2015 July Pick-It-For-Me Challenge

[Leigh]

Pam,

I finished my first pick . I didn't think I would like it, but I enjoyed it. I gave it 4 stars and plan on reading the next book.

[Diane ~Firefly~]

Nancy H wrote: "Hi Diane~Fierfly~,
I have read two of your recommendations, and . I enjoyed both, but LOVED the Duke one, and have a..."

Glad you are enjoying your picks!

[Nancy H]

Diane ~Firefly~ wrote: "Nancy H wrote: "Hi Diane~Fierfly~,
I have read two of your recommendations, and . I enjoyed both, but LOVED the Duke..."


Oops- just noticed I mispelled 'Firefly'-lol -- Sorry I didn't check my typing!

[Pamela Su]

Fran wrote: "Hi Pamela Su!

We have a lot in common, you have read most of the m/m on my shelves! I tried to find you some new goodies....I hope you like your picks :)

Vanilla-
Control- NEW- boo..."

Hi Fran!

You picked a lot of appealing books for me.

I read:
Control (new) - I really enjoyed this erotic romance. :) The whole relationship dynamic was different but I liked it.

The Theory of Attraction (new) - Another winner. :) I liked this somewhat geeky romance with a little bdsm to spice things up. I preferred Control more though.

Knight of Ocean Avenue (tbr) - Love, love, LOVE! Such a warm and fuzzy romance.

All Play and No Work - Well, it's one of those read for erotica type books. Wasn't very outstanding but ah well, it's off my TBR. :D

Wood, Screws, & Nails (new) - Fluffy and enjoyable DILF romance. Quite fun.

No Homo (tbr) - A bit disappointed by this Sterek fanfic. It was a kind of alternate universe with no werewolves in sight. The story was okay but sometimes dragged. I preferred the other one I read which was more Teen Wolf-y in feeling.

I had already read the older Don't Read in the Closet stories previously, so I skipped those. :D

[Tammie]

Elke wrote: "Tammie,

Read my second pick -it was better than I expected!!

Thanks again for the picks!"

Awesome...I read Gray this month as well...I liked it after about 1/3 through...better than the original 1st book I thought.

[Tammie]

Irina...thanks again for the suggestion for ...this goes on my favorites list!

[Diane ~Firefly~]

Kat - I just read this pick and really enjoyed it. Thanks for the recommendation!

[Fran, Moderator]

Pamela Su wrote: "Fran wrote: "Hi Pamela Su!

We have a lot in common, you have read most of the m/m on my shelves! I tried to find you some new goodies....I hope you like your picks :)

Vanilla-
[book:Control|82543..."


I'm glad you enjoyed most of them Pamela Su!
I'm sorry about the ones I recommended that you already read, I must have missed them on your shelves :(

[Pamela Su]

Fran wrote: "'m sorry about the ones I recommended that you already read, I must have missed them on your shelves :( ..."

No, you didn't miss it. I forgot I read them. :)

I didn't mark the individual stories and I kind of forgot what I read because I read them when I didn't really bother keeping track of the stories.

[Elke]

Tammie wrote: "Elke wrote: "Tammie,

Read my second pick -it was better than I expected!!

Thanks again for the picks!"

Awesome...I read Gray this month as well...I liked it after about ..."

Yup! I liked knowing what he was thinking!

[Penney]

Hi Carla Colette. I forgot to tell you that I finished Lessons in French last week. It was the funny of Laura Kinsale and I really enjoyed it. Thanks for the push!

[Nancy H]

Hi Diane~Firefly~,
I just finished my third pick for the month, , and I really enjoyed it. I will definitely be reading more in that series!
I still have three more lined up that I hope to finish from your list by the end of the month. Thanks for such great picks.

[Irina]

Finished my Buddy Read with Tammie for I have to say this was a long overdue read.. I enjoyed the book immensely, loved the characters and the story.. I loved it so much I went forward and devoured the entire series and I have to say I wasn't disappointed. So glad I got to finally read this book with Tammie :)

[Irina]

Tammie wrote: "Irina...thanks again for the suggestion for ...this goes on my favorites list!"

Loved Reading with you :)

[Fran, Moderator]

Hi Breann!

I finished a second pick of yours, . I really liked this one. The heroine was so funny and self-aware, I loved her. The jury is still out on the hero, lol, but it's a series so I'm hoping for good things from him in the next books :)

Thanks so much for the great picks! I hope to get to a bunch more in the near future :)

[Heather]

MountainKat wrote: "Hi Heather! I've read three of my picks so far:

And One Last Thing ... by Molly Harper - So fun in audio!

Summer Heat by Jaci Burton - I liked this one, don't know w..."

That's awesome!! I STILL need to read a Jaci Burton book. I met her at a book signing (she was with Maya Banks) and she was lots of fun. Plus she has some of the sexiest book covers!

[Heather]

Alexis wrote: "Here you go Heather! We don't really have a lot of books in common, so I'm very uncertain. I hope I picked something that catches your interest.

1. Vanilla
TBR: Mud Vein (Currently..."

Alexis, I was so excited to read Mud Vein and didn't like it much at all. I am working on On the Fence. That is a much better story. I'm going to try to squeeze Vampire Academy and Halfway to the Grave in but we'll see. Thanks again for such great picks.

[Elke]

Tammie,

Read my 3rd pick -it was good!

Thanks again for the picks!

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Hi Skandia,

Thanks for the picks.
I have read and
I have enjoyed them all.

[Leigh]

Pam,

I have finished my second pick . Loved it! I will read the rest of the series. Thank you for the pick.

[Alexa]

Hello karenh! I finished my pick for this month, Part Time Cowboy. It was good. Nothing spectacular, but I enjiyed it. I had plans to get to so many ofyour picks, but alas moving across country did not give me much reading time. Thank you so much for the great picks!

[☘KathyD☘]

Thanks for the great picks Jess!


Vanilla
Rock Chick Renegade — ★★★★★ 7/14 — tbr

Mint Chocolate Chip
Long Hard Ride — ★★★★ 7/27 — tbr

Strawberry
Fire Inside — ★★★★ 7/7 — tbr
Unleashed — ★★★★ 7/6 — new

Pralines n Cream
The Redhead Plays Her Hand — ★★★★ 7/14 — tbr

[~KarenH~, Moderator]

Hey ♥KathyD♥!

Life has been crazy this month, but I managed to finish three picks anyway...Miss Firecracker, Everyone Loves a Hero....and that's the problem, and Hard to Let Go. I thoroughly enjoyed them all. I had hoped to get through at least one more this month, but unfortunately it's just not going to happen. :( Thanks for the great picks!

[MountainKat, Moderator]

Hi Heather, I managed to finish one last pick! Today I finished Rocky Retreat and thought it was really sweet! Thank you for all the great picks this month!

[☘KathyD☘]

Glad you found some good ones! :)

[Nancy H]

Hi Diane~Firefly~,
A HUGE thank you to you for such great picks this month! I have been lucky enough to have had time to read 8 of them and I loved them all. You did a fantastic job of picking for me!

The ones I finished:


I have and will still read, just not by the end of the month, . I have the second in the Shelley Freydont series that you recommended, but I want to read the first one before I read the second one and just didn't find it anywhere this month so I will be ordering it later, as well as getting , too. I have also in the pre-Good-Reads past read ,which I LOVED!

I was so excited to get so many books from your list read this month, so thank you again for such GREAT picks! (Not that other people haven't picked well for me before, they have and I don't mean any offense to those who have picked for me before, but it's just that I actually HAD TIME to get all these wonderful books read this month!!)

Looking forward to getting started on my August list....they also all look good....hmmm....more decisions - which to start with!

[Diane ~Firefly~]

Nancy H wrote: "Hi Diane~Firefly~,
A HUGE thank you to you for such great picks this month! I have been lucky enough to have had time to read 8 of them and I loved them all. You did a fantastic job of picking fo..."

I'm really glad you liked them and had time to read so many!

[Leigh]

Pam,

I have finished and enjoyed it.

[LaurLa]

Hi Kristin - I've read two picks this month. Want to read more but I just don't think it's going to happen :-(
But the 2 I read were awesome - thanks again for the recs!!!

July PIFM - From Kristin


Vanilla:
✔TBR: Rock Chick Regret - Kristen Ashley — It’s the highest rated on your challenges-to-pick shelf and there is always a lot of hype around Ahsley’s books - 07.05 ★★★★


Pralines n Cream:
✔NEW: Tangled - Emma Chase — this book had me laughing throughout. It’s written in the hero’s perspective who is a cocky and unashamed womanizer but he is funny as hell! - 07.25 ★★★★

[Madison ✨]

LaurLa wrote: "Hi Kristin - I've read two picks this month. Want to read more but I just don't think it's going to happen :-(
But the 2 I read were awesome - thanks again for the recs!!!


July PIFM - From K..."

Great, I'm so glad you enjoyed! :)

[Madison ✨]

Hey Breann!
Unfortunately I only got to read one more before the end of the month but the others are definitely going on my TBR list.

I finished The Pirate Next Door and thought it was good. Not one of my favorites as some parts of the story felt a bit clunky and we kept being told that Grayson was this menacing pirate but I didn't feel that any of his actions really supported it. The story was still really entertaining and action packed enough. Thanks again for the recommendation!

[Shelby]

Aarati wrote: "Hi Shelby,

I am unaware of most of the books on your shelf, so it's gonna be a little tough for me, but anyways , here are your picks:

Vanilla
TBR

Hey Aarati - I did get to finish Blackbird Knitting in a Bunny's Lair ★★★★½ right at the end of the month. I really enjoyed it and glad to finally get to finish out this series.