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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. Just like in Secret Santa, the givee-giver pairings are randomly assigned. So whomever you get, you recommend a book for them. Preferably it should be something new and unfamiliar to your givee, NOT a book from their to-read list - the point is to introduce new books and new authors. In return, you'll have a book recommended to you (sometimes you might get a few options to choose from). 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.

For this challenge, you need either HAVE YOUR PROFILE SET TO PUBLIC (preferable) or make the person who'd be doing the recommending to you your friend. On top of that, I strongly advise keeping your bookshelves updated, otherwise you might end up with a recommendation for something that you have already read.

Signing up period will remain open until the 28th. You'll have time until ~the 3rd to make your recommendations. Everything will be done in this thread so check it often. Also, please be sure you really want to participate. Once I pair up people, it makes it difficult to re-pair when someone decides not to participate.

Signed up:


Angelique
Ahrcadia ~(Fhantasie)~
Gaijinmama
Pollyanna
Annvelwis
Karolina
Nairabell
Carrie
Barbara
Yz the Whyz
Sherry
Harper
Deanna
Dalene
Gigi
Teri
Carolyn F.
Leah *~*Pherocious*~*
Debbie - onyx95
Cathy
Sara
Kim
Beth
Katherine
Photojim
Regina
Jennefer
Rachel
Asee
BJ Rose
Sherrill
Heather C
Ari
Bridgit
Leslie Jane
Amber
Lydia
Valerie
Kim Winter
Penney
Diane
Melissa (So Cal Gal)
Julie
Mayakda
tosca
Amanda
BookThumb
Annie (a mad hamster)
Kasia
Moss
NewMoonGirl
Kristine
Katie
Emily
Vijay
Britta
Becky
Rossy

SIGN-UP IS NOW OFFICIALLY CLOSED


1. Angelique Picks for Carolyn F.(PB)*
2. Ahrcadia ~(Fhantasie)~ Picks for Annvelwis*
3 Gaijinmama Picks for Emily*
4 Pollyanna Picks for Sara*
5 Annvelwis Picks for Barbara*
6 Karolina Picks for Vijay*
7 Nairabell Picks for Teri*
8 Carrie Picks for Penney(@)*
9 Barbara Picks for KimKirt(PB)*
10 Yz the Whyz Picks for Lydia*
11 Sherry Picks for Kasia*
12 Harper Picks for Ahrcadia ~(Fhantasie)~(@)*
13 Deanna Picks for Dalene*
14 Dalene Picks for Mayakda(B)*
15 Gigi Picks for Jennefer*
16 Teri Picks for Ari*
17 Carolyn F. Picks for Sherry*
18 Leah *~*Pherocious*~* Picks for Debbie - onyx95(@)*
19 Debbie - onyx95 Picks for Carrie*
20 Cathy Picks for Sherrill*
21 Sara Picks for Moss*
22 KimKirt Picks for Harper*
23 Beth Picks for Asee*
24 Katherine Picks for BookThumb(K)*
25 Photojim Picks for Nairabell(@)*
26 Regina Picks for Amanda(@)*
27 Jennefer Picks for Katherine*
28 Rachel Picks for Deanna(@)*
29 Asee Picks for Photojim
30 BJ Rose Picks for Melissa (So Cal Gal)*
31 Sherrill Picks for NewMoonGirl(@)*
32 Heather C Picks for Gaijinmama(@)*
33 Ari Picks for Cathy*
34 Bridgit Picks for Valerie*
35 Leslie Jane Picks for Julie*
36 Amber Picks for Britta*
37 Lydia Picks for Bridgit*
38 Valerie Picks for Beth*
39 Kim Winter Picks for Annie (a mad hamster)*
40 Penney Picks for BJ Rose(@)*
41 Diane Picks for Angelique*
42 Melissa (So Cal Gal) Picks for Gigi(@)
43 Julie Picks for Leslie Jane(@)*
44 Mayakda Picks for Becky*
45 tosca Picks for Leah *~*Pherocious*~**
46 Amanda Picks for Kristine*
47 BookThumb Picks for tosca(@)*
48 Annie (a mad hamster) Picks for Katie*
49 Kasia Picks for Amber*
50 Moss Picks for Pollyanna*
51 NewMoonGirl Picks for Karolina*
52 Kristine Picks for Regina*
53 Katie Picks for Yz the Whyz(@)*
54 Emily Picks for Kim Winter*
55 Vijay Picks for Heather C
56 Britta Picks for Rachel(@)*
57 Becky Picks for Diane(PB)(@)*

Note:
(@) = accepts any suggestions or nudges for a book already in TBR shelf.
(PB) = prefers paperback book format
(K) = prefers kindle or ebook format
(B) = budget friendly, please check:

I'm in. Just can't seem to resist these things!

You have created a Monster, mwahahaha....
resistance is futile.
I'm in and looking forward to it.

I'm in

I'm right there with you guys.LOL
Done!

I'm in

:) I'm in.

I got you ladies too.

I'm in. Will have to finish adding books to my shelves! :)

I'm in. I had fun with this months.

I'll give it a try again.

I'm in.

Also to my future book "picker", I know the recommendation is supposed to be for authors/books that are not in my TBR shelf, still I'm willing to accept any suggestions or nudges to push a currently-shelf book to the top of the list. :)

I've never done anything like this before, so I would like to give it a try.

Count me in!

i'm in!

like Yz - a nudge to push something towards my top of my list would be great (I think its up-to-date)...for my future picker or if picking something different, preferably available in Kindle format (i've about run out of room for books in my house...)

I'm in!

Im in. eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!

Im in to

I'm in also.

Count me in too! :)

oh yeah, I am in - please!

Count me in!

I'm in.

Okay, I'm new and going to try this. This is my first time, so hopefully I'll do this right. So do we recommend ANY book or does it need to be Romance?

Sounds good, I'm in!

Well I go through the persons list that I'm paired up with to get an idea of what they'd like and then I'd recommend something based on that (usually i go by the genre they have the most books from if they have it listed by genre) and I choose something that isn't on their to be read list.

Thats just how I do it. I don't think it necessarily has to be a romance, but I could be wrong.

I'm in!

This is my favorite challenge. Of course I'm in. And Gigi is absolutely correct in that it doesn't have to be a romance book. This month my book was a horror of sorts by Joe Hill.

I`m in!

I'm in!

Count me in! I'm not opposed to my picker pulling from my shelf either (as several members now have suggested). Or something completely new is cool too. I'm game either way. :)

Im in too

Yz the Whyz,Deanna & Rachel-I made a little reminder for when the "picker" is selected to let them know about those that wouldn't mind clearing up their TBR shelf. I'm right there with you on this one too. ^.^

Done-for those the signed up above!

Kim-Gigi & Jim are correct, it does not have to be one genre or just romance. We are a pretty diverse group, and it's nice to experience something new including a genre we've never tried before.

I'm in if it's not too late - you guys are so speedy!

BJ Rose wrote: "I'm in if it's not too late - you guys are so speedy!"

Not late at all, we're open until the 28th for sign up.

Yes, please sign me up for March. :)

Let's hope I can get the March book much easier than the February book (that I have now ordered twice, from two different vendors!) :)

Sherrill wrote: "Yes, please sign me up for March. :)

Let's hope I can get the March book much easier than the February book (that I have now ordered twice, from two different vendors!) :)"

Done! By any chance do you have an ereader, Sherrill? Perhaps your "Picker" can select books available as ebooks.

please sign me up

Heather C wrote: "please sign me up"

Done!

I is in as per usual!

I would love to give this a try!

Gonna pass this month. Will sign up again once we're settled in Japan and back online.

I'm in. Love getting new suggestions

Ari wrote: "I is in as per usual!"

Hey girlie, is good to have you back again!

Bridgit wrote: "I would love to give this a try!"

Welcome, beware we're addictive!ROFL

Steph wrote: "Gonna pass this month. Will sign up again once we're settled in Japan and back online."

Good luck with the move, Steph! Just pop in whenever you get a chance and look at what is being recommended, maybe something will catch your interest.
I'll send a reminder for April, hopefully you'll be able to participate by then.

I'm in.

Count me in.