2014 September Pick It For Me! Challenge

[Daffodil]

Ty

Started yesterday and loving it. I didn't get much of anything else done yesterday and can't wait until I can finish it.

[Elke]

Vi wrote: "Elke wrote: "Finished my 4th pick The Countess Conspiracy-it was a little slow in the beginning but it ended up being pretty good!"

Wow, Elle! You're going through your recs so fas..."

Yes I agree! The previous ones were better!! Have you read the 4th one..if so is it any good?

[Vi]

Nope, not yet. I just read this one last week. I've heard great reviews about it though. I have high hopes now.

[Ramneek]

KarenH, I finished today and I am just in love with this series it is abosutely amazing but it had a horrible cliffhanger so I think I'm going to read the next one ASAP.
Thanks for the pick :)

[Daffodil]

Just be prepared to want to move on to book 5 right away too!

[Ramneek]

Daffodil wrote: "Just be prepared to want to move on to book 5 right away too!"

Oh no I'm guessing another cliffhanger? Very excited now :D

[Daffodil]

Definitely another cliffhanger! Just imagine all the poor people who had to wait a whole year to find out what happened next.

[Ramneek]

Daffodil wrote: "Definitely another cliffhanger! Just imagine all the poor people who had to wait a whole year to find out what happened next."

Oh God, I can imagine, were you one of them?

[Daffodil]

Nope, I was lucky ... or forewarned. I read book 4 after about a month then was able to move on to book 5 in less than a week. I just remember thinking "Thank God I don't have to wait like a lot of people had too."

[Elke]

Finished my 5th pick -it was ok/good. Not sure if I will conintue with the series though. On to #6??

Lol...I am lucky, my boss is out of the office so I get to read more than usual! ;)

[☘KathyD☘]

Crash into Me

Finished my 5th book last night...it was new to me and, although I wasn't blown away, I am excited to see how the story continues! The story seemed to be a bit slow and stilted, but once the characters stories started to unfold it picked up.

[Dee]

Daffodil wrote: "Nope, I was lucky ... or forewarned. I read book 4 after about a month then was able to move on to book 5 in less than a week. I just remember thinking "Thank God I don't have to wait like a lot ..."

same here - I think i had like a week and it about killed me

[Daffodil]

Ty

Finished last night. Another great read.

[~KarenH~, Moderator]

Ramneek wrote: "KarenH, I finished today and I am just in love with this series it is abosutely amazing but it had a horrible cliffhanger so I think I'm going to read the next one ASAP..."

Yay! I'm so glad you liked it better than the previous pick!

[Elke]

Vi,

Finished my 6th pick -didn't know if I was going to get to this one...the first one was very disturbing to me. But this one (IMHO) was great!!

My 7th pick comes out next week so I will try to get to it!!

Thanks again for the awesome picks!!

[Elizabeth]

Elke,
I've finished two picks so far and currently reading 2 more.
I enjoyed Magic Bleeds so much that I also read Magic Slays after that. I think Magic Bleeds was the best book in the series-so far.
I also finished Trying to Score earlier in the month and it was good, although the heroine was so irritating that I had the urge to slap her every other page! I like this series though and I'm going to continue it.
Currently reading BAMF and Ready Player One

[Diane ~Firefly~]

Hi Suzanne. I just finished and enjoyed it. Thanks for recommending it :)

[Vi]

Elke wrote: "Vi,

Finished my 6th pick -didn't know if I was going to get to this one...the first one was very disturbing to me. But this one (IMHO) was great!!

My 7th pick comes ..."

Man, Elke - first of all a very awesome job on reading. I wish I was half as good as you. Secondly, you're very brave for reading that type of book. I'm not touching them with a very very very long pole.

Glad you're enjoying your picks!!

[Sunshine]

Larissa wrote: "Hi Sunshine, I just finished
And I enjoyed it! I think I am going to try for these books next:
[bookcover:..."

I'm glad you like it. there was a good dynamic between King and Smith.

[Erin]

Hi Kami, I finished and really enjoyed it. Thanks for the pick!

[Lekshmy]

Hi,

I finished 2 books.

Suzanne's Diary for Nicholas- Amazing book
Blue Eyed devil- An average work.


Africa- Alexandra's Legacy start to a good shape shifter series.

Antarctica – Suzanne's Diary for Nicholas great book, I cried!

Asia – Nice Girls Don't Have Fangs very funny series!

Commonwealth of Australia – Blue-Eyed Devil very handsome rich guy!

Europe – The Madness of Lord Ian Mackenzie good start to an even better series. It’s both historical and set in Europe.

North America – No Limits by one of my favorite authors-I am reading it now and loving it!

South America – The Perfect Play this is the start of a sport series which are all good! All the covers are yummy! ;)

Ocean – On the Island really good book set on an island.

[Daffodil]

Ty

I finished my 6th book last night. I enjoyed and will probably look up the next book in the series at some point.

I'm still currently reading

[Elke]

Elizabeth wrote: "Elke,
I've finished two picks so far and currently reading 2 more.
I enjoyed Magic Bleeds so much that I also read Magic Slays after that. I think Magic Bleeds was th..."

So glad you enjoyed Magic Bleeds to read the next one!! I love the Kate Daniels series!

[Elke]

Lekshmy wrote: "Hi,

I finished 2 books.

Suzanne's Diary for Nicholas- Amazing book
Blue Eyed devil- An average work.


Africa- Alexandra's Legacy start to a good shape shifter series.

Antarctica – Suzanne's Dia..."


Awesome Lekshmy! I truly loved Suzanne's Diary for Nicholas!

[Elke]

Vi wrote: "Elke wrote: "Vi,

Finished my 6th pick -didn't know if I was going to get to this one...the first one was very disturbing to me. But this one (IMHO) was great!!

My 7t..."

Lol, Vi!! I thought that too, but man I can't wait to get started on #3 and now I know that there is a #4!!

[Leslie Russchelle]

Finished! Read 9/11. Ramneek sure can pick some awesome books :)

[Ramneek]

Leslie Russchelle wrote: "Finished! Read 9/11. Ramneek sure can pick some awesome books :)"

Aahhh, so glad you enjoyed them!!

[Daffodil]

Ty I finished on my lunch hour today. Thanks for pushing me to read the second book in this series. I'll have to start tracking down Cress next.

[☘KathyD☘]

ok...i've gone as far as i can with this challenge...and i had some awesome books!!


Africa — new to me — shifter story — ✰✰✰✰ 9-5-14 — short, but definitely a nice taste to get the series going!
A Dark Kiss of Rapture


Antarctica — to be read list — no people on the cover/heroine isolated from other people — ✰✰✰✰✰ 9-5-14 — just finished this last night...this was an awesome book and i can't wait to continue the story!!
The Restorer


Asia — to be read list — 350+ pages — this book remains on my list, it was the only one i couldn't fit in this month :(
Covet


Australia — new to me — hero is very rich — ✰✰✰ 9-15-14 — this was a good book, but not great...i am interested to see where the story goes...
Crash into Me


Europe — to be read list — historical landmarks — ✰✰✰✰ 9-10-14 — this was a fun book! i'm looking forward to meeting the other brothers!
The Wedding Contract


North America — to be read list — set in, characters from and author from North America — ✰✰✰✰✰ 9-19-14 — this has been on my list for awhile...i am really happy i finally read it! good story, great characters, can't wait to delve into the other "knights"
Wanted


South America — story includes partying — ✰✰✰✰ 9-9-14 — i'm not a big partier, but i would probably make an exception if i got into club x ;)
Temptation


Ocean — to be read list — resort near the beach — ✰✰✰ 9-8-14 — not sure what i expected from this book, but it was ok...i'm interested to see where the story goes
Ocean of Love

[Elke]

Vi,

Ok, so I finished my 7th and final pick -loved it!! K.A. never disappoints!!
Here is the list I read this month!! Thanks so much for the great picks Vi!!!

Somebody's Angel 9/10/14
Simply Irresistible 9/8/14
The Countess Conspiracy 9/12/14
The Beautiful Ashes 9/5/14
Kiss of Crimson 9/15/14
Truth 9/19/14
Deacon 9/25/14

[Sassafrass]

Hey Dee! Here are the picks I've finished this month:

Secrets on the Sand--this was cute but too short. Also, I will go back and start from the beginning because it was obvious although this was the first in the Billionaires of Barefoot Bay series, there was a lot of backstory that I was not privy too. There's another series, Barefoot Bay, I think will give me that. I think I will look into getting some of those books from the library.

On the Surface--this was cute. I really liked the way the H/h met, but the heroine annoyed me with her "perfect ideal" crap. She was way too smart to be that stupid. I'm glad she got her act together.

The Rosie Project--I'm so glad I got to this. Absolutely Brilliant! I loved every second of it, from the uncomfortable to the over the top. I can't wait for the next book!

Lead--I'm in love with this series. I can't believe the author got me to like Jimmy! I've hated him so far. But this book really turned his character around for me.


Poster Boy--what a wacky bunch of Bros, huh? OMG, this was way over the top. The trouble these boys found themselves in was just way too much for me. But, Toby and Jock were cuties. I'm glad Jock was able to get over his issues because I thought I was going to have to slap him. LOL

I may see if I can get another one in there. We'll see.

[Sassafrass]

Nancy H I'm so glad you liked !

It's one of those books I probably never would have read unless there had been a challenge or something to get me to do it and I would have missed out on a great read!

[Joyce]

Crystal I finished Skinwalker a couple of days ago and absolutely loved it. Thank you for the rec.

[Grace]

Hi beppy! I just finished Shifting Dreams and I really enjoyed it. I'm going to continue with the series when the next book comes out. Thanks for the pick!

[Daffodil]

Sassafrass wrote: "Nancy H I'm so glad you liked !

It's one of those books I probably never would have read unless there had been a challenge or something to get me to ..."

I'm reading it now because Ty recommended it. The restaurant scene and the conversation about tattoos -- loved it.

[Brett]

Sandy,
I tried all month to get through The Mane Event, and I just could not do it. I didn't like the dialogue.

[UnusualChild{beppy}]

Grace wrote: "Hi beppy! I just finished Shifting Dreams and I really enjoyed it. I'm going to continue with the series when the next book comes out. Thanks for the pick!"

i'm glad you enjoyed it, grace. i liked it, too. it was a little different for a shifter story, and that made it more interesting to me.

[UnusualChild{beppy}]

zara, i just finished The Notebook, and while i enjoyed it, and thought the writing was solid, it didn't have the emotional impact that i thought it would. thanks for the pick.

[~KarenH~, Moderator]

Macwolf01[Elise]:

It's been a crazy month so I'm just now finally getting around to reporting back in, but I managed to read four of your picks this month:

It's in His Kiss - I love Jill Shalvis, and as usual she didn't disappoint me.
The Mane Squeeze - I've enjoyed this series, but this one just didn't quite live up to the others...not bad, just not as entertaining as the previous books.
Halfway There and Midnight Shadows - both short, sweet "between the books" novellas from series that I enjoy. Not as much appeal as a full-length novel, but good for what they were.

Thanks for the great picks this month!

[Daffodil]

Ty

I just finished another book . Had fun reading it and I'm hoping Harris is planning to write more in this universe, particularly I want one with Mhartak's brother.

I'm also close to the end of and really enjoying it.

[~Leslie~]

Picker: Larissa

Thanks so much for the picks! I wish I could've gotten to more of them, but I will definitely be reading them in future months.

Wicked Nights 9/29/14 3★
Feral Heat 9/7/14 4★

[LaurLa]

Hi Anniluvs - I ended up reading only two this month but thanks for all of the picks! I really really loved Coffee and Cockpits - what a twist!!!

✔South America: Dangerous Liaison – Delilah Devlin - TBR
-- 09.28 ★★★
✔Ocean: Coffee and Cockpits – Jade Hart - TBR
-- 09.29 ★★★★

[Daffodil]

Ty

I finished on my lunch hour yesterday. Thanks for the recommendation. I really enjoyed it.

[Dee]

Sassafrass wrote: "Hey Dee! Here are the picks I've finished this month:

Secrets on the Sand--this was cute but too short. Also, I will go back and start from the beginning because it was obvious a..."

Sassy - for sure - you need the previous Barefoot bay books - there are 2 other connected series - ones that start with Barefoot in the... and then another one about Wedding Planners

[Nancy H]

Hi Sassfrass,
I managed to squeeze in one more pick for September, and just finished it today. I am glad I did, because I really liked it. It was and was quite good. Thanks for the push to read it - it has been on my TBR stack way too long and I now wish I would have read it sooner!

[Nancy H]

Sassafrass wrote: "Nancy H I'm so glad you liked !

It's one of those books I probably never would have read unless there had been a challenge or something to get me to ..."

I just gave this to a friend who was equally enchanted with it, and read it in two days! Thanks for the cool discovery of it!

[Sunshine]

MountainKat wrote: "Hi Sunshine! Here are your picks, I hope you like them. I gave you one new and on from your shelves for each rule. Some of the new ones are from your shelves, but you have never read the author ..."


MontainKat,

I read 3 of the picks. thank you...

Africa
NEW: Animal Magnetism by Jill Shalvis - also works for the September FAC and her books are lots of fun! ...a good book and great author. I love her writing

Antarctica
TBR: Wild Man by Kristen Ashley - this was 4 stars for me. ...4 stars for me too

Europe
NEW: Midnight Man by Lisa Marie Rice or really any book by her - I love her stuff! ...WOW!!! I will be continuing the series :)

[MountainKat, Moderator]

Yay Sunshine - another LMR convert!!

I'm glad you enjoyed your picks!

[Shelby]

Pam wrote: "Hi Shelby
Here are your picks for September. First book is from your shelf, second one is new to you (as far as I know) I was pretty impressed that I could cover all the bases from your chosen sh..."

Pam

So I didn't get to as many of the books as I would have hoped to since my month was insane, but the two I did read I loved. Thank you!

     ☑ Hooch & Cake (9/16) ★★★★★
     ☑ Deep in the Count (9/28) ★★★★★

[Pam]

Leslie-
I did not even get to finish one of the books you recommended. It was a crazy month and I barely finished any reading, even though you gave me to I really wanted to read and actually had out from the library. I've left them on my TBR though and thanks for the picking.