Goodreads Choice Awards Book Club discussion

2015 Calendar


January

Fiction Winner - Landline

Series Read - Dragonfly in Amber (Outlander, #2)
Note:
- We are starting the year with book #2 as the group has already read #1 in November 2014
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
- The Outlander series has many filler / side story books. As a group we will only be reading the primary works. If you wish to read them all, you will need to fit them in your own time.
http://www.dianagabaldon.com/books/ch...

Series Read - Interview with the Vampire (The Vampire Chronicles, #1) 

Series Read - City of Bones (The Mortal Instruments, #1)

February

Poetry Winner - Lullabies

Series Read - Serenity: Those Left Behind (Serenity, #1) 
Note: The Serenity series also has filler / side story books. As a group we will only be reading the primary works. If you wish to read them all, you will need to fit them in your own time.
https://www.goodreads.com/series/5165...

Series Read - The Vampire Lestat (The Vampire Chronicles, #2)

Series Read - City of Ashes  (The Mortal Instruments, #2)

March

Mystery & Thriller Winner - Mr. Mercedes (Bill Hodges Trilogy #1)

Series Read - Voyager (Outlander, #3) 

Series Read - The Queen of the Damned (The Vampire Chronicles, #3) 

Series Read - Serenity: Better Days (Serenity, #2) 

April

Humour Winner - Yes Please

Series Read - City of Glass (The Mortal Instruments, #3)

Series Read - The Tale of the Body Thief (The Vampire Chronicles, #4) 

Series Read - Serenity: The Shepherd's Tale (Serenity, #3) 

May

Nonfiction Winner - The Opposite of Loneliness: Essays and Stories

Graphic Novels & Comics Award Winner - Serenity: Leaves on the Wind (Serenity, #4)

Series Read - Drums of Autumn (Outlander, #4) 

Series Read - Memnoch the Devil (The Vampire Chronicles, #5)

June

Science Fiction Winner - The Martian 

Food & Cookbooks Winner - Make It Ahead: A Barefoot Contessa Cookbook

Series Read - City of Fallen Angels (The Mortal Instruments, #4)

Series Read - The Vampire Armand (The Vampire Chronicles, #6)

July

Fantasy Winner - The Book of Life (All Souls Trilogy, #3)
Note: As the group has already read books #1 and #2, we will not be reading them again this year.
Book #1 https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Book #2 - https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

Picture Books Winner - The Pigeon Needs a Bath!

Series Read - The Fiery Cross (Outlander, #5) 

Series Read - Merrick (The Vampire Chronicles #7) 

August

Debut Goodreads Author Winner - Red Rising (Red Rising Trilogy, #1)

Business Book Winner - #GIRLBOSS

Series Read - City of Lost Souls (The Mortal Instruments, #5)

Series Read - Blood And Gold (The Vampire Chronicles, #8) 

September

History & Biography Winner - The Romanov Sisters: The Lost Lives of the Daughters of Nicholas and Alexandra

Series Read - A Breath of Snow and Ashes (Outlander, #6)

Series Read - Blackwood Farm (The Vampire Chronicles, #9) 

October

Memoir & Autobiography Winner - This Star Won't Go Out: The Life and Words of Esther Grace Earl

Young Adult Fantasy Winner - City of Heavenly Fire (The Mortal Instruments, #6)

Series Read - Blood Canticle (The Vampire Chronicles, #10) 

November

Young Adult Winner - We Were Liars

Horror Winner - Prince Lestat (The Vampire Chronicles #11)

Series Read - An Echo in the Bone (Outlander, #7) 

December

Historical Fiction Winner - All the Light We Cannot See

Romance Winner - Written in My Own Heart's Blood (Outlander #8)

Middle Grade & Children's Winner - The Blood of Olympus (The Heroes of Olympus, #5) 
Note: As a group we have already read the previous books in the series and will therefore not be reading them again
#1 https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
#2 https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
#3 https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
#4 https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

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Note: Alongside the above scheduled books, the group will have two polls each month for members to vote on for an Additional Read Book and Choice Award Nominee Buddy Read

thanks for all your work! lots of books this year. I'm glad I don't have to read the Mortal Instruments or the Gabaldon series. But, I will read all the rest (apart from the ones I've already read). :D

Hah! I'm happy!!

ALREADY?!!!

I soooo wanted to ask when we'd see this list, but I didn't want to be an impatient ass :P

Amazing job getting this list to us so quickly!

The new challenge for 2015 is posted too!! Come join the fun! :) Goodreads Choice Awards Challenge

Oh my! It's going to be a great year. I hope I'll be able to participate more than this year that I was more of an outside watcher.

Just read the Gabaldon 8 this summer. But it's been Decades since I read any Ann Rice so I may need to alter my Individual 2015 Challenge. Only read Mortal Instruments #1 so good incentive to complete the series.

Kristie (~ Gaildis, of the Elves ~) wrote: "The new challenge for 2015 is posted too!! Come join the fun! :) Goodreads Choice Awards Challenge"

Yeah, now that I've got the group calender out of the way and the awards list I can now start looking at my own bookshelf! :)

I think this just might light the fire under my ass to watch Firefly. I've totally been meaning to get to it. :)

I just started my rewatch!!! :)

Great selections, I`ll be participating!

Valerie wrote: "I think this just might light the fire under my ass to watch Firefly. I've totally been meaning to get to it. :)"

I bloody love Firefly and I think I may be re-watching it again before the series read. Have you watched it before Valerie?

I have not. it is in my Netflix queue.

Oh Valerie, you're in for a treat!

I was just going through my "real" books (the huge pile inside my closet that is mostly still unread) and I found an obviously well-read copy of "A breath of Snow and Ashes" (of which I have a very faint recollection) and a clearly never touched copy of "An echo in the bone". So, I'm wondering if I ever read that after all?? I couldn't give you a summary for sure .. so maybe that's why I had such a hard time getting into the newest book?
Anyways .. so I'm going to join that series read in November and see if it seems familiar after a while or not. But, I'm definitely going to donate the hardcover to the library and rent the ebook version from them instead. I'd have to start lifting weights if I wanted to be able to read that book!!!

A lot of books I want to read on that list (or lists?). SO many series...I'll try to read some, thanks for putting this together.

This will be my first time participating in the challenge and I have a question. I plan on reading The Mortal Instruments series. Only the last one should be put on my shelf and counts toward the challenge, correct?

P.S. Lynn, you're awesome at what you do here. I was anxious to see the calendar so I could start keeping my eye out for books for January, but I didn't really think it would be up so quick!

Maggieoh wrote: "Only the last one should be put on my shelf and counts toward the challenge, correct? "

Correct! & Welcome :)

Hi Maggieoh - yes, only the winners and nominees count towards the challenge, not the rest of the series.

Maggieoh wrote: "Lynn, you're awesome at what you do here. I was anxious to see the calendar so I could start keeping my eye out for books for January, but I didn't really think it would be up so quick! "

I'll second that! ☺

Thanks everyone.

I have to admit that by then end of putting the calender and list together my eyes and brain were tired and fuzzy. I was determined however to get them done as quickly as possible, I'm a fan of knowing what's happening at the beginning of the month, for the next month (if that makes sense).

Thanks for doing this Lynn!

I printed it out and bolded the ones I plan on reading.

I definitely want to join.

I have created a spreadsheet with the monthly selections listed out. I love having the calendar early so I can read ahead if I want to. :)

Tracy wrote: "I printed it out and bolded the ones I plan on reading."



Good idea Tracy! I'm stealing this idea haha

Even though I know a lot of people weren't too happy about Landline winning, I'm looking forward to reading & discussing it in January!

Alissa wrote: "Tracy wrote: "I printed it out and bolded the ones I plan on reading."



Good idea Tracy! I'm stealing this idea haha

Even though I know a lot of people weren't too happy about Landline winning,..."

I loved Rowell's Fangirl, so I'm looking forward to Landline

Ha! Holy cow, just found this, and I was just saying I am going to take a break from Outlander after just finishing book 1 two days ago! I love that we are reading all the winners. Really love it!

Jenny wrote: "Lynn wrote: "2015 Calender/thanks LYNN/HAPPY NEW YEAR .JENny


January

Fiction Winner - Landline

Series Read - Dragonfly in Amber (Outlander, #2)
Note:
- We are starting the year with book #2 as the ..."