Jool's 2016 Aussie Author Challenge

[Jülie ☼♄ ]

#29.

A Tattooed Heart by Deborah Challinor

Brilliant finish to a fantastic series! 5★s

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

[Jülie ☼♄ ]

#30.

Playing Beatie Bow by Ruth Park

This audio version beautifully narrated by Kate Hood 4★s

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

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This completes my third lot of ten Aussie author reads for 2016.




Best pick: another very close call.

[Jülie ☼♄ ]

#31.

The Memory Tree by Tess Evans

A book about mental illness and our capacity for love, loss, forgiveness and grace. 4★s

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


#32.

Missing by Melanie Casey

Crime with a good paranormal bent 4★s

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


#33.

Finished last night All That is Lost Between Us by Sara Foster

I thought this left a few loose threads hanging at the end. Still a good read 4★s.

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


#34.

I listened to the audio version of The World Without Us by Mireille Juchau

A deep and complex story that should not be rushed through, I loved it and really liked the voice of the narrator Jennifer Vuletic. 5★s

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


#35.

A Dissection of Murder by Felicity Young

A great cosy crime 5★s

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


#36.

The Twisted Knot: Constable Sammi Willis #2 by J.M. Peace

A riveting read 4★s

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


#37.

Golden Hope by Johanna Nicholls

Thoroughly intriguing with an element of mystery 5★s

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


#38.

Never to Return by Marjorie Mcardell Davey

Thoroughly enjoyed this debut YA historical fiction 5★s

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


#39.

River Run by Nicole Alexander

A great Australian family saga 4★s

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


#40.

Joe Cinque's Consolation, A True Story of Death, Grief and the Law by Helen Garner

When it comes down to the nitty gritty Helen Garner delivers. 4★s

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

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*This completes my fourth and final lot of ten Aussie author reads for 2016.




Best pick:

[Marianne]

gee, Jools, those last nine books are thin ;)

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Hahahahah! Well said Marianne;)

[Jülie ☼♄ ]

Marianne wrote: "gee, Jools, those last nine books are thin ;)"

Hahaaaaaa! Yeah that's how I get through them so quick! ;)

[Jülie ☼♄ ]

I like to save the spaces ahead of time so that they are not broken up with commentary...it's also incentive to fill them in :))

[Marianne]

☼♄Jülie wrote: "I like to save the spaces ahead of time so that they are not broken up with commentary...it's also incentive to fill them in :))"

that's very clever

[Carolyn]

I wondered why she did that (but was afraid to ask!)

[Marianne]

Never be afraid to ask! Jools is very friendly, as you well know....
I was just being cheeky!

[Jülie ☼♄ ]

Lol!! It never occurred to me how that must look to others...do you get notifications with just numbers on them?? eek (⊙_☉)

I love the commentaries but if they come between books I can get muddled with where I was at, so I space them 10 apart ;) that way we can chat about them between each ten...does that make sense? :D

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Yes Jools - a notification for each and every number;P

[Marianne]

If you have your notifications set that way. I certainly don't, but as a moderator, I guess you would have to...

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

LOL! No I only get the first one Marianne:) But as I was here, each time Jools posted, I checked straight away, so therefore I received each notification! In the end I didn't check her for awhile;) My fault entirely!

[Carolyn]

Well you've certainly got a lot of chat now between your books, about the gap between your books, so I guess that justifies your system :D

[Jülie ☼♄ ]

Carolyn wrote: "Well you've certainly got a lot of chat now between your books, about the gap between your books, so I guess that justifies your system :D"

Hahaha! Sure does, but I didn't realise that is what happened. I wonder if there is another way??

[Kathryn]

Julie, you could set up a number of posts in the first place and then add 10 books to each - editing to add your books in as necessary - that way you'd have all your books together, unseparated by other people's posts. You might just have to add a new post to say you'd updated post number ____, otherwise we'd never see your updates since you'd only be editing them. Does that make sense or have I made it too complicated?!

[Carolyn]

I've been doing something similar for my personal challenge - putting aside a post for each month and then listing the books I'm going to read and then adding reviews as I finish them. Does help to see how I'm going.

[Jülie ☼♄ ]

I think I will do it differently for my future challenges and maybe just use one box per eg; ten books and edit as I go :)
I don't add the books ahead of time because they are not always in a specified order...and always subject to change ;)

[Marianne]

for my series challenge, I just keep hitting the edit button to add another series or a book read. At the end of the year, I will just copy/paste the whole thing as my effort for the 12 mo

[Jülie ☼♄ ]

Marianne wrote: "for my series challenge, I just keep hitting the edit button to add another series or a book read. At the end of the year, I will just copy/paste the whole thing as my effort for the 12 mo"

I think I've found a similar way with my AWW Bingo challenge which I was working on (finessing ;) yesterday...
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

[Jülie ☼♄ ]

This completes my forty Aussie author reads for 2016.

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Best pick:
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Best pick: ... close call.




Best pick: another very close call.

Best all rounder: A fantastic 5 

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Congratulations Jools! Another great effort :)

[Jülie ☼♄ ]

Brenda wrote: "Congratulations Jools! Another great effort :)"

Thanks Brenda :D

[Carolyn]

Congratulations Jools! Awesome effort :)

[Jülie ☼♄ ]

Carolyn wrote: "Congratulations Jools! Awesome effort :)"

Thanks Carolyn! ;)

[Li'l Owl]

Wow Jools!! Well done!!
xx