When I saw the Goodreads Choice Awards nominees are now up for the first round of votings, I was excited, then shocked to see that a grand total of one book I'd read this year was nominated. I was thus only able to vote for that one. The one book I have read among the 2024 GR nominees is:
As far as other nominees go, there are several I have heard about, but not read, because I cannot find them at my library and don't want to spend money on them if I think (or even know!) I'll never read them again. I might try to look for e-books to borrow, but the drawbacks to this idea are 1) I can only take reading so many e-books 2) The particular book may not be available on the e-book services available through my public library and 3) Even if the book is on the service, if it's a new and popular one, it will likely have a long wait, often up to six months. (I often don't want to wait that long!)
Two others have also posted blog entires on the Goodreads awards. This one said how she felt out of touch, not having heard of some of the books nominated and having read some that she did not finish (DNF). There are also many I didn't know about either. Just how did she or I miss these and how did they get nominated? She also questioned why people are using the term "romantasy."
Another blogger wondered about the following:
I believe this year they even took away the "Write in" nominees unless that was last year because they added a whopping TWO genre categories but yet still leave out a TON for the YA categories. I mean seriously, just SciFi/Fantasy and Fiction? That's it? You lump Paranormal, SciFi, Fantasy, Dystopian all into one category and then "the rest" goes into another? When adults get a "contemporary" and its own thriller, horror, SciFi, Fantasy, "Romantasy" categories? It's ridiculous!
Now that she has alerted readers to this, I too wonder why all forms of Fantasy can't be included under one category for the YA books.
Again, there are lots of nominated books I have heard of but have been unable to find without having to buy them. And the fact that they've been nominated makes me want to read them even more.
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