Play Book Tag discussion

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


https://forms.gle/HvGzhm7oGjGQkMyt5

Here are the lists of books for each tag:

mental health: https://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/...
spicy: https://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/...
strong women: 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!

You can see how many participation points you currently have in the spreadsheet below.

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Happy voting! Please cast your votes by 12:00 pm EST on 4/22.

LOL

I think I'll search for a spicy novel with strong but mentally unstable heroines. Cover all the bases, so to speak

Algernon (Darth Anyan) wrote: "I think I'll search for a spicy novel with strong but mentally unstable heroines. Cover all the bases, so to speak"

Those definitely exist!

Algernon (Darth Anyan) wrote: "I think I'll search for a spicy novel with strong but mentally unstable heroines. Cover all the bases, so to speak"

Haha, a Sarah Maas book might fit those criteria.

That was easy.

Robin P wrote: "Algernon (Darth Anyan) wrote: "I think I'll search for a spicy novel with strong but mentally unstable heroines. Cover all the bases, so to speak"

Those definitely exist!"

I have just received a poke on an old review, for Possession. This is the novel I was thinking of when I mentioned it fits all criteria: Victorian adultery between two poets. She is a feminist icon but she goes crazy [allegedly]

Algernon (Darth Anyan) wrote: "I think I'll search for a spicy novel with strong but mentally unstable heroines. Cover all the bases, so to speak"
The Kiss Quotient fills the bill.

That being said, two of the choices, I will be fine with, but have a clear favorite. I looked over the first 5 pages of all & will do a little more in depth search and perhaps find the book that I really want to read.

Voted. Good choices!!

Algernon (Darth Anyan) wrote: "Robin P wrote: "Algernon (Darth Anyan) wrote: "I think I'll search for a spicy novel with strong but mentally unstable heroines. Cover all the bases, so to speak"

Those definitely exist!"

I have ..."

One of my all-time favorite books!

Strong women can include biography, memoir, history, fantasy, sci-fi, romance, contemporary fiction, historical fiction, classics - just about every genre.

When I saw the choices the first thing I thought was that we have done strong women and mental health before so I went to look. We have back in 2018 and 2021. I think I've been in the group too long, LOL. They were both tags in steeplechase last year too. Haven't decided how I'm voting but I like Algernon's idea.

Robin P wrote: "Algernon (Darth Anyan) wrote: "Robin P wrote: "Algernon (Darth Anyan) wrote: "I think I'll search for a spicy novel with strong but mentally unstable heroines. Cover all the bases, so to speak"

Th..."

Mine too!

Voted. As JGrace said 'that was easy.'

Though it's a pretty funny combo. Thanks, @Algernon, for the laugh.

This month the choice was "easy-peasy" for me.

I decidedly would not be drawn to mental health in the least, however there were many books I really loved on that list. I did actually have a number of repeats for the three... I have somethin for each. Voting right now.

Algernon (Darth Anyan) wrote: "I think I'll search for a spicy novel with strong but mentally unstable heroines. Cover all the bases, so to speak"

Perfect! lol

By the way, who shelves the books for the choices? Are we allowed to add to the lists? Thanks!

Arielle, you do not have to read from the list. For the Monthly Tag there are no rules, per se. If you think a book fits, you can use it in the monthly tag reviews.

The lists are compiled by Goodreads readers and the Tags that they use. The only way to get a book on these lists is for you to tag it in your personal TBR

I could go for a Maisie Dobbs book, now that she’s getting involved more in espionage. She’s a psychologist so her books fit both tags.

There is some overlap between strong women and mental health, since both categories often involve resilient women. Mental health has books about men too of course. These are very easy for me, but not particularly new or exciting. I’ll probably decide based on the books on my upcoming holds and priority lists.

Strong women is almost too easy if you don’t need it to already have the tags. Last month we had strong women as a bonus tag for compass, and many of the books I thought would fit didn’t have 5+ tags. But that won’t matter for other challenges.

Mental health has a much longer list, and a genre page with a lot of features I like. (Such as the “most read this week” list and new releases. I’m not in the mood for the heavier mental illness topics, but mental health has become much more mainstream.

NancyJ wrote: "I could go for a Maisie Dobbs book, now that she’s getting involved more in espionage. She’s a psychologist so her books fit both tags.

There is some overlap between strong women and mental healt..."

I have a Maisie Dobbs Book on my list for my personal challenge this year. I will have to read that. lol.

Voted - can find something for any of them, but I have a favorite.

Love these choices!

I’m glad we’ll get the results soon. Today I started 3 books that I probably won’t finish. When this happens, planning for a new tag tends to get me thinking in a new direction, it’s like a reset. I even have a spicy series in mind, just in case.