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

Phrynne’s comments from the Aussie Readers group.

My review of Dying Truth by Angela Marsons

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

🏀🏀🏀 Welcome to the challenge Trish🏀🏀🏀

🏀🏀🏀 Welcome to the challenge everyone!!! Your names are all listed 🏀🏀🏀

Great work Janine

Great work Lorraine!

My review of Stalker by Jack Adams

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

Great work Helen and Jenn!

July Featured Author - Harlan Coben
Duration: 1/7/25 - 31/7/25
Level:
10/10

TASKS
#1. Read a book where both the author's initials can be found in NEW JERSEY USA.
Cult by Jack Adams AA 4 stars

#2.Read a book which involves travel
The Passengers on the Hankyu Line by Hiro Arikawa 5 stars

#3. Read a book from a series
Death and the Librarian by Victoria Gilbert 3 stars

#4. Read a book written by a best selling author
Save Her Soul by Lisa Regan 5 stars



SPELL OUT
T The Whisky Widow by Karen Brooks AA 4 stars
R Rivers of Hell by Marina Finlayson AA 4 stars
A Fatal Promise by Angela Marsons 5 stars
V Tea with Jam & Dread by Vicki Delany 3 stars
E An Enemy in the Village by Martin Walker 5 stars
L The Lost Girl of Seahaven by Phillipa Nefri ClarkAA 4 stars

✅Alex
✅Brenda
✅Carol
✅Carolyn
✅Catsalive
✅Cherie
✅Claire
✅Helen
✅Jackmeister
✅Jane
✅Janine
Jasmine's
✅Jenn
✅Jonquil
✅JP
✅Kim
✅Kylie H
✅Lorraine
✅Mari
✅Meg
Mell
✅Phrynne
✅Rachel
✅Sally906
Sandysbookaday
✅Sarah
Sharon
✅Sue
Suzie
✅Teresa
✅TheMadHatter
✅Trish
✅Tr1sha

July Featured Author - Harlan Coben
Duration: 1/7/25 - 31/7/25
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.

July 2025's Featured Author is Harlan Coben

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. Harlan Coben was born in Newark, New Jersey, USA
**Read a book which is set in America OR
**Read a book where both the author's initials can be found in NEW JERSEY USA.

#2. Coben's first job was in travel and at the same time he started writing. His debut novel was a romantic suspense thriller called Play Dead
**Read a book which involves travel OR
**Read a book where the first letter of each title word fits into ROMANTIC SUSPENSE (2 word minimum)

#3. Coben writes thrillers, mysteries and suspense. He has written a long series about Myron Bolitar, ex FBI and now sports agent alongside his partner Win.
**Read a book from a series OR
**Read a book by an American author

#4. Coben's books have been published in at least 40 different languages and are number one best sellers in many countries. He has received many awards and 11 of his books are being made into Netflix shows.
**Read a book which has won an award OR
**Read a book written by a best selling author

BONUS
**Read a book by Harlan Coben

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.

Harlan Coben (first or last name or both)
America
Debut
Travel
Romantic
Suspense
Series
Mystery
Thriller
Myron
Bolitar
Best
Seller
Award
Movie

Well done Trisha!

My review of A Daughter's Guide to Mothers and Murder by Dianne Freeman

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

Well done JP!

My review of The Skydivers by Chris Bohjalian

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

Jacm wrote: "Female Author: The Black Bird Oracle by Deborah Harkness 2.5★

I was a big fan of the original All Souls trilogy but I'm not really sure that we need a reboot with..."

I gave up after book 3. I loved the first book but it was all down hill from there!

Well done everyone! Great picture Brenda:)

My review of Signal Loss by Garry Disher

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

My review of Death at a Paris Hotel by Verity Bright

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

Great work Sally!

Friday. Aunt Bessie Tries 238pages
Saturday Find Her Alive 300 pages Signal Loss 320 pages
Sunday Death at a Paris Hotel 333 pages The Skydivers 41 pages

Final total 1232 pages