Jasmine's’s Comments (group member since Jul 08, 2020)

Jasmine's’s comments from the Aussie Readers group.

Finished


March Featured Author - Alison Stuart
Duration: 1/3/22 - 31/3/22
4/5 3/4AA

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

#1. Alison was born in Kenya and moved to Australia with her family when she was 10. She has also lived in Singapore.
**Read a book set in Africa or Singapore OR
**Read a book set in Australia
Wildflower Ridge Maya Linnell 4* 20/03/22 AA

#2. Alison's first full novel was published in 2007 Her latest was published in 2021.
**Read a book published between 2007 & 2021 OR
**Read a book by a female author
The Family Next Door Sally Hepworth AA 10/03/22 5*

#3. Alison's genres include Historical Fiction, Romance and Mystery.
**Read a book where one of the above genres is showing on the profile page OR
**Read a book where the first letter of each word in the title can be found in HISTORICAL
Origin Dan Brown 4* 19/03/22

#4. Alison Stuart writes her Harriet Gordon Mystery series under the name A.M. Stuart.
**Read a book by an author who writes under two or more names OR
**Read a book set in a country other than the one where you live.
The Persimmon Tree Bryce Courtenay AA 5* 16/03/22

BONUS: Read a book by Alison Stuart
Singapore Sapphire A.M. Stuart AA

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

March Featured Author - Alison Stuart
Duration: 1/3/22 - 31/3/22
5/5 4/4AA

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

#1. Alison was born in Kenya and moved to Australia with her family when she was 10. She has also lived in Singapore.
**Read a book set in Africa or Singapore OR
**Read a book set in Australia
Wildflower Ridge Maya Linnell 4* 20/03/22 AA

#2. Alison's first full novel was published in 2007 Her latest was published in 2021.
**Read a book published between 2007 & 2021 OR
**Read a book by a female author
The Family Next Door Sally Hepworth AA 10/03/22 5*

#3. Alison's genres include Historical Fiction, Romance and Mystery.
**Read a book where one of the above genres is showing on the profile page OR
**Read a book where the first letter of each word in the title can be found in HISTORICAL
Origin Dan Brown 4* 19/03/22

#4. Alison Stuart writes her Harriet Gordon Mystery series under the name A.M. Stuart.
**Read a book by an author who writes under two or more names OR
**Read a book set in a country other than the one where you live.
The Persimmon Tree Bryce Courtenay AA 5* 16/03/22

BONUS: Read a book by Alison Stuart
Singapore Sapphire A.M. Stuart 5* 21/03/22 AA

add me too please xx

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




#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




#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




#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



#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

Just finished another for this challenge:

Within These Wicked Walls 12/02/22 3*

Finished 11/02/22

Easy : Tasks
5/5 3/3 AA

#1. Liane was born in Sydney, Australia and has several best-selling novels to her name.
**Read a book by an Australian author

Force of Nature Jane Harper AA 03/03/22 5*



#2. Liane's first novel - Three Wishes - was published in 2003. Her lablished in 2021.
test - Apples Never Fall - was pu**Read a book published between 2003 & 2021 OR
**Read a book by a female author

The Guilt Trip Sandie Jones 3* 08/02/22



#3. Liane's genres vary between Contemporary, Chick-Lit, Mystery and Women's Fiction.
**Read a book where the beginning of each title word fits into CONTEMPORARY

Teacher: One woman's struggle to keep the heart in teaching Gabbie Stroud 5* 11/02/22 AA




#4. With the launch of Big Little Lies (originally published in 2014), Liane became the first Australian author to have a novel debut at number one on the New York Times bestseller list. Big Little Lies was also a TV series starring Nicole Kidman and Reese Witherspoon.
**Read a book which has BIG, LITTLE, or LIES in the title

Big Lies in a Small Town Diane Chamberlain 5* 10/02/22



BONUS: Read a book by Liane Moriarty

The Hypnotist's Love Story Liane Moriarty AA 5* 06/02/22

Finished 04/02/22

**Summer Challenge - 1/12/21 - 28/2/22**
Level: Hard
12/12 4/4 AA

TASKS

#1. Christmas The Christmas Wedding Dilly Court 5* 30/12/21

#2. Celebrate Australia Day on 26th January! The Lost Man Jane Harper AA 11/12/21 5*

#3. Valentine's Day 14th February - Anna Karenina Leo Tolstoy 3* 31/12/21

#4. New Year/New Release - Read a book which will be published in December 2021, January or February 2022 - The Night She Disappeared Lisa Jewell 5* 04/02/22


SPELL-IT-OUT

D - The Distant Hours Kate Morton 10/01/22 5* AA

E - On Eating Meat: The truth about its production and the ethics of eating it Matthew Evans AA 09/12/21 4*

C - Clanlands: Whisky, Warfare, and a Scottish Adventure Like No Other Sam Heughan 02/12/21 4*

E - We Were Liars E. Lockhart 11/12/21 5*

M - We Are Displaced Malala Yousafzai 4* 04/12/21

B - Boundaries with Kids: How Healthy Choices Grow Healthy Children Henry Cloud 04/12/21 5*

E - With the Fire on High Elizabeth Acevedo29/12/21 4*

R - Before I Let You Go Kelly RimmerAA 5* 03/01/22

Finished my last book for this challenge!


Jasmine's wrote: "Finished 11/02/22

Easy : Tasks
5/5 3/3 AA

#1. Liane was born in Sydney, Australia and has several best-selling novels to her name.
**Read a book by an Australian author

[book:Force of Nature|342..."

Please mark me off as completed or let me know if there is any issues xx


Jasmine's wrote: "Finished 04/02/22

**Summer Challenge - 1/12/21 - 28/2/22**
Level: Hard
12/12 4/4 AA

TASKS

#1. Christmas The Christmas Wedding Dilly Court 5* 30/12/21

#2. Celebrat..."

Finished my 3rd book for this challenge The Guilt Trip 3* 08/02/22


Jasmine's wrote: "Easy : Tasks
3/5 2/2 AA

#1. Liane was born in Sydney, Australia and has several best-selling novels to her name.
**Read a book by an Australian author

Force of Nature [author:Jane..."

Jasmine's wrote: "Finished 04/02/22

**Summer Challenge - 1/12/21 - 28/2/22**
Level: Hard
12/12 4/4 AA

TASKS

#1. Christmas The Christmas Wedding Dilly Court 5* 30/12/21

#2. Celebrat..."

just read the 13th book in this challenge!

Jasmine's wrote: "Annual Genre Challenge 2022
Duration: 1/1/22 - 31/12/22
LEVELS: Out of Control
13/36 4/9 AA

Historical Fiction
1. The Other Queen Philippa Gregory 08/01/22 3*
2. [book..."

3rd of my through this challenge now! Just finished book 12

Jasmine's wrote: "Annual Genre Challenge 2022
Duration: 1/1/22 - 31/12/22
LEVELS: Out of Control
12/36 3/9 AA

Historical Fiction
1. The Other Queen Philippa Gregory 08/01/22 3*
2. [book..."

Just finished my second book

Jasmine's wrote: "Easy : Tasks
2/5 2/2 AA

#1. Liane was born in Sydney, Australia and has several best-selling novels to her name.
**Read a book by an Australian author

Force of Nature [author:Jane..."

Please mark me off as finished xx


Jasmine's wrote: "Finished!!

**Summer Challenge - 1/12/21 - 28/2/22**
Level: Hard
12/12 4/4 AA

TASKS

#1. Christmas The Christmas Wedding Dilly Court***** 30/12/21

#2. Celebrate Aus..."

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*




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



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



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

Finished 11/02/22

Easy : Tasks
5/5 3/3 AA

#1. Liane was born in Sydney, Australia and has several best-selling novels to her name.
**Read a book by an Australian author

Force of Nature Jane Harper AA 03/03/22 5*



#2. Liane's first novel - Three Wishes - was published in 2003. Her lablished in 2021.
test - Apples Never Fall - was pu**Read a book published between 2003 & 2021 OR
**Read a book by a female author

The Guilt Trip Sandie Jones 3* 08/02/22



#3. Liane's genres vary between Contemporary, Chick-Lit, Mystery and Women's Fiction.
**Read a book where the beginning of each title word fits into CONTEMPORARY

Teacher: One woman's struggle to keep the heart in teaching Gabbie Stroud 5* 11/02/22 AA




#4. With the launch of Big Little Lies (originally published in 2014), Liane became the first Australian author to have a novel debut at number one on the New York Times bestseller list. Big Little Lies was also a TV series starring Nicole Kidman and Reese Witherspoon.
**Read a book which has BIG, LITTLE, or LIES in the title

Big Lies in a Small Town Diane Chamberlain 5* 10/02/22



BONUS: Read a book by Liane Moriarty

The Hypnotist's Love Story Liane Moriarty AA 5* 06/02/22

completed 18/01/22

Jasmine's wrote: "January Featured Author - Michael Robotham
Duration: 1/1/22 - 31/1/22
5/5 2/2AA

January 2022's Featured Author is Michael Robotham

EASY - Tasks (minimum 1 AA)

#1. Michael was born in a town call..."

Finished 28/12/21

Jasmine's wrote: "Annual Challenge 2021 - Read Around Australia
AUSSIE AUTHORS ONLY
Duration: 1st January - 31st December 2021
Level: Book Worm
24/24

VIC
Shantaram
Bad Debts
[book:Picnic..."