2012 June Pick It For Me! Challenge

[Pam]

Carrie-
Finished my second recommendation . Thanks for finally getting this book off my TBR if only for the cover. It was a pretty hot book- the perfect start to the summer.

[booklovinrn]

Dee wrote: "looks like I did a good job picking books for Cathy - pats self on back ;)"

You did an awesome job with picks for me. Thanks I really enjoyed them all.

[Erin]

Hi Ruth Ann! I finally managed to get a copy of from the library this week. I finished it today and really enjoyed it. Thanks for the pick! I'll definitely have to pick up the second book in the series.

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Hey Erin, I finished reading One For The Money by Janet Evanovich. I'm glad I finally got round to it, because it was a good light read! Though, next time I should stick to more traditional romances. I like my steam. =)

[D.G.]

Joyce,

I finished which I enjoyed very much. Thanks for the push to read it!

I also dnfed . I got the book years ago and I don't think I read the description clearly so I was very surprised at the alien abduction! I had heart palpitations just in the first chapter so I decided it was not for me.

But still thanks for recommending it because without you, it may have stayed in my TBR for longer, LOL!

[Carrie]

Susan,

I know it was in the buddy read section and we never actually read it together but I finished (and LOVED)

[Susan (susayq ~)]

Carrie, I'm so glad you loved it! That is one of my favorite series!

[D.G.]

Mine too. :)

[~Leslie~]

Megan L wrote: "Hi Leslie,

I finished Clockwork Prince. It took me awhile to get into it but once I did I loved it! The only thing I didn't like about it was the ending! I hope things change in the next book beca..."

I'm so glad you enjoyed it. I have not read this series yet, but I'm definitely planning to. Everyone I know has good things to say about it.

[~KarenH~, Moderator]

I finished my second pick, a buddy read with Rachel-Goodbye Borders of One Reckless Summer. I really liked it a lot and can't wait to continue with the series!

Thanks, Rachel, for the push to finally read this, and for reading it with me!

[Nici]

I finished my pick The Alchemyst

[Suzanne]

I finished Most Talkative: Stories from the Front Lines of Pop Culture by Andy Cohen today! It was really interesting, he is the VP at Bravo and helped create the Real Housewives series of TV shows. After reading this book, I've got a new perspective on reality TV and I think I'm going to have to watch some of these shows! Oh I wish I had cable though!

[~KarenH~, Moderator]

I finished my third (and probably last) pick, Promises - another winner! Thanks for all the great picks, Rachel- Goodbye Borders! There are still a few more that I plan on reading eventually, I just ran out of time this month! :)

[Carla]

Nancy wrote: "Carla, I just read The Earth Hums in B Flat, and it was fabulous!! I am so glad you recommended it. I love reading books set in Wales, and this one was extraordinarily good. The main character remi..."

Hey, I'm glad that you liked that one; I really liked the girl, too, and how she tries to figure out the mysteries of the adult world. Now that you mention it, she is like the girl in the Flavia de Luce series (which I like as well). Happy reading to you.

[Megan L]

Hi Leslie, I finished No Regrets. It was a good story. I enjoyed it.

[Mimmy]

Hi Amy J.

I read three books: , and .

I think we shared a 3 star rating on Secrets of Bella Terra. Sweet Talk was good, just not my cup of tea. I thought First Grave on the Right was funny and look forward to reading the sequels.

[Yz the Whyz, Moderator]

Skandia,

I finish two picks from your list.

and

Both were solid 4-star reads. Thanks for the push to read them.

[Megan L]

Hi Leslie,

I finished . I liked it a lot. Thanks for the pick.

[Maija]

I just checked out the progress of everyone`s challenge`s in 5th message and was a bit relieved that I`m not the only one who`s read only one book :D I was thinking since there were a lot picks to choose from that everyone would read more...and I`ll be the only one who actually read one book :D
but I think I`ll finish my second pick though

[Lady Allison]

I couldn't get a hold of Barefoot Season, but I still loved my other pick, great recs this month!

[Ty]

Pretty sure I'm done for the month. Thanks to my partner, Tiffanny, for the awesome picks. Also wanted to thank MountainKat for doing a great job hosting and keeping track of everything! Color me impressed. This is my first pick-it challenge and it was a whole lotta fun :)

[Lala]

06/27/12 ****

Im so glad i read this book and Aiobhan thanx for the pick :)

In "Morrigan's Cross" there was love, family, war, time traveling, vampires and different worlds in it. What more could i want from a good book :)

[Maija]

Pick it for me challenge, finished 2/2

City of Bones , Read 6/20 - Great 5 star read!
Covet, read 6/28 - 3 stars

[Dawn (Kat N Hat)]

Wow, it took me almost all month but i finally got to one of the books on my list. I read My Horizontal Life: A Collection of One-Night Stands, I kept laughing so hard my husband finally asked what I was reading. For some reason he was paranoid I was laughing at him.

[Megan L]

This book wasn't as good as the first one but still pretty good. It went from a romance story to an erotica one. Not that I mind but it was just different. It felt like the series took a whole different turn.

[MountainKat, Moderator]

Laura wrote: " 06/27/12 ****

Im so glad i read this book and Aiobhan thanx for the pick :)

In "Morrigan's Cross" there was love, family, war, time traveling, vampires and different ..."

I thought that was the weakest of the trilogy so definitely keep reading! I loved them all!

I managed to get in another pick! I finished Again the Magic today and throughly enjoyed it! Thank you Laura for picking that and getting it off my TBR!

[MountainKat, Moderator]

Ty wrote: "Pretty sure I'm done for the month. Thanks to my partner, Tiffanny, for the awesome picks. Also wanted to thank MountainKat for doing a great job hosting and keeping track of everything! Color me i..."

Thank you Ty! This is a fun challenge! =)

[MountainKat, Moderator]

I updated messages #4, 5 and 6 this evening - one more day to finish your picks! Good luck everyone!

[Diane ~Firefly~]

Elke,

I finally finished Twenty-Eight and a Half Wishes. Thanks for getting it off my TBR.

[MountainKat, Moderator]

Final Stats - I'll update again if needed!

As of tonight, we had 81% of the participants complete the challenge! We read a total of 108 books, with 99 different titles! One Reckless Summer was read by four different people, making it the most read book this month! I think busy summer schedules caught a lot of us this month, by far most of us, 30, read just one of our picks. Sixteen of us found time for two picks, six read three picks and two managed to read four of their picks. We did have a couple of overachievers this month with Cathy reading six picks and Megan L reading eight!!

Congratulations to everyone and thank you for participating!

(If I somehow missed giving you credit for reading one of your picks, please let me know!)