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

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Kiera wrote: "Can I link this in with the other challenges I already have going?"

What do you mean Kiera?

[Liam || Books 'n Beards]

Okay I asked a friend who drinks tea so hopefully this is less awful.

1. Make A Cup of Disgusting Tea, What Am I Even Doing
a) BOIL - Low Level Hell: A Scout Pilot In The Big Red One by Hugh Mills
b) Herbal Tea - The Sum of All Men by David Farland
c) Strong - The Last Policeman by Ben H. Winters
d) One Sugar - Mistborn: The Final Empire by Brandon Sanderson
e) No Milk - The Last Summer of Reason by Tahar Djaout

2. Aussie TBR - The Fall of Ossard by Colin Taber

3. Desperate to Read - The Mirror Empire by Kameron Hurley

4. Library Book - Watership Down by Richard Adams

5. Family Book - Summer, Fireworks, and My Corpse by Otsuichi

6. New Aussie Release - No Idea.

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Brenda wrote: "Kiera wrote: "Can I link this in with the other challenges I already have going?"

What do you mean Kiera?"

Do you mean read one book for one challenge PLUS this challenge as Lynxie said? If so, yes:)

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Liam wrote: "Okay I asked a friend who drinks tea so hopefully this is less awful.

1. Make A Cup of Disgusting Tea, What Am I Even Doing
a) BOIL - Summer, Fireworks, and My Corpse by [author:Ots..."

Well done! Now you've got it!

[K]

Yes, as I am not a fast reader these days because I am so busy, so I was meaning read for another challenge and include it for this one too.

[Phrynne, Series Queen!]

Kiera wrote: "Yes, as I am not a fast reader these days because I am so busy, so I was meaning read for another challenge and include it for this one too."

Kiera I do that all the time. I have books which are crossing over three challenges. Otherwise I would never finish anything!

[Phrynne, Series Queen!]

Liam wrote: "Okay I asked a friend who drinks tea so hopefully this is less awful.

1. Make A Cup of Disgusting Tea, What Am I Even Doing
a) BOIL - Summer, Fireworks, and My Corpse by [author:Ots..."

That's the way Liam. Now my challenge is for you to actually make that tea and try it:)

[K]

So cool! Thanks folks.

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Kiera wrote: "Yes, as I am not a fast reader these days because I am so busy, so I was meaning read for another challenge and include it for this one too."

The odd book here and there will always fit in more than one challenge Kiera:) See how you go with the type of tea, then the rest of the criteria - you'll definitely cross-over a few at least:)

[Liam || Books 'n Beards]

Phrynne wrote: "That's the way Liam. Now my challenge is for you to actually make that tea and try it:) "

Beyond me, Phrynne :P

[Odette]

1. Make a Cup of Tea

(a) Boil the Water - Beginning with B
Band of Gold by Maggie Christensen

(b) Choose your Tea - Black Tea
Chelsea Mansions by Barry Maitland

(c) Steep the Tea - Over 301 pages
People of the Book by Geraldine Brooks

(d) Sweet - One spoonful - Book One of Series
The First Man in Rome by Colleen McCullough

(e) Black or White - Soy Milk - Mystery/Thriller
The Devils' Cradle by Darcy Daniel

2. Aussie Author
Intensive Care by Nicki Edwards

3. Happy - Happy to read this
Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen

4. Library Book - I have this one on order from library.
Evergreen Falls by Kimberley Freeman

5. Family
Wife on the Run by Fiona Higgins

6. New Release
I am going to read the Last Dance by Fiona McIntosh which is due to be released shortly.


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[Amber]

1a) BOIL - The Bellamy Bird by Clare Havens

1b) Black - Blackwater Moon by B. Michael Radburn

1c) Strong - The Secret Keeper by Kate Morton

1d) One sugar - Divergent by Veronica Roth

1e) Lots of milk - Laurinda by Alice Pung

2) Aussie TBR - Nest by Inga Simpson

3) Desperate to read - A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman

4) Borrowed - Voyage of the Basset by James C. Christensen

5) Family - Hello From the Gillespies by Monica McInerney

6) Aussie autumn NR - TBA

[Phrynne, Series Queen!]

Odette wrote: "1. Make a Cup of Tea

(a) Boil the Water - Beginning with B
Band of Gold by Maggie Christensen

(b) Choose your Tea - Black Tea
[book:Chelsea Mansio..."

I loved the Masters of Rome series and read all of them! I hope you like it too:)

[Odette]

Phrynne wrote: "Odette wrote: "1. Make a Cup of Tea

(a) Boil the Water - Beginning with B
Band of Gold by Maggie Christensen

(b) Choose your Tea - Black Tea
[book..."


I am looking forward to reading Masters of Rome. I have had it on my kindle for a while now.

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Odette wrote: "1. Make a Cup of Tea

(a) Boil the Water - Beginning with B
Band of Gold by Maggie Christensen

(b) Choose your Tea - Black Tea
..."

I'm really looking forward to The Last Dance too Odette!

[Odette]

Brenda wrote: "Odette wrote: "1. Make a Cup of Tea

(a) Boil the Water - Beginning with B
Band of Gold by Maggie Christensen

(b) Choose your Tea - Black Tea
..."
..."


I was able to put an order in for this book from the Library. Fiona McIntosh is one of my favourite authors.

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Odette wrote: "Brenda wrote: "Odette wrote: "1. Make a Cup of Tea

(a) Boil the Water - Beginning with B
Band of Gold by Maggie Christensen

(b) Choose your Tea - Black..."

She's a brilliant author for sure! Have you read Nightingale yet?

[Odette]

Brenda wrote: "Odette wrote: "Brenda wrote: "Odette wrote: "1. Make a Cup of Tea

(a) Boil the Water - Beginning with B
Band of Gold by Maggie Christensen

(b) Choose you..."

Not yet. I really liked the The Tailor's Girl.

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Odette wrote: "Brenda wrote: "Odette wrote: "Brenda wrote: "Odette wrote: "1. Make a Cup of Tea

(a) Boil the Water - Beginning with B
Band of Gold by Maggie Christensen

..."

Ooh so did I! That one I have on my favourites shelf:)

[Jülie ☼♄ ]

Brenda wrote: "Lol! We try to make everyone happy :)"

Want a nice cuppa Brenda? :D

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

☼♄Jülie wrote: "Brenda wrote: "Lol! We try to make everyone happy :)"

Want a nice cuppa Brenda? :D"

I've actually had several Jools, but thanks!!!

[Tien]

Love my tea! And I do have quite a selection of it but I'll start with my usual black tea with one sugar and a dash of milk ;)

btw Brenda... do you think next time, there is an option for 'condensed milk'? The Asian in me just luuurve black tea with a teaspoon of condensed milk, yum! ;D

1. Make a cup of tea!
a) Beautiful Malice by Rebecca James -Read 08/03

b) Black - black tea

The New Jim Crow by Michelle Alexander -Read 24/03

c) Medium - 151 to 300 pages
Crome Yellow by Aldous Huxley -Read 05/03

d) One spoonful - Book one in a series
A Hidden Fire (Elemental Mysteries #1 by Elizabeth Hunter -Read 14/03

e) Just a dash - Romance/chick lit
Winterblaze by Kristen Callihan -Read 08/03

2. Endless by Jessica Shirvington -Read 07/03

3. Desperate to finish... the series The Ruby Circle -Read 19/03

4. Borrowed from friend: A Dog’s Purpose by W. Bruce Cameron -Read 24/03

5. On the Jellicoe Road by Melina Marchetta -Read 23/03

6. A Time of Secrets by Deborah Burrows -Read 21/03

COMPLETED as at 24/03/15

[Steve]

Here is my double list for the challenge:

Two cups of tea, one black, strong, no milk, no sugar, and one white, strong, one spoonful of sugar and cream. Not sure if I'd want to drink the second, but it will do for the choice.

1a. Boil the water: ★★★☆☆ ; ★★★★★
1b. Choose your tea: (Black) ★★★★★ ; (Rooibos) ★★★★★
1c. Steep the tea: (Strong) ★★★★★ ; (Strong) ★★★★★
1d. Sweet?: (No sugar) ; ★★★★☆ (Two spoonfuls) ★★★★★
1e. Black or white: (No milk) ★★★★☆ ; (Cream) ★★★☆☆
2. Clean up Australia Day: ★★★★★ ; ★★☆☆☆
3. International Day of Happiness: ★★★★★ ; ★★★★★
4. International Mother Earth Day: ★★★★★ ; ★★★☆☆
5. International Family Day: ★★★★★ ; ★★★☆☆
6. New Release Aussie Author: (25th of March) ★★★★★ ; (May) ★★★★☆

[Jülie ☼♄ ]

Ok I'm in! Great challenge Mods :) my kettle Never gets cold! So this is my kinda challenge.
I generally take mine Black and Strong with Milk and no sugar but might try a different brew for this challenge...will decide and post when I have more time to choose ;)

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Looking forward to your lists Steve and Jools:)

[Amber]

I was going to pick a random library book for my number 4, but just remembered I do have a book I borrowed from someone ages ago and really should read and give back! Have edited my list to include it :-)

[K]

Let's see how I go this time. Lol. These are the books I shall endeavour to read:
1. A) Boil-
B) Black-
C) Strong-
D) 2 spoonfuls of sugar- -READ-
E) Cream-

2.
3. -READ-
4.
5.
6.

[K]

NB. Not sure about the others yet.

Another question: For the borrowed book one can I use one of he books my mum has given me to keep?

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Sure Kiera!

[Sally906]

Kiera wrote: "Yes, as I am not a fast reader these days because I am so busy, so I was meaning read for another challenge and include it for this one too."

Absolutely. This year I have one book that is going to cover 6 different challenges all up.

You just can't use the book for different elements of the same challenge.

For example the same book could cover boil in the autumn challenge, also fit into the Aussie author challenge and then may be perfect as well for whatever the March challenge might be - one book three challenges
BUT
You can't use the same book for boil, new release and borrowed all in the Autumn challenge.

Does that make sense? Does in my head but not sure if it's come out right - lol

[K]

Sally906 wrote: "Kiera wrote: "Yes, as I am not a fast reader these days because I am so busy, so I was meaning read for another challenge and include it for this one too."

Absolutely. This year I have one book th..."

Oh, I wasn't meaning that. I meant linking my other challenges in with this one. I have chosen some books, Thanks, Sally.

[K]

I have added as my #4.

[Sally906]

Kiera wrote: "
Oh, I wasn't meaning that. I meant linking my other challenges in with this one. I have chosen some books, Thanks, Sally. ..."

In that case I have no idea what you mean so to make it easy I will make an executive decision and say no - you can link books out - but not link challenges in

[Kathryn]

Thanks to the mods for another great challenge! I really enjoyed the different spin on this one and looking for books to fill it!

My list isn't quite complete, and, as always, is subject to change, but here is what I've come up with:

1a) B, O, I, L, "steamy", hot climate or feel warm inside - The Opal Desert by Di Morrissey ("O" and set in hot climate) and/or The Handsome Man's Deluxe Café by Alexander McCall Smith (set in hot climate)

1b) Black tea – Matthew Flinders' Cat by Bryce Courtenay

1c) Medium strength – perhaps Miniskirts, Mothers & Muslims: A Christian Woman in a Muslim Land by Christine A. Mallouhi (since I originally had it for the summer challenge and swapped it for something else) or Q & A by Vikas Swarup

1d) With Artificial sweetener – either Messenger of Truth by Jacqueline Winspear – 4th in the Maisie Dobbs series, or An Irish Country Girl by Patrick Taylor - 4th in the Irish Country series, or The Iron Horse by Edward Marston - 4th in the Railway Detective series.

1e) And a dash of milk – The Tea House On Mulberry Street by Sharon Owens

2. Aussie Author from TBR list - Walking on Trampolines by Frances Whiting

3. Desperate to read - Best Kept Secret by Jeffrey Archer

4. Library book or borrowed from a friend - TBA – could be anything since 95% of the books I read (if not more) are library books!!

5. Family - Family Secrets by Liz Byrski

6. Aussie Author New Release - TBA – perhaps One Life: My Mother's Story by Kate Grenville or The Last Dance by Fiona McIntosh

[Sally906]

Finally - here is my list, subject, as always, to change:


a) Boil the water
Read a book set in a hot climate - The Spider King's Daughter by Chibundu Onuzo (set in tropical Nigeria)

b) Choose your tea
black tea - Black book cover - Night Walker by Aaron L. Speer


c) Steep the tea
Medium - 151 to 300 pages - Curve My Attitude by Sarah Gai (180 pages)

d) Sweet?
One spoonful of sugar - 1st in a series Precious and the Monkeys by Alexander McCall Smith


e) Black or white? - Just a dash - Romance/chick lit - Nine Rules to Break When Romancing a Rake by Sarah MacLean

2. Read an Aussie Author from your TBR list - Thin Blood by Vicki Tyley

3. International Day of Happiness - First Grave on the Right by Darynda Jones (tagged as humour on its main page)

4. Read a library book - TBA

5. Read a book which has family featured - A Teaspoon of Earth and Sea by Dina Nayeri

6. New Release by an Aussie Author - The Road to Hope by Rachael Johns – March release

[Sally906]

Kathryn wrote: "Thanks to the mods for another great challenge! I really enjoyed the different spin on this one and looking for books to fill it!

My list isn't quite complete, and, as always, is subject to chang..."

Some good ones there Kathryn - I toyed with Family Secrets by Liz Byrski for my family one - but have had A Teaspoon of Earth and Sea on my TBR pile for longer so went with that :)

[Kathryn]

Sally906 wrote: "Kathryn wrote: "Thanks to the mods for another great challenge! I really enjoyed the different spin on this one and looking for books to fill it!

My list isn't quite complete, and, as always, is ..."

Thanks, Sally! Hope you enjoy your reading - I like the sound of your first one, and A Teaspoon of Earth and Sea sounds good too... Will be interested to see what you think of them during the challenge!

[K]

Sally906 wrote: "Kiera wrote: "
Oh, I wasn't meaning that. I meant linking my other challenges in with this one. I have chosen some books, Thanks, Sally. ..."

In that case I have no idea what you mean so to make i..."

Lol I think we are misunderstanding each other Sally. But don't worry, I've got it all sorted.

[Mell]

I love the idea of making a cuppa! I have managed to include books from other yearly challenges so this is great!

1. Make a cup of tea!
BOIL the water Behind the Beautiful Forevers: Life, Death, and Hope in a Mumbai Undercity
Black tea Partners
Steep (strong, 384pp) The Marriage Pact ✔ 09/03/15
Two spoonfuls of sugar Redemption
Black or White (just a dash) What I Thought Was True

2. Clean up Australia Day Obsession

3. Happy (desperate to read) Marley and Me: Life and Love With the World's Worst Dog

4. Mother Earth Day (borrowed) Life on the Refrigerator Door ✔ 06/03/15

5. International Family Day P.S. I Love You

6. Aussie new release A Beautiful Taste

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Kathryn wrote: "Thanks to the mods for another great challenge! I really enjoyed the different spin on this one and looking for books to fill it!

My list isn't quite complete, and, as always, is subject to chang..."

Great list Kathryn! And me too for Family Secrets - I forgot I had that one...I'll change my list to include that one I think:)

[Kathryn]

Brenda wrote: "Kathryn wrote: "Thanks to the mods for another great challenge! I really enjoyed the different spin on this one and looking for books to fill it!

My list isn't quite complete, and, as always, is ..."

Hope we both enjoy it! I haven't read any Liz Byrski before, but have heard good things...

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Kathryn wrote: "Brenda wrote: "Kathryn wrote: "Thanks to the mods for another great challenge! I really enjoyed the different spin on this one and looking for books to fill it!

My list isn't quite complete, and,..."

I've only read Last Chance Cafe and enjoyed it...hopefully this one will be good too:)

[Kathryn]

I just realised I have several choices for my artificial sweetener read (4th in a series) - so it will be either Messenger of Truth by Jacqueline Winspear or An Irish Country Girl by Patrick Taylor or The Iron Horse by Edward Marston...

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

You'd better put them all in then Kathryn;) Wait to see what you're in the mood for! I couldn't work out which to take out, so now have three there for the Family one;)

[Kathryn]

Brenda wrote: "You'd better put them all in then Kathryn;) Wait to see what you're in the mood for! I couldn't work out which to take out, so now have three there for the Family one;)"

Yes, that was what I was thinking, Brenda! All done now :-)

[Renee V]

Here are my picks so far.

✔Boil - Big Little Lies
✔Green Tea - Ancillary Justice
✔Medium - As You Wish: Inconceivable Tales from the Making of The Princess Bride
✔Honey - Vision in Silver (3rd in The Others series)
✔No Milk - The God of Small Things
✔Australia Day - Oscar and Lucinda
✔Happy - The Princess Bride
✔Library - The Hen Who Dreamed She Could Fly: A Novel
✔Family - Everything I Never Told You
✔New Aussie - Wild Wood

[Phrynne, Series Queen!]

Renée wrote: "Here are my picks so far.

Boil - The Bonfire of the Vanities
Green Tea - Ancillary Justice
Medium

You have two of my favourite books in there - The God of Small Things and Kafka on the Shore. Enjoy!

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

I loved Kafka on the Shore too!

[Phrynne, Series Queen!]

Here are mine:

1a) Boil. The Burning Soul by John Connolly 4 stars

b) Green tea. Back Spin by Harlan Coben 4 stars

c) Medium: The Hurricane by Hugh Howey 218 pages 2 stars

d) Stand alone. The Apothecary's Daughter by Charlotte Betts 3 stars

e) General fiction. Nest by Inga Simpson3 stars

2) Mastermind by Helen Goltz 4 stars

3) Golden Son by Pierce Brown (I have been waiting for ages to read this!) 4 stars

4)Revelation by C.J. Sansom 5 stars

5)Hello From the Gillespies by Monica McInerney 4 stars

6)Wild Wood: A Novel by Posie Graeme-Evans 3 stars

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Some excellent choices there Phrynne :)