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It's time for our December nominations and I'm hosting so you know what that means! No, not vampires. Ghost stories! In the grand Victorian tradition, we shall have ghost stories at Christmas! Our December theme is ghost stories!



Authors may not nominate their own book. Books read in the group within the past 3-4 years are ineligible.
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Books with the most nominations, seconds, thirds, etc., have a better chance of making it to the final poll.

**Nominations will close 11/19/20**

What fun!!! I can’t think so I’m looking forward to what everyone nominates 😉

I would like to nominate Belle Vue and The Carrow Haunt

I'll get things started with this:

The Ghosts of David Brook

WendyB wrote: "I'll get things started with this:

The Ghosts of David Brook "

+1! This sounds good.

Wait, are we still plus 1ing books nominationed?

Yes, books that get more +'s have better chances of qualifying for the final vote.

Great! I want to plus 1 all three books! Can I do that?

I’m reading all three regardless!

I'll nominate Sweetheart, Sweetheart.

I have been wanting to read this for a long time. The first in a series.
The Ghost at His Back

Melissa ♥ Dog/Wolf Lover ♥ wrote: "Great! I want to plus 1 all three books! Can I do that?"

Yes, you can. :)

+1 for Belle Vue

Omg!! Now y’all keep adding more that I want to read. 😂🤣

BUT, I own one and two are on KU so I’m going to

Plus 1:
Belle Vue
The Carrow Haunt
The Ghosts of David Brook

I would like to nominate The Other Side of Midnight , by Simone St. James. I also second Sweetheart, Sweetheart. That is an excellent choice!

Oooh I love ghost stories!

Question for the initiated: does A Head Full of Ghosts by Paul Tremblay fit the prompt or is it more metaphorical??!

I'm gonna say no. if I remember right, its more of a possession story.

Latasha wrote: "I'm gonna say no. if I remember right, its more of a possession story."

Bummer! Okay I will rely on everyone else's great nominations instead lol

I will +1 of The Carrow Haunt by Darcy Coates and +1 of The Ghosts of David Brook by Amy Cross.

I am adding this book by Amy Cross too as it just released back in June and it sounds really ghost spooky.

I'll nominate Ghost Wall by Sarah Moss

Krystal wrote: "Latasha wrote: "I'm gonna say no. if I remember right, its more of a possession story."

Bummer! Okay I will rely on everyone else's great nominations instead lol"

If I’m wrong, someone let me know.

Marie wrote: "I will +1 of The Carrow Haunt by Darcy Coates and +1 of The Ghosts of David Brook by Amy Cross.

I am adding this book by Amy Cross too as it just released back in June and it sounds really ghost ..."

+1

Horace wrote: "cast a cold eye"

Cast a Cold Eye was so good!

Krystal wrote: "Oooh I love ghost stories!

Question for the initiated: does A Head Full of Ghosts by Paul Tremblay fit the prompt or is it more metaphorical??!"

Despite the title, it's not about ghosts. And we did a group read of it in the past couple years, so it wouldn't qualify for that reason either.

Erset wrote: "I'll nominate Ghost Wall by Sarah Moss"

Despite the title, the book isn't about hauntings, it's really more of a folk/cult story.

Alan wrote: "Krystal wrote: "Oooh I love ghost stories!

Question for the initiated: does A Head Full of Ghosts by Paul Tremblay fit the prompt or is it more metaphorical??!"

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Ah okay, fair! Thank you!

I’d like to nominate

I think there are several volumes, if the group has already read the first one.

+1 for The Other Side of Midnight. I just downloaded it.

The Patchwork House
The End of Temperance Dare
I Remember You
No One's Home

+1 for Belle Vue & The Carrow Haunt

The Apparition Phase

The Bell Witch: An American Haunting

Ghostland

City of Ghosts

+1 Maynard's House

+1 I remember you

Disregard my nomination Ghostland already read December last year.

can I nominate the following: (Not on Read List for last 4 years)

Lisa wrote: "I’d like to nominate

I think there are several volumes, if the group has already read the first one."

That was the one I was going to recommend. I second your choice.

Tom wrote: "I would like to nominate The Other Side of Midnight , by Simone St. James. I also second [book:Sweetheart, Sweetheart..."
I love all her books!

+1 for Maynard’s house.

+1

The Valancourt Book of Victorian Christmas Ghost Stories

+1 Maynard's House

Abandon by Blake Crouch



On Christmas Day in 1893, every man, woman, and child in a remote gold-mining town disappeared, belongings forsaken, meals left to freeze in vacant cabins—and not a single bone was ever found.

One hundred sixteen years later, two backcountry guides are hired by a history professor and his journalist daughter to lead them to the abandoned mining town so they can learn what happened. Recently, a similar party had also attempted to explore the town and was never heard from again. Now the area is believed to be haunted. This crew is about to discover, twenty miles from civilization with a blizzard bearing down, that they are not alone, and the past is very much alive.

I'll fifth (?) +1 Maynard's House

Oh, I love this theme.

I'll second The Carrow Haunt and I Remember You!

I'll nominate Winterbay Abbey and The Girl from Rawblood.

I'll +1 Belle Vue. :)

I'll nominate Violet

I'll +1 The Carrow Haunt

I will +1 Maynard's House and +1 Violet

I will +1 Abandon

+1 for Violet.

+1 for winterbay abbey