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message 51: by Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen (new)

Brenda | 80022 comments Mod
Welcome Jenn! You've got some great words there :)


message 52: by Icewineanne (last edited Jan 07, 2023 01:25PM) (new)

Icewineanne | 267 comments Another challenge!? It’s just too tempting to not participate 🐸

Duration: 1/2/22 - 31/7/22 (6 months)
Level - Open, minimum 3 words:
AAs - One per word
21/23

✅ B - Another Man's Ground by Claire Booth 14/5/22 4 ⭐️
✅ R- Revenge in Rubies by A.M. Stuart AA 4/6/22 3.75 ⭐️
✅ E- The Janus Stone by Elly Griffiths 3/7/22 3.75 ⭐️
✅ A- A Peculiar Combination by Ashley Weaver 20/4/22 3.75 ⭐️
✅ T- The Mother Next Door by Tara Laskowski 24/3/22 4 ⭐️
✅ H - The Neighbor's Secret by L. Alison Heller 14/2/22 3 ⭐️
✅ E - The Stranger Diaries by Elly Griffiths 8/6/22 4 ⭐️

✅ D - Down a Dark River by Karen Odden 24/2/22 5 ⭐️
✅ E -The Funeral Boat by Kate Ellis 23/6/22 3.5 ⭐️
✅ L - Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng 15/2/22 5 ⭐️
✅ T - The Mystery of a Hansom Cab by Fergus Hume AA 3/6/22 3.5 ⭐️
✅ A - The Art of Betrayal by Connie Berry 2/4/22 4.5 ⭐️

✅ C -Murder at Mallowan Hall by Colleen Cambridge 31/3/22 3.75 ⭐️
✅ R - Good Eggs by Rebecca Hardiman 10/4/22 5 ⭐️
✅ O - Down a Dark River by Karen Odden 24/2/22 5 ⭐️
✅ W - What Alice Forgot by Liane Moriarty AA 20/7/22 3.25 ⭐️
✅ D -New Girl in Little Cove by Damhnait Monaghan 15/6/22 4 ⭐️
✅ S - Still Waters by Sara Driscoll 30/7/22 2.75

✅ F - Flight to Coorah Creek by Janet Gover AA 4/3/22 2.5 ⭐️
E - The Glass House by Eve Chase
✅ V - The Game Is a Footnote by Vicki Delany 26/7/22 3.25 ⭐️
✅ E - Missing by Erin Kinsley 28/5/22 3.5 ⭐️
✅ R - Island of Secrets by Rachel Rhys 5/8/22 3 ⭐️

Another Man's Ground (Sheriff Hank Worth, #2) by Claire Booth Revenge in Rubies (Harriet Gordon Mystery, #2) by A.M. Stuart The Janus Stone by Elly Griffiths A Peculiar Combination (Electra McDonnell, #1) by Ashley Weaver The Mother Next Door by Tara Laskowski The Neighbor's Secret by L. Alison Heller The Stranger Diaries (Harbinder Kaur, #1) by Elly Griffiths Domestic Violets by Matthew Norman The Funeral Boat (Wesley Peterson #4) by Kate Ellis Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng The Mystery of a Hansom Cab by Fergus Hume The Art of Betrayal (Kate Hamilton Mysteries #3) by Connie Berry Murder at Mallowan Hall (Phyllida Bright Mystery #1) by Colleen Cambridge Good Eggs by Rebecca Hardiman Off Kilter (Scottish Highlands, #1) by Hannah Reed What Alice Forgot by Liane Moriarty New Girl in Little Cove by Damhnait Monaghan Still Waters (FBI K-9, #7) by Sara Driscoll Flight to Coorah Creek (Coorah Creek, #1) by Janet Gover The Glass House by Eve Chase The Game Is a Footnote (A Sherlock Holmes Bookshop Mystery, #8) by Vicki Delany Missing by Erin Kinsley Island of Secrets by Rachel Rhys


message 53: by Tien (last edited Jul 26, 2022 03:31PM) (new)

Tien (tiensblurb) | 631 comments A Covid Challenge - let's make life fun again!!
Duration: 1/2/22 - 31/7/22 (6 months)
Level - Open, minimum 3 words:
AAs - One per word
37/37

R -
Rubdown (Simone Kirsch #2) by Leigh Redhead AA -Read 10/02 ★★★½
A - Angeline Boulley - Firekeeper's Daughter -Read 14/02 ★★★½
P - Pathological by Wang Jinkang -Read 25/02 ★½
I - Infidel by Ayaan Hirsi Ali -Read 18/02 ★★★½
D - A Doubter's Guide to the Bible: Inside History’s Bestseller for Believers and Skeptics by John Dickson AA -Read 14/02 ★★★½

A - The Affair (Jack Reacher #16) by Lee Child -Read 21/02 ★★★½
N - The Nurses' War by Victoria Purman AA -Read 25/03 ★★★
T - These Shallow Graves by Jennifer Donnelly -Read 17/02 ★★★½
I - Ian McEwan - The Cement Garden -Read 17/03 ★½
G - Girl 4 (January David #1) by Will Carver -Read 15/03 ★★★½
E - Eliza Henry-Jones - P is for Pearl AA -Read 25/02 ★★★★
N - Nicola Upson - Two for Sorrow (Josephine Tey #3) -Read 07/02 ★★★★

T - Tim Borthwick - Waltzing Australia AA -Read 18/02 ★★★
E - Barbara Erskine - Distant Voices -Read 28/02 ★★★
S - The Strange Journey of Alice Pendelbury by Marc Levy -Read 10/03 ★★★½
T - Thalia Kalkipsakis - Lifespan of Starlight (Lifespan of Starlight #1) AA -Read 07/03 ★★★★
S - Seishi Yokomizo - The Honjin Murders (Detective Kosuke Kindaichi #1) -Read 15/02 ★★

Rubdown (Simone Kirsch, #2) by Leigh Redhead Firekeeper's Daughter by Angeline Boulley Pathological by Wang Jinkang Infidel by Ayaan Hirsi Ali A Doubter's Guide to the Bible Inside History’s Bestseller for Believers and Skeptics by John Dickson The Affair (Jack Reacher, #16) by Lee Child The Nurses' War by Victoria Purman These Shallow Graves by Jennifer Donnelly The Cement Garden by Ian McEwan Girl 4 by Will Carver P is for Pearl by Eliza Henry-Jones Two for Sorrow (Josephine Tey, #3) by Nicola Upson Waltzing Australia by Tim Borthwick Distant Voices by Barbara Erskine The Strange Journey of Alice Pendelbury by Marc Levy Lifespan of Starlight by Thalia Kalkipsakis The Honjin Murders (Detective Kosuke Kindaichi, #1) by Seishi Yokomizo

S - Swooning: A Classical Music Guide to Life, Love, Lust and Other Follies by Christopher Lawrence -Read 05/03 ★★★
A - Arnold Bennett - Buried Alive -Read 10/02 ★★★★
N - Notes from Underground by Fyodor Dostoevsky -Read 17/02 ★★
I - The Island House by Posie Graeme-Evans AA -Read 15/05 ★★★½
T - The Ten Thousand Doors of January by Alix E. Harrow -Read 02/03 ★★½
I - Isabella Maldonado - The Falcon (Nina Guerrera #3) -Read 18/06 ★★★★
Z - Zakes Mda - She Plays with the Darkness -Read 06/04 ★★
E - End of Pride (The Soteria Trilogy #1) by L.J. Duncan AA -Read 05/03 ★★★½
R - Royal Assassin (The Farseer Trilogy #2) by Robin Hobb -Read 22/02 ★★★★½

Swooning A Classical Music Guide to Life, Love, Lust and Other Follies by Christopher Lawrence Buried Alive by Arnold Bennett Notes from Underground by Fyodor Dostoevsky The Island House by Posie Graeme-Evans The Ten Thousand Doors of January by Alix E. Harrow The Falcon (Nina Guerrera, #3) by Isabella Maldonado End of Pride by L.J. Duncan She Plays with the Darkness by Zakes Mda Royal Assassin (The Farseer Trilogy, #2) by Robin Hobb

V - Vanessa McCausland - The Beautiful Words AA -Read 15/03 ★★★
A - António R. Damásio - The Strange Order of Things: Life, Feeling, and the Making of Cultures -Read 03/02 ★★
C - Cherry Pie (Simone Kirsch #3) by Leigh Redhead AA -Read 17/02 ★★★
C - James Fenimore Cooper - The Last of the Mohicans (The Leatherstocking Tales #2) -Read 09/02
I - The Inheritance of Orquídea Divina by Zoraida Córdova -Read 09/07 ★★½
N - Nostromo by Joseph Conrad -Read 12/03 ★½
A - Gabrielle Ash - For the Murder (The Murder #1) -Read 02/03 ★★★★
T - Dreaming of Zhou Gong (The Timekeepers #1) by Traci Harding AA -Read 19/02 ★★★★
I - Ian Irvine - A Shadow on the Glass (The View from the Mirror #1) AA -Read 26/07 ★★★½
O - Orphan Rock by Dominique Wilson AA -Read 02/03 ★★★½
N - Noa C. Walker - You, Me, and the Colors of Life -Read 31/03 ★★★½

The Beautiful Words by Vanessa McCausland The Strange Order of Things Life, Feeling, and the Making of Cultures by António R. Damásio Cherry Pie (Simone Kirsch, #3) by Leigh Redhead The Last of the Mohicans (The Leatherstocking Tales #2) by James Fenimore Cooper The Inheritance of Orquídea Divina by Zoraida Córdova For the Murder (The Murder, #1) by Gabrielle Ash Dreaming of Zhou Gong (The Timekeepers #1) by Traci Harding A Shadow on the Glass (The View from the Mirror, #1) by Ian Irvine Orphan Rock by Dominique Wilson You, Me, and the Colors of Life by Noa C. Walker


message 54: by Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen (new)

Brenda | 80022 comments Mod
Welcome Anne and Tien! You're both linked :)


message 55: by Jane (last edited Jul 27, 2022 01:18AM) (new)

Jane | 752 comments A Covid Challenge - let's make life fun again!!
Duration: 1/2/22 - 31/7/22 (6 months)
Level - Open, minimum 3 words:
AAs - One per word


COVID - COMPLETED 13-MAR-2022
C - Choose Me by Tess Gerritsen 14-FEB-2022 4*
O - Outback Secrets by Rachael Johns AA 13-MAR-2022 4*
V - Voodoo Doll by Leah Giarratano AA 05-FEB-2022 4*
I - Iced by Felix Francis 02-FEB-2022 4*
D - The Night Window by Dean Koontz 13-FEB-2022 4*

Voodoo Doll (Detective Jill Jackson, #2) by Leah Giarratano Outback Secrets (Bunyip Bay #5) by Rachael Johns Choose Me by Tess Gerritsen Iced by Felix Francis The Night Window (Jane Hawk #5) by Dean Koontz

DELTA - Completed 26-MAR-2022
D - Death at the Dog Show by Grace York AA 18-FEB-2022 3*
E - The End by James Patterson 06-FEB-2022 4*
L - The Long Game by Simon Rowell AA 10-FEB-2022 4*
T - A Time for Mercy by John Grisham 5*
A - A Lethal Deception by Rachel Amphlett AA 07-FEB-2022 5*

Death at the Dog Show (Getaway Bay #4) by Grace York The End (Owen Taylor #1) by James Patterson A Time for Mercy (Jake Brigance, #3) by John Grisham The Long Game by Simon Rowell A Lethal Deception (Detective Kay Hunter #11) by Rachel Amphlett

MASK Completed 29-APR-2022
M - Murder at Enderley Hall BY Helena Dixon 3* 05-MAR-2022
A - Larapinta by Annie Seaton AA 01-APR-2022 5*
S - Body at the Bakery by Stella Berry 20-APR-2022 4*
K - The Knocked up Plan by Lauren Blakely 29-APR-2022 4*

Murder at Enderley Hall (Miss Underhay Mysteries #2) by Helena Dixon Larapinta (Porter Sisters #5) by Annie Seaton Body at the Bakery (Cornish Witch #1) by Stella Berry The Knocked up Plan (One Love, #3) by Lauren Blakely

New word @ 18-MAR-2022
PARAMEDICS - Completed 20-MAR-2022
P - Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir 20-MAR-2022 5*
A - Gone to Ground by Rachel Amphlett AA 14-MAR-2022 4*
R - Forgotten in Death by J.D. Robb 15-FEB-2022 5*
A - Apples Never Fall by Liane Moriarty AA 16-FEB-2022 5*
M - Murder at Enderley Hall by Helena Dixon 05-MAR-2022 3*
E - Eight Perfect Murders by Peter Swanson 11-MAR-2022 4*
D - The Camel Club by David Baldacci 02-MAR-2022 4*
I - Irish Thoroughbred by Nora Roberts 05-MAR-2022 4*
C - Wrath of Poseidon by Clive Cussler 17-MAR-2022 3*
S - The Blood Whisperer by Zoë Sharp 04-FEB-2022 4*

Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir Gone to Ground (Detective Kay Hunter, #6) by Rachel Amphlett Forgotten in Death (In Death, #53) by J.D. Robb Apples Never Fall by Liane Moriarty Murder at Enderley Hall (Miss Underhay Mysteries #2) by Helena Dixon Eight Perfect Murders by Peter Swanson The Camel Club (The Camel Club, #1) by David Baldacci Irish Thoroughbred (Irish Hearts #1) by Nora Roberts Wrath of Poseidon (Fargo Adventures, #12) by Clive Cussler The Blood Whisperer by Zoë Sharp

New word @ 1-APR-2022
SINGING Completed 25-APR-2022
S - The Younger Wife by Sally Hepworth AA 04-MAR-2022 4*
I - Irish Rose by Nora Roberts 27-MAR-2022 4*
N - No Scone Unturned by Leighann Dobbs 01-FEB-2022 3*
G - The Good People by Hannah Kent AA 05-APR-2022 3*
I - The Whale Rider by Witi Ihimaera 02-APR-2022 4*
N - Carolina Moon by Nora Roberts 24-APR-2022 4*
G - A Breath of Snow and Ashes by Diana Gabaldon 25-APR-2022 4*

The Younger Wife by Sally Hepworth Irish Rose (Irish Hearts #2) by Nora Roberts No Scone Unturned (Lexy Baker #12) by Leighann Dobbs The Good People by Hannah Kent The Whale Rider by Witi Ihimaera Carolina Moon by Nora Roberts A Breath of Snow and Ashes (Outlander, #6) by Diana Gabaldon

New word @ 18-APR-2022
OUTBREAKS Completed 12-JUN-2022
O - Outback Dreams by Rachael Johns AA 12-JUN-2022 4*
U - Unforgiven by Sarah Barrie AA 09-APR-2022 4*
T - The House in the Cerulean Sea by T.J. Klune 20-FEB-2022 5*
B - A Fatal Inversion by Barbara Vine 14-APR-2022 3*
R - The Blood of Olympus by Rick Riordan 01-APR-2022 2*
E - The Deal by Elle Kennedy 03-APR-2022 5*
A - Agent Zero by Jack Mars 12-APR-2022 5*
K - Quicksilver by Dean Koontz 15-APR-2022 3*
S - A Few Right Thinking Men by Sulari Gentill AA 07-APR-2022 3*

Outback Dreams (Bunyip Bay, #1) by Rachael Johns Unforgiven by Sarah Barrie The House in the Cerulean Sea by T.J. Klune A Fatal Inversion by Barbara Vine The Blood of Olympus (The Heroes of Olympus, #5) by Rick Riordan The Deal (Off-Campus, #1) by Elle Kennedy Agent Zero (Agent Zero, #1) by Jack Mars Quicksilver by Dean Koontz A Few Right Thinking Men (Rowland Sinclair, #1) by Sulari Gentill

New word @ 13-MAY-2022
BREATHE - Completed 8-MAY-2022
B - The Promised Land by Barry Maitland AA 05-MAY-2022 4*
R- Look Closer by Rachel Amphlett AA 02-MAY-2022 4*
E - Exit .45 by Ben Sanders 08-MAY-2022 4*
A - The Awakening by Nora Roberts 03-MAY-2022 5*
T - Falling by T.J. Newman 05-MAY-2022 5*
H - The Hot One by Lauren Blakely 26-APR-2022 3*
E - Freed by E.L. James 02-MAR-2022 3*

The Promised Land (Brock & Kolla #13) by Barry Maitland Look Closer by Rachel Amphlett Exit .45 (Marshall Grade #3) by Ben Sanders The Awakening (The Dragon Heart Legacy, #1) by Nora Roberts Falling by T.J. Newman The Hot One (One Love #2) by Lauren Blakely Freed (Fifty Shades as Told by Christian, #3) by E.L. James

New word @ 28-MAY-2022
FATIGUE - 7/7 - Completed 26-JUL-2022
F - Fear the Worst by Linwood Barclay 22-JUN-2022 3*
A - Before Nightfall by Rachel Amphlett AA 19-MAY-2022 4*
T - 22 Seconds by James Patterson 15-MAY-2022 3*
I - In at the Deep End by Penelope Janu AA 10-JUN-2022 4*
G - Snapshot by Garry Disher AA 11-MAY-2022 3*
U - Us Against You by Fredrik Backman 26-JUL-2022 4*
E - Engaging Mr. Darcy by Rachel John 20-JUN-2022 3*

Fear the Worst by Linwood Barclay Before Nightfall by Rachel Amphlett 22 Seconds (Women’s Murder Club #22) by James Patterson In at the Deep End by Penelope Janu Snapshot (Inspector Challis, #3) by Garry Disher Engaging Mr. Darcy (An Austen Inspired Romantic Comedy #1) by Rachel John

New word @ 26-JUL-2022
NURSES - Completed 27-JUL-2022
N - Tribute by Nora Roberts 24-JUN-2022 4*
U - The Stranger Inside by Lisa Unger 27-JUL-2022 4*
R - Key of Valor by Nora Roberts 01-JUL-2022 5*
S - Sienna by Annie Seaton AA 06-JUL-2022 4*
E - Easy Go by John Lange 22-JUL-2022 3*
S - Come Back to Meby Annie Seaton AA 15-JUL-2022 4*

Tribute by Nora Roberts The Stranger Inside by Lisa Unger Key of Valor (Key Trilogy, #3) by Nora Roberts Easy Go by John Lange Come Back to Me (Love Across Time #1) by Annie Seaton


message 56: by Cherie (last edited Jul 26, 2022 09:30PM) (new)

Cherie (mystrez) | 293 comments A Covid Challenge - let's make life fun again!!
Duration: 1/2/22 - 31/7/22 (6 months)
Level - Open, minimum 3 words: (3 words)
AAs - One per word
21/21

1. MASK
M - Blood & Honey by Shelby Mahurin - 22/2/22 - 3.5 stars
A - A Killing Frost by John Marsden AA 3.5 stars 3/6/22
S - Semi-Psychic Life by Elizabeth Hunter 3.5 stars 15/7/22
K - Beyond the End of the World by Amie Kaufman AA - 18/2/22 - 4 stars

Blood & Honey (Serpent & Dove, #2) by Shelby Mahurin A Killing Frost (Tomorrow, #3) by John Marsden Semi-Psychic Life (Glimmer Lake, #2) by Elizabeth Hunter Beyond the End of the World (The Other Side of the Sky, #2) by Amie Kaufman

2. BREATHE
B - The Emporium of Imagination by Tabitha Bird AA 4.5 stars 5/4/22
R - The Mark of Athena by Rick Riordan - 16/3/22 - 4 stars
E - Eve & Adam by Michael Grant 3.5 stars 8/7/22
A - The Adventurers Guild by Zack Loran Clark 3 stars 16/7/22
T - Tea with Milk and Murder by H.Y. Hanna AA - 4/2/22 - 3.5 stars
H - Two Down, Bun to Go by H.Y. Hanna AA 23/7/22 - 3.5 stars
E - Eve Eden vs. the Zombie Horde: Bedeviled by Suz Korb 3 stars 18/7/22

The Emporium of Imagination by Tabitha Bird The Mark of Athena (The Heroes of Olympus, #3) by Rick Riordan Eve & Adam (Eve & Adam, #1) by Michael Grant The Adventurers Guild (The Adventurers Guild #1) by Zack Loran Clark Tea with Milk and Murder (Oxford Tearoom Mysteries #2) by H.Y. Hanna Two Down, Bun to Go (Oxford Tearoom Mysteries, #3) by H.Y. Hanna Eve Eden vs. the Zombie Horde Bedeviled by Suz Korb

PARAMEDICS

P - Playing With Fire by Katie MacAlister - 10/2/22 - 3.5 stars
A - Abby Cooper, Psychic Eye by Victoria Laurie 3.5 stars 25/4/22
R - The Rosie Project by Graeme Simsion AA 3 stars 26/7/22
A - Obsidian by Jennifer L. Armentrout 3 stars 10/4/22
M - Tomorrow, When the War Began by John Marsden AA 4 stars 5/5/22
E - Eve Eden vs. the Blood Sucking Vampires by Suz Korb 3 stars 20/7/22
D - The Dead of Night by John Marsden AA 21/5/22 3.5 stars
I - If I Should Die by Amy Plum 4 stars 26/3/22
C - Caraval by Stephanie Garber 3 stars 15/4/22
S - Jasper Jones by Craig SilveyAA 3.5 stars 16/6/22

Playing With Fire (Silver Dragons, #1) by Katie MacAlister Abby Cooper, Psychic Eye (Psychic Eye Mystery, #1) by Victoria Laurie The Rosie Project (Don Tillman, #1) by Graeme Simsion Obsidian (Lux, #1) by Jennifer L. Armentrout Tomorrow, When the War Began (Tomorrow, #1) by John Marsden Eve Eden vs. the Blood Sucking Vampires by Suz Korb The Dead of Night (Tomorrow, #2) by John Marsden If I Should Die (Revenants, #3) by Amy Plum Caraval (Caraval, #1) by Stephanie Garber Jasper Jones by Craig Silvey


message 57: by Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen (new)

Brenda | 80022 comments Mod
Welcome Jane and Cherie - you're both linked :)


message 58: by Kim (last edited Jul 24, 2022 08:54AM) (new)

Kim (kimborams) | 1569 comments A Covid Challenge - let's make life fun again!!
Duration: 1/2/22 - 31/7/22 (6 months)
Level - 3 words / AAs - One per word

Progress: 15/15 (AA 3/3) - COMPLETED 24/7/22

D - author first name:-
A Slanting of the Sun by Donal Ryan -
- FINISHED 25/4/22 - 4* (9/10)
E - title:-
Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman -
- FINISHED 7/4/22 - 4* (8.5/10)
L - title:-
The Last Voice You Hear by Mick Herron -
- FINISHED 3/2/22 - 4* (9/10)
T - title:-
The Ties That Bind by Erin Kelly -
- FINISHED 30/4/22 - 4* (8/10)
A - author first name:-
Kakadu Sunset by Annie Seaton - AA -
- FINISHED 18/7/22 - 4* (8.5/10)

A Slanting of the Sun by Donal Ryan Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman The Last Voice You Hear (The Oxford Investigations, #2) by Mick Herron The Ties That Bind by Erin Kelly Kakadu Sunset (The Porter Sisters #1) by Annie Seaton

M - title/author first name:-
The Master and Margarita by Mikhail Bulgakov -
- FINISHED 28/2/22 - 4* (9/10)
O - title:-
Oh William! by Elizabeth Strout -
- FINISHED 19/3/22 - 4* (9/10)
U - title:-
The Unquiet Grave by Steven Dunne -
- FINISHED 25/3/22 - 4* (9/10)
T - author surname:-
Bring Him Home by Nicole Trope - AA -
- FINISHED 27/6/22 - 4* (9/10)
H - author surname:-
The Guide by Peter Heller -
- FINISHED 1/5/22 - 4* (8.5/10)

The Master and Margarita by Mikhail Bulgakov Oh William! (Amgash, #3) by Elizabeth Strout The Unquiet Grave (Damen Brook, #4) by Steven Dunne Bring Him Home by Nicole Trope The Guide by Peter Heller

S - title:-
Shatter by Michael Robotham - AA -
- FINISHED 6/3/22 - 5* (9.5/10)
P - author first name:-
Mother's Boy by Patrick Gale -
- FINISHED 12/4/22 - 4* (9/10)
E - author first name:-
The Story of the Lost Child by Elena Ferrante -
- FINISHED 11/6/22 - 4* (9/10)
A - title:-
All We Shall Know by Donal Ryan -
- FINISHED 6/6/22 - 4* (9/10)
K - title:-
Kommandant's Girl by Pam Jenoff -
- FINISHED 24/7/22 - 3* (7/10)

Shatter (Joseph O'Loughlin, #3) by Michael Robotham Mother's Boy by Patrick Gale The Story of the Lost Child (The Neapolitan Novels #4) by Elena Ferrante All We Shall Know by Donal Ryan Kommandant's Girl by Pam Jenoff


message 59: by Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen (new)

Brenda | 80022 comments Mod
Welcome Kim, you're linked!


message 60: by Sharon (last edited Jan 28, 2022 03:26AM) (new)


message 61: by Sharon (new)

Sharon | 5483 comments Oh I’ve got to have 3 words. I’ll add another shortly, Brenda 😊


message 62: by Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen (last edited Jan 28, 2022 12:46AM) (new)

Brenda | 80022 comments Mod
Welcome Sharon, yes, well spotted :) You're linked ..


message 63: by TheMadHatter (last edited Jul 31, 2022 05:56AM) (new)

TheMadHatter | 384 comments A Covid Challenge - let's make life fun again!!
Duration: 1/2/22 - 31/7/22 (6 months)
Level - 3 words
AAs - One per word
18/18 as of 31 July

F Flying Too High by Kerry Greenwood AA
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... (3.5 Stars) - 5/2/2022
E Everything and the Moon by Julia Quinn
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... (3.5 Stars) - 10/6/22
V Verity by Colleen Hoover
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... (3.5 Stars) - 7/4/22
E An Echo in the Bone by Diana Gabaldon
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... (4 Stars) - 31/7/22
R Ready Player Two by Ernest Cline
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... (4.5 Stars) - 27/5/22

Flying Too High (Phryne Fisher, #2) by Kerry Greenwood Everything and the Moon (The Lyndon Sisters, #1) by Julia Quinn Verity by Colleen Hoover An Echo in the Bone (Outlander, #7) by Diana Gabaldon Ready Player Two (Ready Player One, #2) by Ernest Cline


M Murder in Mesopotamia by Agatha Christie
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... (3.5 Stars) - 22/3/2022
A Atonement by Ian McEwan
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... (4 Stars) - 16/4/22
S Suspect by Michael Robotham AA
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... (4 Stars) - 31/5/22
K The King by J.R. Ward
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... (3 Stars) - 28/6/22

Murder in Mesopotamia (Hercule Poirot, #13) by Agatha Christie Atonement by Ian McEwan The Suspect (Joseph O'Loughlin, #1) by Michael Robotham The King (Black Dagger Brotherhood, #12) by J.R. Ward


O The Other Miss Bridgerton by Julia Quinn
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... (4 Stars) - 4/4/22
U An Unusual Bride for the Beastly Duke by Emma Linfield
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... (2.5 Stars) - 30/6/22
T Tyed by L.J. Shen
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... (3.5 Stars) - 3/6/22
B Book of the Dead by Patricia Cornwell
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... (2.5 Stars) - 24/5/22
R The Rebel by Kendall Ryan
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... (2 Stars) - 5/7/22
E The Eyre Affair by Jasper Fforde
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... (3.5 Stars) - 23/7/22
A All the Lies by S.T. Abby
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... (4 Stars) - 11/2/2022
K A Kingdom of Flesh and Fire by Jennifer L. Armentrout
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... (4 Stars) - 15/3/2022
S Sabriel by Garth Nix AA
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... (3 Stars) - 23/3/2022

The Other Miss Bridgerton (Rokesbys, #3) by Julia Quinn An Unusual Bride for the Beastly Duke by Emma Linfield Tyed by L.J. Shen Ten Things I Hate About the Duke (Difficult Dukes, #2) by Loretta Chase Book Of The Dead (Kay Scarpetta, #15) by Patricia Cornwell The Rebel (Looking to Score #1) by Kendall Ryan The Eyre Affair (Thursday Next, #1) by Jasper Fforde All the Lies (Mindf*ck, #4) by S.T. Abby A Kingdom of Flesh and Fire (Blood and Ash, #2) by Jennifer L. Armentrout Sabriel (Abhorsen, #1) by Garth Nix


message 64: by Jazzy (last edited Aug 23, 2022 04:23AM) (new)

Jazzy Lemon (jazzylemon) | 944 comments Oh yes please!
A Covid Challenge - let's make life fun again!!
Duration: 1/2/22 - 31/7/22 (6 months)
Level - Open, minimum 3 words:
AAs - One per word
14/14

✅ 🦘M - Title - The Man Who Loved Children (1940) - Christina Stead AA - 11/3/22 5 star
✅ A - Title - Angarey: 9 Stories and a Play (1932) - Vibha S. Chauhan 6/4/22 - 5 star
✅ S - Title - Sirius (1944) Olaf Stapledon
✅ K - Title - A Kiss Before Dying (1954) - Ira Levin 3/2/22 - 5 star
The Man Who Loved Children by Christina Stead Angarey 9 Stories and a Play by Vibha S. Chauhan Silent Spring by Rachel Carson A Kiss Before Dying by Ira Levin

✅ C - Title - Cab 79 (1955) - Indriði Guðmundur Þorsteinsson
✅ O - Title - Olga Dies Dreaming (2022) - Xóchitl González 23/8/22 4 star
✅ V - Author - Les Misérables (1862) - Victor Hugo 3/2/22 - 5 star
✅ 🦘I - Author - I Can Jump Puddles (1955) - Alan Marshall AA 26/5/22 5 star
✅ 🦘D - Title - The Drowned Man (2016) - Brendan James Murray AA 12/8/22 5 star
Cab 79 by Indriði Guðmundur Þorsteinsson Olga Dies Dreaming by Xóchitl González Victor Hugo I Can Jump Puddles by Alan Marshall The Drowned Man by Brendan James Murray

🦘F - Title - From a Paris Balcony (2016) - Ella Carey AA 28/2/22 4 star
✅ 🦘E - Title - Earthly Delights (2004) - Kerry Greenwood AA - 12/11/22 5 star
✅ V - Title - Violet Bent Backwards Over the Grass (2020) - Lana Del Rey 29/5/22 5 star
✅ E - Author - Zen in the Art of Archery (1948) - Eugen Herrigel 15/5/22 5 star
✅ R - Title - The Razor's Edge (1944) - W. Somerset Maugham

From a Paris Balcony by Ella Carey Earthly Delights (Corinna Chapman, #1) by Kerry Greenwood Violet Bent Backwards Over the Grass by Lana Del Rey Eugen Herrigel The Razor's Edge by W. Somerset Maugham

Eugen Herrigel (1884-1955)



message 65: by Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen (new)

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Welcome MH and Jazzy - you're both linked :)


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Jazzy Lemon (jazzylemon) | 944 comments Cheers Brenda! 🍻


message 67: by Niamh (last edited Jul 20, 2022 03:14PM) (new)

Niamh | 497 comments Almost finished my summer challenge, so hopefully this will give me more to read during Feb, as well as some inspiration for books to include in the Autumn and Winter challenges, when they go up!

A Covid Challenge - let's make life fun again!!
Duration: 1/2/22 - 31/7/22 (6 months)
Level - 3 Words
AAs - Minimum 1 per word - 7 AAs across 3 words
17/19 read


D - Adventures of a Young Naturalist: The Zoo Quest Expeditions by David Attenborough
✅E - You and Me on Vacation by Emily Henry 4🌟 - finished 06/06/22
✅L - The Blood Traitor by Lynette Noni 🦘 5🌟 - finished 19/06/22
✅T - Naturally Tan by Tan France 4🌟 - finished 10/07/22
✅A - Here's to Us by Becky Albertalli 5🌟 - finished 07/03/22
Adventures of a Young Naturalist The Zoo Quest Expeditions by David Attenborough You and Me on Vacation by Emily Henry The Blood Traitor (The Prison Healer, #3) by Lynette Noni Naturally Tan by Tan France Here's to Us (What If It's Us, #2) by Becky Albertalli

✅M - The Nobleman's Guide to Scandal and Shipwrecks by Mackenzi Lee 4🌟 - finished 13/03/22
✅A - Beyond the End of the World by Amie Kaufman 🦘 4🌟 - finished 14/06/22
✅S - Four Dead Queens by Astrid Scholte 🦘 3.5🌟 - finished 23/04/22
✅K - The Incredible Adventures of Cinnamon Girl by Melissa Keil 🦘 4🌟 - finished 09/04/2022
The Nobleman's Guide to Scandal and Shipwrecks (Montague Siblings, #3) by Mackenzi Lee Beyond the End of the World (The Other Side of the Sky, #2) by Amie Kaufman Four Dead Queens by Astrid Scholte The Incredible Adventures of Cinnamon Girl by Melissa Keil

P - The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss
✅A - The Other Side of the Sky by Amie Kaufman 🦘 4🌟 - finished 11/06/22
✅R - See You Yesterday by Rachel Lynn Solomon 4🌟 - finished 20/07/22
✅A - Beasts of Prey by Ayana Gray 3🌟 - finished 29/05/22
✅M - The Build-up Season by Megan Jacobson 🦘 4🌟 - finished 27/04/22
✅E - The Love That Split the World by Emily Henry 4🌟 - finished 02/04/22
✅D - Futuristic Violence and Fancy Suits by David Wong 3🌟 - finished 14/05/22
✅I - The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue V.E. Schwab 5🌟 - finished 10/02/22
✅C - One Would Think the Deep by Claire Zorn 🦘 4🌟 - finished 19/04/22
✅S - Shadow and Bone by Leigh Bardugo 5🌟 - finished 20/02/22
The Name of the Wind (The Kingkiller Chronicle, #1) by Patrick Rothfuss The Other Side of the Sky (The Other Side of the Sky, #1) by Amie Kaufman See You Yesterday by Rachel Lynn Solomon Beasts of Prey by Ayana Gray The Build-up Season by Megan Jacobson The Love That Split the World by Emily Henry Futuristic Violence and Fancy Suits (Zoey Ashe, #1) by David Wong The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. Schwab One Would Think the Deep by Claire Zorn Shadow and Bone (The Shadow and Bone Trilogy, #1) by Leigh Bardugo


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Welcome Niamh! You're linked :)


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message 71: by Denise MF (last edited Jun 05, 2022 09:27PM) (new)

Denise MF | 139 comments A Covid Challenge - let's make life fun again!!
Duration: 1/2/22 - 31/7/22 (6 months)
Level - Open, minimum 3 words:
AAs - One per word
10/16

Provided I can find some of these

#1 DELTA
✔D - The Murder Rule by Dervla McTiernan AA 21/5/22 4⭐
E - Every Secret Thing by Emma Cole
✔L - Daughter of Mine by Fiona Lowe AA 2/2/22 5⭐
✔T - Matilda's Freedom by Tea Cooper AA 4⭐ 7/3/22
✔A - All About Ella by Meredith Appleyard 26/4/22 4⭐

The Murder Rule by Dervla McTiernan Every Secret Thing by Emma Cole Daughter of Mine by Fiona Lowe Matilda's Freedom by Tea Cooper All About Ella by Meredith Appleyard

#2 FEVER
✔F - Fractured by Karin Slaughter - 3/2/22 4.5⭐
E - Howards End by E.M. Forster
✔V - The Beautiful Words by Vanessa McCausland AA 10/2/22 4⭐
E - If You Knew Her by Emily Elgar
R - Birthright by Nora Roberts - re-read

Fractured (Will Trent, #2) by Karin Slaughter Howards End by E.M. Forster The Beautiful Words by Vanessa McCausland If You Knew Her by Emily Elgar Birthright by Nora Roberts

#3 NURSES
✔N- The Jane Austen Society by Natalie Jenner AA 6/6/22 5⭐
✔U - Untraceable by Laura Griffin 7/2/22 4⭐
R - Beneath Cornish Skies by Kate Ryder
✔S - Shatter by Michael Robotham
E - A Great Deliverance by Elizabeth George
✔S - Something to Hide by Fleur McDonald AA 11/4/22 3⭐

The Jane Austen Society by Natalie Jenner Untraceable (Tracers, #1) by Laura Griffin Beneath Cornish Skies by Kate Ryder Shatter (Joseph O'Loughlin, #3) by Michael Robotham A Great Deliverance (Inspector Lynley, #1) by Elizabeth George Something to Hide by Fleur McDonald


message 72: by Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen (new)

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Welcome Denise, you're linked :)


message 73: by Kim (new)

Kim (kimborams) | 1569 comments Finished my 1st of this Challenge with:-

The Last Voice You Hear by Mick Herron The Last Voice You Hear (The Oxford Investigations, #2) by Mick Herron

Rated this one as 4* (9/10). My review is here:-
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...


message 74: by Denise MF (new)

Denise MF | 139 comments Finished #2 in this challenge
#2 FEVER
✔F - Fractured by Karin Slaughter - 3/2/22 4.5⭐


message 75: by PattyMacDotComma (new)

PattyMacDotComma | 3299 comments K from MASK

Aussie author Kerry Greenwood sends the fearless (well, almost) Phryne Fisher flying over the Australian Alps in The Green Mill Murder. Miss Fisher is always entertaining.
The Green Mill Murder (Phryne Fisher, #5) by Kerry Greenwood 3.5~4★ Link to my Green Mill Murder review


message 76: by Denise MF (new)

Denise MF | 139 comments finished 2 more this week

V from Fever and U from Nurses
✔V - The Beautiful Words by Vanessa McCausland AA 10/2/22 4⭐
✔U - Untraceable by Laura Griffin 7/2/22 4⭐


message 77: by PattyMacDotComma (new)

PattyMacDotComma | 3299 comments O from NOSE

Just finished Aussie author Anni Taylor's suspenseful One Last Child, which takes place in the beautiful, mysterious Blue Mountains west of Sydney. Complicating things is that one of the abducted children is Detective Kate Wakeland's granddaughter.
One Last Child (Tallman's Valley Detectives, #1) by Anni Taylor 4★ My review of One Last Child


message 78: by Kim (new)

Kim (kimborams) | 1569 comments Finished my 2nd of this Challenge with:-

'M' from 'MOUTH' - title and author first name:-
The Master and Margarita by Mikhail Bulgakov The Master and Margarita by Mikhail Bulgakov

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


message 79: by PattyMacDotComma (new)

PattyMacDotComma | 3299 comments M for MASK

The Murder Rule by AA Dervla McTiernan
4★ (Review closer to May publication)


message 80: by Icewineanne (new)

Icewineanne | 267 comments PattyMacDotComma wrote: "M for MASK

The Murder Rule by AA Dervla McTiernan
4★ (Review closer to May publication)"


Love this series P MacDC. Really looking forward to your review!


message 81: by Kim (new)

Kim (kimborams) | 1569 comments Finished my 3rd of this Challenge with:-

'S' from SPEAK:-
Shatter byMichael Robotham Shatter (Joe O'Loughlin #3) by Michael Robotham - AA

Rated this one as 5* (9.5/10). My review is here:-
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...


message 82: by Jane (new)

Jane | 752 comments Finished my first word:
COVID
C - Choose Me by Tess Gerritsen 14-FEB-2022 4*
O - Outback Secrets by Rachael Johns AA 13-MAR-2022 4*
V - Voodoo Doll by Leah Giarratano AA 05-FEB-2022 4*
I - Iced by Felix Francis 02-FEB-2022 4*
D - The Night Window by Dean Koontz 13-FEB-2022 4*

Voodoo Doll (Detective Jill Jackson, #2) by Leah Giarratano Outback Secrets (Bunyip Bay #5) by Rachael Johns Choose Me by Tess Gerritsen Iced by Felix Francis The Night Window (Jane Hawk #5) by Dean Koontz


message 83: by Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen (new)

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Good job Jane :)


message 84: by Jane (new)

Jane | 752 comments Added and completed another word:

PARAMEDICS
P - Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir 20-MAR-2022 5*
A - Gone to Ground by Rachel Amphlett AA 14-MAR-2022 4*
R - Forgotten in Death by J.D. Robb 15-FEB-2022 5*
A - Apples Never Fall by Liane Moriarty AA 16-FEB-2022 5*
M - Murder at Enderley Hall by Helena Dixon 05-MAR-2022 3*
E - Eight Perfect Murders by Peter Swanson 11-MAR-2022 4*
D - The Camel Club by David Baldacci 02-MAR-2022 4*
I - Irish Thoroughbred by Nora Roberts 05-MAR-2022 4*
C - Wrath of Poseidon by Clive Cussler 17-MAR-2022 3*
S - The Blood Whisperer by Zoë Sharp 04-FEB-2022 4*

Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir Gone to Ground (Detective Kay Hunter, #6) by Rachel Amphlett Forgotten in Death (In Death, #53) by J.D. Robb Apples Never Fall by Liane Moriarty Murder at Enderley Hall (Miss Underhay Mysteries #2) by Helena Dixon Eight Perfect Murders by Peter Swanson The Camel Club (The Camel Club, #1) by David Baldacci Irish Thoroughbred (Irish Hearts #1) by Nora Roberts Wrath of Poseidon (Fargo Adventures, #12) by Clive Cussler The Blood Whisperer by Zoë Sharp


message 85: by Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen (new)

Brenda | 80022 comments Mod
Great work Jane!


message 86: by Kim (new)

Kim (kimborams) | 1569 comments Finished my 4th of this Challenge with:-

'O' from 'MOUTH' -
Oh William! by Elizabeth Strout Oh William! (Amgash, #3) by Elizabeth Strout

Rated this one as 4* (9/10). My review is here:-
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...


message 87: by PattyMacDotComma (new)

PattyMacDotComma | 3299 comments I for COVID

I really enjoyed The Remains of the Day by Kazuo Ishiguro, about a super-professional butler who knows how to inspect the silver polishing but, sadly, knows nothing at all about people. Very touching. 1989 Booker Prize Winner.
The Remains of the Day by Kazuo Ishiguro 5★ My review of The Remains of the Day"


message 88: by Helen (new)

Helen (helen57) | 3421 comments I have finished my first word DELTA

DELTA

D. Dead Horse Gap Lee Christine AA Done 5* 6/2/22 https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

E. Evil in Emerald A.M. Stuart AA Done 5* 21/3/22

L. A Family of Strangers Fiona Lowe AA Done 5* 22/2/22

T. Treasured Tears Kendall Talbot AA Done 5* 16/2/22

A. Snowy Mountains Cattleman Alissa Callen AA Done 5* 25/2/22

Dead Horse Gap by Lee Christine Evil in Emerald (Harriet Gordon Mystery #3) by A.M. Stuart A Family of Strangers by Fiona Lowe Treasured Tears (Treasure Hunters, #6) by Kendall Talbot Snowy Mountains Cattleman by Alissa Callen


message 89: by Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen (new)

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Well done Helen :)


message 90: by Helen (new)

Helen (helen57) | 3421 comments Brenda wrote: "Well done Helen :)"

Thanks Brenda, I am enjoying these challenges :)


message 91: by Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen (new)

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Good!


message 92: by Kim (new)

Kim (kimborams) | 1569 comments Finished my 5th of this Challenge with:-

'U' from 'MOUTH' -
The Unquiet Grave by Steven Dunne The Unquiet Grave (Damen Brook, #4) by Steven Dunne

Rated this one as 4* (9/10). My review is here:-
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...


message 93: by Jane (new)

Jane | 752 comments Third word down:
DELTA
D - Death at the Dog Show by Grace York AA 18-FEB-2022 3*
E - The End by James Patterson 06-FEB-2022 4*
L - The Long Game by Simon Rowell AA 10-FEB-2022 4*
T - A Time for Mercy by John Grisham 26-MAR-2022 5*
A - A Lethal Deception by Rachel Amphlett AA 07-FEB-2022 5*

Death at the Dog Show (Getaway Bay #4) by Grace York The End (Owen Taylor #1) by James Patterson A Time for Mercy (Jake Brigance, #3) by John Grisham The Long Game by Simon Rowell A Lethal Deception (Detective Kay Hunter #11) by Rachel Amphlett


message 94: by Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen (new)

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Nice Jane!


message 95: by Sarah (new)

Sarah | 1543 comments Hi Brenda,
I've just realised that I never officially entered this challenge, although I've been keeping a record on my Excel spreadsheet. Am I too late to throw my hat in the ring? (or should that be "throw my mask"?)
Sarah


message 96: by Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen (new)

Brenda | 80022 comments Mod
Post your challenge here and I'll link you Sarah - never too late! (Unless it's 2023 ;))


message 97: by Kim (new)

Kim (kimborams) | 1569 comments Finished my 6th of this Challenge with:-

'E' from DELTA:-
Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman

Rated this one as 4* (8.5/10). My review is here:-
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...


message 98: by Sarah (new)

Sarah | 1543 comments Brenda wrote: "Post your challenge here and I'll link you Sarah - never too late! (Unless it's 2023 ;))"

Excellent! Thanks Brenda!


message 99: by PattyMacDotComma (new)

PattyMacDotComma | 3299 comments S for MASK

The Second Sight of Zachary Cloudesley is an entertaining debut by Sean Lusk which has some history, some magic, and exotic locales. It's not my thing, but I can see a real fan base for this one when it comes out in June.
The Second Sight of Zachary Cloudesley by Sean Lusk 3.5★ My review of Second Sight of Zachary...


message 100: by PattyMacDotComma (new)

PattyMacDotComma | 3299 comments C C.S. Harris

Where Serpents Sleep is number 4 in the engaging Sebastian St. Cyr historical mystery series. London 1812. Lord Devlin is teamed up with the daughter of Lord Jarvis, his nemesis. Full of action, history and humour.
Where Serpents Sleep (Sebastian St. Cyr, #4) by C.S. Harris 4.5★ My review of Where Serpents Sleep


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