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2018 November PIFM 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 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.

INFORMATION NEEDED TO SIGN UP
Please sign up in this thread with the answer to the following question:

✱✱ What’s your favorite sub-genre of romance? ✱✱

A - Historical
B - Contemporary
C - Paranormal
D - I like them all

✱✱ If you have a preferred shelf, please list it along with your pick! ✱✱

IMPORTANT DATES
Sign ups will remain open until October 24th (5pm Central Time).
For your convenience a .

You’ll have until October 29th (6pm Central Time) 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.

�� 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 ŷ������ 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 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
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A - Historical
Nancy H
Carrie - soonish
Rebecca - Audio
HeatherMarie - Nov-pifm
Sonja - pifm

B - Contemporary
Mary-Megan - October-November
True.Magic - pifm-to-read
Courtney
Fran (Private) - PIFM
Carina - nextoftheshelf

C - Paranormal
Sexyladi - to-read
Laurla - 04-challenges-picklist
Laura - pick-for-me
Diane ~Firefly~ - next-to-read
Suzanne - Books I have on audio

D - I like them all
Kelly - freebies
Leigh - pick-it-for-me-challenge
Elke - on-deck-4-chlges
Hazel - on-kindle
☼♎ Carmen the Bootyshaker Temptress ☼♎ - meet-greet-picks
Arena
MountainKat - to-read-asap
KathyD - pick-shelf-must
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Picking Rules
November is considered National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) where writers are challenged to write a complete novel or 50,000 words in 30 days. Some published books during NaNoWriMo include The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern, Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell, The Forest of Hands and Teeth by Carrie Ryan and Woolby Hugh Howey. With thoughts of writing a novel, let’s explore different genres this month...

Romance
Recommend a book that:
📚 Is tagged on the ŷ������ main page as contemporary romance.
📚 Features a workplace romance.
📚 Features a surprise pregnancy or a fake relationship (pretend engagement).
📚 Has a couple embracing on the cover.

Historical
Recommend a book that:
📚 Is tagged on the ŷ������ main page as historical (can be historical romance or historical fiction)
📚 Is a retelling of a classic story
📚 Features a character hiding something from their past or characters who knew each other in the past (second chance romance)
📚 Has a cover with a lot of pastel colors

Sci-Fic/Fantasy
Recommend a book that
📚 Is tagged on the ŷ������ main page as science-fiction or fantasy
📚 Features an interracial or inter-species relationship (human+fairy or human+shifter etc.)
📚 Has a cover that is predominantly one color
📚 Has a cover with stars or space on it

Horror
Recommend a book that:
📚 Is tagged on the ŷ������ main page as horror or paranormal
📚 Features animals or shifters
📚 Features ghosts (physical or people from a character’s past)
📚 Has a dark cover (lots of black and brown)

General Fiction
Recommend a book that:
📚 Is tagged on the ŷ������ main page as fiction
📚 Is relationship driven (can be a romantic relationship or between siblings or mother/daughter, etc)
📚 Has no people on the cover
📚 Has a brightly colored cover

Mystery
Recommend a book that:
📚 Is tagged on the ŷ������ main page as mystery or thriller or suspense (includes romantic suspense)
📚 Features a character in law enforcement or the military (current or retired)
📚 Features a enemies to lovers relationship
📚 Has a cover with a lot of red

Western
Recommend a book that:
📚 Is tagged on the ŷ������ main page as western
📚 Takes place in the western half of the United States (West of the Mississippi River)
📚 Features a cowboy or takes place on a ranch
📚 Has a landscape scene on the cover or a lot of yellow, tan, and/or orange

Non-fiction
Recommend a book that:
📚 Is tagged on the ŷ������ main page as non-fiction (please only use this option if you know your pickee is interested in non-fiction).
📚 Includes a real-life event or holiday.
📚 Takes place in a school or features students, teachers, or children.
📚 Has a 'real' item like a structure or vehicle on the cover.

**Please make sure you pick 4 new-to-them books and 4 from their to-read or preferred shelf for your pickee. If a preferred shelf is given, at least one book must come from that list! Please remember this is primarily a romance readers group. Thus, most, if not all, of your picks should be romance.**

Pairings
Please pick for the person BELOW you on each list with the last person picking for the first person. The last person on the list chooses for the first person. For example, Rebecca chooses for Sonja.

A - Historical
📚 Sonja - pifm
📚 Carrie - soonish
📚 Nancy H
📚 HeatherMarie - Nov-pifm
📚 Rebecca - Audio

B - Contemporary
📚 Carina - nextoftheshelf
📚 Mary-Megan - October-November
📚 Fran (Private) - PIFM
📚 Courtney
📚 True.Magic - pifm-to-read

C - Paranormal
📚 Suzanne - Books I have on audio
📚 Diane ~Firefly~ - next-to-read
📚 Sexyladi - to-read
📚 Laurla - 04-challenges-picklist
📚 Laura - pick-for-me

D - I like them all
📚 Kelly - freebies
📚 ☼♎ Carmen the Bootyshaker Temptress ☼♎ - meet-greet-picks
📚 Leigh - pick-it-for-me-challenge
Arena
📚 Hazel - on-kindle
📚 Elke - on-deck-4-chlges
📚 MountainKat - to-read-asap
📚 KathyD - pick-shelf-must

Contemporary
Paranormal
Multicultural
/review/list...

I like them all :)
/review/list...

Sexyladi wrote: "Contemporary
Paranormal
Multicultural
/review/list..."

Please pick one category so I know which group to put you in (otherwise I'll just put you in D)

Paranormal

Sexyladi wrote: "Paranormal"

THANKS!

D - I like them all

/review/list...

I like contemporary or historical, so put me where you need me to be!

Hmmm

A or C but for this I'll go with A

/review/list...

Oh boy.... I like them all but if you're making me choose I'll go with C for paranormal.
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A - Historical use my Audio shelf please.

I'm in! (private profile- happy to friend anyone who picks for me)

B- Contemporary

PIFM shelf- /review/list...

B - I'm liking contemp right now.

Use tbr shelf for now

B - Contemporary

pifm-to-read

C.

/review/list...

c - paranormal

Next To Read

I am in!

"D" for me! :)

Please pick from my On deck 4 chlges

I’m in! I’m going to say D as I do like a historical or paranormal now and again. Here’s my shelf

/review/list...

H xx

B) use nextofftheshelf

A or C please.
/review/list...

I'm in.

D - shelf: /review/list...

Oh I’m in! And I’m mostly an A. I do love my HRs!! 💙💙💙

Me please! I'm a D, leaning heavily into B. So D, except in the highly unlikely chance you need more B. 😊

Please use my to-read-asap shelf - thanks!

I'm in and I'm a C, please use my Books I Have on Audio Shelf.

Thanks!

i'm in . . . d
pick-shelf-must

Oops, forgot to include my sadly-neglected shelf... PIFM

We're in the final 4 hours before sign-ups close...

Thanks for hosting Mary-Megan!!

I'll say now I"ll have to do my picks tomorrow. Apologies in advance to whomever gets me... I've apparently hit a reading wall this last couple months so don't bother with more than one or two picks per category... Save your energy... :'(

Sign-ups are closed....if you missed it, maybe we can get you in with re-picks...

Fran
You picked for me last month, now I get to pick for you :) Hopefully you find something good!

Romance
TBR: Dirty Distractions - Couple embracing
New: Hot Asset - Tagged Contemporary Romance


Historical
TBR: Star Dust - Tagged historical romance
New: RoomHate - second chance


Sci-Fic/Fantasy
TBR: His Risk to Take - mostly one color
New: A Duke by Default - interracial relationship


Horror
TBR: Future Investment - dark cover
New: Broken - dark cover


General Fiction
TBR: Queens of Geek - bright color/no people
New: Lost and Found Sisters - bright color/no people


Mystery
TBR: Dungeon Games - red/law enforcement
New: Show No Mercy - red/military/romantic suspense


Western
TBR: Overnight Love - Western/orange-yellow cover
New: Part Time Cowboy - Western/tan


Non-fiction
TBR: The Bunny is Coming - Holiday
New: All I Want for Halloween - holiday
New: Gabriel's Inferno - student/teacher


Happy Reading!

Hi Courtney!

Here are your picks for November. I hope you find a few you like here! You have a few of my favorite YA books on your tbr :)

Romance
TBR:The List
New: Love Online

Historical
TBR: Devil in Winter- my fave of the series but any of them work- the series is awesome!
New: In Bed with the Beast retelling

Sci-Fic/Fantasy
TBR: The Gentleman's Guide to Vice and Virtue
New:Prime Minister

Horror
TBR:On Dublin Street- dark cover
New: Stud Finder - dark cover

General Fiction
TBR: Feeling Sorry for Celia

Mystery
New: Staking His Claim- red
New: Fall Out- military

Western
TBR: Ain't He Precious?-yellow cover

Non-fiction
TBR: Shadowland- students
New: Playing Doctor- set at a wedding

Happy Reading!

Mary-Megan wrote: "Fran
You picked for me last month, now I get to pick for you :) Hopefully you find something good!"

Thank you Mary-Megan! These look great :)
I will let you know what I get to....hopefully several!

Sexyladi

I hope you enjoy your picks!

Romance: from your TBR there is The CEO & I by River Laurent. Or check out a drunk Vegas wedding that ruins all of the heroine's plans when she ends up wed to a rock star in Lick by Kylie Scott



Historical: I didn't see any unread historical on your shelves, so we went with pastel colors with Poseidon's Addiction by Brenda Trim. Or check out Tessa Dare with Romancing the Duke. Her heroines remind me of Amanda Quick's who I saw you had read.



Sci-Fic/Fantasy: I loved the characters in Kodiak's Claim by Eve Langlais. As a insurance investigator gets more than she planned on a trip to Alaska to check on some claims. Or look into a sci-fi book that will make you think with Dark Matter by Blake Crouch.



Horror: You have to read Dragon Bound by Thea Harrison. Ignore the cheesy cover and you will be impressed with the story of Pia who is blackmailed into stealing from the dragon shifter. Also check out a small town settled by different shape shifter families and what happens when they hire a sheriff from outside in Shifting Dreams by Elizabeth Hunter.



General Fiction: From your TBR we have Love in Catalina Cove by Brenda Jackson. Or check out chick-lit with a male lead when he is hired to police "questionable" emails and chat and falls for someone without meeting her in Attachments by Rainbow Rowell.



Mystery: You seem to enjoy Jayne Ann Krentz, so definitely check out In Too Deep. Or see what happens when a woman is called to the hospital for her husband with amnesia who disappeared years ago in Forgotten Sins by Rebecca Zanetti.



Western: Takes place in Arizona and from your TBR we have Midnight: BAD Alpha Dads by T.L. Reeve. Or get some laughs by reading this book that makes fun of all the romance tropes in The Zillionaire Vampire Cowboy's Secret Werewolf Babies by Nine Naughty Novelists.



Non-fiction: From your TBR with a building on it we have Hunted by Amelia Elias. Or check out an interesting Christmas story with one of Santa's hunky sons in Sweet Inspiration by Penny Watson.

My picks for Leigh. I hope you find some good books to read. ��

Romance
📚 Features a surprise pregnancy or a fake relationship (pretend engagement).
New: Straight Up Irish
📚 Has a couple embracing on the cover.
TBR: Rocky Mountain Rebel



Historical
📚 Is tagged on the ŷ������ main page as historical (can be historical romance or historical fiction)
TBR: Tamed by a Highlander
📚 Features a character hiding something from their past or characters who knew each other in the past (second chance romance)
New: One More Time



Sci-Fic/Fantasy
📚 Is tagged on the ŷ������ main page as science-fiction or fantasy
TBR: Opposition
📚 Has a cover that is predominantly one color
New: To Love a Stranger



Horror
📚 Features animals or shifters
TBR: Hot and Badgered
📚 Features ghosts (physical or people from a character’s past)
New: Ghost Shadow



General Fiction
📚 Has no people on the cover
Consequences
📚 Has a brightly colored cover
Chasing Red



Mystery
📚 Is tagged on the ŷ������ main page as mystery or thriller or suspense (includes romantic suspense)
New: Fatal Affair
📚 Features a character in law enforcement or the military (current or retired)
New: Sex, Lies, and Online Dating



Western
📚 Is tagged on the ŷ������ main page as western
TBR: Wildfire In His Arms
📚 Takes place in the western half of the United States (West of the Mississippi River)
📚 Features a cowboy or takes place on a ranch
📚 Has a landscape scene on the cover or a lot of yellow, tan, and/or orange
TBR: Broken



Non-fiction
📚 Takes place in a school or features students, teachers, or children.
New: Getting Schooled
📚 Has a 'real' item like a structure or vehicle on the cover.
TBR: The Dangerous Book for Demon Slayers



Happy reading!

Hi Carmen, here are my picks for you! Happy reading :)

Romance
📚 Has a couple embracing on the cover.
📚 Is tagged on the ŷ������ main page as contemporary romance.



Historical
📚 Is tagged on the ŷ������ main page as historical (can be historical romance or historical fiction)



Sci-Fi/Fantasy
📚 Is tagged on the ŷ������ main page as science-fiction or fantasy
📚 Has a cover with stars or space on it



Horror
📚 Is tagged on the ŷ������ main page as horror or paranormal
📚 Features animals or shifters
📚 Has a dark cover (lots of black and brown)



General Fiction
📚 Is tagged on the ŷ������ main page as fiction
📚 Has no people on the cover
📚 Has a brightly colored cover



Mystery
📚 Is tagged on the ŷ������ main page as mystery or thriller
📚 Has a cover with a lot of red



Western
📚 Features a cowboy or takes place on a ranch
📚 Has a landscape scene on the cover or a lot of yellow, tan, and/or orange



Non-fiction
📚 Takes place in a school or features students, teachers, or children.
📚 Has a 'real' item like a structure or vehicle on the cover.

Hi Elke

Here are my recommendations for you. I hope you enjoy.

Romance
Recommend a book that:
📚 Is tagged on the ŷ������ main page as contemporary romance.
TBR:
📚 Has a couple embracing on the cover.
New:

Historical
Recommend a book that:
📚 Is tagged on the ŷ������ main page as historical (can be historical romance or historical fiction)
TBR:
New:

Sci-Fic/Fantasy
Recommend a book that
📚 Is tagged on the ŷ������ main page as science-fiction or fantasy
TBR:
New:

Horror
Recommend a book that:
📚 Is tagged on the ŷ������ main page as horror or paranormal
New:
TBR:

General Fiction
Recommend a book that:
📚 Is relationship driven (can be a romantic relationship or between siblings or mother/daughter, etc)
TBR:
New:

Mystery
Recommend a book that:
📚 Features a character in law enforcement or the military (current or retired)
TBR:
📚 Features a enemies to lovers relationship
New:

Western
Recommend a book that:
📚 Is tagged on the ŷ������ main page as western
TBR:
📚 Features a cowboy or takes place on a ranch
New:

Non-fiction
Recommend a book that:
📚 Includes a real-life event or holiday.
TBR: features Christmas
📚 Has a 'real' item like a structure or vehicle on the cover.
New: has a lightbulb on cover

Let me know if you need any changes.
Happy reading

H xx

Hi Rebecca
Hope you find something good to read. Let me know if you need some re-picks.

Romance
TBR: To All the Boys I've Loved Before (contemporary)
New: Bitter Spirits (workplace)


Historical
TBR: Captive Queen: A Novel of Eleanor of Aquitaine (historical fiction)
New: The 48 (historical)


Sci-Fi/Fantasy
TBR: Uprooted (fantasy)
New: Saga, Vol. 1 (inter-species)


Horror
TBR: The Big Over Easy (animals)
New: The House on Tradd Street (ghosts)


General Fiction
TBR: The Lion of Justice (no people on cover)
New: The Locksmith's Daughter (fiction)


Mystery
TBR: Chocolate Chip Cookie Murder (mystery)
New: The Spymaster's Lady (enemies to lovers)


Western
TBR: Katharine the Virgin Widow (tan)
New: The Long Ride Home (cowboy)


Nonfiction
TBR: Red Land, Black Land: Daily Life in Ancient Egypt (nonfiction)
New: The Ides of April (holiday)


Have a great November!

Hi Nancy H, I had fun making my picks for you...I hope you find something you want to get lost in this November

Romance
TBR: Is tagged on the ŷ������ main page as contemporary romance.
(Also works for workplace)
New: Features a surprise pregnancy or a fake relationship (pretend engagement).
(fake relationship)

Historical
TBR:Is tagged on the ŷ������ main page as historical (can be historical romance or historical fiction)
(historical fiction)
New:Is a retelling of a classic story
(The Twelve Dancing Princesses retelling)

Sci-Fic/Fantasy
TBR: Has a cover that is predominantly one color
(also works for fantasy)
New: Features an interracial or inter-species relationship (human+fairy or human+shifter etc.)
( inter-species, Human/Alien, also works for Scif and stars and the cover)

Horror
TBR: Features animals or shifters
(also tagged Paranormal)
New: Features ghosts
(One of my childhood favorites)

General Fiction
TBR: Is tagged on the ŷ������ main page as fiction
(also works for no people on the cover and relationship driven)
New: Has a brightly colored cover


Mystery
TBR: Is tagged on the ŷ������ main page as mystery or thriller or suspense (includes romantic suspense)
(also works for Has a cover with a lot of red)
New: Features a enemies to lovers relationship


Western
TBR: Has a landscape scene on the cover or a lot of yellow, tan, and/or orange

New: Features a cowboy or takes place on a ranch
(also works for the Western tag)

Non-fiction
TBR: Includes a real-life event or holiday.
(French Revolution)
New:Takes place in a school or features students, teachers, or children.
(College romance)


Happy Reading

HeatherMarie wrote: "Hi Rebecca
Hope you find something good to read. Let me know if you need some re-picks.

Romance
TBR: To All the Boys I've Loved Before (contemporary)
New: [book:Bitter Spirits|179..."

HeatherMarie
Thanks for the great picks I honestly dont know which book to read first.

Hi Sonja,
I hope you like your picks! if you want to change anything just let me know.

Romance
TBR ~ My Fair Lover ..Has a couple embracing on the cover
NEW ~ The Plan ..Features a workplace romance


Historical
TBR ~ The Library of Fates ..Has a cover with a lot of pastel colors
NEW ~ Cinder ..Is a retelling of a classic story


Sci-Fic/Fantasy
TBR ~ Sleeping Beauty ..Has a cover that is predominantly red
NEW ~ The Hidden Summer ..Has a cover with stars on


Horror
TBR ~ The King's Man ..Has a dark cover
NEW ~ If Walls Could Talk ..Features ghosts


General Fiction
TBR ~ Equal Rites ..Has a brightly colored cover
NEW ~ The Sisters of the Winter Wood ..Fiction


Mystery
TBR ~ Tangled ..Has a cover with a lot of red
NEW ~ Something About You ..Features a character in law enforcement


Western
TBR ~ Beard Science ..Has a lot of tan on the cover
NEW ~ A Taste Of Heaven ..Takes place on a ranch


Non-fiction
TBR ~ Hearts of Darkness ..Has a structure on the cover
TBR ~ On the Island ..Includes a real-life event, a holiday and a teacher

Suzanne

Romance
Recommend a book that:
TBR NEW
Has a couple embracing on the cover.

Historical
Recommend a book that:
TBR NEW
Features a character hiding something from their past


Sci-Fic/Fantasy
Recommend a book that
TBR NEW
Is tagged on the ŷ������ main page as science-fiction or fantasy & Features an interracial or inter-species relationship (human+fairy or human+shifter etc.)

Horror
Recommend a book that:
TBR NEW
Shifters & Dark cover

General Fiction
Recommend a book that:
TBR NEW
No people on cover & mother/daughter relationship


Mystery
Recommend a book that:
TBR NEW
Has a cover with a lot of red

Western
Recommend a book that:
TBR NEW
Tan / Yellow covers

Non-fiction
Recommend a book that:
TBR NEW
Takes place in a school or features students, teachers, or children.

Hope you enjoy your picks, the books i recommended i have read and loved!

Hey Carrie!
Had fun browsing your Soonish shelf and tried to pepper your picks with some recent adds as well as older ones. Seems like we both have an interest in WW2 historical fiction as well! I only gave you exactly 4 new books as you've definitely got a lot on your TBR list already and I didn't want to add too many! Hope you find something you like!

Romance
📚 NEW: Roomies (contemporary, fake relationship) I enjoyed this one thoroughly!
📚 NEW: Shacking Up (contemporary, fake relationship) Another one I couldn’t put down! Don't let the cover fool you, this was hilarious and fun!


Historical
📚 TBR: The Room on Rue Amélie (historical, character hiding/knew in past and pastel colors) and I’m reading this one (ideally) this month too!
📚 TBR: Ransom (Historical, pastel colors)


Sci-Fic/Fantasy
📚 TBR: Children of Blood and Bone (fantasy, one color cover, relationship)
📚 TBR: Mockingjay (sci-fi tag, one color) Definitely got to finish this series!
📚 TBR: Cress (sci-fi tag, mostly one color) Had to get this one on here somewhere! ��


Horror
📚 TBR: Charmed & Dangerous (paranormal)
📚 TBR: This Side of the Grave (paranormal, dark cover, ghosts)


General Fiction
📚 TBR: American Panda (fiction, multiple relationships, bright cover) Sounds fun!
📚 TBR: Barefoot Season (satisfies all!)


Mystery
📚 TBR: The Kommandant's Girl (military, enemies/lovers, red) and now on my TBR!
📚 TBR: A Study in Scarlet Women (mystery, law enforcement) and on my TBR too!


Western
📚 TBR: I Was Here (Western half of US, landscape scene/colors on cover) Looks very good!
📚 NEW: Pemberley Ranch (Satisfies all) A surprisingly interesting retelling of the classic novel with an American West twist - kind of a P&P meets Gone with the Wind!


Non-fiction
📚 TBR: A Train in Winter: An Extraordinary Story of Women, Friendship and Survival in World War Two (non-fiction historical, real life event/holiday and vehicle on cover �� the title ‘train��.)
📚 NEW: The Nightingale (fictional historical but includes real-life story/events, features school/children and structure) And OMG this was a great book!

Rebecca wrote: "Hi Sonja,
I hope you like your picks! if you want to change anything just let me know.

Romance
TBR ~ My Fair Lover ..Has a couple embracing on the cover
NEW ~ [book:The Plan|205545..."

Awesome picks as always, Rebecca, thank you!! Cannot wait to get started and not sure where I should start!

Sonja wrote: "Hey Carrie!
Had fun browsing your Soonish shelf and tried to pepper your picks with some recent adds as well as older ones. Seems like we both have an interest in WW2 historical fiction as well! I..."

Yay, I really like my picks. Thank you! :)

Hey Kathy D, I haven't forgotten about you! I just got back to my computer this evening, I will try to have your picks up tomorrow. Now comes the hard task of finding new picks for you...