August 2018 ~ Pick-for-Me Challenge

[Ela]

Finished Love Letter to Whiskey and sadly it just pissed me the fuck off! 2 stars for their dumb ass decisions and by the end they still felt like high schoolers!

[Jean]

Haha Ela! I love you! Better luck with the next one!

[Melinda]

Ela, I loved that book.

I read Paula’s too. That was really good too. Not 10 stars but maybe 4. Maybe a little more than 4.

[Ela]

Melinda wrote: "Ela, I loved that book.

I read Paula’s too. That was really good too. Not 10 stars but maybe 4. Maybe a little more than 4."

I'm glad you did! I hate reading books I end up no liking, it seems like a total waste of time.

[Ela]

Jean wrote: "Haha Ela! I love you! Better luck with the next one!"

Started In Another Life...so far I'm just very confused and kind of bored...this sucks! Am I in a slump? Are only new shinies interesting or old PNR's?

[JudyCa]

Ela wrote: "Finished Love Letter to Whiskey and sadly it just pissed me the fuck off! 2 stars for their dumb ass decisions and by the end they still felt like high schoolers!"

Shit! Sorry you didn't like it... I thought it would have been a good one for you :(

[JudyCa]

Starting today :)

[Ela]

Judy.Ca wrote: "Ela wrote: "Finished Love Letter to Whiskey and sadly it just pissed me the fuck off! 2 stars for their dumb ass decisions and by the end they still felt like high schoolers!"

Shit! Sorry you didn..."

That's quite alright! It was on my PFM! I think I need to weed out my TBR list.

[Michele]

Ela wrote: "Jean wrote: "Haha Ela! I love you! Better luck with the next one!"

Started In Another Life...so far I'm just very confused and kind of bored...this sucks! Am I in a slump? Are only new shinies int..."

I don't know that you'll like Maybe In Another Life - - it has some slow parts for sure...I liked it but I do remember having to push through some parts to get there - - I also read it several years ago...

[Ela]

Michele wrote: "Ela wrote: "Jean wrote: "Haha Ela! I love you! Better luck with the next one!"

Started In Another Life...so far I'm just very confused and kind of bored...this sucks! Am I in a slump? Are only new..."

I'm actually not feeling it either...I think it's time to go back to PNR.

[JudyCa]

And... I'm not quite feeling the love for Alessio and Ayla...The Mafia And His Angel: Part 1

[Jan]

Michele wrote: "I’m loving Seven Years too!!! Thanks Jan!!"

Yay Michele! You'll probably like the whole series then. I really enjoyed it. Will reread the series one day. I need to start your pick for me!

[Jan]

Michele wrote: "I finished Seven Years a day or so ago. I really liked it - would say 4.5 stars. I'll definitely be continuing with the series! Thanks for the rec Jan!!"

:D

[Melinda]

Ela, do you know another book like Arsen.

That was my kind of book
. I loved it. What do you recommend.

[JudyCa]

Melinda wrote: "Ela, do you know another book like Arsen.

That was my kind of book
. I loved it. What do you recommend."

I haven't read it yet either but I just got it on KU!

[Melinda]

I really loved it. But it has cheating in it and some people don’t like that Judy. But I 5* it.

[Leslie]

Melinda, what is it that you loved about Arsen? Are you looking for other "cheating" books, love triangle, etc?

[Ela]

Melinda wrote: "Ela, do you know another book like Arsen.

That was my kind of book
. I loved it. What do you recommend."

Hells Yeah! but nothing beats Arsen...Just FYI! Sex Love Repeat by Torre, 53 Letters to my Lover by Attar, VIP by M. Robinson, Underestimated by Woodruf, Love Square, and True Love Story by Willow Aster.

OH and The Cityscape Series Complete Trilogy by Jessica Hawkins

YOU MUST read Undeniable by Madeline Sheehan

Also see: http://www.maryse.net/books/book-reco...

[JudyCa]

Melinda wrote: "I really loved it. But it has cheating in it and some people don’t like that Judy. But I 5* it."

I don't mind it for the most part, it's not something that will deter me from reading a book...

[Grey]

Was it Bait by M. Mabie that was another really good one??

[Melinda]

Leslie, it’s the angst, knowing that she did the wrong thing, made the wrong decision. The twisty tummy thing. The conflict, the hiding, wanting to take her down that’s what a good book is all about. Making you feel compassion. Anger, love, hate, sympathy. It has everything a good book has to have. In my opinion. Others may think differently.

Ela, I think I have nearly read all of those. There maybe one I haven’t. But I’ve got to go work so i’ii catch ya later.

[Leslie]

Melinda, I know what you mean. When a book can make you feel all those things it is amazing. I looked at your shelves and there weren't too many of the love triangle/cheating ones you havent read. What about The Opportunist?

[Jean]

If Melinda hasn't read The Opportunist, it MUST be her next read!

[Melinda]

I’ve read that one

[Grey]

*nods* pretzel tummy...

[Nay]

I finished Crow and and loved it! I gave it 4-1/2 stars, mainly because of editing issues and a little bit of 'too easily resolved' for certain things. But it was majorly entertaining and sexy, and I'm for sure going to continue with the series. I just need to decide if I'm going to continue now or move to one of the other books I'm dying to read.

Thanks for helping me get a great book that I've been wanting to read for years off my tbr, Paula!

[Leslie]

Melinda wrote: "I’ve read that one"

Oh crap! I didnt think I saw that one on your list. Well, check out Maryse's, she had a lot on there.

[Lisa]

Finished Method 15/33. 4.5 stars for me. Thanks so much for picking that for me, Ela Belle!!! That was so good and disturbing!!!

[Leslie]

Lisa! Where have you been????

[Ashley]

Melinda, have you read Lover by Marni Mann and Gia Riley? Or Storm by Carian Cole? Love, In English by Karina Halle. Those are a few that come to mind. They’re a bit lighter than Arsen though but still have the cheating element to them and the forbidden feels to go with it.

[Melinda]

Thankyou Ashley, I have read “love in English”. But not the others. I will have a look at them.
So nice of you. I will check them out.

[JudyCa]

Well, my Mafia book just isn't cutting it... I'm putting it on pause, for now...maybe go back to it later...

[Leslie]

I finished From This Moment is was ok, but not great 3 *** I couldn't warm up to the h and I hated the mother in law.

[Steph]

I finished Wallbanger
It was cute. 3.75 ****

[Nay]

Hmm, wonder if Wallbanger would be a *5 year ago* book for me (I loved it back then). I hope not-- I'm planning to read the 2nd one for the TBR challenge this month.

[Ela]

Lisa wrote: "Finished Method 15/33. 4.5 stars for me. Thanks so much for picking that for me, Ela Belle!!! That was so good and disturbing!!!"

I knew you would love it!

[Steph]

Renee wrote: "Hmm, wonder if Wallbanger would be a *5 year ago* book for me (I loved it back then). I hope not-- I'm planning to read the 2nd one for the TBR challenge this month."
I'm still going to read the second one and the third :) I already bought them!

[Jean]

Finally started my PFM, That Guy. OMG, this is just what I needed! Penelope is hysterical!

[Paula]

Finished my read!! 4* read for me - thanks Melinda!

[Melinda]

Paula, I read it too and rated it the same. It was good.

[Jean]

Finished That Guy! Thank you Leslie! Laugh out loud hysterical! Loved it! 5 stars

[Leslie]

Yay Jean!!! 😀

[Grey]

Yep, I suck. I haven't read any of my challenge books. I'm sorry. Summer has been so busy. Is it weird that I'm looking forward to going back to work, because it will be the resumption of my normal routine? Gah, I can't believe I just wished my summer vacation to be over. I mean, I did work 90% of it anyway, but still...

[Grey]

Ok, this is what I've got for the pretty... let me know if I've missed anything!

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Judy picks for Ela; she picked ~ Ela rated it 2 stars.

Jan picks for Michele; she picked ~ Michele rated it 4.5 stars.

Lisa picks for Tessa; she picked ~ Tessa rated it

Melinda picks for Paula; she picked ~ Paula rated it 4 stars.

Stephanie picks for Leslie; she picked ~ Leslie rated it 3 stars.

Leslie picks for Jean; she picked ~ Jean rated it 5 stars.

Grey picks for Stephanie; she picked ~ Stephanie rated it 3.75 stars.

Michele picks for Jan; she picked ~ Jan rated it

Paula picks for Renee; she picked ~ Renee rated it 4.5 stars.

Jean picks for Grey; she picked ~ Grey is a super slacker and didn't read anything this month. But... she says she's still thinking about this one!

Renee picks for Melinda; she picked ~ Melinda rated it 10 stars!!!

Ela picks for Lisa; she picked ~ Lisa rated it 4.5 stars.

Tessa picks for Judy; she picked ~ Judy DNF'd it... to possibly come back later.