ʚ♡⃛ɞ DIOR BOOKCLUB .ᐟ discussion

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olivia wrote: "Is it okay if we suggest books for the BOTMs?"

yeah add the list here

So, are we doing book of the month recommendations here? If so, I'd like to throw out a few options:
Paper Names by Susie Luo. I just got this book with my BOTM subscription personally about immigration/being an immigrant, I think. Regardless of here or no, It will be read.
Solomon's Crown by Natasha Siegel. It's a BL, MxM romance. I haven't read it but have been eying it.
The Poppy War by R.F. Kuang. I'm gonna lose my mind if I don't read this soon.

the happy place is rlly popular rn!

they both die at the end is such a classic romance.

five survive would be a good option, lots of mixed opinions!

i also recommend getting your botm votes together before the month of the botm :)

Isn't it already May 5th though? We won't have much time for the actual reading.

Anyway I think we should do a standalone this time since it's the first BotM. Here's my suggestions—

+Happy place by Emily Henry(Newly released, and i think it's clean as well)

+The night circus by Erin Morgenstern

+They both die at the end by Adam Silvera

+Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus

+Starlust by Neil Gaiman(Short, fantasy)

+Howl's moving castle by Diana Wynn Jones

Rambling daydreams wrote: "the thing is I would love to do this but it's quite hard to get books regularly for me, so I can't buy new books for BOTM all the time sadly..."

Do you have access to an app such as libby? Are there any books you're interested in that are readily available through there? There's an application called Open Library, and a lot of classics are readily available online for free, maybe we can push choosing one.

Carmilla (Joseph Sheridan LeFaou, homoerotic gothic vamp classic)

The Witch King (HE Edgmon, Indigenous Trans LGBT rep)- First in a duology

Kaikeyi (Indian epic retelling)-this is also available from BOTM for 5 dollars with their current coupon if you've never purchased from them before

Man Made Monsters (some indigenous myth retellings with a horrorous spin)

Ander and Santi were here (LGBT and latinx rep, really sad though)


All are standalones except for the witch king!

@Olivia Oo i love Carmilla!

Hey everyone could everyone relist the books they recommend underneath this comment? If you could

olivia wrote: "Carmilla (Joseph Sheridan LeFaou, homoerotic gothic vamp classic)

The Witch King (HE Edgmon, Indigenous Trans LGBT rep)- First in a duology

Kaikeyi (Indian epic retelling)-this is also available ..."
Hey sorry but we cant do some of these because i dont think theyve all been published yet

the polls been made guys :) https://www.goodreads.com/poll/show/2...

@Beth you're the leader right? When's the BoTM gonna start?

So, what does BOTM mean for this group? Are we gonna have reading goals then talk about it? Are we having a group discussion when we finish them? What are the rules?

I guess we just kinda read and discuss. Hey @Beth do you think we should have a spoiler and no spoiler topic for each? You can delete those at the end of the month.

Dreamcatcher wrote: "I guess we just kinda read and discuss. Hey @Beth do you think we should have a spoiler and no spoiler topic for each? You can delete those at the end of the month."

sure you can handle those topics

"The Search for Synergy" by Brett Salter

- Rome is our protagonist
- He is an eager kid with a stable life, yet asks for a thrill that goes FAR beyond what he had in mind.
- A modern world of knights & dragons that must unite, to face off against an ancient evil from even before the mediaeval times.
- Test of Friendship
- Journey of Self-Discovery: "Your a dragon, Rome" ("cough" Harry Potter "cough")
- a pretty simple yet solid story

Books ideas for June:

•A magic steeped in poison by Judy Lin
-Short
-Asian fantasy
-Unique magic system and I heard that it's easy to read as well.

•The picture of Dorian Grey by Oscar Wilde
-Well liked classic
-Can be read by anyone
-Available for free online since copyright has expired.
-Only one book ofc

•The UnHoneymooners by Christina Lauren
-Token Romance book i added
-The Premise is intesting but honestly I didn't really like it. You might though.

•The Emperor's soul by Brandon Sanderson
-Beautiful yet simple to read
-Short and a stand alone
-Unique magic system and everything is easy to follow.

•Circe by Madeline Miller
-Amazing prose
-Greek mythology retelling
-Not much else to tell

•Then she was gone by Lisa Jewell
-Don't know much about it except that it's a murder mystery. I think it would be cool seeing everyone's reactions.

Dreamcatcher wrote: "Books ideas for June:

•A magic steeped in poison by Judy Lin
-Short
-Asian fantasy
-Unique magic system and I heard that it's easy to read as well.

•The picture of Dorian Grey by Oscar Wilde
-Wel..."

sorry i didnt see this when making the poll :(. I thought all those participating messaged me