Todays question inspired by a book that fell on my foot this morning during shelf reorganisation...

What are some of the most disappointing or frustrating endings you've ever read? It can be a book or a series, try to keep it spoiler-free.

I personally have read some bad endings, usually rushed or missed, but it's also easy for me to give my two worst because I remember having such physical reactions to them.

The Toll by Neal Shusterman (aka the book that fell on my foot). I loathe the end of this series. Imo it just makes no sense. Jericho and completionism are the only things that stopped me from DNFing. Honestly, I felt like my emotional investment in the world wasn't rewarded. The Prison Healer by Lynette Noni. In my defence, I read it right after it was released and wasn't aware it was intended to be a series. That ending made me spitting mad. The first line of my review is... Book Meet Wall, Wall Meet Book.

Btw, tomorrow I will be asking about the best because for every bad ending, there are many, many good endings.

I have read a few novellas and am really enjoying the dopamine hit I get from finishing a book in one reading session. Yesterday, I read The Pale Dreamer and it was fun and perfect for my entrance into the series. I typically read books that are 500+ pages so it's also just a nice break in general. That got me wondering about novellas in general. Does anyone have any favorites they can recommend, particularly of the fantasy/scifi genre? I like light romance but I'm not a big romance reader where its the main focus.

one of my favorite things about pagebound is the diversity of all of us on here! it’s amazing to see everyone’s cultures reflected in the books we read and the lists we make, which has introduced me to so many great things i don’t know if i would’ve otherwise found.

in an effort to read more diversely in general, i would love to know an underrated book from your culture that you think deserves a spotlight! (also in an effort to selfishly expand my ever growing tbr :3 no, i will not be stopped!!!!)

edit: also it’s totally okay if your rec isn’t wholly “underrated.” it can be something underrated in a global context or on the pb community specifically. just whatever you think deserves a shout out, i’d love to hear about it!

For those who participate in book clubs, tell me about them! Are they small or large, in person or online, chill or structured, etc?

I am in an in person bookclub that's very small and just my three close friends and me, we read anything but horror basically and it's a super chill meeting style. We take turns picking a book, and we cycle bringing snacks also.

Then I co-run an online bookclub that focuses solely on horror, with more structure, and it's a lot bigger since we accept and encourage people to join all the time, it's also more structured and focused upon dissecting the story more. We choose the book by vote and do meetings on discord.