April 2018: Dusty Bookshelf Challenge

[Ezi, Factory Superintendent]

[Ezi, Factory Superintendent]

APRIL 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: APRIL 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
MARCH 14-20, 2018: Participants will Post their shelves
*If you do not list a shelf, I will not pair you with anyone
***Cut off on MARCH 20

MARCH 20-26: 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 MARCH 26:

**MARCH 27-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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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: MARCH 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
FEBRUARY 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: FEBRUARY 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
JANUARY 21-25, 2017: Participants will Post their shelves
*If you do not list a shelf, I will not pair you with anyone
***Cut off on JANUARY 25: 1030 (10:30am CST)

JANUARY 25-29: 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:

**JANUARY 30-ish: Re-picks for those who didn’t get the pick

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

SEE how to POST Book Covers (view spoiler)[



: (hide spoiler)] Participants will Post their shelves
*If you do not list a shelf, I will not pair you with anyone
***Cut off on JANUARY 25: 1030 (10:30am CST)

JANUARY 25-29: 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:

**JANUARY 30-ish: Re-picks for those who didn’t get the pick

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

SEE how to POST Book Covers (view spoiler)[



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[Ezi, Factory Superintendent]

PARTICIPANTS:
Ezinwanyi
Denise
Joyce
Jenn
Dlyn
Ashly
Chelle
fluerette
Penumbra
Karen ♐
Erica
☘KathyD☘
Debbie G.
Zuzana
Karina
Theo
Connie N.
Karen
Jammin Jenny
MJ
Rachel

PAIRS:
1. Jammin Jenny picks for Chelle
2. Joyce picks for Dlyn
☑ 3. Karen picks for Jenn
☑ 4. Denise picks for Zuzana
5. Penumbra picks for MJ
☑ 6. Rachel picks for Connie N.
☑ 7. Jenn picks for Rachel
☑ 8. Karina picks for Theo
9. Dlyn picks for Jammin Jenny
10. Debbie G. picks for Ashly
☑ 11. Ezinwanyi picks for Erica
☑ 12. Connie N. picks for Karina
☑ 13. fluerette picks for Karen
14. Ashly picks for Debbie G.
☑ 15. ☘KathyD☘ picks for Denise
☑ 16. Theo picks for Joyce
17. Karen ♐ picks for Ezinwanyi
18. MJ picks for ☘KathyD☘
19. Erica picks for fluerette
20. Zuzana picks for Penumbra
☑ 21. Chelle picks for Karen ♐

[Ezi, Factory Superintendent]

I chose for Erica: Bonus pick: .
Karen ♐: ☑ ☑ Bonus:

Ezinwanyi's APRIL 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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[Denise, Manufacturing Director]

Denise's April Dusty Bookshelf


Genre of Choice: Fantasy

☘KathyD☘ picks for me: +
I pick for Zuzana: +

[Joyce]

Joyce's April Dusty Bookshelf

I pick for Dlynn A Court of Thorns and Roses and Close Your Eyes & genre books: Twin of Fire or Outlander

Theo picked for me and





Genre of Choice: Paranormal all kinds.

[Jenn]

Jenn's April Dusty Bookshelf



Genre of Choice: Horror, Paranormal

I pick for Rachel: & Bonus Pick:
Karen picks for me: & Bonus:

[Ashly]

Ashly's April Dusty Bookshelf



Bonus Genre: Mystery

Debbie Picked for Me: & Bonus:

For Debbie, I pick & . Bonus

[Chelle_Rydz]

Chelle's April Dusty Bookshelf-

Jammin Jenny picks for me - Steampunk: Poe and The Wife Between Us (finished 3 1/2*) with bonus genre picks of The Greyfriar or Nefertiti's Heart


I pick Face the Fire, Deadly Fear, and Exit to Eden for Karen♐.

(finished 3 1/2*)

Bonus Genre: Adult Steampunk (Mystery or Supernatural; no YA)

[fleurette]

fleurette's April Dusty Bookshelf



Genre of Choice: Romantic Suspense

I pick for Karen:
Erica picks for me:

[Penumbra]

Penumbra's April Dusty Bookshelf



Bonus Genre: M/M only in Humor, Contemporary, Romance, Historical, Fantasy.
NO Horror, Dystopian, Bittersweet, etc.

I pick for MJ: and
Genre Choice: and

Zuzanapicks for me: and Genre Choice:

[Karen ♐]

Karen♐'s Dusty Bookshelf - April



Preferred Genre: Erotica, Romantic Suspense, Contemporary Romance

I pick and Bonus: for Ezinwanyi
Chelle picks and and bonus: for me

[Erica, Quality Control Supervisor]

Erica's April Dusty Bookshelf



I pick and for fleurette, with a bonus pick of .
Ezinwanyi picks and for me, with a bonus pick of .

Preferred genres: mystery, biography, fantasy

[☘KathyD☘]

KathyD’s April Dusty Bookshelf


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

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

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

[Debbie]

Debbie G's bookshelf



preferred genre Chick Lit or Cozy Mystery

I pick for Ashly
Ashly picks for me

[Zuzana]

Zuzana's April 2018 Dusty Bookshelf


Preferred Genre: Historical mystery

Denise picks for me: &

I pick for Penumbra : &

[Karina]

Karina's April Dusty Bookshelf



Preferred genre: Horror

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

[Theo]

Theo's April 2018 Dusty Bookshelf

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Preferred Genre: Nonfiction with a science focus (e.g. Mary Roach's work) (hide spoiler)]

I pick for Joyce:
Karina picks for me:

[Connie N.]

Connie N.'s April 2018 Dusty Bookshelf



Bonus Genre: Romance

I pick for Karina: Bonus:

Rachel picks for me: Bonus:
The Silver Chair by C.S. Lewis - 4/12/18 ♥♥♥♥

[Karen D]

Karen's April Dusty bookshelf



Preferred genre: horror or thriller

I pick , , and for Jenn
Fleurette picks , , and for me.

[Jammin Jenny]

Jenny's April Dusty Bookshelf

Dlyn picks for me: , and

I picked for Chelle - , and either or




Preferred Genre: Cozy Mystery or Historical Fiction

[tachyon]

MJ's April Dusty Bookshelf

MJ's April Dusty Bookshelf



Preferred Genre: Sci-fi

For KathyD I pick:

[Rachel]

Preferred Genre: Horror, Thriller, Mystery - preferably by a woman :)

Jenn picks for me:
& Bonus Pick:

I pick for Connie :
and with a bonus book of:

[Ezi, Factory Superintendent]

Erica's April Dusty Bookshelf.."
@Erica:
I chose because the name of the book stood out to me. I chose because I enjoyed the story.

Bonus pick ~ Mystery: . Same author but different genre

[Jenn]

Rachel- I didn't really know any on your list very well, so I hope you enjoy the ones I picked!

I pick: & Bonus Pick:

[Karen D]

Jenn,

I pick for you because I've enjoyed the other Gayle Forman books I've read, and because it was a pretty cover :)

For your preferred genre, I choose because I just finished it and loved it! (It's massive but so worth it!)

[fleurette]

Hi, Karen

I pick for you

And as a bonus

[Chelle_Rydz]

Karen ♐ wrote: "Karen♐'s Dusty Bookshelf - April"

Karen♐, I pick for you and (they both look good) with a bonus genre pick of ( I really liked this one when I read it back in the 90s)

I hope you like them.

Chelle

[☘KathyD☘]

Hi Denise!

For April, I am choosing and . . . (bonus)

[Karen D]

fleurette wrote: "Hi, Karen

I pick for you

And as a bonus"

Thanks!!

[Denise, Manufacturing Director]

☘KathyD☘ wrote: "Hi Denise!

For April, I am choosing and . . . (bonus)"

Thank you, looking forward to them! :)

[Rachel]

Connie

I select from your shelf:

and with a bonus book of:

which I found on a best romance books list and I see it's on your shelf too :)

[Denise, Manufacturing Director]

Zuzana,

My picks for you: , which I remember liking a lot, and , which sounds very intriguing and promptly went to my TBR.

As a bonus, the first book in one of my favourite historical mystery series:

Hope you enjoy them!

[Connie N.]

Hi Karina, For you I pick and

Bonus:

[Connie N.]

Thanks so much, Rachel. I'm looking forward to getting going on April's picks. And On Dublin Street has been recommended to me before. Looks like it's time to move it further up my list.

[Theo]

Joyce

From your Dusty Bookshelf, I'll pick and

I haven't read either, but I've liked other things that I've read by both authors.

For your bonus, I'll give you the option of adult or YA:

[Karina]

Theo, I pick for you:


I haven’t read those ones - but the bonus pick was one of my favourite nonfic reads last year:

[Debbie]

Ashly, I pick for you and and for your preferred genre...I read this last year and couldn't put it down

[Jenn]

Karen wrote: "Jenn,

I pick for you because I've enjoyed the other Gayle Forman books I've read, and because it was a pretty cover :) ..."

Thank you! And I've been wanting to read Sleeping Beauties!

[Erica, Quality Control Supervisor]

fleurette, I pick by Linda Howard and by Iris Johansen for you, with a bonus pick of (Nightrunner #4) by Lynn Flewelling because it looks like a series you have enjoyed.

[Erica, Quality Control Supervisor]

Ezinwanyi wrote: "Erica's April Dusty Bookshelf.."
@Erica:
I chose because the name of the book stood out to me. I chose because I enjoyed the ..."

Thanks! I'm really looking forward to all of these, but it will take me more than a month to get to them all...

[Jammin Jenny]

Chelle

For you I pick and

For your bonus book I pick: - I loved this series. If you've already read it then I suggest

[Rachel]

Jenn wrote: "Rachel- I didn't really know any on your list very well, so I hope you enjoy the ones I picked!

I pick: & Bonus Pick: [bookcover:The Gi..."

Thank you so much Jenn!! Those are perfect :) I am excited to read them!

[Theo]

Karina wrote: "Theo, I pick for you:


I haven’t read those ones - but the bonus pick was one of my f..."

Thanks Karina! That bonus pick sounds very interesting.

[Joyce]

Hi Dlynn I pick the books: A Court of Thorns and Roses and Close Your Eyes

I pick: Twin of Fire or Outlander

[Jammin Jenny]

Dlyn wrote: "Jammin Jenny, hello there. I pick for you:

& . I love cat mysteries and Dean is one of my favorite thriller wri..."

Thank you! Those look great for me.!

[Ashly]

For Debbie, I pick & . Bonus I picked another from your list because I haven't read any cozy mystery or chick-lit.

[fleurette]

Erica wrote: "fleurette, I pick by Linda Howard and by Iris Johansen for you, with a bonus pick of (Nigh..."

Thanks for the picks, Erica! I can't wait for april.

[Zuzana]

Denise wrote: "Zuzana,

My picks for you: , which I remember liking a lot, and , which sounds very intriguin..."

Thanks, Denise. Those look great. :)

[Zuzana]

For Penumbra,

I pick

and for a bonus read one of my favourite fantasy series: .

Happy reading!