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July BOTM nominations
I would like to nominate Lord Foul's Bane, the first of an award-winning fantasy trilogy by Stephen R Donaldson (The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant).
I would like to nominate "Horse Soldiers," by Doug Stanton.It's a timely and beautifully written book.
I nominate The Spectrum Conspiracy......a great read, wonderful storytelling, and a page turner. My husband loved it, and I loved it, so there you go.
I would like to nominate The Spectrum Conspiracy by Craig Faris. It was a favorite in our household, read by all 4 adults.
@Kirstin: Can you please a full list of the nominations so far when you get the chance? Thanks in advance.
I would also like to nominate "Ye Gods, A Tale of Dogs and Demons" by Lynne M. Hinkeywww.goodreads.com/book/show/21544884-...
I nominate "Silent Echo: A Siren's Tale" by Elisa Freilich. Not sure how new it is to you (I'm new to this group - hi!) but it was new to me and I loved it. Really cool stuff - kind of like mashing up A Fault in Our Stars and Twilight, but there's so much more to it than that. Read it and you'll know :)
Ok everyone, here are the nominations at the end of day 1:
15 - September Ends by Hunter S. Jones
4- The Spectrum Conspiracy by Craig Faris
3 - Ye Gods! by Lynne Hinkey
Rowen's Key by AJ Nuest
Once We Were Brothers by Ronald H. Balson
Lord Foul's Bane by Stephen Donaldson
Silent Echo by Elisa Freilich
Horse Soldiers by Doug Stanton
Matched by Ally Condie
The New Reality by Stephen Martino
Silent Echo: A Siren's Tale by Elisa Freilich
The Skin Collector by Jeffrey Deaver
The Romance of George Sand by Anna Faktorovich
Kundalis Storm Dragon By Frances Pauli
Futuredaze: An Anthology of YA Science Fiction
The numbers listed before the first choices are the times it has been nominated. As stated in the email, the poll will be for the top 20 nominations on a first come first serve basis. (with repeat nominations heading the list)
Looks like we have some great options, and some fan favorites.
15 - September Ends by Hunter S. Jones
4- The Spectrum Conspiracy by Craig Faris
3 - Ye Gods! by Lynne Hinkey
Rowen's Key by AJ Nuest
Once We Were Brothers by Ronald H. Balson
Lord Foul's Bane by Stephen Donaldson
Silent Echo by Elisa Freilich
Horse Soldiers by Doug Stanton
Matched by Ally Condie
The New Reality by Stephen Martino
Silent Echo: A Siren's Tale by Elisa Freilich
The Skin Collector by Jeffrey Deaver
The Romance of George Sand by Anna Faktorovich
Kundalis Storm Dragon By Frances Pauli
Futuredaze: An Anthology of YA Science Fiction
The numbers listed before the first choices are the times it has been nominated. As stated in the email, the poll will be for the top 20 nominations on a first come first serve basis. (with repeat nominations heading the list)
Looks like we have some great options, and some fan favorites.
I nominate
The Wave.Blurb:
The Wave is based on a true incident that occured in a high school history class in Palo Alto, California, in 1969.
The powerful forces of group pressure that pervaded many historic movements such as Nazism are recreated in the classroom when history teacher Burt Ross introduces a "new" system to his students. And before long The Wave, with its rules of "strength through discipline, community, and action", sweeps from the classroom through the entire school. And as most of the students join the movement, Laurie Saunders and David Collins recognize the frightening momentum of The Wave and realize they must stop it before it's too late.
Here are the nominations to this point:
17 - September Ends by Hunter S. Jones
5 - Ye Gods! by Lynne Hinkey
4- The Spectrum Conspiracy by Craig Faris
2 - The Skin Collector by Jeffrey Deaver
Rowen's Key by AJ Nuest
Once We Were Brothers by Ronald H. Balson
Lord Foul's Bane by Stephen Donaldson
Silent Echo by Elisa Freilich
Horse Soldiers by Doug Stanton
Matched by Ally Condie
The New Reality by Stephen Martino
Silent Echo: A Siren's Tale by Elisa Freilich
The Romance of George Sand by Anna Faktorovich
Kundalis Storm Dragon By Frances Pauli
Futuredaze: An Anthology of YA Science Fiction
Mr. Mercedes by Stephen King
The Martian by Andy Weir
The Troop by Nick Cutter
The Wave by Todd Strasser
17 - September Ends by Hunter S. Jones
5 - Ye Gods! by Lynne Hinkey
4- The Spectrum Conspiracy by Craig Faris
2 - The Skin Collector by Jeffrey Deaver
Rowen's Key by AJ Nuest
Once We Were Brothers by Ronald H. Balson
Lord Foul's Bane by Stephen Donaldson
Silent Echo by Elisa Freilich
Horse Soldiers by Doug Stanton
Matched by Ally Condie
The New Reality by Stephen Martino
Silent Echo: A Siren's Tale by Elisa Freilich
The Romance of George Sand by Anna Faktorovich
Kundalis Storm Dragon By Frances Pauli
Futuredaze: An Anthology of YA Science Fiction
Mr. Mercedes by Stephen King
The Martian by Andy Weir
The Troop by Nick Cutter
The Wave by Todd Strasser
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For this month let’s discuss our favorite books (any genre).
We will be picking from your choices, but one book will be decided by your votes and the second by the moderators. We try to maintain a balance between indie and more mainstream books, and will make sure the final choices reflect the two. If the popular vote is for an indie, then the moderators will choose a mainstream option. If the popular vote is mainstream, then we will chose an indie option.
Please nominate your favorite book to our list and we will get the poll up soon. First the ground rules:
- No self-nominations
- The nominations will be open for three days
- Nominations will be listed in a first come first serve manner, with the books with the most nominations heading the list
- Total number of nominations taken for the poll is twenty.
- If you prefer to email me your choices, those will be added at the end of that day’s nominations.