JANUARY 2018: Dusty Bookshelf Challenge

[Ezi, Factory Superintendent]

[Ezi, Factory Superintendent]

JANUARY 2018 Dusty Bookshelf Challenge:

Please post your shelves. NO COMMENTS in this thread please. After I post the pair, it will add a link to the shelf, and then you can add discussion comments.

How It Will Work:
1) Please only post no more than 10 books that you would like to read this month.
*minimum 4 books.

2) An assigned person will FIRST pick TWO BOOKS from your post series.

3) SECOND, the assigned person will recommend ONE MORE from a Genre of your choice.

4) You have one month: JANUARY 2018 to try to read one of the chosen books. You can read ALL THREE if you would like (*if you don't read your book this month, it's okay because this challenge is for YOUR ENJOYMENT)

5) Please try to select for your pair ASAP as we all get excited and waiting is torture to some.


TIMELINE
DECEMBER 20-27, 2017: Participants will Post their shelves
*If you do not list a shelf, I will not pair you with anyone
***Cut off on DECEMBER 27: 1030 (10:30am CST)

DECEMBER 27-29: Pairs will be posted & then Selection of the books and posting it for the person you are choosing for
*Again, as I said earlier, please try to select for your pair ASAP.
***Cut off on DECEMBER 29:

**DECEMBER 29-ish: Re-picks for those who didn’t get the pick

**MOD ASSIST: TCF Mods Trea, Denise & Lanelle are also around for assistance.

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PARTICIPANTS

Ezinwanyi
Connie N.
Debbie G.
Denise
Jodi
Ashley
Karina
Cathie
☘KathyD☘
Karen ♐
Penumbra
Shandra
Runell
Ashly
Eunice
Danielle Gypsy Soul
Chelle
Marty
Jenni
Jenn
Skandia
Theo
Louise
Jammin Jenny
Zuzana
Karen
Avid Reader and Geek Girl
Mandy
Alex
Logan
Erica

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☑PAIRS

1. Jenn picks for Eunice
☑ 2. Runell picks for Theo
3. Alex picks for Zuzana
4. ☘KathyD☘ picks for Shandra
☑ 5. Chelle picks for Jammin Jenny
6. Logan picks for Debbie G.
7. Karen picks for Cathie
8. Mandy picks for Louise
9. Denise picks for Jenni
☑ 10. Jodi picks for Danielle Gypsy Soul
☑ 11. Ezinwanyi picks for Erica
12. Shandra picks for Skandia
☑ 13. Theo picks for Karen ♐
14. Eunice picks for Chelle
15. Cathie picks for Logan
☑ 16. Karen ♐ picks for Mandy
17. Debbie G. picks for Jenn
18. Connie N. picks for Karina
☑ 19. Karina picks for Alex
20. Penumbra picks for Jodi
21. Marty picks for Karen
☑ 22. Erica picks for Ashley
23. Zuzana picks for Marty
24. Jenni picks for ☘KathyD☘
25. Ashly picks for Connie N
26. Avid Reader and Geek Girl picks for Denise
27. Danielle Gypsy Soul picks for Penumbra
28. Louise picks for Ashly
☑ 29. Skandia picks for Runell
30. Ashley picks for Ezinwanyi
31. Jammin Jenny picks for Avid Reader and Geek Girl

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I pick Erica: Bonus pick:
Ashley picked for me: Bonus:

Ezinwanyi's January 2018 Bookshelf


**Preferred Sub Genre: ** Romance (Angsty) ~ please pick something that's on audiobook
I prefer good plots to over sexed books. In fact, I hate too much sex books :D

Authors I don't enjoy: Kristen Ashley, Christina Lauren, Aletha Romig, Mary Calmes, TJ Klune, Alexa Riley

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[Connie N.]

Connie N.'s January 2018 Dusty Bookshelf



Preferred Genre Bonus: Contemporary Romance

I picked for Karina:

Ashly picked for me:

The Unexpected Mrs. Pollifax by Dorothy Gilman - 12/27/17 ♥♥♥♥♥
I Kill Me: Tales of A Jilted Hypochondriac by Tracy H. Tucker - 1/26/18 ♥♥

[Debbie]

Debbie G's Dusty bookshelf



Preferred Genre: Cozy Mystery

Debbie G picks for Jenn and bonus
______________________ picks for Debbie G

[Denise, Manufacturing Director]

Denise's January Dusty Bookshelf



Genre of Choice: Historical Fantasy

Avid Reader and Geek Girl picks for me: +
I pick for Jenni: +

[Jodi]

January Dusty Bookshelf



Bonus Genre: YA romance

I pick , and for Danielle Gypsy Soul.

Chose reads for Rachel: . Bonus picks

Rachel picks for me

Penumbra picks forme.

[Ashley]

Ashley C’s January Dusty Bookshelf



Bonus Genre: Cozy (mystery or paranormal) or Horror

I pick for Ezinwanyi - Bonus

Erica picks for me Bonus

[Karina]

Karina's January Dusty Bookshelf



Preferred genre: Horror

For Alex I pick: +
For me, Connie N. picks: +

[Cathie]

Cathie's Dusty Bookshelf ~ January 2018 (!)



Favourite Genre for Bonus Pick: Magical Realism

Karen picked for me: and
Plus Bonus Read:

I picked for Logan: and
Plus Bonus Read:

[☘KathyD☘]

KathyD’s December Dusty Bookshelf


preferred genres (preferably a book that is on audio)
paranormal/erotica/contemporary

For Shandra, I chose:
and ... (bonus)

For me, Jenni chose:
and ... (bonus)

[Karen ♐]

Karen's Dusty Bookshelf-January



Preferred Genre: Erotica, Romantic Suspense, Contemporary Romance

I pick for Mandy Bonus:
Theo picks Bonus: for me

[Penumbra]

Penumbra's January Dusty Bookshelf:



Genre Choice: M/M only. Romance, Contemporary, Fantasy, Paranormal, Mystery, Historical. No Horror/Sad/Dystopian.

I pick for Jodi: and

Danielle Gypsy Soul picks for me: and Genre choice:

[Shandra]

Shandra's January Dusty Bookshelf:



Preferred Genre: M/M only. Historical Americas, Historical European. Fantasy or Science Fiction are both okay.

I pick for [name]: Bonus Read:
[name] picks for me: Bonus Read:

[Runell]

Runell's January Dusty Bookshelf



Preferred Genre: Fantasy

I pick for Theo:
Skandia picks for me:

[Ashly]

Ashly's January Dusty Bookshelf



Preferred Genre: M/M Romance, YA, Mystery, Thriller

Louise Picked for Me: & Bonus:

I picked for Connie N: & Bonus:

[Eunice]

Eunice's January Dusty Bookshelf


Preferred Genres: Fantasy
I pick for :
picks for me:

[Danielle Gypsy Soul]

Danielle's January Dusty Bookshelf



Preferred Genres:

M/M or Romantic Suspense

I pick bonus: for Penumbra
Jodi picks Bonus: for me:

[Chelle_Rydz]

Chelle's January 2018 Dusty Bookshelf -

Eunice picks and for me with a bonus pick:

I choose for Jammin Jenny Death by Coffee and Consigned to Death. For a bonus I choose The Winter People


Read ***1/2

Bonus Pick - a book on Hygge

[Marty]

Marty's January Dusty Bookshelf

I pick for Karen: and
Zuzana picks for me: and



Preferred Genres:
Historical fiction or Mystery

[Jenni is on storygraph]

Jenni's January Dusty Bookshelf



Preferred Genres: Historical Fiction or Fantasy

Denise chose for me: and bonus

I chose for KathyD: and bonus

[Jenn]

Jenn's December Dusty Bookshelf


Preferred Genre: Thriller/Horror

I pick for Eunice: & . Bonus:
Debbie G picks for me: & . Bonus:

[Skandia]

Skandia's January Dusty Bookshelf



Preferred Genre: Magical Realism

I pick for Runell: and Bonus:
Shandra picks for me: and bonus

[Theo]

Theo's January 2018 Dusty Bookshelf

I pick for Karen ♐:

Runell picks for me:

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Preferred Genre: Chick Lit (hide spoiler)]

[Louise]

Louise's January 2018 Dusty Bookshelf


Preferred Genre: Mystery or Paranormal

[Jammin Jenny]

Jammin Jenny's January 2018 Dusty Bookshelf



Preferred Genre: Mystery/Thriller

I pick for Avid Reader and Geek Girl, , and

Chelle picks for me. and

[Zuzana]

Zuzana's January 2018 Dusty Bookshelf

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Preferred genre: Historical Mystery

I pick for Marty: , &

Alex picks for me: ✔, ✔ & ✔


The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair That Changed America by Erik Larson 1/14/18 ★★★ (447 pages)
Bad Men Do What Good Men Dream: A Forensic Psychiatrist Illuminates the Darker Side of Human Behavior by Robert I. Simon 1/25/18 ★★ (376 pages)
Witches Abroad by Terry Pratchett (Discworld #12) 1/27/18 ★★★ (374 pages)
Burial Rites by Hannah Kent 1/30/19 ★★★★ (355 pages)

[Rachel]

Preferred genre: anything, preferably something winter-themed :) and not an ebook please
*** DID NOT GET A PARTNER*** so Jodi and I picked for each other.

i pick for: Jodi

with a bonus book of:

I didn't read this one, but I loved her horror YA novel. This one is YA romance and is highly rated! I checked and it's also on your TBR shelf too :)

Jodi picks for me:
with a bonus book of &

[Karen D]

Karen's Dusty bookshelf:



Preferred genre: Thriller, mystery, or horror

I pick , , and for Cathie
Marty picks , , and for me.

[Avid Reader and Geek Girl]

Avid Reader's January Dusty Bookshelf



Preferred sub-genre: New-release(came out the last year-ish) YA please make sure I can get it on audio.

For me, Jammin Jenny picks: 1/11 3 stars
1/25 4.5 stars - with a bonus of 1/8 5 stars

For Denise, I pick: & with a bonus of

[Mandy]

Mandy's January Dusty Bookshelf


Preferred Genres: Urban Fantasy
I pick for : Louise & Bonus pick
Karen picks for me: Bonus

[Alex]

Alex's January '18 Dusty Bookshelf


Preferred Genres: Mystery/Thriller, Memoirs, Contemporary Fiction, True Crime

I pick for ____
____ picks for me

[Logan]

January Dusty Bookshelf



Preferred genre: Historical mystery or romance

I pick for Debbie G: and + .

Cathie picked for me: and +

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I'm obviously running late on this one!

[Debbie]

You are busy with life like the rest of us.....our partners will be like Christmas presents.....

[Erica, Quality Control Supervisor]

Erica's January Dusty Bookshelf



Preferred genres: mystery, biography, fantasy

I pick and with a bonus book of for Ashley C.

Ezinwanyi picks and with bonus books of and for me.

[Chelle_Rydz]

Jammin Jenny wrote: "Jammin Jenny's January 2018 Dusty Bookshelf ..."

Jenny, I choose and for you because it is the perfect time of year for a cozy mystery. For a bonus winter thriller I suggest

[Karen ♐]

Mandy, I choose and for you. I don't know much about Vampire books, but this one looked good... For a bonus read, I recommend . I love this series.

[Avid Reader and Geek Girl]

Denise

For you I choose &
And suggest for a Historical fantasy

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Erica:
I choose Bonus pick:

[Erica, Quality Control Supervisor]

Ashley, I pick (because I love to find new authors) and (because it just looks really good) for you, with a bonus book of which looks like the next book in a series you have already started.

[Karina]

Alex, I pick:



Bonus, one of my favourites in true crime:

Enjoy!

[Jodi]

Danielle Gypsy Soul wrote: "Danielle's January Dusty Bookshelf

.."

Your monthly picks are and .

Your bonus is .

Enjoy your books!

[Karen D]

Hi Cathie!

I pick for you, because I just read it and loved it! I also pick so you can have a bear theme going on :)

For your preferred genre, I pick because it was a great (although a bit disturbing) book.

[Runell]

Hi, Theo!

My picks for you are and

For your preferred genre I picked:

(I'm not very well versed on what is considered "chick lit" but this seems to be a well loved one)

[Skandia]

Hi Runell,

I pick for you and

Bonus pick

Enjoy!

[Debbie]

Jenn I pick for you and I don't know any of your books, but these looked interesting.

I see you are a Dan Brown fan so I'm going to suggest