An additional Annual Challenge for 2017 - A-Z

[Sally906]

Amanda wrote: "Finished another one! H for Horror The Fireman by Joe Hill. An interesting book! Fahrenheit 451 meets The Road. Main criticism is its length o..."

I've actually got a task in my calendar to reserve this at library for December - I am having two weeks off work over Christmas/New Year and hubby won't be so I will have plenty of time to read a doorstopper.

[Li'l Owl]

Finished my 18th
P - Paranormal
Storm Front by Jim Butcher
5★'s

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

Knocked off three challenges with this one!

Not one I was keen on reading this as paranormal is way outside of my comfort zone but it turns out I really enjoyed it!
Who knew?? =o)

[Laura Tenfingers]

Finished my 18th, W-witch featured: Dead Witch Walking by Kim Harrison ★★★★☆

Not being a fantasy/vampire/witch person I was quite surprised at how much I enjoyed this book. Thanks challenge and moderators!

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Glad you enjoyed it Laura!

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Finished my 3rd (Part 3) - "B" Best selling - Secrets Between Friends by Fiona Palmer 5★s

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

[Li'l Owl]

Finished my 19th (19/26)
E - Escape
The Silence Between Breaths by Cath Staincliffe


https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... 3★'s

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Finished my 4th (Part 3) - "N" Neglected to read - Too Close to Home by Linwood Barclay 5★s (been on my TBR - and in my possession - since early 2013)

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

[Amanda]

Li'l Owl wrote: "Finished my 20th (20/26)
W - Witch

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling

5★'s

Review to follow - 20 y..."
I loved all the Harry Potter books!❤️❤️❤️❤️
I was traveling a lot for work in the late 90s - early 00s when they all came out. Just about eveyone on the plane would be reading one or the other of them! (Bear in mind this was before smart phones & tablets!)

[Amanda]

Have finished my T for Time Travel A Twist in Time by Julie McElwain. This is the second book in the series, following A Murder in Time that came out last year. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Review to follow.

[Li'l Owl]

Amanda wrote: "Li'l Owl wrote: "Finished my 20th (20/26)
W - Witch

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling

5★'s

Review..."

I'm glad I had read years 1 & 2 before they went "viral" !
After that, I read years 3 & 4 as soon as they came out! Then life got in the way, as usual, and I haven't ever read past that. Mind you I snapped up the brand new published books as soon as they came out though! In fact, back then you could put your name on a list to reserve a copy hot off the presses! I read them so long ago that it's almost brand new! I think I'm enjoying them even more now as I wasn't well back then with my TBI.

[Odette]

Finished my 22nd book for this challenge:

G- Read a book that was a Gift (won in a giveaway):
Forgotten by Nicole Trope - 5★ AA

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Finished 3 more from Part 3 over this read-a-thon weekend :)

"K" - Kissing - War Flower by Mary-Anne O'Connor 5★s

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

"P" - Paranormal - Terra Nullius by Claire G. Coleman 4★s

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

"Y" - Younger than me - Wilder Country by Mark Smith 5★s

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

[Li'l Owl]

Finished my 20th (20/26)
W - Witch

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling

5★'s

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

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Finished my 9th - Part 3 - "T" Time Travel - The Space Invader by Karen Musser Nortman 4★s

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

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Finished my 10th - Part 3 - "M" Multiple Countries - Young Digger by Anthony Hill 5★s

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

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Finished my 11th - Part 3 - "Z" Zoo - Life Is A Zoo by Catharine Retter 5★s

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

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Finished my 12th - Part 3 - "J" Author name starts with J - Sixty Seconds: How long is the road to forgiveness? by Jesse Blackadder 5★s

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

[Li'l Owl]

Finished my 21st
Y
A book whose author is Younger than me.
Black & Blue by Candice Fox AA
4★'s

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

Only five to go!

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Finished my 13th (Part 3) - "O" Orange cover - Live and Let Diet by Morgana Best 3★s

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

[Kathryn]

I have been very slack at updating this thread (well, all my challenges, really!), but I'm up to 22/26 - https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

I'm making a prediction that K (people kissing on the cover) will either be the last criteria I complete for this or will remain unfinished! None of the books on my TBR have anyone kissing - unless the library has different editions to what's on my GR TBR shelf (which is entirely possible but I'm not checking all of them out!), and I'm not going to read a book that I don't want to read simply to meet a challenge criteria. Having said that, I was having a browse at Big W the other day, and The Paris Wedding by Charlotte Nash appealed to me. I suppose the people on the front cover ARE actually kissing...? I think if I read this, it would be close enough for me!

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

That definitely works Kathryn :) And it's an enjoyable read too!

[Jacm]

Managed to finish 2 off my list while on holidays the last 2 weeks.

N- Neglected to read = Utopia by Thomas More. A classic that I have wanted to read for years. It took me about 6 months to finally get through it as I was mostly reading short chunks on my lunch break & had a couple of breaks from it along the way. Hard to give it a rating as it's such a classic for a reason -so much film & literature is based off More's ideas from 500 years ago. I ended up giving it 4 ★s for the simple fact that it forced me to think about what makes a 'good' society work well for all it's people.

F- Characters fight & make up = Carry On by Rainbow Rowell. The friend I was travelling with pointed out that this was a real palate cleanser after finishing Utopia & she was spot on. A fun take on the 'chosen one' trope in the fantasy genre I love so much. Rowell played the line of tongue in cheek/predictability of the genre while still making the world she created make sense & the reader love her characters. 3 ★

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Well done Jacm - two totally different reads!

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Finished my 14th (Part 3) - "C" Colourful cover - A Zen for Murder by Leighann Dobbs 4★s

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

[Phrynne, Series Queen!]

I tidied up my list today and find I have just four left to go. I can manage that:)

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

I'm sure you will Phrynne! Four in over 3 months is doable!

[Phrynne, Series Queen!]

:)

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Finished my 15th (Part 3) - "X" in title - The Marx Sisters by Barry Maitland 4★s

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

[Li'l Owl]

Finished my 22nd
C - Colorful Cover


Inkheart by Cornelia Funke 5★'s

Review to follow

[Carolyn]

I need help with finding a 'Kissing' book that I want to read.

Perhaps one of the mods could tell me if by J.R. Ward fits the bill?

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

There's definitely kissing happening on that cover Carolyn ;) Go for it!

[Carolyn]

Thanks Brenda!

[Odette]

Finished my 24th book. Only 2 to go now!

A delightful cosy mystery featuring the dog Monty who I immediately fell in love with!

D - Read a book with a Dog on the cover:
Monty and Me by Louisa Bennet - 4★ AA

[Carolyn]

I've still got four to go including the kissing one!

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

I loved Monty too Odette!

[Odette]

Brenda wrote: "I loved Monty too Odette!"

Hope the author writes a second book in the series. It was mentioned towards the end of this book what Monty's next case could be. I would love to read more about him and his friends.

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Have you seen this site Odette? http://montydogdetective.com/

It fascinated me, and when this book was released Louisa had the "Monty" lookalike with her at the launch in Sydney :)

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Finished my 16th (Part 3) - "L" Friends TBR List - The Rules of Magic by Alice Hoffman 5★s

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

[Li'l Owl]

Li'l Owl wrote: "Finished my 22nd
C - Colorful Cover


Inkheart by Cornelia Funke 5★'s

Review to follow"

Finally my full review
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Krystal]

Finished book #22 by visiting a very different kind of zoo in Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton


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

It was just as awesome and horrifying and disgusting as I hoped for. <3

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Haha!!

[Laura Tenfingers]

I just finished my 19th: Horror - Jaws by Peter Benchley ★★★☆☆

The movie was way scarier than the book. I'm not sure the book is well classified under horror. And the movie pretty much ruined the book for me but it was still alright and a quick read anyway.

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Finished my 17th (Part 3) - "S" - Series - The Mitford Murders by Jessica Fellowes 5★s

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

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Finished my 18th (part 3) - "E" Escaping - The Betrayal by Kate Furnivall 4.5★s

Review to follow closer to publication

[Krystal]

23 down, 3 to go!

Here's my review for Notes from Underground by Fyodor Dostoyevsky, which has an Orange cover.

It was the least fun thing I've read in a long time.

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

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Doing well Krystal - hopefully your next read will be much better! (no review showing though;) )

[Krystal]

Brenda wrote: "Doing well Krystal - hopefully your next read will be much better! (no review showing though;) )"

Oh whoooops haha! I'll add the link now!

Got some good ones arriving in the mail so looking forward to something a bit more lighthearted!

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Definitely needed sometimes, those light hearted ones :)

[Jacm]

Finished my 16th for this challenge.
C - Colourful cover: Small Great Things by Jodi Picoult

[Laura Tenfingers]

Finished my 20th:

R- Rating >4: Beauty in Thorns by Kate Forsyth AA ★★★★☆

Almost quit half way through but it got better. Overall I think it was good, but it was almost not. It would probably be more enjoyable for a lover of art history and/or Pre-rafaelite artists.