I’m reading Elysium by Jennifer Marie Brissett. I have no idea what is happening. I’m 60 pages into the 199 pages. There’s some computer Matrix business going on…I really don’t know. These glitches(?) keep happening. The main characters’ genders are changing and they’re becoming other versions of themselves. I’m invested but I get the feeling this is going to have me feeling dumb in the end.

Pick up the next book. Maybe you need some time away from the book you’re struggling with or now just isn’t your time to enjoy it. I usually have several books in rotation because of “next book syndrome”. I just avoid reading multiple books in the same genre or with similar plots/themes.

I joined Facebook groups a while back and gained Goodreads friends via those groups. I also follow bookish content creators I enjoy and people who I see pop up on multiple (mostly indie pub) books I have enjoyed or am interested in. Following allows you to see that person’s updates.

I’ve had interactions with a few users who sent friend request after seeing a review I’ve posted of a lesser reviewed book we have in common.

Do you send request or do you wait for them to come to you?