Fantasy with Friends: Fast Food Brando Sando?

Happy Monday, book pandas! ๐Ÿผ I’ve been eyeing the Fantasy with Friends discussion meme for a while nowโ€”it looked like so much fun and I’ve enjoyed reading many blogger posts since Briana and Krysta started up the meme earlier this year. I’ve always wanted to join but wasn’t sure if I’d really have much to say, but today I’ve finally decided to participate after seeing the topic was about Brando Sando. I don’t know if I’ll have much of substance to say (even though I’ll probably ramble on, lol), but the topic also didn’t feel so intimidating to my brain! ๐Ÿคญ

But first, what is Fantasy with Friends?

Fantasy with Friends: A Discussion Meme Hosted by Pages Unbound

Fantasy with Friends poses questions each Monday about fantasy, either as a genre as a whole or individual works. The schedule for the year is posted on the Pages Unbound page, so feel free to get a head start!

How can you participate?

  • Check the schedule on Pages Unbound for upcoming prompts, and write a post on your own blog answering the question!
  • Come back to Pages Unbound on the scheduled day and leave the link to your post in the comments of our post. You can also tag us on Twitter or Bluesky (@pagesunbound). We just need to know about the post in order to link back to you!
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Let’s Talk Bookish: Participating in Discussion Posts

โœจ Welcome back to another week of LTB! โœจ

I’m so sorry I’m late with post this weekโ€”I totally dropped the ball and forgot what date it was. I will be better prepared next month! ๐Ÿซฃ

Let’s Talk Bookish is a weekly meme created by Rukky @Eternity Books and co-hosted by Aria @Book Nook Bits and myself! In this discussion meme, participants get to talk about certain topics, share opinions, and spread the love by visiting each otherโ€™s posts! Learn more about LTB, past topics and future topics HERE.

This week’s topic is:

Prompts: How do you prepare your posts when youโ€™re writing a discussion postโ€”do you have an outline or do you usually start writing in advance and work on it slowly over time? Do you prefer to have many prompts (like LTB), or do you prefer one question that you can take in whichever direction you prefer (like Fantasy with Friends by Unbound Pages)? Do you think weekly discussions are better, or quarterly discussions (like Literary Inbox by 24yabookblog)?

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Let’s Talk Bookish: Reading with Pride ๐Ÿณ๏ธโ€๐ŸŒˆ

โœจ Welcome back to another week of LTB! โœจ

Let’s Talk Bookish is a weekly meme created by Rukky @Eternity Books and co-hosted by Aria @Book Nook Bits and myself! In this discussion meme, participants get to talk about certain topics, share opinions, and spread the love by visiting each otherโ€™s posts! Learn more about LTB, past topics and future topics HERE.

This week’s topic is:

Prompts: Happy Pride! ๐Ÿณ๏ธโ€๐ŸŒˆ What are your favourite books with LGBTQIA+ representation? Are there authors or series you always recommend? What books are on your Pride Month TBR? What do you think makes representation feel genuine?

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Let’s Talk Bookish: The Rise of Climate Fiction

โœจ Welcome back to another week of LTB! โœจ

Apologies in advance, friends, as it’s been a week so I didn’t have time to prepare the pos early, and as I’m feeling unwell and exhausted right now, I’ll be sharing my own answers over the weekend. For now, I’ll be sharing the links to everyone’s posts. As always, thank you so much for participating in LTB this week! ๐Ÿ’œ

Let’s Talk Bookish is a weekly meme created by Rukkyย @Eternity Books and co-hosted by Aria @Book Nook Bits and myself! In this discussion meme, participants get toย talk about certain topics, share opinions, and spread the loveย by visiting each otherโ€™s posts! Learn more about LTB, past topics and future topics HERE.

This week’s topic is:

Prompts: Climate fiction is an increasingly popular genre, and has grown from being seen as a sci-fi subgenre to a broader category of its own โ€” its own literary prize even being established in 2025. Have you read climate fiction (‘cli-fi’) or books centred around environmental issues? Do stories about the climate or the environment make you feel hopeful, anxious, or something else? Do you think cli-fi can influence how people think about the environment?

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Let’s Talk Bookish: Poetry in the Age of Social Media

โœจ Welcome back to another week of LTB! โœจ

Let’s Talk Bookish is a weekly meme created by Rukkyย @Eternity Books and co-hosted by Aria @Book Nook Bits and myself! In this discussion meme, participants get toย talk about certain topics, share opinions, and spread the loveย by visiting each otherโ€™s posts! Learn more about LTB, past topics and future topics HERE.

This week’s topic is:

Prompts: A few years ago, poetry saw a surge of popularity on social media thanks to โ€œInstagram Poetryโ€ or โ€œinstapoetryโ€ by authors like Rupi Kaur, Amanda Lovelace, and Atticus. Do you think social media platforms have changed how people discover poetry? Do you think “instapoetry” makes poetry seem more approachable, or do you agree with critics who say that it’s not “real poetry”? Have you read any instapoetry, and if so, what are your favourite authors/poems/collections?

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Let’s Talk Bookish: Casting in Adaptations

โœจ Welcome back to another week of LTB! โœจ

Let’s Talk Bookish is a weekly meme created by Rukkyย @Eternity Books and co-hosted by Aria @Book Nook Bits and myself! In this discussion meme, participants get toย talk about certain topics, share opinions, and spread the loveย by visiting each otherโ€™s posts! Learn more about LTB, past topics and future topics HERE.

This week’s topic is:

Prompts: Casting in book-to-film adaptations is always a big topic, and recently, the Wuthering Heights movie starring Margot Robbie and Jacob Elordi has been the source of a lot of controversy. Other 2026 high-profile adaptations include Project Hail Mary, out March 20th, and the new Hunger Games movie, set to release in the fall, both for which the casting has been received more positively. What is most important to you with casting for book-to-film adaptations? Is the perfect hair colour, or right height or eyes always a must, or is personality more important? When are book-accurate looks in casting most important? What are your favouriteโ€”and least favouriteโ€”book-to-film adaptations when it comes to casting?

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Let’s Talk Bookish: Novels in Verse

โœจ Welcome back to another week of LTB! โœจ

Let’s Talk Bookish is a weekly meme created by Rukky @Eternity Books and co-hosted by Aria @Book Nook Bits and myself! In this discussion meme, participants get to talk about certain topics, share opinions, and spread the love by visiting each otherโ€™s posts! Learn more about LTB, past topics and future topics HERE.

This week’s topic is:

Prompts: Have you read any novels in verse? Do you think novels in verse can be more emotionally powerful compared to regular prose, or do you think novels in verse are more difficult to connect with? What kind of stories do you think work best in verse (i.e. coming-of-age, grief, romance, historical fiction, etc.)? What are your favourite novels in verse?

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Let’s Talk Bookish: Right Book, Right Time?

โœจ Welcome back to another week of LTB! โœจ

Let’s Talk Bookish is a weekly meme created by Rukky @Eternity Books and co-hosted by Aria @Book Nook Bits and myself! In this discussion meme, participants get to talk about certain topics, share opinions, and spread the love by visiting each otherโ€™s posts! Learn more about LTB, past topics and future topics HERE.

This week’s topic is:

Suggested by: Alli @ Alli the Book Giraffe
Prompts: Do you prefer reading about characters who are in a similar life stage as you (age, career, relationships, etc.)? Has your preference changed as youโ€™ve gotten older? Have you ever re-read a book and experienced it completely differently because you were in a different stage of life? Do you think books come into our lives at the โ€˜right timeโ€™ and are there any books you think youโ€™d feel differently about if you were younger or older?

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Let’s Talk Bookish: Portrayals of Women in Books

โœจ Welcome back to another week of LTB! โœจ

Let’s Talk Bookish is a weekly meme created by Rukky @Eternity Books and co-hosted by Aria @Book Nook Bits and myself! In this discussion meme, participants get to talk about certain topics, share opinions, and spread the love by visiting each otherโ€™s posts! Learn more about LTB, past topics and future topics HERE.

This week’s topic is:

Prompts: Weโ€™ve previously talked about underrepresented women and women in STEM in books, but letโ€™s take a look at portrayals of women in books. Do you think portrayals of women have changed over time? Are ambitious women portrayed differently than ambitious men? Are โ€œunlikableโ€ female characters judged more harshly? Are girls and women written more complexly in books today? Share some of your favourite books featuring complex empowered women being unapologetically themselves!

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Let’s Talk Bookish: Yea, Immersive Reading!

โœจ Welcome back to another week of LTB! โœจ

Let’s Talk Bookish is a weekly meme created by Rukky @Eternity Books and co-hosted by Aria @Book Nook Bits and myself! In this discussion meme, participants get to talk about certain topics, share opinions, and spread the love by visiting each otherโ€™s posts! Learn more about LTB, past topics and future topics HERE.

This week’s topic is:

Suggested by: Leslie @ Books Are the New Black
Prompts: Immersive reading is when you simultaneously listen to an audiobook while reading the physical or digital book. Do you do any immersive reading? Do you prefer it or is it not for you? Do you think itโ€™s a good way to get everything from a book? Is there a genre that is better to do this with? What are your recommendations for immersive reading?

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