Fantasy Buddy Reads discussion

2024 Challenge:

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1. A buddy read with someone in the group
2. A debut novel
3. A book under 300 pages
4. A book you own and haven’t read yet
5. A book with a blue cover
6. A book in a series you have already started
7. A book with an anti-hero
8. A book recommended by someone on Goodreads
9. A Young Adult book
10. A book by an author you have not read before
11. A book with a one-word title
12. A book you can read in one day
13. FREE SPACE
14. A book featuring an unlikely friendship
15. A book over 800 pages
16. A book published before 1970
17. A book on your to-read list for more than one year
18. A book with a person on the cover
19. A book from a (sub)genre you don’t usually read
20. A book by an author under 25 at the time it was published
21. A book with a dragon in it
22. A book published this year
23. A standalone book
24. The last book in a series
25. A book of your choice

Good luck! This challenge is a lot of fun :)

Good luck, Alex!

Hope you have fun and good luck, Alex!

And it looks like I have Bingo, at least in one direction. Hopefully I can get one or two more in before the year is out.

This one went surprisingly well. Definitely doing this again.

2020 Challenge (view spoiler)[This looks like a fun challenge to try. Let's see how far I get with this throughout the year.

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1. A buddy read with someone in the group -

2. A debut novel

3. A book under 300 pages -

4. A book you own and haven’t read yet -

5. A book with a blue cover

6. A book in a series you have already started -

7. A book with an anti-hero
8. A book recommended by someone on Goodreads -
9. A Young Adult book

10. A book by an author you have not read before -

11. A book with a one-word title

12. A book you can read in one day -

13. FREE SPACE
14. A book featuring an unlikely friendship

15. A book over 800 pages -

16. A book published before 1970 -

17. A book on your to-read list for more than one year -

18. A book with a person on the cover -
19. A book from a (sub)genre you don’t usually read -
20. A book by an author under 25 at the time it was published
21. A book with a dragon in it -
22. A book published this year

23. A standalone book -

24. The last book in a series
25. A book of your choice - (hide spoiler)]

While things could've gone better with these challenges, I'll definitely be doing this one again.

2021 Challenge (view spoiler)[

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1. A buddy read with someone in the group - Life, the Universe and Everything (Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, #3) by Douglas Adams
2. A debut novel
3. A book under 300 pages - The Cream of the Jest by James Branch Cabell
4. A book you own and haven’t read yet - Hard Contact (Star Wars Republic Commando, #1) by Karen Traviss
5. A book with a blue cover - A Storm of Swords (A Song of Ice and Fire, #3) by George R.R. Martin
6. A book in a series you have already started
7. A book with an anti-hero
8. A book recommended by someone on Goodreads
9. A Young Adult book
10. A book by an author you have not read before - Prince of Annwn by Evangeline Walton
11. A book with a one-word title - Lilith by George MacDonald
12. A book you can read in one day - The Gods of Pegana by Lord Dunsany
13. FREE SPACE
14. A book featuring an unlikely friendship
15. A book over 800 pages - The Fires of Heaven (The Wheel of Time, #5) by Robert Jordan
16. A book published before 1970 - The High Place by James Branch Cabell
17. A book on your to-read list for more than one year - Shatterpoint (Star Wars Clone Wars, #1) by Matthew Woodring Stover
18. A book with a person on the cover
19. A book from a (sub)genre you don’t usually read
20. A book by an author under 25 at the time it was published
21. A book with a dragon in it - The Neverending Story by Michael Ende
22. A book published this year - West with Giraffes by Lynda Rutledge
23. A standalone book - The Blue Star by Fletcher Pratt
24. The last book in a series - Curtain by Agatha Christie
25. A book of your choice - Three Kingdoms (4-Volume Boxed Set) by Luo Guanzhong
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This could've gone better, but hopefully 2023 will be better.

2022 Challenge
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1. A buddy read with someone in the group
2. A debut novel
3. A book under 300 pages - The Silver Stallion by James Branch Cabell
4. A book you own and haven’t read yet - The Broken Sword by Poul Anderson
5. A book with a blue cover - The Song of Rhiannon by Evangeline Walton
6. A book in a series you have already started - The Body In the Library by Agatha Christie
7. A book with an anti-hero
8. A book recommended by someone on Goodreads
9. A Young Adult book
10. A book by an author you have not read before - The Vine Witch (The Vine Witch, #1) by Luanne G. Smith
11. A book with a one-word title
12. A book you can read in one day - The Young Visitors Or Mr. Salteena's Plan by Daisy Ashford
13. FREE SPACE
14. A book featuring an unlikely friendship
15. A book over 800 pages - Lord of Chaos (The Wheel of Time, #6) by Robert Jordan
16. A book published before 1970 - Lud-in-the-Mist by Hope Mirrlees
17. A book on your to-read list for more than one year - Mary Poppins (Mary Poppins, #1) by P.L. Travers
18. A book with a person on the cover - Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Seas by Jules Verne
19. A book from a (sub)genre you don’t usually read - Jill the Reckless by P.G. Wodehouse
20. A book by an author under 25 at the time it was published - Eragon (The Inheritance Cycle, #1) by Christopher Paolini
21. A book with a dragon in it - Dragons, Elves, and Heroes by Lin Carter
22. A book published this year
23. A standalone book - Wheel of Stars by Andre Norton
24. The last book in a series - Island of the Mighty by Evangeline Walton
25. A book of your choice (hide spoiler)]

2023 Challenge:
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1. A buddy read with someone in the group
2. A debut novel
3. A book under 300 pages - The Boats of the 'Glen Carrig' by William Hope Hodgson
4. A book you own and haven’t read yet
5. A book with a blue cover - The First Men in the Moon by H.G. Wells
6. A book in a series you have already started - The Gnome King of Oz by Ruth Plumly Thompson
7. A book with an anti-hero
8. A book recommended by someone on Goodreads
9. A Young Adult book
10. A book by an author you have not read before - The Sorcerer's Ship by Hannes Bok
11. A book with a one-word title - Gerfalcon (The Neustrian Cycle #1) by Leslie Barringer
12. A book you can read in one day - Turandot, Princess of China by Carlo Gozzi
13. FREE SPACE
14. A book featuring an unlikely friendship
15. A book over 800 pages
16. A book published before 1970
17. A book on your to-read list for more than one year - Mary Poppins Opens the Door (Mary Poppins, #3) by P.L. Travers
18. A book with a person on the cover - Domnei by James Branch Cabell
19. A book from a (sub)genre you don’t usually read
20. A book by an author under 25 at the time it was published
21. A book with a dragon in it
22. A book published this year
23. A standalone book - The Marvellous Land of Snergs (Dover Children's Classics) by E.A. Wyke-Smith
24. The last book in a series
25. A book of your choice
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