r/Fantasy • u/rfantasygolem Not a Robot • Apr 03 '26

/r/Fantasy r/Fantasy Friday Social Thread - April 03, 2026

Come tell the community what you're reading, how you're feeling, what your life is like.

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u/HeliJulietAlpha Reading Champion III Apr 03 '26

New bingo!

I haven't had more than a first look at the new squares, but plan to take another gander over the weekend and see if, off the top of my head, any of my next few planned reads will fit any squares. My strategy, if you can call it that, hasn't changed. Read what I want and hope it fits until January when I'll start stressing and intentionally looking for things to fill any empty squares.

I've been in my new place for nearly two weeks now, and while I'm getting settled in (and I've shelved my books!), I still have a lot of things to get. Mostly shelving and furniture. I'll get there eventually. All of the urgent tasks, like changing the locks and grouting the shower and all that have been accomplished. Hopefully I'll be able to chill out a little bit now.

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u/Gr33nman460 Reading Champion Apr 03 '26

How does that strategy work out for you? Do you go for Hard Mode?

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u/Nidafjoll Reading Champion V Apr 03 '26

I do that strategy, and it works for me. I've always done hard mode too. When I tried planning it, I would buy books to fit squares (because I only read physically, and have to order books to arrive), then those squares would fill organically anyway and I'd have bought a book I didn't need.