2013 September Pick It For Me! Challenge

[MountainKat, Moderator]

Hi Dee, I finished my first pick today. I read Rapunzel. I thought the beginning was a little over the top, but the rest was pure fairy tale and those are always good! I started Eat Play Lust this afternoon too. =)

[Natalie]

Runell wrote: "Hi, Natalie! Comparing our books, you and I don't have too much in common so I really hope that you find something here that you'll like. :)

Fire:

: I haven't ..."

Runell, I have chosen my first September pick!!! The Opportunist it is!!!

[Renee]

Sassafrass wrote: "Renee:


I finished my first pick, . You were so right it was very hot but also very sweet. I really liked the author's writing so I'm going to check out not of her stuf..."

Oh, yay!! I knew you'd like it :-) She has a few others out, I think she writes mostly PNR stuff. I think I have another one by her, but I haven't read it yet. Should probably get on that...

Enjoy Mystery Man! Mmmmm, sexy sexy book.

[Renee]

Yz, I just finished reading this morning and OMG how adorable was that book?!? Thanks for the rec, I enjoyed every minute of it!

Not sure what I'm going with next, but I'll make a decision soon :-)

[Elke]

Dee wrote: "only 11ish hours (east coast time elke)"

Lol Dee! Whats funny is that now I am reading a book that is not a PIFM book! So much for wanting Septmeber to get here! :p

[Kimberly]

Thanks again Joyce I'm starting with trouble in mudbug I'm so excited :)

[MountainKat, Moderator]

Hi Dee, finished Eat Play Lust - that was cute and fun! Thanks for the pick!

I hope to get to some other picks this month. I know I will at least read Flowers from the Storm, but there are several others I want to read too. I just need to read a few others for some challenges first though...

[❆ Crystal ❆]

Karen H

Another awesome pick! I just finished up my 2nd book


I gave this 5 stars! It was sooooo good. You can pick books for me anytime!

[Sassafrass]

Renee!

I just finished my second pick , and I enjoyed it very much! I liked this a lot better than the Rock Chick books. It was so delicious. I probably would've slept with Hawk too when I didn't know his name. :)

2/2 so far, Renee. I'm going to tackly next.

[Gigi]

Fran wrote: "Feel better Gigi!!"

Thank you Fran!

[Dee]

MountainKat wrote: "Hi Dee, finished Eat Play Lust - that was cute and fun! Thanks for the pick!

I hope to get to some other picks this month. I know I will at least read Flowers from the Storm, but there are sever..."

I can say that I don't know if I will ever look at Tater Tots the same way again...haha!

[MountainKat, Moderator]

Dee wrote: "I can say that I don't know if I will ever look at Tater Tots the same way again...haha! "

Yes! Several different foods have been affected by my reading, not something I would want to explain in front of my children! So I try to keep it to myself... =P

[Yvette]

Natalie wrote: "Runell wrote: "Hi, Natalie! Comparing our books, you and I don't have too much in common so I really hope that you find something here that you'll like. :)

Fire:

[bookcover:The Opportunist|133125..."

Read "The Opportunist" and loved it!

[Becca]

Elizabeth, I finished my first pick today-Honey Moon. It was so good! I flew threw so many emotions reading this one! Not sure if I'm giving it 4 or 5 * yet. I need to let it all sink in a little longer first, but it's definitely a great pick! Thanks so much! Now on to the next!

[Elizabeth]

Becca wrote: "Elizabeth, I finished my first pick today-Honey Moon. It was so good! I flew threw so many emotions reading this one! Not sure if I'm giving it 4 or 5 * yet. I need to let it all sink in a little l..."

I'm so glad you liked it! I think it's an amazing, heartbreaking story, not the typical romance, and I remember that I cried so much when I was reading it.

[Becca]

Yea, I definitely wasn't expecting pretty much anything in the second half of the book! So good :)

[Elke]

Crystal,

Finished my first pick !! It was a really quick and easy read! Can't wait to its conclusion in November!!

[❆ Crystal ❆]

Elke wrote: "Crystal,

Finished my first pick !! It was a really quick and easy read! Can't wait to its conclusion in November!!"

That's great Elke!

[Sassafrass]

Renee!

I read and I loved it so much I read Mile High as well and loved that one too. If I get time at the end, I may read book 3 as well this month. We'll see. So, I guess we'll count that as picks 3 and 4 read!



Books read this month:

[Susan A]

Mountain Kat

I finished Fifteen Shades of Gay today. Hmmmm...it was very good, just not what I expected. I think I must not have read the reviews of it. (view spoiler)[I was completely unprepared for the dying sister. Having lived through my mother's death from cancer, this is generally a topic I stay far away from. (hide spoiler)] So with this hovering around me as I read it, I think it prevented me from truly enjoying the book.

[MountainKat, Moderator]

Susan A wrote: "Mountain Kat

I finished Fifteen Shades of Gay today. Hmmmm...it was very good, just not what I expected. I think I must not have read the reviews of it. [spoilers removed] So with this hoverin..."

Yes, I can see how that would make it harder to enjoy. I've been there myself so I completely understand. I did like what a great brother he was through it all though. In a lot of ways that book pushed my comfort zones, I was happier with it in retrospect after thinking about my feelings, how I was triggered and what really happened.

[Skandia]

Ashley,
I have finished two books -
was an ok PNR book, the story was a bit rushed but still pretty good.
, a cute friends-to-lovers romance.
I gave both books 3 stars.

[Natalie]

Yvette wrote: "Natalie wrote: "Runell wrote: "Hi, Natalie! Comparing our books, you and I don't have too much in common so I really hope that you find something here that you'll like. :)

Fire:

[bookcover:The Opportunist

Thanks Yvette!! I am about 1/2 through and I am loving it!!

[❆ Crystal ❆]

Karen H

I just finished my 3rd PIFM . This was a cute and fun story. I enjoyed reading it and I gave it 4 stars.

Thanks Karen

[Nadine Bookaholic]

Amy
I finished (the third book in the thoughtless series) and I really liked it! It was as good as the first book and better then the second.

I also finished this was the forth book in the series and I loved it!!!!

Thank you for my picks. I will keep you posted as I go along.

[Suzanne]

Susan A wrote: "SUZANNE

Fire:
Red cover from pick shelf: Lover Mine
Yellow Cover from your TBR: That Scandalous Summer
Impassioned, new to you author (one of my all time favorite books):Mr. Impossible

[bookcover..."

I finished [book:Lover Mine|7046495] by J.R. Ward and it was alright. I gave it *** because I was really looking forward to the Xhex and John story but it kind of disappointed me. Too many other story lines were getting in the way for me.

[Kimberly]

Well I have finished 2 of my picks
Trouble in Mudbug
Angels Fall
Loved both of them and can't wait for the next

[Amy]

Nadine

Thats great! Glad you enjoyed them.

I like the Marriage to a Billionaire series too, still have to read the fourth one though.

[~KarenH~, Moderator]

Crystal wrote: " Karen H

I just finished my 3rd PIFM . This was a cute and fun story. I enjoyed reading it and I gave it 4 stars.

Thanks Karen"

I'm glad you liked it, Crystal! Jill Shalvis is one of my go-to authors when I want something light and fun but with great characters. And the fact that the town of Lucky Harbor (if it existed) would be located not far too from where I live gives that series a little extra shot of fun for me... :-)

[❆ Crystal ❆]

Oh that is totally fun Karen!

I'm starting my 4th PIFM today! You get an A+ for all my pics! I'm really enjoying myself. :-) And, since today is my b-day I plan to spend most of it reading!

[Nadine Bookaholic]

Amy wrote: "Nadine

Thats great! Glad you enjoyed them.

I like the Marriage to a Billionaire series too, still have to read the fourth one though."

If you liked the first three I think you will really like the fourth one. Let me know when you read it I want your opinion on the ending.

[~KarenH~, Moderator]

Crystal wrote: "Oh that is totally fun Karen!

I'm starting my 4th PIFM today! You get an A+ for all my pics! I'm really enjoying myself. :-) And, since today is m..."

Happy Birthday! Sounds like a great way to spend it to me!

[❆ Crystal ❆]

Thanks!

[Yvette]

I just finish "Craving Constellations" and thought it was great!!! I started "Reckless" by Skye Jordan.

[Sassafrass]

Renee
I just finished the 5th and 6th books for this month.

--loved this one! It was hilarious and sweet. I have listened to the audiobooks for the other books in the series, and I think that I will have to listen to this one when it comes out (so long as it's the same narrator) because I think it would be even more hilarious then when I read it. I just love Ty & Zane and I love the way that their relationship is progressing. I'm so glad that they (view spoiler)[came out to their families, it really seemed to settle them as a couple. (hide spoiler)]. *sigh* Ty & Zane are definitely my book boyfriends even though I don't have the right parts to satisfy them, a girl can dream. *sigh*

--so I'm not sure how I feel about this one. The story was good, but I felt disconnected to it because I really didn't like Caleb nor could I want anything good to happen for him. The end of the story made me a bit ill. I couldn't believe that he was still going to go through with it. I will have to continue this series though because I have to know what happens next.

So, I still am super excited about all of these picks. You've really hit it out of the park this month! I think I'll go on to next. Maybe , I'm not sure.

Books I've read so far this month:

[Elke]

Crystal wrote: "Oh that is totally fun Karen!

I'm starting my 4th PIFM today! You get an A+ for all my pics! I'm really enjoying myself. :-) And, since today is m..."


Happy Birthday Crystal!!

[❆ Crystal ❆]

Awww... Thanks Elkie!

[Susan A]

Mountsin Kat

Finished another one today. Cute short story. Owen's sweetness and Malcolm's vulneraability worked well together.
I am so glad to see that there is a second story for them. Heading off to add it to my tbr.

[Fran, Moderator]

Susan A wrote: " Mountsin Kat

Finished another one today. Cute short story. Owen's sweetness and Malcolm's vulneraability worked well together.
I am so glad to see that there..."


Susan, I really liked the next one, City Mouse. I am hoping for a third in the series!

[MountainKat, Moderator]

Crystal wrote: "Oh that is totally fun Karen!

I'm starting my 4th PIFM today! You get an A+ for all my pics! I'm really enjoying myself. :-) And, since today is m..."

Happy Birthday Crystal! I think that is a great way to spend a birthday and a great book too!

[MountainKat, Moderator]

Susan A wrote: " Mountsin Kat

Finished another one today. Cute short story. Owen's sweetness and Malcolm's vulneraability worked well together.
I am so glad to see that there..."

I'm glad you enjoyed that one Susan! I liked the second one a lot too!

[Susan A]

MountainKat wrote: "I'm glad you enjoyed that one Susan! I liked the second one a lot too!"

"

Fran wrote: "Susan, I really liked the next one, City Mouse. I am hoping for a third in the series!"

Maybe my picker will pick it for me next month. I hope so!

[❆ Crystal ❆]

MountainKat wrote: "Crystal wrote: "Oh that is totally fun Karen!

I'm starting my 4th PIFM today! You get an A+ for all my pics! I'm really enjoying myself. :-) And, ..."

Thanks MountainKat! :-)

[Ty]

Hey Fran!

I finished and gave it 3.5 stars. It was a compelling read that I liked well enough, yet I couldn't help thinking of the LOST potential - at the hands of a more experienced (emotional?) writer, I could see this having a deeper connection to the readers. Then again, I am a masochist who yearns for angsty reads. ha. onward to the next!

ps. naturally, I wanted to slap Sebastian multiple times and at multiple times throughout the story - thus my wish for him to suffer much more than he did. hahahah.

[Fran, Moderator]

Ty wrote: "Hey Fran!

I finished and gave it 3.5 stars. It was a compelling read that I liked well enough, yet I couldn't help thinking of the LOST potential - at the hand..."

I'm glad you thought it was at least OK :)

I do not yearn for angsty reads, I am going to keep that in mind for you if I get to pick for you again ;)

[Carla]

Zara--

Thanks for the great picks. I just read and and liked them both. I especially enjoyed the Cinderella Pact--it was a very fun, light blend of chit-lit and romance.

[❆ Crystal ❆]

Karen H

I just finished my 4th PIFM I really enjoyed this story. The character were fun, the plot was intriguing. I thought there would be more debauchery, but that's ok. I'll for sure read the next book in the series. My favorite part were the letters. I gave it 4 stars.

I'll start my 5th PIFM on the 9th...

[MountainKat, Moderator]

Crystal wrote: " Karen H

I just finished my 4th PIFM I really enjoyed this story.

My favorite part were the letters."

I loved the letters!! I kept waiting and waiting for some response from him and I wasn't let down - was the best part of the book!

[❆ Crystal ❆]

MountainKat wrote: "Crystal wrote: " Karen H

I just finished my 4th PIFM I really enjoyed this story.

My favorite part were the letters."

I loved the letters!! I kep..."

I agree! I didn't realize who they were to at first... It was totally cool.

[Nancy H]

Hi Brandilyn,
I just finished my first pick for the month, , and I must say that I was a bit disappointed in the writing style. I was really looking forward to this book, but I thought the main character was in some ways too stereotyped. I also thought that although the plot was good, especially near the end, it just didn't move smoothly. But that being said, I am still glad that I read it, and am moving on to another pick soon (just haven't decided which one yet - too many good ones to choose from - lol!)