Paranormal & Urban Fantasy, Monthly Group Reads 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. The givee-giver pairings are assigned by a super-secret method with some randomness thrown in (depending on my creativity on any given day). So you recommend some books for whomever you get and somebody else will recommend books to you. 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.

Please sign up by posting in this thread - Sign up period will remain open until March 31 at 8pm EST.

For this challenge, you need either HAVE YOUR PROFILE SET TO PUBLIC (preferable) or friend the person pickign for you. Keeping your bookshelves up to date will also help with them making recommendations.

You'll have until April 4th to make your recommendations. Everything will be done in this thread so check it often. Also, please be sure you really want/have the time to participate. Once I pair up people, it makes it difficult to re-pair when someone decides not to participate.

Sign-Up's
1. Lady Allison
2. Shelley
3. Delicious Dee
4. Barbara

I'm in. :)

I'm in again!

guess i should sign up ;)

anyone else interested?

*listens to the crickets*

Hmmm. Well, if nothing else we could all 3 pick for each other!

sounds good to me...i was hoping to get some more people, or some last minute adds...they do have until tomorrow night

I'll give it a shot.

ok, its close enough to 8, that i'm going to close sign-ups and post pairings in a few minutes, along with guideline picks

Delicious Dee picks for1. Lady Allison
Barbara picks for 2. Shelley
Shelley picks for 3. Delicious Dee
Lady Allison picks for 4. Barbara

Picking Guidelines
You will recommend two books to your pickee, for this month, the focus is going to be on series'...so in light of them, recommend a continuation of a series that they have read and liked in the past, and then a new to them series (it could be a new series by a liked author, it could be a totally new series - you decide)

Hey Barbara!

I hope you don't mind I did two picks for each catagory with a total of four books, just to give you a bit more selection - we have a lot of the same books!

Continuing Series:
Tempt Me at Twilight by Lisa Kleypas - looks like you started this series but haven't finished it yet...I highly recommend it!!! I adore the Hathaways & they will always have a special place in my heart :)
Lover Unleashed by J.R. Ward - looks like you already own it & everything! Hop back on the BDB train this month & celebrate with the rest of us ;)



New Series:
Three Days to Dead by Kelly Meding - I actually read this for a MGR in this group sometime in 2009 I believe & I was completely blown away by this debut effort. It's fast paced, well plotted, & can't recommend this series enough!

Some Girls Bite by Chloe Neill - looks like you have the first two on your TBR already! This is a very well written, engaging series about a girl that gets turned against her will but learns to make it in the heirarchy of vamp life in Chicago. I absolutely LOVE this series!!! Top 5 in my favorite adult vamp series by far. There are three out so far & two more coming out this year. :)

Hope you find something you enjoy this month! If not, let me know & I'll pick again.

Hi Dee,

Here are your recommendations:

Continuing series

Acheron This was the best book in the series in my opinion and I really enjoyed most of them. Don't worry if you haven't read all of the others. This is a complete story by itself.

New Series

Angels' Blood. This was the first book I read by this author it blew me away it was so good.

I hope these work for you. You have them both on your TBR so enjoy.

hi Shelley - Acheron was on my read shelf, I just hadn't rated it...but Angel's blood looks good...I have it in the pile to locate

Hi Lady Allison

Continuing Series:
It looks like you've read and enjoyed the Argeneau series in the past, so how about the next one in the series: The Rogue Hunter (Rogue Hunter, #1)

New Series:
Its only the first book out, but I read it earlier this year and really enjoyed it - Lust - where the unsealie aren't the bad guys

Dee, thanks for the recs :) I think I sort of gave up on the Argeneau series, but if you think it's worth continuing, I'll give it a shot!

i don't know...i haven't read them...lol! I can do another series pick for you if you want

LOL! If you wouldn't mind, sorry to make more work for you!

how about Archangel's Kiss

Deal! I've even still got it on my library bookshelf :D

Hi Shelley, I'm sorry this is so late. I have it checked to get emails when people comment in this thread but I don't remember getting one. Here goes...

I see you've started quite a few series but haven't gotten past book 2 or 3 on most of them. These are two of my favorites which you've also enjoyed:

Demonica series - Larissa Ione
This series just gets better and better with hotter demons and better conflicts.
Midnight Breeds series - Lara Adrian
Vampire warriors - is there anything sexier?

And a couple series you've shown interest in but haven't started yet which I absolutely loved.

Anita Blake series - Laurell K. Hamilton
Totally smutty but Anita is a kickass heroine with a boatload of hottie boyfriends.
Doomsday Brethren series - Shayla Black
This is similar to BDB but not as good because honestly could there really be anything as good as the BDB.

Lady Allison,
I try to parcel out my BDB addiction and I just finished Lover Mine in March so I can't read Lover Unleashed just yet. I don't own Tempt Me at Twilight or Some Girls Bite so I can't read those this month either.

However I do own Three Days to Dead and can substitute it for another book in a challenge this month so that's the one I'm going to read.

Thanks for the great suggestions.

I hope you enjoy it, Barbara. :)

hi Shelley - thanks for the recommendation of Angels' Blood - I actually finished it up a week ago and really enjoyed it...now I got to see what happens next!

I finished Three Days to Dead today and thought it was ok but nothing to write home about. A ton of paranormal creatures and a not so well put together story with rather flat characters.

Dee, I have to tell you that I did finally finish Archangel's Kiss a couple of days ago & LOVED it! I really enjoy the way Nalini Singh writes & while it was a bit repetitive (yes, I know he's beautiful) at times, the story was quite good & I wouldn't mind a sexy archangel of my own! ;)

lol! yay, i'm glad you liked it...i've only read the first one, but I was definately intrigued enough that i'll continue on the series...there is just something about her writing

There certainly is! If you get to that point, I've got them all on epub if you're interested :)