Someone Else Pick It For Me- December

[Emily (biblioblondes)]

Oops o forgot I'm to late.

[Sophia]

Emily wrote: "Hi! Im Emily, I'm new to this whole group thing... I always have a hard time picking something to read so I thought I'd try this out so bear with me..."

Howdy, Emily!

Glad that you could find our group and are interested in our Someone Else Pick It Activity. This one is already underway, but in our new group spot we are setting up the next Someone Else Pick It activity for February. Here's the link if you want to check out the 2017 group and participate in the challenge and Someone Else Pick It: https://www.goodreads.com/group/show/...

[Mary]

Emily,if you'd like to name 5/6 books that you'd have posted for the Someone Pick It For Me list,then I'll gladly pick a book for you to read,as long as Sophia has no objections.
You'll have until Dec.31st to read it,so what do you think?

[Sophia]

No objections, Mary. Thanks for offering. :) More the merrier and I'd love to see Emily get to participate.

[Mary]

Thought as much,Sophia! Just wanted to double check!

[Debbie]

Welcome, Emily! So glad you decided to give our group a try! You'll be happy to know that about every 2 or 3 months we have a "Someone Pick It For Me" month. Lots of opportunities throughout the year to participate even if you don't decide to get in on it this month.

[Debbie]

Ahnya wrote: "Finished Pen and Prejudice the other day. Sorry Abigail I know you like it, but it was a miss for me."

Sorry this didn't float your boat, Ahnya. I saw your review. I loved all the humor in it, but I can understand why you didn't care for it. (Though IDK about the whole San Francisco Giants thing. Being on the East coast, I can't relate to that at all!)

[Teresa]

Welcome Emily. Glad to have you on board. You'll have lots of fun here with this gang!

[J. W.]

Emily, welcome aboard. If you want someone to pick a book for you, I would be happy to do the honors. We are pretty flexible here. You can post a list of your books or send me a personal message. Either way... we'll get you a book. And like Teresa said, we have a lot of fun here.

[Emily (biblioblondes)]

Aw thank you all for the warm welcome! I'm so excited!!!
I have this weird problem where it almost takes me longer to pick a book then to actually read it.

[Mary]

I think we can all relate to that particular problem,but whenever you're ready post them here and we'll choose one for you!

[Emily (biblioblondes)]

Okay here it goes...
1. Fitzwilliam Darcy: A Honorable Man
2. Mr. Darcy's Proposal
3. The Last Waltz
4. Then Comes Winter
5.Drive and Determination
6. The Houseguest

[Mary]

Emily,simply because I loved this story when u read it,I choose Fitzwilliam Darcy,An Honourable Man.

[Emily (biblioblondes)]

Awesome! I have been very intrigued by it and it was my #1 choice. Thank you so much!

[Mary]

* when I read it*

Hope you enjoy it Emily. Looking forward to reading your thoughts on it!

[Mary]

More than welcome!

[Emily (biblioblondes)]

I read some reviews and I heard a few say it was clean (i.e no sex and stuff) but I also read some where it mentions only for mature audiences. I like to stay on the clean side... Will I be pretty safe with Fitwilliam Darcy An Honorable Man?

[Sheila]

Mary wrote: "Emily,simply because I loved this story when u read it,I choose Fitzwilliam Darcy,An Honourable Man."

That is such a good story. Loved it - read it twice!

[J. W.]

Emily, that one is on my wish-list, so I will be glad to hear your thoughts on it.

[Lenora]

welcome Emily, that is one thing about this group they will always have good recomemdations and faster than you can read.

[Debbie]

Emily wrote: "I read some reviews and I heard a few say it was clean (i.e no sex and stuff) but I also read some where it mentions only for mature audiences. I like to stay on the clean side... Will I be pretty ..."

It's been a while since I read it, but I'm pretty sure there's no explicit sex. It's very melodramatic, so you have to be willing to suspend disbelief with the less plausible story elements, but it's definitely entertaining.

[Emily (biblioblondes)]

Thanks Debbie for your help! I am really excited for the book. I love a good gothic type romance, especially with Darcy as the hero! I just prefer to keep my romances clean if I can. However I do love good kissing scenes!

[Mary]

Emily-another choice for you is Drive and determination. I've read this one too and thought it very good. Hope both books are an enjoyable read. Looking forward to reading your thoughts!

[Debbie]

Emily wrote: "Thanks Debbie for your help! I am really excited for the book. I love a good gothic type romance, especially with Darcy as the hero! I just prefer to keep my romances clean if I can. However I do l..."

You'll love this book, then. Darcy is in full on "hero"/save the damsel in distress mode!

[Barb]

Debbie wrote: "Emily wrote: "Thanks Debbie for your help! I am really excited for the book. I love a good gothic type romance, especially with Darcy as the hero! I just prefer to keep my romances clean if I can. ..."

You guys amaze me at your ability to remember and discuss all the variations. To be totally honest, I have a very hard time keeping one Darcy and Elizabeth story straight in my mind from another. I suppose if I was more diligent about writing reviews I would better remember them, but I am always so just in the moment that it has to be something really different for me to be able to remember it enough to recommend it to someone. Or to warn them off....lol The fact that you can keep them separate just amazes me!

[Sheila]

They blur together at times for me too. But the best ones stand out and are unforgettable. I do write reviews to help me remember, even those which are unpublished but also are not allowed to be posted on Goodreads.

[Debbie]

I don't remember all of them, Barb. That happens to be a book I read multiple times before JAFF just seemed to explode open with new books constantly being realeased. It also has a fairly memorable plot, as outrageous as it is. Like Sheila, I started forcing myself to write reviews for everything to help me remember.

[Sheila]

All of Kara Louise's books are enjoyable and totally without any MA scenes.

[Teresa]

Deborah forgot to put in that I finished the book you picked for me and I really enjoyed it. Thank you so much.

[Debbie]

Teresa, I finally finished The Particular Charm of Miss Jane Austen. I loved the concept and the whole storyline surrounding Jane Austen and time travel, but I found the two romances lacking. Thank you for picking it for me- I'm truly glad I read it because what I liked about it was REALLY good. I've got to believe there's a sequel and, if there is, I'll want to read it.

Here's my review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[J. W.]

Rosa wrote: "Hi J.W.!!

Here is my choice for you. It has received very good reviews and from what I've read meticulously researched and accurately reflecting the Regency period. I hope I was "gentle".....:)

..."

Hey Rosa, I have finished your pick for me and because I accidentally listed a book two, that forced me to read book one first. So, I cleared off two from my TBR pile. Thanks and have a great rest of this old year. Blessings to you and your family. Thanks for participating.

[Teresa]

Debbie wrote: "Teresa, I finally finished The Particular Charm of Miss Jane Austen. I loved the concept and the whole storyline surrounding Jane Austen and time travel, but I found the two romance..."

Glad you liked some of it Debbie. Having read your review I realise there are parts of it I didn't quite get either. As well as no need for him, Roger was a tool!! I hope there is a sequel else it will be a pointless ending.

[Debbie]

Well, yes, and how does Jane know about Dr. Trevellyan and that he's an archaeologist? She's never met him, and Rose doesn't talk about him with her. Unless she's traveled into the future beyond the present....

I think I'm getting a headache trying to figure this out!

No argument about Roger being a tool. That's what makes me think he's Wickham-esque with more deviltry to follow, assuming there's a sequel.

[Ahnya]

Debbie wrote: "Ahnya wrote: "Finished Pen and Prejudice the other day. Sorry Abigail I know you like it, but it was a miss for me."

Sorry this didn't float your boat, Ahnya. I saw your review. I ..."

I only got 4 hours of sleep the night I wrote that review. In hindsight I probably should have waited a couple of days. Thinking back I think I had a hard time relating to the character.

[Debbie]

It's been a while since I read it, but I do recall thinking that for a single mom with two kids, there was very little about her home life or the kids. I don't remember much about her character specifically one way or the other. I just got so much enjoyment out of reading the sessions with the other wacky writers and their various idiosyncrasies, and also there's the airport scene where Lizzie is drunk because she's so nervous about flying and she first meets William, who's obviously less than impressed. Those elements realy tickled my funny bone and sold me on the rest of the story.

[Ahnya]

Debbie wrote: "It's been a while since I read it, but I do recall thinking that for a single mom with two kids, there was very little about her home life or the kids. I don't remember much about her character spe..."

I liked those things as well. I think Charlotte and Elton were my favorite characters. The stuffed dog alter ego was a hoot.

[Abigail]

Finished my read for this month—and a big 5 stars for me! Thank you, Mary, for getting me to sit down to it! John Mullan’s What Matters in Jane Austen?: Twenty Crucial Puzzles Solved, reviewed here: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Mary]

More than welcome,Abagail! Am delighted that you enjoyed it so much!

[Sophia]

Thanks for picking me a winner, Barb.

Loved Intrigue in Highbury. I hope to get to the next book in the series in the new year.

[Victoria]

I made it! Through a busy December I was able to finish Longbourn! Despite my misgivings I was able to really enjoy it. The characterization of the Bennets (and Darcy) didn't really bother me because it wasn't as if they were friends with their servants.

My review is here. Thanks Sophia!

[Deborah]

I am such a dunderhead. Things have been so insane that I forgot to post and update. I loved Mr. Bennet's Dutiful daughter and finished it in mid December, the 21st to be exact. Will post a review soon. I loved the story. Thank you so much for choosing it for me, Victoria.