2014 August Pick It For Me! Challenge

[Raine]

I'm in!
Blue
___rrrc pifm

[Karla]

I'll go with my second favorite color, green, since my favorite, purple, isn't on the list.

[~KarenH~, Moderator]

Oops, I forgot - please use my cant-wait-to-read shelf.

Thanks!

[Suzanne]

I'm in and I'm BLUE!

[Amy J.]

I'm in and i like Green the best

[Dee]

hey Zara - here is my shelf - Dee MnG shelf

for whoever picks for me - I don't care if I get the full shelf picks from here - just a couple to help me ;) thx

[Ramneek]

Hi, sorry if it's obvious, I have one more question. When we make the recs does it matter if we make more than 8 as long it is 4 new ones and 4 on their shelf/tbr? So does it matter how many recs we give per rule you give us? Thanks!

[Dee]

there is only a minimum of recs - sometimes ppl will only do 8, others will give me

[Madison ✨]

I'm in! I've never participated in a challenge before and would love to give this one a try. My color is blue. :)

[MountainKat, Moderator]

Ramneek wrote: "Hi, sorry if it's obvious, I have one more question. When we make the recs does it matter if we make more than 8 as long it is 4 new ones and 4 on their shelf/tbr? So does it matter how many recs w..."

As Dee said, you only need to make the 8 picks - one for each rule as long as there are four new and four from their shelves. But you can make more, many of just can't resist!

[Ramneek]

Thank you guys!

[Zara's Retreat]

updated.

Kait I've added you. My apologies for missing you before.

[[deleted user]]

I'm in with green.

[Kaity]

Zara wrote: "updated.

Kait I've added you. My apologies for missing you before."

No worries :) Thanks for adding me!

[Arielle]

I'm in and I pick blue =]

[Tia]

I'm in for RED!!!
xxx

[Erin]

I'm in and I'll go with blue.

[Daffodil]

Since yellow isn't on the list, I'll go with blue. Just don't throw me into the volcano, Bridgekeeper.

[UnusualChild{beppy}]

i'm in, and because my favourite isn't on the list (why no pink?), red is my favourite colour. please use my pifm shelf.

[Lekshmy]

Blue

[Sunshine]

My favorite color blue

[LaurLa]

Hi Zara - not sure if just haven't gotten to it, but I forgot to add my preferred shelf in my original sign-up post but added it in message 41... but so you don't have to go hunting for that, here it is again. 01-tbr-owned

Thanks for adding it :-)

[Fran, Moderator]

Only 5 more hours to sign up!!

Anyone else want to join in on the fun?

Can't wait for the rules/pairings!!

[Zara's Retreat]

I'm in and my favourite colour isn't on this list (orange) so I'll go for red.

Please use any of my TBR shelves.

[Zara's Retreat]

only 40 minutes left. Please make sure that if you want a specific shelf for your pair to go to provide the link now.

[Karen ♐]

I just joined this group. I would like to be in. Hopefully I understand correctly.

My favorite color would be blue (it's really purple).

My shelf would be to read next

[Zara's Retreat]

Karen ♐ wrote: "I just joined this group. I would like to be in. Hopefully I understand correctly.

My favorite color would be blue (it's really purple).

My shelf would be to read next"

Hi Karen. You just snuck in in time. We have only 5 minutes to go before the pairings and rules are posted. Welcome to the challenge and the group.

[Zara's Retreat]

Sign-ups are NOW CLOSED. Pairings and rules ARE UP. Good luck everyone.

[Ashley]

Green please

[Ashley]

I thought they were open till 10?

[Zara's Retreat]

Ashley wrote: "Green please"

Hi Ashley Sign-ups are closed. I'll add you to the repicks/late list.

[Ashley]

Thank you

[Sassafrass]

Hi Zara! Are we picking for the person below us? I'm sure it's written somewhere but for the life of me (or should I say, the wine of me) I can't find it.

[Penney]

Lol Sassy! Where's the "Like" button :D

[Penney]

Hi Breann! It's my bedtime, but I'll be up bright and early to work on your picks. Love you eclectic shelves btw :)

[MountainKat, Moderator]

Sassafrass wrote: "Hi Zara! Are we picking for the person below us? I'm sure it's written somewhere but for the life of me (or should I say, the wine of me) I can't find it."

She didn't include it this month, but I'll go out on a limb and say yes - pick for the person below you and the person at the bottom of each group pick for the top person within the group.

[Sassafrass]

MountainKat wrote: "Sassafrass wrote: "Hi Zara! Are we picking for the person below us? I'm sure it's written somewhere but for the life of me (or should I say, the wine of me) I can't find it."

She didn't include ..."


Thanks, MK! I was fully prepared to blame it on the wine...

[MountainKat, Moderator]

Also, since there aren't links for everyone and at least the one for my shelf doesn't seem to be working - no clue why, just scroll through until you find their sign up post. Clicking on their name will take you to their profile, from there you can search for different shelf names.

It is helpful to look at their read shelf to get an idea of their recent taste. Also not a bad idea to look for shelves like - did not like, DNF, or favorites, to help you with that as well.

[Zara's Retreat]

Sassafrass wrote: "Hi Zara! Are we picking for the person below us? I'm sure it's written somewhere but for the life of me (or should I say, the wine of me) I can't find it."

Definitely Sassafrass. Enjoy your wine

[Zara's Retreat]

MountainKat wrote: "Also, since there aren't links for everyone and at least the one for my shelf doesn't seem to be working - no clue why, just scroll through until you find their sign up post. Clicking on their nam..."

I've added the links to everyone's profiles now as far as I can tell. I think my brain is still asleep. LOL. That's a bit of a worry when it's nearly 12noon here on Friday.

[Zara's Retreat]

Ashley wrote: "I thought they were open till 10?"

Hi Ashley. It was exactly 10am here (Friday 25th AWST which I understand from my time zone converter would be 10pm Thursday your time) when I posted them. Time zones are interesting beasts.

[MountainKat, Moderator]

Zara wrote: "I think my brain is still asleep. LOL. That's a bit of a worry when it's nearly 12noon here on Friday. "

That is a bit of a worry! =P

[MountainKat, Moderator]

Vi, dealing with allergies tonight - can't see and can't think. I'll get your picks up tomorrow night or Saturday morning at the latest. I won't forget you, I promise!

[Breann]

Penney wrote: "Hi Breann! It's my bedtime, but I'll be up bright and early to work on your picks. Love you eclectic shelves btw :)"

Can't wait! Thanks Penny :)

[Vi]

MountainKat wrote: "Vi, dealing with allergies tonight - can't see and can't think. I'll get your picks up tomorrow night or Saturday morning at the latest. I won't forget you, I promise!"

No problem, MK. Take care of you (and take your time)

[Breann]

Well, it certainly isn't my bedtime and all my kids are sleeping so now's picking time for me! I'll get your picks up soon KarenH :)

[Zara's Retreat]

Hi Gigi


Here are my picks for you:

Blue:
(blue cover) - preferred shelf.
(blue cover) - new 2 you

Green:
(new relationship) - preferred shelf
(green cover) - new to you author

Red:
(red cover) - preferred shelf
(red cover) - new to you author.

Purple:
(my go to author)
(purple cover) - preferred shelf

Black:
(black cover) - preferred shelf
(dark story) - preferred shelf

Orange:
(adventures of one person in connection with others in a different place) - preferred shelf
(orange cover) - new to you author

Yellow:
(yellow cover) - preferred shelf
(I'm yet to read this but I understand that it makes you think alright) - new to you author

Pink:
(pink cover) - preferred shelf
(romance) - new to you author

[Breann]

Here we go KarenH!


Blue
Prelude (TBR)
BTW I Love You(TBR) Super sweet freebie. I loved it!

Green
The Mane Squeeze (TBR) Her books are usually sexy & funny
The Cranberry Hush (New) One of my favorites!

Red
Doe and the Wolf (TBR)
Willing Victim (New) Whew. Hot.

Purple
A Solid Core of Alpha (New) Ack! Such good Amy Lane. It's great on audio, too.
Crave The Night (TBR) I've got to catch up on this series.

Black
Mind Games (New) One of my favorite UF series.
Erotic Research (TBR)

Orange
Well Traveled (New) Another favorite!
Dangerous Ground (TBR) I think I might enjoy this series even more than Adrien English.

Yellow
Superhero (New) Cutesy YA
Screaming Orgasm (TBR) With a title like that it's got to be a happy story. Right?

Pink
Kamikaze Boys (New) Crazy teenage love is crazy!
Breaking Cover (TBR) Mac & Tony!!

There ya go, my friend! Hope you find a few to enjoy this month :)

[~KarenH~, Moderator]

Thanks, Breann - great picks! I see several that I already know I'll be reading next month, and a few more that I hope to get to...and that doesn't count the new ones that are going on my TBR for sometime later (the months are just too short!). I actually started reading Breaking Cover today (can't believe I forgot to take it off the shelf), but that's not a problem - you gave me PLENTY to work with! :D Thanks again!

[Breann]

Enjoy Mac & Tony! That was my favorite in the series.