Anyone here participating in this year’s r/fantasy book bingo? How’s it going if so?

Attached a pic of my card so far. Working my way through Red Sister currently and quite enjoying it, turns out this Mark Lawrence guy is pretty good.

Edit: just realised I said “this year’s” bingo when this may in fact be “the last” bingo. Oh well.

  • werewolf_nr@fig.systemsEnglish
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    1 year ago

    Red Sister was quite interesting. IMO the rest of the series doesn’t hold up.

    I highly recommend Gideon the Ninth down there at the bottom too. Very highly. Why haven’t you started yet?

    • fraser@sopuli.xyzOPEnglish
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      1 year ago

      I was torn actually between starting that one next and Red Sister. Then I saw some negative comments about Gideon that made me hesitate, so your recommendation is actually much appreciated.

        • fraser@sopuli.xyzOPEnglish
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          1 year ago

          No actually they were saying that the characters were unlikeable and complaining that it apparently has a downbeat ending, neither of which I was feeling up to.

          • werewolf_nr@fig.systemsEnglish
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            1 year ago

            I think the blurb sets up a bad set of expectations. “Lesbian necromancers in space” makes it seem like a Sci-Fi/Fantasy LGBT+ romance novel. Instead you get a mystery in a setting that is only technically science-fantasy with a vague romance side plot.

            The ending isn’t happy, that is for sure.

            • fraser@sopuli.xyzOPEnglish
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              1 year ago

              This is both off-putting and yet still intriguing for me. I’ll definitely have to give it a go soon and see how it hits me.

  • jlow (he/him)@beehaw.orgEnglish
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    1 year ago

    Ooohh, there will be a new book (sequel?) by Travis Baldtree who wrote Legends and Lattes called Bookshops and Bonedust? Out in November! First cozy fantasy hipster cafés and now a bookshop? That’s too perfect! I enjoyed Legends and Lattes a lot, I love Slice of Life anime so this was perfect, though tbh there was more plot and drama here than in most of of these shows __

  • tonegroan@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    1 year ago

    I didn’t know about it until it had started but as I’d already checked a few boxes, I started to pick books to read/listen to that fit the remaining squares (hard mode, usually) though I haven’t decided for certain what I’m going to use for some of the squares. Cool graphic, btw!

    • fraser@sopuli.xyzOPEnglish
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      1 year ago

      Thanks! I made it using this. That’s the latest of many cards, my choices have changed a lot since bingo started. I think the chaos is part of the fun.

  • Senex@reddthat.comEnglish
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    1 year ago

    You’ve got some good ones on your list. I didn’t realise Legends & Lattes had a sequel.

    • fraser@sopuli.xyzOPEnglish
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      1 year ago

      Thank you! It’s a prequel out in November. I’d rather he did a sequel or spin off tbh, but I’ll take what we’re given.

  • Glemek@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    1 year ago

    I wasn’t on r/fantasy, how’s this work? Is it just there is 1 board that everyone reads titles from and marks their own progress down for?