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Theme Book Of the Month
Our theme this month is CARS! Make of that what you will - a road trip, a history of automobiles or simply a car on the cover.
Nominations will be open until 27 August, 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))
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
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Please nominate an Adult Fiction or a Non Fiction book that you would like to read in the month of October 2024.Nominations will be open until 27 August, 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))
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
Welcome Your New Team MemberRobin has been assigned to your team!
Any book meeting the requirements of the challenge and finished during Round 3 may be used by the team.
Welcome Your New Team MemberCarmen has been assigned to your team!
Any book meeting the challenge requirements and finished during Round 3 may be used by your team.
Happy Reading!
Welcome your new player!Kate has been added to your team.
Any book meeting challenge requirements and finished during Round 3 may be used by the team.
Happy Reading!
Participation VerifiedBethM https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Judith https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Judy https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Tammie https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Sammy https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Angie https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Lisa (AG) https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Melissa https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Preeti https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
MelanieJoy https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Christina https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
VolunteersD9 - Melissa
Capitol - Preeti (first 3 days)
D8 - Lexi (backup Judith)
D1 - Sammy (last day) (backup Angie, Jenny)
D2 - Alisha
D7 - Catherine
D11 - Judy (backup Christina)
D12 - Insiyah (backup Beth)
D8 - Judith (extra entry)
D11 Judy (extra entry)
D12 - Beth (extra entry)
D4 - Tammie
Randomised List
There were 11 items in your list. Here they are in random order:
D11 - Judy (backup Christina)
D1 - Sammy (last day) (backup Angie, Jenny)
D12 - Beth (extra entry)
D11 Judy (extra entry)
D2 - Alisha
D12 - Insiyah (backup Beth)
D8 - Lexi (backup Judith)
D4 - Tammie
Capitol - Preeti (first 3 days)
D7 - Catherine
D8 - Judith (extra entry)
Timestamp: 2024-08-01 08:48:05 UTC
Chapter Breakdown
Date Chapters %age MPDQs
2 Aug 1 - 8 22% Melissa (D9)
3 Aug 9 - 13 41% Judy (D11)
4 Aug 14 - 21 62% Beth (D12)
5 Aug 22 - 30 79% Alisha (D2)
6 Aug 31 - end 100% Sammy (D1)
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
A shimmering, joyful new novel about a pair of opposites with the wrong thing in common.
Daphne always loved the way her fiancé Peter told their story. How they met (on a blustery day), fell in love (over an errant hat), and moved back to his lakeside hometown to begin their life together. He really was good at telling it…right up until the moment he realized he was actually in love with his childhood best friend Petra.
Which is how Daphne begins her new story: Stranded in beautiful Waning Bay, Michigan, without friends or family but with a dream job as a children’s librarian (that barely pays the bills), and proposing to be roommates with the only person who could possibly understand her predicament: Petra’s ex, Miles Nowak.
Scruffy and chaotic—with a penchant for taking solace in the sounds of heart break love ballads—Miles is exactly the opposite of practical, buttoned up Daphne, whose coworkers know so little about her they have a running bet that she’s either FBI or in witness protection. The roommates mainly avoid one another, until one day, while drowning their sorrows, they form a tenuous friendship and a plan. If said plan also involves posting deliberately misleading photos of their summer adventures together, well, who could blame them?
But it’s all just for show, of course, because there’s no way Daphne would actually start her new chapter by falling in love with her ex-fiancé’s new fiancée’s ex…right?
nominator: Melissa
Official page count: 395 pages
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Participation VerifiedAngie https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Lisa (Aussie Girl) https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Beth M https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Catherine https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Judith https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Chapter Breakdown
Date Chapters MPDQs
17 Aug June 2025 Opening Night: Bella Melissa
Owen (18%)
18 Aug Day Before Solstice: Eddie Lisa (Aussie Girl)
Summer Journal (section starts 2 Aug) (38%)
19 Aug Bella Judith
Bella (53%)
20 Aug Summer Journal (18 Aug) Kim
Owen (68%)
21 Aug Evening of Feast Catherine
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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
Secrets. Lies. Murder. Let the festivities begin...
It’s the opening night of The Manor, and no expense, small or large, has been spared. The infinity pool sparkles; crystal pouches for guests’ healing have been placed in the Seaside Cottages and Woodland Hutches; the “Manor Mule” cocktail (grapefruit, ginger, vodka, and a dash of CBD oil) is being poured with a heavy hand. Everyone is wearing linen.
But under the burning midsummer sun, darkness stirs. Old friends and enemies circulate among the guests. Just outside the Manor’s immaculately kept grounds, an ancient forest bristles with secrets. And the Sunday morning of opening weekend, the local police are called. Something’s not right with the guests. There’s been a fire. A body’s been discovered.
THE FOUNDER * THE HUSBAND * THE MYSTERY GUEST * THE KITCHEN HELP
It all began with a secret, fifteen years ago. Now the past has crashed the party. And it’ll end in murder at… The Midnight Feast.
nominator: Melissa
The struggle for survival in the arena is a never ending cycle. Sometimes a tribute will luck into a boon but they are just as likely to be a victim of sabotage.
The Randomizer was let loose on all of the teams' resource supply piles. The Arena Masters are not heartless, the news isn't all bad. But the Arena is just a wee bit harder as we get closer to crowning a Champion.
In Round 2, 1 pile receives a boon (15% page point increase), 1 is left alone, and 2 are the subject of sabotage (10% or 15% page point decrease). Impacts to resource supply piles are team specific.
Your team's randomizer results
Weapons: Left Alone
Shelter: 15% increase (protected, no change)
Food: 15% decrease
Defense: 10% decrease (protected, no change)
The struggle for survival in the arena is a never ending cycle. Sometimes a tribute will luck into a boon but they are just as likely to be a victim of sabotage.
The Randomizer was let loose on all of the teams' resource supply piles. The Arena Masters are not heartless, the news isn't all bad. But the Arena is just a wee bit harder as we get closer to crowning a Champion.
In Round 2, 1 pile receives a boon (15% page point increase), 1 is left alone, and 2 are the subject of sabotage (10% or 15% page point decrease). Impacts to resource supply piles are team specific.
Your team's randomizer results
Weapons: 15% decrease (protected, no change)
Shelter: Left Alone
Food: 15% increase (protected, no change)
Defense: 10% decrease
The struggle for survival in the arena is a never ending cycle. Sometimes a tribute will luck into a boon but they are just as likely to be a victim of sabotage.
The Randomizer was let loose on all of the teams' resource supply piles. The Arena Masters are not heartless, the news isn't all bad. But the Arena is just a wee bit harder as we get closer to crowning a Champion.
In Round 2, 1 pile receives a boon (15% page point increase), 1 is left alone, and 2 are the subject of sabotage (10% or 15% page point decrease). Impacts to resource supply piles are team specific.
Your team's randomizer results
Weapons: 10% decrease
Shelter: 15% decrease
Food: Left Alone
Defense: 15% increase
The struggle for survival in the arena is a never ending cycle. Sometimes a tribute will luck into a boon but they are just as likely to be a victim of sabotage.
The Randomizer was let loose on all of the teams' resource supply piles. The Arena Masters are not heartless, the news isn't all bad. But the Arena is just a wee bit harder as we get closer to crowning a Champion.
In Round 2, 1 pile receives a boon (15% page point increase), 1 is left alone, and 2 are the subject of sabotage (10% or 15% page point decrease). Impacts to resource supply piles are team specific.
Your team's randomizer results
Weapons: 10% decrease (protected, no change)
Shelter: 15% decrease
Food: Left Alone
Defense: 15% increase (protected, no change)
