I only just recently learned this book exists and all I know is that it's a prequel, won't say who the MC is for spoiler reasons.

My question is whether this is book 4 of 4 or if it's the first of a prequel series.

i just love the way evangeline’s character is written. she has endless hope but isn’t naïve, which is how a lot of hopeful characters are. sometimes it seems like she’s too trusting but that’s just the effect of having hope, instead of her being foolish.

I joined this platform at the very start of 2026 and it made my year. I encountered the best people here, got many wonderful recommendations, was able to increase my reading time a LOT (while in 2025 I read 8 books, only this first 6 months, I read 14).

Many people have been here before me and built this community I stumbled on and love so much, so thankful to all of you<3

I read someone say that a certain book, Sky daddy maybe? I don't remember and can't find the post, had been a really huge thing on pagebound last year, and it got me wondering, before I got here, which were the most popular books, what was the most discussed topic, what was going on? Anybody who's been here longer can fulfill my curiosity?

Hello everyone!

I am making a new suggestion post because the original is a bit buried and I want to ensure it's easy to find the criteria for what does and does not qualify.

If you have a suggestion for books to add to this quest, please comment them here. Make sure to double check that it has not already been requested on this post. If your suggestion is already here, please upvote the existing comment as I will use the upvotes to gauge interest!

What qualifies a book for this quest? The books in this quest are structured around a game or trial rather than just including games/trials somewhere in the book. The entire narrative is about preparing for the games, the games themselves, and the aftermath of the games.

Examples of books that would not fit despite including a game/trial plot point:

• The Will of the Many by James Islington
• The Priory of the Orange Tree by Samantha Shannon
• The Poppy War by R F Kuang

While the games/trials in these books are important to the story, the books are not about the games/trials.

10/28/25 note: I am currently focusing on adding diverse voices, especially BIPOC authors, to balance the quest a bit more.

12/15/25 note: All suggestions from the old post and one-off posts have been added as individual comments here. If yours was missed please create a separate comment on this post.

4/1/26 note: I will be reviewing options between now and June to add a few more to this quest!

7/3/26 note: 6 new books have been added to the quest! I will be looking to add more books towards the end of the year (October-December). This post is getting quite long so I may make a new one with all the existing suggestions but for now, keep adding new suggestions to this post :)