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Pick Me A Winner - November 2021
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Participants:
Cynthia
Tiffany
Michelle
Cait ♡
Mandiann
Sarah
Kennedy
Leah
I wasn't feeling well this weekend so I didn't get to picking partners but I will do it tonight.
Mandiann wrote: "Hope you feel better soon, Hannah!"Thank you and I am feeling better now.
Partners have been picked! See post #3.
For Kennedy:
-Highest Ratef
- one of my favorites and a 5 star read for me.
- lowest rated, but I thought it sounded fun and intriguing. And of course I added it to the ever growing tbr list.
My picks for Sarah:
- because if you have little kids you probably need to read it sooner than later.
because I love the Parsolverse
because it sounds good. If you get to it, let me know how it is.
My picks for Leah: 1.
... it sounds like it would be a fun seasonal read.2.
... because I love Lemony Snicket and it's the shortest on your list3.
... because it continues a seriesHope one's a winner!
My picks for Michelle
because I just read it and would love to hear your thoughts
because its the highest rated
because its been on your tbr the longestHope ones a winner :)
Hi Mandiann,I am choosing
because its been on your list the longest.
because its the highest rated.
because I liked it :)Hope there's a winner in there!
Oh darn, I put the wrong list!! Any chance I can trouble you to pick from this list instead, Sarah? Sorry for the mix up..https://www.goodreads.com/review/list...
My partner is Cynthia , and I choose:1.
because I liked it.2.
because I want to read it.3.
because it has been on your list the longest.
My Partner is Cait!Here are my choices for you:
1.
because it was a really unexpectedly brilliant story2.
because I found it to be a really great mental health read3.
because I just can't recommend this book enough! It is one of my favourite all time reads
Mandiann wrote: "Oh darn, I put the wrong list!! Any chance I can trouble you to pick from this list instead, Sarah? Sorry for the mix up..https://www.goodreads.com/review/list..."
Hi Mandiann, I just saw this!
I would choose
because it's incredible
because I really liked it.
because it looks interesting
Hey guys! I haven’t heard from my partner yet, would anyone else mind choosing my options for me? Thanks guys!
I'm always happy to pick books for people :) Here's my picks for you, Tiffany:1.
... because it's been a favorite book of mine for years.2.
... because it was a 5 star read3.
... because I've been dying to read it since it came outHope one's a winner
I started with
but DNFed it because I couldn't click with the writing style so I picked up
and really enjoyed it and gave it 4 stars
Sarah wrote: "Mandiann wrote: "Oh darn, I put the wrong list!! Any chance I can trouble you to pick from this list instead, Sarah? Sorry for the mix up..https://www.goodreads.com/review/list...?..."
Awesome! Thank you so much!
Completion Post - Book 1
Book - Kingdom of the Cursed
Author - Kerri Maniscalco
Date - 11/19/21
rating - 3 Stars
Review - I like the story, but I think the romance (if you really want to call it that) overshadows everything. Emilia is an ok character, but she has the maturity of a 14 year girl at her first high school dance trying to get with a boy she likes. In other words she acts a bit stupid and airheaded. Why a gazillion year old demon thinks that this 17 year old girl is all that and a bag of chips is confusing.. With all the "I think I'm gonna sex her/him up, you begin to lose sight of why Emilia sold her soul and went into the 7 circles of hell.
I was not a fan of the repetitiveness either. The book really did not work for me and it took me forever to finish. I'll read the 3rd one though because I'm invested and need to know what will happen in the end.
Tiffany wrote: "Hey guys! I haven’t heard from my partner yet, would anyone else mind choosing my options for me? Thanks guys!"I'm so sorry for forgetting this. I had my some work things come up and an issue arose with my step children and this is the first since signing up I've gotten to sit down and go through my own things/fun things.
Sick with sick kids all month, I didn't manage to fit any of them in this month. But I will try to get to Blindness soon and come back and post.
I read 2 of the books chosen for me.
5* I absolutely LOVED IT! I laughed out loud and cried a couple of times.
4* Such a fun and cute story!! I will definitely read the next in the series!!
Thank you Cynthia for making such great selections for me.
Sarah wrote: "Mandiann wrote: "Oh darn, I put the wrong list!! Any chance I can trouble you to pick from this list instead, Sarah? Sorry for the mix up..https://www.goodreads.com/review/list...?..."
Sorry again for being late. I read Blindness. I really enjoyed it but it was not at all what I expected. It is always nice to be surprised by a book. Thanks again for the picks.
Tiffany wrote: "I read 2 of the books chosen for me. 5* I absolutely LOVED IT! I laughed out loud and cried a couple of times.
4* Such a fun ..."
I'm so glad you loved A Man Called Ove :) I feel like a lot of people are divided on it, they either love it or hate it so I was a little scared to recommend it haha. It definitely had me laughing and sobbing too though so I'm glad you could relate!
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Sign up will be open until: October 31st
Partners will be picked on the same day!
Guidelines for this challenge:
* Sign up ahead of time so we can create pairs (see dates below)
* Create a "shelf" for your partner to choose from before the challenge begins
* You choose 3 books from your partners shelf for your partner to read
* Your partner picks three from your shelf for you to read
*After you read your book come back and post to let your partner know when you are done and what you thought of the book (no pressure, it can be just one sentence)
**** The challenge is to read one book from your shelf that your partner chose. You do not have to read all three! (It's just to give a choice) ****
Please sign up below and post a link to your shelf for your partner to choose from!