**Autumn Reading Challenge - 2014**

[Christy]

Sally906 wrote: "Christy wrote: "Ok everyone, sit down because I am on a roll and have finished 5 so far - yes, me :)

1. Labor Day - Tampa 4*
2. St Patricks - Sideways 4*
3. Moomba ..."

Thanks so much Brenda and Sally906!! I'm ususally VERY far behind so this is a personal best and I so appreciate the encouragement!! It also helps when the books I've picked are SO good ;)

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Christy wrote: "Sally906 wrote: "Christy wrote: "Ok everyone, sit down because I am on a roll and have finished 5 so far - yes, me :)

1. Labor Day - Tampa 4*
2. St Patricks - [book:Sideways|1578..."

Having books which you enjoy make it half the battle Christy! Continue to enjoy:)

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

I've finished my 6th - first #11 TBR - The Death Trade by Jack Higgins 5★s

Review to follow

[Janine]

I have finished my 3rd - #3Fun Activity
Tilt-a-Whirl by Chris Grabenstein

[Sharon]

Finished my 2nd - #4 Canberra Day - Indigenous: Rabbit-Proof Fence: The True Story of One of the Greatest Escapes of All Time by Doris Pilkington 4★

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

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Finished my 7th - 1st #2 (St Patrick's Day) - An Irish Country Doctor by Patrick Taylor 4★s

Review to follow

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Brenda wrote: "I've finished my 6th - first #11 TBR - The Death Trade by Jack Higgins 5★s

Review to follow"

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

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Brenda wrote: "Finished my 7th - 1st #2 (St Patrick's Day) - An Irish Country Doctor by Patrick Taylor 4★s

Review to follow"

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

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Finished my 8th - 2nd TBR - The Mystery of a Hansom Cab by Fergus Hume 3★s

Review to follow

[Janine]

I have finished my 4th - #4 Canberra Day
Nukkin Ya by Phillip Gwynne

[Jenn]

I finished my 6th Book (2nd Easter book) Chocolat..I really enjoyed this book.

My 7th book will be Sniper One: The Blistering True Story of a British Battle Group Under Siege

[Janine]

I have finished my 5th - #5 Humour
Morality for Beautiful Girls by Alexander McCall Smith

[Nicola]

I haven't posted my list yet - but have finished 2 TBR books (not from my randomised list yet!)
The Paris Winter / Imogen Robertson
Something Wicked This Way Comes / Ray Bradbury
Now onto the real reading!
PS. I'll post my full list soon... :)

[Steve]

I have finished my sixth, Conspiracy in Death, with my review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show....

Up next is my first 12. TBR, Written in Red.

[Christy]

Finished my 7th - Humor - Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas - quite possibly the worst book I've ever read. Will have to read book that is truly funny - this was anything but! 1*

And my 8th - TBR - Defending Jacob. - a VERY good recovery from my 7th - a must read for those who enjoy this genre! 5*

[Trevor]

Off to a bit of a slow start to this challenge, just finished my first book, which is my Moomba read - The Commitments by Roddy Doyle 4★

[B the BookAddict]

Finished my fourth #11 my Randomiser #571 The Woman Upstairs by Claire Messud

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

[Rachael]

I have finished my Moomba book (#2 of this challenge) 4★

[Janine]

I have finished my 6th - #6 Easter
Death by Chocolate by Sally Berneathy

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Brenda wrote: "Finished my 8th - 2nd TBR - The Mystery of a Hansom Cab by Fergus Hume 3★s

Review to follow"

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

[Nicola]

Even though I have already started the challenge I finally have my list done and the time to post it!
1. Labour Day - Police man
The Sands of Windee / Arthur W. Upfield
2. St Patricks Day
An Irish Nurse in Africa / Brian Ross
3. Moomba
Wet Magic / Edith Nesbit
4. Canberra Day
That Deadman Dance / Kim Scott
5. April Fools Day
The Big Over Easy / Jasper Fforde
6. Easter
The Blind Man of Seville / Robert Wilson
7. Anzac Day
Tobruk / Peter FitzSimons
8. Captain Cook Festival
The Secret River / Kate Grenville
9. Whaleshark Festival
The Stranding / Karen Viggers
10. Autumn colour - Yellow
The Girl with All the Gifts / M.R. Carey
11. TBR
Non-randomised
The Paris Winter / Imogen Robertson
Something Wicked This Way Comes / Ray Bradbury
Randomised
Realm of the Ring Lords: The Myth and Magic of the Grail Quest / Laurence Gardner
In the Garden of Beasts: Love, Terror, and an American Family in Hitler's Berlin / Erik Larson
Topper Takes a Trip / Thorne Smith

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Great list Nicola:)

[Steve]

I have finished my seventh, my first 12. TBR, Written in Red, with my review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show....

Up next is my second 10. Colours of Autumn, Murder of Crows.

[Sharon]

Finished my 3rd #10 - Colours of Autumn: The Girl in the Yellow Vest by Loretta Hill 5★

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

[Sally906]

Nicola wrote: "Even though I have already started the challenge I finally have my list done and the time to post it!
1. Labour Day - Police man
[book:The Sands of Windee|9208..."

Some nice choices in that lot!

[B the BookAddict]

Finished my fifth #1 Labour Day The Midwife's Confession by Diane Chamberlain

My review is at: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[B the BookAddict]

Finished my sixth #8 Captain Cook Festival Outbreak Of Love by Martin Boyd 4★

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Finished my 9th - first #7 (ANZAC) - Ronan's Echo by Joanne van Os 5★s

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

[Steve]

I have finished my eighth, second 10. Colours of Autumn, Murder of Crows, with my review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show....

Up next is my second 12. TBR, Memory Prime.

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Finished my 10th - first #12 TBR - Three Strikes by Scott Soloff 4★s

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

[Sharon]

Finished my 4th - #3 Melbourne Moomba Festival - fun activity : Fairway to Heaven by Lily Malone 5★

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

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Finished my 11th - second #12 TBR - just_a_girl by Kirsten Krauth 3★s

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

[Kathryn]

I've finally started and now finished my first for this challenge - my Labor Day read - The Ghost Map: A Street, an Epidemic and the Two Men Who Battled to Save Victorian London.

About the Soho cholera epidemic of 1854 and the ways 2 men - a clergyman and an anaesthetist with public health/epidemiology interests - approached research from two different angles to discover the cause of the outbreak and stop it. Together they tracked the course of the disease back to a contaminated water pump and helped put paid to the miasmatist theorists - those who believed in the "bad air" theory of spread of disease. I gave it 3 stars.

[B the BookAddict]

Finished my seventh #3 Moomba Festival The Silver Linings Playbook by Matthew Quick 1★

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Finished my 12th - my second #1, Labour Day - EMBRYO 3: RANEY & LEVINE by J.A. Schneider (Doctor/Nurse) 5★s

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

[Nicola]

Ok, done another couple
2. St Patricks Day (an addition to my original list!)
The Picture of Dorian Gray / Oscar Wilde
and
5. Aprils Fool's Day
The Big Over Easy / Jasper Fforde

[Sharon]

Finished my 5th - TBR: Beautiful Malice by Rebecca James 5★

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

[Bronwyn]

Sally906 wrote: "Here are my picks - subject to change :)

1. Labor Day - If Walls Could Talk by Juliet Blackwell (Construction – well professional renovator)

2. St Patrick's Day..."
Great choice of books. I have chosen a couple for myself. Thanks

[Jenn]

Finished Sniper One: The Blistering True Story of a British Battle Group Under Siege...Amazing true story..Loved everything about this story such amazing courageous men.

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Brenda wrote: "I've finished my first for this challenge - what a brilliant read! #9, Whaleshark Festival (and I had no idea how perfectly this book suits this category!)

Safe Harbour by [author:..."

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

[Bronwyn]

Congratulations to the people who already well into their reading for this challenge. I am still being challenged just to get a list together which I hope to do soon.

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Bronwyn wrote: "Congratulations to the people who already well into their reading for this challenge. I am still being challenged just to get a list together which I hope to do soon."

Never mind Bronwyn - don't stress:)

[Steve]

I have finished my ninth, my second 12. TBR, Memory Prime, with my review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show....

Up next is my second 9. The Whaleshark Festival, Tangled Tides.

[Sally906]

Steve wrote: "I have finished my ninth, my second 12. TBR, Memory Prime, with my review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show....

Up next is my second 9. The Whaleshark Festival, Ta..."</i>



Doing well Steve. The book [book:Tangled Tides looks interesting

[Phrynne, Series Queen!]

I need to get a move on with this! I have only read three off my list so far.

[Sharon]

Finished my 6th #5 - April Fool's Day - Humour: The Rosie Project by Graeme Simsion 4★

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

[Trevor]

Finished my second for the challenge The Watch Tower: Text Classics by Elizabeth Harrower 3★. My short review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Janine]

Finished my 7th - #7 ANZAC Day
Hannah and Emil by Belinda Castles

[Steve]

I have finished my tenth, my second 9. The Whaleshark Festival, Tangled Tides, with my review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show....

Up next is my first 7. ANZAC Day, Hornet Flight.

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Finished my 13th - second Autumn colours - Fear Nothing by Lisa Gardner 5★s

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