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It's time to nominate books for our BotM in November 2025. Please nominate books that you would like to read and discuss with the group here.Rules:
➙ Please nominate only ONE book.
➙ Books do not need to be seconded.
➙ Do not nominate books that have not been published at the time of nomination.
➙ Do not nominate books that have been read as a BOTM in the past 2 years. Book list can be found on the bookshelf
➙ If a book has already been a BotM two times, it is no longer eligible to be nominated again.
‼️ INELIGIBLE BOOKS:
All the Light We Cannot See
The Book Thief
Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine
The Giver
The Light Between Oceans
Little Women
The Lost Apothecary
Me Before You
The Nightingale
The Night Circus
The Ocean at the End of the Lane
Project Hail Mary
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo
The Shining
The Silent Patient
Where the Crawdads Sing
Sharp Objects
Six of Crows
The Midnight Library
➙ Do not nominate books that are the second or later in a series.
➙ Do not use this thread for author/book-promotion.
Any attempts perceived as promotion will be removed without notice.
➙ No erotica.
Additional tips -
Please use a book link, if possible. If it's not possible, please include the author's name. We want to make sure to include the correct books! You can add a synopsis from the books Goodread's page, if you like, but it is not necessary.
Directions to add a book link:
This can only be done when online and not when using an app.
When typing in the text box, on top of the box there is a link that says "add book/author". Click on that and a new box will appear. Type your book name in the space provided and click on "search". When you see your book, click the "add" button to the right of it.
To add a link that just has the book name, you can click "link" at the bottom of the "add book/author" box. The link is the automatic setting. To add a book cover, click on "cover" at the bottom left.
2025 SEPTEMBER NEWSLETTER
Hello Everyone,
You can vote for the October Books of the Month here:
❎ October 2025 Poll: vote here
📑📖If you want to join the discussions, the September Books of the Month are Notes on an Execution by Danya Kukafka and Blood Over Bright Haven by M.L. Wang
🔖 Notes on an Execution - discussion here
🔖 Blood Over Bright Haven - discussion here
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♓💫WHAT'S NEW?💫♓
🍁🍂🎃Autumn Seasonal Challenges 🎃🍂🍁
🎧🍂 Audiobook🎃🎧
Autumn/Fall Season Audiobook Challenge
📙🎃 Freestyle 🍂📙
Autumn/Fall Freestyle Challenge
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📘 Challenges Links
General Challenges
A Long Expected Party for individual readers or self directing teams
UNO Mini Challenges for individual players
📙If you have any questions concerning the challenges or proposals/requests for new challenges, you can post them here.
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📕 2025 BUDDY READS can be requested and followed under this folder.
If you choose to request a buddy read in the buddy read requests thread, please be sure to come back to see if anyone has responded to your request. Please note that this folder is not for promotional purposes.
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📗Our folders for Promotions are here Promote Anything
Any activity perceived as promotional outside these folders will be removed without notice.
🍁 Happy Reading! 📚
Melinda
2025 September BOTMBlood Over Bright Haven
by M.L. WangMagic has made the city of Tiran an industrial utopia, but magic has a cost—and the collectors have come calling.
An orphan since the age of four, Sciona has always had more to prove than her fellow students. For twenty years, she has devoted every waking moment to the study of magic, fueled by a mad desire to achieve the impossible: to be the first woman ever admitted to the High Magistry. When she finally claws her way up the ranks to become a highmage, however, she finds that her challenges have just begun. Her new colleagues will stop at nothing to let her know she is unwelcome, beginning with giving her a janitor instead of a qualified lab assistant.
What neither Sciona nor her peers realize is that her taciturn assistant was once more than a janitor; before he mopped floors for the mages, Thomil was a nomadic hunter from beyond Tiran’s magical barrier. Ten years have passed since he survived the perilous crossing that killed his family. But working for a highmage, he sees the opportunity to finally understand the forces that decimated his tribe, drove him from his homeland, and keep the Tiranish in power.
Through their fractious relationship, mage and outsider uncover an ancient secret that could change the course of magic forever—if it doesn’t get them killed first. Sciona has defined her life by the pursuit of truth, but how much is one truth worth with the fate of civilization in the balance?
A standalone dark academia brimming with mystery, tragedy, and the damning echoes of the past. For fans of Leigh Bardugo, V. E. Schwab, and Fullmetal Alchemist.
(Content warnings for gore, sexual assault, and suicidal ideation)
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TASKS in Categories
Pages & Publication
◈ a book with 9 in its page count
◈ a book with 10 in its page count
◈ a book with 11 in its page count
◈ a book published in September
◈ a book published in October
◈ a book published in November
Authors & Characters
◈ a book with an author or narrator or character who was born in September
◈ a book with an author or narrator or character who was born in October
◈ a book with an author or narrator or character who was born in November
◈ a book where the author's or a character's name can be connected to autumn in any way
◈ a book with the author's or narrator's initials in the word HALLOWEEN
Genres and Shelves
◈ a book with MPG Mystery or Thriller (or any variety)
◈ a book with MPG Gothic or Horror (or any variety)
◈ a book with MPG Magic or Magical Realism
◈ a book from the Shelf Cosy OR Cozy
◈ a book from the Shelf: Autumn OR from Fall
◈ a book from the Shelf Folklore OR Celtic
Series
◈ a book 9th in a series
◈ a book 10th in a series
◈ a book 11th in a series
Covers
◈ a book with yellow cover (over 50%)
◈ a book with red cover (over 50%)
◈ a book with orange cover (over 50%)
◈ a book with brown cover (over 50%)
◈ a book with yellow letters on cover
◈ a book with red letters on cover
◈ a book with orange letters on cover
◈ a book with brown letters on cover
◈ a book with autumn leaves on the cover
◈ a book with a pumpkin on the cover
◈ a book with a bonfire or any kind of fireplace on cover
◈ a book with any person/creature considered magical on cover
◈ a book with a night scene on cover
◈ a book with a sweater or scarf on the cover
◈ a book with food on cover
◈ a book with a ghost on cover
◈ a book with an umbrella or gumboots on cover
◈ a book with any magical item on cover
◈ a book with a cover where the sky is orange or purplish or golden
Title
◈ a book with a title or series title including a fall-related word (your interpretation, e.g.: Harvest, Witch, Autumn, Moon, etc.)
◈ a book with the letters POISON in the title and/or author's name
◈ a book with a title starting with a letter from CAULDRON
◈ a book with the word “Night” or “Dark” in the title/series title
Plot & Text
◈ a book set at least partly in autumn
◈ a book featuring any kind of holiday that is celebrated during the autumn months (Oktoberfest, Halloween, Thanksgiving, Diwali, etc...)
◈ a book featuring a bonfire or someone lighting a fire
◈ a book featuring a ghost or a haunted house
◈ a book featuring a witch or a wizard
◈ a book featuring a shapeshifter
◈ a book where someone bakes a cake
◈ a book where someone visits a cemetary
◈ a book with the word CIDER mentioned in the text
◈ a book where someone plays American Football
◈ a book featuring a paranormal romance or any activity considered paranormal
◈ a book featuring a festival or fair in the plot
◈ a book where a character makes or drinks a hot beverage
◈ a book where someone wears a costume or mask
◈ a book where the weather is a key plot element
◈ a book where there is a family dinner
◈ a book featuring a small town
◈ a book featuring a forrest
Setting/Tags
◈ a book set in Scotland or tagged Scotland minimum 5x
◈ a book set in Germany or tagged Germany minimum 5x
◈ a book set in Nigeria or tagged Nigeria minimum 5x
◈ a book set in Argentina or tagged Argentina minimum 5x
◈ a book set in Cambodia or tagged Cambodia minimum 5x
Just for Fun
◈ a book you read while listening to music
◈ a book you read while drinking a fall beverage
◈ a book you read after doing an autumn activity (pumpkin carving, baking, leaf raking, etc.)
◈ a book you read on a chilly or rainy day
◈ a book you read while cuddled in a blanket or sweater
“Autumn paints in colors that summer has never seen.” ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson
~ 🎃🍂 📙The Autumn/Fall Season Freestyle Challenge 📙🍂🎃~
The trees are glowing, the air is brisk, and it’s time to pile up your TBR like a stack of crunchy leaves. Whether you're flipping pages, swiping through ebooks, or listening on the go, this challenge is here to match your reading to the golden season of cozy and spooky delights.
Prepare to pick apples, pace through pumpkin patches, leap into leaf piles, and maybe even sneak into a haunted house or two… all through the power of books. 🍎🍂📕
Duration: 1 September - 30 November
Rules & How to:
Option 1- I love fall most of all
🍁Pick a level and choose your book tasks
🍁You may read as many books as you want for the chosen tasks
🍁You are allowed to use 1 book to cover 3 tasks.
Option 2 - Something Wicked this way comes
🎃Pick a level and choose your book tasks
🎃You may read as many books as you want for the chosen tasks
🎃 You are allowed to use 1 book to cover 2 tasks.
Option 3 - It was a dark and stormy night
🔮Pick a level and choose your book tasks
🔮 You may read as many books as you want for each chosen task.
🔮 1 book covers 1 task only.
Levels:
1. 🍎 Apple Picker 🍏 (1-5 books)
2. 🎃 Pumpkin Pacer 🎃(6-10 books)
3. 🍂 Leaf Pile Leaper 🍂 (11-15 books)
4. 🧣Sweater Weather Wanderer 🥾(16-20 books)
5. 🌕Harvest Moon Dancer 🌕 (21-25 books)
6. 🧡Autumn Aficionado🧡 (26-30 books)
7. 🧛Fright Night Reader 👻 (30+ books)
Levels:
🍎 Apple Picker 🍏: 1-5 books
🎃 Pumpkin Pacer 🎃: 6-10 books
🍂 Leaf Pile Leaper 🍂: 11-15 books
🧣 Sweater Weather Wanderer 🥾: 16-20 books
🌕Harvest Moon Dancer 🌕: 21-25 books
🧡Autumn Aficionado🧡: 26-30 books
🧛Fright Night Reader 👻: 30+ books
R
TASKS in Categories
Length & Publication date
◈ an audiobook between 9-10 hours
◈ an audiobook between 10-11 hours
◈ an audiobook between 11-12 hours
◈ an audiobook published in September
◈ an audiobook published in October
◈ an audiobook published in November
Authors, Narrators & Characters
◈ an audiobook with an author or narrator or character who was born in September
◈ an audiobook with an author or narrator or character who was born in October
◈ an audiobook with an author or narrator or character who was born in November
◈ an audiobook where the narrator's or author's or a character's name can be connected to autumn in any way
◈ an audiobook with the author's or narrator's initials in the word HALLOWEEN
Genres and Shelves
◈ an audiobook with MPG Mystery or Thriller (or any variety)
◈ an audiobook with MPG Gothic or Horror (or any variety)
◈ an audiobook with MPG Magic or Magical Realism
◈ an audiobook from the Shelf Cosy OR Cozy
◈ an audiobook from the Shelf: Autumn OR from Fall
◈ an audiobook from the Shelf Folklore OR Celtic
Series
◈ an audiobook 9th in a series
◈ an audiobook 10th in a series
◈ an audiobook 11th in a series
Covers
◈ an audiobook with yellow cover (over 50%)
◈ an audiobook with red cover (over 50%)
◈ an audiobook with orange cover (over 50%)
◈ an audiobook with brown cover (over 50%)
◈ an audiobook with yellow letters on cover
◈ an audiobook with red letters on cover
◈ an audiobook with orange letters on cover
◈ an audiobook with brown letters on cover
◈ an audiobook with autumn leaves on the cover
◈ an audiobook with a pumpkin on the cover
◈ an audiobook with a bonfire or any kind of fireplace on cover
◈ an audiobook with any person/creature considered magical on cover
◈ an audiobook with a night scene on cover
◈ an audiobook with a sweater or scarf on the cover
◈ an audiobook with food on cover
◈ an audiobook with a ghost on cover
◈ an audiobook with an umbrella or gumboots on cover
◈ an audiobook with any magical item on cover
◈ an audiobook cover where the sky is orange or purplish or golden
Title
◈ an audiobook with a title or series title including a fall-related word (e.g.: Harvest, Witch, Autumn, etc.)
◈ an audiobook with the letters POISON in the title and/or author's name
◈ an audiobook with a title starting with a letter from CAULDRON
◈ an audiobook with the word “Night” or “Dark” in the title or series title
Plot & Text
◈ an audiobook set at least partly in autumn
◈ an audiobook featuring any kind of holiday that is celebrated during the autumn months (Oktoberfest, Halloween, Thanksgiving, Diwali, etc...)
◈ an audiobook featuring a bonfire
◈ an audiobook featuring a ghost or a haunted house
◈ an audiobook featuring a witch or a wizard
◈ an audiobook featuring a shapeshifter
◈ an audiobook where someone bakes a cake
◈ an audiobook where someone visits a cemetary
◈ an audiobook with the word CIDER mentioned in the text
◈ an audiobook where someone plays American Football
◈ an audiobook featuring a paranormal romance or any activity considered paranormal
◈ an audiobook featuring a festival or fair in the plot
◈ an audiobook where a character makes or drinks a hot beverage
◈ an audiobook where someone wears a costume or mask
◈ an audiobook where the weather is a key plot element
◈ an audiobook where there is a family dinner
◈ an audiobook featuring a small town
◈ an audiobook featuring a forrest
Setting/Tags
◈ an audiobook set in Scotland or tagged Scotland minimum 5x
◈ an audiobook set in Germany or tagged Germany minimum 5x
◈ an audiobook set in Nigeria or tagged Nigeria minimum 5x
◈ an audiobook set in Argentina or tagged Argentina minimum 5x
◈ an audiobook set in Cambodia or tagged Cambodia minimum 5x
Just for Fun
◈ an audiobook you listened to while walking
◈ an audiobook you listened to while drinking a fall beverage
◈ an audiobook you listened to while doing an autumn activity (pumpkin carving, baking, leaf raking, etc.)
◈ an audiobook you listened to on a chilly or rainy day
◈ an audiobook you listened to while cuddled in a blanket or sweater
“Autumn paints in colors that summer has never seen.” ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson
~ 🎧🍂 📙The Autumn/Fall Season Audiobook Challenge 📙🍂🎧~
The air is crisp, the leaves are turning, and it’s officially prime audiobook season. Whether you're crunching through autumn leaves, snuggled up in a cozy nook, or brewing the perfect cup of spiced cider, this challenge is here to fill your ears with stories that match the season.
Prepare to pick apples, pace through pumpkin patches, leap into leaf piles, and—if you dare—crawl through haunted chapters. 🍎🍂🎧
Duration: 1 September - 30 November
Rules & How to:
Option 1- I love fall most of all
🍁Pick a level and choose your audiobook tasks
🍁You may read as many books as you want for the chosen tasks
🍁You are allowed to use 1 audiobook to cover 3 tasks.
Option 2 - Something Wicked this way comes
🎃Pick a level and choose your audiobook tasks
🎃You may read as many books as you want for the chosen tasks
🎃 You are allowed to use 1 audiobook to cover 2 tasks.
Option 3 - It was a dark and stormy night
🔮Pick a level and choose your audiobook tasks
🔮 You may read as many books as you want for each chosen task.
🔮 1 audiobook covers 1 task only.
Levels:
1. 🍎 Apple Picker 🍏 (1-5 books)
2. 🎃 Pumpkin Pacer 🎃(6-10 books)
3. 🍂 Leaf Pile Leaper 🍂 (11-15 books)
4. 🧣Sweater Weather Wanderer 🥾(16-20 books)
5. 🌕Harvest Moon Dancer 🌕 (21-25 books)
6. 🧡Autumn Aficionado🧡 (26-30 books)
7. 🧛Fright Night Reader 👻 (30+ books)
Levels:
🍎 Apple Picker 🍏: 1-5 books
🎃 Pumpkin Pacer 🎃: 6-10 books
🍂 Leaf Pile Leaper 🍂: 11-15 books
🧣 Sweater Weather Wanderer 🥾: 16-20 books
🌕Harvest Moon Dancer 🌕: 21-25 books
🧡Autumn Aficionado🧡: 26-30 books
🧛Fright Night Reader 👻: 30+ books
2025 September BOTM Notes on an Execution
by Danya KukafkaIn the tradition of Long Bright River and The Mars Room, a gripping and atmospheric work of literary suspense that deconstructs the story of a serial killer on death row, told primarily through the eyes of the women in his life—from the bestselling author of Girl in Snow.
Ansel Packer is scheduled to die in twelve hours. He knows what he’s done, and now awaits execution, the same chilling fate he forced on those girls, years ago. But Ansel doesn’t want to die; he wants to be celebrated, understood. He hoped it wouldn’t end like this, not for him.
Through a kaleidoscope of women—a mother, a sister, a homicide detective—we learn the story of Ansel’s life. We meet his mother, Lavender, a seventeen-year-old girl pushed to desperation; Hazel, twin sister to Ansel’s wife, inseparable since birth, forced to watch helplessly as her sister’s relationship threatens to devour them all; and finally, Saffy, the homicide detective hot on his trail, who has devoted herself to bringing bad men to justice but struggles to see her own life clearly. As the clock ticks down, these three women sift through the choices that culminate in tragedy, exploring the rippling fissures that such destruction inevitably leaves in its wake.
Blending breathtaking suspense with astonishing empathy, Notes on an Execution presents a chilling portrait of womanhood as it simultaneously unravels the familiar narrative of the American serial killer, interrogating our system of justice and our cultural obsession with crime stories, asking readers to consider the false promise of looking for meaning in the psyches of violent men.
It's time to nominate books for our BotM in October 2025. Please nominate books that you would like to read and discuss with the group here.Rules:
➙ Please nominate only ONE book.
➙ Books do not need to be seconded.
➙ Do not nominate books that have not been published at the time of nomination.
➙ Do not nominate books that have been read as a BOTM in the past 2 years. Book list can be found on the bookshelf
➙ If a book has already been a BotM two times, it is no longer eligible to be nominated again.
‼️ INELIGIBLE BOOKS:
All the Light We Cannot See
The Book Thief
Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine
The Giver
The Light Between Oceans
Little Women
The Lost Apothecary
Me Before You
The Nightingale
The Night Circus
The Ocean at the End of the Lane
Project Hail Mary
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo
The Shining
The Silent Patient
Where the Crawdads Sing
Sharp Objects
Six of Crows
The Midnight Library
➙ Do not nominate books that are the second or later in a series.
➙ Do not use this thread for author/book-promotion.
Any attempts perceived as promotion will be removed without notice.
➙ No erotica.
Additional tips -
Please use a book link, if possible. If it's not possible, please include the author's name. We want to make sure to include the correct books! You can add a synopsis from the books Goodread's page, if you like, but it is not necessary.
Directions to add a book link:
This can only be done when online and not when using an app.
When typing in the text box, on top of the box there is a link that says "add book/author". Click on that and a new box will appear. Type your book name in the space provided and click on "search". When you see your book, click the "add" button to the right of it.
To add a link that just has the book name, you can click "link" at the bottom of the "add book/author" box. The link is the automatic setting. To add a book cover, click on "cover" at the bottom left.
August BOM 2025All Creatures Great and Small
by James HerriotDelve into the magical, unforgettable world of James Herriot, the world's most beloved veterinarian, and his menagerie of heartwarming, funny, and tragic animal patients.
For over forty years, generations of readers have thrilled to Herriot's marvelous tales, deep love of life, and extraordinary storytelling abilities. For decades, Herriot roamed the remote, beautiful Yorkshire Dales, treating every patient that came his way from smallest to largest, and observing animals and humans alike with his keen, loving eye.
In All Creatures Great and Small, we meet the young Herriot as he takes up his calling and discovers that the realities of veterinary practice in rural Yorkshire are very different from the sterile setting of veterinary school. Some visits are heart-wrenchingly difficult, such as one to an old man in the village whose very ill dog is his only friend and companion, some are lighthearted and fun, such as Herriot's periodic visits to the overfed and pampered Pekinese Tricki Woo who throws parties and has his own stationery, and yet others are inspirational and enlightening, such as Herriot's recollections of poor farmers who will scrape their meager earnings together to be able to get proper care for their working animals. From seeing to his patients in the depths of winter on the remotest homesteads to dealing with uncooperative owners and critically ill animals, Herriot discovers the wondrous variety and never-ending challenges of veterinary practice as his humor, compassion, and love of the animal world shine forth.
James Herriot's memoirs have sold 80 million copies worldwide, and continue to delight and entertain readers of all ages
August BOM 2025Blue Sisters
by Coco MellorsThree estranged siblings return to their family home in New York after their beloved sister's death in this unforgettable story of grief, identity, and the complexities of family.
The three Blue sisters are exceptional—and exceptionally different. Avery, the eldest and a recovering heroin addict turned strait-laced lawyer, lives with her wife in London; Bonnie, a former boxer, works as a bouncer in Los Angeles following a devastating defeat; and Lucky, the youngest, models in Paris while trying to outrun her hard-partying ways. They also had a fourth sister, Nicky, whose unexpected death left Avery, Bonnie, and Lucky reeling. A year later, as they each navigate grief, addiction, and ambition, they find they must return to New York to stop the sale of the apartment they were raised in.
But coming home is never as easy as it seems. As the sisters reckon with the disappointments of their childhood and the loss of the only person who held them together, they realize the greatest secrets they've been keeping might not have been from each other, but from themselves.
Thread is closed for nominations and the poll will be posted soon.
It's time to nominate books for our BotM in September 2025. Please nominate books that you would like to read and discuss with the group here.Rules:
➙ Please nominate only ONE book.
➙ Books do not need to be seconded.
➙ Do not nominate books that have not been published at the time of nomination.
➙ Do not nominate books that have been read as a BOTM in the past 2 years. Book list can be found on the bookshelf
➙ If a book has already been a BotM two times, it is no longer eligible to be nominated again.
‼️ INELIGIBLE BOOKS:
All the Light We Cannot See
The Book Thief
Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine
The Giver
The Light Between Oceans
Little Women
The Lost Apothecary
Me Before You
The Nightingale
The Night Circus
The Ocean at the End of the Lane
Project Hail Mary
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo
The Shining
The Silent Patient
Where the Crawdads Sing
Sharp Objects
Six of Crows
The Midnight Library
➙ Do not nominate books that are the second or later in a series.
➙ Do not use this thread for author/book-promotion.
Any attempts perceived as promotion will be removed without notice.
➙ No erotica.
Additional tips -
Please use a book link, if possible. If it's not possible, please include the author's name. We want to make sure to include the correct books! You can add a synopsis from the books Goodread's page, if you like, but it is not necessary.
Directions to add a book link:
This can only be done when online and not when using an app.
When typing in the text box, on top of the box there is a link that says "add book/author". Click on that and a new box will appear. Type your book name in the space provided and click on "search". When you see your book, click the "add" button to the right of it.
To add a link that just has the book name, you can click "link" at the bottom of the "add book/author" box. The link is the automatic setting. To add a book cover, click on "cover" at the bottom left.
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NOMINATIONS
JULY NEWSLETTER
Hello Everyone,
You can vote for the August Books of the Month here:
❎ August 2025 Poll: vote here
📑📖If you want to join the discussions, the July Books of the Month are Yellowface by R.F. Kuang and The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah
🔖 Yellowface - discussion here
🔖 The Nightingale - discussion here
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There's still time to join the 🌞🌊🏖️Summer Seasonal Challenges 🏖️🌊🌞
🎧🌊 Audiobook🌞🎧
Summer Season Audiobook Challenge
📒🏖️Freestyle 🕶️📒
Summer Season Freestyle Challenge
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📘Challenges Links
General Challenges
A Long Expected Party for individual readers or self directing teams
UNO Mini Challenges for individual players
📙If you have any questions concerning the challenges or proposals/requests for new challenges, you can post them here.
--------------------------------------------
📕 2025 BUDDY READS can be requested and followed under this folder.
If you choose to request a buddy read in the buddy read requests thread, please be sure to come back to see if anyone has responded to your request. Please note that this folder is not for promotional purposes.
-----------------
📗Our folders for Promotions are here Promote Anything
Any activity perceived as promotional outside these folders will be removed without notice.
🌸 Happy Reading! 📚
Melinda
This newsletter will also be posted under this folder.
This book was already BOTM in 2015 and cannot be nominated any more accrding to the Rules.
July 2025 BOTMThe Nightingale
by Kristin HannahIn love we find out who we want to be. In war we find out who we are.
France, 1939
In the quiet village of Carriveau, Vianne Mauriac says goodbye to her husband, Antoine, as he heads for the Front. She doesn't believe that the Nazis will invade France…but invade they do, in droves of marching soldiers, in caravans of trucks and tanks, in planes that fill the skies and drop bombs upon the innocent. When a German captain requisitions Vianne's home, she and her daughter must live with the enemy or lose everything. Without food or money or hope, as danger escalates all around them, she is forced to make one impossible choice after another to keep her family alive.
Vianne's sister, Isabelle, is a rebellious eighteen-year-old, searching for purpose with all the reckless passion of youth. While thousands of Parisians march into the unknown terrors of war, she meets Gäetan, a partisan who believes the French can fight the Nazis from within France, and she falls in love as only the young can…completely. But when he betrays her, Isabelle joins the Resistance and never looks back, risking her life time and again to save others.
With courage, grace, and powerful insight, bestselling author Kristin Hannah captures the epic panorama of World War II and illuminates an intimate part of history seldom seen: the women's war. The Nightingale tells the stories of two sisters, separated by years and experience, by ideals, passion and circumstance, each embarking on her own dangerous path toward survival, love, and freedom in German-occupied, war-torn France―a heartbreakingly beautiful novel that celebrates the resilience of the human spirit and the durability of women. It is a novel for everyone, a novel for a lifetime.
