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requiem

used to be @ghostmums! quynh (rhymes with win) · 26 she/her 🇻🇳🏳️‍🌈 · fantasy, historical lit fic, & love triangle trope enjoyer

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requiem commented on beezus's review of Sleep Donation

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  • Sleep Donation
    beezus
    Mar 26, 2026
    4.5
    Enjoyment: 5.0Quality: 4.5Characters: 4.5Plot: 4.0
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    an insomniac's (and older sister's) worst nightmare. karen russell the icon that you are!

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  • requiem commented on a post from the Pagebound Club forum

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  • That One Book 😩😅 (yes only one)

    What is that one book that every time you see it on your feed or in the wild that you say “I’ve been meaning to read that. I’m going to read that”

    Mine is: Circe by Madeline Miller

    I want to read it. I talk about reading it. I loved her other book I read (Achilles). I think I even had it in my home but did I read it yet? No. 😩

    I’m going to read that book… someday.

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    requiem commented on a post from the Pagebound Club forum

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  • Book Character Search History 😅

    Happy Thursday, Boundlings!

    As the week winds down, let’s play a silly little game 👾

    1. Drop a book character in the comments ⬇️ and let other people respond by telling you what was in that character’s most recent search history 👀

    The more unhinged and silly the better!

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    Simon Books giveaway

    The Plans I Have for You

    The Plans I Have for You

    Lai Sanders

    Feminine rage, cancel culture, and suffocating societal pressure—a cutting and brazen thriller about two Asian American women on a quest for revenge after a public shaming pushes them to the limit, for fans of Yellowface and Counterfeit. When a conflict with a fellow passenger on the subway spirals into a humiliating breakdown, Shelley Hu’s life is over. The incident goes viral, costing Shelley her prestigious Manhattan law firm internship, her spot at Columbia Law, and her plan to build a better life for herself and her mother. Months later, Shelley is back in Kissimmee, Florida, working the night shift at a kitschy motel near Disney World—the very same job she held in high school. Shelley’s life is a black hole until, one night, the beautiful, enigmatic Sophia Moon checks in with her husband and young son. But Sophia’s appearance is far from random. It turns out that, once upon a time, Sophia suffered her own episode of public shaming. Since then, Sophia has rebuilt a new life, and she promises to help Shelley do the same. More importantly, Sophia vows to help Shelley enact revenge on the three people responsible for the worst day of her life with a precise set of plans. Shelley returns to New York with a new identity and plans that start off well. But when the situation soon spirals out of control, Shelley is forced to reckon with Sophia’s unspeakably dark side—though it may be too late.

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    requiem commented on a post from the Pagebound Club forum

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  • Zero star ratings?

    Every now and again I notice people giving zero stars. Sometimes this makes sense, and the person will explain they DNFed so didn't want to rate or genuinely thought it was so terrible. Or they might say "I didn't know how to rate this, so I didnt"

    However, more often than not, people write long, thoughtful reviews that imply they liked the book enough to give it a rating but the stars are blank.

    Has anyone else noticed this? Is this a glitch or an intentional choice? If so, what's the secret meaning behind leaving a long written review but not doing a star rating?

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    books set in los angeles

    hullohhhh! I just picked up west hollywood monster squad and am so excited, but I'd love some more recs from the community of books that take place in LA, past, present or future. or in socal!

    would love: mystery, thriller, graphic novels, realistic fiction, queer and POC stories, speculative, short stories, sci fi!

    open to horror, romance, fantasy (pref not high fantasy bc I have trouble understanding world building)

    thank u :) will add them all to a shelf/list!

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  • Knight recommendations

    Hello everyone! I'm looking for stories that focus as much (if not more) on the camaraderie of knighthood as it does on the protector-protectee relationship. Romance isn't required, or it's a subplot. I've scoured reddit threads, goodreads lists, storygraph challenges, even lists and quests on pagebound, but I'm still having a hard time finding books, so I'm turning to this forum (and really hoping I'm doing this right, as it's my first post here).

    I absolutely welcome media recs that aren't just books! My definition of 'knight' is pretty fluid at this stage in trying to find something that scratches that itch lmao, so anything from The Three Musketeers to the Saints of Steel series to even just the 'motley crew' trope like in Six of Crows or Robin Hood is welcome!!

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    The Serpent and the Wolf

    The Serpent and the Wolf

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    requiem commented on a post from the Pagebound Club forum

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  • What genres do you think your pet(s) would like?

    Having made a shelf specifically for books I think my cat would like, I'm now curious about everybody else's pets on here! Based on his tv viewing behaviors, I think my cat would love horror, true crime, and thrillers.

    Also, obligatory pic for y'all (his name is Goose!):

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  • When We Lost Our Heads
    requiem
    Mar 25, 2026
    3.0
    Enjoyment: 3.5Quality: 3.0Characters: 3.5Plot: 3.0
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    started off strong and interesting, ended up too obvious and boring. i was obsessed with the characters and wanted so much to know more about them, but alas.... the author spells everything out for you in the most condescending way that it's borderline misogynistic 😭

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    When We Lost Our Heads

    When We Lost Our Heads

    Heather O'Neill

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