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from the Aussie Readers group.
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A beautiful read about the relationships between mothers and daughters
The Essential Elizabeth Stone by Jennifer Banash ⭐⭐⭐⭐.4 https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Christine wrote: "Maybe the "Fury" books?"Thanks Christine. Do you know who the author is?
A good, old-fashioned English 'whodunit'.
Death at the Dolphin by Gretta Mulrooney⭐⭐⭐⭐.1 https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
A great start to a new Scottish cosy-mystery series
Murder in the Scottish Highlands by Dee MacDonald ⭐⭐⭐⭐.2 https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
⭐⭐⭐.5 for
The Empress of Cooke County by Elizabeth Bass Parman https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
60 years ago I read a series of books about a boy and his horse on an outback station. I really loved that series but have no idea what it was called or who the author was. Long shot, I know, but does anyone have any ideas?
⭐⭐⭐⭐.1 for the first book in a new series by Lucy Connelly
An Irish Bookshop Murder https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
I can never resist a book by Shari Low
One Midnight With You by Shari Low ⭐⭐⭐⭐.5 https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
A delightful Golden Age murder-mystery
The Red House Mystery by A.A. Milne ⭐⭐⭐.5 https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Challenge completed. August Featured Author - Rhys Bowen
Duration: 1/8/24 - 31/8/24
Level: MEDIUM
9/9
AA 2/2
TASKS
#1. Rhys Bowen is a well renowned, best-selling author of mystery novels.
**Read a Mystery.
The Secrets of Flowers by Sally Page COMPLETED 26.08.24 ⭐⭐⭐⭐.5 https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...#2. Rhys has written three very successful series, Her Royal Spyness, Molly Murphy and Constable Evans.
**Read a book from a series AND where BOTH the author's initials can be found in 'Constable Evans'
The Dark Wives by Ann Cleeves COMPLETED 28.08.24 ⭐⭐⭐⭐.2 https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...#3. Rhys was born in the UK but now lives in the USA, spending the summer in California and the winter in Arizona.
**Read a book set in the USA
Only the Guilty Survive by Kate Robards COMPLETED 15.08.24 ⭐.5 https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...#4. Rhys Bowen is a pen name. Her real name is Janet Quin-Harkin.
**Read a book written under a pen name OR
The Red House Mystery by A.A. Milne COMPLETED 31.08.24 ⭐⭐⭐.5 https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...BONUS
**Read a book by Rhys Bowen
The Rose Arbor by Rhys Bowen COMPLETED 13.08.24 ⭐⭐⭐⭐.2 https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...SPELL OUT - RHYS
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Return to Moondilla by Tony Parsons AA🦘 COMPLETED 06.08.24 ⭐⭐⭐.8 https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...H -
A Class Act by Julie Houston COMPLETED 06.08.24⭐⭐⭐⭐ https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...Y -
Ya-Yas in Bloom by Rebecca Wells COMPLETED 20.08.24 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...S -
Sanctuary by Garry Disher AA🦘 COMPLETED 20.08.24 ⭐⭐⭐⭐.5 https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
I just love Ann Cleeve's Vera series, and here is #11.
The Dark Wives by Ann Cleeves ⭐⭐⭐⭐.5 https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
An absorbing read
Sisters of Fortune by Anna Lee Huber ⭐⭐⭐⭐.1 https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
⭐⭐⭐⭐.5 for this heartwarming and entrancing mystery
The Secrets of Flowers by Sally Page https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
⭐⭐⭐.8 for
Interpretations of Love by Jane Campbell https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...Both plot and cast of characters will remain with me for a long time to come and I will probably revise my rating upwards when I have thought more about it. 💖📚
Sign me up please Brenda. I'll come back later and fill in my selections. 💖📚September Featured Author - Fleur McDonald
Duration: 1/9/24 - 30/9/24
Level:
10/10
AA🦘 4/4
HARD - Tasks & Spell Out (minimum 4 AA)
#1. Fleur grew up on a farm in South Australia, and her first job was as a jillaroo in the outback. She has been involved in agriculture all her life, including helping manage a 8000-acre station for twenty years.
**Read a book set in Australia's outback
High Wire by Candice Fox AA🦘 COMPLETED 27.09.24 ⭐⭐.5 https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...#2. Red Dust was Fleur's debut novel in 2009. She has written in excess of 24 novels to date, including 2 children's books.
**Read a book where BOTH the author's initials fit into RED DUST
Heart, Be at Peace by Donal Ryan COMPLETED 22.09.24 ⭐⭐⭐⭐.1 https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...#3. Fleur's most beloved character is Detective Dave Burrows, who features in 12 enthralling crime novels, (with more to come, hopefully).
**Read a book by an AUSTRALIAN author
The Seachangers by Meredith Appleyard AA🦘COMPLETED 05.09.24 ⭐⭐⭐.6 https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...#4 Today Fleur and her energetic kelpie, Jack, live in Esperance, Western Australia.
**Read a book where the title begins with a letter from ESPERANCE (minimum 3 word title)
The Sullivan's Island Supper Club: A Carolina Tale by Susan M. Boyer COMPLETED 30/09/24 ⭐⭐⭐⭐.5 https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...BONUS
**Read a book by Fleur McDonald AA🦘
Where the River Runs by Fleur McDonald COMPLETED 06.09.24 ⭐⭐⭐⭐.5 https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...SPELLOUT
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Coming Home to Starr's Fall by Kate Hewitt COMPLETED 18.09.24 ⭐⭐.5 https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...R -
Devils Island by Midge Raymond and John Yunker 🦘AA COMPLETED 21.09.24 ⭐⭐⭐.6 https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...I -
The Group Trip by Audrey Ingram COMPLETED 28.09.24 ⭐⭐⭐.8 https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...M -
Murder in the Scottish Highlands by Dee MacDonald COMPLETED 08.09.24 ⭐⭐⭐⭐.2 https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...E -
The Essential Elizabeth Stone by Jennifer Banash COMPLETED 13.09.24 ⭐⭐⭐⭐.4 https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
⭐⭐⭐.5 for
The End of Tennessee: A Memoir by Rachel M. Hanson https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
I'm in please Brenda! - COMPLETED!Spring Challenge: Opposites Attract!
Duration: 1/9/24 - 30/11/24
Level: MEDIUM
Progress:10/10
AA🦘: 4/4
Opposite Pair title - Hills and Valley
#1.a.
The Valley by Chris Hammer AA🦘 COMPLETED 20.20.24 ⭐⭐⭐⭐.4 https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...#1.b.
Head for the Hills by Tricia Stringer AA🦘 COMPLETED 04.10.24 ⭐⭐⭐.7 https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...Opposite Pair title - Black and White
#2.a
The Black Loch by Peter May COMPLETED 15.09.24 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...#2.b
The White Cottage Mystery by Margery Allingham COMPLETED 21.11.24 ⭐⭐⭐⭐.2 https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...Opposite Pair title - War and Peace
#3.a
Heart, Be at Peace by Donal Ryan COMPLETED 22.09.24 ⭐⭐⭐⭐.1 https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...#3.b
The War of the Wives by Tamar Cohen COMPLETED 21.09.24 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...Opposite Pair Title - Big and Little
#4.a
Christmas at the Little Paris Hotel by Rebecca Raisin COMPLETED 05.10.24 ⭐⭐⭐⭐.1 https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...#4.b
A Heart This Big by Cheyenne Blue AA🦘 COMPLETED 23.11.24 ⭐⭐⭐.6 🌶️🌶️https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...Opposite Pair Title - Life and Death
#5. a
The Secret Life of Shirley Sullivan by Lisa Ireland AA🦘 COMPLETED 27/10/24 ⭐⭐⭐⭐.3 https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...#5. b
Death at the Dinner Party by Ellie Alexander COMPLETED 09.10.24 ⭐⭐⭐.8 https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
