Maude’s Book Club
Maude’s Book Club
The Goodreads Choice Awards 2023 Final Round Nominations
The final round for the Goodreads Choice Awards is now open! Some of the books we have read have made it through the next round and we could not be happier. If you haven’t read the books listed below, then it’s time to add them to your TBR for next year! All the books nominated below have impacted this year; we can’t wait to read some of them as a community.
‘Fourth Wing’ Guide: Dragons and Their Riders
When it comes to world-building in fantasy novels, there can be an overload of information. Character names can be mixed up and even hard to pronounce. In Fourth Wing and now Iron Flame, Rebecca Yarros has made it difficult for readers to keep up with all the dragons bonded to their riders with their signets. Yarros focuses on Violet Sorrengail and her two dragons, Tairn and Andarna, but there are so many characters that end up helping her in Iron Flame.
Hot Off The Shelf: November 21st-28th New Releases
As the year comes to an end, November is the month to get in all those final reads to round out the year. There are still new releases that 2023 has in store for many. This month focuses on mysteries, thrillers and some romance. Luckily for avid readers like us, plenty of books are being released in the next four months to keep us invested. Whether they are debut novels or long-awaited sequels, there is something for everyone.
Check out the books being released in the last two weeks of November.
The Best of 2023 on Audible
Goodreads and Audible have released the best books of 2023 on their designated platforms, and it’s great to see the variety. As someone who is a born-again reader, audiobooks have become enjoyable for me. It is hard to find time to sit down and read a book. Listening to novels while driving, cleaning the house or going for a walk adds a similar layer of calmness when reading a book.
If You Like ‘The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes’ Add These To Your TBR
It’s hard to believe that after a decade The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes would garner the same excitement as The Hunger Games. It is safe to say that the film adaptation of The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes is incredible and fans of the prequel will be more than satisfied with it.
The Goodreads Choice Awards 2023 Opening Round Nominations
It’s almost the end of the year, and it has been a wonderful year because it has been filled with books. The Goodreads Choice Awards have begun, and their opening round is officially open for voting. They cover each genre, but here at MBC, our focus is fantasy and science fiction. Fortunately, those genres flourished this year because of some incredible new releases.
New Characters in ‘Iron Flame’ by Rebecca Yarros
It has been one week since Iron Flame by Rebecca Yarros was released, and some book lovers are already finished reading!
Some new characters are introduced within Part One of the book, which surprised many readers. The addition of these characters has made this sequel more engaging in light of the absence of Xaden Riorson. There are some strange things going on at Basgiath and the more we read, the more these additional characters show their true colours.
Hot Off The Shelf: November 14th New Releases
As the year comes to an end, November is the month to get in all those final reads to round out the year. There are still new releases that 2023 has in store for many. This month focuses on mysteries, thrillers and some romance. Luckily for avid readers like us, plenty of books are being released in the next four months to keep us invested. Whether they are debut novels or long-awaited sequels, there is something for everyone.
Check out the books being released the third week of November.
Book Lovers Gift Guide For The Holiday Season
It’s November, but early Holiday shopping will help everyone out. Sometimes it’s hard to shop for people because you don’t know what they like. However, if you have some friends or family members who LOVE to read there are always gifts you can give. And most of the time, book readers are happy with absolutely anything. The gift of giving books or anything book-related will warm the hearts of many this Holiday season because there are plenty of options out there!
We have compiled a list of 8 Holiday gift ideas to help everyone out this season. Even if you think the book lover in your life may have an abundance of books, there are different things you can give them!
From Book to Screen: ‘Five Nights at Freddy’s’ Parallels
The game has grown exponentially since 2014 and has branched out into graphic novels, mini-games, spin-offs and now a film adaptation. Video game adaptations are difficult to make because there is so much lore. And the FNAF lore is extensive, with a weird timeline created by Cawthon. The film adaptation, directed by Emma Tammi, focuses on the children who were taken versus the gameplay and sets it apart from the rest of the media in the franchise. There are plenty of Easter Eggs in the film that were directly from the graphic novels.
‘The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes’ Character Breakdown
The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes by Suzanne Collins is about Coriolanus Snow and him being assigned a female tribute for the 10th annual Hunger Games. It is a completely different perspective than we are used to because it’s more focused on Snow and the impression of Lucy Gray Baird from District 12.
Whether you’re new to the franchise or gearing up to watch the film adaptation, we’re here to give you a full character breakdown to refresh your memory. If you love The Hunger Games, join our discord to discuss with other book lovers!
Welcome To Noirvember: 10 Noir Novels to Add to Your TBR
Much like Spooktober, Noirvember is the month to spend consuming as much as you can from the Noir genre. Noir is a subgenre of crime fiction and can be considered, but there is so much more that comes with it.
Noir fiction, by definition, has a marked darkness in its themes and subject matter. It features a disturbing mix of sex and violence. There is often a femme fatale and a detective (or a pseudo-detective) trying to solve a murder or disappearance. If you like to read a darker, more sinister crime thriller that doesn’t fall into horror, then Noir is the genre for you.
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Not only do community members interact with other book lovers and creator Maude Garrett, but Maude connects with the authors of the books directly so the community can also discuss the book with their favoruite authors.
