SciFi and Fantasy Book Club discussion

I have tracked almost all my challenge stuff over at the Reading Challenge Group for years (EXCEPT when I just track it on the challenge post for no particular reason), and will probably continue to do so until Goodreads falls into the sun, but I will post links here just for the fun of having all my SFFBC stuff all together. Also I may post the completions, should I ever manage to complete anything.

Challenges

TBR Cleanup
SFFBC TBR Cleanup 2022
SFFBC TBR Cleanup 2023
SFFBC TBR Cleanup 2025

Short Fiction Challenge
SFFBC Short Fiction Challenge 2023

Series Bingo
SFFBC Unofficial Series Bingo 2022
SFFBC Unofficial Series Bingo 2023


Reference

Series Bingo Prompts
2021 Prompts
2022 Prompts
2023 Prompts
2024 Prompts

Cool! I look forward t reading your updates!

That's kind of you! I'll subscribe to your thread too.

*blows dust off of challenge spot*

I've been bad at challenges for a while, but the team challenge for fantasy vs SF is too fun not to try. This seems like the most logical spot to track it as I'm trying to use my RCG more as an index this year.

2025 Science Fiction vs Fantasy Collaborative Point Game Booklovers Combat
January 1, 2025 to December 31, 2025

Post challenge completions to this thread for team points.

Rules to read by:
* All players can complete all 24 challenges for their team.
* Books must be at least 100 pages (or the equivalent audio)
* Books used for completion can be from any genre
* A single story from a collection counts if you've read the full collection.
* Post each finished challenge in the thread in the following format:
team-name/ book-title/ subgenre/ challenge-name/ *explanation (use spoiler tags with your explanation if necessary)
* To unlock Objects of Power, when you finish a 2025 SFFBC BOTM, post in this thread. Include the following in your post. team-name/ power point/ book-title
* The BOTM cannot be used for a challenge fill if you claim it for the Objects of Power
* Monthly bonus challenges must be completed in that month

Enjoying my traffic light coding: 🔴🟡🟢

Fantasy Challenges

🔴Shape Shifting
⬜Change: Read a book with a character that changes shape or disguises themself.
⬜Copy: Read a book with “shape” or “shift” in the title.
The Shape of Darkness

🔴Romantasy
⬜Love: Read a book where a romantic relationship is central to the plot.
⬜Pairing: Read a book with a couple on the cover.

🔴Angels and Devils
⬜Ying: Read a book where a character has wings and/or horns.
⬜Yang: Read a book with a black and white cover.

🔴Magical Object
⬜Powerful: Read a book where a magical object is central to the plot.
⬜Thing: Read a book with the word “magic” in the title.
Magic for Liars

🟡Poisoner
✅Sick: Read a book where a poisoning is a significant plot point.
Annihilation
⬜Dangerous: Read a book with something poisonous on the cover.
The Library at Hellebore

🔴DnD Party
⬜Characters: Read a book with a rogue, mage, fighter, and/or wizard (classic DnD characters).
⬜Team: Read a book with 4 or more characters on cover or the word “party” in the title.

🔴Mythology
⬜Story: Read a book with a mythological character or that is considered a retelling of a myth.
⬜Alpha-Omega: Read a book with any greek letter on the cover or the word “myth” in the title.
A Cathedral of Myth and Bone

🔴Undead
⬜Alive?: Read a book with an undead character or a character that returns from the dead.
⬜Dead: Read a book the word “dead” or “death” in the title.
(I have so many choices)

🔴Bestiary
⬜Not a Pet: Read a book with a character that would be considered a beast.
⬜Risky: Read a book with any kind of beast on the cover.

🔴Fantastic Flora
⬜Greenery: Read a book where plants can be considered a character (protagonist or antagonist) in the book.
⬜Anti-Human: Read a book with plants but no humans on the cover.

🔴Magic Powers
⬜Sorcerer: Read a book with a character that has any kind of magic.
⬜Magi: Read a book with any kind of magician on the cover.

🔴Fairy Tales
⬜Story: Read a book that is a collection of related stories.
⬜Fae: Read a book with fairies on the cover or “tales” in the title.

Monthly Bonuses

January
🗝️Books of the Month:
⬜Our Share of Night
⬜Our Wives Under the Sea
(view spoiler)[
🔴Protagonist: Big Dumb Hero
✖️Strong: Read a book with a character who possesses great physical strength
✖️unBrianiac: Read a book with a character that is noted for their lack of intelligence
🔴Antagonist: Monster
✖️Huge: Read a book with a character that is extremely large
✖️Ugly: Read a book with a character that is noted for an unpleasant appearance (hide spoiler)]

February
🗝️Books of the Month:
⬜Iron Widow
⬜Masquerade
(view spoiler)[
🔴Protagonist:
✖️Pretty: Read a book where a main character is known for their good looks.
✖️Romance: Read a book with a romantic scene.
🔴Antagonist:
✖️Better Than You: Read a book where a main character has a rival.
✖️It’s Personal: Read a book where a character has a personal grievance that is significant to the plot. (hide spoiler)]

March
🗝️Books of the Month:
⬜The Utterly Uninteresting and Unadventurous Tales of Fred, the Vampire Accountant
⬜We Are All Ghosts in the Forest
🔴Protagonist: Sidekick
⬜2nd Best: Read a book with a sidekick character or where the main character is only the 2nd best at something.
⬜Helpful: Read a book where the ‘hero’ needs help accomplishing a goal.
🔴Antagonist: Assistant to the Villain
⬜Sidekick: Read a book with a character who is a sidekick or a character who has a sidekick.
⬜Not In Charge: Read a book where the main character is not the person in charge at their organization.

April
🗝️Books of the Month:
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Protagonist:
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Antagonist:
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🔒 Objects of Power
(view spoiler)[
Big Dumb Object
⬜1. Big: Read a book where a character wields an oversized (for them) weapon.
⬜2. Object: Read a Book that features an object (and not people) on the cover.

Charged Jewelry
⬜1. Jewels: Read a book where a piece of jewelry is important to the plot.
⬜2. Pretty: Read a book with something sparkly on the cover.

Chekhov's Gun
⬜1. Foreshadowing: Read a book where an object in the beginning of the book foreshadows something significant that happens at the end of the book.
⬜2. Armory: Read a book with any kind of gun on the cover.

MacGuffin
⬜1. Treasure: Read a book with a MacGuffin (an object or element in a story that drives the plot, but serves no further purpose).
⬜2. Breathing: Read a book where the MacGuffin is a sentient being.

Powerful Weapon
⬜1. Wow: Read a book with a legendary weapon (A weapon of myth, sung of in songs and spoken of in whispers. Old, powerful, and possessing a name).
⬜2. Ouch: Read a book with someone injured or dead on the cover.

Religious Artifact
⬜1. God(s): Read a book where religion is important to the story.
⬜2. Priest: Read a book with any kind of religious official or priest on the cover.
(hide spoiler)]