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seema commented on a post from the Founder Announcements forum
Context: As Pagebound grows, we have been brainstorming sustainable ways to create more Quests that the community is eager to see. We're trialing a new idea for a community-voted Quest, inspired by a List. More info in the last post I made in Founder's Announcements.
For the past week, Pagebound Royalty members have submitted nominations for Lists to inspire Quests. Jennifer and I have gone through and ensured all the Lists you'll be voting on meet our Quest guidelines. There are 86 Lists eligible for you to vote on, and you can find them in this spreadsheet.
There will be 3 winning Lists selected from different genre categories. You can vote for up to 3 lists from different genres. Submit your votes via this form through end of day April 8th. Take note of the Quest type when voting (Column C in the spreadsheet)! Many nominated Lists share a theme but vary in length. Preference for a Side vs Main Quest could help you decide which to vote for. Most Lists will be Side Quests, but Lists with many books (~60+) will be Main Quests.
The creators of the winning Lists will be able to accept/reject. If they accept, we will create a Quest inspired by their List, adapting the title & book list as necessary to fit Quest constraints. If they decline, we'll ask the runner-up! The resulting Quest will not be open to book additions since there will not be anyone actively maintaining the book list (similar to when a Main Quest hits its 100 book cap and is closed to further additions).
If this is a good experience for the community, we plan to run this List nomination + voting process quarterly. Our goals here are to encourage quality List-making, give the entire community a voice in Quest creation in a sustainable way, acknowledge our Royalty supporters, and create some exciting, diverse Quests!
Thanks for voting! Jennifer & Lucy
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seema commented on ChaosReader's review of The Enchanted Greenhouse (Spellshop, #2)
This was such a wonderful read, I truly enjoyed my time with it!
Overall, I think I liked this book better than The Spellshop, though I do think I enjoyed the secondary characters and the found family element within the first book a little bit more. This book, I think, shines a lot more with the relationship aspect and how that develops. I also think this book balances the on-island conflict and the rebellion with the cozy energy of the book quite well. Where we can feel the time crunch and suspense without it overshadowing that slower, more peaceful and kind of daily life focus that cozy fantasy tends to lean into.
I also just really liked Terlu's character arc and getting to see her story, especially with how sad the origin of Caz is and her punishment for creating him. So I think the author made a great choice in writing a book about Terlu and continuing that story. And it was really nice to see that the loneliness that motivated her to make Caz was explored in a way that was compassionate and didn't just erase it or move past it.
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isabela TBR'd a book
Dracula
Bram Stoker
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I absolutely adore that this book starts with a playlist! I was already drawn in by the gorgeous cover (and little cat I spied), and this makes me even more excited to read. I wish playlists were incorporated more often, it really enhances the reading experience 💕
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