This might be an unpopular opinion, but it is just my opinion. I think I need to stop reading reviews on Goodreads and in general.

I think it's one thing to say you don't like a book, and say things like 'the pacing wasn't for me' 'didn't like the writing style' or whatever else. It's even valid to say you personally hated the book.

But I find it upsetting when people are just intentionally... cruel? Like insulting anyone else who likes the book. Wondering what people are 'on' to enjoy it.

Opinions are personal, not facts. What feels boring, clunky, or frustrating to you might feel moving, brilliant, or comforting to someone else. I don't think criticism has to be mean to be valid, but it feels like people are really just trying to see how snarky and mean they can be.

People have a right to their opinions and how they word things. I'm not saying they don't. I'm not even saying people shouldn't post those reviews. That's their right. I'm just venting personally, and I think I will probably just avoid reading reviews because that's how I can curate my own space. I just wanted to vent a little because I'm having big feelings about it.

(I will say, it really does not feel valid when people go out of their way to post on someone's positive review/post about how they liked the book to insult the book. I think opinions are valid, but it feels so unnecessary to try to bring someone else down.)

constantly on the verge of reorganising my shelves, but i always struggle to commit to an order! feel free to share how you overcome this aesthetic challenge 🥺🫶🏻

Today I learned that the way in which I vet my authors is, frankly, not enough. So what steps do you take to ensure the people you are financially supporting match your morals and values? And how are you doing this in a timely manner?

Please note: I am not asking if you vet your authors, but how. If possible, I'd like to keep the comment section as focused on tips that anyone may want to provide :)

ETA: Follow up question, at what point do you feel you’ve done enough research?

Hello again!🤗 Today I was thinking about how excited I am to do a year wrap up when the year ends (obviously 🤣) and I want to ask you the same questions I asked my self, so here they go: 1- What's your favorite book of the year so far? 2- Which book/books you were so hyped for but ended up being a disappointment? 3- Which new author/authors you found out this year and feel in love with? 4- Which book/books you thought you would give 1 star but ended up giving 4/5 stars? 5- How close are you to complete your reading challenge (if you have one)? I hope everyone has a nice weekend and thank you for letting be your very curious book friend 🤣🫶

Hello everyone! I just finished reading beartown 2 and i cannot get over it (it was just too good). Because of that, i need some more sport-based books like Beartown or All For The Game series. Im looking for a book that is higly sport based, with lots of rivalry, stress, deep problems, interesting characters (with impressive backstories) and great writing. Any recommendations?

Urban fantasy is a genre I really like and I wanna get more into, but most of the discussions I've seen around are all about series that are pretty old, albeit still serializing. I tend to avoid older books mostly because they have a lot of casual bigotry in them (I've noticed a lot of 2000s/2010s specific brand of sexism and I'm tired of it) so I was wondering if anyone knew of some newer urban fantasy series without that?

The only series I'm currently following that fits the bill is the Psy-Changeling series by Nalini Singh (huge recommend btw) so I would love more recs! Just no Zionist authors please 😇 (I know SJM has an UF series and I wanted to let y'all know upfront I'm not interested)