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

Phrynne’s comments from the Aussie Readers group.

⭐⭐⭐Welcome to the challenge everyone!⭐⭐⭐

Annual Challenge - Book Bingo
Duration - 1/1/25 - 31/12/25
Level: Hard
23/25

#1 Down
a - Male author - Port Vila Blues by Garry Disher AA 4 stars 26/1/25
b - Four word title - Murder at Raven's Hollow by Louise Marley 5 stars 3/1/25
c - Blue cover - The Life Impossible by Matt Haig 3 stars 19/1/25
d - House on cover - Grave Words by Gerri Lewis 3 stars 31/5/25
e - Mystery - Winds of Evil by Arthur W. Upfield AA 5 stars 10/3/25



#2 Down
a - Cosy mystery - Blondes, Bikinis and Betrayal by Emerald Finn AAb - New to me author - Mexico, Margaritas, and Murder by Wendy Day 4 stars 16/3/25
c - Set in Australia - The Secrets of Willow Bay by Phillipa Nefri Clark AA 5 stars 18/1/25
d - Female MC - Bonded in Death by J.D. Robb 5 stars 12/2/25
e - Place name in title - Hangman's Gap by Rachel Amphlett AA 4 stars 25/2/25



#3 Down
a - Published 2025 - The Four Queens of Crime by Rosanne Limoncelli 5 stars 18/2/25
b - Young Adult - The Phantom Tollbooth by Norton Juster
c - Favourite author - Murder at Gulls Nest by Jess Kidd 5 stars 27/1/25
d - Male MC The Grey Wolf by Louise Penny 3 stars 14/2/25
e - Set in another country - The Unquiet Grave by Dervla McTiernan AA 5 stars 28/3/25



#4 Down
a - Part of series - Graves on the Fens by Joy Ellis 5 stars 5/1/25
b - Favourite genre - Mystery - To Catch a Thief by David Dodge 4 stars 25/2/25
c - Title begins with D - The Dark Wives by Ann Cleeves 5 stars 2/2/25
d - Book I bought - Midnight and Blue by Ian Rankin 5 stars 11/1/25
e - Author's name begins T - Swordheart by T. Kingfisher



#5 Down
a - One word title - Asylum by Jack Adams AA 5 stars 17/4/25
b - Female author - Haunting and Homicide by Ava Burke 4 stars 10/1/25
c - Aussie author - The Knitting Club at Wagtail Ridge by Janet Gover AA 4 stars 10/9/25
d - Borrowed from library - The Winds from Further West by Alexander McCall Smith 5 stars 8/1/25
e - Colourful cover - A Village Theatre Murder by Katie Gayle 5 stars 21/2/25

Alex
✅Amanda
Amanda(docmandy)
Amy
✅Angela
Anita
Barbara
Bec
✅Brenda
✅Carol
✅Catsalive
Cherie
Clare Snow
Claire Louisa
Erin
✅Helen
✅Jacinta
Jackmeister
Jacm
Jane
Janelle
✅Janine
Jasmine's
Jenn
Jenny
✅Jodie
✅Jonquil
JP
Kim
Krystal
Kylie H
✅Lorraine
Mari
Mary
Nicole
Phrynne
Renee V
Ruby
✅Sally906
✅Sandysbookaday
✅Sarah
Sarah Y
✅Sue
✅Teresa
TheMadHatter
✅Trish
ZarrixTale

**Annual Challenge - Book Bingo - 1/1/25 - 31/12/25**



Instructions.
Each bingo space has a task in it. Complete a space by reading a book which matches the task. For tasks which ask for a book cover make sure you show it please.

Level One Easy: Complete a minimum of three lines - 15 books (at least THREE Aussie authors). You may choose to use a mix of vertical and horizontal rows but if you do then remember to read two books for the squares you cross.
Level Two Complete all five rows - 25 books (at least SIX Aussie authors)

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.


Annual Challenge - Book Bingo
Duration - 1/1/25 - 31/12/25
Level:
0/?

1 ACROSS
a. Male author
b. Cosy Mystery
c. Published in 2025
d. Part of a series
e. One word title

2. ACROSS
a. Four word title
b. etc

Well done Helen!

Well done MH!

🕵️‍♀️🕵️‍♀️🕵️‍♀️ Welcome to the challenge Janine and Kylie🕵️‍♀️🕵️‍♀️🕵️‍♀️

Fantastic Sharon!

Annual A-Z Road Trip
Duration: 1/1/25 - 31/12/25
22/26

I am going on a road trip, and I'm spying with my little eye...

A Alpaca The Knitting Club at Wagtail Ridge by Janet Gover AA (on cover) 4 stars 10/9/25
B Boy Just a Regular Boy by Catherine Ryan Hyde (on cover) 4 stars 7/1/25
C Cat A Witch Worth Praline For by H.Y. Hanna AA (on cover) 4 stars 25/5/26
D Dog Haunting and Homicide by Ava Burke (on cover) 4 stars 10/1/25
E Egg The Impossible Thing by Belinda Bauer (on cover) 4 stars 27/2/25
F Flower Sienna by Annie Seaton AA (on cover) 4 stars 17/9/25
G Grey wolf The Grey Wolf by Louise Penny (on cover)3 stars 19/2/25
H Hat Emerald Secrets by Rhonda Forrest AA (on cover) 4 stars 30/1/25
I Island The Life Impossible by Matt Haig (on cover) 3 stars 19/1/25
J Jack'o'Lantern Grave Words by Gerri Lewis (on cover) 3 stars 31/5/25
K Knife The Four Queens of Crime by Rosanne Limoncelli (on cover) 4 stars 19/2/25
L Lighthouse Blondes, Bikinis and Betrayal by Emerald Finn (on cover)AA 4 stars 2.2.25
M Moon Mrs. Pollifax and the Second Thief by Dorothy Gilman (on cover) 5 staes 9/7/25
N Nose The Gatsby Gambit: A Novel by Claire Anderson Wheeler (on cover) 4 stars 26/3/25
O Orange Orange Blossom Cafe by T.I. Lowe (on cover) 28/2/25
P Plate The Empire Biscuit Bites Back by L.E. Gordon AA (on cover) 4 stars 21/25
Q
R Raincoat Glenrock by Lee Christine AA (on cover) 5 stars 8/9/25
S Sheep Dying in the Wool by Frances Brody (on cover)
T Tree The Zanzibar Wife by Deborah Rodriguez (on cover) 3 stars 22/2/25
U Umbrella Mexico, Margaritas, and Murder by Wendy Day (on cover) 4 stars 16/3/25
V Village A Village Theatre Murder by Katie Gayle (in title) 5 stars 22/2/25
W Windmill Graves on the Fens by Joy Ellis (on cover) 5 stars 5/1/25
X Boxes Boxes in the Basement by Kathi Daley (on cover)
Y Yellow writing Joy in the Morning by P.G. Wodehouse (on cover) 5 stars 11/6 25
Z Prize Mrs. Jeffries Wins the Prize by Emily Brightwell (in title)

Well done Jenny!

Well done Carol, Jane and Jenny!

🕵️‍♀️🕵️‍♀️🕵️‍♀️ Welcome to the challenge everyone🕵️‍♀️🕵️‍♀️🕵️‍♀️

Well done Jenny!

Well done Jenny!

January Featured Author - Angela Marsons
Duration: 1/01/25 - 31/01/25
Level: Hard
10/10

TASKS
#1. **Read a book set in England
Murder at Raven's Hollow by Louise Marley 5 stars
#2. **Read a book from a series
Port Vila Blues by Garry Disher AA 4 stars
#3. **Read a book which has a number in the title
One Dark Night by Hannah Richell AA 4 stars
#4. **Read a book set in a country other than your own
Haunting and Homicide by Ava Burke 4 stars

BONUS
Lost Girls

SPELL OUT
S The Secrets of Willow Bay by Phillipa Nefri Clark AA 5 stars
T The Incident of the Book in the Nighttime by Vicki Delany 4 stars
O Mallory's Oracle by Carol O'Connell 4 stars
N Next Girl Missing by L.A. Larkin AA 4 stars
E Emerald Secrets by Rhonda Forrest AA 4 stars

✅Alex
✅Angela
✅Brenda
✅Carol
✅Carolyn
✅Catsalive
✅Cherie
✅Helen
✅Jackmeister
✅Jane
✅Janine
✅Jasmine's
✅Jenn
✅Jonquil
✅JP
✅Kim
✅KylieH
✅Mari
✅Meg
✅Phrynne
Rachel
✅Sally906
✅Sarah
✅Sue
✅Suzie
Tanu
✅Teresa
✅TheMadHatter
✅Trish
✅Tr1sha

January Featured Author - Angela Marsons
Duration: 1/01/25 - 31/01/25
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.

January 2025's Featured Author is Angela Marsons

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. Angela Marsons is a British author living in the Black Country in the English Midlands.
**Read a book by an English author OR
**Read a book set in England

#2. Marsons struggled to become a published author but, once her crime series about Detective Kim Stone began to sell, her books became very popular.
**Read a book from a series OR
**Read a best selling book

#3. She is currently contracted to write 28 books in the Kim Stone series. The first one was titled Silent Scream and the latest one, 36 Hours is number 21.
**Read a book which has a number in the title OR
**Read a book where the author's initials can both be found in SILENT SCREAM

#4. Marson's books have been translated into 28 different languages.
**Read a book which was originally published in another language OR
**Read a book set in a country other than your own

BONUS
**Read a book by Angela Marsons

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.

Angela Marsons (first, last or both)
Black
Country
Kim
Stone
Crime
Series
Bestseller
Silent
Scream

Well done Janine and Teresa!

My review of Agony in Amethyst by A.M. Stuart

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

Well done Sue!