It's Not Just a Book Club discussion

A book without the letter ‘e’ in the title.

Remember you can interpret this any way you want. This means that if you chose to read a book with the 'The' in the title, and that works for you, than you may do so.

** You may post book recommendations that may fit this category. Please post all challenge completions in the folder provided.

Ooh…this might be tricky. I'll get back to you. ;)

Here are some recommendations of books I have read that fit this category:

- Magonia by Maria Dahvana Headley (YA, Fantasy, #1 in a series)
- Flight by Alyssa Rose Ivy (NA, Paranormal Romance, #1 in a series)
- Half Bad by Sally Green (YA, Fantasy, #1 in a series)
- Falling Kingdoms by Morgan Rhodes (YA, Fantasy, #1 in a series)
- Stig of the Dump by Clive King (Middle Grade, Classic, only if disregarding 'the')

Here are some books that I haven't read, but am considering which you could also read!

- Library of Souls by Ransom Riggs (YA, Fantasy, #3 in the 'Miss Peregrine's Home' series)
- Pull by Anne Riley (YA, Fantasy)
- If I Was Your Girl by Meredith Russo (YA, Contemporary)
- Drown by Esther Dalseno (YA, Fantasy)

I also thought

Night Film by Marisha Pessl
Poison by Lan Chan
Gypsy by Trisha Leigh
Burning Glass by Kathryn Purdie

and most importantly

Caraval by Stephanie Garber (I must read this one!) :D

Luke wrote: "I also thought

Night Film by Marisha Pessl
Poison by Lan Chan
Gypsy by Trisha Leigh
Burning Glass by Kathryn Purdie

and most importantly

Caraval by Stephanie Garber (I must read this one!) :D"

Oooh! I forgot new releases! Yes, Windwitch by Susan Dennard would also work for this one!

Keira wrote: "Luke wrote: "I also thought

Night Film by Marisha Pessl
Poison by Lan Chan
Gypsy by Trisha Leigh
Burning Glass by Kathryn Purdie

and most importantly

Caraval by Stephanie Garber (I must read thi..."

Yes! AND I HAVE TO READ CARAVAL! I HAVE TO! So, Feburary, this is perfect timing. I think this is the only one I've locked in for sure. :D

Luke wrote: "Keira wrote: "Luke wrote: "I also thought

Night Film by Marisha Pessl
Poison by Lan Chan
Gypsy by Trisha Leigh
Burning Glass by Kathryn Purdie

and most importantly

Caraval by Stephanie Garber (I..."

I've sort of locked in all of my mine except the bookshop one (as I haven't yet been in a bookshop since setting these), because otherwise I might cop out :D

Keira wrote: "Luke wrote: "Keira wrote: "Luke wrote: "I also thought

Night Film by Marisha Pessl
Poison by Lan Chan
Gypsy by Trisha Leigh
Burning Glass by Kathryn Purdie

and most importantly

Caraval by Stepha..."

That one is one of the scariest ones for sure!!! :D I have no idea what will come of that one! xD

I must say, I've locked up through June. :)

I am going to go all out and read a book without the letter e completely!

I just cant decide between Gadsby by Ernest Vincent Wright or A Void be Georges Perec

Jacqueline (Fall In Love With The Sound of Words) wrote: "I am going to go all out and read a book without the letter e completely!

I just cant decide between Gadsby by Ernest Vincent Wright or A Void be Georges Perec"

Howabout Caraval!!!???!!?? :D

lol I didn't plan on buying it. When does it come out?

Jacqueline (Fall In Love With The Sound of Words) wrote: "lol I didn't plan on buying it. When does it come out?"

January 31st. :)

Jacqueline (Fall In Love With The Sound of Words) wrote: "I am going to go all out and read a book without the letter e completely!

I just cant decide between Gadsby by Ernest Vincent Wright or A Void be Georges Perec"

I'm definitely including 'the' as having an e in the title too :)

Keira wrote: "Jacqueline (Fall In Love With The Sound of Words) wrote: "I am going to go all out and read a book without the letter e completely!

I just cant decide between Gadsby by Ernest Vincent Wright or A..."

Me too!! There shall be no "e" anywhere! :D

At first I read this as"with" the letter e and I thought everyone was crazy, then I realized I must have been the one to make a mistake lol

So many good books to choose from! Maybe Six of Crows or Night Film!

Ashley wrote: "At first I read this as"with" the letter e and I thought everyone was crazy, then I realized I must have been the one to make a mistake lol

So many good books to choose from! Maybe Six of Crows o..."

SIX OF CROWS!!!! :o That's only one of my favorite books in the history of the universe!!! :o Please read it! :D

Ashley wrote: "At first I read this as"with" the letter e and I thought everyone was crazy, then I realized I must have been the one to make a mistake lol

So many good books to choose from! Maybe Six of Crows o..."
I get the feeling Night Film should go on my to-buy list :D

I bought Night Film over a year ago and just haven't made myself pick it up!

Luke, I'm assuming you've read the whole Grisha trilogy too? I listened to them on audio book, so good!

Ashley wrote: "I bought Night Film over a year ago and just haven't made myself pick it up!

Luke, I'm assuming you've read the whole Grisha trilogy too? I listened to them on audio book, so good!"

Please do! It's very interesting an unconventional. ;)

Oh, you bet! I love Leigh Bardugo! She is the reason why I write YA! :D

Luke wrote: "Ashley wrote: "I bought Night Film over a year ago and just haven't made myself pick it up!

Luke, I'm assuming you've read the whole Grisha trilogy too? I listened to them on audio book, so good!"..."

That's neat that you write! Something I could never do lol I would not have the patience!

Ashley wrote: "Luke wrote: "Ashley wrote: "I bought Night Film over a year ago and just haven't made myself pick it up!

Luke, I'm assuming you've read the whole Grisha trilogy too? I listened to them on audio bo..."

Thank you, Ashley. I've been writing for a long time, I'm just so happy to publish them and that people love my work! :D

Hey, if you'd like, you should read Vault of Dreams for the book challenge in this group where someone from the group recommends a book to you. :D The ebook is 0.99 on Amazon, formatted for kindle. I'd love for you to read it if you like multiple POV YA fantasy. :)

Luke wrote: "Ashley wrote: "Luke wrote: "Ashley wrote: "I bought Night Film over a year ago and just haven't made myself pick it up!

Luke, I'm assuming you've read the whole Grisha trilogy too? I listened to t..."

I like that shameless promo lol I'll think about it, I'm slowly delving into Fantasy so it's a hit or miss category for me right now. I'm JUST NOW reading HP for the first time ever lol

Ashley wrote: "Luke wrote: "Ashley wrote: "Luke wrote: "Ashley wrote: "I bought Night Film over a year ago and just haven't made myself pick it up!

Luke, I'm assuming you've read the whole Grisha trilogy too? I ..."

It seemed like a good opportunity! :D I love fantasy. It is my favorite genre by far and reading and writing is a job as well as it is a way of life. :D

Ashley wrote: "Luke wrote: "Ashley wrote: "Luke wrote: "Ashley wrote: "I bought Night Film over a year ago and just haven't made myself pick it up!

Luke, I'm assuming you've read the whole Grisha trilogy too? I ..."

I love fantasy; I am so glad you're getting into it!

Keira wrote: "Ashley wrote: "Luke wrote: "Ashley wrote: "Luke wrote: "Ashley wrote: "I bought Night Film over a year ago and just haven't made myself pick it up!

Luke, I'm assuming you've read the whole Grisha ..."

Oh great! A fellow fantasy fanatic! :D Yes, well, it's really what I'm best at writing. And in fantasy, you can blend tons of other genres as well. :) I hope you get to read Vault of Dreams, too! :D

Yes, the project I'm currently working on is a mixture of sci-fi, fantasy and a sort of historical-based modern world

Keira wrote: "Yes, the project I'm currently working on is a mixture of sci-fi, fantasy and a sort of historical-based modern world "

Excellent! :D How far are you along into writing it?

Luke wrote: "Keira wrote: "Yes, the project I'm currently working on is a mixture of sci-fi, fantasy and a sort of historical-based modern world "

Excellent! :D How far are you along into writing it?"

38,000 words but it might have to be split up into more than one book because I currently have it planned up to 141 chapters and it's not even halfway done at that point!

Keira wrote: "Luke wrote: "Keira wrote: "Yes, the project I'm currently working on is a mixture of sci-fi, fantasy and a sort of historical-based modern world "

Excellent! :D How far are you along into writing ..."

Wow!!! :o Yes, I would say split it up! Evening Wolves is 191,000 words and many people groan when they see the paperback but as they get into it they all love it. So, I would suggest two books, but if it's well paced and plotted, they will love to have one big fat amazing book. :)

I wish you the best with it, Keira! Keep me up to date about it, okay?

May I ask the title? :)

Luke wrote: "Keira wrote: "Luke wrote: "Keira wrote: "Yes, the project I'm currently working on is a mixture of sci-fi, fantasy and a sort of historical-based modern world "

Excellent! :D How far are you along..."

Of course! At the moment it is entitled 'WIPP' as in 'Work In Progress Praedon'
Praedon means pirate in latin but is one of the places in the book so that is why its called that. Basically: no title yet.

I have four main characters with POVs though:
Poppy, Evander, Norna and Jun

Then there is:
Mélissa, Isabella, Sumedha, Alex, William, Allyn, Khaled

and others as well

Keira wrote: "Luke wrote: "Keira wrote: "Luke wrote: "Keira wrote: "Yes, the project I'm currently working on is a mixture of sci-fi, fantasy and a sort of historical-based modern world "

Excellent! :D How far ..."

Okay, cool! Very cool. Pirates…I like it. :) I understand not having a title yet, but for me, I have to have a title before anything else! :D I actually think Praedon is an excellent title, but whatever you come up with when you're finished, let me know.

And hey, it sounds like there is English, Spanish, and North African/Arabic influences?

PS, I had a Scottish Terrier named Poppy, so I love that name! Is she a cute and sanguine character like my Scottie was? :D

Luke wrote: "Keira wrote: "Luke wrote: "Keira wrote: "Luke wrote: "Keira wrote: "Yes, the project I'm currently working on is a mixture of sci-fi, fantasy and a sort of historical-based modern world "

Excellen..."

Well all my worlds are made from a mixture, so there are definitely english, scottish, portuguese, korean, japanese, russian, indian and swedish influences confirmed so far and probably more to come!

Hmm, I let you know what titles I come up with, I have a couple in the back of my mind.

Keira wrote: "Luke wrote: "Keira wrote: "Luke wrote: "Keira wrote: "Luke wrote: "Keira wrote: "Yes, the project I'm currently working on is a mixture of sci-fi, fantasy and a sort of historical-based modern worl..."

That's very cool. I really like when societies and histories are blended. I am doing that myself with my secret book. ;) I'm excited for you! Those cultures are so rich! :D

Well, my advice is do the title you can't ignore. The title you can't leave behind. :)

Ideas....

Fairytale Pirates
So the Galaxy Hangs
Balls of Red and Purple
Spheres
Threads of Satin and Metal
Tighter Bound
Swathes of Gas and Silk
Trees of Gas and Silk

let me know what you think!

Luke wrote: "Keira wrote: "Luke wrote: "Keira wrote: "Luke wrote: "Keira wrote: "Yes, the project I'm currently working on is a mixture of sci-fi, fantasy and a sort of historical-based modern world "

Excellen..."

Also, yes, Poppy is definitely sanguine and cute!

Keira wrote: "Ideas....

Fairytale Pirates
So the Galaxy Hangs
Balls of Red and Purple
Spheres
Threads of Satin and Metal
Tighter Bound
Swathes of Gas and Silk
Trees of Gas and Silk

let me know what you think!"

Ooooh! :o

Hmmm….

I think it really matters on the tone for me. Is there another author you can compare your style to? Or can you say if the tone is light and magical or is it dark? Is it poetic, it is a blend? What would you say the tone is?

Keira wrote: "Luke wrote: "Keira wrote: "Luke wrote: "Keira wrote: "Luke wrote: "Keira wrote: "Yes, the project I'm currently working on is a mixture of sci-fi, fantasy and a sort of historical-based modern worl..."

I love her already! :D

Luke wrote: "Keira wrote: "Ideas....

Fairytale Pirates
So the Galaxy Hangs
Balls of Red and Purple
Spheres
Threads of Satin and Metal
Tighter Bound
Swathes of Gas and Silk
Trees of Gas and Silk

let me know wh..."

Hmm I don't think so. There are definitely some poetic parts about the galaxy and some important commentaries on life, paired with some more heavy romance and friendship and family, a lot of travel. Really I wanted to get through the fascination with space, something with planets, the importance of the clothing (in terms of fitting in, the society and some of the character's interests) and maybe even the genealogical aspect of the cultural mix-up which is so important to me.

Keira wrote: "Luke wrote: "Keira wrote: "Ideas....

Fairytale Pirates
So the Galaxy Hangs
Balls of Red and Purple
Spheres
Threads of Satin and Metal
Tighter Bound
Swathes of Gas and Silk
Trees of Gas and Silk

l..."

If it's really fun and just mind-blowingly fast paced and magical and again, fun, you cannot beat Fairytale Pirates. I mean, if I saw that with a great cover, I would snatch that up. But then again, I would expect it to be like the title said, and it could have lots of color and go through commentaries and romance, but it would have to maintain the quality of being a fairytale, that fairytale tone. But to me, that is a winner, 100% and I would mark that TBR right now.

For the points you've said, I think So The Galaxy Hangs is pretty good because it's showing the breadth of scope in character and culture and space and time, it shows this slice of conflict and tragedy and commentary and humor and love and all that.

Those are my thoughts. :)

Luke wrote: "Keira wrote: "Luke wrote: "Keira wrote: "Ideas....

Fairytale Pirates
So the Galaxy Hangs
Balls of Red and Purple
Spheres
Threads of Satin and Metal
Tighter Bound
Swathes of Gas and Silk
Trees of G..."

Yeah, I feel like 'Fairytale Pirates' might make it seem like there are actual pirates in it, when the point is that the pirates come from fairytales. I like 'So the Galaxy Hangs' because it also sort of seems like there is a kind of heavy weight over it, which there is.

Keira wrote: "Luke wrote: "Keira wrote: "Luke wrote: "Keira wrote: "Ideas....

Fairytale Pirates
So the Galaxy Hangs
Balls of Red and Purple
Spheres
Threads of Satin and Metal
Tighter Bound
Swathes of Gas and Si..."

I'm glad you like those. I mean, they're both great but they're different. So, whichever you go with, it'll be a good choice. :)

I'm sorry, I'm really dropping the ball on these challenges. I'm not finding much time to read! I've only read one book and listened to one book a month so far lol it's moving slow and the stack books on my nightstand are screaming at me!