**Summer Reading Challenge - 1/12/14-28/2/15** Showing 701-750 of 1,029

[Jülie ☼♄ ]

Just finished my 10th for this challenge:

#9 Historical Fiction: Bereft by Chris Womersley 4.5★s

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

[Jülie ☼♄ ]

Next for this challenge is:

5. Literature Map - Liane Moriarty - Gillian Flynn = Gone Girl. ....... *Reading now

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

☼♄Jülie wrote: "Next for this challenge is:

5. Literature Map - Liane Moriarty - Gillian Flynn = Gone Girl. ....... *Reading now"

I'll be interested in your thoughts Jools:)

[Jülie ☼♄ ]

Brenda wrote: "☼♄Jülie wrote: "Next for this challenge is:

5. Literature Map - Liane Moriarty - Gillian Flynn = Gone Girl. ....... *Reading now"

I'll be interested ..."

I've been wanting to get to this one :) its a much bigger book than I thought so I will have to get my skates on!

[Jülie ☼♄ ]

RitaSkeeter wrote: "☼♄Jülie wrote: "Next for this challenge is:

5. Literature Map - Liane Moriarty - Gillian Flynn = Gone Girl. ....... *Reading now"

Probably won't be s..."

Haha...I'll be sure and keep you posted ;)

[Carolyn]

☼♄Jülie wrote: "Next for this challenge is:

5. Literature Map - Liane Moriarty - Gillian Flynn = Gone Girl. ....... *Reading now"

You're in for a treat Julie! Enjoy!

[Jülie ☼♄ ]

Carolyn wrote: "☼♄Jülie wrote: "Next for this challenge is:

5. Literature Map - Liane Moriarty - Gillian Flynn = Gone Girl. ....... *Reading now"

You're in for a tre..."

Glad to hear it from you Carolyn! There appears to be mixed feelings :/ but I will be strong....here goes ;D

Ps; see you all when I come up for air! :)

[Jülie ☼♄ ]

Just noticed this Gone Girl is another cover with a hidden picture in it ;) have a closer look.



....and I'm not imagining things! :)

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Finished my 22nd - second (2nd) M - Medea's Curse by Anne Buist 4.5★s

Review to follow 28th January (embargo date)

[Amber]

Another one off the list :-)

1. Spell it out:
S - The Storyteller by Jodi Picoult ★★★½
U - The Universe Versus Alex Woods by Gavin Extence ★★★★
M - The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane by Kate DiCamillo ★★★★★
M - My Family and Other Animals by Gerald Durrell ★★★★
E - Eleanor & Park by Rainbow Rowell ★★★★
R - The Rosie Effect by Graeme Simsion ★★★½
2. Christmas - Hercule Poirot's Christmas by Agatha Christie ★★★
3. Australia Day: Aussie Author - A Town Like Alice by Nevil Shute ★★★★
4. Valentine's Day - Wings of Fear by Helene Young ★★★½
5. Literature Map - (from Gavin Extence) The One Plus One by Jojo Moyes ★★★★
6. Aussie Readers friend - (Carolyn) The Collected Works of A. J. Fikry by Gabrielle Zevin ★★★½
7. New Release - This Shattered World by Amie Kaufman
8. Summer title or setting - Dead Heat by Bronwyn Parry
9. Historical Fiction - The Shiralee by D'Arcy Niland or The Secret Keeper by Kate Morton
10. Favourite genre TBR - (contemporary fiction) The Eye of the Sheep by Sofie Laguna or A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman

[Phrynne, Series Queen!]

☼♄Jülie wrote: "Just noticed this Gone Girl is another cover with a hidden picture in it ;) have a closer look.



....and I'm not imagining things! :)"

Yuk. That's spooky.

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

OMG! I just zoomed that right in..that's horrible!! Who comes up with these ideas??

[Carolyn]

I can see it this time Julie, Very creepy!

[Jülie ☼♄ ]

Carolyn wrote: "I can see it this time Julie, Very creepy!"

Haha!!! I might have to start a page just for covers with hidden pictures in them LoL! I'm sure I can come up with a few more :)

[Jülie ☼♄ ]

RitaSkeeter wrote: "☼♄Jülie wrote: "Just noticed this Gone Girl is another cover with a hidden picture in it ;) have a closer look.



....and I'm not imagining things! :)..."

:D

[Carolyn]

Finished my 9th, the R of SUMMER: Ready Player One by Ernest Cline 4.5★

Definitely a fun read if you're into 80s pop culture and gaming and even if you're not (like me)!

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

[Steve]

I've been distracted for the last week, due to being in Auckland for a conference (and speaking!), but I've managed to move my list along, but I only had time to write reviews, not update this thread. Let's do that for the last week now:

fourteenth
second 5. Literature Map
Kushiel's Dart
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

fifteenth
first 8. Summer
Nobody But Him
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

sixteenth
second 8. Summer
Someone Like You
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

I have made a start on my second 1e. Spell It Out (E), The Eyes of the Dragon.

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

You're doing well Steve:) Well done on your trip to Auckland (albeit working!) and speaking:)

[Phrynne, Series Queen!]

New avi Brenda. Nice:)

[Kira]

I just finished reading Burial Rites by Hannah Kent. It was fantastic.

I'll be focusing on reading my two January reads now. 3 books to go in this challenge which i can do in Feb.

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Phrynne wrote: "New avi Brenda. Nice:)"

I thought it was cute Phrynne;)

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Kira wrote: "I just finished reading Burial Rites by Hannah Kent. It was fantastic.

I'll be focusing on reading my two January reads now. 3 books to go in this challenge which ..."

I agree with you Kira, thought it was fantastic too:)

[MaryG2E]

I've finished my 11th book in this interesting Summer Challenge. As mentioned in previous posts, I have a determination to read some of the great classics of Australian literature, and so for this part of the challenge, I tackled a famous Australian play. It was refreshing to read a different genre of book, and the story behind this drama gave me much food for thought.

#8: Summer in the title or book set in summer

Summer of the Seventeenth Doll by Ray Lawler 3★s

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

[MaryG2E]

Kira wrote: "I just finished reading Burial Rites by Hannah Kent. It was fantastic.

I'll be focusing on reading my two January reads now. 3 books to go in this challenge which ..."

One of my favourite reads of 2014, Kira, and such a mature effort from a first time novelist. It is a terrific book - glad you enjoyed it so much, as did I.

[Lynn]

Have finished #1M-Mum's The Word, mildly amusing and somewhat predictable.
Now on to #3 Australian authors-Australian Poltergeist, because who can resist the subtitle The Stone Throwing Spook of Humpty Doo

[Amber]

Another one struck off the list :-)

9. Historical Fiction - The Shiralee by D'Arcy Niland ★★★★

[Angela]

I've finished my summer read, Golden Boys which was very well written although the ending annoyed me a little.

I am now onto my new release by John Birmingham, Emergence which has me hooked already :o)

[Steve]

While I am 40,000 feet up flying home (and in business class from a free upgrade!), I finished my seventeenth book, The Eyes of the Dragon, with my review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show....

I have made a start on my next book, my first 1d. Spell it Out (M), The Well of Ascension.

[Sharon]

Finished my 9th # 5 - Literature Map: Dark Horse by Honey Brown

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

[Jülie ☼♄ ]

Steve wrote: "While I am 40,000 feet up flying home (and in business class from a free upgrade!), I finished my seventeenth book, The Eyes of the Dragon, with my review: https://www.goodreads.com/re..."

Way to go Steve!! ;)

[Dana]

I have just finished my historical fiction The Signature of All Things 3.5★ It is hard to say why I neither loved nor hated this book. The language was beautiful, images vivid but I find this kind of literature slightly depressing and in all honesty is probably why I stopped reading so much of it many years ago.

I have changed my Australia Day book to True Spirit: The Aussie girl who took on the world as I wanted to read a non fiction title for this one and I was finding Anzac Girls a little hard to settle into. So far, so good.

[Carolyn]

I read Kinglake-350 by Adrian Hyland as my #8.Summer in Australia book.

It was a terrifically well written account of the Black Saturday bushfire in Victoria in 2009 - very compelling reading, quite gripping and also emotional to read about what people went through during that horrific time. 5★

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

[Lynxie]

Currently reading my last book of the challenge: The Road

I was able to put up my review of Bloodlines because it's now been released!! ★★★★★ book, but it's the last of a trilogy, I know the first book is on sale for 99c for a short time if you like crime. This is by a female Aussie author, so it'd fit for your AWW challenge or the Australian Author Challenge. :) I can't recommend these books enough.

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

[Sharon]

Finished my 10th #1 - Spell It Out - R: Ronan's Echo by Joanne van Os 5★

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

Only 5 more to go :)

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Doing well Sharon:)

[Nicola]

Finished my Australia Day book
The Great Zoo of China / Matthew Reilly
plus another Christmas book
Hogfather / Terry Pratchett

[Ashleigh]

Finished yesterday . . .

7.) Aussie Author New Release: The Great Zoo of China by Matthew Reilly ★★★★

1.) Spell it out, Second letter M: Maus, II: And Here My Troubles Began by Art Spiegelman ★★★★

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Finished my 23rd - first E - Everything to Lose by Andrew Gross 5★s

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

[Jenn]

Finished my 18th Book Middlemarch. This book was for #6 Aussie Reader friend top 5 favourite for 2014. I really enjoyed this book and I give it 4 stars. My 19th book will be Clariel by Garth Nix.

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Finished my 24th - second / first M - The Missing - Two Sophie Anderson short stories #7 by P.D. Martin 4★s

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

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Finished my 25th - first R - Rescued by the Rancher by Soraya Lane 3★s

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

[K]

I think I'm going to have to give up on this challenge. I am still only in the middle of reading my 4th book. :(

[Ashleigh]

Kiera wrote: "I think I'm going to have to give up on this challenge. I am still only in the middle of reading my 4th book. :("

I am only starting my 5th book.

I am happy so long as I read more books than I usually do per month. Challenges just help to give me a push.

[Suzie]

Finished my 5th book - Nest by Inga Simpson - beautiful! 4 1/2★s

[Jülie ☼♄ ]

Suzie wrote: "Finished my 5th book - Nest by Inga Simpson - beautiful! 4 1/2★s"

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[Sally906]

Suzie wrote: "Finished my 5th book - Nest by Inga Simpson - beautiful! 4 1/2★s"

I have this on my read one day list - and the other one Mr Wigg

[Lynxie]

I finished my challenge on a doozy!!

The Road★

I'd give it negative stars if I could. I kept reading hoping it'd get better... that I'd find something good to say about it. The only thing good is that it was relatively short.

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

[Suzie]

Lynxie wrote: "I finished my challenge on a doozy!!

The Road★

I'd give it negative stars if I could. I kept reading hoping it'd get better... that I'd find something good to say about it. The only t..."

I agree wholeheartedly, it's not my type of read either

[Ashleigh]

Lynxie wrote: "I finished my challenge on a doozy!!

The Road★

I'd give it negative stars if I could. I kept reading hoping it'd get better... that I'd find something good to say about it. The only t..."

Oh that is too bad. It made me cry.

[Ashleigh]

Just finished

1.) Spell it out, Letter U: Unravel by Calia Read ★★★★