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2017 April Pick It For Me Challenge
Here you go KathyD! I hope you find something you are excited to read in here!1. Green Eggs and Ham
TBR: Sweet Cheeks
New: Heat Wave
2. Pippi Longstocking
TBR: Unleash the Night
New: The Bride
3. The Boxcar Children
TBR: Judgement in Death
New: Cry No More
4. The Story of Ferdinand
TBR: Royally Matched
New: Annie's Song
5. A Wrinkle in Time
TBR: Angelfall
New: Kulti
6. Winnie the Pooh
TBR: Him
New: The Inn at Eagle Point
7. Where the Wild Things Are
TBR: First Grave on the Right
New: Red Havoc Rogue
8. Little House in the Big Woods
TBR: The Duchess War
New: The Duke and I
Hi Enqi!Our tastes seem to be quite different, so browsing through your shelves was really interesting. I wasn't familiar with much of what is on your preferred shelf, so most of those picks are based on either the cover or what I could get from GR's description. I tried to give you a variety of styles and genres from the new picks since your read shelf is pretty small and again, not much I'm familiar with, so it was hard for me to get a good feel for what you might like. I hope I came up with some options that interest you!
Green Eggs and Ham:
TBR: The Great Hunt
New: Exclusively Yours
Pippi Longstocking:
TBR: The Dark Days Club
New: The Madness of Lord Ian Mackenzie
The Boxcar Children:
TBR: Blue-Eyed Devil
New: Simply Irresistible
The Story of Ferdinand:
TBR: Beauty Tempts the Beast
New: On Dublin Street
A Wrinkle in Time:
TBR: The Book Thief
New: Perfect Chemistry
Winnie-the-Pooh:
TBR: First Fruits
New: Hard as It Gets
Where the Wild Things Are:
TBR: The Warlord Wants Forever
New: UnEnchanted
Little House in the Big Woods:
TBR: Dreaming of You
New: Surrender
Happy Reading!
Hi Shelby...sorry for the delay...hope you enjoy these picks!Green Eggs and Ham
Forging the Future, Mary Calmes — green cover (tbr)
Listen to Me, Kristen Proby — set in the food industry (new)
Pippi Longstocking
Shelter the Sea, Heidi Cullina — red cover (tbr)
Love, in English, Karina Halle — set in Europe (new)
The Boxcar Children
Lash, Sam Crescent — motorcycle on the cover (tbr)
Anna Dressed in Blood, Kendare Blake — tagged mystery (new)
The Story of Ferdinand
The Mistake, Elle Kennedy — heroine is sweet/innocent (tbr)
The Madness of Lord Ian Mackenzie, Jennifer Ashley — hero is a loner (new)
A Wrinkle in Time
Second Grave on the Left, Darynda Jones — tagged fantasy (tbr)
Hearts in Darkness, Laura Kaye — black cover (new)
Winnie-the-Pooh
Fated, Rebecca Zanetti — sky visible on the cover (tbr)
Blood Brothers, Nora Roberts — features close friends (new)
Where the Wild Things Are
MacRieve, Kresley Cole — tagged paranormal (tbr)
Saving Justice, Tasman Gibb — features animals (new)
Little House in the Big Woods
Ten Ways to Be Adored When Landing a Lord, Sarah MacLean — tagged historical (tbr)
The Restorer, Amanda Stevens — tree on the cover (new)
Hi ♥ Nora ♥, Here are some picks for you. Happy reading! :)
Green Eggs and Ham
TBR: Raisin the Dead (food)
New: The Prize (green cover)
Pippi Longstocking
TBR: Ruby Red (red cover)
New: The Warlord Wants Forever (red cover)
The Boxcar Children
TBR: Bed, Breakfast and Bones (mystery)
New: A Brother's Price ("siblings" in storyline)
The Story of Ferdinand
TBR: Dance Upon the Air (flowers on cover)
New: From This Moment On (flowers on cover)
A Wrinkle in Time
TBR: A Court of Thorns and Roses (fantasy)
TBR: These Broken Stars (sci-fi)
Winnie-the-Pooh
TBR: The Best of Friends (friends)
New: Secrets of a Summer Night (sky on cover)
Where the Wild Things Are
TBR: Clammed Up (water on cover)
New: The Enchantment (water on cover)
Little House in the Big Woods
TBR: Sin and Sensibility (historical)
New: Potent Pleasures (historical)
~KarenH~ wrote: "Hi Enqi!Our tastes seem to be quite different, so browsing through your shelves was really interesting. I wasn't familiar with much of what is on your preferred shelf, so most of those picks are ..."
Thank you so much KarenH! I see some books that seem really exciting!! Can't wait to pick them up :)
Stacie, I'm sooo sorry for the wait, it's been a busy few days for me. I'm up and going to get some coffee in me then see what your lovely tbr has to offer me.
Stacie, yet again my apologies for taking so long. I hope you find something worth reading from your picks.Green Eggs and Ham: Recommend a book set in the food industry, or with green on the cover.
TBR:
(food industry)New:
(green cover)Pippi Longstocking: Recommend a book set in Europe, or with red on the cover
TBR:
(red on cover)New:
(Europe)The Boxcar Children: Recommend a book with a Mystery/Suspense plot or siblings in storyline, or with some form of transportation on the cover
TBR:
(siblings)New:
(Mystery suspense)The Story of Ferdinand: Recommend a story with a sweet/innocent or loner type character, or with flowers on the cover
TBR:
(Flowers)New:
(sweet/innocent loner type)A Wrinkle in Time: Recommend a book with a Sci-Fi or fantasy storyline, or with a mostly brown or black cover
TBR:
(mostly black)New:
(Fantasy)Winnie-the-Pooh: Recommend a story involving close friends, or with the sky visible on the cover
TBR:
(Sky)New:
(friends)Where the Wild Things Are: Recommend a book with animals in the story or on the cover or a PNR storyline, or with water on the cover
TBR:
(water)New:
(pnr)Little House in the Big Woods: Recommend a book with a Historical setting, or with tree(s) on the cover
TBR:
(historical setting)New:
(trees)
LaurLa wrote: "For Carrie - It's hard to find books not on your TBR :-D but I managed to find a few :-) Hope you find something here you like!Green Eggs and Ham:
✯TBR:A is for Alibi - Sue Grafton ..."
Thank you for the picks I can't wait to see which I'll read first.
Nancy H:1) Green Cover:
TBR: Mr Campion and Others
New: The Heist or Magic Bites
2) Red Cover:
TBR: Beyond Dead
New: I Can See You
3) Mystery/Suspense:
TBR: Dirt
New: A Cold Dark Place
4) Flowers on Cover/Loner Character
TBR: Trials of Tiffany Trott
New: Targeted
5) Black Cover/Sci-Fi
TBR: 'Til Death Do Us Part
New: Mercury Striking
6) Sky on Cover
TBR: Two Birds with One Stone
New: Body of Evidence
7) Water on Cover/PNR
TBR: The Lower River
New: Dragon Bound
New: Untraceable
8) Historical/Tree on Cover
TBR: Crooked Heart
New: The Bride
Hey Alexis,here are your picks for April. Hope you like them!
Green Eggs and Ham
TBR: The Hooker and the Hermit
New: Lost in Me
Pippi Longstocking
TBR: Tangled
New: Ruby Red
The Boxcar Children
TBR: Full Measures
New: Beautiful Broken Rules
The Story of Ferdinand
TBR: Till Death
New: Twenty Boy Summer
A Wrinkle in Time
TBR: Bittersweet
New: Rhapsodic
Winnie-the-Pooh
TBR: Him
New: Here's to Falling
Where the Wild Things are
TBR: Hallowed
New: Ash
Little House in the Big Woods
TBR: Never Love a Highlander
New: Sparrow
Here is your list Jojo. I hope you enjoy.Mindy
Green Eggs and Ham: Recommend a book set in the food industry, or with green on the cover.
Cake by Lauren Dane Inline image 2 NEW
Inline image 1 Mind Magic by Poppy Dennison KINDLE SHELF
Pippi Longstocking: Recommend a book set in Europe, or with red on the cover
Inline image 4 Impulse by Debra Webb KINDLE SHELF
Inline image 5 What Price Love by Stephanie Laurens NEW
The Boxcar Children: Recommend a book with a Mystery/Suspense plot or siblings in storyline, or with some form of transportation on the cover
Midnitght Secret by Ella Grace (Mystery Suspense Plot)Inline image 3
Own the Wind by Kristen Ashley (Transportation on the cover) Inline image 2
The Story of Ferdinand: Recommend a story with a sweet/innocent or loner type character, or with flowers on the cover
Inline image 4The scoop by Fern Michaels (sweet innocent friends)
Inline image 9 Little Women by Lousia May Alcott
A Wrinkle in Time: Recommend a book with a Sci-Fi or fantasy storyline, or with a mostly brown or black cover
Inline image 8Fay Fever by Karen Marie Moning
Winnie-the-Pooh: Recommend a story involving close friends, or with the sky visible on the cover
Rock Chick by Kristen AshleyInline image 1
Inline image 5The Monet Murders (sky on the cover)
Where the Wild Things Are: Recommend a book with animals in the story or on the cover or a PNR storyline, or with water on the cover
Inline image 6 The accidental Alpha by Poppy Dennison
Inline image 7 Fight the Tide by keira Andrews
Little House in the Big Woods: Recommend a book with a Historical setting, or with tree(s) on the cover
Inline image 10 Devil's Bride by Stephanie Laurens (historical romance)
Inline image 11 Only for You by Hanna Howell (historical romance)
Hello Diane ~Firefly~, here are your picks for this month. Enjoy!Green Eggs and Ham: Recommend a book set in the food industry, or with green on the cover.
- Food Industry: Ladies' Night by Mary Kay Andrews (Set in a Bar)
- Green Cover: Live Right and Find Happiness (Although Beer is Much Faster) : Life Lessons and Other Ravings from Dave Barry by Dave Barry
Pippi Longstocking: Recommend a book set in Europe, or with red on the cover
- Set in Europe: When a Scot Ties the Knot by Tessa Dare
- Red on Cover: Dog Collar Knockoff by Adrienne Giordano
The Boxcar Children: Recommend a book with a Mystery/Suspense plot or siblings in storyline, or with some form of transportation on the cover
- Mystery/Suspense Plot: Blood Games by Chloe Neill
- Siblings in Storyline: Sting by Sandra Brown *New*
- Transportation on Cover: Midnight Crossroad by Charlaine Harris *New*
The Story of Ferdinand: Recommend a story with a sweet/innocent or loner type character, or with flowers on the cover
- Sweet/Innocent/Loner Character: The Dirt on Ninth Grave by Darynda Jones (loner character)
- Flowers on Cover: Sweet Tea and Secrets by Nancy Naigle
A Wrinkle in Time: Recommend a book with a Sci-Fi or fantasy storyline, or with a mostly brown or black cover
- Sci-Fi/Fantasy: Bewitching by Jill Barnett
- Brown/Black Cover: Brownies & Betrayal by Heather Justesen
Winnie-the-Pooh: Recommend a story involving close friends, or with the sky visible on the cover
- Close Friends: A Bad Day for Sorry by Sophie Littlefield *New*
- Sky visible on Cover: Tangled Up in Brew by Joyce Tremel
Where the Wild Things Are: Recommend a book with animals in the story or on the cover or a PNR storyline, or with water on the cover:
- Book with Animals: Paws for Murder by Annie Knox
- PNR Storyline: First Frost by Sarah Addison Allen *New*
- Water on Cover: Swamp Sniper by Jana Deleon
Little House in the Big Woods: Recommend a book with a Historical setting, or with tree(s) on the cover
- Historical Setting: Outlander by Diana Gabaldon *New*
- Trees on Cover: A Familiar Tail by Delia James
Heather wrote: "Hey Suzanne!!I picked out the TBR option from your "audible-books" list because audiobooks are wonderful-multi-tasking for the win! Couldn't tell if you had read these books yet so let me know if ..."
This is great, thank you so much!! All of my books are still packed away so picking books that I can download on my phone perfect! I LOVE Audiobooks :) Maybe I can listen to them while I unpack ;)
Romanticbookworm wrote: "Kimberly wrote: "Hello Romanticbookworm,Here is your list for April. I hope you find books to your liking. If you need some repacks, just let me know. I will use TBR, but I selected from the shelf..."
I love that book. I will be interested in knowing what you think of it. She is one of my favorite authors even though I haven't been reading her much lately.
Suzanne wrote: "Hello Diane ~Firefly~, here are your picks for this month. Enjoy!Green Eggs and Ham:
Recommend a book set in the food industry, or with green on the cover.
- Food Industry: [book:Ladies' Nig..."
Thanks for the great picks Suzanne! I'm looking forward to April starting.
Danielle Gypsy Soul wrote: "Nancy H:1) Green Cover:
TBR: Mr Campion and Others
New: The Heist or Magic Bites
2) Red Cover:
TBR: Beyond Dead
New: [book:I Can See Y..."
Thank you, Danielle, these look really good. I am going to try to read as many as I can. Of course, the biggest problem is trying to decide which one to start with - lol!
Christine,Sorry they are late there was a mix up on my part. I hope you find a new author you enjoy and a TBR that you hoped would be great.
Mindy
Green Eggs and Ham: Recommend a book set in the food industry, or with green on the cover.
Cake by Lauren Dane Inline image 2 NEW
Inline image 1P.S. I like you (green on the cover) by Kasie West
Pippi Longstocking: Recommend a book set in Europe, or with red on the cover
Inline image 2Because of Ms. Bridgerton by Julia Quinn
Inline image 5 What Price Love by Stephanie Laurens NEW
The Boxcar Children: Recommend a book with a Mystery/Suspense plot or siblings in storyline, or with some form of transportation on the cover
Midnitght Secret by Ella Grace (Mystery Suspense Plot)Inline image 3
Own the Wind by Kristen Ashley (Transportation on the cover) Inline image 2
The Story of Ferdinand: Recommend a story with a sweet/innocent or loner type character, or with flowers on the cover
Inline image 4The scoop by Fern Michaels (sweet innocent friends)
Inline image 9 Little Women by Lousia May Alcott
A Wrinkle in Time: Recommend a book with a Sci-Fi or fantasy storyline, or with a mostly brown or black cover
Inline image 4The Kitchen Witch by Annett Blair
Inline image 5Don't Speak by Katy Regnery
Winnie-the-Pooh: Recommend a story involving close friends, or with the sky visible on the cover
Rock Chick by Kristen AshleyInline image 1
Inline image 3Diary of a Girl by Moira Mugweni
Where the Wild Things Are: Recommend a book with animals in the story or on the cover or a PNR storyline, or with water on the cover
Inline image 6 The accidental Alpha by Poppy Dennison
Little House in the Big Woods: Recommend a book with a Historical setting, or with tree(s) on the cover
Inline image 10 Devil's Bride by Stephanie Laurens (historical romance)
Inline image 11 Only for You by Hanna Howell (historical romance)
Great job everyone! Only one set of picks outstanding, and I'm working on picks for Mindy right now!
Hi Mindy!We have a lot of books and authors in common, so I hope I was able to find something that will work for you. Since you have quite a gap in time on your "read" shelf, I'm guessing that there may be a lot out there that you have read but aren't listed, so remember you can always switch to a different book in a series if it works better for you.
Green Eggs and Ham:
TBR: Death in Advertising
New: Extreme Exposure
Pippi Longstocking:
TBR: Roman Crazy
New: On Dublin Street
The Boxcar Children:
TBR: The Bourbon Kings
New: Forged in Steele
The Story of Ferdinand:
TBR: Bikini Season
New: Exclusively Yours
A Wrinkle in Time:
TBR: The Highlander's Touch
New: Kissin' Tell
Winnie-the-Pooh:
TBR: Party Naked
New: Hard as It Gets
Where the Wild Things Are:
TBR: Tempting the Highlander
New: Sweet Little Lies
Little House in the Big Woods:
TBR: Pride and Prejudice
New: The Governess Affair
Happy Reading!
Mindy wrote: "Christine,Sorry they are late there was a mix up on my part. I hope you find a new author you enjoy and a TBR that you hoped would be great.
Mindy
Green Eggs and Ham: Recommend a book set in the..."
Thanks for the picks! I can't wait to start reading. :)
Pamela wrote: "Hey Alexis,here are your picks for April. Hope you like them!
Green Eggs and Ham
TBR: The Hooker and the Hermit
New: Lost in Me
[bookcover:The Hooker and the Herm..."
Thank you for picking for me Pamela. I definitely see quite a few I'd love to get to soon. It's all going to depend on time those next month. But hopefully I'll get to at least a couple. Thanks for the great picks!
Mindy! So sorry. I thought I had till tomorrow to get my picks in for you and was about to start doing them. I'm glad KarenH got them out for you though. But just wanted to apologize. :( I hate when I don't get things done on time. It's my own fault for not checking things late last night.
Romanticbookworm wrote: "Ezinwayi here are your picks. If you need me to repick let me know;Green Eggs and Ham:
(green cover -tbr) or 
(MC bakes -new)Pippi ..."
An awesome list.
Thank you Romantic Bookworm
Rachel,Finished my first pick
-good fast read!! I think I might keep going with the series!
Yay, I'm glad you liked it, Elke! I love Eve Langlais :)
Hey Jenny I've finished
which I got on audio book. It's such a sweet romance, I loved it.I've now started
and then
.
Hi Elke,So I started and here are my thoughts (I'll update throughout the month):
Where The Wild Things Are
✯ TBR: Return of the Bad Boy by Jessica Lemmon (05/04) ★★★★ - I've had this on my TBR list forever and I forgot how much I love the characters of The Cove. This was the perfect end to the series, with the bad rocker falling for the straitlaced, tough as nails manager.
Pippi Longstocking
✯ NEW: The Navy SEAL's E-Mail Order Bride by Cora Seton (05/04) ★★★ - I loved the banter between the two MCs at the beginning when they were exchanging emails and eventually moved to Skype. Interesting way to get a bride in modern times. I look forward to reading how the other three brothers land up with wives.
Winnie-the-Pooh
✯ TBR: Three River Ranch by Roxanne Snopek (14/04) ★★ - it was ok. Not great. I learnt a lot about wild horses and the different breeds, autism and therapy dogs. The two MCs are thrown into a situation neither one of them anticipated but do the best under circumstances. I doubt I'll read the other books in the series but at least I get to tick this one off my TBR pile ☺
Green Eggs and Ham
✯ TBR: Endurance by Amy Daws (16/04) ★★★★ - this is absolutely hilarious! I love the hate-love troupe and this book had the added bonus of a hot soccer player. The two MCs were wild and crazy. They were explosive when they came together. The whole family was awesome. I'm now going to backtrack and read the first book in this series and then try to patiently wait for the other brothers books.
Dutch wrote: "Hey Jenny I've finished
which I got on audio book. It's such a sweet romance, I loved it.I've now started
and then [bookcover..."I'm glad you liked it! I will also read it soon! I hope you'll also enjoy the other 2 books :)
Suzanne,I finished my first book from your picks and enjoyed it. Thanks!
Hello Pamela, I have gotten to 3 of your recommendations so far, and hope to get to a few more.
5/5 stars. I adored this book. I ended up reading the sequel right afterwards as well.
3/5 stars. I thought this was a really good book... I just expected more of something, but I'm not sure what.
2/5 stars. I just really disliked the heroine in this book. I actually didn't like many of the characters. I will read on in the series though, because the one character I did like is the heroine in the next book. Thanks, for the recommendations!
Hi Danielle,I finished my first book, Trials of Tiffany Trott
, and enjoyed it. It has been on my TBR shelves here since forever, so I was grateful for the nudge to get to it!Now on to the next one....or two....or three - lol!
Hey Mindy!I just finished my first book,
, and I really enjoyed it. 5 stars. I think I will be reading midnight secret next.
Thanks for the pick. :)
Hi Danielle,I just finished my second book, The Lower River
. It was okay, but not nearly as good as I expected, and turned out to be very depressing, actually. However, I have had it on my TBR since forever and really wanted to read it, so thank you for the nudge to get it done - one more off my stack, lol!On to the next one!
Christine - I finished my first book :
. It was a really enjoyable contemporary romance. Thanks for picking it from my TBR list!
Lekshmy, just read Lady Luck (wasn't at Breathe yet so substituted the one I was at :)) and it was pretty awesome as always. It was a little longer than I remember the other two feeling, but it was still good! Hope to get to at least one more book by the end of the month
Finished my first book for this month's PIFM! Little House in the Big Woods TBR - Midnight on Julia Street
Definitely a historical novel here with flashbacks to pre-Civil War times, though it was primarily set in pre-Katrina New Orleans. It took a bit to get going on the book (time warping is a difficult topic to write without confusing the reader some), but by about 30% in, I was hooked! The author writes in such a way that really gets you into the rich diversity of the culture in the Big Easy both then and now that you could almost feel the oppressive heat and hear the jazz music playing. I've been to New Orleans before (also pre-Katrina) and enjoyed revisitng some of the places I'd seen. Definitely on my recommend list, though not quite a 5 as it took a while to hook me. Solid 4 tho!
Hi Kat!I finished two of your picks for me. I read How to Howl at the Moon, a new pick, and thought it was cute! Very different take on shifters. I also read Stripped Down, from my tbr. I really liked Melissa, and her banter with Wyn was a lot of fun.
Thanks for the great recs! If the PtP allows for it, I may be able to get to another one this month :)
So glad you enjoyed them Fran!
Mary-Megan, I'm happy you liked it! :)
I finished my first book The Governess Affair. I loved the strength of will of the main character. The fact that she does get a HEA made my day.Thanks for the pick Karen H.
Hey Mary-Megan Real quick-Did you see April the giraffe had her baby? So cute.
Now that the important stuff is out of the way, adoring your picks so far.
Good reading month. Strap in for exclamation points.
So star ratings mean different things to different people so I'm just going to rip-off that ice cream place for a ratings system...
Gotta Have It
Her Every Wish- Milan:
Amazing! Was a shorty but so great! Inventor/ entrepreneur characters wonderful! Love a historical with regular ole people!
Love It
It Takes Two to Tangle- Romain:
Dandy as an audiobook! (view spoiler)
Like It
Under a Texas Sky- Garlock:
1930s West Texas & Golden Age Cinema- not a lot of romance books out there with that setting....note: if there are, send them my way, please & thank you!
Virtue Falls-Dodd:
Geologist/ Tsunami enthusiast & FBI agent- super! Was kinda nervous at first because do NOT read a lot of suspense lately & was starting to remember why... but all worked out in the end... hope Native American/coast guard lady has the book next- she was fascinating.
& Bless It's Heart...
Sarah's Child- Howard:
Whole lotta nope. Honestly think I should've been more patient with this one now looking at it's publishing date (the 80's) but....no... there are sooooo many other books out there so dnf it is.
Heather wrote: "Hey Mary-Megan Real quick-Did you see April the giraffe had her baby? So cute."
I did see that April had her baby and he is the cutest thing ever! I love giraffes and the babies are so adorable!
I loved your rating system, especially your last one :) That gave me a chuckle. I'm sorry it was a disappointment, but you're right - there are so many other books out there. I'm glad, though, that some of them were enjoyable.
Happy Reading!
Mindy wrote: "I finished my first book The Governess Affair. I loved the strength of will of the main character. The fact that she does get a HEA made my day.Thanks for the pick Karen H."
Mindy - I loved that about the heroine too! Wasn't that a great read? Highly recommend the next book, The Heiress Effect, it's probably my favorite of the series! And I adore both main characters!
Nicole wrote: "Hi Elke,So I started and here are my thoughts (I'll update throughout the month):
Where The Wild Things Are
✯ TBR: Return of the Bad Boy by Jessica Lemmon (0..."
Wow you got a lot done!! Glad you liked a few of them so far!
Thank you for the recommendation Sonja. I will add it to my TBR list.
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Thanks Enqi - I see several I want to read next month! And one I was just about to start!