Fantasy Buddy Reads discussion

I'm going to do this. I’ll number in the standard way: Top left to bottom right. Won’t start until the next book that I read.


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1. A buddy read with someone in the group - Exile by R.A. Salvator
2. A debut novel - Ready Player One by Ernest Cline
3. A book under 300 pages - The Last Unicorn by Peter S. Beagle
4. A book you own and haven’t read yet - Private by James Patterson
5. A book with a blue cover - Arf by Spencer Quinn
6. A book in a series you have already started - The Altreian Enigma by by Richard Phillips
7. A book with an anti-hero - Critical Failures by Robert Bevan
8. A book recommended by someone on Goodreads - A Natural History of Dragons by Marie Brennan
9. A Young Adult book - Bow Wow by Spencer Quinn
10. A book by an author you have not read before - Thru-Hiking Will Break Your Heart: An Adventure on the Pacific Crest Trail by Carrot Quinn
11. A book with a one-word title - Homeland by R.A. Salvator
12. A book you can read in one day - Ultralight Backpacking Tips by Mike Clelland
13. FREE SPACE
14. A book featuring an unlikely friendship - Dark Harvest by Karen Harper
15. A book over 800 pages - The Shadow Rising by Robert Jordan
16. A book published before 1970 - Starship Trooper by Robert Heinlein
17. A book on your to-read list for more than one year - Dragons of Winter Night by Weis and Hickman
18. A book with a person on the cover - Dark Road Home by Karen Harper
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 - Gardens of the Moon by Steven Erikson
22. A book published this year - Iron Gold by Pierce Brown
23. A standalone book - Hidden Figures by Margot LeeShetterly
24. The last book in a series - The Meridian Ascent by Richard Phillips
25. A book of your choice - Clan of the Cave Bear by Jean M. Auel

Good luck Ann :)

first of 24: 6. A book in a series you have already started - The Altreian Enigma by by Richard Phillips

What a weird book!

2 of 24: A book you own and haven’t read yet - Private by James Patterson

I have no idea why I owned this book in audio and hadn't listened to it. I don't usually buy them until I'm ready to listen to them.

3 of 24: 2. A debut novel - Ready Player One by Ernest Cline

A very run read!!

This ruins a plot point: (view spoiler)[I was so embarrassed that I did not get the Zork solution until the author revealed it! Of course it was the unmaintained house with a collection of trophies (after you collect them)! I've played it several times. (hide spoiler)]

4 of 24: 18. A book with a person on the cover - Dark Road Home by Karen Harper

An entertaining Amish mystery/romance.

6 of 24:
14. A book featuring an unlikely friendship - Dark Harvest by Karen Harper
24. The last book in a series - The Meridian Ascent by Richard Phillips

7 of 24:
Was given the hardcover:
5. A book with a blue cover - Arf by Spencer Quinn


Very fun story with a scary mystery!

8 of 24:
9. A Young Adult book - Bow Wow by Spencer Quinn

Another really fun mystery.

9 of 24:
11. A book with a one-word title - Homeland by R.A. Salvator

10 of 24:
21. A book with a dragon in it - Gardens of the Moon by Steven Erikson

I sure there were dragons in at least one scene. What a tough read - long - lots of characters - lots of information.

11 of 24:
1. A buddy read with someone in the group - Exile by R.A. Salvator

This is likely my 3rd or 4th re-read of this book. I really enjoy the progression.

25. A book of your choice - Clan of the Cave Bear by Jean M. Auel

I did not like the treatment of gender roles in this book.

17. A book on your to-read list for more than one year - Dragons of Winter Night by Weis and Hickman

I've owned this book for several decades ... finally read it.

22. A book published this year - Iron Gold by Pierce Brown