49. A book from one of the Goodreads Best Books of the Month lists

[Zaz]

This prompt is about picking a book selected by Goodreads for their monthly best of lists. You can use the general GR "best of the month" or YA or romance bests.

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Lists:
Best books of the month
Best romances of the month
Best YA books of the month
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Optional questions:
- What are you reading for this category?
- When was it selected for a "best of"?

[Tracy]

I chose Goodbye, Vitamin, since I just got it in the mail. Also very interested in The Passage. I'd have to look up the dates again, don't know them off the top of my head.

[Michelle]

I agree, The Passage does look interesting. It was from June of 2010. But I also have my eye on The Madman’s Daughter from February of 2013 or The 5th Wave from May 2013. There are quite a few on the list I will be adding to my tbr list

[Tracy]

Michelle wrote: "I agree, The Passage does look interesting. It was from June of 2010. But I also have my eye on The Madman’s Daughter from February of 2013 or [book:The 5th Wave|1610..."

I really enjoyed The 5th Wave, its good post-apocalyptic YA. The Madmans Daughter has been sitting on my kindle forever.

[Emily, Conterminous Mod]

I'm looking at reading one of the following:

They Both Die at the End (September 2017)
Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine (May 2017)
The Hate U Give (February 2017)
Where Am I Now? (September 2016)
Adulthood Is a Myth (March 2016)
The Miniaturist (August 2014)
The Night Circus (September 2011)
Delirium (February 2011)

[Arielle]

My choice is The Refugees
It was book of the month for February 2017

[Laura • lauralovestoread]

So many good ones to choose from but definitely one of these

The Invisible Life of Ivan Isaenko
Caraval
Between Shades of Gray
Throne of Glass

[Teresa]

Little Broken Things Nov. 2017

[Stacey]

What are you reading for this category? The Book of Strange New Things by Michel Faber

When was it selected for a "best of"? November 2014

[Jean]

What are you reading for this category?
Hag-Seed by Margaret Atwood
OR
News of the World by Paulette Jiles
When was it selected for a "best of"? Both of them are from Oct 2016

[Angelique]

I'm reading Schone Slaapsters (aka Sleeping Beauties) for this one. It was best of September 2017

It was one of the books I received from my company as a Christmas present.

[Jovana]

I read All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr:


I only gave it 3 stars, which isn't bad but is kind of a disappointment considering all the hype, ya know?

Here's my 2018 TBR!

[Elise]

I read The Cutting Season by Attica Locke:

Estate manager Caren Gray usually hosts weddings and school tours at Belle Vie, one of Louisiana's antebellum plantations. When she discovers the body of a young migrant worker on the grounds, she doesn't trust local police to solve the case, which echoes a century-old crime. Nancy says, "[Locke] writes with a deep understanding of love, family, politics, and race and the South, both past and present."

It was a solid, satisfying mystery, but not as great as her debut novel, Black Water Rising, which I highly recommend.

[Jess]

What are you reading for this category?

When was it selected for a "best of"?
It was best of the month January 2017

Finished 1/10/18 #1 of 52

[Julie]

I chose "The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry" by Rachel Joyce. Apparently my dad lent this to me awhile back and it has been waiting to be read. This is from July 2012 best books of the month.

[Laura, Celestial Sphere Mod]

Elise, feel free to create a topic in the A-Z section to discuss the book :)

[Carol]

Another recommendation

M R Carey –

[Joan]

Carol wrote: "Another recommendation

M R Carey – "

I think I'm doing this one- The Girl with All the Gifts I'm doing a buddy read in February and this will be the category that fits the best with my list.

[Joan]

I did decide to go with it.
- What are you reading for this category?The Girl with All the Gifts
- When was it selected for a "best of"? June 2014 Best books of the month - it was also a nominee that year for horror.

[Barbara]

Q: What are you reading for this category?
A: All the Bright Places

Q: When was it selected for a "best of"?
A: January 2015 - Best Books of the Month

[Elizabeth]

The Lost City of the Monkey God: A True Story
Douglas Preston

When was it selected for a best of
January 2017

[Emily]

What are you reading for this category?

I read The Midnight Assassin: Panic, Scandal, and the Hunt for America's First Serial Killer by Skip Hollandsworth.

When was it selected for a "best of"?

April 2016

[Sara]

What are you reading for this category?
The Girl With All the Gifts by M.R. Carey

When was it selected for a "best of"?
I can't remember, this book has been in my plan for a while now.

[Anastasia]

I picked The Map of Time. It was originally going to be for the book with a map, but it did not have an actual map in it.

It was a good long book that lasted 20 hours of flight time and I own it, so losing it somewhere was not going to be a hardship ;D Not a bad story.

[Serendipity]

I read Love, Hate & Other Filters which was a YA Best Book for January of this year.

[Matthias]

- What are you reading for this category?
I am reading Swing Time by Zadie Smith.
- When was it selected for a "best of"?
It was selected one of the Best Books of the Month in November 2016. It was also long-listed for the Booker.

[Jennifer]

I read I'll Give You the Sun. Don't remember when it was selected.

[Andrea]

I just completed A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles. Goodreads selected this book as one of the best in September 2016.

[Perri]

- What are you reading for this category?
I read I'll Be Gone in the Dark: One Woman's Obsessive Search for the Golden State Killer

- When was it selected for a "best of"?
Feb 2018. Very timely with the recent capture of the Golden State Killer

[Sheri]

What are you reading for this category?
The Golem and the Jinni

- When was it selected for a "best of"?
April 2013

[Joy]

- What are you reading for this category?
The Fault in Our Stars

- When was it selected for a "best of"?
January 2012

[GailW]

What are you reading for this category?
I read The Perfume Collector by Kathleen Tessaro
When was it selected for a "best of"?
May 2013

[Angela]

What are you reading for this category?
Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine, by Gail Honeyman


When was it selected for a "best of"?
May 2017

[Shannan]

I am about halfway through The Watchmaker of Filigree Street by Natasha Pulley, which was selected in July 2015

[Emily, Conterminous Mod]

I read Still Life with Tornado by A.S. King AND IT WAS SO GOOD. It was on the YA Best list in October 2016.

(For those of you looking for an intriguing title next year, this is a good one!)

[Sarah]

I chose The Reader it was a YA best book in September 2016.

[Pamela, Arciform Mod]

- What are you reading for this category? The Women in the Castle
- When was it selected for a "best of"? March 2017

[Evelyn]

- What are you reading for this category?
The Distance Between Us by Kasie West

- When was it selected for a "best of"?
July 2013

[Jill]

What are you reading for this category?
I read The Boy in the Suitcase by Lene Kaaberbøl

When was it selected for a "best of"?
November 2011

[Emma]

I picked Commonwealth by Ann Patchett. It was a Best Book of The Month in September 2016.

[Sue]

I have just read Force of Nature by Jane Harper. It was a Best Book of the Month in February 2018. Unputdownable.

[Jackie, Solstitial Mod]

I read The Dead Duke, His Secret Wife, and the Missing Corpse: An Extraordinary Edwardian Case of Deception and Intrigue. Just fine, not really memorable apart from its title.

[Erika]

I might continue The Night Circus (Sept. 11) because I have it on my shelf and started rereading it a few months back but never finished it. Plus it's an amazing book and never gets old.

[Bana AZ]

- What are you reading for this category?
Sadie by Courtney Summers
5 stars! It was amazing. I'm soooo happy with my choice.

- When was it selected for a "best of"?
September 2018

[Jody]

I've picked I Am Not a Serial Killer for this week - I didn't have to look too far, it was in the very first month, April 2010. 😁 I want something light & easy, so a YA book should do the trick!

[Sara]

- What are you reading for this category?
The Night Circus
- When was it selected for a "best of"?
September 2011

Took me a long time to get to this book and it is way outside my comfort zone, but I did enjoy it and found it visually stunning.

[Ashley]

I read The 5th Wave from May 2013.

[Samantha]

- What are you reading for this category? Sadie
- When was it selected for a "best of"? September 2018