Jennifer’s Comments (group member since Dec 03, 2021)

Jennifer’s comments from the On The Same Page group.

The colors for November are teal or violet. Looking forward to seeing what everyone picks!

In for five, please!
PIFM

Hi, everyone!

For anyone unfamiliar, this is a monthly challenge where you post a link to a shelf you created. It can be named "PIFM" or "Pick It For Me" etc, if you want one dedicated only to this challenge, or you can use an existing shelf you already have, as long as it has 100 or fewer books on it. The link must be to the specific shelf, or you will not be partnered.. Indicate how many books you would like to have picked for you from that shelf for the month in question. There is no lower limit as to how many books you can have on your shelf, but, of course, they should be books you are interested in reading during the next month and have ready access to.

On or about the 25th of each month, I will post who picks for whom. In order to accommodate an uneven number of participants, pairs will not be reciprocal -- in other words, it won't be Joanne picking for Jennifer and Jennifer picking for Joanne. It may be Joanne picks for Jennifer, Jennifer picks for Herman, and Herman picks for Suzanne, and someone else entirely picks for Joanne.

If anyone has not been "picked for" by the 30th, I will pick for them if the designated picker can't be contacted by PM.

When you are assigned someone to pick for, note the number of books in parentheses after that person's name in the pick list, go to the link for their shelf, and pick that number of books for them. Post the books in a new message here. That person has the entire following month to read his/her picks. Someone will be picking for you the same way. We all like to see what people think about their picks, so we hope you will keep us posted in this thread!

Example: "In for five, please!
PIFM"

The HTML template for linking your shelf can be found HERE and if you have trouble, PM me and I will help you.

Your designated shelf must be set so that others can see it. To set up a PIFM shelf for those who would like to, go to the "MY BOOKS" link in the GOODREADS toolbar, scroll down below your shelves on the left until you see the "add shelf" button, and click that. Name it PIFM or Pick It For Me. Add books to it, and post the link to it in this challenge as described above. Again, if you need help, please don't hesitate to PM me!

If you are in for September, post your shelf and the number of picks you'd like to have below. See you on picking day!

November pairs:

The poll goes up on the 14th or 15th. Let's try to remember to roll your nomination for sports into December and get it onto that poll. :)

I'm choosing
Empire of Ants: The hidden worlds and extraordinary lives of Earth's tiny conquerors

I read a book about ant colonies when I was a kid and found it fascinating. I'm curious to see how the knowledge has changed in the last 50 years.

Hi, everyone! This is the thread for the "Commit to one book monthly" challenge. In this thread, post one book you intend to read in May, so everyone else can see your pick. When you finish reading it, we'd love for you to come back and post your opinion. I expect everyone's TBRs to suffer because of this monthly reading challenge, but I'm prepared to make that sacrifice. Are you? :-D

I finished and really liked it. It could have been very dry or too gossipy: instead it hit a nice note between analysis, action and character revelation as well as historical context. I'm glad I picked it: it's about to expire on Audible Plus so I likely wouldn't have read it if I hadn't "read" it now.

I'll nominate Domestic Suspense.

So you could have the pleasure of ditching it later.

Pam wrote: "I will commit to reading We Solve Murders, the first book in Richard Osman's new series.
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I'm looking forward to seeing how you like this one, Pam.

Safe to say Bill plans for the Halloween season pretty thoroughly! Those are good lists, Bill!

Please nominate a genre for November 2024 in this thread, if you would like to. The only rule for genre nominations is that you cannot nominate a genre that we've already read this calendar year.

Not planning to be a huge stickler on the "genre vs subgenre" thing. If it's a recognized book category (i.e. you can reasonably expect the average Goodreads reader to know what it is), post it.

Nominations open until 10/14, poll to follow.

If you want to see examples of genres and subgenres that Goodreads has some lists for, or figure out where a book/style of book you like happens to fit, try this link:

Goodreads Genres

Genres already chosen this year:
January - Science Fiction
February - Romance
March - Mystery
April - Historical Fiction
May -- Nonfiction
June -- Thriller
July -- Fantasy
August -- Humor/Comedy
September -- Young Adult
October -- Tie between Horror and Cozy Horror

I've been on a bit of an NF kick this year as well.

Currently reading:

Other recent:

Worth the wait, Denise! And RMB is my author pick for "six author" over at CCC so good timing!

The focus genre winner for October 2024 was a tie between plain ol' "Horror" and a horror subgenre -- "Cozy Horror" -- whatever that is! :) Looking forward to seeing everyone's picks!

The Gathering
C.J. Tudor

A detective investigating a grisly crime in rural Alaska finds herself caught up in the dark secrets and superstitions of a small town in this riveting novel from the acclaimed author of The Chalk Man

Deadhart, Alaska. 873. Living.

In a small Alaska town, a boy is found with his throat ripped out and all the blood drained from his body. The inhabitants of Deadhart haven’t seen a killing like this in twenty-five years. But they know who’s responsible: a member of the Colony, an ostracized community of vampyrs living in an old mine settlement deep in the woods.

Detective Barbara Atkins, a specialist in vampyr killings, is called in to officially determine if this is a Colony killing—and authorize a cull. Old suspicions die hard in a town like Deadhart, but Barbara isn’t so sure. Determined to find the truth, she enlists the help of a former Deadhart sheriff, Jenson Tucker, whose investigation into the previous murder almost cost him his life. Since then, Tucker has become a recluse. But he knows the Colony better than almost anyone.

As the pair delve into the town’s history, they uncover secrets darker than they could have imagined. And then another body is found. While the snow thickens and the nights grow longer, a killer stalks Deadhart, and two disparate communities circle each other for blood. Time is running out for Atkins and Tucker to find the truth: Are they hunting a bloodthirsty monster . . . or a twisted psychopath? And which is more dangerous?

Good pick, Jackie! That one was a four-star read for me.

Jackie, I remember liking so that's your pick!

Pairs are posted here!

I haven't, but it got a lot of votes. I expect some others will chime in here shortly.