**Spring Reading Challenge - 2014**

[Sharon]

Yes I know and I agree with you, Brenda. But I don't like having something unfinished. I'll see how I go :)

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Sharon wrote: "Yes I know and I agree with you, Brenda. But I don't like having something unfinished. I'll see how I go :)"

You're not joining the summer challenge Sharon, so just extend it for another month and see if you can finish by the end of December:) There you go! That's my personal challenge to you:)

[Sharon]

You're too kind Brenda. Giving me an extension will help I'm sure and if I do a bit of readjusting I might be able to finish sooner and perhaps join in on the Summer challenge :)

[Steve]

I have finished my twenty-seventh, my second 3b. Read a Rainbow (Orange), Terrier, with my review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show....

Up next is my second 7. Remembrance Day, The Daughters of Mars.

[MaryG2E]

Kathryn wrote: "I've finished my challenge today with The Shadow Year by Hannah Richell which was a good read, despite starting slowly.

Here is my final list - I got a bit carried..."

Fantastic achievement Kathryn, well done!

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Sharon wrote: "You're too kind Brenda. Giving me an extension will help I'm sure and if I do a bit of readjusting I might be able to finish sooner and perhaps join in on the Summer challenge :)"

See how you go Sharon:) Don't put yourself under pressure though...make sure you enjoy your books:)

[Kathryn]

MaryG2E wrote: "Kathryn wrote: "I've finished my challenge today with The Shadow Year by Hannah Richell which was a good read, despite starting slowly.

Here is my final list - I g..."

Thanks MaryG2E - it's been a good 3 months of reading!

[Kathryn]

MaryG2E wrote: "Kathryn wrote: "I've finished my challenge today with The Shadow Year by Hannah Richell which was a good read, despite starting slowly.

Here is my final list - I g..."

And I was just looking back at your completed challenge, MaryG2E - looks like you had some good reading through Spring as well!

[Jülie ☼♄ ]

Sharon wrote: "Finished (F) Purple : Morgan's Law by Karly Lane 5★

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

I still have 5 to go. Really don't think I'm going..."

You're not alone Sharon, I have only read six...almost seven...and am not going to finish this challenge unfortunately, I'm just too far behind. But I will keep going until the start of the Summer challenge and start fresh ;D

[Sharon]

☼♄Jülie wrote: "Sharon wrote: "Finished (F) Purple : Morgan's Law by Karly Lane 5★

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

I still have 5 to go. Really don't ..."

Good to know I'm not the only one falling behind. We still have a bit of time left. And of course if I stayed away from this site I might get more read :)

[Sally906]

Brenda wrote: " That's great there's no need for plan B!! ..."

It is - as I didn't have a plan B - LOL!

[Sally906]

Kathryn wrote: "I've finished my challenge today with The Shadow Year by Hannah Richell which was a good read, despite starting slowly.

Here is my final list - I got a bit carried..."

Well done - some good books there :)

[Jülie ☼♄ ]

Sharon wrote: "☼♄Jülie wrote: "Sharon wrote: "Finished (F) Purple : Morgan's Law by Karly Lane 5★

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

I still have 5 to g..."

Lol...yeah me too! :D

[Jülie ☼♄ ]

Just finished my #8. Goodreads friend: (Carolyn & Kathy)
Big Little Lies by Liane Moriarty 4★s ...loved it, every bit as good as The Husband's Secret

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

Next up is:

3c. (Yellow): The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry by Rachel Joyce

...still hangin' in there! :)

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

☼♄Jülie wrote: "Just finished my #8. Goodreads friend: (Carolyn & Kathy)
Big Little Lies by Liane Moriarty 4★s ...loved it, every bit as good as [book:The Husband's Secret|1780272..."

Go girl!!! LOL Can't wait for your review:)

[Phrynne, Series Queen!]

I finished Isla's Inheritance by Cassandra Page.
My review
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Only one book left for this challenge:)

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Phrynne wrote: "I finished Isla's Inheritance by Cassandra Page.
My review
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Only one book left for this challenge:)"

Heaps of time for you;)

[Sally906]

Phrynne wrote: "I finished Isla's Inheritance by Cassandra Page.
My review
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Only one book left for this challenge:)"

13 days until the spring challenge ends - you can do it :)

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Only 11 in NSW Sally - is NT 2 days behind us;P

[Jülie ☼♄ ]

Brenda wrote: "Only 11 in NSW Sally - is NT 2 days behind us;P"

Oh...I could have read another book in those two "virtual days" Brenda! :P

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

LOL!!

[Jülie ☼♄ ]

Brenda wrote: "LOL!!"

Pssst...I don't suppose you could add a couple of days on for me could you Brenda? ;P

[Phrynne, Series Queen!]

I only need two days for the book I have left so that' s okay:)

[Jülie ☼♄ ]

Phrynne wrote: "I only need two days for the book I have left so that' s okay:)"

Lol...I think I'm weeks behind in this one Phrynne! Nevermind..gave it my best shot ;)

[Carolyn]

☼♄Jülie wrote: "Phrynne wrote: "I only need two days for the book I have left so that' s okay:)"

Lol...I think I'm weeks behind in this one Phrynne! Nevermind..gave it my best shot ;)"

Just move them into the next challenge Julie :)

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

☼♄Jülie wrote: "Phrynne wrote: "I only need two days for the book I have left so that' s okay:)"

Lol...I think I'm weeks behind in this one Phrynne! Nevermind..gave it my best shot ;)"

What Carolyn said Jools:)

[Jülie ☼♄ ]

Brenda wrote: "☼♄Jülie wrote: "Phrynne wrote: "I only need two days for the book I have left so that' s okay:)"

Lol...I think I'm weeks behind in this one Phrynne! Nevermind..gave it my best shot ;)"

What Caro..."

Just jokin' ladies, its no biggy ;) I will manage them between challenges and they will all be read sooner or later.

[Phrynne, Series Queen!]

Nah! Forget them and start again with fresh books. The fun's in the choosing anyway:)

[Sally906]

No we're 1 1/2 hours behind NSW - but they're very long hours ;)

No I got my dates wrong :)

[Jülie ☼♄ ]

Sally906 wrote: "No we're 1 1/2 hours behind NSW - but they're very long hours ;)

No I got my dates wrong :)"

Haha, nearly had time for an extra book there Sally! :)

[Sally906]

☼♄Jülie wrote: "Sally906 wrote: "No we're 1 1/2 hours behind NSW - but they're very long hours ;)

No I got my dates wrong :)"

Haha, nearly had time for an extra book there Sally! :)"

Well if you lived here in the Territory you'd be able to - we have longer hours - LOL!!

[Jülie ☼♄ ]

Sally906 wrote: "☼♄Jülie wrote: "Sally906 wrote: "No we're 1 1/2 hours behind NSW - but they're very long hours ;)

No I got my dates wrong :)"

Haha, nearly had time for an extra book there Sally! :)"

Well if yo..."

Haha, maybe if I fly over there I will get my challenge finished on time! That's Extreme reading!!! :)

[Steve]

I have finished my twenty-eighth, my second 7. Remembrance Day, The Daughters of Mars, with my review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show....

Up next is my second 9. Favourite Genre, The Demon King.

[Sharon]

Finished (D) Green: Murder At The Rocks by Jill Paterson 4★

4 more to go. I can see the finish line just ahead of me. I think I can, I think I can :)

Decided to do a bit of swap around (C) Yellow: The Persimmon Tree by Bryce Courtenay to Friends, Family and Other Strangers From Downunder by Liza Perrat (Reading now) and 4. Young Adult : Second Hearts by G.J. Walker-Smith to The Bellamy Bird by Clare Havens

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Steve wrote: "I have finished my twenty-eighth, my second 7. Remembrance Day, The Daughters of Mars, with my review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show....

Up next is my second 9. Fav..."

You're on your home run Steve...you'll do it:)

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Sharon wrote: "Finished (D) Green: Murder At The Rocks by Jill Paterson 4★

4 more to go. I can see the finish line just ahead of me. I think I can, I think I can :)

Decided to d..."

You're doing well Sharon:) Good swaps there too..

[Phrynne, Series Queen!]

Starting my last one now Disruption by Jessica Shirvington. I actually have no idea what this book is except that it is YA.

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Well you can slow down now! 10 days to read one...you'll kill it Phrynne;)

[Sally906]

OK, with just over a week to spare I have finished - woo hoo!!!

Here is my final list:

1. The Dirty Chef: From Big City Food Critic to Foodie Farmer by Matthew Evans

2. Outback Ghost by Rachael Johns

3.
Red - by Jenni Boyd
Orange - by Karen Brooks
Yellow - by Madeleine St. John
Green - by Ilsa Evans
Blue - by Sarah-Kate Lynch
Purple/violet - by Joni Folger

4. Frontier Resistance by Leonie Rogers
5. Wattle Creek by Fiona McCallum
6. The Saturday Big Tent Wedding Party by Alexander McCall Smith - main cgaracter is a private detective
7. When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit by Judith Kerr
8. Man Drought by Rachael Johns (Marg, Bree and Shelleyrae)
9. YA Dystopian - Pandora Jones: Deception by Barry Jonsberg
10. Reluctantly Charmed by Ellie O'Neill (the ARC had been sitting on my TBR pile since May)

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Congratulations Sally! Fabulous result:)

[Jülie ☼♄ ]

Sally906 wrote: "OK, with just over a week to spare I have finished - woo hoo!!!

Here is my final list:

1. The Dirty Chef: From Big City Food Critic to Foodie Farmer by [author:Matthew Evans|10669..."

Well done Sally!! You can ditch the waterwings ;)

[Phrynne, Series Queen!]

Finished!!!
Here's my list.

1. Spring clean. Split by Tara Moss3 stars

2. Aussie Spring release. The Rosie Effect by Graeme Simsion 4 stars

3. Read a rainbow.
Northanger Abbey by Val McDermid1star
Mr Wigg by Inga Simpson 3 stars
The Girl Who Saved the King of Sweden by Jonas Jonasson3 stars
Bayou Moon by Ilona Andrews4 stars
The Glass God by Kate Griffin5stars
The Long Mars by Terry Pratchett4 stars



4. Aussie YA Disruption by Jessica Shirvington 2 stars

5. Wattle on the cover Silver Wattle by Belinda Alexandra 2 stars

6. Labour Day. Police. Festive in Death by J.D. Robb5 stars

7. Remembrance Day The Daughters of Mars by Thomas Keneally 2stars

8. Goodreads friend Isla's Inheritance by Cassandra Page. (Brenda's TBR list) 3 stars

9. Fav genre fantasy The Lies of Locke Lamora by Scott Lynch3 stars

10. TBR Kraken by China Miéville3 stars

[Kathryn]

Hooray, Phrynne!! Finished and with time to spare!

[Phrynne, Series Queen!]

Kathryn wrote: "Hooray, Phrynne!! Finished and with time to spare!"

However I still have four books to read for another challenge in a different group:) That might prove impossible.

[Kathryn]

Hmmm, four books in just over a week is a lot. Unless you're Brenda! Good luck!

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Phrynne wrote: "Finished!!!
Here's my list.

1. Spring clean. Split by Tara Moss3 stars

2. Aussie Spring release. The Rosie Effect by Graeme Simsion ..."

Congratulations Phrynne! Well done on a great effort :) And you can do it ;);)

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Kathryn wrote: "Hmmm, four books in just over a week is a lot. Unless you're Brenda! Good luck!"

Lol! Depends on their size Kathryn ;)

[Jülie ☼♄ ]

Phrynne wrote: "Finished!!!
Here's my list.

1. Spring clean. Split by Tara Moss3 stars

2. Aussie Spring release. The Rosie Effect by Graeme Simsion ..."

Well done Phrynne, with a bit of luck I might just finish my rainbow.

[Carolyn]

I managed to get through my last two books just in time this week, the excellent A Fatal Tide by Steve Sailah 4#&9788 (review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...)

and one I didn't enjoy as much as I expected to, The Bone Season by Samantha Shannon 3★ (review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...).

[Phrynne, Series Queen!]

Good reviews! I liked The Bone Season more than you did Carolyn and I am looking forward to the sequel The Mime Order.