2015 June Pick-It-For-Me Challenge

[Mai]

Hi Stacey,

I read four of your picks so far:

Smooth Talking Stranger I rated it ★★★½ - I liked it, although the second Travis family book always will be my favorite in the series.

Skies of Fire - this was a very quick read, a little light on the plot, but the world-build is quite interesting and I like Archer's writing a lot - I'll continue this series.

Her Sky Cowboy - a fun steamunk book and since I'm a huge steampunk fan, it's ★★★★ stars

Follow My Lead - this one was quite interesting for me: the main couple is travelling and visiting various places I've been to, lived in or are living in; fascinating to see this through foreign eyes, especially in a historical romance book - ★★★½

Thank you for picking!

[Pam]

Fran wrote: "Hi Pam!

We have a lot in common so I ended up with a lot of choices for you from your tbr. I tried to find you some new titles not on your shelves, I hope you find something you like here!


Apple..."
Hi Fran. I finished Garden of Lies this morning. Krentz/Quick/Castle is a go-to author for me so I was super-excited to find it on the library hot read shelf and that it met my June PIFM challenge. It was a solid read--not one of my favorites but an easy way to pass the time. I'm going to try and read another after I finish my last read the season book. Thanks for the recommendation!

[Larissa]

Hi Diane~Firefly~
Finished my 2nd pick and enjoyed it! I'm not sure what I'll go with next but still leaning towards

[Fran, Moderator]

Pam wrote: "Fran wrote: "Hi Pam!

We have a lot in common so I ended up with a lot of choices for you from your tbr. I tried to find you some new titles not on your shelves, I hope you find something you like ..."

I'm glad you enjoyed it Pam!

[Elke]

Penney wrote: "Hi Elke! I finished two of my picks this month and enjoyed them both...

Ball & Chain ✯✯✯✯
[book:Fall..."

Glad you liked them!!

[~KarenH~, Moderator]

Leigh wrote: "KarenH,

I have finished my first pick . I loved it but sad that the series ended."

I'm glad you enjoyed it! And thanks to Elke for the news that it's not the end of the series! :D

I've only read the first book in the series, several years ago, and for some reason it just didn't work for me at the time. I think maybe I was expecting something much different from what I got, at that time I hadn't really read much UF at all. Anyway, I never continued the series, but I've heard so much good about it for so long that I'm going to try to do a reread of the first book very soon (sometime in the next couple of months) and give it another chance. Hopefully this time I'll love it as much as everyone else seems to!

[Tammie]

Ebony wrote: " Hello Tammy!!

Sorry it's taken me so long to get your books, I was a tad bit confused. But here you go. I tried to stick to the theme but majority of them I had to do by color! Anyway, Happy Rea..."

Ebony--Thanks again for the great picks! So far I've read Heart of Fire and Under Her Skin. Really liked Heart of Fire...love L Howard! and I'm finishing the Susan Mallery Series...I do like her writing as well. I plan to also read Love Unscripted yet this month.

[~KarenH~, Moderator]

Hey PamelaSu!

I've finished 4 of your picks so far (and I hope I'm not done yet). I've read Alex, Midnight's Kiss, You Get Full Credit For Being Alive and Night Broken and I loved them all! Thanks for the great picks, I'm hoping to read at least one and maybe 2 more before the end of the month.

[Nichole]

~KarenH~ wrote: "Leigh wrote: "KarenH,

I have finished my first pick . I loved it but sad that the series ended."

I'm glad you enjoyed it! And thanks to Elke for the news that it..."


I think this is one of those series that gets better as it goes along. In my opinion anyways :) I think most people get hooked by book 3. Hopefully you enjoy it more the 2nd time round.

[Nancy H]

Hi Ab2y,
I finished my second pick, and I liked it. I am going to try to possibly do two more before the end of the month if I can, and . I have been wanting to read both of them for a while, so I am going to push myself to get them finished if I can.

Thanks again for such good picks.

[Leigh]

KarenH,

I finished my second pick . I liked it. Molly Harper is good for a laugh. Thank you for the pick.

[Leigh]

~KarenH~ wrote: "Leigh wrote: "KarenH,

I have finished my first pick . I loved it but sad that the series ended."

I'm glad you enjoyed it! And thanks to Elke for the news that it..."

To be honest, The second time I read the first book in the series I liked it better.

[Pamela Su]

~KarenH~ wrote: "Hey PamelaSu!

I've finished 4 of your picks so far (and I hope I'm not done yet). I've read Alex, Midnight's Kiss, [book:You Get Full Credit For Being Alive|181291..."

Yay! :)

[Pamela Su]

~Leslie~ wrote: "Hi Pamela Su

I had fun looking through your shelves - we don't have a lot in common, so I hope I found some good ones for you. As I didn't recognize any authors - I picked by cover color (which i..."

Hi ~Leslie~!

I read The Party Boy's Guide to Dating a Geek and Sugar Daddy.

Party Boy was a fun read. :)

I started reading Sugar Daddy earlier in the month, but I set it aside because I wasn't in the mood. However, I started it again today and I LOVED it. :) It was awesome. Thank you. I probably wouldn't have read this if not for the recommendation.

[Elke]

Brett,

Read my 4th pick -it was ok for me.

Thanks again for the great picks!!

[Lekshmy]

1/4

1. Darkfever
2. Cry no more by Linda Howard
3.First Frost by Sarah Addison Hellen
4. Remember When by Judith McNaught **

[Raine]

So far I've read 2 picks from Penney!

- I liked the continuation of their story, but too much flash back and forth.

- I'm not a big paranormal fan, but this one was pretty good and a little funny.

[Ty]

Raine,

I only had time to read this month. It was a light read that I was hoping would be juuuuust a little bit more involved. Still, I enjoyed it. I definitely TBR'd several of your other picks. Thanks again for the picks!

[Michelle B]

Vi wrote: "Michelle wrote: "Hey Vi!
Thanks for the picks! I love them all and don't know which to pick up first. I look forward to taking a few of these with me to read on the beach this month. :)
-Michelle
"..."

Hi Vi!

So for this month I got around to finishing 3 of your picks and they were:

This one was really cute, and I enjoyed reading it. I look forward to reading more from this author.
I think I have found a new favorite author with this one. Not many books can make me laugh out loud while reading and this one accomplished that. I loved it!
This one was my least favorite of the three I read this month, but it was still enjoyable, I think I just expected more.


Thank you for my picks this month! I really enjoyed them. I also plan to read these two next...


-Michelle

[Diane ~Firefly~]

Shelby,

Thanks so much for the great recommendations. I only managed to read one book (although I did also buy Throne of Glass), but it was by an author I'd never heard of and I really enjoyed and look forward to reading more by her. Thanks again!

[Aminko]

Hi Karen H,

I wanted to let you now that I finished The Way You Look Tonight this week and am so thankful for you suggesting it. It's yet another great story by Bella Andre. I love her stories. They are sweet, with a simplicity that just works. I believe I'm one of many fans that am thankful that she's decided to introduce us to more of the Sullivan family.

[Jojo]

Hi Skandia

I read 2 books this month:

Vortex ★ ★ ★ ★ - This was on my TBR and I enjoyed it - not quite as much as the last book but definitely sill a good read. The settings are lovely and the story is fast paced and fun.

Tall, Tatted and Tempting ★ ★ ★ ★ - This was new to me and I loved it. The only reason I gave it 4 stars instead of 5 was because of the cliffhanger. I hate cliffhangers, when I'm reading a story I like to know that when I've finished the book then I've finished the story. I have no problems with series even when there is a long story arc (e.g. psy-changling) but I prefer a complete story within the book.
The story and characters are great I loved the brothers and their relationships with each other. I am definitely going to read the rest of the series.

Great picks thanks!

[Madison ✨]

Hey Nichole!
I just finished my second pick, Lead and it was great! I actually re-read Lick before just to keep the story fresh in my mind and it was a reminder of just how much I LOVE Lick. Lead was good but to me it just didn't beat Lick. I do have to agree with you and say how much I love Mal...he was hilarious in this book and made the story for me :) Thanks for the push to finally finish the series!

I'm going to try and get a few more of your picks before the month is up. I bought some of them so if I don't get to it in the next few days I'll definitely be reading them in the future :)

[Brett]

Hello Ty!
I wanted to give you an update on Daughter of the Forest. I'm still reading it and probably won't finish by the end of June, but I'm loving what I have read.

[Nichole]

Kristin wrote: "Hey Nichole!
I just finished my second pick, Lead and it was great! I actually re-read Lick before just to keep the story fresh in my mind and it was a reminder of ..."

I'm glad you enjoyed your picks :) I loved that series!

[Nichole]

Hey Alexis,

I've been terrible about updating...anything this month. I've read a few picks though and they've all been great (4 stars!).



I really wanted to get to more of them but I didn't manage to fit them in :(
However, I bought so hopefully I'll get to those pretty soon. Thank you for the great picks!!

[Brett]

Elke wrote: "Brett,

Read my 4th pick -it was ok for me.

Thanks again for the great picks!!"

Holy cow! 4 books! I am still on my first one. lol! I'm glad you liked the books even if the 4th one was ok.

[Lacy]

KathyD

I finished two books this month! I read and I loved it! I gave it 5 big stars!

I also read and I did not care for it. I gave it one star.

Thank you so much! I hope that you enjoyed your books.

[Ty]

Brett wrote: "Hello Ty!
I wanted to give you an update on Daughter of the Forest. I'm still reading it and probably won't finish by the end of June, but I'm loving what I have read."

omgoodness. Do you need therapy yet?

[☘KathyD☘]

Lacy wrote: "KathyD

I finished two books this month! I read and I loved it! I gave it 5 big stars!

I also read and I did not care for ..."

I'm glad you loved Angels' Blood! I LOVE that series! Sorry the other one didn't work out, but one out of the two isn't bad...right? :)

[☘KathyD☘]

June
Picked by — Jojo

Thanks for another great month of picks Jojo!!

Apple — Temptation
Backstage Pass — ★★★★ 6/13 — tbr
Delicate Freakn' Flower — ★★★★ 6/4 — new

Crocus — Youthful Gladness
Love Me — ★★★ 6/20

Delphinium — Levity
Rock Chick Redemption — ★★★★★ 6/4 — tbr

Ginger — Strength
Hour of the Lion — ★★★★ 6/27 — tbr
Laid Bare — ★★★★★ 6/25 — new

Feverfew — Warmth
Every Breath She Takes — ★★★★ 6/29 — tbr

[MountainKat, Moderator]

Hi Mai, I finished one last pick to make it four total for June! I kept Suddenly One Summer by Julie James for the last this month because I just knew I would love it and I did! Thanks for the picks the last two months! =)

[Mai]

MountainKat

Yay, glad you liked it! It has been fun picking for you :)

[Lacy]

♥KathyD♥ wrote: "Lacy wrote: "KathyD

I finished two books this month! I read and I loved it! I gave it 5 big stars!

I also read and I did ..."

Definitely not bad! I got the rest of the series from a friend. I think I will be addicted to them the rest of the summer! :)

[☘KathyD☘]

There are worse things to be addicted to Lacy! :)

[Brett]

Ty wrote: "Brett wrote: "Hello Ty!
I wanted to give you an update on Daughter of the Forest. I'm still reading it and probably won't finish by the end of June, but I'm loving what I have read."

omgoodness. D..."

I can't put it down now. I'm near the end. I'm so happy she yelled out and it still worked with her brothers.

[Carla]

Nicole---I'm a day or so late with my 2nd and 3rd PIFM for June, but I just wanted to let you know that I did read your recommendations Twenties Girl and Lost in Temptation and enjoyed them both. I'll definitely be reading more of the series for the latter book. Thanks for the great picks.

[~KarenH~, Moderator]

Leigh and Amy - I'm so glad you both found something you enjoyed! :D

PamelaSu - I managed to squeeze one more book in under the wire - finished Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda a couple of days ago, and thought it was very cute! Thanks for recommending it!

[Brett]

Ty,
I have finished Daughter of the Forest. Made me cry, but I loved it! I can't wait to read the rest of the trilogy.

[Shelby]

Belle

Just wanted to say thank you for the picks. :)

     ☑ The Girl in the Clockwork Collar (5/31) ★★★★½
     ☑ Throne of Glass (3/13) ★★★★★
     ☑ Knickers in a Twist (6/25) ★★★★

[Lekshmy]

1. Darkfever by Katie Moning 4****
2. Cry no more by Linda Howard ***
3.First Frost by Sarah Addison Hellen **
4. Remember When by Judith McNaught **

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Bronia

Thank you for your picks. I'm just back from holidays and can update at last.
These are the books I read last month from your picks.

Eternal Seduction ★★★
Motorcycles, Sushi & One Strange Book ★★★★
Summer Lovin' ★★★
The Highlander's Bride ★★★
Mouth To Mouth ★★★

[Pamela Su]

~KarenH~ wrote: "Leigh and Amy - I'm so glad you both found something you enjoyed! :D

PamelaSu - I managed to squeeze one more book in under the wire - finished Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda a ..."

Yay :)