The Challenge Factory discussion

May 2017 Dusty Bookshelf Challenge:

Please post your shelves. NO COMMENTS in this thread please, during the posting phase. After I post the pairings, it will add a link to the shelf, and then you can add discussion comments.

How It Will Work:
1) Please only post no more than 10 books that you would like to read this month.
*I would say minimum 4 books.

2) An assigned person will pick TWO BOOKS from your post series.

3) The assigned person will also recommend ONE MORE book from a Genre of your choice.

4) You have one month: MAY 2017 to try to read one of the chosen books. You can read both if you would like, but if you don't read your book this month, it's okay because this challenge is for YOUR ENJOYMENT!!

5) Please try to select for your pair ASAP as we all get excited and waiting is torture to some. Please make a separate post in the thread when you pick for your pair, letting them know what you've picked! FAILURE TO PICK FOR YOUR PARTNER WILL BE NOTED!

6) After you have made your selections, please return to your original bookshelf and update that shelf with the books your chose and the ones chosen for you. FAILURE TO UPDATE YOUR ORIGINAL POST WILL BE NOTED!

7) DO NOT SIGN UP if:

A. You do not think you will remember to pick for your pair on time. It's a hassle for people to keep waiting for a pick.

B. If you do not plan to return and update your original post with both the books you picked and the books picked for you. Just please don't sign up.

8)THREE FAILURES IN A ROW OF ANY KIND WILL RESULT IN NOT BEING ALLOWED TO PARTICIPATE FOR THE NEXT MONTH!

TIMELINE:
APRIL 23-26, 2017: Participants will Post their shelves
*If you do not list a shelf, I will not pair you with anyone
***Cut off on APRIL 26: 9:30am EST(8:30am CST)

APRIL 26-29: Pairs will be posted & then Selection of books and posting it for your partner will begin.
*Again, as I said earlier, please try to select for your pair ASAP, and failure to pick for your pairing will be noted.
***Cut off on APRIL 29 @ 9:30am EST(8:30am CST)

**APRIL 29: Re-picks for those who didn’t get the pick

**MOD ASSIST: TCF Mods Ezi, Paris & Lanelle are also around for assistance.

See exactly HOW to post book covers here!

DO NOT SIGN UP if:

A. You do not think you will remember to pick for your pair on time. It's a hassle for people to keep waiting for a pick.

B. If you do not plan to return and update your original post with both the books you picked and the books picked for you. Just please don't sign up.

Participants *= Needs books posted to shelf
⚜Trea⚜
Ezinwanyi~ThatEzi
☘KathyD☘
Karen
Karen ♐
Jenny
Susan A
Gabriela
Joanne - is from Canada
Debbie G
Danielle Gypsy Soul
Nikk
Shari Lee
Theo
Margaret
Marty
Chelle
Penumbra
Karina
Runell
Denise
Esther
Jenn
Jodi
LaurLa
EnglishElle
Ashly
~Michelle~
Amanda

Prior Lists Not Updated (Jan-April 2017)
(view spoiler)[Karina (3x)
Sunshine✰✰✰ (2x)
~Michelle~ (2x)
Gen (2x)
Elizabeth (2x)
☘KathyD☘ (2x)
Deanne (2x)
Danielle Gypsy Soul
Karen ♐ ---Didn’t pick for Partner either (2x)
LaurLa
Megan (2x)
Debbie G. (2x)
Runell
Robyn-Lee
Esther
Skandia
Alex
Jackie
Juana Darkness
Karla
Danielle
Loiuse
Elizabeth
Nikk
Connie (hide spoiler)]

Pairings *=Needs to update Original Post ✔= Selections made
✔⚜Trea⚜ picks for Joanne - is from Canada
✔Ezinwanyi~ThatEzi picks for Runell
✔☘KathyD☘ picks for Jenn
✔Karen picks for Marty
✔Karen ♐ picks for Ashly
✔Jenny picks for ~Michelle~
✔Susan A picks for Karina
✔Gabriela picks for Margaret
✔Joanne - is from Canada picks for Shari Lee
✔Debbie G picks for Esther
✔Danielle Gypsy Soul picks for Jodi
✔Nikk picks for LaurLa
✔Shari Lee picks for ⚜Trea⚜
✔Theo picks for EnglishElle
✔Margaret picks for Amanda
✔Marty picks for Ezinwanyi~ThatEzi
✔Chelle picks for Karen
✔Penumbra picks for Jenny
✔Karina picks for Danielle Gypsy Soul
✔Runell picks for Susan A
✔Denise picks for Gabriela
✔Esther picks for Nikk
✔Jenn picks for ☘KathyD☘
✔Jodi picks for Penumbra
✔LaurLa picks for Karen ♐
✔English Elle picks for Debbie G
✔Ashly picks for Chelle
✔~Michelle~ picks for Theo
✔Amanda picks for Denise

Trea's May 2017 Dusty Bookshelf Challenge:
I choose and for Joanne - is from Canada, with a recommendation of Tessa Dare's Spindle Cove series, Tessa Dare's Castles Ever After series, and Eloisa James' Fairy Tales series.
Shari Lee chooses for me: and with recommendations of and .

Preferred Genre: Romance, but please avoid Historical, Paranormal, and Sci Fi Romances, in addition to Urban Fantasy! Inspirational Romances are welcome! If you need inspiration, please check out THIS SHELF!

Trea's Bookshelf:


1. New York, Actually by Sarah Morgan-5/22/17
2. Wrong Turn, Right Direction by Elle Casey-5/3/17
3. Until You by Denise Grover Swank-5/28/17
4. XXX: Return of Xander Cage - The Official Movie Novelization by Tim Waggoner
5. Midnight Ink by Jayne Rylon
6. Bright Lights by Jennifer Ortiz
7. Second Chances: Love in Juniper Ridge by Heather Tullis-5/11/17
8. Good Girls Don't Kiss and Tell by Codi Gary-5/21/17
9. Bridged by Kendra Elliot-5/17/17
10. The Scarecrow King by Jill Myles-5/18/17

Shari Lee's Recommendations:
1. Pas de Deux by Wynter S.K. (Not my cup of tea-passing)
2. Beauty of the Beast by Rachel L. Demeter (saving for Really Really Hard Challenge)

Ezinwanyi's May 2017 Bookshelf

I picked for Runnell &
Marty Picks for me: , &



**Preferred Sub Genre: **Romance (I've been on a Mafia Romance kick of late but I'm good as long as the book ends in an HEA like Colleen Hoover style) ~please try to pick something that's on audiobook

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KathyD’s May Dusty Bookshelf



preferred genres (preferably a book that is on audio)
paranormal
erotica
fantasy

For Jenn, I chose:
and
(bonus)

For me, Jenn chose:
and
(bonus)

Karen's May Dusty bookshelf



preferred genre: thriller/mystery/suspense or historical fiction (doesnt have to be both!)

I pick and for Marty. Preferred genre suggestion:
Chelle picks and for me. Preferred genre choice:

Karen's May Dusty Bookshelf

I choose and bonus: for Ashly
LaurLa chooses for me

Preferred genre: Erotica, Contemporary Romance, BDSM

Jenny's May Dusty bookshelf



preferred genre: paranormal or thriller/mystery/suspense

I pick for Michelle: , , and (bonus).
Penumbra picks for me: , and (bonus).

Susan A's Dusty Shelf - May

I pick for Karina: and Preferred Genre Sci-Fi:

Runell picks for me: AND

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Preferred genre: MM romance (no BDSM). If you are not familiar with this genre, you can pick from my TBR. (hide spoiler)]

Gabriela's May Dusty bookshelf

I pick for Margaret: and . Recommendation: and
Denise picked for me and , and recommended .




Preferred genre: Fantasy, especially Adult

Joanne's May Dusty Bookshelf

Trea picks for me: and
I pick for Shari Lee: Mister O and Fighting Solitude



Preferred genre: historical romance

Debbie G's Bookshelf


Preferred genre...cozy mysteries

I pick for Esther and YA genre

EnglishElle picks for me and and bonus

Danielle Gypsy Soul's May Dusty Bookshelf



Favorite Genre: M/M

I pick and recommend for Jodi

Karina picks: and recommends for me

Nikk's May Dusty Bookshelf

I choose , , & for Laurla
Esther chooses , , and for me

Preferred genre: paranormal cozy mystery

Theo's May 2017 Dusty Bookshelf

I choose for EnglishElle:
~Michelle~ chooses for me: (5/29/17, 4 stars); (5/17/17, 3 stars); (5/31/17, 3 stars)

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Preferred Genre: Science Fiction (Adult or YA) (hide spoiler)]

I pick for Amanda:
Gabriela picked for me:


Preferred Genre: Sci-Fi

Marty's May Dusty Bookshelf

I pick for Ezi: , &
Karen picks for me: , &



Preferred genres - Historical fiction, mystery, fantasy

Chelle's May Dusty Bookshelf

Ashly picks and for me.
Bonus Genre: Graphic Novel -

I pick for Karen Ink and Bone and Behind Her Eyes. For the bonus genre, I choose Abandon



Finished ***
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Bonus Genre - This month I pick Graphic Novels

Into the Water, Burntown,The Boy on the Bridge, The Motion of Puppets, In Such Good Company: Eleven Years of Laughter, Mayhem, and Fun in the Sandbox, American Housewife, The Burning World

Penumbra's May Dusty Bookshelf:



Preferred genres: M/M in subgenres of Contemporary, Romance, Mystery, Paranormal, Fantasy, Historical. NO Horror/Dystopian/Zombies etc.


Jodi picks for me: and Genre choice:


I pick for Jenny: and Genre Choice: and


Genre choice:

Karina's May Dusty Bookshelf:



Preferred genres: Science fiction, fantasy, horror

Susan A picks for me: +

For Danielle Gypsy Soul I pick: and +

Runell's May Dusty Bookshelf:

Picked for Susan A:
Ezinwanyi~ThatEzi picked for me:

Finished:




Preferred Genre: Fantasy

Denise's May Dusty Bookshelf



Genre of Choice: Space Opera

I pick for Gabriela: +
Amanda picks for me: +

Esther's Dusty Bookshelf for May

I pick and for Nikk. Bonus: .
Debbie G picks and for me. Bonus: .



Preferred Genre: Speculative fiction - science fiction and fantasy. YA and secondary world romance included.

Jenn's May Dusty Bookshelf:



Preferred Genre: I love all so tell me the one book you think I need to read

I pick for ☘KathyD☘: & . Bonus book:
☘KathyD☘ picks for me: & . Bonus Book:

May Dusty Bookshelf



Preferred genres: Contemporary romance and teen (romantic)

I picked , , and for Penumbra.

Danielle Gypsy Soul picks , , for me.

LaurLa's May Bookshelf


Picks for me: Nikk
~Bonus~The Second Chance Café

Preferred Genre: Contemporary or Paranormal Romance; Romantic Suspense




I pick for: Karen ♐
~Bonus~

Preferred genres: YA Fiction

I picked for Debbie.

Theo picks for me.

Ashly's April 2017 Dusty Bookshelf


Preferred Genre: M/M Romance, Mystery

Karen ♐ picked for me: & Rec:

I picked for Chelle: & Rec:

READ: 3 stars (5/27/17)

~Michelle~'s Dusty Bookshelf Challenge




Preferred Genre: Historical Fiction

For Theo, I picked , and .
Jenny picked , and for me.

Amanda's May 2017 Dusty Bookshelf


Preferred Genre: Fantasy/Sci-fi/Romance/combo of the three or pick something off my TBR list on Goodreads

Margaret picked for me: with the bonus books and
I picked for Denise: and

read:
My Defender

Joanne - is from Canada wrote: "Joanne's May Dusty Bookshelf

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Joanne, I pick and for you. I also recommend Tessa Dare's Spindle Cove series or Castles Ever After series for you. If you've already read both of them, I would check out Eloisa James' Fairy Tales series, starting with .

For Theo:


I pick these 2 for you:

- Amazing book!

- Read more than once, which is rare for me.



For your Preferred Genre: Science Fiction (Adult or YA), I pick:

- Everyone should read this one!

For Karina
and

Preferred Genre Sci-Fi:
I do not read much in this genre and cannot actually give a recommendation. Instead, I found the last book you added to your TBR, For We Are Many, at Amazon and looked at the "Customers Also Bought" books. I selected Columbus Day by Craig Alanson, science fiction with avg rating 4.27.

Hi Jenn...for you I choose and ...and as a bonus book... ...happy reading!

Nikk

I pick and for you.

I'm going to recommend . I think that qualifies as paranormal - it has vampires. It does go in an alternative history direction, though it is set in our world. Otherwise, is a more conventional option. I enjoyed both :)

Debbie G's picks for Esther

I don't know any of your books so I just picked 2...
and
I checked your to read list and chose this was a favorite of mine and I have been thinking about re-reading it myself. I hope you enjoy!

Gabriela,

my picks for you are and , both of which I've been meaning to read.
As a bonus I recommend because you enjoyed the first one and the whole trilogy is made of awesomeness.

Happy reading! :)

Thanks Debbie G. :)

~Michelle~ wrote: "For Theo:

For your Preferred Genre: Science Fiction (Adult or YA), I pick:

- Everyone should read this one!"

Thanks ~Michelle~ for the picks. I've read , so could you recommend another title?

Ezinwanyi~ThatEzi wrote: " Ezinwanyi's May 2017 Bookshelf

I picked for
??? Picks for me


Hi Ezi, I haven't read any of these, so I picked a couple that looked interesting:
and

For your preferred genre, I chose an audiobook on your TBR:
ETA: I'm not sure why the first title isn't posting as a book cover. I've tried a couple of things to fix it but no luck.

EnglishElle, I have two of your books on my TBR pile, so I'll choose those for you: and .

For your preferred genre, I'll pick two, so you can have a choice: or .

Michelle I pick for you

Requiem for a Dream - I haven't read the book but the movie was intriguing (if a little dark)

and

Little Black Lies - I love mysteries and this ones looks good

For your preferred genre, I pick

The Thorn Birds - I read this before the mini-series came out and really liked it. I hope you do too.

Hi, Susan! Here are my picks for you:



My genre pick for you is: because I can't believe that you haven't read this! Soooo good. Heartbreaking good.

Trea thanks for your picks! I'm looking forward to both of them, and the three series you recommended for me are all on my TBR (haven't started any of them) so that's perfect.

Ashly, my picks for you are:

and

For the bonus book, I choose . I loved this book.

Joanne - is from Canada wrote: "Trea thanks for your picks! I'm looking forward to both of them, and the three series you recommended for me are all on my TBR (haven't started any of them) so that's perfect."

Glad you like them all! I've read Throne of Jade a very long time ago and remember enjoying it, so I hope you do too! My daughter keeps recommending Cruel Beauty to me, so I am sure you'll have a fun month of reading!

Joanne picks for Shari Lee

I'm not familiar with any of the books you've listed so I looked at what got good reviews from my other goodreads friends and decided on:
and

For your bonus pick, I chose . I see this is on your TBR already. You've read most of the other contemporary etc romances I've read since I mostly go for historical but I really enjoyed this series, especially the first several books.