Moderators of NBRC’s Comments (group member since Jan 22, 2011)

Moderators of NBRC’s comments from the Nothing But Reading Challenges group.

Teams can post their stories of adventures with Cat (Brown mini story) here if they wish.

Also, feel free to post any tales of holiday events (Holiday mini) to encourage more attendees to your festivities.

Note: this is entirely optional.

Angie ☯ wrote: "Can I use an extra entry, please? (I think you missed it in my post above.)"

soz, yes. was doing too much at that point

Team Garden Route, welcome your new team member Laura Crumpets!

Any book of hers finished during Round 2 onwards that meets the requirements of the challenge may be used.

Breakdown has been posted!

In the event that a team can't do their day, and doesn't have a back up we'll move to the first extra entry volunteer. (if that makes sense - e.g. if Cat fails then Angie's extra entry will step up)

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Please nominate an Adult Fiction or a Non Fiction book that you would like to read in the month of January 2026.

Nominations will be open until 27 November, UK evening

***Please pay special attention to the Rules and Guidelines listed below.***

Rules and Guidelines
1. Books nominated after the deadline will not be included in the polls. Sorry.
2. Each person is limited to nominating ONE book per category.
3. Please use the add book/author tool located at the top of the comment box when nominating a book. (Please make your nomination clear because side conversations do happen and we don't want to accidentally miss a nomination)
4. Please add the Goodreads synopsis for the book you nominate; optionally you can include a reason why we should read your nomination.
5. Books that were read as a past BOM will not be considered for the poll. (link to the sheet under the spoiler (view spoiler)[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/... (hide spoiler)])
6. Books that are #2 or higher in a series will only be considered if all earlier books in the series have been a past BOM.
7. Books must be published at the time of nomination.
8. If your book is successful in being picked as the BOM you are expected to actively participate in the discussion. This will include writing a set of DQs as well as engaging in conversations.

Also, please be aware of your nomination's genre and list them in the appropriate BOM category.

Genres that DO NOT go here:
Young Adult
Middle Grade / Children's
Erotica

The BOM nominations are for our members to nominate a book they are truly interested in and have no affiliation with. Promotional activity is NOT permitted and nominations that the Moderators perceive to be promotional will be deleted without warning

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Theme Book Of the Month

January 2026 - SPARKLY!



For our first BOM in 2026 we are channeling New Year excitement with the theme SPARKLY!

Whether it's simply sparkly diamonds on the cover, or sparkly dialogue, think books to excite and thrill with happy times!

Nominations will be open until 27 November, UK evening

***Please pay special attention to the Rules and Guidelines listed below.***

Rules and Guidelines
1. Books nominated after the deadline will not be included in the polls. Sorry.
2. Each person is limited to nominating ONE book per category.
3. Please use the add book/author tool located at the top of the comment box when nominating a book. (Please make your nomination clear because side conversations do happen and we don't want to accidentally miss a nomination)
4. Please add the Goodreads synopsis for the book you nominate; you should also include an explanation of how it fits the theme for the month.
5. Books that were read as a past BOM will not be considered for the poll. (link to the sheet under the spoiler (view spoiler)[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/... (hide spoiler)])
6. Books that are #2 or higher in a series will only be considered if all earlier books in the series have been a past BOM.
7. Books must be published at the time of nomination.
8. If your book is successful in being picked as the BOM you are expected to actively participate in the discussion. This will include writing a set of DQs as well as engaging in conversations.

The BOM nominations are for our members to nominate a book they are truly interested in and have no affiliation with. Promotional activity is NOT permitted and nominations that the Moderators perceive to be promotional will be deleted without warning

Hello Team Mullerthal Trail, please welcome your new team member Lucy!

Any book of hers meeting the challenge requirements and completed during Round 2 onwards may be used.

Team The Gringo Trail, please welcome your new team member Roe!

Any book of hers meetings the challenge requirements and completed during Round 2 onwards may be used.

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Feed Your Readers, the NetGalley Challenge

Duration: Monthly

How to Participate:

The NetGalley Challenge is designed to not only get you to read your NetGalley books, but to also advertise your reviews for others to see because after all, that's what NetGalley is all about.

Though you may pop in/out at any time, the NetGalley Challenge will run on a monthly basis so you are able to see progress being made.


1. At the beginning of the month, post any/all of the following:
a: How many books on your NetGalley shelf
b: What books are on your NG shelf
c: What your Netgalley feedback ratio is

2. During the month, read the NetGalley books that you can AND update your post with your reviews. (You can do this after each book or wait until the end of the month.)

3. At the end of the month, update your post and with:
a: What books you read
b: Link(s) to your review(s)**
c: Your updated shelf count
d: Your updated books to read
e: Your updated ratio

Then start a new post for the next month!


**When linking your reviews, please link only to the book(s) here at GoodReads. At this time, linking to a personal blog is not allowed. Thank you!

How to Participate:

The Audiobook Challenge is designed to not only help you to read your audiobooks, but to also find out about other great audiobooks from other challenge participants!

Though you may pop in/out at any time, the Audiobook Challenge will run on a monthly basis so you are able to see progress being made.

There are no minimum page requirements, and you can read abridged or unabridged audiobooks!


1. At the beginning of the month, post :
a: How many audiobooks in total you want to read for the month
b: How many audiobooks in the monthly category you want to read
c: Post the audiobooks (as you decide on them) by linking them to Goodreads in your post

2. During the month, read the audiobooks that you can AND update your post with your reviews. (You can do this after each book or wait until the end of the month.)

3. At the end of the month, update your post and with:
a: What books you read
b: Link(s) to your review(s) - note: can only be linked to Goodreads and not an external site
c: How many audiobooks you have read for this challenge this year


Then start a new post for the next month!


FORMAT YOU CAN COPY AND PASTE:


Start of Month
Total audiobooks to read:
Audiobooks in monthly category to read:

Books in category:

FINISHED


End of Month
Total audiobooks read this year:
Audiobooks in monthly category read:

MY MONTHLY RECOMMENDATION (and why):

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EXAMPLE : (under spoiler)(view spoiler)[

Start of Month

Total audiobooks to read: 6
Audiobooks in monthly category to read: 2

Books in category:


FINISHED


End of Month
Total audiobooks read this year: 9
Audiobooks in monthly category read: 1

MY MONTHLY RECOMMENDATION (and why):

Great story about women, culture and love set in Nigeria. I loved the characters and the setting, and the audio narrator was great with the different voices and bringing the story to life (hide spoiler)]

~ Monthly Audiobook Challenge ~

Each month we will have a different theme of audiobook for you to listen to.
Read one, two, three, or thirty. Up to you! Just post at the start of the month which books you will read in the category, update through the month and post a link to your Goodreads review (no links to external sites).

Let's find some great audiobooks together!

Duration: Monthly


November 2025 Theme:

◈Recommendations please
Audiobooks which have been read by other challenge participants this year!

Chapter Breakdown

Date	MPDQs	%ages	Quotes	
16 Nov	Alysa		start: start
	(TAC)	12%	end: "... the seal of the summons, the permission, the welcome."

17 Nov	Teddie		start: "Juan didn't have to tell him to swallow the last drop."
	(CdS)	24%	end: end of Part I

18 Nov	Cat		start: start of Part II
	(Silk)	37%	end: "...while she died there in the mud."

19 Nov ~~~~~~~~~~~BREAK DAY~~~~~~~~~~~~~

20 Nov	Melissa*	start: "Hugo Periano managed to finish the pool..."
	(WAW)	49%	end: "...he wanted to sleep for years."

21 Nov	Angie		start: "He was sitting on the front stoop..."
	(R66)	61%	end: "Just then, that was all I needed to hear."

22 Nov	Lisa AG		start: "Stephen sat down on the bed..."
	(Gardn)	75%	end: "...didn't go back to Zanartu or the pit"

23 Nov ~~~~~~~~~~~BREAK DAY~~~~~~~~~~~~~

24 Nov	Jenny		start: "Back in Buenos Aires, I wrote up my article..."
	(R66)	86%	end: "He felt he had denounced his father."

25 Nov	Mary		start: "Vicky liked that summer at the hospital,..."
	(OEx)	100%	end: end

Guidance for DQ setters
Aim for a reasonable number of questions: 4 - 5 is typical. Please don't post too many - any more than 7 gets unwieldy!
Use consecutive numbering of the DQs for your days. So, for example, if Day One is posted as questions 1-4, Day Two should start at number 5 etc.
Don't worry too much about your questions: you aren't being tested on how clever your questions are!
Hints and tips:
- Is there a quote that jumped out at you? Use that in a question.
- What about the characters - do they generate strong feelings? No feelings? - either way, we can explore that!
- What about that plot twist?!
- Explore the writing style: is there an unusual structure being used? what's the tone of voice like? or the point of view?

Want more information about how NBRC runs their Book of the Month discussions? Check out the information here

Rina (originally on 24th) had to withdraw & E, the next team, couldn't cover the day, hence two R66

Randomised List

There were 10 items in your list. Here they are in random order:

Melissa (Atlantic)
Teddie (Camino)
Cat (Silk)
Angie extra entry (R66)
Lisa AG extra entry (Garden)
Rina (Iceland)
Mary (Orient)
E (Muller)
Jenny (R66)
Lisa AG (Garden)

Timestamp: 2025-11-12 15:07:30 UTC

Volunteers

Alysa - NOM (TAC)
Lisa AG (Garden)
Lisa AG extra entry (Garden)
Teddie (Camino)
Jessica (Siberia) - withdrew
Rina (Iceland)
Lexi (Garden BU)
Jenny (R66)
Angie (R66 BU)
Mary (Orient)
Cat (Silk)
Angie extra entry (R66)
E (Muller)
Melissa (Atlantic)

A woman’s mysterious death puts her husband and son on a collision course with her demonic family.

A young father and son set out on a road trip, devastated by the death of the wife and mother they both loved. United in grief, the pair travel to her ancestral home, where they must confront the terrifying legacy she has bequeathed: a family called the Order that commits unspeakable acts in search of immortality.

For Gaspar, the son, this maniacal cult is his destiny. As the Order tries to pull him into their evil, he and his father take flight, attempting to outrun a powerful clan that will do anything to ensure its own survival. But how far will Gaspar’s father go to protect his child? And can anyone escape their fate?

Moving back and forth in time, from London in the swinging 1960s to the brutal years of Argentina’s military dictatorship and its turbulent aftermath, Our Share of Night is a novel like no other: a family story, a ghost story, a story of the occult and the supernatural, a book about the complexities of love and longing with queer subplots and themes. This is the masterwork of one of Latin America’s most original novelists, “a mesmerizing writer,” says Dave Eggers, “who demands to be read.”

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nominator: Alysa
official page count: 608 pages