2016 March Pick-It-For-Me Challenge

[Vandhana]

I read "Lover Revealed" by J.R Ward.
another good book from the series!
Thanks Brett for adding this book to challenge list :)

[Rachel C.]

Kait, just finished my second pick and really enjoyed it as well! Thank you again :)

[☼♎ Carmen the Bootyshaker Temptress ☼♎]

@KarenH I know what you mean. There's a few place that I should see but haven't. Maybe we should promise ourself to see those places at least once. :)

[Diane ~Firefly~]

@Danielle - I finished one of your picks and liked it. Thanks for the recommendation.

[Lekshmy]

@ Vandhana

Thank you so much for "Maze Runner" choice. I thoroughly enjoyed it. It was a different genre and have read few books of that kind. I have to finish the series soon.

1. Costa Rica:
TBR- The Maze Runner (Maze Runner, #1) by James Dashner- Set in jungle or forest

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[Vandhana]

Lekshmy wrote: "@ Vandhana

Thank you so much for "Maze Runner" choice. I thoroughly enjoyed it. It was a different genre and have read few books of that kind. I have to finish the series soon.

1. Costa Rica:
TBR..."

I am happy that you liked it. Happy reading :)

[Elke]

Cecily,

Finished my 2nd and 3rd picks
and

Liked them both!

I will try to get another one in...but not sure.

Thanks again for the great picks!

[Danielle Gypsy Soul]

Kristin,

Wow I got through 4 of your picks this month.

- 4.5 stars (I really enjoyed this book even though I don't read a lot of historical romance)

- this was weird for me. I really liked it even though it had some serious editing/dialogue issues. I gave it 4 stars and yet I have no desire to continue the series.

and - both solid 3 star books that I enjoyed.

Thanks for the picks

[MountainKat, Moderator]

Hey Fran - I haven't had a chance to come back here and update, but I've read several of my picks! I'll get back to let you know, but I wanted to say thanks again before the month ends and things get too crazy here!

[Brett]

I finished my last pick for this month, . I knew what I was in for when I started reading it, but I could not get over Dani being 14 and the adult situations she was getting in with adult males. But I still want to continue the series.

[Pam]

Brett wrote: "I finished my last pick for this month, . I knew what I was in for when I started reading it, but I could not get over Dani being 14 and the adult situations she was gettin..."

Brett-I'm glad you enjoyed . I was surprised by how much I liked it. is my least favorite of the series--I'm reading the new one now. With Dani, I look at it as "war" makes people do strange things. The current one explains some things.

[Cecily]

Elke wrote: "Cecily,

Finished my 2nd and 3rd picks
and

Liked them both!

I will try to get another one in...but not sure.

Thanks..."

Really glad you liked them!! :)

[Kaity]

Rachel C. wrote: "Kait, just finished my second pick and really enjoyed it as well! Thank you again :)"

:D The series gets better as it progresses. I loved it from the start but the first two books are the weakest and least 'exciting' in my opinion. I'm glad you enjoyed it!

[Kaity]

fleurette, I've finished my 3rd and 4th picks :)

Lessons Learned - Not my favorite Nora Roberts book by a long shot but this was a nice, quick read. I added your other Roberts' pick to my TBR (Sea Swept). It sounds really good :)

Everything and the Moon - I swapped out your rec of the second in the series for this one since I'm obsessive about reading series in order. I really, really enjoyed this book and I hate miscommunications and relationship drama. I fell so in love with Victoria and Robert though and the author's storytelling ability made it a wonderful read that I'm so glad I didn't skip over. :D Thanks for the pick! I'm looking forward to Ellie's story in Brighter Than the Sun.

[Elke]

Cecily,

Read my 4th pick -it was good!

Thanks again!

[Pam]

MountainKat-finished Feverborn. Reading along, reading along--okay it's time to wrap all this up then BAM BAM BAM surprises. Ending on a cliffhanger (again) but oh a good one.

[fleurette]

Kait wrote: "fleurette, I've finished my 3rd and 4th picks :) "

I'm glad you liked your picks!
Lessons Learned was also not my favourite from Nora Roberts, I prefer her longer ones and Sea Swept is the one I like the most.

Julia Quinn has absolutely unique writing style, she can write her stories light and funny without making them silly.

[MountainKat, Moderator]

Pam wrote: "MountainKat-finished Feverborn. Reading along, reading along--okay it's time to wrap all this up then BAM BAM BAM surprises. Ending on a cliffhanger (again) but oh a good one."

I'm glad you enjoyed it! I haven't read beyond the original set of books that ended with Shadowfever. I'm sure I'll get back to it someday though.

[Madison ✨]

Danielle wrote: "Kristin,

Wow I got through 4 of your picks this month.

- 4.5 stars (I really enjoyed this book even though I don't read a lot of historical romance)"

Hey Danielle,
Wow you got through a lot of them this month! I'm glad you seemed to enjoy most and gave all at least 3 stars :)

I really liked Someone to Watch Over Me too so I'm glad you gave that one the highest stars.

[Madison ✨]

Hi Masoodah!

I only got to one pick this month, Obsidian..but I ended up reading Onyx and starting Opal right afterwards. I haven't read paranormal as much recently so it was enjoyable to get back into a story featuring alien-like beings. This one was good, thanks for the recommendation! I've added the others to my "to read" shelf so hopefully I get to pick them up at some point! :)

Thanks!
Kristin

[☘KathyD☘]

Hey Karen!
I didn't get through as many as I'd like to, but the ones I read were great! Thanks much!! =)

Myrtle Beach, SC
Coming Undone, Lauren Dane – 3/7/16 – ✮✮✮✮✮ (tbr)

Orlando, FL – Walt Disney World/Universal Studios
At Grave’s End, Jeaniene Frost – 3/26/16 – ✮✮✮✮✰ (tbr)

Puerto Rico
Hard Evidence, Pamela Clare – 3/21/16 – ✮✮✮✮✮ (tbr)

[Fran, Moderator]

Sassafrass wrote: "Hi Fran! Here are your picks for the month! I hope you have a couple that you want to read next month. :)"

Hi Sass!

I finished a fourth a final pick from your list - . This was so good! Emotional, sweet...I loved Scott and Boone :)

Thanks again for all of the great picks this month!

[Nancy H]

Hi Tink Magoo,
I have finished Slow Dancing on Dinosaur Bones: A Novel and it was really good - so much better than I expected and a very unusual book.

I have started The Brightest Star in the Sky and it is also very good. I don't think I will get it finished by the end of the month but I am going to finish it anyway.

In fact, I am planning to read several more of your picks for me. I just couldn't get them all done this month. Thanks for such good picks, though, and for adding even more to my huge TBR - lol!

[fleurette]

Emelie

This was quite a good month for me and I was able to read some of your picks.
From my TBR shelf I have read:

I have also read from the new to me picks.

I have liked them all. Thanks for great picks!

[Tink Magoo is bad at reviews]

Nancy H wrote: "Hi Tink Magoo,
I have finished Slow Dancing on Dinosaur Bones: A Novel and it was really good - so much better than I exp..."

I really like The Brightest Star in the Sky, it was touching. Hope you enjoy it :)

[MountainKat, Moderator]

Hi Fran! This month I finished seven of my picks! Nine if you count the two I read as fillers the end of February. =)

Out of Bounds by Erin Nicholas 2.29.16
Hard Ever After by Laura Kaye 2.29.16
Sparks Fly by Mari Carr 3.3.16
Fully Ignited by Shannon Stacey 3.4.16
Winter Ice by Jaci Burton 3.6.16
Stronger In Your Hands by Diane Adams 3.9.16
My Kind of Wonderful by Jill Shalvis 3.16.16
Part & Parcel by Abigail Roux 3.23.16
The Luck of the Irish by Ginger Voight 3.31.16

Thanks for the great picks - I really enjoyed them!

[Penney]

Elke, thanks again for the great picks. Here's what I was able to accomplish this month...

~ Wicked Sexy Liar by Christina Lauren 3/17 ✯✯✯✯
~ Molly Harper, The Single Undead Moms Club 3/7 ✯✯✯½
~ Rock Chick Renegade by Kristen Ashley 3/21 ✯✯½

[LaurLa]

Hi Lekshmy! I was able to get to 3 of your picks! Thanks again ;-) I enjoyed all of these very much.

March PIFM
From Lekshmy

Costa Rica:
✔TBR: Unbroken - Maya Banks - 03.19 ★★★


Las Vegas, NV:
✔TBR: Good Girls Don't - Victoria Dahl - 03.30 ★★★★


Puerto Rico:
✔TBR: August Unknown - Ava Bradley - 03.17 ★★★

[Fran, Moderator]

MountainKat wrote: "Hi Fran! This month I finished seven of my picks! Nine if you count the two I read as fillers the end of February. =)

Out of Bounds by Erin Nicholas 2.29.16
[book:Hard Ever After|2..."

Wow, Kat! That's a big list! So glad you enjoyed your picks :)

[~KarenH~, Moderator]

Hey Ashley!

Sorry this is so late, but better late than never, I guess!

I ended up reading 5 of your picks last month, and loved them all!

My Kind of Wonderful (TBR) 3/6/16
Unwrapping Hank (TBR) 3/8/16
Zack (TBR) 3/21/16
Brotherhood in Death (TBR) 3/23/16
Taking Shots (NEW) 3/28/16


I've also read 2 more picks since the beginning of April, also winners!

Half Moon Hill (TBR) 4/5/16
The Peach Keeper (TBR) 4/7/16

Thanks for the great picks!

[Drishti]

Hey Kristy!

I know this is super late, but I forgot to post before. :P

I read of six the picks and it was a great experience overall! :D

Room (TBR) 4 stars
The Last Olympian (TBR) 5 stars
Mr. Maybe (TBR) DNF-ed
Beautiful Darkness (TBR) 4 stars
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (TBR) 3 stars
Insurgent (TBR) 4 stars