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Reading Slumps, Why???
Welcome back, dear reader! I think I speak for most readers when I say that reading slumps suck. A reading slump, for anyone lucky enough to have not experienced one, is when reading any book loses all appeal. This can happen for a multitude of reasons. Most commonly, reading slumps happen after you finish an…
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My Thoughts on BookTok (Pt.2)
Hi all! Welcome back! Last week, I started a little rant about BookTok, the bookish subculture on TikTok. Last week, I talked a bit about the marketing of romance books, the normalisation of adult content in YA novels, and what they label as “must-reads.” This week, I wanted to tackle some other issues like the…
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My Thoughts on BookTok (Pt.1)
In the 18th century reading was considered a delinquent activity. Teenage girls were banned from reading alone in their rooms out of fear that they would become too aroused by the story. Sounds absolutely crazy and unreasonable, right? Now, enter today’s romance books, and its subcultures, specifically BookTok — a section of TikTok where book-related…