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Martha, I am picking for you a book I read a few years ago and enjoyed very much:
Thank you, Denise! I look forward to reading this.
Jennifer, here are your 5 books for May. Have a great month reading.
Denise, I've heard lots of good things about this one so I do hope you enjoy it.
Joy D wrote: "Martha, I am picking for you a book I read a few years ago and enjoyed very much:"Thank you, Joy!
Darn, too late to sign up😢. Will just pick some from my 4K+ TBR, lol. Happy reading everyone!
Beth, if you want to post a link to your shelf and let me know how many, I'd be happy to pick for you.
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Joy D wrote: "Beth, if you want to post a link to your shelf and let me know how many, I'd be happy to pick for you."Thank you Joy! Just one please, from my PIFM shelf:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/list...
〰️Beth〰️ wrote: "Thank you Joy! Just one please, from my PIFM shelf:https://www.goodreads.com..."d
Beth, I am selecting a book that I read a couple years ago and very much enjoyed (expect a wild ride through the streets of Moscow with the devil in disguise):
Joy D wrote: " I am selecting a book that I read a couple years ago and very much enjoyed (expect a wild..."Thank you Joy. I am looking forward to this one.
Sorry Joy, been a hectic week, here are your picks Song of Solomon
We Have Always Lived in the Castle
Lean On Pete
Jennifer wrote: "Desley, for you I pick:[bookcover:Blood..."Thanks Jennifer, looking forward to those, going to load the kindle up now
Desley (Cat fosterer) wrote: "Sorry Joy, been a hectic week, here are your picks Song of Solomon
We Have Always Lived in the Castle
Lean On Pete"
Thank you, Desley.
Wow, time got away from me! If not too late, I'd like to participate again for May - 2 books please.Here's my shelf - thank you! https://www.goodreads.com/review/list...
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Finished 4 of my picks, just We Need to talk about Kevin left - definitely found a new author I'd like to read more of, Tami Hoag, and found The Colour Purple an interesting read, I wasn't sure about it at first, but the ending swayed it for me, now I need to watch the film.
Finished The Master and Margarita and loved this. Finally a Russian classic that made me laugh instead of cry!
Finished both of my books and both were very good. “Miracles on the Hardwood” was not what I expected - but that was a good thing.
Finished book 2 of 3 for May:We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson - 3* - My Review
I needed to read a "classic horror" for one of my group challenges, so I put this on my PIFM list. I am not a horror fan but enjoyed this one more than expected.
Finished book 3 of 3 for May:Lean on Pete by Willy Vlautin - 2* - My Review
Note: Regarding content, if harm to animals bothers you, this is probably not the book for you (as it ended up not being for me). I gave it 2 stars which means "it was okay."
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, loved it. Yet another series that I will have to catch up on. I watched the movie too after I finished and enjoyed that also.
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I finished my last pick, We Need to Talk About Kevin on Thu, but still not sure what to write about it, it was a hard read, definitely not a book I'd re-read, and not one I'm sure I could recommend either, so went with 3*, there was certainly a twist I didn't anticipate.
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Jennifer wrote: "I started that book once, Desley, and just couldn't get caught up in it. Left it for later. We'll see if later ever comes."Sadly can't say I'd tell you to pull it up the pile!
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For anyone unfamiliar, this is a monthly challenge where you post a link to a shelf you created. It can be named "PIFM" or "Pick It For Me" etc, if you want one dedicated only to this challenge, or you can use an existing shelf you already have, as long as it has 100 or fewer books on it. The link must be to the specific shelf, or you will not be partnered.. Indicate how many books you would like to have picked for you from that shelf for the month in question. There is no lower limit as to how many books you can have on your shelf, but, of course, they should be books you are interested in reading during the next month and have ready access to.
On or about the 25th of each month, I will post who picks for whom. In order to accommodate an uneven number of participants, pairs will not be reciprocal -- in other words, it won't be Joanne picking for Jennifer and Jennifer picking for Joanne. It may be Joanne picks for Jennifer, Jennifer picks for Herman, and Herman picks for Suzanne, and someone else entirely picks for Joanne.
IF anyone has not been "picked for" by the 30th, I will pick for them if the designated picker can't be contacted by PM.
When you are assigned someone to pick for, note the number of books in parentheses after that person's name in the pick list, go to the link for their shelf, and pick that number of books for them. Post the books in a new message here. That person has the entire following month to read his/her picks. Someone will be picking for you the same way. We all like to see what people think about their picks, so we hope you will keep us posted in this thread!
Example: "In for five, please!
PIFM"
The HTML template for linking your shelf can be found HERE and if you have trouble, PM me and I will help you.
Your designated shelf must be set so that others can see it. To set up a PIFM shelf for those who would like to, go to the "MY BOOKS" link in the GOODREADS toolbar, scroll down below your shelves on the left until you see the "add shelf" button, and click that. Name it PIFM or Pick It For Me. Add books to it, and post the link to it in this challenge as described above. Again, if you need help, please don't hesitate to PM me!
If you are in for May, post your shelf and the number of picks you'd like to have below. See you on picking day!
May pairs:
Jennifer picks 5 for Desley
Joy picks 1 for Martha
Martha picks 1 for Denise
Denise picks 1 for Jackie
Desley picks 3 for Joy
Jackie picks 5 for Jennifer