere, poorly written characters disguised as 'vengeful, complex leads' that were anything but. Erratic writing, conflicting actions and really shit writing. I did not enjoy this at all, it wasn't well written and on top of that, it wasn't even interesting to read.

    Towards the end I was left thinking that this was one of the biggest let downs I've encountered to date - especially because there's so much Monica Kim could have done with this concept only for it to go to shit due to poor planning. I'm talking half assed plot, underdeveloped scenes and characters, poor characterisation.

    If you're looking for a horror, look elsewhere. And if you're looking for weird girl lit fics or anything on vengeance and female rage - don't even bother. Besides the premise of the book, I went in blind and with no expectations beyond the foreword included by the author herself at the beginning.

    Truly a disappointing read.

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    pagesandleaves commented on a post from the Pagebound Club forum

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  • How Do You Meet Other Book Lovers IRL?

    I am 24 and adulthood is so difficult because it's just work and home and occasionally the library or a store. How do I get some book nerd friends in my area aside from the library? I have been pin maxxing and trying to look more approachable but it feels like no one wants to talk to me tbh.

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  • pagesandleaves commented on a post from the Pagebound Club forum

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  • Reviews before reading?

    Do you go in blind when picking up a book or read the reviews?

    I try to go in blind but usually end up reading reviews and sometimes that pushes me away from the book because of bad reviews. I need to get better about not reading reviews so I can go into a book without biases. I also tend to read reviews during the book which also gets me in trouble if there are undisclosed spoilers

    What do you guys do? Read reviews to get an idea if you'll like it? Completely avoid the reviews before reading? Does reading the reviews sway you one way or another?

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  • Yes, Chef
    pagesandleaves
    Aug 11, 2026
    Yes, Chef
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    Enjoyment: 4.5Quality: 4.0Characters: 3.5Plot: 4.5
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    pagesandleaves commented on a post from the Pagebound Club forum

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  • Books that feel like Home

    I'm curently in my childhood home, spending the summer here and I was wondering which book feels like home for you? I was sitting today with my pets and this question came to my mind and I had to give it a longer thought. So for me it would be probably "Little Prince" (this book might be overrated for some people, but it always had special place in my heart to the point that I have tattoo from it), "Martine" Gilbert Delahaye as it's my childhood and I love those books! I even got one from my mum when I went to hospital as a kid and it makes my heart warm up everytime. Also I think "Fablehaven" deserves this spot. Everytime I think about this series and universum my soul is smiling and I think that's the feeling that suits the question perfectly. So which books are IT for you?

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