October - Pick It For Me! Challenge

[Mandy]

What is the Pick-It-For-Me Challenge?

The Pick-It-For-Me Challenge (PIFM) is a reading challenge where each participant gives and receives book recommendations based on a given set of rules. The assignment method and book selection rules change each month so it’s always new and different. Please make sure you read this information before you sign up.

After the signup period expires on September 27th, I'll put your names along the extra info I requested into the super secret PIFM randomizer and select someone for you to choose for. The person for whom you are to 'pick' will be posted at the same time as the rules for the month.

While you are doing your picks, someone else is picking for you. Once you receive your picks, you select a book off the list and get reading. To complete the challenge, you only have to read 1 (one) book, but many of us end up reading more because we just can't resist a list of books to read.

You need to either HAVE YOUR PROFILE SET TO PUBLIC (preferable), or make the person who will be giving you recommendations your friend. On top of that, I strongly recommend keeping your bookshelves updated; you may otherwise end up with a recommendation for a book that you have already read.

If you are new, please read the challenge specific FAQ. If you have any questions that are not addressed there, please feel free to ask!

IMPORTANT DATES:
September 27th (3pm US CST): Sign up closes, matchups are made, picking rules are posted
October 2nd (3pm US CST): Deadline for recommendations, remixes are assigned
October 31st: Deadline for reading your pick and giving some feedback

INFORMATION NEEDED TO SIGN UP:
Please sign up in this thread with the following information in your signup post:

Please select the one category in which you most closely fit. (A – D):

A. Rhythm? Dancing? What’s that?
B. I dance all the time…at home...with no one watching.
C. I dance if someone dances with me.
D. If there’s music, my hips are moving.


Everything gets done in this thread so be sure to come back often!!!

[Mandy]

PICKING RULES


Music is the art of thinking with sounds.- Jules Combarieu
If music be the food of love, play on…- William Shakespeare

From Their TBR Shelf:
1. Pop: Pick a book that you (or others) read and thought was a 5 star chart topper.
2. Golden Oldies: Pick a book that has been on their TBR list a long time.
3. Rock: Pick a book that has a rockin’ hot body on the cover.

From Your Read Shelf:
4. Classical: Recommend a book written by a symphony of authors (more than one).
5. Country: Recommend a book that features a cowboy/cowgirl or a book that has a bucolic setting.
6. Adult Contemporary: Recommend a book with an adult theme (sex, violence, drugs, murder etc).
7. Indie: Recommend a book by an independent author or a book you don’t think gets enough airplay.

Buddy Reads:
8. Hip Hop: Show that you’re hip and in the know by choosing a book that has been published within the last three months.
9. Jazz: Choose a book off their TBR shelf that you would be jazzed to read.

Please Note: The buddy read recommendations are NOT optional. You must still recommend the books. If you cannot do the buddy read, just state that you won't be able to do a buddy read.

Triple bonus points for any of you music lovers who wish to suggest a reading playlist corresponding to the genres/subgenres. ;-)

[Mandy]

PICKS
Choose for the person below you within your dancing group. E.G. Flame picks for Sarah who picks for Rebecca. Last person on the list for your dancing group picks for the person at the top. E.G. Jessica picks for Flame.

If you find yourself in a different dancing group... Most likely this refers to a different person with the same name. Just click on the link with the name and you should be able to quickly find out whether this is you or not.

Please remember:
-You need to have your profile set to public (preferable) or make the person doing your picks your friend.
-Picks are due by October 2 (3pm US CST)

√- Have given picks
Did not give picks

A:
√Flame
√Sarah
√Rebecca *Private profile
√KarLynP
√Valerie~Varuca~
√Macwolfo1[Elise]
√Shell
√Zara *Private profile
√Kim L
√Diane~Firefly~
Britta
√Cacophony
√Lisa
√Robin O
√~KarenH~
√Amanda
√Julia
√Erin
√Yz the Whyz
√Lauren
√Christine S.
√SheSwitches *Private profile
√Pam
√Grace
√Jessica

B:
√Polina
√Lexa
√Regina
√Suzanne
√Nour
√Debbie
√Rebecca
√Lorena
√Carla
√Sandy *Private profile
√Valerie
√Sana
√Karen K. *Private profile
√Fee
√Vi
√MountainKat
√Heather
Jasmine
√Amy
√Kerste
√Kimberly
√Suzanne-Pebblesy
√Layla
√Katie
√~Megan~
√Kate
√Cathy
√Katrina
√Jojo
√Laurie
Lauren
√Tugce Nida
√AshleyAlexis
√Dee
Katherine
√Dawn (Kat N Hat)
√Photojim
√Nairabell

C:
√Tiffanny
√Fran
√Larissa
√Diane Whitney
√Melissa *Private profile
Lorhainne
√Megan
√Jenni
√Rachel
√Becky
√Coffeentea

D:
√Moviemavengal
√Pollyanna
√Brett
√Kami
√Gigi
√Jo
√Lili
√Alyssa
√LethalLovely *Private profile
√Julie
√Elke
√KarenF
√Mandy
√Autumn
√Penney
√Michelle *Private Profile
√Jane(PS)
TJ
√Joyce
√KJ
√Christine
√Lan-Dinh *Private profile
√Leslie
Jamie
√Iris
√Lekshmy
Melissa**
√Sue
Jessica
√Kim *Private profile
√Cheryl
√Ananda
√Elise
√Caroline
√Shirley
√Isabella
√Ana *Private profile
√D.G.~Shameless Hussy~
√Tania
√Roxy
√Mounika
√Shellbelle
√Cathy
√Lacy
√Nancy


REPICKS

√Vi picks for Iris
√Valerie~Varuca~ picks for Kim *Private profile
√Lan-Dinh picks for Amy
√Fran picks for Sue
√D.G.~Shameless Hussy~ picks for Megan
√Dee picks for Tugce Nida
√Katie picks for Dawn (Kat N Hat)
√Mandy picks for Joyce
√Tugce Nida picks for Cacophony
√Penney picks for Rachel

[Mandy]

OCTOBER PIFM BUDDY READ THREADS

For Buddy Reads:
Create a new topic with the title of your book in the Dare You to Read thread and state that it's a buddy read for October.

Example of a buddy read topic from last month.


Even if you weren't recommended one of these books, please feel free to read the book and join in the discussions.


Thread for Succubus Blues

Thread for The Hunger Games

Thread for A Discovery of Witches

Thread for Anna and the French Kiss

Thread for City of Bones

Thread for Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children

Thread for Dragon Bound(Elder Races #1)

Thread for Forever

Thread for Twenties Girl

Thread for Entangled

Thread for Angels' Blood

Thread for The Night Circus

Thread for Second Grave on the Left

Thread for Changeless

Thread for The Body Finder

Thread for One Grave at a Time

Thread for Unlawful Contact

[Mandy]

FINISHERS


1. Ana: The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
2. Lexa: Divergent by Veronica Roth, Cry No More by Linda Howard, My One and Only by Kristan Higgins, Slave to Sensation by Nalini Singh
3. Lan-Dinh: Succubus Blues by Richelle Mead, The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
4. Macwolfo1[Elise]: Savor the Danger by Lori Foster, Promises in the Dark by Stephanie Tyler
5. Grace: Rilla of Ingleside by L.M. Montgomery, City of Bones by Cassandra Clare, Ravished by Amanda Quick, Ravished by a Highlander by Paula Quinn
6. Katie: First Grave on the Right by Darynda Jones, Father Mine: Zsadist and Bella's Story by J.R. Ward
7. Kami: Zombie Moon by Lori Devoti, Betrayed by P.C. Cast, First Grave on the Right by Darynda Jones, Blood Bound by Rachel Vincent
8. MountainKat: Exclusively Yours by Shannon Stacey
9. Elise: Anna and the French Kiss by Stephanie Perkins
10. ~Megan~: First Grave on the Right by Darynda Jones
11. Erin: Dragon Bound by Thea Harrison, A Discovery of Witches by Deborah Harkness
12. Melissa: Kiss of Midnight by Lara Adrian, Fantasy Lover by Sherrilyn Kenyon, Too Hot To Touch by Louisa Edwards
13. Christine: Succubus Blues by Richelle Mead
14. Suzanne(Pebblesy): The Unbearable Lightness of Dragons by Katie MacAlister, Angels' Blood by Nalini Singh, One for the Money by Janet Evanovich, Virgin River by Robyn Carr
15. Jane(PS): Passion by Lisa Valdez
16. PhotoJim: The Darkest Night by Gena Showalter, My Favorite Witch by Lisa Plumley
17. Michelle: Passion by Lisa Valdez
18. Becky: Unleashed by Cherrie Lynn
19. Brett: Zombie Moon by Lori Devoti, Blood Bound by Rachel Vincent, The Gargoyle by Andrew Davidson
20. Nancy: Twenties Girl by Sophie Kinsella, Here Today, Gone to Maui by Carol Snow, Glory in Death by J.D. Robb, First Grave on the Right by Darynda Jones
21. Moviemavengal: Twenties Girl by Sophie Kinsella, Tell Me Lies by Jennifer Crusie, Your Scandalous Ways by Loretta Chase, Seven Secrets of Seduction by Anne Mallory, One Night Is Never Enough by Anne Mallory, The Art of French Kissing by Kristin Harmel
22. Shirley: Forever by Maggie Stiefvater
23. Iris: Bunny And The Bear by Eve Langlais, What a Westmoreland Wants by Brenda Jackson, Cowgirls Don't Cry by Lorelei James, Tempting the Beast by Lora Leigh, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling
24. ~KarenH~: Hot Head by Damon Suede
25. Carla: Nine Rules to Break When Romancing a Rake by Sarah MacLean
26. Kimberly: Giving Chase by Lauren Dane
27. Rebecca: Pleasure Unbound by Larissa Ione, Long Hard Ride by Lorelei James
28. Megan: Second Grave on the Left by Darynda Jones, The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
29. Caroline: The Ice Cream Girls by Dorothy Koomson, The Body Finder by Kimberly Derting
30. Penney: The Lost Recipe for Happiness by Barbara O'Neal, Fifty Shades of Grey by E.L. James
31. Ananda: Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs
32. Jojo: Texas Destiny by Lorraine Heath
33. Lekshmy: Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen, Push by Sapphire
34. Diane Whitney: The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern, Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte
35. Valerie~Varuca~: Promises in the Dark by Stephanie Taylor, If It Ain't Love by Tamara Allen, Second Grave on the Left by Darynda Jones
36. Leslie: Angels' Blood by Nalini Singh, The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins, Touched by an Alien by Gini Koch
37. Amanda: Harbor Lights by Sherryl Woods, Only His by Susan Mallery
38. Cathy: Cowgirl Up and Ride by Lorelei James, Changeless by Gail Carriger, One Grave at a Time by Jeaniene Frost
39. D.G.~Shameless Hussy~: Second Grave on the Left by Darynda Jones, Wicked Burn by Beth Kery
40. Pam: Bitten by Kelley Armstrong
41. Tugce Nida: Boy Meets Boy by David Levithan
42. Mandy: Goddess of the Hunt by Tessa Dare, Pleasure Unbound by Larissa Ione, Sins of the Heart by Eve Silver
43. Elke: Giving Chase by Lauren Dane
44. Sue: Archangel's Blade by Nalini Singh, Seven Exes Are Eight Too Many by Heather Wardell
45. Kimmy: The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern
46. Alyssa: A Hunger Like No Other by Kresley Cole, Dark Lover by J.R. Ward
47. Fran: Party Naked by Mari Carr
48. Yz the Whyz: Bonds of Justice by Nalini Singh
49. Lacy: One Grave at a Time by Jeaniene Frost
50. Pollyanna: The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman
51. LethalyLovely: Eternal Rider by Larissa Ione
52. Lauren: A Certain Wolfish Charm by Lydia Dare
53. Mounika: Surrender by Pamela Clare
54. Isabella: Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins
55. Flame: Vampire Academy by Richelle Mead
56. Diane~Firefly~: Switched by Amanda Hocking
57. Julia: A Discovery of Witches by Deborah Harkness, Bad Boys Do by Victoria Dahl, Shut Up and Kiss Me by Christie Craig
58. Tiffanny: How to Flirt with a Naked Werewolf by Molly Harper
59. Kate: When You Dare by Lori Foster
60. KarLynP: Second Grave on the Left by Darynda Jones, A Discovery of Witches by Deborah Harkness
61. Valerie: Envy by J.R. Ward
62. Shell: Shiver by Maggie Stiefvater
63. Sana: City of Bones by Cassandra Clare
64. KarenF: The Many Sins of Lord Cameron by Jennifer Ashley, Under Her Skin by Susan Mallery
65. Amy J.: Making Waves by Tawna Fenske
66. Polina: Divergent by Veronica Roth, One Grave at a Time by Jeaniene Frost
67. Coffeentea: Lord of the Vampires by Jeanne Kalogridis
68. Larissa: Slave to Sensation by Nalini Singh



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[Dee]

me me me!!!

I am a combo between A and B...but i'll go with B

[Macwolf01 [Elise]]

I'm with Dee, but I'll go with A this chick has NO rhythm haha

[~KarenH~, Moderator]

I'm in, and unfortunately I'm definitely an A!

[MountainKat, Moderator]

I'm just like Dee and Macwolf01, but I will go with B!

[Elke]

I am in and I am a D!!!

I am going on a cruise starting October 1st....but I will be able to do the picks before then! Hopefully I will get mine early!

[layla]

I'm in. I am a B.

[Isabella]

I'm in I pick D.

[Mandy]

Oh, I guess I'm in, too. :-) I'm definitely a D.

[Sue]

I'm in and I am a D!!

[Mounika]

I'm in and I'm a D :-)

[D.G.]

LOL! I'm a D!!

I've been soo looking forward to this! :)

[Melissa **]

I'm in and I am a D!

[Megan L]

I am in. I would say I am a C!

[Melanie (Moviemavengal)]

I'm in and I'm a D. First challenge for me!

[Nairabell]

I'm in. I'm a B!

[Katie]

I'm in -- B.

[SandyC]

I'm in ....B!

[Fran, Moderator]

I'm in- I'm a C, I'm always trying to get one of my kids to dance with me :)

[Suzanne]

I'm a B and I'm in!

[Stormy]

I'm in and a total B.

[~Megan~]

Count me in, and I think I'm a B!

[Regina]

I`m in. I´m B

[Tuğçe]

oh finally it's here!!! well i am both A & B but can go with B as long as noone is watching :)

[KarenF]

I'm in and I'm a D.

I'm not saying that it looks good; I'm just admitting that it happens.

[~Melissa~]

I'm in and I'm a C. Also, this is my first PIFM challenge...

[Britta]

Definitely A :D

[~Leslie~]

I'm in and I'm a D. My hips do move, but I don't often dance!

[Caroline]

Lol!! My favourite time of the month:-) Please count me in & I'm D!! x x

[Jojo]

I'm in - and I'm a B

[Elise]

I'm in! D!

[Sana]

I am in and I am a B! =D

[Robin]

Sign me up, last month was fun!

I am a A but only cause I use a wheelchair and can't dance anymore... sniffle.

[Ana]

I'm in and I'm D!

[Jane (PS), Moderator]

Can't help myself - I'm a D - and I'll sing as well :)

[Jim son of Jim (formerly PhotoJim)]

"B"eam me up for this one!

[Mandy]

Robin O,

I'm a firm believer that you can still dance in a wheelchair. I've done the foxtrot with someone w/ md in an electric wheelchair. I still say he had more rhythm than some of my other dance partners. :-) Feel free to change your answer, if you wish.

[Alyssa]

I'm going to give this a shot. I've never done it before.

I'm a D, definitely.

[Mandy]

Welcome to all the new people, Moviemavengal, Melissa, Alyssa, and anyone else I may have missed! :-) Let us know if you have any questions. Someone here will have an answer for you.

[Dee]

ohhh, lots of newbies ;)

[Cheryl]

I'm in and I'm a D.

[Lacy]

I'm in and I'm mostly a D.

[Erin]

I've never done this one before, but it sounds fun, so I'm in, and an A.

[Victoria]

I'm in and I'm a A I think! I wish I could dance but when I tried it was so bad, I won't embarrass myself again by tryin to dance!!

[Mimmy]

I'm in and I'm a D!

[Christine]

I'm in.

D. If there’s music, my hips are moving.