diff --git a/src/_includes/css/utils.css b/src/_includes/css/utils.css
index 10175b512..2245d318f 100644
--- a/src/_includes/css/utils.css
+++ b/src/_includes/css/utils.css
@@ -971,7 +971,7 @@ TYPOGRAPHY
 
 .Badge {
     font-family: var(--sans);
-    border-radius: 4px;
+    border-radius: 5px;
     font-weight: 550;
     background-color: var(--neon);
     color: var(--color-bg);
@@ -989,6 +989,12 @@ TYPOGRAPHY
     &.Badge--warn {
         background-color: var(--yellow);
     }
+
+    &.Badge--outline {
+        background-color: transparent;
+        border: 2px solid var(--border-color);
+        color: var(--grey);
+    }
 }
 
 @media (max-width: 1215px) {
diff --git a/src/reading.njk b/src/reading.njk
index 740f11f0b..6f0f44f48 100644
--- a/src/reading.njk
+++ b/src/reading.njk
@@ -40,20 +40,26 @@ menu:
                   		{{ book.author }}
                    	</td>
                    	<td>
-       					<div class="prose f6">{{ book.notes | excerpt | md | safe }}</div>
+                        {% if book.notes %}
+           					<div class="prose f6">{{ book.notes | excerpt | md | safe }}</div>
 
-                        {% if didExcerpt(book.notes) %}
-                            <p class="f6 mb0">
-                                <a class="muted" href="{{ '/reading' | url }}/{{book.slug}}/">Continued ⇢</a>
-                            </p>
+                            {% if didExcerpt(book.notes) %}
+                                <p class="f6 mb0">
+                                    <a class="muted" href="{{ '/reading' | url }}/{{book.slug}}/">Continued ⇢</a>
+                                </p>
+                            {% endif %}
+                        {% else %}
+                            <br />
+                            <br />
+                            <br />
                         {% endif %}
                    	</td>
-                   	<td class="f6 no-wrap {% if not book.finished %}align-middle{% endif %}" width="10%">
+                   	<td class="f6 no-wrap" width="10%">
                        	{% if book.dropped %}
-                      		<span class="Badge Badge--muted">Dropped</span>
+                      		<span class="Badge Badge--outline">Dropped</span>
                        	{% else %}
                           		{% if book.paused %}
-        		            		<span class="Badge Badge--warn">Paused</span>
+        		            		<span class="Badge Badge--outline">Paused</span>
          			            {% else %}
           		              		{% if book.finished %}
          		              			{% if book.finishedAt %}
@@ -63,7 +69,7 @@ menu:
         		              				<small class="font-sans muted" title="Finished in">{{ book.location }}</small>
          		              			{% endif %}
           		              		{% else %}
-         			              		<span class="Badge Badge--positive">Reading</span>
+         			              		<span class="Badge">Reading</span>
         			            	{% endif %}
          		            	{% endif %}
                        	{% endif %}