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Jennifer wrote: "Barb wrote: "Would it surprise you to learn that I have that in Mt. TBR as well? :D"Not at all. I think of you as my reading alter ego. :) :) :)"
We definitely have very similar reading taste :)
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I need to look and see what else the library has by Jaime Jo Wright! I had never read anything by her before.
Finished the book Jennifer picked for me, and it was sooo good. Love this series, but now I have to wait another year for the next book :( The Guilty Dead (Monkeewrench #9), by P.J. Tracy, finished 8/9 ★★★★.5
Hmmm, the last post I see with books to choose from is Jennifer's in msg #146. Of those, I'll choose The Yankee Club, because I read it when it first came out and liked it :) My next five are all cozies:
Barb wrote: "Hmmm, the last post I see with books to choose from is Jennifer's in msg #146. Of those, I'll choose The Yankee Club, because I read it when it first came out and liked it :) My n..."
I'm SHOCKED, SHOCKED to discover that the reason something on my TBR isn't on yours is that you've already read it. NOT!!!!!
I pick
for you. That is one of the series i generally read as soon as each book comes out. They're good reads!My next five:
Jennifer wrote: "I pick Once Upon a Grind (Coffeehouse Mystery, #14) by Cleo Coyle for you. That is one of the series i generally read as soon as each book comes out. They're good reads!"Thanks, Jennifer! I like the series too, I just fell behind somehow. I'm not a binge reader, so it'll be awhile before I catch up again.
Finished the book Jennifer chose for me. Love this series, but this particular book was a little ... strange, thus the less than 4-star rating.Once Upon a Grind (Coffeehouse #14), by Cleo Coyle, finished 8/26 ★★★.5
Jennifer, based solely on the cover, I'm choosing The Madness of Mercury for you ... and I hope you like the book more than I did (looks like most GR users do!) My next five choices:
Barb I have always found deserted houses, sad but strangely compelling at the same time, so my choice for you is The Devil's Highway: A True StoryMy Five Choices
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Thanks Loriidae! It may be awhile before I get around to reading it, but it's on my list to read in September :)
Barb wrote: "Jennifer, based solely on the cover, I'm choosing The Madness of Mercury for you ... and I hope you like the book more than I did (looks like most GR users do!) My next five choi..."
Well, because of an HMD pick I just finished #2 in that series prior to having read #1, and it was a pretty unusual and very interesting cozy, so maybe I'll like #1 too!
I finished my last pick earlier this week:
. I really like this series. Loriidae, I pick
for you!My next five:
Jennifer wrote: "Loriidae, I pick No Earls Allowed (The Survivors, #2) by Shana Galen for you!..."Thanks Jennifer, I enjoyed book #1
I finally finished my hot-guys cover choice. I didn't love it, but the cover still rocks.Jacked Up by Samantha Kane - 9/20/18 ♥♥♥
Jennifer, I pick for you:
. I love all those colorful bouquets.Time for my next 5 hot guy choices:
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Connie,
I pick
for you. I usually like Emma Hart's books.My options are:
So shocking I just realised how long I needed for my last book (almost a year and than forgot to update when I finished *grrrr*)
JoAnne, I pick for you
- I want read this book myself as well so I'm curious how you like it.I agree about Emma Hart I like her books as well - especially the Holly Woods Files series I read the first two and waited now quite long for a deal on one of the following but no luck so I hope for a nice Christmas gift certificate to get one or two or those (among some of my other favorite series' books)
My next five (need all more or less urgently for my challenges):
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last night. I need to return it to the library in a few days. I haven't gotten very far but it's good so far.
JoAnne wrote: "Funny, I started last night. I need to return it to the library in a few days. I haven't gotten very far but it's good so far."I'm glad it fits so perfectly :-)
Agnieszka, i pick
for you because what a title!My next five:
Jennifer wrote: "Agnieszka, i pick for you because what a title!..."Thank you Jennifer!
Usually I'm not a fan of paranormal cozies (especially with ghost-mcs) but Pascha grew on me and even if it's sad to read the last book in series I'm still looking forward to :-)
Finished the last book chosen for me:The Devil's Highway, by Luis Alberto Urrea, finished 9/25 ★★★.5
Jennifer, for you, I choose Lethal Treasure; it was the first cover to jump out at me :)
My next five choices:
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last night. I need to return it to the library in a few days. I haven't gotten very far but it's good so far."Finished this yesterday.
I figured out the mystery pretty early on in the story.
Barb wrote: "Jennifer, for you, I choose Lethal Treasure; it was the first cover to jump out at me :) My next five choices:
[bookcover:You Don't Look Your..."
Her book covers for the recent entries in the series are just stunning. I think it's the colors. Thanks for the pick!
Barb wrote: "My next five choices: ..."Barb I choose for you
- Handmade lace is truly beautiful and hours and hours of work!
I finished
I gave it a very generous 3 stars - a good concept of a brotherhood of Waterloo survivors but the TSTL heroine grated on me the entire book.
Loriidae wrote: "Barb wrote: "My next five choices: ..."Barb I choose for you
- Handmade lace is truly beautiful and hours and hours of work!"Ack, I forgot to come back here and remove that book from my choices when I read it last week. Sorry Loriidae! I've also started two of the others in this group, so my new five choices are:
No worries Barb.. hmmm...I will choose
Thanks (again!) Lorridae! I'm not ready to post another round of books, but if it's ok for me to choose from your books, I'll go with ....
. That yellow ball on the cover caught my eye :)
Barb wrote: "Thanks (again!) Lorridae! I'm not ready to post another round of books, but if it's ok for me to choose from your books, I'll go with .... . That yello..."Great thanks I needed a push to get back to that series
Well, I'll post another round because I'm pretty caught up and looking around for my next beholder pick!My next five:
Finished the book Loriidae chose for me above. It was just as well done as the first in this series. Night of Miracles (Arthur Truluv #2), by Elizabeth Berg, finished 11/7 ★★★★
Just a quick glance at your covers, Jennifer, tells me you should read The Rejected Writers' Christmas Wedding. That cover caught my eye right away :)
Barb wrote: "Just a quick glance at your covers, Jennifer, tells me you should read The Rejected Writers' Christmas Wedding. That cover caught my eye right away :)"Good cover, and appropriate to the season! Thanks Barb!
I finally finished my book from the shades of blue selections in Post #124:Counting Stars by Kathleen Long - 11/18/18 ♥♥♥♥
Barb, I pick
for you since that deep green color jumped out at me.My next five are Christmas books, heavy on cowboy themes for some reason:
I finally read the book Connie picked for me last month:Do No Harm (Dr. Katie LeClair #2), by Dawn Eastman, finished 12/15 ★★★★
Connie, it's been nearly a month since you posted your books, so you may have already read one (or more) of them, but in case you haven't, I'll choose Snowflakes, Iced Cakes and Second Chances for you. The red background caught my eye immediately!
My next five books are some that I need to read ASAP (for challenges, of course): 
Thanks Barb. Actually I have read one but not that one. So Snowflakes is now next on my list.
Barb I pick
for you.
FInished an old pick:
. Couple of interesting twists, i really enjoyed it as I do most of her books -- not sure why it took me so long to get to this!My next five:
I can't remember ... do we need to be caught up before we can pick for someone else? Or do we need to post choices in order to pick for someone else?
You don’t need to be caught up. If you pick, you post, so the next person can pick.
Ah, I knew there was a catch :) OK then ... Jennifer, for you I pick Delicious and Suspicious, which works out well, as that's on my list to read soon as well :)
Well, since I've read all five of the books from my last post, I'll try again with another batch:
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