I'm around 60% into The Milkweed Lands for the March buddy read, and I'm finding it really interesting so far. However, there is a big, big problem.

I forgot everything I read about up until now. Literally. FYI, I'm new to these type of books. I don't need much non-fiction in general, but The Serviceberry in the Winter readalong changed my mind on that. When this quest got released as well as the plants one, I found them super interesting and made it one of my 2026 goals to get a badge in either.

So, how do you remember or keep track of all the info and types of insects you read? Do you document them? Annotate? Or is it just insanely good memory? (I'd be jealous haha) Any help would be appreciated.

I’m just curious, as there are so many cute icon/avatars to choose from… why did you pick your current one? Do you change it based off your read? Change it with the season? What drew you to be your little icon?!👀✨💭

Sooo I think we've all been through a reading slump before and this has probably been mentioned thousands of times before but I wanna get this off my mind lmao I haven't read a singular book since the end of February. As a matter of fact, I've been maxing 2-3 books per month ever since I started working full time and let me tell you, i was NOT prepared for how hard it is to get back into reading once you actually have the time. I have a week long break from work and I could've read all day, but every book I pick up is boring. I cannot focus on reading. But i WANT to read. Is this normal? I swear school was more than a full time job and i still managed to read 10+ books a month back then (excluding school related books because let's be real, i didn't read those LMAO) i've heard before to not force myself to read, so i've just been non stop crocheting a scarf but now that's getting boring and i don't have any other hobbies lmao. so my next step is to try reading a book i've been wanting to annotate, but it's just been sitting next to me all day. and yes i know audiobooks, i've been listening to those a lot but i just miss the feeling of getting completely immersed in a world of fiction if that makes sense? i'll update this if i actually get around to reading today lmao.

Happy weekend everyone!! 🥳 This is my first post but I was just curious. If you had a whole day to be cozy and read at your favorite reading spot with some coffee or tea. What perfume are you wearing???

So, maybe this sounds weird, but I need some recommendations for bad books that are super easy to read and maybe you kind of obsess over it, but afterwards when you think about it, it’s objectively bad 😄 (think Fourth Wing or Quicksilver type books). Don’t get me wrong, I loved them, but I’ve read better 😅 I’m not feeling well today and I know it’s gonna be a few days until I feel better and I just want to read something that isn’t gonna challenge my brain 😅

Thanks ♥️