It is final! The October 2018 Voter Chosen Book of the Month!
We thank you all for participating in our poll!
The top two will go on to Book of the Year!
FIRST PLACE:
We are happy to announce the Winner of our Voter Chosen Book of the Month is:
The Bones Beneath My Skin by TJ Klune
Reviewed by Jay V.
TITLE: The Bones Beneath My Skin
AUTHOR: TJ Klune
PUBLISHER: TJ Klune
LENGTH: 375 Pages
RELEASE DATE: October 26, 2018
BLURB:
In the spring of 1995, Nate Cartwright has lost everything: his parents are dead, his older brother wants nothing to do with him, and he’s been fired from his job as a journalist in Washington DC. With nothing left to lose, he returns to his family’s summer cabin outside the small mountain town of Roseland, Oregon to try and find some sense of direction. The cabin should be empty. It’s not.
Inside is a man named Alex. And with him is an extraordinary little girl who calls herself Artemis Darth Vader.
Artemis, who isn’t exactly as she appears.
Soon it becomes clear that Nate must make a choice: let himself drown in the memories of his past, or fight for a future he never thought possible. Because the girl is special. And forces are descending upon them who want nothing more than to control her.
SECOND PLACE:
Of Sunlight and Stardust by Riley Hart and Christina Lee
Reviewed by Kat
TITLE: Of Sunlight and Stardust
AUTHOR: Riley Hart and Christina Lee
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 269 pages
RELEASE DATE: September 18, 2018
BLURB:
After the death of his wife, Tanner Rowe takes a step toward making her dying wish come true and buys the house with the dilapidated barn she’d been inexplicably drawn to in the picturesque Upper Peninsula. But after a year, he still can’t get past his grief long enough to make the repairs he’d promised.
Recently out of prison, Cole Lachlan has little to his name. Homeless, broke, and without many options as a felon, Cole heads to Red Bluff with hopes of a second chance. There he meets Tanner, whose loneliness mirrors his own, and soon Cole is trading room and board for rebuilding the burned-out barn on Tanner’s property that hasn’t been touched in seventy years.
Turns out, the barn holds more secrets than either of them could have imagined. After unearthing a hidden journal from 1948, Cole and Tanner spend their evenings poring over the pages, reading about a young man pining after his best friend. The deeper they delve into this forbidden affair from the past, the more Cole and Tanner’s own relationship shifts—from acquaintances to friends…to undeniable attraction.
But as they begin to deal with the newness of falling in love in the wake of Tanner’s loss and Cole’s past, they also become more determined to unravel the mystery of the young lovers who’ve captured their hearts, the rumors about the fire, and what really happened that fateful night.
CONGRATULATIONS TO THE WINNERS!
Here is the final vote total: