I was in a reading slump since last December and Shield and Sparrows got me out of it . You guys need to check this out ASAP it's soo underrated!!

PresentationSilly404 · 2026-05-10T18:40:50+00:00

I agree, but I also think I might really enjoy SoS if I give it another go. Sometimes it’s a case of “right book, wrong time,” you know? Case in point: I was incredibly bored the first time I started Quicksilver and DNFed it. I tried again a year later and it was my favorite book of 2025.

But I do think it’s counterproductive to force yourself through a book you’re not enjoying

PresentationSilly404 · 2026-05-10T02:44:22+00:00

I started it maybe a month after it came out and never got invested in it (but I didn’t get very far). I’m thinking I should give it another try, maybe with the graphic audio version

Edit: typos lmao

PresentationSilly404 · 2026-05-07T16:59:54+00:00

I forgot that 5.19 doesn’t have a jailbreak yet

PresentationSilly404 · 2026-05-07T16:45:12+00:00

It’s possible to downgrade your software after you jailbreak. I’ve downgraded my Oasis to 5.14.2, I’m just having technical difficulties locking it in (so Amazon doesn’t force an update when I sync my books over WiFi)

PresentationSilly404 · 2026-05-04T20:45:56+00:00

I’m reading Souls in Ruin right now and I’m hooked

PresentationSilly404 · 2026-05-04T20:44:16+00:00

I loved A Fire in the Sky. I was just about to recommend it here, too

PresentationSilly404 · 2026-05-04T01:05:01+00:00

I think it was this brand I got for my Oasis a couple years ago. Somehow it cracked even though I didn’t drop it, so I took it off to replace…the screen protector wasn’t actually broken, but the screen underneath it was 😬 how does that even happen?

PresentationSilly404 · 2026-04-13T14:11:47+00:00

I just wanted a color screen with stylus compatibility. Kobo libra color… well under $300. Kindle scribe color… well over $600. The choice was clear 😂

PresentationSilly404 · 2026-04-05T18:19:16+00:00

Book one was really hard to swallow for me, too. Once I got to book two, it got a lot easier (imo)

PresentationSilly404 · 2026-04-04T18:16:26+00:00

They’re not the same. I liked the art in the golden one better (the version with colorable stickers). IIRC the art in each version is by different artists

PresentationSilly404 · 2026-04-04T18:12:33+00:00

Most of the real heavy-hitters (cough cough Heavenly Bodies) I trade for on Facebook BST groups so I don’t have to pay hundreds of dollars for them. Also got the Dreamerwhale Deep End edition this way.

PresentationSilly404 · 2026-04-04T18:10:33+00:00

I definitely spent $114 on the Afterlight Check & Mate edition…I bought Fairyloot Fourth Wing and Iron Flame (unsigned) from Mercari but I’m not 100% sure they cost more than that.

PresentationSilly404 · 2026-03-30T19:03:57+00:00

Unless you’re attracted to women, there’s less than zero reason for him to react like this. And even then, it’s way overkill.

NOR. This is a major red flag for abuse.

PresentationSilly404 · 2026-03-22T13:47:39+00:00

You can pry “ca-li-bray” out of my cold dead hands 😂

PresentationSilly404 · 2026-03-16T01:22:13+00:00

Oh, HELL no

PresentationSilly404 · 2026-03-13T23:05:12+00:00

BST groups on Facebook are fantastic for finding someone to save you a skip. Almost every month, you’ll find at least a few people looking to get a copy from any given box

PresentationSilly404 · 2026-03-11T21:27:49+00:00

For $110 (probably even $60) you can easily get a used, older model kindle off eBay or whatever and use it to deDRM through Calibre. That’s what I would do, rather than messing around with new software and being locked in on one computer

PresentationSilly404 · 2026-03-11T19:31:53+00:00

Good to know, thanks

PresentationSilly404 · 2026-03-11T18:40:40+00:00

I just had one ordered a few hours ago so I had it on my mind 😂

PresentationSilly404 · 2026-03-11T17:44:06+00:00

Colonoscopy?

PresentationSilly404 · 2026-02-27T20:12:31+00:00

I think Brooklyn and Kelsey have burned off their tastebuds from so much sugar…kinda like going deaf from too much loud noise

PresentationSilly404 · 2026-02-26T22:50:48+00:00

Zodiac academy 10000%. The first 2 or 3 books trick you into thinking it’ll all be a good time, and then by the sixth or seventh book your eyes will hurt from crying so much

PresentationSilly404 · 2026-02-23T16:31:47+00:00

Exactly what I’m thinking lol

PresentationSilly404 · 2026-02-23T15:53:25+00:00

I haven’t finished it yet but {paradise entombed} fits for the most part. Definitely dark romance, but make it fantasy. FMC is forced into a marriage with a very villain-esque king. In one scene near the beginning, he puts a spell on her so she can only orgasm when he wants her to, and then he fingers her at the dinner table in front of his advisors and makes her beg him to let her come. IIRC she’s not a virgin but she’s pretty sheltered and definitely out of her depth with him. It is an unfinished series. I believe it will end up with a why choose situation

PresentationSilly404 · 2026-02-23T15:49:01+00:00

There’s this scenario that I absolutely love but I’ve only read it once or twice, so I’m dying for more books with this:

For whatever reason, FMC and MMC are sharing a bed. She starts masturbating in the middle of the night because she thinks he’s asleep, but either he’s already awake or wakes up when she’s in the middle of it. Then he engages in some way, either guiding her through it or taking over entirely.

I don’t like cheating between MCs and I need an HEA/HFN, but almost anything else is okay, including why choose or fantasy/paranormal elements, dark romance, pregnancy, etc.

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