does anyone else feel this way😭 I am so excited for the launch (and am jealous of everyone who is a beta tester) that I routinely check the page bound IG for updates HAHA. I know that the estimate is late September to early October but I am so excited!! AHHHH

This is an Alice fan post ❤️

I know there is a Hate Club™ for Sciona but hear me out for a second. M.L. Wang has done a remarkable job of writing a character who has had their entire belief system turned on their head. Sciona only knows what she was raised to believe and as she learns the truth she is changing. Sure, there are quite a few bumps along the way but this woman is trying to undo an entire lifetime of habits and beliefs and she is GETTING THERE. Does that make her a good person? Maybe not. She really is insufferable at times. But she is unlearning her prejudices while actively doing "the right thing."

I've never read an autobiography/memoir, so I'm looking for recommendations. What's the autobiography you couldn't put down, that you think more people should read, and why?

I can’t be crying already a chapter in 😭😭😭

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I’m currently reading a book that has reviews, but no forum interaction. I’ve already posted like 3 times. I think im starting to feel a little self conscious. At the same time, it’s fun and I like seeing my thoughts out in the ether. 😅 Does any one else feel weird when they are the only one posting? 😆

Or what are some of your chaotic ways to bookmark?

I've recently found small joys in using cute Pokemon cards as my bookmarks! I dabble in collecting One Piece cards but not Pokemon so I'm not as attached but still love them. I got a bunch of bulk cards from my brother so I've just been slotting them in everywhere that I've lost track who's in where. I think I like the idea that I have cute little Pokemon living in my books now.

How do you do it? My library often has the books I want as audiobooks with no wait, so I am trying to become someone who listens to them. Emphasis on the trying. Every time I try to listen I get so distracted by other stuff and miss whole chapters and important details. I think being able to listen to my books would suit my daily life and schedule a lot better, but I just can't seem to make it work!

Does anyone else feel that way?

What do you do when you're listening to audiobooks? How do you stay focused?

Edit: thank you, everyone, for the thoughtful comments. I will definitely give it another try with some books I've already read!

I absolutely LOVE doing this - it lets me see all kinds of things people have read, are reading and plan on reading. I get off work in an hour and I finished the book I was reading on shift tonight.

So. What I want to know is everyone's Last - Now - Next! I started another one right after, but I am a mood reader and have no idea what I am going to read next.. so I need ideas from you all with your answers!

Last - Fixiation of the Mind by Kira Stanely Now - Black Ties & White Lies by Kat Singleton Next - IDK lol. Maybe the 2nd in the series for my NOW book.

... From the first two quarters of 2025.

The nature of my memory makes it difficult for things I'm reading to really stick with me unless it was truly compelling. And this novel was truly compelling.

I felt every range of emotion throughout it and felt those feelings for a while after and honestly wouldn't change a thing about it or want it to be any longer or any shorter, outside of something that'd maybe elaborate on the magic system and the worldbuilding.