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message 1: by destiny ♡ (new)

destiny ♡ howling libraries (howlinglibraries) | 371 comments Mod


This is an old theme that many of you have asked for me to bring back: a month dedicated to science fiction and dystopia! The book doesn't have to be "hard science fiction"; dystopia, eco-thrillers, space horror, etc. all count, too! 🚀

REMINDER: You don't have to only post the books you read that fit the theme, as long as one or more of your reads during the month match the prompt!

If you have any questions, check our general FAQ topic and see if it's been answered already. If not, ask away!

2024 STORYGRAPH CHALLENGE: https://app.thestorygraph.com/reading...

DISCORD: https://discord.gg/KxupSHtmM2




message 2: by Icy-Cobwebs-Crossing-SpaceTime (last edited Jul 31, 2024 03:01PM) (new)

Icy-Cobwebs-Crossing-SpaceTime (readingreindeerproximacentauri) | 102 comments I would prefer SF to food 😁 and am just finishing SciFi Month at Seasons of Reading Readathon group.
TBR: My personal "TBR PILE CHALLENGE" this year (since the original is no longer in effect) consists of 22 (for 12 months) 😁 SF, primarily both Adrian Tchaikovsky and Peter F. Hamilton (rock on), so I plan to work on that, plus read A T LEAST 7 more titles by John Varley plus a collection of his short stories.

Titles Accomplished:
1. Horror Movie not SF, Psychological Horror; but PRIDE!
2. Cinderella Is Dead Virtual NYPL: SimplyE
3. *****[07/03- 07/09]: Exodus: The Archimedes Engine . 40,000 years into the future!🛸🛸🛸
4. *****SF because parallel universes/probabilities/realities--Quantum physics! We Used to Live Here
5. ***** Nightwise . GRIMDARK Urban Fantasy/Quantum SF!
6. **** The Night Dahlia
7. HAUNTED SECRETS: TALES OF CARL HESSELSCHWERDT VOLUME 4 Publisher ARC. Horror-Paranormal.
8. ***** The Mercy of Gods. Far Future SF/Dystopiana/Alien Contact
9.***** Venomous Lumpsucker Near Future EcoSF.
10. **** Bright Objects Contemporary Australian SF (Comet)
11. Incidents Around the House Paranormal Psychological Horror
12. The Lake House Children
13. ** Sneak Peek for Glass Houses
14. **The Legend of Mildred Wells
15. **Sugar on the Bones
16. ** Moon Lake
17. ****Zeppelins West
18. ****Flaming London
19. ****Flaming Zeppelins
20. The Big Book of Hap and Leonard
21. Hap and Leonard
22. **** The Sky Done Ripped
23..Sanctified and Chicken-Fried: The Portable Lansdale
24.*****Crash Code
25. What Have You Done?
26. ***** On Vicious Worlds



message 3: by Rachel (last edited Jul 31, 2024 03:20PM) (new)

Rachel | 87 comments Currently reading:
- The Familiar by Leigh Bardugo
- Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros
- The Ministry of Time by Kaliane Bradley
- A Study in Drowning by Ava Reid

My themed reads will be:
- Acceptance by Jeff Vandermeer
- Angel Catbird, Volume 2: To Castle Catula by Margaret Atwood
- Angel Catbird, Volume 3: The Catbird Roars by Margaret Atwood
- Annihilation by Jeff Vandermeer
- Authority by Jeff Vandermeer
- Blood Like Fate by Liselle Sambury
- The Broken Vow by Scott Westerfeld
- Cake Eater by Allyson Dahlin
- Dead Silence by S.A. Barnes
- The Eternity Code by Eoin Colfer
- From a Certain Point of View: The Empire Strikes Back by Elizabeth Schaefer et. al
- From a Certain Point of View: Return of the Jedi by Saladin Ahmed et. al
- Gamora & Nebula: Sisters in Arms by Mackenzi Lee
- Ghost Station by S.A. Barnes
- Leia: Princess of Alderaan by Claudia Gray
- The Living Force by John Jackson Miller
- Queen's Shadow by E.K. Johnston
- Spill Zone by Scott Westerfeld
- Star Wars: From a Certain Point of View by Elizabeth Schaefer et. al

The rest will be:
- Ace of Spades by Faridah Abike-Iyimide
- Akata Witch by Nnedi Okorafor
- Anya's Ghost by Vera Brosgol
- Argylle by Elly Conway
- Back in a Spell by Lana Harper
- The Ballad of Darcy and Russell by Morgan Matson
- Better Must Come by Desmond Hall
- Big Bad by Lily Anderson
- Bless Your Heart by Lindy Ryan
- The Boo Hag Flex by Justina Ireland
- Book Lovers by Emily Henry
- By the Book by Jasmine Guillory
- The Cautious Traveller's Guide to the Wastelands by Sarah Brooks
- Chain-Gang All-Stars by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah
- The Changeling by Victor LaValle
- The Christmas Murder Game by Alexandra Benedict
- Cinema Speculation by Quentin Tarantino
- Clap When You Land by Elizabeth Acevedo
- Daring Greatly: How the Courage to Be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Lead by Brene Brown
- The Dead Romantics by Ashley Poston
- Dear Fahrenheit 451: Love and Heartbreak in the Stacks by Annie Spence
- Eat Your Heart Out by Kelly deVos
- The Enchanted Hacienda by JC Cervantes
- Enola Holmes and the Black Barouche by Nancy Springer
- The Expectant Detectives by Kat Ailes
- Finlay Donovan Is Killing It by Elle Cosimano
- The Firefly Summer by Morgan Matson
- The Frame-Up by Gwenda Bond
- From Bad to Cursed by Lana Harper
- Funeral Songs for Dying Girls by Cherie Dimaline
- The Ghost of Spruce Point by Nancy Tandon
- Going Bicoastal by Dahlia Adler
- A Good Girl's Guide to Murder by Holly Jackson
- The Grandest Game by Jennifer Lynn Barnes
- Grounded by Aisha Saeed
- Grumbones by Jenn Bennett
- Harley Quinn: Reckoning by Rachael Allen
- Hemlock Island by Kelley Armstrong
- Home Is Where the Bodies Are by Jeneva Rose
- The Housekeepers by Alex Hay
- How to Keep House While Drowning by K.C. Davis
- I Curse You With Joy by Tiffany Haddish
- I Feed Her to the Beast and the Beast Is Me by Jamison Shea
- I Hope This Finds You Well by Natalie Sue
- Into the Bright Open: A Secret Garden Remix by Cherie Dimaline
- In Charm's Way by Lana Harper
- Iris Kelly Doesn't Date by Ashley Herring Blake
- Kingdom of the Wicked by Kerri Maniscalco
- The Lake House by Sarah Beth Durst
- The Lost Story by Meg Shaffer
- Love & Olives by Jenna Evans Welch
- Love & War by Melissa de la Cruz
- Luck of the Titanic by Stacey Lee
- Lula Dean's Little Library of Banned Books by Kirsten Miller
- Margo's Got Money Troubles by Rufi Thorpe
- The Marvellers by Dhonielle Clayton
- Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy: A Modern Graphic Retelling of Little Women by Rey Terciero
- Mera: Tidebreaker by Danielle Paige
- Middle of the Night by Riley Sager
- Missing Clarissa by Ripley Jones
- Molly of the Mall: Literary Lass & Purveyor of Fine Footwear by Heidi LM Jacobs
- Moon Madness by Julie Murphy
- Mother-Daughter Murder Night by Nina Simon
- Murder at Mallowan Hall by Colleen Cambridge
- Murder on a School Night by Kate Weston
- Never Whistle at Night by Shane Hawk et. al
- Nic Blake and the Remarkables: The Manifestor Prophecy by Angie Thomas
- Nigeria Jones by Ibi Zoboi
- The Nigerwife by Vanessa Walters
- The Night in Question by Kathleen Glasgow and Liz Lawson
- Nothing But Blackened Teeth by Cassandra Khaw
- A Novel Love Story by Ashley Poston
- One of Us Knows by Alyssa Cole
- One Perfect Couple by Ruth Ware
- The Only Constant: A Guide to Embracing Change and Leading an Authentic Life by Najwa Zebian
- The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton
- Panic by Lauren Oliver
- Paola Santiago and the River of Tears by Tehlor Kay Mejia
- Party of Two by Jasmine Guillory
- Payback's a Witch by Lana Harper
- The Perils of Lady Catherine de Bourgh by Claudia Gray
- Poor Things by Alasdair Gray
- Queen Charlotte by Julia Quinn
- Ride or Die by Gail-Agnes Musikavanhu
- Riley Weaver Needs a Date to the Gaybutante Ball by Jason June
- The Secret Garden on 81st Street: A Modern Retelling of the Secret Garden by Ivy Noelle Weir
- Seven Days in June by Tia Williams
- The Shadows We Hide by Allen Eskens
- Silver Nitrate by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
- The Spirit Glass by Roshani Chokshi
- Summer Vamp by Violet Chan Karim
- The Sun Down Motel by Simone St. James
- A Tempest of Tea by Hafsah Faizal
- Tender Beasts by Liselle Sambury
- This Coven Won't Break by Isabel Sterling
- Tokyo Ever After by Emiko Jean
- Two Nights in Lisbon by Chris Pavone
- Two Sides to Every Murder by Danielle Valentine
- Under This Red Rock by Mindy McGinnis
- An Unlikely Proposition by Rosalyn Eves
- VenCo by Cherie Dimaline
- The Villa by Rachel Hawkins
- What Have You Done? by Shari Lapena
- What the River Knows by Isabel Ibanez
- What's Coming to Me by Francesca Padilla
- Winston Chu vs. the Whimsies by Stacey Lee
- Witchlings by Claribel A. Ortega
- You Have a Match by Emma Lord
- Your Lonely Nights Are Over by Adam Sass

Audiobook options:
- The Case of the Missing Marquess by Nancy Springer
- End of Watch by Stephen King
- Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte
- Lies and Weddings by Kevin Kwan
- The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett
- The Tainted Cup by Robert Jackson Bennett
- Through the Looking-Glass and What Alice Found There by Lewis Carroll
- Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte


message 4: by Chrissie (last edited Aug 30, 2024 11:16AM) (new)


message 5: by Caro (last edited Aug 01, 2024 01:15AM) (new)

Caro (bookcheshirecat) | 54 comments 💫 MY TBR 💫
➽ Top Books I want to read this month!

Skyhunter (Skyhunter, #1) by Marie Lu A Closed and Common Orbit (Wayfarers, #2) by Becky Chambers Victories Greater Than Death (Unstoppable #1) by Charlie Jane Anders The Death I Gave Him by Em X. Liu Cytonic (Skyward, #3) by Brandon Sanderson

💫 PROGRESS 💫
Cytonic (Skyward, #3) by Brandon Sanderson A Closed and Common Orbit (Wayfarers, #2) by Becky Chambers The Death I Gave Him by Em X. Liu Skyhunter (Skyhunter, #1) by Marie Lu Victories Greater Than Death (Unstoppable #1) by Charlie Jane Anders

Cytonic ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
A Closed and Common Orbit ⭐⭐⭐⭐
The Death I Gave Him ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Skyhunter ⭐⭐⭐.5
Victories Greater Than Death ⭐⭐.5


message 6: by Karen (last edited Jul 27, 2024 12:45PM) (new)

Karen (readerkaren) | 61 comments TBR on theme:
Sci-fi (time travel) and dystopia
🛸The Ministry of Time by Kaliane Bradley
🛸In Five Years by Rebecca Serle

Currently reading:
🛸Parable of the Sower by Octavia Butler
A Moment's Liberty: The Shorter Diary by Virginia Woolf
Atomic Habits by James Clear (book club)

Non-theme TBR:
The Personal Librarian, Marie Benedict and Victoria Christopher Murray (April theme)
Winter Counts, David Heska Wanbli Weiden (March theme)
Conversations with Mom: An Aging Baby Boomer, in Need of an Elder, Writes to Her Dead Mother by Betsy Robinson
Real Queer America: LGBT Stories from Red States by Samantha Allen (June theme)
When They Call You a Terrorist: A Black Lives Matter Memoir by Patrisse Khan-Cullors and Asha Bandele (reread,June theme)
South to America: A Journey Below the Mason Dixon to Understand the Soul of a Nation by Imani Perry (library hold)

Finished reading:
🛸The Philosopher's Flight, Tom Miller, finished 7/12/24, 4 stars (close to 5)
🛸Before the Coffee Gets Cold: Tales from the Cafe by Toshikazu Kawaguchi, finished 7/27/24, 4.5 stars
Non-theme:
A Knock at Midnight: A Story of Hope, Justice and Freedom by Brittany K. Barnett, finished 7/4/24, 5 stars
Sympathy by Olivia Sudjic (library), finished 7/24/24, 4 stars


message 7: by destiny ♡ (new)

destiny ♡ howling libraries (howlinglibraries) | 371 comments Mod
Cobwebby Reading Reindeer wrote: "I would prefer SF to food 😁 and am just finishing SciFi Month at Seasons of Reading Readathon group.
TBR: My personal "TBR PILE CHALLENGE" this year (since the original is no longer in effect) cons..."


Haha I knew you would be especially excited for the return of this theme! 😄


message 8: by Coralie (last edited Jul 01, 2024 07:29AM) (new)

Coralie • spellboundchapters (spellboundchapters) | 27 comments 🪐 TBR 🪐
↪︎ The Bone Season by Samantha Shannon
↪︎ Dhalgren by Samuel R. Delany
↪︎ Klara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro
↪︎ Recursion by Blake Crouch
↪︎ La Horde du Contrevent by Alain Damasio


message 9: by Karen (new)

Karen (readerkaren) | 61 comments Rachel wrote: "Currently reading:
- The Familiar by Leigh Bardugo
- Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros
- The Ministry of Time by Kaliane Bradley
- [book:A Study in Dro..."


Hi. Just wondering - Did you like The Ministry of Time? I have it on my TBR and I'm trying to decide if I should read it next.


message 10: by T. (last edited Jul 28, 2024 08:27PM) (new)


message 11: by Rachel (new)

Rachel | 87 comments Karen wrote: "Rachel wrote: "Currently reading:
- The Familiar by Leigh Bardugo
- Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros
- The Ministry of Time by Kaliane Bradley
- [book..."


Sorry I didn't see this before! I absolutely LOVED Ministry of Time


message 12: by Karen (new)

Karen (readerkaren) | 61 comments Awesome! Thanks for letting me know. I started The Philosopher's Flight. Maybe that will be my next one.


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