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Plants, fungi, and trees - oh my!
Gothic Literature
British & Irish Classic Literature
Fever Dreams & Strange Realities
Critically Acclaimed Memoirs
Quiet Novels
Horror Starter Pack Vol I
Non-Fiction Starter Pack Vol I
Classics Starter Pack Vol I
Sourcebooks Summer of Swoon
Cherry Blossom Festival 2026Pride 2026
My Taste
Mad Honey
Martyr!
Interesting Facts about Space
The Sound of a Wild Snail Eating
The Egg
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Nettle & Bone
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The Cabaret of Plants: Forty Thousand Years of Plant Life and the Human Imagination
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The Dungeon Anarchist's Cookbook
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Beartown
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smallbaggirl commented...

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hiee maybe We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson might be up your alley!! very creepy and interesting and not paranormal :)

  • Thriller/Horror recs that AREN’T paranormal??

    Hi boundlings and happy fall!! As we move into spooky season, and as a thriller lover especially, I’m looking for your best recs for thriller/horror books that aren’t paranormal!! I prefer to steer away from those and I find with most lists/quests I have to really sort through to find what I’m looking for, and even then some books can be hit or miss. I can usually do as far as werewolves/vampires but that’s it. I also can do some gore but nothing too extreme (Stephanie Perkins’ There’s Someone Inside Your House is like a perfect example of my limit). Thanks in advance!!

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    smallbaggirl commented...

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    can this be done in the app or only on the web?

  • PB question

    hey yall, i think i may be stupid, but how are you guys posting pics/reaction gifs in your reviews/forum updates? i just rlly want to do that lollll

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    smallbaggirl commented...

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    i agree with everyone who has commented!! it’s a mix of wanting a variety of genres as well as formats - i typically have anywhere from 2 to 5 books going at once 🤭

  • People who read more than one or two books at a time, why?

    As someone who can never read more than one book at a time, I'm always fascinated and also confused when I see accounts on here that are reading 3 or more books at once

    Sometimes I'll see a few accounts have around 10 books they are reading at once and it makes me wonder if that's true, and if it is, how?? To me, it sounds like it would be hard to remember what's happening in each book

    I hope this is an ok question to ask on here, I'm just curious to know more about why people do it!

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    smallbaggirl commented...

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    my favourites include quiet, intense characters, and unreliable narrators!! i love when authors can create characters that capture the spiral into madness šŸ™‚ā€ā†•ļø

  • Your taste in characters

    As we all know, Pagebound has the feature of showing off up to five books as your taste. But what if the books gets replaced by characters? What is your taste in characters?

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    smallbaggirl commented...

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    very well said i totally agree!! thank you for your thoughts šŸ™‚ā€ā†•ļø

  • do you check the forum before posting?

    i am reading beartown by fredrik backman, and i went to the forum to see people’s thoughts so far and ive come across dozens of posts that basically say the same thing.. it makes me wonder, do people not check what has already been said in the forum before making a post? i almost always check to see if someone has made the same observation i have or to engage with others, but it seems like many people just post without checking and it leaves the forum cluttered with many posts reiterating the same point, when it could be condensed into a few posts with more comments. let me know what you think!!

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    smallbaggirl commented...

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    oooo this looks good!

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    Paige Lewis

    ā€œA scorchingly brilliant, wildly funny, and deeply moving epic.ā€ —John Green, #1 globally bestselling author of The Fault in Our Stars Two unlikely heroes embark on quests to win God’s favor in this outrageously entertaining, profoundly heartfelt novel that announces an ingenious new voice in the tradition of Chain-Gang All-Stars, No One Is Talking About This, and Martyr! Yara can’t comprehend why God has chosen them to slay Dominic, the ruthless leader of the army of Bad Guys. Cast out by their family and reeling from a destructive relationship, Yara has never felt weaker—but with nothing left to lose, they strike a deal. Abandoning their solitary days of embroidery and obsessive cleaning, Yara reluctantly embarks on a perilous odyssey designed to prepare them for the daunting mission ahead. Meanwhile, Adrena, a disillusioned prophet with a terrifying secret power, is determined to become the hero of this story. Desperately seeking the glory of God’s approval and the promise of heaven, where she hopes to reunite with her beloved mother, Adrena must first persuade Harpo, the leader of the Good Guys, that her plan is God’s will. As their journeys unfold in a series of unforgettable adventures, Yara and Adrena are propelled toward each other and transformative revelations about life, death, and destiny in this intensely captivating, irreverent epic from a singularly brilliant new voice in fiction.

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    Paige Lewis

    ā€œA scorchingly brilliant, wildly funny, and deeply moving epic.ā€ —John Green, #1 globally bestselling author of The Fault in Our Stars Two unlikely heroes embark on quests to win God’s favor in this outrageously entertaining, profoundly heartfelt novel that announces an ingenious new voice in the tradition of Chain-Gang All-Stars, No One Is Talking About This, and Martyr! Yara can’t comprehend why God has chosen them to slay Dominic, the ruthless leader of the army of Bad Guys. Cast out by their family and reeling from a destructive relationship, Yara has never felt weaker—but with nothing left to lose, they strike a deal. Abandoning their solitary days of embroidery and obsessive cleaning, Yara reluctantly embarks on a perilous odyssey designed to prepare them for the daunting mission ahead. Meanwhile, Adrena, a disillusioned prophet with a terrifying secret power, is determined to become the hero of this story. Desperately seeking the glory of God’s approval and the promise of heaven, where she hopes to reunite with her beloved mother, Adrena must first persuade Harpo, the leader of the Good Guys, that her plan is God’s will. As their journeys unfold in a series of unforgettable adventures, Yara and Adrena are propelled toward each other and transformative revelations about life, death, and destiny in this intensely captivating, irreverent epic from a singularly brilliant new voice in fiction.

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    smallbaggirl commented...

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    i am devouring this. i am grimacing and tensed up and a little uncomfortable but it is soooo good and im hoping for some JUSTICE for .. almost everyone

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    are you liking this one so far!! i love the badge so much

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    smallbaggirl commented...

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    oooh you KNOW i had to come in here and list OhMyDio’s quest Plants, fung, and trees - oh my! this is my FAVOURITE quest that i have been actively working through, my fave novels i’ve read from it so far are: the comfort of crows by margaret renkl entangled life by merlin sheldrake the serviceberry by RWK forest euphoria by patricia ononiwu kaishian would recommend any of these to anyone!! really versatile and truly beautiful 🄰 šŸŒ±šŸŒ³šŸ‚šŸ„āœØšŸ«¶šŸ»šŸŒ¾šŸŖ»šŸŖ“šŸ„ā€šŸŸ«

  • Favorite Quest for the Books?

    What quest have you enjoyed the most for the books you've read in it? The quest that you read the books for the books, not the badge, or not just the badge. What is/are your favorite book(s) from that quest? Which book(s) would you recommend to convince people to join the quest?

    My favorite quest is The Monstrous Feminine. Since I'm indecisive, I have four favorite books from the quest: • The Eyes Are the Best Part by Monika Kim • Natural Beauty by Ling Ling Huang • The Lamb by Lucy Rose • Bed Rot Baby by Wendy Dalrymple

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