2019 May Pick-It-For-Me! Challenge

[Suzanne]

Elke wrote: "Suzanne,

Here are your picks, hope you find one you like!!

Star Wars or A New Hope
NEW:

The Empire Strikes Back
TBR: ..."

Thanks for my picks! These look great!

[Sonja]

Diane ~Firefly~ wrote: "Sonja

We don't have very many books in common, but I hope you liked your picks. I stayed away from paranormal and they are mostly historical and contemporary romance.

Star Wars or A New Hope: The..."

Diane I got a chance to go back through your picks over the weekend and I just gotta say, my TBR list just doubled! LOL
Super excited for several of these and hope I do a better job of reading in May than I did in April! *facepalm* THANK YOU!!

[Sonja]

Rebecca wrote: "Hi HeatherMarie,
I hope you like your picks! if you want to change anything just let me know.

Star Wars or A New Hope -
TBR ~ Listen to Me by Kristen Proby ... Is the first book i..."

I really need to stop browsing everyone else's picks, Rebecca, but I saw your recommendation for and had to comment! I LOVED her Iron Fey series and am now super pumped to add this one to my list!

Stop it, Eyes!! Stop looking!!! LOL

[〰️Beth〰️]

Suzanne wrote: "Hi 〰️Beth〰️! Here are you picks this month, thanks for being patient!.."

LOL now is the time I have to be patient. I want to throw out what I am trying to finish for April and start on May.

These are great picks Suzanne! It will help me get some old books off my kindle, add some read books to other challenges and read some new to me books.

Shhhhhhh.....🤫 don’t tell but I have never read J.D. Robb 🤭 I’ve read her other books and liked them but when she started under the pseudonym I was in a strictly historical phase and then just never picked one up. On that note, that is the first book I will read off the list, better late then never as they say.

Thanks again Suzanne
May you have a happy, healthy, wonderful reading May!
Also
May the Force (fourth) be with you!

[Romanticbookworm]

Thanks for the picks mountainkat. No worries Kathy completely understand :)

[Fran, Moderator]

Susan A wrote: "FRAN."

Hi Susan A,
I finished and loved it! Thanks so much for the push to get it off my tbr. It also fit the Yahtzee challenge for me this month :)
I'm going to try and get to at least one of the following in the remainder of the month- , ,

[〰️Beth〰️]

Hi Suzanne

As promised I read first, really enjoyed it and sorry I wasted all these years not reading her romantic suspense. Then another new author to me Kristan Higgins with . I like her writing but the main character was annoying. I am willing to try another book because I liked the support characters.

More to read! 🌷Enjoy the rest of May!

[〰️Beth〰️]

Hi Suzannne. I finish a third book . This book has been collecting dust on my kindle since 2014, so thank you for motivating me! 😘

[Susan A]

Jamie

My progress so far. Thanks for these picks!

Blindsided May 12 ★★★★
Only The Devil Knows - Criminal Delights: Serial Killers May 6 ★★★★
Twin Tease: An MFM Menage Billionaire Step Romance May 5 ★★
Paper Princess May 2 ★★
Family Camp May 2 ★★★★

[Sonja]

UGH nearly half the month and not one book done.... what a busy month!

[Diane ~Firefly~]

Courtney,

I read my first book and it was amazing!

[Courtney]

Hey Michaelle!!!!

Alright! I think I'm doing pretty good this month! So far, I've finished

1. One Night Charmer (Starts off slow, but takes off suddenly and without warning. The love scenes absolutely make me want to melt, I will definitely go back and reread them. And there are so many dynamics at play in this relationship. I like the way the way the author takes time to examine the duality within the relationship and within themselves. A surprisingly good read!)

2. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda (This book was so relatable and enjoyable with various twists and turns that kept the story moving. I really liked it! My fav so far!)

3. The Gentleman's Guide to Vice and Virtue (The Dynamic between Monty and Percy was so lovable. Couldn't fully get into the grandness of the plot, but still I rather liked this one!)

and

4. Splendid (This is my first time reading a Julia Quinn book. Didn't like it as much as I wanted. Though I enjoyed her style, it was a bit meandering. Fortunately, I'm told this is one of her earlier works and she gets better. I look forward to reading more!)

1 2 3 4

I plan to finish:

5 The Proving,6 Perversion, 7 Muse and 8 Wintersong by the end of the week.

5 6 7 8

[Courtney]

Diane ~Firefly~ wrote: "Courtney,

I read my first book and it was amazing!

"

Diane ~Firefly~, I'm so glad you liked it! I'll have to check it out, too.

[Rebecca]

Carmen
I have finished Red Velvet and Absinthe only 2 stars I'm not sure how I finished it.

[Courtney]

As I said earlier, I finished

1 The Gentleman's Guide to Vice and Virtue, 2Splendid,3 Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda,and 4One Night Charmer

As promised, I finished,

5 Muse (My first Alexa Riley book. Like Splendid, I didn't really feel this book, but I saw potential in certain elements and will be reading some more Alexa in the future.)

6. The Proving(Didn't really feel this one either. Maybe Amish fiction isn't my thing. But I'd give it another try.)

7. Perversion(OMG OMG OMG!!!! I walked into this story a man, I walked out Grim's b**** in stiletto heels and a French maid uniform ready to serve! Every time I tried to give this book only four stars, there would be a love scene and Grim would force a fifth star out of me. Hell, give him seven. Twelve! A million for all I care. I'm SOOO glad I finally got around to starting this series! Each book should come with its own fan)

8. Wintersong(I just started this book, but I hope to finish by Saturday [I said by the end of the week and the week isn't up yet ;) ] . So far, I've only read one chapter, but I can tell I am going to love the characters!]

Hopefully, this weekend, I can finish

9 Captive Prince and 10 Box of Frogs

And then I can start on 11 Red, White & Royal Blue, 12 Governor, 13 Unmasked by the Marquess, and 14 Six of Crows

1 , 2,3 , 4, 5 , 6. , 7. , 8. ,9 , 10 , 11 , 12 , 13 , 14

[Suzanne]

Hi Elke, I finished reading Branded by Laura Wright and enjoyed it! Thank you so much for the great recommendation!

[Romanticbookworm]

Hi Kat

Finished and I loved it. I might try and read a couple more books before the end of the month if able to :).

[Sonja]

Sonja wrote: "UGH nearly half the month and not one book done.... what a busy month!"
Finally finished my first book for May on Friday.. the 17th.... that's pathetic.... *sigh*
Finished - It shames me to admit how long it took me to finish this delicious read! This is during Edward I's reign and a different time period I had yet to read. Great characters, interesting story and good conclusion - though TBH I was starting to sweat there for a bit that the story wouldn't wrap up before the book ended! But it ended very nicely!

[Nancy H]

Hi LaurLa,
I have finished one book - Never Say Pie - and it was good. I have three more that I am almost finished with, and hope to be done with all three by month's end. Of course there are many more on your list for me that I want to read - there just isn't enough month left for all of them!!
Thanks again for such good picks!

[Laura..devouring books like crumpets]

Hi Sarah i have had such a hectic may getting started with the holiday season here in Greece along with family popping up i haven't got to as many books as i would have liked.....

I managed

Really good book im itching for next installment though

And im currently reading
Which so far seems fab

i really wanted to get to the winter people looks like an amazing read, i will keep an eye out for it in the future thanks so much for my picks xxx

[MountainKat, Moderator]

Romanticbookworm wrote: "Hi Kat

Finished and I loved it. I might try and read a couple more books before the end of the month if able to :)."

I’m glad you liked it!

[Jamie]

Susan A wrote: "Jamie

My progress so far. Thanks for these picks!

Blindsided May 12 ★★★★
Only The Devil Knows - Criminal Delights: Serial Killers May 6 ★★★★
[book:Twin Tease: A..."

I'm glad I picked you some good ones😀

[Jamie]

Nancy H💖💖 What I've done so far! Thanks for some great picks. I got some new authors to add to my favorites🌸🌸

Star Wars/A New Hope:
- Sheridan Anne 5/22 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
10 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
This book was awesome. I read mixed reviews about this book. I'm glad I ignored the negative reviews. I loved it.
It was also a new author for me, But now I'm going to be following her for new releases.

Attack of the Clones:
- Lissa Matthews 5/1 ⭐⭐⭐ Nancy H Thanks for the new author. I actually loved this book, it was a nice short and sexy read.

Revenge of the Sith:
- D.L. Roan 5/20 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Another great new author to follow

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[Courtney]

So, in addition to finishing:

1 The Gentleman's Guide to Vice and Virtue, 2Splendid,3 Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda,and 4One Night Charmer, 5 Muse 6 The Proving 7 Perversion

I've also finished:

8. Wintersong(I did enjoy Lisl's character and I was hoping more would develop with Kathryn, but the "love interest" didn't suit my fancy.)

9 Box of Frogs(The main character was so endearing and innocent, it was a delight being introduced to this magical world through her eyes. The amnesia element was used to great effect in this book)
And I'm almost done with:

10 Captive Prince(I'm about 80% done with this. I can tell it is one of those very slow-burn type of novels. Very intriguing. I might have to pick up the next one)

Now, I've started on:

11 Governor (mmmm), 12 Unmasked by the Marquess (loving it!), and 13 Six of Crows (barely started)

I hope to be halfway done with those by the end of the month and I have the audio books for 14 American Prince and 15 Red, White & Royal Blue on hold, both arriving in 2 to 4 weeks. But I'll have to save ReneCade for another month. All in all, I think I did an OK job. Thanks for the picks!

[Mary-Megan]

MountainKat
I only got one book done this month :-( I started a literature class for school and have to do like 3 assigned books, so my free reading is limited now. I did read Mr. Churchill's Secretary and enjoyed it. I might continue the series. Thanks for picking it.

[⚣Michaelle⚣]

Courtney wrote: "So, in addition to finishing:

1 The Gentleman's Guide to Vice and Virtue, 2Splendid,3 Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda,and 4[book:One Night Charmer|2..."

YAY! So glad many of those worked out for you...I was really worried I might have picked a few that weren't your cuppa but the ones I stressed most over you seem to like!!

[LaurLa]

Hi Beth - Well, I managed 3 this month with one of them being a new to me, which I LOVED! Thanks again for the picks :-)

Return of the Jedi
✔TBR: Accidentally on Purpose ~ Jill


The Phantom Menace
✔NEW: The Foxe & the Hound ~ R.S. Grey ~ goofy character ~ 05.17 ★★★★


The Force Awakens
✔TBR: Double Play ~ Jill Shalvis ~ 304 pages ~ 05.30 ★★★★

[LaurLa]

Nancy H wrote: "Hi LaurLa,
I have finished one book - Never Say Pie - and it was good. I have three more that I am almost finished with, and hope to be done wit..."

Glad you are enjoying!!!

[HeatherMarie]

Rebecca wrote: "Hi HeatherMarie,
I hope you like your picks! if you want to change anything just let me know.

Star Wars or A New Hope -
TBR ~ Listen to Me by Kristen Proby ... Is the first book i..."

Hey Rebecca
I finished the musical ones funnily enough:


I love too!

Still working on

Thanks for the great picks!

[⚣Michaelle⚣]

Wealie:

I got a few of them read this month:

Halo, Romancing the Werewolf, Three, Out of the Blue (I went on a binge read of this author's books after reading this one - and still reading more!) & The Highlander​. I'll have Felix and the Prince posted in a little bit, too!

I'm not sure if I'll get to the other ones, but I do plan to listen to Fated: Blood and Redemption & read Echoes of the Gods at some point this summer...and I added Feral Sins (an MF title!!!) to my TBR - which I think threw off some of my GR friends!

Thank you for picking some great reads for me!

[Sonja]

Diane ~Firefly~ wrote: "Sonja

We don't have very many books in common, but I hope you liked your picks. I stayed away from paranormal and they are mostly historical and contemporary romance.

Star Wars or A New Hope: The..."

Hey Diane!
May was a craaaaazy month for me and it FLEW by! (I know, I say that every month...)
Anyway, I did manage 3 of your picks, though none of them were my new to me ones. Those are going on my TBR list for ASAP reading! Thank you SO much for all the fab picks!!

Read:
★★★★ - Good solid story though it shames me it took me half the month to read it!
★★ - I was really disappointed in this one. It sounded so good and started off well, but then it just kind of petered out and I nearly DNF!
★★★★★ - Wonderful read/listen!! LOVED it and definitely recommend it!

I'm also reading now, but might have to put it down for a bit to read another one that's due to my library this week.

[〰️Beth〰️]

LaurLa wrote: "Hi Beth - Well, I managed 3 this month with one of them being a new to me, which I LOVED! Thanks again for the .."

Glad you enjoyed LaurLa. The Foxe and Hound was new to me in April, lol. That’s why I love this challenge.

[Diane ~Firefly~]

@Sonja - glad you were able to get a few in

[Sonja]

Diane ~Firefly~ wrote: "@Sonja - glad you were able to get a few in"
Three of your recommendations are on my June TBR, Diane! :)

[☼♎ Carmen the Bootyshaker Temptress ☼♎]

HeatherMarie wrote: "Carmen
hey was a pleasure picking for you. I always see your handle in these challenges & makes me smile so thanks!
I have a bit of a migraine right now & put some tigerbalm on so I'm a bit loopy--..."

Sorry HeatherMarie, I didn’t get to any of the books you picked for me but I actually am going to add them to my list for this month. I see a few that I will need for a few challenges. I’m actually going to use this week ;)

[HeatherMarie]

☼♎ Carmen the Bootyshaker Temptress ☼♎ wrote: "HeatherMarie wrote: "Carmen
hey was a pleasure picking for you. I always see your handle in these challenges & makes me smile so thanks!
I have a bit of a migraine right now & put some tigerbalm on..."

Oh have fun! - there’s historical LARPing ; )

[MountainKat, Moderator]

Hi Sonja! I finished seven of my picks last month - thank you for the great choices!!

Hudson's Luck by Lucy Lennox 5.3.19
Born to Be Wilde by Eloisa James 5.8.19
Hour of Darkness by Lara Adrian 5.9.19
Hitched: Volume Three by Kendall Ryan 5.11.19
Archer's Voice by Mia Sheridan 5.16.19
Hail Mary by Nicola Rendell 5.25.19
I Want You Back by Lorelei James 5.31.19

[Sonja]

MountainKat wrote: "Hi Sonja! I finished seven of my picks last month - thank you for the great choices!!

Hudson's Luck by Lucy Lennox 5.3.19
Born to Be Wilde by Eloisa James 5.8.19
[b..."
Yaaay! Great reading, Kat! How'd you like Archer's Voice?

[MountainKat, Moderator]

I liked it a lot!