2013 August Pick It For Me! Challenge

[~KarenH~, Moderator]

Suzanne, I finished The Next Always today and really enjoyed it...can't wait to get to the rest of the trilogy. This was my last book, thanks for the great picks this month!

[Brandilyn]

Lady Jaye wrote: "Hi, Brandilyn,

Here are your picks for the challenge I hope you find something to enjoy:

◈Purple: {Used to symbolize magic and mystery} Pick a book that has a magic or a mystery plot OR a book..."

So after changing my mind many times, I ended up reading . It was a sweet follow-up to the series. Thanks for the rec :)

(It isn't the cop-out it seems, I re-read
18% Gray and then read Turning Tricks before reading this one :) )

[Elke]

Alexis,

Finished my 4th pick! was good! Thanks again for the great picks!!

[Katie]

Hi Ashley!

I just finished Wolf with Benefits and gave it 5 stars. I LOVE this author and love this series! Can't wait for the next one. Thanks!

[MountainKat, Moderator]

Hi ilovebakedgoods (Teresa), I finished Once Upon a Tower yesterday when I was out and about. I really enjoyed the story as I have the entire series so far! I still hope to listen to/read The Next Always before the end of the month - as soon as I finish Covet for the Yearlong Buddy Read. =)

[Ashley]

Hi Christina,
I just got back from vacation and while I was gone I read the following picks.

Morrigan's Cross by Roberts, Nora which I gave 2 stars. I wasent able to connect with the main characters. However I am going to read the next book because I would like to find out about some of the other characters like his brother.


Cinder by Meyer, Marissa I gave it 3 stars and I have already read the 2nd book! I am just bummed the third one is not out yet.


Storm Front by Jim Butcher great new series I gave it 3 stars.


Magic Rises by Andrews, Ilona I gave this 3.5 stars. I loved it but it wasent my favorite of the series. I wanted more romance and less of Curran being an ass.


I hope to read a few more before the month is over.

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Brett

Thanks for the picks

I read both Dream Lake and
It was my first book by Ernest cline
Ready Player One

[Joyce]

Gigi I finished my first pickSleeping with the Fishes and liked it. Have to see what happens in the next one. This one was a lot of world building and hopefully the next will be better.

[Breann]

Hi Danielle! I was finally able to get to one of your picks! I finished Nor Iron Bars a Cage and, well it's Kaje, so I really liked it! And it's a freebie! Thanks :)

[Isha]

Leslie wrote: "Hi Nikita! Here are your picks. We had some things in common and some things not but I loved looking through your shelves!! I hope I found some good books to read either now or later. Anyway - the ..."

Hi Leslie

I read my 2nd and 3rd pick and and enjoyed both of them, I think I might still be able to get in before the end of the month.

[Tiff]

Hey, Penney
Just finished my first pick, In Bed With a Highlander! I loved it! I remember reading it some time ago (maybe 2 years ago?) but I don't remember finishing it! I gave it 5 stars!

Hopefully, I'll be able to fit it another read, Seducing Cinderella! :)

[Zara's Retreat]

~Melissa~ wrote: "Zara Here are your picks. We don't tend to read much of the same books so I hope I picked something you might like. No worries if I need to re-pick - just let me know. I tried to do several off you..."

I actually finished a book for this challenge and I didn't think I had.

I read Still Alice by Lisa Genova. I gave it 5 stars. It was a bit slow to start with but it picked up after the first few chapters. I'll try an do a review when I feel less under the weather.

Thanks for recommending this book.

[~Melissa~]

Zara ~ I'm so glad you liked it and gave it 5 stars!!

[Suzanne]

Elizabeth wrote: "Hi Suzanne
here are your picks. Enjoy!

◈Purple: The Next Always (has a magic plot) or Nobody's Baby But Mine (purple cover)
◈Blue: Frog or Gambling Men: The Novel (perfect for a lazy day reading)..."

I finished reading Frostbite by Richelle Mead and it was ok. I think I need more time to get into this series. It felt like this book didn't move as quickly as the first one.

[Lacy]

Amy

I finished my 2nd and final pick on our road trip! I read by Colleen Hoover. I gave it 4 stars.

Thanks!

[layla]

Hey, Arena! I've finished reading Magic Rises and Angel's Peak. Thanks again for the picks :)

[Nancy H]

Sallie(Shuga),
I just finished Hissy Fit, which was on my TBR since forever! I don't know why I waited, because I LOVED it! Thanks for the push to read it. I will definitely be reading more of her books asap. Also, even though I won't have time to finish any more of the picks before the end of the month, I am keeping them at the top of my TBR stack and will continue reading them because they all look so good. Thanks again for great picks!

[Jojo]

Hi Macwolf01

Sorry I haven't shown any progress - it's been the school holidays and between the kids, visiting family and holidays I haven't gone near my computer to update but I have been reading.

Pride and Prejudice and Zombies was the first read aned it was OK but not as good as other zombie books (World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War is still my favourite.

Call Me Irresistible was very enjoyable and I was really in the mood for some light hearted reading, that said the heroine put up with a lot of stick and I'm not sure I would have so OK with it.

Nothing To Fear was my final PIFM read and I really enjoyed this - Romantic suspense seems to be my top reads lately.

Thanks for the picks they were really good.

[Nichole]

Amy J., I finished another pick this month. and I loved it, as usual!

[Mimmy]

Hi Layla! Thanks for the picks. I read


Anna and Immortal were both new to me. I enjoyed them and would like to pick up the sequels.

[Stormy]

Bre,

Finished Heaven and Hell...it was a bit of a slog for me. I just didn't really like the hero, but I do appreciate things Kristen Ashley, so was happy to finally push through the end.

I also finished Be With Me, I know you offered a buddy read, but we were reaching the end of the month...I picked it up from the library on Saturday and pretty much flew through it.

I have Tangled on deck, if you are interested in a buddy read...I know you are setting up for the Sept PIFM challenge, so let me know. I've got the book for about 2 weeks. Let me know.

Thanks for the great picks. Appreciate it!

-Kerste


Bre wrote: "Hi Kerste!

I'm glad you liked your picks. So sorry about Full Throttle, I didn't even think to check the release date! Have you read any of the Racing On The Edge books by Shey Stahl? There are 5b..."

[Becca]

Rachel (Goodbye Borders), I only got to one pick this month, A Kiss at Midnight, but I had to return it before I could finish it (I was so close!!!) so I'm waiting for it to be available again. I should get it and have it finished by Saturday night! I also am on the list for Cinder and I bought Halfway to the Grave so I'll be getting to those soon too! Thanks for the great picks!

[Macwolf01 [Elise]]

Hi Brandilyn,

Thankfully I finished Backstage Pass on time this month, I was a few days late last month. It was pretty goods nice and steamy. Found it took a long time to get to understand the characters and their quirks.

Thanks for the pick.

[Pam]

Elke-
I finished my second bookAnd One Last Thing .... I did the audio because I really like how the narrator does Molly Harper. It was hysterical!!!

I bought the audio to listen to on a long car ride when I was driving and the others were sleeping but my husband got sucked into the story and listened to the whole thing (even went back to listen to the part he missed when he was sleeping). My adult son was not impressed but I LOVED it. Thank you for the recommendation.

[Carla]

Sassafras--I just finished my 4th August PIFM book,Exclusively Yours, and liked it. Thanks for the recommendation; I really enjoyed the humor and family dynamics.

[Tiff]

Hey Penney!
So, I was able to fit in Seducing Cinderella before the month ends. It was a good book and I gave it 4 stars.

I'm not sure if I'll be able to read another book with only 2 days remaining for August, so, I guess that's it for now. Thanks for being my PIFM partner!

[Penney]

Hi Tiff! My favorite part of this challenge is sifting through and finding books I think my pickee would enjoy and I'm happy you were able to discover two. Thanks for that pleasure :-)

[MountainKat, Moderator]

Hi ilovebakedgoods (Teresa)! I finished my 4th pick yesterday - The Next Always! I really enjoyed it and look forward to the rest of the trilogy! Thank for the wonderful picks this month!!

[ilovebakedgoods (Teresa)]

Thanks for all the updates, MountainKat!! So glad you enjoyed all of your picks.

I am sorry I haven't been around lately, work has been insane and so has home life. I completely missed out on September's PIFM, wahhhh!

I need to look at the books that were chosen for me again to see if I've read some that I haven't reported back about yet.

[Christina]

Ashley wrote: "Hi Christina,
I just got back from vacation and while I was gone I read the following picks.

Morrigan's Cross by Roberts, Nora which I gave 2 stars. I wasent able to connect with the main characte..."

Wow Ashley - You've been busy this month! It sounds as if you liked some of the books. I'm reading Magic Rises right now and so far, I love it. I think that Curran will always beoverbearing. That's just his personality.

For the Nora Roberts book, the third book is the best and is all about the brother Cian. I hope you like this one.

[ilovebakedgoods (Teresa)]

Pam:

I just wanted to let you know that even though I only got around to reading one of your picks (Heat Lightning, I really did appreciate the time you took to choose all of the titles you did. I will read as many of them as I can get my hands on in due time and wish I'd had more time to read some of them in August. August was very demanding in real life, though, unfortunately. Loved Heat Lightning and will continue the series!

[Pam]

ilovebakedgoods (Teresa)
We all have months like that :) Glad you enjoyed the one you read. Virgil is quite the character.

[Nancy H]

Sallie(Shuga),
I know it is September and I hope you see this, because I just finished and LOVED it! It is one of the funniest romances I ever read. Thank you SO much for recommending it. It has been on my TBR for a while, and this was the push I needed to get to it. I will definitely be reading a lot more of Katie McAlister's books in the near future. (If you want, take a look at my review here on GR to see more of what I thought of it!)
Thanks again for the great recs for August!