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Q4 Challenge (Oct.-Dec. 2025): What a title!
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Even though it’s next month’s BotM, and even though I think I’m the one who nominated it, I don’t actually know anything about Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell by Susanna Clarke other than it’s her debut novel and there’s a British TV series based on it. I think the title is just “strange” enough to fit the challenge, and the book has been on my shelf for ages, so I will apply this to the challenge when I read this for our November BotM.
I went onto my library's "available now" ebook section to see if there were any good titles, and A Wizard’s Guide to Defensive Baking jumped out at me! I've read and enjoyed other T. Kingfisher, so I think that's going to be my selection this time around.

I am going to select a title already on my list to read, also, How to Survive a Fairy Bargain, though the first book had an even better title for this challenge, How to Summon a Fairy Godmother

Through Struggle, the Stars
I heard about this a while back, not sure where. I think it is a self published affair but we will see

It was good. I liked it. I felt that it was worldbuilding that might turn into a series (I hope) but still very cool

Flybot
And its driving me crazy to have not read the blurb. I always read the blurbs unless they are later books in a series.
Yeah I know, more based on author than title, but its what I've got. :)
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Flybot (other topics)Automatic Noodle (other topics)
Through Struggle, the Stars (other topics)
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