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2018 August Pick-It-For-Me Challenge
TIPS TO MAKE THE CHALLENGE ENJOYABLE FOR EVERYONE!Pickees
✱ To help your picker understand the type of books you like or are currently reading, please make sure your ‘read’ shelf is up to date. You can create shelves for books you DNFed (Did Not Finish) or authors that don’t work for you as well as favorite books and authors. In addition, you might consider updating your profile. You can include info about your favorite books, authors, genres, themes or tropes (or themes/tropes you dislike – i.e. secret baby).
✱ Please do not specify likes/dislikes in the sign-up thread. This information will not be included in the pairings and your pickee may not see your message and does not need to rely on that information when making picks.
Pickers
✱ Please remember this is primarily a romance readers group. Thus, most, if not all, of your picks should be romance. There are various sub genres within the romance category - Contemporary, Historical, Paranormal, Romantic Suspense, Erotica, M/M, Urban Fantasy. If your pickee reads a wide variety, you could add a non-romance as a choice.
✱ Choose at least 4 new titles for your pickee. These can be brand new to them (not found on any of their shelves) or a book found on their shelves if they've never read any of the author's work previously.
A few hints to help with book selection:
✱ Check the book’s publishing date. Select "date pub" from the checkbox selections and save.
✱ Check pickee's personalized shelves, especially their exclusive shelves. A personalized shelf is one the member has created. (e.g., 'to read next', 'favorites' ‘didn’t like’)
✱ Make sure the books you choose are not on their 'read' shelf. Just because it isn't rated doesn't mean it wasn't read.
✱ Look at your pickee's 'read' shelf and see what genres they have recently read or read the most. Reviewing their ‘read’ shelf might help you in choosing something they are interested in reading right now.
✱ If your pickee reads lots of books in a genre you are not familiar with (erotic romance, GLBT, YA, etc.) Contact the Mods or the month's organizer for guidance.
✱ Include a variety of books (e.g., shorter page count, new addition to their 'to-read' shelf, an older book on their 'to-read' shelf) This variety gives your pickee options when choosing the book or books they will be reading this month. Use the sort feature within their shelves to determine date a book was added, published or read; page numbers, ratings, etc.
If you want to volunteer to make repicks:
✱ We love that you want to help out, but please remember those who need picks have been waiting for a long time already. Please only volunteer if you are able to make the repicks within a few hours of the deadline. Thank you!
2018 August PIFM Challenge - Picking RulesAugust makes the end of summer and a return to school and an end to summer fun. Now that school is almost back in session, let’s reflect on what school meant to you and what kind of student you were.
Bookworm - “School means books to read and time spent in the library.”
Recommend a book that…
🍎 features a librarian, author, or someone who works in a bookstore
🍎 features a shy character
🍎 has brown cover or has books on the cover
Nerd/Geek - “School means time away from video games and my computer.”
Recommend a book that...
🍎 has a character that is tech savvy or works in technology
🍎 features a character in science or medical fields
🍎 has blue or black on the cover
Mean Girl/Bully - “School means that I’ll get to sharpen my claws.”
Recommend a book that...
🍎 features a mean girl or bully
🍎 features someone who overcomes bullying
🍎 is categorized as YA or New Adult
🍎 has red or pink on the cover
Jock - “School means football games… and then basketball games… and then baseball games.”
Recommend a book that...
🍎 is categorized as a sports romance
🍎 the cover is an outdoors scene
🍎 has green on the cover
Loner - “School means less time alone.”
Recommend a book that...
🍎 is categorized as a mystery or suspense
🍎 features a loner or shifter (preferably a wolf shifter/werewolf)
🍎 has grey or camouflage on the cover
Class Clown - “School means a captive audience!”
Recommend a book that...
🍎 is labeled adventure or comedy
🍎 features a funny character or is written by an author who has made you laugh
🍎 features someone smiling or laughing on the cover
🍎 has yellow or orange on the cover
Teacher’s Pet - “School means a new teacher to win over.”
Recommend a book that...
🍎 features a teacher/student romance or another taboo
🍎 features a character who is a teacher
🍎 takes place in New England
🍎 has a cover with fall colors
New Kid - “School means starting over.”
Recommend a book that...
🍎 involves a move/relocation or a homecoming or a small town
🍎 features a character starting a new job or starting over after a divorce or other life-changing event
🍎 features a character in the military or other transient profession
Please make sure you pick 4 new-to-them books and 4 from their to-read or preferred shelf for your pickee. If a preferred shelf is given, at least one book must come from that list!
2018 August Pick-It-For-Me Challenge - PairingsPlease pick for the person BELOW you on each list with the last person picking for the first person. For example, Karen H picks for Romanticbookworm and Nancy H picks for MountainKat.
✓ = Picks made.
A - I couldn’t wait until school started
✓ Romanticbookworm - pick-it-for-me
✓ Nancy H
✓ MountainKat - to-read-asap
✓ Karen H - cant-wait-to-read
B - I couldn’t wait to shop the back to school sales
✓ HeatherMarie - 04-mng-aug-sept
✓ Alexa
✓ Laura - pick-for-me
✓ Mary-Megan - august-september
✓ Carrie - meet-greet-picks
✓ Sonja - PIFM
✓ Fran - PIFM
✓ KathyD - c-m-g-29
✓ Elke - on-deck-5-chlges
✓ Irina
✓ Carmen the Bootyshaker Temptress - meet-greet-picks
✓ Michaele - pifm
C - I always wanted time for one last hurrah (I’m not ready for school!)
✓ Carina - nextofftheshelf
✓ jenny - to-read-soon
✓ Diane-Firefly - next-to-read
✓ LaurLa - 04-challenges-picklist
D - School? Damn.
✓ Rebecca - audio
✓ Suzanne
✓ Courtney - august-pick-for-me
✓ Chiara - 2018-reading-challenges
✓ Ashley
2018 August Pick-It-For-Me Challenge
Definitely A. And then I went on to become a teacher, and spent 40 more years after college going to school every fall! When I retired, it felt so free to be NOT getting ready for school every August!
I'm totally B and still am. I get way too excited over notebooks and pens. Please use: August-September
d) School? DamnThis month please use Audio
If you choose a book that is part of a series can you look to see if I have read the previous books, I don't like to start a series halfway through. I have a lot of books on this shelf so there is no need to pick all the books from the same page. Sorry for the rant LOL.
I'm in and I'm a B......( private profile, happy to friend anyone who picks for me)PIFM shelf- https://www.goodreads.com/review/list...
I am in with A or D. please use my Pick it for me list
I’m in! PIFM shelf please and I’m a B. The sales were the seller! Lol I was excited for school for about two weeks and then the ‘fun’ kinda wore off!
I am in!! "B" for me! I still love school supplies...even though I am not in school or have kids! Lol!!
Please pick from my On deck 4 chlges
Anyone else who wants to sign up - the deadline is looming! It's tomorrow July 24th.
I guess I should follow my own advice - I'm in! I'm a B. Usually I hate shopping, but I LOVE office supplies!
Michaele wrote: "I guess I should follow my own advice - I'm in! I'm a B. Usually I hate shopping, but I LOVE office supplies!"I'm with you - hate shopping but love office supplies too. But even so I think I'm more A than B, so I'll go with A! =)
Please use my cant-wait-to-read shelf...thanks!
Hmmm commenting again because I don't seem to be getting the updates! Think it's cuz I signed up on the mobile app....
Signups are closed now- I'll be back in the next couple hours with pairings and categories!
Pairings and picking rules are up- see posts 4 and 5!Happy picking! Be sure to have your picks posted by July 28 by 8pm EST.
FRAN! I'm picking for YOU! BRB.... wait... um... which PIFM shelf do I use again?
Sonja wrote: "FRAN! I'm picking for YOU! BRB.... wait... um... which PIFM shelf do I use again?"If you friended Fran you should be able to see her shelves and find her PIFM shelf, I couldn't add a link since we aren't friends :)
Michaele wrote: "Sonja wrote: "FRAN! I'm picking for YOU! BRB.... wait... um... which PIFM shelf do I use again?"If you friended Fran you should be able to see her shelves and find her PIFM shelf, I couldn't add ..."
Thank you Michaele! I *think* it's a-PIFM-shelf as the only other one labeled PIFM doesn't have anything in it. Process of elimination!
GREAT picking rules BTW!!
Chiara, here you go!Librarian/Shy/Brown/Books
TBR: Autoboyography (book)
NEW: Beyond All Dreams (librarian)
Tech/Science/Medical/Blue/Black
TBR: Full Tilt (medical)
NEW: The Desert Nurse (medical)
Bully/YA/Red/Pink
TBR: See Through Heart (Red/pink)
NEW: Some Girls Are (mean girls)
Sports/Outdoors/Green
TBR: The Chase (sports)
NEW: The Perfect Play (sports)
NEW: Starling (outdoor)
Mystery/Suspense/Loner/Shifter/Grey/Camou
TBR: The Simple Wild (loner)
NEW: Naked in Death (suspense)
Adventure/Comedy/Funny/Smiling/Yellow/Orange
TBR: Nuts (funny)
NEW: Bridget Jones's Diary (funny)
Teacher/Student/New England/Fall Colors
TBR: More Than Words (student)
TBR: One Small Thing (student)
Homecoming/Small Town/Post-Divorce/Life-Change/Military/Transient
TBR: In The Absence Of Light (Life-Change)
NEW: Heist Society (Transient)
NEW: Affair (Life-change)
Hey Alexa!Hope you find something good to read. Looked like you read pretty widely so tried to give you a little something of everything. Let me know if you'd like something different. Happy reading!
1. Bookworm
TBR: The Hating Game (bookstore...kinda stretching it here but the MCs work in publishing)
New: Taken by Storm (librarian)
2. Nerd/Geek
TBR: Strength (blue cover)
New: Dreamspell (science)
3. Mean Girl/Bully
TBR: Settling the Score (new adult)
New: The Lotus Palace (red cover)
4. Jock
TBR: Keepsake (outdoors)
New: Summer Is for Lovers (sports)
5. Loner
TBR: Avalanche (suspense)
New: Clean Sweep (shifter)
6. Class Clown
TBR: Cream of the Crop (funny)
New: Sweet Tea and Sympathy (funny)
7. Teacher's Pet
TBR: Faster than a Kiss T01 (student/teacher)
New: It Happened at the Fair (teacher)
8. New Kid
TBR: Off Base (military)
New: People of the Book (new job)
HeatherMarie- here are your picks! I hope you find something you like!!Bookworm - “School means books to read and time spent in the library.”
Recommend a book that…
🍎 features a shy character New- The Winter Courtship Rituals of Fur-Bearing Critters - he's more grumpy than shy, but I think he is shy under the grumpy :) It's also a m/m book, but it looks like you've read a few of those, so I thought it'd be ok
🍎 has brown cover or has books on the cover TBR- Borrowed Light
Nerd/Geek - “School means time away from video games and my computer.”
Recommend a book that...
🍎 features a character in science or medical fields
TBR - Burning with Desire (paramedic)
New - Far from Perfect (she becomes a nurse)
Mean Girl/Bully - “School means that I’ll get to sharpen my claws.”
Recommend a book that...
🍎 is categorized as New Adult
The Deal (do you have any triggers?)
🍎 has red or pink on the cover
TBR - A Cat Called Cupid
Jock - “School means football games… and then basketball games… and then baseball games.”
Recommend a book that...
🍎 is categorized as a sports romance- New Alex
🍎 the cover is an outdoors scene and has green on the cover- TBR- The Edge of Town
Loner - “School means less time alone.”
Recommend a book that...
🍎 is categorized as a mystery or suspense
TBR - Angels Fall
🍎 features a loner or shifter (preferably a wolf shifter/werewolf)
TBR - Shifting Dreams (I could decide between this and Angel Falls so I am picking both :)
🍎 has grey on the cover and is categorized as a mystery or suspense NEW- Seeing Red
Class Clown - “School means a captive audience!”
Recommend a book that...
🍎 features a funny character or is written by an author who has made you laugh NEW - Welcome to Temptation
🍎 features someone smiling or laughing on the cover
TBR- Baking Lessons (this is the second in a series, but I didn't see the first on your TBR list - let me know if you want a re-pick though, since this isn't in order).
Teacher’s Pet - “School means a new teacher to win over.”
Recommend a book that...
🍎 takes place in New England
TBR - Speakeasy and NEW - The Will
New Kid - “School means starting over.”
Recommend a book that...
🍎 involves a move/relocation or a homecoming or a small town
TBR - Dangerous Seduction
🍎 features a character in the military
NEW - Issued to the Bride: One Navy SEAL (this one was picked for me a couple months ago, I didn't expect to like it, but ended up really enjoying it).
Michaele wrote: "HeatherMarie- here are your picks! I hope you find something you like!!Bookworm - “School means books to read and time spent in the library.”
Recommend a book that…
🍎 features a shy character New..."
Thanks Michaele! These look great!❤️
I really liked your picking rules too!
HeatherMarie wrote: ...Thanks! Glad you like the picking rules too!
LaurLaYou have a ton of books on your shelf, so I hope the new ones I was able to find sound good to you.
1. Bookworm: Love this title from your TBR - How to Hook a Bookworm by Cassie Mae. I liked this book so much, I immediately bought book 2 and 3 as Ivy was just an awesome character who was really more bored than lazy - Slouch Witch by Helen Harper.
2. Nerd/Geek: I've been enjoying this series - Talen by Rebecca Zanetti and hopefully I'm right in remembering the heroine is in research. I saw you liked Jennifer Crusie, so I thought you might enjoy this mad-cap caper with very kooky characters and circumstances - The Escape Diaries by Juliet Rosetti.
3. Mean Girl/Bully: I enjoy the reclusive romance male author bit in Single White Vampire by Lynsay Sands. I know this is on your TBR as well, but you need to read it. Both this series (except maybe the last one) and the spinoff series are great - Lick by Kylie Scott.
4. Jock: Total Rush by Deidre Martin is definitely a sports romance. Or check out when a free-spirit personal chef moves to a small town to work for an elderly woman who is just starting to enjoy life and comes against her staid eldest grandson in Fool for Love by Beth Ciotta
5. Loner: A couple mysteries for you with Lethal Bayou Beauty by Jana DeLeon or one of my favorite series, which while older has amazing characters - Murder by Impulse by D.R. Meredith.
6. Class Clown: A pretty yellow flower on the cover of A Little Red Magic Novella-Strange Brew by Eliza Fleetwood. To Woo A Warrior by Jane Cousins is a humorous PNR. Hadleigh is a 6'6' warrior who couldn't be girly to save her life and her matchmaking relative sent her to work at a paranormal reality show.
7. Teacher’s Pet: pretty fall colors on Hallowed Ground. Or check out my favorite author, Jayne Ann Krentz with Promise Not to Tell where a childhood tragedy is coming back to haunt the heroine.
8. New Kid: Somebody to Love by Lori Wilde sounds like a small town homecoming story. Or check out a suspense novel where the small town Casey moved to houses people who are running from something (and no one can leave) and she needs to use her homicide detective skills in City of the Lost by Kelley Armstrong.
CarrieI hope I found some good books for you. You have a lot already read and on your TBR list, so hopefully something I found catches your eye.
1. Bookworm
TBR: The Librarian of Auschwitz (librarian/books)
New: The Book of Speculation (librarian/books)
2. Nerd/Geek
TBR: Attachments (tech savvy)
New: Three Fates (tech savvy)
3. Mean Girl/Bully
TBR: The Elite (YA/red cover)
New: Playing Dirty (overcoming bully)
4. Jock
TBR: Dagmars Daughter (green/outdoors)
New: A Knight in Shining Armor (outdoor scene)
5. Loner
TBR: Wizard's First Rule (gray)
New: Feral Sins (shifter/gray cover)
6. Class Clown
TBR: Key of Knowledge (orange)
New: The Firebird (yellow and orange)
7. Teacher's Pet
TBR: Dragonfly in Amber (fall colors)
New: The Whole Golden World (teacher/student)
8. New Kid
TBR: Me Before You (new job) The Sweetest Thing (starting over/small town)
New: When Lightning Strikes (small town)
Hi Karen! Guess what - I get to pick for you! I'll work on your picks tomorrow. =)
Courtney wrote: "Chiara, here you go!Librarian/Shy/Brown/Books
TBR: Autoboyography (book)
NEW: Beyond All Dreams (librarian)..."
Hey Courtney, thanks for the AMAZING picks!! I cannot wait to read them :)
Michaele's PicksBookworm -
🍎 features a librarian, author, or someone who works in a bookstore
TBR: A Note in the Margin
🍎 has brown cover or has books on the cover
New: Burned
Nerd/Geek -
🍎 features a character in science or medical fields
TBR: The Trouble With Tony
🍎 has blue or black on the cover
NEW: For 100 Days
Mean Girl/Bully -
🍎 features someone who overcomes bullying
🍎 is categorized as YA or New Adult
Her Perfect Revenge
🍎 has red or pink on the cover
TBR: The Rosie Project
Jock -
🍎 is categorized as a sports romance
TBR: Play On
NEW: Fraternize
Loner -
🍎 is categorized as a mystery or suspense
NEW: The Night Bird
🍎 has grey or camouflage on the cover
TBR: Bared to You
Class Clown -
🍎 features someone smiling or laughing on the cover
TBR: Finders Keepers
🍎 has yellow or orange on the cover
Anyone But You
Teacher’s Pet -
🍎 features a teacher/student romance or another taboo
NEW: Defy
🍎 has a cover with fall colors
TBR: Heat of the Moment
New Kid -
🍎 involves a move/relocation or a homecoming or a small town
NEW: One Thursday Morning
🍎 features a character in the military or other transient profession
NEW: Axel
Hi Suzanne, I will start your picks in a few hours when I get home.
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What is the Pick-It-For-Me Challenge?
The Pick-It-For-Me Challenge (PIFM) is a reading challenge where each participant gives and receives book recommendations based on a given a set of rules. The assignment method and book selection rules change each month so it’s always new and always different.
The idea of the PIFM challenge is that you will get new-to-you books and authors selected for you as well as a push to read some books that have been lingering on your shelves. You may not be interested in the new books recommended, which is why you also get a minimum of four books from your shelf.
You only have to read ONE book to complete this challenge!
After signups are closed, your names and any extra info will go into the super secret PIFM randomizer and it will select someone for you to recommend books to and someone to give you recommendations. This list will be posted along with any specific picking rules for the month.
In order to participate you need to either HAVE YOUR PROFILE SET TO PUBLIC(preferable), or friend the person giving you recommendations. PLEASE NOTE: if you choose to keep your profile private, it is your responsibility to send a friend request to the person picking for you as soon as possible after the matchups are posted. Whether your profile is private or not, it is also very important that your profile be set to receive Private Messages (PMs) in case anyone needs to reach out to you (mods, organizer etc.)
Everything gets done in this thread so be sure to come back often!!!
Repicks:
You can ask for repicks if:
✱ The books picked for you are not yet released.
✱ If you have already read the chosen book(s) and they are on your ‘read’ shelf.
✱ If you did not receive four picks from your ‘to-read’ shelf, with at least one from your preferred shelf.
You may NOT ask for repicks because:
✱ A book is not available at your library.
✱ A genre or author you don’t enjoy.
INFORMATION NEEDED TO SIGN UP
Please sign up in this thread with the answer to the following question:
✱✱ As a kid, how excited were you to go back to school? ✱✱
a) I couldn’t wait until school started
b) I couldn’t wait to shop the back to school sales
c) I always wanted time for one last hurrah (I’m not ready for school!)
d) School? Damn.
✱✱ If you have a preferred shelf, please list it along with your pick! ✱✱
IMPORTANT DATES
Sign ups will remain open until July 24 3 pm US EDT.
For your convenience a Time Zone Converter .
You’ll have until July 28 8 pm US EDT to make your recommendations.
Please do not start reading your book(s) until the first of the month. You then have the entire month to read your pick(s) and give some feedback.
If you’re new please read the PIFM Guidelines and FAQ . If you have any questions that are not addressed there, please feel free to ask!
✱Please note that late sign ups will be included at the host's discretion and no one will be included after re-picks are assigned!✱