December 2017 ~ Pick for Me Challenge

[Ela]

Kooloo wrote: "ELA did you start it yet?!?
I NEED TO KNOW IF YOU FLOVE IT TOO"

I'm starting today!

[Leslie]

I am sad to say that as much as I was looking forward to Something in the Way I did not like it. 🙁 2**

It was too boring for me and I didnt like characters.

[Jan]

Can't win 'em all Leslie.

[Leslie]

Good news is I get to knock books 2 & 3 off TBR since I dont want to continue series. So, 3 birds 1 stone!!

[Jan]

Leslie wrote: "Good news is I get to knock books 2 & 3 off TBR since I dont want to continue series. So, 3 birds 1 stone!!"

Sweet.

[Nay]

Ela wrote: "I finished Deeper by Megan Hart and really liked it BUT yes, there's a but...I felt like the too much sex overshadowed the plot/story..."

See! Back when I read Deeper in 2012 or 2013, whatever, it was during the sexual reawakening of women's reading, so I guess the sex was part of the reason I loved it! Same as what Kooloo said about WIR, kinda.

Kooloo, sorry about my list. Why didn't you just text me? I would've posted it immediately! I didn't realize until after you sent the emails out that I forgot to post a link.

[Nay]

I still haven't read my book. Or any other book in December! Gah!!

[Kooloo]

Renee PM a list of books you want to read like tomorrow - I have to trick to get you started ...

[Fabi NEEDS Email Notifications]

My biker ex's twin wants to know what's this about a list...

[Fabi NEEDS Email Notifications]

So...I have an idea (dumb? crazy? idk)

You know how we're always pushing others to read our favorites? Whenever it's time to pick, we start shouting, "this one", 'read this one"...

What do ya'll think about a new challenge for 2018? A "Read My Favorite" challenge?

I'm pretty sure I'll only be doing a challenge with you guys. I got overwhelmed with trying to finish all the challenges in 2017.

So what do you think about my idea? --- we would each create a shelf with 10 or 20 of our very favorites. Then, whoever gets our name picked, chooses one of our favorites to read for that month.

Does that sound crazy? Dumb? Idk, let me know. You won't hurt my feelings. LOL

Also, are we continuing this one for 2018 ? Kooloo? Do you want to or should I open a thread? Or do ya'll want to shake things up and do this other one? Or...

[Tessa]

I like that idea. I love the challenges, and I notice people join or not depending on how their month is going, so I hope people keep it that way to not get overwhelmed.

Though, the irony if you get someone who you don't own any unread favorites. :P You'll be adding to your TBR. (Though, for a fav, it'd be worth it).

[Fabi NEEDS Email Notifications]

Yeah, good point. This would be an "add to my tbr" challenge. ha!

But I remember in year's past how much fun it was to read books off everyones' end of year favorites list.

[Ela]

I love all the challenge ideas! But there's no way I'm cutting my favorites list to 10 or 20.

[Fabi NEEDS Email Notifications]

hahahaha Ela!

[Ela]

Fabi wrote: "hahahaha Ela!"

I WANT EVERYONE TO READ ALL MY FAVORITES EVEN LESLIE ALL MY PNR FAVES...DON'T CARE MUCH IF SHE DOESN'T LIKE THE GENRE....PFFFFTTTTTTT

[Lisa]

I love the "Read X's Favorites" challenge. I love a way to interact and mark off a book - and even if I don't have it on my list, I will want to read it if it's one of my friends' favorites!!

[Jean]

Ela wrote: "I love all the challenge ideas! But there's no way I'm cutting my favorites list to 10 or 20."

You sound sarcastic Ela! Blahahahahahahaha!

[Jean]

Seriously though, I love the idea of reading others favorites, but I, like Ela, have over 200 on my favorites shelf right now.....I would never be able to narrow it down to 10 or 20!!!! *Love ya Ela!*

[Tessa]

At least with 200, we know people might have the book already. :P

[Jean]

That's true Tessa! I'm in for Fabi's challenge!

[Ela]

Jean wrote: "Ela wrote: "I love all the challenge ideas! But there's no way I'm cutting my favorites list to 10 or 20."

You sound sarcastic Ela! Blahahahahahahaha!"

Actually I totally AM NOT!

[Tessa]

I was looking and most of my favorites are full series.

[Ela]

Jean wrote: "Seriously though, I love the idea of reading others favorites, but I, like Ela, have over 200 on my favorites shelf right now.....I would never be able to narrow it down to 10 or 20!!!! *Love ya Ela!*"

*high fives Jean*

[Tessa]

So Jean posted Darkfever is 99 cents. If you haven't read it, buy it. It'll probably be on almost everyone's list who's read it.

[Ela]

Tessa wrote: "I was looking and most of my favorites are full series."

*giggles* *high fives Tessa*

[Jean]

Tessa wrote: "I was looking and most of my favorites are full series."

Ditto!

[Grey]

In, totally in! Like the week before the end of the month we could decide who is in for the next and we could use a residence... wtf, I typed randomizer... stupid ass phone. anyway, I left it so you could call laugh at me. and for that month we could have a shelf that is... Grey's top faves or whatever and you all could pick from those! (*giggle* cuz I know you all are gonna wanna read mine!)

[Ela]

Grey, are your 5-stars your favorites?

[Grey]

nope. I will make a new shelf next week during break

[Kooloo]

FABI babe I FLOVE the idea too!!!
So are we doing this monthly with our themed challenges or yearly?

[Jan]

I like this idea too. Good one, Fabi. Like you, I struggled to do all my challenge reads this year but I did do SOME of them and knocked a few off my tbr and it's so fun to take part anyway.

[Grey]

i vote monthly!!! that way we can rotate through more of us!

[Kooloo]

So we would have the monthly Theme challenge,
the monthly Pick4Me challenge and a monthly Pick-My-Fav challenge?

Fabi can you do PMF and I do P4M?

[Jan]

What about PMS? Sorry, couldn't resist.......

[Leslie]

Ela, I just adore you! I cracked up laughing over you wanting to make me love PNR. 🤣

[Fabi NEEDS Email Notifications]

Kooloo wrote: "So we would have the monthly Theme challenge,
the monthly Pick4Me challenge and a monthly Pick-My-Fav challenge?

Fabi can you do PMF and I do P4M?"

Sure, I'll do PMF. We can cover for each other when/if needed?

[Kooloo]

Sounds good❣️🥂

[Nay]

Finally getting my December book, Eleventh Grave in Moonlight, read. Since I've listened to 75% of the series, I decided to go that route and as always, I'm loving it.

This entire series has been awesome and Lorelei King is a phenomenal narrator (she also narrates the Mercy Thompson and Stephanie Plum series). I'm 2/3 finished. Will report back with my rating!

[Nay]

Fabi wrote: "Kooloo wrote: "So we would have the monthly Theme challenge,
the monthly Pick4Me challenge and a monthly Pick-My-Fav challenge?

Fabi can you do PMF and I do P4M?"

Sure, I'll do PMF. We can cover..."

I'd be happy to help if you need it!

[Nay]

Wait a minute--another challenge? I completely missed this December 20 convo. Is what y'all are talking about similar to what some of us did last year along with Leslie--picking books from our book buddies' 'favorites' shelves (or their 5-star reads if they didn't have a favorites shelf)??

I tried to do it, but since there wasn't an official thread set up, I would forget about it (even now, I have zero idea of how many books I read from my 'Leslie's book buddy challenge' shelf.)

I'm in!!

[Grey]

Yes, this is going to be a REAL thing this year, Nay! Exciting right? The 5 star favorites challenge! Or... I'm not sure what they named it, but that's what I named it a long time ago, haha!

[Nay]

Grey wrote: "Yes, this is going to be a REAL thing this year, Nay! Exciting right? The 5 star favorites challenge! Or... I'm not sure what they named it, but that's what I named it a long time ago, haha!"

Yay! That's great! Maybe I can actually complete these challenges this year, lol.

I finished Eleventh Grave in Moonlight and give it 5 enthusiastic stars! If you read PnR and you haven't read that series, you HAVE to read it!

[Fabi NEEDS Email Notifications]

Yeah, if ya'll really want to play, let's make it all official and create a thread for it.

I like PMF (Pick My Favorite) for the name. But I also like The 5 Star Favorites Challenge.

Whatever we call it, I want to play.

This challenge will force me to read some of your favorites and I love it. A couple of years ago we did something similar on Maryse's book blog. Nothing official, we just read some of each other's favorites and it was so much fun.

[Tessa]

I like FSF just because the PMF is too close to PFM. I know I'd get confused. And the other just looks cleaner. Or 5SF if you really want to be technical. :)

[Tessa]

Renee wrote: "I finished Eleventh Grave in Moonlight and give it 5 enthusiastic stars! If you read PnR and you haven't read that series, you HAVE to read it!"

*does happy dance*

[Paula]

Finished my December read - 3* - was a tad slow

[Leslie]

Pick for me year end wrap up! Here are my results as I know how much we all love lists.

Michelle chose Diamonds 3.5 Stars

Jean chose 53 Letters dnf

Ela chose Heaven and Hell dnf

Fabi chose Love in English 4.5 Stars

Grey chose Sins of Sevin 3.5 stars

Anna chose EiT Dark House 4.25 stars

Jan chose Rock Addiction 3.5 stars

Tessa chose American Queen 3 stars

Lisa chose Something in the Way 2 stars

[Ela]

*gasp* you dnf'ed Heaven and Hell and 53 Letters! I DON'T THINK WE CAN BE FRIENDS ANYMORE.

[Paula]

How can you DNF Heaven and Hell?? And if I remember correctly you didn’t like Drive either? Leslie oh Leslie....

[Grey]

OMG, you rock Leslie, thank you!!! That was next on my "to-do" list! I had gotten all but the DNF's done, so mwah!