What are some books you adore that you rarely see recommended or being talked about? Feel free to give a little summary :) Heard about them once and then never again: - the Hostage of Empire series by S.C.Emmet. It's an adult political fantasy trilogy inspired by east asian history. It follows the lady-in-waiting of a princess being betrothed and sent over to her fiance's coutry. He's the heir and brother of 5 other princes (from the Queen and 2 concubines) and the FMC and her lady are immediately thrown into court intrigues and scheming from all sides, often with deadly results. It's brilliant and I'm constantly looking for similar books. -The Light between Worlds by Laura E. Weymouth. It's a YA magical realism/fantasy about 2 sisters who crossed to another world as children and started settling there before abruptely getting sent back to our world. One sister wants to forget and move on, the other falls into deep depression, always searching for a way back. It's crazy to me that it's considered YA because it goes DARK, but I'm a sucker for that kind of "Narnia but if they delved a lot deeper with the trauma that this would have created" and that book had me by the throat. Only rarely mentionned: -The Winnowing Flame trilogy by Jen Williams. Incredibly cool and original lore, 3 povs (an excentric adventurer, a witch locked up by a cult, and a.. tree vampire? Honestly, awesome concepts) crossing paths as an acient threat comes back to life, except the race that saved the world before is now almost extinct after their life-force vanished and they turned on humans. -The Conqueror's Saga by Kiersten White. YA (once again, where??) historical fiction. Kind of retelling about the daughter (and son) of Vlad the Impaler, who inspired Dracula. It's about those kids being given to the Ottoman Empire as hostages for political gain and grow up with the son of a Sultan, and how they go from there, as their worldview change (in drastically different ways) while war is forever on the horizon. Lada, the FMC is THE anti-heroine. She's cruel, ugly, ruthless and bitter. I loved her. Her, and her sweet brother, and the sultan's son and their incredibly complicated and heart breaking dynamic while each fights for what they want (spoiler, it's incompatible). -The Deed of Paksenarrion by Elizabeth Moon. A 90s -first military- then epic fantasy about a 18yo woman running away from an arranged marriage to join a mercenary company. Very classic, old-school, it took me a while to get into the 1st, but by the end I felt like I'd gone through hell and back with Paks. -Babylonia by Constanza Casati. It's a famous author, it's wild to me that I never hear anyone talk about it. Reimagining of the rise to power of the Assyrian empire's only female ruler. It's beautiful, it's got the most toxic love triangle (but I say that as a love triangle hate. That one is mutual love and fascination, and adorable, and loyalty, and bitterness through every line of that triangle. Co-dependency, but three-way).

Do you have any book/reading takes that you think is controversial or unpopular? If so, what is it?

Is there anyone whose books you immediately pre-order before barely checking what they're about? For me it's: - Kristen Britain - Lucy Holland - Adrienne Young - Laini Taylor

Hello! Just realized that the You TV series is based on books by Caroline Kepnes! There wasn't already a thread or place for making suggestions so I figured I'd start one :)

I have Libby, Hoopla, & Spotify on top my owned eBooks and physical books. I'm deciding on another subscription but at the same time, how much is too much 😅

Do you guys own many books? I never did growing up because I went to the library. Even now,I only buy books that I have read and loved. But seeing people on social media's own walls full of books has made me curious about other people's habits. So, I would love to hear about your habits. Do you buy books right away? Do you read all of the ones you buy? How many do you own/do you get rid of many?

"I'm not starved for conversation Georgianna, I'm starved for you." Listen, I don't think this is a perfect book but gosh, the yearning, the angst...I NEED MORE. Like regardless of the quality, it's so good.

If anyone is looking for additional library cards to add to Libby - there's an online library for QLL = Queer Liberation Library and you can apply online for an online membership card and link it to Libby. In case anyone wants to also support the QLL. Full disclosure, this is for USA/CA Residents, I'm not sure if it works for International. https://www.queerliberationlibrary.org/ For CA residents - if you didn't already know, you only need to be a State resident to apply for free library cards in person, so any city you drive by, if you have time, you should totally stop by to get a card. Does anyone else have tips / tricks on getting more Free library cards to be able to link in the Libby App? For USA Residents and International. Please list your Country/State when commenting so others know for location purposes to figure out how we can borrow more free books at one time.

I have Libby, Hoopla, & Spotify on top my owned eBooks and physical books. I'm deciding on another subscription but at the same time, how much is too much 😅