Results of the Pick-for-Me Challenge, June 2017

[Grey]

Here we are in month 3 of the Pick-for-Me Challenge! I will periodically update this post with our ratings for the books chosen for us by our pickers. Thank you, to the illustrious, Fabi, for randomizing all of the picker/pickee name draws!

Amy picked for Lisa; Lisa rated as 4 stars!

Anna picked for Jan; Jan is at 51% as of 6/8

bev picked for Amy; Amy rated as 4 stars!

Ela picked for Leslie; Leslie DNF-ed at 31%

Fabi picked for Grey; Grey rated as 4.5 stars!

Grey picked for Michelle; Michelle rated as 4.5 stars!

Jan picked for Jean; Jean rated as 4 stars!

Jean picked for Renee;

Kate picked for Tessa; Tessa rated as 4.5 stars!

Leslie picked for Fabi; Fabi rated as 4 stars!

Lisa picked for bev; bev DNF'ed d/t derogatory language by MC about her "naturally slow" brother.

Michelle picked for Anna; Anna rated as 4 stars!

Niki picked for Ela; Ela rated as 4 stars!

Paula picked for Kate; Kate rated as 5 stars!

Renee picked for Paula; Paula rated as 4 stars!

Tessa picked for Niki; Niki rated as 3.5 stars!

Happy reading, everyone!

[Tessa]

Posting to keep track

[Lisa]

We are fantastic. I love us!!!

[Jan]

Lisa wrote: "We are fantastic. I love us!!!"

*hugs everyone in massive group hug*

What a great selection of books! This is fun.

[Fabi NEEDS Email Notifications]

I love how that list looks up there! Thanks Grey! This is such a fun game.

[Nay]

Lisa wrote: "We are fantastic. I love us!!!"

Me too, Lisa! I can't wait to hear what some of you think about books I enjoyed and what others think about books I might want to move up on my tbr.

Thanks so much Grey and Fabi for keeping this all organized for us every month!

[Leslie]

I am excited too! I look forward to everyone's reactions. Problem is, instead of reducing our TBR, we end up increasing it! 😄 Oh well, that is what we are here for right? The love of books.

Too bad Maryse doesn't participate. 😔

[Ela]

WHAT A GREAT LIST THIS MONTH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ESPECIALLY SINE SOME OF MY FAVES ARE UP THERE!

WE ROCK HARD!

[Michelle]

Still can't find Anna's shelf!

[Fabi NEEDS Email Notifications]

Michelle, click this link and look at message #2.

https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

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Michelle wrote: "Still can't find Anna's shelf!"

😂

That made me laugh. I kind of dont want you to. Just to keep randomly popping in, "I can't find Anna's shelf!"

[Ela]

LOL

[Lisa]

Awww, give poor Michelle a break. She's bound to be stressing. I clicked on the link in Fabi's post and it went right to Anna's pick for me shelf. I hope you find it, Michelle - if not, I'll go to it and tell you what's on her list :D I'm helpful that way!

[Anna]

Michelle wrote: "Still can't find Anna's shelf!"
Pick For Me Here is the link. :) I don't need you to pick right away. I probably won't get to it until late next week. No rush.

[Jan]

I've started mine and liking it already! ACOTAR.

[Tessa]

Same. Started mine and liking it so far.

[Fabi NEEDS Email Notifications]

Me too and loving it. Leslie did so good!

[Paula]

Jan - did you finish May's?

[Jan]

Paula wrote: "Jan - did you finish May's?"

No. It was pretty slow and I got side-tracked by other shinies. (What's new?) But I haven't totally given up. It wasn't horrible, just slow. So I'd like to give it another try sometime. It was

[Paula]

Sorry for the bad pick Jan! Her CR are normally pretty good, guess PNR not so much

[Fabi NEEDS Email Notifications]

Finished and LOVED it. 4 stars and a huge thank you to Leslie. *muah*

[Ela]

I'm waiting to read mine since I'm excited about it. Getting other reads out of the way...

[Leslie]

I am about 25% into mine

So far, I like the story sooooo much better than other KA's I tried...I am just worried I will get bored as KA can be "wordy".

[Leslie]

Fabi wrote: "
Finished and LOVED it. 4 stars and a huge thank you to Leslie. *muah*"

Yay!! I think I need to add to my list of m/m to try.

[Ela]

Leslie wrote: "I am about 25% into mine

So far, I like the story sooooo much better than other KA's I tried...I am just worried I will get bored as KA can be "wordy"."

Don't think about it....just enjoy the story!

[Michelle]

I finally found Anna's Pick For Me shelf! It was buried - and my phone didn't go to the additional pages. WOW. There there are a lot of shelves there, my friend.

Okay, so the only two on your list that I have read are The Opportunist and Wallbanger. So... what are you in the mood for? Funny sexy (Wallbanger) or some mind-f*ckery?

[Nay]

Oooh, Anna's going to get a great pick either way! Both of those books are awesome!

[Jan]

Paula wrote: "Sorry for the bad pick Jan! Her CR are normally pretty good, guess PNR not so much"

Not your fault Paula. I put it on my shelf after all. I do like some of her CRs so I was keen to try her pnr. But yeah, it didn't really grab me.

[Anna]

Michelle wrote: "I finally found Anna's Pick For Me shelf! It was buried - and my phone didn't go to the additional pages. WOW. There there are a lot of shelves there, my friend.

Okay, so the only two on your lis..."
I have an addiction to creating shelves. :) I'm in the mood for a funny sexy book.

[Tessa]

Well, I looked and you have Wallbanger on your shelf. That qualifies and funny and sexy.

[Michelle]

Wallbanger is my pick for you then, Anna!

[Nay]

Michelle wrote: "Wallbanger is my pick for you then, Anna!"

That book is hilarious! And so, so sexy too!

[Lisa]

Done with my pick for me book. Thank you, Amy. I thoroughly enjoyed Sex Love Repeat. A 4 star read for me. My twisted mind would have preferred she had made a different choice, but no...that wouldn't have been the right ending!

[Jean]

I'm starting mine today! Since there are mixed reviews from everyone here, I'm curious to see if I like it!

[Jean]

Well, I was going to start today, but I just got Sugar & Gold thru Netgalley and now I'm feeling squirrelly!

[Lisa]

OMG Jean - you HAVE to read it. Now!!! Nik is amazing. The story is amazing. It's a quick read too. It's got swoony moments, heart stopping moments, angsty moments...and it's got at least a zillion quotes you will want to highlight!

[Robin]

^^^Agreed!

[Ela]

I'm in a book slump...

[Jan]

Ela wrote: "I'm in a book slump..."

The new Christina Lauren standalone is coming out today. Just sayin'......

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Mine is dead done. Dnf. Sorry for the language in my update but that seriously upset me.

Nope. Nada. Delete.

[Tessa]

I just looked and saw why. Nope, no other words needed. That language was appropriate.

[Grey]

You can throw out an F bomb whenever you need to, bev. No judgement here, I'm with you!

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Thank you. It can be satisfying, but I also always see/hear my mom.

[Jan]

bev wrote: "Thank you. It can be satisfying, but I also always see/hear my mom."

Haha bev. Old habits die hard.

[Lisa]

bev wrote: "Mine is dead done. Dnf. Sorry for the language in my update but that seriously upset me.

Nope. Nada. Delete."

Wow....sorry that was such an awful pick. Had no clue...but I would have had a huge issue with that too!!!

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Lisa, it was my pick. No apologies. I bought it years ago after it was on the blog. I put it on my shelf for this challenge. At some point I would of read it.
This is just one of my buttons.

[Leslie]

Bev, I used to have Jahleel on my TBR....I was looking forward to your thoughts to try to remember why I removed it. Ugh! It sounds like its not for me too.

[Ela]

No judgement please but I don't remember those words because I probably blocked them out because I otherwise loved the book.

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Absolutely no judgment, Ela. A ton love this book. I bought it off of Maryse's review and people in the comments loved it.
There are tons of things that I read over that are buttons for others.
I kept going over in my head how she meant that scene to be read.....but anyway it just killed the heroine for me.

[Leslie]

Ela, no judgement sweetie. As long as you don't hold me down and make me read Transcendence.