I'm team letter, and also can understand why Verity wouldn't write "exercise practice" on it. I like to dabble with my own dark drabbles when I want to get into the head/mindset of a villain. The thought of marking it as an exercise never crosses my mind because no one ever digs through my belongings, and I trust them not to do so. Verity does establish in her manuscript that Jeremy doesn't read her stories and she already trusts him a lot.

It's also a writer's thing to print out manuscripts so they can look at it through a fresh lense. Another trick you may see from writers is changing their font, but printing is considered the standard. Although, I do want to add... Mine and Verity's practices, while similar, are not the same. I stay very clear from real life people and settings.

With the letter being in the floor boards... I always assumed that was meant to be an endgame move. As in, Verity would take it out once she was ready for it to be found and she wasn't expecting it to end as it had.

I do agree with your other points, though! The book needed a bit more refining, I think, but it's still an enjoyable read for the most part.

I motivate myself by thinking of my TBR pile. The longer I take on this book, the longer it'll take me to get through my TBR pile. Helps push me along!

I may also play some soft music so I don't feel too stuck. Something like instrumental music or music in a language I can't understand helps me focus on a task better.

Hi! Sorry this is a bit off topic, but what is a bookghan? I'm a bit unfamiliar with this term.

I agree with the sentiment, though! Bookly is quite nice if you're looking for timed reading habit trackers :)

Oh, my apologies! I think I read over that part. Yeah, I can't think of any that allows for chapter point. I do know Storygraph is very actively getting new and improved features, so something like that may come eventually... But no guarantees. If you'd like the true book club (but online) feel, then I think your best bet might be to try Goodreads for the time being!

The only two apps/sites that come to mind are Goodreads and Storygraph. Both offer the features you're looking for, but for both, you'll have to find a group to do a book club with. I know Goodreads has actual book clubs you can join, or even create your own. And Storygraph has "buddy reads" which I believe work very similarly to Goodreads' book clubs, but with a much smaller number of people.