2013 February Pick It For Me! Challenge

[Sassafrass]

ok ~KarenH~

It looks like I finished all of the picks I planned for this month! All nine of them!!


--so yummy! PUN definitely intended. LOL I'm really enjoying this series. Plus even better, I've got an ARC for the 3rd book in the series, so I'm going to be reading that soon. :)

--such a cute story. I love when unrequited love is finally realized. But it also has menage in it when makes the story even better. I know you said that you wanted to read this series, and I really think you should. Eve Langlais knows how to blend the erotic with the perfect amount of snark. I love laughing with my smexy books.

--OMG, what a great recommendation. I totally fell in love with Mick. You were so right, he was definitely a misunderstood bad boy. I was very surprised at how good (not to mention STEAMY) this was. I'm definitely going to continue with this series. Thanks again for this rec!

--Not sure how I feel about this one. While I thought the concept was hot, the execution didn't do it for me that much. I just couldn't related to heroine not knowing who she had in her bed. But it was super hot. So, as I saw I'm mixed on that one. But, you know, I'm still going to continue with that series.

--another rec that was right on! I loved this. How great was Pia at handling Dragos. Such a great series, I just fell into it. Thanks for the great rec. And even though I need another series like I need a hole in my head, I'm going to continue with this one. I won't be able to stay away!

--great buddy read. I really did enjoy this one. It was such a sweet friends to lovers story

--I didn't like this one as much as I liked the first book. Dom's secret was the big shocker I was expecting, and I didn't see much relationship development beyond them having LOTS of hot sex.

--sweet story. I really loved these two. I loved how they were just meant to be right from the get go. No needing to explore other things, or being too young. They.were.it. I really love Amy Lane, so I'm glad I read this one.



--I didn't get as gaga for this one as every one of my GR friends who read this did. I just didn't get what was so great about it. It was LONG and NOTHING happened for most of the book then the good stuff happened right at the end. I listened to it on audio and the only thing that kept me going was the narrators yummy, deep, hypnotic voice.

But that last bit of action really did make a difference because I am going to get the next one on audio at some point and listen to it as well. I want to know what happens next!




So, GREAT picks this month ~KarenH~. You're welcome to pick for me any time. And thanks for the two new series you've gotten me into (Elder Races and Destiny Creek). I look forward to reading more of both of those.

[~KarenH~, Moderator]

Sassafrass wrote: "ok ~KarenH~

It looks like I finished all of the picks I planned for this month! All nine of them!!


--so yummy! PUN definitely intended. LOL I'm really enjoying this ..."

Wow, I can't believe you read that many picks! I'm so glad you liked them, because I LOVED the picks you gave me a couple of months ago...and you're welcome to pick for me any time, too! :D

[Kami]

Finished my second pick Marked. I really liked it too. I gave it 5 stars too.

[Nikki]

Ok I know I'm late but I finished my first pick! Lawful Escort and it was a pretty good short (ish) read! :)

Thanks again Amy for the great picks! I'm adding the ones not already on my tbr to it!

[Nadine Bookaholic]

arena I finished a few of your picks for me first book wicked ties I give 5 stars. second book decadent I also gave 5 stars. third book perfect chemistry I have 3 stars and the fourth book I read was sweet talk and I have that one 4 stars. I have also added the subsequent books to my to-read list. Thank you for suggesting them I have enjoyed reading them and look forward to reading some more of your recommended books.

[Regina]

I finished Perfect Chemistry and loved it so much that already read the other two in the trilogy Rules of Attraction and Chain Reaction

[Joyce]

Hi Sally,
I finished my pick of Beautiful Creatures and really loved it. I want to read the rest of the series soon. I give it 5 stars and hope the movie is as good as the book. It will be interesting in how they portray some the time travel scenes.

[Joyce]

Juliet wrote: "Just finished my first book and sadly I didn't enjoy it. The book is quite badly written with bad editing. I will be reading [bookcover:Always the Baker, Ne..."

Sorry to hear that I hate when a book is badly written when you are looking forward to reading it. Hopefully your next one will work for you better.

[Makenzie]

I finally finished my first book for this challenge, Love Under Two Gunslingers, though I did also do a buddy read of On Dublin Street, even if it wasn't on my list. :) I enjoyed both. Even though I didn't get to the rest of my picks, they've definitely all been added to my TBR.

[Ruby]

Completed my second book for this month's challenge, . Love this series!!!

[Elke]

Kami wrote: "Finished my second pick Marked. I really liked it too. I gave it 5 stars too."


Yay! I am glad you liked both!!

[S]

Hi Dee!

I just finished which was awesome! It was too short but I loved it all the same. I will definitely pick up more by this author. Thanks for pushing me to read it xD

[Carla]

Mountainkat--

I just finished , my second challenge book this month. It was a good story, with interesting characters. Thanks for the recommendation.

[MountainKat, Moderator]

Carla wrote: "Mountainkat--

I just finished , my second challenge book this month. It was a good story, with interesting characters. Thanks for the recommendation."

I'm glad you liked your picks!

[Yz the Whyz, Moderator]

Regina:

I finished one of my picks a week ago, , and I had a ball reading it. I thought it was funny, sexy and smart. It had me giggling like crazy.

Thanks for the recs.

[Yz the Whyz, Moderator]

Jane(PS):

Wow...you finished 3 books from the list? I wish I had more time to read. : )

[Isha]

Hi MountainKat!

You've done an amazing job picking for me this month. I've gotten through 5 of your picks so far.

- 3 stars I enjoyed the writing style, the main characters not so much but I will be continuing with the series.
- 3 stars The author is an amazing writer but The Siren is not the type of book I enjoy so I won't be continuing with the series.
- 3 stars
- 4 stars
- 5 stars, Desire Unchained and On Dublin Street were two of my favourite reads for this month.

I am still hoping to get to and before the end of the month.

[Vi]

Hi Roxy!

A little late but I finished and . First was a YA which I thought was different but a little too good. It was ok. I was really hesitant to start KKM's Highlander series since I'm not a big fan of PNR. But this was PNR-lite and I enjoyed the book. Sure, it could have been better and I'm planning to read atleast book #3. Thanks for the push to get these two off my TBR!

[Elizabeth]

Hi Katie!

I just finished
and I loved it. I also read and by Sandra Brown. The first one was a 1980's romance and it was ok (2.5 stars) but the second one was a romantic-suspense and I really enjoyed it.
I'm currently reading
by John Grisham and I'm enjoying it!
Thank you Katie for the recs!

[Lala]

I gave this book 5 Stars and i just loved it :) I read the second book after finished the first one :)

[Kristina Simon]

Hi Sue!

I just finished last night. When I started reading it, I didn't think I was going to like it (there was a lot of angsty, melodrama going on). But after about the 3rd or 4th chapter, the character's kind of settled in and started making some sense. ;-) All in all, it was a good, solid 3.5 star read (which I rounded to 4). Thanks for the rec!

Sadly, that's all I'm going to get to this month. It's been a busy, crazy, short one! The others are on my TBR pile, though, so I'll get to them one day......

[Sue]

Kristi (Passion for the Page) wrote: "Hi Sue!

I just finished last night. When I started reading it, I didn't think I was going to like it (there was a lot of angsty, melodrama going on). Bu..."

I'm glad you were able to read it and enjoyed it!

[Fran, Moderator]

Hi Everyone!

I just wanted to check in and remind everyone there are still 3 days left to complete one of your picks for this month. If you have finished your pick(s), please make sure to stop by this thread and post what you have read and what you thought of it. It's great for the pickee to see what you've chosen from their list and what you thought of it.

So far there are 106 books read for this challenge- great job!

[MountainKat, Moderator]

Nikita wrote: "Hi MountainKat!

You've done an amazing job picking for me this month. I've gotten through 5 of your picks so far.

- 3 stars I enjoyed the writing style, the ..."

Wow, you read a lot of them! I am so glad to hear back from you and know you enjoyed your picks! Personally, I thought the first book in the Kowalski series was not the strongest, so I'm glad you will keep with it.

[Ty]

Katie,

I read my last PIFM for the month, which would make it the fifth or sixth book?

Anyhow, I wanted to read at least one of the M/M books you went to the effort to recommend, so I read I'll Be Your Drill, Soldier, which was great! I work on base and my favorite part of the day is watching those lovely young men during their PT. le sigh....

Thank you for the awesome picks this month! I have Latakia on the backburner for later :)

[~Melissa~]

I finished three total this month. My buddy read with Vilda - Backstage Pass 5♥
Seduction and Snacks 5♥ - not sure if I've laughed harder reading a book!! Will be trying to fit book #2 of each of these series in next month. Wallbanger 4♥

[MountainKat, Moderator]

I finished my 6th pick this month from Sassafrass' awesome picks! The Dom Who Loved Me was quite good and looked like the beginnings of a good series. My only complaint is that the hero didn't trust himself or the heroine for too long in my book, I felt he should have manned up a little sooner if that makes sense...

[Sassafrass]

MountainKat wrote: "I finished my 6th pick this month from Sassafrass' awesome picks! The Dom Who Loved Me was quite good and looked like the beginnings of a good series. My only complaint is that the hero didn't t..."

Wow, MK, you are rockin'! I agree with your assessment too. It's funny though how much he changes in the next book. You'd never know he was like that with Grace at all!

[MountainKat, Moderator]

Sassafrass wrote: "Wow, MK, you are rockin'! I agree with your assessment too. It's funny though how much he changes in the next book. You'd never know he was like that with Grace at all! "

I'm looking forward to reading that!

And I'm about 31% through my seventh pick, Reflected in You, hopefully I will finish in February!

[Sassafrass]

:THUD: you are rockin'. go, MK, GO!

[Katie]

Ty wrote: "Katie,

I read my last PIFM for the month, which would make it the fifth or sixth book?

Anyhow, I wanted to read at least one of the M/M books you went to the effort to recommend, so I read I'll B..."

Hey Ty! I'm so glad you ended up enjoying that one! I know you said you weren't a big fan of m/m, so I'm happy you decided to give it a shot! That's certainly one of my favorites and I'd say that if you liked IBYDS, then you'll most likely enjoy Latakia as well. :)

[~KarenH~, Moderator]

Sassafrass wrote: ":THUD: you are rockin'. go, MK, GO!"

Says the person who read NINE picks this month! :D

[MountainKat, Moderator]

~KarenH~ wrote: "Sassafrass wrote: ":THUD: you are rockin'. go, MK, GO!"

Says the person who read NINE picks this month! :D"

No kidding! =D

[Sassafrass]

MountainKat wrote: "~KarenH~ wrote: "Sassafrass wrote: ":THUD: you are rockin'. go, MK, GO!"

Says the person who read NINE picks this month! :D"

No kidding! =D"



LMAO

[Isabella]

Fran, I finished reading Fifty Shades of Grey I liked it better then I expect it. thank you very much for all of your recs I wish I had time to read more!

[Carla]

MountainKat-

I just finished (second to the last day!) my third PIFM book this month, . I really enjoyed it--warm, funny, and quite a bit of steam. I will definitely be reading the next in the series. Thanks for getting me to try a new author!

[MountainKat, Moderator]

Carla wrote: "MountainKat-

I just finished (second to the last day!) my third PIFM book this month, . I really enjoyed it--warm, funny, and quite a bit of steam. I will ..."

I am so glad you enjoyed that one! It is one of my favorite series and I think it keeps getting better!

[Fran, Moderator]

Isabella wrote: "Fran, I finished reading Fifty Shades of Grey I liked it better then I expect it. thank you very much for all of your recs I wish I had time to read more!"

I'm glad you liked it Isabella! I enjoyed the second and third books in the series even more than the first. I hope you continue with the trilogy :)

[Elizabeth]

Daffodil wrote: "Elizabeth

I read . It was my first Sherry Thomas and I really enjoyed it."

Wow Daffodil!
You read SIX picks! I'm very glad you like them:)

[Renee]

I didn't get to read as many picks from Penney as I wanted to, but I'm going to continue into March, since I'm lame and missed the sign-up. Thanks again for the awesome recs!! :-)

[MountainKat, Moderator]

I finished my seventh pick! Reflected in You was a roller coaster ride with two really screwed up people in charge! But I think I agree with your review, the end made up for the first 2/3 - I was not really expecting how things went at all! When does the third one come out...? June?! GAH! I hate waiting!!

[MountainKat, Moderator]

Now, I am off to see if one of your other picks is short enough to read in what is left of today!!

[Sassafrass]

MountainKat wrote: "I finished my seventh pick! Reflected in You was a roller coaster ride with two really screwed up people in charge! But I think I agree with your review, the end made up for the first 2/3 - I was..."

LOL, MK! You go girl! I'm so glad that you're liking your picks. We seem to be on the accord with our reviews as well.

[MountainKat, Moderator]

Loving my picks Sassy! Oooo, Simple Need is short and rated quite nicely too! I think I have my afternoon planned out now! =)

[Diane ~Firefly~]

Ruby, I got my book finished just under the wire. Thanks for recommending, I enjoyed it.

[Sassafrass]

MountainKat wrote: "Loving my picks Sassy! Oooo, Simple Need is short and rated quite nicely too! I think I have my afternoon planned out now! =)"

Oooh, make sure you sit near the freezer for that one, MK. Ooh, it is so hot!!! *yum*

[MountainKat, Moderator]

Sassafrass wrote: "Oooh, make sure you sit near the freezer for that one, MK. Ooh, it is so hot!!! *yum* "

Um... Yeah... Wow.... Damn!

And I don't think I'm even at 30% through yet!

[Ty]

I feel like MK is an extreme challenge fiend and should join some of us in our extreme seasonal challenge group... Yes, I do feel this.

[Fran, Moderator]

Ty wrote: "I feel like MK is an extreme challenge fiend and should join some of us in our extreme seasonal challenge group... Yes, I do feel this."

I have tried to get Kat to join us at the SRC......peer pressure!

[Fran, Moderator]

MountainKat wrote: "Sassafrass wrote: "Oooh, make sure you sit near the freezer for that one, MK. Ooh, it is so hot!!! *yum* "

Um... Yeah... Wow.... Damn!

And I don't think I'm even at 30% through yet!"


Ooooh, that's a goodie ;)