Croydon Bookworms 📚🐛 (Book Club in-Person)

Details
I'm Thinking of Ending Things by Iain Reid (210 pages)
Genre: Psychological Horror, Thriller

Summary:
A tense road trip. A crumbling relationship. A visit to a mysterious farmhouse. In I'm Thinking of Ending Things, nothing is quite what it seems. Told through an unreliable narrator, this psychological horror novel unravels slowly and unsettlingly, exploring themes of identity, isolation, and the terrifying unknown. As reality fractures, the story builds toward a haunting conclusion that will leave you questioning everything.

Join Our Book Club Bingo! 📚🎉
Get ready for a mind-bending and eerie discussion—with a twist! We’ll be playing Book Club Bingo to spark conversation and fun.

How It Works:
📖 Grab Your Bingo Card: We’ll provide unique bingo cards with thought-provoking prompts related to the book.
✅ Mark Your Cards: As we chat, tick off the squares that match our discussion.
🎉 Shout “Bingo!” Be the first to complete 2 rows, columns, or diagonals to win!
🎁 Prize Alert! The 2 winners get a free book—so bring your best theories!
Join us for our next Croydon Bookworms pub meet-up as we dive into the eerie and enigmatic world of I'm Thinking of Ending Things. If you love stories that twist your brain and leave you questioning reality, this one’s for you.

📍 The Dog & Bull in Croydon (Beer garden if sunny)
📅 2nd of July 2025 (Wednesday) at 7:00 PM

We can’t wait to hear your take on the ending. 👀

Red Rising by Pierce Brown (382 pages)
Genre: Science Fiction, Dystopian, Space Opera

Summary:
Welcome to Mars. Red Rising launches a gripping trilogy set in a brutal, color-coded society where the elite rule from the skies and the oppressed toil underground. Darrow, a lowborn “Red,” infiltrates the ruling class to spark a revolution from within. Think The Hunger Games meets Game of Thrones in space—with rebellion, betrayal, and ruthless competition driving the story forward.
Get ready for war games, political backstabbing, and characters who blur every moral line. Once you start, it’s hard to stop.

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Join the Fantasy Series Squad! 🚀📚
If you’ve ever gotten halfway through a fantasy or sci-fi series and needed a little group support to finish, this is your crew. We’re reading one book a month together—so you can keep pace, stay motivated, and enjoy deep-dive discussions without feeling overwhelmed.

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How It Works:
🪐 Series Focus: We're tackling one sci-fi or fantasy book per month. First up: Red Rising by Pierce Brown. If it’s a hit with the group, we’ll move on to books two and three of the trilogy.
🙌 No Pressure Zone: Didn’t finish the book? No stress. Come anyway—we’ll chat about the world-building, characters, favorite quotes, and wildest twists (spoiler-free zones available).

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📍 Join us at the Dog & Bull in Croydon on the 23rd of July at 7:00 PM
Come grab a drink, nerd out over dystopian futures, and let’s power through this space saga together—one brutal battle at a time!

Golden Son by Pierce Brown (464 pages)
Genre: Science Fiction, Dystopian, Space Opera
📖 Note: This is Book 2 in the Red Rising series. We’ll be diving straight into spoiler-filled discussion, so we strongly recommend reading Red Rising first—otherwise, the conversation may be hard to follow.

Summary:
The rebellion has begun—but loyalty is a luxury. Golden Son takes the high-stakes world of Red Rising to the next level, with bigger betrayals, bolder battles, and brutal consequences. Darrow has risen through the ranks of the Gold elite, but staying alive—and keeping his mission alive—is another story entirely.
Expect space warfare, shocking alliances, and twists that will punch you in the gut. This sequel is darker, faster, and more explosive—don’t say we didn’t warn you.

Join the Fantasy Series Squad! 🚀📚
If you’ve ever gotten halfway through a fantasy or sci-fi series and needed a little group support to finish, this is your crew. We’re reading one book a month together—so you can keep pace, stay motivated, and enjoy deep-dive discussions without feeling overwhelmed.

How It Works:
🪐 Series Focus: We're tackling one sci-fi or fantasy book per month. July was Red Rising—now we’re diving into Golden Son and continuing the saga.
🙌 No Pressure Zone: Didn’t finish the book? No worries. Come anyway—we’ll chat about characters, world-building, and mind-blowing twists.

📍 Join us at the Dog & Bull in Croydon on the 20th of August at 7:00 PM
Grab a drink, buckle up for space drama, and let’s survive the Golds together—one betrayal at a time.