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721 Finished 29/08/22

Winter Reading Challenge
Duration: 1/6/22-31/8/22
Level: Hard
12/12 4/4 AA


TASKS

#1. The Queen's birthday is June 13th
Read a book from the genre Historical Fiction
The Great Gatsby F. Scott Fitzgerald 29/08/22 4*

#2. 5th of June is World Environment Day
read a book with a green cover
Gone by Midnight Candice Fox AA 4* 16/07/22

#3. The 4th of July is Independence Day
Read a stand alone book
Fierce, Free, and Full of Fire: The Guide to Being Glorious You Jen Hatmaker 4* 16/08/22

#4. Canada Day is 1st of July
read a book published in July (any year)
Kittyhawk Down Garry Disher AA 3* 25/06/22

#5. Friendship Day is 30th July
Read a book given to you by a friend
The Glass Castle Jeannette Walls 5* 29/07/22

#6. Women's Equality Day is 26th August
Read a book which features a strong, independent woman
Voyager Diana Gabaldon 5* 11/07/22

The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald Gone by Midnight (Crimson Lake, #3) by Candice Fox Fierce, Free, and Full of Fire The Guide to Being Glorious You by Jen Hatmaker The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls Voyager (Outlander, #3) by Diana Gabaldon Kittyhawk Down (Inspector Challis, #2) by Garry Disher

SPELL OUT - Had to pick this word as it's my sons name xx

A - All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten Robert Fulghum 30/07/22 3*

U - U is for Undertow Sue Grafton 4* 19/08/22

G - The Girl in the Ragged Shawl Cathy Sharp 4* 03/08/22

U - Unglued: Making Wise Choices in the Midst of Raw Emotions Lysa TerKeurst 3* 12/08/22

S - Soil: The incredible story of what keeps the earth, and us, healthy Matthew Evans AA 26/08/22 5*

T - Three Sisters Heather Morris AA 08/08/22 5*

U is for Undertow (Kinsey Millhone, #21) by Sue Grafton Soil The incredible story of what keeps the earth, and us, healthy by Matthew Evans Three Sisters (The Tattooist of Auschwitz, #3) by Heather Morris All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten by Robert Fulghum The Girl in the Ragged Shawl (The Children of the Workhouse #1) by Cathy Sharp Unglued Making Wise Choices in the Midst of Raw Emotions by Lysa TerKeurst
Aug 20, 2022 12:21PM

721 Finished 30/09/22

September Featured Author - Jay Kristoff
Duration: 1/9/22 - 30/9/22
Level: Easy
4/4 4/4 AA

TASKS


#1. Jay is an award winning and bestselling Australian author. He has over 29,000 followers on Goodreads
**Read a book by an author with over 10,000 followers OR
The Secrets of Midwives Sally Hepworth AA 5* 30/09/22

#2. Jay writes fantasy and science fiction, mostly as trilogies.
** Read a book from a series.
Liar Liar Candice Fox 4* 11/09/22 AA

#3. Jay's first book was published 12th August 2012
**Read a book where the title begins with an S
The Secret of Half-Arsed Parenting: Raising kids with half the guilt and twice the joy Susie O'Brien 4* 14/09/22 AA

#4. Jay was born in 1973 in Perth and now lives in Melbourne.
**Read a book by an Australian author
Wild Place Christian White AA 5* 02/09/22

The Secrets of Midwives by Sally Hepworth The Secret of Half-Arsed Parenting Raising kids with half the guilt and twice the joy by Susie O'Brien Liar Liar (Detective Harriet Blue, #3) by James Patterson Wild Place by Christian White
Aug 19, 2022 04:12PM

721 Done

Annual Genre Challenge 2022
Duration: 1/1/22 - 31/12/22
LEVELS: Out of Control
36/36 9/9 AA

Historical Fiction
1. The Other Queen Philippa Gregory 08/01/22 3*
2. Half of a Yellow Sun Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie 3* 09/03/22
3. Romancing Mister Bridgerton Julia Quinn 21/01/22 4*

The Other Queen (The Plantagenet and Tudor Novels, #15) by Philippa Gregory Romancing Mister Bridgerton (Bridgertons, #4) by Julia Quinn Half of a Yellow Sun by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

Non Fiction
1. A Life on Our Planet: My Witness Statement and a Vision for the Future David Attenborough 14/01/22 5*
2. Raising Good Humans: A Mindful Guide to Breaking the Cycle of Reactive Parenting and Raising Kind, Confident Kids Hunter Clarke-Fields *4 18/05/22
3. How to Avoid a Climate Disaster: The Solutions We Have and the Breakthroughs We Need Bill Gates 16/01/22 5*

A Life on Our Planet My Witness Statement and a Vision for the Future by David Attenborough Raising Good Humans A Mindful Guide to Breaking the Cycle of Reactive Parenting and Raising Kind, Confident Kids by Hunter Clarke-Fields How to Avoid a Climate Disaster The Solutions We Have and the Breakthroughs We Need by Bill Gates

Crime
1. Lost Michael Robotham 5* 04/01/22 AA
2. The Sanatorium Sarah Pearse 4* 27/04/22
3. The Dark Hours Michael Connelly 04/03/22 5*

Lost (Joseph O'Loughlin #2) by Michael Robotham The Sanatorium (Detective Elin Warner, #1) by Sarah Pearse The Dark Hours (Renée Ballard, #4; Harry Bosch Universe, #35) by Michael Connelly

Mystery
1. Better off Dead Lee Child 30/03/22 4*
2. The War Widow Tara Moss05/03/22 4* AA
3. The Sunday Girl Pip Drysdale AA 5* 02/04/22

Better off Dead (Jack Reacher, #26) by Lee Child The War Widow (Billie Walker Mystery, #1) by Tara Moss The Sunday Girl by Pip Drysdale

Romance
1. The Persimmon Tree Bryce Courtenay AA 5* 16/03/22
2. The Rosie Project Graeme Simsion 4* 07/02/22 AA
3. Malibu Rising Taylor Jenkins Reid 5* 20/01/22

The Persimmon Tree (The Persimmon Tree, #1) by Bryce Courtenay The Rosie Project (Don Tillman, #1) by Graeme Simsion Malibu Rising by Taylor Jenkins Reid

Young Adult
1. A Cuban Girl's Guide to Tea and Tomorrow Laura Taylor Namey *4 25/01/22
2. Within These Wicked Walls 12/02/22 3*
3. Anatomy: A Love Story 30/03/22 4*

A Cuban Girl's Guide to Tea and Tomorrow by Laura Taylor Namey Within These Wicked Walls by Lauren Blackwood Anatomy A Love Story by Dana Schwartz

Chick-Lit
1. Beach Read Emily Henry 4* 19/01/22
2. Class Mom Laurie Gelman 3* 19/04/22
3. The Hypnotist's Love Story Liane Moriarty 5* 06/02/22 AA

Beach Read by Emily Henry The Hypnotist's Love Story by Liane Moriarty Class Mom (Class Mom, #1) by Laurie Gelman

Classic
1. Animal Farm / 1984 George Orwell 4* 21/08/22
2. The Wind in the Willows Kenneth Grahame 3* 19/01/22
3. Lord of the Flies William Golding 23/01/22 5*

Animal Farm / 1984 by George Orwell The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame Lord of the Flies by William Golding

Award Winner/Nominee
1. Tell Me Lies J.P. Pomare 4* AA 04/07/22
2. Boundaries Updated and Expanded Edition: When to Say Yes, How to Say No To Take Control of Your Life Henry Cloud 28/03/22 4*
3. The Giver Lois Lowry 19/04/22 4*

Tell Me Lies by J.P. Pomare Boundaries Updated and Expanded Edition When to Say Yes, How to Say No To Take Control of Your Life by Henry Cloud The Giver (The Giver, #1) by Lois Lowry


Thriller/Suspense
1. Conviction Denise Mina 4.5* 10/05/22
2. The Castaways Lucy Clarke 03/05/22 4*
3. The Husbands Chandler Baker 28/04/22 4*

Conviction (Anna and Fin, #1) by Denise Mina The Castaways by Lucy Clarke The Husbands by Chandler Baker

Cosy Mystery
1. The Joy and Light Bus Company Alexander McCall Smith 3* 15/07/22
2. The Woman Who Walked in Sunshine Alexander McCall Smith 2* 01/04/22
3. The Windsor Knot S.J. Bennett 26/04/22 4*

The Joy and Light Bus Company (No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency #22) by Alexander McCall Smith The Woman Who Walked in Sunshine (No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency #16) by Alexander McCall Smith The Windsor Knot by S.J. Bennett

Memoir/Biography
1, The Trauma Cleaner: One Woman's Extraordinary Life in the Business of Death, Decay, and DisasterSarah Krasnostein 4* 23/01/22 AA
2. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings Maya Angelou 4* 03/02/22
3. Schindler's List Thomas Keneally 5* 21/02/22 AA

The Trauma Cleaner One Woman's Extraordinary Life in the Business of Death, Decay, and Disaster by Sarah Krasnostein I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (Maya Angelou's Autobiography, #1) by Maya Angelou Schindler's List by Thomas Keneally
Aug 17, 2022 10:11AM

721 Finished 17/08/22

August Featured Author - Jaye Ford
Duration: 1/8/22 - 31/8/22
Level: Easy (1AA)
5/5 4/4 AA


#1. Jaye is the award winning and bestselling Australian author of five psychological thrillers. Her first novel, Beyond Fear, was the highest selling debut crime novel in Australia in 2011.
**Read a debut novel
Beyond Fear Jaye Ford AA 04/08/22 *4

#2. Beyond Fear won two Davitt Awards for Best Debut and Readers’ Choice. Before turning to fiction, Jaye was news and sport journalist, becoming the first woman to host a live national sport show on Australian TV, and later ran her own PR consultancy.
**Read a book where the first letter of each title word fits into NEWS SPORT JOURNALIST (minimum 2 words)
Station Eleven Emily St. John Mandel 3* 06/08/22

#3. Jaye loves to thrust ordinary women into extraordinary circumstances and make them dig deep to survive. Her thrillers are set in the Hunter Valley, NSW, Australia, where she lives (and loves to turn into crime scenes).
**Read a book featuring a strong woman OR
**Read a book by an Australian author, set in Australia
Tracks: A Woman's Solo Trek Across 1700 Miles of Australian Outback Robyn Davidson AA 5* 10/08/22

#4. When Jaye needs a break from the dark stuff, she writes romantic comedy under the pen name Janette Paul. Jaye's books have been translated into nine languages and are now available everywhere.
**Read a book where the author's initials fit into ROMANTIC COMEDY
Return to Uluru Mark McKenna AA 5* 17/08/22

BONUS
**Read a book by Jaye Ford
Scared Yet? Jaye Ford AA 5* 14/08/22

Beyond Fear by Jaye Ford Scared Yet? by Jaye Ford Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel Return to Uluru by Mark McKenna Tracks A Woman's Solo Trek Across 1700 Miles of Australian Outback by Robyn Davidson
Jul 25, 2022 06:09AM

721 Finished 25/07/22

A Covid Challenge - let's make life fun again!!
Duration: 1/2/22 - 31/7/22 (6 months)
Level - Open, minimum 3 words:
AAs - One per word

28/28 Books

R The Rosie Project Graeme Simsion 4* 07/02/22 AA
E Emma's Secret Barbara Taylor Bradford 18/02/22 5*
S Schindler's List Thomas Keneally 5* 21/02/22 AA
T Teacher: One woman's struggle to keep the heart in teaching Gabbie Stroud 5* 11/02/22 AA
R The Right Time Danielle Steel 4* 09/05/22
I Inconspicuous Consumption: The Environmental Impact You Don't Know You Have Tatiana Schlossberg 4* 30/06/22
C Cleaning Up Your Mental Mess: 5 Simple, Scientifically Proven Steps to Reduce Anxiety, Stress, and Toxic Thinking Caroline Leaf 3* 21/07/22
T Those People Louise Candlish 4* 13/07/22
I I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings Maya Angelou 4* 03/02/22
O One Summer David Baldacci 5* 24/05/22
N No-Drama Discipline: The Whole-Brain Way to Calm the Chaos and Nurture Your Child's Developing Mind Daniel J. Siegel 4* 17/05/22
S The Swimming Pool Louise Candlish 12/04/22 4*

The Rosie Project (Don Tillman, #1) by Graeme Simsion Teacher One woman's struggle to keep the heart in teaching by Gabbie Stroud Those People by Louise Candlish Cleaning Up Your Mental Mess 5 Simple, Scientifically Proven Steps to Reduce Anxiety, Stress, and Toxic Thinking by Caroline Leaf The Right Time by Danielle Steel Inconspicuous Consumption The Environmental Impact You Don't Know You Have by Tatiana Schlossberg The Swimming Pool by Louise Candlish I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (Maya Angelou's Autobiography, #1) by Maya Angelou Schindler's List by Thomas Keneally Emma's Secret (Emma Harte Saga #4) by Barbara Taylor Bradford One Summer by David Baldacci No-Drama Discipline The Whole-Brain Way to Calm the Chaos and Nurture Your Child's Developing Mind by Daniel J. Siegel


P Peony in Love Lisa See 17/02/22 4*
C The Cavendon Women Barbara Taylor Bradford *4 14/05/22
R The Racketeer John Grisham 15/04/22 3*

T The Truth About China: Propaganda, patriotism and the search for answers Bill Birtles 11/02/22 5* AA
E Everybody, Always: Becoming Love in a World Full of Setbacks and Difficult People Bob Goff 5* 01/07/22
S Shatter Michael Robotham AA *4 20/05/22
T Thick as Thieves: The gripping, sexy new thriller from New York Times bestselling author Sandra Brown 4* 17/07/22

Peony in Love by Lisa See The Truth About China Propaganda, patriotism and the search for answers by Bill Birtles Thick as Thieves by Sandra Brown The Cavendon Women (Cavendon Hall, #2) by Barbara Taylor Bradford Shatter (Joseph O'Loughlin, #3) by Michael Robotham The Racketeer by John Grisham Everybody, Always Becoming Love in a World Full of Setbacks and Difficult People by Bob Goff

C The Cuckoo's Cry Caroline Overington AA 21/07/22 4*
R Rodham Curtis Sittenfeld 21/02/22 4*
O Origin Dan Brown 4* 19/03/22
W Wheat Belly: Lose the Wheat, Lose the Weight, and Find Your Path Back to Health William Davis, MD 4* 26/04/22
D Douglas MacArthur What Greater Honor Janet Benge 4* 25/07/22
S The Splendid and the Vile: A Saga of Churchill, Family, and Defiance During the Blitz William Davis, MD 4* 28/06/22

Wheat Belly Lose the Wheat, Lose the Weight, and Find Your Path Back to Health by William Davis The Splendid and the Vile A Saga of Churchill, Family, and Defiance During the Blitz by Erik Larson The Cuckoo's Cry by Caroline Overington Origin (Robert Langdon, #5) by Dan Brown Rodham by Curtis Sittenfeld Douglas MacArthur What Greater Honor by Janet Benge

M Maid: Hard Work, Low Pay, and a Mother's Will to Survive Stephanie Land
A Anxious People Fredrik Backman 3* 24/07/22
S The Sixth Extinction: An Unnatural History Elizabeth Kolbert 4* 07/05/22
K The Kindness Revolution: How we can restore hope, rebuild trust and inspire optimism Hugh Mackay AA 3* 20/07/22

The Kindness Revolution How we can restore hope, rebuild trust and inspire optimism by Hugh Mackay Anxious People by Fredrik Backman Maid Hard Work, Low Pay, and a Mother's Will to Survive by Stephanie Land The Sixth Extinction An Unnatural History by Elizabeth Kolbert
Jul 23, 2022 07:52AM

721 finished 23/07/22

TASKS: 5/5 3/3 AA
To complete the task section, read a book that fits each of the items listed below.

#1. Annie lives in NSW near the beach.
**Read a book with a beach or the sea on the cover.
The Liar's Wife Kiersten Modglin 4* 14/07/22

#2. Annie writes across many genres including Rural Fiction, Romance, H/F and Eco Adventure. She also writes several different series.
**Read a book where one of the above genres is showing on the profile page
Run Rose Run Dolly Parton 3* 06/07/22

#3. Every year Annie travels in Australia to source material for her stories. She likes to take her readers on armchair journeys.
** Read a book set in the Australian outback
Bridie's Choice Karly Lane AA 4* 23/07/22

#4. Annie Seaton's most popular series is The Porter Sisters. There are now five books in the series, the first being Kakadu Sunset which was originally published in 2015.
**Read a book set in Australia
If Wishes Were Horses Karly Lane 4* 02/07/22 AA

BONUS: Read a book by Annie Seaton
Kakadu Sunset Annie Seaton AA 4* 22/07/22
Jul 20, 2022 07:46AM

721 Finished 17/08/22

August Featured Author - Jaye Ford
Duration: 1/8/22 - 31/8/22
Level: Easy (1AA)
5/5 4/4 AA


#1. Jaye is the award winning and bestselling Australian author of five psychological thrillers. Her first novel, Beyond Fear, was the highest selling debut crime novel in Australia in 2011.
**Read a debut novel
Beyond Fear Jaye Ford AA 04/08/22 *4

#2. Beyond Fear won two Davitt Awards for Best Debut and Readers’ Choice. Before turning to fiction, Jaye was news and sport journalist, becoming the first woman to host a live national sport show on Australian TV, and later ran her own PR consultancy.
**Read a book where the first letter of each title word fits into NEWS SPORT JOURNALIST (minimum 2 words)
Station Eleven Emily St. John Mandel 3* 06/08/22

#3. Jaye loves to thrust ordinary women into extraordinary circumstances and make them dig deep to survive. Her thrillers are set in the Hunter Valley, NSW, Australia, where she lives (and loves to turn into crime scenes).
**Read a book featuring a strong woman OR
**Read a book by an Australian author, set in Australia
Tracks: A Woman's Solo Trek Across 1700 Miles of Australian Outback Robyn Davidson AA 5* 10/08/22

#4. When Jaye needs a break from the dark stuff, she writes romantic comedy under the pen name Janette Paul. Jaye's books have been translated into nine languages and are now available everywhere.
**Read a book where the author's initials fit into ROMANTIC COMEDY
Return to Uluru Mark McKenna AA 5* 17/08/22

BONUS
**Read a book by Jaye Ford
Scared Yet? Jaye Ford AA 5* 14/08/22

Beyond Fear by Jaye Ford Scared Yet? by Jaye Ford Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel Return to Uluru by Mark McKenna Tracks A Woman's Solo Trek Across 1700 Miles of Australian Outback by Robyn Davidson
Jun 25, 2022 01:07AM

721 Finished 25/06/22

June Featured Author - Garry Disher
Duration: 1/6/22 - 30/6/22
Level: Easy
5/5 2/2 AA

TASKS

#1. Garry Disher currently has three series running - Paul Hirschhausen, Inspector Challis and Wyatt - as well as several standalone books.
**Read a series book
Finlay Donovan Is Killing It Elle Cosimano 4* 11/06/22

#2. His series books (in order as above) have 3 books, 7 books and 9 books in each.
**Read a book with a 3, a 7 or a 9 in the page count (show pg count)
What You Wish For Katherine Center (320pg) 4* 13/06/22

#3. Garry's genres are Mystery, Thriller and Non-Fiction.
**Read a book with one of these genres on the book's profile page
Our House Louise Candlish 4* 20/06/22

#4. Garry was born and grew up in Australia, gaining post graduate degrees in both Adelaide and Melbourne universities.
**Read a book by an Australian author, set in Australia
Once Burnt, Twice Shy Karly Lane 4* AA 05/06/22

BONUS
**Read a book by Garry Disher
Kittyhawk Down Garry Disher AA 3* 25/06/22

Finlay Donovan Is Killing It (Finlay Donovan, #1) by Elle Cosimano Kittyhawk Down (Inspector Challis, #2) by Garry Disher What You Wish For by Katherine Center Our House by Louise Candlish Once Burnt, Twice Shy by Karly Lane
Jun 22, 2022 12:21PM

721 TASKS: 5/5 3/3 AA
To complete the task section, read a book that fits each of the items listed below.

#1. Annie lives in NSW near the beach.
**Read a book with a beach or the sea on the cover.
The Liar's Wife Kiersten Modglin 4* 14/07/22

#2. Annie writes across many genres including Rural Fiction, Romance, H/F and Eco Adventure. She also writes several different series.
**Read a book where one of the above genres is showing on the profile page
Run Rose Run Dolly Parton 3* 06/07/22

#3. Every year Annie travels in Australia to source material for her stories. She likes to take her readers on armchair journeys.
** Read a book set in the Australian outback
Bridie's Choice Karly Lane AA 4* 23/07/22

#4. Annie Seaton's most popular series is The Porter Sisters. There are now five books in the series, the first being Kakadu Sunset which was originally published in 2015.
**Read a book set in Australia
If Wishes Were Horses Karly Lane 4* 02/07/22 AA

BONUS: Read a book by Annie Seaton
Kakadu Sunset Annie Seaton AA 4* 22/07/22


If Wishes Were Horses by Karly Lane Kakadu Sunset (The Porter Sisters #1) by Annie Seaton Run Rose Run by Dolly Parton Bridie's Choice by Karly Lane The Liar's Wife by Kiersten Modglin
May 27, 2022 06:43AM

721 TASKS: Easy 5/5 3/3 AA
To complete the task section, read a book that fits each of the items listed below.

#1. Rachel was born in the UK and later moved to Australia with her family. Currently she is in the UK.
**Read a book set in Australia by a female writer.
Fool's Gold Fleur McDonald AA 4* 07/05/22

#2. Rachel's first book was published in 2011 and was the start of her series about British secret agent Dan Taylor
**Read a book published in 2011
One Summer David Baldacci 5* 24/05/22

#3. Rachel writes mostly crime and thrillers. She also writes several different series.
**Read a book which is part of a series.
Shatter Michael Robotham *4 20/05/22 AA

#4. Last year Rachel celebrated 10 years as an author and 22 books!
** Read a book with a number in the title OR
The Sixth Extinction: An Unnatural History Elizabeth Kolbert 4* 07/05/22

Fool's Gold (Detective Dave Burrows) by Fleur McDonald One Summer by David Baldacci
Shatter (Joseph O'Loughlin, #3) by Michael Robotham The Sixth Extinction An Unnatural History by Elizabeth Kolbert

BONUS: Read a book by Rachel Amphlett
White Gold Rachel Amphlett AA 4* 27/05/22
White Gold (Dan Taylor #1) by Rachel Amphlett
May 25, 2022 01:55PM

721 Finished 25/05/22

Autumn Challenge
Duration: 1/3/22 - 31/5/22
Level: Hard
25/25 AA 7/7


#1 across
Favourite genre The Wonder Emma Donoghue *4 18/05/22

Male MC Say You're Sorry Michael Robotham AA 4* 25/05/22

Mystery The Sanatorium Sarah Pearse 4* 27/04/22

350p + The Swimming Pool Louise Candlish 12/04/22 4*

Male author Why We Sleep: Unlocking the Power of Sleep and Dreams Why We Sleep By Matthew Walker 5* 02/05/22

The Wonder by Emma Donoghue The Sanatorium (Detective Elin Warner, #1) by Sarah Pearse Why We Sleep Unlocking the Power of Sleep and Dreams by Matthew Walker The Swimming Pool by Louise Candlish Say You're Sorry (Joseph O'Loughlin #6) by Michael Robotham


#4 Down
350+ pages Magpie's Bend Maya Linnell AA 3* 03/05/22

From library All The Lonely People Mike Gayle 4* 24/03/22

Child on cover No-Drama Discipline: The Whole-Brain Way to Calm the Chaos and Nurture Your Child's Developing Mind Daniel J. Siegel *4 17/05/22

Cosy mystery The Woman Who Walked in Sunshine Alexander McCall Smith 2* 01/04/22

Water on cover The Salt Path Raynor Winn 5* 06/04/22

The Salt Path by Raynor Winn All The Lonely People by Mike Gayle No-Drama Discipline The Whole-Brain Way to Calm the Chaos and Nurture Your Child's Developing Mind by Daniel J. Siegel Magpie's Bend by Maya Linnell The Woman Who Walked in Sunshine (No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency #16) by Alexander McCall Smith


#3 Down
Mystery Hush Candice Fox AA 23/05/22 4*

Pub 2021 You'll Be the Death of Me Karen M. McManus 02/03/22 5*

Female author The Warsaw Orphan Kelly RimmerAA *5 20/05/22

Debut The Selection Kiera Cass 4* 08/05/22

One word title Origin Dan Brown 4* 19/03/22


You'll Be the Death of Me by Karen M. McManus The Warsaw Orphan by Kelly Rimmer Hush (Detective Harriet Blue #4) by James Patterson Origin (Robert Langdon, #5) by Dan Brown The Selection (The Selection, #1) by Kiera Cass


#2 Down
Fav. Genre Better off Dead Lee Child *4 30/03/22

Bright cover The Dark Hours Michael Connelly 04/03/22 5*

Female MC The War Widow Tara Moss AA 05/03/22 4*

Set in another country Singapore Sapphire A.M. Stuart 5* 21/03/22 AA

Historical fiction The Last Tudor Philippa Gregory 4* 21/04/22

The Last Tudor (The Plantagenet and Tudor Novels, #14) by Philippa Gregory Singapore Sapphire (Harriet Gordon Mystery #1) by A.M. Stuart The Dark Hours (Renée Ballard, #4; Harry Bosch Universe, #35) by Michael Connelly The War Widow (Billie Walker Mystery, #1) by Tara Moss Better off Dead (Jack Reacher, #26) by Lee Child

#3 Across
Female MC The Cavendon Women Barbara Taylor Bradford 4* 14/05/22

Sky On Cover The Castaways Lucy Clarke 4* 03/05/22

Female Author The Right Time Danielle Steel 4* 09/05/22

Child on Cover The Nowhere Girl Nicole Trope AA 4* 17/05/22

Your Choice The Road Less Traveled: A New Psychology of Love, Traditional Values and Spiritual Growth *4 04/04/22

The Right Time by Danielle Steel The Castaways by Lucy Clarke The Cavendon Women (Cavendon Hall, #2) by Barbara Taylor Bradford The Nowhere Girl by Nicole Trope The Road Less Traveled A New Psychology of Love, Traditional Values and Spiritual Growth by M. Scott Peck
May 20, 2022 04:18PM

721 June Featured Author - Garry Disher
Duration: 1/6/22 - 30/6/22
Level: Easy
5/5 2/2 AA

TASKS

#1. Garry Disher currently has three series running - Paul Hirschhausen, Inspector Challis and Wyatt - as well as several standalone books.
**Read a series book
Finlay Donovan Is Killing It Elle Cosimano 4* 11/06/22

#2. His series books (in order as above) have 3 books, 7 books and 9 books in each.
**Read a book with a 3, a 7 or a 9 in the page count (show pg count)
What You Wish For Katherine Center (320pg) 4* 13/06/22

#3. Garry's genres are Mystery, Thriller and Non-Fiction.
**Read a book with one of these genres on the book's profile page
Our House Louise Candlish 4* 20/06/22

#4. Garry was born and grew up in Australia, gaining post graduate degrees in both Adelaide and Melbourne universities.
**Read a book by an Australian author, set in Australia
Once Burnt, Twice Shy Karly Lane 4* AA 05/06/22

BONUS
**Read a book by Garry Disher
Kittyhawk Down Garry Disher AA 3* 25/06/22

Finlay Donovan Is Killing It (Finlay Donovan, #1) by Elle Cosimano Kittyhawk Down (Inspector Challis, #2) by Garry Disher What You Wish For by Katherine Center Our House by Louise Candlish Once Burnt, Twice Shy by Karly Lane
721 Finished 29/08/22

Winter Reading Challenge
Duration: 1/6/22-31/8/22
Level: Hard
12/12 4/4 AA


TASKS

#1. The Queen's birthday is June 13th
Read a book from the genre Historical Fiction
The Great Gatsby F. Scott Fitzgerald 29/08/22 4*

#2. 5th of June is World Environment Day
read a book with a green cover
Gone by Midnight Candice Fox AA 4* 16/07/22

#3. The 4th of July is Independence Day
Read a stand alone book
Fierce, Free, and Full of Fire: The Guide to Being Glorious You Jen Hatmaker 4* 16/08/22

#4. Canada Day is 1st of July
read a book published in July (any year)
Kittyhawk Down Garry Disher AA 3* 25/06/22

#5. Friendship Day is 30th July
Read a book given to you by a friend
The Glass Castle Jeannette Walls 5* 29/07/22

#6. Women's Equality Day is 26th August
Read a book which features a strong, independent woman
Voyager Diana Gabaldon 5* 11/07/22

The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald Gone by Midnight (Crimson Lake, #3) by Candice Fox Fierce, Free, and Full of Fire The Guide to Being Glorious You by Jen Hatmaker The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls Voyager (Outlander, #3) by Diana Gabaldon Kittyhawk Down (Inspector Challis, #2) by Garry Disher

SPELL OUT - Had to pick this word as it's my sons name xx

A - All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten Robert Fulghum 30/07/22 3*

U - U is for Undertow Sue Grafton 4* 19/08/22

G - The Girl in the Ragged Shawl Cathy Sharp 4* 03/08/22

U - Unglued: Making Wise Choices in the Midst of Raw Emotions Lysa TerKeurst 3* 12/08/22

S - Soil: The incredible story of what keeps the earth, and us, healthy Matthew Evans AA 26/08/22 5*

T - Three Sisters Heather Morris AA 08/08/22 5*

U is for Undertow (Kinsey Millhone, #21) by Sue Grafton Soil The incredible story of what keeps the earth, and us, healthy by Matthew Evans Three Sisters (The Tattooist of Auschwitz, #3) by Heather Morris All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten by Robert Fulghum The Girl in the Ragged Shawl (The Children of the Workhouse #1) by Cathy Sharp Unglued Making Wise Choices in the Midst of Raw Emotions by Lysa TerKeurst
May 04, 2022 01:49PM

721 27th Feb
Apr 23, 2022 12:00PM

721 TASKS: Easy 5/5 3/3 AA
To complete the task section, read a book that fits each of the items listed below.

#1. Rachel was born in the UK and later moved to Australia with her family. Currently she is in the UK.
**Read a book set in Australia by a female writer.
Fool's Gold Fleur McDonald AA 4* 07/05/22

#2. Rachel's first book was published in 2011 and was the start of her series about British secret agent Dan Taylor
**Read a book published in 2011
One Summer David Baldacci 5* 24/05/22

#3. Rachel writes mostly crime and thrillers. She also writes several different series.
**Read a book which is part of a series.
Shatter Michael Robotham *4 20/05/22 AA

#4. Last year Rachel celebrated 10 years as an author and 22 books!
** Read a book with a number in the title OR
The Sixth Extinction: An Unnatural History Elizabeth Kolbert 4* 07/05/22

Fool's Gold (Detective Dave Burrows) by Fleur McDonald One Summer by David Baldacci
Shatter (Joseph O'Loughlin, #3) by Michael Robotham The Sixth Extinction An Unnatural History by Elizabeth Kolbert

BONUS: Read a book by Rachel Amphlett
White Gold Rachel Amphlett AA 4* 27/05/22
White Gold (Dan Taylor #1) by Rachel Amphlett
Apr 17, 2022 11:14AM

721 Finished 17/04/22

April 2022 Featured Author - Sulari Gentill
Duration: 1/4/22 - 30/4/22
Level: Easy
4/4 2/2 AA

TASKS:
To complete the task section, read a book that fits each of the items listed below.

#1. After starting out as a corporate lawyer, Sulari began writing historical crime mysteries, and so the Rowland Sinclair Mysteries came into being.
**Read a book which is an historical mystery
Revenge in Rubies A.M. Stuart 17/04/22 3* AA

#2. Sulari lives in country NSW in a small town called Batlow. She grows French Black Truffles and owns a dog which can sniff out truffles.
**Read a book in which the first letter of each title word can be spelled in FRENCH BLACK TRUFFLES
The Racketeer John Grisham 15/04/22 3*

#3. Sulari's first novel was published in 2010 and her 1930s Australian gentleman artist is continuing to be popular
**Read a book by a Australian female author
The Sunday Girl Pip Drysdale AA 5* 02/04/22

#4. Sulari’s first novel was shortlisted for the 2011 Commonwealth Writers’ Prize – Best First Book. She won the 2012 Davitt Award for Crime Fiction, was shortlisted in 2013 Davitt Award, the NSW Genre Fiction Award, 2012 Boroondara Literary Award, and the 2013 Scarlett Stiletto Award. She was offered a Varuna Fellowship in 2010.
**Read a book which has a 2, 0, 1 or 3 in the page count.
The Woman Who Walked in Sunshine Alexander McCall Smith 2* 01/04/22

BONUS: Read a book by Sulari Gentill

Revenge in Rubies (Harriet Gordon Mystery #2) by A.M. Stuart The Racketeer by John Grisham The Sunday Girl by Pip Drysdale The Woman Who Walked in Sunshine (No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency #16) by Alexander McCall Smith
Apr 03, 2022 10:50AM

721 Well done!!!!
Mar 30, 2022 09:52AM

721 Just finished book #21
4* 30/03/22
Anatomy A Love Story by Dana Schwartz