May is Wyrd & Wonder: A Fantastical Month Of Fantasy
May is right around the corner, so you know what that means! Wyrd & Wonder is back for 2021, once more spearheaded by our lovely hosts imyril, Lisa and Jorie! The BiblioSanctum is excited to be a part of the fun again, joining other fantasy fanatics around the blogosphere and other social media outlets to celebrate this month-long event emphasizing all things fantasy.
What will this mean for the blog? Well, we certainly won’t stop covering other genres, and rest assured you’ll continue to see the usual book reviews, weekly memes, spotlights and features. The difference is, there will also be more fantasy-themed posts, which will be marked with Wyrd & Wonder tags or the banner you see above.
As this will be my second year participating, I feel like I’m a little bit more organized and prepared this time around, but quite honestly, it’s not by much! Luckily, Wyrd & Wonder is super casual and easy to join up if you feel like jumping on board. Just head on over to the sign up sheet and add your details anytime. Even then, this a stress-free and low-commitment event with no obligation to read any particular books or make a certain number of posts. It’s not even limited to just literature! From movies and TV shows to comics and video games, any medium goes if it’s fantasy-related. The only objective here is to have a good time.
So without further ado, let’s move on my my “plans” for Wyrd & Wonder 2021! Mind you, I’m notoriously bad at sticking to reading lists and my TBR can change on a whim depending on my mood which is why those quotation marks are there, but here’s what I hope to accomplish next month. First, fantasy-themed Waiting on Wednesdays and Friday Face-Offs are a given. Similar to what I did during Sci-Fi Month last year, I’d also love to put together a series of posts highlighting my favorite genre themes and tropes. Ideally, I’d like to come up with my own ideas, but here’s also an amazing calendar of prompts that our event host has put together for each day in May in case anyone needs extra inspiration.
And finally, we come to my favorite part, which is the reading list!
It’s highly unlikely that I’ll get to all of these, and I don’t expect I’ll even come close. As usual though, I like stacking my TBR with a mix of new releases and older titles so I’ll have a large pool of options to draw from, and something to suit any mood.
How about you? Are you planning to participate in Wyrd & Wonder this year? If so, what’s on your reading list? Make sure to grab a banner and a button if you haven’t done so yet, and let’s dive right in!
The BiblioSanctum 
I’m debatably worse at sticking to reading lists than you are. Though I’m doing remarkably well this year… ehhh no need to ruin it. How many do you think you’ll get through before losing focus and deviating? 🙂
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I don’t know…I’m pretty dang bad at sticking with my lists 😛 I mean, half the time that’s why I overload them with more than I could possibly read just so I have the excuse to go off of them 😀
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I loved the original series by Mark Lawrence but I don’t know why, I couldn’t connect to this one. Good luck for the challenge!
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I hear that this series was quite different from his others. I hope it’ll work for me!
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I’ve never done Wyrd & Wonder but I’m looking forward to it this year, and hoping to participate.
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Yessss join usssss Greg 😉
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What Imyril said…join ussssss! 😛
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Good luck. I hope it’s fun for you.
and may rainbows and unicorns fill every day 😉
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Thanks!
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The newest books from Gwynne and Abercrombie are both amazing reads, so I hope you will be able to fit them into your W&W schedule and look forward to your reviews! 🙂
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I’m glad to hear that! I really am long overdue with the Abercrombie.
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I’m excited too! I also have a crazy amount of May science fiction releaes to read, but I plan on reading several on your list as well, especially The Blacktongue Thief and The Helm of Midnight😁
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Same, I’m going to have to balance my sci-fi reads somehow!
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I am really curious about the Gwynne!
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Me too!
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I’m digging the reading list!
For sure, I’m participating too. I’m trying to get organized but life insists on making that difficult.
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Yay, excited to go on this quest with you 😀
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Can’t wait to see what turns up. I’ve been increasingly curious about The Shadow of the Gods and The Blacktongue Thief, but anything fantasy has the chance to catch my eye.
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Same, I’ve branched out to more genres these days, but fantasy is still my first love 😀
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Oh my goodness, your reading list! *swoons*
Please please please read the domesticated dragons book so I can enjoy it vicariously!! 😃
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I hope to get to it this month, wish me luck!
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Somehow I hadn’t really looked at The Blacktongue Thief until today and now I’m so curious – thieves and knights who are handmaidens to the goddess of death? Oh my. Welcome back to the party – can’t wait to hear about your reads 🙂
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I love the author’s horror/thriller – The Blacktongue Thief will actually be his debut fantasy, and I’m really curious!
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I’ve not been organised at all this year – I’m quite disappointed with myself really! But, I did read and love the Gwynne book. Struggling with two books at the moment. I need to decide whether to stop and call it a day or to press on and risk my reading grinding to a complete halt. I think I might DNF both and start Blacktongue Thief which I’ve read some good things about already.
Lynn 😀
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