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Jenn
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Ezinwanyi
Shari Lee
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JANUARY 2017 Dusty Bookshelf Challenge:

Please post your shelves. NO COMMENTS in this thread please. After I post the pair, it will add a link to the shelf, and then you can add discussion comments.

How It Will Work:
1) Please only post no more than 10 books that you would like to read this month.
*minimum 4 books.

2) An assigned person will FIRST pick TWO BOOKS from your post series.

3) SECOND, the assigned person will recommend ONE MORE from a Genre of your choice.

4) You have one month: JANUARY 2017 to try to read one of the chosen books. You can read ALL THREE if you would like (*if you don't read your book this month, it's okay because this challenge is for YOUR ENJOYMENT)

5) Please try to select for your pair ASAP as we all get excited and waiting is torture to some.


TIMELINE
DECEMBER 15-19, 2016: Participants will Post their shelves
*If you do not list a shelf, I will not pair you with anyone
***Cut off on DECEMBER 19: 1030 (10:30am CST)

DECEMBER 19-22: Pairs will be posted & then Selection of a Series and posting it for your pair
*Again, as I said earlier, please try to select for your pair ASAP.
***Cut off on DECEMBER 22-ish:

**DECEMBER 22: Re-picks for those who didn’t get the pick

**MOD ASSIST: TCF Mods Trea, Paris & Lanelle are also around for assistance.

SEE how to POST Book Covers

PARTICIPANTS
Ezinwanyi
☘KathyD☘
Karina
DebbieG.
Jackie
Penumbra
Joanne - is from Canada
Theo
Shari Lee
Megan
Sophie
Juana "Darkness*"
Samantha
EnglishElle
Joanna
Sunshine✰✰✰
Jodi
Karen
Karen ♐
Connie
Esther
Karla
Avid Reader and Geek Girl
Chelle
Deanne
Jenn
Agnieszka
Ashly
Sunshine
Skandia
Trea
Denise
Holli
Danielle
Susan A.
Rachel
Marty
Mandy
Louise
LaurLa
Elizabeth
Nikk
Jasmine
Jonquil


PAIRS
✔1. Marty picks for ☘KathyD☘
✔2. Holli picks for Ezinwanyi
✔3. Debbie G. picks for Karina
✔4. Rachel picks for DebbieG.
✔5. Karla picks for Jackie
✔6. Penumbra picks for Sophie
✔7. Deanne picks for Joanne - is from Canada
✔8. Karen picks for Theo
✔9. Sunshine✰✰✰ picks for Megan
✔10. Sophie picks for Penumbra
✔11. Elizabeth picks for Shari Lee
✔12. Theo picks for Juana "Darkness*"
✔13. Agnieszka picks for Samantha
✔14. Juana "Darkness*" picks for EnglishElle
✔15. Avid Reader and Geek Girl picks for Joanna
✔16. Karen ♐ picks for Sunshine✰✰✰
✔17. Chelle picks for Rachel
✔18. Megan picks for Danielle
✔19. Samantha picks for Marty
✔20. Jackie picks for Susan A.
✔21. EnglishElle picks for Jonquil
✔22. Connie picks for Jasmine
✔23. Jenn picks for Nikk
✔24. Joanne - is from C picks for Elizabeth
✔25. ☘KathyD☘ picks for LaurLa
✔26. Ezinwanyi picks for Louise
✔27. Esther picks for Mandy
✔28. Danielle picks for Holli
✔29. LaurLa picks for Denise
✔30. Jonquil picks for Trea
✔31. Louise picks for Skandia
✔32. Denise picks for Ashly
✔33. Nikk picks for Sunshine
✔34. Sunshine picks for Agnieszka
✔35. Jasmine picks for Jenn
✔36. Shari Lee picks for Deanne
✔37. Jodi picks for Chelle
✔38. Mandy picks for Avid Reader and Geek Girl
✔39. Joanna picks for Karla
✔40. Skandia picks for Esther
✔41. Karina picks for Connie
✔42. Ashly picks for Jodi
✔43. Trea picks for Karen ♐
✔44. Susan A. picks for Karen

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DebbieG.
Jackie
Megan
Juana "Darkness*"
Karen ♐
Karla
Deanne
Sunshine
Danielle
Louise
Elizabeth
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NEW TWIST is after your picker has chosen two books from your posted bookshelf, your picker may use their discretion to recommend 3rd book to you from a Preferred Genre or Subgenre.

*It doesn't have to be from your shelf.

**It only has to be a book the picker believes YOU would enjoy.

***There is no penalty for not reading it of course. It's just all in recommendation fun!

Ezinwanyi's December 2016 Bookshelf

I chose for Louise: & Bonus: &
Holli chose for me: & Bonus:



**Preferred Genre: ** Historical Romance ~please try to pick something that's on audiobook
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KathyD’s January Dusty Bookshelf



preferred genres (preferably a book that is on audio)
paranormal
erotica
fantasy
contemporary

For LaurLa, I chose:
and (bonus)

For me, Marty chose:
and (bonus)

Karina's January Dusty Bookshelf



Preferred genres: Science fiction, fantasy, horror, nonfic

I pick for:
Picks for me:

Debbie G's dusty bookshelf.....



I pick for__________
_________picks for me

My favorites are cozy mysteries

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♦Dusty Bookshelf Challenge♦ > January 2017 Dusty Bookshelf Challenge

January 1, 2017 to January 31, 2017

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Jackie's Dusty Bookshelf

√ 1) 31 Days To A Clutter Free Life: One Month to Clear Your Home, Mind & Schedule by Ruth Soukup READ 1/1/2017 3 stars

√ 2) Lighthouse by Eugenia Price READ 1/4/2017 4 stars



Karla picked for me.

√ 3) Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling READ 1/27/2017 5 stars

and

Penumbra's January Dusty Book Shelf





___ picks for me:

I pick for Sophie : and

Genre of Choice: Only M/M genre within Romance, Mystery, Contemporary, Historical, Fantasy, Paranormal. No Horror/Dark or Dystopian.

Joanne's January Dusty Bookshelf

Deanne picked for me:
I picked for Elizabeth: The Girl on the Stairs, Bloodridge



Preferred Genre: Historical romance

Theo's January 2017 Dusty Bookshelf



Preferred Genre: Fantasy (YA or Adult)

I choose for Juana "Darkness":
Karen chooses for me: 1/15/17, 3 stars; 2/14/17, 4 stars; 2/20/17, 4 stars

Megan's January 2017 Dusty Bookshelf



Preferred Genre: Christian fiction or YA

Sophie's January 2017 Dusty Bookshelf




Preferred Genre: YA, Fantasy or Suspense/Thriller

Sophie picked for Penumbra: and BONUS:
Penumbra picked for Sophie: and BONUS:

Juana's January 2017 Dusty Bookshelf

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Genre: Historical Romance or Paranormal Romance

Sammie's Dusty Bookshelf

My picks for Marty: Silver Girl, The Wolf in the Attic, and Rebecca (or Before I Go to Sleep or Misery)

Agnieszka picked for me: Die Trying, Lieutenant Hornblower, and Marine for Hire

I completed:



Preferred Genre: Fantasy or Romance (any romance works for me ;))

Hi everyone! I really like the new twist added to this challenge. I am interested to see what someone will recommend to me.



Preferred genres: Young Adult Literature, Humor, or Historical Fiction (Holocaust)

I choose and and recommend for Jonquil.

Juana "Darkness" chooses and and recommends for me.

Joanna's January 2017 Dusty Bookshelf



I pick for Karla : & & bonus
Avid picks for me: & & bonus

Sunshine's Dusty Bookshelf




Preferred Genre: Paranormal, Fantasy, Zombies, Cozy Mysteries


I pick for Megan: &
Karen ♐ picked for me: & the Black Dagger Brotherhood Series

January's Dusty Bookshelf



Perferred Genre: Contemporary romance, YA, Thrillers

I pick , , and for Chelle
Ashly picks , and for me.

Karen's January Dusty Bookshelf



Preferred genre: Thriller, horror, mystery, historical fiction

Susan picks and for me, also suggests

I pick and for Theo, also suggest

Karen's Dusty Bookshelf - January



I pick for
picks for me

Preferred Genres: Erotica, Contemporary Romance, Romantic Suspense - m/f, m/f/m

Connie N's January 2017 Dusty Bookshelf



Preferred Genres: Contemporary Romance, Romantic Suspense, Historical Romance, Cozy Mystery

Karina picked for me:
Read:

I picked for Jasmine:

Esther's January Dusty Bookshelf



Skandia picks and for me. Bonus: OR .
I pick and for Mandy. Bonus:

Preferred Genre: Speculative fiction - science fiction & fantasy.

Karla's January 2017 Dusty Bookshelf



Preferred Genre: Anything that isn't erotica. I will really read anything else.

Avid's January 2017 Dusty Bookshelf



Preferred Genre Steampunk

I chose for Joanna: & Bonus pick:

Mandy chose for me: & Bonus pick:

Chelle's January Dusty Book Shelf

Jodi picked for me (Finished 01/21/17 ****) and for me. She also chose (Finished 01/15/17 ***) to introduce me to Steampunk. Thanks!!!

Read 1/3

I pick and for Rachel. For her genre pick, I chose .


Preferred genre: Eco-Thriller or Science Gone Wrong (I know, I made that up. It's like a great SyFy channel B movie, and if there are monsters, even better). I'd also like to try steampunk.

Favorite Genres Historical Christian fiction,historical fiction,christian fiction romance,Love Inspired historical and Love inspired contemporary. I read clean reads.

Jenn's January 2017 Dusty Bookshelf


As for preferred genre, I don't really have one. So recommend me your favorite book!

I pick for Nikk: &
Jasmine picks for me: & . Bonus pick:

Agnieszka's January Dusty Book Shelf

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*Polish espionage thriller - no translation available

Prefered Genres: romantic-suspense & espionage, technology or mystery thriller (please avoid PN, SF and thrillers bordering on horror)

Sunshine picked for me: & / Recommendation:
I picked for Sammie: & / Recommendation:

This is my first time doing this, so I hope I'm doing it right.

Ashly's Dusty Bookshelf


Preferred Genre: YA Contemporary, GLBT

Picked for me: & Recommended:

I picked for Jodi: & Recommended:

READ: 4 Stars (1/23/17)

Sunshine's Dusty Bookshelf
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Perferred Genre: Contomporary erotic suspense

Picked for me: Nikk

I picked for:

Skandia's January Dusty Book Shelf



Louise picks for me: and

I pick for Esther : and recommend or

Genre of Choice: Contemporary Fiction

Trea's January 2017 Dusty Bookshelf Challenge:
I choose and for Karen ♐, with a recommendation of (alternate recommendation of , as she's read ).
Jonquil chooses for me: and with recommendations of Linda Castillo's Kate Burkholder mysteries, Julie James' FBI/US attorney books, and

Preferred Genre: Romance, but please avoid Historical, Paranormal, and Sci Fi Romances, in addition to Urban Fantasy! Inspirational Romances are welcome!

Trea's Bookshelf:


1. Claimed by the Mate, Vol. 3 by Kate Douglas and A.C. Arthur-1/5/17
2. Maybe It's You by Candace Calvert-1/28/17
3. A Merciful Death by Kendra Elliot-1/12/17
4. Tangled Up by Erin Nicholas-1/18/17
5. It's In His Arms by Shelly Alexander-1/1/17
6. Driven to Distraction by Olivia Dade-1/8/17
7. To Win Her Back by Mackenzie Crowne-1/15/17
8. Show Time: A Bad Boy Sports Romance by K.B. Winters-1/19/17
9. Zero to Sixty by Marie Harte
10. Be Mine in Good Hope by Cindy Kirk

Jonquil's Recommendations:
1. Kate Burkholder mysteries, starting with Sworn to Silence by Linda Castillo
2. About That Night by Julie James
3. Suspect by Robert Crais-Read through Preview, does not seem like my cup of tea.

Denise's January Dusty Bookshelf



Genre of Choice: Fantasy & Sci-Fi

I pick for Ashly: & + Recommendation:

LaurLa picks for me: & + Recommendation:

Holli's Project 10 Dusty Bookshelf



Genre of Choice: military, thriller

This year I'm going to try the Project 10 challenge (basically, read 10 books you currently own before you buy any). It was something I came across on YouTube. Right now, I just need a starting point...and a shove toward my Kindle/Nook/Google library.

I love the football cat, Ezi. :-)

I pick for Ezi: & recommend:
Danielle picks for me: & recommends: &

Danielle's Dusty Bookshelf



Genre of Choice: Romantic Suspense

Susan A's January Bookshelf

I pick for Karen: and . Recommend:

Jackie picks for me: and



Preferred genre: I only read MM romance. Prefer to avoid fantasy and dark themes (unless you pick from my TBR).

RACHEL'S JANUARY BOOKSHELF

I pick for Debbi G. The books I pick are:
From Debbi's bookshelf: :
and
Preferred Genre Pick:


Chelle ...picks for me. The books Chelle picked for me are:
and with a bonus pick of:



Preferred genre: Horror, sci-fi, fantasy, YA, thriller. But honestly I will read anything, especially if it has an edge or darkness to it then I will probably like it. I am particularly trying to read more books by women.

Marty's January Dusty Bookshelf

I pick for ☘KathyD☘: , & .

Samantha picks for me: , &



Preferred genre: Mystery, horror or historical fiction tend to be my preferences. Some fantasy/sci-fi is good too.

Mandy's January Bookshelf



Preferred Genre:
Urban fantasy, paranormal

I pick for Avid Reader And Geek Girl & Bonus
Ester picks for me & Bonus

January Dusty Bookshelf


Preferred Genre: Thriller

LaurLa's January Bookshelf


Picks for me: ☘KathyD☘
~Bonus~

Preferred Genre: Contemporary or Paranormal Romance; Romantic Suspense



I pick for: Denise
~Bonus~

Elizabeth's January Bookshelf
Pererred Genre: Thriller,

Nikk's Dusty Bookshelf

I Picked , & for Sunshine
Jenn picked & for me

Jasmine's Dusty Bookshelf

Preferred Genre: Speculative Fiction/Magical Realism

I pick and for Jenn. My *extra* recommendation is (one of my personal faves).

Connie picks and for me. She also recommends .

I pick A Merciful Death, Driven to Distraction and Suspect for Trea

EnglishElle picks Silent Night, Haunted Night, Reckless Creed, and Ever the Hunted for me.



Preferred Genre: Urban fantasy, paranormal, mystery

Louise wrote: "January Dusty Bookshel|..."

@Louise: I chose and for you.

My Thriller recommendation is a new release When All The Girls Have Gone by Jayne Ann Krentz

Enjoy