We had eleven people voting in the first round! And the comments in that entry are now unscreened, so that everyone can see what all was voted for. And to also double check my tallying.

The top vote getters were:

Fantasy/Sci-Fi/Paranormal/Urban Fantasy/Supernatural - 8
Mystery/Crime/True Crime - 7
Audiobook/Ebook - 5
Number or Color in the Title - 5
Diverse Reads - 5

We then had 4 categories tied with four votes each. Those were:

Biography/Autobiography/Non-Fiction
Published This Year (2019)
Children's/YA Book
Fairy Tale/Fairy Tale Retellings

I used random.org to choose the final category for the first round. Here's the result:


So that means Childrens'/YA makes the cut.

The final list for the first round looks like this:

Fantasy/Sci-Fi/Paranormal/Urban Fantasy/Supernatural - 8
Mystery/Crime/True Crime - 7
Audiobook/Ebook - 5
Number or Color in the Title - 5
Diverse Reads - 5
Children's/YA Book - 4

These six books will make up the first six squares on the board.

Second round voting post will open shortly! Thanks to everyone who voted in the first round!