2023 Buddy Read Sign Up Thread

[Truitt_T]

Greetings!

I'd like to join the following:

February:
A Closed and Common Orbit

March:
Record of a Spaceborn Few
The Hemingses of Monticello: An American Family

Thanks!

[Sophia D]

Hello!

I would like to join:

February:
Love on the Brain

March:
The Cruel Prince

[SarahKat, Buddy Reads]

All added!

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[D.L.]

I'd like to suggest Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets for February. I really need to get deeper into this series lol Any takers? I am open to other months.

[BookishlyWise]

Hi D.L. Ive just finished Chamber of secrets last month, would love jumping in with thoughts if u do decide to read it! you can join me for book 4 onwards next year!

[SarahKat, Buddy Reads]

Chamber of Secrets added to suggestions

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[Patricia]

Hi! I want to read also Harry Potter and the chamber of secrets with D.L. I am also open to other months but I'll prefer February:)

[D.L.]

Patricia wrote: "Hi! I want to read also Harry Potter and the chamber of secrets with D.L. I am also open to other months but I'll prefer February:)"

YAY!!

[D.L.]

BookishlyWise wrote: "Hi D.L. Ive just finished Chamber of secrets last month, would love jumping in with thoughts if u do decide to read it! you can join me for book 4 onwards next year!"

Awesome :)

[SarahKat, Buddy Reads]

Patricia wrote: "Hi! I want to read also Harry Potter and the chamber of secrets with D.L. I am also open to other months but I'll prefer February:)"

Confirmed

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[SarahKat, Buddy Reads]

Announcement from the Mods

Please double-check your sign-ups for January and if any changes need to be made, let us know here before the 25th!

Books Confirmed for January
A thread will be created on or around December 25th to discuss these books. If you would like to be added or need to drop out, please post your request in this thread!

Alex Cross, Run with Lynn, Iton, Jannene
Cold Earth with Lorraine, Kristy, Lynn
A Court of Wings and Ruin with bailey, Dominique, Caterina, Alison
A Dance with Dragons with bailey, Lorraine, Jessica, Dominique, Alison, Nate, Darlene, Caterina
Kindred with Valerie, Alaina, Lisa
Latitudes of Longing with Niharika, Valerie, Jasnoor
The Many Daughters of Afong Moy with Rebecca, Shari, Lisa
The Name of the Wind with SarahKat, Lorraine, Rachael, Caterina, Jessica
Northanger Abbey with Lorraine, Caterina, Lynn
The Seagull with Lynn, Sunny, Kristy, oshizu
Throne of Jade with SarahKat, Dominique
Uncle Tom's Cabin with Lorraine, Caterina, Lynn


These books are SUGGESTED for January
Buddies have until December 25th to join these Buddy Reads, or no thread will be created.

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire with BookishlyWise
The Hundred Secret Senses with D.L.
Mindset: The New Psychology of Success with BookishlyWise
Nine Lives with Niharika
Shrines of Gaiety with Sunny

[Lorraine]

All is fine for me. Thanks SarahKat.

[Rebecca]

I'm surprised that I only have one buddy read scheduled next month! The schedule is correct for me as well. Thanks, SarahKat!

[Lisa]

My name is missing from the list for The Many Daughters of Afong Moy :)

[SarahKat, Buddy Reads]

Lisa wrote: "My name is missing from the list for The Many Daughters of Afong Moy :)"

Sorry! It is on the spreadsheet I just missed it while updating this list. Fixed!

[Lisa]

SarahKat wrote: "Lisa wrote: "My name is missing from the list for The Many Daughters of Afong Moy :)"

Sorry! It is on the spreadsheet I just missed it while updating this list. Fixed!"

No worries!
It didn't really matter in my mind anyways, but thank you! :)

[Dominique]

My buddy reads are good, thanks!

[Carol]

I'd like to join in reading Cold Earth by Ann Cleeves in January.

[Jannene]

March:
The Cruel Prince by Holly Black (With a view of possibly reading the whole series)

I am in for The Cruel Prince.

[SarahKat, Buddy Reads]

Updated through here

[Trisha]

JANUARY BUDDY READS ARE POSTED HERE!

Please note that we are now accepting suggestions for April.

Happy buddy reading!

[Jessica]

I would like to suggest The Last Kingdom for April please. This is my prompt from a book I meant to read in 2022 and i need extra motivation.

[Dominique]

Jessica wrote: "I would like to suggest The Last Kingdom for April please. This is my prompt from a book I meant to read in 2022 and i need extra motivation."

Jannene and myself will join you.

[Valerie]

Frankenstein in BaghdadI’d like to suggest ] this book for March.

[Rebecca]

I’ll join both The Last Kingdom and Frankenstein in Baghdad.

[SarahKat, Buddy Reads]

The Last Kingdom and Frankenstein in Baghdad both added and confirmed

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[Allison]

Jessica wrote: "I would like to suggest The Last Kingdom for April please. This is my prompt from a book I meant to read in 2022 and i need extra motivation."

I’ll read this with you! April is great 👍🏻

[Trisha]

Allie, you're added.

Updated.

[Jannene]

Please remove me from the rest of the alex cross series starting in January.

[Ali]

I’d like to join Frankenstein in Baghdad in March.

[Truitt_T]

Would anyone be interested in a monthly Buddy Read of plays? I'm trying to read more plays this year and I'd love to have other readers to discuss them with.

I am very open as to which plays - Pulitzer Prize for Drama nominees and winners, 20th Century US (Lillian Hellman, Neil Simon, Arthur Miller, etc.), page-stage-movie, Greek & Roman, Shakespeare & Contemporaries, Fabulous Brits (Tom Stoppard, Caryl Churhill, Noel Coward, Somerset Maugham, etc.) - anything, in any combination, really.

Any interest? Or would I be better off just listing specific plays and seeing who's in?

[Rachael]

Truitt_T wrote: "Would anyone be interested in a monthly Buddy Read of plays? I'm trying to read more plays this year and I'd love to have other readers to discuss them with.

I am very open as to which plays - Pul..."

I have a lifetime challenge to read the complete works of William Shakespeare so would be open to join you in a buddy read of one of his plays.
I got a cheap kindle copy of Quality Street: A Comedy by J.M. Barrie which I still haven't read so we could have a buddy read of that? I'm open to any month :)
(Not a buddy read suggestion but An Inspector Calls by J.B. Priestley is a really good play)

[Truitt_T]

Rachael wrote: "Truitt_T wrote: "Would anyone be interested in a monthly Buddy Read of plays? I'm trying to read more plays this year and I'd love to have other readers to discuss them with.

I am very open as to ..."

What are the odds? I almost made a joke about Quality Street: A Comedy in my post - have you seen the movie with Katherine Hepburn? I would love a buddy read of it. Any month is ok for me.

I've read most of Shakespeare's plays, but it's been a long time for most. I'll read any of them any month you wish.

ETA: I'll add An Inspector Calls to my list. Thanks!

[Rachael]

Truitt_T wrote: "Rachael wrote: "Truitt_T wrote: "Would anyone be interested in a monthly Buddy Read of plays? I'm trying to read more plays this year and I'd love to have other readers to discuss them with.

I am ..."

I haven't seen the movie. So shall we read Quality Street: A Comedy in February?

[Truitt_T]

Rachael wrote: "Truitt_T wrote: "Rachael wrote: "Truitt_T wrote: "Would anyone be interested in a monthly Buddy Read of plays? I'm trying to read more plays this year and I'd love to have other readers to discuss ..."

It's not one of her best, but it was early in her career - 1937.

February is great. And just let me know when your next Shakespeare is up - I'm in.

[SarahKat, Buddy Reads]

Quality Street is added and confirmed

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[Valerie]

I’d like to suggest One Native Life for April please.

[Lorraine]

Valerie wrote: "I’d like to suggest One Native Life for April please."

I will read this with you in April.

[SarahKat, Buddy Reads]

One Native Life confirmed

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[Ashleigh]

I'd like to suggest for February:

An Arrow to the Moon
The Tattooist of Auschwitz

[SarahKat, Buddy Reads]

Ashleigh wrote: "I'd like to suggest for February:

An Arrow to the Moon
The Tattooist of Auschwitz"

Those are both added to the suggestions

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[Rebecca]

Ashleigh wrote: "I'd like to suggest for February:

An Arrow to the Moon
The Tattooist of Auschwitz"

I'd love to read both of these with you. I'm starting to get a little booked up for February, but I'm looking at my spreadsheet and thinking I still have have room for them ;-)

[Rebecca]

I wanted to suggest for April:

Fairy Tale by Stephen King
The It Girl by Ruth Ware

[Kristy]

I'd like to suggest the Sigma Force Series by James Rollins starting with Sandstorm in March or April

[Dominique]

Rebecca wrote: "I wanted to suggest for April:

Fairy Tale by Stephen King
The It Girl by Ruth Ware"

L'm in for both books

[Lorraine]

I am in for Fairy Tale. Thanks

[SarahKat, Buddy Reads]

All added and updated through here!

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[Lorraine]

Kristy wrote: "I'd like to suggest the Sigma Force Series by James Rollins starting with Sandstorm in March or April"

Kristy, I’m good if we start in April.

[Kristy]

Lorraine wrote: "Kristy wrote: "I'd like to suggest the Sigma Force Series by James Rollins starting with Sandstorm in March or April"

Kristy, I’m good if we start in April."

April's fine. Gives me a chance to finish up another series first.

[SarahKat, Buddy Reads]

Lorraine wrote: "Kristy wrote: "I'd like to suggest the Sigma Force Series by James Rollins starting with Sandstorm in March or April"

Kristy, I’m good if we start in April."

Confirmed

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