Play Book Tag discussion

Please vote for the tag you would most like to read for November at the following link:

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Here are the lists of books for each tag:

creepy: https://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/...
queens: https://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/...
steampunk: https://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/...

Remember, you may cast up to a total of 10 participation points for your choice. Every PBT member gets one vote for free so please vote even if you don't have any participation points!

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Happy voting! Please cast your votes by noon EST on 10/22.

I rather like them all! I suspect that puts me in the minority.

I read a surprising amount of steampunk already this year. Actually I’ve read all these tags this year. I have one steampunk and one creepy book in mind, but nothing for queens.

Hmm, none are my favorites. I read a lot of historical fiction but I doubt they have enough tags for queens.

Queens taps out on 44 pages of tags, and drops below 5 on page 2. Not a heavily used tag though a mixture of history, historical fiction, and SFF.

Wow, just wow. I can't believe the streak of choices we've been having.

Well, there goes my streak. I have something I want to read for 2 choices, but the other one which I thought more likely, I will have to dig deep for.

None give me great excitement.

I like them all too. I generally don’t read horror, but creepy has a lot of police drama or psychological thriller ideas, and maybe some sci fi or fantasy too. I adore steampunk. And lots of interesting books featuring queens - another cross-genre one. Hard choice this month!

I like historical fiction and I like fantasy but I generally haven't enjoyed steampunk, which is sort of a mashup of the two. But I might be surprised by the lists, I'll take a look.

For BWF players, queens would be really challenging to match letters!

**It's always good to look at the lists, I see The Night Circus is listed under Steampunk and it is one of my favorite books ever!

Not thrilled with these choices and never heard of steampunk before!!! Although, Robin, I did love Night Circus too!

Lordy Anita, can we get a new board-or something? LoL

Well, I know which one I really don't want!

I will be happy with the other two.

Robin P wrote: "I like historical fiction and I like fantasy but I generally haven't enjoyed steampunk, which is sort of a mashup of the two. But I might be surprised by the lists, I'll take a look...."

Steampunk is the one I don't want. Not a fan, either.

The steampunk list includes many things that really aren't that - some are fantasy, others historical fiction, romance, etc. So it helps to check the list. Also classics from the era like Jules Verne and H. G. Wells.

Robin P wrote: "The steampunk list includes many things that really aren't that - some are fantasy, others historical fiction, romance, etc. So it helps to check the list. Also classics from the era like Jules Ver..."

I agree. I really enjoyed Cinder, which has a lot of steampunk tags, possibly due to the cover picture. I don’t think the series fits the definition of steampunk as I understood it. If steampunk wins, I will read A Master of Djinn .

It sounds like creepy has the most genre flexibility for those who aren’t counting tags.

The only queens book I own doesn’t have the tags.

Robin P wrote: "The steampunk list includes many things that really aren't that - some are fantasy, others historical fiction, romance, etc. So it helps to check the list. Also classics from the era like Jules Ver..."

This is very true; people don't all define steampunk the same way.

Voted

Voted (wow, what choices...)

Voted

I probably won't be voting, since none of the tags have any appeal for me. They are really far out of my reading range. :(

I already have several books about medieval and Renaissance-era British queens in my real-life bookshelves waiting to be read. Including both novels and non-fiction. I’m especially interested in the War of the Roses and Tudor periods. So this vote is a no-brainer for me!

And the travel tag was also great. My list of travel books to read in October is so long that I’ll be lucky if I can read them all in a year. I’ll be in real trouble if queens wins, because that list will also be impossibly long!

And it could also include drag queens . . .

Robin P wrote: "I like historical fiction and I like fantasy but I generally haven't enjoyed steampunk, which is sort of a mashup of the two. But I might be surprised by the lists, I'll take a look.

For BWF playe..."

I also loved Night Circus.

@Ghost of Rose - you had to mention Drag Queens - genius! I have a book about Ru Paul's Drag Race in my TBR and a couple others that might fit -- burlesque queens and such.

There are a lot of Fantasy and SciFi books that feature 'queens' - including a lot that also have a speculative fiction tag.

Love seeing the creativity and if Queens showed up in 2025 as a tag, I'm all for it. But it just won't work for me for November, in large part because I am behind in various challenges and none of the books I have to read by year end fit at all - not even streeeeetching as I am more than capable of doing.

Not terribly excited by any of these, but I voted.

Book Concierge wrote: "Not terribly excited by any of these, but I voted."

There are times, when I am quite happy that I don't have a vote and this month is one of those. Any of these are not really my thing, but I expect to manage something with any.

For those having a hard time with any of the tags, just take a look. you may be surprised what books are listed under each tag.
I voted.

I voted and was surprised I have something to fit each tag (not a lot though) for all three. I voted with just one vote for two that fit my best.

I liked all the tags! Will be interesting to see what wins.

Last chance to vote! It’s almost noon EST