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Jennifer wrote: "Oh UGH it was hard to pick for you, Martha! But "Thanks, Jennifer! I'm looking forward to more time with Harry.
I'll make your picks soon.
My picks for you, Jennifer ... also very hard to narrow down to just 5. I want to read your whole shelf! 
Jackie, I am selecting for you:
Sounds interesting.
Having never heard of any of your books or the authors, I just closed my eyes and picked these two for you, Beth: Snow Crash
and Who Needs Reality?
Denise wrote: "Joy my picks for you:
[bookcover:Operation Mincemeat: How a Dead Man and a Bizarre Plan Fooled the Nazis and Assured an All..."Thanks, Denise!
Desley (Cat fosterer) wrote: "5 please, from here (trying to get rid of some of the older books!)/review/list..."
Desley, I have read the first one and gave it 4 stars. I like 3 of the other authors that I have chosen for you. Enjoy!
Joy D wrote: "Jackie, I am selecting for you:Sounds interesting."
Thanks, Joy!
Lance wrote: "Having never heard of any of your books or the authors, I just closed my eyes and picked these two for you, Beth: Snow Crash and [book:Who Needs Real..."Thank you Lance, some day I promise to put a few sports related books in my pifm!
〰️ٳ〰️ wrote: "Denise my picks for you are 
"Thanks Beth!
Jackie wrote: "Desley (Cat fosterer) wrote: "5 please, from here (trying to get rid of some of the older books!)/review/list......"
Ooh, thank you so much Jackie, I'm so looking forward to The Thursday Murder Club, took me ages to get a copy at a decent price! And looking forward to reading Sweet Heart
Lance, I know nothing about any of your books, so just picking random numbers!Hard Driving: The Wendell Scott Story
Ringmaster: Vince McMahon and the Unmaking of America
The Black Fives: The Epic Story of Basketball’s Forgotten Era
Thanks, Desley. Really looking forward to the Wendell Scott one.
Finished #1 - The Black Fives. Good information but hard to follow and so many names gets confusing
Finished my first pick
Cute romance but I found the secondary characters more appealing than the MCs. 3 stars
Finished my first one this week, The Thursday Murder Club, thank you Jackie for picking this, it was a 3.5 rounded down to 3* read for me, I thought it started wordy and the ending was confusing, but glad I read it, and I'd love to live in a retirement home set in lovely grounds with a swimming pool and hot tub!
Completed book 1 of 3 for February:
Operation Mincemeat: How a Dead Man and a Bizarre Plan Fooled the Nazis and Assured an Allied Victory by Ben Macintyre - 4* - My Review
I've DNF'd Change of Heart today, I was intrigued by the dilemma of would you take the heart of someone who murdered your husband and eldest daughter to save the life of your youngest daughter, but wasn't impressed with the supernatural twist (won't say more in case it's classed as a spoiler) and each chapter was written by different characters, now a lawyer and priest have got involved and I know more about the lawyer than the woman who has the moral dilemma, so at page 160, I can't face another 300 pages, so I did something I've never done, read the last chapter to find out which way she went and put it on the charity pile.
Finally finished #2 Ringmaster: Vince McMahon and the Unmaking of America. It was excellent but quite long. Hopefully I’ll be able to finish the third one this week.
Finished book 2 of 3 for February:It was an ARC and will be published in June 2023. I liked it but don't think it is Allende's best:
The Wind Knows My Name by Isabel Allende - 3* - My Review
Finished book 3 of 3 for February. This was the author's debut and quite good! The Strays by Emily Bitto - 4+* - My Review
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Couple days late, but finished the 3rd book, Hard Driving: The Wendell Scott Story - fantastic book - really shines a light on the culture of the South and NASCAR in the 60's and early 70s. Five stars.
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, gave it 4 stars. Enjoyed the book.
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For anyone unfamiliar, this is a monthly challenge where you post a link to a shelf you created. It can be named "PIFM" or "Pick It For Me" etc, if you want one dedicated only to this challenge, or you can use an existing shelf you already have, as long as it has 100 or fewer books on it. The link must be to the specific shelf, or you will not be partnered.. Indicate how many books you would like to have picked for you from that shelf for the month in question. There is no lower limit as to how many books you can have on your shelf, but, of course, they should be books you are interested in reading during the next month and have ready access to.
On or about the 25th of each month, I will post who picks for whom. In order to accommodate an uneven number of participants, pairs will not be reciprocal -- in other words, it won't be Joanne picking for Jennifer and Jennifer picking for Joanne. It may be Joanne picks for Jennifer, Jennifer picks for Herman, and Herman picks for Suzanne, and someone else entirely picks for Joanne.
IF anyone has not been "picked for" by the 30th, I will pick for them if the designated picker can't be contacted by PM.
When you are assigned someone to pick for, note the number of books in parentheses after that person's name in the pick list, go to the link for their shelf, and pick that number of books for them. Post the books in a new message here. That person has the entire following month to read his/her picks. Someone will be picking for you the same way. We all like to see what people think about their picks, so we hope you will keep us posted in this thread!
Example: "In for five, please!
PIFM"
The HTML template for linking your shelf can be found HERE and if you have trouble, PM me and I will help you.
Your designated shelf must be set so that others can see it. To set up a PIFM shelf for those who would like to, go to the "MY BOOKS" link in the GOODREADS toolbar, scroll down below your shelves on the left until you see the "add shelf" button, and click that. Name it PIFM or Pick It For Me. Add books to it, and post the link to it in this challenge as described above. Again, if you need help, please don't hesitate to PM me!
If you are in for February, post your shelf and the number of picks you'd like to have below. See you on picking day!
February pairs:
Jennifer picks 1 for Martha
Jackie picks 5 for Desley
Joy picks 1 for Jackie
Denise picks 3 for Joy
Beth picks 2 for Denise
Lance picks 2 for Beth
Desley picks 3 for Lance
Martha picks 5 for Jennifer