Poll

And somehow none of my nominations or seconds made it, even with my being MOTM. What a shame.

Yeah, Sharon I'd redo this poll. I'm not wont to stand up for Bella, but the original MOTM post says

"At the end of each month, I will be awarding a "Member of the Month" title to one person in the group! For the next month after, this member will have the honor of bearing the "member of the month" title as a moderator and have their BotM nominations, seconds, and final vote tripled."

Bella wrote: "And somehow none of my nominations or seconds made it, even with my being MOTM. What a shame."

Oh, Bella! I completely forgot!🤦🏽‍♀️ I will go look at my tallies and see if it would have made a difference. If it would have, I will redo it.

Bella wrote: "And somehow none of my nominations or seconds made it, even with my being MOTM. What a shame."

Ok, so surprisingly enough, with your votes being tripled, it did not change the results. However, I had not done my seconds since my seconds wouldn't have made a difference to the original poll. With your votes tripled, my seconds suddenly meant something, so I used them, which meant two of your books were added to the poll.

It's a lot of choices, and we don't normally do that many, but only 2 books had more tallies than the rest, and the rest were all tied.🤷‍♀️

Sorry I forgot, Bella! Glad you said something before it went live. Whew!

Stephen wrote: "Yeah, Sharon I'd redo this poll. I'm not wont to stand up for Bella, but the original MOTM post says

"At the end of each month, I will be awarding a "Member of the Month" title to one person in t..."

Just clarifying how we are tripling the MotM's votes--While the first post says that nominations, seconds, and final votes get tripled, when we reinstated this last month, the mods, including Lily, decided not to triple the final vote--only the nominations/seconds.

Sharon wrote: "Bella wrote: "And somehow none of my nominations or seconds made it, even with my being MOTM. What a shame."

Ok, so surprisingly enough, with your votes being tripled, it did not change the result..."

Oh wow, that's great. Maybe choosing what to vote for will be easier now lol.

Wow that’s a lot of choices; it makes it hard to narrow down!!

I’m literally fine with reading any of them besides the way of kings; it’s such a big commitment and I wanna finish the mistborn trilogy before I start the storm light archive

✨ tazannah ✨ wrote: "Wow that’s a lot of choices; it makes it hard to narrow down!!

I’m literally fine with reading any of them besides the way of kings; it’s such a big commitment and I wanna finish the mistborn tril..."

It is a lot of choices!😬 Did you see why?

Wok IS a big commitment! Last time we did a tome, Lily made it for 2 months. If it gets picked, we can see if folks want to do that.

Yeah, Way of Kings look way to long for me to be reading rn.

I won't be able to read Guild of Thieves either.

As for Tress of the Emerald Sea, can it be read without having read the previous books in the series?

Bella wrote: "Yeah, Way of Kings look way to long for me to be reading rn.

I won't be able to read Guild of Thieves either.

As for Tress of the Emerald Sea, can it be read without having read the previous book..."

I thought that was a standalone.... Anyone??

Wowww! We *definitely* have a leader! I've never seen a book take off so fast in the polls!

Sharon wrote: "Bella wrote: "Yeah, Way of Kings look way to long for me to be reading rn.

I won't be able to read Guild of Thieves either.

As for Tress of the Emerald Sea, can it be read without having read the..."

Kacie just confirmed--Tress of the Emerald Sea is a standalone.

I’ve been wanting to read Brandon Sanderson. Is Way of Kings a good place to start?

Sharon wrote: "Wowww! We *definitely* have a leader! I've never seen a book take off so fast in the polls!"

I'm afraid. I kind of wish I knew what it was.

Sharon wrote: "Sharon wrote: "Bella wrote: "Yeah, Way of Kings look way to long for me to be reading rn.

I won't be able to read Guild of Thieves either.

As for Tress of the Emerald Sea, can it be read without ..."


Oh cool, as long as it isn't too long, I'll prob join if it wins then.

I won't be joining for Guild of Thieves, prob not for Way of Kings, and I'm not sure about Wishtress, since it would be a reread for me. I guess we'll see.

Bella wrote: "Sharon wrote: "Wowww! We *definitely* have a leader! I've never seen a book take off so fast in the polls!"

I'm afraid. I kind of wish I knew what it was."

Same. XD Personally wishing for Way of Kings here.

@Lily--But WoK is soo long...

Sharon wrote: "✨ tazannah ✨ wrote: "Wow that’s a lot of choices; it makes it hard to narrow down!!

I’m literally fine with reading any of them besides the way of kings; it’s such a big commitment and I wanna fin..."

Yeah I did!
Yeah that’d be good

Bella wrote: "Yeah, Way of Kings look way to long for me to be reading rn.

I won't be able to read Guild of Thieves either.

As for Tress of the Emerald Sea, can it be read without having read the previous book..."
Yes
It’s part of the cosmere but it’s a standalone

Stephen wrote: "I’ve been wanting to read Brandon Sanderson. Is Way of Kings a good place to start?"

I’ve talked to a bunch of people and everyone pretty much recommends starting with the mistborn trilogy first

Stephen wrote: "I’ve been wanting to read Brandon Sanderson. Is Way of Kings a good place to start?"

I think it was Jesse who told me that the Stormlight books are Sanderson's best, but that he recommends the Mistborn trilogy first because they are great without being tomes.

Bella wrote: "Sharon wrote: "Sharon wrote: "Bella wrote: "Yeah, Way of Kings look way to long for me to be reading rn.

I won't be able to read Guild of Thieves either.

As for Tress of the Emerald Sea, can it b..."

If WoK gets picked, we can discuss doing it for July as well, so everyone will have 2 months to read it.

I think I am rooting for Mortal Queens! Brittany was just raving about it.🤭

Sharon wrote: "Stephen wrote: "I’ve been wanting to read Brandon Sanderson. Is Way of Kings a good place to start?"

I think it was Jesse who told me that the Stormlight books are Sanderson's best, but that he re..."

Ohh, good point. Wish someone had nominated that instead. :')

I'm rooting for Mortal Queens myself.

Also, I've never read anything by Brandon Sanderson, so that's why I'm a little hesitant about Tress of the Emerald Sea.

✨ tazannah ✨ wrote: "Bella wrote: "Yeah, Way of Kings look way to long for me to be reading rn.

I won't be able to read Guild of Thieves either.

As for Tress of the Emerald Sea, can it be read without having read the..."

Yeah, that #28 worried me lol.

I didn't even read about them all, just picked the first one that looked interesting.

Lola wrote: "I didn't even read about them all, just picked the first one that looked interesting."

What if it's 1,000+ pages, or you have to buy it to read it? lol

idk then

Way of Kings is the long one, btw. :)

are we aloud to say our answers?

I mean, everyone does it.

oh, well u can't know mine

Oookay

Lola wrote: "are we aloud to say our answers?"

It's an anonymous poll, but people frequently share their votes in the comments. Completely up to you!

Bella wrote: "I'm rooting for Mortal Queens myself.

Also, I've never read anything by Brandon Sanderson, so that's why I'm a little hesitant about Tress of the Emerald Sea."

I like Sanderson a lot, but I am not a super fan. I have been wanting to read Tress for a while....

But I don't know if I am going to vote for it....

Vote for Mortal Queens. ;)

I didn't

Bella wrote: "Vote for Mortal Queens. ;)"

I might!! It's so hard to decide.

But when I do the BotM, I usually wait to vote until I see where the poll is at the end. That way, if I need to break a tie, I can. I have a few days to think about it.😊

Ah, mod privileges. :)

Bella wrote: "Ah, mod privileges. :)"

Well, sort of. There was at least one time where I voted for a book I didn't really want just so we didn't go into a tie. My vote anywhere else wouldn't have changed anything, and we needed the tie broken, so....🤷‍♀️

I see. So, not privilege, more like mod duty.

Sharon wrote: "Stephen wrote: "I’ve been wanting to read Brandon Sanderson. Is Way of Kings a good place to start?"

I think it was Jesse who told me that the Stormlight books are Sanderson's best, but that he re..."

Ya

Id love WOK, buuut I'm #99 on Libby. I own Guikd of Thieves, so that's,why it's my choice

Anyone else have to do enie-meany-miny-mo between two of the books to decide?

It's a bit closer than it used to be, but we still have a leader!

Ohhh, now it’s MUCH closer!👀

Ahhh

Wowww! I might have to break a tie!! 😍

Ahhh
Only a few more hours 😭