March Challenge 2018 - All About You

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

I'm starting with Egyptian Enigma :)

[Nicole]

I have the same dilemma as Krystal, with two of my three books on hold, so I have had to start with The Fifth Letter.

[Rebecca]

Phrynne wrote: "It's March already!!! Which book are you starting with? Mine is going to be The Lost Plot. I have been waiting to read it for ages."

I’m reading bitter greens - someone else has reserved it and I don’t like making people wait too long - but first I’m going to turn all the calendars over 😄

[Nicole]

Brenda wrote: "I'm starting with Egyptian Enigma :)"

This looks like a good read Brenda ... I like a book with a 'sleuth'. Though I don't think I've ever read one with an 'Intermillennial Sleuth', ... so I have added it to my TBR list :-)

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Nicole wrote: "Brenda wrote: "I'm starting with Egyptian Enigma :)"

This looks like a good read Brenda ... I like a book with a 'sleuth'. Though I don't think I've ever read one with an 'Intermil..."

I enjoyed her first two (she's Aussie too Nicole) and am enjoying this one as well, so far!

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Rebecca wrote: "Phrynne wrote: "It's March already!!! Which book are you starting with? Mine is going to be The Lost Plot. I have been waiting to read it for ages."

I’m reading bitter greens - som..."

Enjoy Bitter Greens Rebecca - great author!

[Kylie]

I can't believe that it's March!

I'll be starting with my mum's copy of Thornwood House by Anna Romer. :)

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Enjoy Kylie!

[Krystal]

Oooh I have Bitter Greens down to read for my challenge, too! :)

[Rebecca]

Krystal wrote: "Oooh I have Bitter Greens down to read for my challenge, too! :)"

I may have finished it already 😳 and it was amazing! Absolutely loved it and hope you enjoy it too

[Krystal]

Rebecca wrote: "Krystal wrote: "Oooh I have Bitter Greens down to read for my challenge, too! :)"

I may have finished it already 😳 and it was amazing! Absolutely loved it and hope you enjoy it too"

Haha that's definitely promising!

[Kylie]

Thanks Brenda, I'm looking forward to starting it after work this afternoon. :)

Rebecca wrote: "Krystal wrote: "Oooh I have Bitter Greens down to read for my challenge, too! :)"

I may have finished it already 😳 and it was amazing! Absolutely loved it and hope you enjoy it too"

I'm keen to read Bitter Greens too ladies, I've had a great recommendation of it by one of my friends, and now it seems as if you absolutely loved it Rebecca! :)

[Nicola]

Only choosing the easy option this month..
Answer three questions for the EASY challenge (at least one Aussie author please)
4. Choose a book where at least 50% of the cover is your favourite colour
The Little Old Lady Who Broke All the Rules / Catharina Ingelman-Sundberg (purple)
5. Choose a book from your favourite genre
The Tower on the Rift / Ian Irvine AA
8. What is your dream job? Master Criminal
Artemis Fowl and the Lost Colony / Eoin Colfer

[Phrynne, Series Queen!]

Welcome to the challenge Nicola:) Your name is linked.

[Nicola]

Phrynne wrote: "Welcome to the challenge Nicola:) Your name is linked."

Thank you! :)

[Krystal]

Finished my first: Siege and Storm by Leigh Bardugo, which was published June 6th. The day after my birthday, actually!

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

[Jeanette]

The Mercury Visions of Louis Daguerre
I had to push through another book I had reserved from the library before starting my first "Easy Challenge". Then there are 2 other monthly reads, crickey as I am a breakfast reader only I will have to get on my skates.

[Janine]

Finished 1/6

#4 Cover favourite colour (Yellow)
The Rain Queen by Katherine Scholes(AA) 4*

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Finished my 1st - #2 in country I live in - The Family Next Door by Sally Hepworth

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

[Lily]

I am definitely getting in one this. Doing easy (3 questions one AA)

4. Choose a book where at least 50% of the cover is your favourite colour (blue): The Snow Child read 17/3/18

5. Choose a book from your favourite genre (fantasy): Eona: The Last Dragoneye by Alison Goodman (AA) read 6/3/18

2. Choose a book set in the country you live in: Looking for Alibrandi by Melina Marchetta (AA) 24/3/18

[Phrynne, Series Queen!]

Welcome to the challenge Bella!

[Loren]

Finished my first; Book set in a country I'd like to visit (both Ireland and the US actually, so this was perfect)

Brooklyn by Colm Tóibín


I gave this a 5 star rating because I found it to be highly enjoyable. It is the basis for one of my favourite movies, so I'm not surprised that I liked the story, but books and movies sometimes tend to be polar opposites of one another somehow. This however, was a very pleasant read that I found difficult to put down.

[Li'l Owl]

Finished my first (1/3)

Choose a book where at least 50% of the cover is your favourite colour
(blue-green)

Then She Was Gone by Lisa Jewell


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

[Suzie]

Finished #6 Book set in a country I want to visit (Italy): by André Aciman A very rare 5★ from me. I loved it and thought it was beautifully written, conveying teenage angst and longing so wonderfully

[Sue]

March 2018 Challenge
All About You!
Level 1: Easy 1 Aussie author
Completed 2018-Mar-31

1. Choose a book where the author shares one of your names OR both of your initials. - Susan (my legal name)
Life As We Knew It by Susan Beth Pfeffer | 2018-Mar-31

6. Choose a book set in a country you would like to visit - China
The Great Zoo of China by Matthew Reilly AA | 2018-Mar-28

7. If you could time travel would you go forwards or back? - Back
Historical: The Night Angel by T. Davis Bunn | 2018-Mar-12

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Sue you need 3 for the Easy challenge 😊 I enjoyed your first choice when I read it as couple of years ago!

[Phrynne, Series Queen!]

I have linked your name Sue. Looking forward to seeing what you choose for your third book:)

[Chyina]

First book done for my easy challenge!! Such a wonderful book! So glad Sulie recommended I read it, not to mention it fit nicely in with the challenge.

1/3

Q #2. Choose a book set in the country you live in. ~ A: Australia
A Fortunate Life (AA) <\s>

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

I agree, that's a great read Chyina :)

[MichelleG]

Hi all,

Apologies for being so late in joining this month. I thought I had posted, but it must not have saved properly.

This month, (as I'm due in a couple of weeks) I am going to go for the Easy level.

Progress: 4/4

TASKS

5. Choose a book from your favourite genre
Death's Rival by Faith Hunter - Current favourite genre is Urban Fantasy. Rated: 4 stars

6. Choose a book set in a country you would like to visit
Neanderthal Marries Human by Penny Reid - Set in US, where I've always wanted to visit. Rated: 3 stars

8. What is your dream job? Choose a book where a character has this job.
Kiss and Spell by Shanna Swendson - MC is a Marketing guru, Security consultant and all around go-to girl... sounds like fun. Rated: 4 stars

9. If you could do this right now would you prefer a sea change or a tree change? Choose a book set near the sea or one set in the countryside.
Secrets Between Friends by Fiona Palmer (AA) - Set near the sea. Rated: 3 stars

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Nice choices Michelle 😊

[MichelleG]

Brenda wrote: "Nice choices Michelle 😊"

Thanks Brenda :)

[Phrynne, Series Queen!]

Welcome to the challenge Michelle and lots of good wishes for the next few weeks and whenever the baby decides to arrive:)
Your name is linked:)

[MichelleG]

Phrynne wrote: "Welcome to the challenge Michelle and lots of good wishes for the next few weeks and whenever the baby decides to arrive:)
Your name is linked:)"

Thanks Phrynne, I appreciate all the good wishes, I have a feeling I’ll need them ❤️

[Phrynne, Series Queen!]

MichelleG wrote: "Phrynne wrote: "Welcome to the challenge Michelle and lots of good wishes for the next few weeks and whenever the baby decides to arrive:)
Your name is linked:)"

Thanks Phrynne, I appreciate all t..."

Is it starting to feel like a l-o-n-g pregnancy? The last bit is always the longest:)

[MichelleG]

Phrynne wrote: "MichelleG wrote: "Phrynne wrote: "Welcome to the challenge Michelle and lots of good wishes for the next few weeks and whenever the baby decides to arrive:)
Your name is linked:)"

Thanks Phrynne, ..."

Lol, you’re so right!!! That’s what they say... when I mentioned it to my doctor he said, be grateful your not an elephant they “gestate” for 22 months!!! 😳 Eeek 🤦‍♀️

[Ardentreeda]

2. Choose a book set in the country you live in.
I live in Australia and Liane Moriarty is my Australian author for the EASY challenge, What Alice Forgot


5. Choose a book from your favourite genre.
My favourite genre is fantasy fiction, The Keeper by David Baldacci


7. If you could time travel would you go forwards or back? Choose either a futuristic book or an historical one.
I would go backwards in time and love my historical fiction, Stalking Jack the Ripper by Kerri Maniscalco

[Phrynne, Series Queen!]

Welcome to the challenge Ardentreeda:) I have linked your name in message 2 so you can find your post again easily.

[Valerie]

1/6

Finished my first of the challenge:

2. Choose a book set in the country you live in.
Australia
Barbed Wire and Cherry Blossoms by Anita Heiss AA 3★

This was an interesting story about a love affair between a Japanese POW, escaped from the internment camp at Cowra, NSW, and an Aboriginal woman, whose family hid him in a bunker. At times I felt the tone was a bit patronising, it was clear that the author wanted to educate the reader, and I would have enjoyed a more subtle approach, with stronger emphasis on the story. Having said that, I do come away from the novel with a greater appreciation of the appalling treatment of our indigenous population; the POWs lived in better conditions.

[Janine]

Finished my 2nd

#7 Choose Futuristic or Historical (Historical)
A Donation of Murder by Felicity Young(AA) 4*

[Trish L]

Finished two out of three so far.

Book set in your own country: As I hail from South Africa I chose a book set there (and a favourite author)

Red Earth
Non stop action...4 stars
I now realise that the dyslexia kicked in and it should be a " a country you live in" not "come from" Did I fail the challenge?.... I'm tough, I can take it


Book published in the month of my birth: I am an October baby so this was published October 2017.
In the Midst of Winter
Disappointing....... 2 stars

Book set in country you would like to visit: Russia

A Gentleman in Moscow
superb 5 stars


Cheers
trish

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Doing well Trish :)

[Clare]

I finished my first book and loved it. 4☆

7. If you could time travel would you go forwards or back? Choose either a futuristic book or an historical one
You Bring the Distant Near by Mitali Perkins Historical

A sweeping family saga across forty years and three generations of a Bengali family in the US and India. Recommended to all

[Krystal]

Finished my second: The Last Namsara by Kristen Ciccarelli which is from my favourite genre: fantasy.

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

[Janine]

Finished 3/6

#3 Published in Month of Birth (Feb)
The Great Alone by Kristin Hannah 5*

[Jeanette]

The Mercury Visions of Louis Daguerre
Easy Read Challenge "Australian Author"
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Loved this read 5☆

[Megan]

1/3

5. Choose a book from your favourite genre:
The Book Thief by Markus Zusak (AA)

So I have finally finished my first book for the challenge. Loved the film, loved the book just as much - 5 ☆!
I'm not sure how I'm going to go because my next book is 1007 pages! Hopefully life won't get in the way too much. Thanks for the challenge, Phrynne! My review is below.

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

[Krystal]

Megan wrote: " 1/3

5. Choose a book from your favourite genre:
The Book Thief by Markus Zusak (AA)

So I have finally finished my first book for the challenge. Loved the film, loved the book just as much - 5..."

1007 pages!! Sounds like a challenge on its own!

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Finished my 5th - #8 Dream job (journalist) - The Summer of New Beginnings by Bette Lee Crosby

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

[Kylie]

Lots of you ploughing on very quickly! Keep it going everyone! :)

I've just completed my first of this challenge. And I'm very pleased to say that it's yet another high-quality 5 star read, and will be up there with my favourites this year... I think! It'll be hard to narrow down given the wonderful books I've stumbled on so far this year!

5. Choose a book from your favourite genre. Historical Fiction

Thornwood House by Anna Romer. :)

Up next will be A Cornish Affair by Liz Fenwick. :)