A Special Extra Challenge (running for 6 months) - 1st April - 30 September 2020

[Genevieve]

I’ve finished my 3rd book

T in Health

Threads of Life: A History of the World Through the Eye of a Needle by Clare Hunter 4★

[Lee at ReadWriteWish]

Read my T from the word active book.

Things in Jars by Jess Kidd

Quite enjoyed it. 4 and 1/2 stars. My review here

[Sarah]

Third word completed! (This is one I had previously completed, but some shuffling around of books necessitated some additional reading).
Progress: 36/86 AA: 11/16

M: The Good Turn by Dervla McTiernan AA (11/4) 4*
A: Miracle Creek by Angie Kim (22/5) 4.5*
S: Flesh House by Stuart MacBride (5/4) 4*
K: 488 Rules for Life by Kitty Flanagan AA (6/5) 4*
E: The Janus Stone by Elly Griffiths (4/4) 4*
D: Killing Kennedy: The End of Camelot by Bill O'Reilly and Martin Dugard (31/5) 4*

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

I'm so impressed by your grid Sarah!

[PattyMacDotComma]

T in Updates
I recently read Taboo by much-awarded Australian Indigenous author Kim Scott, about contemporary SW Western Australia. Pretty strong stuff.
4★ My review of 'Taboo'

[Janine]

Finished 15/16

L - Just an Ordinary Family by Fiona Lowe(AA) 5*

[Sally906]

I’ve completed the challenge

Spell Out THREAT Using title or author initials

T - The Lucky Galah by Tracy Sorensen - AA - 24/05/20 - 4★s
H - The Hunters by John Flanagan- AA - 27/05/20 - 4★s
R - Cloudy with a Chance of Witchcraft by Mandy M. Roth - 06/06/20 - 5★s
E - An Earl by Any Other Name by Lauren Smith - 30/04/20 - 4★s
A - All Who Wander by April Alieda - 04/04/20 - 2★s
T - Thursdays in the Park by Hilary Boyd - 16/05/20 - 5★s

[Gin]

Would love to participate

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Sally906 wrote: "I’ve completed the challenge

Spell Out THREAT Using title or author initials

T - The Lucky Galah by Tracy Sorensen - AA - 2..."

Well done Sally! Lots of time to add another word if you want :)

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Gin wrote: "Would love to participate"

Set up your challenge Gin, choose your words then books and post here, then I'll link you :)

[Gin]

3/6 books read

S: The Rosie Effect by Graeme Simsion (Australian Author)
A: Anne of Green Gables by L. Montgomery
F: Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe by Fannie Flag (Completed)
E: Olive Kitteridge by Elizabeth Strout
T: The 24-Hour Café By Libby Page (Completed)
Y: Everything, Everything by Nicola Yoon (Completed)

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

You're linked Gin :)

[Nicola]

First out of my 6 books done.
Health
T – The Three Miss Allens / Victoria Purman AA 3*

[Jacm]

I confess, I haven't made as much progress with this challenge as I though I would with only 4/16 so far..

My latest is Empire of Storms by Sarah J. Maas. Dragged a bit in the middle but will still continue with the series.

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

[Sarah]

Another word completed and over half-way there!
Progress: 44/86 AA: 14/17

Q: The Scoop (a.k.a. Dead in the Water) by Terence J. Quinn AA (7/6) 3.5*
U: Undara by Annie Seaton AA (29/4) 4*
A: When We Were Vikings by Andrew David MacDonald (18/5) 4*
R: The Lying Game by Ruth Ware (17/4) 3.5*
A: A is for Alibi by Sue Grafton (11/5) 3.5*
N: The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah (13/5) 5*
T: The Yield by Tara June Winch AA (6/4) 5*
I: I Can See in the Dark by Karin Fossum (4/5) 4*
N: The Night Stalker by Robert Bryndza (7/4) 4*
E: Girl, Woman, Other by Bernardine Evaristo (3/4) 5*

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

You're doing very well Sarah!

[Mell]

Sarah wrote: "Another word completed and over half-way there!
Progress: 44/86 AA: 14/17

Q: The Scoop (a.k.a. Dead in the Water) by Terence J. Quinn AA (7/6) 3.5..."

that is so clever!

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Isn't it Mell!!

[Genevieve]

I’ve just finished reading my book for the first H in Health

Snake Island by Ben Hobson 4.5★

[Janine]

Challenge Completed
Spell-it-Out 6 monthly Challenge
Level: Hard
16/16

S - Until Dark by Mariah Stewart READ 20/5/20 3*
O - Over the Line by Cindy Gerard READ 22/5/20 4*
C - The Wife and the Widow by Christian White(AA) READ 4/4/20 4*
I - Into the Dark by Karen Rose READ 7/5/20 4*
A - Death on the Nile by Agatha Christie READ 28/4/20 4*
L - Just an Ordinary Family by Fiona Lowe(AA) READ 5/6/20 5*

D - Akin by Emma Donoghue READ 20/4/20 3*
I - The Identicals by Elin Hilderbrand READ 7/5/20 3*
S - Something to Talk About by Rachael Johns(AA) READ 13/5/20 5*
T - Taken by Barbara Freethy READ 3/4/20 3*
A - None the Wiser by Rachel Amphlett(AA) READ 17/4/20 4*
N - The Botanist's Daughter by Kayte Nunn(AA) READ 24/5/20 3*
C - The Boy from the Woods by Harlan Coben READ 8/4/20 4*
I - Isobel's Promise by Maggie Christensen(AA) 3*
N - Khaki Town by Judy Nunn(AA) READ 21/6/20 4*
G - The Girl They Left Behind by Roxanne Veletzos READ 16/4/20 4*

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[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Well done Janine!!

[Genevieve]

I’ve read my book for E in Health

Me by Elton John 4★

[Jacm]

Y - Your Own Kind of Girl by Clare Bowditch. A definitive 5 ★
Review here: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Sarah]

Another word down!
Progress: 49/86 AA: 17/23

P: The Mystery Gut by Kerryn Phelps AA (25/4) 5*
A: Crossings by Alex Landragin AA (20/6) 5*
N: Nine Elms by Robert Bryndza (30/6) 3.5*
D: The Midnight Watch: A Novel of the Titanic and the Californian by David Dyer AA (11/6) 4.5*
E: The Quartet Murders by J.R. Ellis (27/6) 4*
M: Broken Skin by Stuart MacBride (26/4) 4*
I: The Invincible Summer of Juniper Jones by Daven McQueen (13/6) 5*
C: You by Caroline Kepnes (12/6) 3*

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Wow look at you go!!

[Trish]

Seriously impressive and inspiring Sarah :-)

[Alex]

All done here

H Havana Bay by Martin Cruz Smith 5/5 4.5★
E Evening's Land by Pauline West 30/5 3★
A The Autumn Murders by AA Robert Gott 10/5 3★
L Lost Empire by Clive Cussler 6/4 3.5★
T Three to Kill by Jean-Patrick Manchette 12/5 4★
H The Hermit of Eyton Forest by Ellis Peters 2/7 4.5★

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Well done Alex :) Plenty of time for more!

[Sarah]

Trish wrote: "Seriously impressive and inspiring Sarah :-)"

Thanks Trish - I've always loved word games! 😀 (I'm also including virtually every book I read during the April-September period!)

[Trish]

Sarah wrote: "Trish wrote: "Seriously impressive and inspiring Sarah :-)"

Thanks Trish - I've always loved word games! 😀 (I'm also including virtually every book I read during the April-September period!)"

Sarah, I spend quite a bit of my time playing word games on my tablet so can relate.

[Lee at ReadWriteWish]

Finished a C book. Cry of the Firebird by T.M. Clark

A little disappointing unfortunately. My 2 out of 5 star review here

[Jacm]

Finished number 6/16. O - Becoming by Michelle Obama. 3.5 ★

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

[Jacm]

'E' in WELLNESS: Abide with Me by Elizabeth Strout 3★

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

[Jacm]

Halfway! (8/16) Finished my 'C' in Recovery with Circe by Madeline Miller.

Only 2 ★ for this one.
Review here: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Jacm]

'R' in Recovery: Such a Fun Age by Kiley Reid. 3.5★

A page turner that will spark some good conversations but laking depth of characters that would have increased the rating.

More thoughts here: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Genevieve]

I’ve finished Stone Country by Nicole Alexander. It was the last book I had left to read so I’ve completed the challenge at the easy level.

H Snake Island by Ben Hobson AA 4.5★

E Me by Elton John 4★

A Stone Country by Nicole Alexander AA 3★

L Lady in the Lake by Laura Lippman 3.5★

T Threads of Life: A History of the World Through the Eye of a Needle by Clare Hunter 4★

H Bruny by Heather Rose AA 5★

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Well done Genevieve :)

[Jane]

Finished my 3rd word CORONA VIRUS with:
U The Unbearable Lightness of Being by Milan Kundera 1*
A book I did not enjoy, at all! Apologies to those lovers of classics.

I have updated my original post with a couple more words.

[Jacm]

10/16 - I was beginning to think I wasn't going to get close to finishing this challenge but hope is sight!

'E' in Recovery - The Queen's Head by Edward Marston. 3★ for a fun Elizabethan mystery.

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

[#Teresa]

Done :)
Spell-it-Out 6 monthly Challenge
Level: Hard
16/16
11/11 AA

S - The Sunday Girl Pip Drysdale AA Read 4/4/20 5*
O - The Yellow House Emily O'Grady AA Read 1/5/20 4*
C - The Wife and the Widow Christian White AA Read 6/6/20 4.5*
I - The Secret Life of Shirley Sullivan Lisa Ireland AA Read 16/7/20 3*
A - Riptides Kirsten Alexander AA Read 17/4/20 4*
L - The Lost Man Jane Harper AA Read 7/5/20 3*

D - The Electric Hotel Dominic Smith AA Read 25/5/20 5*
I - If You Leave Me Crystal Hana Kim Read 19/5/20 4*
S - Whitsunday Dawn Annie Seaton AA Read 28/5/20 5*
T - Try Hard: Tales from the Life of a Needy Overachiever Em Rusciano AA Read 12/4/20 3*
A - The Dutch House Ann Patchett Read 26/4/20 4*
N - The Fifth Letter Nicola Moriarty AA Read 2/5/20 5*
C - The Clockmaker's Daughter Kate Morton AA Read 10/4/20 5*
I - If I Stay Gayle Forman Read 27/4/20 4*
N - Little Fires Everywhere Celeste Ng Read 24/5/20 5*
G - The Reckless Oath We Made Bryn Greenwood Read 21/4/20 3*

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Good job Teresa :)

[#Teresa]

Brenda wrote: "Good job Teresa :)"
Thanks :)

[Lee at ReadWriteWish]

Just finished an E for The End of Cuthbert Close by Cassie Hamer

Nice enough light read, 3 1/2 out of 5 Review here

[PattyMacDotComma]

U for UPDATES is John Updike. I just finished Rabbit, Run, the first book in what became a four-part series about a guy I didn't like at all. But the last two books won Pulitzer Prizes, so you know the writing was excellent!
4★ Link to my Rabbit Run review

[Tina ❣]

I'm done :)

I'll choose my level later

Spell-it-Out 6 monthly Challenge
1st April - 30 September 2020
Level: Medium - 8-9 books (minimum 2 AAs)
6/9

Wash Hands
W - When There's Nowhere Else to Run by Murray Middleton 17/05/20 AA
A - The Phoenix Wand by Angie Droulias 10/04/20
S - How to Seduce a Vampire (Without Really Trying) by Kerrelyn Sparks 06/05/20
H - The Chronicles of Fire and Ice by L.L. Hunter 24/04/20 AA

H - Fae of the North by E. Hall 28/04/20
A - Alien Warrior's Captive Bride by Juno Wells 20/05/20
N - The Toll by Neal Shusterman 10/06/20
D - Dragon Fever by Elsa Jade 09/06/20
S - Caraval by Stephanie Garber 01/06/20

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Well done Tina!

[Jane]

Finished my 4th word ISOLATION with:

O Obsession in Death by J.D. Robb 5*

Still working on my 5th word and maybe there is time yet for a 6th!

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Pretty sure there is Jane ;) You're doing well!

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

As I only had two more to read in this challenge, I've added another word :)

[Jacm]

Genevieve wrote: "I’ve finished Stone Country by Nicole Alexander. It was the last book I had left to read so I’ve completed the challenge at the easy level.

H Snake Island by [author:Ben Hobson|169..."

Well done Genevieve. Looks like you had some enjoyable reads in there :)