Romance Readers Reading Challenges discussion

2025 May PIFM Challenge

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:

✱✱ What is your favorite Children's book...either from your own childhood or one that you discovered by reading to the child(ren) in your life? ✱✱


✱✱ If you have a preferred shelf, please list it along with your pick! ✱✱

IMPORTANT DATES
Sign ups will remain open until April 24, 6 pm US EDT
For your convenience a Time Zone Converter: http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock....

You’ll have until April 29, 3 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!✱

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.

✱ You will be using 8 picking rules to select books for you pickee. 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. The remaining 4 titles should come from your pickee's tbr, with a minimum of one from their preferred shelves if provided. Be sure to pick at least one book for each picking rule, but please limit your picks to no more than two books per rule as sometimes having too many options is worse than too few.

✱ Please remember when you are giving new recommendations, you are not limited to titles that you have read. You can choose books that are new releases, on your tbr, or titles you looked up on Goodreads or Amazon that you think your pickee would enjoy.

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!

2025 May – Signups

(view spoiler)[Julie - challenges-pick-list‎
〰️Beth〰️ - 1-romance-tbr
Jamie - open-series
Ela (Mouse333) - pifm
Nancy H
☘KathyD☘ - tbr-audios
Carina - clr-rom
Courtney - May pifm
Sonja - pifm
Fran(Private) - a-pifm-shelf
MountainKat - to-read-asap
Carmen the Bootyshaker Temptress - meet-greet-picks (hide spoiler)]

2025 May – Pairings

Please pick for the person beneath you. The last person picks for the first person, so Sonja picks for Fran.

✔ = Picks made

✔Fran(Private) - a-pifm-shelf
✔Julie - challenges-pick-list‎
✔☘KathyD☘ - tbr-audios
✔Carina - clr-rom
✔Jamie - open-series
✔Ela (Mouse333) - pifm
✔〰️Beth〰️ - 1-romance-tbr
✔Nancy H
Carmen the Bootyshaker Temptress - meet-greet-picks
✔Courtney - May pifm
✔MountainKat - to-read-asap
Sonja - pifm



Remember to pick a minimum of four NEW books and four from your pickee's TBR or preferred shelf. Please limit your picks to no more than two new to your pickee and two from their preferred shelf (or TBR) for each rule, since sometimes too many choices can be as bad as too few!

2025 May – Picking Rules

Most avid readers, and even many non-readers, have fond memories of certain children's books. Whether that memory stems from their childhood or from reading those books to their own children, grandchildren or the children of family or friends, just the mention of a title or story can often bring back warm, wonderful feelings. I hope you find something in the list below that brings back happy memories for you!

Green Eggs and Ham: Recommend a book set anywhere in the food industry (farm to table), or with green on the cover.

Pippi Longstocking: Recommend a book set in Europe, or with red on the cover.

The Boxcar Children: Recommend a book tagged Adventure, Mystery or Suspense, or with siblings in storyline, or with some form of transportation on the cover.

The Story of Ferdinand: Recommend a story with a sweet/innocent or loner type character (your interpretation), or with flowers on the cover

A Wrinkle in Time: Recommend a book tagged Sci-Fi or Fantasy or with a Good vs. Evil storyline, or with a mostly brown or black cover

Winnie-the-Pooh: Recommend a story involving close friends, or with the sky visible on the cover

Where the Wild Things Are: Recommend a book tagged Paranormal or with animals in the story or on the cover, or with water on the cover

Little House in the Big Woods: Recommend a book tagged Historical, or with tree(s) on the cover

Please read through and follow the tips in Post #1 to help insure you choose books your pickee will be excited to read.

Have fun, everyone!

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A favourite book when I was a child was Tilly's House and my kids loved the Hairy Maclary (& his friends) series

https://www.goodreads.com/review/list...

I always liked Goodnight Moon by Margaret Wise Brown. I was highly upset when my mother gave it away to my cousins and one of them wrote all over it in crayon. Granted I was at university but still…. My aunt got me a new copy but it wasn’t the same…

Please use my romance PIFM shelf:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/list...

📚📚📚 KarenH: If you need last minute pickers put me on your list.

I fell in love with the Nancy Drew books growing up. Started my love for mystery and crime shows.

Here's my shelf: Open series

I remember We're Going on a Bear Hunt being fun to read.

My shelf: pifm

For me, I loved Nancy Drew. For my kids, nieces, nephews, and now grand-nieces and nephews, we all love the Sweet Pickles series and everybody has a favorite character.

Yertle the Turtle and Other Stories is one of my favorites and one I often give as a gift to young children
please use tbr-audios

Favorite books- The Cat in the Hat, Green Eggs and Ham, Nancy Drew and Babysitter Club series.


Use https://www.goodreads.com/review/list...

I'm in.

I don't remember any children's books I read. The first thing I remember reading that had an impact was the short story The Lottery by Shirley Jackson in middle school.

USE May pfm

I'm in! Oh goodness there were so many! I loved Little House on the Prairie, Sweet Valley Twins, Yertle the Turtle and all the Dr. Seuss books, The Wonderful Adventures of Nils, Flicka, Ricka and Dicka and Snip, Snap and Snur (Swedish books), all the Serendipity books and the Berenstein Bears. Pretty sure there are more I'm forgetting too. And I was a bit older when they came out, but I also loved the whole Harry Potter, Twilight and Hunger Games series!

I still have most of these that I share with my kids and that's been lots of fun rereading them through their eyes! I really enjoyed journeying through Harry Potter with the kids and take great pride in them both being Potterites! :)

Please use my PIFM shelf!

I'm in! (private profile)

I loved the Nancy Drew series and anything by Judy Blume when I was younger.

PIFM shelf- https://www.goodreads.com/review/list...

I'm in! My favorite books when I was a little were all the Little House books - I read them over and over! I was a big reader even then, I think it is genetic - my grandmother was a librarian! I read lots of Beverly Cleary and then Judy Blume. But I always went back to the Little House series!

Please use my to-read-asap shelf - thanks!

Charlotte’s Web and love reading to my children and grandchildren is Goodnight Moon
https://www.goodreads.com/review/list...

Courtney wrote: "I'm in.

I don't remember any children's books I read. The first thing I remember reading that had an impact was the short story The Lottery by Shirley Jackson in middle school.

USE May pfm"

this story still horrifies me and I haven't read since grade school...excellent writing, but terrifying story.

Hey all! Signups are now closed, and pairings and picking rules are posted in msgs 4 and 5, respectively.

Enjoy!

Hi Kathy. I'm currently away camping till 27th so I'll have your picks soon afterwards.

Hi Ela! Here are your picks for May! Hope you find some good ones in here.

Green Eggs and Ham: Recommend a book set anywhere in the food industry (farm to table), or with green on the cover.

TBR - Freefall
NEW - Drums of Autumn



Pippi Longstocking: Recommend a book set in Europe, or with red on the cover.

TBR - Crossing the Lines
NEW - Command Me



The Boxcar Children: Recommend a book tagged Adventure, Mystery or Suspense, or with siblings in storyline, or with some form of transportation on the cover.

TBR - The Legion of Flame
NEW - Immortal in Death



The Story of Ferdinand: Recommend a story with a sweet/innocent or loner type character (your interpretation), or with flowers on the cover

TBR - Bound & Barbed
NEW - Shadows of Fire



A Wrinkle in Time: Recommend a book tagged Sci-Fi or Fantasy or with a Good vs. Evil storyline, or with a mostly brown or black cover

TBR - The Golden Spider
NEW - Requiem of the Soul



Winnie-the-Pooh: Recommend a story involving close friends, or with the sky visible on the cover

TBR - Done and Dusted
NEW - Bared to You



Where the Wild Things Are: Recommend a book tagged Paranormal or with animals in the story or on the cover, or with water on the cover

TBR - Shadows Strike
NEW - Quicksilver



Little House in the Big Woods: Recommend a book tagged Historical, or with tree(s) on the cover

TBR - The Marquess Wins a Wife
NEW - From Blood and Ash

Hi Carina! Here are your May picks. All of the new books are also great in audio. I hope you enjoy…happy reading!

🍳Green Eggs and Ham🍳
Just One More Moment, Carly Phillips — set in a bar (tbr)
The Paradise Problem, Christina Lauren — green cover (new)

👧Pippi Longstocking👧
Austenland, Shannon Hale — set in England (tbr)
Funny Story, Emily Henry — red on the cover (new)

🚂The Boxcar Children🚂
Slow Burn, Pamela Clare — tagged suspense (tbr)
In the Likely Event, Rebecca Yarros — plane on the cover (new)

🐃The Story of Ferdinand🐃
Wildflower Season, Michelle Major — flowers on the cover (tbr)
Dirty Letters, Vi Keeland & Penelope Ward — loner-type character (new)

🧙‍♀️A Wrinkle in Time🧙‍♀️
Fourth Wing, Rebecca Yarros — good vs. evil (tbr)
The Measure, Nikki Erlick — tagged sci-fi (new)

🐝Winnie-the-Pooh🐝
Long, Tall Texans: Bentley/Rick, Diana Palmer — visible sky (tbr)
The Overdue Life of Amy Byler, Kelly Harms — includes close friends (new)

🦁Where the Wild Things Are🦁
Phantasma, Kaylie Smith — tagged paranormal (tbr)
The Friend Zone, Abby Jimenez — dog in the story (new)

🌳Little House in the Big Woods🌳
That Scandalous Evening, Christina Dodd — tagged historical (tbr)
Lessons from a One-Night Stand, Piper Rayne — trees on the cover (new)

Here you go, MountainKat!

Hope you find something life-changing … or at least a lot of fun.

Green Eggs and Ham:
GREEN: Wildest Dreams (TBR)
FOOD: Finding Tomorrow (NEW)

Pippi Longstocking
EUROPE: Changeless (TBR)
RED: The Heart Principle (NEW)

The Boxcar Children:
SUSPENSE: Live, Love, Spy (TBR)
SIBLINGS: The Book Club Hotel (NEW)

The Story of Ferdinand:
SWEET: The Accidental Dating Experiment (TBR)
FLOWERS: Things You Save in a Fire (NEW)

A Wrinkle in Time:
SCI-FI: Origin in Death (TBR)
BLACK: The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue (NEW)

Winnie-the-Pooh
SKY VISIBLE: The Stargazers of Copper County (TBR)
SKY VISIBLE: The True Love Experiment (NEW)

Where the Wild Things Are
PARANORMAL: Dragon Bound (TBR)
WATER: The Wedding People (NEW)

Little House in the Big Woods:
HISTORICAL: Hardly a Gentleman (TBR)
TREES: Where the Crawdads Sing (NEW)

Jamie,

Here are your picks. Happy reading!

🍳Green Eggs and Ham
TBR -Lost and Lassoed
New - Holding the Reins


👧Pippi Longstocking
TBR - Rivalry
New - Seven of Hearts


🛤️ The Boxcar Children
TBR - Conclave
New - The Lies We Steal


🐂 The story of Ferdinand
TBR - Rain of Shadows and Endings
New - Blooms of Darkness


🧙‍♂️A Wrinkle in Time
TBR - His Rule
New - Beautiful Beast


🍯 Winnie the Pooh
TBR - Tropical Hat Trick
New - My Silver Lining


🦁 Where the Wildthings Are
TBR - Say You'll Remember Me
New - Promise Me Sunshine


🏡 Little House in the Big Woods
TBR - Wild Goose Chase
New - The Rivals of Copper County

Courtney wrote: "Here you go, MountainKat!

Hope you find something life-changing … or at least a lot of fun.

Green Eggs and Ham:
GREEN: Wildest Dreams (TBR)
FOOD: Finding Tomorrow..."

Thank you Courtney! So many good looking options - I can't wait for May now!

Carina wrote: "Jamie,

Here are your picks. Happy reading! ..."

Thanks so much for these Carina! I'm excited to read start reading!

Nancy H wrote: "For me, I loved Nancy Drew."

💐Happy May Nancy H 💐

I loved Trixie Belden instead of Nancy Drew books. I thought Trixie books were new and fun in the late 70’s and not “old” like Nancy…. Joke was on me when I recently found out the Trixie Belden series started in the late 40’s… still younger than Nancy but neither were young ladies in the early 80’s 😂

Hope you enjoy a few of these. Tried to pick some cozy mysteries for you and stumbled upon “cozy romance”. Not sure if this is a new sub genre or just new to me? At least they haven’t combined it like romantacy…yet… cozmance maybe🙄

Have a great month and hopefully a good read or two. 📚💖📚

🍳Green Eggs and Ham🍳
TBR〰️Star-Crossed Egg Tarts Food on Cover
NEW〰️Catering to Nobody Food on Cover


👧Pippi Longstocking👧
TBR〰️A Very French Affair Set in France
NEW〰️The Highland Kiss Set in Scotland


🚂The Boxcar Children🚂
TBR〰️Murder on the Ocean Odyssey Mystery
NEW〰️The Whitechapel Widow Mystery


🐂The Story of Ferdinand🐂
TBR〰️My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She's Sorry An Innocent MC and a Loner MC
NEW〰️The Rest Of Me Flowers on Cover


🧙A Wrinkle in Time🧙
TBR〰️The Silent Rose Mostly Black Cover
NEW〰️A Colour to Dye For Fantasy


🍯🐝Winnie-the-Pooh🍯🐝
TBR〰️Story of My Life Sky on the Cover
NEW〰️Dead of Winter Sky on the Cover


🦁Where the Wild Things Are🦁
TBR〰️In Farm's Way Water (and ice) plus Animal Characters
NEW〰️Rewitched Paranormal


🌳🏡Little House in the Big Woods🏡🌳
TBR〰️A Poisoned Season Historical
NEW〰️The Missing Diamond Historical

Hi Sonja! Here are your picks. I hope I found some good options for you. 🤞🏼

Green Eggs and Ham:
TBR: Meet Me at the Starlight by Rachel Hauck
NEW: Irresistible by Susan Mallery - You liked the first one. 😊

Pippi Longstocking:
TBR: The Taming of Lord Scrooge by Renee Ann Miller
NEW: Murder in the East End by Jennifer Ashley - You should continue this series too!

The Boxcar Children:
TBR: All They Need to Know by Eileen Goudge
NEW: Shelter in Place by Nora Roberts - I really liked this one!

The Story of Ferdinand:
TBR: But He's My Grumpy Neighbor by Annah Conwell
NEW: A Virgin River Christmas by Robyn Carr - Not the right season, but a good book!

A Wrinkle in Time:
TBR: The Rise of Magicks by Nora Roberts - LOVE this trilogy and this is a great way to end it!
TBR: Vengeance in Death by J.D. Robb - Wanted to include this one too, even though it was on your shelves.

Winnie-the-Pooh:
TBR: The Sweet Blue Distance by Sara Donati
NEW: The Family You Make by Jill Shalvis - I love her writing and her humor!

Where the Wild Things Are:
TBR: Beautiful Ruins by Jess Walter
NEW: Etiquette & Espionage by Gail Carriger - I saw you liked one by the author, so I think you would enjoy this too! (I am reading these in this order - https://www.goodreads.com/series/3466...)

Little House in the Big Woods:
TBR: Don't Judge a Duke by His Cover by Emily Murdoch
NEW: In Bed with a Highlander by Maya Banks - I enjoyed this trilogy!


Happy Reading!!

Hi Carmen the Bootyshaker Tempstress, Here are your picks for May. You have a great TBR list that makes me want to add SO many to my own list!

Green Eggs and Ham: Food - Sugar Rush; Green on cover - Back in the Burbs


Pippi Longstocking: Two set in Europe - Our Italian Summer and Summer in Andalucía


The Boxcar Children: Mystery tag - Goodnight Nobody and The Wife Before


The Story of Ferdinand: Flowers on the cover - Jericho andBeautiful Graves


A Wrinkle in Time: Fantasy - The Last Dragon King; Mostly brown, black cover - The Secret of Bow Lane


Winnie-the-Pooh:Close friends - Jenny James Is Not a Disaster; Sky - Story of My Life


Where the Wild Things Are: Water on the cover - Love Next Door and Coming in Hot


Little House in the Big Woods: Historical - Bringing Down the Duke; Trees on cover - An Alaskan Christmas


Happy May Reading!

Hi Beth, there's a bit of everything in these picks. Hope you find something you'll enjoy!

Green Eggs and Ham - green on the cover
TBR: An Affair at Stonecliffe
New: The Secret


Pippi Longstocking: set in Europe.
TBR: Act Like It
New: The Binder of Lost Stories


The Boxcar Children: tagged Mystery.
TBR: Fragile
New: Whiskey Chaser


The Story of Ferdinand: flowers on the cover.
TBR: Fae Away
New: Half-Blood


A Wrinkle in Time: tagged Sci-Fi.
TBR: The Protector
New: Polaris Rising


Winnie-the-Pooh: the sky visible on the cover.
TBR: Finders Keepers
New: The Five-Star Weekend


Where the Wild Things Are: tagged Paranormal.
TBR: Through the Door
New: Glimmer of the Other


Little House in the Big Woods: tagged Historical.
TBR: The Queen's Fortune
New: Eyes of Silver, Eyes of Gold

Beth,
Thank you for such great picks! I just want to read them all. I have already started one before this, so it won't count towards May but it is good anyway and there are plenty more here to read! Thanks again, and have a great reading month yourself!

P.S. I also loved Trixie Belden.

〰️Beth〰️ wrote: "Nancy H wrote: "For me, I loved Nancy Drew."

💐Happy May Nancy H 💐

I loved Trixie Belden instead of Nancy Drew books. I thought Trixie books were new and fun in the late 70’s and not “old” like Na..."

Jamie wrote: "Hi Ela! Here are your picks for May! Hope you find some good ones in here.

Green Eggs and Ham: Recommend a book set anywhere in the food industry (farm to table), or with green on the cover.

TBR ..."

Thanks, Jamie! I'm excited to get to these!

Hi Julie!

Here are your picks for May....I hope you find a gem or two here!

Green Eggs and Ham:
bakery: The Billionaire Is Back (TBR)
bakery: The Sweetest Fix (NEW)

Pippi Longstocking
red: Beautifully Cruel (TBR)
England: The Sister Surprise (NEW)

The Boxcar Children:
SUSPENSE: Sinners are Winners (TBR)
SUSPENSE: Indigo Ridge (NEW)

The Story of Ferdinand:
flowers: Forget Me Not (TBR)

A Wrinkle in Time:
fantasy: The Scepter (TBR)
brown and black cover: The Simple Life (NEW)

Winnie-the-Pooh
SKY VISIBLE: A Deal with the Devil (TBR)

Where the Wild Things Are
pnr: The Alpha's Inferno (TBR)
dog: Hope Flames (NEW)

Little House in the Big Woods:
trees: Eat My Moon Dust (TBR)
trees: Pool Man ((NEW)

Happy Reading!

Ela (Mouse333) wrote: "Hi Beth, there's a bit of everything in these picks. Hope you find something ..."

Thank you Ela, these are great picks! All but the first two are new authors for me. I am excited to start the month📚🥰📚.

Have a great May

Hi, I'm a bit late, but is it possible to still join?

Fran wrote: "Hi Julie!

Here are your picks for May....I hope you find a gem or two here!

Green Eggs and Ham:
bakery: The Billionaire Is Back (TBR)
bakery: The Sweetest Fix (NE..."


Thanks Fran! So many good picks to choose from that I'm looking forward to starting.

Hi KathyD,

Here are your picks for May:


Green Eggs and Ham:
TBR: (Food industry)
NEW: (Food industry)


Pippi Longstocking:
TBR: (Red cover)
NEW: (Set in Europe)


The Boxcar Children:
TBR: (Tagged Mystery or Suspense)
NEW: (Tagged Mystery or Suspense)


The Story of Ferdinand:
TBR: (Flowers on the cover)
NEW: (Loner type character)


A Wrinkle in Time:
TBR: (Tagged Fantasy)
NEW: (Tagged Fantasy)


Winnie-the-Pooh:
TBR: (Sky visible on the cover)
NEW: (Close friends)


Where the Wild Things Are:
TBR: Iced (Water on cover)
NEW: (Tagged Paranormal Suspense)


Little House in the Big Woods:
TBR: (Tagged Historical)
NEW: (Tagged Historical)

Happy reading!

Oh man... how did I miss sign-ups?
Karen, if you need a stand-in, let me know! I'll happily help out if needed!

Julie wrote: "Hi KathyD,

Here are your picks for May:


Green Eggs and Ham:
TBR: (Food industry)
NEW: (Food industry)


Pippi Longstocking:
..."

thanks, Julie!

Anja wrote: "Hi, I'm a bit late, but is it possible to still join?"

I can do picks for you if you want. I finished doing mine early.

Courtney wrote: "Anja wrote: "Hi, I'm a bit late, but is it possible to still join?"

I can do picks for you if you want. I finished doing mine early."

Or Anja and I could pick for each other!??!

LaurLa wrote: "Courtney wrote: "Anja wrote: "Hi, I'm a bit late, but is it possible to still join?"

I can do picks for you if you want. I finished doing mine early."

Or Anja and I could pick for each other!??!"

That works.

LaurLa wrote: "Courtney wrote: "Anja wrote: "Hi, I'm a bit late, but is it possible to still join?"

I can do picks for you if you want. I finished doing mine early."

Or Anja and I could pick for each other!??!"

I am fine with that :) Do you have any preferred shelf? Mine is just my tbr pile - I have trouble finding books to read anyway

Here is my shelf:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/list...

Thank-you so much!!

Okay LaurLa - here are my picks for you - happy reading:


Green Eggs and Ham:
TBR: Devouring Darkness by Chloe Neill
NEW: Big Pickle by J.J. Knight

Pippi Longstocking:
TBR: The Inconvenient Duchess by Christine Merrill
NEW: Bringing Down the Duke by Evie Dunmore

The Boxcar Children:
TBR: Scandal Never Sleeps by Shayla Black
NEW: Slouch Witch by Helen Harper

The Story of Ferdinand:
TBR: Almost a Bride by Patricia McLinn
NEW: Daydreamer by Susie Tate

A Wrinkle in Time:
TBR: Edge of the Enforcer by Cherise Sinclair
NEW: Nero by S.J. Tilly

Winnie-the-Pooh:
TBR: Strong, Silent Cowboy by Lora Leigh
NEW: The Ruthless Gentleman by Louise Bay

Where the Wild Things Are:
TBR: Winter of the Wolf by Cherise Sinclair
NEW: Newly Undead in Dark River by Grace McGinty

Littile House in the Big Woods:
TBR: Whiskey Chaser by Lucy Score
NEW: Her Baseborn Bridegroom by Alice Coldbreath

Anya!! I'm so glad this worked out for us to both be able to participate this month 😊 Hope you find a book or two or ten you like!!!


Green Eggs and Ham
TBR ❱❱ More Than Pancakes ❱❱ maple syrup!
NEW ❱❱ Sweetheart ❱❱ coffee roaster


Pippi Longstocking
TBR ❱❱ The Beast of Beswick ❱❱ red cover
NEW ❱❱ Roman Crazy ❱❱ europe


The Boxcar Children
TBR ❱❱ Truth or Beard ❱❱ siblings
NEW ❱❱ Something Unexpected ❱❱ adventure


The Story of Ferdinand
TBR ❱❱ Everything, Everything ❱❱ flowers
NEW ❱❱ Hideaway ❱❱ flowers


A Wrinkle in Time
TBR ❱❱ Spells for Forgetting ❱❱ fantasy (and good vs evil)
NEW ❱❱ Scorpius Rising ❱❱ science fiction; dystopian


Winnie-the-Pooh
TBR ❱❱ Heartbreak Creek ❱❱ visible sky
NEW ❱❱ The Girls of Mischief Bay ❱❱ close friends and sky


Where the Wild Things Are
TBR ❱❱ No Ifs, Ands, or Bears About It ❱❱ paranormal and animal cover
NEW ❱❱ Against Her Rules ❱❱ water on cover


Little House in the Big Woods
TBR ❱❱ Take Me Home ❱❱ trees
NEW ❱❱ Death Below Stairs ❱❱ historical

Anja wrote: "Okay LaurLa - here are my picks for you - happy reading:"


Looks like some great options!! Thank-you!!!

Hi Fran! Apologies it's been an interesting weekend as my kids both came down with the stomach flu. Been on nursing duty and ended up having to take my son to the ER for possible appendicitis last night. False alarm, but we got home super late. Working on your picks today!

Sonja wrote: "Hi Fran! Apologies it's been an interesting weekend as my kids both came down with the stomach flu. Been on nursing duty and ended up having to take my son to the ER for possible appendicitis last ..."

Thank goodness your son is OK! That had to be quite a scare!