Fantasy Buddy Reads discussion

2021 POPSUGAR Challenge
☑️ A book that's published in 2021 - A ​Court of Silver Flames
☑️ An Afrofuturist book - The Fifth Season
☐ A book that has a heart, diamond, club, or spade on the cover
☐ A book by an author who shares your zodiac sign -- something Shakesphere? Taurus...
☐ A dark academia book -- The Queen's Gambit
☑️ A book with a gem, mineral, or rock in the title - Jade City
☐ A book where the main character works at your current or dream job
☑️ A book that has won the Women's Prize For Fiction - Circe (It was at least nominated, so I'm counting it)
☑️ A book with a family tree - The Sword of Kaigen
☐ A bestseller from the 1990s - OH MY GOSH! THIS WILL BE MY FAVORITE!!! Memoirs of a Geisha or Wind Up Bird Chronciles?
☐ A book about forgetting
☐ A book you have seen on someone's bookshelf (in real life, on a Zoom call, in a TV show, etc.)
☐ A locked-room mystery - Agatha Christie book! I've been meaning to read some... And Then There Were None
☐ A book set in a restaurant
☑️ A book with a black-and-white cover - Malice (I know there are color highlights, but I'm counting it)
☐ A book by an Indigenous author - Elatso
☐ A book that has the same title as a song
☐ A book about a subject you are passionate about
☐ A book that discusses body positivity
☐ A book found on a Black Lives Matter reading list - the hate you give
☐ A genre hybrid
☐ A book set mostly or entirely outdoors
☐ A book with something broken on the cover
☐ A book by a Muslim American author - I am Malala
☐ A book that was published anonymously - Arabian Nights
☐ A book with an oxymoron in the title
☑️ A book about do-overs or fresh starts - One Word Kill - Time Travel Counts, right?
☐ A magical realism book -- The Immortalists/ Shape of Water/
☐ A book set in multiple countries
☐ A book set somewhere you'd like to visit in 2021 -- something about Scotland or Canada? xp Anne of Green Gables?
☐ A book by a blogger, vlogger, YouTube video creator, or other online personality
☐ A book whose title starts with "Q," "X," or "Z" - quiet
☐ A book featuring three generations (grandparent, parent, child)
☑️ A book about a social justice issue- Children of Virtue and Vengeance: Flammende Schatten
☑️ A book in a different format than what you normally read (audiobooks, ebooks, graphic novels) - BEASTARS 17 - comic it is, online reads~
☐ A book that has fewer than 1,000 reviews on Amazon or Goodreads -- ohhh! I like... maybe ...
☐ A book you think your best friend would like -- hmmmmm
☐ A book about art or an artist
☑️ A book everyone seems to have read but you -- Where the Crawdads Sing
☐ Your favorite prompt from a past POPSUGAR Reading Challenge

Advanced
☐ The longest book (by pages) on your TBR list -- I'm worried to look... (( An Adventure collection of 1,588pgs or The Conte of Monte Cristo with 1,312pgs ^^;))
☐ The shortest book (by pages) on your TBR list -- ((East of the Sun & West of the Moon -- 33pgs))
☐ The book on your TBR list with the prettiest cover --
☐ The book on your TBR list with the ugliest cover -- -- Longmire
☐ The book that's been on your TBR list for the longest amount of time
☑️ A book from your TBR list you meant to read last year but didn't - Skyward
☐ A book from your TBR list you associate with a favorite person, place, or thing
☐ A book from your TBR list chosen at random
☐ A DNF book from your TBR list
☑️ A free book from your TBR list (gifted, borrowed, library) -- Assassin's Fate ~<3

Really liking these TBR ones...

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Notes, TBD

Ooh, that's a really good challenge this year Katie! I totally flopped with mine last year, I completely forgot about it lol. And I think ultimately I already had a line up of what I wanted to read and this would have required me to look outside it- which is a good thing, it's a great idea to have prompts that help you discover books you wouldn't normally read but I just got swept up in my own mood reading lol.

Thanks Beena! We’ll see how this challenge goes for sure! I know a lot of the books I read I’ll see if I can fit to this challenge. But at the same time I agree with you that these prompts will inspire me for new reads ^~^ Fingers crossed

That's awesome, good luck!

I'm counting that family tree segment for The Sword of Kaigen because oh my gosh the clans XD

Updates so far read~
☑️ A free book from your TBR list (gifted, borrowed, library) -- Assassin's Fate ~<3
☑️ A book in a different format than what you normally read (audiobooks, ebooks, graphic novels) - BEASTARS 17 - comic it is, online reads~
☑️ A book about do-overs or fresh starts - One Word Kill - Time Travel Counts, right?
☑️ A book about a social justice issue- Children of Virtue and Vengeance: Flammende Schatten
☑️ A book with a family tree - The Sword of Kaigen
☑️ A book that has won the Women's Prize For Fiction - Circe (It was at least nominated, so I'm counting it)
☑️ A book with a black-and-white cover - Malice (I know there are color highlights, but I'm counting it)

Maybe I should read more "popular now" books? Or ones on reading clubs, etc. Because man. I really enjoyed Where the Crawdads Sing. Such a nice chance of pace from my usual fantasy. And this hits me right in the feels with a slice of life / coming of age story. With a murder / mystery to boot! So so good. I'm kinda sad it's over...

☑️ A book everyone seems to have read but you -- Where the Crawdads Sing

☑️ A book that's published in 2021 - A ​Court of Silver Flames

☑️ An Afrofuturist book - The Fifth Season
☑️ A book from your TBR list you meant to read last year but didn't - Skyward

☑️ A book with a gem, mineral, or rock in the title - Jade City