2013 January Pick It For Me! Challenge

[~KarenH~, Moderator]

Brittany wrote: "I Finished reading Father Mine and I wasn't disappointed. "

I'm glad you liked it, Brittany!

[puppitypup]

Hey Emily, I just finished A Hidden Fire by Elizabeth Hunter. What a great book! I don't give out many 5 star ratings, but this one deserves it. I can't believe it was free on Kindle. Thanks for the pick! Julie

[Joyce]

Carla I finished my first readYou Slay Me Finished on 1/14/13. this was a great fun read. I'm looking forward to reading more about Aisling and Jim was so funny.

[~KarenH~, Moderator]

I've finished a two of my picks in the last few days. I loved I'll Be Your Drill, Soldier, and now I'm part of the growing crowd waiting not so patiently for the next book to come out! I listened to The Hero's Guide to Saving Your Kingdom, and thought it was very cute, and the narration was absolutely amazing. This was the first time I'd listened to anything by Bronson Pinchot, but it definitely won't be the last! Thanks for the picks, Shell - I'd like to fit at least one more in this month, but I'm just not sure if it's going to happen.

[Ruby]

Completed my first book from this challenge, and I love it!!

[~Leslie~]

puppitypup wrote: "Hey Emily, I just finished A Hidden Fire by Elizabeth Hunter. What a great book! I don't give out many 5 star ratings, but this one deserves it. I can't believe it was free on Kindle. Thanks fo..."
I just have to say that I love this series and it just gets better and better.

[Elke]

Ruby wrote: "Completed my first book from this challenge, and I love it!!"

I am so glad you enjoyed it!! Its one of my favorite series!!

[Jane (PS), Moderator]

~KarenH~ wrote: "I've finished a two of my picks in the last few days. I loved I'll Be Your Drill, Soldier, and now I'm part of the growing crowd waiting not so patiently for the next book to come out! I listened..."

I've been waiting too Karen! I wasn't sure there was ever going to be a sequel but in her GR profile Crystal indicates that the story is complete but going through the clean up phase... Can't wait :)

Crystal - if you read this - PLEASE! release it soon :)

[Nairabell]

Amy J. wrote: "I finished the other night. It was a very light, fluffy read, which made it a nice departure from the other book I'm reading (Crime and Punishment). That sa..."

Glad it could give you a break from a heavier book :) Sorry the characters didn't work for you.

[Nairabell]

Hi Joyce! I totally forgot to check in after I finished . I really enjoyed it :) It was different to what I'd usually pick and I went straight on to read the second.

[MountainKat, Moderator]

Hi Karen, I finished my second pick - Extreme Exposure by Pamela Clare. It was a reread for me, but I wanted to listen to the audio since I had heard such good things about it. I love this book and this series! And the audio is pretty darn good too - I can't wait to hear what Kaleo Griffith does with some of the other heroes in this series!!

[Larissa]

Carla wrote: "Larissa--

Thanks for the fabulous recommendations!! I just finished my second pick this month, . I absolutely LOVED it--a five-star book for me. It has..."

I'm so glad you loved it as much as I did! TFIOS was truly the best book I read in 2012 (:

[Renee]

Brett wrote: "Finished up . Took a little while to get into but once it started moving I couldn't put it down."

Are you gonna continue with the series, Brett? They only get better and better! :-)

[Renee]

Daffodil wrote: "Renee wrote: "Daffodil, I'm finally starting , I've been looking forward to it since you made my picks!! :-)"

Hope you enjoy it!"

I did! Loved Martini, and the two of them cracked me up! Have you read the whole series? I'll definitely continue with this one. Thanks for the rec!

[Emily]

puppitypup wrote: "Hey Emily, I just finished A Hidden Fire by Elizabeth Hunter. What a great book! I don't give out many 5 star ratings, but this one deserves it. I can't believe it was free on Kindle. Thanks fo..."

So glad you like it :)

[Diane ~Firefly~]

Susan (sasqyq) I finished and enjoyed it. It has just the right level of kooky. Thanks for the rec!

[Brett]

Finished my buddy read of with Photojim. I really liked it. The ending was really sweet.

[Ruby]

Elke wrote: "Ruby wrote: "Completed my first book from this challenge, and I love it!!"

I am so glad you enjoyed it!! Its one of my favorite series!!"

Elke, I am definitely grabbing this series as read. Thanks for the recommendation!

[Susan (susayq ~)]

Diane ~Firefly~ wrote: "Susan (sasqyq) I finished and enjoyed it. It has just the right level of kooky. Thanks for the rec!"

So glad you liked it :)

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Sandy
Thanks for the recommendation for the it was the first book I have read by Jodi Picoult I used to be Rena but i am Arena now

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leslie wrote
Hi Rena, just finished reading one of my picks and I liked it alot. It's always great to discover a new author. I'm looking forward to reading more in this series. Thanks so much for the pick!

Leslie i used to be Rena but i am Arena now

[Ty]

finished my 2nd PIFM the other day, . love it!

I didn't know what to think about this type of hero at first. He definitely wasn't alpha but not quite beta... so was he a gamma? I wasn't sure. Normally, I'm all about alphas, but something about Robert just made me root for him. While I did enjoy the first 75% of the book, the last 25% pretty much distracted me from the story of the H/h. But I still gave it 5 stars due the refreshing uniqueness of the couple.

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Breann !
Starting off with Cut and Run :D
So excited !!

[~Leslie~]

Arena wrote: "leslie wrote
Hi Rena, just finished reading one of my picks and I liked it alot. It's always great to discover a new author. I'm looking forward to reading mor..."
Got it!! Glad to know. Also, I am about to start my second pick .
I've been on a historical kick lately and I'm really looking forward to some shifters!!

[Daffodil]

Renee wrote:
"I did! Loved Martini, and the two of them cracked me up! Have you read the whole series? I'll definitely continue with this one. Thanks for the rec!"

I've read the first five books. came out in December and I bought it at the start of this month. I'm planning to start it soon.

I love Gini Koch's humor. Kitty usually manages to hit the right level of snark without crossing the line over into annoying. Her parents are a hoot, too.

Another plus, Koch's love of comic books is apparent. Somehow, she manages to inject some of that comic book mentality into her plot lines without making it just a comic book in novel format.

[Elke]

Read my pick Down to You....I enjoyed reading it. I will continue with the second one soon! Thanks again for the picks!

[Breann]

Oh yay! Hope you like it Karen! Welcome to the "I need more Ty & Zane like I need air" club!

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I hope after reading it , I come knocking for membership to the club :D :D

[Breann]

Oh you will. :)

[Ashley]

Hey Christy,

I just read Shadow's Claim by Cole and gave it 3 stars. I enjoyed it and would have given it 4 if the female lead didnt tic me off so much.

Thanks for the rec.

[Janet]

Finally got some of my books from the library, am starting with Rainshadow Road

[Kristina Simon]

Tiffanny:

I just finished The MacKade Brothers: Rafe and Jared by Nora Roberts and loved it. Can't believe it's been sitting on my shelf for so long and I'm just not getting to it. Now on to Shane and Devin's stories.... I've already pulled the book from my shelves. Thanks so much for the rec!

[~Leslie~]

Hi Arena Just finished my second pick and I have to say it really hooked me into this series! It's like UF for grownups. I gave it 4 stars and can't wait to read the next one.
Thanks so much for the picks this month. You did a great job!!

[Carla]

Joyce wrote: "Carla I finished my first readYou Slay Me Finished on 1/14/13. this was a great fun read. I'm looking forward to reading more about Aisling and Jim was so funny."

I'm glad that you liked it!

[Carla]

Larissa wrote: "Carla wrote: "Larissa--

Thanks for the fabulous recommendations!! I just finished my second pick this month, . I absolutely LOVED it--a five-star book f..."

Thanks again--I will be recommending it to my friends!

[Carla]

Larissa, I finished my third pick this month, which was a light, fun chick-lit romance involving an everyday woman with small secrets and her hot-shot man with a big one. Lots of interesting characters and plot twists. Thanks for the pick, I enjoyed it!

[Carrie]

Lexa, I finished earlier, thought it was great. Thank you. Not one of the two I said I was going to read from your recs. I'm hoping to get to them as well.

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sandy
i finished my second book

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MountainKat wrote: "Hi Karen, I finished my second pick - Extreme Exposure by Pamela Clare. It was a reread for me, but I wanted to listen to the audio since I had heard such good things about it. I love this book a..."

Great that you liked both of the pics :)

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Breann,

As you know I finished my first pick and really liked it :)

[Christina]

I finished today. It was a great book. There were a lot of twists and turns like he always had in his books.

Thanks Vi for the push to read this one.

[Breann]

Karen wrote: "Breann,

As you know I finished my first pick and really liked it :)"

I'm so glad you liked it Karen!

[Pollyanna]

Hey T.Nida I finished Seers of Light today and gave it 4 stars. I'll give a review in our buddy read thread. Thanks for the picks

[Shell]

~KarenH~ wrote: "I've finished a two of my picks in the last few days. I loved I'll Be Your Drill, Soldier, and now I'm part of the growing crowd waiting not so patiently for the next book to come out! I listened..."

I'm so glad you loved them both! They're 2 of my favorites. :)

[Shell]

Amy J. wrote: "for SHELL

1. My Fave of 2012: Room by Emma Donoghue

2. Author I look forward to reading in 2013: Changeless by Gail Carriger (I'm looking forward to reading Prudence, which is expected sometime..."

Amy J.I finished Changeless. It was okay. I didn't like it as much as I did the 1st book. Thanks for giving me the push to read it. :)

[MountainKat, Moderator]

Karen wrote: "Great that you liked both of the pics :) "

Thanks Karen! I was really hoping to read more, but I just don't see that happening. Maybe further into my recovery I will be able to focus enough to read again, but not quite yet...

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MountainKat wrote: "Karen wrote: "Great that you liked both of the pics :) "

Thanks Karen! I was really hoping to read more, but I just don't see that happening. Maybe further into my recovery I will be able to foc..."

Recovery MK???????

[MountainKat, Moderator]

Hi Karen, I had back surgery last week. Not fun, but hopefully just the first step on getting back to normal! I guess I'm about a quarter inch taller now though - and I can use every fraction of an inch I can get! =P

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MountainKat wrote: "Hi Karen, I had back surgery last week. Not fun, but hopefully just the first step on getting back to normal! I guess I'm about a quarter inch taller now though - and I can use every fraction of ..."

ok! take care ! and stay tall :P

[Jim son of Jim (formerly PhotoJim)]

Brittany, I finished Bared to You yesterday. It was good thank you. I'll probably continue with the series but I'm hoping the characters become somewhat more likable as the relationship progresses. As ultra rich Roarke overcomes the bitchiness that is Eve... oops got a bit confused... I mean as ultra rich Gideon overcomes the bitchiness that is Eva I see parallels to several other books I've read. It needs something to differentiate itself from the rest of the field.