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2017 July Pick-It-For-Me-Challenge!
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.
✱ 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.
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!
2017 July PIFM Challenge - ParticipantsHiding the list behind a spoiler tag to prevent confusion...
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Reserved for: 2017 July PIFM Challenge - Picking Rules✨🏰 Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone - The book that started it all and the young boy whose name everyone knows are celebrating their 20th anniversary this summer! Cast your first spell and recommend a book that is…
🦉 first in a series, features a famous character OR has magical elements
✨🏰 Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets - Rumor has it that the Chamber of Secrets has been reopened and the creature that lives inside is trying to kill some of the students. Luckily for us Professor Lockhart, the new defense against the dark arts teacher, bestselling author and the five times winner of Witch Weekly's most charming smile, is quite accomplished and can teach us how to defend ourselves. Cornish pixies? I’m sure you know how to handle those on your own while recommending a book where...
🦉 the plot involves a character who needs saving, features a unique character OR a book you wish you’d written
✨🏰 Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban - A dangerous murderer has escaped Azkaban! Aurors and the Ministry of Magic are on the case so not to worry. Maybe they could investigate the howling that happens around full moon as well, although I’m sure it’s just one of Hagrid’s new creatures. Make more time in the day and recommend a book that…
🦉 features a ‘bad’ boy/girl, features a shapeshifter OR is a retelling
✨🏰 Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire - Students from Beauxbatons and Durmstrang are pouring into Hogwarts and Dumbledore has an important announcement for the start-of-term feast. Nitwit! Blubber! Dragons! Oddment! Tweak! Thank you and please recommend a book that is…
🦉 set in a European country, has an enemies to lovers theme or similar OR has a dragon/fiery character
✨🏰 Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix - Something is going on during those secret, behind closed doors meetings that the adults are having. It might be a little dangerous considering they’re invented by pranksters but try out a pair of Extendable Ears and listen in for a book recommendation that…
🦉 features law enforcement or a private detective, is humorous OR is a long book
✨🏰 Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince - Open up your potions books to page 45. It was kind of a previous student to leave their tips and tricks in the margins! Add an ingredient or two, test out a new spell and recommend a book that…
🦉 features nobility, a book that was previously recommended to you OR a good vs. evil theme
✨🏰 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - The end has come and it’s time to make a stand against you-know-who. Remember that your friends are with you whatever happens and recommend a book that…
🦉 has an epic ending to either the series or book, a dark cover OR features wonderful secondary characters
✨🏰 Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them - Something is wreaking havoc in New York City! Could it truly be a coincidence that Newt Scamander has arrived at the same time and accidentally set loose several strange and exotic creatures? Read the manuscript of his book and recommend a book that is…
🦉 set in New York, has a historical setting OR is a new release
Reserved for: 2017 July PIFM Challenge - PairingsPlease pick for the person below you in your group. The last person in each group picks for the first person, for example Tink Magoo is bad at reviews picks for LaurLa.
✓ = made their picks
A. Discover that it was actually leprechaun gold and has disappeared, just your luck
✓ LaurLa - 04-challenges-to-pick
✓ Elke - on-deck-4-chlges
✓ Jenny (Ynnej) - picking-shelf
✓ Sonja - on-deck-to-read
✓ Mary-Megan - june-july
✓ ~KarenH~ - cant-wait-to-read
✓ Tink Magoo is bad at reviews - to-read
B. Can’t decide what to get and end up putting it in your Gringotts vault for a rainy day
✓ Heather Cam - pifm
Enqi ✨ - kindle-tbr
✓ Ashley - to-read
✓ Fran - a-pifm-shelf
✓ Jane (PS) - pifm
✓ Sam (AMNreader) - pifm-challenge
✓ Diane ~Firefly~ - mng-picking
✓ Suzanne - to-read
✓ Brett - to-read
✓ MountainKat - to-read-asap
✓ ☘KathyD☘ - pick-shelf-owned
☼♎ Carmen the Bootyshaker Temptress ☼♎ - to-read
✓ Tammie - pifm
✓ Heather - 0-pifm
Shelby - current-challenge-to-reads
C. Buy some Bertie Bott's Every Flavor Beans to share with your friends… Hmmm was that pear or lawn clippings?
✓ Varsha - to-read or bought-but-not-read
✓ Nicole - pifm
✓ Kait - up-next
✓ Alexis - pifm-books
✓ Nancy H - to-read
✓ Carrie - soonish
✓ Kaizen - to-read
✓ Rebecca - to-read
✓ broken-barriers - to-read
Me please! My galleon is going straight to Gringotts - until I decide what to do with it! =) So B for me too!Please use my to-read-asap shelf, thanks!
C. Buy some Bertie Botts Every Flavor Beans to share with your friends
Ok, I am probably the only one who has been living under a rock, but....what is a Galleon, Gringotts, and Bertie Botts etc...?????
Elke wrote: "Ok, I am probably the only one who has been living under a rock, but....what is a Galleon, Gringotts, and Bertie Botts etc...?????":O They're from Harry Potter. A galleon is money, Gringotts is their banking system and bertie botts are a type of jelly beans where the flavors can be great (cotton candy!) or terrible (ear wax).
Totally IN! And I loooove the HP references! Just my luck tho, the galleon I find would be a leprechaun's.... A - and I'm the only one! LOL!
Please select from my On_Deck_to_Read shelf, thanks!
The participants list is updated through post 16! :)
Kait wrote: "Elke wrote: "Ok, I am probably the only one who has been living under a rock, but....what is a Galleon, Gringotts, and Bertie Botts etc...?????":O They're from Harry Potter. A galleon is money, G..."
Oops see...living under a rock! Sorry!
If its ok...i would still like to be in!
Just put me in any category! :)
Please pick from my On deck 4 chlges
Elke wrote: "Kait wrote: "Elke wrote: "Ok, I am probably the only one who has been living under a rock, but....what is a Galleon, Gringotts, and Bertie Botts etc...?????":O They're from Harry Potter. A galleo..."
:P No worries! I've put you in group A since Sonja was alone.
The Potterhead in me wants to cry tears of joy! :D :DI'm torn between options A and C, because A is most likely to happen to me, while C is what I'd actually do.
So, C it is, with my overflowing to-read shelf, please! :)
I'm in...Since I have the worst luck in the world, I think that would put me in group A (Discover that it was actually leprechaun gold and has disappeared, just your luck)Please use June-July
C. Buy some Bertie Botts Every Flavor Beans to share with your friends… Hmmm was that pear or lawn clippings?Can you please pick from my Soonish Shelf
Kait wrote: "Elke wrote: "Kait wrote: "Elke wrote: "Ok, I am probably the only one who has been living under a rock, but....what is a Galleon, Gringotts, and Bertie Botts etc...?????":O They're from Harry Pot..."
Sounds good! Thanks Kait!
The participants list is updated through post 28! :)
I'm in and B.
I love this! Depending on timing and situation I could very easily be in any of the three, so based on the way things have been going lately (and the fact that it's the smallest group), I think I'll go with A!Please use my cant-wait-to-read shelf...thanks!
The participants list is updated through post 38! :)
Heather Cam wrote: "Not a HP fan. Have no idea what choice C means :)Put me in for B please!
Use my PIFM shelf"
C is essentially that you'd buy candy to share with friends. Bertie Bott's Every Flavor Beans are jelly beans of literally every flavor, even gross things like boogers and rotting fish.
Just under 23 hours until sign ups close!
I'm in! I also don't know what you're talking about, so just put me in any category :-DPlease use my picking-shelf
The participants list is updated through post 45! :)
About 5 and a half hours left to sign up!! Although that may be pushed back an hour or two (sorry!). A friend is waffling about whether we should see Woman Woman this afternoon.
Signups will close at 8 pm EDT instead of the originally planned 6. Sorry for the extra wait!
I'm going to apologize to my picked buddy right now... I won't be able to pick their books until probably Sunday... my son's 5th birthday party is tomorrow and I'm in prep-mode... I'll still be stalking for my picks tho.... :D
Signups closed! The pairings and picking rules will be posted in a moment...
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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.
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:
✱✱ You find a galleon on the ground and no one claims it as theirs, you… ✱✱
A. Discover that it was actually leprechaun gold and has disappeared, just your luck
B. Can’t decide what to get and end up putting it in your Gringotts vault for a rainy day
C. Buy some Bertie Bott's Every Flavor Beans to share with your friends… Hmmm was that pear or lawn clippings?
✱✱ If you have a preferred shelf, please list it along with your pick! ✱✱
IMPORTANT DATES
Sign ups will remain open until June 23rd (8 pm US EDT).
For your convenience a Time Zone Converter.
You’ll have until June 27th (6 pm US EDT) 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!✱