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

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Finished my 11th - second #6 New Release AA - Wild Wood by Posie Graeme-Evans 4.5★s

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

[Steve]

Last night, I finished my eighth, my first 3. International Day of Happiness, Portrait in Death, with my review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show....

I will make a start on my second 1e. Black or white, Acts of Contrition (Cream).

[Ashleigh]

Finished reading my 5th book . . .

#1-b) Black Cover: The Darkest Minds by Alexandra Bracken ★★★★

[Liam || Books 'n Beards]

Fourth book finished, The Last Policeman

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Finished my 12th - first #5 Family - Jubilee's Journey by Bette Lee Crosby 5★s

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

[Steve]

Last night, I finished my ninth, my second 1e. Black or white, Acts of Contrition (Cream), with my review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show....

Up next is my first 2. Clean up Australia Day, Suspect.

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Finished my 13th - second 1e) Just a dash (chick lit/romance) - Someone Like You by Victoria Purman 3★s

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

[Jülie ☼♄ ]

Finished my third for this challenge:

3. March 20th is International Day of Happiness -> Keep the Ends Loose by Molly D. Campbell 4★s

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

[Steve]

Last night, I finished my tenth, my first 2. Clean Up Australia Day, Suspect, with my review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show....

Up next is my first 4. International Mother Earth Day, Stone of Tears.

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Brenda wrote: "Finished my 2nd - first #6 New Release AA - Paper Daisies by Kim Kelly 5★s

Review to follow 31st March"

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

[Valerie]

Update
1.a Boil the water, steamy, hot...- Like a House on Fire by Cate Kennedy Read
1.b White tea - The Children Act by Ian McEwan
1.c Steep the tea, medium - L’étranger by Albert Camus Read
1.d No sugar, standalone - The Narrow Road to the Deep North by Richard Flanagan
1.e Just a dash chicklit/romance - Seven Letters from Paris by Samantha Verant
2. Aussie author - Golden Boys by Sonya Hartnett
3. Desperate to read - Le Petit Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
4. Library book - Flight 714 by Hergé Read
5. Family - Chestnut Street by Maeve Binchy
6. New release aussie author - The Painted Sky by Alice Campion

[Janine]

I have finished my 4th #2 Aussie Author from TBR
Tapestry by Fiona McIntosh 2*

[Liam || Books 'n Beards]

Summer, Fireworks, and My Corpse finished, holy hell that was good. review here.

[Renee V]

Finished my family one Everything I Never Told You

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Finished my 14th - second #3 (makes me happy) - Passing Through Perfect by Bette Lee Crosby 5★s

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

[Ashleigh]

Finished reading my 6th over Easter . . .

#2. Aussie Author: A Small Madness by Dianne Touchell ★★★

[Jülie ☼♄ ]

Brenda wrote: "Finished my 14th - second #3 (makes me happy) - Passing Through Perfect by Bette Lee Crosby 5★s

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

You forgot to rate it Brenda :)

[Carolyn]

for 1c) weak tea, book under 150 pages, I read the very enjoyable The Icarus Plot by Jenny Schwartz 4★ review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

and last week for 3. International Day of Happiness I read Carpe Jugulum by Terry Pratchett 4★. As always an absolute romp involving the witches and a family of vampires looking for new real estate. review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

☼♄Jülie wrote: "Brenda wrote: "Finished my 14th - second #3 (makes me happy) - Passing Through Perfect by Bette Lee Crosby 5★s

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

I did rate it Jools... Can't you see it?

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Finished my 15th - 2nd b) Black cover - Hell's Fury by P.D. Martin 5★s

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

[Jülie ☼♄ ]

Yep I see it now Brenda, I could see your review but not your stars :/

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

☼♄Jülie wrote: "Yep I see it now Brenda, I could see your review but not your stars :/"

Very odd as I rated it before the review! Oh well, at least you can see it now :)

[Heather]

My March reads
1b) Choose your tea -Black - Burial Rites 4 ★
1e) Black or White? Romance/chick lit - Stolen4 ★
2) TBR In Her Blood 4 ★
3) Happy - A Man Called Ove 5 ★
6)Aussie New Release - The Port Fairy Murders4 ★

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Heather wrote: "My March reads
1b) Choose your tea -Black - Burial Rites 4 ★
1e) Black or White? Romance/chick lit - Stolen4 ★
2) TBR In Her Blood 4 ★
3) Happy - [bo..."

Doing well so far Heather:)

[Heather]

House of Leaves will slow me down

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Heather wrote: "House of Leaves will slow me down"

It sure will!! 709 pages!

[Suzie]

I finished 1c) Weak tea. The tunnel by Dennis McIntosh. Interesting read, 3 1/2 stars

[Phrynne, Series Queen!]

The Tunnel by Dennis McIntosh

[MaryG2E]

Finished my 7th book for this seasonal Autumn Challenge, and a very intriguing, challenging read it was indeed...
1(b): Choose your tea: Black
The Dinner by Herman Koch 3 ★s

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

[Steve]

I have finally finished the slog through 1,000 pages of my eleventh book, my first 4. International Mother Earth Day, Stone of Tears, with my review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show....

Since I think I need something light, up next is my first 6. New Release Aussie Author, Turtle Reef.

[Steve]

Last night, I finished my twelfth, my first 6. New Release Aussie Author, Turtle Reef, with my review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show....

Up next is my second 4. International Mother Earth Day, The Sundered.

[Kathryn]

I can't remember when I last did an update, but I'm halfway through my list, after changing my romance/chicklit book toAlice Brown's Lessons in the Curious Art of Dating.

1. Make a cup of tea!
a) 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 - hopefully The Handsome Man's Deluxe Café by Alexander McCall Smith
b) Choose your tea - Read books with a colour on the cover to match the type of tea you choose:
Black – Matthew Flinders' Cat by Bryce Courtenay - am listening to this as an audiobook at the moment and really enjoying it!
c) Steep the tea - Read a book with page counts to indicate how strong you like your tea:
Medium - 151 to 300 pages
Medium – Q & A by Vikas Swarup - 4 stars
d) Sweet? - Read a book to indicate how sweet you like your tea:
Artificial sweetener - Book four in a series
Artificial sweetener – An Irish Country Girl by Patrick Taylor - 4th in the Irish Country series
e) Black or white? - Read a book to indicate what else to add to your tea:
Just a dash - Romance/chick lit
Alice Brown's Lessons in the Curious Art of Dating by Eleanor Prescott - 3.5 stars
2. An Aussie Author from your TBR list - Walking on Trampolines by Frances Whiting
3. Book that will make you happy - Best Kept Secret by Jeffrey Archer - 3.5 stars
4. Library book, or a book borrowed from a friend - Goodbye Piccadilly by Cynthia Harrod-Eagles - 4 stars
5. International Family Day - Family Secrets by Liz Byrski - 4 stars
6. New Release by an Aussie Author - TBA – perhaps One Life: My Mother's Story by Kate Grenville

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Doing well Kathryn:)

[Valerie]

Finished my fourth (Aussie Author) Golden Boys by Sonya Hartnett

I immensely enjoyed this novel, told from the point of view of children, with its menacing undercurrent.

[Trevor]

Finished by fourth book (New book by an Aussie author) Shawn's Law by Renae Kaye 4★, my short review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Now onto my "International Day of Happiness" book Live and Let Die by Ian Fleming.

[Carolyn]

for e) no milk General fiction I've read The Headmaster's Wife by Thomas Christopher Greene 4.5★ review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

I just have to boil the water now to make my cup of tea!

[Kathryn]

Brenda wrote: "Doing well Kathryn:)"

Thanks, Brenda!

And, as always, it's interesting to see how everybody else is going. There are some interesting sounding reads happening!

[MaryG2E]

Today I have finished my 8th book in this challenge:
1(a) Book Title beginning with B,O,I or L:
Irène by Pierre Lemaitre A very intriguing and unusual crime novel, translated from French, with a wicked twist in the tail. 4★s

[Liam || Books 'n Beards]

Low Level Hell: A Scout Pilot In The Big Red One finished a few days ago.

[Steve]

Last night, I finished my thirteenth, my second 4. International Mother Earth Day, The Sundered, with my review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show....

Up next is my second 1c. Steep the tea, Wolfblade.

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

I finished my sixteenth - 2nd #5 (family) - The Divine Wind by Garry Disher 4★s

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

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Finished my seventeenth - 2nd #1a) (Boil water) - Behind the Sun by Deborah Challinor 5★s

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

[Nicola]

Have finished No 5 - International Family Day
Fall of Giants / Ken Follett
984 pages and up to the usual Follett standard!

[Sally906]

Moving along quickly this quarter - only have two to go!

Here's my list so far:


a) Boil the water
Read a book set in a hot climate - A House in Fez: Building a Life in the Ancient Heart of Morocco by Suzanna Clarke - set in Morocco in Africa

b) Choose your tea
black tea - Black book cover - Girl in the Dark by Anna Lyndsey


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

d) Sweet?
No Sugar - stand alone - The Chocolate Promise by Josephine Moon


e) Black or white? - Just a dash - Romance/chick lit - Not Quite Nice by Celia Imrie

2. Read an Aussie Author from your TBR list - Night Walker by Aaron L. Speer

3. International Day of Happiness - The Last Place by Michael Adams - is the last book in a trilogy and I am very happy it is in my hot little hands!

4. Read a library book - Lost and Found by Brooke Davis

5. Read a book which has family featured - The Ladies of Missalonghi by Colleen McCullough

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

[Jülie ☼♄ ]

Go Sally!! :D

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Wow! Well done Sally!!! You're usually panicking in the last couple of weeks!

[Jülie ☼♄ ]

Finished my 4th for this challenge:

6. New Release by an Aussie Author -> Wild Wood by Posie Graeme-Evans 5★s

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

[Suzie]

I've just finished my 1e) No milk. Tender Is the Night by F. Scott Fitzgerald. Only 2 1/2 stars, found it a bit of a struggle.

[Sally906]

No panicking this quarter Brenda :)

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Sally906 wrote: "No panicking this quarter Brenda :)"

Definitely no need!