Is 'friends to lovers' really a cliche at all? I don't see it as a cliche so much as a helpful & healthy way to start a relationship - something based on shared interests and affection before it progresses into romantic territory.

To me, it's like saying "the best friends cliche" or "the mother arguing with daughter cliche" - they're things that happen often, but they're not over-used to the point of losing their original meaning.

I started my blog only last month - and I certainly never expect it to become 'big'. As long as it helps me to connect with a few like-minded book lovers, it's a success in my eyes!

And yeah... as you mentioned in this post, I *have* started reading with a notebook at hand! It's very helpful. :)
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I'm not a big fan of post-its and tabs... they get all bent when sitting on the bookshelf, and end up looking messy to me! But it's always interesting to see how other people keep their books :)

As for me: if there's a scene / quote / paragraph I like, I'll mark it gently in the margin with pencil - nothing too obtrusive, just enough that it sticks out to me later. I can always erase it later. (But heaven help anyone other than me who marks up one of my books, haha...)
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