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Hey, guys! Welcome to the May 2025 BOTM Nominations thread.

Please follow the guidelines below when nominating.

1) You are allowed to nominate a maximum of 3 books for each month's BotM.

2) The book(s) you nominate must be in the fantasy genre (here at Faith & Fantasy, both sci-fi and fairy tales may be included) and be clean or relatively clean.

3) Try to nominate books from Christian authors as much as possible. It doesn't have to have obvious spiritual themes, but please don't ever nominate a book with themes that clash with biblical truth.

4) If someone has already nominated a book that you wanted to nominate, please do "second" it! I will only be picking the top 3-6 books to vote on in the final poll, but the more total "seconds" a book has, the more likely it will become the BotM.

5) You can "second" a total of 6 books or nominate a total of 3. If you're going to both nominate book(s) and second book(s), you just have to make sure you don't exceed 3 nominations and 6 in total (seconds + nominations) per month. Hope that makes sense!

Also, please do not nominate any books that we have read recently. You can view the books Faith & Fantasy has already read here: https://www.goodreads.com/group/books...

While it’s not a rule, exactly, we prefer the books you nominate to have 1,000+ ratings, that way it’s more accessible to people, especially minors, since they might not have the money to pay for books. This way, the book will have a higher chance of being found in all of our library systems. Just a preference, though!

I will send out a poll for all of us to vote on based on this thread's nominations 4-5 days after today.

If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to ask them!

I nominate Wormwood Abbey!!

I nominate little women!

I nominate:
The Legendary Inge
Tuesdays at the Castle

I second:
Wormwood Abbey

I third it

I second little women

Um, guys, I don't think Little Woman can be nominated because it doesn't fit into any subset of the fantasy genre.

Okay then idk

I second Wormwood Abby

I second Wormwood Abbey and The Legendary Inge!

Treasures of the Lochs
If okay, I'll nominate Treasures of the Lochs. This is suspenseful YA Christian fiction, involving a modern-day treasure hunt in Scotland, with a bit of supernatural thrown in. Blending historical fact and Scottish legend within an action-packed adventure, Treasures of the Lochs is a powerful story of faith, friendship, and redemption. The target audience is teenage and above (some parts would be too intense for younger readers). This book is a 2024 NIEA Finalist in Religion Fiction. It also hit Amazon#1 New Release for Christian Fantasy.

I nominate Something I Am Not by Cher Gatto (free if u have kindle unlimited)

modern retelling of joseph from the bible, about a teenage boy who has been sold into human trafficking , and the struggle between his circumstances, faith, and ultimately his self

❁ abby ❁ wrote: "I nominate Something I Am Not by Cher Gatto (free if u have kindle unlimited)

modern retelling of joseph from the bible, about a teenage boy who has been sold into human trafficking , and the stru..."

Hi Abby! That book isn’t in the fantasy genre, so can’t be nominated for BotM. You can request a buddy read, though!

It’s an intense read. Hard to get through for me. Just a fair warning.

I nominate:

Sky of Seven Colors (<1,000 ratings)
Our Divine Mischief (<1,000 ratings)
The Mermaid's Tale (<1.000 ratings)

I nominate:
The Napoleon of Notting Hill by G. K. Chesterton
The Book of the King by Jerry B. Jenkins

I second Wormwood Abbey and The Legendary Inge. They sound so interesting!

I second Tuesdays at the castle

I also second the book of the king 👑

BooksNCrannies wrote: "Um, guys, I don't think Little Woman can be nominated because it doesn't fit into any subset of the fantasy genre."

You’re right

I nominate Echo North by Joanna Meyer!

I nominate:
100 Cupboards by N.D. Wilson

I second:
Tuesdays at the Castle
The Mermaid's Tale

I second 100 Cupboards.

I nominate Black: The Birth of Evil
I nominate Red Rising
I nominate A Crown of Chains

I second 100 Cupboards.

I also like the sound of Wormwood Abbey

I nominate:
Second Star to the Right (<1,000 ratings)
Pathways
The Peasant Queen: An Esther Retelling (<1,000 ratings, low fantasy)

I second:
Tuesdays at the castle
Sly of seven colors
Black, the birth of evil (I started this one long time ago, but never managed to finish. who knows this will be the encouragement to get to the end...)

🚨🚨🚨get your nominations and seconds in for the BotM! 🚨🚨🚨

I second sky of seven colors

I would like to second
The Legendary Inge
Treasures of the Lochs
Black: The Birth of Evil
Crown of Chains
Second Star to the Right

1. Hello, Universe- Erin Entrada Kelly
2. The Scourage- Jennifer A. Nielson
3. Sunrise on the Reaping- Suzanne Collins!

I second Tuesdays at the Castle

I second:

Sky of Seven Colors
Wormwood Abbey
The Peasent Queen
Second Star to the Right

I also second A Crown of Chains

I second:
Sunrise on the Reaping
Black: The Birth of Evil

I Second:

Tuesdays at the Castle
Our Divine Mischief
Echo North
The Mermaid's Tale
Sky of Seven Colors
100 Cupboards

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I Nominate:
Lepunia
Skyward
Mistborn
💐🧋🌳🧺📜
I Second:
Tuesdays at the Castle
Sky of Seven Colors
100 Cupboards
🪴📝👒🏞️☀️

I second sunrise on the reaping
I second the scourge

I second

Black: The birth of evil
The Book of the King

I second Mistborn

Get your seconds in, making the poll in like 20-30 mins

Poll for the botm: https://www.goodreads.com/poll/show/3...