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message 1: by Ashley, The Tipsy Challenger (last edited Feb 02, 2025 08:39AM) (new)

Ashley Basile (smashreads) | 5622 comments Mod
HOB's 2025 "Best Book of January" Tournament Bracket

Welcome to the Bracket Thread for HOB's "Best Book of January 2025" contest! Here, you'll find the tournament bracket showcasing the nominated books along with links to the polls for voting.

Tournament Bracket Overview
The bracket will feature all nominated books competing against each other in a series of rounds. Each matchup will allow you to vote for your favorite book until we crown the champion!

Matchup Schedule
🗳️Round 1: February 1st - 6th
🗳️Quarter-Finals: February 7th - 11th
🗳️Semi-Finals: February 12th - 15th
🗳️Final: Winner Anouncement

Current Nominations
Here are the nominated books for January 2025:
I Who Have Never Known Men
The Favorites
Indiscretion
The Eternal Ones
This Motherless Land
The Appeal
The House of Mirth
Listen for the Lie

What’s Next?
Stay tuned for updates as we progress through the tournament. Each round will bring new excitement and opportunities to champion your favorite reads!

Let the voting games begin! May the best book win! 🏆📚✨


message 2: by Ashley, The Tipsy Challenger (last edited Feb 02, 2025 08:41AM) (new)


message 3: by Ashley, The Tipsy Challenger (new)

Ashley Basile (smashreads) | 5622 comments Mod
📢 Attention, Everyone!

I messed up and missed the Quarter-Finals voting period for HOB's 2025 "Best Book of January" tournament. 😅 My apologies for the delay—my brain... got in the way, but we’re back on track now!

Here’s the updated schedule:
🗳️ Quarter-Finals: February 12th - 16th
🗳️ Semi-Finals: February 17th - 20th
🗳️ Final: Winner Announcement on February 21st

And here are the Quarter-Finals matchups:

QF Bracket 1:
📖 The Eternal Ones vs. 📖 I Who Have Never Known Men
Vote here

QF Bracket 2:
📖 The Appeal vs. 📖 Listen for the Lie
Vote here

Let’s make up for lost time and get those votes in! Thank you all for your patience and support. 🫶


message 4: by Ashley, The Tipsy Challenger (new)

Ashley Basile (smashreads) | 5622 comments Mod
📢 Attention, It's the FINAL match up for HOB's 2025 "Best Book of January"!

🗳️ Semi-Finals: Voting through February 20th
🗳️ Final: Winner Announcement on February 21st

VOTE NOW!!




message 5: by Ashley, The Tipsy Challenger (new)

Ashley Basile (smashreads) | 5622 comments Mod
🎉 WE HAVE A WINNER! 🎉

The votes are in, and the HOB's 2025 "Best Book of January" champion is...

📖 Listen for the Lie! 🏆
Listen for the Lie by Amy Tintera




What did you think of the winner? Let us know in the comments! 👇


Erin *Proud Book Hoarder* (erinpaperbackstash) | 901 comments I read this last year and really liked Listen for the Lie. Was a book club choice.


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