Maude’s Book Club
Maude’s Book Club
Maude’s Book Club 2025 First three main book picks
Maude’s Book Club launched last year, and our 2024 slate was filled with wonderful books. Over the past year, the MBC community has voted on the books we wanted to read, most of which have been winners!
For the first three months of 2025, Maude Garrett and book club members have chosen the novels sitting on their TBR. If you are an ACOTAR fan, missed Light Bringer this year, or want to dive into Brandon Sanderson’s Stormlight Archive, you should come and join us in 2025!
The 10 Best Fantasy Books of 2024
Some of the Fantasy novels on this list received plenty of buzz, and others flew under the radar. And just because they flew under the radar doesn’t mean they aren’t highly rated on Goodreads. It’s hard to find a new series to start because you have to wait for the next book, but not many authors write standalone Fantasy novels. Fortunately, there are some on this list!
The 10 Best Science Fiction Books of 2024
Sci-fi novels on this list received plenty of buzz, and others flew under the radar in 2024. And just because they flew under the radar doesn’t mean they aren’t highly rated on Goodreads. The good thing about these sci-fi novels is that most of them are standalone. So, it’s not daunting to start a brand new series constantly.
Here are the best sci-fi novels of 2024.
Giveaway: ‘The Ultimate Fantasy Character Creator’ by Jeff Stormer
We are giving away 1 copy of ‘The Ultimate Fantasy Character Creator’ by Jeff Stormer. The giveaway will run from December 16th to the 21st
Giveaway: ‘A Rogue’s Tale’ by Lenore Zann
We are giving away 2 copies of ‘A Rogue’s Tale’ by Lenore Zann. The giveaway will run from December 9th to the 14th.
Bonus Book of the Month: ‘System Collapse’ by Martha Wells
Maude Garrett and the MBC community love our BONUS BOOKS!
For those who need to hit their reading goals by the end of the year, novellas are the way to go! Since we are reading Fugitive Telemetry by Martha Wells, we chose book seven of the Murderbot Diaries - System Collapse.
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Book of the Month: ‘Fugitive Telemetry’ by Martha Wells
One of Maude Garrett’s favourite authors is Martha Wells. We have been reading the Murderbot Diaries for a while now, and Maude has even interviewed Wells herself.
The BOOK OF THE MONTH for December is Fugitive Telemetry—the sixth book of the Murderbot Diaries.
The Goodreads Choice Awards 2024 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.
Chris Edgerly has a Kickstarter for the sequel to ‘Soldier of Ages’
Chris Edgerly returns with a sequel to Soldier of Ages titled, Soldier of Ages: Battle of the Bulge. The news went live this Monday that Edgerly would have a Kickstarter to help fund this new project.
Bonus Book of the Month: ‘The Last Unicorn’ by Peter S. Beagle
Maude Garrett and the MBC community love our BONUS BOOKS!
Not only do we continue reading a series we enjoyed, but we also test the waters for other acclaimed novels. The Last Unicorn by Peter S. Beagle has been on everyone’s TBR for a while.
Since it has been dubbed one of the best fantasy novels of all time, we needed to add it to our yearly list. Whether you’re new to our book club or have been with us for a while, you know how much we love finding a new series!
Book of the Month: ‘Somewhere Beyond The Sea’ by TJ Klune
Since then, the staff and community have picked up one of his books. We have all enjoyed his writing, and now we have decided to read Somewhere Beyond the Sea for our NOVEMBER BOOK OF THE MONTH!
Some of the books we start at MBC continue to be read as bonus books throughout the year!
For those who have read The House in the Cerulean Sea, Under the Whispering Door, or Somewhere Beyond the Sea on their TBR, come and join us this month as we read it together!
If You Like ‘N0S4A2’ Add These To Your TBR!
Our BOOK OF THE MONTH was N0S4A2 by Joe Hill.
Maude Garrett isn’t a fan of horror. So we try to choose a spooky novel that has fantasy elements for October. Joe Hill has a different style than what we’re used to and he holds nothing back. The novel is dark, traumatic and sinister with a vampire who thinks he’s morally right with the decisions he makes for children.
If you have read N0S4A2 by Joe Hill, here are some books we recommend that are quite similar!
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