Romance Readers Reading Challenges discussion

So, who's up for this month's Pick-It-For-Me challenge?


What's a Pick-It-For-Me?
It's a group recommend a book thing - works just like a Secret Santa or Xmas Exchange, except the gift is replaced by a book recommendation. The names (givee-giver pairings) are randomly assigned. So whomever you get, you recommend a book for them. Preferably it should be something new and unfamiliar to that person, NOT a book from their to-read list - the point is to introduce new books and new authors. In return, you'll have a book recommended to you (by someone else). After you're done with your recommended, a short post with some feedback/mini-review would be appreciated.

For this challenge, you need either HAVE YOUR PROFILE SET TO PUBLIC (preferable) or make the person who'd be doing the recommending to you your friend. On top of that, I strongly advise keeping your bookshelves updated, otherwise you might end up with a recommendation for something that you've already read...

Signing up period will remain open until the 28th.

Who's in?

Pick-it-for me list:


Gracie picks for Annvelwis
Mary picks for Kasia
Sallie picks for Sarah
Lara picks for Sallie
Laura picks for Melissa
Kainda picks for Kristen
Maggie picks for Yz
Karyn picks for Lara
Michelle picks for Valerie
Kasia picks for Michelle
Melissa picks for Annie
Sarah picks for Laura*
Kristen picks for Mary
Valerie picks for Maggie
Yz picks for Gracie*
Annvelwis picks for Karyn
Annie picks for Kainda

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* Private profiles. If there are any problems please let me know.

July Pick-It-For-Me Books:



Gracie recommended to Annvelwis: Journey, Untie My Heart, Lavender Morning
Mary recommended to Kasia: The Wolf and the Dove and MORE
Sallie recommended to Sarah: Sullivan's Island
Lara recommended to Sallie: Still Lake
Laura recommended to Melissa: The Truth About Forever
Kainda recommended to Kristen: Going Dutch, Dreaming the Eagle, Gone with the wind
Maggie recommended to Yz : Lord of the Fading Lands
Karyn recommended to Lara: The Host, Wicked, Bitten
Michelle recommended to Valerie: Storm Born
Kasia recommended to Michelle: The Hunger Games, Wages of Sin, Companions of the Night
Melissa recommended to Annie: The Storyteller's Daughter, Golden: A Retelling of "Rapunzel", The Year Of Secret Assignments
Sarah recommended to Laura: Poison Study, If Angels Burn
Kristen recommended to Mary: Need
Valerie recommended to Maggie: Uglies, Key of Light, Life as we know it
Yz recommended to Gracie: The Book of Three, The Frog Princess
Annvelwis recommended to Karyn: Moon Called, Dead Until Dark, The Gargoyle, Bet Me
Annie recommended to Kainda: Changeover A Supernatural Romance, Catalogue of the Universe,
Sherryl Jordan Secret Sacrament, The Juniper Game

(If several books were recommended to you, you need to read only one for the challenge. )

Sign me up :)

I'm in, as usual.

I'm in.

LOL, I'm done with June's but I've still got May's book pending...

I would like to add my name - this is my first challenge so I am looking forward to participating.

I'm in again.

I'm in again!

Me, too.

Even though I haven't received my June book from the library yet.

I'm in!

I'm in.

Wasn't going to, bought 8 books this weekend but...
Sign me up! lol

I'm in...

Add me too

::adds everybody to the list::

But Laura, you remember that you'll have to either friend the person who's going to be doing the resommendation for you, or you'll have to make your profile public for a bit (preferable).

Newbie, here. Count me in, this sounds like fun! :)

Hi, Mary, you're in. Welcome to the group!

I'm in, too! I'm kinda new, but this seems exciting and fun!

Oh, hi Maggie!

Welcome, Maggie!

Hi!!! I'm in, this is my very first challenge, and I'm very excited!!! :)

Hi, Welcome Gracie, you're on the list. Just remember, for this challenge, you need either have your profile set to public (preferable) or make the person who'd be going the recommending to you your friend. I'll be posting pairings on the 28th.

I'm in.

Bump, 2 days left for sign-up.

I think I'll try this out

Hi! You guys are in.

Pick-it-for me list:



Gracie picks for Annvelwis
Mary picks for Kasia
Sallie picks for Sarah
Lara picks for Sallie
Laura picks for Melissa
Kainda picks for Kristen
Maggie picks for Yz
Karyn picks for Lara
Michelle picks for Valerie
Kasia picks for Michelle
Melissa picks for Annie
Sarah picks for Laura*
Kristen picks for Mary
Valerie picks for Maggie
Yz picks for Gracie*
Annvelwis picks for Karyn
Annie picks for Kainda

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* Private profiles. If there are any problems please let me know.

Laura!!! Gracie!!!

Please make sure that Sarah and Yz can view your shelves (friending them works). Otherwise the challenge won't work and I would have to take you out of the loop and I don't want to be doing that... Pretty please.

Michelle, I know you mostly go for PNR, but according to your profile you're not opposed to other stuff from time to time. So I'd like to recommend to you The Hunger Games:
- give it a try!

Karyn,
It was really hard to look at your shelfs and _not_ add books to my TBR ;))
My recommendation goes to:
1. Moon Called by Patricia Briggs
2. Dead Until Dark by Charlaine Harris
3. The Gargoyle by Andrew Davidson
4. Bet Me by Jennifer Crusie
Heh, I hope you'll like one of them, but to be sure I leave the final choice to you ;)

Annie,

I saw a lot of young adult books and retold fairy tales on your shelf (me too!) so I'm going to recommend something by Cameron Dokey. She writes fairy tales for a series called Once Upon a Time. I've read a few, but not all. I loved The Storyteller's Daughter and Golden A Retelling of "Rapunzel" the best. I'm going to leave it up to you which book in this series by her you can find/want to read.

If that doesn't work, then I'm going to recommend The Year Of Secret Assignments for lots of laughs.

Let me know what you choose!

I've put in a friend request for you, Laura. I look forward to picking for you!

I did the same thing with Gracie. Just waiting for a response.

Yz,

I had tons of fun browsing all your shelves! We share a few books in common! I saw that you have read a variety of different books and authors, and I didn't find this book on your shelf. I'm going to recommend Lord of the Fading Lands by C.L. Wilson. It's the first in a series. I hope you like it!

Sounds like something I would enjoy reading. I've already requested it from the library, and hopes it gets to me soon.

Thanks for the recommendation, Maggie.

Oh, yay! No problem! I had fun doing it! :)

For Mary:

I had a rough time with you because most of your TBR shelf was what I would recommend! So, I did find something that I hope you will like. Need by Carrie Jones reminded me a bit of the Twilight series when I read it, so I thought it would be a good choice for you. :)

Kasia wrote: "Michelle, I know you mostly go for PNR, but according to your profile you're not opposed to other stuff from time to time. So I'd like to recommend to you The Hunger Games:
[bookcover:The Hunger Ga..."

Thanks Kasia, sounds good. I shall go shopping this week :)

Valerie,

Had a look round your shelves, I noticed you read fae novels and I would like to recommend Storm Born by Richelle Mead. It is the first in a series however book 2 isn't yet available. I hope you like it. If it doesn't suit let me know :)

Sallie,
I have chosen a book for you by one of my favorite authors. I have chosen Still Lake by Anne Stuart. It is one of my favorites. I hope you enjoy.

On a second thought Michelle, if you crave some vampire action, I have 2 more books for you.
and or
So whichever you can get your hands on.

Annvelwis, I think I'm going to try Dead Until Dark, but will probably end up reading your other suggestions too.

Lara, There are three books I'd recommend:
The Host by stephanie Meyer
Wicked By Gregory Maguire
Bitten By Kelley Armstrong

This is for Sarah: I had a hard time deciding what to pick but thought you might enjoy a beach read so for you I have chosen a book by one of my favorites - Sullivan's Island by Dorothea Benton Frank. I hope you enjoy.

I would like to send a thank you to Lara for the book that she has chosen for me - I look forward to reading ASAP. Thank you

Alright, here are my recommendations for Kristen:

Going Dutch by Katie Fforde
Dreaming the Eagle by Manda Scott
Gone with the wind by Margaret Mitchell

Hi Kainda,
Fun shelves! Lots of fantasy and young adults (like mine, really!)...

Nice to know John Marsden has made it to Europe.

I'm going New Zealand authors for you, so hopefully you'll be able to track down my recommendations.
Margaret Mahy Changeover A Supernatural Romance OR Catalogue of the Universe
OR
Sherryl Jordan Secret Sacrament OR
The Juniper Game

Melissa wrote: "Annie,

I saw a lot of young adult books and retold fairy tales on your shelf (me too!) so I'm going to recommend something by Cameron Dokey. She writes fairy tales for a series c..."

Hi Melissa
Thanks for that! I've been pondering making a 'fairy tales retold' shelf on my shelves... all the more reason!
The perils of being a young adults librarian is that's nearly all I read...

Karyn wrote: "Lara, There are three books I'd recommend:
The Host by stephanie Meyer
Wicked By G..."

Karyn, Thanks for the great suggestions. I have decided to go with Wicked . I am excited about this read and can't wait to start.