October Challenge - Let's go Travelling!

[Phrynne, Series Queen!]

I just don't bother to enter my first book until I know that it will record the correct date:)

[Sharon]

Thanks ladies, will remove from currently reading and add tomorrow although I'm already 20% of the way through! Enjoying my reading travels, hope all Aussie readers are enjoying their travels also :)

[Sally906]

Sharon wrote: "Thanks ladies, will remove from currently reading and add tomorrow although I'm already 20% of the way through! Enjoying my reading travels, hope all Aussie readers are enjoying their travels also :)"

Just go and change the date - if you go to 'my review' and then change date started to today's date (as the default date is USA time) - doesn't matter how far through you are - all that changes is the date.

[K]

I have started my book for Geographical Setting:

[Deb]

And so it begins... I am starting with:
4). Title: Read a book with a PLACE NAME in the title.


I am excited!

Over the years, a few people have found it odd that I like to read Lonely planet guide books in the same way that you would read a novel but there are many advantages.

The sections are well organised and concise, so if you have limited reading time (such as a twenty minute break at work) you can fit in a segment of reading comfortably. Perhaps like some people read magazines.

If you know nothing about a country, there is no better way to start. It assumes you know nothing and introduces you to the basics of history, society, culture and everything. They are often written by travellers and that means that the author is seeing the country from the outside as well and can explain things.

Finally, by the end of the book you know if you want to go and what to do if you visit.

[Rosie]

Finished my first for this challenge. Gemma's Bluff

[Andrea]

I have made a start, but haven't posted my choices yet, so here goes:

1). Geographical Setting: Read a book set in a different country than your own. Mornings in Jenin (Palestine)

4). Title: Read a book with a PLACE NAME in the title. Baking Cakes In Kigali (Rwanda)

5).Reader’s Choice: Read any book of your choice. The Woman Who Dived into the Heart of the World (Mexico)

I am reading #1 first.

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Rosie wrote: "Finished my first for this challenge. Gemma's Bluff"

What did you think Rosie?

[Rosie]

Brenda wrote: "Rosie wrote: "Finished my first for this challenge. Gemma's Bluff"

What did you think Rosie?"

I enjoyed it. It is the second book I have read by the Author and will be reading more.

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

She's a great writer IMO:) Glad you enjoyed it! Poppy's Dilemma was a favourite:)

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Finished my 1st - #3. Mode of Transport on Cover - NYPD Red 2 by James Patterson 5★s

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

[Sharon]

Just finished reading #1. Geographical The Girl on the Train, 03/10, 4 Stars

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Finished reading my first challenge book: 1) Geographic Just Good Friends by Rosalind James

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

[Sally906]

Brenda wrote: "Finished my 1st - #3. Mode of Transport on Cover - NYPD Red 2 by James Patterson 5★s

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

Ooooh - a police car on the front - travel by that form of transport a lot Brenda? ;) lol!

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Haha!!! Cheeky;)

[Sally906]

Brenda wrote: "Haha!!! Cheeky;)"

Couldn't help myself :)

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

LOL!!!

[Elaine]

Sally906 wrote: "Brenda wrote: "Finished my 1st - #3. Mode of Transport on Cover - NYPD Red 2 by James Patterson 5★s

Review: https://www.goodreads.com/..."

Ha,ha!! Good one Sally. You have to admit it's kind of funny Brenda, especially because it's probably so far removed from the truth. :)

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Aha, but that could be my secret life Elaine;)

[Elaine]

Brenda wrote: "Aha, but that could be my secret life Elaine;)"

Yes it's always the quiet and bookish ones you have to watch!!! :)

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

LOL!!!

[Deb]

Started my
1). Geographical Setting: Read a book set in a different country than your own:



...and I am hooked. May have to cancel large parts of my life (such as shopping and stuff) until I finish it.

[Karen]

I finished the first challenge:

The King of Kahel by Tierno Monénembo

Aime Sanderval (Olivier de Sanderval) dreamed of going to Africa to find land that had never been seen by a white man before, so that he could set about improving the Negroes, and creating a new Versailles for France. He was determined to be a King. He believed that he could win over the Kingdom Fouta Djallon (Central Guinea) by enlightenment, not by fighting, and he was convinced if he could become one of the Fulas, they would make him a King.

Monenembo has written this wonderful historical fiction, based on the Sanderval's trips to Fouta Djallon. It is rather satirical in nature, and I found the attitudes to be humorous.

[Carolyn]

I've completed my first for this challenge #2) Travel to a different genre: Country Romance (a genre rarely visited by me) The Saddler Boys by Fiona Palmer 4★

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

This was well written and had an interesting story so I did enjoy it. Growing up in WA, I've also travelled to many of the places mentioned in the book (Lake Grace and Wave Rock) and have relatives who live in small country towns so I enjoyed the setting very much.

[Noelene]

Just starting first for this challenge. Hester and Harriet. Cover has a bike

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Finished my 2nd #5 Readers Choice - Back Again by Susan May 3.5★s

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

[Elaine]

Finished my first for this challenge, which I quite enjoyed. Deep South: Four Seasons on Back Roads .

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

[Deb]

Sharon wrote: "Just finished reading #1. Geographical The Girl on the Train, 03/10, 4 Stars"

That one looks really interesting Sharon, I might put it on my 'to read' list.

[K]

Kiera wrote: "I probably will not finish (as usual), here are my choices:
1. CHECK
2. (NB: I read pretty much all genres, so I c..."

[K]

I just finished book #1 Geographical setting . I gave it 3 stars. Quite good, actually. Just when I was getting beyond tired of some of the annoying characters... The Colin Firth interview happens. :D

[K]

Now I'm about to start #5 Reader's Choice:

[Ellie]

Finished my first book this morning which was #5 Readers Choice.



Such a lovely quick read! 4/5 stars!!

Straight into my second book which is #4 Place in Title



Probably should not be participating in this book challenge cause I am about to head into exam period but I really can't help myself.. And I suppose I need a break every now and again.. Well that's my excuse.

[K]

Oh gosh Ellie, I hope you enjoy City of Bones. The Mortal Instruments series is a series that is very beloved to me.

[Ellie]

Oh so happy to hear that Kiera! I've been meaning to read it for so long! That makes me extra excited to get into this one. :)

[K]

It will definitely (hopefully) be an emotional rollercoaster for you, Ellie. Sometimes you'll hate the series, and sometimes you will adore it. I did not even give all of the books in the series 5 stars- far from it! But I think that's why I love it. Because it is not perfect, but the characters are excellent!

[Sharon]

Finished my #3 Cover with transport, The Biology of Luck by Jacob M. Appel, 05/10, 2 Stars

[PattyMacDotComma]

5★ I've just enjoyed a book that has transport on the cover (train tracks and camels) and is coming out next month. It's Judy Nunn's new book, Spirits of the Ghan, and it's got everything you could want: history, mystery, bit of romance, ghosts, art, music, and a bloody big railroad. Many thanks to NetGalley who let me review it . . . https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

I've just finished my 3rd - Different Genre (Memoir) - Born for Life: A Midwife's Story by Julie Watson 5★s

Review to follow

[Linda]

Two changes to my list.

For the foreign country - The Wake by Paul Kingsnorth
(Not only is this set in England, but it's time is Norman England and the author has "made up" a language that is understandable to modern readers but captures the taste of Old English)


The Wake: A Novel

My Mode of Transportation on the Cover is now TimeStorm by Steve Harrison

(I got this book in a give-away and had set it aside. Moving papers on my coffee table I found it.)


TimeStorm

[Deb]

I have finished my 'Geographical setting' I think I vastly underestimated how long it would take me. But I did really get into it and read quite fast.

The book is

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

Is there anything else I need to do to make it off the challenge?

[Sharon]

PattyMacDotComma wrote: "5★ I've just enjoyed a book that has transport on the cover (train tracks and camels) and is coming out next month. It's Judy Nunn's new book, Spirits of the Ghan, a..."

I will have to add that one! My stepdad worked on the first half of the railway line and my ex boyfriend worked on the final part of the railway line laying the sleepers on a piece of equipment called the 'widowmaker' because it was so old and dangerous. Used to go stay in all the little towns as they worked their way up the top end like Adelaide River, Pine Creek & Katherine. I just started reading by the same author. "A story of the Top End and the people who dare to dwell there"...

[Sharon]

Deborah wrote: "Sharon wrote: "Just finished reading #1. Geographical The Girl on the Train, 03/10, 4 Stars"

That one looks really interesting Sharon, I might put it on my 'to read' list."

It was a good read Deborah, little bit different to what I expected but it does grip you and you want to know what happened... I can email you a copy of the ebook if you like?

[Vivian]

Vivian wrote: "My list for Oct challenge
The Helpby Kathryn Stockett
The Martianby Andy Weir
And the Mountains Echoedby Khaled Hosseini"

finished reading THE HELP today 6/10. Written review/4star rating
Now starting on THE MARTIAN

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Vivian wrote: "Vivian wrote: "My list for Oct challenge
The Helpby Kathryn Stockett
The Martianby Andy Weir
And the Mountains Echoedby Khaled Hosseini"

finished rea..."

The Help - Vivian's review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

The Martian

[Janine]

I have just finished my 1st for this challenge
#5 Reader's Choice
Motive by Jonathan Kellerman 3*

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Brenda wrote: "I've just finished my 3rd - Different Genre (Memoir) - Born for Life: A Midwife's Story by Julie Watson 5★s

Review to follow"

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

[Sally906]

I have finished two of my challenge reads:

1) Geographical Setting:
The Kingdom of the Sun and Moon by Lowell H. Press 4★s - Set in Austria


4) Title: Read a book with a PLACE NAME in the title:
bratwurst and bicycles: a cycling adventure from Basel to Budapest by Steven Herrick 3★s

I am about half way through the third one!!

[Phrynne, Series Queen!]

You are speeding through it Sally:)

[Sharon]

I haven't been able to strike through to indicate that I have finished and rated novels, so I'm reposting here and also have change no 4 to The Lake House by Kate Morton and no 5 to Paint the Town Dead by Sybil Johnson.
My list is:
1. Geographical - South Africa
An Empty Coast by Tony Park

2.Different genre - autobiographical

Bloodhound: Searching for My Father by Romona Koval 4 STARS

3. Cover with mode of transport - helicopter
Nirvana by J R Stewart 3 STARS

4. Place Name - Lake

The Lake HouseKate Morton

5. Reader choice

Paint the Town DeadSybil Johnson


Hope this is okay?

[Sharon]

Finished my 1st #5 Readers Choice- Darkening Skies by Bronwyn Parry 5★
I thoroughly enjoyed it :)