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Theme Book Of the Month
May's BOM theme is SURVIVAL. Whether it's surviving a siege, a revolution, or just a trip to the grocery store being alive to tell the story is the important part. Use your creative skills when making selections!
Nominations will be open until 27 March, 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 May 2024.Nominations will be open until 27 March, 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
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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Decades Challenge
~ Diamond Coin How to Earn:
1 Diamond Coin for completing Level 9 of the Decades Challenge in Lite Version 1 Diamond Coin for completing Level 5 or higher of the Decades Challenge in Full Version 2 Diamond Coins for completing the Millennium Level (Level 8) of the Decades Challenge
FULL VERSION
The number of books you have to read for each of the years is the number corresponding for that year and must be published within that year.
For example:
2024 = 24 books published in 2024
2023 = 23 books published in 2023
2022 = 22 books published in 2022
2021 = 21 books published in 2021
2020 = 20 books published in 2020
2019 = 19 books published in 2019
2018 = 18 books published in 2018
etc...
2015 = 15 books published in 2015
LEVELS
Level I = 10 books.
Read one (1) book for 2015 to 2024.
Level II = 24-33 books.
Read corresponding ending number for one (1) year of your choice (2015 to 2024) then one (1) book for others.
Level III = 39-55 books.
Read corresponding ending number for two (2) years of your choice (2015 to 2024) then one (1) book for others.
Level IV =55-76 books.
Read corresponding ending number for three (3) years of your choice (2015 to 2024) then one (1) book for others.
Level V = 72-96 books.
Read corresponding ending number for four (4) years of your choice (2015 to 2024) then one (1) book for others.
Level VI = 109-133 books.
Read corresponding ending number for six (6) years of your choice (2015 to 2024) then one (1) book for others.
Level VII = 150-166 books.
Read corresponding ending number for eight (8) years of your choice (2015 to 2024) then one (1) book for others.
Level VIII = 195 books.
Original challenge
Read fifteen (15) books for 2015, sixteen (16) books for 2016 etc., on through the corresponding ending number to 2024.
Level IX = 300 books.
Millennium challenge
Read one (1) books for 2001, two (2) for 2002, etc., on through the corresponding ending number to 2024.
Start date: 1 March 2024
End date: 1 March 2025
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Chapter Breakdown
Date Chapters Pages MPDQs
16 March 1-9 1-82 Melindam
17 March 10-19 83-159 Audrey Jane
**BREAK DAY**
19 March 20-27 160-242 Abigail
20 March 28-end 242-311 (end)MelissaKaren
Breakdown is based on this hardcover version
Pay attention to the chapter numbers rather than page numbers if using a different version. There is 80 pages of references and other material at the end of the book and so this hasn't been included in the DQ breakdown.
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
Feb 27, 2024 03:07AM
The remarkable, little-known story of two trailblazing women in the Early Middle Ages who wielded immense power, only to be vilified for daring to rule.
Brunhild was a Spanish princess, raised to be married off for the sake of alliance-building. Her sister-in-law Fredegund started out as a lowly palace slave. And yet—in the 6th-century Merovingian Empire, where women were excluded from noble succession and royal politics was a blood sport—these two iron-willed strategists reigned over vast realms for decades, changing the face of Europe.
The two queens commanded armies and negotiated with kings and popes. They formed coalitions and broke them, mothered children and lost them. They fought a years-long civil war—against each other. With ingenuity and skill, they battled to stay alive in the game of statecraft, and in the process laid the foundations of what would one day be Charlemagne’s empire. Yet after Brunhild and Fredegund’s deaths—one gentle, the other horrific—their stories were rewritten, their names consigned to slander and legend.
In The Dark Queens, award-winning writer Shelley Puhak sets the record straight. She resurrects two very real women in all their complexity, painting a richly detailed portrait of an unfamiliar time and striking at the roots of some of our culture’s stubbornest myths about female power. The Dark Queens offers proof that the relationships between women can transform the world.
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nominator: Audrey Jane
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Chapter Breakdown
Date Chapters Pages MPDQs
2 Mar Prologue + Part One Lisa (Aussie Girl)
3 Mar Part Two Judith
4 Mar Part Three MelanieJoy (maybe?!)
5 Mar ****** BREAK DAY *****
6 Mar Part Four Cat
7 Mar Part Five E (fingers crossed!)
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
Feb 27, 2024 03:06AM
A reunion leads to tragedy, and the unravelling of dark family secrets . . .
It is the summer of 2021 and Nell has come home at her family's insistence to celebrate an anniversary. Her father, Sir Frank Churcher, is regarded as a cult figure by many. Fifty years ago he wrote The Golden Bones. Part picture book, part treasure hunt, it was a fairy story about Elinore, a murdered woman whose skeleton was scattered all over England. Clues and puzzles in the pages of The Golden Bones led readers to seven sites where jewels were buried - gold and precious stones, each a different part of a skeleton. One by one, the tiny golden bones were dug up until only Elinore's pelvis remained hidden. The book was a sensation. A community of treasure hunters called the Bonehunters formed, in frenzied competition, obsessed to a dangerous degree. People sold their homes to travel to England and search for Elinore. Marriages broke down as the quest consumed people. A man died. The book made Frank a rich man. And it ruined Nell's life.
But Sir Frank has reunited the Churchers for a very particular reason. The book is being reissued, along with a new treasure hunt and a documentary crew are charting the anniversary. Nell is appalled, and fearful. During the filming, Frank finally reveals the whereabouts of the missing golden bone. And then all hell breaks loose.
From the bestselling author of He Said/She Said and Watch Her Fall, this is a taut, mesmerising novel about a daughter haunted by her father's legacy . . .
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nominator: Lisa (Aussie Girl)
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)
~ 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
March 2024 Theme:
◈ Asia's calling
Set in, or where the author is from, a country in Asia
(reference: https://www.countries-ofthe-world.com...)
