WHERE STORIES COME ALIVE

Step into the world of fantasy literature with us. Enjoy engaging discussions, monthly meetings, and a rich calendar of events tailored for book lovers.

Who We Are

Hillsboro Fantasy Book Club serves as a vibrant part of the Hillsboro community. We meet in-person monthly (typically 15-20 participants) and online through our website, Facebook, and Instagram, offering a rich atmosphere for fantasy enthusiasts to engage and grow together.

Members can access Google Forms, Excel documents, and a wealth of resources, like meeting schedules, Side Quests, surveys, and TBR lists.

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GOTHIC, PARANORMAL OR SUPERNATURAL / OCTOBER 2025 Book Reviews

📚Anathema by Keri Lake📚

This one had us talking. The magic and darker world pulled us in, but the story felt scattered with too many loose ends, plot holes, rushed relationships (even though it was a 'slow burn'), and trauma that wasn’t handled with much care. Some loved the creepy, almost Wizard of Oz / Alice in Wonderland meets horror vibe and the magical world and system, others wanted more depth (and fewer unrelated or non-plot serving info dumps).

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📚All the Murmuring Bones by A.G Slatter📚

This one sounded like a haunting fairytale with Irish folklore, family curses and mermaid with nefarious intentions but the storytelling left us divided. We loved the premise and vibes in general, but the pacing and structure felt scattered. The folklore was rich at times, yet the emotional depth?.... a bit shallow. The main character drifted through murder, magic, and motherhood with little reaction, leaving us wondering if that detachment was intentional by the author for the storytelling style or just poor execution. The bones of the story was there, but overall it needed more life threaded in.

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STEAMPUNK / November 2025 Book Choices!

📚 The Aeronaut's Windlass by Jim Butcher 📚
@jimbutcherauthor

✨And✨

📚Blood Over Bright Haven by M.L. Wang📚
@penguinrandomhouse (publisher)

Descriptions and Trigger Warnings in the comments! We hope you read along with us this month. Our next meeting will be on November 30th at 1pm. We are also going to do a little meet and greet November 22nd since there are so many new faces ❤️ Join our fb group or dm us for more details!

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DARK ACADEMIA / SEPTEMBER 2025 Book Reviews (sorry it says October in post. But this is for September!!)

📚Immortal Dark by Tigest Girma 📚
@tigestgirma

✨And✨

📚Nevernight by Jay Kristoff📚
@misterkristoff

Full list of Pros and Cons in the comments!

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GOTHIC, PARANORMAL OR SUPERNATURAL / October 2025 Book Choices!

📚Anathema by Keri Lake 📚
@kerilake

✨And✨

📚All the Murmuring Bones by A.G. Slatter📚
@Angelaslatter

Descriptions and Trigger Warnings in the comments! We hope you read along with us this month. Our next meeting will be on October 26th at 1pm. Join our fb group or dm us for more details!

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Hello fellow reading nerds. Please fill out this fun survey - you can submit multiple times! If you filled out the first survey I sent out, no need to re-do the survey unless you have more books to add.

To those who are new, or unfamiliar with this, we are planning on theming next year based off our TBR! Our hope is for you to fill this out as much as possible (no books are too small or too large!) If you submit 1 or 100+, we won't judge you!

From the data, we can pick out themes, have more ideas for side quests, and other fun things! Thank you!
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INTRODUCING SIDE QUESTS

📚We are excited to introduce side quests! Side Quests are NOT REQUIRED, but something fun for those of us who are avid readers!📚

✨Gentleman Bastard Sequence✨
✨Sarah J, Maas✨
✨The Wheel of Time✨
✨Brandon Sanderson✨
✨Zodiac Academy/World of Solaria✨
✨The First Law Series✨

📚To help us get more organized, please fill out this survey! This will help us schedule mini book clubs revolving around these side quests (also posted in bio and comments)📚

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSerzrSiSU31slUgMMfjDfD_l7andlvzEXCF4QW7UOjBBtHh9g/viewform?usp=dialog

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DARK ACADEMIA / September 2025 Book Choices!

📚Immortal Dark by Tigest Girma 📚
@tigestgirma

✨And✨

📚Nevernight by Jay Kristoff📚
@misterkristoff

Descriptions in the comments! We hope you read along with us this month. Our next meeting will be on September 28th at 1pm. Join our fb group or dm us for more details!

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HIGH FANTASY / August 2025 Book Reviews

📚Kings of the Wyld by Nicholas Eames @thebookofeames

✨And✨

📚Odin's Child by Siri Pettersen @siripettersen📚

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HIGH FANTASY / August Book Choices!

📚Odin’s Child by Siri Pettersen 📚
@siripettersen

✨And✨

📚Kings of the Wyld by Nicholas Eames📚
@thebookofeames

Descriptions in the comments! We hope you read along with us this month. Our next meeting will be on August 17th at 1pm. Join our fb group for more details

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URBAN FANTASY / July Books Review!

📚Burn for Me, A Hidden Legacy Novel by Ilona Andrews 📚 @ilona_andrews

✨And✨

📚A Discovery of Witches by Deborah Harkness📚 @debharkness

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Both of these books were a hit or miss for our readers! Some loved them and some... well... did not. What did you think??
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URBAN FANTASY / July Books Announcement!

📚Burn for Me, A Hidden Legacy Novel by Ilona Andrews 📚

✨And✨

📚A Discovery of Witches by Deborah Harkness📚

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✨See you all next month! And as an aside we may start doing side quests for those who like to read more than two books. More to come!✨

Descriptions in the comments

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June Books Announcement + 6 month recap

📚We are going to do things a little differently for June due to it being a shorter turnaround time than usual (our next meeting with be June 15th). June is a high time of travel and adventure for most; kids are out of school, families are planning vacation, and overall just a lot of activities. For this reason, we are only officially reading one book! Our next meeting will be on June 15th @ 1:00pm📚

✨Instead of a second book, come to the June meeting with a show and tell of a book you have read recently (or are excited to read) that you loved. Everyone is always excited to hear book recommendations and hear different ideas and preferences!✨

📚Our June book club choice will explore the rich and imaginative world of LGBTQIA fantasy – a subgenre where magic, identity, and diverse representation come together to tell powerful stories. This subgenre reimagines traditional fantasy tropes through inclusive and affirming lenses where queerness isn’t a subplot or an afterthough, but woven into the very heart of the tales the author is telling. It includes characters across the spectrum of sexual orientations and gender identities that expand the emotional depth and narrative possibilities of fantasy, offering space for queer joy, love, struggle and triumph. It invites us to imagine new worlds where everyone belongs and where every kind of love and identity can be heroic and celebrated.📚

✨More in the comments!✨

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📚 Last week some of us got to go to @daffodilbooksandgifts and it was the cutest, coziest little bookstore!😊 📚

✨ We definitely recommend visiting if you ever find yourself in the Eugene area (you deserve to treat yourself!)✨

📚 We are happy bookworms!! We hope to see you at our book club tomorrow!📚
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📚 We are excited to announce the list of themes/genres for 2025! Take a look and let us know at the next in person book club if you are interested in a particular month and want to pencil your name in 😊 📚

✨ Also please click on this following link and share with us any books on your TBR or fantasy books that you love! Please also list the genre/theme of the book if you can. This will help in case we need to fill a spot in a 2025 month and in the future when we create a book recommendation list! ✨

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeT7mahYJDUK857ux_u6JCvhe_zpMSxhpYRM2RG0djQykXOdg/viewform?usp=pp_url

📚 Happy reading! We are so excited to start another exciting year in just a few months!! 📚
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📚 Hi Everyone!!! We have decided our November books for book club on the 10th 📚

✨ The Games Gods Play by Abigail Owen (@abigailowenauthor):

A modern mythic romance novel about a deadly contest between the gods of myth and mortals.

AND

The Witcher: The Last Wish by Andrzej Sapkowski

A collection of episodic short stories that introduces readers to the world of The Witcher and the character Geralt of Rivia. ✨

📚 We also want to announce one of our books for December. (The book is nearly 900 pages, so we want to ensure everyone has the time to read it.)

The Priory of The Orange Tree by Samantha Shannon (@say_shannon)

A high fantasy novel about a world where dragons, magic, religion, and political intrigue shape the lives of three civilizations. 📚
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📚 For the month of October we read 3 books! In the comments you will find the discussion notes for each of the books we read! Let us know what you thought! 📚

✨ Stay tuned for more announcements soon! ✨
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📚 We are so ecstatic to read One Dark Window by Rachel Gillig @rmgillig and Red Rising by Pierce Brown @piercebrownofficial this month! 📚

✨Have you read these yet?? If you havent- let us know how excited you are to read them! If you have… well tell us what you thought of them at our next bookclub on September 15, 2024!!! ✨

📚 As a reminder next month we will also be discussing The Borderkeeper which has been pushed back from last month 📚
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📚 Happy National Book Lovers Day📚

✨ If we can all agree on one thing it is our love of books! Whether you be a fantasy reader or a horror fanatic, at least we are diving into stories that intrigue us. Many of our members love more than just fantasy, and we are always looking for more recommendations to color our palettes ✨

📚 Let us know below what your favorite series is! Some non-featured series includes The Witcher by Andrze Sapowski, The Black Jewels Series by Anne Bishop, Kushiel’s Legacy by Jacqueline Carey (@jcareyauthor , Blood and Steel series by Helen Scheuerer (@helenscheuerer), The Stormlight Archive by Brandon Sanderson (@brandsanderson), and The Iron Druid Chronicles by Kevin Hearne (@kevinhearne)📚
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📚 Check out books that will be discussed at our next bookclub meeting! 📚

✨ Interested in coming to the Hillsboro in-person bookclub at 1pm on August 18, 2024? Join our facebook group for location details! ✨

📚 Let us know below what you thought of the books below and what books you’d like to be discussed in the future 📚
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📚 Curious as to what we have already read? Take look, add to your TBR, or tell us if you’ve already read these! 📚

✨ Tell us below what fantasy books are your favorite or will be adding to your TBR ✨

📚 Fourth Wing & Iron Flame by @rebeccayarros
The Bad Ones by @melissaalbertauthor
Blood of the Earth by @faithhunterwriter
The Awakening by @norarobertsauthor
Blood and Steel by @helenscheuerer
Serpent & The Wings of Night by
@carissabroadbentbooks 📚
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📚 Are you an avid reader of fantasy or want to explore the genre more? 📚

✨ Do you want to read some cool books alongside amazing people? ✨

📚 Then follow us along virtually or during our small meetups as we expand our bookshelves! 📚

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What We're Reading

We typically choose two book club picks for each monthly meeting. In 2025, the picks are themed based on fantasy subgenre. We'll announce 2026 themes soon!

Book Club Picks

We also have a variety of Side Quest options for those who want to read outside the monthly picks. Each one has a separate "mini book club" meeting. These books are either stand-alone books that are too long for a monthly reading experience, or series that our members want to dive into.

Side quests have dedicated WhatsApp chats for members to vote on meeting dates and times. Please join the site to access the list of side quests and gain access to the chats.

Side Quests