2014 June Pick-It-For-Me! Challenge

[Breann]

Finished another one, Susan A! I (finally) got through all the stories in Grand Adventures. Buncha cute stories.

[Carla]

Anniluvs--I finished my second PIFM book this month and liked it--great characters! Thanks for the recommendation.

[Vi]

Hi Gigi! I've been meaning to post for sometime but I kept forgetting. I finished -I really enjoyed it. Sure, it had some negative points but that didn't really detract my enjoyment of the book.

I also finished - you and Dee were right. It was good. I really liked it. The ending was a little wishful but I've a similar ending in manga. I haven't read this author before. Would you recommend any other book of hers?

Thanks for the push, Gigi.

[Gigi]

You're welcome! I'm glad you enjoyed it. It's one of my favorites. If you enjoyed the time travel aspect, try Remembrance. Not as good as KISA, but very entertaining. I haven't read that many of JDs books,but I've enjoyed the ones I have. I like her writing style and sense of humor.

[Grace]

Hi Elizabeth!
June has been a crazy month and I haven't been able to do as much reading as I wanted to. I just finished and really loved it. Thanks for the great pick! I'm a third of the way through and am still planning on reading one more.

[Elizabeth]

Grace wrote: "Hi Elizabeth!
June has been a crazy month and I haven't been able to do as much reading as I wanted to. I just finished and really loved it. Thanks for the great pi..."

I'm glad, Grace. I hope you'll also enjoy any other book you'll choose to read :)

[Elizabeth]

Hi Angi,
I managed to read two of your picks and and I enjoyed them both. Thanks for the recs!

[Carla]

Anniluvs--I am reading my third PIFM this month and should finish by the end of the month (but am going camping so won't be able to post). It's and I'm really liking it. Thanks for reminding me about this series and author!

[Skandia]

Hi Daffodil,
finished Sparrow Hill Road and I liked it. Very different UF ghostworld and this book was weird in a good sense. Thanks for the push to read it!

[Daffodil]

HI Fran,

I finished on 6-25-14. I loved the peak back into Gin's early years.

I finished early this morning and loved it! I'm definitely going to be reading more of Ashley's books.

[Daffodil]

Fran

I read the first few pages of a couple weeks ago and then it got pushed to the side. I finished it last night and really enjoyed it. I will definitely be reading more of Marie Hall's books in the future.

[Penney]

Hi Dee! My month has been crazy so I haven't posted my reads this month. You made some great picks as usual I only wish I had time to get to more of them. I do have some new additions to my tbr tho. Thanks again!!

Sixth Grave on the Edge by Darynda Jones  6/5  ✯✯✯✯
Rumor Has It by Jill Shalvis 6/10 ✯✯✯
Southern Fried Blues by Jamie Farrell 6/28 ✯✯✯✯

[mary]

Hi Cmkage! I only finished two books this month. I enjoyed both:
and .
I am currently working on:

and I am really enjoying it. Hopefully I can read more of the books through July! Thanks so much for the recommendations!

[Fran, Moderator]

Daffodil wrote: "Fran

I read the first few pages of a couple weeks ago and then it got pushed to the side. I finished it last night and really enjoyed it. I will definitely ..."

Daffodil, I'm so glad you enjoyed your picks!

[Daffodil]

I really wanted to read more of them, but June was a busy month for me. Just means I added to my TBR :)

[UnusualChild{beppy}]

hi, ty

i just wanted to say thank you again for my picks. i ended up reading only 2 of your recs, because time just slipped away from me somehow. i read Fifth Grave Past the Light, which had the usual charley zaniness, so thank you. i also read Archer's Voice, which i really, really liked. i think it was my only 5 star read this month. the H was so sweet and strong, and so was the h.

[AerinLuvs]

Carla_Collette wrote: "Anniluvs--I am reading my third PIFM this month and should finish by the end of the month (but am going camping so won't be able to post). It's and I'm really liking..."

Courtney Milan is a wonderful writer! I like how smart she writes...she isn't afraid to insert some "issues" into her stories! So glad to hear you are enjoying it!!

[LaurLa]

Kaileigh - Finally finished my last book in the nick of time!! Picks were awesome this month, thanks for giving me some great choices!

Something New:
✔★TBR: Waiting On You – Kristan Higgins (new release) - Read 06.30 ★★★★

[KarenF]

Hi Kait!

Last day of the month and I forgot to post earlier but I did manage to read:

I enjoyed it but wasn't my favorite of the series

what an awesome fun summer read. I really enjoyed this one.

Thanks again for the awesome picks!

[Dee]

hey Breann - nothing like scraping in under the wire ;) haha! I finished Down London Road today and think i actually enjoyed it more than the first book - it was a great way to finish off the month!

[Grace]

Hi Elizabeth!
Just finished and I really enjoyed it. I am going to finish , but probably won't finish it today. I also will be reading and in July for the M&G challenge. Thanks for all the great picks!

[Shelby]

KarenF wrote: "Hi Shelby!

I hope you find something you like. I don't really read m/m so I didn't stray too far from the bigger names. If you need me to try again, just let me know.

Something Old...

Hey KarenF! Thank you so much for my picks this month. Trying to finish up last months challenges I had already planned to read The Devil's Brew and Armed & Dangerous before the month was out and both were fabulous! For this month though I did manage to get Glitterland to fit in. I don't know that I would have ever gotten around to it without the push, I just had this subtle resistance going. In the end I'd give it 4.5 stars. I really enjoyed it so thank you for getting me to read it finally. :D

[~KarenH~, Moderator]

Hey Grace!

I finished one more of your picks, Lion and the Falcon, and really enjoyed it - the humor in that series is so over the top I kind of have to be in the right mood for it, and fortunately I was this time. I didn't manage to finish it until this morning, so it really doesn't count for the challenge, though. Oh, well, it was still a lot of fun. Thanks for all the great picks!

[Grace]

~KarenH~ wrote: "Hey Grace!

I finished one more of your picks, Lion and the Falcon, and really enjoyed it - the humor in that series is so over the top I kind of have to be in the right mood for it..."

I'm glad you enjoyed your picks! I understand what you mean with Eve Langlais, and being in the right mood. Sometimes I really enjoy her books, and other times not so much.

[Carla]

Anniluvs--I've been away and couldn't post but did finished , by 3rd PIFM book on June 29th, and really liked it. Thanks for the recommendation.

[MountainKat, Moderator]

So sorry I haven't done any updating or stats! Life has been crazy, but I will hopefully get some time this weekend and get this month all wrapped up!

[MountainKat, Moderator]

Abbreviated stats for June

We had 49 participants, with 36 reporting they completed the challenge by reading at least one of their picks. That gives us a completion percentage of 73% - pretty darn good for a busy month! Looks like there were lots of great books read too! I hope you all had fun!

Again, I apologize for not getting this done sooner!