March Group Read Nominations

[Lena]

Benjamin wrote: "It's not on Netflix in the Uk - I don't know about the rest of Europe."

Lol, I just started and they are all Brits taking a long walk in northern Sweden. Maybe both are fake (accents, setting) and they know Americans won’t notice.

[Laurie (barksbooks)]

Everybody get your noms in and 2nd, 3rd and me too's as well. I'll be creating the poll sometime Monday.

[sonya]

The drowning deep

[Lisa]

I seventh (?) The Devil Crept In.

[Laurie (barksbooks)]

Sonya wrote: "The drowning deep"

Can you please include the name of the author?

Did you mean this one?

[Laurie (barksbooks)]

Everyone please take pity on me and hit the add book/author button to find the copy you'd like to nominate when composing your comment.

Thanks so much!

[Nancy]

Bark wrote: "Everyone please take pity on me and hit the add book/author button to find the copy you'd like to nominate when composing your comment.

Thanks so much!"

That should just be general etiquette on any thread.

[WitWhimWiz]

Ami wrote: "Oh! Oh! I have a new book that I have been dying to read! :D SomeTHING is lurking in the deep sea....

Into the Drowning Deep

" New Yor..."
THIS LOOKS AWESOME!
I fourth it! Into the Drowning Deep ! Or fifth it - I scanned the replies but I may have missed someone else's fourthing.

It looks bone-chilling! I like horror novels with female main characters, especially if they're written like real women. I'm rather claustrophobic at times, so the idea of sinking so low in a tin can with nothing between you and death but the wall of metal around you just gave me the willies and maybe I should go outside and take some deep breaths...

[Tom]

Bark wrote: "Everyone please take pity on me and hit the add book/author button to find the copy you'd like to nominate when composing your comment.

Thanks so much!"

I agree, but apparently the folks who designed the mobile app for Goodreads didn't think it was that important. I can only do that when posting from my laptop, or at least using the Chrome browser on my tablet.

[Matthew]

in future il say along came a spider by james Patterson , cant do the complicated stuff on here

[Lena]

It’s true, the app is shit. You have to go to the browser to input links.

[Nancy]

Tom wrote: "Bark wrote: "Everyone please take pity on me and hit the add book/author button to find the copy you'd like to nominate when composing your comment.

Thanks so much!"

I agree, but apparently the f..."

Just put book:book title inside square brackets. For example...

[ book: Gone with the wind ] (without the spaces). This works with many titles but not all.

Will show as:

Gone with the Wind

[Carrie (brightbeautifulthings)]

Tabsie wrote: "Ami wrote: "Oh! Oh! I have a new book that I have been dying to read! :D SomeTHING is lurking in the deep sea....

Into the Drowning Deep..."

Mira Grant is great at writing women, and she tends to include a lot of diverse characters besides. Her Feed series are some of my favorite zombie books.

[Mixofsunandcloud]

I just started the Ritual, so I could watch the movie. I'll put in on hold and hope to do it as a group read.

[Rachel]

Mixofsunandcloud wrote: "I just started the Ritual, so I could watch the movie. I'll put in on hold and hope to do it as a group read."

if it doesn't end up as the group read, i will buy the kindle or another copy and buddy read it with u

[Nancy]

Rachel wrote: "Mixofsunandcloud wrote: "I just started the Ritual, so I could watch the movie. I'll put in on hold and hope to do it as a group read."

if it doesn't end up as the group read, i will buy the kindl..."

I would do a buddy read if it doesn’t win as well.

[Alan]

Lena wrote: "Oh no. Come on guys, Final Girls sucked. Don’t be swayed by the pricy marketing campaign.
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show..."
I don't think it sucked, but it was in no way one of the 'best of the year' as all the 'lists' made it out to be. It was a great subject idea that missed the mark in subpar writing and plot.

[Anne (w/ an E)]

Alan wrote: "Lena wrote: "Oh no. Come on guys, Final Girls sucked. Don’t be swayed by the pricy marketing campaign.
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show..."
I ..."

Good to hear that it "didn't suck", seeing as how I just got it at the second-hand bookstore.

[Anne (w/ an E)]

Nancy wrote: "Rachel wrote: "Mixofsunandcloud wrote: "I just started the Ritual, so I could watch the movie. I'll put in on hold and hope to do it as a group read."

if it doesn't end up as the group read, i wil..."

You can count me in , too. :) That is on my TBR list, and I even own a copy. Don't ask me why I haven't read it yet.

[Kelly B]

Another push for The Devil Crept In

[Kelly B]

Lena wrote: "Oh no. Come on guys, Final Girls sucked. Don’t be swayed by the pricy marketing campaign.
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show..."

I thought it was decent, but to me it’s much more of a thriller/mystery than horror. Along the lines of Gone Girl, Woman in Cabin 10, Girl on the Train, etc etc etc.

[Alan]

Anne (w/ an E) wrote: "Alan wrote: "Lena wrote: "Oh no. Come on guys, Final Girls sucked. Don’t be swayed by the pricy marketing campaign.
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show......"

It was OK, but in no way did it live up the hype. The plot and the writing just aren't that strong. Right after I read Final Girls I read Meddling Kids which was right up there on all the same 'best horror book' lists. It was better than FG, but only slightly. In both cases, I think people got too caught up in the premises of the books, which sounded awesome, but overlooked the fact that they weren't written all that well.

[Matthew]

Alan wrote: "Anne (w/ an E) wrote: "Alan wrote: "Lena wrote: "Oh no. Come on guys, Final Girls sucked. Don’t be swayed by the pricy marketing campaign.
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show......"

what I find interesting with a lot of books ive come across and read the story has been fantastic ive really enjoyed it and then hear from over people- oh I wont read that the writings terrible I think its terrible . I think its odd wher when I read his books I don't seem to notice the writing just the story and how addictive the plots are , I thin the only time ive found odd writeing was when I was reading Delores claighborn and storm of the century by steven king where he wrote the accents the people had where the plot of the books where set

[Jen from Quebec :0)]

Sheri wrote: "Richard Laymon died 17 years ago this very month. I'd like to bring attention to this man's brilliant talent for writing great horror.

THANK YOU for 2nd-ing Richard Laymon ! I personally would like to read Dark Mountain as I have it for Kindle AND audio and can do both at the same time, but really, ANY Laymon would be great.

A LOT of good nominations here, but (sadly) I can never participate when the books that win are hardcover/brand new/recently released....I live in Quebec and there are no English bookstores or libraries, so I need to order books - it is the only way. NEW books? I RARELY have the $$$- so, I try to 're-discover' the more classic authors that I SHOULD have read by now and who have cheap back catalogues on Kindle at this point! ---Jen from Quebec :0)

[Laurie (barksbooks)]

I'm closing this nomination thread now and the poll will up soon(ish) depending on how my day goes :) Thanks, everyone!