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Welcome to October’s Book of the Month Nomination Thread!

Please follow the guidelines below when nominating.

1) You are allowed to *nominate* a maximum of 3 books for each month's BotM.

2) If someone has already nominated a book that you wanted to nominate, please second it! I will be picking the top 3-6 books to vote on in the final poll, so the more seconds a book has, the more likely it will be selected for the poll.

3) If you want to nominate books *and* second books, you need to make sure you do not exceed 6 in total AND that you nominate no more than 3. For example:

• If you nominate 3 books, you can only second 3 books.
• If you do not nominate any books, you can second 6 books.
• If you nominate 1 book, you can second 5 books.

4) Also, please do not nominate any books that we have already read in the past couple of years. You can view the books Faith & Fantasy has already read here.

5) The book(s) you nominate must be in the fantasy genre (here at Faith & Fantasy, both sci-fi and fairy tales may be included) and be clean or mostly clean.

6) Try to nominate books that have at least 1,000 ratings (NOT reviews) on GR. This will make it more likely that our libraries will have them. (This isn't a hard and fast rule--just preferred.)

7) Try to nominate books from Christian authors as much as possible. It doesn't have to have obvious spiritual themes, but please *don't ever nominate a book with themes that clash with biblical truth*. This is especially important due to the fact that F&F has members of all ages.

Some content guidelines:

• Limited or no profanity. If there is any profanity, it should be on the “mild” side.
• Romantic relationships should be healthy.
• Romantic relationships should not get physical “on the page” beyond what could be done in public. If there has been “off the page” sexual activity, it should be between a married man and woman.
• Think: “If Jesus were to be physically sitting in my living room with me, would I read this book, in its entirety, aloud to Him?"

I will create a poll for us to vote on based on this thread's nominations on or around Friday, the 26th of September. The poll will be linked in this thread, the General Chat thread, the Mod's Announcements thread, and it will be available from F&F's homepage under "Polls".

If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to ask them below! Happy nominating!

I nominate: Black: The Birth of Evil

This book will win sometime. It has to! I need the motivation to finally prioritize it. 😂

😂😂😂

I have a bunch of books I wanna read in October that aren't qualified. Such a shame. 😔

I nominate:

Sky of Seven Colors (<1,000 ratings)
Our Divine Mischief (<1,000 ratings)
Ignite (<1,000 ratings)

I nominate Dracula

Jessica wrote: "I nominate Dracula"

Ohhhh, a spooky book!🤭

I second black: the birth of evil

I nominate Nightweaver

I second Dracula

I nominate:
The Legend of Sam Miracle because I ended up loving 100 Cupboards when we read it and am curious to read more from N. D. Wilson.
The Bark of the Bog Owl because it's part of my physical tbr that I fear I won't get to without extrinsic motivation XD
and The Napoleon of Notting Hill because it has some interesting themes worth discussing.

I second:
Our Divine Mischief
Nightweaver

The Scarlet Star (<1000 ratings)
The Wonderland Trials

I second The Wonderland Trials

I nominate
An Enchantment with ravens
Of stormlarks and silence

I nominate:
A Crown of Chains by Erin Phillips

I second:
The Wonderland Trials
Sky of Seven Colors
Ignite
Black: The Birth of Evil
Nightweaver

I second a crown of chains

I second An Enchantment of Ravens

I will make the poll tomorrow or Saturday, so get your nominations and seconds in!😍

I second:

Of Stormlarks and Silence
The Scarlet Star

Can I second a book I nominated? 😂🤭

Elisabeth (Bets) wrote: "Can I second a book I nominated? 😂🤭"

Hahahaha! Nice try, Bets!

I third the Wonderland Trials, Black, and Nightweaver!!

I nominate:

A Dance of Silver and Shadow by Melanie Cellier

Dagger's Sleep by Tricia Mingerink

A Branch if Silver, A Branch if Gold by Anne Elisabeth Stengl

*A Branch of Silver, A Branch of Gold

(anyone else wanna second Dracula? I'm pulling for a spooky read, even if I already have several planned lol)

I second:

- An Enchantment of Ravens
- Of Stormlarks and Silence

I second Dracula

I nominate:
Malamander

This book definitely gives spooky vibes. Lol!

🍄🎃☕🌂🦃
I Nominate:
Mistborn
The Goose Girl
Tuesdays at the Castle
🍫🦇⚰️🧣🍁
I Second:
Dracula
Sky of Seven Colors
Black: The Birth of Evil
🌰🐿️🍵🍂🪦

I second:

Our Divine Mischief
An Enchantment of Ravens
Sky of Seven Colors
Mistborn
Tuesdays at the Castle
Dracula

I second:
Bark of the Bog Owl
The Legend Of Sam Miracle.
Tuesdays at the Castle

Here is the poll:

https://www.goodreads.com/poll/show/3...