diff --git a/public/js/title.js b/public/js/title.js
index 95d69f9..6211923 100644
--- a/public/js/title.js
+++ b/public/js/title.js
@@ -8,12 +8,12 @@ function showModal(encodedPath, pages, percentage, encodedeTitle, encodedEntryTi
 	if (percentage === 0) {
 		$('#continue-btn').attr('hidden', '');
 		$('#unread-btn').attr('hidden', '');
+	} else if (percentage === 100) {
+		$('#read-btn').attr('hidden', '');
+		$('#continue-btn').attr('hidden', '');
 	} else {
 		$('#continue-btn').text('Continue from ' + percentage + '%');
 	}
-	if (percentage === 100) {
-		$('#read-btn').attr('hidden', '');
-	}
 
 	$('#modal-title-link').text(title);
 	$('#modal-title-link').attr('href', `${base_url}book/${titleID}`);
diff --git a/src/routes/reader.cr b/src/routes/reader.cr
index d1e1013..c52e6e2 100644
--- a/src/routes/reader.cr
+++ b/src/routes/reader.cr
@@ -15,6 +15,9 @@ class ReaderRouter < Router
         #   might not have actually read them
         page = [page - 2 * IMGS_PER_PAGE, 1].max
 
+        # start from page 1 if the user has finished reading the entry
+        page = 1 if entry.finished? username
+
         redirect env, "/reader/#{title.id}/#{entry.id}/#{page}"
       rescue e
         @context.error e