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**Autumn Challenge - 1st March- 31st May 2016**
Hi everyone,I decided to change #9- The Captain Cook 1770 Festival (May) from: Morgan's Run by Colleen McCullough, to: The Secret River by Kate Grenville.
**Autumn Challenge - 1st March- 31st May 2016** ~ Completed 10/13
✔ 1. Labour Day:
✔ 2. Clean up Australia (6 March) - REDUCE:
✔ 3. Clean up Australia (6 March) - RECYCLE:
✔ 4. International Women's Day (8 March):
✔ 5. St Patrick's Day (17 March):
✔ 6. Easter (25-28 March): Chosen because who wouldn't want to be part of a chocolate club! :) ~
✔ 7. ANZAC Day (25 April):
• 8. Mother's Day (8 May): The Women's Pages by Debra Adelaide
• 9. The Captain Cook 1770 Festival (May): The Secret River by Kate Grenville
✔ 10. Colours of Autumn:
✔ 11. From TBR:
• 12. From TBR: Me and Earl and the Dying Girl by Jesse Andrews
✔ 13. From TBR:
Covers in reading order:
Books to read:
I have finished my ninth, 5. St Patrick's Day, Born in Death, with my review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show....Up next is 9. The Captain Cook 1770 Festival, Behind the Sun.
I did a #11 after all, a To Be Read which is RED!5★ for Blood Meridian, or the Evening Redness in the West by Cormac McCarthy, one of the most gruesome stories with the most beautiful descriptions of the American southwest. Marauding scalphunters.
Only McCarthy can have you glorying in language one minute and turning away in horror the next. Who needs thrillers?
My review
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Hi everyone,I finished The Secret River by Kate Grenville. Rated: 4★ stars.
**Autumn Challenge - 1st March- 31st May 2016** ~ Completed 11/13
all my optionals finished....now to read the actual 10!!!#1. Labour Day - occupation
Along Came a Spider by James Patterson (homocide detective)
#2. Clean up Aust Day - Reduce TBR
South of Darkness by John Marsden
#3. Recycle - Library
Ronan's Echo by Joanne van Os
#4. International Women's Day - Strong Female Character
One for the Money by Janet Evanovich
#5. St Patrick's Day - Green Cover/Irish Character/Ireland:
The Copper Beech by Maeve Binchy
#6. Easter (ummmm chocolate need I say more?)
The Chocolate Promise by Josephine Moon
#7. ANZAC - Aussie author
After Darkness by Christine Piper
#8. Mother's Day - Mothers/Grandma/Family
Sundays at Tiffany's by James Patterson
#9. Captain Cook - Historical Fiction - Aussie author
Nanberry: Black Brother White by Jackie French
#10. Colours of Autumn (in title or cover) - Red/Gold/Brown/Orange/Yellow
The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
OPTIONAL TBR BOOKS
Last night, I finished my tenth, 9. The Captain Cook 1770 Festival, Behind the Sun, with my review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show....Up next is 12. TBR, Dark Mirror.
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Review to follow on embargo date of 23rd March"
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
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Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
One to go :)
Loved my #8 (Mothers/Grandmothers/Family) choice, Big Little Lies by Aussie author Liane Moriarty. I realise I'm late to the Moriarty party, but what a delightful read. Real, entertaining, absorbing.
My review
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Have finished my third book of the challenge, Labour Day -Ten Days in August by Kate McMurray - 3★ 3) Recycle - The Faithful Couple by A.D. Miller
5) St. Patrick's Day - Brooklyn by Colm Tóibín
6) Easter - The Confidant by Hélène Grémillon
8) Mother's Day Honour by Elif Shafak
9) Captain Cook 1770 Festival The Secret River by Kate Grenville
10) Colours of Autumn The Dictator's Last Night by Yasmina Khadra
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Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Completed 13/13
#1. Labour Day - occupation - Police -
#2. Clean up Aust Day - Reduce TBR -
#3. Recycle - Library -
#4. International Women's Day - Strong Female Character -
#5. St Patrick's Day - Green Cover/Irish Character/Ireland -
#6. Easter (Family) -
#7. ANZAC - Aussie author -
#8. Mother's Day - Mothers/Grandma/Family -
#9. Captain Cook - Historical Fiction - Aussie author -
#10. Colours of Autumn (in title or cover) - Red/Gold/Brown/Orange/Yellow -
#11. TBR -
#12. TBR -
#13. TBR -
My review for Am I Black Enough For You? by Anita Heiss (#4 International Women's Day). Thought-provoking and entertaining. 5 stars.https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
My 4 star review for Upside Down, Inside Out by Monica McInerney. (#5 St Patrick's Day)https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
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Brenda wrote: "You seem to be getting through them Kerrie:)"Now ask me if I've done any writing this week :D I tend to have a few on the go at once, so I'll finish several in a short space of time!
What's the protocol - I've been updating my original post as I go, do I copy & paste that into a new comment each time or just when I finish the challenge?
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It's done either way by different people, so it's really up to you:)
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Well done Brenda ... That's fantastic :)
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Thanks Phrynne:) A few other challenges on the go, but yes, that's what I will do!
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Thanks Michelle:)
Brenda wrote: "Finished my last one (13th) - #11. TBR - Out of Alice by Kerry McGinnis 5★sReview: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Completed 13/13
#1. Labour ..."
Well done Brenda! You've earned your title this month!
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I've finished my Easter book Death by Chocolate by Sally Berneathy 4★Sorry to report that it hasn't put me off chocolate! In fact it comes with some pretty decadent chocolate desert recipes at the end of the book!
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Brenda wrote: "Finished my last one (13th) - #11. TBR - Out of Alice by Kerry McGinnis 5★sReview: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Completed 13/13
#1. Labour ..."
Congratulations, you Speed Reader Extraordinaire, Brenda! I'm able to speed read when I need to, but usually for information. For fun, I tend to be a slow reader. I expect you have a lot of people waiting for your reviews, though, so keep up the good work!
(We are in your dust here.)
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Brenda wrote: "LOL! Thanks Patty:) Used to love the Roadrunner cartoons on the TV when I watched with the kids:)"Me, too - beep, beep!
Another optional TBR for me:5★ for Heavenfield: A DCI Ryan Mystery by L.J. Ross.
I thoroughly enjoyed #3 in the DCI Ryan series. The Circle is a creepy bunch of satanists with members in all sorts of places, and they go around murdering people and now each other. Good fun in a nice setting with good people.
My review
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
So this is going to be the first challenge that I've ever participated in, and I'm so excited !! I also wasn't sure about whether or not I would be officially participating so I've already read a few books for the challenge before posting this. Hope that's okay!My picks are:
2. Reduce Avery by Charlotte McConaghy
3. Reuse City of Lost Souls by Cassandra Clare
4. Int. Women's Day The Slayers of Dragonhome by John Peel
5. St. Patricks Day Dublin in the Rain by Andrew Critchley
6. Easter The Chocolate Thief by Laura Florand
7. ANZAC Day The Narrow Road to the Deep North by Richard Flanagan
8. Mother's Day A Swift Pure Cry by Siobhan Dowd
9. Captain Cook The Secret River by Kate Grenville
10. Colours of Autumn His Majesty's Dragon by Naomi Novik
11. TBR City of Heavenly Fire by Cassandra Clare
Some interesting books they Erin, I've read a few of those myself... Hope you enjoy :)
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Have fun with it, Erin. I reckon the challenges are a great way to introduce yourself to new books - and then share them with others.
While on a train this morning, I finished my eleventh, 12. TBR, Dark Mirror, with my review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show....I also made a start on 8. Mother's Day, Room.
Another Aussie author with best bookcover ever for my last Random TBR choice:
by Ashley Capes
It's a fantasy that I found a bit disjointed although I liked the writing and will look for more of his stuff, I think. 3★
My review
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Thanks @Michelle, @Brenda and @PattyMacDotComma ! I shall definitely try my best to have fun! It'll definitely be a good excuse to break from Uni work :)
Last night, I finished my penultimate (twelfth) book, 8. Mother's Day, Room, with my review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show....Up next is 7. ANZAC Day, Ronan's Echo.
Four books finished now, my latest read being my Recycle Book - The Faithful Couple by A.D. Miller- 3★ 5) St. Patrick's Day - Brooklyn by Colm Tóibín
6) Easter - The Confidant by Hélène Grémillon
8) Mother's Day Honour by Elif Shafak
9) Captain Cook 1770 Festival The Secret River by Kate Grenville
10) Colours of Autumn The Dictator's Last Night by Yasmina Khadra
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Yes - she's a great writer - there's no set plot about the goodies live, the baddies die and the criminal gets caught
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Another couple down1. Labour Day - Policeman
The Burning Room / Michael Connelly7. Anzac Day
War Torn / Andy McNab4 left to go!
4.5★ for #9, historical fiction of early settlement , Girl of Shadows by Deborah Challinor.Enjoyable 2nd in the series of the Convict Girls who were transported to Sydney (such as it was then), with one of them dying but returning as a ghost and a strong presence in this one.
Still good fun.
My review
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
My review for Between Sisters by Cathy Kelly - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... (Mother's Day)
Finished #11 tbr: The Dust That Falls from Dreams by Louis de Bernières 3.5★It was a beautifully written book, just didn't grab me the way Captain Corelli's Mandolin did.
review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Carolyn wrote: "Finished #11 tbr: The Dust That Falls from Dreams by Louis de Bernières 3.5★It was a beautifully written book, just didn't grab me the way [book:Captain Corelli's Ma..."
Carolyn - your link goes to the book instead of your review.
PattyMacDotComma wrote: "Carolyn wrote: "Finished #11 tbr: The Dust That Falls from Dreams by Louis de Bernières 3.5★It was a beautifully written book, just didn't grab me the way [book:Capt..."
Thanks Patty! Not the first time I've done that (and probably not the last!). Fixed now :)
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