I might be shitting on a lot of readers and okay, anyone can read whatever they want to. Who cares. But here's my qualm with it, the question annoys me so so so much whenever I see it below marketing posts and reviews. Why is this question so important? Is that the sole marker of your reading list? Not that there's anything wrong with spice but there are specific genres that are catered to your reading preferences so why would you ask that below random books? Especially IF IT'S YA??? THEY ARE TEENAGERS. WHY WOULD YOU WANT TO READ ABOUT MINORS HAVING SEX??? THAT'S WEIRD. (I'M LOOKING AT YOU SARAH J MASS) It gives this narrative that books need to be spicy to have good romance and that's just not true. It's because of this mindset that so many authors who have genuinely good stories with potential feel to need to have smut addded to them UNNECESSARILY because otherwise a lot of readers won't pick it up. THERE IS A WHOLE GENRE FOR YOU — EROTICA. IT'S CALLED EROTICA. Can you please pick up erotica instead of asking that question under posts about random books. PLEASE. LET ME ENJOY MY NON SMUT ROMANCE/THRILLER/FANTASY/MYTERY IN PEACE. I'M BEGGIN YOU Edit: A good example of this was people asking "does it have smut" under a post about The Last Tiger by The Riew Siblings. They'd clearly mentioned in the post that the book was a fictional retelling of their grandparents' very real story AND on top of that it was YA. And then you ask. Does. It. Have. Smut??? Be for real right now please 😭

It doesn't matter that I haven't read the book yet. It's like a red flag enticingly being waved and I'm just a helpless bull 🤣 I hesitate for about 0.05 seconds and click anyway. It's a bad habit and I don't have plans changing it am afraid 🤣

just a rave post about how great libraries are! i’ve just joined one for the first time since i was a kid, and i’ve recently moved to a city so the organisation of libraries is just 1000 times better than where i was before. and i just love it. like what do you mean i can place holds on a bunnnnch of books im dying to read, and then get a cute little email when one of them is ready, for free??? amazing a book ive wanted to read for literally ever has just arrived at my local library for me and i genuinely can’t wait to go and pick it up 😅 so a post about how great libraries are, and if you have one near you, go sign up!!!

There are a lot of questions about book recommendations or favorites, but what is the book(s) you absolutely feel repulsed by whenever you see it? Just want to add: i know everyone has their own tastes and that does not mean if one hated the book the other shouldn't has terrible taste, it is the matter of personal opinion. What doesn't sit well with me might be perfect for you :) this is just for fun and to know you all a lot better

I just saw a video of a girl saying she doesn’t read male authors, she has 5 exceptions, but that would be it. So it got me thinking… who is/are your go to author(s)? Like, the one or two you will forever read every single one of their books, the ones that you know would never do you wrong 🫢 For me is has to be • Silvia Moreno-García • Emily Henry • Ruth Ware

Hiii! Recently i stumbled across a book advertised as "zutara retelling" (if you know you know) but it was a complete disaster to read. Do you have any books that made you feel "this is the perfect book for me!" after the cover of desc just to read it and find out it was just not it?

I'm usually reading a book while listening to a different book for times when I'm doing mundane adult shit or hobbies where I can't have a book in my hand but want my mind engaged in a story. Anyone else think it would be cool to have a "listening" status or do you consider listening to audiobooks and reading physical books the same thing?

Starting my first ever Jane Austen book! Better late than never I suppose!

OH LYDIA.

... which would it be? I love rereading books! I try not to do it too often, because I have so many amazing books waiting for me, but some books really profit from being read several times, or I'm overwhelmed or in a reading slump and rereading is what helps me then. But there are some books I really wish I could read for the first time again, because they had such a unique influence on me. Here are my top three: Babel - R. F. Kuang She Who Became the Sun - Shelley Parker-Chan Island Beneath the Sea - Isabel Allende What are yours?

I usually don't pause books and just straight up DNF, but I've recently found several that i'm semi-enjoying but I just know i'm not in the right mindset for it currently, so have paused it to pick up again later. I'm curious for those that pause often - when you return to it days, weeks, months or even years later - do you start from the point in which you paused before or do you start all over again from the beginning?