I have been seeing a lot of discourse regarding book cover preferences lately. I wonder if anyone has ever gotten the ick from a book cover? If so, did you still read the book, or was it an immediate no thank youuuu?

i don’t know if this is a new trend or what but I’ve been seeing new books lately that have literal tropes as their titles. For example, a book called Friends to Lovers, another called Enemies to Lovers, and yet another called Second Chance Romance (these are all real titles).

I find it kind of lazy and reductive but I’m curious what others think about it

I am reading a book right now with cuss word that aren't technically cuss words. Think fak, lol

In this book I think it because the book is ya so it doesn't have cussing but also the main character cusses. It is mostly just funny but it does snag my attention every time.

I've read lots of fantasy books with unique to their world curse words that I really enjoy though.

I think the difference is the other books the curses make sense to the world. It is a reference to a unique to that world religion for example, not just away around cussing in ya.

Has anyone else noticed this? What do you think? Do you have a favorite curse from a book?

I really can't listen to music while I read, I find it distracting (especially if it has lyrics). But I will passively make character playlists of songs I think a specific character would listen to. I like to imagine it as their ipod library LOL

Does anyone else like to make music playlists for books or series they have read? And do you listen to them while you read? Is it more for ambiance or does the music really embody the book for you?

Who was your first book boyfriend and where did you find him? Did you find him in the depths of KU or did you find him on the covers of a penguins publishing co book?or If you're like me, you found him on wattapad. My first book bf was Blake Eaton from the book "i sold myself to the devil for the vinyls, pitiful i know". He was everything and more I could ask for, still one of my top book bfs of all time🥺🫶 So, who was yours?

I absolutely LOVE doing this - it lets me see all kinds of things people have read, are reading and plan on reading. I get off work in an hour and I finished the book I was reading on shift tonight.

So. What I want to know is everyone's Last - Now - Next! I started another one right after, but I am a mood reader and have no idea what I am going to read next.. so I need ideas from you all with your answers!

Last - Fixiation of the Mind by Kira Stanely Now - Black Ties & White Lies by Kat Singleton Next - IDK lol. Maybe the 2nd in the series for my NOW book.

How do you do it? My library often has the books I want as audiobooks with no wait, so I am trying to become someone who listens to them. Emphasis on the trying. Every time I try to listen I get so distracted by other stuff and miss whole chapters and important details. I think being able to listen to my books would suit my daily life and schedule a lot better, but I just can't seem to make it work!

Does anyone else feel that way?

What do you do when you're listening to audiobooks? How do you stay focused?

Edit: thank you, everyone, for the thoughtful comments. I will definitely give it another try with some books I've already read!

whats your preference? i was just having a convo with a coworker about hardcovers vs paperback and our opinions differed quite a bit! personally, i’m a paperback girl.

Ok so basically this post is made because IM CURRENTLY SOBBING MY ASS OFF READING KEEPING 13 AND MY MUSIC IN THE BACK IS JUST GOING "When did you get hot? All the sudden, I could look you up and down all day."😭😭

LIKE EXCUSE ME NO STOP PLAYING HAPPY SONGS WHILE IM DYING THANK YOU VERY MUCH.💔

But then other times its ACTUALLY GOOOD TIMING like I was reading Keeping 13 (again) and IT STARTED PLAYING FAMILY LINE IN THE BEGINNING I STARTED SOBBING SO MUCH

I actually need this app where the music corresponds to the part of the book SO FRICKIN BAD

and dont get me started on the book playlists because SOME OF THEM ARE SO SHORT OR TOO LONG like personally Im a VERY FAST READER and the playlists are like 10h long and Im already done the book by the time the "falling in love" songs are playing.😔

Physical book readers - I was chatting with some bookish friends and we were talking about managing shelf space.

Are you the type of reader to keep all your books, or do you unhaul? If you unhaul, do you do it as you read or do you do it maybe once a season?

How else do you manage your space?

Am I the only one who finds that the more someone wants me to read something, the harder it is to get myself to read it? Or the more people that recommend a book, the less interested I am??

I really hate that I am this way but it is out of my control. Is anyone else similar? How do you combat that so you can check out the things your friends love?

What are your favorites books with a "friends to lovers" vibe? I'm tired of seeing the same "enemies to lovers" popular books that are not even proper enemies to lovers, barely rivals/dude I fancy but pretend I don't to lovers.

I DNF'd a book last night, and it got me thinking about what makes me decide to finally put the book down and give up ... so I was curious what you all think !

I've noticed that once I get to the point where I'm ranting about how much I don't want to keep reading it specifically to another person, it's probably time to put it down. most of the time I don't talk to other people about books unless we've both read it, so it's a good indicator for me when I, unprompted, start telling someone about how awful of a time I'm having

I also have noticed my DNF habits have changed since I used to DNF books rarely if ever, and going into the new year that seems to have changed ! I'm a lot more willing to give up on a book and move on if I'm not vibing with it enough

I love hearing people talk about what they love, and I'm always looking to expand my never-ending tbr so tell me all about your favorite book and why you love it please!!!

i think i'm approaching a point where i'm starting to heedlessly add books to my tbr. not a big deal but i originally intended to be more thoughtful about the books i was adding (i.e., am i realistically going to read this?) but then i came across a bunch of books (mostly historical fantasy, retellings, and nature non-fiction) that skyrocketed my tbr to nearly 100 books in the span of a few days lol. so in an effort to actually make progress on my tbr, i'm setting my limit to 100 books.

does anyone else place limits on their tbr? or are you the type to just add whatever remotely catches your interest?