Bec’s Comments (group member since Oct 31, 2022)

Bec’s comments from the Aussie Readers group.

I mean technically I could add books to my TBR now and then count them right :P Totally not the point I get it!! I have a huge TBR pile though so I reckon I can do it.
But to clarify if I've currently got ARCs on my TBR I can still use those right?

Sharon wrote: "
[book:The Last Tra..."

Thanks Sharon. I've been approved for The Last Trace.

What a fun listen!!
My review is here:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Okay so I've now started the correct book of the month and listning to The Banksia House Breakout on audible. It's fun so far. I feel like this will be an easy, fun read (listen).

Marianne wrote: "By Any Other Name by Jodi Picoult is up FOR REQUEST from Allen & Unwin
publish 20 Aug"

Thanks Marianne, I've requested this only because the publish date is later in the year.....I'm trying to avoid this thread but keep coming back :P

Okay I really need to read this!! I have it on kindle...but at the moment my netgalley reads and other ARCs keep pushing every other book out. I'm going to try and read it sometime in April!!

Haha oops I got mixed up and thought this month's book (besides Daisy and Kate) was Birds in Flight, so I listened to that as I had it on audible. So I came on to give my thoughts about that and realised my mistake (it was a good push to get me to listen to that book :P)
Anyway, I do also have The Banksia House Breakout on audible. My hold on The Women just came in from Borrowbox so I'm listening to that now, but will try and get to the correct book after that!

Marianne wrote: "With today's review, I have finally finished my August books. Now I only have to read 4 from October, 6 from November, 7 from January, 5 from February, 14 from March and 7 from April, and then I'll..."
Oh you do have a lot of reading to do. Good luck. I hope they are all great!


Brenda wrote: "I always try very hard to read them before or on publication date. I would hate to have that many way past their dates Marianne! It would make me very anxious!"
Me too. I'm not asking for/accepting anymore until I get my May books done. I've made a decision to skip one that was published 28 March and finish off the April ones so they were done on time. I've got about 4 publishing 1 May and then 4 others throughout May. But I want to get the early May ones done first then I'll go back to the 28 March one. It's from a publisher I'm auto approved for so I figured that one would be okay to slip a bit.

Marianne wrote: LOL, can't be tempted by Fran and Ken Stein?
You should see my list, I dare not mention the number here....
but my feedback ratio is still 90%."

Come on, give us the number!!
Do you read them all by publish date?

Carolyn wrote: "I'm keeping my eyes closed when I look at this site. After I worked really hard to get my Netgalley shelf to under 30 it's jumped back to 39 in the last week so I daren't request anymore!"
I know I'm thinking NO MORE, don't anyone tell me about any more....then today I got 2 ebooks in my mail box for ARC's I had forgotten I had signed up for from the publisher. They had 8 on offer, lucky I only put my name down for 2.

Marianne wrote: "Also The Radio Hour by Victoria Purman
and a new one by Robbi Neal, With Winter Comes Darkness.."

Thanks Marianne....my Netgalley TBR pile just keeps getting bigger....at least these ones aren't published until 1 May.

I've finished 16 so far with 8 Aussie Authors. I've read more than prior years to this date I'm sure (22 books read for the year - kindle and audio)
✔ B - Matthew Blake - Anna O. finished 6/2/2024 - 4 stars
✔ C - Cathy Kelly - Sisterhood finished 11/2/2024
✔ D - Dervla McTiernan - The Fireground - AA - finished 7/2/2024 -
✔ F -Fiona Lowe - The Accident - AA - finished 22/2/2024 - 5 stars
✔ G - Georgina Lees- True Crime - finished 20/1/2024 - 3 stars
✔ H -Holden Sheppard - Invisible Boys - AA - finished 18/2/2024 - 4 stars
✔ J -Jeneva Rose - One of Us Is Dead - finished 31/1/2024
✔ K -Kingsley Allen - Ocean Street - AA - finished 1/2/2024 - 3 stars
✔ L -Natasha Lester - What Is Left Over, After - AA - finished 10/2/2024 - 4 stars
✔ M - Meg Shaffer- The Wishing Game - finished 8/1/2024 - 5 stars
✔ N - Natalie Murray - Love, Just In - AA - finished 5/1/2024 - 4 stars
✔ P -Matthew Perry - Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing - finished 7/1/2024 - 4 stars
✔ R - Simon Rowell- The Good Dog - AA - finished 12/1/2024 - 4 stars
✔ S -Angela Yuriko Smith - Inujini - finished 14/1/2024 - 4 stars
✔ V - Karen Viggers- Sidelines - AA - finished 20/2/2024
✔ Z -Robert Bryndza - The Not So Secret Emails Of Coco Pinchard - finished 29/1/2024 - 4 stars

I've just realised I've not updated this thread at all. I've ben recording them on a spreadsheet...so I'm going to update here too.

Well done to everyone who has just posted their finished!

A few changes along the way so took longer than expected to do level one - and I ended up with less Aussie authors than originally planned - but I've finished!

Summer Challenge
Duration - 1/12/23 - 29/2/24
Level: One
10/10
3/2 AA

Row #1
✔ Island Adventure: Author - The Good Dog by Simon Rowell - AA - finished 12/1/2024 - 4 stars
✔ Pool Party: Title - Tom Lake by Ann Patchett - finished 7/12/2023 - 4 stars
✔ Movie Night: Author - GOLD! by Thomas Greenbank AA - finished 10/12/2023 - 4 stars
✔ Summer Love: Author - The Secret Book Club by Shauna Robinson finished 1/1/2024 - 4 stars
✔ Luna Park: Author - Ocean Street by Kingsley Allen AA -finished 1/2/2024 - 3 stars




Row #2
✔ Join a Book Club: Author - The Library on Love Heart Lane by Christie Barlow finished 13/12/2023 - 4 stars
Make Ice Cream: Author - Sisterhood by Cathy Kelly finished 11/2/2024 - 4 stars
✔ Water Park: Author - Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir(a) finished 24/12/2023 - 4 stars
✔ Outdoor Concert: Author - Once Upon An Algorithm by Clara O’Connor - finished 26/12/2023 - 2 stars
✔ Bike Route: Author - The Not So Secret Emails Of Coco Pinchard by Robert Bryndza - finished 29/1/2024 - 4 stars

Well done Steve!

Well done Brenda!

And well done Meg!

Finished

N - Natalie Murray Love, Just In AA - 4 stars

and

P - Matthew Perry Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing - 4 stars

Finished my 4th and 5th

✔ Water Park: Author - Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir(a) finished 24/12/2023 - 4 stars
✔ Outdoor Concert: Author - Once Upon An Algorithm by Clara O’Connor - finished 26/12/2023 - 2 stars

A-Z Authors
1/1/24 - 31/12/24
26/26
13/6 AA

✔ A - Averil Kenny - Those Hamilton Sisters - AA finished 14/3/2024 - 4 stars

✔ B - Matthew Blake - Anna O. finished 6/2/2024 - 4 stars

✔ C - Cathy Kelly - Sisterhood finished 11/2/2024 - 4 stars

✔ D - Dervla McTiernan - The Fireground - AA - finished 7/2/2024 - 4 stars

✔ E - Nora Everly - Passing Notes - finished 14/3/2024 - 4 stars

✔ F -Fiona Lowe - The Accident - AA - finished 22/2/2024 - 5 stars

✔ G - Georgina Lees- True Crime - finished 20/1/2024 - 3 stars

✔ H -Holden Sheppard - Invisible Boys - AA - finished 18/2/2024 - 4 stars

✔ I - Lisa Ireland- The One and Only Dolly Jamieson - AA - finished 10/6/2024 - 4 stars

✔ J -Jeneva Rose - One of Us Is Dead - finished 31/1/2024 - 3 stars

✔ K -Kingsley Allen - Ocean Street - AA - finished 1/2/2024 - 3 stars

✔ L -Natasha Lester - What Is Left Over, After - AA - finished 10/2/2024 - 4 stars

✔ M - Meg Shaffer- The Wishing Game - finished 8/1/2024 - 5 stars

✔ N - Natalie Murray - Love, Just In - AA - finished 5/1/2024 - 4 stars

✔ O - Julie Olivia - Out with the Tide - finished 18/3/2024 - 4 stars

✔ P -Matthew Perry - Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing - finished 7/1/2024 - 4 stars

✔ Q - Meghan Quinn - The Locker Room - finished 24/4/2024 - 4 stars

✔ R - Simon Rowell- The Good Dog - AA - finished 12/1/2024 - 4 stars

✔ S -Angela Yuriko Smith - Inujini - finished 14/1/2024 - 4 stars

✔ T - Anni Taylor- Birds in Flight- AA - finished 4/4/2024 - 4 stars

✔ U - Michelle Upton - Emergency Exit Only - AA - finished 9/5/2024 - 4 stars

✔ V - Karen Viggers- Sidelines - AA - finished 20/2/2024 - 3 stars

✔ W -J. Wheeler - Forgive Me Father - finished 4/4/2024 - 4 stars

✔ X -Jo Dixon - The House of Now and Then- AA - finished 1/3/2024 - 5 stars

✔ Y -Yvonne Vincent - Losers Club: A Murder Mystery - finished 15/7/2024 - 4 stars

✔ Z -Robert Bryndza - The Not So Secret Emails Of Coco Pinchard - finished 29/1/2024 - 4 stars