January 2023 Group Read: Genre Mashup *Poll will go up on December 24th, 2022

[Danielle The Book Huntress , Literary Adrenaline Junkie]

Our first group read of January is under the theme of Genre Mashup. So you can choose a book that has some different kinds of genres in one book. But make sure that there is some action/adventure content..

Other group read guidelines still apply.

Here are some other things to consider when you make your nomination:


1. One nomination per group member. The books must be nominated with a Goodreads link by clicking on 'add book/author'. If a book does not have a Goodreads link, it will not be added to the poll.
2. Books need to be readily available, ie, in print (able to buy new or in ebook format).
3. Books should have some degree of action/adventure content.
4. Past group reads are not eligible to be nominated again. The past group discussions remain open for members to comment. You can view the list of past reads here:

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

5. Books must be either standalone or first in a series (or they may be later in a series if constructed to be read as a standalone).
6. Authors are asked not to nominate their own books or solicit nominations from members.

The poll will go up on December 24th (I am picking this date because I don't think I will have time to set the poll up on Christmas day).

[Danielle The Book Huntress , Literary Adrenaline Junkie]

No nominations at all? We'll have to extend the period for a few more days.

[Danielle The Book Huntress , Literary Adrenaline Junkie]

I'm nominating Dead Silence by SA Barnes. It's science fiction/space horror.

Claire Kovalik is days away from being unemployed—made obsolete—when her beacon repair crew picks up a strange distress signal. With nothing to lose and no desire to return to Earth, Claire and her team decide to investigate.

What they find at the other end of the signal is a shock: the Aurora, a famous luxury space-liner that vanished on its maiden tour of the solar system more than twenty years ago. A salvage claim like this could set Claire and her crew up for life. But a quick trip through the Aurora reveals something isn’t right.

Whispers in the dark. Flickers of movement. Words scrawled in blood. Claire must fight to hold onto her sanity and find out what really happened on the Aurora, before she and her crew meet the same ghastly fate.

[Collin]

I nominate Unfiction by Gene Doucette.

When Oliver Naughton joins the Tenth Avenue Writers Underground, headed by literary wunderkind Wilson Knight, Oliver figures he'll finally get some of his wild imaginings out of his head and onto paper.

But when Wilson takes an intense interest in Oliver's writing and his genre stories of dragons, aliens, and spies, things get weird. Oliver's stories don't just need to be finished: they insist on it.

With the help of Minerva, Wilson's girlfriend, Oliver has to find the connection between reality, fiction, the mythical Cydonian Kingdom, and the non-mythical nightclub called M Pallas. That is, if he can survive the alien invasion, the ghosts, and the fact that he thinks he might be in love with Minerva.

Unfiction is a wild ride through the collision of science fiction, fantasy, thriller, horror, and romance. It's what happens when one writer's fiction interferes with everyone's reality.

[Georgann]

I have been enjoying Lincoln Child's Jeremy Logan series. The newest one is Chrysalis which looks like a mash up of action, sci fi and mystery. Altho #6 in the series, each book stands alone and can be read in any order.

[Melissa]

I've not been active much but saw this thread and had to say: I just finished a book I'm wild about:


It's everything an action/adventure lover could want: thrills, puzzles, duplicitous characters, fascinating people you feel like you know in real life, romance & romantic problems, and a couple of mysteries. I kept pulling it out to read while holiday shopping and attending holiday events. Love this book!

[Danielle The Book Huntress , Literary Adrenaline Junkie]

Thanks for the recommendations! I'm sorry the poll is late. Yesterday, I got slammed at work and didn't have time to even breathe.

[Danielle The Book Huntress , Literary Adrenaline Junkie]

The poll is up! It will close at 11:59 pm PST on December 31st.

https://www.goodreads.com/poll/show/2...