October - Pick It For Me! Challenge

[layla]

Katie wrote: "Layla thanks so much for the picks! I know my shelves can be kinda intimidating, especially with all the m/m romance, but despite that dominating my shelves, I still enjoy lots of het romance, too..."

Katie,
I'm so very glad that you liked my recs! You know, it was very hard to find something that I thought you would enjoy. I was very sure that you were going to "shoot to death" all my picks.
I would like to do a buddy-read with you on Father Mine: Zsadist and Bella's Story, PM me if you decide on that *wink*
Happy reading!

[Zara]

hey Kim L.!
as its my first time recommending i hope i got it right!
From your TBR shelf
Pop-Hereafter by Tara Hudson(i dont kno what a pop book is)
Golden Oldies-The Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R.Tolkien(i kno u dont have it in ur shelf but i dont kno what to do)
Rock-The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern (i dont thnk it is a rock book either)
From my read Shelf
Classical-Jane Eyre By Charlotte Bronte
Country-Shadowland by Meg Cabot
Adult Contemporary-Dance Upon The Air by Nora Roberts
Indie-A Job from Hell by Jayde Scott
From My TBR
1.Love Will Follow by Bailey Bristol
2.Just a Girl
by Jane Caro

[Kim]

Zara wrote: "hey Kim L.!
as its my first time recommending i hope i got it right!
From your TBR shelf
Pop-Hereafter by Tara Hudson(i dont kno what a pop book is)
Golden Oldies-The Fellowship of the Ring by J.R...."

Thanks, Zara! I think I will go withHereafter! I am pretty sure I have it on my Kindle. I really want to read The Night Circus, but I don't think I will get it from the library in time. If I do, I will read that one too!

Thanks!!

[Dawn (Kat N Hat)]

Photojim wrote: "Dawn, I picked up The Darkest Night today from the library. I'm looking forward to starting this series I've hears so much about. Thank you for recommending it to me."

YAY! I hope you like it as much as I did.
I am still waiting on my picks. Once I get them and figure out what my reading list looks like for the month I will see what non-PNR book I can come up with for a buddy read.

[Cheryl]

Kimmy wrote: "Cheryl,
Either one would be great with me, you pick as it's officially 'your pick' anyway... :)

(Although I have to admit, I am kinda interested in The Night Circus...)

Cheryl wrote: "Kim ..."

Kim, That works for me. When do you want to start?

[Kimmy]

Not sure... I've never done a buddy read before, so as soon as we both get the book? When do you suggest?How does it work? Did you want to join that group? Omg the questions...

Cheryl wrote: "Kimmy wrote: "Cheryl,
Either one would be great with me, you pick as it's officially 'your pick' anyway... :)

(Although I have to admit, I am kinda interested in The Night Circus...)

Chery..."

[Cheryl]

Kimmy wrote: "Not sure... I've never done a buddy read before, so as soon as we both get the book? When do you suggest?How does it work? Did you want to join that group? Omg the questions...

Cheryl wrote: ..."

Let me know when you get the book and then we can decide if we want to join that thread or not.

[Kimmy]

Great, will do.

[Penney]

Mandy, I know quite a few people volunteered for re-picks, but if you need more I'm available. :)

[Mandy]

Thanks, I appreciate it!! I'll add your name to the list of volunteers.

[Michelle]

Penney wrote: "Mandy, I know quite a few people volunteered for re-picks, but if you need more I'm available. :)"

Penney - were we going to try to buddy Lisa Valdez's Passion? Just let me know. I already have this one - so can start whenever you are ready.

[Penney]

Oh, I read Passion a while ago and LOVED it. The three books I will definitely be reading this month are Good Girls Don't, Fifty Shades of Grey and Edge of Sight. I have all three down for other challenges so they're a given for me. That means you get to choose! Iif any one of them appeals to you we can read it together, but if they don't float your boat or you can't fit it in, that's cool too.

[Michelle]

Penney wrote: "Oh, I read Passion a while ago and LOVED it. The three books I will definitely be reading this month are Good Girls Don't, Fifty Shades of Grey and [book:Edge of Si..."

I have Good Girls Don't, so can go with that. I have Edge of Sight too, so maybe, depends on when you go with it. Just tell me when you start and I'll start too.

[Coffeentea]

Becky wrote: "Coffeentea
I finally got your recs done, I hope you find something you like, other wise let me know and I will happily make new picks.
1. Pop
Dark Lover by JR Ward, after looking th..."

Becky,
Thanks for your recommendations. I would like to read Lord of the Vampires, do you still want to do a buddy read?

[Ashley♥Alexis]

Dee! So i know I didnt suggest Bound for the Forest as a buddy read but i'd be up for reading it with you if you already plan to read it. I just read that Anne Cain did the cover art and i am such a fangirl for her.

[Jane (PS), Moderator]

Michelle wrote: "Penney wrote: "Mandy, I know quite a few people volunteered for re-picks, but if you need more I'm available. :)"

Penney - were we going to try to buddy Lisa Valdez's Passion? Just let me know. I ..."

Ah Michelle - you were going to buddy read Passion with me... ;) I'll be ready to start tomorrow...

[Michelle]

Jane (PS) wrote: "Michelle wrote: "Penney wrote: "Mandy, I know quite a few people volunteered for re-picks, but if you need more I'm available. :)"

Penney - were we going to try to buddy Lisa Valdez's Passion? Jus..."

Too funny - trying to keep it all straight! Good. I have it and will tee it up and be ready to go. I'm not sure how we do this, but will have a few going at once, which will slow me down a bit [rather good thing because I can usually do a book in a few hours]. I'll start sometime today and update you. Thanks for the reminder and I apologize for my blunder!

[Amy J.]

When do the repicks happen?

[Vi]

I'm guessing in another 6-7 hours. Mandy said it will happen at Oct 2nd, 3 pm CST.

[Michelle]

Amy wrote: "When do the repicks happen?"

I think some have actually started to do this. If you want someone to help with this today, I could try. Just let me know.

[Dee]

sure sounds good ;)

AshleyAlexis wrote: "Dee! So i know I didnt suggest Bound for the Forest as a buddy read but i'd be up for reading it with you if you already plan to read it. I just read that Anne Cain did the cover ar..."

[Kimmy]

Cheryl,
I've got the book, so you can let me know how/when to proceed...

Kimmy wrote: "Not sure... I've never done a buddy read before, so as soon as we both get the book? When do you suggest?How does it work? Did you want to join that group? Omg the questions...

Cheryl wrote: ..."

[Penney]

Lol Michelle!. You have a lot going on this month :) I usually don't even get to the buddy reads but this month I have two, so I know how you feel. I won't be starting the 3 I mentioned right away though. I have a buddy read with Autumn that I'm starting tomorrow and a few challenge books as well.

I hope you and Jane enjoy Passion, it's one of my favs!

[Jim son of Jim (formerly PhotoJim)]

Penney wrote: "Oh, I read Passion a while ago and LOVED it. The three books I will definitely be reading this month are Good Girls Don't, Fifty Shades of Grey and Edge of Si..."</i>
Penney, I read[book:Good Girls Don't yesterday and really enjoyed it. This was a great break from my PNR binge lately. I really hope you enjoy it. I'd send it to you, but it's already promised to a neighbor. It probably won't be available to send to you for a month. (sorry)
Edge of Sight was also very enjoyable. A one-eyed hero? You bet! I have books two and three I can probably finish and forward if you are interested.

If Fifty Shades of Grey is as enjoyable as the other two I'll certainly have to give that a go.

Good month coming for you. Go P!

[Melanie (Moviemavengal)]

Nancy wrote: "Hi Moviemavengal,
I just started our buddy read, "Twenties Girl" and I'm about 100 pages in. I am really liking it. So far, the ghost reminds me of the delightful ghost in the books by Carolyn Ha..."

Nancy,

Just started a thread in the Dare You To Read Thread for our Twenties Girl discussion: http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/6...

Anyone else is welcome to join us for the discussion.

[Joyce]

Hi KJ
I started a buddy read thread for Entangled if you can get to it. http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/6....

Everyone feel free to join us. I especially like that the books proceeds go to breast cancer research.

[Tuğçe]

Amy wrote: "When do the repicks happen?"

Hi Amy! *waves* you too? i am looking forward to repicks

[Debbie]

Hey Mandy, just wanted to let you know before the re-mix that Nour PMed me a set of recommendations.

[Ana]

I've finished "The Hunger Games". I really dont' like science fiction, but I have to admit this was a really good book. 4 and 1/2 star for me.

[Penney]

Debbie wrote: "Hey Mandy, just wanted to let you know before the re-mix that Nour PMed me a set of recommendations."

*pout* We want to see it tooooo *whine*

[Penney]

Photojim wrote: "Penney wrote: "Oh, I read Passion a while ago and LOVED it. The three books I will definitely be reading this month are Good Girls Don't, Fifty Shades of Grey and [..."

I know Jim, right! I'm looking forward to this month. My monthly challenge list rocks!

[Debbie]

Penney wrote: "Debbie wrote: "Hey Mandy, just wanted to let you know before the re-mix that Nour PMed me a set of recommendations."

*pout* We want to see it tooooo *whine*"

Here is the PM that Nour sent me (just for you) .....

1. Pop: Darkfever by Karen Marie Moning OR Halfway to the Grave by Jeaniene Frost. Both of these books are awesome!

2. Golden Oldies: The Iron King by Julie Kagawa. I've seen lots of people reading this book, so I think you should give it a shot!

3. Rock: The Fallen Omnibus, Vol 1 by Thomas E. Sniegoski or Once Bitten by Loribelle Hunt. Looks like you really enjoy Young Adult books, so there wasn't that much too choose from. I liked the second book though, why stop at one hot body? That chick on the cover looks pretty happy ;)


4. Classical: Sum: Forty Tales from the Afterlives by David Eagleman. It's not that I don't like anthologies, but I usually get them if I'm reading a series. For example, if I've finished book 3 and 3.5 is in some anthology, I'll get the book and read just the short story then move on to book #4. So I have a lot of anthologies, none of them are finished all the way through. This one was neat though, I read it last year. It was one of those books that caught my eye on the 2 for 3 table at Barnes and Nobles.

5. Country: Garden Spells by Sarah Addison Allen. One of my missions in life is to make sure that everyone I come across reads at least 1 Sarah Addison Allen book. So if you read a different one that's ok, but this one is her first and she is one of my ALL TIME favorite authors! She's currently battling breast cancer so she might not be writing another book in the near future. According to her blog, she just had her last Radiation treatment so I think she's going to recover :)

<6>Adult Contemporary: Naked in Death by J.D. Robb. Sex, murder, drugs, violence. This series has it all and has a kick-ass heroine cop! This is a HUGE series, so if you like the first one, there's plenty more where that came from!

7. Indie: White Cat by Holly Black. For a YA novel, I was actually pretty impressed by how good this one was. I like YA novels as long as the characters are not TOO innocent or naive or goody-goody. Also the main character is a guy, which was a nice change too!

Buddy Reads:
8. Hip Hop: Blood Bound by Rachel Vincent or Sweet Venom by Tera Lynn Childs. Both of these books looked very intriguing and they were published this month!

9. Jazz: Glass Houses by Rachel Caine. I have this series on my Ipod so I'm looking forward to starting these!

So, that would be it:)

Happy reading;P
- Nour El-khatib

[Amy J.]

Tugce Nida wrote: "Amy wrote: "When do the repicks happen?"

Hi Amy! *waves* you too? i am looking forward to repicks"


*waves* yes, I'm trying so hard to be patient, but it's very difficult today!

[Michelle]

Dee wrote: "sure sounds good ;)

AshleyAlexis wrote: "Dee! So i know I didnt suggest Bound for the Forest as a buddy read but i'd be up for reading it with you if you already plan to read it. I..."

I'm looking through them now, but before posting should probably make sure it will count.

[Mandy]

Thanks for letting me know that, Debbie!

Sorry, guys. I know from first hand experience how frustrating it is waiting for repicks. It totally sucks.

[Tuğçe]

Amy wrote: "Tugce Nida wrote: "Amy wrote: "When do the repicks happen?"

Hi Amy! *waves* you too? i am looking forward to repicks"


*waves* yes, I'm trying so hard to be patient, but it's very difficult today!"

Oh, I know what you mean from the first hand ;) & probably be more frustrated because of the time difference ;) it's almost the endof the day and time to sleep soon. when is the repicks Mandy?

[Mandy]

3 PM CST

Basically, two hours from now.

[Penney]

Debbie wrote: "Penney wrote: "Debbie wrote: "Hey Mandy, just wanted to let you know before the re-mix that Nour PMed me a set of recommendations."

*pout* We want to see it tooooo *whine*"

Here is the PM that ..."

ROFL Debbie! I'm such a brat!

[Debbie]

I saw yours (recommendations), you should get to see mine (recommendations) hehe :)

[Katie]

Layla wrote: "Katie wrote: "Layla thanks so much for the picks! I know my shelves can be kinda intimidating, especially with all the m/m romance, but despite that dominating my shelves, I still enjoy lots of he..."

I will definitely do that, Layla!

[L-D]

Ana wrote: "I've finished "The Hunger Games". I really dont' like science fiction, but I have to admit this was a really good book. 4 and 1/2 star for me."

Ana - I saw you posted in the Hunger Games buddy read folder! Can't wait to discuss with you!

For others who want to join in the discussion:
http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/6...

[Mandy]

Repicks are up!! Thank you to the volunteers!

[Fran, Moderator]

Hi Sue!

I will have your picks up for you very soon- looking forward to checking out your shelves :)

[Dee]

Tugce nida I'll be back in a bit with your picks - I'm on my cell phone right now

[Tuğçe]

Dee wrote: "Tugce nida I'll be back in a bit with your picks - I'm on my cell phone right now"

Thanks Dee! don't worry it's already bedtime here & i am watching Game of thrones while struggling not to fall asleep yet ;)

[L-D]

Amy - I just got assigned your picks - I'm doing them right now!

[Amy J.]

Lan-Dinh wrote: "Amy - I just got assigned your picks - I'm doing them right now!"

Excellent! I can't wait to see what you pick for me.

[Alexis]

I Finished Divergent today! It was a great book that I couldn't seem to put down. Polina and I did a buddy read and we both enjoyed it quite a bit. Thanks for the idea Polina!

Read this Month

[L-D]

Amy - your TBR shelf is really awesome. You have such a diverse list of to read books - it's like you have multiple personalities (in a good way) ;)

From Their TBR Shelf:
1. Pop: Grimspace by Anne Aguirre (Book #1 in the Sirantha Jax series) – I rated this book 5 stars and I love March and Sirantha’s relationship.
2. Golden Oldies: My Blood Approves by Amanda Hocking – I picked this book because it’s a very inexpensive download and a quick read. If you have a lot of other reading obligations this month, this is a good book to squeeze in. It's also been on your shelf for quite some time.
3. Rock: The Darkest Night by Gena Showalter (Lords of the Underworld #1) - I love this series. The first book is not my favorite in the series, but I still really enjoyed it.

From Your Read Shelf:
4. Classical: I have to recommend Magic Bites, the first book in the Kate Daniel’s series. Admittedly, the first book starts slowly, but as you read the rest of the series it picks up and is one of my absolute favorites.
5. Country: I don’t read a lot of cowboy books, so I’m going to recommend something that may be out of your comfort zone. Keeping Promise Rock by Amy Lane is an M/M romance by one of my favorite M/M authors, Amy Lane. She does a wonderful job with the romance between characters and also with the periphery characters in a story. I loved this book even though it was an emotional rollercoaster. I saw you had Zero at the Bone on your list - one of my FAVORITES so I don't think you would be shocked at an M/M Suggestion.
6. Adult Contemporary: I recommend this series to anyone that will listen. Unholy Ghosts is the first book in the Downside Ghosts series by Stacia Kane. Everyone who I’ve recommended it to has thanked me. The first book starts slowly and picks up steam midway. Books 2 and 3 are riveting in my opinion.
7. Indie: Leslie Parrish has a new series out called Extrasensory Agents. The first book in the series is called Cold Sight. I think she’s not very well known, and I found her based on a recommendation on Nalini Singh’s blog. This series is pretty interesting but I like the way Ms. Parrish spends a LOT of time developing a good plot. Some PNR stories are more about the HEA, plot be damned. But the mysteries in this series are pretty good. The second book in this series is even better.

Buddy Reads:
8. Hip Hop: I have read and enjoyed the book Nightfall by Ellen Connor. Ellen Connor is a pen name for Ann Aguirre – the author of the Sirantha Jax series, and Carrie Lofty. Little known fact: Ellen Connor is derived from two kick-ass heroines, Ellen Ripley from the Alien series, and Sarah Connor from the Terminator series.
9. Jazz: The Perfect Play – okay, when you say you can’t judge a book by it’s cover, I hope someone lied, because this cover is amazing and draws my attention every time!

[Tuğçe]

Lexa wrote: "I Finished Divergent today! It was a great book that I couldn't seem to put down. Polina and I did a buddy read and we both enjoyed it quite a bit. Thanks for the idea Polina!

Read ..."

I am looking forward to the next one in theseries Insurgent :)