Introduce Yourself <3

[Nedina]

Hello, my name's Nedina and I'm a Graphic Design student. Books have been my passion for as long as I can remember. I absolutely love romantic, mystery or fantasy novels. I'm currently doing my final project for University, a book that celebrates books and reading for pleasure. If any of you don't mind sharing your relationship with books, or why you love reading so much, please answer my questionnaire! :)

https://www.cognitoforms.com/Universi...

[Cheryl]

Welcome to the group, Nedina!

[Arvind Ramalinkam]

Hi guys! I'm Arv,21 yrs old. Engineering student,Binge reader and watcher. Loves all genres of books,movies and series. Happy to find u all like minded people. Cio

[Cheryl]

Shree Arvind Ramalinkam wrote: "Hi guys! I'm Arv,21 yrs old. Engineering student,Binge reader and watcher. Loves all genres of books,movies and series. Happy to find u all like minded people. Cio"

Shree,

Welcome to the group! I'm so glad that you joined us. Feel free to take part in the various Challenges, found in the Discussion boards.

[Heena]

Shree Arvind Ramalinkam wrote: "Hi guys! I'm Arv,21 yrs old. Engineering student,Binge reader and watcher. Loves all genres of books,movies and series. Happy to find u all like minded people. Cio"

Hi Arv, welcome to RMFAO :)
Looking forward to seeing you around!

[Lexus]

Wanting to embark on a new adventure in writing. Hope to write good stories for readers. Have also tried blogging on my partner’s website. Life is full of bliss and fun.

Lexuse

[Shashank]

Hey Everyone!!
I'm Shashank, 18 years old and studying IT Engg, Mumbai. Obviously, love to read and a movie/TV buff. Also, I am also interested in teaching, game development, and creative writing.

[Shashank]

Shashank wrote: "Hey Everyone!!
I'm Shashank, 18 years old and studying IT Engg, Mumbai. Obviously, love to read and a movie/TV buff. Also, I am also interested in teaching, game development, and creative writing."

PS: I love to read mystery, fiction, and fantasy. Let me know your preferences.

[Shashank]

Dagny wrote: "Shashank wrote: "PS: I love to read mystery, fiction, and fantasy. Let me know your preferences. "

Welcome to the group. Be sure and check out our Genre Challenge, a different genre each month. Fe..."

Great. Hey Dagny.
I'll definitely go through this one you mentioned.

[Heena]

Hi Shashank, welcome to RMFAO. Good to have you here.
As Dagny suggested you might like the Genre Challenge. We also have a buddy read coming up next month, so don't forget to check that out as well.

I'm a mystery buff too, but I also enjoy other dark fiction genres - psychological thrillers, dystopia (not the YA kind, but serious ones), apocalyptic and (post-a), high fantasy, horror, etc.

Good to know you're interested in creative writing. I'm a writer myself (I mostly write dark fiction and horror.)

[Cheryl]

Shashank wrote: "Hey Everyone!!
I'm Shashank, 18 years old and studying IT Engg, Mumbai. Obviously, love to read and a movie/TV buff. Also, I am also interested in teaching, game development, and creative writing."

Hello Shashank! I'm so glad you joined this group. Mystery seems to be a popular genre with most people here, so you'll fit right in. I'm starting to read more Fantasy myself, and will be interested in your book recommendations for this genre.

[Shashank]

Heena wrote: "Hi Shashank, welcome to RMFAO. Good to have you here.
As Dagny suggested you might like the Genre Challenge. We also have a buddy read coming up next month, so don't forget to check that out as wel..."
Ohh great. Tell me more about this buddy read process.

[Shashank]

Heena wrote: "Hi Shashank, welcome to RMFAO. Good to have you here.
As Dagny suggested you might like the Genre Challenge. We also have a buddy read coming up next month, so don't forget to check that out as wel..."
If you like psychological thrillers I'd recommend Malice and Devotion Of Suspect X, Keigo Higashino I think.
Also, I saw you'll add book links in the comments. How do I do that?

[Cheryl]

Shashank wrote: "Ohh great. Tell me more about this buddy read process."

Shashank,

If you go to the Group Home Page (found here: https://www.goodreads.com/group/show/...) you'll see book covers under Currently Reading. It says the date for each upcoming Buddy Read. If you scroll all the way down the page, right before it shows the pictures of the group members, it will say " More Discussions". If you click that, all of the Discussions come up, including Buddy Reads. You can also go there there directly by using this link: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/group...

[Cheryl]

Shashank,

To add book links in the comments, clink on the green colored "add book/author" at the top right of the box you type in when making a comment. You type in the name of the book and a list pops up. You then can select the title and press the Add button. But before you do press Add, at the very bottom of that same pop up you can select if you want to add the book link or the book cover to appear in your comment. (I think that the book link is the default selection.) It's a fun little feature for when you comment.

[Shashank]

Cheryl wrote: "Shashank wrote: "Ohh great. Tell me more about this buddy read process."

Shashank,

If you go to the Group Home Page (found here: https://www.goodreads.com/group/show/......"

Gotcha. Thanks.
I'll go through the list and let you'll know

[Shashank]

Cheryl wrote: "Shashank,

To add book links in the comments, clink on the green colored "add book/author" at the top right of the box you type in when making a comment. You type in the name of the book and a list..."

Surely this is a great feature.
I'll inculcate this next time

[Shahanaz]

Hi everyone! I'm Shahanaz from Kochi,
kerala.. I'm a PG student in literature and also mother to a toddler... i love reading so much and aspire to become a teacher and writer...

[Cheryl]

Shahanaz wrote: "Hi everyone! I'm Shahanaz from Kochi,
kerala.. I'm a PG student in literature and also mother to a toddler... i love reading so much and aspire to become a teacher and writer..."

Welcome, Shahanaz! Wow, you're a student and a mom - you must have a very busy life, lol. I hope your dreams of becoming a teacher and a writer come true for you. Your life is very inspiring!

If you do get some time in your busy schedule, you might want to participate in some of the group reading challenges. (No pressure to do it, though.) The discussion threads can be found here: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/group... . The Genre Challenge thread can be found here: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/group... .

[Yash]

Hi,
I am Yash, 18 years old. I devour books more than I devour food. :)
My favorite genres are sci-fi and YA.
I'm a tech geek. I love playing video games. I write code as a hobby/pastime. Stargazing is a nightly habit(<3). Also, I play table tennis.
Cheers! ._.

[Cheryl]

Yash wrote: "Hi,
I am Yash, 18 years old. I devour books more than I devour food. :)
My favorite genres are sci-fi and YA. "

Welcome to the group, Yash! If you like YA, you might want to join in the April Genre Challenge, which focuses on YA and Grahic Novels. You can find the link to that thread here:
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

[Samantha]

Heyya everyone! 👋🏼

I’m Samantha. I’m an aspiring teacher 👩‍🏫 and a mother to an almost 10 month old! In my craziness I LOVE relaxing with a good book! My favorites are suspense and literature!

[Cheryl]

Samantha wrote: "Heyya everyone! 👋🏼

I’m Samantha. I’m an aspiring teacher 👩‍🏫 and a mother to an almost 10 month old! In my craziness I LOVE relaxing with a good book! My favorites are suspense and literature!"

Great to have you here, Samantha! Just to let you know, our May Genre Challenge focuses on Classsics and Literary Fiction. Please feel free to check out our discussion boards.

[Shahanaz]

Cheryl wrote: "Shahanaz wrote: "Hi everyone! I'm Shahanaz from Kochi,
kerala.. I'm a PG student in literature and also mother to a toddler... i love reading so much and aspire to become a teacher and writer..."
..."

Thank you, Cheryl!

[Shahanaz]

Dagny wrote: "Shahanaz wrote: "Hi everyone! I'm Shahanaz from Kochi,
kerala.. I'm a PG student in literature and also mother to a toddler... i love reading so much and aspire to become a teacher and writer..."
..."
Thank You, Dagny! And you're right I would love to participate in the genre challenge for May. I love classics and I have so much of it on my syllabus already!!

[Shashank]

Yash wrote: "Hi,
I am Yash, 18 years old. I devour books more than I devour food. :)
My favorite genres are sci-fi and YA.
I'm a tech geek. I love playing video games. I write code as a hobby/pastime. Stargaz..."

Hey Yash. Glad to find you. Even I love to play table-tennis. xD
But I think food and books go side by side for me

[Cheryl]

So glad you joined the group, Joanne! Our list of monthly Genre Challenges can be found here: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/.... This month's challenge is Young Adult or Graphic Novels (thread found here: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/... ) You might be interested in that, since you enjoy comics.

[Heena]

Welcome to the group Shahanaz, Yash, Samantha and Joanne.

Hope you guys will have loads of fun here and meet new book buddies!

[Dhiman]

Hey!
I’m Dee I am from Guwahati. I am a frequent traveller and have almost covered half the globe . Books have always been my doors to imagination and have read books which are yet to honour their presence in this platform. I don’t follow any particular author or genre and It’s my first time on good reads

[Cheryl]

Welcome, Dee! We're so glad you joined our group. Please feel free to check out the rest of our Discussions. You might be interested in our many Reading Challenges, which can be found here: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/group... .

[SONU MATHEW]

Hi everyone my name is Sonu Mathew, I'm 19.Im pursuing my bachelor's degree in electrical engineering.Is this group active?Im here for book recommendations and making friends with people sharing similar interests as mine.Im currently reading Sapiens a brief history of humankind.

[Cheryl]

Welcome, Sonu! We also have this discussion thread if you are looking for very specific book recommendations:

Find Me a Book
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

[Heena]

Hello, Sonu, welcome to the group.

[JJ]

Hey, I'm JJ! I'm a student and I enjoy reading and sports. I'm trying to read more and I think the book community seems lovely! I like sci-fi generally :) I'm hoping to get to know this community and get some neat recs!

[Heena]

JJ wrote: "Hey, I'm JJ! I'm a student and I enjoy reading and sports. I'm trying to read more and I think the book community seems lovely! I like sci-fi generally :) I'm hoping to get to know this community a..."

Hello, JJ, Welcome to the group! Hope you'll enjoy here and many many friends and obviously read a lot more books with everyone :)

[Cheryl]

JJ wrote: "Hey, I'm JJ! I'm a student and I enjoy reading and sports. I'm trying to read more and I think the book community seems lovely! I like sci-fi generally :) I'm hoping to get to know this community a..."

Welcome to the group, JJ! Check out the Discussion threads to see all of our group challenges. We also have some Buddy Reads throughout the year. The genre challenge for June is Non-Fiction. (You could read something sports-related for that and combine your love of sports and books, if you want to.) If you ever want a specific book recommendation, you can post it in this thread: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/... .

[JJ]

Dagny wrote: "JJ wrote: "Hey, I'm JJ! I'm a student and I enjoy reading and sports. I'm trying to read more and I think the book community seems lovely! I like sci-fi generally :) I'm hoping to get to know this ..."

Sounds awesome, thank you so much! I'll look forward to that :)

[JJ]

Heena wrote: "JJ wrote: "Hey, I'm JJ! I'm a student and I enjoy reading and sports. I'm trying to read more and I think the book community seems lovely! I like sci-fi generally :) I'm hoping to get to know this ..."

Thank you! I'm excited to participate in the challenges and reading groups offered here :)

[JJ]

Cheryl wrote: "JJ wrote: "Hey, I'm JJ! I'm a student and I enjoy reading and sports. I'm trying to read more and I think the book community seems lovely! I like sci-fi generally :) I'm hoping to get to know this ..."

Thanks! That's a great idea; there are some sports-related non-fic books I've been looking to read and that challenge seems like the prime excuse :D

[FlowerFairy]

Hi, everyone! I was invited here by my new GR friend, Cheryl (thanks much, Cheryl!). I’m 45, mom of two. I have a BA in English that I never used, was a zookeeper for 20 years, but now a phlebotomist (professional vampire LoL) and operate a nonprofit exotic animal sanctuary. Along with reading like a fiend, I love to knit, bake and enjoy photography. We live in Florida and the Manpanion and I head to the beach every chance we get. Right now it’s hotter than the hinges on the gates of Hell here. Looking forward to making new friends and reading new books! :)

[Cheryl]

FlowerFairy wrote: "Hi, everyone! I was invited here by my new GR friend, Cheryl (thanks much, Cheryl!). I’m 45, mom of two. I have a BA in English that I never used, was a zookeeper for 20 years, but now a phlebotomi..."

So glad you joined the group, FlowerFairy! I'm one of the moderators here. Please look around at the Discussion Boards to check out all of our reading challenges. The Genre Challenge for June is Non-Fiction and can be found here: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/... . There is absolutely no pressure here to participate, so feel free to join in when you'd like to.

Like Dagny said, what an amazing life you have! I worked for years as a lab tech, so I can relate to the phlebotomy you do. It's not an easy job and takes a certain skill. Also, I think you'll find alot of animal lovers here, so you will fit right in. Enjoy the group!

[Heena]

FlowerFairy wrote: "Hi, everyone! I was invited here by my new GR friend, Cheryl (thanks much, Cheryl!). I’m 45, mom of two. I have a BA in English that I never used, was a zookeeper for 20 years, but now a phlebotomi..."

Hi FlowerFairy, welcome to the group.
I've never met anyone who's been a zookeeper, so it's really very nice to meet you! Do check out our year-long challenges because I'm sure you might like some of them.

Hope you'll make new friends here and get and share some amazing recommendations :)

[Jessica]

Hi everyone! I'm Jess and I've been on GR for a while but just finally started using it to its full potential to hopefully find new nerdy friends and recommendations. I loved the name of the group and had to join! And I saw that two of the upcoming books were already on my TBR list, so I knew I was in the right place. I also like the monthly challenges. I'm definitely going to enjoy focusing my reading a little more than I usually do.

[Cheryl]

Jessica wrote: "Hi everyone! I'm Jess and I've been on GR for a while but just finally started using it to its full potential to hopefully find new nerdy friends and recommendations. I loved the name of the group ..."

Hi, Jessica! So glad you're enjoying the group. Feel free to comment on what you read in the challenge message boards.

[Amy]

Hi, My name is Amy Raines. I am new to Goodreads itself.
I am a self published author of the thriller/horror genre.
I am also an avid reader and love getting to know other readers and authors like me.
I am a fan of anyone who loves the written word, whether they are readers, writers and/or listeners.

[Cheryl]

Amy wrote: "Hi, My name is Amy Raines. I am new to Goodreads itself. "

Welcome to the group, Amy!

[Amy]

Cheryl wrote: "Amy wrote: "Hi, My name is Amy Raines. I am new to Goodreads itself. "

Welcome to the group, Amy!"
Thank you, I look forward to a lot of interesting reading and writing here.

[Amy]

Thank you very much. :)

[Heena]

Amy wrote: "Hi, My name is Amy Raines. I am new to Goodreads itself.
I am a self published author of the thriller/horror genre.
I am also an avid reader and love getting to know other readers and authors like..."

Hey Amy, welcome to RMFAO. I'm also an author int he same genre and presently working on my 2nd book - a supernatural horror. So good to have you here!
We have a lot of reading challenges (you can check out the list here: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/group...)
Looking forward to seeing you around on the challenge threads :)

[Cheryl]

I just wanted to remind everyone that our group Buddy Read of Strange Weather by Joe Hill will be starting on October 1 and continue throughout the month of October. I wanted everyone to have enough time to buy or borrow the book in time for the book discussion. A new thread for the book will appear in the Buddy Read folder here:

https://www.goodreads.com/topic/group...