2020 January-June Buddy Read Sign-Up Thread

[Shareen]

I like this growing Buddy Read, I would officially like to be signed up when it is effected. Even if it does have to be sooner than later! Thanks!

[Trisha]

Hi Kristin, I’d like to join the ‘Sarantine Mosaic’ series (books 1 and 2) in the suggested months of February and March and The Perks of Being a Wallflower in February. TIA!

[Lindsay]

I'll join Normal People in May

[SarahKat, Buddy Reads]

I will join The Cruel Prince

[book_bear]

When will the thread be up for To Kill a Mockingbird?

[oshizu]

Kristin wrote: "All remaining February Buddy Reads will be posted tonight!"

Thanks so much for all you do for us Buddy Readers, Kristin!

[oshizu]

I plan to read two books by Andy Weir this year.
May I interest anyone else to join me?

June: The Martian
July: Artemis (later works for me as well)

[Therese]

I'd like to join the February Buddy read for The Year of the Flood. I had want to do Stormlight Archive, but that is too long a book for me to read in one month.

[Therese]

Kristin wrote: "Therese, The Way of the Kings (Stormlight Archive #1) is a 2 month buddy read. Would you like to join it, or just The Year of the Flood?"
That book is over 1000 pages. I would like to do that buddy challenge but I am afraid that I would need more than 2 months. So just Year of the Flood.

[Shareen]

This is so exciting, haha, as I joined when the last Buddy Read was being posted. Now I have had the entire month of anticipation, although I already know what I am reading. Thank you, Kristin!

[Trisha]

oshizu wrote: "I plan to read two books by Andy Weir this year.
May I interest anyone else to join me?

June: The Martian
July: Artemis (later works for me as well)"

You’ve been successful (again) to tempt me with your nominations. I’d like to join you for both the books.

@Kristin - Please sign up oshizu and me for The Martian and Artemis in June and July respectively. Many thanks!

[oshizu]

Trisha wrote: "oshizu wrote: "I plan to read two books by Andy Weir this year.
May I interest anyone else to join me?

June: The Martian
July: Artemis (later works for me as well)"..."

Yay, Trisha! I love buddy reading with you, so that's a plus!

[Gabriella]

I'd like to join the #1 Anne of Green Gables in February :)

[SarahKat, Buddy Reads]

Kristin wrote: "Amanda & SarahKat, did you want to read The Cruel Prince in March or April? I think Allie asked to read it in April, but Ruthie was going to start it in March and finish in April, so I moved it to ..."

I will join for whenever the group wants, though I prefer April.

[Therese]

I'd like to read Stormlight Archive #1 after all. I see book #2 isn't until May so I can finsih up by April. I'll contribute what I can in February and March.

[L Y N N]

oshizu wrote: "I plan to read two books by Andy Weir this year.
May I interest anyone else to join me?

June: The Martian
July: Artemis (later works for me as well)"

Ooohhh...I'll join you in June to read The Martian! I loved Artemis when I read it for a book club!

[Andree-Anne]

I'd like to join the following:

Anne of Green Gables (Only 1 book) - L.M. Montgomery (February)
Gone Girl - Gillian Flynn (March)
The Cruel Prince - Holly Black (April)

[Andree-Anne]

Kristin wrote: "@Gabriella, the thread for Anne of Green Gables has been posted. Please feel free to go to that thread and let the other readers know you will be joining. If you do not know how to find the thread,..."

I would like to know how to find the thread. Thank you

[oshizu]

Andree-Anne wrote: "I would like to know how to find the thread. Thank you"

@Andree-Anne
Here's the link to the "February 2020 Buddy Reads" folder:
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/group...

You'll see your Buddy Read thread for Anne of Green Gables about halfway down the page in that folder.
Kristin makes a new folder for each month of Buddy Reads.
Happy reading!

[[deleted user]]

I'd like to join Ask Again, Yes in April!

[Ruthie]

Also, not sure if I was supposed to say but I plan to read the whole series of Six of Crows, The Cruel Prince, and The Passage so will need buddy read topics for the subsequent books the month (s) after the first one. Sorry if that doesn’t make sense!

[Ruthie]

Thanks! No worries and no rush! Sorry about not putting that in my previous post.

[Gretchen]

I would like to read Anne of Green Gables. Never have done Buddy Reads. Not sure what I do after this. Thanks.

[Mazaya]

Hi! I'd like to nominate A Game of Thrones for the month of March

[Shareen]

I WANT TO READ GAME OF THRONES SO BAD! I already have it, but am locked into 6 books for that month, IN CASE it can be scheduled for later. If it has to be March, go ahead and add me, lol. Pulling it off the shelf🤪

[Shareen]

Mazaya wrote: "Hi! I'd like to nominate A Game of Thrones for the month of March"
Should it be a two month? I am in, just wondering =)

[Alexandra]

I am going to join the Way of Kings by Brandon Sanderson :D. For the whole series.

[Franci]

I'd like to join the Way of Kings buddy read group. All the way to Oathbringer, please.

[Franci]

I'd also like to join, The Last Kingdom in March. For the whole series.

[Michelle]

I just finished reading The Oversight and I would like to put the second book (The Paradox) of that series up for buddy reading, though I've never done that before. I was thinking April maybe, to give others the chance of reading the oversight before that :).

If after the paradox the books are still good, I would also like to suggest The Remnant, which is part 3, for May.

[Michele]

I would like to join the buddy read for the paradox if we can read it in April so I can read book 1

[Ruthie]

I think someone said they wanted to read The Grace Year with me in March but now I can’t find the comment. If anyone finds it please let me know that person’s name. My hold from the library was supposed to come through in March but it came early and now I have to listen to it in February or will lose it and it will be returned to library. Want to see if that person wants to do it this month instead.

[joelyn]

I'm completely new here, but I'd like to join the The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan buddy-read for march.

[Elisa]

Hi !
I'd like to join the buddy read for Six of Crows in March please !

[Josie ❃The Bubbly Book Reviewer❃]

I’d like to join
Alloy of Law (Mistborn #4) in March, please.

[Robyn]

Would anyone like to join me in a buddy read with The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas? i prefer the month of march but any future months id enjoy as well.

[L Y N N]

Ruthie wrote: "Hello again!
I'd like to nominate-

February

-Vengeful (#2 in Villans series by V. E. Schwab)-If some people need to read the first one first we can move it to a different month

March

-The Gra..."

Hi, Ruthie!

I see on the spreadsheet that you had proposed Children of Virtue and Vengeance for February. In looking at my reading schedule, I would be happy to read that with you in May. Would that work for you? (I honestly hate to wait that long, but I already have myself scheduled for a ton in March and April!) :) I should get points for at least TRYING to be realistic, doncha think? LOL

[Ruthie]

Kristin thanks for giving me that update about The Grace Year!

Lynn, my library hold for Children of Virtue and Vengeance will come through in the middle of April so as long as you don’t mind me starting it a few weeks before May we can for sure discuss it in May!

[L Y N N]

Ruthie wrote: "Kristin thanks for giving me that update about The Grace Year!

Lynn, my library hold for Children of Virtue and Vengeance will come through in the middle of April so as long as you don’t mind me ..."

That's great! Meet you in May to discuss! :)

[Robyn]

I hope my nomination for The Count Of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas is considered into the Buddy read for March! :)

[Ruthie]

More nomination ideas!

March

-Shatter Me by Tahereh Mafi #1 in the Shatter Me series (interested in reading the whole series of 6 books)

-Carrie by Stephen King

April

- The Raven Boys by Maggie Stiefvater #1 in The Raven Cycle series (interested in reading the whole series of 4 books)

May

-Aurora Rising by Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff #1 in The Aurora Cycle series (interested in reading the whole series)

-Mr. Nobody by Catherine Steadman

-An Ember in the Ashes by Sabaa Tahir #1 in An Ember in the Ashes series (interested in reading the whole series of 3- 4th book to be written in 2021)

June

-Long Bright River by Liz Moore

-The Other People by C. J. Tudor

-Cinder by Marissa Meyer #1 in Lunar Chronicles series (interested in reading whole series of 4 books)

-Daisy Jones & the Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid

July

-Lock Every Door by Riley Sager

-The Husband's Secret by Liane Moriarty

-City of Bones by Cassandra Clare #1 in the Mortal Instruments series (interested in reading whole series of 6 books and moving on to other series by same author that are supposed to be read after The Mortal Instruments series)

-The Hidden Oracle by Rick Riordan #1 in the Trials of Apollo series (interested in reading the whole series of 5 books- 5th one scheduled to come out in Fall 2020)

August

- Good Omens by Neil Gaiman

-To all the Boys I've loved before by Jenny Han #1 in the series (interested in reading the whole series of 3 books)

-Me before You by Jojo Moyes

September

-The Way of Kinds by Brandon Sanderson #1 in the Stormlight Archive series (interested in reading the whole series of currently 3 books-10 total good reads says will be coming out)

-The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah

-Crazy Rich Asians by Kevin Kwan

October

-Truly Madly Guilty by Liane Moriarty

-The Woman in Cabin 10 by Ruth Ware

The caveat is that all of these are based on my library holds so if people ahead of me cancel, the book might come available sooner. I'll let you and anyone who wants to read with me know if this happens and we can see whether moving months will work or not.
Thanks!

[Eirelyn]

Ruthie, I'll join you for The Raven Boys in April. I'm going to wait to see how I like it before committing to more than the 1st novel, though. :D

There are others on your list I'm interested in, but I'll have to see how things are going in later months & what I'm up for reading.

[Tomethee Chalamet]

I would love to nominate a buddy read! (and hope I do correctly)

I'd like to nominate Dune by Frank Herbert which is the first book in the Dune series. I would like to read it in July. We can start with the first book and if we really love it, continue to the following ones, maybe on another buddy read!
Edit: I'd be totally down to read the whole series of 8 books, one every other month to space them out :)

I'd also like to nominate The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins and follow each book respectively in June, July and August
Edit: and The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes for September (as decided below)

ALSO; I'd like to nominate One of Us is Lying by Karen M. McManus for October
Edit:(I am sorry) I just noticed there's a sequel to this book and I'd be down to read it right after too :D

I really hope I did this right and that someone wants to join me :D

[Tomethee Chalamet]

Oh Ruthie! I just noticed you suggested The Hidden Oracle for July! I have read that book but I would gladly join you and re-read it if you don't find another. I'd also love to read the rest of the series but I'm quite slow so I'd appreciate if we could do a book every other month. If not, I'll try to manage :)

[Ruthie]

Eirely! Great! Yes can totally see if you like it before continuing the whole series.

[Ruthie]

Elena! We can do every other month after the first one!

[Tomethee Chalamet]

Ruthie wrote: "Elena! We can do every other month after the first one!"

I'm so glad :D
So start with the first in July, second in September and eventually the fifth in March of 2021? That'll be amazing <3

[Dominique]

~•Elena•~ wrote: "I would love to nominate a buddy read! (and hope I do correctly)

I'd like to nominate Dune by Frank Herbert which is the first book in the Dune..."

I'll join you for Hunger Games. Are also planning the prequel too?

[Tomethee Chalamet]

Yes actually Dominique! I'd love to read it right after the three main books if that's alright?

[Luci]

Ruthie wrote: "More nomination ideas!

March

-Shatter Me by Tahereh Mafi #1 in the Shatter Me series (interested in reading the whole series of 6 books)

-Carrie by Stephen King

April

- The Raven Boys by Maggi..."

I'll join you in Shatter me and Carrie next month and An ember in the ashes in May!!