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OCTOBER 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: OCTOBER 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
SEPTEMBER 19-24, 2018: Participants will Post their shelves
*If you do not list a shelf, I will not pair you with anyone
***Cut off on SEPTEMBER 24
SEPTEMBER 24-28: 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 SEPTEMBER 28:
**SEPTEMBER 28-30: 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: OCTOBER 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
SEPTEMBER 19-24, 2018: Participants will Post their shelves
*If you do not list a shelf, I will not pair you with anyone
***Cut off on SEPTEMBER 24
SEPTEMBER 24-28: 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 SEPTEMBER 28:
**SEPTEMBER 28-30: 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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PARTICIPANTS
Ezinwanyi
Karen♐
Karina
Loriidae
Karla
Debbie
Denise
Rachel
Talia
Avid Reader and Geek Girl
Jenn
Jammin Jenny
Chelle
Marty
Connie N.
VampAmber
Theo
Penumbra
Malina Skrobosinski
Erica
☘KathyD☘
Danielle Gypsy Soul
Ashly
Najma
Brigia
Ezinwanyi
Karen♐
Karina
Loriidae
Karla
Debbie
Denise
Rachel
Talia
Avid Reader and Geek Girl
Jenn
Jammin Jenny
Chelle
Marty
Connie N.
VampAmber
Theo
Penumbra
Malina Skrobosinski
Erica
☘KathyD☘
Danielle Gypsy Soul
Ashly
Najma
Brigia
PAIRS
☑ 1. Jenn Picks for Loriidae
☑ 2. Denise Picks for Chelle
☑ 3. Connie N. Picks for Marty
4. Karla Picks for Avid Reader and Geek Girl
☑ 5. Avid Reader and Geek Girl Picks for Jenn
6. Jammin Jenny Picks for Ezinwanyi
☑ 7. Marty Picks for Ashly
☑ 8. Malina Skrobosinski Picks for Najma
☑ 9. Ashly Picks for Rachel
☑ 10. Danielle Gypsy Soul Picks for Denise
☑ 11. Karen♐ Picks for Brigia
☑ 12. Erica Picks for ☘KathyD☘
☑ 13. Rachel Picks for Karina
☑ 14. VampAmber Picks for Danielle Gypsy Soul
☑ 15. Chelle Picks for Connie N.
☑ 16. Theo Picks for Talia
☑ 17. Penumbra Picks for Malina Skrobosinski
☑ 18. Debbie Picks for Jammin Jenny
19. ☘KathyD☘ Picks for VampAmber
☑ 20. Karina Picks for Penumbra
☑ 21. Loriidae Picks for Theo
☑ 22. Ezinwanyi Picks for Debbie
23. Najma Picks for Karla
☑ 24. Brigia Picks for Karen♐
☑ 25. Talia Picks for Erica
☑ 1. Jenn Picks for Loriidae
☑ 2. Denise Picks for Chelle
☑ 3. Connie N. Picks for Marty
4. Karla Picks for Avid Reader and Geek Girl
☑ 5. Avid Reader and Geek Girl Picks for Jenn
6. Jammin Jenny Picks for Ezinwanyi
☑ 7. Marty Picks for Ashly
☑ 8. Malina Skrobosinski Picks for Najma
☑ 9. Ashly Picks for Rachel
☑ 10. Danielle Gypsy Soul Picks for Denise
☑ 11. Karen♐ Picks for Brigia
☑ 12. Erica Picks for ☘KathyD☘
☑ 13. Rachel Picks for Karina
☑ 14. VampAmber Picks for Danielle Gypsy Soul
☑ 15. Chelle Picks for Connie N.
☑ 16. Theo Picks for Talia
☑ 17. Penumbra Picks for Malina Skrobosinski
☑ 18. Debbie Picks for Jammin Jenny
19. ☘KathyD☘ Picks for VampAmber
☑ 20. Karina Picks for Penumbra
☑ 21. Loriidae Picks for Theo
☑ 22. Ezinwanyi Picks for Debbie
23. Najma Picks for Karla
☑ 24. Brigia Picks for Karen♐
☑ 25. Talia Picks for Erica

I chose for Debbie :
&
Bonus:
Jammin Jenny chose for me:
Ezinwanyi's OCTOBER 2018 Bookshelf
**Preferred Sub Genre: ** Romance (Angsty) ~ please pick something that's on audiobook
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Karen♐'s Dusty Bookshelf - October
Preferred Genre: Erotica, Romantic Suspense, Contemporary Romance
I pick
and bonus:
for BrigiaBrigia picks
bonus:
for me
Karina's October Dusty Bookshelf
Preferred genre: Horror (or an extra pick from list above)
For Penumbra, I pick:
+
For me, Rachel picks:
+
Lorii's October Dusty Bookshelf I have chosen the ten oldest books on my next in series shelf, that I have been putting off for more than a year!
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Preferred genre Urban Fantasy (or an extra pick from above)
Jenn picks
&
and recommends
for meI pick
&
and recommend
for Theo
Debbie's Dusty Bookshelf
Genre picks...Chick Lit and Cozy Mysteries
I pick for Jammin Jenny
and genre pick
Ezinwanyi picks for me
and
Denise's October Dusty Bookshelf
Genre of Choice: Anything LGBTQ+-themed
Danielle Gypsy Soul picks for me:
+
I pick for Chelle:
+
Genre of Choice: Anything LGBTQ+-themed
Danielle Gypsy Soul picks for me:
+
I pick for Chelle:
+
Genre: I like horror/thriller/mystery - but I am open to other genres - anything you think would be good to read in the autumn season!
I pick for Karina:
with a bonus book of:
, which is very frightening and involves the supernatural,or
, which I thought was so dreadful and atmospheric!!!I compared our shelves and we rated books very similarly. So I think there's a good chance you will enjoy either of those, which I personally loved :)
picks for me:
with a bonus book of:
Talia’s October Dusty Bookshelf
Preferred Genre: Fantasy
Theo picks for me:
and
and recommends
or
I pick for Erica:
and
and I recommend
.
Preferred Genre: Fantasy
Theo picks for me:
and
and recommends
or
I pick for Erica:
and
and I recommend
.
Avid's October 2018 Dusty Bookshelf
Preferred Genre: YA or NA- available on audiobook
Karla picks
10/22 5 stars &
- 10/25 4 stars and recommends
for meI pick
&
and recommend
for Jenn
Jenn's October Dusty Bookshelf
Preferred Genre: Horror/suspense
I pick for Lorii:
&
. Bonus: 
Avid Reader & Geek Girl picks for me:
&
. Bonus:
Jammin Jenny's Dusty Bookshelf

Preferred Genre: Horror/Suspense/Cozy Mystery
I pick for Ezinwanyi:
and
OR 
Debbie picks for me:
and
Chelle's October Spooky and Dusty BookshelfDenise picks for me Ghost Camera and The Night Crossing with a bonus ghost story of The Little Stranger
I pick 12 Rounds and Pecan Pies and Homicides with a bonus romance of All I Want for Halloween For Connie N.
Bonus Genre - A good old fashioned Ghost Story
Marty's October BookshelfI pick for Ashly:
,
&
Connie pick for me:
,
,
&
Bonus Genre - anything horror/fantasy. Suggestions on my Horror shelf.
Connie N.'s October 2018 Dusty BookshelfI pick for Marty: Connie picks for Marty
Bonus:
Chelle picks for me:
Bonus
Preferred Genre: Romance
VampAmber's Dusty Bookshelf - OctoberI picked for Danielle Gypsy Soul:
and
with bonus
☘KathyD☘ picked for me:
and
with bonus
My List:
Preferred Genres: Paranormal horror (fiction or nonfiction), Romance (no suspense, and probably steer clear of erotica since everybody has different tastes), M/M romance (still no suspense, but here I'm not against erotica), Young adult (romance, fantasy, sci-fi, or horror), Slice of life fiction, Short story collections
Nothing too long, no matter the genre (less than 300 pages is perfect).
Theo's October 2018 Dusty Bookshelf(view spoiler)
I pick for Talia:
Loriidae picks for me:
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Penumbra's October Dusty Bookshelf:
Genre Choice: M/M only in Humor, Romance, Fantasy, Paranormal, Mystery. I'm also willing to try Cozy Mystery without romance. NO Horror, Dark, Dystopian or Bittersweet.
Karina picks for me:
and
Genre Choice:
I choose for Malina
and
Genre choice(s):
and/or
Malina's October Dusty Bookshelf:
Preferred Genre: In the spirit of Halloween, let's go with Horror, or anything generally that falls along the lines of creepy, gory, murderous, paranormal, you know, all that stuff.
* I have Kindle Unlimited, so anything from there is a plus! My husband will kill me if I keep buying more books. lol
I pick for:
Picks for me:
Busy weekend, moving my aunt to assisted living. I'm in - I'll be back later to put up my shelf when I can get at a desktop computer.
Oh geez! Probably too late here, but here goes:
Erica's October Dusty Bookshelf
Preferred genres: mystery, fantasy
I pick
and
for Kathy D with a bonus book of
.
Talia picks
and
for me with a bonus book of
.
Oh geez! Probably too late here, but here goes:
Erica's October Dusty Bookshelf
Preferred genres: mystery, fantasy
I pick
and
for Kathy D with a bonus book of
.Talia picks
and
for me with a bonus book of
.
KathyD’s October Dusty Bookshelf
preferred genres (preferably a book that is on audio)
paranormal/erotica/contemporary
For VampAmber, I chose:
and
. . .
(bonus)For me, Erica chose:
and
. . .
(bonus)
Danielle's October Dusty Bookshelf
For Denise I pick
Bonus:
VampAmber chooses
Bonus:
for mePreferred Genre: M/M (something paranormal for October - available on Kindle please)
Ashly's October Dusty Bookshelf
Preferred Genre: M/M (anything), Horror, paranormal/supernatural
My picks for Rachel
&
Bonus:
Marty picked for me
&
Bonus:
Najma's October Dusty bookshelf
Red Dragonpreffered genre : Horror , crime , thriller, anything for halloween
I would like to join in for October! My shelf:
bonus genre: thriller
I picked for Karen:
&
and bonus
Karen picked for me:
&
and bonus
Connie N. wrote: "Connie N.'s October 2018 Dusty Bookshelf"Connie, I pick for you
and
with a bonus romance of
I hope you enjoy them!
Karina, I pick for you:
with a bonus book of:
, which is very frightening and involves the supernatural,or
which I thought was so dreadful and atmospheric!!!
I compared our shelves and we rated books very similarly. So I think there's a good chance you will enjoy either of those, which I personally loved :)
Connie picks for Marty
and
because they both sound super scary.Bonus from your list:
since it's the highest rated.Bonus:
Thanks, Chelle. I really need to get going on both of these, so thanks for the push. And the bonus sounds cute.
Najma wrote: "Najma's October Dusty bookshelf 



..."Hi Najma, I pick
and
with a bonus of
(one of my personal favorites... in my top 5 for sure)Enjoy!
Brigia wrote: "I would like to join in for October! My shelf:
"
My picks for you, Brigia, are
and
. As a bonus, I pick
. Hope you enjoy!
Theo I pick
and
from your list. And Genre Pick - Historical Fiction:
Gritty murder mystery set in 1806
I pick
and
for Kathy D, with a bonus book of
. I'm not familiar with any of these, so hope you enjoy!
and
for Kathy D, with a bonus book of
. I'm not familiar with any of these, so hope you enjoy!
Ashly wrote: "Ashly's October Dusty BookshelfAshly, I chose
and
for you. I've been wanting to read the Brom novel for a while now. I'll be interested to see what you think of it.For your bonus, I grabbed a title off of your to-read shelf:
I hope you enjoy them.
Connie N. wrote: "Connie picks for Marty
and
because they both sound super scary.Bonus from your list: [bookcover:Rise: A Newsflesh Coll..."
Cool, thanks! Baby Teeth looks really creepy. Perfect for October.
Karen ♐ wrote: "Brigia wrote: "I would like to join in for October! My shelf:
"
My picks for you, Brigia, are
and
. As a bonus, I pick [b..."Thank you Karen! And I pick for you: ]
&
and as a contemporary romance bonus
I hope you enjoy!
I pick for Malina:
and
Since I don't read anything in the Horror/Dark genres, I'm taking a stab at what books you might enjoy:
Genre choice(s):
and/or
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