2013 June Pick It For Me! Challenge

[Jane]

Hi Becca,
I've read two books off the PIFM list...

Here are my reviews.

http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...The Model Mystery

http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/... Raphael/Parish

On to the next book...this is fun!!! :-)

[Breann]

Suzanne, Raquel is getting your picks ready for you!

[Breann]

Thanks to everyone who volunteered to do repicks but fortunately your services will not be needed this month :)

(at least that's what I have recorded... if you're still missing your picks please let me know!!)

[Fran, Moderator]

Wow- that's awesome!!

100% of picks given - great job :)

[Tiff]

That's great!!

[Ashley]

Read my second pick Checkmate by RL Mathewson and gave it 3 stars.

[Angi]

I just fished my first pick Hopeless and really enjoyed it. Now to start on my next one.

[Jane (PS), Moderator]

Brittany wrote: "Hey Susan A !!!

Here are your picks!

1. Hot Tamales
Lies & Seduction

2. Ghirardelli Chocolate
Wake Me Up Inside

3. Tootsie Pop
Witness

4. M&M’s
The Unforgiving Minute

5. Skittles
Guava R..."

Susan - Bloodlines is so good! Don't be afraid to read this one, even though you KNOW it will be a tear-jerker :) ...I feel like I have to give encouragement as I know a lot of ppl stall on this book :)

[Jane (PS), Moderator]

Breann wrote: "Thanks to everyone who volunteered to do repicks but fortunately your services will not be needed this month :)

(at least that's what I have recorded... if you're still missing your picks please l..."

Fantastic! Well done everyone :)

And thanks to Breann for a great sugar-hit!

[Nadine Bookaholic]

Susan A I'm starting with my first pick "wild man" thank you again for all my picks I plan on reading most of them.

[Susan A]

Jane (PS) wrote: Susan - Bloodlines is so good! Don't be afraid to read this one, even though you KNOW it will be a tear-jerker :) ...I feel like I have to give encouragement as I know a lot of ppl stall on this book :)

Thanks for the encouragement. I knew I'd need to be pushed into this one.

Brittany, I plan to read Slam and Wake Me up inside as well. Hopefully, I'll get to more.

Nadine -- I am glad you are happy with your choices. I haven't read m/f romances in a while so I was a bit unsure.

[SandyC]

Pam, I finished . Very good YA about difficult subject matter. I can't help wondering if this provided some inspiration for .

[Raquel]

Bre wrote: "Hi Raquel,

I had a great time going through your picks! We have a similar taste in books so I had fun picking them and recommending you other books I hope you may like! Have fun!

1. Hot Tamales..."

Hey Bre, can I say I already love you?? lol
I just loved everything you picked for me ... thank you so much. I'm sure I'm going to have a blast.
Oh and yes, I really love Abbi Glines. Breathe is one of my faves and I also love Samantha Young...
I started screaming with joy when I saw "Down London Road" there. hehe

As for the Buddy Reads I would love to do that! :)
But we have to set a date to start reading, I'm a little buzzy this coming week.

Well, let me know ok?

[~KarenH~, Moderator]

I finished my first pick this morning - My Summer of Wes. Since this was the second month in a row that it was recommended, I figured I'd better get to it, and it didn't disappoint. What a wonderful, sweet love story! Thanks for the great pick, Brandilyn!

[Raquel]

Hey Suzanne! :D
Here are the books I picked for you:

Hot Tamales
1- Tangled by Emma Chase (Hot Cover and the blurb was beyond sexy)
2- Up In Flames by Nicole Williams (This was beyond sexy … when you meet Cole you’ll get what I’m saying)

Ghirardelli Chocolate
Lux Series by Jennifer L. Armentrout (I’m recommending the series ‘cause this was a super emotional one for me and I needed a large dose of chocolate to stay calm after 4 books)
P.S.: I started with Shadows but you can start with Obsidian and read Shadows after it, if you like.
1- Shadows
2- Obsidian
3- Onyx
4- Opal

Tootsie Pop
Crash by Nicole Williams (So I saw this one is in your TBR shelf since July 2012. I read it in May and loved it. You can see my review there if you like.)

M&M’s
1- The Edge of Never by J.A. Redmerski (I saw you haven’t read it yet and it just made my day. I just love to recommend this one … IT IS MY FAVORITE and I LOVE IT WITH ALL MY HEART. It is not so new there but I’m from Brazil and it was released last month here, so I guess it counts, right?)
2- Walking Disaster by Jamie McGuire (Travis’s story will blow your mind)

Skittles
The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups
On Dublin Street by Samantha Young (Your TBR list)

Twix
Down London Road by Samantha Young (On Dublin Street #2 … since I recommended you the first, I thought you could read the second and it fits right here.)

Laffy Taffy
Wallbanger by Alice Clayton (I couldn’t stop laughing with this one and since I saw it in your TBR list I thought you could read it)

Well I hope you enjoy it, sweetheart.
Sorry I was a little late.
;)

[Gigi]

Breann wrote: "Thanks to everyone who volunteered to do repicks but fortunately your services will not be needed this month :)

(at least that's what I have recorded... if you're still missing your picks please l..."

Whoa!!! Thats awesome! Great PIFM challenge Breann!

[Suzanne]

Raquel wrote: "Hey Suzanne! :D
Here are the books I picked for you:

Hot Tamales
1- Tangled by Emma Chase (Hot Cover and the blurb was beyond sexy)
2- Up In Flames by Nicole Williams (This was beyond sexy … when..."

No problem! Thank you for the awesome picks! I will definately read The Little Prince first because I have that sitting on my nightstand!

[~Melissa~]

Lacy - finished my first pick - loved it!! Ty and Zane are awesome. 5♥

[Breann]

Gigi wrote: "Whoa!!! Thats awesome! Great PIFM challenge Breann! "

Thanks Gigi! I'm so glad we all made & received our picks :)

[Fran, Moderator]

Hi Nikita!

I finished my first pick, . It was just ok for me, didn't love it. Thanks for the push to get it off my tbr :)

I still want to get to and and this month.

[Cacophony]

Jennie wrote: "Cacophony

Here are my picks for you. Hope you find something you like!
June is National Candy Month, which is something that definitely deserves to be celebrated! Here are our picking rules!

1. H..."

Hi! Thanks for the picks! I think I will read Hopeless, Forever, or Rule. Depending on what I get my hands on first!

[Pam]

Sandy wrote: "Pam, I finished . Very good YA about difficult subject matter. I can't help wondering if this provided some inspiration for ."


Could be. Speak is definitely one of the classics of YA.

[Elizabeth]

Hey MountainKat!
I finished my first pick , not as good as the first one and the twist at the end really frustrating - I need to read Blameless soon!
I am currently reading ;)

[MountainKat, Moderator]

Elizabeth wrote: "Hey MountainKat!
I finished my first pick , not as good as the first one and the twist at the end really frustrating - I need to read Blameless soon!
I am currently re..."

I believe the first thing I said in my review was that I hated the ending! That is the reason I read romance, need that HEA! But overall, I think the series is very good and will read the last one this month - really hoping I get a great ending there!!

Enjoy Ty and Zane - I liked that one!

[Lacy]

~Melissa~ wrote: "Lacy - finished my first pick - loved it!! Ty and Zane are awesome. 5♥"

Yay! You can't go wrong with those two!

[Shatan]

Hi Leslie,

I just read Devoured by Emily Snow, I rated it at 3 stars. It was just okay to me. Maybe, Consumed will be much better! ;-)

Leslie wrote: "Hi Shatan! I had fun looking at your books. We have some things in common but you also had some I'd never heard of. I gave you a mix of your TBR and mine. Hope you find something - if not let me kn..."

[Raquel]

Suzanne wrote: "Raquel wrote: "Hey Suzanne! :D
Here are the books I picked for you:

Hot Tamales
1- Tangled by Emma Chase (Hot Cover and the blurb was beyond sexy)
2- Up In Flames by Nicole Williams (This was bey..."

Sweetie, I'm glad you liked it and chose that one... my fiancé recommended it to you. He's a big fan ;)

[Raquel]

Bre wrote: "Hey Raquel,


I would love to do a buddy read of The Secret of Ella and Micha with you! What day do you want to start? I'm flexible to any date."

Bre, wwe can start next monday (June 10) what do you think? ... I have to read a list this week 'cause I'll be speaking at an event on Sunday.

[Nadine Bookaholic]

Susan A I just finished wild man and absolutely loved it! I can unfortunately relate to a lot of the shit being dished out by the exes I guess that helped me become more in grossed with the story line. I gave it 5 stars. now I'm off to decide what to read next from your list of picks.

[~Leslie~]

Shatan wrote: "Hi Leslie,

I just read Devoured by Emily Snow, I rated it at 3 stars. It was just okay to me. Maybe, Consumed will be much better! ;-)

Leslie wrote: "Hi Shatan! I had fun looking at your books. ..."

I have this one on my TBR as well. So maybe I won't be in a huge rush to read it. Glad to know what you think! Hope you find something else you like to read.

[Ashley]

Just finished my third pick Tangled by Emma Chase and gave it 4 stars. I look forward to the 2nd book and hope that is from the males perspective as well.

[Nichole]

Ashley wrote: "Just finished my third pick Tangled by Emma Chase and gave it 4 stars. I look forward to the 2nd book and hope that is from the males perspective as well.
"

I'm glad you liked this one. I should finish it up tonight!

[Ashley]

Just finished my fourth pick Nine Rules to Break When Romancing a Rake by Sarah MacLean and gave it 3 stars.

[~KarenH~, Moderator]

Bre, you don't need a mod to set that thread up, anyone can do it :)

[Raquel]

hey Bre I saw the thread ... it will be fun.
First I'll do a Buddy read ... so how does it work? We just start reading together and talk about it?

[~Leslie~]

Hi Elke
Just finished my first pick and it was a solid 3 star read for me. It's been on my TBR for a while so I was glad to read it. Thanks for the pick!

I'll be starting my next pick soon. I'm actually going to read it with my RL Bookclub this month. I'm excited

[Joyce]

Hi Kate,
finished my first pick of Seriously...I'm Kidding and loved it. I think I may start Lover Awakened next

[Elizabeth]

Hi MountainKat
I finished , I liked it so much, can't wait to start the next one!
I also listened to the audiobook and had some good laughs.
I'm currently drooling over the cover of but I'll wait to roll a D or K in Series shuffler challenge to read it:(

[MountainKat, Moderator]

Elizabeth wrote: "Hi MountainKat
I finished , I liked it so much, can't wait to start the next one!
I also listened to the audiobook and had s..."

So glad you enjoyed the two you've read. I'm trying to put off
too, but the cover is sooo pretty!

[Elke]

Karen,

Read my first pick !! Liked it a lot, but not sure if I liked it more than the 1st one...

On to pick #2!! ;)

[Shatan]

Hi Leslie,

I'm currently reading Entwined with You. I'll let you know what I think! ;-)



Leslie wrote: "Shatan wrote: "Hi Leslie,

I just read Devoured by Emily Snow, I rated it at 3 stars. It was just okay to me. Maybe, Consumed will be much better! ;-)

Leslie wrote: "Hi Shatan! I had fun looking ..."

[Gea]

Nancy, I finished and it was pretty good. Thanks for making me finally read it :)

[Ty]

Hi Jane!

finished Never Love a Highlander - liked it enough but not as well as the first 2. I'm gonna take a Scottish-Maya break and dig into Kresley Cole's Highlander series before starting MB's 2nd Highlander series. ha!

okay - this I'm afraid to tell you - I finished Caine's Reckoning... and I was not a fan. sorry! I know you reaaaally liked it but it never connected with me. I ended up skimming the back 50%.

I should be finished with Oath of Seduction: Seducing Sharon today. I know the Mars-needs-Venus trope is silly and overdone but I can't help but giggle everytime I read it. So far, this is light, fun, mindless erotica. :D

done:

[Carla]

Arena, I just finished my first June PIFM challenge book, and really liked it. It was much better than the first book, and had some nice mysteries and interesting flashbacks to her previous life. Thanks for the push to read it; I would have hated to miss it!

[~Leslie~]

Shatan wrote: "Hi Leslie,

I'm currently reading Entwined with You. I'll let you know what I think! ;-)



Leslie wrote: "Shatan wrote: "Hi Leslie,

I just read Devoured by Emily Snow, I rated it at 3 stars. It..."

I'll be interested to read what you think. I've only read the first one in that series and really liked it.

[Jane (PS), Moderator]

Hi Ruby

I finished the other day and enjoyed it - quite a different sort of set up, and pretty techy, but still a good read. Thanks for rec! :)

Not sure what I'll read next, but I'll dive back in to your list soon!

[Brandilyn]

Leonie wrote: "Hi Brandilynn

My apologies for not getting your picks to you earlier.

Here they are now:

1. Hot Moon Rising by Desiree Holt

2. Flat-Out Love by Jessica Park

3. Sunset Heat by Lexxie Couper

4...."

Finished How to Raise an Honest Rabbit and really enjoyed it. That series has been on my TBR for a while, thanks for the incentive to read it :)

[Alexis]

I finished my first read for the month . It was okay. I think the more I think about it, the less I really liked the book though.

[Jane (PS), Moderator]

Alexis wrote: "...I think the more I think about it, the less I really liked the book though."

That happens to me with books sometimes as well Alexis... ;)

[Nancy H]

Gea wrote: "Nancy, I finished and it was pretty good. Thanks for making me finally read it :)"

You are quite welcome. I enjoyed it, too, and will probably read the sequels. What is your next read?