I sent invites to everyone...or at least, GR let me pretend I did ;) hehe.

Kandice wrote: "I like when I get a reminder and ACTUALLY SEE IT to vote for group reads, but if everyone else is anything like me, I miss them, sometimes until it's too late! It's exciting to vote, but often, I'm..."

Me too :)
I actually don't know if I would have picked up A Girl with a Pearl Earring on my own but started it last night (I know I'm early, couldn't help it!) and so far, it's really good!

I like when I get a reminder and ACTUALLY SEE IT to vote for group reads, but if everyone else is anything like me, I miss them, sometimes until it's too late! It's exciting to vote, but often, I'm excited when I miss it, because then I'm not disapointed my choice didn't win. Plus, it helps me broaden my, occasionally narrow, horizons.

Probably not!

Whatever you think is great. I'm still managing to find my way around this site and get lost sometimes :)

Just wondering if I missed it somehow

Well... Uhh, I'm not sure. Allison did the first round of invites, and I would imagine that she sent one to everyone! And then when I added the dates, I sent invites to everyone who hadn't already voted. :)

If you think it would work better, we can do a broadcast message, or both. *shrug*

Becky wrote: "Allison didn't set a date for the poll to end, so I've set it for the 9th. Since we have a 4-way tie at the moment, we may have to do a run-off poll to narrow it down to the winner and I want to ma..."

Did you invite everyone in the group? I don't think I got an invite which is fine cause I wasn't really on the site over the weekend so probably wouldn't have had a chance to vote anyway. Just wondering how the invites work in case I missed it?

No need for apologizes. Like JG said, we're a bunch of stragglers.. how long could you wait? I'm happy with the winner anyway. I haven't read that one yet and am picking it up today?

No need to apologize! You can't hang around forever waiting on us stragglers!

Sorry! For a while there it looked like we were going to have a multi-tie, so I wanted to make sure that we had enough time to narrow it down if we needed to before the 15th. Turns out we didn't need to, which is how things always go, isn't it? LOL

Aww I didn't vote either over the weekend but this one sounds good. I'll try to pick it up this week.

Dang it! I was busy all weekend and didn't get to vote. At least my nom did get some votes. I was afraid it would have 0 and then how would I feel? :-) I hope you ladies enjoy Girl With a Pearl Earring though. I've already read it.

OK... we have a winner! Girl with A Pearl Earring will be our very first group read! YAY! I've already read this one, so I won't be re-reading, but I'll chime in every once in a while. :)

since I plan on reading Push Not the River anyway...I changed my vote to Tea Rose because I LOVED it and I would love being able to talk about it :D

*crosses fingers*

Allison didn't set a date for the poll to end, so I've set it for the 9th. Since we have a 4-way tie at the moment, we may have to do a run-off poll to narrow it down to the winner and I want to make sure we have enough time before the 15th to do that.

I also invited the people who haven't yet voted to vote in the poll as well - so I apologize if you were invited twice, but again I just want to make sure that everyone gets their chance before it ends. :)

I've posted this in the poll comments as well.

*blushes and shuffles feet* Well... :D

Thanks Buh! You're the bestest.

I'll have to wait until payday (the 14th) but I will send them to you, no problem!

of course!

oooooo would you? :D I would really appreciate it!! <3

i voted (and same as Becky!)

Allison wrote: "Becky wrote: "Oooh, you voted for Push Not the River, Al! I love that book. Really I do. It's great!"

yeah I really want to read it....when I find it I will, group read or not. I've been wanting..."

I could send it to you with the sequel if you want, and then you could send it back when you're done... Like we did with E & BD.

Becky wrote: "Oooh, you voted for Push Not the River, Al! I love that book. Really I do. It's great!"

yeah I really want to read it....when I find it I will, group read or not. I've been wanting to read it for awhile...prolly saw it on your list a long time ago.

excuse me? I sent invites to vote to everyone :P

Ah heck...I think I'm gonna make it easy on myself and just vote for what I nominated. There, decision made :)

I voted for the Marie Antionette one. I have never read anything of her. It was a hard choice on the Josephine one for the same reason

Oooh, you voted for Push Not the River, Al! I love that book. Really I do. It's great!

What did you end up voting for, Renee?

Glad to hear you enjoyed Pillars and Cleo :)

LOL I alread voted it was a tough choice. I do hope the books that don't win get nominated again. I have read both Pillars and Cleo. Both are wonderful.

Al, do you want to let people know that the poll is up, or are we just supposed to follow you around everywhere so we know what you're doing (like posting polls) at all times...?

I know, Renee! Me too! Right now I'm waffling between Pillars and Cleopatra...

OHhh OHHHH I want to read them all!!!!

Becky wrote: "I didn't really care too much for Water for Elephants. It was OK, but it was definitely just a one-timer for me. I gave the book away, in fact."

Yeah, I didn't care for the whole circus thing. I just couldn't get into it.

UGH! My library doesn't have ANYTHING by C.J. Sansom, let alone the rest of the series. DRAT!

Allison wrote: "...*cries*"

I'm sorry. Those were all lies. You know that I'm hideously disfigured on account of that Jackalope incident.

I feel like I want to change my nom to Dissolution... I found it at the library sale after it almost won the Crime poll, and it just looks so interesting, but I know I'd be craving the rest of the series... and I'm broke... *sigh*

...*cries*

I'm smarter, and faster, and better looking. And doggone it, people LIKE me!

Sorry... Umm.. maybe it's because of the full moon?

I want to read Memoirs of Cleopatra too but I don't have time for something that long this month...plus, I want to read another by that author first.

I hate it when you do that...why can't I beat you??? WHYYYYYYY???

:D

lol

dang it.

copy cat.

yeah...I wasn't a big fan of Water for Elephants :P

I didn't really care too much for Water for Elephants. It was OK, but it was definitely just a one-timer for me. I gave the book away, in fact.

Geez, you guys are good...I've only read one and it's the one I nominated - Girl with a Pearl Earring. Oh, and I've read part of Water for Elephants.

wow...I just realized I've read 7 of them! daaaaaang.

Well, I've already read 4 of those... And the only one that I wouldn't have to buy or borrow to read is The Thorn Birds, which just so happens to be a Jon Nom AND a Kandice rec, so I'll be voting for that, I think.

:)

And whoever doesn't vote for it will be evicted!

(Just kidding. But not really. Yeah, really kidding. LOL)

great :P just change my name to "hired help"

I don't know what to vote for either.

We DID. You.