Leslie's 2017 Book Buddy Challenge

[Leslie]

Lisa, I spit out my food when you called us ho bags!! :)

[Jan]

Oh Max. You naughty, naughty man. Love that book.

[Ela]

Leslie wrote: "Lisa, I spit out my food when you called us ho bags!! :)"

SHE STOLE MY TITLE

[Ela]

YAY NAY-RENEE!!!!!!!!! I'M SO HAPPY TO HEAR THE GREAT NEWS! HOPE YOU'RE BEING TAKEN CARE OF!

[Lisa]

Yes, Ela gets credit for ho bags...but I'll take credit for making you spit!!

[Grey]

well...this escalated quickly...

[Ela]

Lisa wrote: "Yes, Ela gets credit for ho bags...but I'll take credit for making you spit!!"

AND you got it wrong it's HO BAG SISTERS FOR FUCKING LIFE HENCE HBSFFL

[Nay]

Thanks, HBSFFL!

And isn't is 'sistahs'???

[Ela]

Renee wrote: "Thanks, HBSFFL!

And isn't is 'sistahs'???"

Sure why not?

[Nay]

Jan--if you're around and see this, I saw where you 'liked' that I marked Beautiful Player to read.

Well, the reason I marked it is because I'm using that as my book for this challenge from your favorites! I started that series and loved the first two books and then just never continued, so thanks for having it in your faves and making me read it finally!

[Grey]

Renee wrote: "Jan--if you're around and see this, I saw where you 'liked' that I marked Beautiful Player to read.

Well, the reason I marked it is because I'm using that as my book for this challenge from your ..."

Whoa, whoa, whoa... Back the bus up! I dont know how many times I need to say I claim Will Sumner, but it's about to get ghetto real up in here!

[Paula]

Reading my first off this list - one of Tasha's and I am really enjoying it!

[Nay]

I still have to finish my list for this one--I think I've only picked 3 so far. Going to get it finished this afternoon when I get back from rehab.

Is there a timeline for this one or is it just do it on your own throughout the rest of the year once you get your list finalized?

[Lisa]

The 5 star challenge I think is just at your leisure, probably to complete by the end of the year.

The Pick For Me challenge is once a month someone assigned to you will pick from your list and you are to read that book that month.

[Leslie]

Nay, this challenge was something I set up for fun for myself to complete in 2017. I love that so many others wanted to join the fun too! The only "rule" I had was no one getting mad at me if I didnt like their fave. ;)

Fabi's challenge is going to be one book per month (I believe). I think she said she'd switch it to quarterly if everyone thought it got to be too much.

[Jean]

Yeah, who's doing the assigning???

[Leslie]

Yay Paula!!

I have yet to start because I'm wrapped up in Infidelity series with Ela and we also got The Opposite of You BR starting tomorrow. Soooooooo....its gonna be awhile before I even start on my own challenge. :(

[Leslie]

Jean wrote: "Yeah, who's doing the assigning???"

Fabi. She's the "boss" of Pick for Me.

[Jean]

Ut oh.....

[Grey]

Renee wrote: "I still have to finish my list for this one--I think I've only picked 3 so far. Going to get it finished this afternoon when I get back from rehab.

Is there a timeline for this one or is it just d..."

Or... You could be like me *cough, cough Ela* and combine the two challenges into one. I figure I get the best of both worlds this way!

[Ela]

Grey wrote: "Renee wrote: "I still have to finish my list for this one--I think I've only picked 3 so far. Going to get it finished this afternoon when I get back from rehab.

Is there a timeline for this one o..."

Did I *cough* hear my *cough* name? NO.....ok ....

[Nay]

Yeah, I figured this one was leeeeeisurely, but I just wanted to copy however you're doing it, Leslie. So you're just trying to read all of them by the end of the year to get more books off your tbr, right?

Oh and I was getting ready to say 'how the heck are y'all picking Amy's books since she's rated a whopping THREE?!' lol But I see that I need to look at her list on the blog. Or I could pick a Marmy book.

[Ela]

Renee wrote: "Yeah, I figured this one was leeeeeisurely, but I just wanted to copy however you're doing it, Leslie. So you're just trying to read all of them by the end of the year to get more books off your tb..."

http://www.maryse.net/books/book-reco...

[Jan]

Renee wrote: "Jan--if you're around and see this, I saw where you 'liked' that I marked Beautiful Player to read.

Well, the reason I marked it is because I'm using that as my book for this challenge from your ..."

Hey Renee. One of my fav books ever. And my fav trope, friends to lovers :)

[Jan]

Whoa, whoa, whoa... Back the bus up! I dont know how many times I need to say I claim Will Sumner, but it's about to get ghetto real up in here!

Grey, Grey, Grey...... just settle, Gretel. Can't we be nice about this? Will wouldn't want us to fight, now would he?

*prepares to duck for cover*

[Nay]

Ela wrote: "Renee wrote: "Yeah, I figured this one was leeeeeisurely, but I just wanted to copy however you're doing it, Leslie. So you're just trying to read all of them by the end of the year to get more boo..."

Thanks, Ela! You just saved me a lot of time!!

[Nay]

Tasha--I've been working on it for days! But this one is just a casual challenge that Leslie made for herself and we all decided to jump on the bandwagon. NO PRESSURE in when you read or how much--it's totally up to you!

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Tasha I doubt I will get them done, but I made a list. I only used books I own and am thinking of it as my summer reading list.

[Nay]

Finally! I think it took me longer to look through everyone's list than it will for me to read the books! lol

Amy - The Sea of Tranquility by Katja Millay


Anna - The Warlord Wants Forever (Immortals After Dark #1) by Kresley Cole


Bev - Wild Reckless (Harper Boys #1) by Ginger Scott


Cheryl - The Monday Girl (The Girl Duet #1) by Julie Johnson


D.G. - Manwhore (Manwhore #1) by Katy Evans


Ela - A Necessary Sin (The Sin Trilogy #1) by Georgia Cates


Fabi - Low (Low #1) by Mary Elizabeth


Grey - Hot Ticket (Sinners on Tour #3) by Olivia Cunning


Jan – Beautiful Player (Beautiful Bastard, #3) by Christina Lauren


Jean - Epilogue (The Dark Duet #3) by C.J. Roberts


Leslie - Addicted for Now (Addicted #2) by Krista Ritchie


Lisa - Lock & Key (Lock & Key #1) by Cat Porter


Lisa A. - The Butterfly Project by Emma Scott


Maryse - The Opposite of You (Opposites Attract #1) by Rachel Higginson


Melinda - Easy Virtue (Virtue #1) by Mia Asher


Michelle S. - Mercury's War (Breeds #16) by Lora Leigh


Paula - Two Roads (Gypsy Brothers #6) by Lili St. Germain


R. Renee/Robin - Maybe in Another Life by Taylor Jenkins Reid


Tasha - Give Me Love (Give Me #1) by Kate McCarthy


Tessa - Deviant (Blood & Roses #1) by Callie Hart

[Grey]

Omg Nay, I FLOVE your list!!

[Lisa]

Grey wrote: "Omg Nay, I FLOVE your list!!"

It is a pretty impressive compilation!!

[Tessa]

I do too! OMG, you have to read The Warlord Wants Forever. Hot Ticket was good, and that is something that normally makes me go eep, but it works without making me think Jace is weak. VERY rare. Then you have to read Wicked Beat. I swear, it is one of the sweetest stories ever. They are so broken, but it's not sad. It's funny and gentle, with some angst. *swoon*

[Nay]

Thanks! I tried to go with a bunch of oldies that I've put off for yearrrrs! Somehow, I didn't even realize that Warlord Wants Forever was in existence, and I had put the Sinners on Tour books on hold when O.C. had the 'order of release' fiasco. I had actually started reading what was supposed to be book 3 (Wicked Beat, I think?) and I stopped to wait for the 'new' book #3 but never went back to it. I want to get that entire series finally read and then read the One Night with Sole Regret and Exodus End series as well.

And I have been putting off Mercury's War for years as well. I love the Breeds series and really want to get caught up on it, and when I started my list, I was hoping that someone would have MW as a 5-star read, and there is was on Michelle's shelf!

[Grey]

Jan130 wrote: "Whoa, whoa, whoa... Back the bus up! I dont know how many times I need to say I claim Will Sumner, but it's about to get ghetto real up in here!

Grey, Grey, Grey...... just settle, Gretel. Can't we be nice about this? Will wouldn't want us to fight, now would he?

*prepares to duck for cover*

Actually, he'd probably love it...dirty little player that he is! Le sigh! I wanna do a reread when you read this one! Just for old times sake. I love this book hard!

[Leslie]

Great list Nay...I love love the Addicted/Calloway Sisters series. I don't really ever push it because A. I'll be heartbroken if people don't love it (I've barely gotten over Robin not loving Thoughtless. Kidding Robin, luffs ya!) I'm not kidding, I'm still a little mad at her. and B. there are a lot of books in series and its a big commitment.

It will be exciting to see how many new favorites we all have after this!

[Robin]

It's ok Leslie. I forgive you for that hot mess. :D

[Jan]

Grey wrote: Actually, he'd probably love it...dirty little player that he is! Le sigh!

Haha, yes. I probably reread this a couple of times a year.

Great choices Nay. Enjoy. I'm still working on my list.

[Nay]

Leslie wrote: "Great list Nay...I love love the Addicted/Calloway Sisters series. I don't really ever push it because A. I'll be heartbroken if people don't love it (I've barely gotten over Robin not loving Thoug..."

Leslie--I loved the first book and kinda started the 2nd one, I think, but stopped reading because some big book release happened, but that's been so long ago that I'll start from the beginning. I think I'll love the series too!

Jan! Where's your list?!!

[Jan]

Renee wrote: "Jan! Where's your list?!!"

OK, OK, I'll work on it some more and try to get it done today! Sheesh!

[Leslie]

I changed my fave read for Robin to Butterfly Project

[Robin]

Leslie wrote: "I changed my fave read for Robin to Butterfly Project "

Woo hoo!! What was it before?

[Leslie]

Robin, I switched it from Unbreakable.

[Robin]

Leslie wrote: "Robin, I switched it from Unbreakable."

I remembered just after I asked. I'm down with that! While Cory has the teeniest tiniest edge over Beckett on my book boyfriend spreadsheet, TBP was a 6 star for me.

[Jan]

Leslie wrote: "I changed my fave read for Robin to Butterfly Project "


Ooh that's what I've got for you too Renee (in my semi-completed list).

[Jan]

OK, I've done my list. It was fun poking around in your favs lists.

Ella - It Ends with Us

Anna - Flowers from the Storm

Cheryl - #1 Crush

Nay/Renee - For Fallon

DG - Relatively Famous

Tessa - Throne of Glass

Amy - Slammed

bev - Sempre

Paula - Brooklyn & Beale

Fabi - Murder of Crows

Melinda - Built

Jean - Royal Atlas

Tasha - The Bird and the Sword

Michelle S - The Duke and I

Grey - Driven

Lisa - Leave a Trail

R/Robin - The Butterfly Project

Leslie - Simply Irresistible

Lisa A - Yes, Mr. Van Der Wells

Whew! That was fun! Now just gotta find time to read them LOL.

[Robin]

Jan130 wrote: "Leslie wrote: "I changed my fave read for Robin to Butterfly Project "


Ooh that's what I've got for you too Renee (in my semi-completed list)."

Yes!!!! I'm so excited! I just finished Lisa's 5 star Whispers and the Roars and I really liked it, but I couldn't get past the grammar errors! I counted 5, and that was trying NOT to spot them :(

[Jan]

Ugh. I hate errors. Just seems like lazy proofreading.

[Robin]

I don't think I've ever read a book with grammar errors. Typos, yes, but not grammar. It's mostly "I vs. me" like Yeo and I when it should be Yeo and me. Drove me nuts, especially because I use books as teaching aids for myself and it doesn't work when it's incorrect!

[Leslie]

Jan, besides what you picked for me you've got 3 MORE of my faves!!





*jumps up and down with glee*

[Nay]

Robin wrote: "I don't think I've ever read a book with grammar errors. Typos, yes, but not grammar. It's mostly "I vs. me" like Yeo and I when it should be Yeo and me. Drove me nuts, especially because I use boo..."

OMG, Robin, I see grammar errors ALL the time. Just saw the 'so-and-so and I' in First Debt. That drives me crazy! But I'm always seeing the damn dangling gerunds that we both lurve so much. I think I must read many more self-published books that you do where a friend or a beta reader does most of the editing/proofreading! lol