Monthly Group Reads: Monthly Group Reads Polls and Voting Showing 351-400 of 1,359

[Terri, Wyrd bið ful aræd]

Being a cover admirer, I wish to know more! What parts are metallic coloured? All the orange as well as the writing and the sword?

[Darcy]

The orange section, the sword and the authors name are the metallic bits. The title is almost a patent leather look. The sword, the title, the edge of the 'paper' the title is written on and the authors name have been embossed as well. The binding edge (back) and the back cover are a reddish colour but not metallic.

[Terri, Wyrd bið ful aræd]

Oooooo..that sounds sexy.

[Darcy]

Except it acts like a mobile device touch pad. It always looks greasy LOL

[Terri, Wyrd bið ful aræd]

Hha. Yes...but it is SHINEY!

[Darcy]

hahaha, it is that!

[Terri, Wyrd bið ful aræd]

I think it is a certainty that these will be our winners.

[Bobby]

Look forward to both of them.....nice selections. This will, of course, cut into my competitive reading time.

[Anne]

I just ordered because I wanted to read it(already on my TBR list0 and because I have read "The Hangman's Daughter." So I will be able to join that discussion too.

[Dawn]

Bobby wrote: "Look forward to both of them.....nice selections. This will, of course, cut into my competitive reading time."

Thank goodness for that!! ;)

[Terri, Wyrd bið ful aræd]

Anne wrote: "I just ordered because I wanted to read it(already on my TBR list0 and because I have read "The Hangman's Daughter." So I will be able to join that discussion too."

Yes, there are a few of us who will be congregating throughout May in 'the losers' thread to read The Religion.

[Anne]

I also found "Pompei" at the library and ordered it.

[Terri, Wyrd bið ful aræd]

You are having good luck sourcing these May selections, Anne.

[Lia]

I voted, I lost....
Oh well, another opportunity to try Mr. Robert Harris writing. :)

[Terri, Wyrd bið ful aræd]

Lol. Yeah. Harris strikes it lucky this time. :-) Lost last time, but had better luck with Pompeii.

[Terri, Wyrd bið ful aræd]

The results are in. These were your two winners this month (which we all saw coming)

[Terri, Wyrd bið ful aræd]

I am going to be really, really fascinated to see how the votes land on the next polls....and to see whether the four I have settled on will excite the voters again.
Sometimes when I pick the four books I have one or two that I am not convinced with and I put ones in, take them out, on so on and so forth, for a couple weeks prior to opening the polls. This months, the June Group Read Polls, I have been settled on since I released last months polls.
Fingers crossed you all like the choices and that you can get the winners easily for the group read.

Two more days to wait...:-)

[Terri, Wyrd bið ful aræd]

Polls will go out today (tonight for some), you feverish voters better have your voting brains in. I am hoping that yet again your decision will be a difficult one. :-)

[Terri, Wyrd bið ful aræd]

People may, or may not, have noticed that one of the books in the June Group Reads Ancient Poll has two titles.

For those that don't know, Prophecy has an American release title of a different name (I hate it when publishers do that).

In most countries I believe it is called;
Prophecy: Clash of Kings

In the US it is called;
Battle of Kings

[Terri, Wyrd bið ful aræd]

Group read polls were a little quiet this month. I wonder why that is. In fact I have noticed through my profile's updates that Goodreads in general has been a lot quieter this month all round.

Change of season around the world has people less active on the site?? Or just one of those lulls that happen from time to time?
As a member if this site for over four years, it does happen. Ebbs and flows, ebbs and flows. Sometimes the site, and certain groups (ie ours) are quiet, then they get busy again.
Who knows why this happens, but it looks like May is one if those months where things are quiet.

[Bryn]

Dratted quiet, I've thought last couple of days.

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I haven't been around here all that long, but it has seemed less active lately.

[Terri, Wyrd bið ful aræd]

I have thought the last week or so. It was back then when I was wondering why it was a bit quiet in A&M and how I could change that and I realised I had barely any new reviews or updates from my GR friends on my profile and os it wasn't A&M, it was the whole site that was quiet.

Maybe everyone is off getting their tax done. :-)

[Bryn]

Admit I haven't voted, it's too tight and I don't have a strong enough pref to risk swinging it.

[Terri, Wyrd bið ful aræd]

Lol. Well I would try and cajole you into an Insurrection vote because I can likely get the author to join us on the group read discussion. ( Robyn Young) .but it is two votes behind Iron King, so it wouldn't make a difference. ;)
It would need three votes for Insurrection to get it into first place. Heheh

[Bryn]

Open to bribery.

[Terri, Wyrd bið ful aræd]

Hmmm....lets see....I have some pumpkins grown in my Dads garden....might be expensive to post. Plus there's all those quarantine rules at the border..

All bribery I can think of cost me too much money to post to you. I have books for example that I would post you. :-)

[Anne]

Terri wrote: "Lol. Well I would try and cajole you into an Insurrection vote because I can likely get the author to join us on the group read discussion. ( Robyn Young) .but it is two votes behind Iron King, so ..."

Me too, Terri. it is already on my TBR list.

[Terri, Wyrd bið ful aræd]

You want Insurrection to win too, Anne? Is that what you mean? Or that you want a Pumpkin in the mail in exchange for a vote as well. :D

[Anne]

I want Insurrection to win.

[Terri, Wyrd bið ful aræd]

Oh, okay. *puts pumpkin back in larder*

[Bobby]

I'll take a pumpkin!! Damn already voted.

[Terri, Wyrd bið ful aræd]

haha. Oh well. You are no good to me. I am looking to bribe people who haven't voted yet. :D

[Terri, Wyrd bið ful aræd]

Unless gets another 3 votes to overtake The Iron King, then it looks like our two group reads next month will be..*drumroll*



Two very different reads there.

[Lia]

If the author for Insurrection will join the group read discussion, I am willing to change my vote.

[Terri, Wyrd bið ful aræd]

I have no doubt she would, but it is too late I'm afraid. The Iron King got another vote so Insurrection would need 4 more votes to win.
Maybe I can run a different Robyn Young book in the future so she can come join us for the discussion on that one.

[Lia]

Terri wrote: "I have no doubt she would, but it is too late I'm afraid. The Iron King got another vote so Insurrection would need 4 more votes to win.
Maybe I can run a different Robyn Young book in the future ..."

I just changed mine, now it only need one more vote to take the lead.

[Terri, Wyrd bið ful aræd]

Oh wow! Someone else must have voted too!

Come on. Come on!!! So close!!

:)

[Terri, Wyrd bið ful aræd]

Now where's Bryn...although I still am not sure what we shall do if there is a tie...read both I guess. yikes. Three group reads for me in June?? :[

[Bryn]

Under no pressure whatsoever, I voted.

[Terri, Wyrd bið ful aræd]

hahaha!!!

Oh boy, I better deliver one lady author then..no pressure there either...

Still one day to go in voting though. Anything could happen. *bites nails*

[Bryn]

No pumpkins changed hands.

[Bobby]

I should have changed my vote the other way and then held out for a pumpkin.

[Terri, Wyrd bið ful aræd]

Bryn wrote: "No pumpkins changed hands."

This is true. :)

[Anne]

Don't care-I plan to read "Insurrection" anyway.

[Terri, Wyrd bið ful aræd]

We can all read The Iron King too in the loser thread. But I can't get that author to join in if it wins. :(

[Bryn]

Never mind.

[Terri, Wyrd bið ful aræd]

Insurrection won!.....oh boy...now I have an election promise to deliver. :-)

[Terri, Wyrd bið ful aræd]

Our books for June.



I do believe this will be our first month where both group reads are by female authors.

[Anne]

Terri wrote: "Insurrection won!.....oh boy...now I have an election promise to deliver. :-)"

Yay-both my choices won. Now if my library does not have "Insurrection" I will definitely mhave to go the ILL route.