Play Book Tag discussion

How could it possibly be time to vote again, lol?

Please vote for the tag you would most like to read for August at the following link:

https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/KGRCNW8

You may click on the answer choices in the survey to see a listing of books that fit each tag.

Remember, you may cast up to a total of 10 participation points for your choice. Everyone gets one vote for free so please vote even if you don't have any participation points!

You can see how many participation points you currently have in the spreadsheet below.

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/...

Happy voting! Please cast your votes by 12 pm EST on 7/22.

Already!? How?

Welp, some will be able to guess what I am voting for >:-)

Voted! Meli I think I've voted for your choice!

Jenny wrote: "Voted! Meli I think I've voted for your choice!"

EXCELLENT 🥰

I feel like I always say this when a "darker" tag shows up, but I really want this one.

At least I actually finished a southern book before the voting started and I started my black lives matter book. I actually like all 3 tags this month but I have a feeling the poll ballot game is going to influence the winner again.

Voted and excited for a couple of the choices!

I can't believe it's already the 15th. I've read my Southern book but haven't touched my BLM books.

Voted!
Great choices, hard to pick but I did.

Strange how the monthly tags seem to align with Poll Talley every month-LoL

I thought Grad School would have some interesting choices, but everything on the list the appealed to me I already read-

Of the other two, I have tons of both-So I am voting with Meli this month

I have a ton of Queens and Witches too... I happen to start a series that all have the Queen tag, so I may have voted for that, but I'm totally ok if Witches wins too.

I love academic satires but I still think grad school seems like a narrow topic. I guess anyone in law or med school would count but I think the other 2 options have more variety.

Joanne wrote: "Strange how the monthly tags seem to align with Poll Talley every month-LoL

I thought Grad School would have some interesting choices, but everything on the list the appealed to me I already read-..."

Joanne, I appreciate you 😘
You too, Charlotte!
And anyone else supporting witches :P

I just realized something... wouldn't Ninth House fit the grad school tag?
I haven't even actually looked at the book lists yet!

Robin wrote: "I love academic satires but I still think grad school seems like a narrow topic. I guess anyone in law or med school would count but I think the other 2 options have more variety."

Robin, I thought the same as you - that the grad school tag is too narrow. However, in looking at the books tagged this way, I think a lot of them are books that were required reading in grad school. It's a rather eclectic bunch. :)

However, I'm leaning Meli's way this month.

FYI - The Grad School tag list has a lot of Black Lives Matter type books, plus antebellum, social justice, feminism etc. Those that aren't listed would certainly qualify.

The grad school tag is the broadest category by far. It has more English literature than anything else. It also has a surprising number of YA and children's books (from education majors I suppose). Games of Thrones, Hunger Games, American Gods were big surprises.

I'm all in for witches but I'm definitely okay if it's Queens. I've been reading a lot of crap for the Poll Ballot challenge so grad school will only work for me if there are some trashy romances in that category.

For queens, I am sure I have some books, but I was also thinking outside the box and thought of books set in Queens, NY, and books about drag queens. Could be options if you are in the mood to read about royalty!

Trixie and Katya's Guide to Modern Womanhood came out yesterday! Perfect for Queens, lol.

I'm torn, have not voted yet, maybe I'll let the fates decide.

My TBR piles are out of control, so I chose the tag that best fit. I didn't realize I had been MIA for over a year *gasp*, so I didn't get a second choice. I've got many southern books and reviews coming, so hopefully my name will reappear!

Becky C wrote: "My TBR piles are out of control, so I chose the tag that best fit. I didn't realize I had been MIA for over a year *gasp*, so I didn't get a second choice. I've got many southern books and reviews ..."

Becky, I've put your name back in the current spreadsheet - you have 4 participation points from before. Good to see you back!

Anita, thanks for keeping track of me while I was on sabbatical. Ha!

I’d love witches or queens. Graduate school would be difficult but I’m sure I’d be able to come up with something.

Amy’s got to be thrilled with two of these choices!

Olivermagnus wrote: "I'm all in for witches but I'm definitely okay if it's Queens. I've been reading a lot of crap for the Poll Ballot challenge so grad school will only work for me if there are some trashy romances i..."

Holly R W wrote: "However, I'm leaning Meli's way this month."

Yay! 😈

Will be sure not to get my hopes up though.

Queens and Witches - I bet there's a ton of overlap in those lists too!

You called it right! I love both of these choices. I’m always happy with witches, although I have thought that with having it in October and having it for the tag, that’s a lot of witches. Although I think our group has tended to vote broadly and for the whole ballot challenge option. I’m going to vote for queens, because I think it’s broader than you’d think. Queens like New York as Nicole said, but there’s a ton of queens in fantasy, drag queens, Lager Queen of Minnesota, a Sarah Addison Allen one. I think it’s actually quite a broad tag, and not just for historical fiction or fantasy. So while I’d be happy with witches, I think I’m going to vote Queens!

Voted. Really interesting choices here. I'm good with them all.

As much as I usually like the narrower tags, I'm not excited about "grad school". I will be fine with either of the other two, with a preference toward queens.

Tracy wrote: "Amy’s got to be thrilled with two of these choices!"

I was thinking the same thing! Amy's month for sure!

voted ... don't really like any of them.

Joi wrote: "Trixie and Katya's Guide to Modern Womanhood came out yesterday! Perfect for Queens, lol.

I'm torn, have not voted yet, maybe I'll let the fates decide."

That is definitely the kind of queens book I would want to read!

I've voted! Really excited to read any of those interesting tags.

annapi wrote: "Becky C wrote: "My TBR piles are out of control, so I chose the tag that best fit. I didn't realize I had been MIA for over a year *gasp*, so I didn't get a second choice. I've got many southern bo..."

Thanks! Needed to get plugged back into a community. I'm an introvert, so this quarantine isolation stuff didn't bug me at first, but I'm starting to go a bit senile. This group was the first place I thought of. =)

I don't have the biggest pool of points to work from, but I threw my full 10 points behind one of these choices and will now try not to hope too hard.

easy choice for once :)

So awesome to see Becky and Jenni Elyse back with us!!! Welcome back!

Voted. I will be fine with any of the choices, but I do have a "thing" for books about royalty.

DianeMP wrote: "Voted. I will be fine with any of the choices, but I do have a "thing" for books about royalty."

Me too Diane-

Thanks, Anita! It’s good to be back!

Becky C wrote: "annapi wrote: "Becky C wrote: "My TBR piles are out of control, so I chose the tag that best fit. I didn't realize I had been MIA for over a year *gasp*, so I didn't get a second choice. I've got m..."


LOL So you started to feel like you're going senile and you thought of us? 😁😂🤣

Yeah, that sounds about right. Speaking only for myself, this IS a great place to help postpone the slide into senility.

Welcome back. Thanks for the laugh.

Rachel N. wrote: "At least I actually finished a southern book before the voting started and I started my black lives matter book. I actually like all 3 tags this month but I have a feeling the poll ballot game is g..."

I know I am in the minority on this, but if anyone is voting for a good tag for The Poll Tag challenge, the Grad School tag offers more variety and potential for the high ticket poll tags.

NancyJ wrote: "Rachel N. wrote: "At least I actually finished a southern book before the voting started and I started my black lives matter book. I actually like all 3 tags this month but I have a feeling the pol..."

I voted for Grad School because it fits my tbr the best.

NancyJ wrote: "Becky C wrote: "annapi wrote: "Becky C wrote: "My TBR piles are out of control, so I chose the tag that best fit. I didn't realize I had been MIA for over a year *gasp*, so I didn't get a second ch..."

Ack! That's not what I meant! lol I hope no one thought that's what I meant... (doh!)

Glad I could make someone laugh. ;)

These tags surprised me. At least the Grad School one in particular, but the Queen tag too. Just surprised that they'd be in the top 200. Grad School looks like a lot of classics and I've read the ones I want to read. That would be a narrow tag for me. I went with the witches and queens also.

Grad school might also be a good tag for non-fiction fans. It could conceivable cover just about any field of study. Most of the books on the list from my field are practical and easy for anyone, but some were more theoretical, advanced or specialized.

Don't forget that one of the three tags was suggested by a member of PBT so isn't necessarily in the top 200. Southern was suggested by a PBT member with the Poll Book Tally game in mind, but the other two were randomly generated. I think it's by a randomizer like the gift certificate winner is.

We actually select two tags at random from the top THREE hundred.

Anita wrote: "We actually select two tags at random from the top THREE hundred."

Ohhhh, I thought it was the top 200. That's fine! And I had forgotten about the member tag. :-)

I keep forgetting about that too. That the member tag nomination was a thing.

Anita wrote: "We actually select two tags at random from the top THREE hundred."

Right, I'd forgotten about that change (wasn't it the top 200 on Shelfari?)

Anita wrote: "We actually select two tags at random from the top THREE hundred."
Didn't we also add member suggestions to the list of 300 this year? I remember each member being able to nominate 5 tags to put on the list.

*refreshes PBT to see if results are up yet*

ditto

I wouldn't mind keeping the southern and BLM tags a while longer. Every time I look at the reviews I add something new to my tbr.