Lisa's Ladies' Pot Luck Reading Challenge

[UniquelyMoi ~ BlithelyBookish, Your Humble Servant]

I'm already thinking of changing from 9 books to something less. Although, it is a non-restricted challenge, so I can change at any time.

[D.G.]

Oh Dhes, so we can go up or down if we need to?

I'll be able to join you at the Pot Luck. :) I'll start with Jack Temptations an move up to Kev's Manly Morsels if I can. **fans self**

[Beverly]

Please sign me up for choice #7. "Sebastian’s Scrumptious Sensations – Your choice of any 8 or more “dishes” selected from 6 or more “food groups.”

I'd already agreed to read 11 from my TBR pile, and coincidentally most of those on on these lists. I might diet until Nov. 1 and then enjoy the feast. Thanks!

[Mollie *scoutrmom*]

Beverly wrote: "...I might diet until Nov. 1 and then enjoy the feast...."

Tee hee hee hee :)

Miss Kate wrote: "There's so many out there, it's just so hard to choose!"

That's why I like this challenge, it gives me a limited list.

When I've eliminated those I suggested and those I've already read, I'm left with a few to click on and see what the average ratings have been. These seem to be hitting in the high 3's and low 4's, which is a lot better than I get from general searching or recommendation.

I may end up choosing to complete the entire list for some of the genres next year!

[UniquelyMoi ~ BlithelyBookish, Your Humble Servant]

D.G. wrote: "Oh Dhes, so we can go up or down if we need to?

I'll be able to join you at the Pot Luck. :) I'll start with Jack Temptations an move up to Kev's Manly Morsels if I can. **fans self**"

Yep!!! I figured that, with having to choose from a list of books, I wasn't going to also make it restricted to the point that you couldn't change your "meal plan" in case the things you tried weren't "tasty" enough for you!!! :)

[UniquelyMoi ~ BlithelyBookish, Your Humble Servant]

Mollie *scoutrmom* wrote: "Beverly wrote: "When I've eliminated those I suggested and those I've already read, I'm left with a few to click on and see what the average ratings have been. These seem to be hitting in the high 3's and low 4's, which is a lot better than I get from general searching or recommendation.
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That's EXACTLY what I was hoping for when I asked everyone to "bring" only their favorite "dishes." And I have to say, you ladies really, really pulled it off! This is one of the best lists of books I've ever seen, in all the genres!!!

[UniquelyMoi ~ BlithelyBookish, Your Humble Servant]

Beverly, I've got you down for a #7 - 8 books.

[Megan]

#2. Jack Travis’ Tantalizing Temptations – Your choice of any 3 or more “dishes,” selected from 1 or more “food groups.”

Ok, If I'm being honest, 1/2 the reason I chose this option is because I'm in love with Jack. lol *seriously* and the other 1/2 is because I am drowning in to read books that I got from the library and unfortunately none of them were listed, lol.

I don't plan out what I am going to read ahead of time anymore because I NEVER stick to my list, I'm so bad at that. So I will read at least 3 of the following options:

[Katherine]

Megan do read The Madness of Lord Ian Mackenzie it is amazing. Just my 2 cents. LOL

[Leah]

I'm in Derek Craven’s Carnal Cravings

Contemporary:
1. Sugar Daddy by Lisa Kleypas
2. Blue-Eyed Devil by Lisa Kleypas
3. Smooth Talking Stranger by Lisa Kleypas

Historical:
4. Devil in Winter by Lisa Kleypas

Paranormal:
5. A Hunger Like No Other by Kresley Cole

[UniquelyMoi ~ BlithelyBookish, Your Humble Servant]

Yay! We're glad to have you, Judy!!!

I'll put you down for 4 books. Be sure and list your stats for me like this: x/4. If you go over 4, I'll list them as bonus books :)

[Bekah, Fellow Kleypasaholic]

Megan - I'm supposed to be reading Soulless and The Host too!

Good Luck!

Oh! And I picked Jack because I'm in love with him too..he was my fav out of all those listed!! :-)

[D.G.]

OK...here's what I got. ;)

POT LUCK CHALLENGE - Jack Travis’ Tantalizing Temptations : (0/3)
Lover Eternal by J.R. Ward (P)
Just the Sexiest Man Alive by Julie James (C)
The Spymaster's Lady by Joanna Bourne (H)

This last one is not in the list but Dhes said we could use a book not listed if another book from the same series is listed.

[UniquelyMoi ~ BlithelyBookish, Your Humble Servant]

Dear ladies,

I've gotten some questions regarding the total number of books required when reading for this challenge, so I want to clarify things.

Let's say you sign up for #3. Derek Craven’s Carnal Cravings – Your choice of any 5 or more “dishes” selected from any 3 or more “food groups.” That means that you'll read a total of 5 books (or more if you choose to) from 3 of the "food groups." That does NOT mean you have to read 5 from EACH of the 3 "food groups."

Please don't be embarrassed to ask questions. If there's something you're not understanding, it's likely that I wasn't clear enough and that there are others who are wondering the same things you are. I don't mind questions at all!

Sorry for the confusion :)

[Bekah, Fellow Kleypasaholic]

thanks for all of your hard work Dhes!!!!!!

[UniquelyMoi ~ BlithelyBookish, Your Humble Servant]

You're welcome, Bekah :)

[Suzanne (Under the Covers Book blog)]

I am changing to #7 Sebastian's Scrumptious Sensations as I can't get a hold of some of the books in the catergories.

Pot Luck Challenge- #7 Sebastian's Scrumptious Sensations

0/9 Complete

Contemporary

Dark Paradise by Tami Hoag


Erotic

Colters' Woman by Maya Banks


Historical

A Kingdom of Dreams by Judith McNaught


Lady Isabella's Scandalous Marriage by Jennifer Ashley


Paranormal

The Darkest Night by Gena Showalter


Jacob by Jacquelyn Frank


Suspense

Heartbreaker by Julie Garwood


Fantasy

Poison Study by Maria V Snyder


Sci-Fi

Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card

[Bekah, Fellow Kleypasaholic]

I love A Kingdom of Dreams Suzanne!! Enjoy!

[Leah]

See, now I didn't like A Kingdom of Dreams as much as other people. I'll be interested to see what you think, Suzanne :)

[Bekah, Fellow Kleypasaholic]

do you recall what you didn't like about it?

[Leah]

It was mainly the heroine. She just grated on my nerves for practically the whole book. And, when it came to a point where I actually liked her, she went a did something that made me not like her again!

I think I explain it more eloquently in my review, LOL. At least I hope so.

[UniquelyMoi ~ BlithelyBookish, Your Humble Servant]

Jennifer was a tough heroine to like for a good deal of the book, but in the end, she redeemed herself in my eyes.

[Bekah, Fellow Kleypasaholic]

hmm...I remember liking her...her spunk...and all the pranks she pulled..I remember giggling about it.. but it has been forever since I read it.

[Leah]

I ended up liking her in the end, but the two of us had a very rocky relationship. Sometimes it was even more volatile than Jennifer and Royce at their worst! LOL ;)

[Mollie *scoutrmom*]

Suzanne wrote: "...Colters' Woman by Maya Banks..."

I plan to read that one also, Suzanne. It's sitting on my bedside table crying "why wait for November?"

[Suzanne (Under the Covers Book blog)]

I have Kingdom of Dreams on my shelf for ages, so I thought I had better get started on it. I had heard loads of good things about it, but it ruins the whole book for me when I don't like the heroine, hopefully she won't annoy me, but according to my friends, unless a heroine is some kind of sarcastic warrior bitch I hate the female characters! Which I disagreed with until I looked at my fave characters and realized they were all exactly like that!!

Only 6 days Mollie! You can do it, don't give in! That was the only book on the list I could get my hands on, so I definately CANNOT read it until November!

[Dina]

UM, congrats on creating such an interesting challenge. I shouldn't join this because I'm on a diet, LOL, but how can I resist? I haven't decided which meal I'll have yet, but I'll probably choose a light one. Let me sleep on it and I'll get back to you later.

[Leah]

Well, I hope you do like AKOD, Suzanne. I'd heard a lot of good things, too, and from people I trust like Dhes and LethalLovely, but I still didn't like it as much. The same could be said of me, too, of loving the heroines that are sarcastic warrior bitches, and Jennifer is actually very sarcastic but there was just a bunch of stuff that went into me not liking her so much.

[UniquelyMoi ~ BlithelyBookish, Your Humble Servant]

Thank you, Dina! I'm glad it was tempting enough to get you to want to take a nibble ;)

I'll add you to the list, then just let me know what you decide to try :)

[Katherine]

Suzanne wrote: "I am changing to #7 Sebastian's Scrumptious Sensations as I can't get a hold of some of the books in the catergories.

Pot Luck Challenge- #7 Sebastian's Scrumptious Sensations

0/9 Complete

..."

Suzanne you have some great treats on your table. I loved AKOD's, it's my favorite historical. I also really liked Dark Paradise. Enjoy your feast.

[UniquelyMoi ~ BlithelyBookish, Your Humble Servant]

Alycia, I'm going to change my historical romance read from to . I've been wanting to read that book for so, so long, and since I can fit it in to this challenge, I'm going to go for it.

[Catherine]

Nooooo! I've been waiting forever for you to read that book! :P

*Le sigh* Confirmation the world does not revolve around me. :(

[UniquelyMoi ~ BlithelyBookish, Your Humble Servant]

Oh, Catherine! I'm so, so sorry :( How bout this... as soon as I finish the book I'm currently reading, , I'll dig out A Rake's Guide. Sound good? I'll be finished with PoP tonight.

[Catherine]

You know I'm just playing with you. :) You can read it at your leisure. It's not like I won't be here when you get around to it! :P

[UniquelyMoi ~ BlithelyBookish, Your Humble Servant]

Well, I know you're kidding, but the thing is, there are so many I want to read. SOOOO, I've re-thought my thinking. LOL I know that is going to be a deeply emotional book, so I think I'll read that as soon as I finish PoP because that gives me a whole week to read it.

SO ALYCIA, I'll still be reading A Rake's Guide for the challenge.

[UniquelyMoi ~ BlithelyBookish, Your Humble Servant]

Judy, I really liked Cherise Sinclair's I hope you do, too.

[Catherine]

Awwww, now I feel bad! Stupid need to joke. You should read the Pamela Clare book. You know you love her. :)

[UniquelyMoi ~ BlithelyBookish, Your Humble Servant]

I'm going to! I said I'm going to start it tomorrow :)

[UniquelyMoi ~ BlithelyBookish, Your Humble Servant]

And I LOVE your kidding around!!! You didn't ruin anything, you made it better.

[Catherine]

UniquelyMoi *~*Dhestiny*~* wrote: "I'm going to! I said I'm going to start it tomorrow :)"

Right... I knew that. *crickets*


Note to self: Make sure you read and comprehend comments before responding to them.

[UniquelyMoi ~ BlithelyBookish, Your Humble Servant]

Catherine wrote: "
Note to self: Make sure you read and comprehend comments before responding to them. "

LOL It's ok, I'm learning that I'm often not clear in my posts. It all makes perfect sense in my head, but that's about as far as it goes.

[Catherine]

No, it was me, not you. After you said you were going to read it tomorrow I reread the original comment and it was perfectly clear. It was just me. :)

[UniquelyMoi ~ BlithelyBookish, Your Humble Servant]

Catherine wrote: "No, it was me, not you. After you said you were going to read it tomorrow I reread the original comment and it was perfectly clear. It was just me. :)"

**hugs** We'll muddle through it all somehow. :)

[Mollie *scoutrmom*]

Suzanne: Message Received. Will probably begin it at one minute after midnight November 1.

[Alycia]

UniquelyMoi *~*Dhestiny*~* wrote: "Alycia, I'm going to change my historical romance read from to . I've been wanting to read that book for so, so long,..."

Sure, no problem. I constantly change challenge books too

[Alycia]

UniquelyMoi *~*Dhestiny*~* wrote: "Well, I know you're kidding, but the thing is, there are so many I want to read. SOOOO, I've re-thought my thinking. LOL I know that is going to be a deeply emotio..."

LOL... OK! :)

[UniquelyMoi ~ BlithelyBookish, Your Humble Servant]

I'm going to have to alter my "meal plan." I don't like Sci-Fi, and I thought we had Ender's Game, but we don't, and I'm not willing to spend $$$ on Sci-Fi. I'll figure it out soon.

[Kate]

UniquelyMoi *~*Dhestiny*~* wrote: "I'm going to have to alter my "meal plan." I don't like Sci-Fi, and I thought we had Ender's Game, but we don't, and I'm not willing to spend $$$ on Sci-Fi. I'll figure it out soon."

I don't know how you feel about library books, but I'd bet a dollar your library has a copy or two.

[UniquelyMoi ~ BlithelyBookish, Your Humble Servant]

That's a good idea, Miss Kate. I might check that out. I've heard mixed reviews about it.

[D.G.]

I got Ender's Game from the library but didn't find the time to read it. I'm planning to read it later though. :)