The Lost Challenges discussion

This challenge comes from a combination of The Challenge Factory's "Gimme 5" and The Lost Challenge's "Judge a Book" so thanks to the inventors of those two challenges for their excellent ideas!

The basic idea is this: You choose five book covers of books you want to read, chosen for this challenge because you like their covers. Is the cover beautiful? Interesting? Intriguing? Loaded down with your favorite color? Cleverly done? Elegant? Striking? Whatever your reason, choose for this challenge based on the cover's VISUAL APPEAL to you.

After you've chosen, you post next in line in this thread. First, you pick ONE book from the five posted in the last post before yours. You're choosing the previous poster's next read based on which cover appeals to you most. Then you post your five choices, covers only. The next person to post picks for you. The one after that picks for them, and so on. When you're ready, you come back and post your next five, and pick for the person before you.

There are no reading deadines, and no minimum number of books -- you just pick and post when you're ready, and so does everyone else. ("Gimme 5" has been going on in one long unbroken stream since January 2012!) You don't have to have finished your last pick before you can repost -- in fact, you may want to post a little early to have something else lined up for when you finish!

To get us started, I'll post my first five picks here. First one to join, pick for me! I hope you'll join us!

It sounds fun :-)

Jennifer, I pick


My five choices are:

aww that sounds great! I'm on my cellphone now, but I'll jump in as soon as I'm home this evening!

I'll do it from the phone anyway, can't wait.

Rina, I pick for you:



(very beautiful cover)

My covers are:

I love this idea, Jennifer! I haven't participated in Gimme 5 in a long time--thanks for the reminder and a new twist on that challenge.

Rosa, for you I pick because I love that shade of green. It makes me think of spring.

My choices:


LOL, I seem to have drinking on the brain since I chose 2 covers with alcohol on them!

Thanks, Twist. I agree--that one stands out, doesn't it? I'm looking forward to reading it.

Thanks, Connie! The shade of green was it for me, too :)

Connie, thank you for your pick, finished today and I enjoyed reading it!

I hope I can play again?

If so, I'll choose for Twist, because I like to take these kind of pics as well :)

My new choices are:

play as often as you want!

Connie N. wrote: "I love this idea, Jennifer! I haven't participated in Gimme 5 in a long time--thanks for the reminder and a new twist on that challenge."

:-) I'm finally caught up on 9 of my last ten "gimme 5" picks -- it was so much fun picking and posting that i'd do that part faster than I could get them read!

Jennifer wrote: "play as often as you want!"

yay!

Rosa, i pick for you.

My next five:

Thanks for picking Jennifer! It was #3 on my TBR and I was glad I finally read it because I enjoyed it a lot!

My pick for you is:



My next five:

Rosa: I pick for you because what a cheerful cover!

My next five:

Nice ones, Jennifer. I choose . I like the whole look of the partially hidden face, suggesting an interesting story.

Those of you who know me know that I love a good romance. Which means there are a lot of yummy male bodies on the covers I choose. So here are a few on my Kindle that are on my to-read-soon list:

My choices:

Connie N. wrote: "Nice ones, Jennifer. I choose . I like the whole look of the partially hidden face, suggesting an interesting story.

Those of you who know me know that I love ..."

I could have sworn you picked a spell of trouble -- changed your mind, did you? Guess what. I'll read both! :)

LOL, I had added that one first, then I decided I'd pick one that you had chosen earlier. You must have checked during the few moments that I was debating. I swear it was only a couple of minutes before I went back and changed my mind!

Connie N. wrote: "LOL, I had added that one first, then I decided I'd pick one that you had chosen earlier. You must have checked during the few moments that I was debating. I swear it was only a couple of minutes b..."

Like i needed an excuse to read another book! I usually repost my prior choices minus anything I've read in the meantime. That way eventually everything gets read .... as it will in this case! :)

Jennifer wrote: "Like i needed an excuse to read another book! "

I know what you mean. Although I posted my choices in hopes that someone will pick another one for me (to go along with the one I have on my list already) since I'm heading off for a 10-day vacation tomorrow and would love to download it to my Kindle before I go (hint-hint)...

Well, allow me --



I'm a sucker for that suit jacket with no tie look.

My next five will be:

LOL, thanks Jennifer! I'll be back in a few days and will (hopefully) have finished the two on my list so I can choose again...

Jennifer , my pick for you is


My five are

For Poongothai I pick

My five:

Cindy, i pick for you!

My next five:

:} Sharon {; wrote: "Jennifer, this was a great idea! It is fun just to look through & see everyones cover choices!"

Why thank you, ma'am! And I've even gotten a few of mine read!!:-)

Jennifer wrote: "Cindy, i pick for you!

My next five:

I pick for you Jennifer. Maybe you have already read it , because I see you posted at the start of the month :).

My 5 covers are :

Ruth wrote: "Jennifer wrote: "Cindy, i pick for you!

My next five:
[bookcover:Z: A Novel of Zelda Fi..."

Nope, haven't read it yet. Thank you for the pick!

Ruth wrote: "My 5 covers are :
The Green Road by Anne Enright The Hobbit. J.R.R. Tolkien by J.R.R. Tolkien I Am David by Anne Holm Frog Music by Emma Donoghue Summer Sisters by Judy Blume "

Have you really not read The Hobbit, Ruth? Or would this be a reread?

Connie N. wrote: "Ruth wrote: "My 5 covers are :
The Green Road by Anne Enright The Hobbit. J.R.R. Tolkien by J.R.R. Tolkien I Am David by Anne Holm Frog Music by Emma Donoghue Summer Sisters by Judy Blume "

Have y..."

No I have never read The Hobbit ! Or Lord of the Rings for that matter. I have it on my list... I will read it at the start of next month thanks. It will fit into some monthly challenge I am sure. I have a nice edition of it too.. Thanks Connie ! :)

Connie N. wrote: "Ruth wrote: "My 5 covers are :
The Green Road by Anne Enright The Hobbit. J.R.R. Tolkien by J.R.R. Tolkien I Am David by Anne Holm Frog Music by Emma Donoghue Summer Sisters by Judy Blume "

Have y..."
Do you have any books that you would like me to pick Connie ?

We need to get back to the game playing. ;) because I wanna play this one!
Jennifer, did you see that Ruth picked for you?

Then Ruth posted -
My 5 covers are :

Since Connie asked Ruth about The Hobbit, I will pick that one.

My List

JoAnne wrote: "We need to get back to the game playing. ;) because I wanna play this one!
Jennifer, did you see that Ruth picked for you?

Then Ruth posted -
..."
Yep, thanks!!!! I'm finishing up a cozy challenge then I'm getting to knock a "z" book off of about six spell-outs!!!

Cool - I LOVE when that happens! I read a book about her (Zelda) years ago. So sad!

JoAnne wrote: "We need to get back to the game playing. ;) because I wanna play this one! "

I know what you mean, JoAnne. As I recall, that's what I found to be problematic with "Give Me 5" in the other group. Things would die down for a while, then there'd be a flurry of choices. I'm still trying to get to the one chosen for me. Do you generally have more than one book going at a time for this challenge?

Joanne picked the hobbit for you, connie, if I'm reading the above correctly. I pick for Joanne. My next five are:

and .

Yep, I play to play whether I'm ready or not, and just keep a list of "next-ups" for this challenge. Keeps the game moving more quickly.

was picked for Ruth.

Connie, was the last pick for you by Jennifer in message 20.

So the next person needs to pick for Jennifer in Message 37.

Yep, I finished
Eye Candy by Jessica Lemmon - 8/12/17 ♥♥♥♥

Still working on

Next Pick for Jennifer in Message 37.

I won't pop up here wery often, but I decided to join - even if I fear I'll regrett it to start another fun challenge :-)

Jennifer I picked for you: - I love his style - unfortunatelly I'm too chicken for his books - got stuck with the 3rd in series.

My first five are:

Agnieszka wrote: "I won't pop up here wery often, but I decided to join - even if I fear I'll regrett it to start another fun challenge :-"

There's no deadline on this one, Agnieszka, so keep on playing whenever you can.

Agnieszka, I pick for you:
I really like the bold single-color covers with just a silhouette.

My new choices:

Agnieszka wrote: "I won't pop up here wery often, but I decided to join - even if I fear I'll regrett it to start another fun challenge :-)

Jennifer I picked for you: - I love his s..."

I found the third very difficult as well. I'm hoping the fourth is milder.

I will have finished my pick by Friday, so -- Connie, I pick for you and my next five are:

Thanks, Jennifer!

I finished my first book chosen, way back in early June:

Pull Me Close by Sidney Halston - 8/23/17 ♥♥♥♥

Fantastic Connie!

I haven't started my next one yet. As soon as I get into that one, I'll be back to pick again.

Connie N. wrote: "I haven't started my next one yet. As soon as I get into that one, I'll be back to pick again."

Good show! Man, these books pile up fast don't they?

I'm almost done with my pick, so I'm back...

Jennifer, for you I choose because I love that deep purple color.

I've included a bunch of covers with deep rich colors as well:

My choices:

I finished my previous pick. Loved it. Not sure why it took me so long to read it.

The All You Can Dream Buffet by Barbara O'Neal - 8/28/17 ♥♥♥♥♥