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2014 February Pick-It-For-Me! Challenge
February 2014 PIFM Challenge - Participants♥Chocolate & card?
Dee to-read-2014
Lacy
Elizabeth
Jamie
Gianna 2014 Challenge Shelf
Nichole
Arena
Fran a-pifm-shelf
Angi kindle books
Carla-Collette
Grace
Nikita
Ty
Suzanne Books I Own
Brittany
MountainKat to-read-asap
Jojo
Valerie
KarenH can't-wait-to-read
♥Teddy Bear & warm/fuzzy?
Victoria Pick-it-for-Me
Shelby This shelf please (for at least some picks)
Runell
Katie
Beppy pifm 2014
Diane ~Firefly~
Mary
Amy J
♥Romantic candlelight dinner with all the trimmings?
Sallie(Shuga)
Skandia
Ashley
Penney pifm-challenge
Sandy
Bre
Kami
Breann pifm-pick-me
Irina
Zara RRRC PIFM Challenge
Pam
Mary Ann tbr-owned-kindle-books
Joyce
Ruth Ann
Ab2y next, next series
Aarati
Daffodil
Kaileigh
Re-picks/re-pairings/late picks
✔Elke on deck shelf (re-pairings - romantic)
✔Laurla (lp) 01-tbr-owned
Laurla and Elke can you please pick for each other. Laurla, just so you're aware, Elke is away for the weekend so their picks for you may be a little later getting to you. I'm not sure.
Re-picks
✔Nancy H
PAIRINGS
✔ = Picks made.
Chocolate & Card
✔Gianna 2014 Challenge Shelf
✔Valerie
✔Suzanne Books I Own
✔Jojo
✔Lacy
✔Nikita
✔Grace
✔Elizabeth
✔Ty
✔Carla-Collette
✔ MountainKat to-read-asap
✔Fran a-pifm-shelf
✔KarenH can't-wait-to-read
✔Arena
✔Brittany
✔Angi kindle books
✔Nichole
✔Dee to-read-2014
✔Jamie
Teddy Bear & Romantic Dinner
✔Mary Ann tbr-owned-kindle-books
✔Runell
✔Ruth Ann
✔ Diane ~Firefly~
✔Penney pifm-challenge
✔Skandia
✔ Kaileigh
✔Joyce
✔Breann pifm-pick-me
✔Shelby This shelf please (for at least some picks)
✔Sallie(Shuga)
✔Aarati
✔Victoria Pick-it-for-Me
✔Bre
✔ Daffodil
✔Pam
✔Amy J
✔Beppy pifm 2014
✔Katie (MountainKat is making Katie's picks for Irina)
✔Irina
✔Ashley
✔Sandy
✔Zara RRRC PIFM Challenge
✔Ab2y next, next series
✔Mary
✔Kami
♥♥♥Rules♥♥♥
Please note: When choosing books for your pair make sure that at least one of the books for each category is new and at least one book is from your pair's TBR/preferred shelf. Thanks.
♥Teddy Bear & warm/fuzzy - Suggest a book that left you with a warm/fuzzy feeling after reading it, a book that has an animal in it or on the cover (eg. teddy bear) or a book with a friends-to-lovers theme.
♥♥Chocolate & card - Pick a book that has a heart (Valentine's card) or candy/dessert on the cover. Or a book that includes a reunited couple - a second chance romance or one where the couple was separated for a long time because reunions are so sweet!
♥♥♥Romantic candlelight dinner with all the trimmings - Recommend a book with jewelry, flowers or candles on the cover or a book with a food theme.
♥♥♥♥Valentine's Day - Pick a book about Valentine's Day, one of your favorite & highly rated romance books, a book with a romantic cover or a book with a romantic sounding title.
i'm in, but i'm not a huge Valentine's day fan (can't remember the last time I had a SO for that day) - so put me wherever you need meplease use my to-read-2014 shelf
romantic candlelight dinner w/all the trimmings....however we dont usually do a whole lot since Hubby's bday is the 6th mine is the 20th & son's is the 22nd....we usually go out to eat for bdays & usually have a nice dinner at the club....I would kill him if he spent that much money on flowers anyway...lol
I don't celebrate Valentine's Day but if I must choose between the options I'd go for dinner.
Too bad all three isn't an option, because that's where I'd place myself! Since everyone is going with the dinner option, I'm going to buck the trend and go with Teddy Bear & warm/fuzzy, since I love getting blankets or slippers of any kind. (For some reason, I'm perpetually cold.)Please use my Pick it for Me shelf!
I'm in! I'm gonna say chocolate and card!
I'm in.Romantic candlelight dinner with all the trimmings? please
I'm in. I'm probably the teddy bear and warm fuzzy time. I just want some cuddle together time. That'll put me in my happy place. :DIf you could I'd love you to use this shelf for at least a few picks. Thanks!
I'm in. I prefer the romantic dinner. :-)
I'm in. And I think I'm in with the teddy bear and warm and fuzzy time.
I'm in! Chocolate and card...or just chocolate. I'm easy lolThis is a list of the books I want to use.
mng-title-choices
My husband is a very quiet man. But he picks the most thoughtful and sweetest cards every time!!Chocolate and card for me please.
I'm in! Chocolate is pretty much my go to for every holiday, LOL.
So I will say Chocolate and a Card for me :)
Please use my PIFM shelf - a-pifm-shelf
I want to go with Romantic candlelight dinner with all the trimmings
I'm in!! Romantic dinner for me!!Please also pick from my "on deck" shelf!!
Chocolate & a card for mePlease use my "Angi-kindle-books" shelf!!
https://www.goodreads.com/review/list...
I'm in.Teddy bear and warm/fuzzy for me please.
I'm in...chocolate and card, I'd say :)
I'm in and put me with chocolate and card.
I'm in and I'll go with Chocolate & card
I'm in and I will go with Romantic candlelight dinner with all the trimmings
v-day. blah. I'm in! chocolate and card, I guess.
I'm in and I'm a chocolate and card type of girl. If my pickee could pick books off of my Books I Own shelf, that would REALLY help my wallet :)
I've edited my previous post to include my preferred shelf :-)
Zara,I am so sorry but I just read the dates and I will be at a scrapbooking retreat this weekend and won't have time to do this (my favorite) challenge!! :(
Elke - we can always put you in for re-pairings and late picks maybe...
Dee wrote: "Elke - we can always put you in for re-pairings and late picks maybe..."Oooh!!! That would be great!!!!
Thanks!!
Chocolate and card out to my honeyRomantic dinner in for me
So whichever one works is fine….
I'm in and I love a Romantic Dinner with all the trimmings! Please use the following shelf: https://www.goodreads.com/review/list... tbr-owned-kindle-books
Elke wrote: "Dee wrote: "Elke - we can always put you in for re-pairings and late picks maybe..."Oooh!!! That would be great!!!!
Thanks!!"
Elke I have placed you in the re-picks et al section. Enjoy your fun weekend.
Romantic dinner with all the trimmings!
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What is the Pick-It-For-Me Challenge?
The Pick-It-For-Me Challenge (PIFM) is a reading challenge where each participant gives and receives book recommendations based on a given set of rules. The assignment method and book selection rules change each month so it’s always new and always different.
After signups are closed, I'll put your names and any extra info I’ve requested into the super secret PIFM randomiser and select someone for you to choose for. This will get posted along with the rules for the month.
While you're doing your picks, someone else is doing picks for you. Once you receive them, you pick a book off the list and get reading. To complete the challenge, you only have to read 1 (one) book but many of us end up reading more because we just can't resist a list of books to read.
In order to participate you need to either HAVE YOUR PROFILE SET TO PUBLIC (preferable), or make the person who will be giving you recommendations your friend. On top of that, I strongly recommend keeping your bookshelves updated; otherwise you might end up with a recommendation that you have already read.
*Please note that late sign ups will be included at the host's discretion and no one will be included after re-picks are assigned!*
Everything gets done in this thread so be sure to come back often!!!
***TIPS TO MAKE THE CHALLENGE ENJOYABLE FOR EVERYONE!***
1. Check the publishing date of the book before recommending it. To check the publishing date, from your pickee's to-read or similar shelf choose shelf settings, select "date pub" from the drop down selections and save/close the menu.
2. Check pickee's personalised shelves, especially their exclusive shelves - it could be very helpful in recommending something they want to read. A personalised shelf is one that a member has labelled themselves, for example, 'to read next', 'can't wait to read', 'favourites'.
3. Look at your pickee's 'read' shelf and see what genres they have recently read the most. That might help in choosing something they are interested in reading right now.
4. Please make sure the books you choose for your pickee are not on their 'read' shelf. Just because it isn't rated doesn't mean it wasn't read. Sometimes the reader may choose not to rate a book.
5. Although Buddy Reads are no longer going to be offered as a category, if there is a recommendation that you give your pickee that you would like to read with them, please feel free to suggest a Buddy Read with them. You can PM each other and discuss it.
6. If your pickee reads lots of books in a genre you are not familiar with (erotic romance, GLBT, YA, etc.), feel free to contact either Fran, Dee, Jane, Kat, Karen, Ty or the month's organiser and they can try to point you in the right direction for recommendations.
7. If possible, try to include a shorter book, a longer book, a new addition to their 'to-read' shelf, and an older book from their 'to-read' shelf. This gives them a variety of options to choose from. You can sort the shelves by many features - ratings, date read, date added, date published, #of pages and many other items from the shelf settings as described in tip #1. And they can be sorted by ascending or descending order as well.
8. Please choose at least 4 new titles for your pickee. These should be brand new to them and not found on any of their shelves. Part of the fun of this challenge is discovering new books to read, adding new titles to the ever-expanding tbr shelf. The remaining 4 titles should come from your pickee's tbr or preferred shelves.
9. Please remember this is a romance readers challenge, so unless you KNOW your pickee would prefer something else (something off their preferred shelf, for example) most, if not all, of your picks should be romance. There are many different sub genres and related types of books - Contemporary, Historical, Paranormal, Romantic Suspense, Erotica, M/M, Urban Fantasy even. Take a look at your pickee's read shelf and see if they read non-romance genres before making your suggestions.
INFORMATION NEEDED TO SIGN UP
Please sign up in this thread with the answer to the following question:
♥♥♥What kind of Valentine are you?♥♥♥:
♥Chocolate & card?;
♥Teddy Bear & warm/fuzzy?;
♥Romantic candlelight dinner with all the trimmings?
***If you have a preferred shelf, please list it along with your pick!***
IMPORTANT DATES
Sign-ups will remain open until January 23rd (8 pm EST).
You’ll have until January 26th (8 pm EST) to make your recommendations.
Please do not start reading your book(s) until the first of the month. You then have the entire month to read your pick(s) and give some feedback.
If you’re new please read the PIFM Guidelines and FAQ. If you have any questions that are not addressed there, please feel free to ask!
***Please add a new comment rather than updating a previous post or your progress will likely be missed. It is also very helpful if you add more information like "I finished another pick" or "I finished my third book for this challenge" and mention if your pick was a buddy read. Thanks!***