November - Pick It For Me! Challenge

[Brett]

Julia wrote: "Brett wrote: "Julia
Hey! I hope you like the picks, if not then let me know and I'll pick some more for you

Brett,

My internet is FINALLY fixed. I love the picks. I'm up to reading either [boo..."

Sounds good! Let me know which ever book you get and then I'll get my copy

[Kimmy]

Hi Dianne,
I've finished my book and have Soulless downloaded and ready to read whenever you want to start... let me know. Kimmy

[Samantha McNulty]

I should be starting The Book Thief soon for PIFM challenge!

[Diane ~Firefly~]

Kimmy wrote: "Hi Dianne,
I've finished my book and have Soulless downloaded and ready to read whenever you want to start... let me know. Kimmy"

Hey, I just ordered it from Amazon Prime (it was too hard to pay $8 for Kindle when I could buy 3 pb books for the price of 4). I should have it early next week to start!

[Rebecca]

I have finished The Night Circus and it was Absolutely captivating.

[Kimmy]

Hi Rebecca, I read The Night Circus in the October challenge and I loved it! Great book hey!

[Fran, Moderator]

Yz,

I read Like Water for Chocolate as a buddy read with Vi. I enjoyed many aspects of the book, but was also bewildered by some of it. Thanks for the rec though, I am glad I read it :)

Thanks for reading it with me Vi!

[Gigi]

Hey Dee! I just got Sweet as Sin. Can we start it today? LOL

[MountainKat, Moderator]

Reetuparna wrote: "Mountain Kat: i finished reading Exclusively Yours and In Bed with a Highlander The former was a ok read for me since im not much for family stories.. but the latter ..."

I'm glad you are enjoying your picks! I'm sorry you didn't like Exclusively Yours more. I guess we aren't reading In Bed with a Highlander as a buddy read, but that is probably for the best anyway since I am not getting much reading done yet. Pain meds make focusing difficult! I am so glad to hear you liked it though, I am really looking forward to it!

[Dee]

@ gigi - we can - lemme find it on the kindle and i'll start tonight ;)

[Gigi]

@dee -Yayyyy! cool!

[Diane ~Firefly~]

Stats Time!

Nora Roberts and Richelle Mead share the title of most recommended author this month. I believe this is the first time in the top group for Simone Elkeles. This might also be the first time J.R. Ward didn't make this list (although she was in the next group of 7 authors with 9 recommendations).

1. Nora Roberts - 15
1. Richelle Mead - 15
3. Maya Banks - 14
4. Karen Marie Moning - 13
4. J.D. Robb - 13
4. Cassandra Clare - 13
4. Diana Gabaldon - 13
4. George R.R. Martin - 13
9. Sarah Addison Allen - 12
9. Suzanne Collins - 12
11. Jennifer Crusie - 11
12. Simone Elkeles - 10
12. Stieg Larsson - 10
12. Lisa Kleypas - 10
12. Lorelei James - 10

out of 1026 recommendations

[Diane ~Firefly~]

Ok, now for top titles.

Another tie at the top. We have the first book in a very popular fantasy series (it even has an HBO show) and the first book in a long (over 30 books) mystery/romance series. This is Divergent's first time on this list and also Perfect Chemistry's.

1. A Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin - 11
1. Naked in Death by J.D. Robb - 11
3. The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins - 9
3. Outlander by Diana Gabaldon - 9
5. Divergent by Veronica Roth - 8
5. The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo - 8
7. City of Bones by Cassandra Clare - 7
7. The Book Thief by Markus Zusak - 7
7. Long Hard Ride by Lorelei James - 7
7. Perfect Chemistry by Simone Elkeles - 7
7. Vampire Academy by Richelle Mead - 7
12. Darkfever by Karen Marie Moning - 6
12. Extreme Exposure by Pamela Clare - 6

[AlbertaJenn]

I finished A Wallflower Christmas early this morning! Couldn't sleep, so I thought I'd read. It was quick, at only 200 pages.

Loved it. A must-read for any Lisa Kleypas fan. Wonderful to catch up with the Wallflower characters again.

Now off to do some reading for another challenge. But I just might be able to fit in another read from the list that Sandy made up for me!

[Debbie]

Great stats again Diane.

[Jane (PS), Moderator]

Thanks Diane - love the stats... (Interestingly, only a couple of my recs are in the top lists...)

[Jim son of Jim (formerly PhotoJim)]

Diane you are wonderful.

[Jim son of Jim (formerly PhotoJim)]

I finished my anthology pick! The Guy Next Door Thanks Tiffany!

[Vi]

Thanks for the stats, Diane.

[Mandy]

I'm always super impressed by the stats. That must take you forever, Diane. Thanks for the effort!

[Mandy]

Cathy, I finished Wolf at the Door. It was exactly what you said it was: a funny quick read. Thanks for the motivation to get it off my tbr list!

[D.G.]

Thanks for the stats, Diane...interesting as always!

[Samantha McNulty]

Interesting stats for the month Diane, thank you!

[Diane ~Firefly~]

Mandy wrote: "I'm always super impressed by the stats. That must take you forever, Diane. Thanks for the effort!"

I'm glad people enjoy them. You are right, they do take a long time, but it is cool to see how the top recommendations change or stay the same over time.

[Dee]

hey Gigi - I kinda devoured Sweet as Sin and finished it up today...lol!

[Cathy]

Mandy wrote: "Cathy, I finished Wolf at the Door. It was exactly what you said it was: a funny quick read. Thanks for the motivation to get it off my tbr list!"

I glad you enjoyed it. The rest of the series is in the same vein.

[Kami]

I finished All Together Dead my buddy read with Joyce. I like the Sookie books a lot and gave it four stars. I liked Quinn. I wonder when he will be on the show True Blood, though Eric will always be my favorite of Sookie's men. I will read Garden Spells next and then I have another buddy read to read with Joyce, Clockwork Angel.

[Nairabell]

I've just finished Daughter of Smoke and Bone, my buddy read with Valerie. I enjoyed it a lot, but it was a bit more fantasy based than I was expecting.

[~Megan~]

Pam,

I finished up Fatal Heat: A SEAL Novella and really enjoyed it! Thanks for the recommendation!

[Penney]

Hi Reetuparna!. I finished Jinxed over the weekend and really enjoyed it. The characters and their banter were great :). Thanks for the rec!

[Elke]

Hi Megan,

I finished Taking Chase yesterday...boy those Chase men are yummy!! Thanks again for the recs!

[Diane ~Firefly~]

Kimmy - I got Soulless today and plan to start reading tonight. :)

[Mounika]

I completed just today and it was awesome.
Thanks for the picks, Kimberly.

[Sana]

Hey Eimeriina~!

I just finished Before I Go to Sleep. I am afraid I didn't like it as much as I wanted to. Nonetheless it was a good mystery-slash-thriller read and I am glad I read it. Thanks for the rec!

[~KarenH~, Moderator]

I finished In Bed with a Highlander, my buddy read with both Christine and Lauren, and loved it! Thanks for the recommendation Christine!

[Dee]

i'm going to do a completion update tonight hopefully

[Christine]

I forgot to post that I also finished for the buddy read. I really enjoyed it!

[Kimberly]

Mounika wrote: "I completed just today and it was awesome.
Thanks for the picks, Kimberly."
You;re welcome! I'm going to read it this weekend.

[Erin]

I forgot to post it before, but I finished last week. I really liked the J.D. Robb story, the others less so. Also, I think the Laurell K. Hamilton story was actually an excerpt from Narcissus in Chains which was a bit strange but not bad.

[Kimmy]

Kimmy - I got Soulless today and plan to start reading tonight. :)


@ Diane - Firefly - sounds good, I've been picking away at it slowly! :)

[Christine]

@Isabella - I should be able to start Naked in Death sometime next week if you still want to do the buddy read. Let me know and I'll start a thread in the "Dare you to Read" folder.

[Tiffanny]

From my picks I finished Master of the Mountain and Faith & Fidelity. They were both really good books!! I especially loved Faith & Fidelity.

[Isabella]

Christine wrote: "@Isabella - I should be able to start Naked in Death sometime next week if you still want to do the buddy read. Let me know and I'll start a thread in the "Dare you to Read" folder."

Sure it would be awesome to me next week. I'm reading for now The lightning thief recommended to me by Debbie. I'll finish it on Saturday and I'll have time next week for Naked in Death

[~Leslie~]

Christine wrote: "@Isabella - I should be able to start Naked in Death sometime next week if you still want to do the buddy read. Let me know and I'll start a thread in the "Dare you to Read" folder."
I also have "Naked in Death" as a challenge read this month. Mind if I join you on your thread?

[Penney]

Tiffanny wrote: "From my picks I finished Master of the Mountain and Faith & Fidelity. They were both really good books!! I especially loved Faith & Fidelity."

I'm glad you liked your picks Tiffany. Dee recommended Faith and Fidelity to me a few months ago and I love passing it on. I just finished Hot Head which was similar in that they're straight, but very different (and very sexy). I really enjoyed it, you should give it a try. :-)

[Debbie]

Isabella wrote: "Christine wrote: "@Isabella - I should be able to start Naked in Death sometime next week if you still want to do the buddy read. Let me know and I'll start a thread in the "Dare you..."

yep, Naked in Death is a good one too - enjoy

[Lauren]

Finished - loved every minute. Can't wait to continue with the series.

[~Melissa~]

Kerste - just wanted to let you know that I have started so good so far; I can totally relate to Tamara ☺ and have waiting on my nightstand. Got sidetracked by which I found out about from another group and was really good

[D.G.]

Tiffany & Penney (and anybody interested in M/M romance. :)

Jane, Shell, Dee & myself have been getting together and reading M/M for the last few months. If you want to join us next month, we'll be reading A Red-Tainted Silence. :)

[Christine]

Isabella, Leslie, and I are starting a buddy read of Naked in Death next week, starting around Nov 14. If anyone else wants to join in I've started a buddy read thread in the 'Dare you to read folder' @ http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/7...