November Challenge 2018 - Clean up time

[Phrynne, Series Queen!]

Trish wrote: "My 3rd book for my easy November challenge...for C In PEACE I read and very much enjoyed Craig Silvey (AA) Jasper Jones...4*"

The movie was on TV last night but I missed it!

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

An excellent book Trish :)

[Trish]

Phrynne wrote: "Trish wrote: "My 3rd book for my easy November challenge...for C In PEACE I read and very much enjoyed Craig Silvey (AA) Jasper Jones...4*"

The movie was on TV las..."

Though the film, and also tbe play, were very loyal to the book, I, as usual, preferred the book.

[Trish]

Brenda wrote: "An excellent book Trish :)"

I really enjoyed it Brenda. All of Charlie's references to Atticus Finch had me smiling.

[Krystal]

My second gets me the S for SPRING

Preservation by Jock Serong(AA) was 4 stars from me!



Here's my review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Janine]

Finished my 6th

R (NOVEMBER)
Reckoning: A Memoir by Magda Szubanski(AA) 4*

[Janine]

Finished 7/8

B (NOVEMBER)
The Baby Doctor by Fiona McArthur(AA) 3*

[Trish]

Finished my 4th book, for E in PEACE (second E), I read Emily Giffin's Something Borrowed ..3*

[Nicola]

My first
3) Read a book you bought but have not got round to reading yet.
Farewell to Lancashire / Anna Jacobs 3* AA

[Sally906]

Have completed my November challenge - with time to spare for a change :)

1) Read the book which has been on your TBR shelf the longest.
A New Leash on Death by Susan Conant - (Bought brand new in 1996) - 2★s

2) Read a book from a series you have started but not finished.
The CEO by Victoria Purman – 2nd in series – AA - 5★s

3) Read a book you bought but have not got round to reading yet.
The World's Strongest Librarian: A Memoir of Tourette's, Faith, Strength, and the Power of Family Josh Hanagarne - 3★s

4) Read the book with the oldest publication date on your shelf.
Carpe Demon by Julie Kenner - (2005) - 4★s

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Well done Sally!

[Phrynne, Series Queen!]

Good work Sally.

[Nicola]

My second read finished
1) Read the book which has been on your TBR shelf the longest (not the quite the longest but the one I can get hold of quickly!).
Mrs. Robinson's Disgrace: The Private Diary of a Victorian Lady / Kate Summerscale 4*

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

I've finished with the last being Stranger in the Woods by Anni Taylor

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

November 2018 Clean Up!
Duration: 1/11/18 - 30/11/18
Level: Hard
9/9

TASKS

1) Read the book which has been on your TBR shelf the longest.
In the Sea there are Crocodiles by Fabio Geda 4★s 7/11/18

2) Read a book from a series you have started but not finished.
The Body in the Beach House by Grace York 5★s 16/11/18 AA #2 in series

3) Read a book you bought but have not got round to reading yet.
Identity by Shawna Seed 4★s 14/11/18

4) Read the book with the oldest publication date on your shelf.
Mates at Billabong by Mary Grant Bruce 5★s 12/11/18 AA originally published 1912



SPELL-IT-OUT

A - Stranger in the Woods by Anni Taylor 5★s 21/11/18 AA
S - Preservation by Jock Serong 4★s 9/11/18 AA
H - The Lost Man by Jane Harper 5★s 2/11/18 AA
E - Escape by Linwood Barclay 5★s 13/11/18
S - The Swooping Magpie: 1970s Australian Drama by Liza Perrat 5★s 5/11/18 AA

[Krystal]

Brenda wrote: "I've finished with the last being Stranger in the Woods by Anni Taylor
"

Nice one!

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Thanks Krystal :)

[Trish]

My November easy challlenge completed with The Anti-Cool Girl by Rosie Waterland for A in PEACE... ....AA...3.5* a very honest, raw and often funny memoir.

P...Paul Coelho..Adultery 2*
E...Elena Ferrante..The Story of the Lost Child 4*
A...The Anti-Cool Girl..Rosie Waterland AA 3.5*
C...Craig Silvey..Jasper Jones AA 4*
E...Emily Giffin..Something Borrowed 3*

A very varied month of reading..

..

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Well done Trish!

[Trish]

Brenda wrote: "Well done Trish!"

Thank you Brenda. Congratulations on your great month and to all those who have finished!

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Thanks Trish :)

[Phrynne, Series Queen!]

Well done Trish!

[Janine]

Challenge Completed
Spell-it-out
8/8
N - Never Let You Go by Chevy Stevens READ 8/11/18 4*
O - Outback Dreams by Rachael Johns(AA) READ 6/11/18 4*
V - The Vineyard In The Hills by Lily Malone(AA) READ 9/11/18 4*
E - The Lost Pearl by Emily Madden(AA) READ 22/11/18 4*
M - Arcadia by Di Morrissey(AA) READ 12/11/18 3*
B - The Baby Doctor by Fiona McArthur(AA) READ 18/11/18 3*
E - Life Support by Nicki Edwards(AA) READ 13/11/18 3*
R - Reckoning: A Memoir by Magda Szubanski(AA) READ 18/11/18 4*

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Good job Janine!

[Phrynne, Series Queen!]

Well done Janine:)

[Trish]

Thank you Phrynne. Now looking to finish my Spring challenge.

[MaryG2E]

Phew, I'm ever so pleased to have found a way to finish this challenge. I had a lot of difficulty getting books that lined up with the specific elements, despite having read 7 books already this month. :-(
I changed from "Tasks" to "Spell it Out" when I realised I could make a word that related to November. So, dear Aussie Readers, here goes with my final tally-ho:

November 2018 Clean Up Challenge!
Duration: 1/11/18 - 30/11/18
Level: MEDIUM, i.e. 5 books, including 2 AAs
Progress: 5/5

SPELL-IT-OUT
The relevant word is WHIPS, as in the jockeys' whips at the Spring Racing Carnival.

✔ W - The Hidden Life of Trees: What They Feel, How They Communicate – Discoveries from a Secret World by Peter Wohlleben 3★s
✔ H - The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas 5★s
✔ I - I Found You by Lisa Jewell 4.5★s
✔ P - The Power Game by Meg Keneally and Tom Keneally (AA) 4★s
✔ S - The Pagoda Tree by Claire Scobie (AA) 2.5★s

[Krystal]

MaryG2E wrote: "Phew, I'm ever so pleased to have found a way to finish this challenge. I had a lot of difficulty getting books that lined up with the specific elements, despite having read 7 books already this mo..."

Well done, Mary! I'm struggling with this challenge!

[MaryG2E]

Krystal wrote: "MaryG2E wrote: "Phew, I'm ever so pleased to have found a way to finish this challenge. I had a lot of difficulty getting books that lined up with the specific elements, despite having read 7 books..."

Thanks Krystal. I usually enjoy doing challenges but I really struggled with this one because I am trying to manage my personal backlog of books I want to finish before the end of 2018. Are you the same? AND it is a busy time of year, with a lot of
Springtime activities and the run up to Christmas.

[Phrynne, Series Queen!]

Well done Mary. I always like spell it outs - they make it easier to fit in books you already have to read.

[Krystal]

MaryG2E wrote: "Krystal wrote: "MaryG2E wrote: "Phew, I'm ever so pleased to have found a way to finish this challenge. I had a lot of difficulty getting books that lined up with the specific elements, despite hav..."

Yes! I keep picking up books that aren't on my challenge list but are books I've been wanting to get to for a while. So many books I told myself I'd read this year that I haven't got around to haha

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Congratulations Mary!!

[Kylie]

Still plugging slowly away...
Just finished 3rd of 9 (oh dear, not gonna make it lol)
A Steep Price by Robert Dugoni

[Krystal]

Feel like I'm struggling against the tide here but did manage to finish my third book, the P from SPRING.

The Path of the Lost by Beau Kondos (AA)



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

[Sharah]

Finished my November books. All 5 Stars this time around.
TASKS

1) Read the book which has been on your TBR shelf the longest.
Where the Streets Had a Name by Randa Abdel-Fattah (AA) 5*

2) Read a book from a series you have started but not finished.
Wednesday's Child (Inspector Banks, #6) by Peter Robinson 5*

3) Read a book you bought but have not got round to reading yet.
Day of the Dead (Frieda Klein #8) by Nicci French 5*

4) Read the book with the oldest publication date on your shelf.
My Family and Other Animals by Gerald Durrell (First published in 1956) 5*

[Jenn]

Completed my Spell it out

SPELL-IT-OUT
C - L.A. Casey - Brothers 5 stars
H - Healing Bear by Amber Belmont 2.5 stars
R - Reed by Sawyer Bennett 5 stars
Y - You Are Mine by Janeal Falor 5 stars
S - Scarecrow byMatthew Reilly AA 4 stars
A - Rachel Amphlett - Scared to Death AA 4.5 stars
N - Nowhere Else by Fiona McCallum AA 4 stars
T - Turbo Twenty-Three by Janet Evanovich4 stars
H - Hardcore Twenty-Four by Janet Evanovich 4 stars
E - Janet Evanovich - Plum Lovin' 3.5 stars
M - MaryJanice Davidson - Undead and Unwed 4 stars
U - Unlit by Keri Arthur AA 5 stars
M - Murder in Murloo by Brigid George AA 4 Stars

[Phrynne, Series Queen!]

Well done Sharah and Jennifer:)

[Krystal]

Well done Finishers!

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Good job to all who have finished :) Still a few days for those who have some more to fit in ;)

[Kerri_M]

Just finished my last book for this challenge. Love challenges built around clearing my TBR and this was another good one, thanks Mods :)

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Well done Kerri!!

[Sharah]

Phrynne wrote: "Well done Sharah and Jennifer:)"

Thanks Phrynne!

[Phrynne, Series Queen!]

Finished:)

November 2018 Clean Up Challenge!
Duration: 1/11/18 - 30/11/18
Level: Hard
12/12

TASKS
1) Read the book which has been on your TBR shelf the longest. The Tsar of Love and Techno by Anthony Marra 5 stars
2) Read a book from a series you have started but not finished. Kindred in Death by J.D. Robb 5 stars
3) Read a book you bought but have not got round to reading yet. The Forbidden Door by Dean Koontz 4 stars
4) Read the book with the oldest publication date on your shelf. Trustee from the Toolroom by Nevil Shute (1960) 4 stars



SPELL-IT-OUT
N Nobody Walks by Mick Herron 5 stars
O On Basilisk Station by David Weber4 stars
V Murder on Waverly Place by Victoria Thompson 4 stars
E Eventide by Kent Haruf 5 stars
M Miles Off Course by Sulari Gentill AA 5 stars
B Beneath the Mother Tree by D.M. Cameron AA 4 stars
E The Passengers by Eleanor Limprecht AA
R Black and Blue by Ian Rankin 5 stars

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Well done Phrynne!

[Kylie]

Well done to all the finishers :D

[Sharon]

CHALLENGE COMPLETED!!! 😊😊



November 2018 Clean Up Challenge!
Duration: 1/11/18 - 30/11/18
Level: Easy
3/4

TASKS

1) Read the book which has been on your TBR shelf the longest.
Saving Max by Antoinette van Heugten 4★

2) Read a book from a series you have started but not finished.
Right Behind You by Lisa Gardner 4★

3) Read a book you bought but have not got round to reading yet.
A Distant Journey by Di Morrissey AA 4★

4) Read the book with the oldest publication date on your shelf.
Vets Might Fly by James Herriot (pub 1977) 5★

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Congrats Sharon!

[Sharon]

Thanks Brenda!

And thank you to all the mods who created another enjoyable challenge. 😊

Congratulations to everyone who completed or attempted to complete this challenge 👏👏

[Nicola]

Declaring a finish!
Swapped out my oldest publication for one I read during the month, but it was the secondest oldest date on my list...
1) Read the book which has been on your TBR shelf the longest (not the quite the longest but the one I can get hold of quickly!).
Mrs. Robinson's Disgrace: The Private Diary of a Victorian Lady / Kate Summerscale 4*
2) Read a book from a series you have started but not finished.
Written in My Own Heart's Blood/ Diana Gabaldon
3) Read a book you bought but have not got round to reading yet.
Farewell to Lancashire / Anna Jacobs 3* AA
4) Read the book with the oldest publication date on your shelf. 1932
Pirates of Venus / Edgar Rice Burroughs

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Well done Nicola!

[Nicola]

Brenda wrote: "Well done Nicola!"

Thank you!