June - Pick It For Me challenge

[Desperado]

Finished my 2nd PIFM book, . Freaking wow! I'm so glad I started this series late so I didn't have to wait long for MS! It was fantastic! Viva la Kate & Curran!

[layla]

Sue

I just finished reading and I have to say it was extremely funny and I enjoyed it very much.Thank you for this wonderful rec and wonderful series,I'm going to read the other books too.

Rena
I`m glad that you had a good time reading the book.
You're most welcome :)

[Sue]

Jane (PS) wrote: "Hope you love the next two books (Games of Command and The Talisman Ring) as much as I do. Both pretty different to 'Kiss OTH' and each other, so I'll be interested in your feedback :) "

I just finished The Talisman Ring last night. After reading a lot of paranormal books, it was a refreshing change! I even purchased (okay, it was free) another of her books to read on my Kindle in the future. Thanks for the suggestion! I hope to read the other one some time next week while I'm on vacation.

[Sue]

Layla wrote: "Sue

I just finished reading and I have to say it was extremely funny and I enjoyed it very much.Thank you for this wonderful rec and wonderful series,I'm going to re..."

I'm really glad you liked it!!

[Rossy]

Wow Heather 5 books?! You guys are not kidding around.LOL

[Daffodil]

Finished my buddy read with Miss, . Despite a few problems I had with scientific/technical aspects of the plot, overall it was an interesting world DeStefano built and I'll probably read more.

[D.G.]

Heather is our hero, LOL!

[Jane (PS), Moderator]

Sue wrote: "Jane (PS) wrote: "Hope you love the next two books (Games of Command and The Talisman Ring) as much as I do. Both pretty different to 'Kiss OTH' and each other, so I'll be interested in your feedba..."

Glad you enjoyed it Sue - they are a definitely change in pace from most of the romance books (even historical)... Their strenght is in Heyer's writing skills IMO...

[D.G.]

Caroline and Dee - I'm almost done with the book I'm reading so I should be ready to start The Iron Duke tomorrow. I'll post in the thread. :)

[Dee]

I have it sitting on the bedside table waiting...my normal policy is about 10% a night (or until the next chapter begins) - unless I get totally caught up in it and then anything goes

[Caroline]

D.G. ~Vile Temptress~ wrote: "Caroline and Dee - I'm almost done with the book I'm reading so I should be ready to start The Iron Duke tomorrow. I'll post in the thread. :)"

Okay!x x

[Autumn]

Lili wrote: "Are you serious??
I thought that was why you had commented on it!
LOL!
And yes, I changed my pic to show the world I'm a mighty Jade Dragon (my team for a group challenge).
I'm dying to get to Kiss of Snow but then I want to really savor each book since I'll have to wait a whole year for my next fix. "

LOL!! started reading this series short after i made the rec.. and cant stop......**sighs**

i HOPE you get a chance into the "funny" book category i have a gut feeling you would find them enjoyable. :p.

ps: kick-ass avatar!! hhehe xoxoxo

[Autumn]

D.G. ~Vile Temptress~ wrote: "I meant to tell everybody that I'll be hosting next month's PIFM challenge and I'll be opening it for signups on Sunday, probably. I'll ask Rossy to send invites to everybody, but I don't want you ..."

YAY!!!!!! :D xxxxxx

[Heather]

Rossy wrote: "Wow Heather 5 books?! You guys are not kidding around.LOL"

Rossy and D.G.,
LOL, I've just been really bored with RL.

[Shellbelle]

This month has been crazy so I haven't gotten to my June PIFM, but I'm starting on it tonight! I will be reading , Can't wait!!!!

[Joyce]

Hi Lindsey,
I finished two of my June PicksA Quick Bite and The Trouble With Magic. I listened to A Quick Bite on audio and it was done really well. Trouble with Magic was a fun light fun read.

thank you for the great picks.

[Joyce]

Miss wrote: "... a few days ago and it was different from what I usually read and kept my interest, I had to know what happened to Eve next so I read novel two immediately after.
Thank you again for the great r..."

Yes I did the same. The first two books are my favorite of the series so far.

[Jane (PS), Moderator]

Penney - I'm now onto Archangel's Consort and have also had a quick sneak peak (first couple of chapters) into Passion. I'm looking forward to both of them! Will concentrate on Archangel's Consort though :)

[Autumn]

cathy

Finished Comanche Moon what a special book that was. thank you for the rec xoxox

[Heather]

Completed June Reads


Something About You by Julie James 6/1
Grave Witch by Kalayna Price Buddy Read 6/6
Undertow by Cherry Adair Buddy Read 6/7
The Royal Treatment by MaryJanice Davidson 6/8
Nice Girls Don't Have Fangs by Molly Harper 6/16
Truly, Madlyby Heather Webber 6/19

[Sue]

I finished my third book from this challenge yesterday, Games of Command. I thought it was an interesting change of pace and I enjoyed it. I think there was some kind of review that said it was a space soap opera, and I'd have to agree with that!

[Laura]

I finished my buddy read with Pollyanna! on 6/19. I gave Soulless 4 stars!

I also finished my buddy read with Kami on 6/7. I gave The Darkest Night 4 Stars!

I am currently about 100 pages into The Help.

[KarenF]

Aleksandra

I finished The Corset Diaries last night. As advertised parts were LOL funny. It was an amusing read and also had more heart to it than I would have thought. Highly enjoyable.

I also started The Reader on audio. I think I actually did read this when it came out. But I'm enjoying the Campbell Scott narration anyway. Don't know if I'll finish that one, even though it's short, because I typically only listen to audiobooks during my commute and and I'm vacation for the week but we'll see.

Thanks for the great picks!

[~KarenH~, Moderator]

I finished Going Down on the 18th - it was another buddy read with Lili. I enjoyed it and look forward to reading the rest of the books in the series, but I think it could definitely have been improved if it had been lengthened and more detail added.

[Sarah]

I just finished by June PIFM. I read The Curious Case of Benjamin Button by F. Scott Fitzgerald. For some reason I didn't realize it was so short, only 32 pages. I gave it 4 stars. I enjoyed it though and now I really want to watch the movie and see how they've adapted it. Thanks Katharine for the recs!

[Katie]

hey fran, i finished Lover Unbound today. man, do i love this series! i hope they stay this good...

i also finished The Far Away Years which is full of angst. i had a love/hate relationship with this one...

aaaannnnddd...last but not least, i finished up The Ghost on My Couch which i thought was fabulous. i love my books with a little humor and a hea and this one hit all the right notes :) thanks for some great picks!

[Ashley♥Alexis]

I just finished my buddy read: Acquainted with the Night. When I first read the description of the book I could not understand how it ended up on my TBR list because i'm not a fan of Syfy. This book was an exception! It was great but totally broke my heart. I gave it 5 stars! Thanks buddy for sticking with me through my emotional upheavals =}

[Shell]

Melissa,

Finished your rec of . It was GREAT! Thank you so much for the rec. I can't wait to pick up the 2nd book in the series tomorrow from the library. LOL I enjoyed the book so much that I checked out the audiobook from the library just to hear Alex's part read ....and by a narrator with a yummy Latino accented voice. *sighs*

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Inga,

I finished Angelfire half an hour ago and giving it 5 stars without a doubt. I enjoyed the storyline - for once the heroine isn't a naive little girl, but quite a badass and I love it how the writer tangled mithology into the story, it all fits so perfectly. Once I started reading I couldn't stop, so thank you for this great rec!

[Fran, Moderator]

SheSwitches wrote: "Hey Fran-
I finished up Magic Slays And as much as I freaking love this series, this one still might have gotten lost in the mountain of a TBR. {hangs head in shame} It happens. So, ..."


Switchie, I'm so glad you liked my picks. Good plan to read Mother Goose at home ;) That one is a scorcher! It was fun choosing for you...grinning is good ;)

[Fran, Moderator]

Katie wrote: "hey fran, i finished Lover Unbound today. man, do i love this series! i hope they stay this good...

i also finished The Far Away Years which is full of angst. i had..."


Katie, I'm so glad you liked your picks! I also love JR Ward and the whole BDB series. The Ghost On My Couch looks really cute, I'm putting that one on my tbr- glad it was good!

[Fran, Moderator]

MountainKat and I did a buddy read of Hot in Here, which MK recommended to me and we both really liked it. Thanks MK!

[D.G.]

Shell wrote: "LOL I enjoyed the book so much that I checked out the audiobook from the library just to hear Alex's part read ....and by a narrator with a yummy Latino accented voice. *sighs*"

Get away from Blas you hussy! (That's the male narrator). He's mine! Mine! :p

I loved that audiobook. I still have it on my iPod and I re-listen parts of it all the time. :)

[Shell]

Ohhh, what else has he narrated??? I've got to hear more!

[Melissa **]

Shell wrote: "Melissa,

Finished your rec of . It was GREAT! Thank you so much for the rec. I can't wait to pick up the 2nd book in the series tomorrow from the library. LO..."

I'm so glad you liked it!! It is one of my favorites. The second book is good too and there is a third one coming out soon about the youngest brother!!

[Dee]

her buddy was bawling as well...in the middle of chili's the other night...

AshleyAlexis wrote: "I just finished my buddy read: Acquainted with the Night. When I first read the description of the book I could not understand how it ended up on my TBR list because i'm not a fan of..."

[MountainKat, Moderator]

Fran wrote: "MountainKat and I did a buddy read of Hot in Here, which MK recommended to me and we both really liked it. Thanks MK!"

Thanks for reading it with me! It was fun, as usual. =)

[Tania]

Hey guys - back from the land of research... Great to see all the discussion happening.

Catching up on posts now and will be doing a completed list tonight!

[moulin]

Pam wrote: "Moulin and I are going to do a buddy read of The Madness of Lord Ian Mackenzie. Emily may join in. Any other takers?

I set it up over on the Dare to Read but am having trouble ma..."

Pam, this book is maddening! Sorry it took so long for me to get it in, but I started it yesterday and and now am more than halfway through. This is my first Jennifer Ashley and she is so easy to read. Ian is driving me crazy with his antics. I feel the need to fly through the book in order to catch up with him. Great read thus far.

[moulin]

Elke wrote: "Moulin....thanks again for the great recs!!

I finished two of my reads...Highlander Ever After: this one was a pretty good...great ending to the trilogy!

Also finally started a..."

Great to hear you enjoyed it. Just discovered a coworker( who I've worked with for quite a few years)has the series in hardcover. She fastly became my personal library. Keep me up to speed on your opinions of the rest. ;0)

[D.G.]

I didn't think I was going to fit another book from Amanda's recommendations but some of the gals at another group I belong to were going a buddy read of and I decided to join them (killing two birds with one stone and all that). I'm really enjoying it!

[Caroline]

I've just finshed buddy reading the with D.G & Dee, I won't say too much as I think Dee is still reading it but I wasn't very impressed with it:-( x x

[Amanda]

Jeez, D.G.! Such an overachiever! ; )

But seriously, I'd say Feed may be one of the best books I've read in the past few years.

I've also finished my pick, Just the Sexiest Man Alive by Julie James. Her dialogue kills me, though I found the romance a bit more subdued than some of her other books.

[Daffodil]

Daughter of the Forest, Juliet Marillier, 6-24-11

I had trouble getting into this at first. I usually love retold fairytales, so I'm not sure what the problem was. It was a beautifully told story, but the pacing felt slow. I'll probably try to read the next book at some point.

[D.G.]

Amanda wrote: "Jeez, D.G.! Such an overachiever! ; )

But seriously, I'd say Feed may be one of the best books I've read in the past few years.

I've also finished my pick, [book:Just the Sexiest Man Alive|386386..."

LOL, Amanda! I don't think I've ever read 3 picks in all the time I've been participating in the challenge. And I even managed to do a buddy read with Caroline! :)

[Miss]

Daffodil wrote: " Daughter of the Forest, Juliet Marillier, 6-24-11

I had trouble getting into this at first. I usually love retold fairytales, so I'm not sure what t..."

At least the author has potential and you might enjoy one of her other books, I liked her voice.

[Lindsey]

Debbie~
I read both Wicked Appetite and Darkfever... I have to say I wasn't as Impressed with either as I had hoped to be... I did like them both, But I feel like the all of the Janet books are so similar and I was hoping this one would be a little different and it really wasn't. as for Darkfever, I did like it and I will probably read the next one, however from all of the times I have seen it recommended and the great reviews I guess I was hoping to be blown away... I don't feel like any questions were really answered almost like it should have been just the first half of the book... again, I will still pick up the next one if only to appease my curiosity... either way I always appreciate a recommendation and and I am hoping to read Graceling and True Colors soon too!

[Tiffanny]

I just finished by Neil Gaiman. It was an interesting book. I've never read anything by Neil Gaiman before. I thought that it would make a really good book for and young reader. After reading Vixen by Jillian Larkin though, I was underwhelmed by The Graveyard Book. It did make a nice pool read though =) Thank you Tugce!!!

[MountainKat, Moderator]

I just finished The Beast in Him and I really enjoyed it! Thank you Katie for picking it for me!

[Katie]

glad you liked it mountainkat :) that's one of my favorite series!