Read with a dash of Pride: Reading Challenge June 2025 *TEAMS P.16 - Page 24

Originally posted by: LoveHopeMagic

Havent changed a bit, right?

Well i don't use all these three options. May be i can try while riding my two wheeler. What say?

I try

Idk 🗝️... reading while on a two-wheeler sounds dangerous 🤔

Maybe just go for the plane instead

Originally posted by: Shirsha

Oh! You will also read The Murder in Mahim! When I told you about the book I didn't think you would also read it. That's good because the story seems interesting. Chatgpt always recommends me good books. Murder in Mahim, The Henna Wars and Too Bright to See were all recommended by Chatgpt. One day I asked the AI, "Recommend some fantasy books about books." Chatgpt recommended some books and one of them was Inkheart (translated from German). Inkheart seems really interesting. But I'm not getting enough time to read Inkheart. I like to read books about books. That's why I bought three books about bookshops (two Japanese books and one Korean book) a few months ago. They're not fantasy though.

Inkheart is wonderful! I read it in middle school, my bestie lent it to me.

Do give it a read when you have time, it won't bore you

Originally posted by: Bee222

@pink: YES! This!!! Thank god, I thought I was the only one 😭 That third act breakup came outta nowhere, and then the resolution made it even worse 😭 with how distant he started behaving, I really thought he was having doubts bcz they weren't a Platinum match. I mean, it was his life's work and that incredible score is what made him wanna try in the first place, so knowing that score wasn't actually true was bound to create doubts. I would've found it a more reasonable explanation than him forgetting to reach out to her bcz of his business crisis. I mean, it explained the radio silence but then why did he avoid her hands and act hesitant and all that. What was that for? Maybe FMC was being an unreliable narrator? Anyway, it would've been more meaningful if he admitted that he was having doubts bcz of their score but then he decided to believe in them, more than the numbers.

Honestly, a big part of what makes Christina Lauren books work for me is her writing style. Somehow she manages to suck me in without knowing it, and even if I start out wary she ends up turning me stupid and giggly, and then somehow something happens towards the end that brings me out of that trance. And then I feel kinda dissatisfied but also like I shouldn't feel dissatisfied, bcz the rest of the book was so good? Like for TSE I actually considered giving it a 3.5 but then I truly enjoyed the middle half sm that anything less than 4 instantly felt unfair. Her writing is what does it. She's a trickster 😭

Did you know Christina Lauren is actually two people? I get what you mean about their writing though. It's the exact same feeling I had with two of their celebrated books: The Unhoneymooners (the MMC was a dick here again during the 3rd act break up - this is why I don't like 3rd act break ups! ) & Love and Other Words.

Originally posted by: Bee222

Oh, I didn't know Kiss Quotient has autism rep too 😅 I actually don't even remember the plot, I just know I put it in my TBR at some point

@blue: I knowww but for me it ends up creating the opposite effect When I get attached to a character, I only want the best for them. So while I do want those MLs to end up with the love of their lives, I often feel like those FLs don't deserve them and that takes away from my enjoyment of the story. I can only root for a romance when I truly feel like both these ppl deserve each other. They should be the "right" person for the other. It doesn't work if only one person is right

@green: I'll add it to my never-ending TBR I feel like the author name sounds familiar, either I've read her or I already have her in my TBR

@red: Nooo don't say that, I have that book sitting on my shelves since ages, I've always been lowkey excited for the day I finally read it

Oh read TKQ. It's good. I analyze everything too deeply for my own good

Originally posted by: heavenlybliss

Hey Lizzie, how are you finding After That Night by Karin Slaughter? Is it interesting? I'm thinking of giving it a try, but I didn't like Pretty Girls. It. felt so dragged.

Also I see this book is part of the Will Trent series and I haven't read any of the previous books. Is it a standalone?

Pretty Girls gets such mixed reviews. Makes me wary of reading it.

Originally posted by: Bee222

Inkheart is wonderful! I read it in middle school, my bestie lent it to me.

Do give it a read when you have time, it won't bore you

Yes, I really want to read it. The story seems very interesting. The language of the book is poetic and beautiful. Actually I'm not getting enough time to read Inkheart because it's a long book. Did you read all the books of Inkworld series? I enjoy reading books about books and if fantasy elements are mixed with the stories then they become fascinating. Themes like magical books, books opening portals to different worlds, cursed books capture my attention. I wrote a story named The Whispering Book.

Originally posted by: oh_nakhrewaali

If you are into thrillers, Girl in Glass Case by Devashish sardana is a good one.

Originally posted by: LizzieBennet

I have this one in my library loans. Now that I know it's Queer themed, will wait until June to begin this one!

Originally posted by: Shirsha

Yes, I really want to read it. The story seems very interesting. The language of the book is poetic and beautiful. Actually I'm not getting enough time to read Inkheart because it's a long book. Did you read all the books of Inkworld series? I enjoy reading books about books and if fantasy elements are mixed with the stories then they become fascinating. Themes like magical books, books opening portals to different worlds, cursed books capture my attention. I wrote a story named The Whispering Book.

Do you know The Neverending Story by Michael Ende? It's about a boy who finds a book, starts reading it and is drawn into a magical world. So much so that he realises that he himself has become a character in the story.

Originally posted by: oh_nakhrewaali

I didn't sleep that night bro (ik I said this) but the book hit me, not sure how you are gonna like it, not even saying it's one of the best out there, but it's good