September - Pick It For Me! Challenge

[Penney]

Pam, I'm glad you enjoyed the book. I've not yet read The Sugar Queen or The Girl Who Chased the Moon but I've heard good things. Good luck with Naked in Death, it's worth the wait :)

[FlibBityFLooB]

Becky -- yay! I'm glad you liked it. I'm almost done with book 3 in the same series and it is just as witty. I hope you enjoy the rest of the series :)

[Fran, Moderator]

Hi Sue!
I finished another rec you gave me, Dead Until Dark by Charlaine Harris. I really liked it. Because I watch True Blood on tv, I was picturing the characters in the show the entire time, even though most of the time the descriptions didn't match! I am definitely going to read the rest of the series. Thanks for the push to read it.

[Kate]

Thanks KimKirt for recommending Suddenly You. I absolutely love Jack Devlin now and plan on reading more Kleypas books. :)

[Sue]

Fran wrote: "Hi Sue!
I finished another rec you gave me, Dead Until Dark by Charlaine Harris. I really liked it. Because I watch True Blood on tv, I was picturing the characters in the show the e..."

I started this series because of the show as well. But now I drive my husband nuts because I'm always comparing the two. I thought the first season followed the first book fairly well, but after that they start to get a bit different. But I hope you read on in the series. I've really like them!

[Gigi]

Carolyn,

I finished The Bride. My first Garwood book and I really enjoyed it. I completely understand why so many people enjoy her books. I'm definitely going to pick up another one. Thanks for the great rec!!

Jess wrote: "Gigi, Just finished Lover Awakened. I really enjoyed this one! Very well done and I loved getting deeper into some of the characters of the brothers. Can't wait to read the next one!

I also read S..."

I'm so glad you enjoyed Lover Awakened and Shiver. I also enjoyed the next one. So, I'm glad to hear you're going to continue with the series.

[Rossy]

Due to some interest from a few of our members, i have asked our beloved Jim to host next month challenge. So look forward to one of his master pairings methods!

[Debbie]

This should be fun.

[Leah]

That should definitely be interesting :)

[Penney]

Jim, put me on the list!

[Fran, Moderator]

Yay Jim- can't wait to see what you have in store for us!

[Jim son of Jim (formerly PhotoJim)]

I'm going to break a couple of rules and change one or two things. Just for this month and see if we can't do something I've been thinking about.

When you sign up, list your birthday (month and day only). We'll see if we can't have a little fun.

[Debbie]

oh how fun, a rule breakin' already :)

[Rossy]

Photojim wrote: "I'm going to break a couple of rules and change one or two things. Just for this month and see if we can't do something I've been thinking about.

When you sign up, list your birthday (month and..."

LOL! Go for it, am sure everyone will enjoy it.

[Ez]

Just finished my rec from Sherri today. I chose "Long Hard Ride" by Lorelei James from the list she provided. Unfortunately, it didn't work for me at all. I gave it 2-stars.

[Tatiana]

I attempted to read one of my recs - , unfortunately it wasn't quite to my taste. I will try another one and should be done by the end of the month, but as of now I am not finished yet.

[SandyC]

I finished Under Her Skin by Susan Mallery, recommended by Leah. Sometimes you just have to suspend your analytical tendencies to enjoy a book. One the one hand, this was a fun read. On the other, the heroine has serious daddy issues that need to be resolved, and she basically prostituted herself to get what she wanted. This was my first Susan Mallery book, and I always enjoy trying new authors. I think my favorite character was Dana. I wouldn't mind reading her story. Thanks for the rec, Leah!

[Yz the Whyz, Moderator]

Finished a second recommendation a couple of days ago, The Thirteenth Tale.

Beautiful prose, intriguing plot, but somehow by the later part, I just want it to end. Still not a bad book.

Thanks for the suggestion, Sandy.

[Ari]

Anja:
Thanks for the rec, it was a light entertaining read.

[Leah]

Sandy wrote: "I finished Under Her Skin by Susan Mallery, recommended by Leah. Sometimes you just have to suspend your analytical tendencies to enjoy a book. One the one hand, this was a fun read..."

I'm glad you liked it a little, Sandy. I hope you will give Susan Mallery another chance. If you are interested, Dana's book is the fourth (and last) book of the series.

[SandyC]

Leah *~*Savitar's Surfer Girl*~* wrote: "Sandy wrote: "I finished Under Her Skin by Susan Mallery, recommended by Leah. Sometimes you just have to suspend your analytical tendencies to enjoy a book. One the one hand, this ..."

Oh, I liked it more than a little and I will definitely read Mallery again. I enjoyed this book...3 stars in my world is a good rating! :-)

[Leah]

LOL, okay, good! I'm glad I was able to turn you onto a new author, Sandy :D

[Melanie]

Dee... Just got back from the US:-) Read a second rec, Goddess of the Rose and liked it so much that I went ahead and bought Goddess of Light, Goddess of the Sea, Goddess of Spring and Warrior Rising:-) Thanks for the rec.. I love Beauty and Beast retellings and this one was an interesting twist to a great tale!

[Kristina Simon]

Of Lucy's recs to me, I read Relic -- great start to a new (to me) series. Yay! I also read Mockingjay -- a great end to an old series ;o). Thanks, Lucy! I enjoyed both of them very much and I'll be continuing the Pendergast series.

[Leah]

Rossy, I am sad to say that I have been a slacker this month as I have not read my book and I know I won't get the chance. I am definitely going to read my book for October and Jim's challenge, though! Promise! :D

[Carolyn F.]

Polina - I loved Mine Till Midnight. I was crazy about her Wallflower series and didn't think I'd like this one as much but I did. I loved how it brought some of the characters from the Wallflowers into this series. I was sad to think I wouldn't see them again. I enjoyed it so much I read Seduce Me at Sunrise right after it and am planning on re-reading book #3 as soon as I get book #4 (which I just bought on half.com). Thanks for the recommendation!

[Carolyn F.]

Gigi wrote: "Carolyn,

I finished The Bride. My first Garwood book and I really enjoyed it. I completely understand why so many people enjoy her books. I'm definitely going to pick up anothe..."

I'm glad you liked it Gigi - I've only started reading her stuff within the last year and was sorry I waited so long.

[Desperado]

Ashley FL, I finished Before I Fall tonight. Unfortunately, it didn't work out for me. I like to be able to empathize with the MC & Sam wasn't my cup of tea at all. Better luck next time & thank you very much for rec!

[Miss]

I just finished my rec for the month, Maybe This Time. The love story was beautiful and the ghosts were really scary. What more can you want? :)

Thank you Debbie!

[Macwolf01 [Elise]]

Yz I finally got ahold of 1 of the books you recommended ... Ender's Game loved it, I realized its been a LONG time since I've read any Science Fiction, too much PNR

Thanks So much

[Lili]

Rachel wrote: "Hello Lili!


From TBR:
1.Daughter of the Blood Anne Bishop is one of my favorites
2. Beyond the Night One of my favorite recent books
3.Gabriel's Ghost


Hey Rachel, I just finished Beyond the Night and I loved it!!!
I think the whole apocalyptic/end of the world theme was very interesting and well developed.
I like Jade and Elliot but would've liked a little more romance and action there... but that's just me!... I'm pretty sure I'll be reading the next one in the series, didn't you have a bunch of questions after reading this one?

[Rachel-RN]

Lili wrote:
Hey Rachel, I just finished Beyond the Night and I loved it!!!
... I'm pretty sure I'll be reading the next one in the series, didn't you have a bunch of questions after reading this one?

If you read the next 2= many unanswered questions. Book #4 coming out early next year. When I first started reading I thought it would be trilogy, but am glad it's not. I've enjoyed them. There are a lot of pop cultures references in them, so not sure if they will "stand the test of time." But, I loved them!

[Yz the Whyz, Moderator]

Macwolf01 [Elise] wrote: "Yz I finally got ahold of 1 of the books you recommended ... Ender's Game loved it, I realized its been a LONG time since I've read any Science Fiction, too much PNR

Thanks So much"

Glad you like it. It's not my usual read either, but I thought it was a pretty special book.

[Yz the Whyz, Moderator]

Sandy,

I had been busy that I almost forgot to post this. I finished another recommendation of yours. Diane Setterfield's The Thirteenth Tale was an interesting book. I love the prose, very beautiful. Not my usual choice but I enjoyed it.

Thanks for the recommendation.

[SandyC]

Yz the Whyz wrote: "Sandy,

I had been busy that I almost forgot to post this. I finished another recommendation of yours. Diane Setterfield's The Thirteenth Tale was an interesting book. I love the pro..."

LOL you did post this on Friday ;-)
Glad you liked it, Yz!

[Yz the Whyz, Moderator]

Sandy wrote: LOL you did post this on Friday ;-)
Glad you liked it, Yz!
."

I did?

I'm losing it. LOL!

[Dee]

I've updated the challenge list (or am right now), so if you don't see your name listed as complete let me know! 2 days until the end of the month and we see Jim's awesome-ness is pairings

[SandyC]

Yz the Whyz wrote: "Sandy wrote: LOL you did post this on Friday ;-)
Glad you liked it, Yz!
."

I did?

I'm losing it. LOL!"

You're not losing it, you're just one very busy lady!

[Sherri]

SEPTEMBER - PICK IT FOR ME! CHALLENGE

Yea, I finished Hearts Aflame by Johanna Lindsey. I forgot how much I liked her books.

Thanks AshleyAlexis for the awesome recommendations!!! I also just got Covet from the library on audiobook so I'm reading that one next, I just wasn't able to fit it in for this challenge. :-)

[Desperado]

Dee, you might want to put that my profile is private during Jim's challenge-if your still doing the updates & such. I figured you didn't know I changed it to private since your my GR friend.

[Diane ~Firefly~]

Gigi,

I finally read The Unsung Hero. Thanks for recommending it. I really enjoyed Mallory's story as well as the friendship between Joe and Charles. The main characters were just ok, but everything else really carried the book.

[Tatiana]

Finished with my September recommendation - Same Difference

[Hina]

Sorry for posting this late. But I loved the books I read for this challenge!!!

From my TBR:
Lover Eternal by J.R. Ward
Kiss of Midnight by Lara Adrian. Completed 9/9/10 ***** (5 Stars)

New:
A Hunger Like No Other by Kresley Cole.
Just the Sexiest Man Alive by Julie James. Completed 9/30/10 **** (4 Stars)