Hi Bookaholics 👋

Are you ready for the question of the day??

I want to know....

What got you into reading in the first place? 😎

Not sure if I'm the only one fixated on this detail, but I noticed that Martials have last names. Elias Veturius, Marcus (I forgot his last name but think it was Farrar or something like that), etc, while Scholars didn't. Laia is just Laia of Serra, Darin is Darin of Serra, and so on. They don't have actual last names.

I wonder if this has always been that way, like a tradition to Scholars to not have last names, or if this was when the Empire took over. Martials are obviously superior to Scholars, so I wonder if that's why they get to have unique, recognizable last names. It implies status, or at least, that's how I see it.

Was this ever mentioned in the books? Btw I've only read the first two books, currently reading the third.

What do you guys think??

I’m curious to see if anyone has had a similar experience with a superstition (or coincidence?) when reading.

I bought a bookmark in Nepal in 2024, and every book I’ve put it in, no matter how good it has been, has put me into a slump. Every time I lay a finger on it, it’s like my motivation to read just withers immediately 😭

Wow... 🤯🤯 Pip's version of the conclusion is actually better 😂😂

OMG 10/10 just finished the book….10/10 period. Sad it is over, but happy I have a few more books to go