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You Want Me to Read What? Monthly Challenge

November 1 to 31

This monthly challenge will change each month based on the genre of your choosing and the person you choose to pick your books. It will involve reading a specified number of books that are chosen completely by someone else. When they choose, you will be given two choices. One is the book primarily chosen and the second will be your backup in case the first book is unavailable and/or just horrible.

To participate in this challenge :
☼ Sign up for the challenge below by stating which Genre from which you would like your selections chosen.
☼ In your initial post, choose who you would like to pick your books for you. If you have no preferences, someone will be chosen for you one week before the challenge starts OR someone can volunteer to pick the books for you.
☼ If you want to volunteer to pick for someone, state in your post who you're picking for and link the books.
☼ I encourage everyone to sign up early so the person you want to pick your books has time to give it some thought. The goal is to introduce you to new authors and/or gets you out of your comfort zone.
☼ Re-read are NOT allowed.

If you’re chosen to pick a book for someone :
► You do not have to have read the books you choose (it does help though).
► You will pick one book more than they have specified. This book will be used as a backup in case one of the other books falls through. So, for Easy you'll pick 2 books, for Moderate you'll pick 3 books, and for Hard you'll pick 4 books.
► Please choose the books early before the challenge starts so they have time to get them.
► Only choose books from the Genre they have selected.

Levels of Participation

Easy - 1 book
Moderate - 2 books
Hard - 3 books

Example:

I’m in for the Easy level!
Genre: Mystery. I would like SHELLBELLE to pick for me!

Participants


☼Cortney Easy - Urban Fantasy chosen by Chantaal√

☼Alana Moderate - Urban Fantasy chosen by t'irla√ Complete!

☼Joanne Hard - Paranormal chosen by Alana√

☼Arlene Easy - Paranormal chosen by Melissa√ Complete!

☼Paris (PAH13) Moderate - Paranormal chosen by Natasha√ Complete!

☼Natasha Moderate - Mystery chosen by Arlene√

☼Cindy Hard - Contemporary Romance chosen by Katya√

☼Chantaal Moderate - Mystery chosen by Cathy√ Complete!

☼Laurel Easy - Mystery chosen by Paris√

☼Cathy Moderate - Historical Romance chosen by Melissa√

☼Dani the Doodlebabe Moderate - Paranormal chosen by Cortney√

☼Dani L. Easy - Horror chosen by Chantaal√ Complete!

☼Melissa Easy - Mystery chosen by Dani L.√ Complete!

☼Kme_17 Easy - Mystery chosen by Dani the Doodlebabe√

☼RiN Hard - ER/PNR chosen by Jaime√

☼Dawn (KatNHat) Easy - Paranormal Romance chosen by Ketty√

☼Deborah Easy - Paranormal chosen by Danie√

☼Rebecca Hard - Paranormal chosen by ~Jennifer~√

"☼Jennifer Easy - Science Fiction/Fantasy chosen by Jaime√ Complete!

☼Ketty Easy - Urban Fantasy chosen by RiN√ Complete!

☼Amanda Hard - Dystopian/Apocalyptic chosen by Deborah√

☼Danie Moderate - Mystery or Dystopian chosen by Dawn (KatNHat)√

☼Jaime Moderate - Historical Fiction chosen by Cindy√

☼Tegan Mae Easy - Horror chosen by Jaime√

☼Katya Moderate - Historical Romance chosen by Cindy√

☼♠~Dawn~♠ Moderate - Paranormal Romance chosen by Deb√

☼Deb Easy - Anything Goes! chosen by ♠~Dawn~♠√

☼Sam Moderate - Urban Fantasy or Classic chosen by Jennifer√

☼Ingrid Easy - Classics chosen by Melissa√

☼Katy Easy - True Crime chosen by Ingrid√

☼Lorinda Moderate - Paranormal Romance chosen by Deborah√

☼Deb Easy - Cozy Mystery/Mystery chosen by Jennifer√

If anyone notices any mistakes or if you see something that is unclear...I'd like to fix it. I hate mistakes! ☺ Thanks!

I'm in for the Easy level!
Genre: Urban Fantasy. I would like t'irla to pick for me. (We did good on the buddy read, and we've been adding books to her TBR list so it's only fair that she give me more books to read...)

My picks:
Beyond the Night (Envy Chronicles, #1)
by Joss Ware

First Grave on the Right (Charley Davidson, #1)
by Darynda Jones Done 11/9, 5♥'s

I'm In for the hard level.
Genre: Paranormal. No Preference to pick for me.

Im in for easy.
Genre: Paranormal

Tainted by Julie Kenner

I'm in for moderate.
Genre: paranormal. No preference to pick for me.
Thanks!

You Want Me to Read What? -Monthly Challenge-
2/2 Complete

1. Thirst 1 by Christopher Pike - 11/21/11 - ♥♥
2. The Body Finder by Kimberly Derting - 11/14/11 - ♥♥♥

I’m in for the Hard level!
Genre: Contemporary Romance. No preference on who to pick for me.

♦You Want Me to Read What? -November Challenge-♦
Time Frame: 11.1.11 - 11.30.11

Level: Hard (3 books -Katya's choice)
3/3 COMPLETED!

Contemporary Romance
[image error] The Ideal Man by Julie Garwood 11.26.11 ♥♥♥♥
[image error] Gabriel's Inferno by Sylvain Reynard 11.29.11 ♥♥♥♥
[image error] Smooth Talking Stranger by Lisa Kleypas 11.20.11 ♥♥♥♥



Backup
[image error] Paradise by Judith McNaught

I'm in for moderate level.
Genre: I don't read a lot of mystery, so I'll go with that.

I'll be reading:



Completed: 2/2

I'm new to the group, so may I start out with an easy level? My genre of choice is mystery.. I have no preference on who chooses.

I'll try moderate level.
Genre: Historical romance
I have no preference about who chooses.

I'm new too! I'll do moderate level.
Genre: Paranormal...I'm going to regret this. I'm a chicken to the core but I need to toughen up.
I have no preference over who chooses my books.

I am reading

Thanks Cortney!

I'm in. Sounds fun. Let's go for horror genre. No preference as to who chooses. Easy level.

Read

OK Joanne:

Paranormal Hard:


... I picked books from your "I-own-but-haven't-read-yet-list"

Alana wrote: "I am willing to pick books for Paranormal Genre- just throwing it out there"

Just going down the list I have you picking books for Joanne. She's doing the Hard level, so you will need to pick 4 books for her. ☺

I'm in for easy.
Genre ~ mystery. No preference who picks

I'll be reading ~ completed

Thanks Dani L

i will try for easy. Genre : mystery. No preference who picks

Everyone that has signed up until now has been paired up! I put everyone who specified 'no preference' into the randomizer at random.org. Check the list up top to see who is picking your books! Be sure to let them know if they pick one you've already read. When you have your books, update your initial post with the list and you'll be ready for the challenge to start on Nov. 1st!

If you specified a specific person to pick your books, please be sure to let them know in case they don't see this challenge in time.

Ok Natasha I have you so i picked 3 books for you so let me know if they are good for you

Chantaal
Here are 3 for you to choose from


Even though they are all historical fiction, they're also mysteries.

Alana wrote: "OK Joanne:

Paranormal Hard:
The Summoning
Glass Houses
Vampire Academy

Backup book:
... I picked books from y..."



Ok cool. Thanks!

You Want Me to Read What? - November Challenge
Time Frame ... 11.1.11 - 11.30.11
Level ... Hard (3 books - Jamie's choice)
Books Completed ... 2/3

Paranormal Romance ...
~ House of Immortal Pleasure by Katie Salidas
~ The Consolation Prize by Barbara Elsborg
~ Awaken Me Darkly by Gena Showalter



Back Up ...
~ A Quick Bite by Lynsay Sands

I am in for easy.
Paranormal Romance
No preference!

Courtney, here are your Urban Fantasy choices. Hope you enjoy whatever you pick to read. :)

Cathy wrote: "Chantaal
Here are 3 for you to choose from


Even though they are all historical fictio..."

I have a love for historical fiction as well, so you've hit my sweet spot! :) Silent in the Grave was already waiting on my ereader for me to read, so I'll be starting with that, and I'll see which of the other two catches my fancy after that. Thank you!

I shall join. Going with easy and Paranormal.
I have no preference with who picks for me.

Thanks Danie. Going with It's actually on my to-read list!

Dani L., here are your horror picks:

I am in for Hard, Paranormal.

Thanks ~Jennifer~

0/4

Truly, Madly by Heather Webber
Fire Burn and Cauldron Bubble by H.P. Mallory
Kitty and the Midnight Hour by Carrie Vaughn
Magic to the Bone by Devon Monk

Hello, all! I'm in for easy.
Genre: Urban Fantasy. No preference to pick for me

Completion: 1/1
Nov. 13
3 stars

I'm in for hard!

Genre: Dystopian/End of the World Science Fiction is preferrable.

No preference who chooses.

Hmmm. I'm in for moderate! No preference for who chooses.

Genre : Either mystery or dystopian, whichever is easier for the chooser.

Ok Alana!

My picks:
Beyond the Night (Envy Chronicles, #1)
by Joss Ware

First Grave on the Right (Charley Davidson, #1)
by Darynda Jones

First series is little known but I love it..and the author is great!

Second book I Haven't read yet..and thought I would read at the same time as you ..that way we can chat about it.

Let me know if you have read either of these

I'm in for Easy. No preference. Science Fiction.

Ok. List is updated. Everyone has been randomized.

Once your books have been chosen for you, update your initial post (the one I have linked up top) with the books you're reading.

Rebecca - Let me know if you've read any of these and I'll switch them out.

My choices for you are:


Tried to give you a sample of the paranormal...witches, werewolves, vampires, and psychics.

Okay, Deborah, here are your choices.



Hope you enjoy!

Amanda, here you go.

Awesome, thanks. I'll check these ones out. :)

Time Frame: November 2, 2011 - November 30, 2011
Level: Hard
Completion: 0/3

1. Unwind
2. Life As We Knew It
3. The Knife of Never Letting Go
4. Ship Breaker
5. The Maze Runner

Kme_17: I hope you like these choices!

I'm in for moderate.
Historical fiction, no preference to pick for me :)

Completion 1/2

1. A Great and Terrible Beauty
2.The Help

Reading

Arlene

Paranormal ~ hope you like these choices:

Tainted ~ this is the first in a trilogy that I really liked

Some Girls Bite ~ I found this on your TBR pile. I really enjoy this series: Merit and Ethan crack me up and her BFF Mallory is hilarious as well.


If you've read these let me know......

Thanks Melissa I haven't read these yet. I am excited!

I'm in!! :) Easy level for now.

I'd like to read horror. No preference. :)

Danie, here you go. Hope you like. Neither were my favorite genre so my expertise may not be the best.



Let me know if those don't work I will re-pick.

Tegan Mae, hope one of these two will work for you :)

Melissa: Here are your mystery picks:
The Lovely Bones
Angels & Demons

I don't read a lot of mystery, but I did read both of these books twice. This Dan Brown book is heads and shoulders better than The DaVinci Code and The Lovely Bones is a book I highly recommend.

Chantaal wrote: "Dani L., here are your horror picks:

"

Sweet. I think World War Z is on my TBR list! I'll have to check out the other one.

Decided on

Dawn (Kat N Hat) wrote: "Danie, here you go. Hope you like. Neither were my favorite genre so my expertise may not be the best.


..."

Ah, Delirium! I've been wanting to read that for so long and just haven't done it yet. Thank you!

As for the other two, they're more fantasy/paranormal then dystopian.

http://www.goodreads.com/genres/dystopia

^There's a list of dystopian novels!

Laurel, here are the two books I picked. One from your TBR list and one that I read and loved. Let me know if you'd like me to pick something else. I hope you enjoy whichever one you choose to read!

Thanks, Paris!

I will do my best to seek that one out :)