**Summer Challenge - 1/12/16 - 28/2/17**

[Connie]

Brenda wrote: "Connie wrote: "Connie wrote: "Brenda wrote: "Connie wrote: "Okay I am in and going for colours of the rainbow
Yellow, Pop Goes the Weasel James Patterson (my paperback copy is yellow)
..."

Thanks Brenda, sometimes it takes awhile for all the "little grey cells" to work together but I get there in the end

[Valerie]

I'm taking on the HARD challenge

Part A:

#1. Yellow Harry Potter and the Cursed Child - Parts One and Two by J.K. Rowling
#2. Orange Mr Wigg by Inga Simpson AA
#3. Red Glitter and Glue by Kelly Corrigan
#4. Green Family Secrets by Liz Byrski AA
#5. Blue L'horizon à l'envers by Marc Levy
#6. Purple Tolstoy and the Purple Chair: My Year of Magical Reading by Nina Sankovitch



Part B:

#7. Title Hot Milk by Deborah Levy
#8. 25th December Hercule Poirot's Christmas by Agatha Christie
#9. New Years Eve Chanson douce by Leïla Slimani
#10. Cover A Christmas Journey by Anne Perry
#11. Holiday The Ottoman Motel by Christopher Currie AA
#12. Reader's Choice

[Mell]

I'm gonna aim to finish one part - so just easy!

5/6

Part A:
Read a Rainbow

✔ #1. Yellow Honeymoon for One* 23.1.17 ★★★
✔ #2. Orange Loving From Afar* 28.1.17 ★★★★
✔ #3. Red The Rosie Project* Australian author 5.2.17 ★★★★
#4. Green Seducing Summer*
✔ #5. Blue No More Mr. Nice Guy* Australian author 29.12.16 ★★★★★
✔ #6. Purple Happy Accidents: A Memoir* 17.1.17 ★★★★★

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Dree wrote: "Will start with easy level...



Yellow: The Maltese Falcon by Dashiell Hammett

Orange: Stiff by Shane Maloney (AA)

Red: [book:Da..."

You have two extra cover pics in your books Dree - 8 pics; 6 books :)

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

All links added to here :) Please let me know if I've missed anyone guys! Thanks!

[Kate]

SUMMER CHALLENGE
1/12/2016 - 28/02/2017

4/12

Part A:

✔ #1. Yellow - Plum Lucky
✔ #2. Orange - Lean Mean Thirteen
#3. Red - Finger Lickin' Fifteen
#4. Green - Plum Spooky
✔ #5. Blue - Popular: Vintage Wisdom for a Modern Geek
✔ #6. Purple - Plum Lovin'




Part B:

#7. Title: Sizzling Sixteen
#8. 25th December: The Christmas Cookie Club
#9. New Years Eve: The Chemist
#10. Cover: Fairytale of New York
#11. Holiday - I Heart New York
#12. Reader's Choice: Fearless Fourteen

[Loz]

My first time joining a challenge. I'm going for hard Part A & B
Completed 12/12

Part A
1. Yellow. The Unwanted Wife 5★
2. Orange. Saving Grace AA 3★
3. Red. Rage 3.75★
4. Green. Half Moon Bay AA 5★
5. Blue. About Last Night AA 3.5★
6. Purple. Something in the Heir 2★



Part B
7. Title. As Hot as It Gets 4★
8. 25th December. A Groom for Christmas 3.5★
9. New Years Eve. Crave Me 2★
10. Cover... Beach scene. Holiday Affair AA 1★
11. Holiday. Must Love Otters 4.5★
12. Readers Choice. Willing Captive AA 2.5 ★

[Phrynne, Series Queen!]

Welcome to Challenge World Loz:) Hope you enjoy it! Good books by the way.

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Great you're joining us Loz! Enjoy... only a couple of weeks till we can all get stuck in :)

[MichelleG]

Hi,

My picks so far, some may have to be subject to change however.

Scorching Summer Challenge ~ HARD
Completed: 12/12

PART A:
✔ #1. Yellow: A Clash of Kings by George R.R. Martin (62.5% Yellow). Rated: 5★ stars!!!
✔ #2. Orange - A God in Ruins by Kate Atkinson (64.1% Orange)). Rated: 5★ stars
✔ #3. Red: The Fiery Cross by Diana Gabaldon (94.4% Red). Rated: 5★ stars!!!
✔ #4. Green: Before We Visit the Goddess by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni (81.4% Green). Rated: 3★ stars
✔ #5. Blue: An Echo in the Bone by Diana Gabaldon (50.7% Blue). Rated: 5★ stars!!!
✔ #6. Purple: Tolstoy and the Purple Chair: My Year of Magical Reading by Nina Sankovitch (66.8% Violet/ Purple). Rated: 5★ stars



PART B:
✔ #7. Title: ('Sun', 'Summer', 'Heat' or 'Hot'): Summer by Edith Wharton. Rated: 3★ stars
✔ #8. 25th December: (Christmas setting): Binding the Shadows by Jenn Bennett. Rated: 4★ stars *Set at Christmas
✔ #9. New Years Eve: (Published 2016) - Truly Madly Guilty by Liane Moriarty (Published 2016) (AA). Rated: 5★ stars
✔ #10. Cover: (Snow scene OR a beach scene): Winter Garden by Kristin Hannah. Rated: 5★ stars
✔ #11. Holiday: (MC on holidays): Behemoth by Scott Westerfeld. Rated: 4★ stars
✔ #12. Reader's Choice: A Breath of Snow and Ashes by Diana Gabaldon. Rated: 5★ stars!!!

[Phrynne, Series Queen!]

We can compare notes on Summer Michelle.

[MichelleG]

Sounds good Phyrnne. I saw it on your list and was intrigued, so I thought why not... ;)

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Nice Michelle!

[Loz]

Brenda wrote: "Great you're joining us Loz! Enjoy... only a couple of weeks till we can all get stuck in :)"

Phrynne wrote: "Welcome to Challenge World Loz:) Hope you enjoy it! Good books by the way."

Thanks! Looking forward to getting started!

[Sharon]

I'm going for the Easy challenge

Part A : Read a rainbow

#1: Yellow -The Persimmon Tree by Bryce Courtenay

#2: Orange -A Beautiful Place To Die by Malla Nunn

#3: Red -You by Caroline Kepnes

#4: Green -The Grass is Greener by Loretta Hill

#5: Blue -Outback Heart by Joanne van Os 5★

#6: Purple -And the Mountains Echoed by Khaled Hosseini

[Sharon]

I'm going for the Easy challenge

Part A : Read a rainbow

#1: Yellow - A Sudden Change Of Heart

#2: Orange - Millennium People

#3: Red - You

#4: Green - Living a Lie

#5: Blue - Tears of the Moon

#6: Purple - Deceptions & A Tangled Web

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Nice list Sharon :) I can see at least one AA there which is great!

[Kerri]

I'm going to try for hard
12/12

Part A:

✔#1. Yellow Homegoing
✔#2. Orange The Survivors Club
✔#3. Red Mudbound
✔#4. Green Memoirs of an Imaginary Friend
✔#5. Blue AA The Midnight Watch: A Novel of the Titanic and the Californian
✔#6. Purple Children of the Jacaranda Treeor

Part B:

✔#7. Title: The Summer that Melted Everything
✔#8. 25th December: Read a novel with a Christmas setting. Dying For Christmas
✔#9. New Years Eve: News of the World
✔#10. Cover - Read a book with EITHER a snow scene OR a beach scene on the cover Fortune's Rocks
✔#11. Holiday - Read a book where the MC (main character) is on holidays Fearless AA
✔#12. Reader's Choice: Read any book of your choice The Mothers' Group

[Carolyn]

Where have I been - I nearly missed this challenge!I'm going to start with Easy and choose section B. Will fill them over the next day or two:

#7. summer words in the title: The Summer Before the War by Helen Simonson 4★
#8. a Christmas setting: Dying For Christmas by Tammy Cohen 4★
#9. a book published this year: Crosstalk by Connie Willis 4★
#10. a snow scene on the cover: The Crossing by B. Michael Radburn 4★ AA
#11. A book where the MC is on holidays: The Swap by Nancy Boyarsky 4★
#12. Reader's Choice: Tell the Truth, Shame the Devil by Melina Marchetta 5★ AA

[Dree]

Brenda wrote: "Dree wrote: "Will start with easy level...



Yellow: The Maltese Falcon by Dashiell Hammett

Orange: Stiff by Shane Maloney (AA)

Red:..."

Oh yes I know! With my "blue" book i haven't decided between 3 so i added them all!

[Kerri]

Carolyn wrote: "Where have I been - I nearly missed this challenge!I


I nearly missed it too Carolyn, I'm glad you found it though, you've helped me out with your Christmas selection.

[Heather]

Hi, OK hope I've got the colours right I picked this last night and I run f.lux
1. Yellow by Sophie Hannah 4 ★

2. Orange by Harlan Coben 4 ★

3. Red by Michael Robotham ★

4. Green by Ben Aaronovitch 4 ★

5. Blue by Anders Roslund 4 ★

6. Purple by Sandy Curtis 3 ★

7 . Title Sun,Summer, Heat or Hot: High Heat by Richard Castle 4 ★
8. Christmas Setting : Holiday in Death by J.D. Robb 3 ★
9. Published 2016: Breaking Cover by Stella Rimington 4 ★
10. Cover Snow or Beach Scene: The Ice Cream Girls by Dorothy Koomson 5 ★
11. character on Holidays: Cut to the Quick by Kate Ross 3 ★
12. TBR: Faith and Beauty by Jane Thynne ★

[Carolyn]

Kerri wrote: "Carolyn wrote: "Where have I been - I nearly missed this challenge!I


I nearly missed it too Carolyn, I'm glad you found it though, you've helped me out with your Christmas selection."

Glad to be of help Kerri!

I'm still looking for a book where the main character is on holiday if anyone has any good recommendations ....

Here is a question for anyone who has read The Woman in Cabin 10. Is the MC on holiday or is she working? The blurb says she's recovering from a trauma but I think she might also be on the cruise as a journalist.

[Ashleigh]

I want to read The Fireman soon, so I thought I would read it in the Summer Challenge.

What colour what this most likely come under? Red, Yellow?

[Phrynne, Series Queen!]

Ashleigh wrote: "I want to read The Fireman soon, so I thought I would read it in the Summer Challenge.

What colour what this most likely come under? Red, Yellow?

"

When you see it in the flesh(so to speak) it is 50% orange and 50% yellow. So you could use it for either:)

[Ashleigh]

Phrynne wrote: "Ashleigh wrote: "I want to read The Fireman soon, so I thought I would read it in the Summer Challenge.

What colour what this most likely come under? Red, Yellow?

[bookcover:The ..."

Thanks Phyrnne
I have it in the flesh :D

Okies, orange or red.

Cheers

[Andrea]

Carolyn wrote: "Kerri wrote: "Carolyn wrote: "Where have I been - I nearly missed this challenge!I


I nearly missed it too Carolyn, I'm glad you found it though, you've helped me out with your Christmas selection..."

Carolyn, you've probably already read it, and I can't easily check, but the one that springs to mind for a main character on holiday is David Nicholls book, Us. Maybe this will help another reader, if not you.

[Janine]

I am going to go for HARD

1. Yellow: Gemma's Bluff by Karly Lane(AA)
2. Orange: The Watchman by Robert Crais
3. Red: Last Train to Istanbul by Ayşe Kulin
4. Green: The Secrets of Happiness by Lucy Diamond
5. Blue: Life of Pi by Yann Martel
6. Purple: Daniel's Gift by Barbara Freethy
7. Summer themed word in title: Summer Secrets by Jane Green
8. Christmas Setting: Plum Pudding Murder by Joanne Fluke
9. Published 2016: A Woman Of Courage by J.H. Fletcher(AA)
10. Beach Scene on Cover: The Beekeeper's Daughter by Santa Montefiore
11. MC on Holiday: The Holiday by Erica James
12. Reader's Choice: The Three Miss Allens by Victoria Purman(AA)

[Phrynne, Series Queen!]

Nice choices Janine:)

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Dree wrote: "Brenda wrote: "Dree wrote: "Will start with easy level...



Yellow: The Maltese Falcon by Dashiell Hammett

Orange: Stiff by [author:Shane Maloney|33330..."

Fair enough :)

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Carolyn, didn't you get the invitation? Glad you've found it anyway! And some really great choices coming through :)

[Carolyn]

Brenda wrote: "Carolyn, didn't you get the invitation? Glad you've found it anyway! And some really great choices coming through :)"

No, I didn't get it Brenda. Have checked back through my email. Also didn't get one for the readathon.

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

I didn't send one out for the readathon this time...trying something different :) But I definitely sent one out for this! Not sure why some people would miss out...

[Carolyn]

Thanks for the suggestion Andrea - it's a good one but I have read it. As you say someone else might use it!

No luck so far looking through titles with 'vacation' or 'holiday' in the title so I'll keep checking out other people's choices :)

[Sharon]

Brenda wrote: "Nice list Sharon :) I can see at least one AA there which is great!"

I wanted to put I am the Messenger by Markus Zusak but there's not enough yellow on the cover!

[MichelleG]

Hi Andrea, thanks so much for the recommendation, I've been looking for a holiday book but nothing has really grabbed my attention thus far.

The rating and reviews on this book looks great, so I'd say I've finally my holiday book choice... which means my list is now complete - yay! *Happy dance* lol

[Andrea]

MichelleG wrote: "Hi Andrea, thanks so much for the recommendation, I've been looking for a holiday book but nothing has really grabbed my attention thus far. The rating and reviews on this book looks great, so I'..."

We seem to have reasonably similar tastes Michelle, so I hope you enjoy it.

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Carolyn wrote: "Thanks for the suggestion Andrea - it's a good one but I have read it. As you say someone else might use it!

No luck so far looking through titles with 'vacation' or 'holiday' in the title so I'll..."

It doesn't need vacation or holiday in the title - the MC has to be on holidays :) As in Fearless whose MC is in Bali from AU ;)

[Carolyn]

Brenda wrote: "Carolyn wrote: "Thanks for the suggestion Andrea - it's a good one but I have read it. As you say someone else might use it!

No luck so far looking through titles with 'vacation' or 'holiday' in t..."

Just thought that might be a good place to start looking. I'm sure something will pop up soon :)

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Oh I see ... sorry :)

[MichelleG]

Thanks Andrea... always happy for an excuse to visit the book store ;)

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Carolyn wrote: "Brenda wrote: "Carolyn wrote: "Thanks for the suggestion Andrea - it's a good one but I have read it. As you say someone else might use it!

No luck so far looking through titles with 'vacation' or..."

In the Frannie Shoemaker cosy series every book they're away on vacation. They're camping at the different places each book. That's just a suggestion - I really enjoy the series.

Bats and Bones is the first in the series :)

[Janine]

Brenda wrote: "I didn't send one out for the readathon this time...trying something different :) But I definitely sent one out for this! Not sure why some people would miss out..."

I also didn't get an email.

[Carolyn]

Thanks Brenda, sounds good - when I checked it out I discovered it's already on my tbr so I think I'll give it a go :)
I was thinking of re-reading an Agatha Christie; Miss Marple always seems to be staying in hotels somewhere, but a new cosy would be even better!

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Janine wrote: "Brenda wrote: "I didn't send one out for the readathon this time...trying something different :) But I definitely sent one out for this! Not sure why some people would miss out..."

I also didn't g..."

Wish I knew why that happened - sorry!

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Carolyn wrote: "Thanks Brenda, sounds good - when I checked it out I discovered it's already on my tbr so I think I'll give it a go :)
I was thinking of re-reading an Agatha Christie; Miss Marple ..."

Excellent Carolyn :) I think you'd enjoy the series too...

[Carolyn]

Brenda wrote: "Janine wrote: "Brenda wrote: "I didn't send one out for the readathon this time...trying something different :) But I definitely sent one out for this! Not sure why some people would miss out..."

..."

I have received emails for the December and Aussie crime challenges so all seems to be working now :)

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Great Carolyn :) It seems to pick members at random that it doesn't send to! Temperamental computers ;)

[Cindy]

Count me in for this one, will be taking one of the EASY option's, now to work on the choices.

[Kathryn]

Carolyn wrote: "Kerri wrote: "Carolyn wrote: "Where have I been - I nearly missed this challenge!I


Here is a question for anyone who has read The Woman in Cabin 10. Is the MC on holiday or is she working? The blurb says she's recovering from a trauma but I think she might also be on the cruise as a journalist..."

I've just finished The Woman in Cabin 10, Carolyn, and can highly recommend it - it's a real page-turner! However the main character is definitely meant to be working as she's on the ship as a journalist in order to be able to write an article telling of her experience, so she isn't on holiday...