September Challenge - "GET READING" month!

[Amber]

I just finished The Shadow Year and give it ★★★★, what a great read! I thought I had guessed a lot of things, but the last pages still surprised me :-)

Next up I'm reading Thornwood House, which seems to have very similar themes to The Shadow Year - hopefully not too similar as I like variety in my books (or at least, the ones I read consecutively!).

[Chris]

Amber wrote: "I just finished The Shadow Year and give it ★★★★, what a great read! I thought I had guessed a lot of things, but the last pages still surprised me :-)"

I'm planning to read this as part of my Spring Challenge. I'm looking forward to it, several people have rated it highly.

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Amber wrote: "I just finished The Shadow Year and give it ★★★★, what a great read! I thought I had guessed a lot of things, but the last pages still surprised me :-)

Next up I'm reading Thornwood House, which s..."

It was a wonderful book Amber, and I'll be interested in your thoughts of Thornwood House :)

[Andrea]

Jen wrote: "I have finished blood on my hands by Craig Jurisevic"

What did you think of it? It's been on my TBR list for quite a while.

[Andrea]

Thanks for the great challenge Brenda. I managed to get through Mateship With Birds (2013), Five Bells (2011), Caleb's Crossing (2011) and Lament: The Faerie Queen's Deception (2011). Caleb's Crossing was my favourite, by far.

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Andrea wrote: "Thanks for the great challenge Brenda. I managed to get through Mateship With Birds (2013), Five Bells (2011), Caleb's Crossing (2011) and Lament: The Faerie Queen's Deception (2011). Caleb's Cross..."

Well done Andrea! Fantastic achievement:) What did you think of Five Bells?

[Elaine]

Finished my book for this challenge. Watching You . Four stars and all I can say is wow!!! I can't believe this is the first time I've read this author but it definitely won't be the last.

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Elaine wrote: "Finished my book for this challenge. Watching You. Four stars and all I can say is wow!!! I can't believe this is the first time I've read this author but it defini..."

So glad you enjoyed it Elaine! I can't wait to read this one:) He was so interesting when I met him on Monday night, so nice, so normal!!! lol

[Elaine]

Brenda wrote: "Elaine wrote: "Finished my book for this challenge. Watching You. Four stars and all I can say is wow!!! I can't believe this is the first time I've read this autho..."

You're so lucky to have met him Brenda. I have seen him on Tuesday Bookclub and yes he definitely comes across as very down to earth and nice. He's also a very talented writer. I don't know why it has taken me so long to realise. I guess it was coming across his book for free at work that did it!!!

[Joanne]

Thanks for the review, Watching you is one of the book i put up for this challengd, which, i'm still waiting for it to be available on the local library. :)

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Elaine wrote: "Brenda wrote: "Elaine wrote: "Finished my book for this challenge. Watching You. Four stars and all I can say is wow!!! I can't believe this is the first time I've ..."

That would certainly do it! Plus the fact it's a genre you enjoy, he's an Aussie.....

[Elaine]

Joanne wrote: "Thanks for the review, Watching you is one of the book i put up for this challengd, which, i'm still waiting for it to be available on the local library. :)"

Joanne it's an absolutely fantastic read. I would highly recommend it.

[Elaine]

Brenda wrote: "Elaine wrote: "Brenda wrote: "Elaine wrote: "Finished my book for this challenge. Watching You. Four stars and all I can say is wow!!! I can't believe this is the f..."

Yes all of those things.Ha,ha!!! Will you be reading it any time soon, Brenda? I'll be interested to know what you think.

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Elaine wrote: "Brenda wrote: "Elaine wrote: "Brenda wrote: "Elaine wrote: "Finished my book for this challenge. Watching You. Four stars and all I can say is wow!!! I can't believ..."

Definitely soon Elaine:)

[Joanne]

now i'm tempting to get it :)

[Elaine]

Joanne wrote: "now i'm tempting to get it :)"

If you bought it Joanne, instead of waiting to get it from the library I don't think you'd regret it. It's only $18.94 at Big W.

[Liam || Books 'n Beards]

The Vale Girl read for this challenge.

[Nicola]

Have finished my September read
The Girl in the Steel-Capped Boots. by Loretta Hill / Loretta Hill
Another book outside of my normal reading pattern but I did quite enjoy it - it would have been good if the author could have established a time frame earlier than the author's note at the end as I found it hard to believe it was up to date with 5 on/1 week in todays schedules!

[Kadi]

I only read Planet Elephant. I enjoyed it but I love those type of animal and conservation books. I might read another type of book for next month's challenge

[Andrea]

Elaine wrote: "Finished my book for this challenge. Watching You. Four stars and all I can say is wow!!! I can't believe this is the first time I've read this author but it defini..."

Well, you've convinced me! I see it's part of a series. Did you find it was ok to read as a standalone, or would it have been better to go back to book #1?

[Elaine]

Andrea wrote: "Elaine wrote: "Finished my book for this challenge. Watching You. Four stars and all I can say is wow!!! I can't believe this is the first time I've read this autho..."

It definitely can be a stand alone read Andrea. I'm usually a bit anal...can I say that here??...about reading books in order but other than knowing that one of the characters appears in the other 6, it has absolutely no bearing on this storyline. Having said that though I do want to read the other 6, only because this one was sooooo good!!!

[Amber]

Finished Thornwood House and gave it ★★★★, I've been lucky to have a run of fantastic reads lately! Full of mystery and suspense, a dash of romance and plenty of nail-biting action at the climax. The author did a great job of weaving the dark threads of the tragic family drama with beautiful descriptions of Queensland bush land. My only gripes were that I found it hard to keep track of all the characters and what had happened to them - but that also meant I couldn't guess too much of the plot, so it was definitely a thrilling read! - and that it veered into melodrama and cliché at times. However I would definitely recommend it to anyone who likes a good yarn!

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Amber wrote: "Finished Thornwood House and gave it ★★★★, I've been lucky to have a run of fantastic reads lately! Full of mystery and suspense, a dash of romance and plenty of nail-biting action at the climax. T..."

like!!

[Chris]

Brenda wrote: "Amber wrote: "Finished Thornwood House and gave it ★★★★, I've been lucky to have a run of fantastic reads lately! Full of mystery and suspense, a dash of romance and plenty of nail-biting action at..."

Brenda wrote: "Amber wrote: "Finished Thornwood House and gave it ★★★★, I've been lucky to have a run of fantastic reads lately! Full of mystery and suspense, a dash of romance and plenty of nail-biting action at..."

Amber wrote: "Finished Thornwood House and gave it ★★★★, I've been lucky to have a run of fantastic reads lately! Full of mystery and suspense, a dash of romance and plenty of nail-biting action at the climax. T..."

Double like

[Jülie ☼♄ ]

Julie wrote: "Michael wrote: "Me to Brenda. I have been thinking about getting that book but my wallet goes "no don't do it". :D"

Stay tuned ;-)"

Well I have finally finished my September challenge of The Vale Girl...albeit late! I did like it a lot, though I have to agree with others that it did have an ending that was a bit of an anticlimax compared to how the story was going from the start....hope that's not a spoiler?? Still a very good debut!
http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18...
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[Joanne]

For those who looking for more books for this challenge, The Lavender Keeper by Fiona McINtosh is free for limited time on iBooks for limited time. Lavender Keeper is one of the GetReading top 50 books. Enjoy

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

This challenge has now finished Joanne...end of September. October's challenge started yesterday:)

[Joanne]

Yes Brandar. sorry, i meant to say 'from this challenge'. cheers

[Nicola]

A few days late (finished it last night!) - but have also finished:
Batavia / Peter FitzSimons
A great read and I'm now looking forward to reading more of his books!

[Carol]

Finally got the Lexicon from the library today.. so I am doing Sept. in October, which means I will probly do October's in November, but I really want to November's challenge in November LOL...

Enjoying Lexicon - really great start.. looks like a very late night tonight

[Mish]

Carol wrote: "Finally got the Lexicon from the library today.. so I am doing Sept. in October, which means I will probly do October's in November, but I really want to November's challenge in November LOL...

En..."

Lexicon

Lol that okay Carol.

I glad you're enjoying the book.

[Carol]

Finally finished Lexicon.. put it on my "didn't like" list.
Well I must be missing something - most others rated this book highly.. BUT.. it started off great - brilliant concept but by halfway through I was just lost. The plot was all over the place.. and, to me, just got stupid. Then I got to wishing it would finish.. hate to NOT finish a book. By two thirds of the way through I realised I was just wasting my time, read the last chapter and thanked god I hadn't wasted any more time on it.. Sorry, author, just didn't do it for me.

[Mish]

That's a shame about Lexicon Carol but it's not worth continuing if it's not for you.

Good new is, you've caught up.