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2018 January Pick It For Me Challenge
Please sign up in this thread with the answer to the following question:
✱✱Which winter drink do you like best?✱✱
A. Hot Tea
B. Vanilla Latte
C. Hot Cocoa
✱✱ If you have a preferred shelf, please list it along with your pick! ✱✱
IMPORTANT DATES:
Sign ups will remain open until December 21st (8 pm US EST).
For your convenience a .
You’ll have until December 28th (11 am US EST) 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!�
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.
� 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.
� Remember, too many options is often worse than too few! It can be overwhelming to have too many books to choose from. Please limit your picks to no more than two for each picking rule.
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 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!
2018 January PIFM Challenge - Picking Rules2018 is here! January 1st is New Year's Day......time for a fresh start, new beginnings, infinite possibilities - Happy New Year!
1. It's a great time to try something new!- Recommend a romance book to your pickee by a new to them author
2. It's also a great time to start something new that could lead to more new somethings- Recommend the first book in a series that is new to your pickee
3. Why not try a brand new release in the new year?- Recommend a romance book that has been recently published (in the last 3-6 months)
4. I bet those recently added titles are what you are looking forward to most in the new year- Recommend a book that has been recently added to your pickee's tbr shelf (or preferred shelf)
5. January is the first month of the year- Recommend a romance book with a one word title
6. You may have stayed up late on New Year's Eve and just want a shorter story or book to start off the year- Recommend a short romantic story/book
7. The new year is filled with promise and hope-Recommend an uplifting, feel-good romance
8. There seem to be a lot of college football bowl games on t.v. on New Year's Day- Recommend a sports romance
Please make sure you have at least 4 books from your pickee's TBR and 4 that are new to them, but remember, too many options is often worse than too few! It can be overwhelming to have too many books to choose from.
**Please limit your picks to no more than two for each picking rule.
Happy Reading!
PIFM Pairings-Please pick for the person below you in your group. The last person in each group picks for the first person, for example Sarah picks for Scarlett.
A. Hot Tea
*Scarlett
*Nancy H
*Carrie soonish
*HeatherMarie picking shelf
*jenny challenges to read
*Sarah picking shelf
B. Vanilla Latte
*� Nora �
*Suzanne
*Rebecca
*Sonja pifm
*Rachel C. have and to read
*Fran pifm shelf
C. Hot Cocoa
*Diane ~Firefly~ mng picking
*Carina janpifm
*Elke on deck 4 chlges
*Mary-Megan january
*LaurLa challenges picklist
*Stacie pifm
*KarenH can't wait to read
*Lauren
*Pam
*True.magic
*Sassafrass read this next
*Jennifer
*MountainKat to read asap
*Grace
Palbachan
*KathyD pick shelf must
*Snowflakemood
*Brett
Himanshi
* signifies picks given
Re-picks-
*Fran picks for Carmen
*Carmen picks for KathyD
*Stacie picks for Diane-Firefly
I’m in. C. Hot CocoaUse janpifm
I've got everyone up to here :)
I'm going to try this out, I've never participated before :)
I pick A 'Hot Tea'
I pick A 'Hot Tea'
I cant be the only one who like a vanilla latte. :)
Rebecca wrote: "I cant be the only one who like a vanilla latte. :)"
I prefer my lattes to be peppermint or pumpkin spice lol
I prefer my lattes to be peppermint or pumpkin spice lol
Sarah wrote: "I'm going to try this out, I've never participated before :)I pick A 'Hot Tea'"
Welcome to the challenge, Sarah!
Oh goodness already!? I am in, though I might be MIA after picking....
I'm a B - Vanilla Latte!!! I need caffeine to survive the winter.... Yes, even though I live in SoCal!
PIFM
I haven't tried this before, but new year, new fun! I'm totally a hot cocoa girl!
Hot cocoa for me. I have a pifm shelf. Can’t link from here. Will do later
Oh, I live on tea, but who doesn't love hot cocoa on a cold night?Please use my to-read-asap shelf - thanks!
Hmmm, I'm not much of a hot drink person in general, but I don't like coffee in any form and prefer my tea iced, so I'll go with hot cocoa!Please use my cant-wait-to-read shelf...thanks!
Sarah wrote: "I created a shelf for this challenge: pifm challengeI hope its not too late to add this :)"
Not too late at all :)
Updated to here. Welcome everyone!
New year means try new things right? I'll go with Hot Tea :)
Hot Cocoa for me, please!Would appreciate books available for Kindle.
**Just a reminder for the new participants of this challenge-Please make sure to read the rules and helpful tips at the top of this thread, and please make sure most, if not all of your recommendations are Romance. Thank you and have fun!
Picking rules posted in message #5 and Pairings listed in message #6!Have fun and please remember only 1 recommendation for each category is required, with a maximum of 2 per category.
Happy Picking and Happy Reading!
Made it just in time. I hope? Vanilla latte. Meet & Greet or Pick it for me shelves.
Oops missed it. :(
Hi Grace! It's a mad holiday rush craziness at my house! If I manage to find any down time, I will work on your picks, but I'm afraid it might not be until next week. I promise, I will get them done - I'm just not promising when... =)
Hi Carmen,I can put you in for re-picks!
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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 a 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.