2024 November Pick-It-For-Me Challenge

[Fran, Moderator]

Hi MountainKat!

Here are your picks for November. Thank you for your patience...I hope it was worth the wait and you find a gem or two here!

Turkey, stuffed or not: double letters in title
NEW: Big Bossy Mistake
TBR: Inheriting Miss Fortune

Ham:
NEW: Merry Christmas, Baby- HAM in title
TBR: There with You- HAM in title and author

Potatoes: 2 or more editions
NEW: The One Who Loves You
TBR: Stripped

Cranberry 'sauce':
NEW: Blame it on the Champagne- pink on cover
TBR: Curtsies & Conspiracies- cover model looks saucy

Pies, pies and more pies:
TBR: Temporary- 1 word title

Cookies: holiday
NEW: A Holly Jilly Christmas
TBR: Return to Virgin River

Latkes: gold on cover
NEW: The Exception to the Rule
TBR: Shards of Hope

Minced Pie:
TBR: The Beloved- savor J.R. Ward!

BONUS - Stuffing (or dressing): author initial is D
NEW: Indigo Ridge by Devney Perry

Happy Reading!

[Sonja]

Hi Elizabeth
Apologies, this week absolutely got away from me! Here are your picks. We have completely different tastes in reading, but I hope I found a couple that you enjoy.

Turkey, stuffed or not
🦃 TBR: Anathema (wings on cover)
🦃 NEW: Year One (wings on cover) I’m reading the second in this series now, this one was so good! Eerily similar to recent events, but with a magical twist.


Ham
🐖 TBR: Throne in the Dark (pink cover)
🐖 NEW: Heartstone (Made me squeal lol!) P&P but with dragons! This one is hit or miss depending on whether you’re a Pride and Prejudice stickler or just love a good fantasy so it could also be a turkey for you. I enjoyed the whole series.


Potatoes
🥔 TBR: Blood of the Sands (yellowish cover) If my potatoes are that color, I’m not eating them, but I’m counting it for this rule! Lol!
🥔 NEW: Dark, Witch & Creamy (sweet!) Light, cozy read


Cranberry 'sauce'
🍒 TBR: Spookily Yours (saucy character, pink/red cover)
🍒 NEW: Kitty and the Midnight Hour (Saucy character) Interesting plotline, though hit or miss for GR ratings.


Pies, pies and more pies
🥧 TBR: Bride (round moon on cover and one word title) Sounds good! I've read others by this author and enjoyed them.
🥧 NEW: The Last Werewolf (round moon on cover) Another hit or miss whenever I recommend this one. I personally enjoyed it and horror is absolutely not my genre at all, but I enjoyed the author’s writing and the whole series.


Cookies
🍪 TBR: A Dark and Secret Magic (tagged holiday/Halloween)
🍪 NEW: The Night Circus (tagged historical) This one also surprised me


Latkes
🥮 TBR: The Songbird & the Heart of Stone (golden items on cover)
🥮 NEW: Angelika Frankenstein Makes Her Match (gold item on cover) This is probably lighter than you may like, but it was a fun read.


Minced Pie
🥧 TBR: From Blood and Ash (sharp object on cover and high GR rating) This one’s on my TBR as well!
🥧 NEW: Stalking Jack the Ripper (sharp object on cover and high GR rating) I enjoyed this whole series, but this one the most.


BONUS: Stuffing (or dressing)
🦃 TBR: Daughter of No Worlds (title starts with D)
🦃 NEW: Silent in the Grave (title starts with S) Enjoyed this whole series, though this is likely not your normal genre.

[LaurLa]

WhooHoo!! Everyone should have their picks - thanks all for being on the money this month! Happy November Reading!!

[Elizabeth]

November PIFM Tracking

🦃 Turkey 🦃
TBR : Anathema
NEW : Year One

✓ Ham 🐖
TBR : Throne in the Dark
NEW : Heartstone ⭐⭐⭐ 1/2


🥔 Potatoes 🍠
TBR : Blood of the Sands
NEW : Dark, Witch & Creamy

🍒 Cranberry 🍒
TBR : Spookily Yours
NEW : Kitty and the Midnight Hour

✓ Pies 🥧
TBR : Bride
NEW : The Last Werewolf ⭐⭐

🍪 Cookies 🍪
TBR : A Dark and Secret Magic
NEW : The Night Circus

🥮 Latkes 🥮
TBR : The Songbird & the Heart of Stone
NEW : Angelika Frankenstein Makes Her Match

🥧 Minced Pie 🥧
TBR : From Blood and Ash
NEW : Stalking Jack the Ripper

🦃 BONUS : Stuffing 🦃
TBR : Daughter of No Worlds
NEW : Silent in the Grave

[MountainKat, Moderator]

Fran wrote: "Hi MountainKat!

Here are your picks for November. Thank you for your patience...I hope it was worth the wait and you find a gem or two here!"

Thank you Fran! I can't wait to get started. 📖

[LaurLa]

Carmen - all your picks were great... I wish I could have gotten to Hello Stranger - I really want to read this new to me author. It's on my TBR now so I'll get to it, hopefully sooner rather than later! With the busy month, only manage one other from your picks.

Potatoes
🍠TBR🍠His Brother's Wife🚦beige🚦11.21 ★★★★

[Julie]

Carrie, thanks again for 9 good reads in Nov:

TBR: Seduction in Blood ⭐⭐⭐
TBR: Mixed Signals ⭐⭐⭐⭐
New: The Unwanted Wife ⭐⭐⭐
TBR: Between Ink and Shadows ⭐⭐⭐
New: Christmas Eve at Friday Harbor⭐⭐⭐⭐
TBR: Lucky ⭐⭐⭐
TBR: Bonded By Savages ⭐⭐⭐ (series rule)
TBR: The Spellshop ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

[Jamie]

Nancy H - I had so many great books to choose from. I was able to get through 3 books in November.

Off Chance ★★
Candy ★★★
Into the Light ★★

[☼♎ Carmen the Bootyshaker Temptress ☼♎]

Jamie, I got to read which was 4 stars and definitely going to read the next in the series. To be honest I was on the wrong month/thread. I was reading Oct picks. I'm sure I'll catch up on some more picks from here. LOL

Thanks

[MountainKat, Moderator]

Hi Fran! Thank you for the great picks for November! I really enjoyed them all.

Shards of Hope by Nalini Singh (started in October) 11.3.2024 - Love this series!
Curtsies & Conspiracies by Gail Carriger 11.9.2024 - I'm enjoying this world!
The Beloved by J.R. Ward 11.14.2024 - Great to see what is coming next!
Inheriting Miss Fortune by Lucy Lennox 11.17.2024 - Loved!
Temporary by Sarina Bowen and Sarah Mayberry 11.23.2024 - Enjoyable story!
There with You by Samantha Young 11.25.2024 - So good!
Stripped by K.M. Neuhold 11.26.2024 - I enjoyed this one!
Return to Virgin River by Robyn Carr 11.28.2024 - Comfort food in book form!

Thanks again!

[Sonja]

Hi Carina!
Your picks were all great and most are on my TBR now as I only managed one due to a crazy busy month. Hoping to get more!