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5. Dark Places by Gillian Flynn.

I decided, after much deliberation, to count this because it would take a very strong character to survive what the main character in this went through. Also I realised that just because you can be a little twisted doesn't negate your strength!

6. Dead Girl Walking by Christopher Brookmyre

Another Brookmyre book with a very strong female presence. He writes characters that are believable, their flaws and all.

7. Keys to the Demon Prison by Brandon Mull

As the series progressed Kendra would take a back seat to her brother a lot but she was still kicking ass and helping save the world which is always fun to see.

8. Mistborn: The Final Empire by Brandon Sanderson

Wow the female lead in this is amazing, she's got both natural strength, mental strength and the incredible magical strength that comes with her Allomancy abilities.

There are so many amazing suggestions for reads with strong female protagonists. I want to read them all!

Absolutely!

The idea was originally for us all to make our own but I'm really enjoying that we're all talking about the books we're reading and it's really nice that we're talking about them so it's really up to you. Create one of your own if you'd like but I'm begging you to pop back in here sometimes. I like it :)

Has anyone read Dark Places? I'm having trouble deciding if it would qualify.

4. Bred in the Bone: A Jasmine Sharp and Catherine McLeod Novel by Christopher Brookmyre. Finished January 6th.

At the beginning of this series Jasmine Sharp is pretty clueless and in way over her head. By this book she has transformed into someone who can hold her own and doesn't need saving.

3. Secrets of the Dragon Sanctuary by Brandon Mull. Finished January 6th.

With every book Mull focuses more on Seth and less on Kendra but the moments he lets Kendra shine (literally because fairies) she is a YA female to root for (when she isn't whining).

Thanks, I'll check it out.

Awesome :)

I'm absolutely counting graphic novels and manga!

2. Grip of the Shadow Plague by Brandon Mull. Finished January 4th.

I wasn't sure whether or not this book should count because Kendra is joint lead with her brother Seth but I though about it and Kendra is pretty badass (if often a little annoying but that's every character in this series) and is pretty good at saving the world.

I like the idea of making sure they're in graphic form, it's a great addition to the criteria! Good luck!

Thank you!

1. When the Devil Drives by Christopher Brookmyre. Finished January 1st.

It's time again to open up recommendations for our next group read!

Theme for Feb: TIME TRAVEL

***Remember, the theme ONLY applies to our Themed Read option, which can be any type of read.
***You should still nominate un-themed comics, mangas and novels for our regular monthly reading.

For example, you can nominate reads as follows:

Comic -
Manga -
Novel -
Themed Read -


Recommendations are open until Jan 14th.


Here are the guidelines for recommending books for new group members and old hands alike:

1. Every month we read one comic book, one novel, and one manga. Comics and manga can fall under any genre, but please note that novels must fall under the heading of science fiction, fantasy, or horror (and any of their sub-genres).

2. Please recommend books that have not been previous group reads. You can see which books we've read previously here.

3. Be specific. Don't say "any book by ______". It won't be counted.

4. Please link your book in your thread so members can easily look it up.

5. Suggest a book that you think would be good for a large group discussion - that's the point of this group bringing us all together!

How voting works

We choose the top three in each category for the final vote from the 15th - 21st of the month based on how many votes it has.

1. All members can vote on a book/comic/manga they would like to read if somebody suggests it. Simply reply to the thread with "I'm voting for ______" or "VOTE: _____" and it will be counted. The books with the most votes get chosen to be put into the final three poll in the 3rd week of the month. Only comments with the word "vote" somewhere in it will be counted as such in order to avoid confusion.

2. Please only vote for a work ONCE. Multiple votes for the same works will not be counted.

3. You can change or modify your votes as many times as you'd like before the thread closes on the 14th.

4. In the case where two or more books are have equal votes, the book that was suggested first (as indicated by the timestamp on the thread) will enter the poll for the month.

All members do not have to read, recommend, or vote for all three genres - if you only want to suggest and read a novel, that's fine! We're a pretty diverse group here.

This month's theme is Epic Fantasy and our themed read is The Steel Queen.

Who's joining in with our group read of Stephen King's Pet Sematary? This isn't one of his that I've read but I'm going to try and fit it in.

I'm very daunted by my 50! It was the first number off the top of my head and I'm sure I won't reach it.

I'll admit I have very little Suicide Squad experience (other than Harley). Who's reading this? What do you think of it?

For this challenge I'm going to aim to read at least 50 books with a strong female protagonist in 2015.