June Read 2011: Conquest

[Josh]

Okay. So can someone do me a great favor and tabulate up the actual seconded nominations at the end of the week and I'll make the poll?

[Calathea]

Josh wrote: "Okay. So can someone do me a great favor and tabulate up the actual seconded nominations at the end of the week and I'll make the poll?"

I can do that. :-)

[[deleted user]]

Nominated and seconded:
Over The Mountain Of The Moon: a tale of a samurai consort
Conquest
Nominated:
Suffer the Little Children
State of Mind
Match Maker

I hope I didn't mess up

[Calathea]

Suhi wrote: "Nominated and seconded:
Over The Mountain Of The Moon: a tale of a samurai consort
Conquest
Nominated:
Suffer the Little Children
[book:State of Mind|7..."

*lol* Your fast! So no need for my attempt anymore... ;-)

[[deleted user]]

@Calathea: Would you like to go through the list just to make sure? I tend to miss and mess things :)

[Calathea]

Suhi wrote: "@Calathea: Would you like to go through the list just to make sure? I tend to miss and mess things :)"

Will do.

[Cleon Lee]

Although I stick with my nomination, but the rest of the nominations sound good!

[Calathea]

I think, I got nearly the same result. There was only one more nomination.

nominated & seconded
Over The Mountain Of The Moon: a tale of a samurai consort (Cleon) (seconds: Suhi, Calathea)

Conquest (Pt) (seconds: Susan, Jill)

State of Mind (Merith) (seconds: Anne, Sylvia)

Regularly Scheduled Life (Jordan S.) (seconds: Charming)

nominated



Suffer the Little Children (Lori K.)

Match Maker (Yvonne)

[Susan]

Currently Over the Mountain of the Moon is seconded only by Suhi. The other 2 seeconds, by Jordan and Anne, were withdrawn. Conquest is the only book so far with the requisite 2 seconds.

The list of nominated books should also include Regularly Scheduled Life.

[Calathea]

I had a look at all the nominations again and decided to second Over the Mountain of the Moon. (Will change it in #61.)

[Becky]

Can I start campaigning for Conquest? I picked it up in the sale this weekend, and it's the only book on the list that I already own!

[Anne]

Okay, I'm going to officially second State of Mind, then.

[Calathea]

Okay, I added you in #61.

[Jill]

@ calathea -
Once a book has its 2 seconds you don't have to keep adding names beside it. Becky's comment about 'campaigning' for Conquest just means she hopes people vote for it when the poll is set up.

[Calathea]

Jill wrote: "@ calathea -
Once a book has its 2 seconds you don't have to keep adding names beside it. Becky's comment about 'campaigning' for Conquest just means she hopes people vote for it when the poll i..."

Okay, understood. ;-)

[Sylvia]

I second State of mind

[Charming]

I'll second Regularly Scheduled Life.

[sms]

Calathea wrote: "Jill wrote: "@ calathea -
Once a book has its 2 seconds you don't have to keep adding names beside it. Becky's comment about 'campaigning' for Conquest just means she hopes people vote for it when the poll is set up.

Okay, understood."

@calathea - As Jill pointed out yesterday Becky is NOT a second to Conquest. Therefore her name should not be listed next to the actual seconds, Susan and Jill, in your #61 message.

[Calathea]

sms wrote: "As Jill pointed out yesterday Becky is NOT a second to Conquest. Therefore her name should not be listed next to the actual seconds, Susan and Jill, in your #61 message.
"

And there you can see, what happens when your thoughts are not completely on the task... *sorry*
(deleted Becky's not-second)

[JPerceval]

OK, I think I'm late to the party, and I'm sure my suggestion will be roundly rejected since it's an older book that is not available in any e-format that I can see, so just think of this as a book recommendation that I'd love to discuss if anyone else here has read it, b/c it's one of my favorites from the GLBT genre:

[Merith]

JPerceval wrote: "OK, I think I'm late to the party, and I'm sure my suggestion will be roundly rejected since it's an older book that is not available in any e-format that I can see, so just think of this as a book..."

It sounds like it'd be a wonderful book, but it has to be available in ebook form to qualify. :( I went and looked at a few ebook haunts and cannot find it listed anywhere.

[JPerceval]

Yeah, that's what I figured. Still, if you ever encounter it at a UBS, definitely pick it up. That is, if you people can stand turning actual paper pages. *grins and ducks*

[Anne]

JPerceval wrote: "Yeah, that's what I figured. Still, if you ever encounter it at a UBS, definitely pick it up. That is, if you people can stand turning actual paper pages. *grins and ducks*"

LOL I have found myself poking impatiently at the page, waiting for it to turn, then I remember, "Oh. Print book. Have to turn the page myself."

[Josh]

Okay. Have we got our nominees? I'll do the poll as soon as I see the final listing.

[Susan]

Josh wrote: "Okay. Have we got our nominees? I'll do the poll as soon as I see the final listing."

Right now there are 3 books, each with the requisite 2 seconds:

Conquest
Over the Mountain of the Moon
State of Mind

[Josh]

Susan wrote: "Josh wrote: "Okay. Have we got our nominees? I'll do the poll as soon as I see the final listing."

Right now there are 3 books, each with the requisite 2 seconds:

Conquest
Over the Mountain ..."

Got 'em. And I did the second second on Regularly Scheduled Life, so the poll is up. And if we missed another title that had 2 seconds, I'll pop that up too.

[Susan]

Josh wrote: "And if we missed another title that had 2 seconds, I'll pop that up too."

No worries there. No other title had even 1 second.

[Susan]

The poll isn't set to private. Was that the intent?

[Josh]

No it wasn't. I've hopefully fixed it now.

Just for the record, in case my vote is liable to influence anyone, I'd be happy to read any of those books, so vote for the book you want to read!

[Jordan]

Several of those titles looked good to me too!

[sms]

Becky wrote: "Can I start campaigning for Conquest?"

I'm with you on this one, Becky! I read Conquest on Saturday and immediately bought the next 2 books in the series. On Sunday I read No Fear. Both are fabulous. What a great series. I hope Conquest is chosen as the June Read.

[Anne]

sms wrote: "Becky wrote: "Can I start campaigning for Conquest?"

I'm with you on this one, Becky! I read Conquest on Saturday and immediately bought the next 2 books in the series. On Sunda..."

I really don't know anything about it, can you give me the basic premise? (This is your chance to start campaigning...).

[sms]

Anne wrote: "...can you give me the basic premise?"

Anne - Click on the cover for the GR synopsis of the book. However, the story is so much more than what you can get from this short blurb. If you have a Kindle download the free sample and read the first chapter. I don't think you will be disappointed.

[Anne]

sms wrote: "Anne wrote: "...can you give me the basic premise?"

Anne - Click on the cover for the GR synopsis of the book. However, the story is so much more than what you can ..."

Okay. Actually I've read the blurb, but I often don't trust them. :) Downloading the sample sounds like a great idea, though. Thanks!

[sms]

Anne wrote: "I've read the blurb, but I often don't trust them."

The blurb is accurate as far as it goes. The problem is, as others said when it was being nominated and seconded, so much happens in the story you can't really include everything in a summary. It needs to be experienced in its entirety to be fully appreciated.

[mc]

sms, if you don't mind me asking, is this at all similar to the Jet Mykles series?

[Susan]

mc wrote: "...is this at all similar to the Jet Mykles series?"

Hi mc. I'd like to give an answer to your question. While the Jet Mykles series, Heaven Sent, is also about a rock band, the 2 series could not be more different. HS is a light, funny, sexy, group of novellas.

Whereas the 'Conquest' series is of a much more serious nature, and at 377 pages, the first book in the series is a full-blown novel.

As sms said earlier today, the blurb on GR is accurate, but cannot begin to describe the full scope of the story.

I, of course, think it's a great read, or I would not have seconded it. I hope you decide to give it a try, and even better, maybe vote for it. :)

[mc]

Thanks, Susan. I already own it, after some comments here and the recent major sale, so sure, I'd be happy enough to give it a try.

I read Three Wrong Turns as well, but by the time I got around to making comments, all the smart ones were already taken :)

[sms]

mc wrote: "Thanks, Susan. I already own it, after some comments here..."

@mc - Just read your post this morning. Good thing Susan gave you an answer. I am not familiar with the Heaven Sent series, but from her description it is not the same thing at all. There is humor in Conquest, but it is essentially a serious (and fab-u-lous) story.

[Emanuela ~plastic duck~]

I had a few troubles with the first book of the Heaven Sent series - the only one I read actually. The main character is so pushy it's not even funny. Conquest is more solid, even if sometimes I had the impression I was reading a fashion magazine or interior design magazine with all the descriptions of fancy clothes and houses :) I liked it much much more than Heaven.

[Becky]

Emanuela ~Zstyx~ wrote: "I had a few troubles with the first book of the Heaven Sent series - the only one I read actually. The main character is so pushy it's not even funny. Conquest is more solid, even if sometimes I ha..."

I had problems with the first two books in the series, but Hell was really good. Brent (the POV character) had some serious vulnerabilities, and Hell was just pushy enough to drag the reluctant Brent into a relationship without being a jerk. And Hell had his own vulnerabilities to work through, too. This one was definitely my favorite of the series.

[Josh]

MC, part of the pleasure in these discussions is just the reiteration. It's like it makes the book last longer. So never mind about that! If you want to join in, join in!

[sms]

I would be remiss if I didn't mention that this week's free read/download at www.mlrpress is Conquest; in case that information might make anyone decide to change their vote in favor... :)

[Anne]

Can we change our votes? I already voted, but now I kind of wish I could change....

[sms]

Anne wrote: "Can we change our votes? I already voted, but now I kind of wish I could change...."

Scroll further down this page until you see "The results of this poll have been hidden until May 27th."
Just under that on the left you can click on 'change your vote'.

[Anne]

sms wrote: "Anne wrote: "Can we change our votes? I already voted, but now I kind of wish I could change...."

Scroll further down this page until you see "The results of this poll have been hidden until Ma..."

Thank you

[Mtsnow13]

Can I ask where the regular voting section is for this thread? Thanks:)

[Charming]

Mtsnowfall13 wrote: "If I don't get the poll link, I'll go ahead and second Regularly Scheduled Life since its on my Borders Wishlist :)"

Click the "polls" link at the upper right of the page.

[Mtsnow13]

Thanks! I went ahead and voted :)

[Anne]

Up at the top of the page, in the right column, you should be able to reach it by clicking on "Polls".