If you like books and have your own #BookBlog or website with #bookish content, come join The Book Ring! It is a book webring and #community for everyone on the small web who enjoy #reading and #writing. ๐
My hot take on one of my biggest #bookish pet peeves - YA should be labeled 'Teen', not 'Young Adult'. It's extremely confusing, it's the reason why YA ends up mixed in with NA smut in stores, by definition it's unclear; Young adult means late teens to early-mid 20s, and by that definition non-readers assume 'young ADULT' means someone of age. There really needs to be a clear differentiation between NA and YA.
I definitely read the entire thing in a southern accent! Something I really enjoy is seeing authors compare different types of love in their books; love that isn't really sincere or healthy vs. love that's more genuine and true, and this book does that. Though, I will say this book won't be everyone's cup of tea...
@bookstodon
I don't think there was anything in particular I didn't love about this book. The characters are absolutely endearing and have a way of making you smile with their cute little quirks. I also really enjoyed seeing Viv open up and forge friendships with others who were generally known to be disliked, or awkward...
When you start reading this book, you are immediately drawn in by the question of โWhat on earth happened between Sloan and Lucian that they hate each other so muchโ? The book doesnโt really tell you their history until quite later on, but it sprinkles in clues of it throughout to keep the reader really engaged and wondering what happened. I could NOT put this book down.
"It turns out, having the worldโs biggest advertising company make the most-popular web browser was about as smart as letting kids run a candy shop."
#GeoffreyAFowler, 'Goodbye, Chrome: Googleโs Web browser has become spy software'
Maybe governments need to pass laws against browser companies starting advertising businesses, and advertising companies owning or funding web browser development?
Librewolf isn't bad though. It's an independent version of Firefox not affiliated with Mozilla. Weeds out a lot of the garbage. De-Googled Chrome isn't half bad either for folks wanting solid privacy alternatives.
Halfway through #LegendsandLattes by #TravisBaldree and I am pleasantly surprised how much I enjoy it! Haven't even gotten to the romance yet and the story alone has completely pulled me in and the characters are so endearing ๐ฅฐ. I think I'm slowly starting to expand on the genres I enjoy. I'm excited to have found another author I think I'll easily return to again and again.
Meetup activitypub? Fediverse has so many alternatives to the major sites (mastodon, peertube, mbin, pixelfed etc) so it's good to see someone giving it a try with hosting and organizing activities
@okpierre
This is awesome! I'd love to also see someone set up a federated marketplace as well. That's a big reason why a lot of people won't leave corrupt platforms like Facebook/Meta. When your livelihood is tied to it, makes it harder to leave. If the fedi is expanding in other directions, it only makes sense it happens eventually. Would be good for other federated networks to make designated space for it that's separate though so we don't welcome ad culture taking over federated feeds.
Just finished reading #ACourtOfSilverFlames by #SarahJMaas today! I've been binging the #ACOTAR series for the past 4-5 months, and I have no idea how I'm going to be able to wait for the next one! I think 2-3 more #books are planned for the series? This one was by far my favorite though. I relate to Nesta so much. Her courage and healing journey was so inspiring to me, and she's a freaking badass! ๐
To anyone who's read this series, any similar romantasy recommendations? ๐
Ahhhhh look what just arrived in the mail! Finally! ๐ No misprints, nothing upside down, everything seems in tact. ๐ So far it's looking like I got a good batch! ๐
Side note: The Book Ring is now accepting members! If you have a book blog or website with book-related content, come join! It's free to join and a great way to discover other book lovers. https://thebookring.neocities.org/
Still too many thinks Mastodon is one website with "too strict rules", but it's also hard to explain without using any technical terms that it's multiple "services" and you can still see everyone's posts regardless of what site you have account on. Many don't realize that there are a lot of us.
I do get why people are reluctant to join, but at the same time I'm frustrated about those "I won't join because it's too politically left" or "I won't join because reasons". They don't realize they can find their own community. This bugs the hell out of me. #Mastodon#MastodonMigration#TwitterMigration#Twitter#RIPTwitter#TwitterDown
@rolle yeah same here lol. It's a new concept to people. The majority of folks have never experienced a social networking system like this. They don't understand a version of the internet where a social media platform isn't run by one centralized big tech company.
