Wyrd and Wonder is starting today, and it was one of my favorite events last year SO I AM HYPE! Check out Imyril’s intro post for all the details. The event is hosted by Imyril of One More, Lisa of Dear Geek Place and Jorie Loves a Story, and you can follow Wyrd and Wonder on Twitter

When setting off on any adventure a good treasure map is sure to help! I planned, a lot, a lot of posts, and a lot of books. I’m also participating in the Asian Readathon so there’s a lot of mixing these two events. Here’s more info about the Asian Readathon and my plans for it.

MAY(be it’s too ambitious) TBR

(I know the picture says April, that’s just how bad I am with telling time atm)

It’s entirely possible that some of these will spill into June and I’m ok with that.

• The Bone Shard Daughter by Andrea Stewart– Wyrd and Wonder Readalong and Asian Readathon (AR) Read any book written by an Asian author in your favorite genre, r/Fantasy Book Bingo: Asian Inspired Setting Hard Mode (I hope it fits)
• The Jasmine Throne by Tasha Suri – ARC, AR  Read any book featuring an Asian protagonist., r/Fantasy Bingo: Forest Setting
• Under the Pendulum Sun by Jeanette Ng – Reddit Fantasy Mod Book Club pick, Bingo:Any r/Fantasy Book Club / Read Along Book
• Gods of Jade and Sorrow by Silvia Moreno-Garcia – currently reading – Reddit Fantasy Feminism in Fiction Book Club pick, Bingo: Latin American Author
• Black Sun by Rebecca Roanhorse – Reddit Fantasy Hugo Readalong, Bingo:Trans or Nonbinary Character
• The House of Shattered Wings by Aliette de Bodard – AR: Read any book written by an Asian author that’s not US-centric, Bingo: Mystery Plot
• Shadowglass by Rin Chupeco – AR Read any book written by an Asian author. Personal challenge, finish some series, Bingo: Witches
• The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up by Marie Kondo – currently reading – AR: Read any nonfiction book written by an Asian author.
• Finna by Nino Cipri – Reddit Fantasy Hugo Readalong
• Hugo Nominated Short Stories and Novelettes – Reddit Fantasy Hugo Readalong
  • “Badass Moms in the Zombie Apocalypse,” Rae Carson
  • “A Guide for Working Breeds,” Vina Jie-Min Prasad
  • “Little Free Library,” Naomi Kritzer
  • “The Mermaid Astronaut,” Yoon Ha Lee,
  • “Metal Like Blood in the Dark,” T. Kingfisher
  • “Open House on Haunted Hill” John Wiswell
  • “Burn, or the Episodic Life of Sam Wells as a Super,” A.T. Greenblatt
  • “Helicopter Story,” Isabel Fall
  • “The Inaccessibility of Heaven,” Aliette de Bodard
  • “Monster,” Naomi Kritzer
  • “The Pill,” Meg Elison
  • “Two Truths and a Lie” Sarah Pinsker

Blogs plan:

I love the Wyrd and Wonder prompts, so I’m going to (mostly) use them as guidelines for posts. Expect many lists. The text in italics is the prompt description from the master shedule, it means I don’t have a firm plan yet.

1/5/20 We’re going on an adventure This is it, you’re reading it, or skimming it, I won’t judge

2/5/20 Pop this in your book bag of holding I love making recommendation posts, so I think I’ll put together a little list of lists

4/5/20 I never knew my father #TropeTuesday Top Ten Tuesday: Recent Fantasy Reads

5/5/20 I can do this all day Something I can do all day is add books to my TBR, so  Can’t Wait Wednesday – fantasy books by Asian authors

7/5/20 Fantasy from around the world Non-European settings/Asian Readathon rec list

9/5/20 The Sunday Post & Bone Shard Daughter Readalong I’ve never participated in a readalong through my blog, so not sure how this goes but I’ll see

11/5/20 Mini-reviews Hugo short stories and novelettes

13/5/20 Had me at hello Either books that I loved from the cover or books I loved from the first page, will see

14/5/20 Fantasy voices from around the world Fridays are all about celebrating fantasy from around the world – this week focuses on the authors rather than the setting (non US / UK born; bonus points for also non US / UK resident)

16/5/20 The Sunday Post & Bone Shard Daughter Readalong

18/5/20 With friends like these #TropeTuesday Top Ten Tuesday Fantasy Book Titles that are Complete Sentences

19/5/20 Who’s afraid of the suck fairy? The suck fairy visits old favourites and removes their sparkle, leaving you wondering what Past You saw in this book when you reread it. Have you had a visit from the suck fairy / are there books you’re afraid to reread in case they’ve been visited by the suck fairy?

20/5/20 Fantasy creature on the cover (bonus points if it isn’t a dragon) – ok that’s just rude I might do all dragons cause I love them

21/5/20 Fantasy in translation Fridays are all about celebrating fantasy from around the world – this week focuses on books that weren’t originally written in English

23/5/20 Sunday Post and Bone Shard Daughter Readalong

24/5/20 On the shelf how long has that been on your shelf / TBR?? a book / books you really should have read by now

25/5/20 Chosen one #TropeTuesday Double-edged prophecies, irresistible destiny, a plot stick you just can’t dodge – let’s end the month on a classic

27/5/20 #ThrowbackThursday A backlist title that you love or would love to read (bonus points if it’s more than 10 years old)

28/5/20 Off the beaten track An independent or small press fantasy read – I’ll probably do a litte presentation of our Small Press Friday AMA series on r/Fantasy

29/5/20 5 star fantasy reads One or more, lifetime loves or recent reads – bonus points for 5 word reviews

30/5/20 Sunday Post & Bone Shard Daughter

31/5/20 Fave Wyrd & Wonder read & Monthly Wrap-Up Post what have you loved most this May?

Probably too ambitious again, and I’ll try to not feel bad if I don’t get to stick to the plan, but sometimes just having a plan is half the job done for me, so I’m optimistic.

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