Who was gonna tell me she's essentially MaoMao from Apothecary Diaries?!?!

I mean, wow, what an opener!!!!! I'm all in already!!!!

Who was your first book boyfriend and where did you find him? Did you find him in the depths of KU or did you find him on the covers of a penguins publishing co book?or If you're like me, you found him on wattapad. My first book bf was Blake Eaton from the book "i sold myself to the devil for the vinyls, pitiful i know". He was everything and more I could ask for, still one of my top book bfs of all time🥺🫶 So, who was yours?

What the heck is soda bread and why have I never heard of it?

I want to stop reading so bad due to Persephone's whining and unwillingness to think logically. Hades keeps me here for the moment but I definitely won't be continuing with this series.

I watched a reel recently where a few librarians were shown book covers with their titles & authors removed, and had to guess which books they were. It was a lot of fun! It also got me thinking about which book covers are iconic/recognizable just from the image alone... some that stood out to me are:

Classics (maybe more memorable since they've been around for so long): The Great Gatsby Catcher in the Rye The Handmaid's Tale

More modern books: Yellowface (for sure instantly recognizable) The Memory Police (maybe just iconic to me haha) The Goldfinch

Are there any covers you find iconic (either very recognizable in your opinion, or just iconic to you personally ✨)? I do recognize that this might differ by country!

Does anyone know of any free online libraries (like Queer Liberation Library) or libraries that have extensive digital resources? I recently moved to a new state and no longer have access to the only library I've found that actually has the books I want to read (I have FIVE library cards attached to my Libby account and this one was the only one that ever had any search results). I know there are libraries in the US that offer cards for non-residents, but most of them charge $50-$100 annual fees (I'd be more than willing to pay this to support the library, but they don't even seem to have the books I want to read -- if you are someone who pays for a non-resident card, which library is it? Is it good? Does it have an adequate digital database?).

If you can't tell, I'm very frustrated and not sure what to do. I can't afford to purchase every book I want to read (nor do I want to), and I can't find any accessible libraries that have my books. I am moving to the UK soon on a student visa; I'm not sure what doors that opens for me library-wise. Is anyone else struggling with this? I'd love any advice/recommendations.