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Thanks, Danielle! I appreciate the clarifications!
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If you are interested in reading a book with other members, we do have the buddy reads program, and it will keep going strong.
Thanks Danielle! I enjoyed the monthly group reads.What site is the buddy reads program?
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Thanks for participating in the group reads!
1. Note that this is a general audience group, with no age restriction (not designated as 18 or older). We need to keep that in mind when books are nominated for group reads. Dangerous Heroes shouldn’t and doesn’t mean kinky/erotic/fetish by nature. Nothing wrong with those things if you are interested, but there are specific groups on Goodreads that cater to those tastes. This is a broad-spectrum group for all lovers of dangerous heroes, primarily in romance novels, although we sometimes step outside of that genre to action/adventure, classics, science fiction, fantasy, and urban fantasy. As such, any books nominated for the group reads should not be overtly erotic in nature. In other words, if the book has X-rated content, it’s not eligible for a group read. G to R rated books are eligible. NC-17 books will be taken on a case by case basis by the moderators. If X-rated or books deemed not suitable in content are nominated, the group read coordinator and/or any moderator reserves the right to disqualify the book for the poll. If you’re not sure, feel free to ask. If a book is on the hot side of the sensuality rating, this should be noted in the nomination thread and in the headline for the group read, just as a warning to any readers who may not be comfortable with certain heat levels and subject matter so they can steer clear.
Also keep in mind, that although we do accept that dangerous heroes can indulge in edgy behavior, we want to be careful about selecting books for the group reads that show demeaning, abusive, humiliating, misogynistic, racist, or otherwise overtly offensive behavior by the main characters. We realize that this can sometimes be an eye of the beholder thing. As such, we will ask the members to keep this in mind when making suggestions for the group reads.
2. For the monthly group read nomination, the person coordinating the theme will typically choose the theme. Books nominated should at least in general reflect the thematic nature for the selected group read topic. If there is an issue, the coordinator reserves the right to decline the book, and the member is welcome to make an alternative suggestion. Books that have already been selected as group reads in prior months are also ineligible. Those threads remain open so members are free to drop in and comment at any time. This is mainly a romance book group, so most of the monthly reads will be for romance books. If the coordinator for some reason chooses a theme that is not restricted to the romance genre, they will make that clear in the monthly nomination thread.
3. At this time, there is no restriction on selecting a book out of sequence in a series, but this should be made obvious, and hopefully those who make the nomination will chose books that can be read out of sequence.
4. Any group member can nominate a book, with the above guidelines taken into consideration. Why not nominate something you haven't read before? We can all discover a good read for the first time together. Any group member is free to vote on a group read poll. Your vote will only count once. You may change your vote prior to the expiration date of the poll. If a book you don't want to read gets nominated, you are not obligated to participate in the discussion just because you voted.
5. If at any time, you have questions about the group read process, feel free to ask. You may ask on the group reads thread or via private message to a moderator or group read coordinator.