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message 101: by Phrynne, Series Queen! (new)

Phrynne | 15797 comments Mod
Well done Jennifer!


message 102: by Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen (new)

Brenda | 79989 comments Mod
Well done Jennifer!!


message 103: by Suzie (new)

Suzie | 478 comments Tasks
Easy 2/5
R recommended - replacement book for my original choice as the library reserve came in Hideout by Jack Heath AA 4 stars
Hideout (Timothy Blake #3) by Jack Heath


message 104: by Kim (new)

Kim | 185 comments A slow reading month for me, with two loooonng non-fiction reads.
I finished the first one most definately a 5 star read!
A Promised Land by Barack Obama
🐰 P Read a book PUBLISHED in 2020 A Promised Land by Barack Obama 5 stars finished 21/4/21

Link to my short review - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...


message 105: by Janelle (new)

Janelle | 635 comments Finished early this month!
2. SPELL IT OUT
🐣 A Averil Kenny Those Hamilton Sisters AA finished Apr6 4*
🐣 P Pushing Back by John Kinsella AA finished Apr12 3*
🐣 R The Things We Cannot Say by Kelly Rimmer AA finished Apr22 4*
🐣 I Ivan Turgenev Fathers and Sons finished Apr4 3*
🐣 L Love and Fury: A Novel of Mary Wollstonecraft by Samantha Silva finished Apr1 5*

5/5
3/2AA


message 106: by Phrynne, Series Queen! (new)

Phrynne | 15797 comments Mod
Well done Janelle!


message 107: by Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen (new)

Brenda | 79989 comments Mod
Good job Janelle!


message 108: by Jonquil (new)

Jonquil | 240 comments April Challenge 2021 Spell it out with a difference
April 2021
Level: HARD

10/10 DONE

🐰 A Read a book by an AUSTRALIAN author. Silent Bud Deadly H.Y. Hanna AA 4/12 ★★★
🐰 P Read a book PUBLISHED in 2020 The Great Witches Baking Show Nancy Warren 4/2 ★★★★
🐰 R Read a book RECOMMENDED by a friend. Ash How To: Absurd Scientific Advice for Common Real-World Problems Randall Munroe 4/5 ★★★★
🐰 I Read a book set on an ISLAND (big). Australia Kittyhawk Down Garry Disher AA 4/8 ★★★★
🐰 L Read a book by an author you LOVE Whitewater L.T. Ryan 4/1 ★★★★

Silent Bud Deadly (English Cottage Garden Mysteries #2) by H.Y. Hanna The Great Witches Baking Show (Great Witches Baking Show #1) by Nancy Warren How To Absurd Scientific Advice for Common Real-World Problems by Randall Munroe Kittyhawk Down by Garry Disher Whitewater (Rachel Hatch #6) by L.T. Ryan

🐣 A Arson at the Art Gallery Grace York AA 4/18 ★★★
🐣 P Caridad Piñeiro Cold Case Reopened 4/6 ★★★★
🐣 R Rough Diamond Kathryn Ledson AA 4/1 ★★★
🐣 I Death at a Country Mansion Louise R. Innes 4/3 ★★★★
🐣 L Lights Out Lucy Elicia Hyder 4/17 ★★★★
Arson at the Art Gallery (Getaway Bay #1) by Grace York Cold Case Reopened (Unsolved Mystery, #2) by Caridad Piñeiro Rough Diamond (The Erica Jewell Series Book 1) by Kathryn Ledson Death at a Country Mansion (Daisy Thorne, #1) by Louise R. Innes Lights Out Lucy (Music City Rollers #1) by Elicia Hyder


message 109: by Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen (new)

Brenda | 79989 comments Mod
Well done Jonquil!!


message 110: by Helen (new)

Helen (helen57) | 3411 comments Finished my third book in this challenge

Read a book by an author you love

Kelly Rimmer The Warsaw Orphan The Warsaw Orphan by Kelly Rimmer

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


message 111: by Phrynne, Series Queen! (new)

Phrynne | 15797 comments Mod
Good work Jonquil!


message 112: by Jane (new)

Jane | 752 comments Finished this challenge with:
🐣 P - Play Dead by Harlan Coben 4*

A novel that Harlan Coben wrote very early in his career and then republished with a forward warning readers it wasn't very good. But I actually liked it - I thought it was really obvious what had happened and whodunnit and then it of course it had a big twist at the end!


message 113: by Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen (new)

Brenda | 79989 comments Mod
Well done Jane!!


message 114: by Phrynne, Series Queen! (new)

Phrynne | 15797 comments Mod
Good work Jane:)


message 115: by Jackmeister (new)

Jackmeister | 692 comments Finished 2 more leaving 1 left to finish this challenge.

Tasks

🐰 P Read a book PUBLISHED in 2020 - The Sentinel by Lee Child 4⭐️

🐰 I Read a book set on an ISLAND (Tasmania) - The Survivors by Jane Harper AA - 4⭐️

The Sentinel (Jack Reacher, #25) by Lee Child The Survivors by Jane Harper


message 116: by Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen (new)

Brenda | 79989 comments Mod
Doing well Jackie!!


message 117: by Suzie (new)

Suzie | 478 comments TASKS
Easy 3/5
L - author I love
The Law of Innocence by Michael Connelly 4 stars
The Law of Innocence (Mickey Haller, #7; Harry Bosch Universe #34) by Michael Connelly


message 118: by Helen (new)

Helen (helen57) | 3411 comments I have finished my 4th book for this challenge

Read a book published in 2020

Kelly Hunter Matilda Next Door
Matilda Next Door (Outback Brides Return to Wirralong Book 1) by Kelly Hunter

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


message 119: by Trish (new)

Trish (trishr) | 1109 comments April challenge completed..thank you to our mods 😊
Duration: 1/4/21 - 30/4/21
Level: Easy
5/5 AA 3/3

1. TASKS
🐰 A Read a book by an AUSTRALIAN author
The Lost Life by Steven Carroll AA....read 3*
🐰 P Read a book PUBLISHED in 2020
The Midnight Library by Matt Haig....read 4*
🐰 R Read a book RECOMMENDED by a friend.
The Dictionary of Lost Words by Pip Williams AA....read 4*
🐰 I Read a book set on an ISLAND (big or small)....Tasmania
The World Beneath by Cate Kennedy AA....read 3.5*
🐰 L Read a book by an author you LOVE
The Clock Winder by Anne Tyler....read 3.5* 11/04/21

The Lost Life (The Eliot Quartet, #1) by Steven Carroll The Midnight Library by Matt Haig The Dictionary of Lost Words by Pip Williams The World Beneath by Cate Kennedy The Clock Winder by Anne Tyler


message 120: by Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen (new)

Brenda | 79989 comments Mod
Well done Trish!!!


message 121: by Trish (new)

Trish (trishr) | 1109 comments Brenda wrote: "Well done Trish!!!"

Thank you Brenda 🤗


message 122: by Kylie H (new)

Kylie H | 1493 comments April challenge now complete ☺

April Challenge 2021 Spell it out with a difference
Duration: 1/4/21 - 30/4/21
Level: Easy
5/5

1. TASKS

🐰 A Read a book by an AUSTRALIAN author.
Suspect by Michael Robotham 4★AA

🐰 P Read a book PUBLISHED in 2020
Hollowpox: The Hunt for Morrigan Crow by Jessica Townsend 4★

🐰 R Read a book RECOMMENDED by a friend (Pauline).
Queenie Malone's Paradise Hotel by Ruth Hogan 4★

🐰 I Read a book set on an ISLAND (big or small) - Australia.
Death at the Dog Show by Grace York 4★ AA

🐰 L Read a book by an author you LOVE
Bury Your Dead by Louise Penny 4★

Suspect (Joseph O'Loughlin, #1) by Michael Robotham Hollowpox The Hunt for Morrigan Crow (Nevermoor, #3) by Jessica Townsend Queenie Malone's Paradise Hotel by Ruth Hogan Death at the Dog Show (Getaway Bay #4) by Grace York Bury Your Dead (Chief Inspector Armand Gamache, #6) by Louise Penny


message 123: by Jackmeister (new)

Jackmeister | 692 comments Challenge complete! 🥳

A - Read a book by an Aussie author - None the Wiser by Rachel Amphlett 4⭐️

None the Wiser (Detective Mark Turpin #1) by Rachel Amphlett


message 124: by Mari (new)

Mari | 508 comments Another great reading month 🥰

April Challenge 2021 Spell it out with a difference
Duration: 1/4/21 - 30/4/21
Level: Easy
5/5
Completed 25th April

2. Spell It Out.
🐣 A
- Ink and Shadows by Ellery Adams 05/04 ★★★★
🐣 P - The Library of Lost and Found by Phaedra Patrick 20/04 ★★★☆
🐣 R - The Death of Mrs. Westaway by Ruth Ware 02/04 ★★★★☆
🐣 I - The Inaugural Meeting of the Fairvale Ladies Book Club by Sophie Green *AA* 09/04 ★★★★
🐣 L - The Secret Life of Shirley Sullivan by Lisa Ireland *AA* 25/04 ★★★★

Ink and Shadows (Secret, Book, & Scone Society, #4) by Ellery Adams The Library of Lost and Found by Phaedra Patrick The Death of Mrs. Westaway by Ruth Ware The Inaugural Meeting of the Fairvale Ladies Book Club by Sophie Green The Secret Life of Shirley Sullivan by Lisa Ireland


message 125: by Phrynne, Series Queen! (new)

Phrynne | 15797 comments Mod
Well done Kylie, Jackie and Mari!


message 126: by Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen (new)

Brenda | 79989 comments Mod
Great job Kylie, Jackie and Mari!!


message 127: by Fi (new)

Fi | 36 comments Happy I finished the challenge this month! Loved it :)

April Challenge 2021 Spell it out with a difference
Duration: 1/4/21 - 30/4/21
Level:
5/5

1. TASKS
🐰 A Read a book by an AUSTRALIAN author.
The Desert Nurse Pamela Hart *AA* 5*
🐰 P Read a book PUBLISHED in 2020
The Thursday Murder Club Richard Osman 3*
🐰 R Read a book RECOMMENDED by a friend. (Kevin McMahon)
Playing Nice J.P. Delaney 5*
🐰 I Read a book set on an ISLAND (big or small).
Right As Rain Tricia Stringer *AA* (Australia) 3*
🐰 L Read a book by an author you LOVE
One Minute Later Susan Lewis 4*

The Desert Nurse by Pamela Hart The Thursday Murder Club (Thursday Murder Club, #1) by Richard Osman Playing Nice by J.P. Delaney Right As Rain by Tricia Stringer One Minute Later by Susan Lewis


message 128: by Trevor (new)

Trevor | 643 comments Finished my 7th book for the challenge “A Stairway to Paradise” by Madeleine StJohn 3*


message 129: by Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen (new)

Brenda | 79989 comments Mod
Well done Fi!!!


message 130: by Janine (new)

Janine (janineor) | 2172 comments Challenge Completed
April Challenge 2021 Spell it out with a difference
Duration: 1/4/21 - 30/4/21
Level: Easy
5/5

1. TASKS
🐰 A Read a book by an AUSTRALIAN author
The Mystery Woman by Belinda Alexandra(AA) READ 18/4/21 4*
🐰 P Read a book PUBLISHED in 2020
Say No More by Karen Rose READ 24/4/21 3*
🐰 R Read a book RECOMMENDED by a friend (Brenda)
The Codebreakers by Alli Sinclair(AA) READ 8/4/21 4*
🐰 I Read a book set on an ISLAND (big or small)
Croc Country by Kerry McGinnis(AA) READ 10/4/21 3*
🐰 L Read a book by an author you LOVE
Before She Disappeared by Lisa Gardner READ 15/4/21 4*

The Mystery Woman by Belinda Alexandra Say No More (Romantic Suspense #24; Sacramento #2) by Karen Rose The Codebreakers by Alli Sinclair Croc Country by Kerry McGinnis Before She Disappeared by Lisa Gardner


message 131: by Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen (new)

Brenda | 79989 comments Mod
Great work Janine!!


message 132: by Phrynne, Series Queen! (new)

Phrynne | 15797 comments Mod
Well done Fi and Janine!


message 133: by Mari (new)

Mari | 508 comments Brenda wrote: "Great job Kylie, Jackie and Mari!!"

Thank you ladies. Now to set my TBR for the May challenge. 😊


message 134: by Suzie (new)

Suzie | 478 comments Tasks
Easy 4/5
A - Australian author. Replacement for original title selected
Gone by Midnight by Candice Fox AA 4 stars
Gone by Midnight (Crimson Lake, #3) by Candice Fox


message 135: by Helen (new)

Helen (helen57) | 3411 comments Finished my 5th book in the challenge yay

Easy 5/5

Read a book recommend by a friend

Tea Cooper The House on Boundary Street

The House on Boundary Street by Tea Cooper

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


message 136: by Helen (new)

Helen (helen57) | 3411 comments April Challenge 2021 Spell it out with a difference
Duration: 1/4/21 - 30/4/21
Level: 0/5

1. TASKS
🐰 A Read a book by an AUSTRALIAN author.
Sisters of Freedom Mary-Anne O'Connor AA Finished
🐰 P Read a book PUBLISHED in 2020
Matilda Next Door Kelly Hunter AA Finished
🐰 R Read a book RECOMMENDED by a friend.
The House on Boundary Street Tea Cooper AA Finished
🐰 I Read a book set on an ISLAND (big or small).
The Jam Queens Josephine Moon AA Finished
🐰 L Read a book by an author you LOVE
The Warsaw Orphan Kelly Rimmer AA Finished

Sisters of Freedom by Mary-Anne O'Connor Matilda Next Door (Outback Brides Return to Wirralong Book 1) by Kelly Hunter The House on Boundary Street by Tea Cooper The Jam Queens by Josephine Moon
The Warsaw Orphan by Kelly Rimmer

All done woohoo another challenge finished


message 137: by Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen (new)

Brenda | 79989 comments Mod
Helen wrote: "April Challenge 2021 Spell it out with a difference
Duration: 1/4/21 - 30/4/21
Level: 0/5

1. TASKS
🐰 A Read a book by an AUSTRALIAN author.
Sisters of Freedom Mary-Anne O'Connor AA Finished
🐰 P Re..."


Helen when you want to post your final challenge, copy and paste from 'edit' and you'll have everything you linked come up :)

Well done!!


message 138: by Helen (new)

Helen (helen57) | 3411 comments Thanks Brenda


message 139: by Clare (new)

Clare Snow (claresnow) | 521 comments I finished my 4th of 5 book. Only half a book to go!

Read a book PUBLISHED in 2020
The Book of Chance by Sue Whiting AA Read 25/4. 4★ Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
The Book of Chance by Sue Whiting


message 140: by Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen (new)

Brenda | 79989 comments Mod
Go Clare!!!


message 141: by Carolyn (last edited Apr 27, 2021 05:34PM) (new)

Carolyn | 9837 comments 🐰 Completed this month's challenge. All good reads!
5 books (2 AA)

TASKS
🐰 A Read a book by an AUSTRALIAN author.
X The Good Sister by Sally Hepworth AA 5★

🐰 P Read a book PUBLISHED in 2020
X Trust by Chris Hammer AA 5★

🐰 R Read a book RECOMMENDED by a friend.
X The Vanishing Children by Graham Brack (Marianne) 5★

🐰 I Read a book set on an ISLAND (big or small)
X Trouble in Nuala by Harriet Steel (Sri Lanka) 3.5★

🐰 L Read a book by an author you LOVE
X What the Devil Knows by C.S. Harris 4.5★

The Good Sister by Sally Hepworth Trust (Martin Scarsden, #3) by Chris Hammer The Vanishing Children by Graham Brack Trouble in Nuala (The Inspector de Silva Mysteries #1) by Harriet Steel What the Devil Knows (Sebastian St. Cyr, #16) by C.S. Harris


message 142: by Johanna (new)

Johanna book number five finished, so that's me done for the month of April


message 143: by Alex (new)

Alex Cantone | 982 comments Easy 5/5 2AA SPELL-IT-OUT - done with a couple of days to spare.

A - A Necessary Evil by Abir Mukherjee 11/4 4★
P - Present Tense: A Schalk Lourens Mystery by AA Natalie Conyer 15/4 4.5★
R - Relic by Douglas Preston 5/4 4★
I - In the Blood by Steve Robinson 28/4 3★
L - The Lost Man by AA Jane Harper 22/4 5★

A Necessary Evil (Sam Wyndham, #2) by Abir Mukherjee Present Tense A Schalk Lourens Mystery by Natalie Conyer Relic (Pendergast, #1) by Douglas Preston In the Blood (Jefferson Tayte Genealogical Mystery, #1) by Steve Robinson The Lost Man by Jane Harper


message 144: by Kim (new)

Kim | 185 comments Finished! What a ride, some difficult and brick size non-fiction this month, so kept it to the "easy" level :D

April Challenge 2021 Spell it out with a difference
Duration: 1/4/21 - 30/4/21
Level: Easy
5/5

1. TASKS
🐰 A Read a book by an AUSTRALIAN author. Land's Edge by Tim Winton AA 4 stars finished 4/4/21
🐰 P Read a book PUBLISHED in 2020 A Promised Land by Barack Obama 5 stars finished 21/4/21
🐰 R Read a book RECOMMENDED by a friend. The Sympathiser by Viet Thanh Nguyen 5 stars finished 28/4/21
🐰 I Read a book set on an ISLAND (big or small- Britain) The Splendid and the Vile: A Saga of Churchill, Family, and Defiance During the Blitzby Erik Larson 3 stars finished 24/4/21
🐰 L Read a book by an author you LOVE - The River Wife by Heather Rose AA 5 stars finished 28/4/21
Land's Edge by Tim Winton A Promised Land by Barack Obama The Sympathiser by Viet Thanh Nguyen The Splendid and the Vile A Saga of Churchill, Family, and Defiance During the Blitz by Erik Larson The River Wife by Heather Rose


message 145: by Veronique (new)

Veronique | 72 comments Mission accomplished with 3 days to spare!


message 146: by Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen (new)

Brenda | 79989 comments Mod
Well done Carolyn, Alex, Kim, Johanna and Veronique!


message 147: by Phrynne, Series Queen! (new)

Phrynne | 15797 comments Mod
Well done all. I will give you all a big green tick once I get back from my trip.


message 148: by Phrynne, Series Queen! (new)

Phrynne | 15797 comments Mod
April Challenge 2021 Spell it out with a difference
Duration: 1/4/21 - 30/4/21
Level: Hard
10/10


1. TASKS
🐰 A Read a book by an AUSTRALIAN author.
Diamond Sky by Annie Seaton AA 4 stars
🐰 P Read a book PUBLISHED in 2020
The Lantern Men by Elly Griffiths 5 stars
🐰 R Read a book RECOMMENDED by a friend.
Deadhead and Buried by H.Y. Hanna (Brenda) AA 4 stars
🐰 I Read a book set on an ISLAND (big or small) Australia
Paydirt by Garry Disher AA 4 stars
🐰 L Read a book by an author you LOVE
The Stone Circle by Elly Griffiths 5 stars

Diamond Sky (The Porter Sisters #3) by Annie Seaton The Lantern Men (Ruth Galloway, #12) by Elly Griffiths Deadhead and Buried (English Cottage Garden Mysteries #1) by H.Y. Hanna Paydirt (Wyatt, #2) by Garry Disher The Stone Circle (Ruth Galloway, #11) by Elly Griffiths

2. SPELL IT OUT
🐣 A Alert by James Patterson 4 stars
🐣 P Melpomene's Daughter by Cassandra Page AA 3 stars
🐣 R Her Final Hour by Rachel Amphlett AA 4 stars
🐣 I The Falls by Ian Rankin 5 stars
🐣 L Gone Missing by Linda Castillo 4 stars

Alert (Michael Bennett, #8) by James Patterson Melpomene's Daughter (Isla's Inheritance, #3) by Cassandra Page Her Final Hour (Detective Mark Turpin, #2) by Rachel Amphlett The Falls (Inspector Rebus #12) by Ian Rankin Gone Missing (Kate Burkholder, #4) by Linda Castillo


message 149: by Trevor (new)

Trevor | 643 comments Finished my tenth book for the challenge, Prine Suspect by Lynda LaPlant -3*

I will post a full list of my books finished when I get back home over the weekend.


message 150: by Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen (new)

Brenda | 79989 comments Mod
Well done Phrynne!!


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