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2014 March Pick-It-For-Me! Challenge
Victoria "Trea" wrote: "Nemo, I hate to do this to you, with it being your first time doing the challenge and all, but for categories 1 and 2, you did not use my Pick it for me shelf. Could you please add a pick from that shelf for those categories?"Victoria, there are books from your to-read shelf in each category. It is nice if they use your preferred shelf for everything, but as long as it is on your TBR it is ok. You can ask, but she isn't required to give you more picks in this instance. Just wanted to clarify that.
Victoria "Trea" wrote: "Nemo wrote: "Hi Victoria! sorry i'm late (First time doing this!) 1. Costumes:
Thomas and January by Fisher Amelie (it is book 2 in a series, but it works as a stand alone)
[bookcover:Thomas & Ja..."
Sorry about that! I'll fix it :)
Victoria "Trea" wrote: "Actually, MountainKat, I double checked the books before I wrote my reply to her. In her original reply, Categories 1 and 2 did not have selections from my shelf."Actually Victoria, Thomas & January and Vain are both on your to-read shelf. They were when I made my comment and they still are, I just double checked. That is the point I was making - she did pick books on your to-read shelf. What Nemo did was correct and she was not required to make more picks for you. It was nice that she did though. I realize you had listed a preferred shelf, but it is just that - where you would prefer she pick from, not where she is obligated to pick from.
Penney, sorry so late! Here are your picks.. I hope some of them work for you. If not let me know and I will try again. 1. Costumes:
(TBR),
(TBR) gold and purple cover,
(New) Set in Louisianna if I am not mistaken.2. Overindulgence:
I only saw two favorite authors for you. So, I went with
(TBR).My favorite is Kristen Ashley, I see you have read some of her books, but I picked:
and
Love both of those.3. Parties and Parades:
I saw that you had read the first book in the series.
(TBR) or
4. Rowdy:
(TBR)or
Laurla wrote: "Here you go MountainKat... I hope you enjoy one or two from here :) If not, I blame the sickness. But I'd be happy to repick anyway! 1. Costumes:
NEW: The Phantom of the Bathtub ..."
Thank you for the picks Laurla! I am going to read Wicked Deeds on a Winter's Night - I love this series, but I always seem to need a push to get back to it! I'll try to get in one or two more depending on how the other challenges shake out.
Kaileigh wrote: "Hi Ty, Sorry I took so long to make your picks. I hope you like the picks let me know if you would like me to make some new picks. 1. costumes
Princess of the Midnight Ball (tbr)
..."
Hi! Thanks for the picks! I think I'll go with Princess for now and maybe squeeze in Wicked Cravings. A couple of those I believe I've already read, but no biggie! No need for repicks. I know it's pain to find a book to fit the categories (plus, there's always other books, right??), so I appreciate it! :)
Laurla wrote: "Elke wrote: "Laurla,Here are your picks, hope you like them. If not I can try again! Happy Reading!!
Thanks for the picks Elke (again!) You're really pushing my boundaries this month, aren't ..."
You're welcome!! I am glad I am pushing your boundaries!! Hope you have a great time on your cruise!!
Pam wrote: "Grace--I am really tired so if any of these don't work, let me know and I will look for others. I seem to have focused on books in series but it wasn't on purpose.1. Costumes__Your TBR [bookcove..."
Thanks for the picks! There are several I want to read, but I'll have to see how much time I have in March. I plan on starting with Never Seduce a Scot and then go from there. Thanks!
Gigi here are your picks:1- (mine)Trouble in Mudbug by Jana Delson
Naked by Raine Miller
2- (mine)Visions in White by Nora Roberts
Maverick by Lora Leigh
3- (mine)The Christmas Wedding by James Patterson
The Wedding by Nicholas Sparks
4-(mine) the Keeping by Nicky Charles
Long hard Ride by Lorelei James
I hope you enjoy
Hi Breann!I hope you find something you like. If not, let me know.
1. Costumes: Pick books with green, purple, gold, a hat, a mask or neckwear on the cover, or you may also select books set in Louisiana (or the South), Ireland (or Europe) or any location that has large celebrations for Mardi Gras or St. Patrick's Day.
TBR: Flat-Out Sexy by Erin McCarthy (North Carolina)
TBR: Ball & Chain by Abigail Roux (Scotland)
NEW: Addicted by Charlotte Featherstone (England)
2. Overindulgence: Recommend a book by one of their favorite authors and a new to them book by one of your favorite authors, because sometimes you just need to indulge in something you love.
TBR: Up From the Grave by Jeaniene Frost (Fav author list)
NEW: Broken by Megan Hart (a fav author of mine)
3. Parties & Parades: Who doesn't love getting together with friends, suggest books with a large gathering or celebration or the next book in one of your pickee's favorite series or you may also pick a new to them series that you think they would like.
(NEW/TBR)
NEW: Rush by Maya Banks (Large gathering)
NEW: The Reluctant Dom by Tymber Dalton (large gathering)
TBR: A Note in the Margin by Isabelle Rowan (series I think you'd like)
4. Rowdy, Out of Control, Pushing Boundaries Behavior: Sometimes you just need a push to read something new (or old)! So recommend a new genre or author for your pickee that you believe they will enjoy. Also, pick an oldie off their TBR that shouldn't be gathering dust anymore!
NEW: Hummingbird by Lavyrle Spencer (a fav of mine)
TBR: Seduction in Death by JD Robb
(on your TBR since 2012)
Happy Reading!!
Thanks for the picks Jaime! I might've bitten off more than I can chew with challenges this month so I can only guarantee one read, Kinked. I'm currently re-reading the In Death series, I'm going to try my hardest to avoid Concealed in Death until I finish. Something tells me I won't be able to hold back, lol. I have added a few more books to my ever growing tbr though, and if I can squeeze one or two more in I'll try Heaven and Hell, Sweet Dreams and/or A Certain Wolfish Charm.Thanks again!
Kimberly wrote: "Gigi here are your picks:1- (mine)Trouble in Mudbug by Jana Delson
Naked by Raine Miller
2- (mine)Visions in White by Nora Roberts
Maverick by Lora Leigh
3- (mine)The Christmas Wedding b..."
Thank you Kimberly! I love my recs!! I added a few to my TBR! I'm eyeing either Naked by Raine MIller or Maverick by Lora Leigh.
Thank you everyone! Thank you to all of the volunteers. However, luckily enough everyone received their recs.
Happy Reading everyone!
Gigi wrote: " Hi Breann!I hope you find something you like. If not, let me know.
1. Costumes: Pick books with green, purple, gold, a hat, a mask or neckwear on the cover, or you may also select books set in..."
Thanks Gigi! There are quite a few I hope to get to this month. I'll let you know :)
Perfect! I can't wait to hear which books you've read. You're welcome!
Skandia wrote: "I'm in for BR of Whisper Falls because I love Toni Blake's writing and I've been meaning to pick up this series again. BR in the first half of March would be great."Hi Skandia - sorry I didn't get back to you sooner. How would next weekend be to start Whisper Falls? Is that too late for you? I've got a couple of books I'd like to get out of the way as soon as I can, but I can shift things around if you'd rather start it right away.
Thank Beppy for the recommended read: Tell Me No Lies, elizabeth lowell..i really enjoyed this book so much so that I have added this author's other series to my ever growing TBR...thank you again for a great rec
Hello,I read my first pick The Devil Inside Black, Jenna and gave it two stars. The main character annoyed me with her helplessness for the whole book. I think I will continue the series though to see if it gets any better. Thank you for the rec.
~KarenH~ wrote: "Skandia wrote: "I'm in for BR of Whisper Falls because I love Toni Blake's writing and I've been meaning to pick up this series again. BR in the first half of March would be great."Hi Skandia - s..."
KarenH, that will work just fine for me too!
]Sallie(Shuga) wrote: "Thank Beppy for the recommended read: Tell Me No Lies, elizabeth lowell..i really enjoyed this book so much so that I have added this author's other series to my ever growing TBR...tha..."i'm glad you enjoyed it; it's my favourite elizabeth lowell. i also liked Shadow And Silk, Remember Summer, which is one of her (relatively) more recent ones.
Hi Gigi! I finished Seduction in Death a couple days ago and I really enjoyed it. I think if I read this series back to back it would feel really repetitive, but since I spread them out I always enjoy Eve & Roarke.
Breann wrote: "Hi Gigi! I finished Seduction in Death a couple days ago and I really enjoyed it. I think if I read this series back to back it would feel really repetitive, but since I spread them o..."Hi Breann! I'm so glad you enjoyed it! I spread them out as well. I'm about to read the next one for me as well.
Hi Jasmin! I finished my pick,
over the weekend and it was really cute. Thanks!
Skandia,Finished my first pick
, it was good. Not as good as the other KA ones though.On to pick #2
Erin wrote: "Hi Jasmin! I finished my pick, over the weekend and it was really cute. Thanks!"I'm happy you liked it! :)
Ezi, I finished my first book
. I loved it, though the ending I thought was a bit anti-climatic. The ending was also highly emotional and I did shed a few tears. Something really surprising and unexpected happened too, which was well surprising. Thanks for the pick Ezi.
Sallie(Shuga)I finished
last night. It was the enjoyable read I've come to expect from Nora Roberts and am eager for book 2 to come out later this month.I'm glad you enjoyed beppy's recomendation of
. This is one of my all-time favorite EL books, one I've reread more than a few times.
Aarati wrote: "Ezi, I finished my first book . I loved it, though the ending I thought was a bit anti-climatic. The ending was also highly emotional and I did shed a few tears. ..."I am glad you loved it Aarati! Good!
Hey Ra~Luka, I finished The Destiny of Violet & Luke by Jessica Sorensen and I loved it!!! Reading Girl with Guitar now. Thanks.
Hi Ty!I finished Her Mad Hatter
today and I enjoyed it :)I don't read much paranormal/fantasy anymore, so this was a nice change from my usual reads. Thanks for the suggestion, I am going to continue with the series.
Skandia,Read my second pick
, it was ok. I love Maya Banks so I was a little disappointed in it. Hmm...maybe BDSM was not my cup of tea....but I have read it before, strange.Either way thanks again for the picks!!
@Carla_Collette: I finished my first pick, Defiant, and I absolutely loved it...I think it may have been my favorite in the series, although it would be a close call. Thanks for the great pick!
Hi Laurla! I hope you are feeling back to normal by now! I finished my first pick, Giving Chase by Lauren Dane. I enjoyed it, but I liked the other book by her I've read more. I think it showed that this was an earlier book for her. Still I'll continue to see what is up with the other brothers!I'm still planning to get to Wicked Deeds on a Winter's Night this month too!
Hi Irina Just finished my first pick
It started out a little slow and I wasn't too sure about it and then I fell in love with it. I'm excited to pick up the next book in the series. Light and sexy, just what I needed! Thanks for the pick!!
Hi Grace, I finished my first pick
. 4.5 stars! I really enjoyed it. In fact, I'm a big fan of MB historicals. Thanks!!
Finished up another one, Gigi. I listened to Flat-Out Sexy and it was a fun little romance. I'm really excited to read Ty's story now, though.
Nichole wrote: "Hi Grace, I finished my first pick . 4.5 stars! I really enjoyed it. In fact, I'm a big fan of MB historicals. Thanks!!"Yay!!! I just started reading it too.
Breann wrote: "Finished up another one, Gigi. I listened to Flat-Out Sexy and it was a fun little romance. I'm really excited to read Ty's story now, though."Good! Flat-Out Sexy is a fun read, I agree. I'm so glad you enjoyed it!
~KarenH~ wrote: "@Carla_Collette: I finished my first pick, Defiant, and I absolutely loved it...I think it may have been my favorite in the series, although it would be a close call. Thanks for th..."Glad that you liked it :)
Ezi, I finished Just Like Heaven by Julia Quinn and I liked it. It was really sweet. I will continue the series sometime in the future.
finished my first PIFM -
. I love fairytale retellings and this one didn't disappoint. Thanks for the push, Kaileigh!
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Erin wrote: "Hi Macwolf01 {Elise}! Here are your picks. Hope you find something you want to read for March..."Hi Erin thanks for the great picks so far I've read
,
and I'm working on
nowE
Macwolf01 [Elise] wrote: "Erin wrote: "Hi Macwolf01 {Elise}! Here are your picks. Hope you find something you want to read for March..."Hi Erin thanks for the great picks so far I've read [bookcover:Bunny and the Bear|..."
I'm glad you're enjoying them!
Valerie wrote: "Hello Irina,Here are your picks! I hope you find one that fits your mood for March.
Costumes
TBR:
NEW:
Overindulgence
..."
Thanks for the great picks Leslie I will be reading
:)
Suzanne,I finished my first two picks, enjoyed both, but LOVED Mystery Man!
I have 6 more on deck to read this month from your suggestions, so I hope to get them done. They all look so good. Thanks again!
Hey Ra~Luka, I finished my second book Girl with Guitar and it was definitely a cute, good read. Thanks.
Hi SandyFinished
. Thanks for the motivation to get it off the TBR pile!
Fran wrote: "Hi Ty!I finished Her Mad Hatter
today and I enjoyed it :)I don't read much paranormal/fantasy anymore, so this was a nice change from my usual ..."
I have that on my TBR for another challenge! I heart the cover. :D
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Here are your picks, hope you like them. If not I can try again! Happy Reading!!
Thanks for the picks Elke (again!) You're really pushing my boundaries this month, aren't you? :0 That's okay. Going on a cruise this month which we've never done, so there is boundary pushing galore going on in March!!! I think I will only read the new picks you made... how's that for pushing my own boundaries? Thanks again!!!