Let’s Talk Bookish is a weekly bookish meme originally created by Rukky @ Eternity Books and hosted by Aria @ Book Nook Bits, where every Friday, bloggers write discussion posts based on a weekly prompt and Dini @ dinipandareads has cohosted since the beginning of 2025.

This week’s topic is:

August 8: Reading Slump vs Bookish Hangover (Jillian @ Jillian the Bookish Butterfly)

Prompts: What’s the difference between a reading slump and bookish hangover—do you think there’s a difference? How do you get out of both situations? What are examples of books that put you in a reading slump and books that caused you to have a book hangover? For more information, Book Riot has some really interesting articles about using neuroscience to understand reading slumps and the psychology of a book hangover.

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What’s the difference between a reading slump and bookish hangover—do you think there’s a difference?

I think a reading slump just happens when book after book isn’t hitting or your mood is off, not in the mood to read. A bookish hangover I feel is like any hangover after you had something so good and fun. So a hangover comes after reading what you think is the best book ever or maybe not ever, but a book that got your jaw dropping and your heart pumping. You want that same high but the next book doesn’t hit as good.

How do you get out of both situations?

Pushing through the book you are reading or switching up genres OR taking a break from reading, like a week.

What are examples of books that put you in a reading slump and books that caused you to have a book hangover?

So reading July arcs put me into a sort of slump/hangover because I was reading so many good books! I do feel like I’m in a slump right now only because I think I read so much for July (before July), it was like a reading marathon and now I need a break. So I’ve been reading slower or none at all. But here are some of the books I think that I had so much fun reading this year so far!

August Topics:

August 1: Multiple Copies of Books

Prompts: Do you have multiple copies of any books? What makes you want to get more than one copy of a certain book? What books do you have multiple copies of? Are there any books that you want to get more copies of in the future?

August 8: Reading Slump vs Bookish Hangover (Jillian @ Jillian the Bookish Butterfly)

Prompts: What’s the difference between a reading slump and bookish hangover—do you think there’s a difference? How do you get out of both situations? What are examples of books that put you in a reading slump and books that caused you to have a book hangover? For more information, Book Riot has some really interesting articles about using neuroscience to understand reading slumps and the psychology of a book hangover.

August 15: A Change in Bookish Opinions

Prompts: Have your bookish opinions changed over the years, and if so, in what ways have they changed? Do you think your bookish opinions have changed because of being part of the bookish community (including on social media), reading more books, or book blogging? Have your bookish opinions changed in ways you didn’t expect?

August 22: Quotes & Excerpts/Extracts (Davida Chazan @ The Chocolate Lady)

Prompts: Do you like to use quotes from books in your book review? If so, do you prefer to keep them at a minimum or do you include as many as you can? Do you like to make posts with excerpts or extracts from novels? Do you think that quotes and excerpts/extracts make readers more or less interested in reading the book? Why or why not?

August 29: Six Years of LTB: An Anniversary Freebie

Prompts: How quickly does time fly for us to now be celebrating six years of bookish discussions?! 🎉 Whether you’re new to LTB or have stuck around for years, thank you for joining us in these weekly bookish discussions! To celebrate, we’re making this week an anniversary freebie. Revisit a topic that you’ve done before, go back to a topic that you’ve missed, or write about something else you’re interested in. Check out our blogs—Aria, Dini and Rukky—for ideas!

Let’s Talk Bookish is a weekly bookish meme originally created by Rukky @ Eternity Books and hosted by Aria @ Book Nook Bits, where every Friday, bloggers write discussion posts based on a weekly prompt and Dini @ dinipandareads has cohosted since the beginning of 2025.

This week’s topic is:

August 1 : Multiple Copies of Books

Prompts: Do you have multiple copies of any books? What makes you want to get more than one copy of a certain book? What books do you have multiple copies of? Are there any books that you want to get more copies of in the future?

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Do you have multiple copies of any books?

I think for only Pride and Prejudice. I wish I could get multiple copies but in this economy? I can’t! And lack of bookshelf space.

What makes you want to get more than one copy of a certain book?

Whenever I see all the different special editions and sprayed edges – I WANT to buy all of them.

What books do you have multiple copies of?

Pride and Prejudice. I bought one copy from Barnes and Nobles and then my hubby came home with this books being thrown out of a military library and they had all these classics, including Pride and Prejudice.

Are there any books that you want to get more copies of in the future?

I have the regular copies of the Legendborn series but I want the sprayed edge, special editions for the whole set. Maybe after the last book comes out and if I have money for it.

August Topics:

August 1: Multiple Copies of Books

Prompts: Do you have multiple copies of any books? What makes you want to get more than one copy of a certain book? What books do you have multiple copies of? Are there any books that you want to get more copies of in the future?

August 8: Reading Slump vs Bookish Hangover (Jillian @ Jillian the Bookish Butterfly)

Prompts: What’s the difference between a reading slump and bookish hangover—do you think there’s a difference? How do you get out of both situations? What are examples of books that put you in a reading slump and books that caused you to have a book hangover? For more information, Book Riot has some really interesting articles about using neuroscience to understand reading slumps and the psychology of a book hangover.

August 15: A Change in Bookish Opinions

Prompts: Have your bookish opinions changed over the years, and if so, in what ways have they changed? Do you think your bookish opinions have changed because of being part of the bookish community (including on social media), reading more books, or book blogging? Have your bookish opinions changed in ways you didn’t expect?

August 22: Quotes & Excerpts/Extracts (Davida Chazan @ The Chocolate Lady)

Prompts: Do you like to use quotes from books in your book review? If so, do you prefer to keep them at a minimum or do you include as many as you can? Do you like to make posts with excerpts or extracts from novels? Do you think that quotes and excerpts/extracts make readers more or less interested in reading the book? Why or why not?

August 29: Six Years of LTB: An Anniversary Freebie

Prompts: How quickly does time fly for us to now be celebrating six years of bookish discussions?! 🎉 Whether you’re new to LTB or have stuck around for years, thank you for joining us in these weekly bookish discussions! To celebrate, we’re making this week an anniversary freebie. Revisit a topic that you’ve done before, go back to a topic that you’ve missed, or write about something else you’re interested in. Check out our blogs—Aria, Dini and Rukky—for ideas!

Let’s Talk Bookish is a weekly bookish meme originally created by Rukky @ Eternity Books and hosted by Aria @ Book Nook Bits, where every Friday, bloggers write discussion posts based on a weekly prompt and Dini @ dinipandareads has cohosted since the beginning of 2025.

This week’s topic is:

July 25: The Elusive 5-star Read

Prompts: What makes a book a 5-star read for you? Do you give books 5 stars easily, or are you more selective with them? What are your all-time favourite “can’t-live-can’t-breathe-without-them” 5-star reads? Is there anything that makes a book automatically 5 stars for you? Or the opposite — what makes you drop to 4 stars?

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What makes a book a 5-star read for you?

This is such a great topic because I have been questioning how I rate my 5 star reads this year. A 5 star year has to make my heart pound, my jaw drop and take me on an emotional journey – not necessarily to make me cry, but I have to be blown away. But lately I wonder if I’m too strict with my 5 star rating?! 🤷🏻‍♀️

Do you give books 5 stars easily, or are you more selective with them?

I do not give them easily but I wonder if I’m too strict because there are books out there that are messy, and not perfect but the vibes are so immaculate. I kind of envy the giving a book 5 stars just for vibes lol.

What are your all-time favourite “can’t-live-can’t-breathe-without-them” 5-star reads?

All time? That’s too hard for me. This is just some random my 5 star reads I have tracked on Goodreads. I used to give them so much more easily before I became a blogger!

• The Awakening L.J. Smith – gave this one 5 stars when I read it as a teenager.
• Catching Fire by. Suzanne Collings
• Daughter of Smoke and Bone by. Laini Taylor
• Kristin Hannah by. The Nightingale
• The Cruel Prince by. Holly Black
• A Court of Silver Flames by. Sarah J Maas
• Heart Forger by. Rin Chupeco
• The Poppy War by. R. F. Kuang
• Bing Me Their Hearts by. Sara Wolf
• The Bridge Kingdom by. Danielle L. Jensen
• Legendborn by. Tracey Deonn
• The Women by. Kristin Hannah (many of her books are 5 star reads for me)

I think it’s interesting to see how my 5 star ratings changed over time. I really lived in a time when Twilight, Hunger Games, Divergent, etc… and those type of books came in my 20’s! I ate those books up so fast. Young Adult has changed so much – the books became LONGER. Kristin Hannah books always get me and almost always a 5 star read. This is a random list, but my 5 stars definitely got fewer the older I got, which is kinda of a bummer and I might be changing the way I rate a 5 star book next year.

Is there anything that makes a book automatically 5 stars for you? Or the opposite — what makes you drop to 4 stars?

5 stars are never automatic these days, but if I was gripped by the story, read it in one setting and my heart is thumping from adrenaline or heartbreak or something and I was engaged with the characters and story overall – then it’s a 5.

Dropping stars is maybe because pacing was a bit off, book was too long without much going on, rushed ending, or something to that effect. Or I wasn’t invested as much as I wanted to be.

July Topics:

July 4: Duologies vs. Trilogies

  Prompts: Do you prefer duologies or trilogies, and why? What are the pros and cons of having two books vs. three books in a series? What are some of your favourite duologies and/or trilogies? Do you think there are benefits to these shorter series, compared to ones with 4+ books, or are fewer books limiting?

July 11: Book Hype (Melanie @ Melanie’s Book Blog)

  Prompts: Has the hype ever ruined a book for you? Has the hype ever made a book better for you? Do you like lesser-known reads, and finding a gem of a book that no one’s heard of? Or do you prefer to read the more popular, mainstream books? Where are the majority of the books you read, in terms of popularity? 

July 18: Reading Beyond Books

  Prompts: What do you read other than books? Do you like non-novel forms of literature, like poetry and plays? Do you read a lot of news articles, op-eds, or essays? Do novels make up most of your reading, or is it a mix of those other kinds of writing? Do you ever listen to podcasts in place of audiobooks?

July 25: The Elusive 5-star Read

  Prompts: What makes a book a 5-star read for you? Do you give books 5 stars easily, or are you more selective with them? What are your all-time favourite “can’t-live-can’t-breathe-without-them” 5-star reads? Is there anything that makes a book automatically 5 stars for you? Or the opposite — what makes you drop to 4 stars?