saw someone on booktube do this recently where they summed up their physical collection as a percentage of books that are unread as part of them reflecting on the topic of the overconsumption of books (i believe this has been discussed before so this post isn't really to touch on it, but feel free to share any thoughts if you'd like). i did the same with my own collection and i ended up being surprised by the result so i thought it would be fun to share here if anyone wants to join! so, i own 76 physical books and out of those, i've only read 27 (fully read, not partially) so that's 65% of my collection unread 😱 i genuinely didn't think it would be that high but it just goes to show how i don't keep close track of my owned books. part of my book goals this year is to tackle my physical tbr; i thought i had about 20-30 books to get through but evidently not. it'll be interesting to see how that amount/percentage will change by the end of the year (hopefully it'll be much less!)

Hi all, we just released Vol II of the Starter Pack Quests! The Starter Packs are intended to be guided challenges for the genre. Vol I includes a mix of extremely popular titles and books that are considered foundational, for both new readers and readers that are new to the genre. If someone were to say "I wanna get into Romance, where do I start?" Vol I would be the place to start!

Vol II is for those ready to dive a bit deeper past the blockbuster hits. These books are still popular but you'll find more diverse and niche titles in Vol II (we had a lot more wiggle room without the Vol I constraint of including certain authors and titles that are "cannon" for that genre!)

Hope you guys enjoy the new Quests :) PS - you can filter for Start Pack quests specifically on the Browse Quest page, and if you want to see just the new Starter Packs, you can sort by Newest

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Hey everyone, I'm superllaine/ellaine (she/they) and I will be your Quest Handler for this journey! While I know that mlm is more commonly used, I wanted a name that would compliment the Sapphic Across Genres Quest and so, Achillean Across Genres was born!

To start you off, I've curated about 3-4 books for some sub-genres that I've picked out — historical, sports, contemporary, fantasy, sci-fi, horror/paranormal, thriller/suspense, mystery/crime, and classics/literary. I've also picked out 3-4 books for mangas, danmeis, and graphic novels for a little variety on different mediums. You'll notice that some genres might have more books than the others due to cross-genres, so if you feel strongly that particular genres are underrepresented, you can leave a suggestion. I have a Google sheet to keep track of the books for this Quest over time, until we hit the 100 books cap, and I will put recommendations into that sheet to research further!

I recommend treating this Quest as genre samplers, instead of an exhaustive list of mlm books! For when you're looking to branch out of your comfort zone and wondering where to start, I hope this selection of books has something to spark your interest!! Happy reading!!