2013 October Pick It For Me! Challenge

[Nikki]

I'm in! Combination for me! Please choose from either my must read soon or my kindle i own shelf. Thanks! :)

[Ruth Ann]

I like a combination of both!

[Fran, Moderator]

I'm in and I'm sweet and gooey!


A few choices from my PIFM shelf would be great.

[Becca]

A combination of both! Whew! Just in time! :)

[Joyce]

Salty and crunchy most of the time

[Angi]

Combination of both!! If a few picks could come from my http://www.goodreads.com/review/list/... that would be great!

[Kimberly]

I'm in and its a combination of both
Thanks!!

[Samantha]

I am in Salty and Crunchy

[~KarenH~, Moderator]

I guess maybe I'd better get my act together and sign up for my own challenge! :D I could go for any of the categories quite happily, but I think right now I'll say Salty and Crunchy.

[MountainKat, Moderator]

I haven't signed up yet either! I love all of them in their own time and place, but since we did birthday cake, birthday pie and birthday ice cream today I am so sugared out the thought of anything sweet just gives me the heebie jeebies! So put me down for Salty and Crunchy too.

[Shelby]

Oh god, I can't believe I'm doing this...I need to have my head examined.

As I don't consider sweet and gooey to be a snack idea but rather dessert instead, I'm going to go with salty & crunchy. Please use my Gang Bang Q4 2013 Picked shelf.

[Runell]

I'm in for sweet and gooey, please.

[Gea]

I'm in and I'm sweet and gooey

[Jasmin]

I want to join pls :)
It's sweet and gooey for me ♥

[Tiff]

Combination of both please!

[⚜️XAR]

I'm curious about this, so I'll give it a go. I'm a combination snacker, as the mood takes me.

Please use my pick-it-for-me shelf.

[Mistral]

I'm in and it's a combination of both.

Please use my rrrc-pick4me and gb-pick-for-me shelves.

[Fran, Moderator]

So excited to see some new faces here, and of course the regulars :)



Can't wait until 8 PM tonight - only 12 more hours!

[Nadine Bookaholic]

I posted the correct link to my preferred shelf in post #50

[Carrie]

I haven't signed up for this in months, I'm a going with a combination of both, depends on what my body is craving/whats in the house lol. Most times I want the crunch but for this combination!

[Daffodil]

I'm in. Definitely a combination of both.

[Erin]

I'm in and I'll go with salty and crunchy.

[Elke]

I am in....Combo for me!

***Please use my "on deck shelf" also!

[LaurLa]

I'm new but would love to give this a go! I am salty and crunchy for sure!

Please use my tbr-owned shelf

thanks!!!

[MountainKat, Moderator]

Oops! I forgot my preferred shelf! Please use my to-read-asap shelf! Thanks!

[Becca]

It's been a while since I last did a PIFM, so I'm in. Totally sweet and gooey!

[Ty]

oohhhh it's TONIGHT. I thought it was the 26th for some reason.... I'm loving this earlier picking. XD

[Missy]

I'm in:-) Sweet and gooey.
My above all shelf.

[Fran, Moderator]

Ty wrote: "oohhhh it's TONIGHT. I thought it was the 26th for some reason.... I'm loving this earlier picking. XD"


4 more hours...yay!

[Fi]

I shouldn't, but ah well, I'm in! Salty & crunchy. :)

Please use my Gang Bang to read shelf.

[Kristina Simon]

I'm in this month. As I'm currently munching on potato chips, I'd have to say I'm a Salty & Crunchy kinda girl. ;-)

[Heather]

I'm in....combination of both for me too

[Debra]

Is it to late to sign up!!?? If not I prefer a combination of both

[~KarenH~, Moderator]

Debra wrote: "Is it to late to sign up!!?? If not I prefer a combination of both"

Your not too late - a couple of hours to go! :D

[MountainKat, Moderator]

To my pickee, I won't be home until sometime after the pairings go up. I'll try to get your picks up this evening though!

[Debra]

Yay!! Good I missed reading last month but I started back to school n I now have that down n need something to have that's for fun reading not because I have a test on it!! Lol

[Breann]

Shelby wrote: "Oh god, I can't believe I'm doing this...I need to have my head examined.

As I don't consider sweet and gooey to be a snack idea but rather dessert instead, I'm going to go with salty & crunchy. ..."

Fancy meeting you here, Shel ;)

[Shelby]

Breann wrote: "Shelby wrote: "Oh god, I can't believe I'm doing this...I need to have my head examined.

As I don't consider sweet and gooey to be a snack idea but rather dessert instead, I'm going to go with sal..."

Ha! It's your damn fault and you know it.

[Breann]

*grins*

[~KarenH~, Moderator]

Ok, sign-ups are closed...I'll have the pairings and rules up in just a few minutes :D

[Breann]

Eep! So excited ^_^

[~KarenH~, Moderator]

Rules and pairings are posted!

[Dee]

whee...in my attempt to actually be organized!

hi Mary Ann - here are your picks, hopefully one or more of these works for you ;)

Sweet and Gooey:
Chocolate Truffles - Club Shadowlands - quite a few rich/well off ppl in the club (TBR)
Ice Cream - Vision in White - Nora Roberts is one of your most read authors, and this one is on your TBR
Jellybeans - Summer at Mustang Ridge - its a colorful cover and a cute contemporary romance (N2U)

Salty and Crunchy:
Potato Chips - How to Flirt with a Naked Werewolf - how do you not have any Molly Harper on your shelves...(N2)
Pretzels - Gone Girl - no words to describe the twistyness of this book...i believe the correct term is mind f*** ;) (TBR)
Mixed Nuts - The Winter Sea - this is kind of unique in that it is like a slip-stream...not really time travel, but she can see the past (N2U)

Combination:
Trail Mix - Animal Attraction - really cute romance
Bacon Sundae - Ride with Me - you have a lot of contemporary erotic romance on your shelves, but not a lot of just sweet contemp - and Ruthie is a favorite of mine ;)

Hope one or more of these works for you

[Carla]

Gea—here are your picks. Hope that you find something that you like--let me know if not and I can re-pick.

Chocolate Truffles – Well, of course there’s Fifty Shades of Grey, with the wealthy, sophisticated Mr. Grey
Ice Cream –I’d recommend One Good Earl Deserves a Lover, a fun, light romance.

Jellybeans – From your TBR, Submission Times Two.

Potato Chips (betcha can’t eat just one!) – I see you’re on #5 of the Cynster series (love those alpha males) A Secret Love. Hard to miss with Laurens.

Pretzels –I’d recommend The Rake by Mary Jo Putney—where an alcoholic tries to reform, with difficulty.

Mixed Nuts – For a great book with flashbacks (not quite a romance, though): What Alice Forgot. Everyone in my book group liked this one.

Combination:
Trail Mix – From your TBR, a shapeshifter book, Hidden Embers

Bacon Sundae (don't knock it until you've tried it...) – I don’t see a lot of YA on your shelves—I’d recommend Slammed for a YA romance.

[Breann]

Hi MountainKat! Well, that was fun :) We have so much in common so I loved being able to pick for you.

Sweet and Gooey
Chocolate Truffles:
Vengeance in Death (TBR) Roarke. That is all.
Fatal Shadows (New) I can't believe you've never read any Lanyon! I'm doing a re-listen of this series right now and I believe it's only $1.99 at Audible right now.
Ice Cream:
Promises (TBR) This was one of my first M/M reads and one I continue to reread.
Bear, Otter, and the Kid (New) Ignore the silly cover and title, this book is AWESOME!
Jellybeans:
Frat Boy and Toppy (TBR) Fun & sexy
Louder Than Sirens, Louder Than Bells (TBR) Free here on GR, another one of those LiAW stories that are way too good to be free.



Salty and Crunchy
Potato Chips:
Redneck Romeo (TBR) It's Lorelei James so it's bound to be a hot read.
Wicked Deeds on a Winter's Night (TBR) I love the smexy, snark in these books = SMARK!
Pretzels:
Divide & Conquer (TBR) Ty & Zane *sigh*
The Shattered Gates (New) When I hear 'confusing plot' I immediately think of this book, but so, so good.
Mixed Nuts:
Living Promises (TBR) This might be my favorite in the series that I've read so far.
Into This River I Drown (New) Another rec from TJ Klune that is just so wonderfully emotional.



Combination
Trail Mix:
Mine to Possess (TBR) Nobody does PNR quite like Nalini Singh.
Bareback (New) I loved this story, but very, very angsty.
Bacon Sundae:
Bran's Story (New) This may be out of your comfort zone. It's fantasy slave fic, with a really lovely slave boy(!). I love slave boys! There is some dub/con but really a sweet story. (also free here on GR)
Aklesh (New) I didn't see much sci-fi on your shelves and this was picked for me once (thanks Susan A) so I'm passing it on!



I hope you can find something you'll enjoy in these picks! Not all of the recs from your TBR are from your specified shelf, but most of them are.

[❆ Crystal ❆]

Elizabeth , I had a lot of fun picking your books, I hope there's something here that you enjoy.


Sweet and Gooey:
Chocolate Truffles – Recommend a book with a wealthy character, or that is set in an exotic location
– I enjoyed reading this book…. I gave it 4 stars.


Ice Cream – Recommend a book by an author that is a favorite of your pickee
… You've read all the books but this one, so I'm sure you're dying to read it soon.


Jellybeans – Recommend a book with a bright, colorful cover
– From your TBR


Salty and Crunchy:
Potato Chips – Recommend the next book in a series that your pickee has enjoyed
– ok you read the first one like me, and I rated it 3 stars like you…. But, the 2nd book in the series was soooo much better than the first.


Pretzels – Recommend a book with a confusing plot, a mystery, or a character who has a twisted personality or is misunderstood.
- On your self and I had to add to mine.


Mixed Nuts – Recommend a book with multiple timelines (flashbacks
* I’m reading right now and it is AWESOME.


Combination:
Trail Mix – Recommend a book where a significant portion of the story takes place outdoors, or that includes an animal

– this is on your list and it sounds great… I'm adding it to my TBR list.


Bacon Sundae - a genre that they rarely read.

– This was hard as you read a lot of different genres like me, but it looks like you haven’t done a lot of the classics and since it’s Halloween, I thought this would be fun for you.

[Fran, Moderator]

Hi Brandilyn!

I hope you find something you like.... I had fun going through your shelves :)

I picked up quite a few while I was there, LOL.

Sweet and Gooey:
Chocolate Truffles -

Let's Hear it for the Boy - wealthy CEO
Dance With Me- professional dancer, hoping he's got money ;)

Ice Cream - 2 of my fave authors, you seem to like them too :)
Family Man
Just For You

Jellybeans -
The Charlie Factor- this one looks really good, on my tbr too
A Better Place- new release, colorful cover
Sixty Five Hours- colorful socks, looks like fun

Salty and Crunchy:
Potato Chips -
*Never a Hero- one of my faves of the year, stand-alone even though in a series

*sub for above -The Ghost on My Couch and Prove It (doesn't fit category but I loved them)

Dawn of Darkness- 1st in series

Pretzels -
Junk- love the premise, added it to my tbr.
Wacky Wednesday- I really liked this one, sounds silly but it delves deeper
Bound and Determined- loved this one, sub tries so hard to prove himself

Mixed Nuts -
Sindustry- anthology, great reviews

Combination:
Trail Mix -
Strength of the Pack- shifter
Running Deer and Hidden Badger- outdoors
Out in the Field- hot baseball players, I really liked this one

Bacon Sundae - I didn't see a lot of YA M/M on your shelves so I added a favorite of mine and a new release with a lot of buzz

Marco Impossible
Two Boys Kissing

Happy Reading!!

[MountainKat, Moderator]

Breann wrote: "Hi MountainKat! Well, that was fun :) We have so much in common so I loved being able to pick for you."

Wow Breann! Awesome picks! I want to read just about all of them, maybe all I'm not sure yet! =) I really think the hard part is going to be waiting another week to start one of them!! Thank you so much!

[Ty]

Hi ~KarenH~! I get to pick for you this time. XD
I have a bunch coming from your can't-wait-to-read shelf, with some from your regular TBR, and new-to-you mixed in there. If you need a repick, just let me know. Hope you find something you like!

Sweet and Gooey:
Chocolate Truffles
TBR: Rock Chick - who's more bratty (yet fun-loving) than the KA's Rock Chicks?
NEW: Something Like Summer - grab some tissues!

Ice Cream
NEW: Once in a Blue Moon - IF you can find this book, grab it. My favorite HR of all time. I take a yearly pilgrimage to my high school years when re-reading this book.
TBR: Magic Burns - I tell this to everyone: the first couple books of this series was just okay. But, I promise you, by the 4th & 5th book, you will be rabidly climbing the walls to consume each and every word of the Kate Daniels world.

Jellybeans
TBR: Prince of Dreams - oohhh, my favorite of the duology. But I do love Russian princes.
NEW: He Loves Lucy - I rec this EVERY single month. Fun, colorful, sweet read.

Salty and Crunchy:
Potato Chips
TBR: Playing for Keeps - introduction to the, um, ravenous Bradford family. definitely has LOL moments
TBR: Third Grave Dead Ahead - you must continue this series!

Pretzels
TBR: As You Desire - on my faves list. Poor Harry is so lovable and misunderstood.
NEW: Real - recent favorite of mine.

Mixed Nuts
TBR: Shadowfever - why have you not read this book?? that is all.
TBR: The Dark Highlander - I read this book 3 times straight when I first bought it.... yes, a bit psychotic of me...

Combination:
Trail Mix
TBR: Tangle of Need - not only is this Riaz & Adria's story, but it's like Hawke and Sienna, PART TWO. awesome sauce.
NEW: Midnight Rainbow - quintessential reading for the Linda Howard fan! LH has stated that Jane is one of her favorite characters she's ever written. I agree!

Bacon Sundae
TBR: Breaking Free - Isn't BDSM outside everyone's comfort zone? :D I think this is the book that Cherise Sinclair starts to really flesh out this series. Great read.
NEW: Willing Victim - I see you're reading Cara McKenna right now and I hope you're liking it! This one is SO FAR beyond comfort, but it's an... intoxicating story.

[Katie]

Hey Laurla!


Hope you're able to find something interesting in here. :)

Sweet and Gooey:
1. Chocolate Truffles - Backstage Pass - This book surprised me with how much I enjoyed it!
2. Ice Cream - Midnight in Death - I haven't started the In Death series yet, but it looks like you really like them!
3. Jellybeans - I'll Be Your Drill, Soldier - A favorite m/m romance. Really good.

Salty and Crunchy:
4. Potato Chips - Only Us: A Fool's Gold Holiday Novella
5. Pretzels - Mr. Perfect
6. Mixed Nuts - Dark Lover

Combination:
7. Trail Mix - The Mane Event
8. Bacon Sundae - Latakia