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Jul 23, 2018 12:58AM
Oh wait? Have I got this all wrong? Do the new releases not have to be by Australian authors? Lauren Oliver is American.
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All Aussie authors for this one Marie 😊
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Jacm, it's just been pointed out that this author is American. Sorry I missed this before. Can you please find another for this category? Thanks 😊
Brenda wrote: "Jacm wrote: "Crossed another 2018 release off my list.. Ringer by Lauren Oliver 3★. A interesting take on what it means to be human & the ethics of scientific disco..."Oops! I think I was a little over excited at actually reading a book so soon after it's release date! No worries, will find another :)
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Another one down! A 2018 release gives me 16/24 now.I recently read the debut of Aussie author Holly Ringland, The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart, which has the best cover ever!
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
PattyMacDotComma wrote: "Another one down! A 2018 release gives me 16/24 now.I recently read the debut of Aussie author Holly Ringland, The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart, which has the best..."
Gorgeous cover on that one!
Wow everyone is doing so well! Congratulations you lot! I have finished my 6/36 books
Graham Wilson - An English Visitor with 4 stars.
However I had ordered Aboriginal Mythology by Mudrooroo Nyoongah from Amazon and after being told it was being shipped got another email saying it was out of stock after all and they would have to refund my money!
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I've started my attempt at Level 2 for this challenge so more fun ahead :)Male Authors
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Just finished another one for this challenge.Life or Death by Michael Robotham
Loved it. 5 out of 5 review here
DONE! Completed level one with The Tattooist of Auschwitz.Not sure if I will do a second round or not just yet...
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Favourite Genre (Fantasy)
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Level One challenge finished:Male Authors
1. Wimmera by Mark Brandi - 3★
2. The Student by Iain Ryan - 3★
3. Take Me to Paris, Johnny by John Foster - 5★
Female Authors
1. The Dry by Jane Harper - 4★
2. Big Little Lies by Liane Moriarty - 4★
3. Reckoning: A Memoir by Magda Szubanski - 4★
2018 New Releases
1. Changing Gear by Scot Gardner - 4★
2. Egyptian Enigma by L.J.M. Owen - 2★
3. Finders Keepers by N.R. Walker - 4★
Favourite Genre (MM Romance)
1. The Ongoing Reformation of Micah Johnson by Sean Kennedy - 3★
2. You Are the Reason by Renae Kaye - 4★
3. Sixty Five Hours by N.R. Walker - 4★
One outstanding read Take Me to Paris, Johnny by John Foster, and lots of really enjoyable stories.
Thanks to the moderators, for running this challenge, I've enjoyed reading some books and authors that I have not previously read, and look forward to more from them.
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Brenda wrote: "Well done Jacm!"Thanks Brenda. I'm pretty stoked that I've managed to finish one of my annual challenges by August! I might just bask in the glory of that for a while ;)
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Thanks Brenda. I'm pretty stoked that I've managed to finish one of my annual challenges by August! I might just bask in the glory of that for a while ;)"
LOL! Go for it ;)
Another female author, and one who's known overseas now. I really enjoyed The Husband's Secret by Liane Moriarty. 
4.5★ My review
Completed level two and on way to level three:Male Authors
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7. The Secret Vineyard by Loretta Hill
8. Jade Lily by Kirsty Manning
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7. Heart Of The Country by Tricia Stringer
8. The Soldier's Wife by Pamela Hart
9. We That Are Left by Lisa Bigelow
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Finished this challenge! Excited by that but was disappointed with the last book I read for it.Burning Fields by Alli Sinclair
Only gave it 3 out of 5. Review here
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12/36 - not bad seeing as how I'd only started a month and 10 days ago!The Rules of Backyard Croquet Sunni Overend ★★★★★
This book opens with Apple, who works in a high end clothing shop in Australia, folding sweaters, sewing on on loose buttons, and doing the sweeping up. It's chick lit, and definitely nothing I would ever choose to read, but modern and well written, although it does read a bit like a fairy tale. This book was a bit of fun.
Wowzers, so many finishers! And many of you contemplating, or have already started the next level! Congratulations to Jacm, Trev, Odette and Lee! Excellent effort guys!And Jazzy! You're doing exceptionally well given how recently you started! :)
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I've completed 15 out of 24 now, having just finished the most delightful read. My second of the New Releases category, and my favourite of this category from the two read thus far by quite some margin. :)
Three Gold Coins by Josephine Moon. AA. Completed 19/08 - 5 stars.
Kylie wrote: "Wowzers, so many finishers! And many of you contemplating, or have already started the next level! Congratulations to Jacm, Trev, Odette and Lee! Excellent effort guys!And Jazzy! You're doing exc..."
Kylie, you are doing very well. I also read Three Gold Coins which is one of my favourites. I have read so many good books in this challenge!
Kylie wrote: "Wowzers, so many finishers! And many of you contemplating, or have already started the next level! Congratulations to Jacm, Trev, Odette and Lee! Excellent effort guys!And Jazzy! You're doing exc..."
Many thanks Kylie! Of course I've been in bed with a sprained ankle and can't get up so much so lying on my back reading, reading, reading the days away. :D
And Kylie, you're really coming up trumps! Bravo!
In fact everyone's reading is working out a treat! x
I finished two books by Australian authors today, and I loved them both, in very different ways2018 release: Am I Doing This Right? : Life Lessons from the Encyclopedia Bri-Tanya by Tanya Hennessy completed 23.8, 5 ★
Female author: In the Quiet by Eliza Henry-Jones completed 23.8, 5 ★
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Historical fiction - one of my favourite genres. Geraldine Brooks set her novel Caleb's Crossing in early colonial America. Good book, but I wish she'd included a colonial dictionary.
3.5★ Link to my review
Jazzy wrote: "Kylie wrote: "Wowzers, so many finishers! And many of you contemplating, or have already started the next level! Congratulations to Jacm, Trev, Odette and Lee! Excellent effort guys!And Jazzy! Yo..."
Odette wrote: "Kylie wrote: "Wowzers, so many finishers! And many of you contemplating, or have already started the next level! Congratulations to Jacm, Trev, Odette and Lee! Excellent effort guys!
And Jazzy! Yo..."
Aww thank you for your most lovely words Jazzy and Odette! :) I hope that ankle is feeling a bit better now! xo
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Number 16 down, with my third from the New Releases category completed.
The Jade Lily by Kirsty Manning. Completed 31/08 - 5 stars.
It's certainly hard to pick between this one and Three Gold Coins as to which of the new releases is my most favourite! :)
Darn I think I'm going to have to go for only 4 of each because I don't think I'm going to find more new Australian books from this year :'( The library doesn't have any and I've broken my bank account unawares!
That's okay. Only one book left to read in the male author category and i'm done!
Third Male Author in Second Challenge1.
Blood Moon / Garry Disher2.
The Secrets She Keeps / Michael Robotham3.
Number 17 done and dusted. And my fifth of six for the Male Authors category. Dane Swan: My Story by Dane Swan. One of my all time favourites (in the AFL), and thoroughly enjoyed reading his story and getting some insights into the enigma that is Dane Swan. :) 5 stars. :)
Finished another two to take my tally to 19/24. :)A fourth from the New Releases -
by Jenny Ackland. A most respectable 4 star read. And a mini-victory - my Favourite Genre category is now complete after having read
by Christine Wells. Another super high quality Historical Fiction read by a talented Aussie Author - 5 stars.
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COMPLETION POSTMy first year long challenge bites the dust!! Woo Hoo!!
Here is the list of books I read:
3 male
Mallee Boys by Charlie Archbold - 4★s
The Opal Dragonfly by Julian Leatherdale - 5★s
Skyfire by Michael Adams - 4★s3 female
Mark of the Dragon Queen by Katie W. Stewart – 2★s
The Liftsal Guardians by Alexandra Moody - 4★s
Nevermoor: The Trials of Morrigan Crow by Jessica Townsend - 5★s3 new releases
The Secret Vineyard by Loretta Hill - 5★s
Three Gold Coins by Josephine Moon - 5★s
The Family Next Door by Sally Hepworth - 5★s3 Favourite Genre – Romance
Feels Like Home by Lisa Ireland - 4★s
The House At The End Of The Street by Jennie Jones – 3★s
Fairway to Heaven by Lily Malone – 4★s
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Well done Sally! Looks like you had some good reads in there!
Sally906 wrote: "COMPLETION POSTMy first year long challenge bites the dust!! Woo Hoo!!
Here is the list of books I read:
3 male
Mallee Boys by [author:Charlie ..."Excellent work Sally! Great job, and congrats! :)
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Brenda wrote: "Doing well Kylie!"
Thanks Brenda. :)
After a bit of a reading break. I've finally got back into it. Over the last few days I've managed to knock off four more books - and even managed to review them! I might yet get to the end of Round 2 of my challenge :)✔️Scrublands by Chris Hammer 4★ REVIEW
✔️Nine Perfect Strangers by Liane Moriarty 5★ REVIEW
✔️ Kakadu Sunset by Annie Seaton 4★ REVIEW
✔️Daintree by Annie Seaton 4★ REVIEW
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