Bibliothecary Reading Challenge 2024 - hosted by ravenlily

(February) Character Creation: Background
1 prompt per character

*For any background, you can read a book featuring that type of character OR read the prompt

A) Acolyte - read a book that's "in service" to you or someone else (for example: a book someone lent you or wants you to read, a book that's for work or school, a self help book, a book about a political movement, etc)
B) Charlatan/Criminal -  read a book with an unreliable narrator
C) Entertainer - read a book purely for fun (interpret this however you want! this can be a "brain off book", funny book, etc)
D) Folk Hero - read a book featuring folklore (real or own world)
E) Guild Artisan/Merchant - read a book with a beautiful cover
F) Hermit/Sage - read the least reviewed book on your shelf
G) Noble - read a book with political intrigue or about real world politics (past or present)
H) Outlander - read a book by an indigenous author
I) Sailor/Pirate - read a book featuring or about the sea
J) Soldier/Knight - read a book with the character's name in the title
K) Urchin - read a book featuring a child main character
All books added
My Cousin Rachel by Daphne du Maurier

My Cousin Rachel

Daphne du Maurier

335 pages • first pub 1951 (editions)

fiction classics mystery thriller dark mysterious medium-paced
The Seep by Chana Porter

The Seep

Chana Porter

216 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction lgbtqia+ science fiction speculative fiction emotional reflective fast-paced
The Woman in Me by Britney Spears

The Woman in Me

Britney Spears

5 hours, 32 minutes • first pub 2023 (editions)

nonfiction memoir music emotional reflective sad fast-paced
Fire & Blood by George R.R. Martin

Fire & Blood

A Targaryen History #1

George R.R. Martin

706 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

fiction fantasy adventurous dark slow-paced
The Girl Who Talked to Trees by Natasha Farrant

The Girl Who Talked to Trees

Natasha Farrant

240 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction magical realism middle grade emotional mysterious reflective fast-paced
Did You Hear About Kitty Karr? by Crystal Smith Paul

Did You Hear About Kitty Karr?

Crystal Smith Paul

404 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction historical emotional mysterious reflective medium-paced
Rule of Wolves by Leigh Bardugo

Rule of Wolves

King of Scars #2

Leigh Bardugo

528 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction fantasy lgbtqia+ young adult adventurous dark emotional medium-paced
Tales from the Hinterland by Melissa Albert

Tales from the Hinterland

The Hazel Wood #2.5

Melissa Albert

missing duration info • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction fantasy short stories young adult adventurous mysterious slow-paced
Circe by Madeline Miller

Circe

Madeline Miller

393 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

fiction fantasy historical literary adventurous emotional reflective medium-paced
Jackalope Wives and Other Stories by T. Kingfisher

Jackalope Wives and Other Stories

T. Kingfisher

234 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

fiction fantasy short stories adventurous funny medium-paced