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2015 April Pick-It-For-Me Challenge
***TIPS TO MAKE THE CHALLENGE ENJOYABLE FOR EVERYONE!***For 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 or authors that don’t work for you as well as favorites. Also, you might consider updating your profile – you can include info about your favorite books/authors (or themes/books you dislike – i.e. secret baby).
HOWEVER – Please do not specify likes/dislikes in the sign-up thread – these will not be included in the pairings. And your pickee may not even see this and does not need to rely on them when making picks.
For Pickers:
Please remember this is primarily a romance readers group, so most, if not all, of your picks should be romance. There are many different sub genres and related types of books - Contemporary, Historical, Paranormal, Romantic Suspense, Erotica, M/M, Urban Fantasy. If your pickee reads a wide variety, you could add a non-romance.
Please 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 before
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 made, i.e. 'to read next', 'favorites'.
- 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 the most. That might help 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 either the Mods or the month's organizer and they can try to help
- Include a variety of books (i.e. a short book, a new addition to their 'to-read' shelf, an older book) This gives them a variety of options to choose from. You can sort the shelves by many features (including ratings, date read, date added, date published, #of pages).
Sign-ups
Winter
Zara rrrc-mng-apr-may
Katherine
Ty
Vi
Mandy
Jojo 2015-meet-and-greet
Spring
Suzanne
Andrasun
Arena
Stacey
Aarati rrc-gonna-read
Pam
Summer
Elke on-deck-4-chlges
Ashley
Nancy H
Kait
Carla_Collette
Sunshine april may reads
Fall
Dee rrrc-mng-apr-may
Breann 1-pifm-pick-me
Laurla challenges-to-pick
Sadie pick-it-for-me
Fran a-pifm-shelf
Karen H cant-wait-to-read
Tammie PIFM
Larissa on-deck-tbr
MountainKat to-read-asap
KathyD pick it for me
Diane-Firefly mng-picking
Pamela Su
Kristy rrrc
Penney pifm
Shelby current- challenge-to-reads
Isaura
PairingsWithin each group, each person group picks for the person below them. The last person in the group picks for the first. For example, Mandy picks for Ty.
** = picks made
Winter:
** Ty
** Vi
** Zara rrrc-mngc-aprmay-2015
** Katherine
** Jojo 2015-meet-and-greet
** Mandy
Spring:
** Suzanne
** Aarati
** Pam
** Stacey rrc-gonna-read
** Andrasun
Arena
** Raine(Private) 2015-pifm
Summer:
** Carla_Collette
** Ashley
** Elke on-deck-4-chlges
** Kait
** Sunshine apr-may-reading
** Nancy H
Fall:
** Tammie pifm
** Larissa on-deck-tbr
** Isaura
** Shelby current-challenge-to-reads
** Breann 1-pifm-pick-me
** ~KarenH~ cant-wait-to-read
** Kristy rrrc
** Dee rrrc-mng-apr-may
** Fran a-pifm-shelf
** KathyD 1-pick-it-for-me
** Diane~Firefly~ mng-picking
** Penney pifm
** MountainKat to-read-asap
** Pamela Su
** LaurLa challenges-to-pick
** Sadie pick-it-for-me
Picking Rules
March 20th was the first day of Spring here in the US…so lets celebrate the warmer weather with reading some great books!
Please pick a NEW to them and a TBR/preferred shelf for each category-a total of 8!
1. Spring cleaning: Recommend a book that has been on your pickee’s TBR/preferred shelf for more than a year and pick a book that you loved and read a long time ago that you think your pickee would like.
2. Spring into action: Recommend a book that is suspenseful and/or has a lot of action, or make your pickee take action and make them either continue or finish a series.
3. Spring Fling: Recommend a book that is a quick hot romance, or one that is a wild and crazy ride, or a book with a hot cover
4. Spring is in the air & warm weather is around the corner: Recommend a book that is set in a warmer climate, a book that has a water/beach or flowers on the cover.
I'm in and I'm Spring! I love seeing my flowers bloom!
I'm in again. My favourite season is, without a doubt, Winter.Please use my rrrc-mngc-aprmay-2015 shelf
Fall is my favorite season, although the last couple of years I've hated Winter so much that I'm thinking Spring should be my favorite just cause it pulls us out of the frigid-air! But I really do love the feel and colors of Autumn, so that's what I'll stick with. Here's my shelf - challenges to pick
Hmmmm, I do love seeing all the flowers and new growth in spring, and the end of the short, gloomy days, but we often tend to have a lot of icky wet weather in the spring and lots of sunny, mild weather in the fall, so I'll go with Fall!Please use my cant-wait-to-read shelf...thanks!
Fall is my Favorite!Please use: PIFM shelf. Can also use 'to read' if you can't find what you want there.
I'm going to say fall, once it finally gets here is SoCal, because it means the end to our hot summers! I love the cool crisp weather as it heads into winter! Which would be my favorite season because I love story weather, but I don't like to go out in it - just sit and enjoy watching it.Please use my to-read-asap shelf!
Katherine wrote: "I love Winter"Yay. Another winter lover. Welcome Katherine
Fall is my favorite season!I don't have that where I am though. :( I miss seeing trees turn to red and gold in autumn.
I'm a spring girl.I'm in the process of organizing shelves. All are available and want to be picked from.
Um, I've never been in a place where there's been proper four season. It's either hot or hotter or rainy. Just put me in where you need, Elke.
Vi wrote: "Um, I've never been in a place where there's been proper four season. It's either hot or hotter or rainy. Just put me in where you need, Elke."Ok, Vi!! Thanks!
I like all four seasons, but if I have to choose, it would probably be Summer.
in.winter is my fave! but not this year...
This is my first challenge. I am going with FALL. I have only 1 book shelf and can't wait to read what you pick for me. Thanks.
Isaura wrote: "This is my first challenge. I am going with FALL. I have only 1 book shelf and can't wait to read what you pick for me. Thanks."Welcome Isaura! Hope you enjoy it!
Vi wrote: "Um, I've never been in a place where there's been proper four season. It's either hot or hotter or rainy. Just put me in where you need, Elke."Vi, I put you in Winter!
there is a standing joke that come to virginia and you'll experience all 4 seasons in one day
Dee wrote: "there is a standing joke that come to virginia and you'll experience all 4 seasons in one day"Lol!! Well these past few days here in Chicago we have had winter and spring! We went from 60's almost 70 to 20's and snowing!! SMH!
Elke wrote: "Dee wrote: "there is a standing joke that come to virginia and you'll experience all 4 seasons in one day"Lol!! Well these past few days here in Chicago we have had winter and spring! We went fr..."
and I believe the Chicagoland area is supposed to be back into the 60's in the next day or so Elke! Crazy!
same here in DC - I heard that nasty word, SNOW on the news last night
♥KathyD♥ wrote: "Elke wrote: "Dee wrote: "there is a standing joke that come to virginia and you'll experience all 4 seasons in one day"Lol!! Well these past few days here in Chicago we have had winter and sprin..."
I know!! It is nuts!!
Elke wrote: "♥KathyD♥ wrote: "Elke wrote: "Dee wrote: "there is a standing joke that come to virginia and you'll experience all 4 seasons in one day"Lol!! Well these past few days here in Chicago we have had..."
Yep, Chicago yesterday we had about 3 inches of heavy wet snow. 60 degrees tomorrow.
the weather is really springing - up and down.
Oh, I absolutely love winter!!! SNOW!!!!! YAY!
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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 a 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. Your profile also needs to be set to receive Private Messages (PM’s) in case anyone needs to reach out to you (mod’s, 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 them 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.
INFORMATION NEEDED TO SIGN UP
Please sign up in this thread with the answer to the following question:
**What is your favorite season?**
Winter
Spring
Summer
Fall
***If you have a preferred shelf, please list it along with your pick!***
IMPORTANT DATES
Sign ups will remain open until March 24th (10pm US CST).
For your convenience a Time Zone Converter.
You’ll have until March 27th (9pm US CST) 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!*