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2013 November Pick It For Me! Challenge
Yz, I finished up About That Night last night - it was cute - I like Julie James but at the end, I always feel like something is missing, they are almost too sweet for me, but I loved the Twitter Terrorist!Currently reading The Girl in the Steel Corset
Hina wrote: "I have 2 more books left in the Borrowed Billionaire series, I didn't know there was another connected and for the life of me I can't remember Tori from Lexie's series...I might have to take a quick peek to find out. "Did you read Lexie's First Time ?
This book is about Lexi and Smith. The borrowed billionaire series is all about Lexi and the billionaire novelist series is about Smith
Dee wrote: "Currently reading The Girl in the Steel Corset..."oooh... curious to see what you think about that one, Dee.
Hi Joyce! I finished my third pick Merry and Bright. I thought it was a fun holiday read! Thanks for picking it! I'm hoping to get to one more too.
i'm liking it so far Ty - only problem is that the ebook s only adobe PDF/overdrive ebook - so i'm having to read it on my phone...but I have books 2/3 slotted into a SRC challenge
Nadine wrote: "Hina wrote: "I have 2 more books left in the Borrowed Billionaire series, I didn't know there was another connected and for the life of me I can't remember Tori from Lexie's series...I might have t..."Ahh...Got it! I had forgotten about the novelist with Mr. Thorne in the picture. LOL. Thanks for reminding me!
Dee wrote: "i'm liking it so far Ty - only problem is that the ebook s only adobe PDF/overdrive ebook - so i'm having to read it on my phone...but I have books 2/3 slotted into a SRC challenge"Dee, do you have a tablet, I have overdrive on my ipad and it makes reading a lot easier. I really don't like reading on my phone, but I do it far too often. When I look at other commuters on the train that have like the Galaxy Note phones, I am always thinking, that screen looks big enough to read on. ;)
nope, no tablet yet - i'm saving my pennies - but I have other stuff on the need to get list first
Hina wrote: "Dee wrote: "i'm liking it so far Ty - only problem is that the ebook s only adobe PDF/overdrive ebook - so i'm having to read it on my phone...but I have books 2/3 slotted into a SRC challenge"De..."
I am getting a new phone in a few weeks and the Galaxy Note is on my short list :) It is definitely big enough to read on. I just don't know how I will look answering that thing, putting it up to me ear, LOL. It's so big! But I mostly text anyway, so I'm thinking I'd rather have it big for reading. I have a tablet but don't take it with me when I go out, it's too big and heavy. But that Galaxy phone....
Fran wrote: "Hina wrote: "Dee wrote: "i'm liking it so far Ty - only problem is that the ebook s only adobe PDF/overdrive ebook - so i'm having to read it on my phone...but I have books 2/3 slotted into a SRC c..."Let me know if you end up getting the Note and how you like/dislike it...my phone is coming up for an upgrade and I have been seriously thinking about getting that one. I have the galaxy S3 right now, and I like s4 and note but reading on the note would be so much easier to read on and I figured I don't talk to nearly that many people and the only people who call me are for quick/short conversation if not its all texts. It's one of the reason I was thinking about getting an ipad mini, so I don't have to carry around my ipad when I commute.
Hina wrote: "Fran wrote: "Hina wrote: "Dee wrote: "i'm liking it so far Ty - only problem is that the ebook s only adobe PDF/overdrive ebook - so i'm having to read it on my phone...but I have books 2/3 slotted..."I'll let you know! I have an iPhone 4 and I want something different. the Galaxy s4 is also on my list, along with the Droid Maxx. But the size of the Note is so tempting...
Fran wrote: "Hina wrote: "Fran wrote: "Hina wrote: "Dee wrote: "i'm liking it so far Ty - only problem is that the ebook s only adobe PDF/overdrive ebook - so i'm having to read it on my phone...but I have book..."FYI, I don't know about the droid maxx but before Samsung I had the droid x and at work, for company cellphones we had gotten the droid 4 and we just had a negative experience with them. Out of the 2 year I had my droid, I spent the last year literally counting down days till I can get another phone and not have to pay full retail price. lol. But for all I know they have made more improvements since then.
I used to read on my droix X all the time (except PDFs, those suck for phones). and then I got my Google Nexus tablet... I couldn't go back. But yes, Hina - I was doing the same thing - when can I get a new phone, when can I get a new phone, when!I currently have an S4 and looooove it. Reading isn't too bad on it, the times I was caught waiting and bored.
Ty wrote: "I used to read on my droix X all the time (except PDFs, those suck for phones). and then I got my Google Nexus tablet... I couldn't go back. But yes, Hina - I was doing the same thing - when can I ..."Originally I wanted the S4, there are so many cool things to do on it, but then Galaxy Note 3 came out and it has cool features and a big screen...:) But I got to say that Samsung (knock on wood) is making good phones, I had the unfortunate incidents with my s3, very bad luck...once I got caught in a storm, and the phone took in a lot of water and another time my water bottle in my purse wasn't capped tightly enough and spilled water on my phone but my phone still works.
Jojo, Hina, and Nadine, I have to say a huge THANK YOU! Extreme Exposure was Awesome!!! Being kinda new to the Romantic Suspense subgenre, thanks to last month's PIFM of Danger in the Shadows and The Negotiator, I am left floundering as to what would be good in the genre. Jojo's recommendation of this book did not disappoint! J. D. Robb's In Death series seemed to be more murder mystery to me than Romantic Suspense, and I had read most of that series as of a couple of years ago. By the time I abandoned it, I had a hard time keeping track of the secondary characters and the plots all seemed the same. I've picked up Heaven Can't Wait and will be reading it as soon as I possibly can! Next up is my final read for this challenge: Rock Chick. I hope I saved the best for last!
Victoria wrote: "Jojo, Hina, and Nadine, I have to say a huge THANK YOU! Extreme Exposure was Awesome!!! Being kinda new to the Romantic Suspense subgenre, thanks to last month's PIFM of [book:Dange..."Glad you like it Victoria! Its a great series, the books just get better and better. Even though, Rock Chick also falls under Romantic Suspense, they are definitely not the same. I also gave 5 stars to Rock Chick, but it is more off color humor, not as serious etc and halfway to the book, I was pretty annoyed with the heroine and it was a very love/hate relationship with her but its still a very very good book to read.
Victoria wrote: "Jojo, Hina, and Nadine, I have to say a huge THANK YOU! Extreme Exposure was Awesome!!!"If you liked Extreme Exposure, definitely continue the series!! I thought it was the weakest of them all and I loved it! The last two have been over the top wonderful!
I bought my son the galaxy note last week for his birthday and he loves it but he does look funny talking on the phone. It's almost as big as the iPad mini.
Victoria you should definitely continue the series it gets better and better with each book.
Nikita-I finished Simply Irresistible this morning and really liked it. Not sure why it has taken me so long to read this book as I owned it and it has been recommended to me many times. I loved the characters, hot male, and I've added the next one to my TBR. Thanks for the great recommendation. It's been a slow reading month but I hope to read at least one more what with Thanksgiving coming up.
Slowly but surely still reading
and
... Neither of these are gripping me and it is taking me forever. And I really wanted to read both of these books.. They are not bad, but IDK.. Kinda bored with them :(
I've finished! Finished Rock Chick last night, and was torn about it. I was bored for the first 2/3rds of the book, then enjoyed the rush towards the ending. Will probably give it 3 stars overall. That makes my tally 12/13 completed, with The Princess Bride being abandoned in disgust. Thanks for all the great reads this month, Jojo!
I gave up on Allegient Jamie - it just wasn't doing anything for me
finished 4th pick -
- loved it, as usual with the MacKenzies. :DI hope to fit in one more pifm read this month, but we'll see how my schedule goes... Thanks for push, Ashley
so far:
Angie,Finished my 4th pick
!! Liked it and will defintely continue with the series!! Thanks for introducing me to 2 new series and for the great picks!!Read
I managed to finish
but I didn't enjoy it. What a terrible end to a good first two books.
Finally finished my third pick
. It was alright.. I am bound and determined to finish
. That will be my last pick for this month.. :)
Shelby-I just finished my third PIFM book this month,
and really liked it. The book had a nice balance of humor, romance, and suspense. I just put the other books in the series on my to-read list. Thanks for the great recommendation!
Apilif wrote: "Hi ErinCompletely forgot to post, but I did finish Disasterology 101 a while ago and loved it. Thanks!"
Glad you enjoyed it!
Carla_Collette wrote: "Shelby-I just finished my third PIFM book this month,
and really liked it. The book had a nice balance of humor, romance, and suspense. I just put the other books..."So glad you liked this one! I loved this series so much. I really should go back and read it. It's been ages!
Hi Karen!I can fit it in :)
I am reading two books now and should be done by Sunday. How about starting on Monday the 25th? Or if you want to start earlier, you can read it when you want and we can chat about it around the 27th or so.
Hi Karen!
Do you still want to try and fit Acrobat in? I can start it tomorrow night. I have family coming in from out of town Wednesday through the weekend, so it might take me awhile to finish it. But I'm willing to try if you would like to read it :)
Fran wrote: "Hi Karen!Do you still want to try and fit Acrobat in? I can start it tomorrow night. I have family coming in from out of town Wednesday through the weekend, so it might take me awhile to finish it. But I'm willing to try if you would like to read it :)"
Actually Fran, that timing works great for me! I still need to finish the book I'm reading, but hopefully will get through it by sometime tomorrow, so I should be able to start tomorrow night also. I'm going to be at my sister's from sometime Wednesday until Friday afternoon, and probably won't have much reading time down there, but will then have the weekend. It might slop over into December a bit, but I can live with that!
~KarenH~ wrote: "Fran wrote: "Hi Karen!Do you still want to try and fit Acrobat in? I can start it tomorrow night. I have family coming in from out of town Wednesday through the weekend, so it might take me awhil..."
OK, that sounds great....I will start tomorrow night :)
Fran wrote: "Hi Karen!Do you still want to try and fit Acrobat in? I can start it tomorrow night. I have family coming in from out of town Wednesday through the weekend, so it might take me awhile to finish it. But I'm willing to try if you would like to read it :)"
Oh, I am so glad you brought this up! I was wondering what to start next...
Hi Sassafrass! So here's what I've managed so far this month. :)
Techie
The Party Boy's Guide to Dating a Geek ★★★★★
Artistically Inclined
The Hot Floor ★★★½
Book Lover
Somebody Killed His Editor ★★★★
There are full reviews posted on each of the pages, but suffice to say I enjoyed them all. :) I'm try to squeeze one more in before the end of the month depending on how things go. But thanks so much for the picks!
Hi YZ, I'm almost done with book 3 - The Girl in the Steel Corset (posting now cause I only have 20 pages left to read and already reserved the next 2 from the library - it hit the spot with my current steampunk cravingAlso listening to Divided in Death which is the one after the one you recommended for me (since I started that one in November) - but probably won't get it finished this month
Thanks for the awesome recs!!
Victoria,I ended up finishing 2 more books, so total read this month are 3 books. I read
yesterday which I gave 1 star. I was hoping the series might get better since its a new author to me, but it didn't. No real plot/storyline. Thankfully it was a short story. I also read
last week, and you were right it was an interesting concept, unfortunately it was halfway into the book before things got interesting and I loved hearing reading about future Chicago. I was bored the first half of the book, though. I gave it 3 stars. I am not going to read anything else from my list, but I have added them to my TBR, just because most of the books are part of a series and I am not trying to start a new series until next year, but concentrate on finishing up some of the series I am in the middle of right now.
Thanks for your picks!
Hina wrote: "Victoria,I ended up finishing 2 more books, so total read this month are 3 books. I read
yesterday which I gave 1 star. I was hoping the series might get bette..."You're welcome, Hina! Sorry that Sarah's Lion didn't turn out as you'd hoped, and I found myself feeling the same way you did about Smitten Image. Interesting concept, but the execution fell short of being really good.
Good luck on finishing out your series!
ilovebakedgoods (Teresa)I finished my 5th pick and most likely my final for the month Chocolate Covered Billionaire Navy SEAL this book was so corny I gave it 1*.
In my opinion you could tell it was written by a guy...Who else would have two women fighting over some guy that couldn't seem to stand up for himself in any situation unless he had a gun (and he was suppose to be a Navy SEAL...part-time??) and he had one of the women giving him a BJ while driving in a car, with a trucker watching through his cab window driving down the highway...it wasn't even erotic it was just bad...
I'm trying to figure out why I had it on my TBR shelf...LOL
Nadine wrote: "ilovebakedgoods (Teresa)I finished my 5th pick and most likely my final for the month Chocolate Covered Billionaire Navy SEAL this book was so corny I gave it 1*.
In my opini..."
LOL, that book sounds hilariously bad! Yeah,a part-time SEAL? Don't think so, LOL! Well, I was sold by the title, hahaha. Figured, with chocolate in the title, it couldn't be bad... oopsie, lol.
Only 4 days to go till end of challenge!!
ilovebakedgoods (Teresa) wrote: "LOL, that book sounds hilariously bad! Yeah,a part-time SEAL? Don't think so, LOL! Well, I was sold by the title, hahaha. Figured, with chocolate in the title, it couldn't be bad... oopsie, lol. .."Not your fault I had it downloaded on my kindle long before you picked it for me to read....I think I was sold on the name of it too...lol
I just finished my second pick for the month
and loved it! I love New Zealand, and I am fascinated by rugby, rugby players, the haka, and the Maori culture so it was a great book for me to read. Thanks, Debra!
Your very welcome ! I'm glad you liked it!! Have a happy thanksgiving and happy reading
Nadine wrote: "Not your fault I had it downloaded on my kindle long before you picked it for me to read....I think I was sold on the name of it too...lol "On the bright side, 20% of your purchase went to help military families.
Shelby wrote: "Hi Sassafrass! So here's what I've managed so far this month. :)
Techie
The Party Boy's Guide to Dating a Geek ★★★★★
Artistically Inclined
The Hot Floor ★★★½
B..."
Wow, Shelby! You were really motoring through this month! I'm glad you liked your picks!!
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Typist #1, Working for the Billionaire Novelist was a quick read but I enjoyed..."
I have 2 more books left in the Borrowed Billionaire series, I didn't know there was another connected and for the life of me I can't remember Tori from Lexie's series...I might have to take a quick peek to find out.