**Autumn Reading Challenge - 1/3/15 - 31/5/15**

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Trevor wrote: "Challenge finished, this is my final list of books read:


1a) Boil the water - A Town Like Alice by Nevil Shute 4★
1b) Black tea – Violence Begets... ..."

Well done Trevor! You've had some great reads there too:)

[Jülie ☼♄ ]

Brenda wrote: "☼♄Jülie wrote: "RitaSkeeter wrote: "Some solid reads by the look of it Julie!"t..."

Win - Win :)

[Jülie ☼♄ ]

Good list Trevor, I was looking at reading Useful soon.

[Sally906]

☼♄Jülie wrote: "*COMPLETE*

Another great Challenge!!

1. Make a cup of tea!
a) Boil the water -> Burnt Paper Sky by Gilly Macmillan 5★s
b) Black - black tea -> ..."

Well done Jools

[Jülie ☼♄ ]

Thanks Sally :D

[Renee V]

Renée wrote: "Here are my picks so far.

✔Boil - Big Little Lies
✔Green Tea - Ancillary Justice
✔Medium - [book:As You Wish: Inconceivable Tales from the Making of The Princess Br..."

Yay! I finished - and I really enjoyed all my picks bar one which was meh... for me (Wild Wood)

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Well done Renee!

[Christy]

My (almost) final list: Won't finish a full 2nd list but had fun trying.

1. a. Boil - Steamy - How to Make Love Like a Porn Star: A Cautionary Tale by Jenna Jameson - 4*

Burned by Karen Marie Moning - a disappointing 2*

b. Black Tea - Before I Go To Sleep by S.J. Watson - 3*


Knit Two by Kate Jacobs - currently reading

c. Strong Tea - The Lost Recipe for Happiness by Barbara O'Neal - 5*

d. No Sugar - The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins- 4*

The Mistress of Spices by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni - 2*


e. Dash of Milk - The Shortest Distance Between Two Women by Kris Radish - 3*

2. Clean up Australia Day - Burial Rites by Hannah Kent- 4*

Operation Valentine by Loretta Hill - 5*

3. International Day of Happiness - Looking for Me, by Beth Hoffman - 5*

The Dress Shop of Dreams by Menna van Praag - 4*

4. International Mother Earth Day - 11th Hour by James Patterson - 4*

Cross My Heart by James Patterson - 4*

5. International Family Day - First Frost by Sarah Addison Allen - 5*

The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger - 1*

6. New Release by an Aussie Author - Leap of Faith by Fiona McCallum- 4*

still hope to get to The Chocolate Promise by Josephine Moon

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

A great list Christy! You've done an excellent job:)

[Christy]

Brenda wrote: "A great list Christy! You've done an excellent job:)"

Thanks Brenda!! A personal best for me so I'm quite pleased and am ready for Winter!! Now it's the challenge of to read or to knit :)

Thanks for such a fun challenge!!

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

You're welcome Christy:) And read of course;) I guess others would say - do both with an audio book!

[Chris]

Calling it Quits on the Autumn challenge. I missed out on reading three and have no hope of getting any read this week. My final list is:
1a) Boil the water: Bella's Run 5★
b) Black: Embrace 3★
c) Steep tea-medium: The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry 5★
d) No Sugar: Life After Life changed to Mr Chen's Emporium 4★
e) No milk: Gone Girl
2) Aussie TBR: Bittersweet 3★
3) Happy: The Importance of Being Earnest
4) Library: The Art of Racing in the Rain 4★
5) Family orientated: Family Baggage 4★
6) New Aussie Release: The Soldier's Wife

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Congratulations on your great effort anyway Christina:) Maybe you can slot the "not read" ones into Winter:)

[Chris]

Thanks Brenda! I've managed to fit Life After Life in for Winter. The others will have to wait a while longer.

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Well done!

[Lynxie]

I'm calling this one. 50% read, which is more than I thought. :)

Some of the unread ones have made it into other challenges already though so they'll be read in the next little while.

1. Make a cup of tea!
a) Boil the water - Read a book which is "steamy", set in a hot climate or makes you feel warm inside. Or books where the author's name or book title begins with B, O, I or L.
Shameless Exposure – Steamy!!

b) Choose your tea - Read books with a colour on the cover to match the type of tea you choose:
Black - black tea
Desexed ★★

c) Steep the tea - Read a book with page counts to indicate how strong you like your tea:
Medium - 151 to 300 pages
THE LAZARUS EXPERIMENT ★★★

d) Sweet? - Read a book to indicate how sweet you like your tea:
One spoonful - Book one in a series
The Journeyman ★★★★

e) Black or white? - Read a book to indicate what else to add to your tea:
No milk - General fiction
From The Feet Up

2.March 4th is Clean up Australia Day - read at least one book by an Aussie Author from your TBR list...
Breath by Tim Winton

3.March 20th is International Day of Happiness so pick up a book you've been desperate to read OR re-read an old favourite - either will make you HAPPY.
Decrypted – been on the TBR for ages and long awaited.

4.April 22nd is International Mother Earth Day - save the earth by reading a library book, or a book borrowed from a friend...
Meant To Be

5.May 15th is International Family Day - read a book which has family featured...
The After House – mother/daughter ★★

6.New Release by an Aussie Author - Read a book that is released in Autumn 2015 - March, April or May...
Captive Prince by C.S. Pacat - release date of 7th April 2015 ★★★★★

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Good try Lynxie:) Some good and not so good reads there for you:)

[Lynxie]

Brenda wrote: "Good try Lynxie:) Some good and not so good reads there for you:)"

Oh yes, I loved Captive Prince: Volume One, but Desexed was pretty average. :)

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Lynxie wrote: "Brenda wrote: "Good try Lynxie:) Some good and not so good reads there for you:)"

Oh yes, I loved Captive Prince: Volume One, but Desexed was pretty average. :)"

At least you have plenty more to look forward to:)

[Lynxie]

Brenda wrote: "Lynxie wrote: "Brenda wrote: "Good try Lynxie:) Some good and not so good reads there for you:)"

Oh yes, I loved Captive Prince: Volume One, but Desexed was pretty a..."

I sure do. I should have plenty of good ones in the Winter challenge :D

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

That's good news then..something to look forward to :)

[Suzie]

Finished my last book, International Mother Earth Day: The life and times of The Thunderbolt Kid by Bill Bryson. 3 stars, an enjoyable memoir

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Suzie wrote: "Finished my last book, International Mother Earth Day: The life and times of The Thunderbolt Kid by Bill Bryson. 3 stars, an enjoyable memoir"

The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid by Bill Bryson

Well done Suzie!

[Suzie]

Brenda wrote: "Suzie wrote: "Finished my last book, International Mother Earth Day: The life and times of The Thunderbolt Kid by Bill Bryson. 3 stars, an enjoyable memoir"

[book:The Life and Times of the Thunder..."

Phew! Just glad to get it done in time :)

[K]

Just in time for the end of Autumn, I just finished . Wow, that was a hard read! It took me a couple of months to get through that. But it was worth it, nonetheless.

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Well done Kiera!

[Rosie]

I have read all my books for this challenge.

I have had the week off work and had a lot of time to read.

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Well done Rosie!! You'll be all ready for the Winter now, won't you:)

[Zoey]

FINISHED!!!!!! :)

1. Make a cup of tea
a) BOIL - Living Dead in Dallas Charlaine Harris 4★
b) Green Tea - Linger Maggie Stiefvater 4.5★
c)Strong - Q is for Quarry Sue Grafton 4★
d) No Sugar - The Thorn Birds Colleen McCullough 3★
e)No Milk - Angel Puss Colleen McCullough 3★
2. Clean Up Aus Day - Sharp ShooterMarianne Delacourt3★
3. Happy - Dissolution C.J. Sansom 5★
4.Mother Earth Day - (library)Getting WarmerAlan Carter4★
5.Family Day - Cleo Helen Brown 4★
6. Aus New Release - Summer Kiss Jenny Schwartz 4★

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Congratulations Zoey!! Great result:)

[Sally906]

Every one doing really well finishing up their challenges.

Love seeing what everyone has read

[Jülie ☼♄ ]

I agree Sally, there have been some great choices.

[Kathryn]

Zoey wrote: "FINISHED!!!!!! :)

1. Make a cup of tea
a) BOIL - Living Dead in DallasCharlaine Harris4★
b) Green Tea - Linger..."

I just saw your review for Angel Puss, Zoey and I just finished listening on audio as well. Agree with your comments about the ending, and agree with your comments about her "ooh ahh"! Also agree with the "HaHaHa" being annoying, although I forgot about that when I was writing my review!

[Christy]

Brenda wrote: "You're welcome Christy:) And read of course;) I guess others would say - do both with an audio book!"

Lol!! I've tried and don't think I like them. Besides I often need to count in my knitting which doesn't work while listening - I have to go unknit almost 2000 stitches because I've made an error - so much for listening while I knit. Guess I shouldn't walk and chew gum at the same time ;)

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

I don't like listening to audio books either Christy! And it wouldn't do to have to unpick that much! Oh dear:(

[Carolyn]

I have Life in Outer Space as my Winter YA challenge book. Sounds like an Ok read but not great?

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

RitaSkeeter wrote: "I finished my final book a couple of days ago; Life in Outer Space by Melissa Keil. A sweet book, but not really my cup of tea.

My review: https://www.goodreads.co..."

Congratulations Rita! Great quarter - bad luck about the so-so reads; hopefully winter will improve the rating and enjoyment!

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Done for you Carolyn:)

[Carolyn]

Brenda wrote: "Done for you Carolyn:)"

Thank you Brenda!

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I finished this challenge today

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Arena wrote: "I finished this challenge today"

Congratulations Arena!!

[Ashleigh]

дshləigh wrote: "My cup of tea: Black Tea, Medium Steep, No sugar, Just a Dash of Milk

7/10: Books Read..."

Okay so I did not finish the challenge. Surprise, surprise - I can never manage to complete these!!

Atm I am 30 weeks pregnant and still working full time. The worst thing is that I am finding my reading is really dying down.
I read nothing in the month of May. Still plodding along with We All Looked Up. I don't think I will be joining anymore challenges. I will just stick to reading along at whatever pace I can.

[Phrynne, Series Queen!]

дshləigh wrote: "дshləigh wrote: "My cup of tea: Black Tea, Medium Steep, No sugar, Just a Dash of Milk

7/10: Books Read..."

Okay so I did not finish the challenge. Surprise, surprise - I can never manage to comp..."

Congrats with the baby! Will this be your first? I don't recall reading much when I was pregnant either. Maybe very light stuff. I think your concentration goes out the window for a year or so:

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

дshləigh wrote: "дshləigh wrote: "My cup of tea: Black Tea, Medium Steep, No sugar, Just a Dash of Milk

7/10: Books Read..."

Okay so I did not finish the challenge. Surprise, surprise - I can never manage to comp..."

How awesome Ashleigh! Congratulations! Just enjoy your reading when you can and if you want to join a challenge down the track you'll be very welcome :) And please let us know when you've had your baby..we'd love to hear :)

[Carolyn]

Congratulations Ashleigh! You might find you read a bit more later on when you''Re relaxing with your feet up!

[Ashleigh]

Thanks for the Congrats :D It is my first!

[Nicola]

дshləigh wrote: "Thanks for the Congrats :D It is my first!"

Congrats! Hope everything is wonderful and goes well.

[Nicola]

I didn't finish either, but that was because I didn't organise all my reading before I went away and then didn't have internet access! will do my final list when I get back to Oz on Sunday - managed to read lots of novellas tho'.

[Neil]

I had to dig through the archives to update my progress in what I'm using as my year challenge. Finished 1st book - Love your Sister. Started my second book Dark Watch - Clive Cussler. Should smash this book as its one of my fav authors.