I feel like so many people have been falling out of love with reading. It usually happens around high school and college, mostly because you are forced to read things you have no interest in. It sucks to be forced to read things that you don’t even like to begin with. With me, there have been times when I fell out of love with reading because of the online book space. I feel like I’m not reading enough or that I don’t have enough books, so there is a lot of self-comparison. So, what are some ways to fall in love with reading again?
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Are Book Reviews a thing of the past?
Hey everyone and welcome to Owl Book World! I’ve been wanting to talk about whether or not people read book reviews anymore for a while now. Don’t get me wrong because I know some readers do still read them. But what about reviews on blogs or YouTube channels? I have been book blogging for 3 years now and for a long time, I didn’t really do discussion posts. So, basically, all I did was book reviews.
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Should Trigger Warnings be included?
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Hey everyone and welcome to Owl Book World! Today I wanted to talk about trigger warnings. What are trigger warnings? Are they spoilers? And what are the benefits/disadvantages of having them? Trigger warnings seem to be a pretty heated discussion with readers, especially those who like to read horror books. I’ve probably seen more people who are against trigger warnings than those who are for them. Even though I understand why I also want to talk about why they can be beneficial.
A lot of people seem to think that trigger warnings are spoilers and that they seem to give away too much. I do kind of get that and I understand why some people wouldn’t want to see them. But I can also see the perks of it especially when readers have the opportunity to decide if they want to read it or not. Read more “Trigger Warnings for books”