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May 2020 ~ Pick-for-Me Challenge
Layne wrote: "Michele wrote: "Layne wrote: "My lovely PFM ladies! As promised, I have ARCs of my new book, Life Forgotten, for anyone who wants one! It releases on May 7th but please don’t feel pressured to read..."Thank you Layne!! I got it!
Just sent it, Judy! :)
Layne - me too please, allegedlylisa1_17@kindle.com
Layne wrote: "Just sent it, Judy! :)"Got it! Thank you Layne 😁❤😚 I'll be diving in when I'm done Stone Princess
Got mine, Layne. Thank you for being so generous. Can't wait to dive in!!
I finished my May PFM. Still not as entertaining as the the first book, but has me excited for Suit, the final book. Thanks, Marta!
2.5 Stars
diann bryan wrote: "https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...I will be honest. I’m a little mad about how it ended"
That book was a wild ride! Did you grab Lying in Wait? There’s also a very short story about Gavin to read after reading Lying in Wait.
I’m mad/ sad. I will eventually read it! I can’t now 😂 I’m starting Layne’s
Excellent choice! Life Forgotten is such a beautifully written book! You’ll fall in love with Nellie and Jude!
Yay🎉 I need that right about now🤣
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I will be honest. I’m a little mad about how it ended"
Squee, gah, I loved Jezebel. That book is what made me curse on Maryse's blog at 2am. LMFAO! It is also part of how Katie and I became friends, LOL...she's good people! I adore her.
I guessed most of the story but I was hoping for a happy ending 🤣 I guess in a twisted way it was.
T. wrote: "I finished my May PFM. Still not as entertaining as the the first book, but has me excited for Suit, the final book. Thanks, Marta! 2.5 Stars"You're welcome even if you found it lacking in the entertaining department, it is a good thing if you're excited to finish the series (always a bonus for me) :)
Marissa wrote: "Marta, my pick for you was easy! I adore Emma Scott so I really hope you enjoy 
!"Finished it and I really liked it but the whole sucess of Isaac in 3 years was a bit weird...everyone knows Hollywood it's not a piece of cake. And the moment of the reunion/revelations I found it lacking strong emotions but as a whole I liked it. Thank you for your choice :)
Rating: 4*
diann bryan wrote: "https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...I will be honest. I’m a little mad about how it ended"
Diann, we did huge BR of this when it came out and I think I was only one who didnt like it. I HATED the ending. Twisty books like this are not my thing at all. ☹
Leslie! I’m still upset that Annabelle couldn’t have a HEA. I’m a HEA fan😂
Finished my pick from Grey -
5 Stars! Thank you Grey! Loved it, and yes, you were right, loved Theo!! Here's my review:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Renee ❤️My heroes are ordinary wrote: "Yay, Michelle!I haven't read any of your books, and my first thought was to pick the new Amy Harmon book that everyone is loving; however, me sees a Marmy book on your shelves that's just calling..."
I'm a little more than halfway done!
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Marissa picks for Marta; she picked
~ Marta rated it 4 starsRenee picks for MichelleS; she picked
~ MichelleS rated itLisa A. picks for Robin; she picked
~ Robin rated it Jean picks for Melinda she picked
~ Melinda rated itDiann picks for Jen; she picked
~ Jen rated it Judy picks for Grey; she picked
~ Grey rated itLeslie picks for Nicole; she picked
~ Nicole rated itCátia picks for Leslie; she picked
~ Leslie rated it Melinda picks for Layne; she picked
~ Layne rated it T. picks for Marissa; she picked
~ Marissa rated it Grey picks for Jean; she picked
~ Jean rated it 5 stars!Layne picks for Judy; she picked
~ Judy rated it Marta picks for T.; she picked
~ T. rated it 2.5 stars.Nicole picks for Cátia; she picked
~ Cátia rated it Michele picks for Lisa; she picked
~ Lisa rated it MichelleS picks for Michele; she picked
~ Michele rated itJen picks for Renee; she picked
~ Renee rated it Robin picks for Diann; she picked
~ Diann rated it 4 stars!
Judy.Ca wrote: "I finished Marrow 5*...what a ride that was! Thanks for the pick Layne ;)"Yay! I’m so glad you liked it!
I finished When You're Ready
and it was just ok. 3***It felt draggy and long and then the end was rushed.
This sadly is a DNF for me. I could not get past the pretentious writing style and virginal female characterization. Oh well - not everything is meant for everyone!
Lisa wrote: " This sadly is a DNF for me. I could not get past the pretentious writing style and virginal female characterization. Oh well - not everything is meant for eve..."Me too Lisa, I thought I was the only one
Life ForgottenJust a little plug here, I just finished Layne Deemers book and I loved it! So if you looking for a book to read try. I gave it 5 stars but it want my pick. Really enjoyable. I recommended to my sister.
Melinda wrote: "Life ForgottenJust a little plug here, I just finished Layne Deemers book and I loved it! So if you looking for a book to read try. I gave it 5 stars but it want my pick. Really enj..."Oh Melinda! That’s so nice of you! Thank you so much <3
Melinda wrote: "Life ForgottenJust a little plug here, I just finished Layne Deemers book and I loved it! So if you looking for a book to read try. I gave it 5 stars but it want my pick. Really enj..."I loved it too Melinda!
Lisa, sorry it didn't work out for you :-/
Layne wrote: "Melinda wrote: "Life ForgottenJust a little plug here, I just finished Layne Deemers book and I loved it! So if you looking for a book to read try. I gave it 5 stars but it want my ..."I loved it Layne, you should be so proud of yourself, and I really truly loved it
Layne wrote: "Melinda wrote: "Life ForgottenJust a little plug here, I just finished Layne Deemers book and I loved it! So if you looking for a book to read try. I gave it 5 stars but it want my ..."I left a review on Amazon too.
Melinda wrote: "Layne wrote: "Melinda wrote: "Life ForgottenJust a little plug here, I just finished Layne Deemers book and I loved it! So if you looking for a book to read try. I gave it 5 stars b..."You’re the best! Thank you! <3
I finished my book
, thanks Nicole for choosing it for me...Gave it 5 stars.
T. wrote: "Eep!! I'm so excited to pick for you Marissa and you have 5 of my top rated books on your list including Amy Harmon's most recent. The challenge is real, but I pick:[bookcover:Daisy Jones & The Si..."
T. I just finished Daisy Jones & The Six! It was the first audiobook I’ve been able to finish and that’s in large part to the cast of narrators! I finished it in one day, so obviously I loved it. 5 stars. Thanks for a great pick!
Okay. So.... Rainfall. Dang it.... I swear I have been trying so so hard to finish it. I think my biggest issue is the POV. I am not a fan of First person present tense. It just reads really awkwardly. Thanks for the pick. It was on my shelf for years, I think.
Michelle wrote: "Okay. So.... Rainfall. Dang it.... I swear I have been trying so so hard to finish it. I think my biggest issue is the POV. I am not a fan of First person present tense. It just reads really awkwar..."But the end is the best part....where it punches you in the face. I still remember sitting there picking it up and putting it down and shouting at the damn book!!!!!
Marissa wrote: "T. wrote: "Eep!! I'm so excited to pick for you Marissa and you have 5 of my top rated books on your list including Amy Harmon's most recent. The challenge is real, but I pick:[bookcover:Daisy Jon..."
Right?! That audio is one of the best I've ever heard. I'm so happy you loved it, Marissa.
Marta wrote: "T. wrote: "I finished my May PFM. Still not as entertaining as the the first book, but has me excited for Suit, the final book. Thanks, Marta! 2.5 Stars"You're welcome ..."
Same, Marta. I've been excited for the final book since I read the first one and I would never have just jumped ahead.
Jean, Thankyou for the pick. I actually finished it ages ago and forgot to post here.Vicious loved it 4 stars
I hate to do it, but I'm going to have to DNF The Beginning of Everything by KA at 30%. When I dread listening to a book, I know it's time to stop.I can't for the life of me understand why they'd hire an ensemble FOURTEEN narrators yet not have each narrator take a character and stick with it throughout. I know it's more expensive, but IMO having each chapter read in different accents ranging from Middle Eastern to the hills of Kentucky made zero sense. One woman's accent was so thick that I could barely understand what she was saying, but at least she sounded like she fit the setting and the characters. Then when I wasn't confused, I was just bored. I cared not one iota for any of these characters. I'm just so disappointed! I really wish KA would have written these 7 years ago and released books first instead of the audio.
I want to mention that Michele powered through this and gave it 4-1/2 stars, so if you want to give it a try, please don't listen to me. The narration really threw me off and I'm obviously super picky about my narration.
Thanks for allowing me to get this off my tbr, Jen!
Melinda wrote: "Jean, Thankyou for the pick. I actually finished it ages ago and forgot to post here.Vicious loved it 4 stars"
Yay Melinda!
Okay, I just tore right through After I Do. I could hardly put it down & when I did, my thoughts were consumed by the story. It’s been a long time since a book captivated me like that. I give it 5 ⭐️ but I’d give it more if I could. It was incredible. Thanks for the pick, Melinda!
Renee ❤️My heroes are ordinary wrote: "I hate to do it, but I'm going to have to DNF The Beginning of Everything by KA at 30%. When I dread listening to a book, I know it's time to stop.I can't for the life of me understand why they'd..."
Renee, that is soooo annoying. I would hate that, too. It makes no sense. You didn't even care for the story, aside from the disappointing narration?
T. wrote: "Renee ❤️My heroes are ordinary wrote: "I hate to do it, but I'm going to have to DNF The Beginning of Everything by KA at 30%. When I dread listening to a book, I know it's time to stop.I can't f..."
T--not really. At first, I thought I couldn't get into it because it was so confusing (I restarted the first chapter 5 times), but I really tried to give it a chance, even with the weird narration issues. It was telling me that "a" was going to happen; therefore, the characters had to do "b" to prepare and make it not happen, but I wasn't feeling it.
Then when I was feeling guilty for wanting to DNF it, I read the reviews and it seems to truly be one of those books that people either love or hate (and the haters often DNF).
Renee ❤️My heroes are ordinary wrote: "I hate to do it, but I'm going to have to DNF The Beginning of Everything by KA at 30%. When I dread listening to a book, I know it's time to stop.I can't for the life of me understand why they'd..."
OH NO!!! I was looking forward to listening to this! I started but kept stopping. I wasn't feeling the narrator at first and just hoped it me not in the mood but each time I started again I was...MEH, maybe later. BUMMER!
Renee ❤️My heroes are ordinary wrote: "I hate to do it, but I'm going to have to DNF The Beginning of Everything by KA at 30%. When I dread listening to a book, I know it's time to stop.I can't for the life of me understand why they'd..."
Renee, I admit it really did take me a while to get into myself. I felt like this book is setting up a lot for the entire series. I believe the reviews do reflect you either love or hate it...I was fortunate to enjoy it after I got in the groove with the narration. I'll also say that I don't always love KA...there have been other books by her that I DNF'd...so I really think it depends on the story and person as to whether or not they connect. I'm bummed it didn't work for you Renee, but I totally get it.
Lisa wrote: "I found it by going back through the thread. After reading the blurbs of all of them, I settled on .I hope you enjoy the heck out of it!!!!"
I'm running behind with this one. I like it so far but after Monsters: A Love Story I'm having a hard time getting into anything!
Robin wrote: "Lisa wrote: "I found it by going back through the thread. After reading the blurbs of all of them, I settled on .I hope you enjoy the heck out of it!!!!"
I'..."
That’s funny you say that, Robin. I just read two pages of a book and had to go back and reread, because the whole time I was thinking about Monsters. I’ve read two books since Monsters, so who knows why it’s interrupting my reading now. 😁
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Just sent it, Michele! :)