Jenn’s Comments (group member since Jul 12, 2013)

Jenn’s comments from the Aussie Readers group.

Completed August Challenge

August:
** World Humanitarian Day, Aug 19: Read a book with a title that starts with "H" OR read a book where characters are caring for others
The House on Burra Burra Lane by Jennie Jones AA 5 stars 1/8/24

** International Day of Victims of Enforced Disappearances, Aug 30: Read a book featuring a kidnapping OR a read a book where something goes missing
Shield of Fire by Keri Arthur AA 5 stars 8/8/24

** Day for People of African Descent, Aug 31: Read a book set in Africa OR read a book where both the author's initials are in AFRICAN
Devil's Kitchen by Candice Fox AA 4 stars 7/8/24

Challenge Completed :)

July Featured Author - Greg Woodland
Duration: 1/7/24 - 31/7/24
Level: Hard (Min 4AAs)
17/17

TASKS

#1. Greg's first crime novel The Night Whistler was published by Text Publishing in 2020, and the sequel, The Carnival is Over was published in 2022.
**Read a book where the first letter of each title word fits into THE NIGHT WHISTLER (2 word minimum) OR
**Read a CRIME novel
Savage Road by Christine Feehan 5 stars 11/7/24

#2. The Night Whistler was shortlisted for the 2021 Ned Kelly Awards Best Debut Crime Novel. The Carnival Is Over was shortlisted for the 2023 Ned Kelly Awards for Best Crime Fiction.
**Read a DEBUT novel OR **Read a book where BOTH the author's initials fit into NED KELLY AWARDS
Shadow's End by Keri Arthur AA 5 stars 28/7/24

#3. Greg's award-winning short films and documentaries have screened at national and international film festivals and TV channels.
**Read a SHORT STORY (more than 125 pages/less than 250 pages) show page count OR **Read a book by an AUSTRALIAN author
Something Bad is Going to Happen by Jessie Stephens AA 2 stars 9/7/24


#4. Greg has lectured in Scriptwriting at Macquarie University, UTS, and AFTRS. Script editing credits include feature films ‘Moon Rock for Monday’, 'Shayda', ‘Don’t Tell’, ‘Needle’, ‘Cold Turkey’, ‘The Bet’, The Tropfest 2013 Best Film Winner 'We've All Been There', 2016 AWG John Hinde Science Fiction script award winner.
**Read a book which has been made into a MOVIE or TV series OR **Read a book where you can spell NEEDLE in the title (any order)
Breaking Dawn by Stephenie Meyer 5 stars 16/7/24

BONUS**Read a book by Greg Woodland
The Night Whistler by Greg Woodland AA 4 stars 3/7/24



SPELL OUT !!!!!! - Completed

G - Title -Gum Tree Gully by Mandy Magro (AA) 5 star 1/7/24
R - Author - Faithless in Death by J.D. Robb 4 stars 13/7/24
E - Author - Twisted Twenty-Six by Janet Evanovich 4 stars 12/7/24
G - Author - Lirael by Garth Nix AA 5 Stars 4/7/24

W - Title - Will of Steel by Diana Palmer 4 stars 1/7/24
O - Author - Descended from Dragons by Tricia Owens 4 stars 3/7/24
O - Author - The Man Who Died Twice by Richard Osman 4 stars 2/7/24
D - Author - Deep into the Dark by P.J. Tracy 3.5 stars 9/7/24
L - Title - The Light Fantastic by Terry Pratchett 5 stars 5/7/24
A - Title - Abhorsen by Garth Nix AA 5 stars 5/7/24
N - Author - Clariel by Garth Nix AA 5 stars 7/7/24
D - Author - The Murder Rule by Dervla McTiernan AA 4 stars 2/7/24

August Featured Author - Rhys Bowen
Duration: 1/8/24 - 31/8/24
Level: Hard (min 4 AAs)
14/14

TASKS - Completed

#1. Rhys Bowen is a well renowned, best selling author of mystery novels.
**Read a Mystery OR
**Read a bestseller
Mirror Man by Fiona McIntosh AA 4 stars 6/8/24


#2. Rhys has written three very successful series, Her Royal Spyness, Molly Murphy and Constable Evans.
**Read a book from a series OR
**Read a book where BOTH the author's initials can be found in 'Constable Evans'
Burn by Keri Arthur AA 5 stars 9/8/24

#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 OR
**Read a book set in the UK
23 1/2 Lies by James Patterson 3.5 stars 1/8/24

#4. Rhys Bowen is a pen name. Her real name is Janet Quin-Harkin.
**Read a book written under a pen name OR
**Read a book where the first letters of every word in the title can be found in Janet Quin-Harkin (at least a two word title)
Abandoned in Death by J.D. Robb (Nora Roberts) 5 stars 13/8/24


BONUS
**Read a book by Rhys Bowen
Heirs and Graces by Rhys Bowen 3 stars 5/8/24


SPELL IT OUT!!!

R - Author - Flight Of The Night Hawks - Book One Of The Darkwar Saga by Raymond E. Feist 5 stars 3/8/24
H - Author - Kill Your Husbands by Jack Heath AA 3.5 stars 13/8/24
Y - Author - Sun Broken by Yasmine Galenorn 4 stars 11/8/24
S - Author - Chai Time at Cinnamon Gardens by Shankari Chandran 2 stars 12/8/24

B - Author - Ripper by Shelley Burr AA 4 stars 15/8/24
O - Author - The Bullet That Missed by Richard Osman 4 stars 2/8/24
W - Title - Wyoming Legend by Diana Palmer 13/8/24
E - Author - Game On: Tempting Twenty-Eight by Janet Evanovich 3.5 stars 12/8/24
N -Title - Night Market by B.R. Kingsolver 4 stars 9/8/24

Brenda wrote: "Good work Jenn!"

Thanks Brenda :)

Completed my books for July

July: - COMPLETED
** First day of NAIDOC week, July 7: Read a book with Indigenous characters OR read a book where the first title letter appears in NAIDOC
Abhorsen by Garth Nix AA 5 stars 5/7/24

** World Youth Skills Day, July 15: Read a Young Adult/Middle Grade novel OR read a book featuring young people
Breaking Dawn by Stephenie Meyer 5 stars 16/7/24

** World Chess Day, July 20: Read a book where people play games e.g. chess, cards, bowling etc (tell us what) OR read a book with either a black or white cover (show cover)
Midnight Sun by Stephenie Meyer 5 stars 18/7/24

Phrynne wrote: "Great work Jenn and Brenda!"

thanks Phrynne :)

Challenge Completed :)

June Featured Author - Nora Roberts
Duration: 1/6/24 - 30/6/24
Level: Hard (min 4AAs)
16/16

TASKS- Completed

#1. Nora Roberts is a well renowned author of romance novels. Since 1999 every one of her novels has appeared on the New York Times bestseller list
**Read a romance OR
**Read a bestseller
As the River Rises by Fiona McArthur AA 4 stars 18/6/24

#2. Under the pen name of J.D.Robb Nora has written a very long mystery series, called the In Death series
**Read a Mystery OR
**Read a book where BOTH the author's initials fit into IN DEATH
The Wolf at the Door by Jack Higgins 5 stars 17/6/24

#3. Nora has always lived in the USA although she claims Irish ancestry and often includes Irish characters in her books.
**Read a book set in the USA OR
**Read a book set in Ireland
The Perfect Assassin by James Patterson 4stars 5/6/24

#4. Most of us know J.D.Robb is a pen name but did you know Nora Roberts is as well? Her birth name is Eleanor Marie Robertson.
**Read a book written under a pen name OR
**Read a book where the first letters of every word in the title can be found in ELEANOR ROBERTSON (at least a two word title)
After That Night by Karin Slaughter 4 stars 16/6/24

BONUS
**Read a book by Nora Roberts (or J.D. Robb)
The Choice by Nora Roberts 4 stars 24/6/24


SPELL IT OUT!!!! - Completed

N - Title - Nelson's Brand by Diana Palmer 4 stars 4/6/24
O - Author - The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman 4 stars 20/6/24
R - Author - The Work Wives by Rachael Johns AA 4 stars 13/6/24
A - Author - Beneath Outback Skies by Alissa Callen AA 5 stars 6/6/24

R - Author - The Vampire Lestat by Anne Rice 5 stars 26/6/24
O - Title - One Foot in the Grave by Jeaniene Frost 4 stars 6/6/24
B - Title - Blow Back by James Patterson 3.5 stars 5/6/24
E - Title - Essential Magic by T.M. Cromer 5 stars 11/6/24
R - Author - Murder in LaMut by Raymond E. Feist 5 stars 14/6/24
T - Author - Lola in the Mirror by Trent Dalton AA 2 stars 18/6/24
S - Author - Kakadu Dawn by Annie Seaton AA 5 stars 22/6/24

Brenda wrote: "Great work Jenn!"

Thanks Brenda. Lots of great stories :)

Completed :)

May/June - I - Iron Kissed - Completed
I - Author - Small Magics by Ilona Andrews 5 stars 17/6/24
R - Title - Rekindled Magic by T.M. Cromer 5 stars 17/5/24
O - Title - Opposing Sides by C.M. Doporto 4 stars 15/5/24
N - Author - Goldenhand by Garth Nix AA 5 stars 20/5/24

K - Author - Destiny Kills by Keri Arthur AA 4 stars 28/5/24
I - Title - The Iron King by Julie Kagawa 4 stars 23/5/24
S - Title - Supernatural Academy: Year Two by Jaymin Eve 5 stars 18/5/24
S - Author - House of Flame and Shadow by Sarah J. Maas 4 stars 21/6/24
E - Author - Supernatural Academy: Year Three by Jaymin Eve 5 stars 20/5/24
D - Title - Darkdawn by Jay Kristoff AA 5 stars 19/6/24

July Featured Author - Greg Woodland
Duration: 1/7/24 - 31/7/24
Level: Hard (Min 4AAs)
17/17

TASKS

#1. Greg's first crime novel The Night Whistler was published by Text Publishing in 2020, and the sequel, The Carnival is Over was published in 2022.
**Read a book where the first letter of each title word fits into THE NIGHT WHISTLER (2 word minimum) OR
**Read a CRIME novel
Savage Road by Christine Feehan 5 stars 11/7/24

#2. The Night Whistler was shortlisted for the 2021 Ned Kelly Awards Best Debut Crime Novel. The Carnival Is Over was shortlisted for the 2023 Ned Kelly Awards for Best Crime Fiction.**Read a DEBUT novel OR **Read a book where BOTH the author's initials fit into NED KELLY AWARDS
Shadow's End by Keri Arthur AA 5 stars 28/7/24

#3. Greg's award-winning short films and documentaries have screened at national and international film festivals and TV channels.
**Read a SHORT STORY (more than 125 pages/less than 250 pages) show page count OR **Read a book by an AUSTRALIAN author
Something Bad is Going to Happen by Jessie Stephens AA 2 stars 9/7/24


#4. Greg has lectured in Scriptwriting at Macquarie University, UTS, and AFTRS. Script editing credits include feature films ‘Moon Rock for Monday’, 'Shayda', ‘Don’t Tell’, ‘Needle’, ‘Cold Turkey’, ‘The Bet’, The Tropfest 2013 Best Film Winner 'We've All Been There', 2016 AWG John Hinde Science Fiction script award winner.
**Read a book which has been made into a MOVIE or TV series OR **Read a book where you can spell NEEDLE in the title (any order)
Breaking Dawn by Stephenie Meyer 5 stars 16/7/24

BONUS**Read a book by Greg Woodland
The Night Whistler by Greg Woodland AA 4 stars 3/7/24



SPELL OUT !!!!!! - Completed

G - Title -Gum Tree Gully by Mandy Magro (AA) 5 star 1/7/24
R - Author - Faithless in Death by J.D. Robb 4 stars 13/7/24
E - Author - Twisted Twenty-Six by Janet Evanovich 4 stars 12/7/24
G - Author - Lirael by Garth Nix AA 5 Stars 4/7/24

W - Title - Will of Steel by Diana Palmer 4 stars 1/7/24
O - Author - Descended from Dragons by Tricia Owens 4 stars 3/7/24
O - Author - The Man Who Died Twice by Richard Osman 4 stars 2/7/24
D - Author - Deep into the Dark by P.J. Tracy 3.5 stars 9/7/24
L - Title - The Light Fantastic by Terry Pratchett 5 stars 5/7/24
A - Title - Abhorsen by Garth Nix AA 5 stars 5/7/24
N - Author - Clariel by Garth Nix AA 5 stars 7/7/24
D - Author - The Murder Rule by Dervla McTiernan AA 4 stars 2/7/24

June Completed :)

June: - COMPLETED
** Solstice (longest day north of equator/shortest day south), June 21: Read a long book (over 400 pages) OR read a short book (between 125 and 250 pages)
Spies, Lies and Chocolate Pies by Sally Berneathy 217 pages 4 stars 11/6/24

** Day of the Seafarer, June 25: Read a book set on the ocean OR read a book with a boat on the cover (show cover)
Jasmine Sea by Phillipa Nefri Clark AA 4 stars 18/6/24

** Asteroid Day, June 30: Read a Science Fiction novel OR read a book set in the future (tell us when)
Murder in LaMut by Raymond E. Feist 5 stars 14/6/24

Completed :)

May Featured Author - Sophie Green
Duration: 1/5/24 - 31/5/24
Level: Hard
16/16

TASKS

#1. Sophie Green is an author and publisher who lives in Sydney. In her spare time she writes about country music on her website, Sunburnt Country Music.
**Read a book where the first letter of each title word fits into SUNBURNT COUNTRY MUSIC (2 word minimum) OR
**Read a STANDALONE book
Cloudstreet by Tim Winton AA 3.5 stars 13/5/24

#2. Sophie's debut novel was The Inaugural Meeting of the Fairvale Ladies Book Club
**Read a DEBUT novel OR
**Read a book where BOTH the author's initials fit into FAIRVALE LADIES BOOK CLUB
Snowy Mountains Dawn by Alissa Callen AA 5 stars 23/5/24

#3. Sophie is internationally published and her five published novels in 2017, 2019, 2021, 2022 and 2023 have all been Top 10 Bestsellers
**Read a book set internationally (to you) OR
**Read a book published on one of the above dates (show date)
The Girl in the Castle by James Patterson (Published September 2022) 4 stars 14/5/24

#4. Sophie's debut novel was shortlisted for the Australian Book Industry Awards for General Fiction Book of the Year 2018, and longlisted for both the Matt Richell Award for New Writer of the Year 2018 and the Indie Book Award for Debut Fiction 2018.
**Read a book by an Australian author OR
**Read a CONTEMPORARY novel
Down Outback Roads by Alissa Callen AA 4 stars 16/5/24

BONUS
**Read a book by Sophie Green
The Shelly Bay Ladies Swimming Circle by Sophie Green AA 4 stars 15/5/24




SPELL IT OUT!!!!
S - Title - Spring Magic by T.M. Cromer 5 stars 9/5/24
O - Title - Opposing Sides by C.M. Doporto 4 stars 15/5/24
P - Author - Private Beijing by James Patterson 4 stars 3/5/24
H - Author - A Darker Place by Jack Higgins 5 stars 15/4/24
I - Title - The Iron King by Julie Kagawa 4 stars 23/5/24
E - Author - Supernatural Academy: Year Two by Jaymin Eve 5 stars 18/5/24

G - Title - Goldenhand by Garth Nix AA 5 stars 20/5/24
R - Title - Rough Justice by Jack Higgins 5 stars 12/5/24
E - Author - Supernatural Academy: Year Three by Jaymin Eve 5 stars 20/5/24
E - Author - The Recovery Agent by Janet Evanovich 4 stars 8/5/24
N - Author - The Favour by Nicci French 3.5 stars 3/5/24

June Featured Author - Nora Roberts
Duration: 1/6/24 - 30/6/24
Level: Hard (min 4AAs)
16/16

TASKS- Completed

#1. Nora Roberts is a well renowned author of romance novels. Since 1999 every one of her novels has appeared on the New York Times bestseller list
**Read a romance OR
**Read a bestseller
As the River Rises by Fiona McArthur AA 4 stars 18/6/24

#2. Under the pen name of J.D.Robb Nora has written a very long mystery series, called the In Death series
**Read a Mystery OR
**Read a book where BOTH the author's initials fit into IN DEATH
The Wolf at the Door by Jack Higgins 5 stars 17/6/24

#3. Nora has always lived in the USA although she claims Irish ancestry and often includes Irish characters in her books.
**Read a book set in the USA OR
**Read a book set in Ireland
The Perfect Assassin by James Patterson 4stars 5/6/24

#4. Most of us know J.D.Robb is a pen name but did you know Nora Roberts is as well? Her birth name is Eleanor Marie Robertson.
**Read a book written under a pen name OR
**Read a book where the first letters of every word in the title can be found in ELEANOR ROBERTSON (at least a two word title)
After That Night by Karin Slaughter 4 stars 16/6/24

BONUS
**Read a book by Nora Roberts (or J.D. Robb)
The Choice by Nora Roberts 4 stars 24/6/24


SPELL IT OUT!!!! - Completed

N - Title - Nelson's Brand by Diana Palmer 4 stars 4/6/24
O - Author - The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman 4 stars 20/6/24
R - Author - The Work Wives by Rachael Johns AA 4 stars 13/6/24
A - Author - Beneath Outback Skies by Alissa Callen AA 5 stars 6/6/24

R - Author - The Vampire Lestat by Anne Rice 5 stars 26/6/24
O - Title - One Foot in the Grave by Jeaniene Frost 4 stars 6/6/24
B - Title - Blow Back by James Patterson 3.5 stars 5/6/24
E - Title - Essential Magic by T.M. Cromer 5 stars 11/6/24
R - Author - Murder in LaMut by Raymond E. Feist 5 stars 14/6/24
T - Author - Lola in the Mirror by Trent Dalton AA 2 stars 18/6/24
S - Author - Kakadu Dawn by Annie Seaton AA 5 stars 22/6/24

Completed...

Autumn 2024 Challenge
Duration: 1/3/24 - 31/5/24
Level: Hard (min 4 AAs)
20/20

TASKS: Each title must contain the following:

1. A colour. Blue Moon by Lee Child 5 stars 11/3/24

2. A number. Six Minutes by Petronella McGovern AA 4 stars 6/3/24

3. A first name. Charlotte Pass by Lee Christine AA 4 stars 16/4/24

4. A place. Peppercorn House by Nicole Hurley-Moore AA 4 stars 12/4/24

5. A form of water. Lake Silence by Anne Bishop 5 stars 2/3/24

6. A day, month or season Summer Magic by T.M. Cromer 5 stars 10/4/24



SPELL OUT!!!!
H - Author - Midnight Crossroad by Charlaine Harris 5 stars 5/3/24
A - Author - Hell's Bell by Keri Arthur AA 5 stars 4/3/24
R - Title - Return to the Center of the Earth by Greig Beck AA 4 stars 2/4/24
V - Title -Vendetta by Sarah Barrie AA 5 stars 1/3/24
E - Title - Escape From The Center Of The Earth by Greig Beck AA 4 stars 5/4/24
S - Title - Shattered by James Patterson 4 stars 19/3/24
T - Title - To the Center of the Earth by Greig Beck AA 4 stars 1/4/24



F - Title - Fortune Favors the Cruel by Kel Carpenter 4 stars 9/4/24
O - Title - Outcast by Chris Ryan 4 stars 11/3/24
L - Title - Leopard's Hunt by Christine Feehan 5 stars 9/3/24
I - Title - Interview with the Vampire by Anne Rice 5 stars 10/4/24
A - Author - Crowbones by Anne Bishop 5 stars 4/3/24
G - Title - Godsgrave by Jay Kristoff AA 5 stars 17/5/24
E - Title - Etched in Bone by Anne Bishop 5 stars 1/3/24

Winter 2024 Challenge - Reading Resolutions
Duration: 1/6/24 - 31/8/24
Resolution: Get Serious about Series!
Level: Extra hard
16/16 (min 4 AA's)

1. Shadow's End by Keri Arthur AA (Lizzie Grace series #12) 5 stars
2. Kakadu Dawn by Annie Seaton AA (Porter Sisters Series #6) 5 stars 22/6/24
3. Abhorsen by Garth Nix AA (Abhorsen Series # 3) 5 stars 5/7/24
4. Lirael by Garth Nix AA (Abhorsen Series # 2) 5 stars 4/7/24
5. Winter Lost by Patricia Briggs (Mercy Thompson Series #14) 5 stars 21/6/24
6. Betrayal Road by Christine Feehan (Torpedo Ink Series #9) 22/8/24
7. Small Magics by Ilona Andrews (Kate Daniels Series #6.6) 5 stars 17/6/24
8. The Vampire Lestat by Anne Rice (The Vampire Chronicles #2) 5 stars
9. Long Lost Magic by T.M. Cromer (The Thorne Witches Series # 6) 5 Stars 9/6/24
10. Forever Magic by T.M. Cromer (The Thorne Witches Series # 7) 5 Stars 10/6/24
11. Essential Magic by T.M. Cromer (The Thorne Witches Series # 8) 5 Stars 11/6/24
12. Moonlit Magic by T.M. Cromer (The Thorne Witches Series # 9) 5 stars
13. Enchanted Magic by T.M. Cromer (The Thorne Witches Series # 10) 5 stars 16/7/24
14. Celestial Magic by T.M. Cromer (The Thorne Witches Series # 11) 4 stars 15/8/24
15. The Colour of Magic by Terry Pratchett (Discworld Series #1) 5 stars 26/6/24
16. The Light Fantastic by Terry Pratchett (Discworld Series #2) 5 stars 6/7/24

Resolution: Dust off your TBR shelf! - Completed
Level: Extra hard
16/16 (min 4 AA's)

1. Chai Time at Cinnamon Gardens by Shankari Chandran 2 stars 12/8/24
2. Guns, Wives and Chocolate by Sally Berneathy 4 stars 6/6/24
3. Spies, Lies and Chocolate Pies by Sally Berneathy 4 stars 11/6/24
4. The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman 3.5 stars 20/6/24
5. Dark Sentinel by Christine Feehan 4 stars 14/8/24
6. The Wolf at the Door by Jack Higgins 4 stars 17/6/24
7. The Perfect Assassin by James Patterson 4 stars 5/6/24
8. Blowback: James Patterson's Best Thriller in Years by James Patterson 4 stars 5/6/24
9. Something Bad is Going to Happen by Jessie Stephens AA 2 stars 9/7/24
10. 23 1/2 Lies by by James Patterson 3.5 stars 1/8/24
11. After That Night by Karin Slaughter 4 stars 16/6/24
12. Mirror Man by Fiona McIntosh AA 4 Stars 6/8/24
13. Kill Your Husbands by Jack Heath AA 3.5 stars 13/8/24
14. Burn by Keri Arthur AA 5 stars 9/8/24
15. As the River Rises by Fiona McArthur AA 4 stars 18/6/24
16. The Talented Mrs Greenway: the unmissable Australian historical novel of 2023 for readers of Kate Grenville and Geraldine Brooks by Tea Cooper AA 4 stars 25/7/24

May Featured Author - Sophie Green
Duration: 1/5/24 - 31/5/24
Level: Hard
16/16

TASKS

#1. Sophie Green is an author and publisher who lives in Sydney. In her spare time she writes about country music on her website, Sunburnt Country Music.
**Read a book where the first letter of each title word fits into SUNBURNT COUNTRY MUSIC (2 word minimum) OR
**Read a STANDALONE book
Cloudstreet by Tim Winton AA 3.5 stars 13/5/24

#2. Sophie's debut novel was The Inaugural Meeting of the Fairvale Ladies Book Club
**Read a DEBUT novel OR
**Read a book where BOTH the author's initials fit into FAIRVALE LADIES BOOK CLUB
Snowy Mountains Dawn by Alissa Callen AA 5 stars 23/5/24

#3. Sophie is internationally published and her five published novels in 2017, 2019, 2021, 2022 and 2023 have all been Top 10 Bestsellers
**Read a book set internationally (to you) OR
**Read a book published on one of the above dates (show date)
The Girl in the Castle by James Patterson (Published September 2022) 4 stars 14/5/24

#4. Sophie's debut novel was shortlisted for the Australian Book Industry Awards for General Fiction Book of the Year 2018, and longlisted for both the Matt Richell Award for New Writer of the Year 2018 and the Indie Book Award for Debut Fiction 2018.
**Read a book by an Australian author OR
**Read a CONTEMPORARY novel
Down Outback Roads by Alissa Callen AA 4 stars 16/5/24

BONUS
**Read a book by Sophie Green
The Shelly Bay Ladies Swimming Circle by Sophie Green AA 4 stars 15/5/24




SPELL IT OUT!!!!
S - Title - Spring Magic by T.M. Cromer 5 stars 9/5/24
O - Title - Opposing Sides by C.M. Doporto 4 stars 15/5/24
P - Author - Private Beijing by James Patterson 4 stars 3/5/24
H - Author - A Darker Place by Jack Higgins 5 stars 15/4/24
I - Title - The Iron King by Julie Kagawa 4 stars 23/5/24
E - Author - Supernatural Academy: Year Two by Jaymin Eve 5 stars 18/5/24

G - Title - Goldenhand by Garth Nix AA 5 stars 20/5/24
R - Title - Rough Justice by Jack Higgins 5 stars 12/5/24
E - Author - Supernatural Academy: Year Three by Jaymin Eve 5 stars 20/5/24
E - Author - The Recovery Agent by Janet Evanovich 4 stars 8/5/24
N - Author - The Favour by Nicci French 3.5 stars 3/5/24

Finished :)

April Featured Author - Ann Cleeves
Duration: 1/4/24 - 30/4/24
Level: Hard (min 4AAs)
15/15

TASKS - COMPLETED

#1. Ann Cleeves is best known for her two famous series, 'Vera' featuring D.I Vera Stanhope and 'Shetland' which stars D.I.Jimmy Perez. Her newest series stars Matthew Venn and is called Two Rivers.
**Read a book from a series OR
**Read a mystery
Scrublands by Chris Hammer AA 5 stars 9/4/24

#2. Ann grew up in England, first in Herefordshire and then in Devon
**Read a book set in England OR
**Read a book where BOTH the author's initials are in DEVON
The Killing Ground by Jack Higgins 5 stars 1/4/24

#3. She has written approximately 112 books and three series, and has been translated into at least 16 languages
**Read a book which has been translated from another language OR
**Read a book by an author who has written more than one series.
Safe Harbour by Christine Feehan 5 stars 7/4/24

#4. Ann's books have won many awards and have been made into popular TV series.
**Read a book which has won an award OR
**Read a book where the first letter of every word in its title can be found in TV SERIES (two word title minimum)
Turbulent Sea by Christine Feehan 5 stars 8/4/24

BONUS
**Read a book by Ann Cleeves
A Lesson In Dying by Ann Cleeves 4 stars 11/4/24

SPELL IT OUT!!! - COMPLETED

A - Author - Interview with the Vampire by Anne Rice 5 stars 10/4/24
N - Author - Peppercorn House by Nicole Hurley-Moore AA 4 stars 12/4/24
N - Author - Summer at Kangaroo Ridge by Nicole Hurley-Moore AA 4 stars 1/4/24

C - Title - Charlotte Pass by Lee Christine AA 4 stars 16/4/24
L - Author - The Librarian of Burned Books by Brianna Labuskes 4 stars 4/4/24
E - Author - Supernatural Academy: Year One by Jaymin Eve 5 stars 8/4/24
E - Title - Escape From The Center Of The Earth by Greig Beck AA 5 stars 5/4/24
V - Author - Stray by Rachel Vincent 5 stars 5/4/24
E - Author - Dragon's Fate by Eva Chase 5 stars 6/4/24
S - Title - The Soulmate by Sally Hepworth AA 4 stars 12/4/24

March April Completed :)

March/April - E - Etched in Bone - Completed
E - Title - Etched in Bone by Anne Bishop 5 stars 1/3/24
T - Title - Texas Born by Diana Palmer 5 stars 3/4/24
C - Title - Crowbones by Anne Bishop 5 stars 4/3/24
H - Title - Hunter Hunted by Keri Arthur AA 5 stars 5/3/24
E - Author - Supernatural Academy: Year One by Jaymin Eve 5 stars 8/4/24
D - Title - Demon's Dance by Keri Arthur AA 5 stars 7/3/24

I - Title - Iron Kissed by Patricia Briggs 5 stars 17/3/24
N - Title - Nevernight by Jay Kristoff AA 5 12/3/24

B - Author - Wild Country by Anne Bishop 5 stars 3/3/24
O - Title - Outcast by Chris Ryan 4 stars 11/3/24
N - Title - Never Go Back by Lee Child 4 stars 2/3/24
E - Author - Dragon's Guard by Eva Chase 4 stars 6/3/24

April Featured Author - Ann Cleeves
Duration: 1/4/24 - 30/4/24
Level: Hard (min 4AAs)
14/15

TASKS - COMPLETED

#1. Ann Cleeves is best known for her two famous series, 'Vera' featuring D.I Vera Stanhope and 'Shetland' which stars D.I.Jimmy Perez. Her newest series stars Matthew Venn and is called Two Rivers.
**Read a book from a series OR
**Read a mystery
Scrublands by Chris Hammer AA 5 stars 9/4/24

#2. Ann grew up in England, first in Herefordshire and then in Devon
**Read a book set in England OR
**Read a book where BOTH the author's initials are in DEVON
The Killing Ground by Jack Higgins 5 stars 1/4/24

#3. She has written approximately 112 books and three series, and has been translated into at least 16 languages
**Read a book which has been translated from another language OR
**Read a book by an author who has written more than one series.
Safe Harbour by Christine Feehan 5 stars 7/4/24

#4. Ann's books have won many awards and have been made into popular TV series.
**Read a book which has won an award OR
**Read a book where the first letter of every word in its title can be found in TV SERIES (two word title minimum)
Turbulent Sea by Christine Feehan 5 stars 8/4/24

BONUS
**Read a book by Ann Cleeves
A Lesson In Dying by Ann Cleeves 4 stars 11/4/24

SPELL IT OUT!!! - COMPLETED

A - Author - Interview with the Vampire by Anne Rice 5 stars 10/4/24
N - Author - Peppercorn House by Nicole Hurley-Moore AA 4 stars 12/4/24
N - Author - Summer at Kangaroo Ridge by Nicole Hurley-Moore AA 4 stars 1/4/24

C - Title - Charlotte Pass by Lee Christine AA 4 stars 16/4/24
L - Author - The Librarian of Burned Books by Brianna Labuskes 4 stars 4/4/24
E - Author - Supernatural Academy: Year One by Jaymin Eve 5 stars 8/4/24
E - Title - Escape From The Center Of The Earth by Greig Beck AA 5 stars 5/4/24
V - Author - Stray by Rachel Vincent 5 stars 5/4/24
E - Author - Dragon's Fate by Eva Chase 5 stars 6/4/24
S - Title - The Soulmate by Sally Hepworth AA 4 stars 12/4/24

Completed Challenge

March Featured Author - Candice Fox
Duration: 1/3/24 - 31/3/24
Level: Hard (min 4AAs)
15/15

TASKS - Completed

#1. Candice Fox is the middle child of a large, eccentric family from Sydney's western suburbs; the daughter of a parole officer, Candice spent her childhood listening around corners to tales of violence, madness and evil as her father relayed his work stories to the family.
**Read a book with a large family as its focus OR
**Read a book by an Australian author
Hell's Bell by Keri Arthur AA 5 stars 4/3/24

#2. As a cynical and trouble-making teenager, her crime and gothic fiction writing was an escape from the calamity of her home life. She was constantly in trouble for reading Anne Rice in church and scaring her friends with tales from Australia's wealth of true crime writers. .
**Read a TRUE CRIME book OR
**Read a book where the first letter of each title word fits into ANNE RICE (2 word minimum)
Never Never by Candice Fox AA 5 stars 6/3/24

#3. Bankstown born and bred, she failed to conform to military life in a brief stint as an officer in the Royal Australian Navy at age eighteen. At twenty, she turned her hand to academia, and taught high school through two undergraduate and two postgraduate degrees..
**Read a book set in Sydney OR
**Read a book where BOTH the author's initials fit in ROYAL AUSTRALIAN NAVY
The Sugar Palace by Fiona McIntosh AA 4 stars 1/3/24

#4. Candice's first novel was Hades, published 2014. She has published many more, has two series of her own and also collaborates with US author James Patterson
**Read a CRIME/MYSTERY novel OR
**Read a book which is part of a series
Lake Silence by Anne Bishop 5 stars 2/3/24

BONUS
**Read a book by Candice Fox (which can include a collaboration)
Fifty Fifty by Candice Fox AA 5 stars 8/3/24



SPELL IT OUT!! - Completed

C - Title - Crowbones by Anne Bishop 5 stars 4/3/24
A - Author - Wild Country by Anne Bishop 5 stars 3/3/24
N - Title - Nevernight by Jay Kristoff AA 5 stars 12/3/24
D - Title - Dark Fire by Christine Feehan 4 stars 18/3/24
I - Author - The Age of Mages by Ilana Waters 4 stars 7/3/24
C - Author - Leopard's Hunt by Christine Feehan 5 stars 9/3/24
E - Title - Etched in Bone by Anne Bishop 5 stars 1/3/24

F - Author - Stolen Magic by Marina Finlayson AA 5 stars 5/3/24
O - Title - Outcast by Chris Ryan 4 stars 11/3/24
X - Title - Six Minutes by Petronella McGovern AA 4 stars 6/3/24