2015 May Pick-It-For-Me Challenge

[Leigh]

Dee wrote: "glad you liked it Leigh - i think I have book 1 lost on Mt TBR...lol"

My library has the rest of the series so I will download them.

[Elke]

Dee,

I finished my first pick -it was just ok for me. Probably not going to continue the series. But I am glad its off my TBR!! :D

On to #2!

[Leigh]

LauraLa,

I finished . I liked it, but was not a fan of the narrator. I will continue the series.

On to #3!

[LaurLa]

Leigh wrote: "LauraLa,

I finished . I liked it, but was not a fan of the narrator. I will continue the series.

On to #3!"

Hope the series gets better for you :-)

[Leigh]

LaurLa wrote: "Leigh wrote: "LauraLa,

I finished . I liked it, but was not a fan of the narrator. I will continue the series.

On to #3!"

Hope the series gets better for you :-)"

I think I will read the next one.

[Alexa]

Hello Zara! I finished The Best Man yesterday. It was cute and I enjoyed it. I can't wait to read the next book. Thank you for a great pick!!

[Elke]

Dee,

Finished pick #3 -it was just ok for me.

On to #4?!? :D

[Macwolf01 [Elise]]

KathyD finish , loved it Thanks

[Penney]

Hi Nicole! I finished today and abolutely loved it! I gave 4½ stars :)

[Carla]

Alexis--I finished my first PIFM book this month, Once in a Lifetime and liked it. Thanks for the recommendation. I also started Obsidian (from my TBR) but likely won't finish it--not well written enough or something, I guess. I've got some other books from your recommendations and will let you know what I finish.

[Larissa]

Hi KarenH
I finished my first book and loved it! I'm hoping RZ continues with more books on the Grey/Dean brothers!
Thank you for the pick!

[Mai]

Hi Leigh!

So far I've read six of my picks from the TBR stack and four new ones. My favorite from the set of new recs has been: Halfway to the Grave - a 5 stars read for me. I LOVED it and I'm going to continue reading this series, so thank you very much for your recommendation!

[Leigh]

Mai wrote: "Hi Leigh!

So far I've read six of my picks from the TBR stack and four new ones. My favorite from the set of new recs has been: Halfway to the Grave - a 5 stars read for me. I LOVED..."

I'm so glad you enjoyed them. Loved Cat and Bones!

[Leigh]

LaurLa, I have finished and loved it. That was the last book in that series. I enjoy Susan Mallery's writing.

[LaurLa]

Leigh wrote: "LaurLa, I have finished and loved it. That was the last book in that series. I enjoy Susan Mallery's writing."

I really liked this series too - it was one of the first I read by her. Another older series from her that I also like and got me stared on her was The Million Dollar Catch series... More category length but still juicy good!

[Diane ~Firefly~]

Breann,

I finished and really enjoyed it. Thanks for recommending!

[Fran, Moderator]

Eden Creed wrote: "Fran,

These are my picks for you. I hope you find something that catches your fancy.

1. Evil Queen/Witch—Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
- (TBR) First in a..."


Hi Eden Creed,

I finished for your rec of . I really liked the short intro into the series. I hope to get to Cinder soon. I still have Aftermath on my radar for this month. Thanks for the great picks!

[LaurLa]

Larissa wrote: "Hi LaurLa

Here are your picks. I hope you find something you like!

Evil Queen/Witch—Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs -NEWIt Ain't Me, Babe Forest on Cover
I read this recently and..."

Hi Larissa! I realized I've been commenting on others' updates and forgot to give my own update! I finshed over the weekend. I loved it! Can't wait to read the rest of the series :-D Thanks so much for the pick!!

[Leigh]

LaurLa wrote: "Leigh wrote: "LaurLa, I have finished and loved it. That was the last book in that series. I enjoy Susan Mallery's writing."

I really liked this series too - it w..."

I will have to try it.

[Larissa]

LaurLa wrote: "Larissa wrote: "Hi LaurLa
Here are your picks. I hope you find something you like!
Evil Queen/Witch—Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs -NEWIt Ain't Me, Babe Forest on Cover
I read t..."

Yay! Glad you liked it! :)

[Larissa]

Hi KarenH
I just finished my second book and enjoyed it. Thank you for the pick!

[Larissa]

Hi KarenH

I just finished my third book . I didn't like it as much as the first book but I did enjoy it. I'm sad that she won't be writing any more books. :( Thank you for the pick!

[Ashley]

I finished my fourth book.



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[Elke]

Dee,

Finished my 4th pick -loved it! It has been a while since I have read an HR and I missed it! :D

Not sure if I will be getting to any other picks, but thanks again for them!!

[Leigh]

LaurLa,

I have finished my 4th book . I really enjoyed it. I plan on continuing the series.

[Marybeth]

Hi Kat,
thank you for the great picks. I am having fun picking out my next book to. :)
I finished my first pick which was and i gave it 4 stars and i can't wait until the next one comes out later this year. :)
I will probably start or next.

[Dre]

Carla,

I've finished , , and . They were all new authors to me, and I enjoyed them all and plan to read more by all three. I saw you had a second Theresa Weir book on my picks, so I'll definitely be giving that one a read.

[Tessa123]

Hi Suzanne,
I just finished my first pick for this month. I chose and I loved it. It was a good five star read for me. Thanks again for the recs. ;-)

[~KarenH~, Moderator]

Hi Larissa!

Sorry I didn't see your posts earlier! I'm glad you're enjoying your picks, even if they didn't all live up to your expectations. I'd like to see more Dean brothers books too, but I'm not holding my breath...never say never though! I also really liked the Paladins series - they're very different from your average paranormal romance. It's been several years since I read them, but there's a new one coming out in a few months, so I'm really excited to get back to them!

[Carla]

Alexis--I finished my second PIFM book this month, What the Duke Desires and enjoyed it. I'll likely read the next in the series soon. Thanks for the pick!

[Nancy H]

MountainKat,
So far I have finished 4 of your picks for me, and they have all been excellent! I hope to finish at least 4 more by month's end, but I am planning on reading all of them eventually. Thanks for great picks.
The ones I finished:

[Carla]

Dre wrote: "Carla,

I've finished , , and . They were all new authors to me, and I enjoyed them all an..."

Glad that you liked them. I'm a big Theresa Weir fan; her memoir The Orchard is wonderful if you're up for a more serious read.

[Dre]

Carla_Collette wrote: "Dre wrote: "Carla,

I've finished , , and . They were all new authors to me, and I enjoyed..."

The Orchard is the other one of hers you had on my list, and I'll definitely be checking it out. Thanks again for the recs!

[Alexa]

Carla_Collette wrote: "Alexis--I finished my second PIFM book this month, What the Duke Desires and enjoyed it. I'll likely read the next in the series soon. Thanks for the pick!"

I'm glad you liked this one!

I loved Obsidian, but I do understand what you are saying. It was very twilightesque to me. When I read it, that was what I was in the mood for. Sorry it was a bad pick for you!

[Alexa]

Hello Zara! I finished my second pick . It was pretty good! I was really swept up into the mystery of the hero and how everything would fall into place... plus I love illusionists. It's a different career you don't really see much... but it's so interesting. Thanks for another great pick!

[Tammie]

Sunshine wrote: "Hi Tammie,

I loved looking through your shelves. I picked up a couple for me, too.

LOL

Evil Queen/Witch—Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
PIFM:: Random Acts of Crazy...book that ..."

Sunshine: So far I've read Glitter and It had to be You...I'm adding several to my June challenge list as there are so many great suggestions I'm not going to get to yet this month. Thanks again for all of the great suggestions!

[Nicole]

I finished . Thanks Nichole for the pick. I really enjoyed it.

[MountainKat, Moderator]

Nancy H wrote: "MountainKat,
So far I have finished 4 of your picks for me, and they have all been excellent! I hope to finish at least 4 more by month's end, but I am planning on reading all of them eventually. ..."

I am so glad you are enjoying your picks!

[Angi]

Pamela Su...I finished Frat Boy and Toppy and gave it 4 stars...thanks for a great pick. Hopefully I can get another read before the end of the month.

[Pam]

Nancy H
I just finished . OMG, it was so good. I started reading last night, read until I fell asleep with my kindle on my face, and picked it right back up when I work up. What a great story. Thanks for the recommendation!

[Fran, Moderator]

Hi Eden Creed,

I finished a second pick, Aftermath. I enjoyed the developing relationship between Austin and Cam, even though there were some tough passages to read about their captivity. Emotional and uplifting in the end :)

[Marybeth]

Hi Kat,
I finished my second pick yesterday and rated it 5 stars. I will eventually get to point of retreat but i loved Slammed. :)
I also finished my third pick which was and i rated it 4 stars and i will be continuing the series.
My last pick will be .
thanks again for the great picks.

[MountainKat, Moderator]

Mai, I just realized I never came back too comment on what I've read! Opps!

I read Laid Open by Lauren Dane, but I read it in April - I forgot that you had picked it for May. I quite enjoyed it though, even if it was in the wrong month!

I also read Heart of the Storm by Shannon Stacey and thought it was a sweet story!

I am currently listening to The Duchess War by Courtney Milan and am enjoying it so far - only 20% so far. I should finish before the end of the month easy!

[Mai]

MountainKat, I'm glad you're enjoying The Duchess War ! The Brothers Sinister series is one of my all-time favorites of historicals :)

[[deleted user]]

Hi Jennifer, thanks for your picks. I have enjoyed the books so far. I have read and
I'm about to start

[Pamela Su]

~Angi~ wrote: "Pamela Su...I finished Frat Boy and Toppy and gave it 4 stars...thanks for a great pick. Hopefully I can get another read before the end of the month."

:) I hope you get to read more but I know how easy it is to get distracted by newer shinier books. Haha.

[Pamela Su]

Pam wrote: "Pamela Su-
Here are your picks
From Your TBR
Evil Queen: first in a series
Queen of Hearts: royalty
Madame Medusa: [bo..."

Hi Pam!

I didn't get around to reading the books I planned to read. :(

I only managed to get around to [book:Bad Boys Need Love Too|23295042] which was on my TBR...and I didn't like it. LOL. :D Not your fault since it was on my TBR after all!

From your new selections, I added Dragon Actually (which looks really interesting!) and Never Judge a Lady by Her Cover on my TBR. I did plan to read it but I kept getting distracted.

I will read it someday though for sure :)

[Nancy H]

Hi MountainKat,
I managed to finish two more picks for this month, and they were really good: and . I am also working on another one, but don't know if I will get it finished in time since I have been busy working on some other things (lol!).

Thanks again for the great picks! I plan to eventually read all of them because they look so good!

[MountainKat, Moderator]

I'm so glad you enjoyed your picks Nancy!!

[☘KathyD☘]

May
Picked by — Jojo

Thanks for the awesome picks Jojo!

Evil Queen/Witch — Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
Shadow of Night — ★★★★★ 5/29 — MC is a witch (tbr)

Queen of Hearts — Alice in Wonderland
The Golden Dynasty — ★★★★★ 5/17 — Royalty/fantasy universe (tbr)

Maleficent — Sleeping Beauty
Covet — ★★★★★ 5/14 — Searching for redemption (tbr)

Cruella de Vil — One Hundred and One Dalmations
Affliction — ★★★★★ 5/11 — Black and white cover (tbr)

Madame Medusa — The Rescuers
Poseidon — ★★★★ 5/20 — Greek mythology (tbr)

Mother Gothel — Tangled
The Enticement — ★★★★ 5/23 — Flower on cover (tbr)