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

[Phrynne, Series Queen!]

Well done Janine!

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Well done Janine :)

[Rob]

Book 8 of the spring challenge finished.
ANEW
A= The Murder Farm by Andrea Maria Schenkel.

Make for grim reading.

[Nicola]

Finished my first word!
Rain RAIN

R - Seraphina / Rachel Hartman

A – Lady of Devices / Shelley Adina 4*

I - Dark is the Moon / Ian Irvine AA 5*

N - The Real History of the End of the World: Apocalyptic Predictions from Revelation and Nostradamus to Y2K and 2012 / Sharan Newman 4*

[Nicola]

Also finished the second book in my third word
Warm
M - Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Mission to Promote Peace ... One School at a Time / Greg Mortenson 2*

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Doing well Nicola :)

[Kylie]

Congrats to all the finishers!
I started off well, then seemed to grind to a gentle halt lol
Oh well, only 2 to go and still plenty of time to finish.

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Kylie wrote: "Congrats to all the finishers!
I started off well, then seemed to grind to a gentle halt lol
Oh well, only 2 to go and still plenty of time to finish."

Ten days of this month - then another whole month! Heaps of time ;)

[Heather]

Finished my 7th
WARM - W - The Woman in the Window by A.J. Finn 5 ★

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Heather wrote: "Finished my 7th
WARM - W - The Woman in the Window by A.J. Finn 5 ★"

Glad to see you loved this one Heather :) There have been varying ratings I've noticed.

[Heather]

I often notice that ratings vary when the main character isn't very likable or aspiring

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Heather wrote: "I often notice that ratings vary when the main character isn't very likable or aspiring"

That's true!

[Rob]

9th book finished.
GROW.
W=The Woods by Harlan Coben.

Top notch thriller 4/5 stars

[Steve]

Good grief, finally managed to claw my way through my fourteenth book for E of SEASON, Foucault's Pendulum, with my review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show.... Why yes, I can be stubborn, why do you ask? :-P

Up next is V of ALIVE to complete my first word, Four: A Divergent Story Collection.

[Jazzy]

Everyone is doing so well! Bravo!

[Nicola]

My third book from Warm
A – Captain Cook's Apprentice / Anthony Hill AA

[Steve]

I have finished my fifteenth, for V of ALIVE, and finishing my September word, with Four: A Divergent Story Collection, with my review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show....

Up next is O of FLORAL, One Dark Night.

[Kylie]

11 down, just finished Death on Paradise Island by Aussie Author B.M. Allsopp

Just 1 to go now...

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Doing well Kylie!

[Rob]

Book 10 finished
ANEW
N=Norwegian by Night by Derek B. Miller

A great read on so many levels
5/5 stars

[Phrynne, Series Queen!]

Rob wrote: "Book 10 finished
ANEW
N=Norwegian by Night by Derek B. Miller

A great read on so many levels
5/5 stars"

And American by Day is even better;)

[Trish]

My 10th book for the Spring challenge, for M in WARM..Three Wishes by Liane Moriarty....AA ...3.5*

[Rob]

Phrynne wrote: "Rob wrote: "Book 10 finished
ANEW
N=Norwegian by Night by Derek B. Miller

A great read on so many levels
5/5 stars"

And [b..."

I'll take your word on that Phyrnne. If it's even better it will it will have to be 6/6

[Heather]

Finished my 8th

ANEW

N - Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng - 4 ★

[Steve]

I have finished my penultimate book for this challenge, O of FLORAL, also completing my October word, with One Dark Night, with my review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show....

Up next is my final book of the challenge, with another O, of SEASON, The Orphan Queen.

[PattyMacDotComma]

A for wArm was Adrian Hyland's first novel, Moonlight Downs. Intrigue in the outback with the feisty half-Aboriginal, half-white Emily Tempest. I'm a fan!
4.5★Link to my review

[Nicola]

My last book for Warm
W – Winner Lose All / William F. Brown 4*

A – Captain Cook's Apprentice / Anthony Hill AA

R - The Secrets She Keeps / Michael Robotham AA 5*
M - Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Mission to Promote Peace ... One School at a Time / Greg Mortenson 2*

Only 1 book left for the challenge now!

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Doing so well Nicola!

[Megan]

I am sitting here with some gentle prodding from my brother (thanks Steve), who demands that I update Goodreads now that I have finished my university course and dealt with the death of my laptop and setting up its replacement (I love new shiny!! :) ) Apologies for not doing anything sooner, so it will be a huge update, as I used October to catch up on books, so I am still in with a chance to finish this challenge! Fingers crossed!

6/12

I started off with Sex with Kings: 500 Years of Adultery, Power, Rivalry, and Revenge by Eleanor Herman for the E in Blue.
I have finished my September word LUSH and also the A of Warm.

The books have all been pretty good so far, so I have linked all my reviews below if anyone wishes to peruse.

https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
- Sex with Kings: 500 Years of Adultery, Power, Rivalry, and Revenge by Eleanor Herman - 4.5 ☆.

https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
- The Lost King Of France by Deborah Cadbury - 4.5 ☆.

https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
- The History Files: History's Greatest Hits by Joseph Cummins - 4 ☆.

https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
- Marie-Thérèse, Child of Terror: The Fate of Marie Antoinette's Daughter by Susan Nagel - 3 ☆.

https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
- The Uncrowned Queen by Anne O'Brien - 5 ☆!

And finally, https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
- Australian Tragic by Jack Marx - 3.5 ☆.

Phew, that was a lot of updating! :)
Up next, I am reading Born to Rule: Five Reigning Consorts, Granddaughters of Queen Victoria by Julia P. Gelardi.

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Good job Megan!! Congrats on completing your uni course too!

[Megan]

Thanks Brenda! Just received confirmation yesterday that I am good to graduate!

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Excellent 😊 Worth all the hard work!

[MichelleG]

Hi everyone,

Happy Halloween :)

Just a quick update from me, I just finished my 10th book :)


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

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

Progress: 10/ 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)
V - Kitty and the Midnight Hour by Carrie Vaughn. Read: 24 Oct, Rated: 4 stars
E - Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman


October - Bloom
B - Summer Knight by Jim Butcher. Read: 25 Sept, Rated: 4 stars
L - The Lost Plot by Genevieve Cogman
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
R - Red Sister by Mark Lawrence. Read: 9 Sept, Rated: 3 stars
E - Eat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth Gilbert
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

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Wow you're doing really well Michelle!

[MichelleG]

Thanks Brenda :)

[Steve]

And just barely making it with an entire month to go, I have finished my last book of the challenge, O of SEASON, The Orphan Queen, with my review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show....

Below is my completed list:

September - Alive

A ★★★★☆
L ★★★★☆
I ★★★★☆
V ★★★☆☆
E ★★★★☆

October - Floral

F AA ★★★★☆
L AA ★★★★☆
O ★★★☆☆
R AA ★★★★★
A ★★★★★
L AA ★★★★★

November - Season

S ★★★★☆
E ★☆☆☆☆
A ★★★☆☆
S AA ★★★★☆
O ★★★★☆
N ★★★☆☆

Thanks to Brenda and all the other mods for an amazing challenge, I quite enjoyed this one!

[Phrynne, Series Queen!]

Well done Steve!

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Congratulations Steve!

[Jackmeister]

I’ve finished two more,

I in RAIN - Imperial Valley by Johnny Shaw ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

A in WARM - All In by Joel Goldman ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Only two to go then I’m done. 😃

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Looking good Jackie!

[Rob]

Book 11 finished
ANEW
E= The Eye of the Sheep by Sofie Laguna.

This was a 5 star gem.

[PattyMacDotComma]

Ah, another good Aussie debut! Love seeing such good new talent.
This was the W of aneW.
In The Nowhere Child by Christian White, Aussie Kim is told - surprise! - you're actually American Sandy!
4.5★ Link to my review

[PattyMacDotComma]

G for Grow.
By golly, I'm glad I didn't live in old Ireland, but a lot of my ancestors did. The Good People were anything but good fairies in Hannah Kent's excellent novel.
4★ Link to my review

[Phrynne, Series Queen!]

Finished

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

Seasonal Spell-it-Out
Level: Medium
15/15

SEPTEMBER

B Black and Blue by Ian Rankin 5 stars 2//11/18
L The Far-Back Country by Kate Lyons AA 3 stars 19/9/18
U Unraveling Oliver by Liz Nugent 4 stars 19/9/18
E Every Heart a Doorway by Seanan McGuire 4 stars 22/9/18




OCTOBER

B The Body at the Tower by Y.S. Lee 4 stars 21/9/18
L Lost For Words by Stephanie Butland 4 stars 10/9/18
O The Other Wife by Michael Robotham AA 5 stars 4/9/18
O Out of Circulation by Miranda James 4 stars 1/10/18
M The Missing and the Dead by Stuart MacBride 5 stars 7/9/18




NOVEMBER

S Shadow Prey by John Sandford 4 stars 27/9/18
P Promises in Death by J.D. Robb5 stars 4/10/18
R Ritual in Death by J.D. Robb 5 stars 3/9/18
I I is for Innocent by Sue Grafton 4 stars 5/9/18
N Nobody Walks by Mick Herron 5stars 3/11/18
G book:A Gem of a Problem|34474759] by Irene Sauman AA 17/9/18 3 stars

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Well done Phrynne!

[Bryndís]

Finished my ninth!
The A in SEASON: Zo God het wil by Niccolò Ammaniti
4☆ - Totally unlikeable characters, but I loved it!

Progress: 9/15

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Doing well Bryndis!

[Trevor]

It's been a while since I gave an update on my challenge, so far I've read 11 of 14 books:

G - Lilian's Story by Kate Grenville AA - 2★
R - The God Game by Jeffrey Round - 2★
O - The Only Story by Julian Barnes
W - What If It's Us by Adam Silvera and Becky Albertalli - 4★

L - Widows by Lynda La Plante - 4★
U - TBC
S - The Far Country by Nevil Shute AA - 4★
H - The Sparsholt Affair by Alan Hollinghurst - 3★

A - The Art of Taxidermy by Sharon Kernot AA - 4★
C - Theft: A Love Story by Peter Carey AA - 3★
T - Deep South: Four Seasons on Back Roads by Paul Theroux - 4★
I - Strip Jack by Ian Rankin - 4★
V - Tonight You’re Dead by Viveca Sten - 4★
E - The Eskimo Solution by Pascal Garnier

I'm currently reading The Only Story by Julian Barnes, which I'm enjoying.

[Phrynne, Series Queen!]

Going well Trevor!

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Looking good with almost a whole month to finish Trevor!