September - Pick It For Me! Challenge

[L-D]

Julie wrote: "Daffodil,
I just finished Touched by an Alien. You made an excellent choice by suggesting this book for me. It is my first official "Sci-Fi". I didn't know what to expect and was s..."

I love the Touched by an Alien series but don't know many who have read it! It's so quirky and fun!

[D.G.]

I should add I am the Messenger to my TBR...I loved The Book Thief so I should try something else by this author.

[Sue]

I finished The Help over the weekend. I've had it sitting on my shelf for quite a while, so I'm glad Nancy suggested that I read it! I liked the book, and it did make me stop and think about things. I may go see the movie next, I'm just not sure about that though!

Also, Nancy, I will be picking up Sex, Lies, and Online Dating from the library tomorrow. Just let me know when you are ready to read it as well!

[Sue]

Cheryl,

Were you able to get a copy of Dragon Bound yet? I have my copy from the library and it's due back on September 21st.

Thanks!
Sue-

[Laura]

Tugce Nida
Ok, I finished Bloodlines Saturday and really enjoyed it. I had the book figured out early but that is alright because I love all the characters especially Adrian. I gave Bloodlines four stars!
I have started This side of the Grave and I will let you know once I am finished.

[Beth]

Ive finished a clockwork angel and i loved it depsite a lot of mixed reviews from other members, deffo lovin the series :)

[Katie]

Fran -- I just finished Do Over and really enjoyed it! Great pick :)

[Debbie]

Got 38 readers done with 46 books already.

So far .....
2 have read Garden Spells (one of my favorites)
2 have read Naked in Death (a really good start to the In Death series)

[Nancy H]

Sue wrote: "I finished The Help over the weekend. I've had it sitting on my shelf for quite a while, so I'm glad Nancy suggested that I read it! I liked the book, and it did make me stop and thi..."

Glad you liked "The Help." We can start reading "Sex, Lies, and Online Dating" whenever you are ready. Do you want to start tomorrow? We can, as soon as you pick up your copy. I already have mine and it is sitting in the stack beside my bed, just waiting for me to pick it up!

[Cheryl]

Sue wrote: "Cheryl,

Were you able to get a copy of Dragon Bound yet? I have my copy from the library and it's due back on September 21st.

Thanks!
Sue-"

Sue, I'm waiting for my copy from Amazon. If you want to go ahead and get started I will catch up.

[Tuğçe]

Laura wrote: "Tugce Nida
Ok, I finished Bloodlines Saturday and really enjoyed it. I had the book figured out early but that is alright because I love all the characters especially Adrian. I gave Bloodlines f..."

Oh I didn't know you were reading it, I am reading it as well-halfway through it- I meant the Bloodlines, I am liking it and it is not much different than the VA series for me at the moment so I don't feel like reading something different.

[Erin]

I have read Dead Reckoning, County Line, and Spying in High Heels.

[Fran, Moderator]

Katie wrote: "Fran -- I just finished Do Over and really enjoyed it! Great pick :)"

Katie,
I'm so glad you enjoyed it :)

[Yz the Whyz, Moderator]

Tania,

I finished Brigg's River Marked a couple of days ago. Thank you so much for the push. It was fun to see Mercy and Adam finally married. :)

[Elise]

Tiffanny picked Delirium by Lauren Oliver for me.. and I LOVED it. I was slightly emotionally drained by the ending and depressed by the fact that I have to wait 7 months for the second one. ;) But otherwise it was GREAT. I actually finished it last week, but forgot to comment until now.

[D.G.]

Oh Elise! I just got Delirium from the library! I'll definitely bump it up. :)

[Julie]

Daffodil,
Just finished The Madness of Lord Ian Mackenzie. I wasn't sure for most of the book how it would all turn out. I love it when an author keeps you guessing. Sometimes books tend to be too predictable. This one was different than any other I've read because the author addressed a condition that most aren't familiar with. I really liked the book yet it was strange because the heroine was the hero for most of the book. It's unusual for the romantic hero to be the female.

Now I'm off to start Murder With Peacocks. I'm so glad you gave me such a variety of picks to choose from.

[Katie]

Fran -- I just finished Do Over and really enjoyed it! Great pick :)

I also finished Wishing for a Home which I buddy read with Fran. I liked it a lot! TA Chase is always good for a light angst, sweet, fun, easy read. Another great pick :)

[Lauren]

~KarenH~ wrote: "I finished Eternal Kiss of Darkness today, another great entry in the Night Huntress world. I've enjoyed the "spinoff" books, but I'm looking forward to getting back to more of Cat ..."

Glad you enjoyed it. I'm actually reading First Drop of Crimson now, so I'll hopefully be reading Eternal Kiss soon.

[Fran, Moderator]

Katie wrote: "Fran -- I just finished Do Over and really enjoyed it! Great pick :)

I also finished Wishing for a Home which I buddy read with Fran. I liked it a lot! TA Chase is always good fo..."

I liked it too Katie, both guys were equally sweet, which I don't always find.

[Elise]

D.G. ~Shameless Hussy~ wrote: "Oh Elise! I just got Delirium from the library! I'll definitely bump it up. :)"

DO IT! When you're done, let me know what you think about it. ;D

[Kami]

I finished The Candidates by Inara Scott, my buddy read with Bookwormgirl. I am going to read Intrinsical next and then Dragonfly in Amber. I gave the Candidates three stars.

[Cacophony]

hi Brenda!
I am just letting you know that I finished Some Girls Bite. I found it more light hearted than I was expecting. I just finished the latest Kate Daniels book so I was expecting Some Girls Bite to be similar, though there isn't a logical reason for expecting that. In any case, thanks for the great rec!

[Tuğçe]

Hi Emily,

I have finished Bloodlines and even though I found it a little predictable and very similar to VA series in the way of storytelling and style, I enjoyed it. I always was a Team Adrian person so I am happy with this new book :) I gave it 4*. I wasn't sure whether I liked Sydney or not in VA series and the funny thing is I am still not sure about that. I am reading A Quick Bite next.

[Lacy]

I finished my last pick! I read Intertwined by Gena Showalter. I gave it 3.5 stars. I'll be reading the second book in the series soon.

So, I'm done. Thanks again AshleyAlexis for your recs!

[Ashley♥Alexis]

Np Lacy!

I finished Fallen from Grace and LOVED it. I don't think I would have picked up this book if it wasn't recommended to me, so thanks Pam! I gave it 5 stars. (and i am very stingy about those stars)

[Sue]

Nancy wrote: "Glad you liked "The Help." We can start reading "Sex, Lies, and Online Dating" whenever you are ready. Do you want to start tomorrow? We can, as soon as you pick up your copy. I already have mine and it is sitting in the stack beside my bed, just waiting for me to pick it up! "

Nancy,

I picked it up last night and am ready to start reading it!!

Cheryl,
Since I'm starting this book now, I can wait another few days for your copy of Dragon Bound to come it. Hopefully it will be by the weekend!!

[Nancy H]

Thanks, Sue. I am ready to start reading it today, too. I will check back later this evening to let you know how much I got through. It looks like a good one.
Happy Reading!

[Lina]

Pick It For Me Challenge - September

1/4 Read

The Darkest Night by Gena Showalter
Archangel's Kiss by Nalini Singh
Laid Bare by Lauren Dane
The Warlord Wants Forever by Kresley Cole 14/Sep ★★★

[D.G.]

AshleyAlexis wrote: "Np Lacy!

I finished Fallen from Grace and LOVED it. I don't think I would have picked up this book if it wasn't recommended to me, so thanks Pam! I gave it 5 stars. (and i am very ..."

This is a really good book. I should start recommending it more here. :)

[Caroline]

Larissa!
I finished Breaking Dawn, I must admit that I was rather dubious about reading this book. It took me a while to get into, but into I got! For me some bits were rather far fetched but all in all it was a good story although I was rather dissapointed how it ended, but I suppose it could leave it open for another story to follow at a later date! Thanks for kicking my butt into gear to get me to finally read it though;-)
Looking forward to starting Dark Lover within the next week x x

[Brenda]

Cacophony wrote: "hi Brenda!
I am just letting you know that I finished Some Girls Bite. I found it more light hearted than I was expecting. I just finished the latest Kate Daniels book so I was exp..."

I actually picked it up last night because I found it at Borders for $1. Sad to see a book store closing but I will not thumb my nose at 80 cent romance paperbacks. It is so much more light than I thought it was going to be. It is pretty decent however at least what I've read so far.

[Debbie]

Update time - so far we have 46 finish at least one book, and combined they have read 62 of the recommended books.

Brenda ~ read ~ Fallen by Laren Kate & Practice Makes Perfect by Julie James
D.G. ~ Shameless Hussy ~ ~ read ~ Faefever by Karen Marie Moning & The Princess Bride by William Goldman
Leslie ~ read ~ Covet by J.R. Ward & A Hunger Like No Other by Kresley Cole
Brett ~ read ~ Sugar Daddy by Lisa Kleypas & Behind Closed Doors by Shannon McKenna
Iris ~ read ~ The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger
Pam ~ read ~ Magic Bites by Ilona Andrews & First Grave on the Right by Darynda Jones
Cheryl ~ read ~ Soulless by Gail Carriger
Penney ~ read ~ Dragon Bound by Thea Harrison
Megan ~ ~ read ~ Savor the Danger by Lori Foster
Neha ~ read ~ A Lot Like Love by Julie James
Diane Whiney ~ read ~ Naked in Death by J.D. Robb
Thenia ~ read ~ What Happens in London by Julia Quinn
Julia ~ read ~ A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle & Spying in High Heels by Gemma Halliday
Jane (PS) ~ read ~ Play of Passion by Nalini Singh
Julie ~ read ~ Reckless by Amanda Quick & Touched by an Alien by Gini Koch & The Madness of Lord Ian Mackenzie by Jennifer Ashley
Lan-Dinh ~ read ~ Naked in Death by J.D. Robb & One for the Money by Janet Evanovich
Lisa J ~ read ~ Garden Spells by Sarah Addison Allen
AshleyAlexis ~ read ~ Agnes and the Hitman by Jennifer Crusie & Fallen from Grace Laura Leone
Nancy ~ read ~ Dead Pan by Gayle Trent
Michelle ~ read ~ The Mating by Nicky Charles
Mandy ~ read ~ Glory in Death by J.D. Robb
KarenH~ ~ read ~ Cover of Darkness by Kaylea Cross & Eternal Kiss of Darkness by Jeaniene Frost
Elke ~ read ~ The Book of Scandal by Julia London
Coffeentea ~ read ~ Angel's Blood by Nalini Singh
Fran ~ read ~ Turn It Up by Inez Kelley
Cathy C ~ read ~ Heartbreaker by Julie Garwood
Ana ~ read ~ Once and Always by Judith McNaught
Amy ~ read ~ Beyond the Highland Mist by Karen Marie Moning
Kerste ~ read ~ Wild Card by Lora Leigh
Lacy ~ read ~ The Search by Nora Roberts & Intertwined by Gena Showalter
Tiffanny ~ read ~ Garden Spells by Sarah Addison Allen
Megan H ~ read ~ Bet Me by Jennifer Crusie
Suzanne (esmerelda1) ~ read ~ Halfway to the Grave by Jeaniene Frost
Polina ~ read ~ I Am the Messenger by Markus Zusak
Dee ~ read ~ Fatal Shadows by Josh Lanyon
Sue ~ read ~ The Help by Kathryn Stockett
Laura ~ read ~ Bloodlines by Richelle Mead
Beth ~ read ~ Clockwork Angel by Cassandra Clare
Katie ~ read ~ Do Over by Mari Carr & Wishing for a Home by T.A. Chase
Erin ~ read ~ Dead Reckoning by Charlaine Harris & Country Line by Bill Cameron & Spying in High Heels by Gemma Halliday
Yz the Whyz ~ read ~ River Marked by Patricia Briggs
Elise ~ read ~ Delirium by Lauren Oliver
Kami ~ read ~ The Candidates by Inara Scott
Cacophony ~ read ~ Some Girls Bite by Chloe Neill
Tugce Nida ~ read ~ Bloodlines by Richelle Mead
CaroB ~ read ~ The Warlord Wants Forever by Kresley Cole
Caroline ~ read ~ Breaking Dawn by Stephenie Meyer

2 have read Spying in High Heels
2 have read Naked in Death
2 have read Bloodlines
2 have read Garden Spells

[Alexis]

Julia wrote: "Lexa,

I loved,loved, loved Spying in High Heels! I sat down and read it start to finish today. I'll definitely be reading more in that series. Thanks so much for the great recomme..."

Julia! I'm so glad you have been enjoying my Recommendations! I have been absent with so much school work recently so I'm sorry for not getting back to you until now. I love the High Heels series they are such fun quick reads!! I hope you enjoy the Hunger Games whenever you get to it!

[Becky]

MountainKat wrote: "Becky - Here are my picks for you. I hope you can find something you like!! You may notice I had a really hard time limiting myself to just two picks per category...

From Your TBR:
Rode Ha..."</i>
HI Mountain Kat!
I finished
[book:Out Of Her League and I really enjoyed it. It was my first stalker book and I couldn't believe it has taken me this long to read a book about a stalker! Thanks for the rec, if I have time this month I might read one of the others, but for sure they have been added to my ever growing TBR!
THanks

[Dee]

finished The Princess Bride - i'm def. in the movie is better than the book camp - the movie did good in getting rid of extraneous info - but I wan't a fan of the two different personalities that were in the story - Goldman "abridging" Morganstern's work and then Goldman's comments

[MountainKat, Moderator]

Becky wrote: "I finished
Out Of Her League and I really enjoyed it. It was my first stalker book and I couldn't believe it has taken me this long to read a book about a stalker! Thanks for the rec, if I have time this month I might read one of the others, but for sure they have been added to my ever growing TBR!
THanks "

I'm so glad you liked it! I just finished the second in the series - it was quite good too!

[Coffeentea]

Hey There Delilah!!,
Thanks for the great recommendations! I read a second book from your list of recommendations. I finished Blood Bound last night. It was so good. There was action, suspense, politics and lots of emotion. The switching point of view didn't bother me, but sometimes I forgot whose point of view I am seeing from. I felt like I got off a fun roller coaster ride and can't wait to get on another one. I am definitely looking forward to the next book.

[Sue]

Nancy wrote: "Thanks, Sue. I am ready to start reading it today, too. I will check back later this evening to let you know how much I got through. It looks like a good one.
Happy Reading!"

Well, I started it late last night, and then read up through page 250 before I feel asleep! I hope to finish it tonight, but I never know what my schedule will be like. But I'm really enjoying it. How about you?

[Kate]

KarenH:
I finished How to Flirt with a Naked Werewolf. It was a great book! I really enjoyed it and look forward to reading more of this author. Thanks for the great recommendation.

[Brenda]

Kate wrote: "KarenH:
I finished How to Flirt with a Naked Werewolf. It was a great book! I really enjoyed it and look forward to reading more of this author. Thanks for the great recommendation."

The second book in that series is almost better than the first.



and I've read all of Molly Harper's books and I haven't found one I have not liked!

[Megan L]

September Pick-It-for Me Challenge

Bet Me 9/11


Dark Prince 9/15

The Spymaster's Lady

The Time Traveler's Wife

The Iron Duke

Something About You

Can You Keep a Secret?

Someone to Watch Over Me


My Buddy reads

The Darkest Pleasure

The Dark Highlander

[Pam]

AshleyAlexis wrote: "Np Lacy!

I finished Fallen from Grace and LOVED it. I don't think I would have picked up this book if it wasn't recommended to me, so thanks Pam! I gave it 5 stars. (and i am very ..."

Glad you enjoyed it. I just picked it up from the library!

[Nancy H]

Sue wrote: "Nancy wrote: "Thanks, Sue. I am ready to start reading it today, too. I will check back later this evening to let you know how much I got through. It looks like a good one.
Happy Reading!"

Well, I..."

Good for you. I didn't get through more than the first two chapters because I got really busy and had more to do yesterday than I thought. It seems good so far and I hope to get more read tonight. What I have read so far sort of reminds me of some of the Christina Skye novels, which I really like.

[Vi]

I finished today (16th). I liked the setup (though it does seem to be similar to BDB) and I plan to continue the series.

[Victoria]

Hey Kate,
I finished by MaryJanice Davidson yesterday! I did enjoy it, but not so much the romance. The humor was contagious and I found myself laughing along many times. Thanks for the awesome recs! Gonna start another book soon! Haven't decided which one yet, though!

[Larissa]

Caroline wrote: " Larissa!
I finished Breaking Dawn, I must admit that I was rather dubious about reading this book. It took me a while to get into, but into I got! For me some bits were rather far f..."

You're welcome! Sometimes we just need a little push to do something and I'm just glad you enjoyed it!
Hope you like Dark Lover :)

[Suzanne]

I finished last night - the only one in my pick for me's that wasn't actually in my "To Read" list already, but it looked so interesting I decided to read this first!

Great choice Karen, looking to get the rest of the series now :D

[Pollyanna]

Hey Elise, I finished Interview with a Vampire last night and I gave it 2 stars, it was too slow for my liking and too descriptive. Thankyou for recommending it though, I had it for ages so at least I have finally read it.

[KJ Shadows]

when is the new one of this going to be posted up soon? i hope for oct?