**Spring Reading Challenge - 1st September - 30th November 2018**

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Jenny wrote: "HARD - 0 / 18



SStella and Margie by Glenna Thomson - AA
P
R Return to Emira by Suzanne Brandyn - AA
I ..."

You're linked Jenny :)

[Trevor]

Finished my first book of the challenge What If It's Us by Becky Albertalli and Adam Silvera - 4★.

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

[Ashleigh]

Finished book #1 - Ink and Bone by Rachel Caine - 4✪'s

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

[Linda]

Hi I am hoping it is not too late to join this challenge. Can someone let me know if it is still okay to sign up please? thanks Linda

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Perfectly fine Linda :) Just choose your words, choose your books and link them, the authors and the covers here. Then I'll link your name in the participants list at the start :) Good hunting!

[Linda]

Thanks Brenda, got my book list sorted over the weekend :)

I am choosing the Easy Challenge. So far 5/12

September
L -- The Long and Winding Way to the Top: Fifty (or so) Songs That Made Australia by Andrew P. Street-- AA
U -- Understory: a life with trees by Inga Simpson -- AA
S -- The Dark Lake by Sarah Bailey-- AA
H -- Heartbreak Hotel by Jonathan Kellerman

October
W -- Wrong Place by Michelle Davies
A -- The Genius of Birds by Jennifer Ackerman
R -- The Keeper of Lost Things by Ruth Hogan
M -- The Stress-Proof Brain: Master Your Emotional Response to Stress Using Mindfulness and Neuroplasticity by Melanie Greenberg

November
R -- Love, Honour, and O'Brien by Jennifer Rowe -- AA
A -- Accordion Crimes by Annie Proulx
I -- IQ byJoe Ide
N -- The Nature of Ice by Robyn Mundy AA

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

You're linked Linda :)

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Linda wrote: "Thanks Brenda, got my book list sorted over the weekend :)

I am choosing the Easy Challenge.

September
L -- ..."

Something wrong with your N in RAIN - Naked in Death Linda. When I hover over it, it shows as Poi Spinning by Michael Kahn. I was going to fix the JD robb as it should be J.D. Robb to link to her. That's when I discovered the title. Perhaps delete and redo it, using the correct author link and it might work correctly :)

[Linda]

Thanks Brenda, I have got the JD Robb book sorted. Still trying to work out how to add the book covers to the post though.

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

When you do your "add book/author" go to the bottom and change from link to cover. Then click "add" and they will appear in your post. You can put them all at the bottom if you wish...or where you want to put them 😊

[Linda]

Brenda wrote: "When you do your "add book/author" go to the bottom and change from link to cover. Then click "add" and they will appear in your post. You can put them all at the bottom if you wish...or where you ..."

Thanks Brenda, appreciate your help today very much :)

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

You're very welcome Linda 😊

[Nicola]

Off to an early start...
1st book in Warm
R - The Secrets She Keeps / Michael Robotham AA 5*

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Great one to start with Nicola!!

[Tina ❣]

Okay I'm in!

Hopefully I can finish this seasonal challenge as I didn't with Winter's :(

Start: 01/9/18
End: 25/11/18
Level: Hard
Read: 18/18 || AA Read: 4/4

SEPTEMBER
Active
Read: 6/6

A - Taunting Destiny by Amelia Hutchins 04/09/2018
C - Unleashed by Cherrie Lynn 04/10/2018
T - Truly Madly Guilty by Liane Moriarty 13/11/18 AA
I - In the Valley of Blue Gums by J.H. Fletcher 25/11/18 AA
V - What She Inherits by Diane Vanaskie Mulligan 14/09/2018
E - Escaping Destiny by Amelia Hutchins 05/09/2018


OCTOBER
Season
Read: 6/6

S - Hunted by Meagan Spooner 03/09/18
E - Expectation by Holly Mortimer 18/09/2018
A - Fighting Destiny by Amelia Hutchins 04/09/2018
S - Seducing Destiny by Amelia Hutchins 05/09/2018
O - Only for the Weekend by Ella Sheridan 03/09/18
N - No Prince Charming by Angel Payne 26/10/18


NOVEMBER
Floral

Read: 6/6
F - The Faerie Guardian by Rachel Morgan 13/10/18
L - Storm Crazy by Livia Quinn 19/10/18
O - War Flower by Mary-Anne O'Connor 15/11/18 AA
R - Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs 08/11/18
A - Pants on Fire by Maggie Alderson 21/10/18 AA
L - Love in Rewind by Tali Alexander 07/11/18




COMPLETED

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Welcome Tina :) You're linked! Also, Liane Moriarty is an AA :)

[Nicola]

Brenda wrote: "Great one to start with Nicola!!"

Yes, he is such a good writer!

[Rob]

Finished book 1 of spring challenge
W= Watchman by Ian Rankin ✅

[Heather]

Finished R in WARM


Return to Roseglen 5 ★

I was thinking Helene Young it's something with young Romance and a murder but not this time it's characters 50+ family drama

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Heather wrote: "Finished R in WARM


Return to Roseglen 5 ★

I was thinking Helene Young it's something with young Romance and a murder but not this time it's characters 50+ family ..."

A new direction for Helene with this book Heather. She's normally a romantic suspense author :) This is her best yet in my opinion :)

[Trish]

Finished my first for this spring challenge...for N from ANEW...Nutshell by Ian McEwan.. ...31/2*...an unsusual 'crime' story told by the voice of an unborn child.

[Kerri]

easonal Spell-it-Out
Level: Easy - SPRING, LUSH, GROW
14/14

✔S Searching for Schindler: A Memoir AA
✔P The Bell Jar
✔R Revival
✔I The Inaugural Meeting of the Fairvale Ladies Book Club AA
✔N Nine Years Gone
✔G The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon



✔L Letters to My YesterdayAA
✔U Ink and Bone
✔S All the Beautiful Lies
✔H The Home for Unwanted Girls



✔G The Good Menopause Guide
✔R The Story of Beautiful Girl by Rachel Simon
✔O The Yellow House AA
✔W Words in Deep BlueAA

[Li'l Owl]

Finished my first (1/12)

A of WARM

An Act of Silence by Colette McBeth
4★'s
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Kerri wrote: "easonal Spell-it-Out
Level: Easy - SPRING, LUSH, GROW
0/13

S Searching for Schindler: A Memoir AA
P The Bell Jar
R Revival
I [book:The Inaugural Meeting ..."

Welcome Kerri, you're linked :)

[MichelleG]

Hi,

Spring Reading Challenge - 1st September - 30th November 2018

Seasonal Spell-it-Out
Level: Medium - 3 x 5 Letter Words (3 x AA)

Progress: 15/ 15

September - Alive
A - Deadly Desire by Keri Arthur (AA). Read: 30 Sept, Rated: 4 stars
L - Lake Silence by Anne Bishop. Read: 6 Oct, Rated: 5 stars
I - The Idea of Perfection by Kate Grenville (AA). Read: 9 Dec, Rated: 3 stars
V - Kitty and the Midnight Hour by Carrie Vaughn. Read: 24 Oct, Rated: 4 stars
E - Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman. Read: 14 Nov, Rated: 5 stars


October - Bloom
B - Summer Knight by Jim Butcher. Read: 25 Sept, Rated: 4 stars
L - The Lost Plot by Genevieve Cogman. Read: 9 Dec, Rated: 3 stars
O - Once Bitten, Twice Shy by Jennifer Rardin. Read: 19 Oct, Rated: 2 stars
O - Opal by Jennifer L. Armentrout. Read: 24 Oct, Rated: 4 stars
M - The Librarian's Vampire Assistant by Mimi Jean Pamfiloff. Read: 25 Sept, Rated: 4 stars


November- Fresh
F - Broken Soul by Faith Hunter. Read: 7 Sept, Rated: 4 stars
R - Red Sister by Mark Lawrence. Read: 9 Sept, Rated: 3 stars
E - East of the Sun and West of the Moon; Old Tales from the North: by Peter Christen Asbjornsen. Read: 28 Nov, Rated: 3 stars
S - Mythology 101: From Gods and Goddesses to Monsters and Mortals, Your Guide to Ancient Mythology by Kathleen Sears. Read: 7 Sept, Rated: 5 stars
H - The Dry by Jane Harper (AA). Read: 7 Oct, Rated: 4 stars

[Phrynne, Series Queen!]

Good choices Michelle:) Brenda will be along soon to sign you up for this one.

[MichelleG]

Great, thanks Phrynne :)
Again, sorry for being so late with my selections. August was just ridiculously busy!

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

All linked Michelle :)

[MichelleG]

Brenda wrote: "All linked Michelle :)"

Your too good, thanks Brenda :)

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

:)

[Steve]

I have finished my first, R of FLORAL, Watching You, with my review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show....

Up next is E of ALIVE, The Lost Colony.

[Sharon]

Finished my first book: B - Blue: Bluebottle by Belinda Castles 4★

[Bryndís]

I finished my first too! The S in season:
The Shadow of the Torturer
Huge let down, 2☆

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Oh bad luck Bryndis :( Better luck with your next!

[Rob]

Book 2 finished.
R=Runaway by Peter May.

This is a ripper of a read.

[WF]

I'm not reading in the right order - going with books I can get my hands on first..first book I read is The Mothers, which really is not bad for a debut novel. M in WARM

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

WF wrote: "I'm not reading in the right order - going with books I can get my hands on first..first book I read is The Mothers, which really is not bad for a debut novel. M in WARM[bookcover:T..."

Not necessary to read in the right order WF - as long as the lot's finished (or near enough) by the end ;)

[Steve]

While stuck on a train, I finished my second, E of ALIVE, The Lost Colony, with my review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show....

I also made a start on my next book, S of SEASON, The Rose and the Thorn.

[WF]

Also finished book 2 and 3. Book 2 was Tiffany Tsao's Under Your Wings. This book was published only a couple of months ago, and the author was interviewed just last Friday on ABC Radio National. I admit I have a special interest in this book because I read it in manuscript form three years ago. Reading it in its present form was very interesting...but it's difficult to talk much about this book without giving away too much, so I can't wait for more people to have read it!

I also read Tim Winton's latest, The Shepherd's Hut. It was painful, yet simple and beautiful in a weird way. I feel it's a book for boys and men, though it speaks to women too.

U in LUSH
S in LUSH

[Steve]

I've finished my third book, the first S of SEASON, The Rose and the Thorn, with my review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show....

Up next is A of ALIVE, American Gods.

[Janine]

I'm in for the Easy Level

12/12

September - RAIN
R - The Other Wife by Michael Robotham(AA) READ 16/9/18 4*
A - A Month of Sundays by Liz Byrski(AA) READ 3/10/18 4*
I - I Let You Go by Clare Mackintosh READ 18/10/18 4*
N - Shelter in Place by Nora Roberts READ 8/9/18 4*



October - GROW
G - Grave Secret by Charlaine Harris READ 13/9/18 3*
R - Rainy Day Friends by Jill Shalvis READ 9/9/18 4*
O - Up to the Challenge by Terri Osburn READ 29/9/18 3*
W - The Way Back by Kylie Ladd(AA) READ 15/10/18 4*



November - WARM
W - Map of the Heart by Susan Wiggs READ 14/10/18 3*
A - The Art Of Preserving Love by Ada Langton(AA) READ 11/10/18 3*
R - Return to Roseglen by Helene Young(AA) READ 20/9/18 5*
M -Nine Perfect Strangers by Liane Moriarty(AA) READ 25/9/18 4*

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Welcome Janine :) You're linked!

[Rob]

Book 3 of the Spring challenge.
M=Missing You by Harlan Coben✅

[PattyMacDotComma]

Orphan = grOw
I read the first of a thriller series, Orphan X by Gregg Hurwitz. Evan Smoak is the Nowhere Man, the one you need to find when you can’t get help anywhere.
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Kylie]

First two books done and dusted for this seasonal challenge.

The W in WARM.
The Wife's Tale by Christine Wells. This was an absolute delight to read, a perfect blend of 1800's and contemporary settings; with my favourite interconnecting and weaving of both stories. 5 stars.

And the L in LUSH.
Little Gods by Jenny Ackland. Overall, a rather enthralling read... but the ending left me a little flat due to there being perhaps too much of an open-ended ending if that makes sense. Still, 4 stars. :)

[PattyMacDotComma]

gRow = R.J. Gadney
Some historical 'faction' in R.J. Gadney's fictionalised biography, Albert Einstein Speaking. He was a real character and a trial to his teachers (and lovers).
3.5★ https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Trish]

My second of the challenge now finished....for E in ANEW Anything is Possible by Elizabeth Strout ...3 1/2 *...my first of her works, this linked series of short stories gives an insight into the often too sad lives of people in a small town. Now keen to read some of her other books.

[Li'l Owl]

Finished my third (3/12)

ANEW

E The Quartet Murders by J.R. Ellis 5★'s

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

[Jenny]

Finished my first book

SPRING

I


The Intrusions by Stav Sherez - 5 ★
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Jenny]

Finished my second book

SPRING

P


Proof by C.E. Tobisman - 5 ★
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...