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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.

After signups are closed, I'll put your names and any extra info I’ve required into the super secret PIFM randomizer and select someone for you to choose for. This will get posted along with the rules for the month.

While you're doing your picks, someone else is doing picks for you. Once you receive them, you pick a book off the list and get reading. To complete the challenge, you only have to read 1 (one) book but many of us end up reading more because we just can't resist a list of books to read.

In order to participate you need to either HAVE YOUR PROFILE SET TO PUBLIC (preferable), or make the person who will be giving you recommendations your friend. On top of that, I strongly recommend keeping your bookshelves updated; otherwise you might end up with a recommendation that you have already read.

Everything gets done in this thread so be sure to come back often!!!


***TIPS TO MAKE THE CHALLENGE ENJOYABLE FOR EVERYONE!***

1. Check the publishing date of the book before recommending it. To check the publishing date, from your pickee's to-read or similar shelf choose shelf settings, select "date pub" from the drop down selections and save/close the menu.

2. Check pickee's personalized shelves, especially their exclusive shelves - it could be very helpful in recommending something they want to read. A personalized shelf is one that a member has labeled themselves, for example, 'to read next', 'can't wait to read', 'favorites'.

3. Look at your pickee's 'read' shelf and see what genres they have recently read the most. That might help in choosing something they are interested in reading right now.

4. Please make sure the books you choose for your pickee are not on their 'read' shelf. Just because it isn't rated doesn't mean it wasn't read. Sometimes the reader may choose not to rate a book.

5. Although Buddy Reads are no longer going to be offered as a category, if there is a recommendation that you give your pickee that you would like to read with them, please feel free to suggest a Buddy Read with them. You can PM each other and discuss it.

6. If your pickee reads lots of books in a genre you are not familiar with (erotic romance, GLBT, YA, etc.), feel free to contact either Fran, Dee, Jane or the month's organizer and they can try to point you in the right direction for recommendations.

7. If possible, try to include a shorter book, a longer book, a new addition to their 'to-read' shelf, and and older book from their 'to-read' shelf. This gives them a variety of options to choose from. You can sort the shelves by many features - ratings, date read, date added, date published, #of pages and many other items from the shelf settings as described in tip #1. And they can be sorted by ascending or descending order as well.

Tip From MountainKat

8. Please remember this is a romance readers challenge, so unless you KNOW your pickee would prefer something else (something off their preferred shelf, for example) most, if not all, of your picks should be romance. There are many different sub genres and related types of books - Contemporary, Historical, Paranormal, Romantic Suspense, Erotica, Urban Fantasy even. Take a look at your pickee's read shelf and see if they read non-romance genres before making your suggestions.


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


Are you a prankster or Prankee?


IMPORTANT DATES

March 27th(8 am) US CDT): Sign up closes, matchups are made, picking rules are posted.
April 1st(8 am) US CDT): Deadline for recommendations; remixes are assigned
April 30th: Deadline for reading your pick and giving some feedback

You then have till the end of the month to read your pick and give some feedback.

If you’re new please read the . If you have any questions that are not addressed there, please feel free to ask!

***Please add a new comment rather than updating a previous post or your progress will likely be missed. It is also very helpful if you add more information like "I finished another pick" or "I finished my third book for this challenge" and mention if your pick was a buddy read. Thanks!***

2013 April PIFM Challenge - Participants


Prankee
Hina
Suzanne
Bre
Brandilyn
Elke
Leslie
Megan L
Zara
Breann
Kristi (Passion for the page)
Katie
Ezinwanyi~Mordsith
Arena
Diane ~Firefly~
Sallie (shuga)
Sandy
Nadine
Carla
Kami
Yz the Whyz
Irina
Brett
Elizabeth
Rebecca
Joyce
Erin
Debra
Fran
Gigi
Carrie
Brittany
Nairabell
Nancy
Amy J
Nikki
Flora
Missy
Vi


Pranksters
Dee
Skandia
Nichole
Regina
Jane (PS)
Lacy
Sassafrass
Nikita
Dawn (Kat N Hat)
Photojim
Ruth Ann
Ty
Inge
Jojo
Karen H
Penney
Kate
Ruby
Ab2y
Vilda
Ashley
MountainKat
Angela
Jennie
Roxy
Lethal Lovely
Pam

2013 April PIFM Challenge - Picking Rules


Spring is in full bloom in the Month of April and it’s a very busy month for some of us with many days to keep track of. There is so much going on that I couldn’t just pick one topic to concentrate on.


1. April Fools Day (April 1) � Recommend a book that is light-hearted and humorous and can be blissful start to the month. Or where a character fools/tricks another.

2. April Showers bring May Flowers � Recommend a book that has flowers on the cover or has a character with a flowery name or likes gardening. (Ex. April’s flower is Daisy).

3. U.S. Tax Day (April 15) � Recommend a book where money is an issue, where a character owes money or is expecting to receive money (i.e. inheritance). Or recommend a book where a character works as an accountant, or there is plot of embezzlement involved.

4.Major League Baseball Opening Day � Recommend a book with outdoors as a setting. Or involves outdoor sports/activity.

5. April’s birthstone: Diamond � Recommend a book where diamond is part of the title/author' name or has significance in the book.

6. Earth Day (April 22) are planned to inspire attentiveness and admiration for the Earth's surroundings � Recommend a book with environmental issues. Or read a book with characters that work with their hands (farmers, ranchers, etc).

7. Patriot’s Day in observance of the anniversary of the Battles of Lexington and Concord, the first battles of the American Revolutionary War � Recommend a book with character(s) involved in the military or private para military groups. Or recommend a book that is fast action-packed. Or since it is also the start of the Boston Marathon, recommend a book where the character is a runner.

8. Drop Everything and Read (April 12) D.E.A.R is a national month-long celebration of reading designed to remind folks of all ages to make reading a priority activity in their lives � is a free for all. Recommend one of your favorite books that have not been read yet by your pickee. Introduce a new subgenre of romance or another genre entirely.

2013 April PIFM Challenge - Pairings

Please pick for the person whose name is underneath yours. The last person on the list picks for the first person on the list.

Ex. Megan L picks for Yz the Whyz

Prankee

Yz the Whyz
Brittany
Breann to-read-next
Elke (Private) TBR and "on deck" shelf
Leslie
Flora
Vi
Brandilyn
Katie
Nairabell To Be Read Shelf
Fran a-pifm-shelf
Bre
Zara
Gigi
Arena
Nancy
Ezinwanyi~Mord'Sith
Rebecca
Erin
Diane ~Firefly~
Missy
Kristi (Passion for the Page) to-read own shelf
Hina
Sandy
Brett
Amy J.
Elizabeth
Sallie(Shuga)
Nadine To Read Shelf
Debra
Kami
Carrie
Joyce
Nikki TBR Shelf
Suzanne
Irina
Carla
Megan L



Pranksters

Ashley
Skandia
Inge
Jennie
Vilda
Penney
Ruth Ann
Dee
Ty
Photojim
MountainKat to-read-asap shelf
Pam
LethalLovely~I Think I Might've Inhaled You
Kate
Roxy
Ruby
Sassafrass read-this-next shelf
Regina
~KarenH~ cant-wait-to-read shelf
Ab2y
Nikita
Lacy
Angela
Jojo to-read-own shelf
Jane(PS) q2gb2013
Nichole
Dawn (Kat N Hat)

RePicks:

Dee picking for LethalLovely~I Think I Might've Inhaled You
Gigi picking for Karen
Jane (PS) picking for Tiff
Fran picking for Vi
Nicole picking for Kristi (Passion) for the Page to-read own shelf
Kristi (Passion) for the Page picking for MountainKat to-read-asap shelf

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both, but i'll go with Prankster - we've done some good ones in the past

I am a prankee most of the time, I think I am really gullible at times or at least I don't pay enough attention.

I'm in and I'm usually the Prankee!

I will go with Prankee

I can do really silly things sometimes so I think I'll go with prankster :P

I am in! I will go with Prankee.

Along with my TBR-can you please choose from my "on deck" shelf? Thanks!

I think I'm the one ususally getting pranked - so that makes me a prankee, I guess.

I am in and I am always the Prankee! It sucks!

I'm in. I'm a prankee

I'm usually the prankee :/ (my hubs is the prankster :)

Prankster! I love to mess with people :)

I'm in. Sadly, I'm usually the prankee.

Picks from my to-read own shelf would be greatly appreciated. I need to make room for more books!

Most of the times I`m a prankster.

I'm in...I suppose I'll go with prankee. I wouldn't say I get pranked very often, but I also don't pull pranks myself.

I'm in. I am usually the prankee

I'll go with prankster - I love to pull pranks on my father (who loves being the prankee!). Ppl try to pull pranks on me but they rarely work ;)

If a couple of books could at least come from this list - q2gb2013, that would be great!

I'm in. I'm a prankee

Oh good idea Jane! I'm going to add my list too :)

Breann wrote: "Oh good idea Jane! I'm going to add my list too :)"

LOL! We'll no doubt still struggle even with this bit of help ;)

Neither, but if I have to pick, I'll go with prankee, as I don't pull pranks.

Prankee

I'm in. I'll say Prankee.
I like all genres so any shelf is fine!

I'm in, prankster.

Prankee
please use my to-read shelf
Thank you!

Definitely a prankster!

Please use my read-this-next shelf. Thanks!

I'm in--usually neither, but I guess that I'm more likely to be a prankee.

I'm in. Also a gullible prankee

I'm in and I'm usually the prankster.

I'm in. I don't like pranks...so I usually end up as the prankee.

I'm sooooo the prankster!

Well, I am not a pranker but people are scared of playing pranks on me since I have a mean temper. But if i have to go with one then Prankee

Prankster all the way.

I am the Prankster!! I am in

I'm definitely the prankee

I'm in. Prankee!

Prankster!

Prankster!

I'm in as a Prankster

Trying not to buy too many books so some picks from my to-read-own would be great thanks

Hina, can you please link my to read next shelf? Thanks!

I'd like to join, and I'm probably the prankee :)

I'm really not either very much, but I can hold my own when I have to, so I'll go with Prankster.

I'd like picks from my cant-wait-to-read shelf, if possible - thanks! :)

I am usually the Prankee

I'm in. Prankee.

Prankster for sure :D