⭒June 2023 BOTM Nominations⭒

[Lily, ⭒on hiatus⭒]

This is the thread to nominate books! Please follow the guidelines below when nominating.

1) You are allowed to nominate a maximum of 3 books for each month's BotM.

2) The book(s) you nominate must be in the fantasy genre (here at Faith & Fantasy, both scifi and fairy tales may be included) and be clean or relatively clean.

3) Try to nominate books from Christian authors as much as possible. It doesn't have to have obvious spiritual themes, but please don't ever nominate a book with themes that clash with biblical truth.

4) If someone has already nominated a book that you wanted to nominate, I will only be picking the top 3-6 nominations to vote on in the final poll. The more nominations a book has, the more likely it will become the BotM.

5) You can "second" a total of 6 books or nominate a total of 3. If you're going to both nominate book(s) and second book(s), you just have to make sure you don't exceed 3 nominations and 6 in total (seconds + nominations) per month. Hope that makes sense!

Also, please do not nominate any books that we have already read in the past twelve months. You can view the books Faith & Fantasy has already read here.

I usually send out a poll for all of us to vote on based on this thread's nominations a week or so before the new month (June) begins.

If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to ask them below!

[Bella off hiatus]

I nominate On the Edge of the Dark Sea of Darkness

[elisa ੈ✩‧₊˚ 🪅 (hiatus)]

-Vivid
-A thieving curse
-mammoth

[Lily, ⭒on hiatus⭒]

I nominate Unblemished by Sara Ella, Ultraviolet by RJ Anderson, and Heartless by Anne Elisabeth Stengl!



We should really try to get all of the poll options this time around to be from amazing indie authors! Just an idea. :)

[Elizabeth]

I second Heartless by Anne Elisabeth Stengl.

[Lily, ⭒on hiatus⭒]

elisa ❦ wrote: "-Vivid
-A thieving curse
-mammoth"

I have always wanted to read A Thieving Curse!

[Lily, ⭒on hiatus⭒]

Bella wrote: "I nominate On the Edge of the Dark Sea of Darkness"

Oooh, Wingfeather Saga, right?! I second this, 100%!

[elisa ੈ✩‧₊˚ 🪅 (hiatus)]

@Lily i think that it will be a beautiful book!!

[[deleted user]]

Oooh, Wingfeather Saga, right?! I second this, 100%!

It's AMAZING. Seriously, the book itself may not be the best, but the series is one of the best book series I have ever read in my entire life, and it's so beautiful!!

[Elizabeth]

Lily - Books by Starlight wrote: "Bella wrote: "I nominate On the Edge of the Dark Sea of Darkness"

Oooh, Wingfeather Saga, right?! I second this, 100%!"

I third that!

[Lily, ⭒on hiatus⭒]

Oh no, I forgot about Howl's Moving Castle! Would someone else be willing to nominate it? 😭

[Sharon, ⭒botm leader⭒]

Michelle wrote: "Oooh, Wingfeather Saga, right?! I second this, 100%!

It's AMAZING. Seriously, the book itself may not be the best, but the series is one of the best book series I have ever read in my entire life,..."

I agree 💯, Michelle!

[Sharon, ⭒botm leader⭒]

I fourth On the Edge of the Dark Sea of Darkness

[Sharon, ⭒botm leader⭒]

I nominate Swift

[Elizabeth]

Lily - Books by Starlight wrote: "Oh no, I forgot about Howl's Moving Castle! Would someone else be willing to nominate it? 😭"

I will!

[~Evy's]

I fifth On the Edge of the Dark Sea of Darkness!

[Lily, ⭒on hiatus⭒]

Helena wrote: "Lily - Books by Starlight wrote: "Oh no, I forgot about Howl's Moving Castle! Would someone else be willing to nominate it? 😭"

I will!"

Tysm!! I will second Howl's Moving Castle, then!

[Lily, ⭒on hiatus⭒]

Sharon wrote: "I nominate Swift

"

I second Swift!!! 😍😍😍

[₊‧ ୨୧mollie_]

Oh for sure in the dark set of darkness!

[[deleted user]]

Lily - Books by Starlight wrote: "Sharon wrote: "I nominate Swift

"

I second Swift!!! 😍😍😍"

I third Swift!

[Sharon, ⭒botm leader⭒]

Michelle wrote: "Lily - Books by Starlight wrote: "Sharon wrote: "I nominate Swift

"

I second Swift!!! 😍😍😍"

I third Swift!"

I am so in the mood to reread this!! I'd love to share it with the group.😊

[Lily, ⭒on hiatus⭒]

Sharon wrote: "Michelle wrote: "Lily - Books by Starlight wrote: "Sharon wrote: "I nominate Swift

"

I second Swift!!! 😍😍😍"

I third Swift!"

I am so in the mood to rere..."

Sammmeeeee!

[Sharon, ⭒botm leader⭒]

Lily - Books by Starlight wrote: "Sharon wrote: "Michelle wrote: "Lily - Books by Starlight wrote: "Sharon wrote: "I nominate Swift

"

I second Swift!!! 😍😍😍"

I third Swift!"

I am so in t..."

I would LOVE to read it with another fan, Lily!!😍

[Lily, ⭒on hiatus⭒]

Sharon wrote: "Lily - Books by Starlight wrote: "Sharon wrote: "Michelle wrote: "Lily - Books by Starlight wrote: "Sharon wrote: "I nominate Swift

"

I second Swift!!! 😍..."

Yesssss! I don't even think I have a proper review written for Swift, so a reread would really be nice!

[✨ tazannah - not accepting friend requests ✨, ⭒spiritual leader⭒]

I nominate mark of the raven

[✨ tazannah - not accepting friend requests ✨, ⭒spiritual leader⭒]

I also nominate wuthering heights

[✨ tazannah - not accepting friend requests ✨, ⭒spiritual leader⭒]

I also nominate Babel: An Arcane History

[Lily, ⭒on hiatus⭒]

✨ Tazannah *Taz* Gresheld ✨ wrote: "I also nominate Babel: An Arcane History"

Hey Taz! Do you know if this book would be appropriate, for a YA audience at the least? I haven't read it, so I have no clue. xD

[✨ tazannah - not accepting friend requests ✨, ⭒spiritual leader⭒]

Lily - Books by Starlight wrote: "✨ Tazannah *Taz* Gresheld ✨ wrote: "I also nominate Babel: An Arcane History"

Hey Taz! Do you know if this book would be appropriate, for a YA audience at the least? I haven't read..."

I don’t rly know. From the summary ik there’s some racism, but honestly, I have no clue.

I did just look it up and it said there were suicidal thoughts, violence and misogyny so… idk.

But it’s totally fine if you remove it from nominations. I just need a reason to get it off my physical tbr lol

[Lily, ⭒on hiatus⭒]

✨ Tazannah *Taz* Gresheld ✨ wrote: "Lily - Books by Starlight wrote: "✨ Tazannah *Taz* Gresheld ✨ wrote: "I also nominate Babel: An Arcane History"

Hey Taz! Do you know if this book would be appropriate, for a YA aud..."

Oh, lol! You own the book, then? :O

[Sharon, ⭒botm leader⭒]

@Taz, Wurthering Heights??! Yeesh. That’s a dark one!😅 You in a dark mood?🐦‍⬛

[✨ tazannah - not accepting friend requests ✨, ⭒spiritual leader⭒]

Lily - Books by Starlight wrote: "✨ Tazannah *Taz* Gresheld ✨ wrote: "Lily - Books by Starlight wrote: "✨ Tazannah *Taz* Gresheld ✨ wrote: "I also nominate Babel: An Arcane History"

Hey Taz! Do you know if this boo..."

I do! I got it from a bookstore in London! The cover is metallic and so pretty ✨✨

[✨ tazannah - not accepting friend requests ✨, ⭒spiritual leader⭒]

Sharon wrote: "@Taz, Wurthering Heights??! Yeesh. That’s a dark one!😅 You in a dark mood?🐦‍⬛"

Rly?! It’s ALSO on my physical tbr XD. Idek what it’s abt, but I’ve heard it’s amazing sooo… yeah XD.

But my top pick is mark of the raven lol

[Sharon, ⭒botm leader⭒]

@Taz—I know a lot of people love it, but there is an equal number of people, like me🫣, who hate it. There are NO heroes—none. I require heroes. 😅

[EllieJellyBean :D, ⭒assistant mod⭒]

I second Mark of the Raven

[EllieJellyBean :D, ⭒assistant mod⭒]

I nominate Moonscript

[Sharon, ⭒botm leader⭒]

I “third” Mark of the Raven.

[Cari]

I nominate With Eyes of Blue by Erin Hylands

[Cari]

I fifth On the Edge of the Dark Sea of Darkness

[Sharon, ⭒botm leader⭒]

Cari, if I understand Mollie correctly in an earlier post, I think you are the 6th to second On the Edge of the Dark Sea of Darkness.

@Mollie—did I understand you correctly that you seconded it? Keeping track of all the seconds gets confusing!

[₊‧ ୨୧mollie_]

@Sharon I think i was the sixth person? I’m still new to all of this

[Cari]

Ah. Well, I still support OEDSD

[Sharon, ⭒botm leader⭒]

I guess we’ll let Lily and Ellie figure it out.😅

[Cari]

yep! this is confusing XD

[EllieJellyBean :D, ⭒assistant mod⭒]

It’s ok if you have the wrong number, we go back and count them so it won’t be a problem!

[✨ tazannah - not accepting friend requests ✨, ⭒spiritual leader⭒]

Sharon wrote: "@Taz—I know a lot of people love it, but there is an equal number of people, like me🫣, who hate it. There are NO heroes—none. I require heroes. 😅"

Oh lol

[Lily, ⭒on hiatus⭒]

Sharon wrote: "@Taz—I know a lot of people love it, but there is an equal number of people, like me🫣, who hate it. There are NO heroes—none. I require heroes. 😅"

Yeah, I DNFed that one when I was younger. It was sooo dark, lol. But it's a mood! I'd be willing to try it again.

[Lily, ⭒on hiatus⭒]

Ellie ~ The Elliephant ~ :D wrote: "It’s ok if you have the wrong number, we go back and count them so it won’t be a problem!"

Yep!

[Elizabeth]

I second Wuthering Heights.
I nominate Sylvie and Bruno.

[[deleted user]]

I’ll nominate War of the Worlds by H.G. Wells and Howl’s Moving Castle :)