2013 February Pick It For Me! Challenge

[Fran, Moderator]

What is the Pick-It-For-Me Challenge?

The Pick-It-For-Me Challenge (PIFM) is a reading challenge where each participant gives and receives book recommendations based on a given a set of rules. The assignment method and book selection rules change each month so it’s always new and always different.

After signups are closed, I'll put your names and any extra info I’ve required into the super secret PIFM randomizer and select someone for you to choose for. This will get posted along with the rules for the month.

While you're doing your picks, someone else is doing picks for you. Once you receive them, you pick a book off the list and get reading. To complete the challenge, you only have to read 1 (one) book but many of us end up reading more because we just can't resist a list of books to read.

In order to participate you need to either HAVE YOUR PROFILE SET TO PUBLIC (preferable), or make the person who will be giving you recommendations your friend. On top of that, I strongly recommend keeping your bookshelves updated; otherwise you might end up with a recommendation that you have already read.

Everything gets done in this thread so be sure to come back often!!!

***TIPS TO MAKE THE CHALLENGE ENJOYABLE FOR EVERYONE!***

1. Check the publishing date of the book before recommending it. To check the publishing date, from your pickee's to-read or similar shelf choose shelf settings, select "date pub" from the drop down selections and save/close the menu.

2. Check pickee's personalized shelves, especially their exclusive shelves - it could be very helpful in recommending something they want to read. A personalized shelf is one that a member has labeled themselves, for example, 'to read next', 'can't wait to read', 'favorites'.

3. Look at your pickee's 'read' shelf and see what genres they have recently read the most. That might help in choosing something they are interested in reading right now.

4. Please make sure the books you choose for your pickee are not on their 'read' shelf.Just because it isn't rated doesn't mean it wasn't read. Sometimes the reader may choose not to rate a book.

5. Although Buddy Reads are no longer going to be offered as a category, if there is a recommendation that you give your pickee that you would like to read with them, please feel free to suggest a Buddy Read with them. You can PM each other and discuss it.

6. If your pickee reads lots of books in a genre you are not familiar with (erotic romance, GLBT, YA, etc.), feel free to contact either Fran, Dee, Jane or the month's organizer and they can try to point you in the right direction for recommendations.

7. If possible, try to include a shorter book, a longer book, a new addition to their 'to-read' shelf, and and older book from their 'to-read' shelf. This gives them a variety of options to choose from. You can sort the shelves by many features - ratings, date read, date added, date published, #of pages and many other items from the shelf settings as described in tip #1. And they can be sorted by ascending or descending order as well.

INFORMATION NEEDED TO SIGN UP
Please sign up in this thread with the answer to the following question:

Do you like cherries? Yes or No

IMPORTANT DATES

January 27th(8 am) US EST): Sign up closes, matchups are made, picking rules are posted
February 1st(8 am) US EST): Deadline for recommendations; remixes are assigned
February 28th: Deadline for reading your pick and giving some feedback

If you are new, please read the frequently asked questions- http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/3.... If you have any questions that are not addressed there, please feel free to ask!

***Please add a new comment rather than updating a previous post or your progress will likely be missed. It is also very helpful if you add more information like "I finished another pick" or "I finished my third book for this challenge" and mention if your pick was a buddy read. Thanks!***

[Fran, Moderator]

Feel free to add a preferred shelf along with your sign-up if you would like it considered for picks.

[Fran, Moderator]

Please let me know if your name doesn't appear below and I will add you :)

Signed Up-

Likes Cherries-

Photojim
Vilda
Brittany
Dee
Breann
Amber
Laura
Ty
Joyce
Jane(PS)-preferred shelf
Sassafrass
Kristi
Christina
Iris
Yz
Sandy
Katie
Mackenzie-PIFM shelf
Karen- no m/m picks
Ruby- PIFM shelf
Pam
Jojo
Bre
Fran- excited-to-read shelf
Elke- on deck shelf
Ab2y
Pollyanna
Penney
Elizabeth
Ruth Ann
KarenH- can't-wait-to-read shelf
Cacophony
Regina
Sallie(Shuga)
Nairabell
Renee
-Melissa- Feb shelf
Rebecca
Nikita- to-read shelf
Kami
Arena
Gea- 2013 Challenges shelf
Amy
Nikki
Nadine- book challenge shelf
Sue
Amy J
MountainKat- to-read-asap shelf
Diane-Firefly
Sue.Rs
Juliet- PIFM shelf
Jensine
Susanne- on kindle-on bookshelf-wishlist shelves
Nicole
Irina
Carla
Debra
Nancy
Misskim
Isabella
Dawn(KatNHat)
Katie
Tosha
Daffodil
Ashley

Does Not Like Cherries-

Brett
Brandilyn- preferred shelf
Vi
Valerie-Varuca- preferred shelf
Leslie
Shell
Carrie
Skandia
Paulina
Suzanne
Erin
Roxy
Mistral - gb-pick-for-me and rrrc-pick4me shelves
Gigi
Emily
Angela
Britt
Lekshmy

[Fran, Moderator]

February is National Cherry Month.
February was chosen for this honor because George Washington's birthday is celebrated in February and there is that famous story about him cutting down the cherry tree.

February is also considered a romantic month. The month of love. So for all of us Romance Readers and Romantics, let's recommend mostly Romance titles to our pickees this month. Pretty please with a cherry on top!

Please also make sure to select at least 4 titles from your pickees shelves to recommend to them. And at least 4 that are completely new.

I couldn't resist when I learned it was 'Cherry' Month...

1. Recommend a Romance with a virginal character

2. Recommend a New Author- the author can come from their shelves or yours, as long as the author is new to them.

Cherries are Red, the color of passion and desire...

3. Choose a Romance with a Red Hot cover

4. Recommend a title that has been getting some Red Hot Buzz- a new release, something everyone is talking about. Here is a shelf you may want to check out for some inspiration... To Die For

Some cherries are sweet, some tart...

5. Sweet- Recommend a Friends to Lovers story

6. Tart- Choose a title with a prostitute as a main character, or a book set in the food industry

George Washington said "I cannot tell a lie...I chopped down the cherry tree."

7. Recommend a Romance with a hunky, outdoorsman hero or a book set in the wilderness/woods

8. Choose a title with a bad boy hero with a heart of gold. Maybe he is just misunderstood....

[Fran, Moderator]

Likes Cherries List

Please pick for the person whose name is underneath yours. The last person on the list picks for the first person on the list. So Vilda picks for Nicole.


nicole
cacophony
ab2y
elke - on deck shelf
kami
christina
gea - 2013 challenges shelf
sue.rs
ruth-ann
katie
ty
karen - no m/m picks
amy
nikki
laura
karenH - can't wait to read shelf
pam
ashley
sue
kristi-passion-for-the-page - to read own shelf
nancy
nairabell
dawn(KatNhat)
Brittany
arena
nadine - book challenge shelf
tosha
katieG
elizabeth
daffodil
Bre
Amber
carla
pollyanna
regina
yz
jane-ps - preferred shelf
jensine
sandy
Breann
fran - excited to read shelf
isabella
rebecca
debra
sassafrass - read this next shelf
mountainkat - to read asap shelf
nikita - to read, tbr shelves
penney
renee
Photojim
irina
ruby - PIFM shelf
diane-firefly
iris
jojo
amy j
sallie(shuga)
joyce
juliet - PIFM shelf
makenzie - PIFM shelf
Dee
susanne - on kindle,on bookshelf,wishlist shelf
misskim
melissa - Feb shelf, book/ebook shelf
Vilda

[Fran, Moderator]

Does Not Like Cherries Pairings

Please pick for the person whose name is underneath yours. The last person on the list picks for the first person on the list. So Paulina picks for Roxy.

roxy
vi
angela
brandilyn - preferred shelf
suzanne
erin
lekshmy
britt
mistral - gb pick for me shelf, rrrcpick4me shelf
carrie
leslie
shell
emily
valerie-varuca - preferred shelf
gigi - rrrc pick4me shelf
skandia
brett
paulina

[Jim son of Jim (formerly PhotoJim)]

I'm in and a cherry fan.

[Brittany Lynn]

I"m in and yes I like Cherries! ;)

[Brett]

I'm in and I can't stand cherries.

[Dee]

I'm in and yes!!

[Brandilyn]

In...
No, I can't STAND cherries... ewww

Preferred Shelf: http://www.goodreads.com/review/list/...

[Breann]

Yes, I love cherries!

[Keris Shay]

In and I love Cherries!

[Lala]

Im in and i love cherries :)

[Vi]

No, no cherries please. I'm in :)

[Ty]

love cherries!

[Joyce]

Yes, I love cherries too bad they have pits.

[Jane (PS), Moderator]

I'm in and I love cherries! (I think we'll be a big group ;)

[Fran, Moderator]

I know Jane, I am a little nervous we won't have many cherry haters, LOL. Maybe I will split the cherry lovers into two groups...

[Fran, Moderator]

Cherry lovers and more cherry lovers...

[Fran, Moderator]

How about...if you like cherries, can you tie a cherry stem knot with your tongue?

[Fran, Moderator]

OK, I obviously have too much time on my hands....

[Ty]

with your tongue.... cuz... yes.... ah hem....

[Sassafrass]

I love cherries! Knot thing with the tongue....only if I'm drunk enough! LOL

[Fran, Moderator]

Ty wrote: "with your tongue.... cuz... yes.... ah hem...."

LOL Ty! Yes, I did mean that- and bravo to you!

[Joyce]

Maybe Maraschino cherries or Bing cherries because I don't like the Marschino

[Ty]

Fran wrote: "Ty wrote: "with your tongue.... cuz... yes.... ah hem...."

LOL Ty! Yes, I did mean that- and bravo to you!"

lol right. my mother would be so proud.

[~Leslie~]

I'm not a cherry hater, but I'm not crazy about them.

[Fran, Moderator]

Ty wrote: "Fran wrote: "Ty wrote: "with your tongue.... cuz... yes.... ah hem...."

LOL Ty! Yes, I did mean that- and bravo to you!"

lol right. my mother would be so proud."

What she doesn't know....

[Kristina Simon]

I'm in. I like real cherries, but nothing that's cherry flavored!

[Christina]

I'm in. I can't tie a knot in the stem with my tongue even though I've tried. I love bing cherries though.

[Iris]

I'm in and as for cherries... yes please!

[Yz the Whyz, Moderator]

I love cherries ...and I miss them. No cherries in the Philippines. : (

[Shell]

I'm in, but no cherries. I'm a strawberry kinda gal.

[SandyC]

I love cherries, but I can't tie the stem with my tongue. :-(

[Katie]

I'm in -- Love cherries!

[Makenzie]

I've never done a PIFM challenge before, but February is my lucky month, so why not!

As far as cherries go, I love them! And yes, I can tie a knot in the stem. If it's long enough, I've been known to tie 2 or 3 knots in 1 stem......:D

[[deleted user]]

love cherries !But the real ones not cherry flavored stuff.

[Carrie]

I like them but I don't love them, so for this I'll go with no.

[Ruby]

I'm in and I love fresh cherries

Please pick from Pick For Me

[Skandia]

Don't love them and don't hate them either but big no to the cherry flavored stuff, so I can be in the no-cherries team, I guess.

[Pam]

I'm in and I love fresh cherries....

[Jojo]

I'm in and I like cherries

[Fran, Moderator]

I'm in and I love cherries :)

Please use my excited to read shelf as well as my tbr.

[Elke]

I am in and I like cherries!

Please use my "on deck" shelf as well as my TBR!!

[Bror (Abrar)]

I'm in , love cherries :)

[Pollyanna]

I'm in and yes I like cherries

[Penney]

This is going to be a crazy month for me, but I'm in! I only like fresh cherries. No cherry flavoring, or cherry pie, or even cherry juice. But I can sit and eat real cherries forever :)

[Elizabeth]

I'm in and I like cherries

[Ruth Ann]

Yes, I love cherries. Especially the ones in drinks. :-)