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

[Steve]

Last night, I finished my fourteenth, my second 1c. Steep the tea, Wolfblade, with my review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show....

Up next is my second 1d. Sweet?, Warrior (Two spoonfuls).

[Lynxie]

Finally finished my second book The Journeyman ★★★★


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

[Suzie]

Just finished my 5th book, 1a) BOIL. Laurinda by Alice Pung. 4 stars, a terrific read. Pung is such a great storyteller

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Suzie wrote: "Just finished my 5th book, 1a) BOIL. Laurinda by Alice Pung. 4 stars, a terrific read. Pung is such a great storyteller"

Laurinda by Alice Pung seems to be a popular book by a lot of people Suzie:)

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Finished my 18th - first 1d) Book 4 in series (Artificial sweetener) - Present Darkness by Malla Nunn 5★s

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

[MaryG2E]

1 (c) Making a cup of tea - Strength of tea = Strong
I've just finished a really intriguing mystery for my 9th book in this challenge, entitled Forty Days Without Shadow by Olivier Truc at 444 pages. 4★s. Only one more book to go in the Autumn Challenge, yay!

[K]

Okay, So I have managed to read two for this challenge so far: D) two spoonfulls of sugar- and #3

[MaryG2E]

I had to really think about my review for the book I've just finished in this challenge:
Forty Days Without Shadow, by Olivier Truc. 4★s

I found it a most thought-provoking book, though not a particularly easy read. Here's my review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Sally906]

Suzie wrote: "Just finished my 5th book, 1a) BOIL. Laurinda by Alice Pung. 4 stars, a terrific read. Pung is such a great storyteller"

I have her earlier book Unpolished Gem: My Mother, My Grandmother, and Me lined up to read for a book discussion in a couple of weeks.

[Steve]

Last night, I finish my second cup of tea, with my fifteenth book, my second 1d. Sweet?, Warrior (Two spoonfuls), with my review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show....

Up next is my first 5. International Family Day, Warlord.

[Nicola]

Just boiled the water with my 1a:
Library: An Unquiet History / Matthew Battles
Very interesting read!

[Valerie]

Finished the No. 3 (book I've been desperate to read The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

[Trevor]

Finished my fifth book (International Day of Happiness) Live and Let Die by Ian Fleming 3★

Next book is "Boil the Water" A Town Like Alice by Nevil Shute.

[Janine]

I have finished my 5th
1b Black cover The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins 4*

[Janine]

I have finished my 6th
1e Just a dash of milk (Romance/Chick-lit)
The Maxwell Sisters by Loretta Hill 4*

[Carolyn]

I've just finished my 8th and have finally made my cup of tea by 1a) boiling the water by reading a book set in a hot country A Beautiful Place to Die by Malla Nunn 5★

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

[Liam || Books 'n Beards]

Finished my 7th, The Sum of All Men

[Steve]

Last night, I finished my sixteenth, my first 5. International Family Day, Warlord, with my review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show....

Up next is my second 5. International Family Day, Roots: The Saga of an American Family.

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

That's a great book Steve - Roots: The Saga of an American Family - I read it years and years ago and have my copy still! I hope you enjoy it:)

[Lynxie]

Finished my 3rd: THE LAZARUS EXPERIMENT by Mark DeGasperi ★★★

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

[Christy]

Almost Done! I only have to read my New Release, but I thought I'd update. Not sure if I'll finish a full second list, but am quite pleased I've read so many! Still heaps of time to go!

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

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

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*

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*

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

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

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

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

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Doing very well Christy!!

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Finished my 19th - second #2 - Aussie author TBR - Lost by Michael Robotham 5★s

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

One to go:)

[MaryG2E]

Brenda wrote: "Finished my 19th - second #2 - Aussie author TBR - Lost by Michael Robotham 5★s

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

One to go:)"

Love this author's work Brenda. Your review has prompted me to add this title to my ever-increasing TBR list!

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

MaryG2E wrote: "Brenda wrote: "Finished my 19th - second #2 - Aussie author TBR - Lost by Michael Robotham 5★s

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

One to go:)"..."

So do I Mary! This is #2 in the series and I've got #3 and #4 but couldn't read them until I found #2!! lol

[Jülie ☼♄ ]

Finished my 5th for this challenge:


5. May 15th is International Family Day Family Inheritance by Terri Ann Leidich 4★s

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

Next up is:

2. March 4th is Clean up Australia Day Outback Flames by Suzanne Brandyn.

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

☼♄Jülie wrote: "Next up is:

2. March 4th is Clean up Australia Day Outback Flames by Suzanne Brandyn...."

Enjoy Jools:)

[Jülie ☼♄ ]

Brenda wrote: "☼♄Jülie wrote: "Next up is:

2. March 4th is Clean up Australia Day Outback Flames by Suzanne Brandyn...."

Enjoy Jools:)"

Thanks Brenda :)

[Janine]

I have finished my 7th New Release
Paper Daisies by Kim Kelly 3*

[Janine]

I have finished my 8th
Stand alone novel The Secrets of Midwives by Sally Hepworth 4*

[Renee V]

I have changed my Library book to The Hen Who Dreamed She Could Fly: A Novel as Kafka on the Shore has proven to be a book that may take me awhile to read, but one I will finish...eventually.

[Ashleigh]

Made it to my 7th book

#5. Family: Everything I Never Told You by Celeste Ng ★★★

[Lynxie]

Finished my 4th... an absolute cracker!

New release by Aussie author Captive Prince: Volume One by C.S. Pacat ★★★★★

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

[Jülie ☼♄ ]

Lynxie wrote: "Finished my 4th... an absolute cracker!

New release by Aussie author Captive Prince: Volume One by C.S. Pacat ★★★★★

My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/sho..."

Oh good I have this one! :)

[Jülie ☼♄ ]

Finished my 6th:

2. March 4th is Clean up Australia Day Outback Flames by Suzanne Brandyn. 4★s

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

[Lynxie]

☼♄Jülie wrote: "Lynxie wrote: "Finished my 4th... an absolute cracker!

New release by Aussie author Captive Prince: Volume One by C.S. Pacat ★★★★★

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

It was awesome Julie! I'm sure you'll enjoy it :)

[Steve]

Last night, I finished my seventeenth, my second 5. International Family Day, Roots: The Saga of an American Family, with my review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show....

Up next is my second 3. International Day of Happiness, Imitation in Death.

[Jülie ☼♄ ]

Lynxie wrote: "☼♄Jülie wrote: "Lynxie wrote: "Finished my 4th... an absolute cracker!

New release by Aussie author Captive Prince: Volume One by C.S. Pacat ★★★★★

My review: https..."

Really looking forward to it now Lynxie! :D

[Kathryn]

I am now finished 8 books of my list. I had to change number 1 from The Handsome Man's Deluxe Café - a steamy climate - Botswana (because I don't think I'll get my hands on it in time) to a book starting with "B" - Big Brother which I've just finished - and I think I enjoyed it, although I'm still a bit shell-shocked by the ending!

So my finished books since my last update are:

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 .
Big Brother by Lionel Shriver - 4★

b) Choose your tea - Read books with a colour on the cover to match the type of tea you choose:
Black tea – Matthew Flinders' Cat by Bryce Courtenay - 5★

d) Sweet? - Read a book to indicate how sweet you like your tea:
Artificial sweetener – An Irish Country Girl by Patrick Taylor - 4th in the Irish Country series - 3.5★

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

You're doing well Kathryn!!

[Kathryn]

Thanks, Brenda!

[Jenn]

Starting my last book for this challenge... Number 5 International Family Only We Know by Victoria Purman

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Woohoo! You're killing it Jennifer!

[Valerie]

I have abandoned my new release aussie author book of The Painted Sky by Alice Campion. I know others have loved this but obviously rural romance is just not my thing atm. I've instead started my standalone book of The Narrow Road to the Deep North by Richard Flanagan and am loving it so far.

[Sally906]

Valerie wrote: "I have abandoned my new release aussie author book of The Painted Sky by Alice Campion. I know others have loved this but obviously rural romance is just not my t..."

Wow that is a big change going from light and fluffy to utterly ... Well ... Not :)

[Carolyn]

I've finished #4 Borrowed book Catch Me by Lisa Gardner 4.5★. A cracking good read!
review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Also read #5 a book about families God Is an Astronaut by Alyson Foster 4★
review:https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Carolyn]

And that concludes the Autumn Challenge for me! All great books - no duds!

1a). Set in a hot climate - A Beautiful Place to Die by Malla Nunn 5★
1b). Black tea - The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins 4★
1c) weak - The Icarus Plot by Jenny Schwartz 4★
1d) no sugar - Life or Death by Michael Robotham 5★
1e) no milk - general fiction The Headmaster's Wife by Thomas Christopher Greene 4.5★
2.Clean Up Australia Day - Fatal Liaison by Vicki Tyley 4★
3. International Day of Happiness- a book to make you happy Carpe Jugulum by Terry Pratchett 4★
4. International Mother Earth Day - library book Catch Me by Lisa Gardner 4.5★
5. International Family Day - God Is an Astronaut by Alyson Foster 4★
6. New release by an Aussie author - Wild Wood: A Novel by Posie Graeme-Evans 5★

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Congratulations Carolyn! That is fabulous...and some really good reads there amongst your list!!! Some "your choice" reading until the Winter Challenge comes along now (other than May!)

[Carolyn]

I'm looking forward to reading lots of SF and fantasy for the May challenge Brenda :)

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Carolyn wrote: "I'm looking forward to reading lots of SF and fantasy for the May challenge Brenda :)"

You can double your challenge if you like;) Have fun with it!!