October - Pick It For Me Challenge!

[Jim son of Jim (formerly PhotoJim)]

Everyone should be up to date on the 'X's. If I missed someone or mistakenly marked something incorrectly, let me know and I'll fix it.

Unless I'm mistaken, I count 25 people that have already finished this challenge. Which means there are 44 of us that are apparently slacking. ;-)

[Miss]

I'm in the slacker category. But i'll get around to reading my book eventually :).
I wanted to put my two-cents in and heartily recommend the In Death series by JD Robb. I love it, and even though snarky heroines usually annoy me i get Eve and where she's coming from, and i can even respect her, also i adore Roarke!
The mysteries are really well done.
This series is my comfort read, whenever i'm in a lull i read the next book, but it's kinda scary now because there are only 2-3 more and then i'll have to wait till new ones get published. :)

[Rossy]

Photojim wrote: "Everyone should be up to date on the 'X's. If I missed someone or mistakenly marked something incorrectly, let me know and I'll fix it.

Unless I'm mistaken, I count 25 people that have already fi..."

I think this is the first month where so many people have already read their recs. Way to go Jim!!!LOL

[Elke]

I guess I am in the slacker category! lol! Normally I am not..but this time the book I chose was due back on the 9th...well its the 14th and it is still not back! >:(

So I chose a different one...but boy is it a big one! lol! So hopefully I will be able to finish it!

[~Sara~]

Sabrina Fair wrote: "

Read: The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams ★★★★★ 10/14
Recommended by: Sara

Sara, thank you for such a wo..."

I recommend this book to everyone but so far noone has read it (none of my friends like sci-fi :( ) so I'm really glad you did and I'm so glad you liked it!!!

I'm trying hard to not get put in the slacker group (I usually read my challenge books in the last few days of the month) so I haven't gotten to Storm Front yet either, but it's next. I hope we both like it!

[Gail]

kimkirt recommended
Cry No More

I am so glad she did. This book was right up my alley. I actually had this book although I had not had it listed in my to be read books. It has probably been sitting for a year. I found it ironic that she picked that book because there were many times I almost picked it up to read it but grabbed something else (from my endless supply of unread books as I love to buy books as much as I love to read them. Both new and used)
Thank You Kim it was such a heartfelt storyline and I found myself tearing up on more than one occasion reading this book. I wasn't so keen on the beginning of the book but once the story line got going and Diaz (love interest) was introduced the book I was hooked. He had a very dark quiet dangerous mysterious air about him that in my opinion always makes me root for the relationship . I recommend this book to anyone (especially if you are a mom as you will truly feel the heroine's pain and joy)

Covet was also a recommend from my to be read list and I am reading that now!

[KimKirt]

Gail! I'm so glad you liked it. That was definitely a "walk around in a fog" book for me after I finished it. Very emotional. Glad I could give you the push to pick it up and finish it!

I haven't read Covet yet. I'm reading #4 of the BDB series right now though.

[Gail]

Fog yes good word for it. I have been thinking about it all morning. I finished it last night.

Read BDB series and I really enjoyed it! My favorite character is V although based on reading other posts on the books I dare say most would not agree with me. Fury was my least favorite.

[Joyce]

Photojim wrote: "Everyone should be up to date on the 'X's. If I missed someone or mistakenly marked something incorrectly, let me know and I'll fix it.

Unless I'm mistaken, I count 25 people that have already fi..."

Hi Jim, I just need to have an X for having gotten suggestions. I'm getting there with my book. It seems I have no time to read this month.

[Stormy]

Gail wrote: "Fog yes good word for it. I have been thinking about it all morning. I finished it last night.

Read BDB series and I really enjoyed it! My favorite character is V although based on reading other ..."

V is one of my faves, too, but I have to admit his HEA was less than satisfying for me.

[D.G.]

I'm not in the slackers group anymore! I finished one of Jess suggestions: The Hunger Games and all I have to say is WOW! I've had this book on my TBR for over a year and I don't know why I haven't picked it up but I'm sure glad for the push! Thanks sooooo much!!! I LOVED IT!!!

I added the Nora Roberts book to my 'library' shelf...I may not get to it this month because I'm working on some yearly challenges where I'm really behind if I'm to complete them by 12/31 but I'll definitely read it!

[Elke]

Elke wrote: "I guess I am in the slacker category! lol! Normally I am not..but this time the book I chose was due back on the 9th...well its the 14th and it is still not back! >:(

So I chose a different o..."

ok...now I got the original choice! I will try to read both!

[Jim son of Jim (formerly PhotoJim)]

I'll do updates this weekend. Glad to see everyone is still reading!

Trust Me by Jayne Ann Krentz came in today so that is the one I will read. If any of the others show up before the end of the month I may or may not read them depending on time.

I loved Hunger Games.
I loved Hitchhiker's Guide.
I loved Cry No More.

Looks like lots of great books being read this month.

[Ashley♥Alexis]

so I just finished reading Halfway to the Grave It was soooo good!! I cant get this grin off my face!! ah! I need to pick up the 2nd book ASAP. I'm a huge paranormal romance fan and this book was really great. A few chapters in, I was a bit disappointed that you never really get inside of Bones' head but all the action and the awesomeness of Cat totally made up for it. I'm so glad I read this book.

[Desperado]

I guess I'm a slacker. :( I'm still waiting for one of my 2 top picks to be posted on PBS-I'm #1 in line for both. I know, excuses, excuses.

[Carolyn F.]

Annvelwis, I finished and it was so good. Thanks for the recommendation!

[Annvelwis]

Carolyn, I'm glad you liked the book, I enjoyed it too. Alas, it was recommended to you by Annie, not me ;)

[Carolyn F.]

Oops, thanks Annie! Please forgive me!

[Ari]

Becky:
Finished Outlander. Is it worth reading the others in the series?

[Macwolf01 [Elise]]

I'm only 113/140 at the library for and they don't have the other one ... I'm going to try and get to the bookstore at some point this week but even my days off are crazy scheduled. Guess that puts me in the slacker category too **head hung in shame**

[Becky]

I just finished my rec. from Lethal Lovely Once an Angel. It was a wonderful story and I plan to read more from this author! Thanks for the rec!

[Stormy]

I finished pick #2 of the month Mark of the Demon and I'm a bit on the fence. Lots of cussing, about a serial killer (not my favorite subject) and demons, but the "solve it" was impossible to solve along with, since the author was making up the rules as she went along. It was intriguing and it pulled me through in a sort of "can't stop looking at the car crash" sort of way, but the epiphany, while "probable" was disappointing since there was NO WAY I could have figured it out from clues in the book leading up to it.

[Tania]

Well, Debbie should earn extra points for this month.

Although I had selected Dark Lover for another challenge I was planning on replacing it until Debbie suggested it for this challenge. I read it, thought it was great enough to make sure I added the next to the Toy Story challenge and off I went...

Needless to say I'm now up to book 7 in the series.

Online book shopping and the ability to read fast may not be a good combination.

[Debbie]

lol, so glad you enjoyed and might I say - wow, up to book 7 already :)

[Jim son of Jim (formerly PhotoJim)]

Well, I finished Trust Me. I liked the heroine. I liked her family more. Setting was decent. Plot was OK. But the computer lingo felt off the whole time. A solid three stars and I'll certainly give Jayne Ann Krentz another shot.

[Desperado]

Becky wrote: "I just finished my rec. from Lethal Lovely Once an Angel. It was a wonderful story and I plan to read more from this author! Thanks for the rec!"

Yay! I'm so happy-& relieved-that you liked it, Becky! I've been telling my friends to give it a go, but knowing you enjoyed it makes my opinion feel validated!

I'm also very happy that your going to try more TM in the future. I've read almost all her books & I must say, she is a fantastic HR author.

[Diane ~Firefly~]

Photojim wrote: "Well, I finished Trust Me. I liked the heroine. I liked her family more. Setting was decent. Plot was OK. But the computer lingo felt off the whole time. A solid three stars and ..."

I'm glad you liked it. It is from 1995, so yeah, the computer lingo is going to be old. She tends to like technology, so if you start reading her awesome back list, expect to deal with things being out of date.

[Lili]

Nairabell wrote: "Hi Lili!

***Top Pick*** A. My last 5 star book that you haven't read:
Red-Headed Stepchild by Jaye Wells
This is an awesome UF with a real kickass heroine and..."



My fellow Taurus girl... I just finished reading Vampire Academy by Richelle Mead and I loved it!, I can't wait to read the next one so I can find out what happens with Dimitri.

At first it reminded me a little bit of the HON series, minus all the slang and pop culture references, and since I'm sick of Zoey and her thousands of lovers/boyfriends/mates I didn't think I'll get to like it but then I got to know the characters and all the drama... and now I want to know what happens next.

Thanks for the rec Nairabell!

[Becky]

ARI: IDK I have only read Outlander for fear the others are not worth it. Did you like it?

[D.G.]

I liked the second Outlander book more than the first one.

[Stormy]

I have enjoyed the whole Outlander series. The author is extremely skilled at weaving history and time travel into her story line and there are some amazing threads that get carried from one book across other books and become important later. It is much less a romance than it is an epic (with the required commitment from the reader) and I would highly recommend each one.

[FlibBityFLooB]

Melanie...
I finished Nine Rules to Break When Romancing a Rake last night and really enjoyed it. Looking forward to reading the next in the series later this month when it comes out. I will try to read some of your other reccomendations if I get some extra reading time later this month. Thanks again. :)

[Carolyn F.]

Ditto Kerste. I love the Outlander series.

[Elke]

has anyone read The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo? What did you think...I am having a hard time reading it.

[BJ Rose]

Elke wrote: "has anyone read The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo? What did you think...I am having a hard time reading it."

Elke, I really liked this trilogy, but the first book starts slowly, and you wonder whether it's ever going anywhere, but I think you'll be rewarded if you stick with it. In my review I compared the first part to the "begats" in the Bible - once you get past that, things start happening.

[Melanie]

FlibBityFLooB wrote: "Melanie...
I finished Nine Rules to Break When Romancing a Rake last night and really enjoyed it. Looking forward to reading the next in the series later this month when it comes o..."

I'm glad you liked it:-) I can't wait to read the next book either!

[Sue]

Angelique;

I finished "First Drop of Crimson" over the weekend since I started that while waiting for "Full Moon Rising." I liked the book, but not quite as much as her other series. I was going to try and also finish "Full Moon Rising" before I made this post as well, but once I got a dozen pages into the book I realized I already read it back in 2007! I think over the holidays I will take all of my word document lists of books and put them into some order I can search better from previous years!

[Elke]

BJ Rose wrote: "Elke wrote: "has anyone read The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo? What did you think...I am having a hard time reading it."

Elke, I really liked this trilogy, but the first book starts..."

Thanks BJ Rose! I have stuck with it...although it is still a little slow for me..it has gotten significantly better! I WILL finish it!! lol!

[Annie]

Carolyn F. wrote: "Oops, thanks Annie! Please forgive me!"

That's ok! The fog must be spreading...

It's still on my TBR... one day...

[Ang -PNR Book Lover Reviews]

Tina wrote: "What did you think about it, Ang?

~Ang~♡♥ The Saucy Aussie♥♡~~ wrote: "i read one of my picks
""

I loved it :) Thank you Xx

[Pollyanna]

Hi Ari, I read Bitten and really enjoyed it, I gave it 4 stars and I'm definitely going to continue with this series.

[Ari]

Pollyanna wrote: "Hi Ari, I read Bitten and really enjoyed it, I gave it 4 stars and I'm definitely going to continue with this series."

Excited you enjoyed it.=D I loved the second one, and haven't gotten into the rest yet. Reading series always takes so much time.

[Ari]

Becky wrote: "ARI: IDK I have only read Outlander for fear the others are not worth it. Did you like it?"

Yeah. It was great! The romance mixed beaut with the adventure and storyline. They are very enjoyable characters especially (Claire and Jaime).

[Jim son of Jim (formerly PhotoJim)]

A week and a half to go and only about half the people have completed so far. We can all make it if we try. Wouldn't that be great?

[D.G.]

Megan wrote: "D.G.,

I have read Lord of Scoundrels and The Girl Who Chased the Moon so far....I absolutely loved them both!!

I plan on getting to a few more of your recommend..."

Megan - I didn't realized you had finished your picks until I saw the first page...I don't know how I missed your message!

I'm glad you enjoyed them both...I'm planning to read 'The Girl' before the month is out so now I'm doubly excited!

[Fran, Moderator]

D.G. wrote: "Megan wrote: "D.G.,

I have read Lord of Scoundrels and The Girl Who Chased the Moon so far....I absolutely loved them both!!

I plan on getting to a few more of ..."

D.G.- I just finished The Girl Who Chased the Moon yesterday and I loved it- you are in for a treat!

[D.G.]

Fran wrote: "D.G. wrote: "Megan wrote: "D.G.,

I have read Lord of Scoundrels and The Girl Who Chased the Moon so far....I absolutely loved them both!!

I plan on getting to a..."

Oh man! Don't tempt me, Fran! I don't want to read it next because right now I'm reading a big fantasy book and as I know the SAA books tend to have fantastic elements, I'd like a breather from that topic before I tackle it again. And I confess, I need some explicit romance, LOL!

[Jim son of Jim (formerly PhotoJim)]

Read the second of my picks, Wild Ride. It was decent. I hated the way that it started, but I got into after the first half. Maybe I just had a hard time with it as it was so not what I expected. I've read two other Jennifer Crusie and Bob Mayer collaborations and both were contemporary romance. Then I see the picture of the roller coaster on the front cover and I expect more of the same. But instead I get demon spawn and possessed teddy bears.

[Diane ~Firefly~]

Photojim wrote: "Read the second of my picks, Wild Ride. It was decent. I hated the way that it started, but I got into after the first half. Maybe I just had a hard time with it as it was so not ..."

Yeah, I was surprised when it turned supernatural, but I still enjoyed it. Her latest book is supernatural as well - Maybe This Time. I liked it better than Wild Ride, but at the same time it was creepier while still having cool characters and her trademark humor.

[Angelique]

Hey Dee,

I finished Boys that Bite and I really liked it! I'm excited to see how it all turns out.