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April- Pick It For Me! Challenge
Bianca - I'm still waiting for my book from the library. I plan on reading it as soon as it comes in.
Yes I know you are joking,no I am not being serious,& I agree that we need a sarcasm font.It doesnt compute well in text.No need to defend your honor.As for protein,i'm trying to be PG these days so I will leave that one to your imagination.Not everyone gets my sense of humor which is ok bc i do just fine laughing & snorting like the dork I am.I myself am very into the LBGT community & a non-practicing bisexual.Getting engaged kinda put the nix on my homosexual sex life.*tear*
Leah *~*Pherocious*~* wrote: "Pollyanna, I looked at your TBR shelf and picked out a couple books and I also picked a couple new ones you don't have on your shelves.TBR:
1. Impossible by [author:Nancy Werlin..."
Hi Leah :)
I finished Succubus Blues last night and really enjoyed it. I would have given it 5 stars if I hadn't found it hard to get into at first but now I'm looking forward to the next installment. Thanks for the pick :)
*ROFLMAO*We REALLY do need a sarcasm font, i almost choken on my Farina reading LL's comment.
Jim, i love your sense of humor! I kind of got a cold overnight (go figure how that happened), and was sitting here trying to get myself out of that sick mood i get and you fixed it right up. Thanks!
4/21 Update: Congratulations! 36. Carolyn F. (365)-Finished
21. Sherrill (118)-Finished
18. Emily (268)-Finished
27. Annvelwis (801)-Finished
42. Sandy (213)-Finished
4. Elke (105)-Finished
1. Pollyanna (208)-Finished
7. Ari (692)-Finished
37. Penney (203)-Finished
17. Photojim (473)-Finished
50. Juhi(35)-Finished
16. Gigi (113)-Finished
46. Kingzkid (36)-Finished
35. Debbie (263)-Finished
20. Ahrcadia (180)-Finished
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Hey Jennefer!I just finished The Rabbi's Daughter. Thank you for the recommendation it was so good! You can check at my review if you'd like. (Idk how to show it here...lol.) I hope your enjoying the book I picked out for you.
Hi Debbie,I finished Garden Spells the other day. What a great, "feel good" book, I really enjoyed it. I made the mistake of reading a few reviews that compared it to Practical Magic and that distracted me a bit, but I worked through it. I'm looking for to reading Embers soon.
Thanks again for the recs!
LethalLovely, I'm sorry that this morning I was a bit grumpy. I prostrate myself before you and ask your forgiveness. I'll ask that you note that I'm not going to prostate myself in front of you. That would just be wrong.Rossy, anything that makes you happy makes me happy. Hope the cold clears quickly.
Penney wrote: "Hi Debbie,I finished Garden Spells the other day. What a great, "feel good" book, I really enjoyed it. I made the mistake of reading a few reviews that compared it to ..."
So glad you liked it, I really think you will like Ember also - in a different way.
This sounds like fun.. What do i have to do to join in??
Angela wrote: "This sounds like fun.. What do i have to do to join in??"The challenge is actually closed for this month, but if it's okay with Rossy, I'd be happy to partner with you :)
Yes that would be fine with me. Angela, you can compare your books with Ahrcadia and take a look at the kind of books you have in common. That should give you an idea of what you'd like to recommend for her.
She'll be doing the same for you and out of the options she will give, you will commit to finishing one for this month. Let me know if you have any questions or am sure Ahrcadia would be happy to explain anything as well.
Photojim wrote: "LethalLovely, I'm sorry that this morning I was a bit grumpy. I prostrate myself before you and ask your forgiveness. I'll ask that you note that I'm not going to prostate myself in front of you...."Its all good.I was grumpy this morning also,which is why the snorting out of coffee.Don't feel like you have to apologize.I am far from easily offended,especially when it has to do with what people say about/think of me in cyber space.
Hey Ahrcadia, did you hear off the thread from Angela?
Well at least we learned our lesson. Stick with the rules!LOL
Ari wrote: "Hey Jennefer!I just finished The Rabbi's Daughter. Thank you for the recommendation it was so good! You can check at my review if you'd like. (Idk how to show it here...lol.) I ..."
I am so glad you enjoyed it!!! (5 stars worth!) I picked up Both Sides of Time from the library but have not started yet. Maybe this weekend or early next week. I will let you know as soon as I have read it!
Well I'm 130 pages into Too Much Temptation. Very different order to things. And certainly not your typical heroine, that's for sure! Liking it so far.
Elke, I finished Too Much Temptation this morning. I really liked it. I think what I liked was that it was different. A 'plus sized' heroine that is strong and naive is a strange mix. Additionally, the plot does not follow the standard romance pattern.Thanks for a great recommendation!
I still haven't read this month's recommendation, but I AM going to do it, Kingzkid!I just wanted to let Sara know that I'm reading another of her recs from February - Seduced By A Scoundrel, and enjoying it greatly!!
Juhi: What you just did is more than enough. You are more than welcome to share a review with us here, but it is not required to complete to challenge.
I love The Book Thief, too, and it was Pick-It-For-Me Challenge recommendation, too. : )
Leah *~*Pherocious*~* wrote: "Gigi, here are some recs for you:From your TBR list:
1. The Darkest Night by Gena Showalter
2. Dark Lover by J. R. Ward
3. Austenland by Shannon Hale
New Books:
1. The Least Likely Bride..."
Hi Leah! Thanks again for the recommendation. I enjoyed Dark Lover. I'm going to continue with the series at a later date. I'm curious about what happens to the other brothers. Of course with my luck the brother that I liked the most, Tohr, doesn't really have his own book (i know hes mentioned in another one later).
So, 2 out of 4 recs completed. Up next, Cry No More.
Sherry wrote: "2) "Saving Grace" - Julie Garwood (Historical - Medieval..." - I am about halfway through this book and I am loving this story! "Glad to hear it! That's one of my faves by Julie Garwood.
I LOVE the BDB series! You'll love Tohr a lot more as the story progresses and make sure you stuck up on kleenex too for the 2nd book on.I plan on reading at least a series by Linda Howard this week. Cry No More was recommended to me by a few GR friends, i wonder if you'll like it.
Really Rossy. Uh-oh! Ok, thanks. I'll make sure I have kleenex handy. It seems as though a lot of people like the BDB series. I like her take on vampires. Tohr is definitely my fav, but I found myself really liking the other vampires too. It was hard to pick just one. LOL I like that each one seemed to have their own personality. The one thing I love about this challenge is that for me it makes me step out of my comfort zone, ex. suspense and paranormal romances. It seems a though a lot of people love cry no more so, I'm sure I'll enjoy it.
Well, despite its title, Cry No More, you will also need tissues for this one. : )I read it a couple of months ago for the Featured Author Challenge, and it blew me away. I think you'll enjoy it.
LOL! Thanks YZ. Ok, I'm getting my kleenex box. LOL
Wow, ok. I was going to start it tomorrow, but now I'm dying to read it now.
Start it now and you'll be done by tomorrow.
BJ Rose wrote: "I still haven't read this month's recommendation, but I AM going to do it, Kingzkid!I just wanted to let Sara know that I'm reading another of her recs from February - [book:Seduced By A Scoundre..."
I'm glad you're enjoying it!
My request for Cry Wolf finally came in at the library so I will read it as soon as i'm finished with a few other books I started.
BJ Rose wrote: "I still haven't read this month's recommendation, but I AM going to do it, Kingzkid!I just wanted to let Sara know that I'm reading another of her recs from February - Seduced By A Scoundre..."</i>
Hi BJ,
I finally read [book:Anyone But Youtoday and I really enjoyed it. This was my first read of a Jennifer Crusie book and it wont be the last. I hope to get round to reading the other recs you gave but probably not this month.
I really hope you enjoy my recs ;)
Kingzkid,The library just notified me that The House at Riverton is ready for me to pick up, so I can finally get started!
Glad you enjoyed Anyone But You. It's also the only Jennifer Crusie book I've read, but I definitely enjoyed it enough to read more of her books - if I can ever reduce my TBR mountain!
Photojim wrote: "Start it now and you'll be done by tomorrow."I finished Cry No More yesterday. Wow, everyone was right! Oh my gosh! What a good book!! I loved it. And suspense is usually not a genre I gravitate towards. Rossy!! You should definitely read it! Avidreader, thanks for the awesome rec! I would definitely give this book 5 stars, no question. I loved Diaz and Milla!
Ok, so 3 down 1 more rec to go. Up next, Only By Your Touch
Oh good, am reading her Mackenzie's series right now. I'll have to read that book once am done.
Penney, I got Kiss of Midnight finished and I did enjoy it. I can see why people have compared it to the Black Dagger Brotherhood series, this is the first of the series so I know some of this book is about the series setup. I plan on continuing this series. I liked the twist of the vampire breed - hadn't ever heard of that one before and I wasn't expecting it. Thanks for the recommendation, while I won't get to any more of them this month, I have added several others to my teetering tower of a TBR :)
Hey everyone :) Just an update to say I read the book I picked for this months challenge which was Summon The Keeper by Tanya Huff recommended to me by Diane.
Welcome to the BDB and Midnight Breed obsession, Debbie!LOL
I finished my rec, First Drop of Crimson by Jeaniene Frost, and loved it :)
i'm runing a bit behind again this month...lol! but I have my two books for the two people i gave recommendations to, next on the pile...i can't take them to work as read on my downtime because no kindles in the spaces...and I didn't have either of them on paper (I work in super secret squirrel spaces)
LOL! "super secret squirrel spaces" LOL
I could tell you but I might have to kill you ;) LOL!Rossy ~*~ Ehrotic ~*~ wrote: "LOL! "super secret squirrel spaces" LOL"
Rossy ~*~ Ehrotic ~*~ wrote: "Welcome to the BDB and Midnight Breed obsession, Debbie!LOL"Definitely got me on the BDB, that was my Pick-It-For-Me rec a couple months ago. Since then I have read them all and I am ready for Lover Mine - exciting, next week :)
I have to say I'm surprised no one has started a Dare for the BDB series.
Just so you know, 'working in super secret squirrel places' may be my new favorite phase.
Debbie wrote: "Rossy ~*~ Ehrotic ~*~ wrote: "Welcome to the BDB and Midnight Breed obsession, Debbie!LOL"Definitely got me on the BDB, that was my Pick-It-For-Me rec a couple months ago. Since then I have rea..."
Yeah me too! I have 3 orders; 1 ebook, the others hardback copies. And still i'm going to B&N in the morning to pick up a copy i put on hold.LOL
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I'm still not sure if you were serious about the misogynous vibe thing or not. (Did I mention our need for a sarcasm font?) Not to go all knee-jerk, but seriously, I don't know anybody who doesn't like women for who they are who would read as much women's literature as I do. Happily married for nearly 18 years. I don't cheat and I've never hit a woman. Love my mother and my sisters too. I even get along well with my mother-in-law. Most of my income comes from photographing women's shoes. I have close family and friends in the LGB community. I'm very aware of and fully support equal rights for all. Not like women? Nothing could be further from the truth.
As for the "natural" protein stance, I'm not quite sure of what you are referring. If you are asking if I think people should be vegetarians? No. I am a carnivore through and through. If you had another question, just ask and I'll answer as best I can.