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2025 April Pick-It-For-Me Challenge
TIPS TO MAKE THE CHALLENGE ENJOYABLE FOR EVERYONE!
PICKEES
✱ To help your picker understand the type of books you like or are currently reading, please make sure your ‘read’ shelf is up to date. You can create shelves for books you DNFed (Did Not Finish) or authors that don’t work for you as well as favorite books and authors. In addition, you might consider updating your profile. You can include info about your favorite books, authors, genres, themes or tropes (or themes/tropes you dislike – i.e., secret baby).
✱ Please do not specify likes/dislikes in the sign-up thread. This information will not be included in the pairings and your pickee may not see your message and does not need to rely on that information when making picks.
PICKERS
✱ Please remember this is primarily a romance readers group. Thus, most, if not all, of your picks should be romance. There are various sub genres within the romance category - Contemporary, Historical, Paranormal, Romantic Suspense, Erotica, M/M, Urban Fantasy. If your pickee reads a wide variety, you could add a non-romance as a choice.
✱ You will be using 8 picking rules to select books for you pickee. Choose at least 4 new titles for your pickee. These can be brand new to them (not found on any of their shelves) or a book found on their shelves if they've never read any of the author’s work previously. The remaining 4 titles should come from your pickee’s tbr, with a minimum of one from their preferred shelves if provided. Be sure to pick at least one book for each picking rule, but please limit your picks to no more than two books per rule as sometimes having too many options is worse than too few.
✱ Please remember when you are giving new recommendations, you are not limited to titles that you have read. You can choose books that are new releases, on your tbr, or titles you looked up on Goodreads or Amazon that you think your pickee would enjoy.
A Few Hints to Help with Book Selection
✱Check the book’s publishing date. Select “date pub” from the checkbox selections and save.
✱ Check pickee’s personalized shelves, especially their exclusive shelves. A personalized shelf is one the member has created. (e.g., ‘to read next,’ ‘favorites,’ ‘didn’t like’)
✱ Make sure the books you choose are not on their ‘read’ shelf. Just because it isn’t rated doesn’t mean it wasn’t read.
✱ Look at your pickee’s ‘read’ shelf and see what genres they have recently read or read the most. Reviewing their ‘read’ shelf might help you in choosing something they are interested in reading right now.
✱ If your pickee reads lots of books in a genre you are not familiar with (erotic romance, GLBT, YA, etc.), contact the Mods or the month’s organizer for guidance.
✱ Include a variety of books (e.g., shorter page count, new addition to their ‘to-read’ shelf, an older book on their ‘to-read’ shelf). This variety gives your pickee options when choosing the book or books they will be reading this month. Use the sort feature within their shelves to determine the date a book was added, published or read; page numbers, ratings, etc.
If you want to volunteer to make repicks:
✱ We love that you want to help out, but please remember those who need picks have been waiting for a long time already. Please only volunteer if you are able to make the repicks within a few hours of the deadline. Thank you!
Participants
☘KathyD☘ — tbr-audios
Jamie — open-series
Sonja — pifm
MountainKat — to-read-asap
Fran — a-pifm-shelf (private profile)
LaurLa — 01-pick-me-please
〰️Beth〰️ — 1-romance-tbr
Carina — clr-rom
Julie — challenges-pick-list
Nour — to-read
Nancy H — to-read
Carrie — mgp
☼♎ Carmen the Bootyshaker Temptress ☼♎ — meet-greet-picks
Ela (Mouse333) — pifm
Pairings
Please pick for the person beneath you. The last person picks for the first person (that is, Sonja picks for LaurLa).
🌎 = made picks
🌎 LaurLa — 01-pick-me-please
🌎 Nancy H — to-read
🌎 Ela (Mouse333) — pifm
🌎 Jamie — open-series
🌎 Fran — a-pifm-shelf (private profile)
🌎 Carina — clr-rom
🌎 Carrie — mgp
🌎 ☼♎ Carmen the Bootyshaker Temptress ☼♎ — meet-greet-picks
🌎 ☘KathyD☘ — tbr-audios
🌎 〰️Beth〰️ — 1-romance-tbr
🌎 Julie — challenges-pick-list
🌎 MountainKat — to-read-asap
🌎 Nour — to-read
🌎 Sonja — pifm
✱ Remember to pick a minimum of four NEW books and four books from your pickee’s TBR or preferred shelf. Please limit your picks to no more than two for each rule , since sometimes too many choices can be as bad as too few!
Picking Rules
In most of the Northern hemisphere, April is all about winter’s back breaking making way for warmer weather and new opportunities to enjoy the Earth. April is also the annual host of Earth Day (April 22) and Arbor Day (April 25, or the last Friday in April), which encourages us to make the Earth a better place!
🐝Support Our Pollinators!🐝 – Insects are a critical part of the ecosystem. Bring native bees and other pollinating creatures to your garden by planting pollinator-friendly plants or providing shelter for these creatures.
recommend a book…
✔️ written by two or more authors
✔️ with some type of insect or bird on the cover (most common pollinators)
✔️ whose cover has yellow and/or black
♻️Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle!♻️ – Help the keep the Earth clean by reducing trash, and reusing and recycling items inside and outside your home!
recommend a book…
✔️ found on Kindle Unlimited or another subscription-type service, or borrowed from the library
✔️ that you or pickee love (5-star rating)
✔️ whose cover is predominantly green
💦Conserve Water!💦 – Water is a precious commodity. Knowing how much water your garden, vegetables, and plants actually need helps to avoid overwatering and improves their health. You can also harvest rainwater from roofs, gutters, and the sky with a rain barrel allowing you to recycle and reuse.
recommend a book…
✔️ whose page count is between 150 and 300 (not too short, not too long)
✔️ featuring a main character that is overindulgent or conservative (your interpretation)
✔️ whose cover is predominantly blue or has a body of water on the cover
🏠Clean Up Your Neighborhood!🏠 – Whether or not you’re a fan of spring cleaning your home, try to spend some time in your neighborhood cleaning up trash along the road, sidewalk, park areas. Try to recycle any plastic or paper items you collect. Also, make sure to ask your neighbors to join in!
recommend a book…
✔️ that has been on your pickee’s TBR list for more than 2 years or is one of the newest additions
✔️ with a house or neighborhood on the cover
✔️ featuring main characters that have to work together professionally or otherwise
🚵♀️Go to a Park or other Green Space!🚵♀️ – As the warm weather settles in, spend time in your local parks or green spaces. You can also try traveling to a State or National park to enjoy those unique opportunities.
recommend a book…
✔️ featuring main characters that travel/take a road trip
✔️ whose cover shows some type of green space (for example, parks, forests, gardens)
✔️ that you would like to read at the park
🚲Use Alternate Transportation!🚲 – Instead of driving to the park, try walking or biking. Find ways to travel that don’t add to the Earth’s carbon footprint. It can also be a great opportunity to help clean up the space around you as you go!
recommend a book…
✔️ with a bicycle or person walking on the cover
✔️ that has no fewer than three alternative editions (for example, paperback, ebook, large print, audio)
✔️ with feet on the cover
👩🏼🌾Reconsider Your Eating Habits👩🏼🌾 – Simple changes to your eating habits can have a big impact on planet Earth. Consider cooking a larger meal that can be enjoyed throughout the week instead of cooking a small meal every day. You can also support local farmers by attending farmers markets or buying produce that is locally grown.
recommend a book…
✔️ that is more than 400 pages (to be enjoyed over time)
✔️ set in the food industry (for example, farm to table)
✔️ whose cover has some type of food on it
🌳Plant a Tree!🌳 – Trees are another critical component our ecosystem. So much so that the last Friday of April (depending on your part of the world)—also known as Arbor Day—is dedicated to planting trees. Trees capture carbon, cool overheated places, benefit agriculture, support pollinators, reduce the risk of disease transmission, and boost local economies.
recommend a book…
✔️ featuring a character(s) that works to plant and grow things (for example, business, family)
✔️ initially published in late April (22–30)
✔️ whose cover has trees
I frankly don’t enjoy the outside much in general but particularly in spring….however, I do enjoy the warmer days that still feel a bit cool because winter hasn’t quite let go. tbr-audios
I'm in! My shelf is PIFM and I'm doing a terrible job of reading the last couple months so no need to spend a lot of time picking for me! The bare minimum is plenty! Outside spring activities are BASEBALL season! Both my son's baseball and MLB, I'm looking forward to going to a couple games this spring!
My favorite anytime outside activity is going to Disneyland! 😂Please use my to-read-asap shelf - thanks!
I’m in! (private profile, happy to friend anyone who picks for me)I love to sit in my backyard with an iced coffee when the weather gets warm.
PIFM shelf- https://www.goodreads.com/review/list...
Well reading outside and soaking up the sun is, of course, my favorite spring time activity. Ha. But I do love finally being able to actually sit outside and feel the warm sun on my face!01-pick-me-please
I had fun with this last month so I will go again . My shelf is my 1 Romance PIFM. It is sticky near the top . I have another pifm for a separate group but feel free to look there as well, it has less romance. I will work on cleaning up my 1 romance PIFM shelf prior to the start. It currently has over 650 books, ☹️🥺🤬
Update Note to Picker: shelf is now down to 170. 📚❣️📚
I hide from tree pollen, maple trees 🍁 and I have a severe frenemies relationship. We get along great the other three seasons of the year.
https://www.goodreads.com/review/list...
I’m in. I like being able to go for walks outside with the warm sun and watching flowers come up. Also reading outside while drinking iced tea.Use https://www.goodreads.com/review/list...
My favourite outdoor spring activity is probably picnics.Preferred shelf: “To-read”
Reading outside, of course, and planting flowers when it gets warm enough here.
welcome! I haven't had a chance to update the participants list, but I'll make sure to do that later today before I post rules! 😁
rules and pairs are up...have fun! 😁
Hi Nour! Here are your picks. For the new picks, I tried to follow what you said you liked on the profile. Went into the way back machine to find a few of them. I hope I found something for you to love in April!🐝Support Our Pollinators!🐝
NEW: Him by Sarina Bowen and Elle Kennedy - Loved this - so sweet!
TBR: The Unhoneymooners by Christina Lauren
♻️Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle!♻️
NEW: Etiquette & Espionage by Gail Carriger - Really enjoyed this - fun characters in an interesting world!
TBR: The Chase by Elle Kennedy
💦Conserve Water!💦
NEW: Wallbanger by Alice Clayton - Funny with some wit - the cat steals the show!
TBR: The Love Hypothesis by Ali Hazelwood
🏠Clean Up Your Neighborhood!🏠
NEW: Tangled by Emma Chase - Another one with some witty banter - lots of fun!
TBR: The Bridge Kingdom by Danielle L. Jensen
🚵♀️Go to a Park or other Green Space!🚵♀️
NEW: Dirty Letters by Vi Keeland and Penelope Ward - I loved this one!
TBR: Anna and the French Kiss by Stephanie Perkins
🚲Use Alternate Transportation!🚲
NEW: The Year We Fell Down by Sarina Bowen - Great beginning, to a wonderful series! You have them on your shelves, but haven't read the author yet so I moved it over to new. 😉
TBR: Ready or Not by Cara Bastone
👩🏼🌾Reconsider Your Eating Habits👩🏼🌾
NEW: Alex by Sawyer Bennett - Just the beginning to MANY hockey stories! Love them all!
TBR: From Blood and Ash by Jennifer L. Armentrout
🌳Plant a Tree!🌳
NEW: Year One by Nora Roberts - Still one of my favorite trilogies - so good!!
TBR: Happy Place by Emily Henry
One last thing, all of the new to you books were wonderful in audio, if you like audiobooks - or just want to give one a try!
Carrie,Here are your picks. Happy reading!
🐝Support our Pollinators
TBR - Hooked
New - Little Stranger
♻️Reduce, Reuse, Recycle
TBR - Crave
New - A Strange Hymn
💦Conserve Water
TBR - A Winter in New York
New - Wreck the Halls
🏡Clean up Your Neighborhood
TBR - The Overnight Guest
New - The Last One at the Wedding
🪁Go to the Park or other Greenspace
TBR - Love on the Brain
New - Practice Makes Perfect
🚴♂️Use Alternative Transportation
TBR - Hang the Moon
New - The Snowball Effect
🥙Reconsider Your Eating Habits
TBR - Clockwork Angel
New - Once Upon a Broken Heart
🌳Plant a Tree
TBR - Credence
New - The Finish Line
Hi Sonja! Here are your picks. I hope I found something you’ll love this April!⸻
🐝Support Our Pollinators!🐝
NEW: The Beekeeper’s Promise by Fiona Valpy
PIFM: Witches Get Stitches by Juliette Cross
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♻️Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle!♻️
NEW: Forrest for the Trees by Kilby Blades
PIFM: Butterfly Bayou by Lexi Blake
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💦Conserve Water!💦
NEW: The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
PIFM: Betting on the Boy Next Door by Melanie Jacobson
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🏠Clean Up Your Neighborhood!🏠
NEW: Evvie Drake Starts Over by Linda Holmes
PIFM: Meet Me at the Starlight by Rachel Hauck
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🚵♀️Go to a Park or other Green Space!🚵♀️
NEW: The House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune
PIFM: Not Exactly a Small-Town Romance by J.J. Knight
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🚲Use Alternate Transportation!🚲
NEW: Wild by Cheryl Strayed
PIFM: Bad Reputation by Emma Barry
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👩🏼🌾Reconsider Your Eating Habits!👩🏼🌾
NEW: A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith
PIFM: Dark Tides by Philippa Gregory
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🌳Plant a Tree!🌳
NEW: Year One by Nora Roberts
PIFM: All They Need to Know by Eileen Goudge
〰️Beth〰️...here are your April picks…I’ve read (listened) all of them and most are 5-star favorites of mine…they are all great on audio also, if you enjoy that…happy reading!🐝Support Our Pollinators!🐝
Garrett, Sawyer Bennett — black cover (tbr)
Just for the Summer, Abby Jimenez — birds on the cover (new)
♻️Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle!♻️
Funny Story, Emily Henry — 5-star favorite (tbr)
Fatal Affair, Marie Force — available on Kindle Unlimited (new)
💦Conserve Water!💦
Book Lovers, Emily Henry — water on the cover (tbr)
A Discovery of Witches, Deborah Harkness — conservative main character/blue cover (new)
🏠Clean Up Your Neighborhood!🏠
Bossman, Vi Keeland — main characters work together professionally (tbr)
The Bourbon Kings, J.R. Ward — house on the cover (new)
🚵♀️Go to a Park or other Green Space!🚵♀️
Whiskey Prince, Toni Aleo — green space on cover (tbr)
In the Likely Event, Rebecca Yarros — main characters travel (new)
🚲Use Alternate Transportation!🚲
Glory in Death, J.D. Robb — more than three alternative editions (tbr)
The Rom-Commers, Katerine Center — feet on the cover (new)
👩🏼🌾Reconsider Your Eating Habits👩🏼🌾
Listen to Me, Kristen Proby — set in the food industry (tbr)
Thank You for Listening, Julia Whelan — food on the cover/400+ pages (new)
🌳Plant a Tree!🌳
Not a Hero, Cherise Sinclair — trees on the cover (tbr)
Inheritance, Nora Roberts — main character grows her own new business (new)
Julie wrote: "Spring for us means picnics & BBQs at parks and the beach. Hi Julie,
Hope at least one of these reminders you of spring🌷
🐝Support Our Pollinators!🐝
Scandal Never Sleeps written by two authors NEW
Talk to Me cover is black TBR
♻️Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle!♻️
Cocky Roomie found on Kindle Unlimited NEW
Shit Cassandra Saw I loved 5-star rating (short stories recommend audio) NEW
The Hookup Equation cover is predominantly green TBR
💦Conserve Water!💦
Shadows Approach page count is between 150 - 300 TBR
Club Shadowlands Female MC is conservative NEW
🏠Clean Up Your Neighborhood!🏠
The Cupid Chronicles house (apartment) on the cover NEW
Beg, Borrow, or Steal MCs work together professionally or otherwise TBR
🚵♀️Go to a Park or other Green Space!🚵♀️
You, with a View main characters take a road trip TBR
Rewrite Our Story shows green space NEW
🚲Use Alternate Transportation!🚲
Death Becomes Her has three + alternative editions NEW
The Rom-Commers with feet on the cover (she has sandals on) TBR
👩🏼🌾Reconsider Your Eating Habits👩🏼🌾
The Wolf in My Tavern more than 400 pages TBR
When It Falls Apart set in the food industry (restaurant) NEW
🌳Plant a Tree!🌳
The Lovely Dark: A Monster Romance Anthology published Late April 2024 TBR
Unlearning cover has trees NEW
Fran wrote: "I’m in! (private profile, happy to friend anyone who picks for me)..."Fran - I sent you a friend request :)
Hi Ela,Here are your picks for April. We really don't have a lot of books in common so I tried to give you a variety and also used a lot from your list. I hope you can find something you like.
Support Our Pollinators: Two with black on the cover - The Ryder of the Night and Under Your Scars
Reduce, Reuse, Recycle: Mostly green cover - Elaina; One from Kindle that I liked - Daughter of the Pirate King
Conserve Water: Pages between 150 and 300 - Juicy Rebound; Body of water on cover (and a plot that is much more complicated than it seems) - Summers at the Saint
Clean Up Your Neighborhood: One of newest on your list - King's Queen; Neighborhood on cover (and really good ) - City of Lies
Go to a Park: Travel (to space) - Susix and travel to Belize - The Layover
Use Alternate Transportation: Both of these have more than three different types of editions - Forever a Lord and The Woman in the Library
Reconsider Your Eating Habits: Two with more than 400 pages - Fumbled Hearts and By a Thread
Plant a Tree: Two with trees on cover- Carry the World and Beautiful Nightmare
Happy Reading!
☘KathyD☘ wrote: "〰️Beth〰️...here are your April picks…I’ve read (listened) all of them and most are 5-star favorites of mine…they are all great on audio also, if you enjoy that…happy reading!🐝Support Our Pollina..."
Thank you KathyD these look fantastic!
Nour wrote: "Hi Sonja! Here are your picks. I hope I found something you’ll love this April!⸻
🐝Support Our Pollinators!🐝
NEW: The Beekeeper’s Promise by Fiona Valpy
PIFM: Witches Get Stitches by Juliette Cro..."
Hi Nour, thank you so much for these picks! I've got a few on hold with my library and hope to get to them all this month! I'm realistic enough to know I probably won't get them all, but I'll sure try! :)
Also, I have already read Year One by Nora Roberts (I'm actually still finishing Of Blood and Bone (book 2) now) so I'll just substitute this pick for Rise of Magicks (book 3) for April! Thank you!!!
@LaurLa, I'm getting to your picks today, been out of town for a few days with the family! :)
Hi again, LaurLa!Here are your picks!
🐝Support Our Pollinators!🐝
TBR: My Runaway Heart (yellow on cover)
NEW: The Bodyguard (yellow cover) Surprised how much I enjoyed this one!
♻️Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle!♻️
TBR: When a Scot Ties the Knot (green cover and 5 stars from me)
NEW: Lady Derring Takes a Lover (5-star read, library book) Since I know you enjoyed this author’s Pennyroyal Green series, let me introduce you to the Palace of Rogues!
💦Conserve Water!💦
TBR: Dead in the Water (blue/body of water on cover)
NEW: When in Rome (blue on cover, and conservative MC) Cute, somewhat Taylor Swift-era read, but I enjoyed it!
🏠Clean Up Your Neighborhood!🏠
TBR: Sexy in Stilettos (been on your TBR for 12 years!)
TBR: Fix Her Up (housing and working together) Had to get this one on your April TBR!
NEW: The Dead Romantics (MCs work together) This one has a great twist!
🚵♀️Go to a Park or other Green Space!🚵♀️
TBR: Whiskey Chaser (green space on cover)
NEW: Running Wild (MCs take a trip/green space on cover) I’ll recommend this every time. Totally a stand-alone in this series, but all the feels!
🚲Use Alternate Transportation!🚲
TBR: The Friends We Keep (Bicycle on cover)
NEW: A Season for Second Chances (walking on cover) Enjoyed this coming of age, awakening book
👩🏼🌾Reconsider Your Eating Habits👩🏼🌾
TBR: Forked (celebrity chef MC)
NEW: The Countess (400 pages) Another fun HR series!
🌳Plant a Tree!🌳
TBR: Strong, Silent Cowboy (growing things like animals)
NEW: Eight Perfect Hours (trees on cover) This one really got me! Nice slow-burn read
Hope you find something good and happy reading!
Hi Jamie! Here are your picks for April. I've included different sub-genres but I think dark romance appears the most. Hope you find some new favourites :)🐝Support Our Pollinators!🐝 – written by two or more authors
TBR: Opulent Obsession
New: Killer Beauty
♻️Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle!♻️ – whose cover is predominantly green
TBR: Psycho
New: Savaged
💦Conserve Water!💦 – whose page count is between 150 and 300 (not too short, not too long)
TBR: Third a Kiss
New: Find Me
🏠Clean Up Your Neighborhood!🏠 – that has been on your pickee’s TBR list for more than 2 years or is one of the newest additions
Older: Along Came a Spider
Newer: Mine to Honor
🚵♀️Go to a Park or other Green Space!🚵♀️ – that you would like to read at the park (both are short to read in one sitting)
TBR: Tricking the Souls
New: Beauty in Spring
🚲Use Alternate Transportation!🚲 – that has no fewer than three alternative editions (for example, paperback, ebook, large print, audio)
TBR: Halfway to the Grave
New: The Winter King
👩🏼🌾Reconsider Your Eating Habits👩🏼🌾 – that is more than 400 pages (to be enjoyed over time)
TBR: One Last Rainy Day: The Legacy of a Prince
New: Eyes of Silver, Eyes of Gold
🌳Plant a Tree!🌳 – whose cover has trees
TBR: Just For One Night
New: Hour of the Lion
Nancy H wrote: "Hi Ela,Here are your picks for April. We really don't have a lot of books in common so I tried to give you a variety and also used a lot from your list. I hope you can find something you like.
S..."
Thanks Nancy! I'm excited to get to these!
Sonja wrote: "@LaurLa, I'm getting to your picks today, been out of town for a few days with the family! :)"These look awesome! Thanks!
Beth, I haven't forgotten you! I'm hoping for tomorrow :-)
Jamie wrote: "Fran wrote: "I’m in! (private profile, happy to friend anyone who picks for me)..."Fran - I sent you a friend request :)"
I’m so sorry I didn’t see this until now! I accepted your request- thank you for picking for me Jamie!
Hi Carina!I hope to have your picks up tomorrow- looking forward to choosing books for you!!
Hi Carina!Here are your picks for April - I hope you find a gem or two here!
🐝Support Our Pollinators!🐝
TBR: Just One More Moment - black cover
NEW: The Exception to the Rule - 2 authors
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♻️Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle!♻️
NEW: The Summer of Chasing Dreams - KU
TBR: Wildflower Season - green cover
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💦Conserve Water!💦
NEW: Office Date - 137 pages
TBR: The Love Shack - blue and water on cover
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🏠Clean Up Your Neighborhood!🏠
NEW: Show Time - working together
TBR: Blood of Hercules - newest addition to TBR
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🚵♀️Go to a Park or other Green Space!🚵♀️
NEW: Emergency Contact - travel
TBR: Austenland - travel
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🚲Use Alternate Transportation!🚲
TBR: The Friendship List - feet
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👩🏼🌾Reconsider Your Eating Habits!👩🏼🌾
TBR: Swimming Lessons - 432 pages
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🌳Plant a Tree!🌳
NEW: A Wedding in the Sun - trees
TBR: Sierra's Homecoming - trees
Happy Reading!
LaurLa wrote: "Beth, I haven't forgotten you! I'm hoping for tomorrow :-)"LaurLa I always love more suggestions but you are picking for NancyH for April ❣️ You gave me great picks for March 🤣📚🥰
Hi Fran! Here are your picks for April! Hope you find some good ones in here. 🐝Support Our Pollinators!🐝 - written by two or more authors
TBR - Luck of the Draw
NEW - Requiem of the Soul
♻️Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle!♻️ - found on Kindle Unlimited or another subscription-type service, or borrowed from the library
TBR - Sweet Liar
NEW - Dirty Filthy Rich Men
💦Conserve Water!💦 - whose page count is between 150 and 300 (not too short, not too long)
TBR - Hawk
NEW - From Here to Eternity
🏠Clean Up Your Neighborhood!🏠 - that has been on your pickee’s TBR list for more than 2 years or is one of the newest additions
TBR - Hot Vampire Kiss (more than 2 years)
TBR - Follow (newest add)
🚵♀️Go to a Park or other Green Space!🚵♀️ - whose cover shows some type of green space (for example, parks, forests, gardens)
TBR - The Mistletoe Duke
NEW - Red Dirt Heart
🚲Use Alternate Transportation!🚲 - that has no fewer than three alternative editions (for example, paperback, ebook, large print, audio)
TBR - Under One Roof
NEW - Look the Part
👩🏼🌾Reconsider Your Eating Habits👩🏼🌾 - that is more than 400 pages (to be enjoyed over time)
TBR - Nobody Puts Romcoms in the Corner
NEW - Outlander
🌳Plant a Tree!🌳- whose cover has trees
TBR - Winning Back His Wife
NEW - Follow the River
Ela (Mouse333) wrote: "Hi Jamie! Here are your picks for April. I've included different sub-genres but I think dark romance appears the most. Hope you find some new favourites :)🐝Support Our Pollinators!🐝 – written by ..."
Thanks Ela! Can't wait to read some of these!
Jamie wrote: "Hi Fran! Here are your picks for April! Hope you find some good ones in here."Thank you for the great picks Jamie!
Hi MKat,Here are my picks for you. I raided your "to read" shelf to find a few TBR qualifiers. Enjoy!
🐝Support Our Pollinators!🐝
TBR: Iron Eagle by Eve Langlais (bird on cover)
NEW: The True Love Experiment by Christina Lauren (2 authors)
♻️Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle!♻️
TBR:Primal Mirror by Nalini Singh (green on cover)
NEW: Well Met by Jen DeLuca (green on cover
💦Conserve Water!💦
TBR: A New Hope by Robyn Carr (ocean on cover)
NEW: Mister Black by P.T. Michelle (150-300 pages)
🏠Clean Up Your Neighborhood!🏠
TBR: Flirting With Danger by Suzanne Enoch (TBR list 2+ years - I think I picked this for M&G for the same reason 😉)
NEW: A Rip Through Time by Kelley Armstrong (working together professionally)
🚵♀️Go to a Park or other Green Space!🚵♀️
TBR: Better Than Friends by Jill Shalvis (forest on cover)
NEW: You, with a View by Jessica Joyce (road trip)
🚲Use Alternate Transportation!🚲
TBR: Visions in Death by J.D. Robb (3+ edition types)
NEW: End of Day by Jewel E. Ann (3+ edition types)
👩🏼🌾Reconsider Your Eating Habits👩🏼🌾
TBR: Neanderthal Seeks Human by Penny Reid (400+ pages)
NEW: Wildest Dreams by Kristen Ashley (400+ pages)
🌳Plant a Tree!🌳
TBR: When One Door Opens by J.D. Ruskin
NEW: Protecting You by Claire Kingsley (trees on cover)
Julie wrote: "Hi MKat,Here are my picks for you. I raided your "to read" shelf to find a few TBR qualifiers. Enjoy!
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TBR: Iron Eagle by Eve Langlais (bird on cover)
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Thank you Julie! So many great options for April. True confession, pretty sure I will be using the series rule for Visions in Death. I'm not sure I will make it out of March without reading that one. 😊🤷🏻♀️
KathyD, here's my picks for you 🐝Support Our Pollinators!🐝
New - Good as Gold
TBR - Golden Trail - whose cover has yellow and/or black
♻️Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle!♻️
TBR - Say You're Sorry - found on Kindle Unlimited or another subscription-type service, or borrowed from the library
New - The Paradise Problem - whose cover is predominantly green
💦Conserve Water!💦
TBR - Van2 - whose page count is between 150 and 300 (not too short, not too long)
New - Parentmoon - whose cover is predominantly blue or has a body of water on the cover
🏠Clean Up Your Neighborhood!🏠
TBR - The Marriage Mistake (Marriage to a Billionaire) by Jennifer Probst- that has been on your pickee’s TBR list for more than 2 years or is one of the newest additions
New - Sweethand - featuring main characters that have to work together professionally or otherwise
🚵♀️Go to a Park or other Green Space!🚵♀️
TBR - Flock - whose cover shows some type of green space (for example, parks, forests, gardens)
New - Runaway Groomsman - that you would like to read at the park
🚲Use Alternate Transportation!🚲
New - The Spanish Promise - with a bicycle or person walking on the cover
TBR - Disorderly Conduct - with feet on the cover
👩🏼🌾Reconsider Your Eating Habits👩🏼🌾
TBR - When in Rome - whose cover has some type of food on it
New - Cocky Chef - set in the food industry (for example, farm to table)
🌳Plant a Tree!🌳
TBR - Shelter Mountain - featuring a character(s) that works to plant and grow things (for example, business, family)
New - The Resort - whose cover has trees
Happy reading!
Carmen the Bootyshaker Temptress, will have yours up today
Carmen the Bootyshaker Temptress, I hope you find something you enjoy🐝Support Our Pollinators!🐝
TBR:
The Bone Witch
New:
Metal Slinger
♻️Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle!♻️
TBR:
Freaky Days
New:
Kiss of the Basilisk
💦Conserve Water!💦
TBR:
A Not So Meet Cute
New:
Story of My Life
🏠Clean Up Your Neighborhood!🏠
TBR:
The Demon’s Pet
New:
You Killed Me First
🚵♀️Go to a Park or other Green Space!🚵♀️
TBR:
My Killer Vacation
New:
Guard in the Garden
🚲Use Alternate Transportation!🚲
TBR:
I Bite She Sucks
New:
Storm Warning
👩🏼🌾Reconsider Your Eating Habits👩🏼🌾
TBR:
Simmer Down
New:
The Nameless Restaurant: A Cozy Cooking Fantasy
🌳Plant a Tree!🌳
TBR:
The Wife Before
New:
The Fall Risk
Happy reading
〰️Beth〰️ wrote: "LaurLa wrote: "Beth, I haven't forgotten you! I'm hoping for tomorrow :-)"LaurLa I always love more suggestions but you are picking for NancyH for April ❣️ You gave me great picks for March 🤣📚🥰"
Good thing I checked back! I was looking at the Participant list rather than the Pairs list. Thanks for the heads up!
@NancyH... I definitely will have these for you later today!
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2025 April Pick-It-For-Me Challenge
What is the Pick-It-For-Me Challenge?
The Pick-It-For-Me Challenge (PIFM) is a reading challenge where each participant gives and receives book recommendations based on a given set of rules. The assignment method and book selection rules change each month so it’s always new and always different.
The idea of the PIFM challenge is that you will get new-to-you books and authors selected for you as well as a push to read some books that have been lingering on your shelves. You may not be interested in the new books recommended, which is why you also get a minimum of four books from your shelf.
You only have to read ONE book to complete this challenge!
After signups are closed, your names and any extra info will go into the super secret PIFM randomizer and it will select someone for you to recommend books to and someone to give you recommendations. This list will be posted along with any specific picking rules for the month.
In order to participate you need to either HAVE YOUR PROFILE SET TO PUBLIC (preferable), or friend the person giving you recommendations. PLEASE NOTE: If you choose to keep your profile private, it is your responsibility to send a friend request to the person picking for you as soon as possible after the matchups are posted. Whether your profile is private or not, it is also very important that your profile be set to receive Private Messages (PMs) in case anyone needs to reach out to you (mods, organizer etc.)
Everything gets done in this thread so be sure to come back often!!!
REPICKS
You can ask for repicks if:
✱ The books picked for you are not yet released
✱ If you have already read the chosen book(s) and they are on your ‘read’ shelf
✱ If you did not receive four picks from your ‘to-read’ shelf, with at least one from your preferred shelf
You may NOT ask for repicks because:
✱ A book is not available at your library
✱ A genre or author you don’t enjoy was chosen
INFORMATION NEEDED TO SIGN UP
✱✱What are your favorite outside spring activities?✱✱
✱✱ If you have a preferred shelf, please list it along with your pick! ✱✱
IMPORTANT DATES
Sign ups will remain open until March 24 (~5 pm US CDT)
You’ll have until March 30 (~12 pm US CDT) to make your recommendations.
Please do not start reading your book(s) until the first of the month. You then have the entire month to read your pick(s) and give some feedback.
If you’re new please read the PIFM Guidelines and FAQ . If you have any questions that are not addressed there, please feel free to ask!
✱✱Please note that late sign ups will be included at the host’s discretion and no one will be included after re-picks are assigned!✱✱