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Kelly (Diva Booknerd) (divabooknerd) | 109 comments Mod
I'm now up to date!

March prompts
#1: Mystical beings: Children of Blood and Bone
#2: Last in a series: Monsters of Men
#3: Twinning: The Poet X
#4: #LoveOzYA / LoveNZYA book: A Muslim protagonist: Dark Dreams: Australian refugee stories


message 54: by Tien (new)

Tien (tiensblurb) | 92 comments Woohoo, March is done :D

March prompts
#1: Mystical beings: Hero at the Fall (Rebel of the Sands, #3) by Alwyn Hamilton (djinns)
#2: Last in a series: Masquerade (Micah Grey #3) by Laura Lam
#3: Twinning: One by Sarah Crossan
#4: #LoveOzYA / LoveNZYA book: A Muslim protagonist - Ten Things I Hate about Me by Randa Abdel-Fattah


message 56: by Bernadette (new)

Bernadette (bern_loves) | 21 comments March Prompts
#1: Froi of the Exiles
#2: Obsidio
#3: The Legends of Luke Skywalker
#4: LoveOzYA / LoveNZYA book: Good Muslim Boy


message 57: by Niamh (last edited Mar 30, 2018 07:35PM) (new)


message 58: by Nara (new)

Nara (greengp01) March
1: Inkmistress
2: Obsidio
3: The Diminished
4: When Michael Met Mina

March prompts completed


message 59: by Grace (new)

Grace Arango (g-swizzel) | 13 comments March Prompts I Completed:
- Mystical Beings - Magonia
- Last in a series - Obsidio
- Twinning - I'll Give You the Sun
- LoveOzYA “Muslim Protagonist” - Does My Head Look Big in This?


message 60: by Tash (new)

Tash (tashm) | 36 comments Mod
Have Finally finished February Prompts
#2 Royals
# 3 Beautiful Mess


message 61: by Niamh (new)

Niamh (niamhkate) | 21 comments I actually finished this month's prompts early, yay!

April:
#1.
Everything, Everything
#2. The Subtle Knife
#3. Eragon
#4. The Secret Science of Magic


message 62: by Clare (new)

Clare Snow (claresnow) | 61 comments I finished March's books, so I must be reading something 😄

#1: Mystical beings: Strange the Dreamer 4★
#2: Last in a series: Nexus 3★
#3: Twinning Are You Seeing Me? 5★
#4: LoveOzYA book: Muslim protagonist: When Michael Met Mina 4★


message 63: by Tien (new)

Tien (tiensblurb) | 92 comments April prompts
#1: Biracial protagonist: The Ship Beyond Time (The Girl from Everywhere #2) by Heidi Heilig
#2: Animal Companion: Terrier (Beka Cooper #1) by Tamora Pierce
#3: Dragons, Dragons everywhere: Dragonkeeper (Dragonkeeper #1) by Carole Wilkins
#4: #LoveOZYA / #LoveNZYA book: First Love: Afterworlds (Afterworlds #1) by Scott Westerfeld


message 64: by Bernadette (new)

Bernadette (bern_loves) | 21 comments April Prompts
#1: I Have Lost My Way
#2: Night Swimming
#3: Carry On
#4: LoveOzYA / LoveNZYA book: A Tangle of Gold


Kelly (Diva Booknerd) (divabooknerd) | 109 comments Mod
April prompts
#1: Biracial protagonist*: The Astonishing Colour of After
#2: Animal Companion: The Price Guide to the Occult
#3: Dragons, Dragons everywhere: Reread Draekora
#4: #LoveOZYA / #LoveNZYA book: First Love: Amelia Westlake


message 66: by Marie (new)

Marie Davies | 38 comments Yay, finished APRIL. Managed to read two books that have been on my shelf for 7-8 years (!?) Really enjoyed Rain Fall, especially as I've been to this area of NZ, would never have found it if it wasn't for this challenge.
April prompts - COMPLETED
#1: Tithe
#2: Rain Fall (NZ)
#3: Seraphina
#4: Untidy Towns (AUS)


message 67: by Gothie (new)

Gothie BioVenom (gotherellabiovenom) | 47 comments Little late this month - Life got a little crazy

1. Cobwebs by Karen Romano Young
2. Pegasus by Robin McKinley
3. Talon by Julie Kagawa
4. My Lovely Frankie by Judith Clarke


message 68: by Nara (new)

Nara (greengp01) April prompts completed
1: Biracial protagonist: Dread Nation
2: Animal Companion: City of a Thousand Dolls
3: Dragons, Dragons everywhere: Onyx and Ivory
4: #LoveOZYA / LoveNZYA book: First Love: This Mortal Coil


Paperback Princess (paperbackprincess) | 1 comments April prompts:-

1. The Sun is also a Star by Nicola Yoon
2. Didn't do an animal companion book.
3. Talon series by Julie Kagawa
4. LoveOZYA First love - Illuminae by Amie Kaufman & Jay Kristoff...I don't know if I've done the last one correctly. My interpretation is of a book that has first love written by an Aussie Author, is that correct?


message 70: by Tien (new)

Tien (tiensblurb) | 92 comments May prompts Completed!

#1: Retelling: Yellowcake by Margo Lanagan
#2: Artificial Intelligence: Obsidio (The Illuminae Files #3) by Amie Kaufman & Jay Kristoff
#3: Mysterious Monsters: Daughter of Smoke & Bone (Daughter of Smoke & Bone #1) by Laini Taylor
#4: #LoveOzYA / #LoveNZYA book: Aboriginal / Indigenous Australian or Māori author: The Disappearance of Ember Crow (The Tribe #2) by Ambelin Kwaymullina


message 71: by Gothie (new)

Gothie BioVenom (gotherellabiovenom) | 47 comments May is done and dusted early!

1. Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas
2. Illuminae by Amie Kaufman
3. This Savage Song by Victoria Schwab
4. Sister Heart by Sally Morgan

And I feel the need to say Sister Heart was amazing in such a short space, I think it was my favourite this month


message 72: by Nara (new)

Nara (greengp01) May prompts completed!
1: Retelling: Pride
2: Artificial Intelligence: LIFEL1K3
3: Mysterious Monsters: Beyond a Darkened Shore
4: #LoveOzYA / #LoveNZYA book: Aboriginal / Indigenous Australian or Māori author: The Interrogation of Ashala Wolf


message 73: by Clare (new)

Clare Snow (claresnow) | 61 comments Gotherella wrote: "And I feel the need to say Sister Heart was amazing in such a short space, I think it was my favourite this month..."

I love Sister Heart too! Everyone should read it.

And I'm so behind in my May, April, everything reading...


message 74: by Grace (last edited May 29, 2018 04:35AM) (new)

Grace Arango (g-swizzel) | 13 comments My Completed Prompts of April and May:

April prompts
1. Biracial protagonist - Wing Jones
2. Animal Companion - The Wicked Will Rise
3. Dragons, Dragons everywhere - The Last Namsara
4. #LoveOZYA / #LoveNZYA book: First Love - Beautiful Mess

May prompts
1. Retelling - The Wrath and the Dawn
2. Artificial Intelligence - Wires and Nerve, Volume 1
3. Mysterious Monsters - The Dark Prophecy
4. #LoveOzYA / #LoveNZYA book: Aboriginal / Indigenous Australian or Māori author. - Becoming Kirrali Lewis


message 75: by Tien (new)

Tien (tiensblurb) | 92 comments Gill wrote: "I'm so behind but I've done:

March
1. The Beast's Heart"


oh, isn't it beautiful!? Are you coming to meet Leife this weekend, Gill? Sat arvo in Dymocks George St & Sun morning in Dymocks Penrith.


message 76: by Marie (new)

Marie Davies | 38 comments I’m overseas at the moment and can’t properly add my books (I’ll try though)... but May is done!

1. Winter
2. Lif3L1kE (Aus)
3. In the Dark Spaces (Aus)
4. Songs that Sound like Blood (Aus)


message 77: by Bernadette (new)

Bernadette (bern_loves) | 21 comments May Prompts
#1: Hunted
#2: The Burning Maze
#3: Nimona
#4: LoveOzYA / LoveNZYA book: Growing Up Aboriginal in Australia


Kelly (Diva Booknerd) (divabooknerd) | 109 comments Mod
You're all doing brilliantly! Finally finished my May prompts!

May prompts
#1: A Court of Frost and Starlight
#2: LIFEL1K3
#3: Graevale
#4: LoveOzYA / #LoveNZYA: Growing Up Aboriginal in Australia



message 79: by Bernadette (new)

Bernadette (bern_loves) | 21 comments June Prompts
#1: Northern Lights
#2: Wonder Woman: Warbringer
#3: The Subtle Knife
#4: LoveOzYA / LoveNZYA book: Queens of Geek


message 80: by Liz (new)

Liz Derouet (lizderouet) | 13 comments Well, I can finally post my first completed month - January! I am possibly the slowest, but am enjoying seeing what others are reading and have learned, and read, new books.
January reads...
#1: First in a series - How to Hang a Witch ✓
#2: Non-binary, Genderfluid or Genderqueer point of view protagonist* - Ida by Alison Evans ✓
#3: Supportive friends -Take three girls ✓
#4: LoveOzYA / LoveNZYA book: Among the stars - In the Dark Spaces by Cally Black ✓


message 81: by Tien (new)

Tien (tiensblurb) | 92 comments I've completed June and read 1 for Feb too

February Prompts
#1: Dark magic: Clariel (Abhorsen #4) by Garth Nix

June prompts
#1: A book adapted for film or television: The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky
#2: Heroes and villains: The Isle of the Lost (Descendants #1) by Melissa de la Cruz
#3: Faith or spirituality: Written in the Stars by Aisha Saeed
#4: LoveOzYA/NZ book: Bisexual protagonist: Pink by Lili Wilkinson


Bec (Aussie Book Dragon) (aussiebookdragon) | 12 comments Long time, no updates haha. Here's some of prompts I've met over the last few months:

MARCH
3: Stung

APRIL
1: Song of Blood & Stone
2: Wildwood Dancing (#loveozya)
4: Cybele's Secret (#loveozya)

MAY
3: Traitor to the Throne


message 84: by Nara (new)

Nara (greengp01) June prompts completed
1: A book adapted for film or television: Mortal Engines
2: Heroes and villains: Steelheart
3: Faith or spirituality: The Boundless Sublime
4: LoveOzYA/NZ book: Bisexual protagonist: Take Three Girls


message 85: by Clare (new)

Clare Snow (claresnow) | 61 comments I finished two books this weekend, but that only got me to April!?

April Completed
#1: Biracial protagonist: Wing Jones 4★
#2 LoveNZYA Animal Companion Rain Fall 2★
#3 Dragons everywhere Seraphina 5★
#4 LoveOZYA First Love Stone Girl 4★

And when I say Stone Girl has first love, it's a very toxic relationship, but a very good book.


message 86: by Grace (new)

Grace Arango (g-swizzel) | 13 comments My completed June Prompts:

#1: A book adapted for film or television - To All the Boys I've Loved Before
#2: Heroes and villains - Zeroes
#3: Faith or spirituality - The Names They Gave Us
#4: LoveOzYA/NZ book: Bisexual protagonist - The Brightsiders

:)


message 87: by Niamh (new)

Niamh (niamhkate) | 21 comments Whoopsss I haven't reported any of my reads for a few months but I promise I have been reading!!

May:
#1.
Frogkisser!
#2. LIFEL1K3
#3. Skulduggery Pleasant
#4. Becoming Kirrali Lewis

June:
#1.
How I Live Now
#2. Not Your Sidekick
#3. La Belle Sauvage
#4. Queens of Geek

July:
#1.
You Know Me Well
#2. The Gentleman's Guide to Vice and Virtue
#3. You're Welcome, Universe
#4. Night Swimming


message 88: by Tien (new)

Tien (tiensblurb) | 92 comments Completed July!

July prompts
#1: A book by two or more authors: One Small Thing by Erin Watt (nom de plum for collaboration of Elle Kennedy & Jen Frederick)
#2: A character you identify with: The Ghost Bride
#3: Visually / Hearing impaired protagonist: Girl, Stolen (Girl, Stolen #1)
#4: #LoveOzYA / #LoveNZYA book: Gay or lesbian protagonist: Clancy of the Undertow


message 89: by Bec (Aussie Book Dragon) (last edited Jul 27, 2018 07:38PM) (new)

Bec (Aussie Book Dragon) (aussiebookdragon) | 12 comments Slowly but surely getting through the prompts:

March 2: Hero at the Fall

June 2: Furyborn

June 3: Wolfskin (loveozya)


message 91: by Nara (new)

Nara (greengp01) July prompts completed!
1: A book by two or more authors: A Thousand Beginnings and Endings
2: A character you identify with: American Panda
3: Visually / Hearing impaired protagonist: Winter Glass
4: LoveOzYA / LoveNZYA book: Gay or lesbian protagonist: I Had Such Friends


message 92: by Bernadette (new)

Bernadette (bern_loves) | 21 comments July Prompts
#1: Autoboyography
#2: Crooked Kingdom
#3: Song of Summer
#4: LoveOzYA / LoveNZYA book: The Sidekicks


message 93: by Bernadette (new)

Bernadette (bern_loves) | 21 comments August Prompts
#1: Children of Blood and Bone
#2: The Red Pyramid
#3: Little & Lion
#4: LoveOzYA / LoveNZYA book: Black


message 94: by Nara (new)

Nara (greengp01) August prompts
1: Fighting injustice: War Storm
2: Sibling rivalry: Grace and Fury
3: Jewish protagonist: What If It's Us
4: LoveOzYA / LoveNZYA book: Thrills and chills: Wreck


message 95: by Tien (last edited Aug 30, 2018 04:08AM) (new)

Tien (tiensblurb) | 92 comments August prompts
#1: Fighting injustice: Renegades (Renegades #1)
#2: Sibling rivalry: I Love I Hate I Miss My Sister
#3: Jewish protagonist: Code Name Verity (Code Name Verity #1)
#4: #LoveOzYA / #LoveNZYA book: Thrills and chills. My Sister Rosa


message 96: by Clare (new)

Clare Snow (claresnow) | 61 comments I finished August's books on time! Still working on May-July.

August Completed
#1 LoveOzYA Fighting injustice The Learning Curves of Vanessa Partridge 4★
#2 LoveOzYA Sibling rivalry Bonesland 3★
#3: Jewish protagonist: Nick & Norah's Infinite Playlist 5★
#4: LoveOzYA Thrills and chills The Haunting of Lily Frost 1★


message 98: by Marie (new)

Marie Davies | 38 comments A few days late, but August is done! I added to my long list too.

#1: The Hate U Give
#2: To All the Boys I've Loved Before
#3: Maybe (Aus)
#4: After the Lights Go Out (Aus)


message 100: by Kelly (Diva Booknerd) (last edited Sep 27, 2018 12:48AM) (new)

Kelly (Diva Booknerd) (divabooknerd) | 109 comments Mod
Still playing catch up but have a few to report.

June
#1: A book adapted for film or television Grace Beside Me
#2: Heroes and villains: Legendary
#3: Faith or spirituality Muse of Nightmares
#4: #LoveOzYA / #LoveNZYA book: Bisexual protagonist:

July prompts
#1: A book by two or more authors
#2: A character you identify with The Earth, My Butt, and Other Big Round Things
#3: Visually / Hearing impaired protagonist
#4: #LoveOzYA / #LoveNZYA book: Gay or lesbian protagonist

August prompts
#1: Fighting injustice Grace and Fury
#2: Sibling rivalry Bright We Burn
#3: Jewish protagonist Just One Night
#4: #LoveOzYA / #LoveNZYA book: Thrills and chills All the Little Bones


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