2013 September Pick It For Me! Challenge

[Zara's Retreat]

Carla wrote: "Zara--

I just finished my fourth PIFM book this month, and totally loved it. I read the one prior to catch up as well. Thanks for the recommendatio..."

Hi Carla, You've read heaps of books so far. Well done. I'm glad you liked them.

[Penney]

Hi Ab2y
I just finished reading another of your picks, . It was cute, but far too short and rushed. I think it could've been a great read if it were more developed. Thanks for the push, it's been on my tbr for quite a while.

[Ty]

Hey Fran!

Finished this morning. Looved it! It's gonna be sad saying goodbye to the Rock Chicks, even if I do wanna dive into Ally's book immediately! Thanks for the push :D

[Fran, Moderator]

Ty wrote: "Hey Fran!

Finished this morning. Looved it! It's gonna be sad saying goodbye to the Rock Chicks, even if I do wanna dive into Ally's book immediately! Thanks..."

So glad you liked it!

I'm ready to start Shine Not Burn whenever you are...Monday ok for you?

[~Leslie~]

Hi Roxy I started and was really enjoying it but then my check out time was up on the ebook and it disappeared. I now have it on hold again, but it probably won't be available until Oct. But I plan on finishing it. It was intriguing.
I also read and gave it 5 stars. Not sure why it took me so long to get back to this series, but I loved this book and will definitely be reading more soon. Thanks for the push.

[~KarenH~, Moderator]

Crystal wrote: "Karen H, I finished my 7th pick this evening! I enjoyed it very much... and also since I live in CO (near Denver) it made it extra special. I gave it 3.5-4 stars and I will absolutely read the re..."

I'm with you, Crystal...I really enjoy reading books set in places where I've lived or that I know well.

I'm so glad you've enjoyed your picks for this month!

[Ty]

Fran wrote: "I'm ready to start Shine Not Burn whenever you are...Monday ok for you? "

Monday's great!

[Carla]

Zara--

I just finished my 5th (and likely last) PIFM book this month, . It was quite different, almost a series of short stories strung together by a contest to apprentice with the local wise woman. I liked it, thanks--it had been lingering on my TBR list too long.

[Ruth Ann]

Hi Ty--I finished The Madness of Lord Ian Mackenzie

I liked it!

[~KarenH~, Moderator]

Brandilyn,

I finished my third pick, Home Again. I liked it, but didn't love it...not sure if I'll read more of the series or not. Thanks for the picks, I'm hoping to get through one more this month, but not sure if it's going to happen.

[Diane ~Firefly~]

Sandy,

I finished . It was a really good short story. I still plan to read , but I don't know if it will happen this month. Thanks again for the recs.

[Becca]

I finished Dead Until Dark some time last week! It was great! I gave it 4* and definitely plan on reading the rest of the series! I have started City of Bones and will be starting Poison Study soon, but I doubt I'll have a chance to finish them before the end of the month, but if I do I'll let you know! Thanks so much for the great picks!

[Pam]

Elke-
I finished . I liked it--loved the ending and would definitely read the next one. It took me a little while to get into it, but that might be the hecticness of the beginning of school has left me with little time to read :( I hope to get to Rock Chick before the end of the month. Thanks for the recommendation!

[Nadine Bookaholic]

Amy

I finished my 5th pick Loved it so much I read the entire series over the weekend!!!!!
Best pick so far, THANK YOU!!!!!!

[Nancy H]

Brandilyn,
I finished two more of your picks for me and really enjoyed them:

I have two more ready to go and will see if I can get them done before the end of the month. Thanks for all the great picks - even if I don't get all of them done by the deadline, they will definitely all be on my TBR pile until I do get to them.

[Elizabeth]

Becca wrote: "I finished Dead Until Dark some time last week! It was great! I gave it 4* and definitely plan on reading the rest of the series! I have started City of Bones and will be starting Poison Study s..."

I'm so glad you liked both the books you read so far! I hope you like the following two, as well!

[Elke]

Pam wrote: "Elke-
I finished . I liked it--loved the ending and would definitely read the next one. It took me a little while to get into it, but that might be the h..."

I am so glad you ended up liking it Pam!!

[Angi]

I finally got my first pick read (it's been a very busy month) but I managed to get read and loved it!! Thanks for the pick!

[Brett]

I'm horrible. This month is almost up and I haven't been able to read anything that isn't school related. :(

[MountainKat, Moderator]

Brett wrote: "I'm horrible. This month is almost up and I haven't been able to read anything that isn't school related. :("

That is so sad!

[Fi]

Hi Daffodil! I finished and it was amazing, I loved it! Thanks for picking it for me. :)

[Ashley]

I read One Dance with a Duke by Dare, Tessa and gave it 3 stars.

[Daffodil]

Apilif wrote: "Hi Daffodil! I finished and it was amazing, I loved it! Thanks for picking it for me. :)"

Glad you enjoyed it.

[Daffodil]

Leslie I finished last night. I loved Archimedes.

[Zara's Retreat]

I finally managed to pick up a book from my September PI4M challenge selection so it won't be getting finished until October now!

[Charlene]

Crystal wrote: "Karen H, I finished my 7th pick this evening! I enjoyed it very much... and also since I live in CO (near Denver) it made it extra special. I gave it 3.5-4 stars and I will absolutely read the re..."

Crystal, I live in the Denver area too, just thought I would say hello and nice to see someone from the area. Happy reading!

[❆ Crystal ❆]

Hi Charlene! Colorado rocks! :-)

[Penney]

Ab2y I was able to squeeze in another of your picks this month. was a surprisingly good read! It's been on my tbr for so long because I was expecting a bit of a boring read. Definitely not so. Thanks for the push...again :)

[~Leslie~]

Daffodil, so glad you are enjoying all your picks. Jill Shalvis is a definite favorite of mine. And now I want to re-read Heart of Steel. It's been awhile.

[~Leslie~]

Roxy, I just finished and absolutely loved it. Thanks for the pick and the encouragement to get around to this one on my shelf.

[Isha]

Hi Regina!

I finished my second pick and rated it 3 stars. They were things I liked and things I didn't but I enjoyed it overall. Thanks for your picks this month!

[Ty]

Fran and I finished our BR of Shine Not Burn. Great read, but a little rushed at the end. I will def pick up on some of the other books by the same author.

I didn't do too bad this month!

[~KarenH~, Moderator]

Brandilyn, I managed to fit in one last pick before the end of the month. I read Saving Sean and really enjoyed it. The author's style is a little unusual (which I remembered from the first book in the series) but once I got used to it I liked the storyline and characters a lot...definitely will be continuing the series. Thanks for the push to get back to it!

[Fran, Moderator]

Ty wrote: "Fran and I finished our BR of Shine Not Burn. Great read, but a little rushed at the end. I will def pick up on some of the other books by the same author.

I didn't do too bad this month!
[bookco..."



Thanks for reading it with me Ty! I enjoyed it too :)

I'm glad you found a few picks that you liked this month :)

[Runell]

Christina wrote: "Hi Runell,

Here are your picks for this month. I hope you find something that you like. I tried to give you a few M/M books to chose from since it looked like that is what you had been reading l..."

Hi Christina! I ended up finishing three (I'm currently reading the third which I'll have done by tomorrow). They were:

Captive Prince: Volume One
The Heart of Texas
The Current Between Us

Thanks for the picks!

[MountainKat, Moderator]

Hi Dee, I managed to squeeze in a fifth pick before the end of the month! I read Her Forbidden Hero by Laura Kaye and really enjoyed it. I haven't read much by this author, but I like what I have read!

[Dee]

nothing like finishing up a book on the second to last day of the month ;)

I finished up Barefoot in the Rain that Lisa recommended me and it was a cute second chance romance - I really liked Will and Jocelyn's romance and look forward to catching up with them again in the next book in the series

[Ezi]

Angi wrote: "Hello Ezinwanyi~For you, Agron...Here are your picks - hope you enjoy them!! Sorry (again) for the delay and let me know if you want anything changed...."

Hi Angi,
I read and really enjoyed it. I give it 4- stars. I want to continue with the series and just got book 2!
Thanks for a great pick and I'm excited for a new ya series that was well written.

[Elizabeth]

Shatan,
I read three picks:
I really enjoyed the first two, not so much the thirsd one.
Two - three of your picks I'm going to read next month: and maybe
I'm adding Avoiding committment and Forgotten sins to my TBR.
Thanks for the great picks and introducing me to new authors!

[Isha]

Hi Regina!

I managed to squeeze in before the end of the month and enjoyed it. I gave it 3 stars

[Zara's Retreat]

I finally managed to finish my book for this challenge, albeit a bit late. The book I read was and I gave it 4 stars. I really enjoyed it. It kept my interest and it wasn't a smutty romance. There were people in it who got their come-uppance (in other words, what they deserved) and others who came away with a new, and often times, better than expected outcome. I would certainly recommend reading it. Oh! By the way, it only took me 6 six days to read so it must have been good.