2025 Buddy Reads Sign-up Thread

[Dominique]

I will join One of Us Is Lying and A Darker Shade of Magic

[SarahKat, Buddy Reads]

Dominique, do you have a preference on month for One of Us Is Lying?

Charlotte, I'll put all of your suggestions on November for now with a note you're open. Darker Shade of Magic will be confirmed for December of course.

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[Charlotte]

Sounds good!

[LinaVer]

I know it’s probably low chance, but would someone be interested in reading Healing Back Pain: The Mind-Body Connection with me? I struggle with non-fiction so having a buddy to read this one would help. 😊
Open to any month.

[Beth]

LinaVer wrote: "I know it’s probably low chance, but would someone be interested in reading Healing Back Pain: The Mind-Body Connection with me? I struggle with non-fiction so having a buddy to read ..."

This is in one of my Libby libraries, so I'll join you! There's a 6-week hold, so I'd suggest October. Does that work for you?

[LinaVer]

Yes, October works, thanks Beth! 🙂

[Lorraine]

I would like to suggest The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafiby S.A. Chakraborty for November ou December. I am ok with both. Thanks

[SarahKat, Buddy Reads]

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[Susan, Games & Events]

I'd like to join for One of Us Is Lying

[Susan, Games & Events]

Charlotte wrote: "And I'd like to join for Throne of Glass in October :-)"

Would you be interested in reading book 2 Crown of Midnight in November and book 3 Heir of Fire in December?

[SarahKat, Buddy Reads]

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[Charlotte]

Susan wrote: "Charlotte wrote: "And I'd like to join for Throne of Glass in October :-)"

Would you be interested in reading book 2 Crown of Midnight in November and book 3 [book:..."

I think so, could we read the first book and see if I like it?
And I have it on hold on Libby, but there is an 18 week wait... so I may not get it in time unless I get really lucky...

[Charlotte]

If I can't get it, I will have to back out, or if you are fine with it, then we could push it back?

[Susan, Games & Events]

We could delay until Nov or Dec and I’m good waiting until we read the first book to decide if it’s worth continuing.

[Dominique]

SarahKat wrote: "Dominique, do you have a preference on month for One of Us Is Lying?

Charlotte, I'll put all of your suggestions on November for now with a note you're open. Darker Shade of Magic will be confirme..."

Sorry I just saw the message. Anytime is good for me.

[Charlotte]

Susan wrote: "We could delay until Nov or Dec and I’m good waiting until we read the first book to decide if it’s worth continuing."

Thanks! I can let you know a few weeks before my book comes in so that we can plan it for the next month, although if everyone keeps it for the maximum amount of time I may be getting it in January :' (

[Charlotte]

Dominique wrote: "SarahKat wrote: "Dominique, do you have a preference on month for One of Us Is Lying?

Charlotte, I'll put all of your suggestions on November for now with a note you're open. Darker Shade of Magic..."

I'm also fine with anytime lol, Susan, do you have a preference?

[Gina Marie]

I'd like to join the group reading Mockingjay in October.

[Susan, Games & Events]

Charlotte wrote: "Susan wrote: "We could delay until Nov or Dec and I’m good waiting until we read the first book to decide if it’s worth continuing."

Thanks! I can let you know a few weeks before my book comes in ..."

Okay, guess we can push it off until December and then play it by ear? Hopefully people read it fast and turn it back in. I never hold onto books longer than necessary...especially electronic books. Wish everyone were as considerate.

[Susan, Games & Events]

SarahKat please move Throne of Glass to December. Thanks!

[Charlotte]

Susan wrote: "Charlotte wrote: "Susan wrote: "We could delay until Nov or Dec and I’m good waiting until we read the first book to decide if it’s worth continuing."

Thanks! I can let you know a few weeks before..."

Yeah, thanks for understanding. If anyone else signs up, you guys can definitely go ahead and read it without me, if you don't want to wait (which I totally get) :-)
I always turn the books that I am done with back in as soon as I can, but I totally agree that lots of people don't, and it is quite annoying lol.

[SarahKat, Buddy Reads]

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I will say I've been guilty of not returning ebooks right away because nowadays it makes you go into your amazon account and delete it from there (if reading on a kindle app), which I sometimes just forget to do if I'm not in front of a computer!

[SarahKat, Buddy Reads]

Some of us will be continuing with the Scythe series next month with Thunderhead if anyone else wants in.

[Charlotte]

SarahKat wrote: "Updated

I will say I've been guilty of not returning ebooks right away because nowadays it makes you go into your amazon account and delete it from there (if reading on a kindle app), which I some..."

That's fair lol, but at least it's an innocent mistake then.

[Susan, Games & Events]

SarahKat wrote: "Updated

I will say I've been guilty of not returning ebooks right away because nowadays it makes you go into your amazon account and delete it from there (if reading on a kindle app), which I some..."

That's annoying, I use Libby mostly for my ebooks....it's pretty easy to turn them back in from there.

[Charlotte]

Susan wrote: "SarahKat wrote: "Updated

I will say I've been guilty of not returning ebooks right away because nowadays it makes you go into your amazon account and delete it from there (if reading on a kindle a..."

Yeah, same. I have tried to read them on kindle, but I agree that it is a pain, so I just read it directly from Libby now.

[SarahKat, Buddy Reads]

Suggesting Fairy Tale by Stephen King for October

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[Charlotte]

I'd love to join, but I'm going to have to say no because I can't get it on Libby for several months lol.

[SarahKat, Buddy Reads]

Next month's planned and suggested reads. Please let me know if anything needs changed!

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

The 14th Colony with Lorraine, Kristy, Cordelia
Blow Fly with Beth, Susan, Lisa Marie
The Count of Monte Cristo with Mansi V, Rachael, Allison
Devil in a Blue Dress with Beth, Lorraine
A Drop of Corruption with SarahKat, Elaine, Lorraine, Dominique, Keets
First Lie Wins with Amitha, Patricia
The Ghostwriter with Susan, Lorraine, Dominique
Healing Back Pain: The Mind-Body Connection with LinaVer, Beth
Hemlock & Silver with M, Elaine, Dominique, Marie
The Housekeeper and the Professor with Lorraine, Valerie, Patricia
A Line to Kill with Beth, Susan, Dominique, SarahKat
Mary, Mary with Beth, Dominique, Blagica, Cordelia
Mockingjay with Cordelia, Dominique, LinaVer, Gina Marie
Sisters of the Lost Nation with Beth, Lorraine, Valerie, Susan
Sudden Prey with Joy, Cordelia
There Are Rivers in the Sky with Valerie, Lorraine, Beth
Thunderhead with SarahKat, Dominique, Billie-Jade
The Unquiet with Lorraine, Beth, Kristy, Cordelia
Witchcraft for Wayward Girls with Susan, Blagica, Beth

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

Anita de Monte Laughs Last with SarahKat
An Elderly Lady Must Not Be Crossed with Beth
The Examiner with Beth
Fairy Tale with SarahKat
The Final Vow with Beth
Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies with Beth
Hex with SarahKat
The Power of Myth with Beth
Spellbook of the Lost and Found with SarahKat
A Tale of Love and Darkness with Lorraine
Two Twisted Crowns with SarahKat
We Were Never Here with SarahKat

[Dominique]

Please add me to First Lie Wins and Witchcraft for Wayward Girls, the rest all good. Thanks!

[SarahKat, Buddy Reads]

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[Allison]

I will be backing out of The Count of Monte Cristo unfortunately. I am in the worst, months long, book slump of my life and won’t be getting on with a huge Classic like that anytime soon.

[Lorraine]

Hello SarahKat. Remove me from the Sisters of the lost nation. I won’t be able to get the book before a few months.
The other books are fine
Thanks

I see you already created the thread. No worries. I’ll let people know directly.

[Alexw]

Please add me to First Lie Wins.

[Marleen]

Hopefully I’m just in time: I would like to join Fairy Tale in October

[SarahKat, Buddy Reads]

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[SarahKat, Buddy Reads]

OCTOBER Buddy Reads are posted!

Happy Reading!

[Beth]

SarahKat, would you please remove me from the Charlie Parker series? I'm so far behind with it (at least 3 months), and I don't see myself prioritizing the books to catch up. Thanks!

[Lorraine]

Good morning SarahKat. Please remove me from the Cotton Malone and Charlie Parler series. Thanks

[SarahKat, Buddy Reads]

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[Syd]

Can I join the frozen river in December?

[Patricia]

Hi! I want to join the buddy read "That's not my name," suggested by Charlotte, and I want to read it in November. I also want to join "The Frozen River" in December. Thanks!

[Beth]

A few books I'll be reading in November; would love some company!

Tress of the Emerald Sea by Brandon Sanderson
Trust Me When I Lie by Benjamin Stevenson
Fearless and Free: A Memoir by Josephine Baker

[Kristy]

SarahKat - You can remove me from the Charlie Parker series buddy reads. I would like to continue the Cotton Malone series if there is someone still reading them with me. Thanks!

[SarahKat, Buddy Reads]

Thank you for letting me know Kristy!

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[LinaVer]

Beth wrote: "A few books I'll be reading in November; would love some company!"

Beth, I will join you in reading Fearless and Free: A Memoir and Tress of the Emerald Sea.

I’ve never heard about Josephine Baker before, but I looked her up now and it seems she was such a strong and vivid personality. I’m curious to learn more about her now, especially about the espionage!

[LinaVer]

Sydney wrote: "Can I join the frozen river in December?"

And I’d also love to join The Frozen River in Dec. Thank you, SarahKat!

[Beth]

Great, LinaVer, thanks!

[Beth]

SarahKat, would you please extend There Are Rivers in the Sky to November? I just checked my library hold, and it looks like I'll be at least another 5 or 6 weeks getting it. Thank you!

[SarahKat, Buddy Reads]

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