I am absolutely OBSESSED with the descriptions in this??? The clothing and food are so vivid in the writing, I absolutely love this!!! Not as sold on the plot though, it is seeming a little weirdly paced and a tad bit thin so far. But not enough to make it a slog to read or bringing it down *too* much so far!

I'm really interested in learning more about the awesome folks I've connected with on pagebound so far. I've interacted with many of you, and while we usually stick to books because it's a common love we all share, but I realized I only know a little about each of you through those conversations. That is totally fine if that is how you'd like to keep things, so no pressure to answer 😊. A little more personally about me: I'm a father (mid 30s) of 2 beautiful little girls (3.5 years and 7 months), married to an amazing woman and mother, and we also have 2 French bulldogs 😊. I'm currently a software engineer and my primary focus is infrastructure (all the boring stuff that websites like pagebound runs on behind the scenes and serves it all over the world), but I also freelance in web development still since it's where I got my start. Fun random fact: I was top 500 in overwatch season 3 🤣 Super happy to have met everyone and will hopefully continue to meet as this community grows 😊 Please don't forget to practice good internet safety when answering! 🫣

I think I've hit a small wall with reviewing burn out.... I still want to write reviews, and I can with a LOT of effort.. but my brain just doesn't want to write them no matter what 😅 I'll have the tabs open for days upon days writing like half a sentence every now and then.. It sucks cause I also struggle to switch to the next book before the review is written for the previous book too. So despite not being in a reading slump (maybe?) and having a lot of books piling up I REALLY want to read (looking at you sunrise on the reaping) I just can't make myself finally write the review I'm stuck on rn. I can't exactly just stop writing reviews as well, hoping to eventually somehow make some money from it - even if I just connect it slightly to if I can eventually work out how to start doing sensitivity reading. It's also saved me a lot of money getting books I'd otherwise have to buy 😅 (which yeah, capitalism.. I'd use my local library but they only take like very old book suggestions that are cheap for them to get and have a very small range). Got multiple books on netgalley that are now past the release date I still need to read and review, and I got sent another the other day :') I keep falling behind but even that isn't helping with motivation..

I'm considering going to an author signing for the first time. It's rare to get ones near where I live without having to leave the island I live on, and it's an author I'd be so excited to get a book signed by. My problem is I have severe social anxiety, and I don't know what to expect. I've googled and read different articles of the do's and don'ts but I think it might be helpful if anyone shared their own experiences? The author is Heather Fawcett by the way.

I’m looking for good books to listen to at night/fall asleep to. Preferably speculative fiction but open to contemporary or historical or honestly anything relaxing haha. What would you recommend??

I swear some of y'all can speed read (not a bad thing) and maintain so much detail. It will take me days to a week to get through a 400 to 500 page book and I will miss so much context sometimes. I also find myself sometimes becoming easily distracted when reading slower parts of books which definitely extends my reading time. Sometimes I just can't focus on whatever is going on and then will need to reread the parts. I'm reading for enjoyment of course and the discussions here, but I find myself feeling inefficient, which shouldn't really matter but I was curious what everyone's strategy was to read so quickly. I feel like some of y'all will start a 500 page book in the morning and have a detailed review by the evening, which is awesome and I need to know your secrets.

I'm loving the social aspect of this site! I'd love to find more people to follow :-) Comment 1-2 sentences about yourself and what you like to read. Use this post to find others to follow! Edit to add that I know we have the option to discover similar users (which I love!). I just thought this would be a fun way to get to know other users a little more before following.

What’s a super popular book that everyone seems to love, but you just couldn’t finish? What didn’t work for you? My answer might trigger some people lol

Hi everyone! My name is Clara, and I’m from Sweden 🇸🇪. I’m currently studying at university, which means I’m reading way too much course literature. Do you have any book recommendations that you just couldn’t put down? I need a book that makes me want to read something other than my incredibly boring textbooks. Thanks in advance!