July 2019 ~ Pick-for-Me Challenge

[Grey]

Renee picked for Cátia; Cátia rated it 4 stars!

Jean picked for Lisa; Lisa rated it 5 tear-soaked stars!

Michele picked for Donna; Donna rated it 5 stars!

Lisa picked for Tessa; Tessa rated it 5 full stars!

Kim picked for Teri; Teri loved it and said it was sweet!

Paula picked for Judy; Judy rated it 4-4.5 stars!

Ela picked for Lynette; Lynette rated it 5 stars!!

Layne picked for Robin; Robin rated it 5 stars!!

Donna picked for Jean; Jean rated it 4 stars.

Robin picked for Melinda; Melinda rated it 5 stars!!

Judy picked for Marissa; Marissa rated it

Cátia picked for Ela; Ela rated it ~

T. picked for Layne; Layne rated it

Grey picked for T.; T. rated it

Tessa picked for Grey; Grey rated it

Lynette picked for Paula; Paula rated it

Marissa picked for Leslie; Leslie rated it;

Melinda picked for Kim; Kim rated it

Leslie picked for Renee; Nay rated it

Teri picked for Michele; Michele rated it

[Grey]

Updated the pretty...so at least I'm only a partial slacker... *giggle*

[Leslie]

I am no longer a slacker! Finished my book.

Becoming Calder 5*****

Thanks Marissa!!! I loved it.

[Nay]

Yay, Leslie! Yay, Gray!

I'm still a slacker!

[Ela]

Being Me (Inside Out, #2) by Lisa Renee Jones 4 stars. Thanks Cátia.

[Grey]

whoa ...Leslie...5 stars?!? your slump is over? I may have to check that one out...

[Marissa]

Leslie wrote: "I am no longer a slacker! Finished my book.

Becoming Calder 5*****

Thanks Marissa!!! I loved it."

I’m so glad you loved it! Your slump has been broken! Did you move right into Finding Eden?

[Lisa]

Leslie wrote: "I am no longer a slacker! Finished my book.

Becoming Calder 5*****

Thanks Marissa!!! I loved it."

Wheeeeeeeeeeeeee....so glad you found a 5 star read. Dare I say that maybe you got your mojo back!!!

[Catia]

Ela wrote: "Being Me (Inside Out, #2) by Lisa Renee Jones 4 stars. Thanks Cátia."

Happy you enjoyed Ela :)

[Kim]

Serious slacker here....I will finish this weekend...well because uh...end of the month and all

[Nay]

I'm reading mine--finally!

[Michele]

I'm reading mine too...It's Emma Scott...I'll be done by midnight tonight...lol.

[Leslie]

Grey wrote: "whoa ...Leslie...5 stars?!? your slump is over? I may have to check that one out..."

Are you one of the ones that dislikes dual pov? If not, you will probably love it. Its very emotional and pretzel tummy inducing but swoony too. 🙂

[Leslie]

Marissa wrote: "Leslie wrote: "I am no longer a slacker! Finished my book.

Becoming Calder 5*****

Thanks Marissa!!! I loved it."

I’m so glad you loved it! Your slump has bee..."

I want to hop into Finding Eden but I'm on mini vacay and I only have it on audio. Haven't had chance to do any listening yet. Im dying for it though and hope some of my questions will be answered. 🤓

[Grey]

Leslie wrote: "Grey wrote: "whoa ...Leslie...5 stars?!? your slump is over? I may have to check that one out..."

Are you one of the ones that dislikes dual pov? If not, you will probably love it. Its very emotio..."


Nah, I don't care. Dual, single...I don't care, as long as it's written well, I'll read anything. Hmmm, adding...LOL!

[Layne]

I finished The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo & I loved it so much! 5 ⭐️! There was so much depth to it & it was unlike anything I’ve ever read before.

[Leslie]

Layne wrote: "I finished The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo & I loved it so much! 5 ⭐️! There was so much depth to it & it was unlike anything I’ve ever read before."

I liked that it didnt feel like fiction. It was like reading about a real life Hollywood legend.

[T.]

Layne wrote: "I finished The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo & I loved it so much! 5 ⭐️! There was so much depth to it & it was unlike anything I’ve ever read before."

I'm so happy you enjoyed my pick for you!

[Michele]

I'm checking in to remove myself from "slacker status". I completed my read over the weekend. How to Save a Life by Emma Scott was (of course) a 5 star read for me. I could have given it 5 stars before I even started it...lol. Thanks Teri for the nudge to read it...I've wanted to for a while and it was such a great book!

[Marissa]

I finished . It took me a bit longer since I needed to read Flow first, which I loved. Flow was easily a 4.5 star read for me but sadly Grip was just ok in my opinion. The first half was really good, I was invested and looking forward to seeing them move forward. Unfortunately, the second half just got ridiculous. I know I’m in the minority on this one but you win some, you lose some. My final rating for Grip is 3 stars. I’m glad I can check it off my TBR. Thank you for the pick, Judy!

[JudyCa]

Marissa wrote: "I finished . It took me a bit longer since I needed to read Flow first, which I loved. Flow was easily a 4.5 star read for me but sadly Grip was just ok in my opinion. The ..."

Michele wrote: "I'm checking in to remove myself from "slacker status". I completed my read over the weekend. How to Save a Life by Emma Scott was (of course) a 5 star read for me. I could have given it 5 stars be..."

Michele, You can't ever go wrong with ES!

Marissa, glad you somewhat enjoyed it and not a total bust! lol

[T.]

Grey wrote: "T. I pick Heartache and Hope by Jay MacLean for you...it's one that I want to read, hard to believe I've only read three from your list! Obviously, like I said, I haven't read this one either, but ..."

I'm so sorry Grey, but I dnf'd Heartache and Hope at 71%. It started strong, but there was a point where the author lost me with her lack of research and the story lost momentum. (view spoiler)[Also, after I dnf'd, I asked Robin some questions and she shared how the H started behaving contradictory to his initial characterization and she knows how those inconsistencies bother me. (hide spoiler)] I would say that 71% is nearly a whole book, though. 😜

[Kim]

Ok, I finally finished Never Stop Falling by Ashley Drew, I think it was more of a "it's not you, it's me". I really enjoyed Nick's character, but I just didn't like Corinne, like AT ALL. 3 stars.

[Grey]

dang it, T., I was hoping you would love it. oh well, another one off Mt. TBR!

[Grey]

dang it, T., I was hoping you would love it. oh well, another one off Mt. TBR!

[T.]

Grey wrote: "dang it, T., I was hoping you would love it. oh well, another one off Mt. TBR!"

I'm so sorry. You know how your medical background can sometimes turn you off when a story gets the medical facts majorly wrong? Well, (view spoiler)[one of the MAJOR plot lines in H&H involved a disabled veteran, VA benefits, and medical insurance. Having a retired and 100% disabled husband (PTSD) has given me a fairly knowledgeable background regarding VA benefits/insurance and this book got it so wrong. After those inaccuracies, I had a hard time taking that plot line seriously. And when I say it was a major plot line, I mean it impacted the H/h throughout the entire book. (hide spoiler)]

[Nay]

**4-1/2 Stars for

I forgot to mention that I finished We Were Here. I was vacillating between 3-1/2 and 4 stars (probably more toward 4) because I got bogged down a bit in the middle; however, when I got to the last few chapters, I was completely enthralled and it brought my rating up to a solid 4-1/2 stars.

The writing is excellent, btw, and I loved the characters. I'm trying to get started on Geoducks are for Lovers, but I keep getting sidetracked. I'm looking forward to seeing where everything goes with these characters fifteen years later.

Leslie--thanks so much for making me finally read this! I think you'd really enjoy it. Most of my getting bogged down a bit in the middle was probably due to the fast-moving pace of all the thrillers I've been reading lately and/or the fact that I kept having to stop with my porch cleaning project. I truly loved reading about this group's college years. It brought back some great memories!

[Leslie]

Renee ❤️My heroes are ordinary wrote: "**4-1/2 Stars for

I forgot to mention that I finished We Were Here. I was vacillating between 3-1/2 and 4 stars (probably more toward 4) because I got bogged down..."

Yay! Im so glad you enjoyed it. I will def try it as its been on my list AND I like the premise. I was putting it off because I *thought* I read other book by this author and was bored...turns out I was mixing her up with diff author!! DUH! 🤦‍♀️

[Nay]

Leslie wrote: "Renee ❤️My heroes are ordinary wrote: "**4-1/2 Stars for

I forgot to mention that I finished We Were Here. I was vacillating between 3-1/2 and 4 stars (probably m..."

I've done that with several authors with similar names, and unfortunately for the other authors, I've totally skipped over their books. Sad, I know.

[Tessa]

Finished The Demon and it was meh. It was a good set-up though not much happened, but it was only 60 pages and the next book is 99 cents, again only 60 pages. I'm good not reading it. lol