Phrynne’s Comments (group member since Aug 13, 2012)

Phrynne’s comments from the Aussie Readers group.

Well done Brenda!

Happy birthday Jo 🎁🎂📚🎈

September Featured Author - Elizabeth Strout
Duration: 1/9/25 - 30/9/25
Level:
10/10

TASKS
1. Read a book which is set in America
Framed in Death by J.D. Robb 5 stars
2. Read a book with a picture of nature on the cover
The Road Trip by Tricia Stringer AA 4 stars
3. Read a book from a series
Family, Friends and Fatalities by Emerald FinnAA>/s> 4 stars
4. Read a book where both the author's initials can be found in PULITZER PRIZE
Murder on the Marlow Belle by Robert Thorogood 5 stars



SPELL OUT Amgash
1. A A Very Bookish Murder by Dee MacDonald 4 stars
2. M Marry in Haste by Anne Gracie AA 4 stars
3. G Murder in the Winter Woods by Katie Gayle 4 stars
4. A Murder by Firelight by Merryn Allingham 4 stars
5. S Sienna by Annie Seaton AA 4 stars
6. H Cold Case in Nuala by Harriet Steel 4 stars

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✅Claire
✅Helen
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✅Jenn
✅Jonquil
✅JP
✅Kim
✅Kylie H
✅Mari
✅Meg
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✅Sarah
✅Sue
✅Suzie
✅Teresa
✅TheMadHatter
✅Tr1sha
Valerie

September Featured Author - Elizabeth Strout
Duration: 1/9/25 - 30/9/25
Level:
0/?

EASY - Tasks (minimum 1 AA)
MEDIUM - Spell Out (minimum 2 AA)
HARD - Tasks & Spell Out (minimum 4 AA)

Rules and guidelines: HERE

**Completed Challenges: When you have completed your challenge, please post your entire completed challenge as a new message indicating you have finished. A completed challenge must have the following information: (1) Link to book title, (2) Author's name, (3) Date you finished reading your book, (4) Your rating.
**Once you've posted your completed challenge, your name will be ticked off the list.

September 2025's Featured Author is Elizabeth Strout

This is a two-part challenge, where you are welcome to complete either the task section or the spell section, or both. A book may be used only one time for this challenge.

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TASKS

#1. Elizabeth Strout was born and raised in Portland, Maine, USA
**Read a book which is set in America OR
**Read a book where the first letter of each word in the title can be found in PORTLAND, MAINE, USA (minimum two word title)

#2. When Strout relaxes she likes to spend her time knitting. She also enjoys hiking and nature.
**Read a book in which a character spends time on your favourite hobby (tell us what it is) OR
**Read a book with a picture of nature on the cover

#3. Strout writes literary fiction. She has written several series and also standalones. Probably most famous are her Olive Kitteridge series and her Amgash series which features the much loved Lucy Barton
**Read a book from a series OR
**Read a book with literary fiction as a main genre

#4. Elizabeth Strout is a highly acclaimed author. She works as a University lecturer and teaches creative writing. Her novel Olive Kitteridge won the Pulitzer Prize for fiction in 2009.
**Read a book which has won an award OR
**Read a book where both the author's initials can be found in PULITZER PRIZE

BONUS
**Read a book by Elizabeth Strout

SPELL OUT Using either first letter of title (disregarding "A", "An" or "The" if you choose to) or either the first or last initial of the author. For the difficult letters - Q, X and Z, you may use a book in which the letter appears somewhere in the title or author's first or last name.

Elizabeth Strout (first or last name or both)
America
Portland
Maine
Knitting
Hiking
Nature
Literary
Fiction
Amgash
Lucy
Barton
Olive
Kitteridge
Series
Pulitzer
Prize
Award

My review of Rage by Linda Castillo

https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Great work Kim

Well done Kim

My review of Murder in Hollywood by Millicent Binks

https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Great work Sandy!

Lindy-Lane wrote: "will there be a spring challenge for 2025?"
It is up now Lindy.

Well done Odette:)

**Spring Challenge - Read a Rainbow**
Duration: 1/9/25 - 30/11/25
Level: Hard
5/12

Part A:
Read a Rainbow -
#1. Yellow How to Talk to Your Dog About Murder: A Mystery byEmily Soderberg
#2. Orange Surrender by Amanda Quick
#3. Red The Christmas Clue by Nicola Upson 4 stars 16/9/25
#4. Green The Return of Moriarty by Jack Anderson 4 stars 7/10/25
#5. Blue The Phantom Tollbooth byNorton Juster
#6. Purple The Box in the Woods by Maureen Johnson

Part B:

#7. Title: Read a book that has any of these spring themed words in the title; Spring/Blossom/New/Birds/Flowers
Murder at the Spring Ball by Benedict Brown

#8. Title: Read a book where the title begins with a letter in SPRING
Sienna by Annie Seaton AA 4 stars 17/9/25

#9. Author: Read a book where both the author's initials fit into RAINBOW
A Fatal Silence by Rachel Amphlett AA

#10. Cover: Read a book which depicts SPRING on the cover (show cover)
Marry in Haste by Anne Gracie AA 4 stars 3/9/25

#11. Winter is over!: Read a book which makes you happy - a favourite author, or one you've been waiting for to be released!
Framed in Death by J.D. Robb 5 stars 13/9/25

#12. Reader's Choice: Read any book of your choice
The Funeral Crashers by Joanna Nell

Well done Tr1sha

My review of Murder in Paris by Helena Dixon

https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Great work Brenda:)

Well done Steve!

Well done Jonquil

Well done Patty and Jonquil

Catsalive wrote: "Nice to see you all, & I do hope we get a chance to catch up before Christmas.

I took 35 books with me & came home with 9, 3 of which are for someone else, so I'm calling that a successful day wit..."

Thanks for the donation to my Street Library! I am sure a Christmas catch up will definitely occur although I find thinking about Christmas a bit scary! What happened to 2025 already???