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message 1: by Moderators of NBRC, Challenger-in-Chief (new)
Mar 18, 2016 06:25AM

Moderators of NBRC | 33563 comments Mod
Day 8


Recommendations

**Recommendations**

Recommend exactly 3 books in each of your favorite 3 genres
Leprechaun bonus (2 coins) ~ Recommend a book with the word RED in title
Leprechaun Bonus Book must be one of the 9 Recommended.


message 2: by Suzanne (new)
Mar 18, 2016 06:41AM

Suzanne | 5431 comments Science Fiction
Red Rising (Red Rising, #1) by Pierce Brown Shards of Honor (Vorkosigan Saga, #1) by Lois McMaster Bujold Redshirts by John Scalzi

Fantasy
Blood Song (Raven's Shadow, #1) by Anthony Ryan Daughter of the Forest (Sevenwaters, #1) by Juliet Marillier The Name of the Wind (The Kingkiller Chronicle, #1) by Patrick Rothfuss

Mystery/Thriller
Murder on the Orient Express (Hercule Poirot, #10) by Agatha Christie The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon The Shadow of the Wind (The Cemetery of Forgotten Books, #1) by Carlos Ruiz Zafón


message 3: by Sonia (last edited Mar 18, 2016 07:14AM) (new)
Mar 18, 2016 06:45AM

Sonia (darktalynn) | 11599 comments Recommend exactly 3 books in each of your favorite 3 genres

Okay, so, this is my try to recommend good books/series that aren't the usual suspects.

Urban Fantasy
Grave Witch (Alex Craft, #1) by Kalayna Price Maggie for Hire (Maggie MacKay, Magical Tracker, #1) by Kate Danley Infected Prey (Infected, #1) by Andrea Speed

Young Adult
Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children (Miss Peregrine’s Peculiar Children, #1) by Ransom Riggs The Truth About Alice by Jennifer Mathieu Runes (Runes, #1) by Ednah Walters

Chick-Lit
Bad Karma by David Safier Can You Keep a Secret? by Sophie Kinsella Wallbanger (Cocktail, #1) by Alice Clayton

[Edit]: Leprechauns made me change the recs for a all ages *pouts*


message 4: by Rebecca (new)
Mar 18, 2016 07:00AM

Rebecca (rebeccasg) | 3836 comments Fiction
Bel Canto by Ann Patchett The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer The Tea Rose (The Tea Rose, #1) by Jennifer Donnelly

Mystery
The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie (Flavia de Luce, #1) by Alan Bradley The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency (No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, #1) by Alexander McCall Smith Angels & Demons (Robert Langdon, #1) by Dan Brown

YA Fantasy
Ender's Game (The Ender Quintet, #1) by Orson Scott Card Red Queen (Red Queen, #1) by Victoria Aveyard Red Rising (Red Rising, #1) by Pierce Brown (I know this was already recommended but I COULDN'T leave it out of my list, I loved it1)


message 5: by Cait S (new)
Mar 18, 2016 07:05AM

Cait S | 2825 comments Horror:
The Winter People by Jennifer McMahon Another Little Piece by Kate Karyus Quinn The Devouring (The Devouring, #1) by Simon Holt

Contemporary
The Red Thread by Ann Hood Eight Hundred Grapes A Novel by Laura Dave One Breath Away by Heather Gudenkauf

Fantasy
Of Metal and Wishes (Of Metal and Wishes, #1) by Sarah Fine Every Other Day by Jennifer Lynn Barnes Angelfall (Penryn & the End of Days, #1) by Susan Ee


message 6: by Karsyn (new)
Mar 18, 2016 07:05AM

Karsyn (imzadi) My Recs:


Mystery / Thriller
Whodunnit? Murder in Mystery Manor (Whodunnit?, #1) by Anthony E. Zuiker NYPD Red (NYPD Red, #1) by James Patterson The Rabbit Factory (Lomax & Biggs, #1) by Marshall Karp

YA
Qualify (The Atlantis Grail, #1) by Vera Nazarian Nil (Nil, #1) by Lynne Matson Pawn (The Blackcoat Rebellion, #1) by Aimee Carter

Science Fiction - Time Travel
Timebound (The Chronos Files, #1) by Rysa Walker 15 Minutes (The Rewind Agency #1) by Jill Cooper The Drafter (The Peri Reed Chronicles, #1) by Kim Harrison


message 7: by Stephanie (new)
Mar 18, 2016 08:00AM

Stephanie | 194 comments Fantasy

The Book of Lost Things by John Connolly Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children (Miss Peregrine’s Peculiar Children, #1) by Ransom Riggs Magic Kingdom For Sale/Sold (Magic Kingdom of Landover, #1) by Terry Brooks

Historical Fiction

Memoirs of Cleopatra by Margaret George The Red Tent by Anita Diamant The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah

Science Fiction

The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger Ender's Game (The Ender Quintet, #1) by Orson Scott Card The Mysterious Island by Jules Verne


message 8: by Skandia (new)
Mar 18, 2016 08:34AM

Skandia (sfgirl) | 1724 comments Urban Fantasy

Written in Red (The Others, #1) by Anne Bishop Dead Witch Walking (The Hollows, #1) by Kim Harrison A Hidden Fire (Elemental Mysteries, #1) by Elizabeth Hunter

Fiction

Firefly Lane (Firefly Lane, #1) by Kristin Hannah The Language of Flowers by Vanessa Diffenbaugh Garden Spells (Waverley Family, #1) by Sarah Addison Allen

New Adult / Young Adult Contemporary

Grayson's Vow by Mia Sheridan Slammed (Slammed, #1) by Colleen Hoover Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell


message 9: by Emily (new)
Mar 18, 2016 08:39AM

Emily | 440 comments My Recs:


Pop Science
The Alchemy of Air A Jewish Genius, a Doomed Tycoon, and the Scientific Discovery That Fed the World but Fueled the Rise of Hitler by Thomas Hager Stiff The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers by Mary Roach Panic in Level 4 Cannibals, Killer Viruses, and Other Journeys to the Edge of Science by Richard Preston


Biography
My Beloved World by Sonia Sotomayor Sally Ride America’s First Woman in Space by Lynn Sherr The River of Doubt Theodore Roosevelt's Darkest Journey by Candice Millard

Historical Fiction
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer Burial Rites by Hannah Kent City of Thieves by David Benioff


message 10: by JoLene (last edited Mar 18, 2016 10:51AM) (new)
Mar 18, 2016 10:50AM

JoLene (trvl2mtns) | 705 comments Trying to name things I haven't mentioned yet :-D

Time Travel
Ruby Red (Precious Stone Trilogy, #1) by Kerstin Gier The River of No Return by Bee Ridgway Kindred by Octavia E. Butler

Historical fiction
When Christ and His Saints Slept (Henry II & Eleanor of Aquitaine, #1) by Sharon Kay Penman The Many Lives & Secret Sorrows of Josephine B. (Josephine Bonaparte, #1) by Sandra Gulland The Map of Love by Ahdaf Soueif

Fantasy
The Paradise War (The Song of Albion, #1) by Stephen R. Lawhead His Majesty's Dragon by Naomi Novik Leviathan (Leviathan, #1) by Scott Westerfeld


message 11: by Karen D (new)
Mar 18, 2016 11:55AM

Karen D | 785 comments Horror/Thriller
The Ruins by Scott B. Smith Phantoms by Dean Koontz Shutter Island by Dennis Lehane


Dystopia/Post apocalyptic
Red Queen (Red Queen, #1) by Victoria Aveyard Life As We Knew It (Last Survivors, #1) by Susan Beth Pfeffer The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood

Historical Fiction
Atonement by Ian McEwan Wolf Hall (Thomas Cromwell, #1) by Hilary Mantel The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle by Avi


message 12: by Jex (new)
Mar 18, 2016 12:56PM

Jex (jexball) | 2227 comments So I took the 3 categories that I had the most books listed in for this. Some have some bleed over I think, but all good.

Dystopian:
Genesis by Bernard Beckett Cell by Stephen King Steelheart (Reckoners, #1) by Brandon Sanderson

Young Adult
Little Brother (Little Brother, #1) by Cory Doctorow Ready Player One by Ernest Cline Beauty Queens by Libba Bray

Urban Fantasy:
Magic Bites (Kate Daniels, #1) by Ilona Andrews Vampire Academy (Vampire Academy, #1) by Richelle Mead First Grave on the Right (Charley Davidson, #1) by Darynda Jones


message 13: by Zuzana (last edited Mar 18, 2016 01:06PM) (new)
Mar 18, 2016 01:06PM

Zuzana | 2573 comments Science Fiction
The Great Dune Trilogy by Frank Herbert The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le Guin 1984 by George Orwell

Classics
Emma by Jane Austen The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde The Three Musketeers by Alexandre Dumas

Historical Fiction
red: The Red Badge of Courage by Stephen Crane I, Claudius (Claudius, #1) by Robert Graves Beat to Quarters (Hornblower Saga Chronological Order, #6) by C.S. Forester


message 14: by Audrey Jane (new)
Mar 18, 2016 02:14PM

Audrey Jane | 1835 comments Historical mystery

What Angels Fear (Sebastian St. Cyr, #1) by C.S. Harris Still Life With Murder (Nell Sweeney Mysteries, #1) by P.B. Ryan The Anatomist's Wife (Lady Darby, #1) by Anna Lee Huber

Urban-fantasy

Magic Bites (Kate Daniels, #1) by Ilona Andrews Written in Red (The Others, #1) by Anne Bishop Moon Called (Mercy Thompson, #1) by Patricia Briggs

Historical fiction

Les Trois Mousquetaires by Alexandre Dumas The cost of sugar by Cynthia Mc Leod Vingt ans après by Alexandre Dumas


message 15: by Amy the book-bat (new)
Mar 18, 2016 02:27PM

Amy the book-bat (batkisses) | 914 comments Some different categories. All are books that I have rated 5 stars.

Children's
Where the Sidewalk Ends The Poems and Drawings of Shel Silverstein by Shel Silverstein The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman The Day the Crayons Quit by Drew Daywalt

Culinary Mysteries
State of the Onion (A White House Chef Mystery, #1) by Julie Hyzy Red Velvet Cupcake Murder (Hannah Swensen, #16) by Joanne Fluke The Chocolate Clown Corpse (A Chocoholic Mystery, #14) by JoAnna Carl

Cookbooks
Barefoot Contessa Back to Basics by Ina Garten Mastering the Art of French Cooking by Julia Child The Cheesecake Bible Includes 200 Recipes by George Geary


message 16: by Lauri (new)
Mar 18, 2016 05:31PM

Lauri (otwlauri) | 1726 comments MYSTERIES
Tears of the Giraffe (No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, #2) by Alexander McCall Smith Aunt Dimity Vampire Hunter by Nancy Atherton Easter Bunny Murder (A Lucy Stone Mystery, #19) by Leslie Meier

HISTORICAL FICTION
The Red Tent by Anita Diamant The Physick Book of Deliverance Dane by Katherine Howe When the Elephants Dance by Tess Uriza Holthe

CHICK LIT
The Master Butchers Singing Club by Louise Erdrich One for the Money (Stephanie Plum, #1) by Janet Evanovich The Bonesetter's Daughter by Amy Tan


message 17: by Jen (new)
Mar 18, 2016 07:07PM

Jen (reader44ever) | 2930 comments My recs ("Red" is in a title in the first set):

Fantasy:
Written in Red (The Others, #1) by Anne Bishop The Phantom Tollbooth by Norton Juster The Color of Magic (Discworld, #1) by Terry Pratchett

Urban Fantasy:
Dead Witch Walking (The Hollows, #1) by Kim Harrison Guilty Pleasures (Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter, #1) by Laurell K. Hamilton Magic Bites (Kate Daniels, #1) by Ilona Andrews

Paranormal Romance:
Witchling (Otherworld/Sisters of the Moon #1) by Yasmine Galenorn A Kiss of Shadows (Merry Gentry, #1) by Laurell K. Hamilton Pleasure Unbound (Demonica #1) by Larissa Ione

All of these are books and/or series that I really, really love. :-)


message 18: by Angie ☯ (new)
Mar 18, 2016 08:57PM

Angie ☯ | 3144 comments Recommendations (Word "RED" in title - first book):

Fantasy
Red The Heroic Rescue (The Circle, #2) by Ted Dekker Uprooted by Naomi Novik Blur (Blur Trilogy #1) by Steven James

Historical Fiction
Outlander (Outlander, #1) by Diana Gabaldon The Help by Kathryn Stockett The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah

Fiction / Suspense
We Are Called to Rise by Laura McBride The Pawn (The Patrick Bowers Files, #1) by Steven James 3 a.m. (Henry Bins #1) by Nick Pirog


message 19: by Cathy (new)
Mar 30, 2016 06:58PM

Cathy Galloway | 886 comments Urban Fantasy
Red-Headed Stepchild (Sabina Kane, #1) by Jaye Wells Moon Called (Mercy Thompson, #1) by Patricia Briggs Magic Bites (Kate Daniels, #1) by Ilona Andrews

Historical Romance
Secrets of a Summer Night (Wallflowers, #1) by Lisa Kleypas The Winter Sea (Slains, #1) by Susanna Kearsley Surrender (MacKinnon’s Rangers, #1) by Pamela Clare

Contemporary Romance
Captivated by You (Crossfire, #4) by Sylvia Day Rush (Breathless, #1) by Maya Banks Bound (Mastered, #1) by Lorelei James


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