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

[MichelleG]

Thanks Jenny, same to you :)

[Steve]

I finished my ninth, 12. Readers Choice, Creation in Death, with my review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show....

Up next is 3. Red, Hawkwood and the Kings.

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Congratulations Michelle!

[Dree]

Finished my 3rd - The Virgin Suicides★★★ 1/2

[Sarah]

Finished my 1st from this challenge on the 30th- completed my GR challenge just before New Year's Eve too :)

5 Stars

[Loz]

Finished my eighth book 3) Orange Cover - Saving Grace by Fiona McCallum
3★ My Review

[Trevor]

Finished my 8th book for the challenge, Readers Choice - Born to Run by Bruce Springsteen - 4★.

A great read, my review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Sarah]

Finished my 2nd book for the challenge: The Heart of Betrayal by Mary E. Pearson and I rate it 4 Stars.

[Connie]

Finished my 4th Book. Purple cover. The Omega Scroll by Adrian d'Hage 4 stars.

[Andrea]

Oh, I just realised I have finished. A bit of a mixed bag.

#7. Title: The Summer Book by Tove Jansson 3.5★
#8. 25th December: Hester and Harriet by Hilary Spiers 2.5★
#9. New Years Eve: Truly Madly Guilty by Liane Moriarty (AA) 4★
#10. Cover: (snow scene) The Crossing Places by Elly Griffiths 3★
#11. Holiday: Beyond the Sky and the Earth: A Journey Into Bhutan by Jamie Zeppa 4★
#12. Reader's Choice: Golden Boys by Sonya Hartnett (AA) 3★

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Well done Andrea!

[Jenny]

Congratulations- Andrea

[Odette]

Finished my fifth book for this challenge:

Red Cover: Last Train to Istanbul by Ayşe Kulin - 4★

[Loz]

Finished my 9th book - Crave Me Review- completing 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 ★



Bit of a mixed bag. Really did enjoy Must Love Otters, recommend it for a fun romance read.

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

You're doing well Loz!

[Loz]

Brenda wrote: "You're doing well Loz!"

Thanks Brenda! I'm enjoying crossing books off more than just my TBR list :) so glad I chose this challenge as my first! I'm afraid you're likely stuck with me in the future!

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Haha! You're most welcome :) We really hope you'll stick around!

[Kerrie]

I got sidetracked on another blue book: ooops but then realised thankfully MH published it last year so it qualifies in that category. Yay. Hilarious tales. Really enjoying it- and yes am a dog lover.
Have also decided to do what I rarely ever, ever, ever do and stopped reading two that are taking eons to get through as just too slow going. Shelving til I feel more in tune with them. Life's too short for books that don't grab you and keep calling you back.

[Dree]

Finished my 4th Tirra Lirra by the River★★★ which I quite enjoyed ☺

[Heather]

Got through a few with the hot weather

6. Purple: 3 ★

7. Title Heat: High Heat 4 ★

8. Christmas Setting: Holiday in Death 3 ★

9. Published in 2016: Breaking Cover 4 ★

[Nicola]

Done my Green Book
The Nonesuch / Georgette Heyer

[Li'l Owl]

Finished my 2nd: Purple

Deep Freeze by Lisa Jackson ★★★★

[Chris]

Finished my 3rd for this challenge:The Far Side of the Sun

[Kerrie]

Read 4 1/2 out of 12 so far with 2 I didn't like and left in kindle-land. Have posted my reviews against each book so far.

Group A
#1. Yellow -Turkish Delight
***

#5. Blue: Old Scores
**

#6. Purple Changeling
***

Group B

#9. New Years Eve: published in 2016 Miranda and Me: has me in fits of laughter at the moment

#12. Reader's Choice: All the Light We Cannot See
*****

[Connie]

Finished my 5th book, Blue Cover. CloudstreetTim Winton. 4 stars

[Zoey]

Finished my 5th

1. Yellow -Wattle Creek Fiona McCallumAA 4★

[Niamh]

Between Christmas and yesterday, I have finished this challenge, having read 6 books in this time:

11. Holiday: Broken Hearts, Fences, and Other Things to Mend, read on 25th Dec, 4★
12. Reader's Choice: Genesis, read on Jan 01, 4★
7. Title: I'll Give You the Sun, read on Jan 05, 4.5★
2. Orange: Saving Francesca, read on Jan 07, 4★
3. Red: The Rosie Project, read on Jan 10, 4★
5. Blue: Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe, read on Jan 13, 4.5★

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Congratulations Niamh!

[Kerrie]

Kerrie wrote: "Read my 5th of 12.

Loved it. 5 stars. Great humour, could relate to both human and pup stories. Will be reading again and sharing this with other dog lover chums.

[Li'l Owl]

Finished my 4th of 6.

Blue

The Last Crocodile Hunter: A Father and Son Legacy by Bob Irwin ★★★★★

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Wasn't that a brilliant book Owl? I loved it!

[Kerrie]

Finished my 6th
#10. Cover: snow or beach
Will still read this one day but swapped to Beyond the Misty Shore
***

[Li'l Owl]

Brenda wrote: "Wasn't that a brilliant book Owl? I loved it!"

Me too! I went through so many emotions while reading it. It gave me lots of things to look up while reading it, too! I always want to see what every animal that was mentioned looks like so it took me a little more time to read it! Got my feather brains working overtime with lots of stuff to think about and mull over. I'm taking a bit of time to think about what I want to write in my review. There's so much to say about it for me, so I've got to narrow it down some! =o)

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Li'l Owl wrote: "Brenda wrote: "Wasn't that a brilliant book Owl? I loved it!"

Me too! I went through so many emotions while reading it. It gave me lots of things to look up while reading it, too! I always want to..."

It is hard to put your thoughts in order so that you don't write a "book" about it, isn't it!! But I'm sure you'll do well :)

[Zoey]

6th one finished

Purple Cover - Dead to the World Charlaine Harris 3.5★

[Kerrie]

Finished #10. Cover: snow or beach The Snow Globe
An easy read: 3*

[Heather]

Finished my 10th and Eleventh

10. Cover Beach Scene: 5 ★

11. Character on Holidays: Cut to the Quick 3 ★

[Sally906]

OK - going well with summer - only have 4 to go


Part A
1. Yellow Cover – My Favorite Husband by Pam McCutcheon

2. Orange Cover - Tell a Thousand Lies by Rasana Atreya

3. Red Cover - North Pole High: A Rebel Without a Claus by Candace Jane Kringle – 2★s

4. Green Cover - Spiral of Need by Suzanne Wright – 4★s

5. Blue Cover - Christmas at Copper Mountain by Jane Porter – 4★s

6. Purple Cover – Accidental Leigh by Melanie James – 2★s

Part B
7. Title has word summer – Summer Beach Vets: Playing Santa by H.Y. Hanna (Aussie Author) – 4★s

8. Read a novel with a Christmas Setting – Cold Feet at Christmas by Debbie Johnson – 4★s

9. Read a book published in 2016 - The Cauldron's Gift by Marina Finlayson (July 2016) (Aussie Author)

10. Book with Snow Scene on cover - Stranded: A Winter Romance Duet by Samantha Chase – 4★s

11. Read a book where MC is on holiday - I Heart New York by Lindsey Kelk

12. Book of your choice - Twelve Days of Christmas by Debbie Macomber – 5★s

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Doing really well Sally!

[Janine]

Finished my 11th

#9 Published 2016
A Woman Of Courage by J.H. Fletcher(AA) 3*

[Trevor]

Finished my tenth book for the challenge, my NYE book - Nutshell by Ian McEwan - 3★

Part A
Yellow - The Plains: Text Classics by Gerald Murnane - Australian author
Orange - Moonraker by Ian Fleming - 4★
Red - China Dolls by Lisa See - 3★
Green - Courting Trouble by Kathy Lette - Australian author - 3★
Blue - Leo Loves Aries by Anyta Sunday - 4★
Purple - Will Grayson, Will Grayson by John Green - 3★

Part B
Summer - The Summer Before the War by Helen Simonson - 4★
Christmas - Murder in Christmas River by Meg Muldoon - 3★
NYE - Nutshell by Ian McEwan - 3★
Snow - When the Professor Got Stuck in the Snow by Dan Rhodes - 2★ (and that is being generous)
Holiday - Spring Break at the Villa Hermes by Xavier Mayne
Readers choice - Born to Run by Bruce Springsteen - 4★

[Odette]

Finished my 6th book for this challenge:

Holiday - Read a book where main character is on holidays:
Fearless by Fiona Higgins - 4★ AA

[Loz]

Finished my 11th, Purple Cover. Something in the Heir. An Amazon freebie that's been on my ereader for way too long... very predictable romance 2★ Review

[Nicola]

Finished my Red read
#3. Red
The Bourne Dominion / Eric Van Lustbader

[Jacm]

Jenny wrote: "1. Iris Johansen
2. Sam Carmody
3. [author:Catherin..."

Wow, I'm impressed - still 1 1/2 months to go & you're done!!

[Dree]

Finished my 5th,

Stiff by Shane Maloney (AA) ★★★1/2

1 to go!

[Janine]

Challenge Complete
1. Yellow: Gemma's Bluff by Karly Lane(AA) 4*
2. Orange: The Watchman by Robert Crais 4*
3. Red: Last Train to Istanbul by Ayşe Kulin3*
4. Green: The Secrets of Happiness by Lucy Diamond 4*
5. Blue: Life of Pi by Yann Martel 4*
6. Purple: Daniel's Gift by Barbara Freethy 2*
7. Summer themed word in title: Summer Secrets by Jane Green 3*
8. Christmas Setting: Christmas at Lilac Cottage by Holly Martin 3*
9. Published 2016: A Woman Of Courage by J.H. Fletcher(AA) 3*
10. Beach Scene on Cover: The Beekeeper's Daughter by Santa Montefiore 3*
11. MC on Holiday: The Holiday by Erica James 3*
12. Reader's Choice: The Three Miss Allens by Victoria Purman(AA) 4*

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Congratulations Janine! Well over a month to go as well :)

[Kathryn]

Just 2 books to go for this challenge. I finished Fly Away by Kristin Hannah this afternoon - 4★ - this author goes deep again in this follow-up to Firefly Lane with heavy-hitting issues such as drugs, alcohol abuse, sexual abuse, mental health issues and more.
My original post is updated here.

[Steve]

Finally finished my tenth, 3. Red, Hawkwood and the Kings, with my review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show....

Up next is 2. Orange, Fated.