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

[Connie]

Finished my last book of this challenge, green cover. The First Man in Rome 4 stars

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Well done Connie!

[Connie]

Brenda wrote: "Well done Connie!"

Thanks Brenda that last one was a monster book with lots of long names phew!

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Thank goodness it's over then ;)

[Zoey]

Finished my 7th

7. Title - Dead Heat Bronwyn Parry AA 5★

[Steve]

I have finished my penultimate book, 2. Orange, Fated, with my review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show....

Up next, to finish off my challenge, 1. Yellow, Gone for Good.

[Li'l Owl]

Finished my 5th of 6
Red

The Great Zoo of China by Matthew Reilly AA

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...

[Kathryn]

Li'l Owl wrote: "Finished my 5th of 6
Red

The Great Zoo of China by Matthew Reilly AA

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2......"

I'm reading that at the moment for my red book as well, Li'l Owl! But that link doesn't go to your review - just the book page. This link should take you to your review - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Kerrie]

Finished my 7th. An insight into personalities, similarities and differences with humour and empathy. Will read this again.

The Rosie Project
****

[Ashleigh]

Finished #9 New Years Eve: Gemina by Amie Kaufman & Jay Kristoff (AU) ★★★★★

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

Three books left to go . .

[Heather]

I've finished the challenge

12. Reader's choice: Faith and Beauty 4 ★

[Richard]

Hey I'm late to the party. I like to set myself reading challenges. I couldn't find some of the requirements for B on my bookshelves. So, I'll do EASY x2 (A & A).

29/1/17 ** #1. Yellow - The New Prophets of Capital
#2. Orange - Aussie - How to Learn Almost Anything in 48 Hours: Shortcuts and brain hacks for learning new skills fast
#3. Red - Confucius on Leadership
#4. Green - Communication Plus: How to Speak So People Will Listen
29/1/17 ** #5. Blue - Aussie - Profitable Partnerships
31/1/17 **** #6. Purple - Superconnect: The Power of Networks and the Strength of Weak Links

#1. Yellow - Aussie - The Answer: How to discover what you want from life then make it happen
30/1/17 **** #2. Orange - Joy on Demand: The Art of Discovering the Happiness Within
13/2/17 ** #3. Red - Aussie - Write Language: The New Secrets Of Writing Letters That Really Work
#4. Green - Aussie - The Language of Money
22/2/17 ***** #5. Blue - Aussie - Talk Language: How To Use Conversation for Profit and Pleasure
#6. Purple - Body Language Secrets to Win More Negotiations

Edit: Oh I've decided to add another EASY A to my personal challenge.

29/1/17 ***** #1. Yellow - The Art of Creative Thinking
#2. Orange - Aussie - How to Grow Your Business Without Spending a Single Cent
#3. Red - It's About Time: From Calendars and Clocks to Moon Cycles and Light Years - A History
30/1/17 ***** #4. Green - Don't Let Anybody Steal Your Dream
29/1/17 ** #5. Blue - Aussie - The Ripple Effect
#6. Purple - Supreme Influence: Change Your Life with the Power of the Language You Use

Look's like I'm a glutton for self-competition. Another EASY A.

8/2/17 ** #1 Yellow - Aussie - You Lead, They'll Follow Vol 3.
2/2/17 **** #2 Orange - Unlimited: How to Build an Exceptional Life
1/2/17 ***** #3 Red - Changing the Conversation: The 17 Principles of Conflict Resolution
6/2/17 **** #4 Green - Aussie - The Game Changer: How to Use the Science of Motivation with the Power of Game Design to Shift Behaviour, Shape Culture and Make Clever Happen
12/2/17 **** #5 Blue - The Little Book of Coaching: Motivating People to Be Winners
#6 Purple - Talent Is Overrated: What Really Separates World-Class Performers from Everybody Else

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Heather wrote: "I've finished the challenge

12. Reader's choice: Faith and Beauty 4 ★"

Congratulations Heather!

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Richard wrote: "Hey I'm late to the party. I like to set myself reading challenges. I couldn't find some of the requirements for B on my bookshelves. So, I'll do EASY x2 (A & A).

#1. Yellow - [bookcover:The New P..."

You sure are late to the party Richard, but better late than never! Good luck with your books - I'm sure you'll manage them all over February :) I've linked your post at the beginning - just click on your name and it'll take you straight to your original post :)

[Richard]

Thanks Brenda. I'm also doing the Feb Valentines Spell It Out challenge with 2 10 letter words (20 books). In both of these challenges, only 1 book overlaps! :D

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Richard wrote: "Thanks Brenda. I'm also doing the Feb Valentines Spell It Out challenge with 2 10 letter words (20 books). In both of these challenges, only 1 book overlaps! :D"

Oh good heavens! Good luck!!! At least one overlaps I suppose! :)

[Richard]

Thanks. I did say I like to challenge myself haha. I'm a voracious reader of non-fiction books.

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Richard wrote: "Thanks. I did say I like to challenge myself haha. I'm a voracious reader of non-fiction books."

You certainly are! I like some non fiction, but nowhere near the amount you read :)

[Loz]

And... I'm done! Finished with a bang, reading my green cover, Half Moon Bay which I loved! My first Helene Young book and definitely not my last. Review

This was my first challenge and I've really enjoyed it. I've added so many books to my TBR by going through everyone's lists! lol

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 ★

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Congratulations Loz! And what a great one to finish on :) Helene Young is one of my very favourite authors and I've read every book she's written! You have a lovely treat in front of you :)

[Kerrie]

Read my 9th (out of 13 as I did two for one challenge)

#8. 25th December setting: The Christmasaurus
*****

[Li'l Owl]

Finished my 6the and final book in my Read a Rainbow Challenge

Green
Daddy's Little Girl
by Mary Higgins Clark ★★★★★

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7...

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Here's your review Owl :) https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Your link goes to the book page!

And congratulations!

[Li'l Owl]

Oops! Thanks! I'm not a night owl like I used to be! It's fair to say I'm an old owl now and I shouldn't have done this at midnight when I was half asleep! So much for older and wiser! =o)
Hugs xx

[Ashleigh]

Finished #2. Orange Coraline by Neil Gaiman ★★★ 27th Jan 17

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

[Steve]

Last night, I finished my final book for this challenge, 1. Yellow, Gone for Good, with my review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show....

Below is my completed list:

1. Yellow ★★☆☆☆
2. Orange ★★★★☆
3. Red ★★★★☆
4. Green ★★★★☆
5. Blue ★★★★☆
6. Purple ★★★☆☆
7. Summer Title ★★★★★
8. 25th December AA ★★★★☆
9. New Years Eve ★★★★☆
10. Cover ★★★★★
11. Holiday AA ★★★☆☆
12. Reader's Choice ★★★★★

Thanks to Brenda and the other usual suspects for a fantastic summer challenge.

[Phrynne, Series Queen!]

Well done Steve:)

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Congratulations Steve! A whole month to spare ;)

[Stef]

Finished the rainbow!! Only have a Christmas book and a "heat" or "hot" or "sun" book to track down and read,

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Doing well Stef!

[Dree]

Finally finished! :)

Final book - The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo - yes, I know I'm a bit slow to get on board with that one... but... very good! :)

Yellow: ✔ The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson ★★★★
Orange: ✔ Stiff by Shane Maloney (AA) ★★★1/2
Red: ✔ Dark Matter by Blake Crouch ★★★1/2
Green; ✔ The Virgin Suicides by Jeffrey Eugenides ★★★
Blue: ✔ Strangers on a Train by Patricia Highsmith ★★★1/2
Purple: ✔ Tirra Lirra by the River by Jessica Anderson (AA) ★★★

[Li'l Owl]

Dree wrote: "Finally finished! :)

Final book - The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo - yes, I know I'm a bit slow to get on board with that one... but... very good! :)

Yellow: ✔ [book:The Girl with the Dragon Ta..."


Doesn't seem all that slow to me, Dree. You finished nearly a month ahead. Well done! =o)

[Phrynne, Series Queen!]

Well done Dree:)

[Ashleigh]

Dree wrote: "Finally finished! :)

Final book - The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo - yes, I know I'm a bit slow to get on board with that one... but... very good! :)

Yellow: ✔ [book:The Girl with the Dragon Ta..."

Lisbeth is my fictional hero!
Congrats on the finish.

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Congratulations Dree!

[Odette]

Finished 7th book for this challenge:

Green; One Corpse Too Many by Ellis Peters - 4★

[Zoey]

Finished my 8th

10. Snow on Cover - Ice Linda Howard 3.5★

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Jen wrote: "I finished this challenge with Red: Mr Owita's Guide to Gardening by Carol Wall which unfortunatly was pretty didappointing - 2.5 stars"

Mister Owita's Guide to Gardening: How I Learned the Unexpected Joy of a Green Thumb and an Open Heart by Carol Wall

Congratulations Jen :)

[Kerrie]

Enjoyed my Orange read: #2. Orange Fool Me Once
**** Lots of twists and turns. Looking forward to reading more by this author.
Not sure if I'll get the summer challenge completed as I managed to get sidetracked again and am now half way through the first of the A Game of Thrones

[Stef]

Now I have finished both part A and part B. Quite a few of them were well worth reading and ones I would recommend.

None of mine are ones I would warn anyone to avoid ;)

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Well done Stef :)

[Jane]

Finished the challenge - my final book was:
6. Purple: Glory in Death by J.D. Robb 5*

Think I left the best to last but I would also recommend my 'Red' book Dark Matter by Blake Crouch - also 5* and which was like nothing I'd read recently. I didn't realize quantum physics could make such an enthralling story and I can't wait for a possible sequel.

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Congratulations Jane!

[Jenny]

Congratulations Jane.

[Kerrie]

Finished #7. Title: 'Sun', 'Summer', 'Heat' or 'Hot' Heat Wave
** Not a fan.

Two more to go: MC on holiday and Green. Aiming to get at least one done seeing that I read 1 non challenge book and began but gave up on 2 non challenge books in between. Happy thus far with progress.

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Doing well Kerrie! You'll be done :)

[Nicola]

Completed Part A:
#1. Yellow
Wolfskin / Juliet Marillier 3*
#2. Orange
Michelangelo's Notebook / Paul Christopher 3*
#3. Red
The Bourne Dominion / Eric Van Lustbader3*
#4. Green
The Nonesuch / Georgette Heyer5*
#5. Blue
Last Chance Cafe / Liz Byrski
#6. Purple
Shadows in Flight / Orson Scott Card5*

and also Number 11 in Part B:
#11. Holiday - Read a book where the MC (main character) is on holidays
Death in Zanzibar / M.M. Kaye4*
Only 3 left now....

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Doing well Nicola!!

[Zoey]

Finished my 9th - 3. Red - The Scandalous Lady W Hallie Rubenhold 3★

[Sally906]

Two weeks to go and I have finished!!!!

Here is my list:
Part A
1. Yellow Cover – Little House in the Big Woods by Laura Ingalls Wilder - 2★s

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

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) – 3★s

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 – 3★s

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