2022 July Pick-It-for-Me Challenge

[☘KathyD☘]

2022 July PIFM Challenge

What is the Pick-It-For-Me Challenge?

The Pick-It-For-Me Challenge (PIFM) is a reading challenge where each participant gives and receives book recommendations based on a given set of rules. The assignment method and book selection rules change each month so it’s always new and always different.

The idea of the PIFM challenge is that you will get new-to-you books and authors selected for you as well as a push to read some books that have been lingering on your shelves. You may not be interested in the new books recommended, which is why you also get a minimum of four books from your shelf.

You only have to read ONE book to complete this challenge!

After signups are closed, your names and any extra info will go into the super secret PIFM randomizer and it will select someone for you to recommend books to and someone to give you recommendations. This list will be posted along with any specific picking rules for the month.

In order to participate you need to either HAVE YOUR PROFILE SET TO PUBLIC (preferable), or friend the person giving you recommendations. PLEASE NOTE: If you choose to keep your profile private, it is your responsibility to send a friend request to the person picking for you as soon as possible after the matchups are posted. Whether your profile is private or not, it is also very important that your profile be set to receive Private Messages (PMs) in case anyone needs to reach out to you (mods, organizer etc.)

Everything gets done in this thread so be sure to come back often!!!

Repicks
You can ask for repicks if:
✱ The books picked for you are not yet released
✱ If you have already read the chosen book(s) and they are on your ‘read’ shelf
✱ If you did not receive four picks from your ‘to-read’ shelf, with at least one from your preferred shelf

You may NOT ask for repicks because:
✱ A book is not available at your library
✱ A genre or author you don’t enjoy was chosen

INFORMATION NEEDED TO SIGN UP
Please sign up in this thread with the answer to the following question:

✱✱ What summer 2022 movie(s) are you looking forward to seeing? ✱✱

✱✱ If you have a preferred shelf, please list it along with your pick! ✱✱

IMPORTANT DATES
Sign ups will remain open until June 24 (4 pm US CDT)

You’ll have until June 29 (~4 pm US CDT) to make your recommendations.

Please do not start reading your book(s) until the first of the month. You then have the entire month to read your pick(s) and give some feedback.

If you’re new please read the PIFM Guidelines and FAQ . If you have any questions that are not addressed there, please feel free to ask!


✱Please note that late sign ups will be included at the host’s discretion and no one will be included after re-picks are assigned!✱

[☘KathyD☘]

TIPS TO MAKE THE CHALLENGE ENJOYABLE FOR EVERYONE!

Pickees
✱ To help your picker understand the type of books you like or are currently reading, please make sure your ‘read’ shelf is up to date. You can create shelves for books you DNFed (Did Not Finish) or authors that don’t work for you as well as favorite books and authors. In addition, you might consider updating your profile. You can include info about your favorite books, authors, genres, themes or tropes (or themes/tropes you dislike – i.e., secret baby).
✱ Please do not specify likes/dislikes in the sign-up thread. This information will not be included in the pairings and your pickee may not see your message and does not need to rely on that information when making picks.

Pickers
✱ Please remember this is primarily a romance readers group. Thus, most, if not all, of your picks should be romance. There are various sub genres within the romance category - Contemporary, Historical, Paranormal, Romantic Suspense, Erotica, M/M, Urban Fantasy. If your pickee reads a wide variety, you could add a non-romance as a choice.
✱ You will be using 8 picking rules to select books for you pickee. Choose at least 4 new titles for your pickee. These can be brand new to them (not found on any of their shelves) or a book found on their shelves if they've never read any of the author’s work previously. The remaining 4 titles should come from your pickee’s tbr, with a minimum of one from their preferred shelves if provided. Be sure to pick at least one book for each picking rule, but please limit your picks to no more than two books per rule as sometimes having too many options is worse than too few.
✱ Please remember when you are giving new recommendations, you are not limited to titles that you have read. You can choose books that are new releases, on your tbr, or titles you looked up on Goodreads or Amazon that you think your pickee would enjoy.

A Few Hints to Help with Book Selection
✱Check the book’s publishing date. Select “date pub” from the checkbox selections and save.
✱ Check pickee’s personalized shelves, especially their exclusive shelves. A personalized shelf is one the member has created. (e.g., ‘to read next,’ ‘favorites,’ ‘didn’t like’)
✱ Make sure the books you choose are not on their ‘read’ shelf. Just because it isn’t rated doesn’t mean it wasn’t read.
✱ Look at your pickee’s ‘read’ shelf and see what genres they have recently read or read the most. Reviewing their ‘read’ shelf might help you in choosing something they are interested in reading right now.
✱ If your pickee reads lots of books in a genre you are not familiar with (erotic romance, GLBT, YA, etc.), contact the Mods or the month’s organizer for guidance.
✱ Include a variety of books (e.g., shorter page count, new addition to their ‘to-read’ shelf, an older book on their ‘to-read’ shelf). This variety gives your pickee options when choosing the book or books they will be reading this month. Use the sort feature within their shelves to determine the date a book was added, published or read; page numbers, ratings, etc.

If you want to volunteer to make repicks:
✱ We love that you want to help out, but please remember those who need picks have been waiting for a long time already. Please only volunteer if you are able to make the repicks within a few hours of the deadline. Thank you!

[☘KathyD☘]

Participants

☘KathyD☘ — tbr-audios
Fran (private profile) — a-pifm-shelf
MountainKat — to-read-asap
LaurLa — 01-pick-me-please
Chris — to-read
Reed (private profile)
Carina — summer
Sonja — pifm
Romanticbookworm — read-asap
LillianaPassions — rrr-2022-picking-list
☼♎ Carmen the Bootyshaker Temptress ☼♎ — pick-for-me

[☘KathyD☘]

Pairings
Please pick for the person beneath you. The last person picks for the first person (that is, Carina picks for Chris).

🎥 Chris — to-read
🎥 Romanticbookworm — read-asap
🎥 ☘KathyD☘ — tbr-audios
🎥 Fran (private profile) — a-pifm-shelf
🎥 LaurLa — 01-pick-me-please
Reed (private profile)
🎥 Sonja — pifm
🎥 MountainKat — to-read-asap
🎥 ☼♎ Carmen the Bootyshaker Temptress ☼♎ — pick-for-me
🎥 LillianaPassions — rrr-2022-picking-list
🎥 Carina — summer

🎥 = made picks

✱ Remember to pick a minimum of four NEW books and four books from your pickee’s TBR or preferred shelf. Please limit your picks to no more than two for each rule , since sometimes too many choices can be as bad as too few!

[☘KathyD☘]

Picking Rules

In America, the July 4th holiday weekend is often a big money maker for Hollywood. Some of the year’s highest-grossing movies often release during this weekend. The following rules are based on some of my favorite films that were released over this holiday with most being the highest grossing films for the summer or year of release.

🎬 Back to the Future—July 3, 1985 – $388 million gross worldwide
Michael J. Fox, Christopher Lloyd, Lea Thompson, Crispin Glover
This mid-80’s romp to the past and back remains a beloved favorite. Marty McFly (Fox) accidently travels back to 1955 in a time-traveling DeLorean that his eccentric scientist friend Doc Brown (Lloyd) built. While adjusting to life 30 years prior, Marty inadvertently prevents his parents’ meeting, which threatens his very existence. Though not considered as popular, this film was followed by two sequels in 1989 and 1990.

recommend a book…
✔️ set in the future or past
✔️ tagged sci-fi or with a main character who is a scientist
✔️ that is part of a trilogy

🎬 Adventures in Babysitting—July 3, 1987 – $34 million gross worldwide
Elisabeth Shue, Keith Coogan, Anthony Rapp, Mia Brewton
Babysitting the Anderson’s kids is not Chris Parker’s (Shue) idea of a fun night when her boyfriend cancels their anniversary date. But things get interesting when a frantic call from her best friend pushes Chris to head into downtown Chicago towing her two charges and one of their best friends. Note that this was Chris Columbus’ directorial debut—he would go on to direct other blockbuster movies such as Home Alone, Mrs. Doubtfire, and the first two installments in the Harry Potter franchise.

recommend a book…
✔️ set in Chicago or a Chicago suburb
✔️ that includes a quest or series of challenges the main character has to face/conquer
✔️ that is first in a series or the first published by an author

🎬 Terminator 2: Judgment Day—July 3, 1991 – $520 million gross worldwide
Arnold Schwarzenegger, Linda Hamilton, Robert Patrick, Edward Furlong
The sequel to the 1984 film—The Terminator—begins in 1995 where a teenage John Connor (Furlong) is being hunted by an advanced version of the Terminator (Patrick). The 2029 resistance, led by John, sends a less advanced, reprogrammed Terminator (Schwarzenegger) to protect his younger self. After helping his mom escape a psychiatric hospital, the team goes on to destroy what would become the artificial intelligence—Skynet—that destroyed the world.

recommend a book…
✔️ that features a character who is being hunted
✔️ that features a character with mental health issues
✔️ that features a protective alpha male

🎬 A League of Their Own—July 1, 1992 – $132 million gross worldwide
Tom Hanks, Geena Davis, Madonna, Lori Petty
This film tells a fictionalized version of the real-life All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. With World War II threatening to shut down major league baseball, a women’s league was born. Dottie (Davis) doesn’t initially want to participate, but agrees so her sister, Kit (Petty), can play. Dottie and Kit become part of the Rockford Peaches, while other teams formed include the Racine Belles, Kenosha Comets, and South Bend Blue Sox. The story goes on to highlight the Peaches ups and downs, including the climatic World Series game that pits the two sisters against each other since Kit was traded to the Belles. Told as a flashback, the film ends with the two sisters meeting up at the newly opened exhibit featuring the all girls’ baseball league at the Baseball Hall of Fame.

recommend a book…
✔️ that features sisters and/or close-knit female friends
✔️ tagged sports (bonus if its baseball)
✔️ that is told in or includes flashbacks

🎬 Independence Day—July 3, 1996 – $817 million gross worldwide
Will Smith, Bill Pullman, Jeff Goldblum, Mary McDonnell, Judd Hirsh, Margaret Collin, Randy Quaid
On July 2, 1996, an extraterrestrial mothership enters Earth’s orbit and deploys numerous saucers over major cities worldwide—so begins 1996’s highest-grossing film. This film follows numerous storylines that eventually intersect. U.S. Marine Captain Steven Hiller (Smith) returns to his unit to help combat the invasion. While in New York David Levinson, an MIT–trained satellite technician, decodes an embedded signal transmitting from the mothership. After determining that the decoded signal is actually a countdown, David and his father (Hirsh) travel to Washington, D.C., to share the news with David’s ex-wife and the White House Communications Director (Collin). David, his father, his ex-wife, the President (Pullman), and others escape the large-scale alien attack. All the main characters end up at Area 51 where a worldwide counter offensive is relayed via morse code.

recommend a book…
✔️ a second-chance romance
✔️ tagged military or war
✔️ that features a cobbled-together group

🎬 Armageddon—July 1, 1998 – $553 million gross worldwide
Bruce Willis, Billy Bob Thornton, Liv Tyler, Ben Affleck
This high-action film follows a group of blue-collar deep-core drillers who are asked by NASA to stop a global-killing asteroid that is on a collision course with Earth. Harry Stamper (Willis) leads his team of roughnecks into space to save the world. In addition, Harry must acknowledge and accept that his daughter, Grace (Tyler), is in love with and wants to share her life with Harry’s protégé, A.J. (Affleck). Along the way mounting challenges make saving the world nearly impossible.

recommend a book…
✔️ that features a blue-collar main character
✔️ that has an American flag on the cover or has red, white, and blue on the cover
✔️ with a forbidden love

🎬 Transformers—July 3, 2007 – $709 million gross worldwide
Shia LeBeouf, Tyrese Gibson, Josh Dunhamel, Anthony Anderson, Megan Fox, John Turturro, Jon Voight
The 1980’s animation focusing on the war between the Autobots and Decepticons came to life in 2007. Sam Witwicky (LaBeouf) inadvertently becomes part of the war when he buys a 1976 Chevrolet Camaro who turns out to be Bumblebee—a shapeshifting alien. Both factions are after the All Spark—the source of life for the Autobots. The battle between the Autobots and Decepticons ends with the destruction of Megatron and the All Spark. Optimus Prime, leader of the Autobots, accepts that his home world cannot be rebuilt and communicates to other Autobots throughout the universe to their new home on Earth.

recommend a book…
✔️ with a cartoonish cover
✔️ with a primarily yellow/orange cover (Bumblebee’s color)
✔️ that features a main character looking for something in particular

🎬 Spider-Man: Far From Home—July 2, 2019 – $1.132 billion gross worldwide
Tom Holland, Zendaya, Jon Favreau, Marisa Tomei, Samuel L. Jackson, Jake Gyllenhaal, J.B. Smoove, Jacob Batalon
Peter Parker (Holland) and his classmates embark on a two-week school trip that takes them to Europe. In Venice, Italy, a water elemental attacks and Peter rushes to protect his classmates. Quinten Beck (Gyllenhaal), a super-powered individual, arrives to defeat the elemental and befriends Peter. After the defeat of the elemental, Nick Fury (Jackson) asks Peter to join the fight to defeat the last elemental. Peter declines choosing to return to his friends and class trip. However, Fury doesn’t take “no” for an answer and hijacks the class trip, sending them to Prague. The final battle takes Peter to London where he battles all the elementals, which are actually an elaborate illusion. This is the highest grossing film listed and the 23rd installment in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

recommend a book…
✔️ set in Europe (bonus if the book is set in Venice, Prague, or London)
✔️ featuring students and/or teachers
✔️ that has a high rating (4.3+) or is part of a long-running series (e.g., In Death series)

[☘KathyD☘]

I’m looking forward to Jurassic World Dominion...however, I’m on the fence about Maverick...please use tbr-audios

[Fran, Moderator]

I’m in! (private profile, happy to friend anyone who picks for me)

I am looking forward to Fire Island (Hulu), Thor: Love and Thunder, and maybe Elvis.

PIFM shelf- https://www.goodreads.com/review/list...

[MountainKat, Moderator]

Well, I live in the boonies and we rarely make it to see movies on the big screen - because it is a lot to drive an hour each way to see a 2 hour movie!

But when they come to streaming, I am most interested in Thor and Lightyear. We watched all the Marvel movies early in COVID, so continuing that is kind of a no brainer. And my love of all things Disney is pretty well known, so of course I want to see what Lightyear is all about.

Please use my to-read-asap shelf - thanks!

[LaurLa]

I'm in!


Hubby and I already went to see Top Gun: Maverick which was sweetly nostalgic and had awesome flight scenes. But I'm really looking forward to Thor: Love and Thunder!!

01-pick-me-please

[Chris]

I'm in! I don't know about the new releases...I haven't watched any movies the past two years...

To read self please

[Reed]

I’m in

[Carina]

I’m in. Looking forward to Lightyear.
Use https://www.goodreads.com/review/list...

[Sonja]

I'm in! We just saw Maverick last night! Also looking forward to seeing Jurassic World, Minions (this Saturday as a sneak peek!), Lightyear and Elvis!

Please use my PIFM shelf!

And FYI, my picks will have to come after the chaos that is my son's 10th Birthday (the 26th)!

[Romanticbookworm]

I would probably say Jurassic World, Top Gun and Thor are my picks but won't see them until they come to streaming.

Please use my Read asap list please

https://www.goodreads.com/review/list...

[LillianaPassions]

I m in ! But I don’t really go to movies to I don’t know about new releases for 2022.

My pick list here

[☼♎ Carmen the Bootyshaker Temptress ☼♎]

I’m in. I haven’t been to the movies for quiet some time but if I do I’m hoping to see the new Top Gun: Maverick
Pick for Me

[Fran, Moderator]

I’m excited to see who I get to pick for!

[☘KathyD☘]

Fran wrote: "I’m excited to see who I get to pick for!"

back in a few with rules and the pick list! 😁

[Reed]

Who gets to pick what I’m reading next

[☘KathyD☘]

Reed wrote: "Who gets to pick what I’m reading next"

looks like Chris will be picking for you, Reed! 😁

[Reed]

Ok I’m ready for this my shelf is ready

[☘KathyD☘]

Reed wrote: "Ok I’m ready for this my shelf is ready"

if you have a particular shelf, please post the name...since your profile is private, I can't link to it, but I can add the shelf name to the list.

[Reed]

I don’t have a name for my shelf and my profile on here is not private

[MountainKat, Moderator]

Hi Carmen, I will be working on your picks this evening. 😊

@Sonja, my shelf is accurate - I am embracing rereads these days, so feel free to pick books I've previously read! 📚

[☘KathyD☘]

hi Fran! here are your picks for July...I put headphones next to the ones I've read on audio in case you are into that...happy reading!


🎬 Back to the Future
A Week in New York, Louise Bay — book 1 of a trilogy (tbr)
🎧 The Madness of Lord Ian Mackenzie, Jennifer Ashley — set in 1881 (new)

🎬 Adventures in Babysitting
🎧 Call Me Maybe, Cara Barstone — first in a series (tbr)
🎧 Hell on Wheels, Julie Ann Walker — set in Chicago (new)

🎬 Terminator 2: Judgment Day
🎧 Dungeon Games, Lexi Blake — features a protective alpha male (tbr)
🎧 Not a Hero, Cherise Sinclair — features a character who is being hunted (new)

🎬 A League of Their Own
Baseball Bride, Penny Wylder — tagged sports (tbr)
🎧 Fashion Jungle, Kathy Ireland & Rachel Van Dyken — features close-knit female friends (new)

🎬 Independence Day
Fix You, Mari Carr — second-chance romance (tbr)
🎧 Year One, Nora Roberts — features a cobbled-together group (new)

🎬 Armageddon
Use, C.D. Reiss — forbidden love (tbr)
🎧 Moon Called, Patricia Briggs — main character is a mechanic (new)

🎬 Transformers
🎧 Lovebug, Erin Mallon — cartoonish cover (tbr)
🎧 The Bourbon Kings, J.R. Ward — yellow/orange cover (new)

🎬 Spider-Man: Far From Home
Your French Kisses, Lauren Blakely — set in Europe (tbr)
🎧 Earn Your Extra Credit, Meghan Quinn — features teachers (new)

[Reed]

How do I make my profile not private so Chris can pick the books I’m reading for July

[Sonja]

MountainKat wrote: "
@Sonja, my shelf is accurate - I am embracing rereads these days, so feel free to pick books I've previously read! 📚"

Woohoo I'm picking for MKat! I'll have to do your picks Monday as I'm deep in the party prep chaos at the moment! Will see what rereads I can find for you! ;)

@Reed, take your time with picks for me and feel free to just pick the bare minimum! I won't even see them until early next week anyway and I'm barely getting through 5 books a month. I always feel bad for the person who picks for me! And THANK YOU!

[Reed]

I can’t make my profile public for Chris to pick books for me to read how do I do that?

[MountainKat, Moderator]

Reed wrote: "I can’t make my profile public for Chris to pick books for me to read how do I do that?"

Go to your profile page, by your name click on 'edit profile'.

On that page, near the top click on 'Settings'.

On that page, the second section down is 'Privacy'. Set that so that your profile can be viewed by 'Goodreads Members'.

At the bottom of that page, click on 'Save Account Settings'. You might need to check that you are not a robot first.

[MountainKat, Moderator]

Hi Carmen! Here are your picks. 📚 Finding new books for you was a challenge, so many that I checked for you already had - but I managed to find some. I hope you enjoy! 🤞🏼

Back to the Future:
NEW: Year One by Nora Roberts
TBR: The Fall of Legend by Meghan March

Adventures in Babysitting:
NEW: Lost and Found Sisters by Jill Shalvis
TBR: The Stopover by T.L. Swan

Terminator 2: Judgment Day:
NEW: Midnight Man by Lisa Marie Rice
TBR: When He's an Alpha by Suzanne Wright

A League of Their Own:
NEW: Hard to Handle by K. Bromberg
TBR: Royal Player by Katie McCoy

Independence Day:
NEW: Exclusively Yours by Shannon Stacey
TBR: Shielding Gillian by Susan Stoker

Armageddon:
NEW: Scandal Never Sleeps by Shayla Black and Lexi Blake
TBR: Tools of Engagement by Tessa Bailey

Transformers:
NEW: Dearest Milton James by N.R. Walker
TBR: Compared by Kortney Keisel

Spider-Man: Far From Home:
NEW: The Many Sins of Lord Cameron by Jennifer Ashley
TBR: The One That Got Away by Karina Halle

Happy Reading

[☼♎ Carmen the Bootyshaker Temptress ☼♎]

MountainKat wrote: "Hi Carmen! Here are your picks. 📚 Finding new books for you was a challenge, so many that I checked for you already had - but I managed to find some. I hope you enjoy! 🤞🏼

Back to the Future:
NEW: ..."

Thanks MKat :-)

[Fran, Moderator]

Hi LaurLa!

You’ve got me again this month- I hope I’ve picked a few gems for you!!

Back to the Future: Historicals
NEW: The Prince of Broadway
TBR: The Lighthouse Keeper's Bride

Adventures in Babysitting:
NEW: Wait With Me - first in series
TBR: Sex Machine - first in series

Terminator 2: Judgment Day:
NEW: Flame - alpha
TBR: Twisted Truths - hunting

A League of Their Own:
NEW: The Secret Bridesmaid - female friendships
TBR: Curveball - baseball

Independence Day:
NEW: Southern Sunrise - military character
TBR: Secret Obsession - military character

Armageddon:
NEW: Below Zero - blue on cover
TBR: Twelve Days of Temptation - red on cover

Transformers:
NEW: You Deserve Each Other - cartoonish cover
TBR: Serendipity - yellow on cover

Spider-Man: Far From Home:
NEW: Heatwaves : A Summer Fling Novella - 4.55 rating
TBR: X Y, Z - students

Happy Reading!

[Fran, Moderator]

☘KathyD☘ wrote: "hi Fran! here are your picks for July...I put headphones next to the ones I've read on audio in case you are into that...happy reading!


🎬 Back to the Future
A Week in New York, L..."


Thank you KathyD for the great picks!

[Chris]

RomanticBookworm, here are some picks:

🎬 Back to the Future—July 3, 1985 – $388 million gross worldwide
TBR: The Best Friend Bargain (Trilogy)
NEW: His Rule (Trilogy)

🎬 Adventures in Babysitting—July 3, 1987 – $34 million gross worldwide
TBR: Cowboy's Haven (1st Book)
NEW: Dulce (1st Book)

🎬 Terminator 2: Judgment Day—July 3, 1991 – $520 million gross worldwide
TBR: Blood Thorn (Alpha Male)
NEW: Deklan (Alpha Male)

🎬 A League of Their Own—July 1, 1992 – $132 million gross worldwide
TBR: Girls Weekend (Female Friends)
NEW: Beauty and the Baller (Sports)

🎬 Independence Day—July 3, 1996 – $817 million gross worldwide
TBR: Savage Storm (Cobbled-Together Group)
NEW:Bondslave (Cobbled-Together Group)

🎬 Armageddon—July 1, 1998 – $553 million gross worldwide
TBR: Parental Guidance (Red, White, Blue)
NEW: Dirty English (Red, White, Blue)

🎬 Transformers—July 3, 2007 – $709 million gross worldwide
TBR: I Wanted It to be You (Cartoonish Cover)
NEW: Lingus (Cartoonish Cover)

🎬 Spider-Man: Far From Home—July 2, 2019 – $1.132 billion gross worldwide
TBR: Chase (Long-Running Series)
NEW: From Lukov with Love (4.3+)

[☼♎ Carmen the Bootyshaker Temptress ☼♎]

Hi LillianPassions, my picks for you.

🎬 Back to the Future—
TBR: The Viking Wants Forever - tagged sci-fi
New: Recursion - with a main character who is a scientist

🎬 Adventures in Babysitting—
New: Some Girls Bite - set in Chicago or a Chicago suburb
TBR: Hunting Season - that is first in a series or the first published by an author

🎬 Terminator 2: Judgment Day
New: Wilde Magic - that features a character who is being hunted
New: Scent of a Mate that features a protective alpha male

🎬 A League of Their Own
New: Between Sisters - that features sisters
TBR:Reading the Signs - tagged sports (bonus: baseball)

🎬 Independence Day
New: Repeat a second-chance romance
TBR: Some Kind of Hero - tagged military or war

🎬 Armageddon
TBR: Wait With Me - that features a blue-collar main character
TBR: Obsidian - with a forbidden love

🎬 Transformers
New: Battle Royal - with a cartoonish cover
TBR: Tonight and Forever - with a primarily yellow/orange cover (Bumblebee’s color)

🎬 Spider-Man: Far From Home
New: Getting Schooled - featuring students and/or teachers
TBR: Into Deep Waters - that has a high rating (4.3+)

Happy Reading! :-)

[LaurLa]

I (LaurLa, not Chris) am picking for Reed... your profile is still set to private. I requested to be your friend - once you approve I will be able to see your shelved to make picks.

[☘KathyD☘]

LaurLa wrote: "I (LaurLa, not Chris) am picking for Reed... your profile is still set to private. I requested to be your friend - once you approve I will be able to see your shelved to make picks."

you are correct, LaurLa...I looked at the wrong list when I responded! 🤦‍♀️🤷‍♀️😊

[LaurLa]

☘KathyD☘ wrote: "LaurLa wrote: "I (LaurLa, not Chris) am picking for Reed... your profile is still set to private. I requested to be your friend - once you approve I will be able to see your shelved to make picks."..."

No worries! And I can see Reed's shelves now so I'll be doing picks either tonight or tomorrow.

[Romanticbookworm]

Chris wrote: "RomanticBookworm, here are some picks:

🎬 Back to the Future—July 3, 1985 – $388 million gross worldwide
TBR: The Best Friend Bargain (Trilogy)
NEW: His Rule (Trilo..."

Thanks Chris those look great.

Kathy I will be doing your picks tonight or tomorrow 😊.

[Sonja]

Back to reality from party prep. It went off fabulously! Had an epic Nerf gun battle with 25 kids, made an awesome cake and survived the sweltering near-triple digit heat! Dragging tail today, but I'm getting on your picks, MKat! :D

[Romanticbookworm]

Hi Kathy D


Here are your picks for this month





Back to the Future—
recommend a book…
✔️ set in the future or past
✔️ tagged sci-fi or with a main character who is a scientist
✔️ that is part of a trilogy

TBR- Diary of a Bad Boy- (Part of a trilogy)

NEW- Vork (Sci-Fi really enjoying this one

🎬 Adventures in Babysitting—July 3, 1987 – $34 million gross worldwide
Elisabeth Shue, Keith Coogan, Anthony Rapp, Mia Brewton
Babysitting the Anderson’s kids is not Chris Parker’s (Shue) idea of a fun night when her boyfriend cancels their anniversary date. But things get interesting when a frantic call from her best friend pushes Chris to head into downtown Chicago towing her two charges and one of their best friends. Note that this was Chris Columbus’ directorial debut—he would go on to direct other blockbuster movies such as Home Alone, Mrs. Doubtfire, and the first two installments in the Harry Potter franchise.
recommend a book…
✔️ set in Chicago or a Chicago suburb
✔️ that includes a quest or series of challenges the main character has to face/conquer
✔️ that is first in a series or the first published by an author

TBR- Flock - (first in series)


NEW- Beauty and the Highlander - or Buck Wild (one I'm hoping to squeeze in before the end of this month and looks good - extra option incase you don't want an historical)

🎬 Terminator 2: Judgment Day—July 3, 1991 – $520 million gross worldwide
Arnold Schwarzenegger, Linda Hamilton, Robert Patrick, Edward Furlong
The sequel to the 1984 film—The Terminator—begins in 1995 where a teenage John Connor (Furlong) is being hunted by an advanced version of the Terminator (Patrick). The 2029 resistance, led by John, sends a less advanced, reprogrammed Terminator (Schwarzenegger) to protect his younger self. After helping his mom escape a psychiatric hospital, the team goes on to destroy what would become the artificial intelligence—Skynet—that destroyed the world.
recommend a book…
✔️ that features a character who is being hunted
✔️ that features a character with mental health issues
✔️ that features a protective alpha male

TBR- Boss of Me - (looks good-alpha male)

NEW - Brutal Prince - (loved this one- Alpha male)


🎬 A League of Their Own—July 1, 1992 – $132 million gross worldwide
Tom Hanks, Geena Davis, Madonna, Lori Petty
This film tells a fictionalized version of the real-life All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. With World War II threatening to shut down major league baseball, a women’s league was born. Dottie (Davis) doesn’t initially want to participate, but agrees so her sister, Kit (Petty), can play. Dottie and Kit become part of the Rockford Peaches, while other teams formed include the Racine Belles, Kenosha Comets, and South Bend Blue Sox. The story goes on to highlight the Peaches ups and downs, including the climatic World Series game that pits the two sisters against each other since Kit was traded to the Belles. Told as a flashback, the film ends with the two sisters meeting up at the newly opened exhibit featuring the all girls’ baseball league at the Baseball Hall of Fame.
recommend a book…
✔️ that features sisters and/or close-knit female friends
✔️ tagged sports (bonus if its baseball)
✔️ that is told in or includes flashbacks

TBR- Rules for Visiting (female friend group)
NEW- Secret Plunge - (loved this one when I read it)

🎬 Independence Day—July 3, 1996 – $817 million gross worldwide
Will Smith, Bill Pullman, Jeff Goldblum, Mary McDonnell, Judd Hirsh, Margaret Collin, Randy Quaid
On July 2, 1996, an extraterrestrial mothership enters Earth’s orbit and deploys numerous saucers over major cities worldwide—so begins 1996’s highest-grossing film. This film follows numerous storylines that eventually intersect. U.S. Marine Captain Steven Hiller (Smith) returns to his unit to help combat the invasion. While in New York David Levinson, an MIT–trained satellite technician, decodes an embedded signal transmitting from the mothership. After determining that the decoded signal is actually a countdown, David and his father (Hirsh) travel to Washington, D.C., to share the news with David’s ex-wife and the White House Communications Director (Collin). David, his father, his ex-wife, the President (Pullman), and others escape the large-scale alien attack. All the main characters end up at Area 51 where a worldwide counter offensive is relayed via morse code.
recommend a book…
✔️ a second-chance romance
✔️ tagged military or war
✔️ that features a cobbled-together group

TBR - Cowboy Like you - (Second chance)
NEW- Wicked Beautiful - (Second chance - looks good also on my TBR)

🎬 Armageddon—July 1, 1998 – $553 million gross worldwide
Bruce Willis, Billy Bob Thornton, Liv Tyler, Ben Affleck
This high-action film follows a group of blue-collar deep-core drillers who are asked by NASA to stop a global-killing asteroid that is on a collision course with Earth. Harry Stamper (Willis) leads his team of roughnecks into space to save the world. In addition, Harry must acknowledge and accept that his daughter, Grace (Tyler), is in love with and wants to share her life with Harry’s protégé, A.J. (Affleck). Along the way mounting challenges make saving the world nearly impossible.
recommend a book…
✔️ that features a blue-collar main character
✔️ that has an American flag on the cover or has red, white, and blue on the cover
✔️ with a forbidden love

TBR- Demons Are Forever - (red white blue)

NEW- Beautiful Monster (Age Gap romance -really enjoying this one)

🎬 Transformers—July 3, 2007 – $709 million gross worldwide
Shia LeBeouf, Tyrese Gibson, Josh Dunhamel, Anthony Anderson, Megan Fox, John Turturro, Jon Voight
The 1980’s animation focusing on the war between the Autobots and Decepticons came to life in 2007. Sam Witwicky (LaBeouf) inadvertently becomes part of the war when he buys a 1976 Chevrolet Camaro who turns out to be Bumblebee—a shapeshifting alien. Both factions are after the All Spark—the source of life for the Autobots. The battle between the Autobots and Decepticons ends with the destruction of Megatron and the All Spark. Optimus Prime, leader of the Autobots, accepts that his home world cannot be rebuilt and communicates to other Autobots throughout the universe to their new home on Earth.
recommend a book…
✔️ with a cartoonish cover
✔️ with a primarily yellow/orange cover (Bumblebee’s color)
✔️ that features a main character looking for something in particular

TBR- Heart Principle- . (cartoonish cover)


NEW- Rage of Passion - (yellow cover- looks good and now on my TBR too)

🎬 Spider-Man: Far From Home—July 2, 2019 – $1.132 billion gross worldwide
Tom Holland, Zendaya, Jon Favreau, Marisa Tomei, Samuel L. Jackson, Jake Gyllenhaal, J.B. Smoove, Jacob Batalon
Peter Parker (Holland) and his classmates embark on a two-week school trip that takes them to Europe. In Venice, Italy, a water elemental attacks and Peter rushes to protect his classmates. Quinten Beck (Gyllenhaal), a super-powered individual, arrives to defeat the elemental and befriends Peter. After the defeat of the elemental, Nick Fury (Jackson) asks Peter to join the fight to defeat the last elemental. Peter declines choosing to return to his friends and class trip. However, Fury doesn’t take “no” for an answer and hijacks the class trip, sending them to Prague. The final battle takes Peter to London where he battles all the elementals, which are actually an elaborate illusion. This is the highest grossing film listed and the 23rd installment in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
recommend a book…
✔️ set in Europe (bonus if the book is set in Venice, Prague, or London)
✔️ featuring students and/or teachers
✔️ that has a high rating (4.3+) or is

TBR - Last on the List

NEW- Lessons in Corruption (student/Teacher)


If you need any repicks just let me know. Happy reading 😁.

[Carina]

Chris,

Here are your picks. Happy reading!

Back to the Future
TBR - Morrigan's Cross
New - The Dressmaker's Gift


Adventures in Babysitting
TBR - Dirty Little Secrets
New - One Last Step


Terminator 2: Judgement Day
TBR - Wrong
New - Heartbreak Me


A League of Their Own
TBR - Faked
New - Rookie Move


Independent Day
TBR - Wedding at the Riverview Inn
New - The Vineyard Sisters


Armageddon
TBR - Fated
New - Daughter of the Sea


Transformers
TBR - The Highwayman
New - The Lion's Daughter


Spider-Man: Far from Home
TBR - Fatal Affair
New - Rescuing Rayne

[LaurLa]

Reed! Here are some picks for you - hope you enjoy!


🎬 Back to the Future
TBR: The Stardust Thief - trilogy
NEW: The Laird - set in past/time travel!


🎬 Adventures in Babysitting
TBR: Touched - first in series
NEW: Aftershock - challenges


🎬 Terminator 2: Judgment Day
TBR: Blood Heir - hunted
NEW: Down for the Count - alpha male


🎬 A League of Their Own
TBR: The Wall of Winnipeg and Me - sports
NEW: Barefoot Season - friends


🎬 Independence Day
TBR: Under the Light of the Italian Moon - war
NEW: Full Measures - military


🎬 Armageddon
TBR: Pick Me - blue-collar
NEW: Wrong Text, Right Love - red/white/blue


🎬 Transformers
TBR: The Starlight Mint Surprise Murder - cartoon-ish
NEW: Zenn Diagram - yellow


🎬 Spider-Man: Far From Home
TBR: The Love Square - set in England
NEW: Scandal with a Prince - set in Spain, Sarcaccia

[LaurLa]

Fran wrote: "Hi LaurLa!

You’ve got me again this month- I hope I’ve picked a few gems for you!!

Back to the Future: Historicals
NEW: The Prince of Broadway
TBR: [book:The Lighthouse Keeper's ..."

Looks like some good ones here! Thanks, Fran!

[☘KathyD☘]

Chris wrote: "RomanticBookworm, here are some picks:

🎬 Back to the Future—July 3, 1985 – $388 million gross worldwide
TBR: The Best Friend Bargain (Trilogy)
NEW: His Rule (Trilo..."

Thanks RomanticBookworm! These look great!

[Sonja]

Hi MountainKat!
Here are your picks for July! Hope you find something fun to read!
🎬 Back to the Future
TBR: Promises in Death (scifi/future)
NEW: Fly with Me (trilogy) I read this years ago and am finally going to get around to finishing the series. Very appropriate for this month as it totally reminds me of Top Gun!


🎬 Adventures in Babysitting
TBR: An Extraordinary Union (first in series)
NEW: The Layover (partially set in Chicago!) Totally loved this one and perfect summer read!


🎬 Terminator 2: Judgment Day
TBR: At the Pleasure of the President (protective male, character being hunted)
NEW: The Beast's Garden (characters definitely being hunted, alpha male) This one was so surprising in how much I enjoyed it! I was skeptical, but it was really wonderfully written! I think it’s only on Audible though… so LMK if you need a repick there!


🎬 A League of Their Own
TBR: Scoring With Him (sports – baseball!) Gee, was this planned a little? LOL
NEW: Meg and Jo (sisters!) Little Women with a modern take! Loved this one and need to finish the series with Beth & Amy!


🎬 Independence Day
TBR: The Friendship Pact (military/second chance)
NEW: The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo (cobbled together group/second chance) Wonderfully written and fun! Very old Hollywood! Evelyn was a little bit Katherine Hepburn, a little bit Liz Taylor and a little bit Betty White with a flair that was uniquely her own!


🎬 Armageddon
TBR: Blood Fury (red, white, blue on cover)
NEW: The Great Alone (blue collar/forbidden love) Another I had been meaning to read and was recommended last month in PIFM. Totally worth the read and another home run from the author!


🎬 Transformers
TBR: Alec Mackenzie's Art of Seduction (orange/yellow cover, looking for something)
NEW: Riptide (Orange/yellow cover) I just read this last month on a recommendation from this very challenge and really loved it!


🎬 Spider-Man: Far From Home
TBR: Kindred in Death (long-running series) That was a no-brainer! LOL
NEW: The Perils of Pleasure (Europe/long series) Enjoyed nearly this whole series, especially this one!


Happy reading!

[LillianaPassions]

Hello Carina ! Sorry for the delay …
Here are your picks, hope you’ll enjoy them!

🎬 Back to the Future
🔸TBR (part of a trilogie) : One More Night
🔹NEW (part of a trilogie) : Perfect Love Story


🎬 Adventures in Babysitting
🔸TBR (MC faces challenges): Family by Design
🔹NEW (MC faces challenges) : Archer's Voice


🎬 Terminator 2: Judgment Day
🔸TBR (protective alpha) : Rescued by the Firefighter
🔹NEW (the FMC run away from her father) : Tall, Tatted and Tempting



🎬 A League of Their Own
🔸TBR (sisters) : The Summer List
🔹NEW (sport) : Let Me Be the One


🎬 Independence Day—
🔸TBR (second chance) : Wearing the Rancher's Ring
🔹NEW (second chance) : Bring it on Home


🎬 Armageddon
🔸TBR (Blue collar main character) : The Sweethearts' Knitting Club
🔹NEW (blue on cover) : Protecting Cheyenne


🎬 Transformer
🔸TBR (yellow-orange cover) : Mermaid Inn
🔹NEW (looking for something) : Now That I've Found You


🎬 Spider-Man: Far From Home
🔸TBR (high rating) : The Rancher's Homecoming
🔹NEW (MC is a schoolteacher) : Cloudburst


Happy reading !

[LillianaPassions]

☼♎ Carmen the Bootyshaker Temptress ☼♎ wrote: "Hi LillianPassions, my picks for you.

🎬 Back to the Future—
TBR: The Viking Wants Forever - tagged sci-fi
New: Recursion - with a main character who is a scientis..."

Thank you so much Carmen ! They are great picks !
* I have already read In deep Water for Bachelor but there are many other occasions to enjoy !
Happy reading to you

[☘KathyD☘]

if I tracked correctly, I believe everyone except Sonja has picks...@Reed...please post Sonja's picks today.

[Sonja]

☘KathyD☘ wrote: "if I tracked correctly, I believe everyone except Sonja has picks...@Reed...please post Sonja's picks today."
Hi Kathy, I've messaged with Reed and they are having trouble getting picks posted.