Books and Tea Book Club | 2019 Series + January Read-alongs
Happy 2019 guys, we’re starting off the year with lots of choices for the Book Club! We not only have our regular monthly read-along themed around “We can’t believe we’ve not read it yet”. But we also launched 2 full series read-alongs for the full year.
I know, I simply like to keep everyone busy with good books!
At the start of each year we pick a series to read throughout. Usually we would vote on it however this year I went ahead and picked two – one for selfish reasons and the other due to popular demand as it kept coming close in read-along votes.
The Broken Earth trilogy by N.K. Jemisin is made up of The Fifth Season, The Obelisk Gate, and The Stone Sky. This the read-along due to popular demand and I’m hoping later on this year I can pick up a copy for myself.
The selfish read-along simply because I want too is the Twilight series by Stephenie Meyer. Look its been years and this is one of the series that got me back into reading so I want to re-read it due to nostalgia and with a more critical look on it. Oh yeah, when I say full series I mean full; Twilight, Midnight Sun, New Moon, Eclipse, The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner, Breaking Dawn, Life and Death: Twilight, and all the movies.
The Broken Earth trilogy | Twilight series
So onto our monthly read-along right?
I gave Books and Tea members the theme of “Wow, I Can’t Believe We Haven’t Read This Yet” and there were a lot of suggestions that caught my interest. The winning book though was Good Omens by Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman. Which luckily I do already own so maybe, just maybe, I’ll fit this in this month too!
I will be writing up an updated Chat Overview for this year but here is last years post should you want to know more about the Book Club. I hope at least one of these books interest you, if not we’re also taking suggestions for February’s Read-along of “Lesser Known Books” until mid-week. Then I’ll get a poll up next weekend for people to vote on their favourite choice.
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I REALLY want to reread Twilight sometime. I’m not sure that I can get through the whole series a second time, but the first book held such a special place in my heart when I was 13 and got me reading. I’d love to see how I felt about it as an adult.
yess!! thats how i feel, im hoping i can manage the full series – atleast i have a year to do so but we’ll see :)
This sounds like a fun read-along! I am with you on the full Twilight series re-read. It has been ages since I’ve read them and watched the movies. I didn’t even get around to reading Life and Death because I wanted to reread the full series. Good luck!
i know Allie ( @ hexenlibrarian) started her copy today.
i hope i still feel so happy about these books after reading them again w a fresh outlook ahah
I would definitely be interested in joining up with the Broken Earth Trilogy readalong, I had planned on reading that series this year anyway and would love to have some buddies to discuss it with throughout.
https://discord.gg/mcD3rsj
feel free to join us, if youre new to discord feel free to directly message me (my name there is sizzlebiscuits) if you need any help!
I started the Broken Earth trilogy last year (we read the first book for my work book club), but I never got to the second two books! A read along for that would be lovely because it is so complex.
Oooh thats good to hear! i think you just joined so nice to see you in BnT :)
Thank you! Excited to be a part of it :)
I love the look of Good Omen’s I read and enjoyed a few of Terry Pratchett’s Discworld series and Neil Gaiman’s stories are always strangely interesting!
Omg definitely need to reread Twilight!!
I reread Twilight every single year and I am going to be reading it again this year! Though I sometimes skip the Bree Tanner book, but not all the time. I’ve never read Life and Death and don’t intend to though… I love the movies, rewatch them all the time :P
i havent read/watched since release so v excited to dive backin!! :)