Fantasy Buddy Reads discussion

FBR BINGO 2025

X . X . O . O . X (1-5)
X . X . X . O . X (6-10)
O . X . O . O . X (11-15)
O . O . O . O . O (16-20)
O . O . O . O . O (21-25)

✓(Keeper)1. A buddy read with someone in the group
✓(Stone Maidens)2. A debut novel
3. A book under 300 pages
4. A book you own and haven’t read yet
✓(G&J) 5. A first-time re-read
✓(Green Creek) 6. the first book in a new series by an old author
✓(Blackbirds)7. A book with an anti-hero
✓(Rip)8. A book recommended by someone on Goodreads--that you loved
9. A Young Adult book
✓(Lockwood &co) 10. A book by an author you have not read before
✓(Parasite)11. A book with a one-word title
✓(Fred) 12. A book you can read in one day
13. FREE SPACE
14. A book featuring an unlikely friendship
✓(Kingkiller) 15. A book over 800 pages
16. A book published before 1970
17. A book you've been wanting to read for over one year
✓(Maas#3)18. A book with a person on the cover
✓(Into Thin Air)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 written
✓(Daevabad#2) 21. A book with non-stereotypical fantasy creatures in it
22. A book that made you laugh
23. A standalone book--in a series
24. A book in a sequel series
✓(Hell's Super) 25. A book read with a physical in-person book club

For reference: [Young Authors]

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O . O . O . O . O (1-5)
O . O . O . O . O (6-10)
O . O . O . O . O (11-15)
O . O . O . O . O (16-20)
O . O . O . O . O (21-25)

ROW ONE
1. Knights and Paladins: One of the protagonists is a paladin or knight.
・HARD MODE: The character has an oath or promise to keep.
・BOOK:
・HERO (Review'd):
2. Hidden Gem: A book with under 1,000 ratings on Goodreads. New releases and ARCs from popular authors do not count. Follow the spirit of the square!
・HARD MODE: Published more than five years ago.
・BOOK:
・HERO (Review'd):
3. Published in the 80s: Read a book that was first published any time between 1980 and 1989.
・HARD MODE: Written by an author of color.
・BOOK:
・HERO (Review'd):
4. High Fashion: Read a book where clothing/fashion or fiber arts are important to the plot. This can be a crafty main character (such as Torn by Rowenna Miller) or a setting where fashion itself is explored (like A Mask of Mirrors by M.A. Carrick).
・HARD MODE: The main character makes clothes or fibers.
・BOOK:
・HERO (Review'd):
5. Down With the System: Read a book in which a main plot revolves around disrupting a system.
・HARD MODE: Not a governmental system.
・BOOK:
・HERO (Review'd):

ROW TWO
6. Impossible Places: Read a book set in a location that would break a physicist. The geometry? Non-Euclidean. The volume? Bigger on the inside. The directions? Merely a suggestion.
・HARD MODE: At least 50% of the book takes place within the impossible place.
・BOOK:
・HERO (Review'd):
7. A Book in Parts: Read a book that is separated into large sections within the main text. This can include things like acts, parts, days, years, and so on but has to be more than just chapter breaks.
・HARD MODE: The book has 4 or more parts.
・BOOK:
・HERO (Review'd):
8. Gods and Pantheons: Read a book featuring divine beings.
・HARD MODE: There are multiple pantheons involved.
・BOOK:
・HERO (Review'd):
9. Last in a Series: Read the final entry in a series.
・HARD MODE: The series is 4 or more books long.
・BOOK:
・HERO (Review'd):
10. Book Club or Readalong Book: Read a book that was or is officially a group read on r/Fantasy. Every book added to our Goodreads shelf or on this Google Sheet counts for this square. You can see our past readalongs here.
・HARD MODE: Read and participate in an r/Fantasy book club or readalong during the Bingo year.
・BOOK:
・HERO (Review'd):

ROW THREE
11. Parent Protagonist: Read a book where a main character has a child to care for. The child does not have to be biologically related to the character.
・HARD MODE: The child is also a major character in the story.
・BOOK:
・HERO (Review'd):
12. Epistolary: The book must prominently feature any of the following: diary or journal entries, letters, messages, newspaper clippings, transcripts, etc.
・HARD MODE: The book is told entirely in epistolary format.
・BOOK:
・HERO (Review'd):
13. Published in 2025: A book published for the first time in 2025 (no reprints or new editions).
・HARD MODE: It's also a debut novel--as in it's the author's first published novel.
・BOOK:
・HERO (Review'd):
14. Author of Color: Read a book written by a person of color.
・HARD MODE: Read a horror novel by an author of color.
・BOOK:
・HERO (Review'd):
15. Small Press or Self Published: Read a book published by a small press (not one of the Big Five publishing houses or Bloomsbury) or self-published. If a formerly self-published book has been picked up by a publisher, it only counts if you read it before it was picked up.
・HARD MODE: The book has under 100 ratings on Goodreads OR written by a marginalized author.
・BOOK:
・HERO (Review'd):

ROW FOUR
16. Biopunk: Read a book that focuses on biotechnology and/or its consequences.
・HARD MODE: There is no electricity-based technology.
・BOOK:
・HERO (Review'd):
17. Elves and/or Dwarves: Read a book that features the classical fantasy archetypes of elves and/or dwarves. They do not have to fit the classic tropes, but must be either named as elves and/or dwarves or be easily identified as such.
・HARD MODE: The main character is an elf or a dwarf.
・BOOK:
・HERO (Review'd):
18. LGBTQIA Protagonist: Read a book where a main character is under the LGBTQIA+ umbrella.
・HARD MODE: The character is marginalized on at least one additional axis, such as being a person of color, disabled, a member of an ethnic/religious/cultural minority in the story, etc.
・BOOK:
・HERO (Review'd):
19. Five SFF Short Stories: Any short SFF story as long as there are five of them.
・HARD MODE: Read an entire SFF anthology or collection.
・BOOK:
・HERO (Review'd):
20. Stranger in a Strange Land: Read a book that deals with being a foreigner in a new culture. The character (or characters, if there are a group) must be either visiting or moving in as a minority.
・HARD MODE: The main character is an immigrant or refugee.
・BOOK:
・HERO (Review'd):

ROW FIVE
21. Recycle a Bingo Square: Use a square from a previous year (2015-2024) as long as it does not repeat one on the current card (as in, you can’t have two book club squares)
・HARD MODE: Not very clever of us, but do the Hard Mode for the original square! Apologies that there are no hard modes for Bingo challenges before 2018 but that still leaves you with 7 years of challenges with hard modes to choose from.
・BOOK:
・HERO (Review'd):
22. Cozy SFF: “Cozy” is up to your preferences for what you find comforting, but the genre typically features: relatable characters, low stakes, minimal conflict, and a happy ending.
・HARD MODE: The author is new to you.
・BOOK:
・HERO (Review'd):
23. Generic Title: Read a book that has one or more of the following words in the title: blood, bone, broken, court, dark, shadow, song, sword, or throne (plural is allowed).
・HARD MODE: The title contains more than one of the listed words or contains at least one word and a color, number, or animal (real or mythical).
・BOOK:
・HERO (Review'd):
24. Not A Book: Do something new besides reading a book! Watch a TV show, play a game, learn how to summon a demon! Okay maybe not that last one… Spend time with fantasy, science fiction, or horror in another format. Movies, video games, TTRPGs, board games, etc, all count. There is no rule about how many episodes of a show will count, or whether or not you have to finish a video game. "New" is the keyword here. We do not want you to play a new save on a game you have played before, or to watch a new episode of a show you enjoy. You can do a whole new TTRPG or a new campaign in a system you have played before, but not a new session in a game you have been playing.
・HARD MODE: Write and post a review to r/Fantasy. We have a Review thread every Tuesday that is a great place to post these reviews (:
・BOOK:
・HERO (Review'd):
25. Pirates: Read a book where characters engage in piracy.
・HARD MODE: Not a seafaring pirate.
・BOOK:
・HERO (Review'd):

Other Rules:
Time Period and Prize
・2025 Bingo Period lasts from April 1st 2025 - March 31st 2026.
・You will be able to turn in your 2025 card in the Official Turn In Post, which will be posted in mid-March 2026. Only submissions through the Google Forms link in the official post will count.
・'Reading Champion' flair will be assigned to anyone who completes the entire card by the end of the challenge. If you already have this flair, you will receive a roman numeral after 'Reading Champion' indicating the number of times you completed Bingo.

Repeats and Rereads
・You can’t use the same book more than once on the card. One square = one book.
・You may not repeat an author on the card EXCEPT: you may reuse an author from the short stories square (as long as you're not using a short story collection from just one author for that square).
・Only ONE square can be a re-read. All other books must be first-time reads. The point of Bingo is to explore new grounds, so get out there and explore books you haven't read before.

Substitutions
・You may substitute ONE square from the 2025 card with a square from a previous r/Fantasy bingo card if you wish to. EXCEPTIONS: You may NOT use the Free Space and you may NOT use a square that duplicates another square on this card (ex: you cannot have two 'Goodreads Book of the Month' squares). Previous squares can be found via the Bingo wiki page.

Upping the Difficulty
・HARD MODE: For an added challenge, you can choose to do 'Hard Mode' which is the square with something added just to make it a little more difficult. You can do one, some, none, or all squares on 'Hard Mode' -- whatever you want, it's up to you! There are no additional prizes for completing Hard Modes, it's purely a self-driven challenge for those who want to do it.
・HERO MODE: Review EVERY book that you read for bingo. You don't have to review it here on r/Fantasy. It can be on Goodreads, Amazon, your personal blog, some other review site, wherever! Leave a review, not just ratings, even if it's just a few lines of thoughts, that counts. As with Hard Mode there is no special prize for hero mode, just the satisfaction of a job well done.

This is not a hard rule, but I would encourage everyone to post about what you're reading, progress, etc., in at least one of the official r/Fantasy monthly book discussion threads that happen on the 30th of each month (except February where it happens on the 28th). Let us know what you think of the books you're reading! The monthly threads are also a goldmine for finding new reading material.

Nirkatze, you do know that people tend to do this "per year" and you are already on your second.....in Feb ahahahahahaha

Well regarding the bingo, you can only use a book once? For example, Malice is already on the first bingo but it could fit on the second one for nº4 and nº14 i think

Making my own Bingo! Work in progress...
Bolded ones need to be replaced... they already exist in monthlies...

O . O . O . O . O (1-5)
O . O . O . X . O (6-10)
O . O . O . O . O (11-15)
X . O . O . O . O (16-20)
O . O . O . X . O (21-25)

1. A buddy read with someone in the group--planned no more than a week in advance
2. A book with music
3. A classic
4. A book that addresses preconceptions and hatred (isms) in a thought-provoking way
5. A book set in a place you want to visit
6. A bestseller
7. A book with a character you don't like but find fascinating
8. A book with a dystopian/post-apocalyptic world
✓(Tainted Cup)9. A book with a unique magic system
10. A book inspired by a non-European culture
11. A book by an author you hadn't even heard of before this year
12. A book in translation--or in original language (not English)
14. A book with an animal sidekick
15. A book that made you cry
✓(Outstretched Shadow-->Lotr)16. A book that reminds you of another book (obvious influences)
17. A book that made you see the world in a different way
18. A book that reverses common tropes
19. A book that passes the Bechdel test in over half the chapters
20. A book with a middle-aged (or older) main character
21. A book with an ensemble cast.
22. A book with clear character growth
23. A book that made you laugh
✓(Last Dragonslayer)24. The first book in a series
25. A book that made you want to punch something/someone

Other ideas:

Have to say your number 22 is interesting :) through Twitter, fb reading/writing groups and craft fairs I met few writers, some self publishing :)

Thank you! I just wanted to shake things up a little bit.

Filipe wrote: "Nirkatze, you do know that people tend to do this "per year" and you are already on your second.....in Feb ahahahahahaha

Well regarding the bingo, you can only use a book once? For example, Malice..."

LOL--I focused on Bingo first, but I'm having a real kick of a time finding a book by an author under 25... And I feel guilty if I plug a book in another challenge if I haven't blacked this out first... especially if I were to start the second bingo.

Haven't read Malice yet, so I didn't know there was an animal sidekick in it! Or even that it had won an award, so thank you! Can't use twice, but sometimes I move the books around when I find a better book for that spot.

Nirkatze wrote: "Filipe wrote: "Nirkatze, you do know that people tend to do this "per year" and you are already on your second.....in Feb ahahahahahaha

Well regarding the bingo, you can only use a book once? For ..."

Well don't know what you have read but a quick recomendation for an author under 25 which is also a classic is Frankenstein. I think she was 20 when she published it

Thank you! So far, I have Frankenstein, Eragon, and the Bone Season on that list of possibles...and a bunch of general fiction and non-fiction that I'm not overly interested in. Frankenstein would be the shortest though, true--and I do love it. Just read it three times already though.

@Nirkatze for 22, if you like sci-fi or steampunk stories and looking titles from independent publishing man check Richard Dee - I love his steampunk stuff :) few of his books can be read for free with kindle unlimited option.

Thank you for all these recs folks!

You're welcome :)

Nirkatze wrote: "Thank you! So far, I have Frankenstein, Eragon, and the Bone Season on that list of possibles...and a bunch of general fiction and non-fiction that I'm not overly interested in. Frankenstein would ..."

Ohh that may be a bit too much. Since you are liking the Cradle series you can try Will's first series. Never read it but i think he was 22 or 23 when he published it

House of Blades

Sweet, thank you--I just checked the dates and he was 24 when that was published, so that can go on the list of options as well!

Well, I finished my second bingo, but I still haven't been able to find a book by an author under 25 that I want to read right now... good thing I've still got two months! Maybe there'll be something on the Goodreads Choice Awards...

Feeling totally cheated on by Babel which was published just after the author's 26th birthday. Think I can count it, since she wrote it while she was still 25?

2022 Bingos:

Bold out and write name of book as get them! And don't forget to change O to X.

X . X . X . X . X
X . X . X . X . X
X . X . X . X . X
X . X . X . X . O
X . X . X . X . X

1. A buddy read with someone in the group Andrea Vernon and the Corporation for Ultra Human Protection by Alexander C. Kane
2. A debut novel An Ember in the Ashes by Sabaa Tahir
3. A book under 300 pages Interior Chinatown by Charles Yu 288
4. A book you own and haven’t read yet The Last Wish by Sapkowski
5. A book with a blue cover The Eye of the World by Robert Jordan
6. A book in a series you have already started The Great Hunt by Robert Jordan
7. A book with an anti-hero Sword of Destiny by Andrzej Sapkowski
8. A book recommended by someone on Goodreads The Wandering Inn by Pirateaba, rec by Soo
9. A Young Adult book DEV1AT3 by Jay Kristoff
10. A book by an author you have not read before Just One Damned Thing After Another by Jodi Taylor
11. A book with a one-word title Soulsmith by Will Wight
12. A book you can read in one day Impact Winter by Travis Beacham, started & finished 2/19
13. FREE SPACE
14. A book featuring an unlikely friendship The Horse and His Boy by C.S. Lewis
15. A book over 800 pages The Wandering Inn Vol 2 by Pirateaba
16. A book published before 1970 Alice in Wonderland/Through the Looking-Glass by Lewis Carroll
17. A book on your to-read list for more than one year The Wandering Fire by Anthony Ryan
18. A book with a person on the cover A Torch Against the Night by Sabaa Tahir
19. A book from a (sub)genre you don’t usually read Big Damn Hero by James Lovegrove--TV tie-in
20. A book by an author under 25 at the time it was published (idea: The Bone Season)
21. A book with a dragon in it Legion of Flame by Anthony Ryan
22. A book published this year The Broken Room by Peter Clines (3/1/2022)
23. A standalone book The Conjuring of Zoth-Avarex by K.R.R. Lockhaven
24. The last book in a series The Empire of Ashes by Anthony Ryan--last in Draconis Memoria
25. A book of your choice Andrea Vernon and the Superhero Industrial Complex by Alexander C. Kane

Making my own Bingo! Work in progress...

X . X . X . X . X
X . X . X . X . X
X . X . X . X . X
X . X . X . X . X
X . X . X . X . X

1. A buddy read with someone in the group Master Assassins by Robert V.S. Redick
2. An #OwnVoices book The Night Watchman by Louise Eldrich
3. A classic The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis
4. A book that won an award Gideon the Ninth by Tamsin Muir Locus Award 2020 for best first novel
5. A book set in a place you want to visit The Watchmaker of Filigree Street by Natasha Pulley London AND Japan
6. A bestseller The Lincoln Highway by Amor Towles
7. A book with a number in the title The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August by Claire North
8. A book with a dystopian/post-apocalyptic world LIFEL1K3 by Jay Kristoff
9. A book with a unique magic system Mistborn: The Final Empire by Brandon Sanderson
10. A book inspired by a non-European culture Unsouled by Will Wight inspired by Chinese Cultivation novels
11. A book by an author you haven't read before The Unusual Second Life of Thomas Weaver by Shawn Inmon
12. A book in translation Blood of Elves by Andrezj Sapkowski
13. FREE SPACE The Hero of Ages by Brandon Sanderson
14. A book with an animal sidekick Malice by John Gwynne
15. A book that made you cry Royal Assassin by Robin Hobb Oh gods, every time.
16. A book in a medium you don't often consume (audio, graphic, web, ebook, etc) Assassin's Apprentice by Robin Hobb Tried out Hoopla!
17. A book on your to-read list for a very long time How Long 'Til Black Future Month? by N.K. Jemisin
18. A book with music in it A Deadly Education by Naomi Novik some spells are sung
19. A book that passes the Bechdel test in over half the chapters Nona the Ninth by Tamsin Muir Like, 90% of the cast is female or trans etc.
20. A book with a middle-aged (or older) main character Cloud Cuckoo Land by Anthony Doerr
21. A book with an ensemble cast. Crown of Swords by Robert Jordan
22. A book that is self published or from an indie/small publishing company The Redemption of Michael Hollister by Shawn Inmon
23. A standalone book I Just Want My Pants Back by David J. Rosen
24. The first book in a series Redwall by Brian Jacques
25. A book of your choice Alloy of Law by Brandon Sanderson

2023 Bingos...
Didn't do as good of a job keeping up with this this past year...

Bold out and write name of book as get them! And don't forget to change O to X.

X . X . X . X . X
X . X . O . X . X
X . X . O . O . X
O . X . X . X . O
X . O . X . X . O

1. A buddy read with someone in the group Spectred Isle
2. A debut novel The Quantum Curators and the Fabergé Egg
3. A book under 300 pages The Soul of an Octopus 273
4. A book you own and haven’t read yet The Power
5. A book with a blue cover A Darkness Forged in Fire
6. the first book in a new series by an old author Gifted Thief
7. A book with an anti-hero All of Us Villains
8. A book recommended by someone on Goodreads The Curse of the Mistwraith Chibipoe
9. A Young Adult book Nevernight
10. A book by an author you have not read before 14 - Peter Clines
11. A book with a one-word title Starsight
12. A book you can read in one day The Fairy-Tale Detectives
13. FREE SPACE
14. A book featuring an unlikely friendship
15. A book over 800 pages The Ember Blade 853
16. A book published before 1970
17. A book you've been wanting to read--or reread for over one year A Game of Thrones --since the show came out.
18. A book with a person on the cover Empire of Silence
19. A book from a (sub)genre you don’t usually read: The Sisters: The Saga of the Mitford Family - Mary S. Lovell
20. A book by an author under 25 at the time it was published
21. A book with a dragon in it Nice Dragons Finish Last
22. A book published this year<--replace, already in Monthly
23. A standalone book The Bad Muslim Discount
24. A book in a sequel series Minimum Wage Magic
25. A book of your choice


Making my own Bingo! Work in progress...

X . X . O . X . X
X . X . X . X . O
X . X . O . X . O
X . X . X . X . X
O . X . X . X . X

1. A buddy read with someone in the group--planned no more than a week in advance: Beware of Chicken - Casual Farmer
2. An #OwnVoices book The Hate U Give - Angie Thomas
3. A classic
4. A book that won an award Children of Time 2015 Arthur C. Clark Award
5. A book set in a place you want to visit The Alice Network - Germany, France, England
6. A bestseller The Hunger Games
7. A book with a number in the title 14 by Peter Clines
8. A book with a dystopian/post-apocalyptic world Catching Fire
9. A book with a unique magic system Yumi and the Nightmare Painter painting & stacking
10. A book inspired by a non-European culture
11. A book by an author you hadn't even heard of before this year The Atrocity Archives - Charles Stross
12. A book in translation--or in original language (not English) Let the Right One In Dutch?
13. FREE SPACE
14. A book with an animal sidekick Slouch Witch --Brutus, the best Cat EVER
15. A book that made you cry
16. A book outside your usual genres The Dutch House
17. A book that made you see the world in a different way The Kiss Quotient --made me realize I'm autistic.
18. A book that reverses common tropes The Gladiator's Downfall --reverse harem
19. A book that passes the Bechdel test in over half the chapters How to Be Eaten
20. A book with a middle-aged (or older) main character Sixteen Ways to Defend a Walled City in his 40s at least
21. A book with an ensemble cast.
22. A book that is self published or from an indie/small publishing company Reign & Ruin Indie
23. A standalone book The House in the Cerulean Sea
24. The first book in a series The Forgetting Moon #1 Five Warrior Angels
25. A book that made you want to punch something What Lies Beyond the Veil



Other ideas:
A book with music
A book that reminds you of another book (obvious influences)
A book that made you laugh

Archive: 2024 Bingos

Bold out and write name of book as get them! And don't forget to change O to X.

X . X . X . X . X (1-5)
X . X . X . X . X (6-10)
X . X . X . X . X (11-15)
X . X . X . X . X (16-20)
X . X . X . X . X (21-25)

1. A buddy read with someone in the group Tricked
2. A debut novel Voice of War
3. A book under 300 pages The Invasion
4. A book you own and haven’t read yet An Easy Death
5. A first-time re-read Luck in the Shadows
6. the first book in a new series by an old author Everlost
7. A book with an anti-hero Empire of the Vampire
8. A book recommended by someone on Goodreads--that you loved Dragon Heist
9. A Young Adult book Aurora Rising
10. A book by an author you have not read before Great North Road Peter F. Hamilton
11. A book with a one-word title Xenos
12. A book you can read in one day One for the Money
13. FREE SPACE Paladin's Grace
14. A book featuring an unlikely friendship Kitty Cat Kill Sat: A Feline Space Adventure between an uplifted cat and a freed AI
15. A book over 800 pages Rise of Empire 816
16. A book published before 1970 Dune (1965)
17. A book you've been wanting to read for over one year The Golem and the Jinni (ever since publication)
18. A book with a person on the cover Hunted
19. A book from a (sub)genre you don’t usually read The Honk and Holler Opening Soon
20. A book by an author under 25 at the time it was written The Sword of Kaigen
21. A book with a dragon in it Baking Bad
22. A book that made you laugh The Color of Magic
23. A standalone book Tigana
24. A book in a sequel series The House of Hades
25. A book of your choice Trapped

For reference: [Young Authors]

BINGO! 2/17/2024

My own Bingo! Work in progress... Didn't finish 2024, lost momentum.

X . O . X . X . O (1-5)
O . O . X . X . X (6-10)
X . X . O . X . O (11-15)
O . O . O . O . X (16-20)
X . X . X . X . X (21-25)

1. A buddy read with someone in the group--planned no more than a week in advance: The Emperor's Blades (planned Friday, BR'd Monday)
2. An #OwnVoices book
3. A classic Dune Messiah
4. A book that won an award Barrayar Hugo & Locus
5. A book set in a place you want to visit
6. A bestseller
7. A book with LGBT main characters
8. A book with a dystopian/post-apocalyptic world The Fifth Season
9. A book with a unique magic system Soulhome
10. A book inspired by a non-European culture A Memory Called Empire East Asian/Aztec
11. A book by an author you hadn't even heard of before this year House of Hollow
12. A book in translation--or in original language (not English) My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She's Sorry
13. FREE SPACE
14. A book with an animal sidekick Shattered Oberon! And new doggie!
15. A book that made you cry
16. A book that reminds you of another book (obvious influences)
17. A book that made you see the world in a different way
18. A book that reverses common tropes
19. A book that passes the Bechdel test in over half the chapters
20. A book with a middle-aged (or older) main character Tiamat's Wrath Roci crew all in their 50s-60s
21. A book with an ensemble cast. The Blood of Olympus
22. A book that is self published or from an indie/small publishing company Theft of Swords (most successful self-pub author)
23. A standalone book Dead Silence
24. The first book in a series The Crystal Cave
25. A book that made you want to punch something/someone The Cruel Prince



Other ideas:
A book with music
A book that made you laugh
A book with clear character growth
A book with a character you don't like but find fascinating