Fantasy Buddy Reads discussion

Our Unofficial Book Clubs are fluid, so this is just a place to get a general idea what each one is up to. If a club sings to you, I'd recommend stalking the thread and getting involved to know what's REALLY going on (sounds scary). Even so, the following posts are for Book Clubbers to post when they're planning to start new books. :)

For the book clubbers: treat posting here as if you're informing people on an official forum what's going on in your clubs. I'll use what gets posted here to update the bookshelves (if it's practical).

It would also be awesome if someone from each club could update their thread with the current book being read in [brackets] so it's easier to see where your at in any given series.

Thanks! We'll get this new system fine-tuned eventually.

War of Light and Shadow (Janny Wurts) Reading Schedule

- January 1st: The Curse of the Mistwraith #1
- February 1st: The Ships of Merior #2
- March 1st: Warhost of Vastmark #3
- April 1st: Fugitive Prince #4
- May 1st: Grand Conspiracy #5
- June 1st: Peril's Gate #6
- July 1st: Traitor's Knot #7
- August 1st: Stormed Fortress #8
- September 1st: Initiate's Trial #9
- October 1st: Destiny's Conflict #10

-= Short Stories =- (Need to work out order to read shorts stories.)

November-December:
- Child of Prophecy
- Reins of Destiny
- The Sundering Star
- The Decoy
- Black Bargain
- The Gallant

Via Iain: Me and Anni are "getting the band back together"...

Continuing our Skullduggery Pleasant thread with a re-read to refresh our memory... we only managed 1-2 BRs in 2020, after reading the first 3-4 books in late 2019...

So, we're doing Mortal Coil on New Year's Day... and we'll continue with Death Bringer hopefully not too long after that...

Skulduggery Thread

Via Narilka: Going to be starting Manners & Mutiny in the Gail Carriger Book Club on Jan 1st.

Via Narilka: Started a book club thread to read through Riyria Revelations. Here's the schedule:

The Crown Conspiracy - Feb 22 2021
Avempartha - Mar 8 2021
Nyphron Rising - Mar 22 2021
The Emerald Storm - Apr 5 2021
Wintertide - Apr 22 2021
Percepliquis - May 3 2021

Via Soo: We're going to BR The Black Hawks #1 on January 2nd, 2021. =)

Niki Hawkes wrote: "Via Soo: We're going to BR The Black Hawks #1 on January 2nd, 2021. =)"

This is in the Vagabond Treehouse -- https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

Iain I really appreciate that you answered that question before I had a chance to pester anyone lol.

LoL sorry about that! Ya know that deal where it's obvious to you (whoever else that knows) but it's not obvious to anyone else? Yeah, that. =D

We will try to share the info on what's going on in Vagabond Treehouse but I'm not going to add titles to the Thread Title because there are times when there are several different BR's happening at the same time.

Like many people are reading Joe Ledger series and we post about it there. Yet, the chatting about it is done at the pacing of whoever is reading & not tied down to dates.

Vagabond Treehouse is the spot to we use to chat about fantasy/other books. Most of the BR's in there are spontaneous & only take a day or two to setup.

I'll make sure to keep Riyria Revelations and Gail Carriger Clubs up to date.

Jessica and I are going to read Legendborn starting around about the 8th Jan over on the YA Book Club thread if anyone else is interested.

Gail Carriger is going to have to become the Steampunk Club or the Club for People of Quality soon, once we wrap up Carriger, and take a look at the other series I found...

The Club for People of Quali-tay LOL

Thread: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

Me and most of the members of the Vagabond Treehouse are Buddy Reading the Shadows of the Apt series throughout 2021 as they release on audio...

First book is scheduled for April 14th, and we'll be reading a book a month until January 2022...

Empire in Black and Gold

Series page summary:

The series is set in a hypothetical universe populated by different kinden. Each kinden is a fictional race of humans, named after (and having certain characteristics of) an insect. Kinden are typically divided into two categories : Apt and Inapt. The Apt do not have magical abilities, but are able to understand, use and design mechanical devices. The Inapt have varying amounts of magical abilities, but cannot use mechanical devices, even those as simple as latches. The series focuses on the attempted conquest of the lowlands by the Wasp-kinden empire.

Currently Happening @ the Mystery Book Club - Taking a jaunt into another series & reading A Litter of Bones. It's written by Barry Hutchison. We're all fans of his Space Team series. He's been writing a bunch of books for this new series and that has Space Team in tiny limbo. I can attest that this book is good! Very different from Space Team and solid crime story.

This is perfect - thank you everyone!

Starting tomorrow, 01/23/21, a few of us are going to start reading The Last Hunter: Collected Edition series by Jeremy Robinson.

We got the bundled audiobook from Audible for one credit. 5 books at around 33+ hours. You can opt to read the ebook on Kindle Unlimited.

We will start with the first book and go from there. Reading at your own pace, etc.

Looks to be a fun, adventure story. Should be good!

Vagabond Treehouse Link

Hey Niki! Sorry if this isn't the right place, but I know Beena had been keeping you updated on the Graceling buddy read dates. Please could we have the Fire thread amended to 20th Feb? :) Thanks!!

It’s a great spot because I found it - thanks! :) I’ll get that updated soon. Had a baby so I’ve been awol. Have you had your kiddo yet?! I don’t remember when you were due. :)

Congrats Niki and Siobhan! I was pretty much absent for most of 2020 so missed the news. It's nice to hear that some good things came out of 2020.

Awww amazing! Congrats Niki!! <3

I'm due in 4 weeks 😬 20th Feb actually, just realised that's when I've requested Fire haha 😅

Thanks Veronica :) <3

Thanks Veronica! I’ve been feeling much the same way -> 2020 had some really good aspects amidst all the hard things. I’m grateful for my little Covid baby haha.

Oooohhh nice Siobhan! Getting close! How are you feeling? Haha I scheduled work things on my due date without even thinking about it. Whoops.

Congrats Niki and Siobhan!

Niki Hawkes wrote: "Oooohhh nice Siobhan! Getting close! How are you feeling? Haha I scheduled work things on my due date without even thinking about it. Whoops."

Gotta keep things organized, baby be damned! :D

Thanks Diana! <3

I'm feeling good Niki! Bit nervous, it's my first baby! But I'm also very grateful for my little covid baby xD

Siobhan wrote: "Thanks Diana! <3

I'm feeling good Niki! Bit nervous, it's my first baby! But I'm also very grateful for my little covid baby xD"

CONGRATS Siobhan. My daughter turns 3 on Feb 23. You are in for the best times of your life. If its a boy I heard its good luck to name him Brian.......just saying...lol

Brian wrote: "Siobhan wrote: "Thanks Diana! <3

I'm feeling good Niki! Bit nervous, it's my first baby! But I'm also very grateful for my little covid baby xD"

CONGRATS Siobhan. My daughter turns 3 on Feb 23. ..."

This again... I thought we agreed Briain was a better name... 2 for 1...

We now have a BC for historical fiction: Erstwhile Corner (Historical Fiction Jamboree)

Veronica & I are going to start a BR for The Game of Kings on March 1st. =)


Also, don't torture the kid by naming him Briain. LOL

LOL Soo 🤣 I will refrain!

Brian I can't believe your daughter is nearly 3! Where does the time go...??

Niki Hawkes wrote: "It’s a great spot because I found it - thanks! :) I’ll get that updated soon. Had a baby so I’ve been awol. Have you had your kiddo yet?! I don’t remember when you were due. :)"

Congrats Niki and nearly congrats Siobhan!

Siobhan wrote: "LOL Soo 🤣 I will refrain!

Brian I can't believe your daughter is nearly 3! Where does the time go...??"

Siobhan wrote: "LOL Soo 🤣 I will refrain!

Brian I can't believe your daughter is nearly 3! Where does the time go...??"

Soo wrote: "We now have a BC for historical fiction: Erstwhile Corner (Historical Fiction Jamboree)

Veronica & I are going to start a BR for The Game of Kings on March 1st. =)


Also, don't tort..."

i know right.. Time flies. 3 years old is a fun age though. I'm loving it

Niki Hawkes wrote: "War of Light and Shadow (Janny Wurts) Reading Schedule

- January 1st: The Curse of the Mistwraith #1
- February 1st: The Ships of Merior #2
- March 1st: Warhost of Vastmark #3
- April 1st: Fugitiv..."

Choko and I are about to read Wars of Light & Shadow #8, however we have NOT read any of thr short stories by Wurts and I know we would love to read them! Please inform me which club this is so we can be involved!

Jessica and I are going to read over in the YA Book club thread starting on the 8th Feb if anyone else is interested.

Thank you, everyone, for keeping the thread titles updated with the what you're currently reading. <3

Sorry I forgot to post here Niki! :( But I do always change the thread name so people can see and join <3

Don’t worry about posting here anymore. I was hoping to get stuff added to the bookshelf as they were happening but I think most of the reads happen too fast for my to stay on top of, anyway. Having them on the thread label is perfect.

staying on top of it requires constant vigilance... and who has time for that...

I see a mod noticed Grace Ken's weird testimonial about the magic therapist on the steampunk page :D ... I just had to share that in Random Chatter while it lasted... so weird...

I'm gonna resuscitate this thread, or start a new/similar one... with my implementation of a Buddy Read spreadsheet tab, and now a relatively easier way for me to add Book Club / Series thread books to the list, this seems like the most obvious place for people to nudge me, if I miss anything that should be on the list...

When doing this, I'll try to add new releases and 1st book in each series to the group bookshelves... the rest will probably not be included...

First up, over the next few days, I need to add Mystery Book Club, Vagabond Treehouse, Heartstrikers/DFZ, Laundry Files, Verity Kent, Jack Nightingale, Manners & Monsters/Tournament of Shadows, Cycles of Arawn/Galand/Scour, the Sanderson Secret Projects, and In Death to the list... I could/should probably also include Realm of the Elderlings, Wheel of Time, and Malazan?

For In Death specifically, I'm only going to include 1 book each month, to keep the thread on the list throughout 2023... otherwise it'll dominate the list with 50+ entries...

I'm not sure who might be doing a Wheel of Time book club, but Choko, Julian, and I are doing Wheel of Time book by book, ie: not in a book club thread...

Also there's:
・Wandering Inn [Link]
・Innkeeper Chronicles [Link]
・Murderbot Diaries Sept 1-Nov 1 [Link]
・Time Police, date & link TBD

Lightbringer is currently being used Book-Club style but that might go into book-by-book...

Will the Innkeeper Chronicles thread be moot since Sweep of the Heart is out?

And I still feel like I'm forgetting things...

For a Book Club spreadsheet, I wonder if it could include frequency--like weekly/monthly or at your own pace, TBD, and # of books to date...

My bad on WoT... I was throwing words out off the top of my head without doublechecking...

This spreadsheet is mostly just an extension of the existing BR request / Buddy Read List spreadsheet... not a fully realized sheet with bells and whistles... I just wanted a way to add all the books from book clubs, without needing to do 100 form requests... more of a middle ground... with repeated linking to the thread in the BR list until the end of the book club / series, despite the way I designed it to delete after 30 days have passed...

Series / Club name, thread link, and either series link or book links and start dates, are what's needed to populate the list...

So far, I've done the 5 new releases in the Mystery Book Club, next year, and 1 In Death book per month until December 2021, when the weekly readers will be all caught up...

I'm tempted to remove monthly from the header of that thread, actually... I don't think anyone is reading monthly... it's weekly, or a little late and trying to catch up, or at the whims of the library loan system...

Timelord Iain wrote: "My bad on WoT... I was throwing words out off the top of my head without doublechecking...

This spreadsheet is mostly just an extension of the existing BR request / Buddy Read List spreadsheet... ..."

I hear you!

Regarding In Death--I wonder how long we'll be able to keep up the pace? Only time will tell!

Nirkatze wrote: "Timelord Iain wrote: "My bad on WoT... I was throwing words out off the top of my head without doublechecking...

This spreadsheet is mostly just an extension of the existing BR request / Buddy Rea..."

Me and Choko will soldier on... but for us, it's mostly a re-read, I think?... only new ones for me are 50-55...

LOL Y'all are soldiers of audio, all right!

Also remembered the Demon Cycle book-club thread... we just have one book left to read though...

I can toss that in, if it's not happened yet, when I get to filling in details tomorrow/Tuesday...

Do we request a book club thread or create one on our own?

I would love to start a book club dedicated to the Stephanie Plum series by Janet Evanovich. The first book is One for the Money.

My club member(s) and I would like to use the same format as the Ironman In Death club.

The estimated start date is August 2023.

Please & Thank you.

Carol Berg and I will be doing a buddy read of The Bridge of D'Arnath series starting with Son of Avonar.

I made the book club thread already. Hope that's ok.

We'll be starting book 1 tomorrow and binge read. Once that series is done, if the BR feels good, we'll move on to Collegia Magica.

Laura wrote: "Carol Berg and I will be doing a buddy read of The Bridge of D'Arnath series starting with Son of Avonar.

I made the book club thread already. Hope that's ok.

We'll be starting book..."

Oh wow, that sounds so awesome.... thank you for he head's up... I still haven't figured out how to check for new threads on the main page...

Kyra Halland and I will be doing a BR for her Daughter of the Wildlings series starting this Monday.
If anyone fancies joining, Kyra's books are really good.

What is the difference between a Book Club and a Buddy read?