Hi everyone!

I noticed recently that (with the exception of Murderbot), I have read a lot of first books in different series, but have not completed the series or in some cases even moved on to book 2!

I was thinking it might be fun for this to be the summer of series/sequels for me, and would like to invite you to join me for any of these you might be interested in! In some cases, I may reread book 1 if it's been a long time (and I have noted which ones I plan to do that with), but in others I will jump into book 2.

Disclaimer: You may look at this list and say, this woman is seriously unwell, because yes, I will certainly also be reading for the readalong/special event, starting grad school, hopefully getting a gold badge in my dystopian quest, and moving to a new city this summer. No one would deny your assessment, you have clocked my tea as I believe the youths might say (please advise, youths). (see comment from AJ below, did a strike through here to take accountability for my thoughtless/insensitive language choices rather than just erase them like nothing. I apologize for continuing the appropriation of AAVE)

Anyway, here's the list, feel free to give me a shout if you wanna read any of them with me:

• Discworld (I have read a few, I'm doing the Rincewind sub-series right now, my next one is Sourcery)
• Shadow of the Leviathan (starts with The Tainted Cup - I'm planning to reread that one)
• Shades of Magic and the other related series in that world (Schwab)
• Sevenwaters (Marillier)
• re-reading Hell Bent in preparation for Dead Beat releasing in the fall (Bardugo)
• planning to read Parable of the Talents (Butler). Would also like to start some of her other series but I am trying to finish what I start (sometimes)
• Wool (Howey)
• Between Earth and Sky (Roanhorse)
• Divergent lol, not sure if you all saw but the author is releasing a new series written in that world, and I haven't read them or seen the movies, sooooo we're doing it (Roth)
• will be reading The Fifth Season for the readalong in the dystopian quest in June, so ideally would also continue that (Jemisin)
• was thinking of rereading The City We Became and then finishing that duology (also Jemisin)
• Legendborn (planning to reread) (Deonn)
• Redemptor by Jordan Ifueko (second book of the Raybearer duology)
• The Tapestry of Fate (Chakraborty - also want to read The City of Brass, see above about finishing what we start before starting more 😭)
• Sworn Soldier (Kingfisher)
• Secrets of the Nile duology (was planning to reread What the River Knows) (Ibañez)

possibly:

• second book and beyond in the Mistborn series (Sanderson)

hello everyone! i have a request that may be difficult to answer without spoiling the kind of book i'm looking for. i'm on a hunt for unreliable narrators where it's not immediately apparent the narrator is unreliable. when i think of an unreliable narrator, my mind goes toward someone who's an outcast, not really liked by the other characters or the reader, someone who's kind of weird (this is at least my experience with these characters), or maybe the book is just on the darker side. does anyone have a recommendation for a book where the main character was likable and even seemed sane for most of the book until there was a moment where it clicked like "oh, this person is actually a big fat liar"?

Calling all romance readers!! I’m curious for your thoughts 💕

I’ve been trying for years to find a good rhythm with romance novels, and I notice it’s very hit or miss for me (which can happen in any genre ofc). I think it’s the writing / plot in general, which feels so awful to say, because so many incredible, talented, kind-hearted people write romance but sometimes it can be so cringey and repetitive? I WANT TO LOVE IT SO BAD!! I truly am a lover girl at heart 😭🥺

For romance readers, what draws you to the genre? What do you love about it? What keeps you interested?

For people who can relate to me, but found their rhythm in romance reads, what changed for you?

For the record, I have enjoyed some books by Tessa Bailey, Casey McQuiston, & Anna Huang, but haven’t enjoyed many others sadly 😥😥😥

Recommendations + advice fully welcome 🤗

p.s. this does not include romantasy!

I love a good non-AI sticker and I love how my Kobo has turned out over the years.. Artists are.. @badwonton for the "Ban guns not books" froggo sticker @prettyinpraxis for the "magical girls of the world unite" (aka sailor moon X Marx collab) @agaveroseco for the 🖕🏼 uterus. @me! For the ACAB one hehehehhe. I drew it 😁 The "pretty" sticker also says "prettyinpraxis" (freebie sticker), though eventually I'd replace it with something else....... Soooooo... Please share your own decorations and stickers and shout out the artists for me too so I can 👀 lurk.

I am participating in the reading challenge set up by the Reading Glasses podcast, and one of the prompts this year is "Give an author a second chance". The idea is to not immediately write an author off if you did not like one of their books, but to try a different book by them, and maybe discover you like that author after all! So I was wondering: have any of you done this successfully :)? Which author did you try this for, and what were the books that made you think you didn't like the author vs. the ones that made you change your mind?

I am still looking for a book to complete this challenge myself. I am thinking I might be willing to give Sally Rooney another try. I didn't particularly like Normal People, the characters didn't grab me and I do not like the miscommunication trope. Did any of you dislike Normal People but love one of her other books?