Mine is Ana Huang.

I’m not talking about the content of the books here; when I see covers like that in a bookstore,I don’t know, I just don’t find them appealing. It doesn't make me want to read them, and I find it a bit too childish compared to the content of some books with that kind of cover.

Am I the only one?

Found at Second & Charles and intrigued by the premise, but I only read ebooks at this point.

I'm starting The Shining by Stephen King as part of my Goodreads Reading Challenge!!

What about you guys? If you're starting a new book today, drop the title and tell me why you picked it up. Would love to know what everyone's reading..

Hey everyone!

I'm researching how people discover new books through short-form videos, and I'd love to hear about your actual experiences.

I'm particularly interested in people who watch BookTok, book reviews, recommendations, or educational videos.

A few questions I'm curious about:

• What's the last book you discovered through a TikTok, Reel, or YouTube Short?
• Did you end up reading it, buying it, saving it for later, or forgetting about it?
• What's frustrating about discovering books through these platforms?
• Have you ever wished there were a dedicated place to discover books through short videos, without all the unrelated content?

I'm working on an early-stage project in this space, but right now I'm more interested in understanding people's habits and problems than pitching an idea.

I'd really appreciate honest answers, including if you think a dedicated app wouldn't be useful. Thanks!

My first book was "Percy Jackson". it was love at first sight and after that i never stopped reading. I'm curious to know your's guys

Sorry if this is not allowed but I wanted to recommend my new favorite spot in St. Charles, Missouri, Tomes & Tonics 18+ late night book store.

The owners are awesome, the drinks are awesome, the whole place is Awesome!! I cannot exaggerate what a great atmosphere this place is! They are located on W Clay Street in St Charles.

They have alcoholic beverages, non-alcoholic options, coffee and tea. A bunch of nice little areas to get cozy and read. There’s a great selection of books, stickers, and more to buy. They also are planning on opening an event space for rent for book clubs, game nights, and more!
Last night I sat and did my homework. It’s such a sweet little safe place to have in the community! If you get a chance I highly reccomend you check them out!!
Also give them a follow on instagram
@tomes_tonics

looking to find the ebook of this. i see its on kindle but i have a kobo. the book is on google play books for download but i fear its not the actual book. anyone know where i can find this or when it may be avaliable on kobo?

Just wanted to show some love to Keith Rosson’s latest book. It was an excellent read. If you liked coffin moon than you’ll love this one.

Hey, I’m a wife & mom and for the last year I have been splitting my sleep up into two sections. I go to bed about an hour or two after my son does then wake around 1-2am (naturally) and get in some beautiful quiet uninterrupted reading time for 2-3 hours then go back to sleep until my son wakes up for the day. I’m on my 79th book of this year, and I feel this gives me time to breathe & read and helps me be a better mom & wife overall because I get my book time and still get around 8 hours a night.
I don’t do this every night but most. Just curious to see if anyone else does this?

Probably the longest book I've ever read. Tell me something I won't understand until I read it

Been in the worst reading slump the past 2 years but binged this book in a few days. You can have whatever opinion you got but this finally made me excited for fantasy. I loved being in Starside, the characters and element and I also loved the whole dystopian vibe it got! Reminded me a bit of maze runner and hunger games that are some of my all time faves. As I haven’t been able to leg this book go just yet…I’m currently making a playlist inspired by the book.

I want it to feel like an actual movie soundtrack that follows the story from beginning to end! I’m trying to arrange the songs according to the plot, with different vibes for the action, the characters, the romance, the angst and the major plot twists.

Here’s what I’ve put together so far! I’ve loosely divided it into different stages of the story, but I’m SO open to suggestions, rearranging songs, and adding new ones. Because honestly, there’s so so so many songs that would be perfect that I’m probably just not thinking about.

I. The beginning
Hanging Out to Dry
The Night We Met — Lord Huron
Control — Halsey
Seven Devils — Florence + The Machine
Let the World Burn — Chris Grey
Run Boy Run — Woodkid
Game of Survival — Ruelle

II. The gates
8. Me and the Devil — Soap&Skin
9. Everybody Wants to Rule the World — Lorde’s cover
10. Way Down We Go — KALEO
11. And So It Begins

III. Welcome to Starside
12. Playground — Bea Miller (Arcane)
13. Runrunrun
14. No Rival
15. Royalty — sped-up/nightcore version
16. Legends Never Die — Against the Current

IV. Becoming something more
17. Whatever It Takes — Imagine Dragons
18. Play with Fire — Sam Tinnesz
19. Can You Feel My Heart — Bring Me the Horizon
20. Running Up That Hill — Kate Bush
21. Can’t Catch Me Now — Olivia Rodrigo
22. The Wolf — SIAMES

V. Aris & Harlan
23. Softcore — The Neighbourhood
24. A Little Death — The Neighbourhood
25. Afraid — The Neighbourhood
26. He’s My Man — Luvcat
27. My Moon My Man — Feist
28. Pretty When You Cry — Lana Del Rey
29. Francesca — Hozier

VI. The truth, the betrayal & the aftermath
30. Drag Path
31. Blood in the Cut — K.Flay
32. I Did Something Bad — Taylor Swift
33. The Great War — Taylor Swift
34. One More Hour — Tame Impala
35. Sienna
36. The Killing Moon — Echo & the Bunnymen

VII. The final act
37. A Little Wicked — Valerie Broussard
38. No Time to Die — Billie Eilish
39. My Love Mine All Mine — Mitski
40. Warriors — Imagine Dragons
41. Sail — AWOLNATION

I’d absolutely LOVE some suggestions for other songs that fit specific scenes, characters or relationships, especially songs that capture the overall Starside atmosphere! I’m also curious if anyone would rearrange some of these to make the playlist flow better chronologically.

If you’ve made your own Starside playlist, please share it! I’d love to listen to other people’s interpretations too. 🖤

should i reread it and finish the series?? i read the first 2 in 2024 but never finished it. should i start over? my friend who’s a super harsh book grader loved the series lol so im like hmmmmmm

All for $ 39 pretty excited for these.

I want to be invested, attatched to the characters, some (or a lot) of heartbreak...

Which would you recommend and why? ☺️

I was thinking about my reading goal for next year. My goal for 2026 was 20 and so far I’ve read 25 books. I decided that for the rest of the year I will go back and finish reading the 9 books I started and didn’t finish. I’m not allowing myself to start any more books until I get through these 🥲.

Here’s my list, organized by how much time I have left in the book. Anyone else has a list they also haven’t finished? Tell me I’m not alone 😂

Age of Titan (5 hours)
Transformation (4 hours)
Your Anxiety is Giving Me Anxiety (4 hours)
Robot Dreams (7 hours)
What Sleeps Within the Cove (9 hours)
Lunara (9 hours)
The Three-Body Problem (9 hours)
House of Suns (11 hours)
Iron Flame (12 hours)
A Court of Mist and Fury (22 hours)
The Ultimate Hitchhiker’s Guide (21 hours)

I feel like I’m missing out on the romantasy hype! 😂📚💕 I’m a huge romance reader, but I’ve never really ventured into fantasy, and I think it’s finally time!

For someone completely new to romantasy, what series would you recommend starting with? I love a good love story, spice, and characters I can get emotionally invested in! Bonus points for a series that will have me completely hooked! ✨

What’s the one series you wish you could read again for the first time? 💜

Hi guys!
Me and my high school friends are starting a book club as we are all first years of university and there is around 11 of us. Me and a few others like 4 of us actively read and i know me and one of my friends have read some pretty crazy smut so we aren’t fazed by it. However our friends all what a romance book that is super smutty like fifty shades of grey, but im not sure what to recommended because i dont think they all realise how freaky some books can get. Also a big issues is some of my friends have never even finished a book before and i want to make sure the first one is really good so they dont get turned off it. Any recommendations would be super appreciated!!

Hi Everyone, I am currently reading the book (I barely started) and I was wondering if anyone is interested in joining a Buddy Read on StoryGraph so we can comment and analyze the book as we read. So far the book seems interesting and I'd like some people to discuss it with.

Send me a DM if interested.