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I picked Serial Eyes last night, which means I'm reading a series in order, so don't need help in April thanks
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I'm going with
. I think you'll find it fun! Enjoy.
Okay, Jennifer, let’s see how much punishment I deserve for all the times I added to your TBR since I only see one I’ve read on this list. For you I am picking: (of course) Spies on the Sidelines: The High-Stakes World of NFL Espionage
The Big Bang Theory: The Definitive, Inside Story of the Epic Hit Series
The Plot and the Pendulum (just because of the title)
Single Malt Murder (yet another series to start)
Cash Landing
Enjoy - and please don’t kill me! :)
Jackie, I am selecting for you:
The Bookseller by Cynthia Swanson
I have not read it but it sounds intriguing.
Joy D wrote: "Jackie, I am selecting for you:The Bookseller by Cynthia Swanson
I have not read it but it sounds intriguing."
Thanks, Joy!
Lance wrote: "I think I'll go for the gusto - 4, pleasehttps://www.goodreads.com/review/list..."
Lance, as always I am picking 4 different sports for you. I hope that will make it easy to mood-read!
Jackie wrote: "Lance wrote: "I think I'll go for the gusto - 4, pleasehttps://www.goodreads.com/review/list..."
Lance, as always I am picking 4 different sports for you. I ..."
Thanks, Jackie. For good “mood read” I’ll definitely have to start with Love & Justice.
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last week, which I think I cottoned onto because of that treacherous shelf of yours, and really liked it. So the Spies on the Sidelines pick is particularly good!To answer your bigger worry -- you're in the usual amount of trouble. The nice thing about some of the books I add because of you is that I'm interested enough in them to read them pretty promptly, so they don't lie about on my PIFM list for long. :) LOL
Jennifer wrote: "Martha, if I'm only going to pick one for you, the least you could do is not have so many on your list that I want to choose! LOL.I'm going with
. I t..."Hahaha! I don't feel guilty at all! I was just thinking about this book. Perfect!
Denise, talk about waiting to the last minute! Sorry. Hard to choose, but here's what I picked. Hope you enjoy them.
Martha wrote: "Denise, talk about waiting to the last minute! Sorry. Hard to choose, but here's what I picked. Hope you enjoy them.
"Thanks Martha!
Finished my first one for April, High-Flying Birds: The 1942 St. Louis Cardinals
. Very good and very detailed account of that team and its championship. Next up is the Nadia Comeneci book. So far, it has nothing to do with her gymnastics career and is about her escape from Romania to Hungary.
Finished my first of three for April and really enjoyed it!
If We Were Villains by M.L. Rio - 4.5* - My Review
Finished my 2nd of 3 for April - another good one!What I Talk About When I Talk About Running by Haruki Murakami - 4* - My Review
Finished my 3rd of 3 for April:The Orphan Master's Son by Adam Johnson - 4* - My Review
It was another great month. Thanks, Denise!
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What I Talk About When I Talk About Running by Haruki Murakami - 4* - My Review"
What I talk about when I talk about running -- usually it's either the building on fire behind me or whatever monster is chasing me. Just saying.
Finally finished this one from this group - Love and Justice: A Story of Triumph on Two Different Courts. Oh, my this was so good. I was familiar with the story because I am a basketball fan and knew Maya's story, but Jonathan's blew me away. Very glad I listened to the audio version to hear both of them tell their story. I'll be writing a longer review in the next day or two.
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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 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 in parentheses after that person's name in the pick list, 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 for April, post your shelf and the number of picks you'd like to have below. See you on picking day!