2013 April Pick It For Me! Challenge

[Breann]

Elke wrote: "Breann,

Finished my second pick , I liked it!"

I haven't gotten to that one yet, but Julie James usually delivers the good stuff. Glad you liked it :)

[Breann]

Elke wrote: "Breann,

Finished my third pick ...I am so glad I finally read this! It was so good!! Definitely continuing the series!!!

Thanks again for the great p..."

Yay! I love Charley & Reyes! These books are so funny.

[Ruth Ann]

Penny- I finished A Hunger Like No Other by Kresley Cole. I enjoyed reading the book. Thanks for picking it for me.

[Tiff]

Hey Jane !
Just finished Beautiful Bastard and gave it 3.5 stars. Sadly, I didn't like it as much as I thought I would. *sigh* I would probably be reading Amaryllis or The Marriage Bargain next! :)

[Fran, Moderator]

Bre wrote: "Hey Fran,

I finished all of the PIFM books I planned to read this month. You know what I thought of both Pushing the Limits and Falling for the Ghost of You; they were 3 stars for me.

I also re..."


Hi Bre,

I'm glad you got one 5 star read out of the bunch! I agree that Pushing the Limits and Falling for the Ghost of You were disappointing after all the hype.

If you read The Lonely let me know, that's one crazy thrill ride!

[Hina]

Well not even halfway into the month yet, but we seem to be reading SO much!!! If MountainKat doesn't mind me using her idea from last month, I will do a collage of all the books read. Happy Reading!!

[MountainKat, Moderator]

Hina wrote: "Well not even halfway into the month yet, but we seem to be reading SO much!!! If MountainKat doesn't mind me using her idea from last month, I will do a collage of all the books read. Happy Readi..."

Not at all, in fact I think I borrowed it from someone... =) I love the collage, it's so pretty!

[Hina]

Thanks MountainKat!

[Jane (PS), Moderator]

Tiff wrote: "Hey Jane !
Just finished Beautiful Bastard and gave it 3.5 stars. Sadly, I didn't like it as much as I thought I would. *sigh* I would probably be reading Amaryllis or The Marriage Bargain next! :)"

At least it is off your TBR now :) Hope you enjoy the next one more!

[Jane (PS), Moderator]

Hi Jojo - I finished today. I really enjoyed it; very gentle but with quite a diverse couple - thanks for the push to get that off my TBR list :)

[Erin]

Diane ~Firefly~ wrote: "Erin,

I finished and really enjoyed it. Thanks for recommending."

I'm glad you liked it! I think the second book in the series comes out sometime this month.

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Hi Gigi

Im starting with , very excited.

[Gigi]

Karen wrote: "Hi Gigi

Im starting with, very excited."

Oh my gosh!!! I'm so excited too. I cant wait to hear what you think.

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I will tell you as soon as I finish Gigi :D

[Jojo]

Jane (PS) wrote: "Jojo - I finished - really fun cute romp! I'm so pleased I have now finally read a book by this author. I'll either try or [bookcove..."

Hi Jane - Glad you enjoyed it - this is probably one of my least favourite (the one's following The Gamble are fantastic).

[Inge]

Karen,
I hope you enjoy Kingdom of Dreams. It's one of my all one favs and the series is also one of my all time fav.
I have actually been wanting to re-read but don't seem to find the books on kindle.
Did you find it online?

[Angi]

I finished my first pick ...loved it. Thanks for the pick!!

[Jane (PS), Moderator]

Jojo wrote: "Jane (PS) wrote: "Jojo - I finished - really fun cute romp! I'm so pleased I have now finally read a book by this author. I'll either try [bookcover:The Gamble|1122..."

Great - I was leaning toward The Gamble... :)

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Gigi

I finished I liked that book I gave it 4stars this books was the first book I have read by this author I have reserved some other books I have reserved the other books from my library I don’t know when I will read them

[Breann]

Brittany, I finished another pick, Tell Me It's Real, and unfortunately it did not live up to Klune's Bear, Otter, and the Kid, which is on of my faves :/

[Kristina Simon]

I just finished my first pick for this month, . Strange for a romance considering the hero and heroine spent most of the book apart, but it turned out to be cute and funny and heart-warming and I really enjoyed it! Thanks for the push to read it, Nichole!

I've started on my second pick, , too.

[Hina]

Inge wrote: "Karen,
I hope you enjoy Kingdom of Dreams. It's one of my all one favs and the series is also one of my all time fav.
I have actually been wanting to re-read but don't seem to find the books on kin..."

Its still not on kindle, I have been waiting for this book to come out as a kindle edition but nothing so far. Is it out in an ebook format?

[Fran, Moderator]

Hi Nairabell,


I finished another pick you gave me, . Although I did really enjoy Quinn and being in his head and getting a good feel for his torment about his family, I didn't enjoy any of the rest of the book. Filled with filler, which I skimmed, typos, badly executed love story between Quinn and Blay....sigh, I was hoping for so much better. Sweet epilogue but too little too late. Three pages of romance in the entire book. 3.5* for Quinn and a very gallant Saxton. But I still have to read my BDB, it's an obsession.....thanks for the pick :)

[Kristina Simon]

I finished my second pick of the month-- . I really enjoy this series and this one was no exception. A good, solid four-star story. Thanks for picking it, Nichole!

[Nichole]

I'm so glad you liked your picks so far! I've had that series on my TBR for a very long time, maybe it's time I check it out :)

[Carla]

Irina--I finished my third PIFM challenge book this month, and liked it. This was a different sort of read for me--it is a very dark fantasy about faeries, many with malicious intent, living among the humans and stealing some away. It was a far cry from my usual escape reading, but I did find myself invested in the four main characters and their fortunes. Thanks for the great recommendation.

[~KarenH~, Moderator]

Regina,

I finished another pick, Tigers and Devils, today and I really liked it, other than the fact that the MCs needed their heads knocked together a few times when they were being idiots! Definitely a winner though - now I need to go spend more money and get the sequel...

Thanks for the great picks this month, I've got at least one and maybe more still on my list to read.

[Ruth Ann]

Penny-I finished my second book--Slave to Sensation by Nalini Singh It was a good book.

[Breann]

Hi Brittany, I finished my fourth pick Something Like Summer and wow! this was so good. Very emotionally draining, so I'll have to wait to read the next one. It went straight to my favorites shelf! Thanks!

[Hina]

Wow, look at the time go, we are already past the halfway mark in April. Only 12 more days left. Get your readings in!!

[Tiff]

Hey Jane!

Just finished my third read, Amaryllis, and gave it a solid 4 stars! I didn't expect to be engrossed in it too much but it sucked me in. There wasn't too much romance though. :(

[Jane (PS), Moderator]

Tiff wrote: "Hey Jane!

Just finished my third read, Amaryllis, and gave it a solid 4 stars! I didn't expect to be engrossed in it too much but it sucked me in. There wasn't too much romance though. :("

Glad you enjoyed it, Tiff :) I should go back and read that one - it's probably 3 years since I read it!!! I do love it's premise though - offworld matchmaking agencies and psychic talents etc...

[Dee]

I finished up Falling Into You today which was one of Ruth Ann's picks form - i'm a bit comflicted over it...I think it had potential, but the writing was a bit wonky, the story intriguing though...I am a tad irked that her "next book" is going to be the same story, alternate POV - I don't get this trend

[Tiff]

Jane (PS) wrote: "Tiff wrote: "Hey Jane!

Just finished my third read, Amaryllis, and gave it a solid 4 stars! I didn't expect to be engrossed in it too much but it sucked me in. There wasn't too much romance thoug..."

I agree!! It was actually quite addicting. ;)

Probably going to read At the Bride Hunt Ball! Reviews keep saying its funny!!

[Jane (PS), Moderator]

Tiff wrote: "Probably going to read At the Bride Hunt Ball! Reviews keep saying its funny!..."

Hope you enjoy it Tiff (if you do read it)! I remember laughing quite a lot. Very light-hearted.

[Tiff]

Jane (PS) wrote: "Tiff wrote: "Probably going to read At the Bride Hunt Ball! Reviews keep saying its funny!..."

Hope you enjoy it Tiff (if you do read it)! I remember laughing quite a lot. Very light-hearted."

Yeah, well, in between reading all those books, I finally finished
Walking Disaster! For some reason, I didn't like it as much as I loved Beautiful Disaster (probably because I knew what would happen already) Either way, I still loved Travis!! :">

[Amy J.]

Brett.

I finished . I really enjoyed elements of the story (not so much the mooning and making out of the male and female lead). The plot was interesting and Violet possessed an unique ability.

Thanks for the rec!

[Hina]

Tiff wrote: "Jane (PS) wrote: "Tiff wrote: "Hey Jane!

Just finished my third read, Amaryllis, and gave it a solid 4 stars! I didn't expect to be engrossed in it too much but it sucked me in. There wasn't too ..."


I love
At the Bride Hunt Ball by Olivia Parker, that is one of my favorite novel by the author.

[Penney]

Ruth Ann wrote: "Penny- I finished A Hunger Like No Other by Kresley Cole. I enjoyed reading the book. Thanks for picking it for me.

Penny-I finished my second book--Slave to Sensation by Nalini Singh It was a good book. "

Ruth Ann I'm so sorry, I just found these two posts. Yay! I'm glad you like both books. Both series get better with each installment so I hope you continue. Psy-Changelings gets more intense and Immortals After Dark just gets funnier and funnier.

[Gigi]

Arena wrote: "Gigi

I finished I liked that book I gave it 4stars this books was the first book I have read by this author I have reserved some other books I have reserved ..."

Hi Arena!

I'm so glad you enjoyed it! Keep me posted if you're able to get to any of other books as well.

[Carla]

Irina--I finished my fourth PIFM book this month, . It was just an ok read for me--good romantic tension, but the battle-of-the-sexes storyline seemed rather quaint (although it was originally published in 1990). I've been wondering about Linda Howard, though, and am glad to have finally read one of her books. Thanks for the recommendation!

[Nikki]

Joyce, I read my first pick SEAL Encounter and will definitely continue with that series! I'm not sure if I'll be able to get more picks read in the next week but I will definitely be adding them to my tbr! Thanks so much for the great picks! :-)

[Tiff]

Hina wrote: "Tiff wrote: "Jane (PS) wrote: "Tiff wrote: "Hey Jane!

Just finished my third read, Amaryllis, and gave it a solid 4 stars! I didn't expect to be engrossed in it too much but it sucked me in. Ther..."

Hi Hina! :) I'm enjoying it so far. LOL. Maddie threw a lemon... =))

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Gigi

I just got I am starting to read it

[Hina]

Tiff wrote: "Hina wrote: "Tiff wrote: "Jane (PS) wrote: "Tiff wrote: "Hey Jane!

Just finished my third read, Amaryllis, and gave it a solid 4 stars! I didn't expect to be engrossed in it too much but it sucke..."

I do love Maddie, just keep reading, there are more funny moments to come. I should really read that book again!!

[Jojo]

Hi Angela - Sorry it's taken so long to get back to you but April's been crazy busy.
I've read 2 of the books you've suggested Cowboys Make Better Lovers and At the Cowboy's Mercy (it's been a bit of a cowboy month).
They were both pretty good but I would say that while the story for the first seemed better I actually enjoyed At the Cowboy's Mercy more.

[Hina]

Hi guys, Up till an hour ago this is what we have read so far....closer to about 80 books!!!

Books Read

[Fran, Moderator]

Thanks for the pretty update Hina!!

[MountainKat, Moderator]

So pretty and so many good books! Thanks Hina!!

[Breann]

Pretty! Lots of great books in there! I love the collage & I'm totally going to steal the idea... if that's okay with you :)