Romance Readers Reading Challenges discussion

What's a Pick-It-For-Me Challenge?
It's a group recommend a book thing - works just like a Secret Santa or Xmas Exchange, except that the gift is replaced by a book recommendation. Just like in Secret Santa, the givee-giver pairings are randomly assigned. So whomever you get, you recommend a book for them. Preferably it should be something new and unfamiliar to your givee, NOT a book from their to-read list - the point is to introduce new books and new authors. In return, you'll have a book recommended to you (sometimes you might get a few options to choose from). After you're done reading your Pick-It-For-Me book, a short post with some feedback - a mini-review of sorts would be appreciated.

For this challenge, you need either HAVE YOUR PROFILE SET TO PUBLIC (preferable) or make the person who'd be doing the recommending to you, your friend. On top of that, I strongly advise keeping your bookshelves updated, otherwise you might end up with a recommendation for something that you have already read.

Signing up period will remain open until the 29th. You'll have time until ~the 2nd to make your recommendations. Everything will be done in this thread so check it often. Also, please be sure you really want to participate. Once I pair up people, it makes it difficult to re-pair when someone decides not to participate.

Rules :

1. Everything will be done in THIS thread. Please make your recommendations HERE.

2. Make sure to check back BEFORE the 2nd of August and make recommendations for your partner. If i do not hear from you in this thread or through a private message by 11pm, i will assume you will not be participating. Therefore i will re-assign your partner to somebody else.

3. Give 8 book choices to your partner. 4 from their TBR and 4 brand new to them author/book. Of course we are only committed to FINISH 1 recommendation; but this will give your partner different options to choose from depending on their reading mood.

Please set your profiles to PUBLIC until the 2nd of August. Just in case i need to get in contact with any of you, or if i need to look at your profile for the pairing.

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SIGN UP IS OFFICIALLY CLOSED!
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1. Photojim
2. Pollyanna
3. Angie
4. Gigi
5. Polina
6. Delicious Dee
7. Yz the Whyz
8. Gus
KimKirt
D.G.
Danielle
Sandy
Fran
SheSwitches
Penney
LethalLovely
BJ Rose
Melissa
Diane
Carolyn F
Hina
Lili
Elke
Dani
Buggy
Tatiana
Julia
Barb
Katherine
Debbie
AshleyAlexis
Nandar
Rachel
Harper
Kerste
Kristina
Sue
Jessica
Tammy
Emily
Annvelwis
Britta
Mahyar
Drq
Chloe
Rachel
Shea
Miss
Ari
Regina
Macwolf01
Kathy
Anita
Ang
Nairabell
Giovanna
Amanda
Risa
BrandyS
Melanie
Sherri
Jenny
Dawn
...
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PAIRING LIST!
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7. Yz the Whyz (7) paired with 58. Risa (0)
41. Annvelwis (7) paired with 79. Dawn Gray (0)
30. Debbie (7) paired with 64. Alyssa (0)
75. Cathy (7) paired with 24. Dani (0)
1. Photojim (7) paired with 80. Courtney Mae (0)
49. Ari (7) paired with 57. Amanda (0)
17. BJ Rose (6) paired with 53. Anita (0)
4. Gigi (6) paired with 77. SarahSunShine (0)
2. Pollyanna (6) paired with 74. Kim (0)
46. Rachel (6) paired with 31. AshelyAlexis (0)
50. Regina (6) paired with 48. Miss Tzusti (0)
34. Harper (5) paired with 73. Mandy (0)
55. Nairabell (5) paired with 78. Pam (0)
9. KimKirt (5) paired with 36. Kristina (0)
29. Katherine (5) paired with 47. Shea (0)
15. Penney (5) paired with 62. Jenny D (0)
19. Diane (deebotte) (5) paired with 52. Kathy Anne (0)
40. Emily (4) paired with 71. Jeannie (0)
12. Sandy (4) paired with 68. Lindsey (0)
23. Elke (4) paired with 66. Brenda (0)
6. Delicious Dee (4) paired with 33. Rachel (ID) (0)
63. Rossy (4) paired with 67. Grain de Beaute (0)
20. Carolyn F (4) paired with 76. Melissa (NE) (0)
22. Lili (4) paired with 59. BrandyS (0)
16. LethalLovely (4) paired with 69. Maryella (0)
3. Angie (3) paired with 70. Kiki (0)
26. Tatiana (3) paired with 72. Tamela (0)
42. Britta (3) paired with 56. Giovanna (0)
13. Fran (3) paired with 18. Melissa (0)
8. Gus (3) paired with 35. Kerste (0)
10. D.G. (2) paired with 39. Tammy (1)
65. Rebecca (2) paired with 32. Nandar (1)
51. Macwolf01 (2) paired with 43. Mahyar (1)
54. Ang~The Saucy Aussie (2) paired with 38. Jessica (1)
60. Melanie M (2) paired with 45. Chloe (1)
37. Sue (1) paired with 44. Drq-Angel (1)
27. Julia (1) paired with 21. Hina (1)
5. Polina (1) paired with 11. Danielle (1)
61. Sherri (1) paired with 28. Barb (1)
14. SheSwitches (1) paired with 25. Buggy (1)

I'm in :)

Gotcha!

I'm in :)

Pick me! Pick me! oh. I'm already picked? Yeah!!!

I'm in

I'm in :)

me of course...

I'm in!

I'm in!

Count me in!

I'm in!

I'm in again!

Count me in. Thanks!

I'm in!

Any super secret special questions to answer this month? Just wondering is all.

I'm in too!

I'm in!

Me, also!

Count me in, too!

Me! Me! Me!

I'm in.

I am in!!

count me in please

I am in!!!!

Me please for the first time. Can't wait!

Thanks for the invite Yz the Whyz I'm be in again

I am in

This was quite fun last month! Sign me up!

i'm in:)

I'm in! Can't wait for the recommendations!

I'm in too please =)

I would like to sign up PLEASE = )

I'm in. How can i resist a challenge! XD

I'll try it, never done one of these.

I'm in! :)

Sign me up

i'm in

I'm in as well!

I am definitely in

Everyone I know is here already, so here I am! I'm in.

Oh, bother. Sign me up. I SHOULDN'T, but it's been a while and it IS always fun to see what's recommended to me. :^)

Sign me in, please :)

Jessica wrote: "I am definitely in"

Welcome, Jessica! Don't forget to make your profile public, until the 2nd. Otherwise, i have no way to send a reminder if you cannot check the thread before then.

Photojim wrote: "Any super secret special questions to answer this month? Just wondering is all."

Not sure yet. I just asked one of our regular participants, so i will let you know when i hear back from them soon.

Dani "The REAL Cullens_Girl since 2002" wrote: "Me please for the first time. Can't wait!"

Welcome Dani, and all new members! We will try to make it as fun as possible for you. Please do not forget to read the rules on the first post. It's very important that you check back here between the 30th & 2nd.

Julia wrote: "This was quite fun last month! Sign me up!"

Welcome back, Julia & other members!! *hugs*