Annual Challenge 2022 - Calendar of Books

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Good work Helen!!

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

I've finished both June books..

The Jacaranda House by Deborah Challinor 4★s

Hell Is Always Today by Jack Higgins 4★s

[Meg]

June done
The Jane Austen Remedy by Ruth Wilson AA finished 19/6/22 - 3.5★
Mrs. Everything by Jennifer Weiner finished 5/6/22 - 4★

[Clare]

Meg wrote: "June done
The Jane Austen Remedy by Ruth Wilson AA finished 19/6/22 - 3.5★
Mrs. Everything by Jennifer Weiner finished 5/6/22 - 4★"

I'm reading The Jane Austen Remedy for June and I haven't started yet. Eeek!

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Meg wrote: "June done
The Jane Austen Remedy by Ruth Wilson AA finished 19/6/22 - 3.5★
Mrs. Everything by Jennifer Weiner finished 5/6/22 - 4★"

Well done Meg!

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Clare wrote: "Meg wrote: "June done
The Jane Austen Remedy by Ruth Wilson AA finished 19/6/22 - 3.5★
Mrs. Everything by Jennifer Weiner finished 5/..."

Still 10 days Clare :)

[TheMadHatter]

Half way :-)

Annual Challenge 2022 - Calendar of Books
Duration: 1/1/22 - 31/12/22
Level: Easy
6/12 (3 AA) as of 20/6

January
Jacob by Jacquelyn Frank
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... (3 Stars) - 29 Jan 2022

February
Flying Too High by Kerry Greenwood AA
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... (3.5 Stars) - 5/2/2022

March
Murder in Mesopotamia by Agatha Christie
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... (3.5 Stars) - 22/3/2022

April
Atonement by Ian McEwan
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... (4 Stars) - 16/4/22

May
The Madness of Lord Ian Mackenzie by Jennifer Ashley
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... (3.5 Stars) - 8/5/22

June
Jasper Jones by Craig Silvey AA
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... (3.5 Stars) - 20/6/22

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Good job MH!!

[Kim]

Finished my June selection for this Challenge with:-

Jennifer Juniper: A Journey Beyond the Muse by Jenny Boyd

Rated this one as 3* (7/10). My review is here:-
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Jenn]

Finished my June titles:

Title Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton 4 stars 24/6/22
Author A Night to Forget by Jessica Wood 3 stars 24/6/22

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Great work Kim and Jenn!

[Jazzy]

✅ 6. June
Jeannie Out of the Bottle (2011) - Barbara Eden 24/6/22 5★

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Good job Jazzy! I loved that on TV!

[Jazzy]

Brenda wrote: "Good job Jazzy! I loved that on TV!"

Thanks Brenda, It's a great book, she is a very lovely woman.

[Trish]

June choices finished...and now almost half way through the year !

JUNE
✔1. Julie and Julia: My Year of Cooking Dangerously by Julie Powell....3* 27/06/22
✔2. All My Mothers by Joanna Glen....4* 10/06/22

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Good job Trish!

[Trish]

Brenda wrote: "Good job Trish!"

Thank you Brenda 😊

[Carolyn]

I'm enjoying this challenge because I'm getting to read books on my tbr that I wouldn't normally find time for. My June pick was excellent - a retelling of a classic with a paranormal twist.

John Eyre: A Tale of Darkness and Shadow by Mimi Matthews

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

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Well done Carolyn - and yes, a extra bonus!

[Trish]

July choices read and enjoyed...two very unique Aussie memoirs.

JULY
✔1. Jackson's Track : Memoir of a Dreamtime Place by Daryl Tonkin AA....4* 08/07/22
✔2. My Polar Dream by Jade Hameister AA....4* 06/07/22

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Well done Trish! Out of the way nice and early :)

[Trish]

Brenda wrote: "Well done Trish! Out of the way nice and early :)"

Thank you Brenda...quite unusual for me 😉

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Finished both July's books..

Jewels of the Sun by Nora Roberts 4★s
The Stockman's Daughter by Jacquie Underdown 5★s

[Jenn]

Finished July's books

July
Title The Judge's List by John Grisham 3.5 stars 7/722
Author Still Me by Jojo Moyes 5 stars 11/7/22

[Jane]

I've also finished July's books - thank goodness no more "J"s :)

Jilted by Rachael Johns AA 09-JUL-2022 4*
The Midnight Lock by Jeffery Deaver 11-JUL-2022 3*

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Well done Jenn and Jane - more Js!!

[Catsalive]

July books

Jessica Windom by Marnie Ellingson 14/7 3.5★
A Summer Fling by Milly Johnson 14/7 4★

[Meg]

July books done

Jack by Marilynne Robinson finished 14/7/22 - 4★
Here for the Right Reasons by Jodi McAlister (AA) finished 15/7/22 - 4.5★

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Well done Kylie and Meg!

[Helen]

I have read my July book :) 23/7/22 4*

The Jigsaw Man Nadine Matheson


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

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Good job Helen!

[Helen]

Brenda wrote: "Good job Helen!"

Thanks Brenda

[Jazzy]

I've finished this month's book :

✅ 7. July
Jackie and Maria: A Novel of Jackie Kennedy & Maria Callas (2020) - Gill Paul 24/7/22 - 5★

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Well done Jazzy!

[Carolyn]

I've had to change my July book. I wanted to read Jade Dragon Mountain by Elsa Hart but couldn't get a kindle copy from Amazon or find it at the library so I'm reading The Japanese Lover by Isabel Allende instead, which is very good so far.

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Oh I loved that book Carolyn. I read it when it was released and was very impressed :)

[Jazzy]

Ta, Brenda! :D

[Kim]

Finished my July book for this Challenge:-

Joe Country by Mick Herron

Rated this excellent continuation of the series as 4* (9/10). My review is here:-
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Carolyn]

Brenda wrote: "Oh I loved that book Carolyn. I read it when it was released and was very impressed :)"

I loved it too Brenda. Allende always writes beautifully and this was a lovely, tender love story. I'm glad I got around to reading it!

The Japanese Lover by Isabel Allende

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

[Meg]

August done - it's a lot easier now that the Js are finished!

All the Ugly and Wonderful Things by Bryn Greenwood finished 4/8/22 - 1★
Dropbear by Evelyn Araluen finished 7/8/22 - 4★

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Well done Meg!!

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

My two August reads are done.

Aunt Bessie Assumes by Diana Xarissa 4★s

The Family Man by Anna Willett 5★s

[Helen]

well done Brenda I need to start reading g faster I haven't even read one of my August challenge books yet

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Thanks Helen - you've still got time though. Don't stress :)

[Catsalive]

August

Alex & Me by Irene M. Pepperberg 5/8 3★
Evil in Emerald by A.M. Stuart (AA) 11/8 4.5★

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Well done Kylie :)

[Carol]

August done - really good read. American Dirt by Jeanine Cummins 5 stars 14/08/22

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Good job Carol! I agree - I loved that read :)

[Jazzy]

That's August sorted!
✅ 8. August
A Bit on the Side (2004) - William Trevor 18/8/22 - 5★

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Well done Jazzy!