Suggestions for August group read.

[Kate]

Time to put our thinking caps on for our august group read.

If anyone wants to propose a theme that would be great otherwise just suggest whatever you'd like to read next.

[Kate]

I'll get things started off and suggest Nightwhere

[Maxine Marsh]

I'll throw Ronald Malfi's Little Girls into the mix.

[Andy]

I've been wanting to read something else by Mali after the last one (with the snow creatures)

[Maxine Marsh]

Andy wrote: "I've been wanting to read something else by Mali after the last one (with the snow creatures)"

I got it via Netgalley!

[Cobwebs-in-Space-Ice]

Little Girls is definitely worth reading. I had it from NetGalley. My hair is still curling and skin turning to goose bumps just remembering it.

[Addy]

I'll suggest The Doorkeepers by Graham Masterton

[Kate]

Addy wrote: "I'll suggest The Doorkeepers by Graham Masterton"

The Doorkeepers

[Kimberly]

Yay! I found the thread before it closed!

I just finished Little Girls (loved it!), so I'll suggest one that I'm dying for an excuse to re-read (too many NG reviews!)
PICTURE OF EVIL, Graham Masterton

[Addy]

Picture of evil is not on kindle:(

[Addy]

That's suppose to be a sad face:(

[Kimberly]

Addy wrote: "That's suppose to be a sad face:("

Sorry! (I probably should have checked first....) Sigh! I have the old paperback copy and "assume" everything should be available on kindle! ;)

[Kimberly]

Okay, how about DEEPER, by James A. Moore. (I did check for kindle this time!!!) :D. Setting is the Lovecraftian town of Innsmouth--very much a "lovecraftian type" story, with modern characters/time.

[Kimberly]

Or SAVAGE SPECIES (all 5 "episodes), from Jonathan Janz?

[Kate]

Kimberly wrote: "Or SAVAGE SPECIES (all 5 "episodes), from Jonathan Janz?"

Those are great. :D

[Justin]

Deleted my first one and putting in Bugboy by Ryan c Thomas instead. It was free when i got it, not sure if it still is.

[Addy]

I'm gonna check if Bugboy is still free. I love Ryan! I need to read more of his stuff.

[Addy]

It's not free anymore but I can get it with kindle unlimited! Looks like a good one Justin!

[Kimberly]

Justin wrote: "Deleted my first one and putting in Bugboy by Ryan c Thomas instead. It was free when i got it, not sure if it still is."

I have the s/l of that one--still unread!

[Justin]

It just came out in digital

[Kate]

I'll leave this thread up for another 12-24 hours then do the poll. If anyone has any last minute suggestions, get them in. :)

[Kate]

The poll is now up. :)

https://www.goodreads.com/poll/show/1...

[Kate]

At the moment we have a tie with two books:

Bugboy and Little Girls

I'll leave the poll up for another 24 hours, so if anyone wants to do some last minute voting you have a bit more time.

[Kimberly]

LOVED Little Girls, but just read it--so if that one wins, I can still participate in discussions. :)

[Kimberly]

Maybe a "buddy read" of the runner up???

[Maxine Marsh]

Oh the humanity! We could do both, lol.

[Andy]

I realize that the premise is totally different, but Bugboy has me scared because of our last experience with Ryan C Thomas and bugs.


Remember
?

[Andy]

Did anyone finish it btw?

[Andy]

Kate wrote: "I'll get things started off and suggest Nightwhere"

Nightwhere is great.

[Maxine Marsh]

Andy wrote: "Did anyone finish it btw?"

I finished it, begrudgingly. I don't like books to defeat me, but that one came very close.

[Kimberly]

Maxine wrote: "Andy wrote: "Did anyone finish it btw?"

I finished it, begrudgingly. I don't like books to defeat me, but that one came very close."

Ugh! I'm with you--it doesn't happen often, but the books that make me want to give in early are the worst!

[Vicki Willis]

Andy wrote: "I realize that the premise is totally different, but Bugboy has me scared because of our last experience with Ryan C Thomas and bugs.


Remember
?"

That was the 1st Ryan C. Thomas book I read. (My 13 year old son read it too and liked it. Ha) But then I was surprised when I read The Summer I Died. Wow, so different.

[Addy]

You gotta read the sequel! OMG! I loved both of them!

[Kimberly]

Addy wrote: "You gotta read the sequel! OMG! I loved both of them!"

Same here!

[Kate]

Bugboy and Little Girls are still neck and neck with 6 votes each.
There are two options:

1. I put the books up in another poll and ask people to revote.
2. We have 2 group reads for August.

Which one would you guys like to do?

[Kimberly]

Kate wrote: "Bugboy and Little Girls are still neck and neck with 6 votes each.
There are two options:

1. I put the books up in another poll and ask people to revote.
2. We have 2 group reads for August.

Whi..."

I'd be fine with two. I'd love to participate in the Malfi read (which I just recently finished), and then I can read BUGBOY, which I haven't read yet. :D

[Addy]

Revote. I have too many reads. If we did both i would only be able to participate in one.

[Maxine Marsh]

I'd read them both, it is managable for me because they will be paced.

[Justin]

If we do both there will probably only be a couple people who read both and most will choose one or the other. You would think that since they each got 6 votes that we would have enough for two but usually only half the people who vote actually read them. I'm alright with two reads but if it is not many people in one or the other thread i think we would be better off not waiting a full week to move on and instead just doing it like a buddy read and moving on when everyone is ready.

[Justin]

Although i don't really care either way, My vote would be for a re-vote. The people who voted but most likely aren't going to participate probably won't re vote either.

[Kimberly]

Justin wrote: "Although i don't really care either way, My vote would be for a re-vote. The people who voted but most likely aren't going to participate probably won't re vote either."

Good point.

[Andy]

Kate, since you voted for Nightwhere and always participate in the read, why don't you switch to one of the two as a tiebreaker. Just pick whichever of the books you'd prefer and the rest of us will go with it.

No hard feelings, right Pacers?

[Addy]

Nope;)

[Vicki Willis]

I would like either. Fine with me.

[Kate]

I would, but I don't own either of those two books so I wouldn't be participating. :(

[Kate]

I asked on HA if anyone could lend me either book.

I'll still put it to a revote though as I might not get anywhere with lending.

[Kate]

Here's the repoll for August.

https://www.goodreads.com/poll/show/1...

[Kimberly]

Kate wrote: "Here's the repoll for August.

https://www.goodreads.com/poll/show/1..."

I think Little Girls is still on NG...

[Kate]

Kimberly wrote: "Kate wrote: "Here's the repoll for August.

https://www.goodreads.com/poll/show/1..."

I think Little Girls is still on NG..."

It's archived. :(

[Kimberly]

Kate wrote: "Kimberly wrote: "Kate wrote: "Here's the repoll for August.

https://www.goodreads.com/poll/show/1..."

I think Little Girls is still on NG..."

It's archived. :("

I got it there, and I have a paperback....neither of which does anyone any good :(