Pick for Me Challenge - July 2017

[Robin]

Of course you might want to think about it because you know I'm picking the Taylor Jenkins Reid...

[Nay]

Thanks, Robin! In that case, I added one more to my list that I haven't been able to read yet!

I'm looking at your list...

[Nay]

Robin--I pick A Life Less Beautiful because I want to hear what you think about it!

Fabi--sorry for the late additions!

[Ela]

Grey wrote: "Ok, this was actually much harder than I originally thought it was going to be. I waffled back and forth between 2 books, but after looking at Ela's favorites list... I had to go with my initial in..."

Yay! I love it! Tessa will be thrilled!

[Ela]

Leslie wrote: "Jean, I am here...you are wicked easy.

One of my faves Accidentally on Purpose

THIS BOOK ROCKS!!"

That book, I just can't! Excellent pick!

[Ela]

Anna wrote: "Amy- Since you like dark books that tear your heart out... my pick for you is It looks too dark for me."

Such a good series! Enjoy Amy. I'm so curious what you'll think! 🐲🍄🌛💫

[Leslie]

Nay, I will read Kyland with you sometime

Robin, I will read The Studying Hours with you.

Both of these are on my lists to read this year.

Also, I want to try TJR.

[Robin]

Renee, I still have to go with Maybe in Another Life! It's one of my all time favorites and I know you'll love it!

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That How to Date one......i don't get it. One of my least favorites last year. The writing was very choppy.

[Fabi NEEDS Email Notifications]

No problem Nay. I kept asking about you. Glad you and Robin worked it out.

[Fabi NEEDS Email Notifications]

I've been looking at my shelf trying to figure out what Amy will pick for me. Also trying to make sure I don't have any Marmies in there or she'll land on that for sure. *snort*

[Tessa]

And I adored it Bev. The writing rarely bothers me, but that story was fun.

[Tessa]

Fabi, I can see her liking a lot on there. She likes YA and PNR too. Me, I'd pick #Junkie just because I love her hash tag series. I just don't like M/M.

[Michelle]

OMG - you picked Life of Anna for Amy? That was one of THE darkest, most warped books I've ever read. She's going to need a blankie castle, no fort will do.

[Anna]

Michelle wrote: "OMG - you picked Life of Anna for Amy? That was one of THE darkest, most warped books I've ever read. She's going to need a blankie castle, no fort will do."

I'm beginning to think I should have picked something else. In my defense Amy selected it for her shelf. Amy likes dark books doesn't she?

[Grey]

Anna, no worries, Amy can handle the dark!

[Tessa]

She does. I can see her getting into it big time. I've no clue how dark it gets, since I DNF'd it after the first chapter. lol

[Tessa]

Oh and if it's any comfort, sometimes Amy is our guinea pig for dark books. :D

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It's really her pick. You're just pushing it up the line. Even the DNFs are a success really.

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So i saw this thing for cleaning out your tbr on a couple blogs. It like a weekly thing.....meme? I don't know. But anyway once a week they go to their goodreads shelf. They pick through 10 books in order. Then decide keep or discard. I'm a bit tempted. 📚

[Amy]

I GOT FABI!!! *happy dance*

My selfish side wants to pick a ME book, but my affection for you tells me to go with something you would want...so I'm compromising. I'm picking because it is m/m for you and emotional storyline for me. ;)

[Amy]

Aw crap...Life of Anna for me?!? Well, I did add it to my list, and reading something we've been putting off was one of the points of this challenge, right? So, thank you Anna!

Anyone seeing the how funny it is that Anna chose Life of Anna? *giggle*

[Amy]

Oh my...holy moly...Paula gets Jezebel, Niki gets Fallen Crest Public, Lisa gets The Opportunist, Leslie gets Love, in English, AND JEAN GETS Accidentally on Purpose?!?

I'm. Gonna. Die. I'm so jealous of y'all!!!

[Amy]

Fabi wrote: "I've been looking at my shelf trying to figure out what Amy will pick for me. Also trying to make sure I don't have any Marmies in there or she'll land on that for sure. *snort*"

Hope you like my pick then. ;) I'll admit I deflated a bit when I saw no Marmies on your list, lol.

[Amy]

Jean wrote: "Anna, i can't believed you picked Enslaved for Amy! Good luck Amy! I did read it and the entire series..... nothing like I've ever read."

Right? RIGHT?!? Even I am freaking out a little right now. But YOU...have fun with the angst of Accidentally on Purpose. I ended up with a splotchy chest from that one!

[Amy]

Fabi wrote: "Oh my gawd!!! LoA for Amy?!!! *gulp*"

You guys are cracking me up with your reactions!

[Amy]

Ela wrote: "Such a good series! Enjoy Amy. I'm so curious what you'll think! 🐲🍄🌛💫"

Oh, you can be sure I'll be voicing my reactions about it. ;)

[Amy]

Robin wrote: "Renee, I still have to go with Maybe in Another Life! It's one of my all time favorites and I know you'll love it!"

I loved that one. *dreamy sigh*

[Amy]

Michelle wrote: "OMG - you picked Life of Anna for Amy? That was one of THE darkest, most warped books I've ever read. She's going to need a blankie castle, no fort will do."

Blankie CASTLE?? LOL! I've missed you, lady. *hugs*

[Amy]

Anna wrote: "Michelle wrote: "OMG - you picked Life of Anna for Amy? That was one of THE darkest, most warped books I've ever read. She's going to need a blankie castle, no fort will do."

I'm beginning to thin..."

No worries, Anna...I really DO like dark books. I've just been a little a-scared of this one because I just know I'm going to lose my shit. Kinda like when I read Her Master's Courtesan and was traumatized...well, as much as I can be, anyways. *snicker*

[Amy]

Tessa wrote: "Oh and if it's any comfort, sometimes Amy is our guinea pig for dark books. :D"

That's right...Marmy twin power ACTIVATE!!

Where the heck is everyone? I'm talking to my damn self right now...

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We are letting you activate.

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LOL Amy! I loved watching you catch up on the comments.

Thanks for the pick! It's been sitting in my tbr for well over a year.

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Fabi has a YA CR on list???🤤

[Robin]

I'm here!! But I'm with Fabi, just cracking at you catching up!

[Jan]

bev wrote: "So i saw this thing for cleaning out your tbr on a couple blogs. It like a weekly thing.....meme? I don't know. But anyway once a week they go to their goodreads shelf. They pick through 10 books i..."

I do this sometimes on my kindle. Just sit there are go through all the many many samples I've downloaded and get ruthless and chuck the ones that look dodgy. Or sometimes I spend some time actually reading some of the kindle samples I might have downloaded ages ago after seeing a rec. Occasionally I might like one, but usually with the old ones it's, why the heck did I ever download THAT?? And I also discard (off my kindle, anyway) partly finished books that I finally have to accept will be dnfs. It's quite therapeutic. You feel very virtuous afterwards.

I think maybe it's getting close to time to do that again. I've got 700 items on my kindle. That's RIDICULOUS!

[Fabi NEEDS Email Notifications]

I've been doing the same thing with my samples Jan. Some are years old and my tastes have changed. You're right, it does feel good to downsize that tbr, even if it's only temporary.

[Grey]

LOL, I love watching someone (read, Amy!) catch up... it makes me giggle!

I have eleventy billion books on my kindle. it's horrifically overwhelming!

[Tessa]

Oh and for all you who read LoA, that beginning, that first chapter into the second... that what kinda happened in Vengeance and why I had to say no to that. *sighs* Yet, I'm so wanting to pick it up again.

Downsize my TBR? But... but... Most of them were free! That's why they are there. I currently am the highest I've ever been with paid for books unread, 60. (Can you believe the latest Red Queen is one of them?) Maybe my wishlist? There's some books on there that I've no idea what they are.

[Grey]

What if there was the bookopalypse?? Yeah, I can't delete stuff off my kindle either, LOL!

[Jan]

Tessa wrote: "There's some books on there that I've no idea what they are. "

Me too. *laughs*

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Grey wrote: "What if there was the bookopalypse?? Yeah, I can't delete stuff off my kindle either, LOL!"

Thats why we need to keep libraries. The digital would be the first to go.
Or some sort of virus through Amazon or hack. Or the cloud. Or Amazon decides to delete them. Bye bye,.

[Grey]

bev wrote: "Grey wrote: "What if there was the bookopalypse?? Yeah, I can't delete stuff off my kindle either, LOL!"

Thats why we need to keep libraries. The digital would be the first to go.
Or some sort of virus through Amazon or hack. Or the cloud. Or Amazon decides to delete them. Bye bye,."

*blink, blink* I'm going to hibernate in the blankie fort with Manny and chocolate now...

[Jan]

Yeah you're giving me nightmares. *takes a tight grip on fully charged kindle and joins Grey*

Pass me that box of chocolates please, Grey? And that large glass of sauvignon blanc?

[Grey]

Jan130 wrote: "Yeah you're giving me nightmares. *takes a tight grip on fully charged kindle and joins Grey*

Pass me that box of chocolates please, Grey? And that large glass of sauvignon blanc?"

*giggle* Have you all ever seen those Doomsday Preppers type shows??? Instead of canned food and bottled water, here we all are; with Godiva and wine, solar powered kindle chargers and stuffed manatees... we'd be the most popular preppers ever, I bet!

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Lol. Its just to amazon we dont really own the books.

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Lol. I was reading that as peppers. That we would be the most popular peppers.

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Tessa wrote: "Oh and for all you who read LoA, that beginning, that first chapter into the second... that what kinda happened in Vengeance and why I had to say no to that. *sighs* Yet, I'm so wanting to pick it ..."

Just to make it clear, I'm only deleting samples. It it's a full length book, it stays, even if I don't plan to read until it's the last available book in the world. ;-)

[Nay]

Leslie wrote: "Nay, I will read Kyland with you sometime

Robin, I will read The Studying Hours with you.

Both of these are on my lists to read..."

Leslie--sounds good! I noticed there have been ZERO buddy reads while I've been gone. What the heck?! But secretly, I'm glad because I don't feel like I missed as much!

I turned in those 40-something chapters last night, so now I have until Friday to communicate! And participate! And read a book or two! I feel so out of the loop!!

[Nay]

Robin wrote: "Renee, I still have to go with Maybe in Another Life! It's one of my all time favorites and I know you'll love it!"

Thanks, Robin! I KNOW I'll love it!!