Meet & Greet Challenge Round 3, Apr-May: READING!

[Becca]

Would it be bad if I put 2 picks from one of my people on the list? I want 20 like group 3! Haha

[Penney]

Thank you Group 2! I've gotten all of my picks now and they're nice and varied. I've compiled my list but it's never final until the books are actually read. Making things fit into more than one challenge is half the fun! :-)

[Jane (PS), Moderator]

Angi wrote: "I believe that I have finally gotten everyone in Group 1, but if I forgot someone please let me know...I also apologize for the delay in getting the picks done."

You still had a few days up your sleeve Angi, so no worries! ...But its always great to get them out :)

[Jane (PS), Moderator]

Becca wrote: "Would it be bad if I put 2 picks from one of my people on the list? I want 20 like group 3! Haha"

You could make it from yourself :) I would be totally fine with that if you would truly like to challenge yourself!

[Becca]

Haha it's between that and I don't like odd numbers...and I really don't want to choose between these last two books lol

[Megan L]

I have all of my picks and I think I got everyone in group 2. If not let me know!

[Sallie(GeorgiaGirl)]

Thank you group 2 for picks - Im super excited to get started...

[Aarati]

Go all my picks from Group 1. Thanks a lot guys.

[Ella]

I have all of my picks from group 2. I can't wait for April 1st to start reading. Thanks for all you're picks. I don't know if it's ok but from the remaining books I picked one for myself.

[Pam]

Okay-finished picking for Group 3 I believe.

[Rachel-RN]

Still waiting on 1 more from group 2.

[Hadley]

Still waiting for 1 from group 3.

[MountainKat, Moderator]

Hadley wrote: "Still waiting for 1 from group 3."

Me too... Hopefully soon!

[Mandy]

I pretty sure all my group 3 picks have now been sent (sorry I was so slow!). I only had to ask for re-picks from one person, too :)

[Margaret]

Thank you everyone in Group 2 for my picks. I have finally compiled my list and I can't wait to get started reading!! This is such a great challenge for getting those dusty books off my TBR!!

[Hadley]

Great! Locked and loaded, ready to go...can't wait to start.

[Nadine Bookaholic]

Mandy wrote: "I pretty sure all my group 3 picks have now been sent (sorry I was so slow!). I only had to ask for re-picks from one person, too :)"


Just sent you the re-picks :)

[~KarenH~, Moderator]

Thanks to everyone in group 1 for the great picks! Now if I can just decided which ones I'm going to read...

[Jane (PS), Moderator]

There is still plenty of time left on the 'picking-clock' but is anyone still waiting for picks??

[Rachel-RN]

Got all my picks from everyone in Group 2!

[MountainKat, Moderator]

I'm good! =)

[~Leslie~]

I think I'm still missing one from Valerie. I will double check later today.

[Jane (PS), Moderator]

~Leslie~ wrote: "I think I'm still missing one from Valerie. I will double check later today."

Let me know Leslie. It could be that Valerie doesn't realise that she missed you...

[Sallie(GeorgiaGirl)]

i have all of mine

[~Leslie~]

I just checked again and I have all my picks! Sorry about that. They were coming so fast and furious at one point, it was crazy. But fun!!

[Jane (PS), Moderator]

Great.

I'm going to work on the assumption that everyone has their picks and I don't need to prompt anyone unless I hear otherwise :)

[Ty]

I didn't make choices during the pick time in order to plan and fit in as many challenges as possible for each book (signs of a obsessive challenge addict #1). So here are my picks from Group 1 for now. most likely will change by the end, but I'm going to trryyyy to be more pro-active in my reading. XD

1. Joanne - Something Strange and Deadly - Susan Dennard
2. Sandy - The Ugly Duchess - Eloisa James
3. Kay - For Darkness Shows the Stars - Diane Peterfreund
4. Debbie - Falling Into You - Jasinda Wilder
5. Jane(PS) - Mind Fuck - Manna Francis
6. Karla - Just One Day - Gayle Foreman
7. Aarati - World After - Susan Ee
8. Fran - Jake Undone - Penelope Ward
9. Emma - Enclave - Ann Aguirre
10. Skandia - Vain - Fisher Amelie
11. Kristi - Life As We Knew It - Susan Beth Pfeffer
12. Becky - Hunted - Kevin Hearne
13. Elizabeth - Touch of Power - Maria Snyder
14. Vi - Heart of Obsidian - Nalini Singh
15. KarenH - Night Broken - Patricia Briggs
16. Jojo - Until Trevor - Aurora Reynolds
17. Lauren - One Tiny Lie - K.A. Tucker
18. Gianna - The Queen's Consorts - Kele Moon
19. Angi - Into the Deep - Samantha Young

[Aarati]

I finished my first pick of the challenge . Thanks for the pick Jojo. I loved it. even though all the players were known from the beginning itself, it still had that thrill factor.

Kristi, I've started on my second pick, and I'm enjoying it very much. It has some really good LOL moments.

[Aarati]

Kristi I finished and I loved it. It was a great book. I really enjoyed it. I gave it 4 stars. I plan on continuing the series. Thanks for the pick. :)

Angi, I finished your pick and really enjoyed it. It was hilarious. I gave it 3.5 stars. Thanks for the pick. :)

On to my next book.

[Nadine Bookaholic]

Valerie I finished my first pick great quick read. Wasn't as HOT as the first book but I enjoyed it :)

[Kristina Simon]

Aarati wrote: "Kristi I finished and I loved it. It was a great book. I really enjoyed it. I gave it 4 stars. I plan on continuing the series. Thanks for the pick. :)"

Glad you enjoyed it, Aarati. It's one of my favorites. ;-)

[Diane ~Firefly~]

Mandy - I read and really enjoyed it. Thanks for the rec.

[Penney]

I finished my first read, . I have no idea why she released the book piecemeal like this, but it was hella hot! Thanks Nichole!

[Aarati]

Jane PS, I finished . I liked the book a lot. It was hot ans sweet and romantic. But I got irritated with the whole 'baby' business. Luke called her baby so much it got on my nerves. 'come here baby', 'stay there baby', 'drink baby', 'sleep baby'. God!!! I went crazy. Though I loved the ending, especially their vows. It was so romantic and sweet. Thanks for the pick.

[Hadley]

Shelby, I finished . Was pretty good, gave it ***. Thanks for the rec.

[~KarenH~, Moderator]

Emma, I read Chased, and it was just ok. Definitely the weakest in the series so far for me, but I'm glad I read it so I can move on and finish off the series. Thanks for the pick!

[Melissa]

Gigi, I finished this morning and I LOVED it! SO glad I finally got around to it thanks to your pick. This was the type of book that I didn't want to see end. Loved the characters and the world and I am so happy there are two other books in the same setting! Thanks again!

[Nadine Bookaholic]

Diane ~Firefly~ I finished and I loved it! 5* had me laughing so hard at posts I had tears in my eyes. Thank you for the push I needed to finally read it.

[MountainKat, Moderator]

Nadine, I think that was my favorite Kowalski book! I loved them all, but that one was special!

[Jane (PS), Moderator]

Aarati wrote: "Jane PS, I finished . I liked the book a lot. It was hot ans sweet and romantic. But I got irritated with the whole 'baby' business. Luke called her baby so mu..."

Not one I've read and it certainly had mixed reviews, but I thought - what the hey? you have it :)

(And on the positive side, it definitely won't be on my to-read list now ;)

[Grace]

Gea~Finished reading and I really enjoyed it. I wasn't expecting to like it as much as I did. Thanks for the pick!

[Diane ~Firefly~]

Nadine wrote: "Diane ~Firefly~ I finished and I loved it! 5* had me laughing so hard at posts I had tears in my eyes. Thank you for the push I needed to finally read it."

Glad to hear that and that gives me another reason to finally read it myself.

[Jane]

Thank you ladies for the picks!

@ Shelley finished gave it 2 stars I will try another series of hers this just wasn't my flavor. review below
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

@ Logan finished this was a 5 star story for me can't wait to read the other stories in this series. review below
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Shelby]

Alright Christina you were first up for me this round. Thank you so much for getting me to finally read it was a wonderful ball of hot sexy kinky goodness! :) ★★★★★

My full review is here if you're interested.

[Ezi]

Shelby wrote: "Alright Christina you were first up for me this round. Thank you so much for getting me to finally read it was a wonderful ball of hot sexy kinky goodness! :..."

I loved it too Shelby. I'll read book 2 so I can see what's up with Randy

[Shelby]

Ezinwanyi~still loves Spartacus wrote: "Shelby wrote: "Alright Christina you were first up for me this round. Thank you so much for getting me to finally read it was a wonderful ball of hot sexy kin..."

Yep. :) Got added to my TBR very quickly. ;)

[MountainKat, Moderator]

I finished my first pick Entwined with You by Sylvia Day. Thanks Valerie for finally getting that off my TBR. I was frustrated by the book, but I'm glad I read it!

[Lizz (Beer, Books and Boos)]

I just finished and I loved it thank you Tina for picking it for me

and now I am reading that Logan picked of me

[MountainKat, Moderator]

I just finished my second pick Friday I'm in Love. I loved that books so much!! Thank you ~Leslie~ for the push to read it - I am soooo glad I did!!

[Vi]

I finished 3 books so far:

- It was a fun read; different from the usual books. I'll probably pick up the next book when I want something different. Thanks for the push, Jojo.

- I think it was me but I didn't love it as much as I wanted to. I was expecting a 5 star read but it ended up as a 4 star. But it has started me on a Heyer spree to read up on my purchases. So thanks for that, Jane!

- A typical HQN Presents. One of LG's books that worked better for me. It also proved that HQN Presents no longer work for me. Thanks for the push to read it, Fran.