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https://www.goodreads.com/review/list..."
Beth, I'm picking
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for you. I hope you enjoy!
Martha wrote: "In for one, please.https://www.goodreads.com/review/list......"
Martha since June is traditionally considered bridal month and the second season of the original series came out recently my pick for you is:
.I hope you enjoy the read and have a wonderful June!
Jennifer wrote: "Beth, I'm picking and [bookcover:Sins..."They are fantastic picks, thank you Jennifer.
Joanne wrote: "I'm in for one, pleasehttps://www.goodreads.com/review/list..."
Joanne,
I have chosen the following book for you. I hope you like it.
Denise wrote: "Jackie my pick for you: 
"Thanks, Denise!
Jennifer, here are the ones I am picking for you:The World Played Chess
The Nineties
Family Money
The Kitchen Front
The Lying Club
I’m interested in the first two, so let us know how they are.
〰️Beth〰️ wrote: "Martha wrote: "In for one, please.https://www.goodreads.com/review/list......"
Thank you so much, Beth! I'm looking forward to this one and it is one on my annual challenge so that's helpful, too.
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The World Played Chess
The Nineties
..."Interesting selection!!! I'll keep you posted.
Joy D wrote: "3 for me, please:https://www.goodreads.com/review/list..."
I've chosen these 3 for you, Joy.
I really enjoyed this one.
I haven't read this one, but I love Weir's books.
I love the title of this one & it sounds pretty good.Enjoy!
Jennifer wrote: "Lance wrote: "Jennifer, here are the ones I am picking for you:The World Played Chess
The Nineties [bookcover:The Nine..."
I stayed away from one on your shelf given recent events…
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Martha wrote: "Joy D wrote: "3 for me, please:https://www.goodreads.com/review/list..."
I've chosen these 3 for you, Joy.
I r..."Thank you, Martha!
Joanne wrote: "Lance wrote: "In for three please. https://www.goodreads.com/review/list..."
Lance, I've picked these three for you...
[bookc..."Thank you Joanne. With the death of Roger Angell, I want to read all his baseball books and two of these will accomplish that goal.
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overnight last night. Wow. Just..wow. He weaves four storyline/timelines together pretty seamlessly and before I knew it I was riveted by a topic that in general I'm not all that interested in. I think you should read it!
Jennifer wrote: "@Lance: I read overnight last night. Wow. Just..wow. He weaves four storyline/timelines together pretty seamlessly and before I knew it I was riveted by ..."This book looks great and it is Kindle unlimited now. Thanks, Jennifer.
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. First of all, I'm really enjoying it. It's a romp!
It's a cultural review, mostly, so far -- right now it's talking about Division 1 NCAAF (I knew THAT would get your attention...) but it's covered changes in social handling of films, it's covered the music scene, and it's covered the mindset of the Gen-Xer. I was a young-ish adult in the 90s (late 20s early 30s) and am a member of the boomer generation, barely. I found the GenX stuff fascinating and completely foreign to me -- it had never occurred to me that anyone had that mindset about the 90s. I kept thinking "I was alive then, right??? Because I don't remember this..."
I'm off to finish it now..... I'm certain there's some OJ and Michael Jackson in my future this morning.....
Finished my first pick
a spicy historical romance. Colleen Hoover is up next. With all the reading I do I have never read one of her books. Now I see her books everywhere!
Finished
, gave it 4.5 stars. Great book. It is heartbreaking and devastating what happened to these people, but the story was written to flow effortlessly and hold the reader captive until the last page.
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By the end of today, I'll have finished two of my three picked. A Thing or Two About the Game
was MUCH better than I expected. I agreed to review it by request from the author, not expecting much and ended up liking it very much.The second one,
Season Ticket - well, what can I say? It's Roger Angell writing on baseball. 'Nuff said.
Finished book 2 of 3 for June - an excellent analysis of what most likely happened to the sons of Edward IV:
The Princes in the Tower by Alison Weir - 4.5* - My Review
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Finished book 3 of 3 for June and loved it:Dinner at the Homesick Restaurant by Anne Tyler - 4.5* - My Review
Another great month. Thanks, Martha!
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Aww you’re welcome, Joy. I’m so behind on mine. Need to get focused.
Finished
, gave it 4 stars. The book started a little slow and was hard for me to get into, but it didn't take to long to get hooked to the story.
〰️Beth〰️ wrote: "Martha wrote: "In for one, please.https://www.goodreads.com/review/list......"
I did finish this one last month
I enjoyed it very much. I'm not a huge romance fan, but hers are pretty good. Thanks, Beth!
Martha wrote: "Martha wrote: "In for one, please...."
Glad you enjoyed it Martha. I read the original series when it initially published but haven’t started this “prequal” series yet.
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Because of Miss Bridgerton (other topics)The Probable Future (other topics)
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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 June, post your shelf and the number of picks you'd like to have below. See you on picking day!
June pairs:
Jennifer picks 2 for Beth
Beth picks 1 for Martha
Martha picks 3 for Joy
Joy picks 2 for Denise
Denise picks 1 for Jackie
Jackie picks 1 for Joanne
Joanne picks 3 for Lance
Lance picks 5 for Jennifer