June Challenge 2120 - All Aboard the TBR train

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Well done Alex and Zoey!!

[Phrynne, Series Queen!]

Well done Mary, Alex and Zoey!

[Phrynne, Series Queen!]

Finished!

🚂 June Challenge 2021 All Aboard the TBR Train 🚂
Duration: 1/6/21 -30/6/21
Level: Hard
9/9

Engine - JUNE
Link 1: Read a book where the title starts with one of the letters in J-U-N-E
Carriage 1: Neuromancer by William Gibson 5 stars

Link 2: Read another book with a one word title
Carriage 2: Win by Harlan Coben 5 stars

Link 3: Read a book by a male author
Carriage 3:Two Steps Onward by Graeme Simsion AA 5 stars

Link 4: Read another book with a three word title
Carriage 4: Digging Up Dirt by Pamela Hart AA 4 stars

Link 5: Read another Aussie author
Carriage 5: Geraldine Verne's Red Suitcase by Jane Riley AA 4 stars

Link 6: Read a book by a female author
Carriage 6: Murder on Wall Street by Victoria Thompson 5 stars

Link 7: Read another book with murder in the title
Carriage 7: Murder at Keyhaven Castle by Clara McKenna 4 stars

Link 8: Read another cosy mystery.
Carriage 8: Murder at Elm House by Helena Dixon 4 stars

Link 9: Read a book where the author's first name begins with H
Carriage 9: This Shining Life by Harriet Kline 3 stars

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Well done Phrynne!!

[Carolyn]

My train has reached its destination 🚂
Medium level - 6 carriages (2 AA)

🚂 Engine- JUNE

X link 1: Read a book where the title starts with one of the letters in J-U-N-E
carriage 1: The Night She Disappeared by Lisa Jewell 3.5★

X link 2: Another title containing the word night
carriage 2:Either Side of Midnight by Benjamin Stevenson AA 4★

X link 3: Another title containing the word side
carriage 3: The Other Side of Beautiful by Kim Lock AA 5★

X link 4: Another novel featuring a female main character
Carriage 4: The Good Wife of Bath by Karen Brooks 5★

X link 5: Another historical book
Carriage 5: Yours Cheerfully by A.J. Pearce 4★

X link 6: Another book set in the UK
Carriage 6: Silence in the Library by Katharine Schellman 4★

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

I hope all your passengers were wearing their masks Carolyn ;) Well done!!

[PattyMacDotComma]

My second carriage is another book beginning with The

I loved Aussie author Tabitha Bird's imaginative debut novel, and I've just enjoyed her latest, The Emporium of Imagination. I'm pleased she weaves her magic in her hometown of Boonah, Qld, but I want this Emporium to open near me, please!
4★ Link to my Emporium of Imagination review

[Phrynne, Series Queen!]

Well done Carolyn!

[Carolyn]

Brenda wrote: "I hope all your passengers were wearing their masks Carolyn ;) Well done!!"

Lets hope so Brenda!

[Helen]

Finished my 5th book in this challenge

Link 2
Carriage 2
Read a book by another female author

Stefanie LondonForever Starts Now

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

[Sue]

Completed the hard challenge with a week to spare!

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Well done Sue!

[Phrynne, Series Queen!]

Great work Sue:)

[Mari]

Toot toot final destination reached 🚂🚂.
Thanks for another great challenge.

🚂 June Challenge 2021 All Aboard the TBR Train 🚂
Duration: 1/6/21 -30/6/21
Level: Medium
6/6
Completed 25th June

Engine - JUNE
🚞 Link 1: Read a book where the author’s name contains JUNE
Carriage 1: Swallow the Air by Tara June Winch *AA* 05/06 ★★★☆

🚆Link 2: Read another Aussie author
Carriage 2: The Last Migration by Charlotte McConaghy *AA* 19/06 ★★★★★

🚈 Link 3: Read another three word title
Carriage 3: A Fatal Flaw by Faith Martin 21/06 ★★★★★

🚇 Link 4: Read another historical mystery
Carriage 4: A Murder Unmentioned by Sulari Gentill *AA* 17/06 ★★★★★

🚅 Link 5: Read a book by an author whose surname begins with ‘G’
Carriage 5: When All Is Said by Anne Griffin 25/06 ★★★★★

🚉 Link 6: Read another book by an author whose first name is ANNE
Carriage 6: Redhead by the Side of the Road by Anne Tyler 08/06 ★★★★

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Well done Mari!! Some pretty good reads in that lot!

[Phrynne, Series Queen!]

Good work Mari!

[Kylie H]

June challenge has reached it's destination for me ☺

🚂June Challenge 2021 All Aboard the TBR Train 🚂
Duration: 1/6/21 -30/6/21
Level: Medium
6/6

Engine - JUNE
Link 1: A book starting with a letter in J-U-N-E
Carriage 1: The Uncertain Years by Beryl Matthews 4★

Link 2: A book with a three word title
Carriage 2: Secrets Between Friends by Fiona Palmer 4★ AA

Link 3: Book by an Australian author
Carriage 3: Lost by Michael Robotham 4★ AA

Link 4: Book by a male author
The Devils You Know by Ben Sanders 2★

Link 5: Read a book published in 2021
Before You Knew My Name by Jacqueline Bublitz 5★ AA

Link 6: Read a mystery
Dead in the Water by Terence J. Quinn 4★ AA

[Phrynne, Series Queen!]

Well done Kylie!!!

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Good job Kylie!

[Jane]

Finished the challenge a few days ago with:
Link 4: Read another book with two people on the cover:
Carriage 4: Wayward Heart by Cathryn Hein AA 4*

[Trish]

Train journey finished with some great stops along the way 😊


🚂 June Challenge 2021 All Aboard the TBR Train 🚂
Duration: 1/6/21 -30/6/21
Level: Medium
6/6 AA 5/5

Engine - JUNE
✔Link 1: Read a book set in winter, June being start of winter
Carriage 1: The Erratics by Vicki Laveau-Harvie AA....read 3.5*

✔Link 2: Read another book with a one word title (other than The)
Carriage 2: The Yield by Tara June Winch AA....read 4.5*

✔Link 3: Read another book by an Australian female author
Carriage 3: The Good Sister by Sally HepworthAA....read 4.5*

✔Link 4: Read another book published in 2020
Carriage 4: One Split Second by Caroline Bond....read 4*

✔Link 5: Read another book with three word title.
Carriage 5: Gone by Midnight by Candice Fox AA....read 4*

✔Link 6: Read another book with the word MIDNIGHT in the title
Carriage 6: Under the Midnight Sky by Anna Romer AA....read 4*



Congratulations to everyone else who has made it to their destination.

[Phrynne, Series Queen!]

Well done Jane and Trish!

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Great job Jane and Trish :)

[Trish]

Thank you Phrynne and Brenda 😊 enjoyed this fun challenge.

[Sarah]

I've actually finished hard, but am having so much fun linking books, I'll keep going to the end of the month! I had a re-think on this one, and have departed from my original plan, instead linking my books in consecutive order as I read them.
🚂 June Challenge 2021 All Aboard the TBR Train 🚂
Duration: 1/6/21 -30/6/21
Level: Hard
Progress: 12/12 AA: 4/4

Engine - JUNE
Link 1: Read a book published in June
Carriage 1: Digging Up Dirt by Pamela Hart AA (1/6) 5*

Link 2: Read another book by an Australian author
Carriage 2: Death in Daylesford by Kerry Greenwood (US edition) AA (3/6) 5*

Link 3: Read another book with a female main character
Carriage 3: The Heights by Louise Candlish (4/6) 4*

Link 4: Read another book set in the British Isles / written by an author with an 8-letter surname
Carriage 4: Snow by John Banville (7/6) 4*

Link 5: Read another book set in a snowbound winter landscape
Carriage 5: Girl, 11 by Amy Suiter Clarke AA (9/6) 4*

Link 6: Read another book with a main character called Elle/Ellie
Carriage 6: The Codebreakers by Alli Sinclair AA (11/6) 4*

Link 7: Read another book in which a character is stabbed in the chest
Carriage 7: The Whitby Murders by J.R. Ellis (11/6) 4*

Link 8: Read another book that opens at a festival in NE England
Carriage 8: Resistance: A Graphic Novel by Val McDermid (12/6) 4*

Link 9: Read another book in which a journalist and a scientist collaborate to investigate a mysterious illness
Carriage 9: The Puzzle Solver: A Scientist's Desperate Quest to Cure the Illness that Stole His Son by Tracie White & Ronald W. Davis (12/6) 5*

Link 10: Read another book set in northern California, USA
Carriage 10: One Child Alive by Ellery A. Kane (14/6) 4.5*

Link 11: Read another book from a series pairing a law enforcement officer with a civilian forensic specialist
Carriage 11: The Apprentice by Tess Gerritsen (13/6) 5*

Link 12: Read another book that relates the story of the Trojan War (see The Apprentice p.275)
Carriage 12: Troy: The Greek Myths Reimagined by Stephen Fry (17/6) 5*

Link 13: Read another book by an author who identifies as LGBTQIA+
Carriage 13: Nancy Business by R.W.R. Mcdonald

Link 14: Read another book by an author who uses initials
Carriage 14: Five Strangers by E.V. Adamson

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Well done Sarah - looks like you're having great fun!!

[Sarah]

Brenda wrote: "Well done Sarah - looks like you're having great fun!!"

Thanks Brenda - and thanks to you and Phrynne for another inventive challenge!

[Kylie]

Hi, I finished reading my 3 on 20/6.

Thankyou for another great challenge.

[Helen]

Finished this one my train as arrived :)
June Challenge 2021 All Aboard the TBR Train 🚂
Duration: 1/6/21 -30/6/21
Level: Medium
0/6

Engine - JUNE
Link 1: Read a book where the title starts with one of the letters in J-U-N-E
Carriage 1: No Good Deed Diane Hester AA DONE

Link2: Read another book with 3 words in the title
Carriage 2: Forever Starts Now Stefanie London DONE

Link 3: Read a book by another female author
Carriage 3: The Paris Library Janet Skeslien Charles DONE


Link 4: Read another book set in WW2
Carriage 4: Small Acts of Defiance Michelle Wright DONE

Link 5: Read another WW2 book
Carriage 5: The Secrets We Left Behind Soraya M. Lane DONE

Link 6: Read another Kiwi Author
Carriage 6: The Nancys R.W.R. Mcdonald DONE



I hope I have done this one right and I will add the last one as soon as I can :)

My train has arrived at the station, finished this great challenge thank you for organising :)

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Well done Kylie and Helen!! Glad you enjoyed the challenge :)

[Phrynne, Series Queen!]

Great work Kylie and Helen!

[Helen]

Thank you Ladies I am living these challenges and really appreciate the work you put in

[Jackmeister]

Challenge complete! 🥳

My last stop was,

Link 1: Read a book where the title starts with one of the letters in J-U-N-E
Carriage 1: Extinct by Ike Hamill - 4⭐️

[Phrynne, Series Queen!]

Well done Jackie!

[Valerie]

My train arrived early, all 3 books read. Thank you for the fun challenge!

🚂 June Challenge 2021 All Aboard the TBR Train 🚂
Duration: 1/6/21 -30/6/21
Level: easy
3/3

Engine - JUNE

Link 1: Book first published in June
Carriage 1: Sang famille: Traque dans les Anglo-Normandes by Michel Bussi 5★

Link 2: Read another book by male author
Carriage 2: His Last Bow by Arthur Conan Doyle 3★

Link 3: Read another book with three word title
Carriage 3: Two Steps Onward by Graeme Simsion AA 3★

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Well done Jackie and Valerie!!

So glad you're enjoying the challenges Helen :)

[PattyMacDotComma]

Carriage 2 was a book by another female author.

A road trip to track down an unknown father and perform at an international comedy festival. What could possibly go wrong? The Funny Thing About Norman Foreman by Julietta Henderson follows twelve-year-old Norman, his mother, and an old codger to the Edinburgh Fringe. Don't trust me - many readers just loved this one!
3★ Link to my review of Norman Foreman

[Suzie]

Easy 2/3
Carriage 2. Female author
The Dictionary of Lost Words by Pip Williams AA 4 1/2 stars


Won't get my 3rd title read so I'll have to mark this challenge as incomplete

[Phrynne, Series Queen!]

Well done Valerie!

[Kim]

Finished! Thanks for another great challenge :D

🚂 June Challenge 2021 All Aboard the TBR Train 🚂
Duration: 1/6/21 -30/6/21
Level:
3/3

Engine - JUNE
Link 1: Read a book where the author's first name starts with one of the letters in J-U-N-E
Carriage 1: Khaki Town by Judy Nunn AA Read 29 June 4 stars


Link 2: Read a book by another Australian author
Carriage 2: Song of the Crocodile by Nardi Simpson AA Read 2 June 5 stars

Link 3: Read a book by another Australian Indigenous author
Carriage 3: Bila Yarrudhanggalangdhuray by Anita Heiss AA Read 15 June 4 stars

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Well done Kim!!

[Phrynne, Series Queen!]

Excellent work Kim!

[Carol]

All done - enjoyed this one

[Phrynne, Series Queen!]

Well done Carol:)

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Well done Carol :)

[Gothie]

I will go back and update my original post but finished all three books!

[Jonquil]

June Challenge 2021. ALL ABOARD THE TBR TRAIN
All from my 16,443 Kindle freebies
Level: Hard
4 AAs

9/9 DONE

Engine - JUNE
Link 1: Read a book where the title starts with one of the letters in J-U-N-E
Carriage 1: Nailed: An Alex Harris Mystery (The Alex Harris Mysteries) Elaine Macko 6/18 ★★★★
Link 2: Author last name also starts with "M"
Carriage 2: The Slightly Alarming Tale of the Whispering Wars Jaclyn Moriarty AA 6/22 ★★★★
Link 3: Also an Aussie female author
Carriage 3: Tender Deceit H.Y. Hanna AA 6/4 ★★★
Link 4: Another two-word title
Carriage 4: Poisoned Palette Jill Paterson AA 6/3 ★★★★
Link 5: Another alliterative title
Carriage 5: Sharp Shooter Marianne Delacourt AA 6/4 ★★★
Link 6: MC also has woo-woo talent
Carriage 6: Mystic Pieces Ada Bell 6/3 ★★★
Link 7: Car 6 author initials "AB", car 7 author initials "CD"
Carriage 7: Teleport This Christopher M. Daniels 6/19 ★★★
Link 8: Also has a primarily black cover
Carriage 8: I Got Here As Fast As I Could Rebecca Del Giudice 6/5 ★★★★
Link 9: Also has water on cover
Carriage 9: Hidden Agemda Leighann Dobbs 6/2 ★★★

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Well done Gotherella and Jonquil! Jonquil - wow!! I thought I was bad!!

[Phrynne, Series Queen!]

Well done Gotherella and Jonquil!

[Kahlia]

I'm a bit late to update even though I finished my books in time, oops...

Level: Medium
9/9

Engine - JUNE
Link 1: A book where the author's initials are in JUNE
Carriage 1: The Obelisk Gate by N.K. Jemisin ★★★★ (6/6)

Link 2: A book starting with 'O'
Carriage 2: One Hundred Days by Alice Pung AA ★★★ (28/6)

Link 3: A book with a three word title
Carriage 3: Shadow of Night by Deborah Harkness ★★★★ (15/6)

Link 4: A book titled 'X of Y'
Carriage 4: A Master of Djinn by P. Djèlí Clark ★★★★ (30/6)

Link 5: A book starting with 'M'
Carriage 5: Malibu Rising by Taylor Jenkins Reid ★★★★ (28/6)

Link 6: A book with a two word title
Carriage 6: Wendy, Darling by A.C. Wise ★★★ (20/6)

Link 7: A book with a character's name in the title
Carriage 7: Ariadne by Jennifer Saint ★★★ (26/6)

Link 8: A book written in first person
Carriage 8: The Boy from the Mish by Gary Lonesborough AA ★★★★ (12/6)

Link 9: A book by an Australian author
Carriage 9: A Few Right Thinking Men by Sulari Gentill AA ★★★ (10/6)