**Summer Challenge 1/12/20 - 28/2/21**

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

You're welcome :)

[Deb]

I have started with the very book my challenge is named after I Am Legend and Other Stories by Richard Matheson it has been a couple of years since I re-read it, and I am falling in love with it all over again...

[Deb]

I finished my first; a re-read of my favourite book. the basis of the challenge.
I Am Legend by Richard Matheson
always, always five stars because the star system does not go higher...

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

[Kim]

Finished my 3rd of this Challenge with:-

'R' from 'LOTTERY' (author's surname) -
When She Was Good by Michael Robotham

Rated this 5 stars (10/10). My review is here:-
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Deb]

Finished my second;
by Lynette NoniAA

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

[Janine]

Finished 5 for this challenge while on holidays

Book:

T - The Champagne War by Fiona McIntosh(AA) 4*
I - In a Holidaze by Christina Lauren 3*
E - Emma by Kelly Hunter(AA) 3*
O - One More for Christmas by Sarah Morgan 4*
K - (from BOOKS on Cover) Rebel Without a Claus by Zara Keane 3*

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Good job Janine!!

[Krystal]

Finished my first for O:

The Other Side of the Sky by Amie Kaufman



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

[Sarah]

I've decided to switch from one favourite book to another, more summer-themed, one (I was a little short of AA's with the original plan!). Instead of In Cold Blood by Truman Capote, I'll now do Summer's Lease by John Mortimer. I've updated my original post to reflect the change.

[Janine]

Finished my 6th

S - The Family Inheritance by Tricia Stringer(AA) 4*

[Carol]

ok so I am new to embracing these challenges - what is the rule with using the same book for several challenges? Summer Challenge as well as Around Australia 2021?

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Carol wrote: "ok so I am new to embracing these challenges - what is the rule with using the same book for several challenges? Summer Challenge as well as Around Australia 2021?"

You can use the same book for as many challenges as you like Carol.

[Janine]

Finished 7 & 8/20

H - The Survivors by Jane Harper(AA) 4*

G - A Life Worth Living by Louise Guy(AA) 3*

[Janine]

Finished 9&10/20

T - Together by Christmas by Karen Swan 4*

S - Christmas in Silver Bell Falls by Samantha Chase 4*

[Janine]

Finished another for this challenge

V - Desire Lines by Felicity Volk(AA) 4*

[Trevor]

Fifth book for the challenge finished - Out of the Shelter by David Lodge - 4★

This is the first David Lodge book that i have read for several years, and I thoroughly enjoyed it.

[Janine]

Finished the year with two more for this challenge

R - The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart by Holly Ringland(AA) 4*

O - The Orphan Sisters by Shirley Dickson 4*

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Couple of great reads there Janine! I loved them both :)

[Kim]

Finished my 4th of this Challenge:-

'E' from 'Lottery':-
Early Warning by Jane Smiley

Rated this one as 4* (8/10). My review is here:-
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Janine]

Finished another 14/20

A - Red Sky Over Hawaii by Sara Ackerman 5*

[Kim]

Finished my 5th of this Challenge with:-

'T' from 'Lottery' (author's surname):-
Strangers by C.L. Taylor

Rated this one 4* (9/10). My review is here:-
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Janine]

Finished my 15th

O - Where Fortune Lies by Mary-Anne O'Connor(AA) 4*

[Janine]

Finished my 16th

F - Already Dead by Jaye Ford(AA) 4*

[Kahlia]

I've just reached the halfway mark with 13/23, so right on track by my calculations. I'm terribly slack with reviews, but the highlight so far has been Piranesi by Susanna Clarke - mysterious, captivating and oddly optimistic all at once.

I also really enjoyed Heart's Blood by Juliet Marillier (AA) and Empire of Ivory by Naomi Novik.

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Doing well Kahlia!!

[Tien]

Woohoo, completed!

message #9

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Well done Tien :)

[Sarah]

Tien wrote: "Woohoo, completed!

message #9"

Well done, Tien! What a beautiful cover your book has - it sounds like a really interesting read, too.

[Jonquil]

Summer Challenge 2020/2021
12/1/20 - 2/28/21
Level: Easy

DONE Message 77

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Jonquil wrote: "Summer Challenge 2020/2021
12/1/20 - 2/28/21
Level: Easy

DONE Message 77"

Well done Jonquil!!

[Janine]

Finished 17/20

R - Riptides by Kirsten Alexander(AA) 3*

[Janine]

Finished 18/20

S - The Stationery Shop of Tehran by Marjan Kamali 4*

[Krystal]

For T I read The Happiest Man on Earth by AA Eddie Jaku and it was such an inspiring book! I think I will be raving about it for a while!



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

[Amanda]

Challenge completed

Summer Challenge 2020/2021
Duration: 1/12/20 - 28/2/2021
Level: EASY
Progress: 8/8



E - What's Your Type?: The Strange History of Myers-Briggs and the Birth of Personality Testing - Merve Emre - 3* - 29/12/2020
D - From Here to Eternity: Travelling the World to Find the Good Death - Caitlin Doughty - 4* - 8/12/2020
U - Unseen The secret world of chronic illness - Jacinta Parsons - AA - 4* - 11/12/2020
C - Oh Happy Day: Those Times and These Times - Carmen Callil - AA - 3* - 18/12/2020
A - Moonflower Murders - Anthony Horowitz - 4* - 06/12/2020
T - Memorial Drive: A Daughter's Memoir - Natasha Trethewey - 4.5* - 01/12/2020
E - The End: The Human Experience Of Death - Bianca Nogrady - AA - 3* - 16/01/2020
D - Ghosts - Dolly Alderton - 3.5* - 6/12/2020

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Well done Amanda!!

[Amanda]

Brenda wrote: "Well done Amanda!!"

Thanks Brenda

[Deb]

One more down! I am going really slowly with this challenge, but I have the G nailed with an Australian Author even: by James Bradley

Less of science fiction than speculative fiction and set in Tassie

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

[Janine]

Finished 19/20

E - Paris Never Leaves You by Ellen Feldman 3*

[Deb]

One more down! The second 'E' is brought o you by the very fun by AA Fleur McDonald

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

[Janine]

Challenge Completed

Summer Challenge 2020/2021
Duration: 1/12/20 - 28/2/2021
Level: Hard
20/20
The Giver of Stars by Jojo Moyes (I can't get the enlarged version)

T - The Champagne War by Fiona McIntosh(AA) READ 3/12/20 4*
H - The Survivors by Jane Harper(AA) READ 22/12/20 4*
E - Paris Never Leaves You by Ellen Feldman READ 19/1/21 3*

G - A Life Worth Living by Louise Guy(AA) READ 23/12/20 3*
I - In a Holidaze by Christina Lauren READ 9/12/20 3*
V - Desire Lines by Felicity Volk(AA) READ 28/12/20 4*
E - Emma by Kelly Hunter(AA) READ 5/12/20 3*
R - The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart by Holly Ringland(AA) READ 31/12/20 4*

O - One More for Christmas by Sarah Morgan READ 4/12/20 4*
F - Already Dead by Jaye Ford(AA) READ 5/1/21 4*

S - The Family Inheritance by Tricia Stringer(AA) READ 16/12/20 4*
T - Together by Christmas by Karen Swan READ 25/12/20 4*
A - Red Sky Over Hawaii by Sara Ackerman READ 3/1/21 5*
R - Riptides by Kirsten Alexander(AA) READ 14/1/21 3*
S - The Stationery Shop of Tehran by Marjan Kamali READ 15/1/21 4*



B - Deadman's Track by Sarah Barrie(AA) READ 21/1/21 4*
O - Where Fortune Lies by Mary-Anne O'Connor(AA) READ 4/1/21 4*
O - The Orphan Sisters by Shirley Dickson READ 31/12/20 4*
K - Rebel Without a Claus by Zara Keane READ 12/12/20 3*
S - Christmas in Silver Bell Falls by Samantha Chase READ 26/12/20 4*

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Great job Janine!!

[Deb]

I just finished my review for my 'N' by the amazingly impressive Australian author Inga Simpson.

I am well on track to finish this challenge.

[Deb]

Just finished my 'L' with the amazing, 5* thriller/sci-fi Lexicon by Max Barry AA

Just one more to go for this challenge, but it is a whopper of a book and I have to admit I have been putting it off.

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

You have plenty of time left to read it Deborah, fortunately :)

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Finished :)

Summer Challenge 2020/2021
Duration: 1/12/20 - 28/2/2021
Level: HARD
29/29

#1. Favourite book - Akarnae by Lynette Noni

A Under the Golden Sun by Jenny Ashcroft 5★s 2/12/20 AA
K The Orphan's Island by Kate Hewitt 5★s 13/12/20
A Lana's War by Anita Abriel 5★s 10/12/20 AA
R The Girl in the Mirror by Rose Carlyle 3★s 26/12/20 AA
N We Three Heroes by Lynette Noni 5★s 22/12/20 AA
A The Traitor: Wolf Girl 4 by Anh Do 5★s 2/12/20 AA
E The Erasure Initiative by Lili Wilkinson 5★s 28/12/20 AA



#2. Item on cover - VINE

V A Deadly Edition by Victoria Gilbert 4★s 12/12/20
I I Am Justice by Lara Coates 3.5★s 23./12/20 AA
N Settle The Score by Nicki Edwards 5★s 8/12/20 AA
E Beyond Grey by Ella Cook 4★s 14/1/21



#1. Another Favourite Book - Subterranean by B. Michael Radburn


S Something Like This by Karly Lane 5★s 15/12/20 AA
U The Dead of Winter by Nicola Upson 5★s 30/1/21
B Tooting Moon by Brigid George 5★s 5/12/20
T Grounds for Murder by Tara Lush 4★s 11/12/20
E A Girl Called Justice: The Smugglers' Secret by Elly Griffiths 5★s 9/12/20
R The Christmas Forest by Rebecca Boxall 5★s 25/12/20
R Breathe Your Last by Lisa Regan 5★s 12/12/20
A A Murder Between the Pages by Amy Lillard 3★s 12/12/20
N Navigating the Stars by Maria V. Snyder 5★s 17/12/20
E Evil Under The Stars by C.A. Larmer 4★s 20/12/20 AA
A Cherish Me, Cowboy by Alissa Callen 4★s 29/12/20 AA
N The Crowns of Croswald by D.E. Night 2.5★s 13/12/20



#2. Item on Cover - PERSON

P Wedding Bells on Victory Street by Pam Howes 5★s 15/12/20
E The Happiest Man on Earth by Eddie Jaku 5★s 10/1/21
R The Orange Tree by Carol Riggs 5★s 7/12/20
S Hope Echoes by Shannon Curtis 4★s 28/12/20 AA
O Outsider by Linda Castillo 5★s 1/12/20
N The Last Voyage of Mrs Henry Parker by Joanna Nell 3★s 16/1/21 AA

[Kim]

Finished my 6th of this Challenge with:-

'L' from LOTTERY - book title:-
The Lake House by Kate Morton - AA

Yet another winner from Kate Morton - rated it 5*.
My review is here:-
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Deb]

I am sulking a little bit today. My final book for the challenge was meant to be ; E - Excession by Iain M. Banks, which would give me the 'E' I need AND contribute to my personal sci-fi annual challenge.

I picked it at random off my Acquired-as-yet-unread shelf because I have a lot of Iain M Banks, both read and unread and my shelving system let me down.

From the first sentence, I knew I had read this book, fairly recently. So now I have to re-think my E.

- first world problems eh?

[Krystal]

Deborah wrote: "I am sulking a little bit today. My final book for the challenge was meant to be ; E - Excession by Iain M. Banks, which would give me the 'E' I need AND contribute to my personal sci-fi annual cha..."

Oh no! I have to say, I'm so grateful for Goodreads in this respect because so often I pick up books that sound interesting but maybe a little familiar and in the past I could never be sure I hadn't already read it. Whereas now I can track it a lot easier!

Shame it was the E, that's a tough one to find usually!

[Deb]

Krystal wrote: "Deborah wrote: "I am sulking a little bit today. My final book for the challenge was meant to be ; E - Excession by Iain M. Banks, which would give me the 'E' I need AND contribute to my personal s..."

I hear you! Before Goodreads, I lost count of the number of times I picked up books in the library, got them home, then realised I had already read them. GR is an absolute wizard for solving that problem. The occasional shelf grumble is nothing in comparison.

[Sarah]

Have you read “Ready Player Two” yet, Deborah?