Hihi!! I was wondering, what are your guys' thoughts on buddy reading? Have you tried it before? Did you enjoy it?

It's something I've been interested in, but I feel like the moments where I both have time to read and have the capacity to read are so random I don't want to put a friend through that haha.

I do really enjoy reading a friend's recommendation so I can discuss it with them after, I'm currently reading Dungeon Crawler Carl after a trusted friend recommended it, and I love pestering her with rhetorical questions about the mysteries of the book.

I want to read more from this but every time I go to look up a book it seems to be more romance than anything else (dang romantasy trend..). Anyone got recs from this list that isn't a romantasy/heavy on romance (and isn't the poppy war)? Preferably something not from China or Japan either as I read a ton of those already

I will be occasionally refreshing the welcome suggestions post

WELCOME Excited to read-along with you all with these fantasy books that are inspired by Asian folklore, history, culture and more.

I remember listening to my mother retelling me Korean folklore as a child and being so enamored by the stories. It has been awhile since listening/reading to any Asian-inspired stories, and I am ready to restart this journey as an adult—especially as a group.

While I tried my best to curate a varied list, it was brought to my attention that many of the current selections lean East Asian (reflecting my background) and that a few of the originally selected books were not written by Asian authors. I am thankful for the community to raise these concerns, because of this, I will be leaving the books in the list to remind us about these concerns and how we can do better. Moving forward, I’ll prioritize books written by Asian authors and continue expanding beyond East Asia.

I can’t wait to hear your thoughts about these books! Happy reading 💖

HOW TO REC/SUGGEST A BOOK FOR THE QUEST -Criteria: Asian-inspired, fantasy, and written by fellow Asian Authors -Each Book Title and Author has its own comment. -Add a description why you think it is a good fit for this quest. (helps my own research) -Also double check that the book you are requesting is not already on the quest or in the comments. -Upvote other recs you like in the comments, this will give me an idea what the community is interested in.

While I know badges are super fun, I will not be able to add every book suggested to the quest. But I hope this quest inspires you to read outside this quest and even make your own public shelves/lists for other Pagebound members to follow. Thank you for your recommendation(s).🫰💗

I’d love to hear which books you’re thinking of starting from the Quest right now! Your pick might inspire other members to read along too—maybe even spark a Party Quest Buddy Read (a Questalong?! 🤭 Thanks @Jake99)!!!

This post is a casual space to inspire and connect. It will be refreshed every two months, so don’t hesitate to jump in and propose new reads.

Just remember to keep actual reading discussions, reactions, and spoilers to take place in the book’s designated forum. Recommend following each other so you can see each other’s post in the book’s forum page.

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