September - Pick It For Me! Challenge

[Debbie]

SQ is just as good as GS and the Girl, but in a slightly different way. I love Sarah Addison Allen and am so excited to see what her next one is about. The Peach Keeper: A Novel looks like it will be out March of 2011.

[Sue]

Fran wrote: "Hi Sue!

I just finished Slave To Sensation- thanks for giving me the nudge to read it and get it off my tbr shelf. I LOVED it- I had no idea what to expect and it was fantastic. I am going to re..."

I am really glad you liked it! I've enjoyed the whole series.

[Fran, Moderator]

Sue wrote: "Fran wrote: "Hi Sue!

I just finished Slave To Sensation- thanks for giving me the nudge to read it and get it off my tbr shelf. I LOVED it- I had no idea what to expect and it was fantastic. I am ..."

Did you have a favorite one? From the first one I am most intrigued by Hawke- hoping he gets his own book.

[Rossy]

Those stats are so great, Diane! Thank you and please keep them coming next month if you can.

[Rossy]

Fran wrote: "Hi Sue!

I just finished Slave To Sensation- thanks for giving me the nudge to read it and get it off my tbr shelf. I LOVED it- I had no idea what to expect and it was fantastic. I am going to re..."

That series is one of my obsessions. Welcome to the club, they get even better as you go, IMHO!

[Rossy]

Fran wrote: "Sue wrote: "Fran wrote: "Hi Sue!

I just finished Slave To Sensation- thanks for giving me the nudge to read it and get it off my tbr shelf. I LOVED it- I had no idea what to expect and it was fa..."

She's writing his book now, so i think he will be book 10.

[Fran, Moderator]

Rossy wrote: "Fran wrote: "Sue wrote: "Fran wrote: "Hi Sue!

I just finished Slave To Sensation- thanks for giving me the nudge to read it and get it off my tbr shelf. I LOVED it- I had no idea what to expect an..."

Oh no- I have such a long way to go to get to 10! I can't wait to read 2- so glad I finally picked the first one up. It was seriously awesome.

[Rossy]

Actually you're lucky you just started reading them and still have a few to keep you busy until at least the 9th book comes out. I feel like i have been waiting for years, when it has only been about 2 months.LOL

[KimKirt]

Just finished the first of my recs. Unpredictable. I enjoyed it, many laugh out loud moments. Thanks for the rec, Karolina!

[Sue]

LethalLovely - I just finished "Pleasure Unbound" by Larissa Ione and I really enjoyed it! I already have the second one requested from the library. And I'm still waiting for "Unholy Ghosts" by Stacia Kane from the library, but I hope to finish that this month as well.

Fran - I don't have a favorite of the Psy-Changeling books by Singh. I seem to like them all quite a bit!!

[Rachel-RN]

Harper wrote: "Hi, Rachel! Just to be clear since I noticed there was more than one Rachel, I’m choosing for the Rachel from ID, who is #21 on the participants list.

I hope one of these interests you!

I just finished The Hunger Games and I loved it!

[Jim son of Jim (formerly PhotoJim)]

Jess, I finished Morrigan's Cross this morning. I really enjoyed it. It reminded me of the sword and sorcery fantasy I used to read like the air I breathe. Interesting time travel/world travel spin. I'll certainly read the other two books in the trilogy.

Thanks for a great pick.

[Yz the Whyz, Moderator]

Photojim wrote: "Jess, I finished Morrigan's Cross this morning. I really enjoyed it. It reminded me of the sword and sorcery fantasy I used to read like the air I breathe. Interesting time travel/w..."

If you like Morrigan's Cross, which most people think is the weakest in the trilogy, then you are in for a treat for the next two.

The third book is my fave. : )

[Jim son of Jim (formerly PhotoJim)]

Number two is sitting on my lap now. Trying hard not to start it until I get a few things done.

[Elke]

Getting my pick today from the library....The Raven Prince!!

[Ceej]

Yz the Whyz wrote: "Photojim wrote: "Jess, I finished Morrigan's Cross this morning. I really enjoyed it. It reminded me of the sword and sorcery fantasy I used to read like the air I breathe. Interest..."

Yz what are the other two? I read Morrigan's Cross last month and although I liked it, I was like hmm this has to get better lol

[Yz the Whyz, Moderator]

Drq wrote:Yz what are the other two? I read Morrigan's Cross last month and although I liked it, I was like hmm this has to get better lol "


That would be:


It does get better. The third book, I think, is the best.

[Penney]

Hi Mandy!
I just finished Absolutely, Positively and really enjoyed it. It was a very interesting read and not one that I would have picked myself. Thanks for the recommendation.

[Desperado]

Sue wrote: "LethalLovely - I just finished "Pleasure Unbound" by Larissa Ione and I really enjoyed it! I already have the second one requested from the library. And I'm still waiting for "Unholy Ghosts" by Sta..."

Yay! I'm glad you liked it! You are in for lots of fun with this series!

[Melanie]

Dee, I read First Comes Marriage on the train coming back from Italy this morning: the start of it kind of reminded me of P&P (am I imagining things, lol?)... It's not fast-paced, but it's a sweet read, and I really enjoyed Vanessa's optimism: The characters I really want to read about are Margaret and Constantine!! Does he get a book? I can't imagine he's as bad as he's portrayed in the first book! 3.5-4 stars:-) Thanks Dee! In two days I'll be reading PC Cast's Goddess of the Rose:-) yay for me!

[Ceej]

That would be:
[bo..."

Thx Yz, I've added them both to my TBR

[Dee]

con's book is number 5 (it came out a few months back)

Melanie wrote: "Dee, I read First Comes Marriage on the train coming back from Italy this morning: the start of it kind of reminded me of P&P (am I imagining things, lol?)... It's not fast-paced, bu..."

[Ceej]

Melanie wrote: "Dee, I read First Comes Marriage on the train coming back from Italy this morning: the start of it kind of reminded me of P&P (am I imagining things, lol?)... It's not fast-paced, bu..."

Melanie, Con's book came out spring of this year. Stephen's book is the only one I didn't really care for. Here is the series.
Katherine
Meg possibly my fav until I read Con's Stephen Constantine

[Melanie]

Cool thanks Dee and Drq! I'll try to read them in order:-)

[Elke]

Finished The Raven Prince!! It was pretty good...thanks again Elise!!

[Stormy]

Finished When the Duke Returns. Not my cup of tea, but worth breaking out of my paranormal/assassin/urban fantasy rut to enjoy. Thank for the recommendations, Kate.

[Wicked ♥ (Wickedly Bookish Reviews) aka Bat-Jess]

Photojim wrote: "Jess, I finished Morrigan's Cross this morning. I really enjoyed it. It reminded me of the sword and sorcery fantasy I used to read like the air I breathe. Interesting time travel/w..."

I'm so glad you liked it! It definitely has that sorcery feel to it. I love the world traveling aspect and her depiction of the "mystical" land of Gael. Hope you enjoy the rest of the series!

[Kate]

Kerste wrote: "Finished When the Duke Returns. Not my cup of tea, but worth breaking out of my paranormal/assassin/urban fantasy rut to enjoy. Thank for the recommendations, Kate."

Glad you got through it. I'm sorta the opposite because I was totally engrossed in the romance genre but hadn't read much else. It's been exciting to read a few paranormal books in the past few weeks and they're quickly growing on me. :)

[Jenny]

I have finished my 2 Sarah Addison Allen books and BJ you were right! I did love them. Waiting for the other books from the library... thanks so much. Picking up The Hunger Games to read now :)

[Yz the Whyz, Moderator]

Sandy,

I finished Kleypas' Mine Till Midnight today. It was an easy, quick read, and I definitely enjoyed the writing style. Thanks for giving me the push to try this author.

I'm hoping to get The Thirteenth Tale too before the month ends. Currently waiting for it to arrived per my request from the library.

[Ashley♥Alexis]

Alrighty so i decided to read two books that was recommended to me this time around. I just Finished Virgin River by Robyn Carr which has been on my TBR list for months, so thanks Regina for giving me the push to read it ^.^ It started off really slow so i actually had to put it down because i was so disappointed. I went back to it a few days later and im really glad i did. I didn't enjoy the other Robyn Carr series I read but i think i might read the 2nd in this series at least. I really like how she tells the story of this "simple" small town and all the memorable characters in it.

[Melissa]

So far, from my recommendations off my tbr shelf, I have finished The Pirate Lord (I gave it 3 stars) and The Beach House (I gave it 2 stars). I am still waiting for Mine Till Midnight from paperbackswap, which is a new to me rec.

[Anja]

I finished Some Girls Bite. I'm glad I read it because I don't read much UF/PNR but I don't think I want to read the rest of the series. I'll write up a review for it later.

Thanks, Amanda, for the recommendation. I'll be reading Demon Angel which you also recommended as it is on another one of my challenges this month.

[Ceej]

I finished yesterday and . I like them both but I found What Happens to be a little slow. Wasn't quite sure where the author was going but in the end, the whole mystery thing made it good. And I totally cracked over Seb's theatrical debut lol

[Mojca]

Leah , I finished All I Ever Wanted last night. Thanks for the rec, though I would've read this one eventually, you just sped up the process. ;P

It sure started slow, but once it picked up pace (and I finally "dug in") it turned out rather well, though I didn't like it as much as her previous books.

[Lindsey]

Rachel
I went to my Local Used book store after I got my recs and although I didn't get some of the ones I had hoped to, I did get Pleasure Unbound, Evernight, and The Awakening and The Struggle, I haven't yet gotten to Pleasure unbound,I read and liked Evernight, But the Vampire Diaries Books Were so good, that once I finished with the first two stories I had to make an immediate run to Target to get the next two! This really amazed me since I didn't think I was much of a young adult kind of reader... Guess I will have to once again broaden my horizons! Thanks so much for the awesome recs!

[Courtney]

--Fran--

These two are the ones that came in first!

The Darkest Night
Undead and Unwed

I DO choose a book by its cover and Undead and Unwed is calling to me.

[Fran, Moderator]

Courtney wrote: "--Fran--

These two are the ones that came in first!

The Darkest Night
Undead and Unwed

I DO choose a book by its cover and Undead and Unwed is calling to me."

Courntney-
I hope you like it! It's a fun and fast read. I am up to the 4th in the series- using the 4th and 5th ones for the AUTUMN challenge.

[Leah]

Mojca wrote: "Leah, I finished All I Ever Wanted last night. Thanks for the rec, though I would've read this one eventually, you just sped up the process. ;P

It sure started slow, but once it p..."

I'm glad you enjoyed it! Now I definitely need to step on reading it :D

[FlibBityFLooB]

Danielle --
Finished my recommendation today, Yours Until Dawn.

I really enjoyed the book, and definitely didn't see the big twist coming ;)

I think I'll read some more Teresa Medeiros books in the future.

Thanks for the recommendation! :)

[Mahyar]

Oh, I finished Shiver, 2 days ago, I don't know why I keep forgetting to post on here after finishing my book.

[Polina]

Well, I'm in a hurry so I'll be quick! I finished Mockingjay and looooooooved it. Definitely a five star one! I'll have to review and rate it later, though. No big deal. I had fun!

[Courtney]

--Fran--

I finished Undead and Unwed. I really enjoyed it. Nice and light, very funny, minimal raunchy scenes (thank you!) and an overall pleasure to read. I like the unusual stance on the "chosen one" theme. Davidson turned that one on its head! Plus, I enjoyed the unusual ending for a romance. Although, I don't read many series romance novels. Great rec!

[Kami]

Lindsey wrote: "Rachel
I went to my Local Used book store after I got my recs and although I didn't get some of the ones I had hoped to, I did get Pleasure Unbound, Evernight, and [bo..."

Yay! So glad you liked them!! My request for [book:Sunshine|8088] was just accepted on PBS and is on it's way. Can't wait to read it! =0)

[Dee]

I just updated the challenge status list...so if you have completd your book and don't see your name marked as finished, let me know!

[Wicked ♥ (Wickedly Bookish Reviews) aka Bat-Jess]

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 Shiver and I really liked it. I'm reading the second one in the series right now, Linger. The characters are great and the concept of how the whole werewolf thing works is very original.

Thanks for the great recs! Can't wait to do this challenge again next month.

[Fran, Moderator]

Courtney wrote: "--Fran--

I finished Undead and Unwed. I really enjoyed it. Nice and light, very funny, minimal raunchy scenes (thank you!) and an overall pleasure to read. I like the unusual stance on the "chos..."

Courtney- I'm so glad you liked it! I'm up to the 4th one and they are still enjoyable. When you're in the mood for something cute, light, with a paranormal twist Queen Betsy fits the bill.

[Becky]

I just finished Soullessby Gail Carriger I am so happy I read it! I totally enjoyed the book and look forward to others in the series.
I want to send a thank you out to FlibBityFLoob for the rec!

[Pam]

Penney-
I just finished Garden Spells. Read the whole book today as a matter of fact--so need to get cracking on some grading before tomorrow. I really liked this book. Am excited by the fact that my daughter liked The Sugar Queen even better. I'm still trying to get a hold of a library copy of Naked in Death to read. Thank you for encouraging me to read this.

[Debbie]

You should also try the newest of Sarah Addison Allen's (The Girl Who Chased the Moon) for me it was comparable to GS. Loved it :)