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**Summer Challenge 1/12/19 - 28/2/20**
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Finished reading 13/15 books and completed five book set for:#3
1. Science Fiction: Arm of the Sphinx by Josiah Bancroft - 5★
2. Author's name in red on cover: Hide by S.J. Morgan - 4★ AA
3. Published in 2019: The Lost Girls by Jennifer Spence - 4★ AA
4. Characters move to New York: Behold the Dreamers by Imbolo Mbue - 4★
5. Title in Blue writing: The Tea Planter's Wife by Dinah Jefferies - 4★
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Finished my last one: Deeplight by Frances Hardinge, which was a young adult book like SRONY
Review here:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Which means I've finished this one a month early! Yay! :D
EASY
Progress: 5/5
COMPLETE!
Book matching:
Matches:
1. Aussie author
2. Young adult genre
3. (New York) Skyscrapers on cover
4. Male author
5. Red, white & blue cover
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Just finished this challenge.Another great one.
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I’ve read 2 of my 5#3
2 - Aussie author - Make Me Rich by Peter Corris ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
5 - Published same year (2019) - This Tender Land by William Kent Krueger ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Second read of my second book...
Death at the Dog Show / Grace York1. Cosy mystery
The Diva Digs Up the Dirt / Krista Davis
Finished the challenge with:e) I've met the author : The Night Fire by Michael Connelly 5*
Another excellent read from Michael Connelly. I'm really enjoying his new character Ballard, in conjunction with that old favourite Bosch.
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Third read of the Second Book
Death at the Dog Show / Grace York2. Female Author
Murder in the Telephone Exchange / June Wright
I’ve read 2 more so now I’ve read 4 of my 5Book #3
3 - Set in New York - Seduction in Death by J.D. Robb ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
4 - Male author - Bitter Wash Road by Garry Disher AA ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Only 1 left to go!
Finished this challenge :)**Summer Challenge - 1/12/19 - 28/2/20**
Match a book - or books!
Level: Hard
14/15
Book #1:
Completed
Book #2:
- Completed
Book #3 :
Completed
I’ve finished my last one! Yay!#3
1 - same surname - Promises and Lies by Christine Reilly ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
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Challenge finished :)Summer Challenge - 01/01/19 to 28/02/20
Level Hard
15/15
Book #1: The Cinema at Starlight Creek by Alli Sinclair
1. Starts with C -
2. Blue sky on cover -
3. Female on cover -
4. Colourful cover -
5. Historical fiction -
#2: Death at the Dog Show by Grace York
1. Orange cover -
2. Title starting with D -
3. Book 4 in a series -
4. Ocean cover -
5. Boat/Ship on cover -
#3: The Secret Runners of New York by Matthew Reilly
1. Young adult book -
2. Author with M first or last name -
3. Sci-fi book -
4. Aus author -
5. 'York' in title or series name -
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Woo hoo,Another challenge completed :)
1.
Title Starts with C:
Blue Sky on Cover:
Female Author:
Historical Fiction:
Woman on Cover:
2.
Ocean on the Cover:
Orange Cover:
Title starting with D:
Australian Author:
Published in 2019:
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Finished! 
Summer Seasonal Challenge
COVER MATCH
December 1, 2019—February 28, 2020
Level Easy (match one book, 2 AA)
🏖 5/5
Cover #1
a) Clouds on the Cover
b) Blue Sky on the Cover
AA
c) Author's Name is in All Capital Letters
d) Female Author
e) Colourful Cover
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5. Orange cover
The Darwin Protocol / William Oday 3*"I was trying to work out why you would read a book you rated 3 stars 4 times Nicola - until I looked at your next post and realized it's the number of books you've read for the challenge!! lol
Don't think I'm going to get this one finished! Just had too many things get in the way of my reading time :) I have finished one book's matches, and another is almost done! Lots of fun, and I've taken a few books off my TBR shelf.
I always see so many different titles, that I want to read. Not that I need more books to read!
Thought I would not get this challenged completed. Then realised it was completed if I changed Home Fires and put this month's read. And keep Home Fires for next month. I was finding Home Fires a little tough given the fires and had put it down,
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I have finished one book's matches, and another is almost done! Lots of fun, and I've ..."
Never mind Today - life gets in the way! As long as you enjoyed those you read, and it sounds like you did :)
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It's fun isn't it :)
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Well done Jacbook!!
Well, I’m proceeding well, but unfortunately will not finish this challenge. I set myself 15 books and will make 11 (almost!) In my defence I have read some other books not in this challenge! And of course reading should be a pleasure, not a chore. Completed Aussie authors:
Completed other:
Currently reading:
I’ll get to the others eventually!
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I've completed my MEDIUM challenge: 10/10 books (4 AA)Book 1.
✔ A. Dystopian novel: The Testaments by Margaret Atwood 5★
✔ B. Building on the cover: The Wife and the Widow by Christian White AA 4★
✔ C. Figure or figures on the cover: The Things We Cannot Say by Kelly Rimmer AA 5★
✔ D. SciFi novel: Recursion by Blake Crouch 4.5★
✔ E. A novel set in a school: The Lying Game by Ruth Ware 3.5★
Book 2.
✔ A. Another book by the same author: Evil at Echo Point by Grace York AA 4★
✔ B. Murder Mystery: A Murder Unmentioned by Sulari Gentill AA 5★
✔ C. Dogs feature in the novel: Stay by Catherine Ryan Hyde 5★
✔ D. Novel by an Australian author: Darkness for Light by Emma Viskic AA 5★
✔ E. "Death" in the title: Origin in Death by J.D. Robb 5★
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FINISHED!Level: Hard Progress: 15/15 AA: 7/7
Book #1:
The Cinema at Starlight Creek by Alli Sinclair My choices:
a) Exact Match -
b) Title starts with "C" -
c) Historical fiction -
d) Reference to space in title -
e) Female on cover -
Book #2:
Death at the Dog Show by Grace YorkMy choices:
a) Exact Match -
b) Author who writes under more than one name -
c) Author's first name begins with "G" -
d) Female author -
e) Australian Author -
Book #3:
The Secret Runners of New York by Matthew ReillyMy choices:
a) Exact Match -
b) Title begins with "S" -
c) Set in USA -
d) Male author -
e) Australian author -
I'm calling this challenge completed - 2 book choices and 10 reads...Book #1:
The Cinema at Starlight Creek / Alli Sinclaira) Female Main Character
The Xibalba Murders / Lyn Hamilton 4*b) Female author
Heartless / Marissa Meyer c) Authors surname start with ‘S’
Hitler's Finger / P.J. Skinnerd) Australian Female Author
Where the Dead Go Gemma Woodstock Series #03 / Sarah Baileye) Colourful cover
The Girl from the Sea: First Edition / James AldridgeBook #2:
Death at the Dog Show / Grace York1. Cosy mystery
The Diva Digs Up the Dirt / Krista Davis2. Female Author
Murder in the Telephone Exchange / June Wright3. Water on the cover
After Anna / Alex Lake4. Author surname begins with Y
The Last Ride / Denise Young5. Orange cover
The Darwin Protocol / William Oday
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Finished my last of this Challenge yesterday - The Ex Girlfriend by Nicola Moriarty
Excellent read from Liane Moriarty's younger sister - what a talented family! My review is here:-
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
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**Summer Challenge - 1/12/19 - 29/2/20**
Match a book - or books!
Level: Hard
15/15
The Cinema at Starlight Creek1. Five words in the title:
2. HF:
3. Female author
4. Published in 2019:
5. Girl on cover wears something red:
Death at the Dog Show1. Cosy mystery:
2. Aussie author:
3. Death in the title:
4. Author's name starts with G:
5. Setting is a near the beach
1. SF:
2. Published 2019 :
3. Set in New York:
4. Male author:
5. Author's first initial is M:
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Finished with a few days to spare. Now to "try" and finish the Feb challenge :-)Match 1: Death at the Dog Show
a) Female author - Kick the Dust by Rhonda Forrest AA
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... (5 stars)
b) Not the first book in a series - Their Fractured Light by Amie Kaufman AA and Meagan Spooner
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... (3.5 Stars)
c) Mystery - The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie by Alan Bradley
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... (3 Stars)
d) Orange Cover - Angus, Thongs and Full-Frontal Snogging by Louise Rennison
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... (3 Stars)
e) Five word title - Fifth Grave Past the Light by Darynda Jones
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... (4 Stars)
Match 2: Secret Runners of New York
a) A secretive title - The Husband's Secret by Liane Moriarty AA
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... (3.5 Stars)
b) Four people on the cover with a building in the background - Archenemies by Marissa Meyer
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... (3.5 Stars)
c) Male author - One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest by Ken Kesey
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... (4 Stars)
d) Young adult - The Queen of the Tearling by Erika Johansen
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... (3.5 Stars)
e) Aussie author - Joel and Cat Set the Story Straight by Nick Earls AA
and Rebecca Sparrow AA
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... (3.5 Stars)
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Well done to all who have finished the summer challenge and thank you to our moderators.Just finished my challlenge with some wonderful reading)
1.
a) red dress on the cover The Dutch House by Ann Patchett....read 4.5*
b) published in 2019 There Was Still Love by Favel Parrett AA....read 4*
c) female author The Scholar by Dervla McTiernan AA....read 4.5*
d) Author's surname starts with S The Rosie Result by Graeme Simsion AA....read 4*
e) historical fiction The Wedding in Auschwitz by Erich Hackl....read 2.5*
2.
a) orange cover The Arsonist: A Mind on Fire by Chloe Hooper AA....read 4*...a very timely and disturbingly sad read
b) cosy mystery Agatha Raisin and the Quiche of Death by M.C. Beaton....read 3.5*
c) word 'death' in title Death of a Gossip by M.C. Beaton ....read 3.5*
d) female author Eleanor & Park by Rainbow Rowell....read 4*
e) Australian female author The Lost Man by Jane Harper AA....read 4.5*
3.
a) streetscape on cover The Visitor by Lee Child....read 3.5*
b) Australian male author Wimmera by Mark Brandi AA....read 3.5*
c) set in New York City of Girls by Elizabeth Gilbert....4*
d) for young readers Maybe by Morris Gleitzman AA....read 3.5*
e) surname of writer starts with R Conversations with Friends by Sally Rooney....read 3*
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Brenda wrote: "Congrats Trish :)"Thank you Brenda :-)
Completion PostWith a few days to go I’ve completed Summer - looking forwards to Autumn 😀
Matching to Book 2 - Death at the Dog Show by Grace York
a) Cosy mystery -
Dark Clouds Over Nuala by Harriet Steel - 5★sb) Dog on cover -
Paw Enforcement by Diane Kelly - 3★sc) Ocean on cover -
The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway - 5★s d) Sun in sky -
The Boundary Fence by Alissa Callen- AA - 3★se) Orange cover -
Death at the Dog Show by Grace York - AA - 4★s
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Finished challenge and enjoyed reading some great books:#1
1. First Name of Authors starts with 'A' and end with "I':
2. Blue Sky:
3. Australian Author:
4. Set in Australia:
5. Historic Fiction:
#2
1. Sea on the cover:
2. Mystery:
3. Orange cover:
4. Caricature of animal on front cover:
5. Female author:
#3
1. Science Fiction:
2. Author's name in red on cover:
3. Published in 2019:
4. Characters move to New York:
5. Title in Blue writing:
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Thanks Brenda. Lanzarote is one of the Canary Islands, just off the west coast of North Africa but part of Spain. We've taken to going there for a bit of winter sun to escape the dark and gloomy British winter!! And yes we had a great time thanks.