2018 March Pick It For Me Challenge

[fleurette]

Hi, Rachel!

I've finished some of my picks, so far all of them from my tbr pile.
I've finished:



I've also started two more books (tbr) and (new)

[Elke]

Chiara,

Finished my 3rd pick -it was good...not as good as the other ones in the series, but I will continue with the series!!

On to #4!

[Rachel C.]

fleurette wrote: "Hi, Rachel!

I've finished some of my picks, so far all of them from my tbr pile.
I've finished:

[bookcover:The Rogue Not Taken..."


Wow, you are so far ahead of me! I haven't even read one :) I hope you are enjoying them!

[fleurette]

Rachel C. wrote: "Wow, you are so far ahead of me! I haven't even read one :) I hope you are enjoying them! "

Yes, I really liked all of them. But I'm not sure I will be able to finish The King, I can't really get into this book.

[Mary-Megan]

Carina wrote: "Mary Megan,

I finished . A great start to a new series! On to pick #2!"

I'm glad you enjoyed it. I'm always looking for new series and might give this a shot.

[Nancy H]

Sonja wrote: "Nancy H wrote: "Sonja wrote: "Nancy H wrote: "Sonja wrote: "Nancy H wrote: "Hi Sonja,
We had a great party yesterday for my cousin's 60th birthday, and now I can get back to 'real life'. Here are ..."

You are quite welcome! Lol - I know exactly what you mean about not having time to get everything read! That happens to me all the time, but the books go on my TBR for future fun. (That's one reason my TBR is so huge!)

[Rachel C.]

fleurette wrote: "Rachel C. wrote: "Wow, you are so far ahead of me! I haven't even read one :) I hope you are enjoying them! "

Yes, I really liked all of them. But I'm not sure I will be able to finish [book:The K..."

I had a little bit of a hard time getting through that one as well. Although, I was really glad I read it, because it was totally worth it to get to the next installment (which is awesome) :)

[fleurette]

Rachel C. wrote: "I had a little bit of a hard time getting through that one as well..."

Oh, you are not making it easy for me. I was seriously thinking about giving it up. In fact, giving up the whole series that is not getting better lately in my opinion. But if you say that the next book is that good, I will probably force myself to read The King.

I have read about 25% of The King, do you think that I have to read the whole book or is it okay for me to skip it and just read the last few chapters? I mean to catch up with the plot in the next book.

[Rachel C.]

fleurette wrote: "Rachel C. wrote: "I had a little bit of a hard time getting through that one as well..."

Oh, you are not making it easy for me. I was seriously thinking about giving it up. In fact, giving up the ..."

You could probably skip it, although I might flip through and read all the Shadows/Xcor parts and the ending chapters. The next book in the series is the Shadows' book. I remember really loving it as well as one of the next ones, the Chosen (two books after The Shadows; it's Xcor's book). In general, these were my feelings about the remaining books:

1) The King - wished I could skip in the beginning, but ended up enjoying anyways
2) The Shadows - Awesome (this was one of my favorites in the series)
3) The Beast - wished I could skip, but enjoyed somewhat
4) The Chosen - Awesome

[fleurette]

Rachel C. wrote: "You could probably skip it, although..."

Thanks, that's really helpful! I will skip The King, reading only the parts about the Shadows and Xcor and the final chapters. And I will add The Shadows to my tbr list. I liked Wrath and Beth in the first book of the series but I found out that I really don't care about The King.

[True.magic]

Hi Romanticbookworm

Finished reading
1. this book didn't really grip my attention like the other Agatha Christie books .. but still enjoy reading it.

2. I absolutely loved this book I was sucked to it from the first word and couldn't put it down until i finished it ... for sure this book is my favorite for this month and am gonna read another books by Emma Hart and i wish it will be the same as this one.

[Sonja]

Nancy H wrote: "Sonja wrote: "Nancy H wrote: "Sonja wrote: "Nancy H wrote: "Sonja wrote: "Nancy H wrote: "Hi Sonja,
We had a great party yesterday for my cousin's 60th birthday, and now I can get back to 'real li..."
Totally!!! My TBR list exploded since I've joined GoodReads and challenges like this one!
I did manage to finish one finally over the weekend!
Cute read after the initial slow start! This was a PIFM for January from Rebecca, but I'm just now getting to it! I pulled my Kindle offline over the weekend so I could finish it before it got removed! :D
And staying offline so I can get to this one too!


I like to live on the wild side! LOL!

[Nancy H]

Sonja wrote: "Nancy H wrote: "Sonja wrote: "Nancy H wrote: "Sonja wrote: "Nancy H wrote: "Sonja wrote: "Nancy H wrote: "Hi Sonja,
We had a great party yesterday for my cousin's 60th birthday, and now I can get ..."

Sonja, so glad you are enjoying the reads. I know what you mean about the TBR list! My family and friends can't believe how many I have stacked up - but all totally organized - in the book areas of my house (a library and then a sort-of attic space)!

[Nancy H]

Ezinwanyi,
I just finished my second pick - What Angels Fear - and it was FABULOUS! I have already pulled out the second one in the series, because this one was so good, I could literally not stop reading and read the 400+ pages in less than 12 hours. Of course, my house didn't get cleaned, and projects did not get done, but it was well worth it! - lol

[Elke]

Chiara,

Finished my 4th and 5th pick & -they were good.

On to #6?!?

[True.magic]

Hi Romanticbookworm


Finished ,

This book is so beautiful that i wanted to reread it again and again, at first when my sister give it to me I wasn't sure that am gonna like it but truly I enjoyed this story so much.

[fleurette]

Rachel C.,

Thanks for picking Him for me. I was thinking about reading this book for some time but I needed a push. Finally, you made me do it and I loved this story! Thanks!

[Rebecca]

Elke wrote: "Chiara,

Finished my 4th and 5th pick & -they were good.

On to #6?!?"

Well done you've read a lot this month.

[Sonja]

So far I've gotten two, Nancy H!
1.

2.

I've got to read another book before it expires, but I've got these ones planned to finish for March as well:
and .
And or if I can get them in time...

So possibly 5 total, which is about 3 more than I thought I might get! LOL!

[HeatherMarie]

Suzanne wrote: "Hi HeatherMarie! Here are your picks for this month!"

Hey Suzanne!
Have had a really good month for this challenge so far :).
Loved The Anatomist's Wife & The Wedding Date.
Really liked Royally Screwed, Big Rock & A Girl's Best Friend- the colloquialisms in this one were a treat!
Still working on Perfect Pairing, Goodnight Tweetheart- love epistolaries & The Hallowed Ones- Amish vampire stuff- interesting premise...
Thanks for the wonderful picks!!

[Chiara]

Elke wrote: "Chiara,

Finished my 4th and 5th pick & -they were good.

On to #6?!?"

Wow!!! You've read quite a lot!! I'm glad you enjoyed the books :)

[Chiara]

Hi Rebecca! Just finished my 2nd pick
I really enjoyed and gave it 4 stars! I'm gonna start my 3rd pick soon :)

[True.magic]

Romanticbookworm wrote: "Hi True Magic, here are your picks for the month.


I'm Wishing ♪ I'm wishing (I'm wishing) for the one I love ~ To find me (to find me) today♬
Recommend a book to your pickee where someone is look..."

I finished reading and thank God I enjoyed reading it so much I love this kind of stories .

I enjoyed reading this book But I feel that I have read the story before. I do not know whether I have actually read the book before or whether the plot is the same as another book...

[Nancy H]

Sonja wrote: "So far I've gotten two, Nancy H!
1.

2.

I've got to read another book before it expires, but I've got thes..."

Sonja, I'm so glad you are getting these read and hopefully that you are enjoying them. I have read two of your remaining four, and they are excellent also. The other two I am putting on my TBR list because when I found them for you, they looked so good that I want to read them, too. Continued happy reading!

[Nancy H]

Ezinwanyi,
I just finished my third pick and it was excellent! Blue-Eyed Devil I have enjoyed all of the books by this author that I've read, and plan to read more by her in the future.

I probably won't get any more picks read this month, but they are right here on the stack beside my bed, so I will be getting to them soon, even if not by month's end. Thank you again for wonderful picks!

[Carina]

Mary-Megan,

I finished my second pick . It was a good read with some twists and turns along the way!

[Mary-Megan]

Carina wrote: "Mary-Megan,

I finished my second pick . It was a good read with some twists and turns along the way!"

I read that book last year on vacation and really enjoyed it - more than I thought I would. I'm glad you liked it.

[Rachel C.]

Diane ~Firefly~ wrote: "Rachel C.

I hope you enjoy your picks. I tried to give some good variety.

I'm Wishing: Breathe by Kristen Ashley has the local librarian wishing the newly widowed Chace will fall ..."

Just finished and it was great. I always love the book geek getting the guy! Thanks for the awesome pick. Unfortunately I think it's the only book I'll get to this month from the recommendations you gave me, but it was a good one :)

[Fran, Moderator]

HeatherMarie wrote: "Hi Fran! Hope you find something good to read"

Hi HeatherMarie!
I finished Fit yesterday. Thanks for the push to get it off of my tbr! It was just ok, but I'm always glad to get a title off of my way too long tbr :)

[Diane ~Firefly~]

Rachel C. wrote: "Diane ~Firefly~ wrote: "Rachel C.

I hope you enjoy your picks. I tried to give some good variety.

I'm Wishing: Breathe by Kristen Ashley has the local librarian wishing the newly ..."

Glad you liked it Rachel

[Diane ~Firefly~]

Courtney,

I finished one new pick and it was going to be a 4 star read until the last word changed it from a HEA to a cliffhanger.

[~KarenH~, Moderator]

Hey Chris Ann!

I managed to get through five of your picks this month, and loved them...all 4 and 5 stars for me. I have more on the short list for the next month or two. Thanks for the great picks!

Ain't She Sweet 3/5/18 ★★★★
Roped In 3/18/18 ★★★★
Getting Rowdy 3/21/18 ★★★★
Hello Stranger 3/24/18 ★★★★★
Fight with Me 3/27/18 ★★★★

[Elke]

Chiara,

Read my 6th pick - it was just ok for me.

thanks again for the great picks!

[Rebecca]

Chiara wrote: "Hi Rebecca! Just finished my 2nd pick
I really enjoyed and gave it 4 stars! I'm gonna start my 3rd pick soon :)"

Thats great

[Elke]

Chiara,

So I thought I was done with my picks....but I read my 7th one!

-absolutely LOVED it! Read it in less than a day!!

Thanks again for the picks!!

[Mary-Megan]

Sonja
I feel like a bit of a failure because I only finished one book :( I finished . It only took me all month...

I have to say, though, I'll be reading a number of your other suggestions next month. I'm starting Homer's Odyssey today and I have All You Need on my shelf. I think there's at least one other book you suggested I want to do next month, so hopefully I get those done.

Thanks for the suggestions. This month just got away from me.

[True.magic]

Romanticbookworm wrote: "Hi True Magic, here are your picks for the month.


I'm Wishing ♪ I'm wishing (I'm wishing) for the one I love ~ To find me (to find me) today♬
Recommend a book to your pickee where someone is look..."

finished reading all my picks .. thank you so much for the great picks...

my favorite :


Thank you MountainKat for this enjoyable challenge .

[MountainKat, Moderator]

Glad you enjoyed! =)

[Courtney]

Haven't been able to get much done this month. I've really only had one day to myself all of March with work and family. I'm finishing up the Raven Prince, though, which is lovely.



I've also gotten in a little bit of:

America's First Daughter which is so far a heartbreaking and interesting take on the American Revolution from the perspective of Jefferson's daughter. Beautifully written.


A Kiss at Midnight, which seems to be a more snarky take on a cinderella type story.


The Deal, which I'm not following so far, but it seems OK, despite me having to hide the cover each time it pops up on my kindle.


Bet Me, which I love so far. All the characters are hilarious and though the premise seems a tad cliche, I'm interested to see where it goes.

[fleurette]

Rachel C.

I have read all the books from my tbr list, except for Secrets of a Summer Night. On your advice I have even managed to finish The King. I have also read two of my new books The Raven Prince and Him. I'm so glad you picked Him for me, it is such a great book.

Books I have read:

[Rachel C.]

Yay, I'm glad you enjoyed them for the most part! Him is a particular favorite of mine :)

[Sonja]

Nancy H wrote: "Sonja wrote: "So far I've gotten two, Nancy H!

I've got to read another book before it expires, but..."

Hi Nancy H!
Well the last week of March was a little nuts at work and I took Thursday and Friday off work so I didn't get much reading time over the Easter weekend. I did manage to finish Every Dog Has His Day and it was okay, but not my favorite.

I did try to start Dear Dwayne, With Love, but again.... no reading time (or energy!) Sooo will try to finish it this month.
3 total for me for March - Saaaaaaadddd!!!
1.

2.

3.

Also, I finally got from my library and it's on my PIFM/TBR for April.
Thank you again for all the awesome picks!!! Hope you had a good reading month - and it was better than mine!

[Sonja]

Mary-Megan wrote: "Sonja
I feel like a bit of a failure because I only finished one book :( I finished . It only took me all month...

I have to say, though, I'll be reading a num..."

Awe, I'm sorry to hear that, Mary-Megan, but I totally sympathize with you! March was CRAZY! I only got 3 as I said in my post to Nancy H and that was a stretch! Hoping you like and ! All You Need is on my TBR, but have to read book 2 first! Anyway, hoping April is better for your literarily! ;)

[Carrie]

Grace wrote: "Hi Carrie, Here are your picks. I hope you find something good to read!

I'm Wishing
A Quick Bite (TBR)
When Lightning Strikes (New)

One Song
Wonder (T..."

Grace sadly I was only able to read 2 of these books this month: Both of which I gave 4 stars Vengeance in Death and Alpha & Omega, I did however continue on in the Patrica Briggs series and have started Cry Wolf :) So thank you.

[Ezi]

Nancy H wrote: "Hi Ezinwanyi,
I just finished Grin and Beard It , and LOVED it!! I have been wanting to read it for a while and just keep putting it off,

I just finished my second pick - What Angels Fear - and it was FABULOUS! I have already pulled out the second one in the series

I just finished my third pick and it was excellent! Blue-Eyed Devil I have enjoyed all of the books by this author that I've read, and ..."

Nancy,
I am so glad you got some great reads in this month. That's always good to know that the reads I picked were entertaining

[MountainKat, Moderator]

Hi KathyD! I finished 6 of my picks for March, best I've done in several months!

Dear Bridget, I Want You by Penelope Ward and Vi Keeland 3.3.18 - Really good, it started funny and ended super sweet!

Bound to Submit by Laura Kaye 3.12.18 - I liked this one too. I think it might have been better, had more depth, if it were longer, but with the subject I was ok with it being short.

You Only Love Twice by Lexi Blake 3.14.18 - So good! Great to learn more from these characters, tough story but very good one.

Hello Stranger by Lisa Kleypas 3.22.18 - Loved this and didn't want it to end!!

The Catch by K. Bromberg 3.26.18 - Loved this one too! Totally made up for the cliffhanger in the first book, especially the super sweet epilogue!

Delusion in Death by J.D. Robb 3.29.18 - Another great In Death book! I definitely wasn't expecting how this one ended!

Thank you for all the great picks - it was a wonderful month!

[Mary-Megan]

Sonja
I wanted to let you know I listened to on a car ride with my mom and niece. We all really enjoyed it. We didn't finish it on the road trip, but they both grabbed the book while I'm finishing the audiobook. Thank you so much for the suggestion

[Sonja]

Mary-Megan wrote: "Sonja
I wanted to let you know I listened to on a car ride with my mom and niece. We all really enjoyed it. We didn't finish it on the road trip, but they both g..."

Oh that's wonderful, Mary-Megan!! I'm so glad you shared it and it was enjoyed all around! :)