2017 September Pick-It-For-Me Challenge

[Madison ✨]

MountainKat wrote: "Kristin wrote: "Hey Suzanne,

Sorry I haven't gotten around to doing picks yet. I haven't forgotten though and am planning on getting them done tonight or tomorrow!

Thanks, Kristin"

Kristin, plea..."

Sorry I'm so late on this! I'll post them now!

[Mary-Megan]

Suzanne

You chose for me, so now I have the pleasure of choosing for you. You have a lot on your TBR list, so that was easy enough finding those books. Finding new ones was a bit more difficult. Hopefully you like the suggestions and find something good to read.

Is it hot in here?
TBR - Midnight Man - Nearly naked man (ooh la la)
New - Heat Exchange - Nearly naked man (He's also nearly naked, whoo hoo!)


Time to head to the beach!
TBR - Into the Water or The Identicals (water on the cover)
New - Up at Butternut Lake (water on the cover)


This is fall weather?
TBR - Miss Frost Solves A Cold Case (weather term)
New - When Lightning Strikes (weather term)


I'm Dreaming of a White Christmas!
TBR - Home for Christmas (winter time)
New - Evergreen Falls (set during winter)


Great Balls of Fire
TBR - Dragonsworn(red/orange cover)
New - Playing with Fire (Flames and red/orange cover)


Do I Stay or Do I Go?
TBR - The Summer He Came Home (truck on the cover)
New - The Girl Who Came Home (boat/journey) Ha! Everyone is coming home here!


Football Weather?
TBR - Taking a Shot (sports theme)
New - The Penalty Box (Sports theme...I like Hockey so they're both hockey related)


Back to School!
TBR - Not Quite Dating (Child)
TBR - The Unbecoming of Mara Dyer (YA book)
New - The Jewel (YA book)


Happy reading!

[Madison ✨]

Hey Suzanne,

Sorry I'm so late at getting your picks up! I see you have Mary-Megan also picking for you so hopefully between the two of us you'll find something :) It was so much fun going through your 20k books shelves. I was nervous I wouldn’t find something you didn’t already have shelved and it was hard — most of my go-to favorites you already knew of! — I hope you enjoy at least one of these! ;) Here’s your picks:

Is it hot in here?
NEW: Heat of the Moment by Elle Kennedy – A steamy novella that happens to take place during a heat wave.

TBR: Big Rock by Lauren Blakely – This yummy cover is on my TBR list too. Her books usually have me laughing out loud and this looks just the same.

Time to head to the beach!
TBR: Distant Shores by Kristin Hannah – I see you like Kristin Hannah just like me…here’s a good one from her with water on the cover

This is fall weather?
TBR: The Summer He Came Home by Julianna Stone – It has a weather term in the title.

I'm Dreaming of a White Christmas!
NEW: Prey by Linda Howard – This book is set in the mountains and includes a storm of cold weather.

Great Balls of Fire
NEW: Into the Whirlwind by Elizabeth Camden – Takes place in the late 1800s during the Great Chicago fire and the characters survive through the destruction of it. While this is a pretty tame romance novel (I think it might even be Christian?) I still loved the characters and the romance.

TBR: Seduction in Death by J.D. Robb – Has orange on the cover

Do I Stay or Do I Go?
NEW: Ride with Me by Ruthie Knox – Found this author at the library completely by accident and have truly enjoyed every book I’ve picked up of hers. This one was the first one that came to mind as it features two strangers who are riding their bikes from coast to coast in the USA. I loved the adventure and descriptions of every place.

Football Weather?
NEW: All Lined Up by Cora Carmack – This is a YA/NA novel that surprised me by how much I enjoyed. The heroine’s dad is a football coach and the hero is the 2nd string quarterback.

TBR: The Deal by Elle Kennedy – One of my favorite sports romance themed books.

Back to School!
NEW: Easy by Tamara Webber – This one is a NA/YA at a school.

TBR: On Dublin Street by Samantha Young – NA/YA novel


Happy reading :)

- Kristin

[Samantha]

Andrew here are your picks.

Is it hot in here?
TBR-Lord of the Highlands
New-A Place in the Sun

Time to head to the beach
TBR-Barefoot Season
New-See Me

This is fall weather
TBR-Knight of Passion
New-When Venus Fell

I'm Dreaming of a white christmas
TBR-A Season of Angels
New-Let it Snow

Great Balls of Fire
TBR-Chasing Fire
New-Illuminae

Do I stay or do I go?
TBRDark Deceptions
New-Let's Get Lost

Football Weather?
TBR-Wanna Get Lucky?
New-The Matchmaker's Playbook

Back to school
TBR-First King of Shannara
New-Poison Study

[MountainKat, Moderator]

Rachel C. wrote: "Yay! I'll have to start the WAGs series :) "

They are at the top of my list too!

[LaurLa]

MountainKat wrote: "Hi LaurLa! Here are your picks finally. Sorry for the delay, I was hit with a sinus thing and vertigo yesterday so it just wasn't going to happen. I hope I've found some good ones for you. There is..."

These look awesome, Mkat!! Can't wait to dig in!

I also had the hardest time finding NEW for Great Balls of Fire!! It's so funny because I don't ever remember having difficulty finding books with fire. Now all of a sudden - poof! All my fire books are gone :-)

[Leigh]

Carrie wrote: "Leigh wrote: "Carrie,

I'm sorry it took so long my daughter has been sick. Hope you enjoy your picks.

Is it hot in here? -
(tbr)
[bookcover:Seven Years|1..."

Thank you. Hopefully the medicine will speed up her recovery. I hope you enjoy them.

[Leigh]

Alexis wrote: "Hello Leigh I had fun picking for you. We have very different tastes, so I tried to give you a wide variety of options. Hopefully you find something to enjoy.

1. Is it Hot Here?
TBR - [book:The Da..."

Thanks for the great picks!

[Romanticbookworm]

No problem Carmen, hope you enjoy your reads.

Rachel C - I think I am going to go with either In Too Deep or Beauttiful Disaster as my local library is looking for their copy of It Happened One Autumn by Lisa Kleypas as I requested after the selection but it seems to be in some unknown location.

I think I have Just Listen by Sarah Dressen on my TBR as well but probably need to hunt for that one in the TBR mountain but will see what I am in the mood for come September :).

[Andrew]

Samantha wrote: "Andrew here are your picks.

Is it hot in here?
TBR-Lord of the Highlands
New-A Place in the Sun

Time to head to the beach
TBR-Barefoot Season
New-[b..."

Thank you for the AWESOME pics. Now I have THE hardest choice to make on Sept 1---Which one to start with first.

Here are my picks for you:

Is it hot in here:
TBR - The Darkest Passion
New - Charade

Time to head to the beach:
New - [book:Someone Like You|816953]

Fall Weather:
New - Let It Snow
TBR - Stone Cold Cowboy

Dream of a white christmas:
New - White Christmas
TBR - Sun and Moon, Ice and Snow

Great balls of fire:
New - Chasing Fire
TBR - Kissing Trouble

Stay or go:
new - Texas Destiny
TBR - Passenger

Football:
new - The Perfect Play
TBR - Fraternize

Back to school:
new - Easy
TBR - Jacked

Happy reading!!!

--Drew

ps If you have any questions/comments, please do not hesitate to ask.

[MountainKat, Moderator]

Drew, can you please add at least three more picks from her preferred shelf or TBR. You are supposed to give at least four from there in this challenge. Remember the rules are general - i.e. cowboys are athletes and The Do-Over has students (therefore teachers) even if they aren't children. ;-)

[Samantha]

Andrew wrote: "Samantha wrote: "Andrew here are your picks.

Is it hot in here?
TBR-Lord of the Highlands
New-A Place in the Sun

Time to head to the beach
TBR-[book:Barefoot Season..."

Thank you Andrew I am going to make to additions on for Fall Weather or Great Balls of Fire-"The Rescue" by Nicholas Sparks and then for Time to head to the beach-"The Coincidence of Callie and Kayden" by Jessica Sorensen.

[Samantha]

MountainKat wrote: "Drew, can you please add at least three more picks from her preferred shelf or TBR. You are supposed to give at least four from there in this challenge. Remember the rules are general - i.e. cowboy..."

I actually already started the Do-Over but it's okay. These are the books that are like top priority which is why my PIFM list wasn't very long.

[Suzanne]

Kristin wrote: "Hey Suzanne,

Sorry I'm so late at getting your picks up! I see you have Mary-Megan also picking for you so hopefully between the two of us you'll find something :) It was so much fun going through..."

Thanks Mary-Meghan and Kristin! I must be lucky I got two pick lists!!

[True.magic]

MountainKat wrote: "True.magic wrote: "am in !!"

Hi True.magic, signups have closed for this month. If you are interested, I can add you to repicks though. Please confirm here that you want to be added. If you do, yo..."

yes please i want to be added .. if you can ... a sorry for answering late but my Job is not letting me connect always...

[Elke]

Stacie,

Ok, read my first pick -couldn't sleep last night....started it and finished it! Lol!! it is only 128 pages though! :D

On to #2...this one has 563 pages so I won't be done for a while! :D

[MountainKat, Moderator]

Thanks Drew! I figured you were going to add more picks since you said you were still looking, but there was only one when I commented.

[MountainKat, Moderator]

True.magic wrote: "Hi True.magic, signups have closed for this month. If you are interested, I can add you to repicks though. Please confirm here that you want to be added. If you do, yo..."

yes please i want to be added .. if you can ... a sorry for answering late but my Job is not letting me connect always... "

I'm sorry, but repicks have already been assigned for September and I can't include you. =( Look for this challenge to be posted again next month around the 20th! I am going to send you a PM.

[True.magic]

MountainKat wrote: "True.magic wrote: "Hi True.magic, signups have closed for this month. If you are interested, I can add you to repicks though. Please confirm here that you want to be added. If you do, yo..."

yes p..."

it is ok .. i don't mind to wait ...thanks any way XXOO

[Rebecca]

Sonja, I have finished Death and the Girl Next Door I enjoyed Death and the Girl Next Door. Its a well written book with fantastic characters. next I will start A Week to Be Wicked

[Stacie]

Elke wrote: "Stacie,

Ok, read my first pick -couldn't sleep last night....started it and finished it! Lol!! it is only 128 pages though! :D

On to #2...this one has 563 pages so..."

Hooray!!

[Sonja]

Rebecca wrote: "Sonja, I have finished Death and the Girl Next Door I enjoyed Death and the Girl Next Door. Its a well written book with fantastic ..."

WOW you are fast! I haven't even started my first Sept read yet.... Enjoy!!

[Sonja]

Diane ~Firefly~ wrote: "Sonja

You had some interesting books on your TBR shelf, but I hasn't read most of them, so I hope you enjoy your picks.

Is it hot in here? - Ex Games by Stella Rhys has a lovely c..."
Hey Diane ~Firefly~!
I finished A Promise of Fire just before September started and I finished The Lion's Daughter over the long weekend!
Next on the list will likely be The Night Circus !

[Diane ~Firefly~]

I hope you are enjoying the books Sonja!

[Diane ~Firefly~]

Heather, I finished my first book and enjoyed it. Thanks for the pick!

[Sonja]

Diane ~Firefly~ wrote: "I hope you are enjoying the books Sonja!"

Definitely! I have a couple of your recommendations on hold and hoping I get them in time to read them for Sept, but if not, I'll be reading them in Oct! :)

[Rebecca]

Sonja,
I have finished my second pick A Week to Be Wicked
I liked Minerva's character in the first book and loved her in this second one. I thought Colin was the perfect charming rake in need of a good woman. The you show me yours and I'l show you mine bit made me laugh and cringe at the same time. It was a fun read.

[Nicolina]

Carina,

Just finished my first book "Divergent", don't think it was good idea that I watched the movie before reading the book, didn't like the portrayal of Tris and Four in the book.

Well onto the next one.

[Tpagirl Loves Romance]

Elke wrote: "Tpagirl,

So sorry these are a little late...But hope you like your picks and find one you like!


I finally read one! Thanks for the picks! Now off to another one!

Release, Jade Chandler
Date Read: 9/11/17
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Stacie]

Carmen, thank you for the recommendation of Crazy Little Thing

I loved the supporting characters. This wasn't a book I would have picked up on my own though I have come across it several times. Thank you so much!!

[Sonja]

Rebecca wrote: "Sonja,
I have finished my second pick A Week to Be Wicked
I liked Minerva's character in the first book and loved her in this second one. ..."
Awesome Rebecca! What are you on to next?

[Sonja]

Sonja wrote: "Diane ~Firefly~ wrote: "Sonja

You had some interesting books on your TBR shelf, but I hasn't read most of them, so I hope you enjoy your picks.

Is it hot in here? - Ex Games by St..."

Hi Diane ~Firefly~! I was a busy little bookworm this weekend, though not as much for this challenge as for the Monthly challenge.
I did finish the novella tho for 'White Christmas' - in one sitting actually! Was a cute little companion and allowed me to follow up on my favorite gentlemen from Spindle Cove.

Rebecca, Colin is just as rascally as ever, tho hopelessly devoted to Minerva! *le sigh* :)

After I finish one more book for the Hunger Games challenge, I'll start !

[Rebecca]

Sonja wrote: "Rebecca wrote: "Sonja,
I have finished my second pick A Week to Be Wicked
I liked Minerva's character in the first book and loved her in t..."

Rebel Queen

[Leigh]

Alexis,

I have finished my first pick . It was good. Thank you.

[Rebecca]

Sonja,
I have finished Rebel Queen another 4 star book. next I will read The Care and Feeding of Stray Vampires

[Elke]

Stacie,

Finished my 2nd pick -by one of my favorite authors! It was great!

On to #3!

[Sonja]

Rebecca wrote: "Sonja,
I have finished Rebel Queen another 4 star book. next I will read The Care and Feeding of Stray Vampires [bookcover:The Care..."

Woohoo Rebecca!! Hope you enjoy Care and Feeding!

[Nicolina]

Carina,

Just finished my second book "grimspace" it was cool, love the characters and all that space travel

[Madison ✨]

Hi Carrie

I just finished Paper Towns — thanks for the push to get it off my TBR list. I don't know why it took me so long to read this...I actually really enjoyed it. In some ways it was better than I expected: a pretty 'smart' novel that didn't have too much of the teenage angst that I've come to expect - yet get annoyed with - in YA novels. And in other ways it was worse: I got pretty sick of hearing of Margo Roth Spiegelman as he was just so obsessed without any real reason. Anyways, thanks again for the push, I'll try and read another one of your recs before the end of the month!

Thanks, Kristin

[Carrie]

Kristin wrote: "Hi Carrie

I just finished Paper Towns — thanks for the push to get it off my TBR list. I don't know why it took me so long to read this...I actually really enjoyed it. In some ways ..."

I'm glad you enjoyed it :)

[Rebecca]

Sonja, one more book read. The Care and Feeding of Stray Vampires 4 stars. Every character in this book was great. I read the entire book in no time and I'm looking forward to more adventures from Molly Harper. I think i'll be able to get another book in this month, The Darkest Night

[Samantha]

Hi Drew,
Read "The Darkest Passion" and I really liked that book a lot 5 stars.
On to "Stone Cold Cowboy".
Update read "Stone Cold Cowboy" it was a 3.5 star read for me.

[Sonja]

Rebecca wrote: "Sonja, one more book read. The Care and Feeding of Stray Vampires 4 stars. Every character in this book was great. I read..."

Awesome, Rebecca! You're on a roll this month! I thoroughly enjoyed Care and Feeding, but I have to be honest, I wasn't nearly as enthused by the next book A Witch's Handbook of Kisses and Curses and I haven't gone back to the series. Maybe you'll like it better than I did though!

ENJOY Darkest Night!

[Elke]

Stacie,

Finished my 3rd pick -it was a new to me book...it was pretty good!

On to #4?!?

[Sonja]

Son "Diane ~Firefly~ wrote: "Sonja

You had some interesting books on your TBR shelf, but I hasn't read most of them, so I hope you enjoy your picks.

Is it hot in here? - Ex Games!!!
Diane ~Firefly~
FINISHED !!!
★★★★!
My Review

Next up is

[Diane ~Firefly~]

Glad you liked it Sonja!

[Rebecca]

Sonja, I have finished my final pick for this month The Darkest Night I was very surprised at how fast I read it. I enjoyed this book and the interaction between the characters. 3 Stars

[Sonja]

Rebecca wrote: "Sonja, I have finished my final pick for this month The Darkest Night I was very surprised at how fast I read it. I enjoyed this book and the inte..."

Awesome Rebecca!!! Yeah I think I read that one fast too. Glad you enjoyed and finished!

[Vandhana]

Pam- First time I read four books for this challenge!! thank you once again for awesome picks.
I read,
Lost and Found Sisters - It was a happy read, loved all the character and the plot a lot.
The Stocking was Hung- It was ok ok.
Fire Study- ha.. I most favorite series. Cant wait to read the next one :)
Pushing the Limits- another good book... I have read so many with this kind. But this book stands out.
I love when most of the characters are loving caring and good. It sends a positive vibes... Felt that this month.

[Mary-Megan]

Suzanne
I managed to read a ton of your suggestions this month. Right now I'm in the process of reading Everywhere and Every Way, as well as The Firebird. I'm enjoying both of them and can't wait to finish.

I've already completed Extreme Honor, Lost and Found Sisters, Christmas on 4th Street, Flight of Dreams, and On Mystic Lake. All of them were great reads. Thanks for the suggestions!