November Challenge 2017- Clean up time

[Li'l Owl]

Finished my second (2/7)
KESTREL
Raven Black by Ann Cleeves
4★'s

[Sue]

Finished my 3rd book toward Medium Level challenge:

3rd "E" in ELEVEN - Ever | Gail Carson Levine | 2017-Nov-15 ★★★★

(However I may need to "swap this one out" if it looks like I won't be able to finish my Garth Nix book for my 2nd AA as my letter 'N'. If I needed to, I'd read another Emily Rodda book for this 3rd letter 'E'.)

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

You're brave choosing a word with 3 "E"s Sue - I always have trouble with them!

[Nicola]

2 books finished
Scorpio
S - Us Mob Walawurru / David Spillman AA
C - Campaign Ruby / Jessica Rudd AA

[Kylie]

Everyone's doing so well!

I've reached the halfway mark for this challenge, having finished my second with task # 1 - Read the book which has been on your TBR shelf the longest:

Bloodstream by Tess Gerritsen. Highly engaging, and utterly compelling! 5 stars. :)

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Glad you enjoyed it Kylie! Love her work :)

[Nancy]

November Clean Up Challenge 4/7

SCORPIO:

O - The Hands: An Australian Pastoral by Stephen Orr
GR Review

[Nancy]

November Clean Up Challenge 5/7
SCORPIO:

P - Portable Curiosities by Julie Koh

Review:
The short story is flexible and more open to experiment.
I found the stories in Julie Koh's collection...
Creative? Yes.
Challenging? Yes
Biting satire? Yes
But Koh's freewheeling, playfulness involving
form and subject matter....
I just prefer a more traditional short story with
clever metaphors....and a message that
touches my funnybone or heart.

[Nancy]

November Clean Up Challenge 6/7
SCORPIO:

S - My Place by Sally Morgan

GR Review

[Brad]

Hoorah! I am over the hump, and on the home stretch!

H Heller J.D. Nixon (AA) 271p
A Aftermath Keith McArdle (AA) 220p

Just finished the first "P"
P Crime and Punishment Fyodor Dostoyevsky 671p

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

P Alien: River of Pain Christopher Golden 352p
Y The Diary of a Young Girl Anne Frank 349p

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Nancy wrote: "
November Clean Up Challenge
6/7

SCORPIO:



S
-
My Place
by
Sally Morgan.."

Nancy I can't find your review on Goodreads?

[Deb]

S Stolen Beauty by Laurie Lico Albanese
W Where the Trees Were by Inga Simpson AA
I If I Stay. by Gayle Forman
F Fortune is a River: Leonardo da Vinci and Niccolo Machiavelli's Magnificent Dream to Change the Course of Florentine History by Roger D. Masters
T Trackers: The Untold Story of the Australian Dogs of War by Peter Haran AA

Just finished which I would thoroughly recommend. It has an incredibly strong 'flavour' of Australia, outback for the childhood section and urban for the adult section. I reviewed it here: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Have started , which may be a longer read, as there is a lot of history and long Italian names

[Nancy]

Brenda wrote: Nancy I can't find your review on Goodreads?
"Nancy wrote: "
November Clean Up Challenge
6/7

SCORPIO:

So sorry, Brenda....something went wrong...my review in now on GR!

[Nancy]

Sorry my review for
by Sally Morgan was not correctly linked ro GR.
Problem is solved!
GR Review

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Nancy wrote: "Sorry my review for
by Sally Morgan was not correctly linked ro GR.
Problem is solved!
"

Thanks Nancy :) The last few of yours I've clicked on have gone to your blog, so thought I'd mention it :)

[Nancy]

Brenda wrote: "Nancy wrote: "Sorry my review for
by Sally Morgan was not correctly linked ro GR.
Problem is solved!
"

Thanks Nancy :)..."

I will check the other reviews....and make sure GR is linked! Thanks for the 'heads up' !

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

You're welcome :)

[Diana]

Finished this challenge. I got through 175 pages of Poison Principle by Gail Bell. I was really dragging the chain on this one and was not compelled to finish it. Reading should be more fun than that so I'm moving on.

[Phrynne, Series Queen!]

Diana wrote: "Finished this challenge. I got through 175 pages of Poison Principle by Gail Bell. I was really dragging the chain on this one and was not compelled to finish it. Read..."

You finished already!!! Well done:)
Will you tell us how many stars you gave each book?

[Diana]

Phrynne wrote: "Diana wrote: "Finished this challenge. I got through 175 pages of Poison Principle by Gail Bell. I was really dragging the chain on this one and was not compelled to f..."

Sure I'll go back and add ratings to my original post.

[Deb]

Well, I have been thoroughly dislodged from my reading schedule by discovering a book I am loving, but was not meant to read ;) just what we were talking about in the Brisbane GR meetup, spontaneity of reading....

Wandering through the library to return books (and, of course, I just had to go in and have a look through), I came across by Sharon Shinn
Picked it up for a glance and it hooked me from the first sentence!

It has been ages since a fantasy roped me in that fast. S I am neglecting my November challenge, neglecting my 2017 challenge and honestly, loving every minute of it.

[Sally906]

Deborah wrote: "Well, I have been thoroughly dislodged from my reading schedule by discovering a book I am loving, but was not meant to read ;) just what we were talking about in the Brisbane GR meetup, spontaneit..."

Always great when you find a book like that

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Diana wrote: "Finished this challenge. I got through 175 pages of Poison Principle by Gail Bell. I was really dragging the chain on this one and was not compelled to finish it. Read..."

Congratulations Diana :)

[Nicola]

2 more done - so only 1 left, which I'll pick from the Library tomorrow
Scorpio
O – One Good Knight / Mercedes Lackey
P - The Build Up / Phillip Gwynne AA

[Janine]

Challenge Complete

1. On TBR Longest: Cockroaches by Jo Nesbø READ 3*
2. Series started but not finished: Diamond Sky by Annie Seaton(AA) READ 5*
3. Book bought but not read: Daughter of Mine by Fiona Lowe(AA) READ 5*
4. Oldest pub date on TBR: A Room with a View by E.M. Forster READ 2*
R. Scream for Me by Karen Rose READ 4*
A. One to Watch by Rachel Amphlett(AA) READ 4*
C. The Midnight Line by Lee Child READ 4*
I. I Can See You by Karen Rose READ 4*
N. Not a Sound by Heather Gudenkauf READ 4*
G. Fear Nothing by Lisa Gardner 3*

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Congratulations Janine :)

[Phrynne, Series Queen!]

Great work Janine:)

[Krystal]

3rd finished Tower of Dawn by Sarah J. Maas


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

[Melissa]

So far I've finished 3/4 (TASKS)


1) The White Mouse by Nancy Wake 200p 5★
2) UnWholly by Neal Shusterman 402p 3★
3) Where the Trees Were by Inga Simpson (AA) 300p 4★

Currently reading

4) The Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri 566p

[Deb]

FinishedFortune is a River: Leonardo Da Vinci and Niccolo Machiavelli's Magnificent Dream to Change the Course of Florentine History by Roger D. Masters

Only one more to go to finish my spell it out, but this one was so heavy, and so dry that I seriously need something light to recover with. I can't bring myself to go straight on to another none fiction.

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

[Deb]

Melissa wrote: "So far I've finished 3/4 (TASKS)


1) The White Mouse by Nancy Wake 200p 5★

Glad to see you liked The White Mouse, I thought that was a really interesting yarn!

[Melissa]

Deborah wrote: "Melissa wrote: "So far I've finished 3/4 (TASKS)


1) The White Mouse by Nancy Wake 200p 5★

Glad to see you liked The White Mouse, I thought that was a really inter..."

Me too! I have the challenge to thank for encouraging me to get around to starting it and once I did, I was hooked. It definitely leaves a lasting impression to read about such an extraordinary woman and others fighting alongside her.

[Krystal]

Finished my fourth: An Ember in the Ashes by Sabaa Tahir

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

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Melissa wrote: "So far I've finished 3/4 (TASKS)


1) The White Mouse by Nancy Wake 200p 5★
2) UnWholly by Neal Shusterman 402p 3★
3) ..."

I have an autographed copy of The White Mouse by this wonderful lady :)

[Nancy]

Challenge Complete

November Clean Up Challenge 7/7
Medium - SPELL-IT-OUT (Read min 5 books) two Aussie authors

SCORPIO:

S - My Place by Sally Morgan
C - True History of the Kelly Gang by Peter Carey
O - The Hands: An Australian Pastoral by Stephen Orr
R - Into the Heart of Tasmania by Rebe Taylor
P - Portable Curiosities by Julie Koh
I - The Story of Ireland: A History of the Irish People by Neil Hegarty
O - Silk Road by Eileen Ormsby

PS: Did you know the name of the first King of Ireland was Olaf?
Interesting book.... Story of Ireland by N. Hegarty!

[Phrynne, Series Queen!]

Well done Nancy:)

[Nancy]

Phrynne wrote: "Well done Nancy:)"

Thanks....en 6 Australian authors too!

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Good job Nancy :)

[Sue]

Finished my 4th book toward Medium Level challenge:

For "L" in ELEVEN - Lemony Snicket | The Bad Beginning | 2017-Nov-20 ★★★★

[Nancy]

Brenda wrote: "Good job Nancy :)"
Thanks, Brenda!
These challlenges are such fun to read!

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

They take you out of your comfort zone, that's for sure!

[Li'l Owl]

Good job, Nancy! =o)

[Li'l Owl]

Janine wrote: "Challenge Complete

1. On TBR Longest: Cockroaches by Jo Nesbø READ 3*
2. Series started but not finished: Diamond Sky by [author:Annie Seaton|577945..."

Nicely done, Janine! =o)

[Li'l Owl]

I'm so behind I think I'm first! Still have 6 books to read this month! Yikes! Oh well, I may not finish but all my books have been very good! That's success in my book!! =o)

[Odette]

Just finished reading Assassin by Tara Moss and have now completed the challenge.

Tara Moss is a new author for me. The fact that I had not read any of the previous books in the series, did not affect my enjoyment of this book. Also would be interested in reading more books in this series.

F: First Person by Richard Flanagan - 4★ AA
L: The Last Mrs. Parrish by Liv Constantine - 4★
A: Assassin by Tara Moss - 4★ AA
T: Truly Madly Guilty by Liane Moriarty - 3★ AA
S: Soon by Lois Murphy - 4★ AA

[Phrynne, Series Queen!]

Well done Odette:)

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Congrats Odette!

[Odette]

Thanks, Phrynne and Brenda for thinking up another great challenge!

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

You're welcome :) We do our best!! Keeps us entertained too ;)

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Finished my 12th (out of 13) - "I" of CRICKET - In The Market For Murder by T E Kinsey 5★s

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