2025 Reading Challenge discussion

This thread is to discuss The Bandit Queens by Parini Shroff.

Pages: 342 pages

Length: 1 month (April)

Participants: Thieryn, Dominique, Surabhi

Everyone reads at their own pace during a Buddy Read. Because participants can be at different parts of the book at different times, it is extremely important to mark spoilers so that the book is not ruined for someone who is not as far along as others!!!

Mark spoilers by placing {spoiler} before the text and {/spoiler} after the text but use the < and > instead of the { and }.

Here are some questions to help get the conversation started! Feel free to look up discussion questions specific to this book or come up with your own. Just make sure any questions that contain spoilers are under spoiler tags.
Discussion questions are not required but may be a fun way to talk about the book and get to know each other!

Prior to starting:
What prompted you to join this buddy read?
Have you read this author before? What do you think of their other books?

Mid-read:
What character or ideas do you relate to the most and why?
Do you have any favorite quotes or scenes?

After reading:
What was enjoyable or not-so-enjoyable about this book?
Did this book change your perception about anything, either within the book (character development) or in real life?

Hello All !
When are we beginning with the book?

I'll start by mid-week

L`m near 60% and it's a DNF. Was not enjoying it, tried the audio and still didn't want to continu.

Ooops !
I am 35% through and I don’t know why is it not finally reaching where it has to.
So Dominique, are you moving on to the next?

Surabhi wrote: "Ooops !
I am 35% through and I don’t know why is it not finally reaching where it has to.
So Dominique, are you moving on to the next?"

Moving on to something.

Like you, it felt like it was going nowhere. I was to be funny but in my opinion, felt flat

So iv finished the book and I have given it a 3.5 stars.
The book’s ending was mediocre.