Pick It For Me! - April Read

[Janet , Moderator]

Hi folks!

The time has come to choose your book selections for your April read in the PIFM challenge.

The rules are:-

* You can choose any number of books. A minimum of two and up to a maximum of 10.

* Please, only ONE MESSAGE per member. That means NO REPLYING or CHATTING in this thread.

* Once you have made your selections and posted, when your votes start to come in you can then add your votes cast by other members beneath your book titles ie. the following might be how my list would look:-

The Ties That Bind - Erin Kelly
x 1 - Christine

Hidden - Emma Kavanagh
x 1 - Sue
x 1 - Pat

How you post is your choice, you can link, do pictures, the above is just an example. The key is that you stick with the one message and update it as the votes come in. Your list can be placed when the April threads go up.

HAVE FUN!!!

[David]

Pick me a book to read in April. Votes up to post 43:

1) Imperfect Strangers
Kirsten; Mandy; Sandra; Dawn; Daisy; Perri; Wendy = 7

2) You're Mine Now Hans Koppel


3) Watching You (can't find a link) Michael Robotham
Linda; Brenda; Laima; Patricia; Pat; Kimberley; E; Mallory; paul; Gopal = 10

4) XO Jeffery Deaver
Lisa; Jenifer; Bill; Sean; Tim; Faouzia; Sharon = 7

5) The Voices F.R. Tallis
Lynn; Freda; Jean; Christine; Sue = 5

[Linda]

Pick for me to read in April

A Secret Woman: A Mystery
1. Brenda
2. Pat

Blood and Roses
1. David
2. Bill
3. Sandra
4. Daisy
5. Sharon
6. Cameron

The Burning of Her Sin
1. Mallory

The Wrong Girl
1. Laima
2. Jennifer
3. Kirsten
4. Kimberley
5. Mandy
6. Sean
7. Dawn
8. E
9. Wendy
10. Faouzia
11. Paul
12. Gopal

Mirrored Image
1. Lynn
2. Freda
3. Lisa
4. Patricia
5. Jean
6. Tim
7. Perri
8. Christine
9. Sue

[Brenda]

Here's my list:

The Martian by Andy Weir -- 11
...David, Freda, Jenifer, Mandy, Sandra, Sean, Faouzia, Wendy, Perri, Mallory Heart, Gopal

Big Little Lies by Liane Moriarty -- 6
...Laima, Lisa, Kimberley, Dawn, Daisy, E.

An Officer and a Spy by Robert Harris -- 2
...Tim, Paul

Iron House by John Hart -- 2
...Linda, Bill

The Last Child also by John Hart -- 4
...Patricia, Christine, Sharon, Sue

Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel -- 4
...Lynn, Pat, Kirsten, Jean

[Lynn Renee]

Decided to go with a theme for this month.


01: Unleashed by Emily Kimelman
.....Bill
.....Dawn
.....Faouzia
.....Kimberley
.....Kirsten
.....Pat
.....Perri
.....Sean
.....Sue
.....Wendy

02: A Shot in the Bark by C.A. Newsome
.....Lisa
.....Daisy
.....Sharon

03: A View to Die For by Richard Houston
.....Brenda
.....Christine
.....Freda
.....Jenifer
.....Mallory Heart
.....Paul

04: Rescue Me, Maybe by Jackie Bouchard
.....David
.....E.
.....Jean
.....Mandy
.....Patricia
.....Tim "The Enchanter

05: To Catch a Bad Guy by Marie Astor
.....Gopal
.....Laima
.....Linda

[Freda]

My PIFM April Read List





1. The Crossing Places by Ellie Griffiths
Laima, Jenifer, Pat, Kirsten, Jean, Paul

2. Trunk Music by Michael Connelly
Dawn, Daisy, Mallory

3. Transfer of Power by Vince Flynn
Patricia, Bill, Sean

4. The Surgeon by Tess Gerritsen
Brenda, Lisa, Lynn, Kimberley, Mandy, Tim, Wendy, Faouzia, Sharon, Sue, Gopal, Cameron

5. Heart-Shaped Box by Joe Hill
Linda, Sandra, Perri, E., David

6. Dark of the Moon by John Sandford

[Erik]

First one

[Lisa]

My PIFM books are as follows


1. The Book of You by Claire Kendal
Lynn -- Jenifer -- Pat -- Kimberley -- Bill -- Mandy -- Dawn -- Tim -- Perri -- Faouzia -- Christine -- Mallory Heart --

2. I am Sasha by Valerie Hollingsworth

3. All The Pretty Girls by J.T. Ellison
Linda -- Laima -- Patricia -- Kirsten -- Sean -- Jean -- Daisy -- Wendy --

4. Binds That Tie by Kate Moretti
David -- Brenda -- Freda -- Sandra -- E. -- Sharon --

[Laima]

Moriarty

White Nights

The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie

In the Bleak Midwinter

The Secret Keeper

[Patricia]

My choices for April are as follows:

Workman's Complication by Rich Leder
Sharon

Ghettoside by Jill Leovy
Laima - Lisa - Pat - Perri - E - Paul

Childhood Games by J. M. Roach
Linda - David - Kimberley - Bill - Sandra - Mallory

Wicked Moon by Taylor Nash
Freda - Sean - Dawn - Jean

A Dubious Secret by Gerald J. Kubick

Darkfever by Karen Moning
Lynn - Jenifer - Mandy - Wendy - Christine - Faouzia - Sue

Surgical by Geoffrey Germann
Brenda - Daisy

The Burning Gates by Parker Bilal
Kirsten - Tim - Gopal - Cameron

[Jenifer]

This looks like fun! Please pick a book for me...
(votes up to message 15)

Blindsighted by Karin Slaughter
X-Brenda
X-Freda
X-Pat
X-Kimberly
X-Bill
X-Mandy
X-Sandra
X-Sean
X-Jean
X-Daisy
X-Tim
X-Wendy
X-Faouzia
X-Sharon

Waiting for Wednesday by Nicci French
X-Alexandra

The Boy in the Suitcase by Lene kaaberbol
X-Kirsten
X-Christine
X-Mallory

Tricked by Kevin Hearne

Finding Jake by Bryan Reardon
X-Lynn
X-Patricia
X-Dawn
X-Perri
X-E

The Burning by Jane Casey
X-Linda
X-Laima
X-Paul

[Patricia]

**My book list for April**

Theme - science-fiction-ish.

1.Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel
**Freda, Laima, Sandra, Dawn, Jean, Perri, Wendy,
**Sue

2. Twinkle by S.J. Parkinson
**Brenda, Kimberley, Mandy, Sean

3. The Three-Body Problem by Liu Cixin
**Patricia, Gopal

4. Oryx and Crake by Margaret Atwood
**David, Jenifer, Kirsten, Daisy, Tim, Faouzia, Amber,
**Cameron

5. Flowertown by S.G. Redling
**Linda, Lynn, Bill, Mallory Heart

[Kirsten]

I thought I'd have a little fun for April!

A The Accident by Linwood Barclay
9 votes Brenda, Laima, Kimberley, Bill, Sean, Patricia, Lisa, Sue, Cameron

P The Passage by Justin Cronin
6 votes Lynn, Mandy, Sandra, Freda, Jenifer, Pat

R Random Violence by Jassy Mackenzie
1 vote Tim "The Enchanter"

I Imperfect Strangers by David M. Staniforth
12 votes Linda, Dawn, Jean, Daisy, David, Perri, E., Wendy, Faouzia, Christine, Paul, Gopal (The Minion)

L The Labyrinth of Osiris by Paul Sussman
2 votes Sharon, Mallory Heart

[[deleted user]]

My April list is.

Belinda Bauer 7votes
Mandy ~ Laima ~ Dawn ~ Jean ~ Tim ~ Perri ~ Pat

Kristina Ohlsson2votes
Brenda ~ Freda

Taunting the Dead 10votes
Kirsten ~ Linda ~ Sean ~ Sandra ~ David ~ Faouzia ~ Christine ~Sharon ~Mallory ~ Sue

Second Life 2 votes
Bill ~ Jenifer

Gone Missing 5votes
Lynn ~ Daisy ~ Wendy ~Patricia ~ Paul

[E.]

My April list:
These are all authors I've never read, and books that many of you gave good reviews.

2 My Sister's Grave -Robert Dugoni
1 Pop. 1280 -Jim Thompson
6 Broken Harbour -Tana French
0 Never Look Away -Linwood Barclay
4 The Girl on the Train -Paula Hawkins
7 Room -Emma Donoghue
5 We Need to Talk About Kevin -Lionel Shriver

[Alexandra]

Waiting for Wednesday by Nicci French

Jenifer, start with Blue Monday if you haven't read it. LOVE this series!

[Bill]

My books are all authors that I haven't read yet


Scorpion Betrayal - Andrew Kaplan
--- Tim, Sharon

National Security - Marc Cameron
--- Kirsten, Perri, Mallory Heart

No Mercy - John Gilstrap
--- Mandy, Kimberly, Lynn, Linda, Brenda, Freda, Laima, Patricia, Sandra,
--- Sean, Dawn, Jean, E., Wendy, Faouzia, Sue, Gopal

Termination Orders - Leo J Maloney
--- Jenifer, Christine

[Mandy]

My list

Darkside Belinda Bauer
Dawn, Tim, Sharon

The Reckoning Jane Casey

Caught Harlen Coben
Brenda, Lynn, Freda, Laima, Patricia, Bill, Sean, Perri, Cameron

Apple Tree Yard Louise Doughty
Kimberley

Sharp Objects Gillian Flynn
Linda, Lisa, Jenifer, Pat, Sandra, Daisy, E, Wendy

Until You're Mine Samantha Hayes
Faouzia, Sue

The Woodcutter Reginald Hill
Kirsten, Christine

Runner Patrick Lee
Gopal

The Blackhouse Peter May
David, Jean, Mallory

The Drowning Pool Syd Moore

[Paul]

Some paperback thrillers sitting on my shelves either unread or not read for a long time. I’d be very happy to have next month’s chosen for me :0

From Russia With Love – Ian Fleming
From Russia With Love
Amber, Laima, Jennifer, Pat, Kirsten 5

The Day of The Jackal – Frederick Forsyth
The Day of the Jackal
Bill, Jean, Tim, Perri, E A, Faouzia, Christine, Sue, Cameron 9

Cadillac Jukebox - James Lee Burke
Cadillac Jukebox
Linda, Amber, Patricia, Dawn, Daisy, Wendy, Mallory Heart 7

Zero Hour – Andy McNab
Zero Hour
David, Lisa, Kimberley, Sharon 4

The Prometheus Deception – Robert Ludlum
The Prometheus Deception
Lynn 1

Where Eagles Dare - Alistair MacLean
Where Eagles Dare
Brenda, Freda, Mandy, Sandra, Sean 5

[Jean]

All new authors for me:


Alone Lisa Gardner
9 - Freda, Patricia, Sandra, Dawn, Bill, Wendy, Lynn, Sharon, Cameron

The Girl on the Train Paula Hawkins
8- Laima, Kimberly, Sean, Lisa, E, Chris, Mallory, Paul


I Am Pilgrim Terry Hayes
7- Kirsten, Mandy, Pat,Tim, Perri, David, Gopal

The Jury Master Robert Dugoni
2- Daisy, Sue

Talking to the Dead Harry Bingham
3- Linda, Brenda, Faouzia

[Daisy]

My list:

Imperfect Strangers David M. Staniforth
X David
X Linda
X Brenda
X Kirsten
X Kimberley
X Sandra
X Sean
X Wendy
X Dawn
X Bill
X Lynn
X Jenifer
X Sue
X Gopal

Total= 14


The Warrior Ty Patterson
X Tim
X Jean
X Christine
X Paul
X Cameron

Total= 5

Smile Now, Cry Later Paul MacDonald

Pines Blake Crouch
X Freda
X Laima
X Pat
X Perri
X Patricia
X E.
X Faouzia
X Mandy
X Mallory

Total= 9

Animosity James Newman
X Lisa
X Sharon

Total= 2

[Faouzia]

my April list :)

Vigilante: 3 votes
David/ Pat/ Paul

1st to Die: 11 votes
Freada/ Patricia/ Bill/Sandra/ Wendy/ Brenda/ Lynn/ Sean/ Sharon/ Gopal/ Cameron

Sleep Tight: 6 votes
Laima/ Kimberley/ Daisy/ Lisa/ Christine/ Sue

The Killer Inside Me: 4 votes
Linda/ Kirsten/ Perri/ Mallory

Nearest Thing to Crazy: 4 votes
Dawn/ Jean/ E/ Mandy

[Tim The Enchanter]

I would like to try this.

My List

The Stand by Stephen King ******** Kristen, David, Sandra, Jean, E., Mandy, Sharon, Amber

I Am Not A Serial Killer by Dan Wells ***** Daisy, Brenda, Lisa, Faouzia, Mallory Heart

The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver **** Pat, Perri, Wendy, Lynn

Blue Monday by Nicci French ******* Linda, Kimberely, Freda, Dawn, Sean, Christine, Sue

The Blackhouse by Peter May *Laima

The Coffin Dancer by Jeffery Deaver ** Patricia, Bill, Gopal

[Amber]

Paul wrote: "Some paperback thrillers sitting on my shelves either unread or not read for a long time. I’d be very happy to have next month’s chosen for me :0


From Russia With Love – Ian Fleming

The D..."

I vote for the Ian Fleming book for you.

My list:

1. Robot Dreams by Isaac Asimov +9
David
Lisa
Kimberley
Bill
Mandy
Sean
Jean
Tim "The Enchanter"
E.


2. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies by Jared Diamond +2
Jenifer
Cameron

3. Becoming Laura Ingalls Wilder: The Woman behind the Legend by John E. Miller +3
Linda
Freda
Daisy

4. A Great and Terrible King: Edward I and the Forging of Britain by Marc Morris +2
Kirsten
Faouzia

5. Catholicism and Fundamentalism by Karl Keating
6. Æthelstan: The First King of England by Sarah Foot as part of The English Monarchs series +1: Paul Alkazraji
7. The Hot Zone: The Terrifying True Story of the Origins of the Ebola Virus by Richard Preston +6
Laima
Patricia
Pat
Sandra
Wendy
Christine

8. Overlord: D-Day and the Battle for Normandy by Max Hastings +3
Brenda
Dawn
Gopal

and 9 .Sherlock Holmes Cookbook by Sean Wringh and Jahn Farrell +1
Perri

[Christine]

My list for April consists of books by indie authors:

A Spy Came Home by H.N. Wake
(David, Freda, Laima,Kirsten, Bill, Faouzia, Perri, Paul, Gopal, Cameron

Havoc. by Steven F. Freeman
(Pat, Kimberley, Sean,Jean, Tim, Mallory Heart

Slur. by Heather Burnside
(Brenda, Lynn, Lisa, Patricia, Sandra, Dawn, Daisy, Mandy

To Let by Carla Kovach
(Linda, Jenifer

The Upshot. by Brad Spencer
(E, Wendy

[Icy-Cobwebs-In-Space]

For April:

The Gemini Effect

Dreams Must Die

The Anaconda Complex: A Thriller

The Trial: Dark Urban Scottish Crime Story

H.A.A.R.P.'s Fury (Bryson Mcgann Novel)

The Trade Mission

I Am Pilgrim




Votes to Me:
I am pilgrim: Linda, David, Laima, Lisa, Patricia, Pat, Kirsten, Kimberley, Mandy, Sean, Jean, Tim, Perri,   E., Gopal, Cameron

Anaconda complex: Brenda

The Gemini Effect:  Lynn, Jenifer, Bill, Dawn, Sharon

Dreams Must Die: Freda, Daisy, Sue

The Trade Mission:  Sandra, Wendy, Paul

The Trial: Christine

[Perri]

My list is books I really want to read, just haven't gotten around to them...yet! None thrillers just for kicks :)
Watchmen Bill, Sharon
A Thousand Splendid Suns David, Brenda, Lynn, Patricia, Pat, Kirsten, Kimberley, Sandra, Daisy, Wendy, Gopal
Bottom of the 33rd: Hope, Redemption, and Baseball's Longest Game Jean, Tim the E, Christine, Jean
Big Little Lies Freda, Laima, Lisa, Dawn, E., Faouzia, Sean, Mallory, Sue
All the Light We Cannot See Linda, Cameron

[Wendy]

My list for April is:

Creep by Jennifer Hillier

Hunted by Elizabeth Heiter

I Am Pilgrim by Terry Hayes

Those Who Wish Me Dead by Michael Koryta

Bird Box by Josh Malerman

[Sean, Moderator]

My list

Blaze Away: A Harpur & Isles British Police Procedural

Brenda, Christine, Jean, Mallory Heart

World Gone By

Daisy, Sandra, Sharon, Paul

I Let You Go

Kimberley, Dawn, Jenifer

Normal

Perri, Lynn, Patricia, Pat, Kirstin, Bill, David, Mandy, E , Laima, Faouzia

Until You're Mine

Tim, Linda, Wendy, Freda

[Dawn]

My April List:



Hades (#1 Archer & Bennett) by Candice Fox - Patricia, Wendy, Lynn (3)

The Murder Bag (#1 Max Wolf) by Tony Parsons - Faouzia, Tim (2)

The One That Got Away by Simon Wood - Sharon (1)

Silent Scream (#1 D.I. Kim Stone) by Angela Marsons - Linda, Brenda, Kirsten, Kimberley, Bill, Mandy, Sean, Perri, E., Christine, Freda, Laima, Jenifer, Pat, Kirsten, Jean, Daisy, Mallory (18)

Wreckage by Emily Bleeker - Sandra (1)

[Sharon]

x4

x1

x4

x11

x5

[Amber]

So far I have received only ONE vote.

[Christine]

Amber wrote: "So far I have received only ONE vote."

Amber, you have lots of votes. Find them all on the individual lists found in the thread titled "Place Your Votes Here For Your April Selections".

[[deleted user]]

Amber, i've voted for you.
Check the CORRECT thread.

[Amber]

I hadn't gotten that far on my notifications yet.

[Cameron]

Here's my list for April in no necessary order:

1. The Accident by Linwood Barclay
7 votes Brenda, Laima, Kimberley, Bill, Sean, Patricia, Lisa

2. All the Light We Cannot See Linda

3. A Spy Came Home by H.N. Wake
(David, Freda, Laima,Kirsten, Bill, Faouzia, Perri, Paul

4. Taunting the Dead Mel Sherratt 9votes
Kirsten ~ Linda ~ Sean ~ Sandra ~ David ~ Faouzia ~ Christine ~Sharon ~Mallory

5. The Girl on the Train -Paula Hawkins

6. Faithful Place - Tana French - Cameron

7. Trunk Music by Michael Connelly
Dawn, Daisy, Mallory

8. Heart-Shaped Box by Joe Hill
Linda, Sandra, Perri, E., David

9. Desert Solitaire - Edward Abbey - Cameron

10. Half Life/Die Already (How I Died and Lived to Tell About it) - Mark Steele - Cameron

PS - Amber: I have read Jared Diamond's Guns, Germs and Steel and really enjoyed it.

Cameron

[Amber]

Cameron wrote: "Here's my list for April in no necessary order:

1. The Accident by Linwood Barclay
7 votes Brenda, Laima, Kimberley, Bill, Sean, Patricia, Lisa

2. All the Light We Cannot See Linda

3. A Spy ..."

Cameron, is that your way of votng for it for me to read next month?

[Patricia]

Cameron wrote: "Here's my list for April in no necessary order:

1. The Accident by Linwood Barclay
7 votes Brenda, Laima, Kimberley, Bill, Sean, Patricia, Lisa

2. All the Light We Cannot See Linda

3. A Spy ..."

Cameron, I voted for Trunk Music. Was this list only a sample for Amber?

[Christine]

Amber wrote: "Cameron wrote: "Here's my list for April in no necessary order:

1. The Accident by Linwood Barclay
7 votes Brenda, Laima, Kimberley, Bill, Sean, Patricia, Lisa

2. All the Light We Cannot See ..."

I think Cameron may be confused. Cameron, if you would like to play PIFM for an April read, start over on this thread. List 2-10 books you want to read, then all of us will vote for you. You can find our votes on the "Place Your Votes Here For April Selections" thread. Then transfer your votes to this thread (see how the others have done it) with the aid of the edit button.

[Sean, Moderator]

Yes Cameron, see comments in April banter, which explains as Christine kindly has here.

(Sorry Janet just wanted to point Cameron in the right area, as has Christine)

[Sue]

My April List is:

Watching Over You by Mel Sherratt
(Kimberley, David, Sean, Christine, Gopal, Freda, Lynn, Cameron, Mandy)-9VOTES

Forward Slash by Louise Voss & Mark Edwards
(Brenda, E, Perri, Lisa)-4VOTES

The Murder Bag by Tony Parsons
(Tim)-1VOTE

The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins
(Linda, Jenifer, Patricia, Pat, Paul, Kirsten, Wendy, Bill, Jean, Daisy)-10 VOTES

Cold Cold Heart by Tami Hoag
(Sandra, Faouzia, Sharon)-3VOTES

[Cameron]

Yes, Amber, Christine, Sean and Patricia:

Excuse me. I was indeed confused Amber, very confused.
I take it back.

Cameron

[Amber]

Cameron wrote: "Yes, Amber, Christine, Sean and Patricia:

Excuse me. I was indeed confused Amber, very confused.
I take it back.

Cameron"

It happens.

If I included A Tolkien Bestiary in my list, can I remove it? I found a copy at my library on Saturday and checked it out... .

[Kirsten]

Amber, are you participating? If so, you need to post a list and post your votes.

[Janet , Moderator]

No worries at all Cameron, please don't feel bad about it, it's easily done. If you want to message me privately please do, here to help. :)

[Amber]

Kirsten wrote: "Amber, are you participating? If so, you need to post a list and post your votes."

I haven't been able to check my votes and edit my original list with my votes yet. I only get three hours online and have to spend more than 90% of that time wading through notifications on email.

[Janet , Moderator]

Then why don't you swith email notifications off Amber?!! That would do my head in. Just scroll down homepage or the little g notification on the right hand side of screen.

[Cameron]

Amber wrote: "Cameron wrote: "Yes, Amber, Christine, Sean and Patricia:

Excuse me. I was indeed confused Amber, very confused.
I take it back.

Cameron"

It happens.

If I included A Tolkien Bestiary in my lis..."

Amber:

The books that I posted are actually a list for others to vote on for me to read, but, yes, I was confused. Sorry for the confusion. I did not mean that everyone had to recommend that I read "Trunk Music." How did I let that happen, anyway?

[Brenda]

Cameron wrote: "Amber wrote: "Cameron wrote: "Yes, Amber, Christine, Sean and Patricia:

Excuse me. I was indeed confused Amber, very confused.
I take it back.

Cameron"

It happens.

If I included A Tolkien Best..."

Cameron, your list shows multiple votes from some people. Should only be one vote from each. Maybe you need to edit your list to remove some of the votes?

[Cameron]

Brenda wrote: "Cameron wrote: "Amber wrote: "Cameron wrote: "Yes, Amber, Christine, Sean and Patricia:

Excuse me. I was indeed confused Amber, very confused.
I take it back.

Cameron"

Should I really, Brenda? The list would basically be the same and since I made the mistake I figured that I would just sort of adjust accordingly for April. What do you think?

Cameron


It happens.

If I include..."