2012 April Pick It For Me! Challenge

[Cheryl]

D.G. ~Shameless Hussy~ wrote: "Cheryl wrote: "I just finished my second pick and I thought it was pretty good but it left a lot of loose ends. I will have to pick up so ..."

Wow, I hope the rest of them are easy reads too. I want to get my answers! Thanks Shameless Hussy for the info.

[Tiffanny]

I just finished and I really liked it. I am looking forward to reading the others in the series now =)

[Christine]

I finished another pick and my love-hate relationship with J.R. Ward continues. Despite all the things that drive me crazy about this series, she always manages to suck me in.

Next up, I think, is our buddy read of

[Nelly]

Janet wrote: "Nelly wrote: "Janet wrote: "Nellie,
Sorry for the delay.
I don't think you and I have ever read the same book. I don't know a lot about what you read but I have tried my best to give you a varie..."

hi,
I'm really sorry, I've been very busy and i haven't been able to get my hands on the books i chose.
the only one i have is vampire academy which I'm reading currently.
i was hoping if you would chose another book for buddy reading.
I'm really sorry for the inconveniences.

[Nancy H]

Macwolf01 (Elise),
I started Virals today for our Buddy Read and it is so much better than I was expecting. Do you want to set up a thread for our Buddy Read for it, or should I?

[Lauren]

Finished and loved it. Sabin didn't make a good impression on me in the earlier books but he turns out to be an incredible hero. My favorite in the series so far.

[Lady Allison]

Ana, what did you think of ? I loved it. I've sort of been "meh" about her books so far but this one really pulled me in & entertained me! I stayed up later than I should have last night just to finish it :) Thanks for the buddy read!

[Jojo]

Hi Coffeentea,
I read 2 recs this weekend (updating both as just got home from an Easter break)
the first was Copper Beach – as always I really enjoyed the book. I love reading JAK’s book they may not always be the most complicated or thought provoking but I always have a bit of a smile on my face when I reading them – they’re light and fun. Saying that I do feel as though a break from the Arcane Society would be nice.

The Second was Spying in High Heels. I've had this for a few months as it was a freebie on kindle and I'm now going to have to read the others - it was such a good fun read just whats needed on a weekend away with the kids when you're trying to pretend that you're relaxing.

[Megan L]

I just finished . It was a good story! I like this series a lot.

Megan

[Kami]

I finished Masques, my buddy read with Christine. It was okay and I gave it three stars. I have three more books I would like to read for this challenge. Eternal Rider by Larissa Ione, A touch Mortal by Leah Clifford and Hex Hall my buddy read with Lady Jaye.

[Macwolf01 [Elise]]

Nancy wrote: "Macwolf01 (Elise),
I started Virals today for our Buddy Read and it is so much better than I was expecting. Do you want to set up a thread for our Buddy Read for it, or should I?"

Go ahead and set it up, let me know where to find it. Getting going now, crashed early last night.

[Erin]

Nici, I finished on Friday and loved it. Thanks for the recommendation. Now I'll have to get my hands on book 3.

[Amanda]

I have enjoyed all of the Shifters Unbound books as well.

[Christine]

Kami wrote: "I finished Masques, my buddy read with Christine. It was okay and I gave it three stars. I have three more books I would like to read for this challenge. Eternal Rider by Larissa Ione, A touch Mort..."

Hey, Kami. I haven't gotten very far in Masques yet, and I admit I'm having a hard time getting into it. I'm really glad I read her Mercy Thompson and Alpha & Omega series before reading this. The writing is nothing like what I'm used to from Patricia Briggs.

[Erin]

Mommaseymour wrote: "I have enjoyed all of the Shifters Unbound books as well."

Glad to hear positive reviews. I liked the first book and the novella I read last month as well. Good stuff.

[Nancy H]

Macwolf01 [Elise] wrote: "Nancy wrote: "Macwolf01 (Elise),
I started Virals today for our Buddy Read and it is so much better than I was expecting. Do you want to set up a thread for our Buddy Read for it, or should I?"

G..."

I set up the Buddy Read for us. Here is the link: http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/8....

This book is much better than I was thinking it would be.

[D.G.]

Valerie - I finished Hammered. As usual, I enjoyed the series - it's full of action and humor. Had some quibbles overall but still enjoyed it.

Thanks for the impetus to read it! Now I'm ready for when "Tricked" comes out at the end of this month!

[Pollyanna]

Pam wrote: "Pollyanna-
I finished Hush, Hush and I have to say I didn't love it. I kept thinking--get to the point. It took about 100 pages more than necessary. Plus I felt like all those ho..."

It's a shame you didn't really like it, I will be able to do Wings as a buddy read soon, I'll let you know when if you want to start before me that's fine.

[Penney]

Nici, I'm sorry this took so long, I was exhausted when I returned yesterday. If you're still interested I've set up a thread for our Buddy Read of Lover Reborn.

Lover Reborn Buddy Read

If anyone else would care to share their thoughts, please feel free to join us :)

[~Megan~]

I finished my read for the month, and ended up going with . Really enjoyed it! Thanks for the recs, Carolyn!

[Penney]

Oops, I forgot to mention that I finished one of the recs this month. was a cute read although it wasn't as funny as the cover would suggest and the heroine was a bit annoying. Other than that, it was a solid 3 star read for me. Thanks for the push Polina :)

[Jojo]

Hi Coffeentea

I just finished one of the recs from your shelf Cold Sight, it was very good and I think I might look up the others that follow it - this is the problem with this challenge my to-read never gets any shorter.

Thanks for the recs

[Dee]

@Penney - i've noticed that CR books tend to have really funny names, but that they never really seem to live up to the title - I read The Care and Feeding of Unmarried Men and it was ehhh...

[Amanda]

2/10 Completed

Chocolate Fondue: Simply Irresistible4-8-12
Dark Chocolate:Born at Midnight4-10-12

Total books completed to date

[Susan (susayq ~)]

Daffodil, I just finished my 2nd one, . Another winner in this series!

[MountainKat, Moderator]

I just finished reading About That Night, my pick for Valerie and Jojo's pick for me, so all of us did a buddy read. I love Julie James' books and this one was no exception either! Thanks for reading it with me! =)

[Irina]

I finished my First pick for this month Nightshade my buddy read with Nelly. I really loved the book and can't wait to get started with the second in series.. I can't decide who I like more Ren or Shay

[Rishika]

I finished Reading my second book something blue by emily giffin, it was a great pick, seriously i loved my picks. would rate it 5 stars

[Heather]

THanks Iris.
I've read Kindred in Death and loved it. Read more in the series after Kindred. Addicted to the series. Going to look back at the list to see what else I want to read.

[MountainKat, Moderator]

Valerie ~Varuca~ wrote: "Finished About That Night-4/9/12-3*


Still reading Lover Reborn...I don't think I'm ever going to finish this book...lol"

It was slow for me too. I don't know why. But it did pick up in the second half for me.

[Brett]

Rishika wrote: "I Finished reading i would tell you i love you, but then i would have to kill you, by ally carter, I loved the book, I am hoping to read my second pick, thanks brett i loved my pick!"

Wow, you've read two books already! go you! I haven't even gotten around to reading any of my picks. I need to get on that. haha

[Rishika]

thanks brett.

[Skandia]

Hi Elke,
I finished one of my recs . I really liked it. This was a different kind of read for me and I find that I liked it more than I expected! Thanks for the great rec!

I forgot to mention in this thread that I also read with Nancy and it was an ok read, too.

[Elke]

Skandia wrote: "Hi Elke,
I finished one of my recs . I really liked it. This was a different kind of read for me and I find that I liked it more than I expected! Thank..."


Glad you liked it!

[Nancy H]

I finished the Buddy Read for Virals that I did with Macwolf01(Elise), and I really liked it much better than I thought I would since I am not usually into science fiction. I will probably read the sequel.

One of the things I love about being in this group is that I am challenged to read things I normally wouldn't pick up, and then I end up liking them and 'broadening my reading horizons', which is always good.

[~Leslie~]

Hi Rena, I just finished my second pick from you . I gave it 3.5 stars. I really enjoy Susan Elizabeth Phillips writing and her original characters and situation.

So far, great picks!

[Lacy]

I'm starting my buddy read with Miss tomorrow. We are reading Tropic of Cancer by Henry Miller. Here is the thread: http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/8....

Feel free to join us!

[Daffodil]

Alyssa

I finished last night. My first Susan Donovan and it was a nice, enjoyable read. I think my favorite character was Genghis, the Labradoodle.

I started this morning.

[Elke]

Rishika,

Finished my pick When Harry Met Molly ! Thanks again for the picks!

[Daffodil]

Susan (susayq) wrote: "Daffodil, I just finished my 2nd one, . Another winner in this series!"

Great!

[Ana]

Lady Allison St. Vincent wrote: "Ana, what did you think of ? I loved it. I've sort of been "meh" about her books so far but this one really pulled me in & entertained me! I stayed up later tha..."

It was a great book. I've given it 4 stars 'cause I didn't like very much Rylann (it's ok if she's technical, but she was a little bit too cold), but I really really fell for Kyle...a great character. I married a blue eyed computer genius, so it seems I have a soft spot for them. :-)

[Megan L]

Just finished . It was a good receommendation and I enjoyed it emennsely.

[~KarenH~, Moderator]

I finished my first pick, Dare to Believe, which was a buddy read with Laura. I had a few issues with the writing style, but overall I enjoyed the story and will eventually read the other two books in the series. Thanks for the recommendation, Laura, and for reading it with me!

[Irina]

I finished my second Pick and i enjoyed it very much! Thanks for the great pick Nelly!

[Christine]

Kami - I finally finished Masques! It was interesting to read this first work by Patricia Briggs. I'm a huge fan of her Mercy Thompson series and have been wanting to check this book out for ages. It's not nearly as good as her more recent works, but I could see occasional glimmers of her soon-to-be-developed talent. It was an interesting plot but the writing was kind of choppy to me. I would probably only recommend this to die hard Briggs fans.

[Christine]

Oh, and I'm going to start one of your other recs Doubletake. I've been itching to get to this one and hopefully it will go faster so I'll have or done in time to start the JD Robb buddy read.

[Irina]

I finished my third pick my buddy read with Fran I really enjoyed the book and am eagerly looking forward to the next one.

[Susan (susayq ~)]

Daffodil, I finished and absolutely LOVED it! It was just what I needed to read :)

[Nelly]

i finished reading vampire academy and i loved it.

[Ruth Ann]

Finished reading Deadly GiftDeadly Gift

So far finished 2 books this month. Almost finished with my 3rd book.