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I’m going to try for 2 again and be very optimistic here, because I got behind again, but should finish both my picks *fingers crossed* before the end of the month.https://www.goodreads.com/review/list...
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Joy! Always a pleasure to pick for.
Vikki, I am picking for you Endgame: Inside the Royal Family and the Monarchy's Fight for Survival
. Enjoy!
"Joy! Always a pleasure to pick for. [bookcover:Th..."Thanks, Jennifer! It looks like two I've had on my list from another game that I hadn't gotten to yet - a good reason to get them finished!
Madeline wrote: "I’ll take two please https://www.goodreads.com/review/list..."
Madeline, I'm picking two that sound interesting to me:
Jennifer wrote: "In for five, please! PIFM""
You have some good series I need to check out!!! Here are your picks:
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I just listened to this book and recommend it to all my friends. I hope you like it.
The Let Them Theory by Mel Robbins
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Madeline, I'm picking two that sound interesting to me:
[bookcover:The Si..."
Awesome!!! Thank you so much! I can’t wait.
Lindsey wrote: "One for me --> https://www.goodreads.com/review/list..."Lindsey, I read this one earlier this year and liked it, so I thought I'd pass it on as a fun summer read. Hope you enjoy!
Jelena wrote: "Lindsey wrote: "One for me --> https://www.goodreads.com/review/list..."Lindsey, I read this one earlier this year and liked it, so I thought I'd pass it on ..."
Thanks! I love Emily Henry!
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Denise, I'm going to pick Hotel Magnifique for you. It caught my eye the most from your list.
Vikki wrote: "Denise wrote: "1 for mehttps://www.goodreads.com/review/list..."
Denise, I'm going to pick Hotel Magnifique for you. It caught my eye the mo..."
Thank you Vikki
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I really enjoyed
and
and they are certainly a good variety, so those are your picks. Enjoy!
Jennifer wrote: "Jelena, I'll go ahead and pick for you because Jackie is out of pocket at the moment. I really enjoyed [bookcover:The Molecule of More: How a Single Chemical in Your Brain Drives Love, Sex, and C..."
Thanks Jennifer! Looking forward to reading both of these.
Madeline wrote: "Hi Jackie, I just listened to this book and recommend it to all my friends. I hope you like it.
The Let Them Theory by Mel Robbins"
Thanks, Madeline. I watch her YouTube shows quite frequently.
Jelena wrote: "Jennifer wrote: "Jelena, I'll go ahead and pick for you because Jackie is out of pocket at the moment. I really enjoyed [bookcover:The Molecule of More: How a Single Chemical in Your Brain Drives..."
Jelena, so sorry I missed choosing for you. Thanks, Jennifer, for filling in for me.
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Thank you for picking The Six. I gave it 4 stars.
This was such a great adventure in Greece. I’m definitely glad that I wasn’t one of The Six…..
Onto the next PIFM choice.
So glad you enjoyed it, Madeline. It's always a risk picking a book I haven't read.
Completed two of my 4 for August. Gave A Big Mess in Texas: The Miraculous, Disastrous 1952 Dallas Texans and the Craziest Untold Story in NFL History 5 stars and Make Me Commissioner: I Know What's Wrong with Baseball and How to Fix It 4 stars. Enjoyed both - now on to the other two.
Finished book 1 of 5 for August - a great book for the time it was published (1944):
Pastoral by Nevil Shute - 4* - My Review
Finished
, gave it 4 stars. Really enjoyed the book. Thanks again Vicki
Finished book 2 of 5 for August.This book is a true crime page-turner:
Flawless: Inside the Largest Diamond Heist in History by Scott Andrew Selby - 4* - My Review
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Pastoral by Nevil Shute - 4* - My Review"
I remember really liking this too, and it's not the book he's really famous for so it's a sleeper.
Definitely! I always seem to enjoy his books.
Finished #3 for August - The Early Days of ESPN: 300 Daydreams and Nightmares - very disappointing. I rarely give 2 star ratings to books I finish, but that was the best I could do for this one.
Finished book 4 of 5 for August:
Luncheon of the Boating Party by Susan Vreeland - 4* - My Review
Another good one!
Jelena wrote: "Lindsey wrote: "One for me --> https://www.goodreads.com/review/list..."Lindsey, I read this one earlier this year and liked it, so I thought I'd pass it on ..."
Jelena, thank you for the pick. I loved
! Gave it 5 stars!
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Thanks for the pick Lance. Forgot to post earlier. Interesting book. I meant to read it soon after I got it, but kept getting distracted by other books.
Finished book 5 of 5 for August:
The Burgess Boys by Elizabeth Strout - 4* - My Review
It was another great month! Thanks, Jennifer!
Finished #4 of 4, It Happened!: A Uniquely Lucky Life in Sports Television - 4 stars. Another PIFM month down - thanks for the great selections
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For anyone unfamiliar, this is a monthly challenge where you post a link to a shelf you created. It can be named "PIFM" or "Pick It For Me" etc, if you want one dedicated only to this challenge, or you can use an existing shelf you already have, as long as it has 100 or fewer books on it. The link must be to the specific shelf, or you will not be partnered.. Indicate how many books you would like to have picked for you from that shelf for the month in question. There is no lower limit as to how many books you can have on your shelf, but, of course, they should be books you are interested in reading during the next month and have ready access to.
On or about the 19th of each month, I will post the next month's challenge.
On or about the 25th of each month, I will post who picks for whom. In order to accommodate an uneven number of participants, pairs will not be reciprocal -- in other words, it won't be Joanne picking for Jennifer and Jennifer picking for Joanne. It may be Joanne picks for Jennifer, Jennifer picks for Herman, and Herman picks for Suzanne, and someone else entirely picks for Joanne.
If anyone has not been "picked for" by the 30th, I will pick for them if the designated picker can't be contacted by PM.
When you are assigned someone to pick for, note the number of books that person wishes to have picked, go to the link for their shelf, and pick that number of books for them. Post the books in a new message here. That person has the entire following month to read his/her picks. Someone will be picking for you the same way. We all like to see what people think about their picks, so we hope you will keep us posted in this thread!
Example: "In for five, please!
PIFM"
The HTML template for linking your shelf can be found HERE and if you have trouble, PM me and I will help you.
Your designated shelf must be set so that others can see it. To set up a PIFM shelf for those who would like to, go to the "MY BOOKS" link in the GOODREADS toolbar, scroll down below your shelves on the left until you see the "add shelf" button, and click that. Name it PIFM or Pick It For Me. Add books to it, and post the link to it in this challenge as described above. Again, if you need help, please don't hesitate to PM me!
If you are in, post your shelf and the number of picks you'd like to have below. See you on picking day!
August pairs:
Lindsey picks 5 for Jennifer
Madeline picks 1 for Jackie
Jackie picks 2 for Jelena
Denise picks 4 for Lance
Joy picks 2 for Madeline
Jelena picks 1 for Lindsey
Jennifer picks 5 for Joy
Vikki picks 1 for Denise
Lance picks 1 for Vikki