**Autumn Challenge - 1/3/22 - 31/5/22**

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

**Autumn Challenge - 1/3/22 - 31/5/22**



The Rules:
#1. Read a minimum of two (2) rows - either across or down but not diagonal (a total of ten (10) squares) - therefore 10 books!
#2. Where the squares overlap (if they do) you must read that square twice.
#3. Choose your rows; then list (and link) your books in this challenge thread.
#4. At least one Aussie author per row - Two rows minimum = Two Aussie authors. Three rows = three Aussie authors. Please make sure all Aussie authors are clearly marked in your lists :)

**Completed Challenges: When you have completed your challenge, please post your entire completed challenge as a new message indicating you have finished. A completed challenge must have the following information: (1) Link to book title, (2) Author's name, (3) Date you finished reading your book, (4) Your rating.
**Once you've posted your completed challenge, your name will be ticked off the list.

EASY: Two Rows (2 AAs)
MEDIUM: Three Rows (3 AAs)
HARD: Five Rows (5 AAs)

Feel free to read as many rows as you want (minimum two)

Make sure you check out the challenge guidelines here

For example: I might say I want to read #1 across & #4 down - therefore the square which says "Aussie author" would have two (2) from that category:)



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Autumn Challenge
Duration: 1/3/22 - 31/5/22
Level:
0/?

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Participants


✅Brenda
✅Carol
✅Carolyn
✅Catsalive
✅Cherie
✅Clare
Denise MF
✅Heather
✅Helen
✅Jackmeister
✅Jane
✅Janelle
✅Janine
✅Jasmine
✅Jazzy
✅Jenn
✅Jenny
✅Jonquil
✅Kim (UK)
✅Kylie H
Lisa Bianca
✅Lorraine
✅Mari
✅Niamh
✅Phrynne
Pip
✅Rachel
Rosie
✅Sarah
✅Steve
Sue
✅TheMadHatter
Tien
✅Trevor
✅Trish
Zoey

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Autumn Challenge
Duration: 1/3/22 - 31/5/22
Level:
25/25

#1 Down - COMPLETED
a) Favourite Genre (HF) - The Postcard from Italy by Angela Petch 5★s 11/3/22
b) Bright cover - Those Kids from Fawn Creek by Erin Entrada Kelly 4★s 13/3/22
c) Female MC - Mothers and Daughters by Erica James 5★s 16/3/22
d) Set in another country - Remember Me by Charity Norman 5★s 6/3/22 New Zealand
e) Historical fiction - The Winter Dress by Lauren Chater 4★s 1/4/22 AA



#3 Down - COMPLETED
a) Mystery (historical) - The House at Helygen by Victoria Hawthorne 4★s 11/4/22
b) Published 2021 - Murder Mystery Book Club by Danielle Collins 4★s 11/3/22 August 17th 2021
c) Female author - Murder at Primrose Cottage by Merryn Allingham 4★s 12/3/22
d) Debut - The Sun Rose in Paris by Penny Fields-Schneider 5★s 9/5/22 AA
e) One word title - Stalker by Jack Adams 5★s 13/3/22 AA



#4 Across - COMPLETED

a) Set in another country - The Admiral’s Wife by M.K. Tod 5★s 15/4/22 Hong Kong
b) Part of a series - Fall Guys by Ian Andrew 4★s 28/3/22 AA
c) Debut - Daughters of Eve by Nina D. Campbell 5★s 11/5/22 AA
d) Cosy mystery - The Bone Ranger by Louisa Bennet 4★s 3/4/22 AA
e) Crime - Brunswick Street Blues by Sally Bothroyd 2.5★s 3/3/22 AA



#5 Across - COMPLETED

a) Historical fiction - Evil in Emerald by A.M. Stuart 5★s 19/3/22
b) Young adult - Dreaming of Flight by Catherine Ryan Hyde 5★s 22/4/22
c) One word title - Larapinta by Annie Seaton 5★s 2/4/22 AA
d) Water on cover - The Resistance Girl by Mandy Robotham 5★s 21/3/22
e) Set in Australia - Wild Dogs by Michael Trant 5★s 5/3/22 AA



#5 Down - COMPLETED

a) Male author - The Ghost Tattoo by Tony Bernard 5★s 15/3/22 AA
b) Speculative fiction - Unsheltered by Clare Moleta 2★s 21/3/22 AA
c) My choice - A Caravan Like a Canary by Sasha Wasley 5★s 30/3/22 AA
d) Crime - Deadly Falls by Phillipa Nefri Clark 5★s 21/4/22 AA
e) Set in Australia - Summer at Kangaroo Ridge by Nicole Hurley-Moore 5★s 2/3/22 AA

[Zoey]

Autumn Challenge
Duration: 1/3/22 - 31/5/22
Level: Easy
0/10

1 Across

Fave Genre - (TimeTravel) Beyond the Highland Mist by Karen Marie Moning
Male MC - Heartstone by C.J. Sansom
Mystery - Purity in Death by J.D. Robb
350+ Pages - Twiceborn by Marina Finlayson AA
Male Author - The Concrete Blonde by Michael Connelly



5 Across

Hist Fiction - Romancing Mister Bridgerton by Julia Quinn
YA - Time Trap by Micah Caida
One Word Title - Nemesis by Lisa Clark O'Neill
Water on Cover - Death at the Dog Show by Grace York AA
Set in Aus - The Lost Man by Jane Harper AA

[Phrynne, Series Queen!]

Autumn Challenge
Duration: 1/3/22 - 31/5/22
Level Hard
25/25

#1 Down
a) Favourite Genre (HF) - When Blood Lies by C.S. Harris 5 stars 3/5/22
b) Bright cover - Front Page Murder by Joyce St. Anthony 3 stars 5/3/22
c) Female MC - London Rain by Nicola Upson 4 stars 4/3/22
d) Set in another country - A Darker Place byRachel Amphlett AA 5 stars 12/3/22
e) Historical fiction - Murder on Madison Square by Victoria Thompson 5 stars 10/5/22



#2 Down
a) Male MC - Well-Schooled in Murder by Elizabeth George 5 stars 26/3/22
b) Aussie author - Evil in Emerald by A.M. Stuart AA 5 stars 9/4/22
c) Sky on cover - The House at Helygen by Victoria Hawthorne 3 stars 4/4/22
d) Series - Passage from Nuala by Harriet Steel 5 stars 16/3/22
e) YA - City of Ghosts by Victoria Schwab 4 stars 29/4/22



#3 Down
a) Mystery - The Murder Rule by Dervla McTiernan 3 stars 21/4/22
b) Pub 2021 - You Need to Know by Nicola Moriarty AA 4 stars 3/3/22
c) Female author - The Locked Room by Elly Griffiths 5 stars 8/5/22
d) Debut - The Sun Rose in Paris by Penny Fields-Schneider AA 3 stars 18/4/22
e) One word title - Shamed by Linda Castillo 5 stars 1/5/22



#4 Down
a) 350+pages - Dark Horse by Gregg Andrew Hurwitz 3 stars 7/5/22
b) Library book T is for Trespass by Sue Grafton 4 stars 7/3/22
c) Child on cover - Everyday Magic by Jess Kidd 4 stars 5/3/22
d) Cosy - Muffins and Mourning Tea by H.Y. Hanna AA 4 stars 8/3/22
e) Water on cover - Murder in the Meadow by Faith Martin 5 stars 13/3/22



#5 Down
a) Male author - The Wedding Guest by Jonathan Kellerman 4 stars 26/4/22
b) Speculative fiction - Cage of Souls by Adrian Tchaikovsky 5 stars 27/2/22
c) My choice - Black & Blue by Emma Jameson 4 stars 15/4/22
d) Crime - The Chain by Adrian McKinty AA 3 stars 14/3/22
e) Set in Australia - Brunswick Street Blues by Sally Bothroyd AA 2 stars 2/3/22

[Kylie H]

Template: Autumn Challenge
Duration: 1/3/22 - 31/5/22
Level: Easy
10/10

#1 Down
a) Fav genre (thriller) - The Vatican Secret by David Leadbeater 9/3/22 4★
b) Bright cover - The Murmur of Bees by Sofía Segovia 24/3/22 4 ★
c) Female MC - Murder on the Ballarat Train by Kerry Greenwood 2/5/22 4 ★ AA
d) Set in other country - The Gathering Murders by Keith Moray 18/4/22 4★
e) Historical fiction - Dust On The Horizon by Tricia Stringer 08/04/22 4★ AA



#5 across
a) historical fiction - The Alice Network by Kate Quinn 06/04/22 4★
b) Young adult - Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan 25/04/22 4★
c) One word title - Quota by Jock Serong 10/4/22 4★AA
d) Water on cover - Funkytown by Paul Kennedy 11/4/22 4★AA
e) Set in Australia - A Lifetime of Impossible Days by Tabitha Bird 20/4/22 4★ AA

[Sarah]

Yay! I'm in please Brenda! Will work out my books soon...
Autumn Challenge
Duration: 1/3/22 - 31/5/22
Level: Hard
Progress: 30/30 AA: 9/9 (min 1 per row/column)

#1 Down
1. Favourite Genre: (Mystery/Thriller) Nine Lives by Peter Swanson (3/3) 4*
2. Bright cover: Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus (5/4) 5*
3. Female MC: The Murder Rule by Dervla McTiernan AA (14/5) 4*
4. Set in another country: The Marlow Murder Club by Robert Thorogood (3/5) 4*
5. Historical fiction: Still Life by Sarah Winman (30/4) 5*



#2 Down
1. Male MC: Cutters End by Margaret Hickey AA (13/4) 4.5*
2. Australian Author: The Housemate by Sarah Bailey AA (15/3) 5*
3. Sky on Cover: Voting Day by Clare O'Dea (31/3) 4.5*
4. Part of a Series: Last Seen Alive (D.I. Isabel Blood #3) by Jane Bettany (15/4) 4.5*
5. Young Adult: The Ghosts of Rose Hill by R.M. Romero (25/5) 4.5*



#3 Down
1. Mystery: Crossing the Lines by Sulari Gentill AA (11/3) 4.5*
2. Published 2021: Murder at St Anne's by J.R. Ellis (24/3) 4*
3. Female author: Gather the Bones by Alison Stuart AA (25/3) 4*
4. Debut: The Girl Before You by Nicola Rayner (31/3) 3.5*
5. Search by Michelle Huneven (24/4) 4.5*



#4 Down
1. 350+ Pages: Heiress on Fire by Kellie McCourt (432pp) AA (12/5) 4.5*
2. From Library: Notes on an Execution by Danya Kukafka (1/4) 5*
3. Child on Cover: Little Sister by Gytha Lodge (28/4) 4.5*
4. Cosy Mystery: An English Garden Murder by Katie Gayle (8/5) 4*
5. Water on Cover: A Fatal Crossing by Tom Hindle (7/3) 4*



#5 Down
1. Male author: Crazy Rich Asians by Kevin Kwan (21/3) 4.5*
2. Speculative fiction: All Our Shimmering Skies by Trent Dalton AA (24/4) 5*
3. My choice: Unlock Your Storybook Heart by Amanda Lovelace (15/3) 4*
4. Crime: The Perfect Crime edited by Maxim Jakubowski & Vaseem Khan (8/3) 5*
5. Set in Australia: The Barrakee Mystery by Arthur W. Upfield AA (16/4) 4.5*



#4 Across
1. Set in another country: The Interview by Gill Perdue (Set in the UK) (18/4) 4.5*
2. Part of a series: The Locked Room by Elly Griffiths (Ruth Galloway #14) (12/3) 5*
3. Debut: A Few Right Thinking Men by Sulari Gentill AA (27/4) 4.5*
4. Cosy Mystery: A Spoonful Of Murder by J.M. Hall (13/3) 4.5*
5. Crime: The Echo Man by Sam Holland (9/4) 4*

[Steve]

I'm in!

Autumn Challenge
Duration: 1/3/22 - 31/5/22
Level: Hard
Progress: 25/25

#1 Down
a) Favourite Genre (Fantasy): Fortune Favors the Cruel by Kel Carpenter ★★★★☆
b) Bright cover: Transit of Angels by Desney King AA ★☆☆☆☆
c) Female MC: Dragonquest by Anne McCaffrey ★★★★☆
d) Set in another country: Fear: Trump in the White House by Bob Woodward USA) ★★★★★
e) Historical fiction: Singapore Sapphire by A.M. Stuart AA ★★★★★



#2 Down
a) Male MC: She Lies in Wait by Gytha Lodge ★★★★★
b) Aussie author: When She Was Good by Michael Robotham AA ★★★★★
c) Sky on cover: Local Woman Missing by Mary Kubica ★★★★☆
d) Series: Battle for the Abyss by Ben Counter ★★★☆☆
e) YA: The Prison Healer by Lynette Noni AA ★★★★☆



#3 Down
a) Mystery: Tell Me Why by Sandi Wallace AA ★★★★☆
b) Pub 2021: Before You Knew My Name by Jacqueline Bublitz ★★★★☆
c) Female author: 22 Nights by Linda Winstead Jones ★★★★☆
d) Debut: The Apollo Murders by Chris Hadfield ★★★★★
e) One word title: Valor by John Gwynne ★★★★★



#4 Down
a) 350+pages: Foundryside by Robert Jackson Bennett (501 pages) ★★★★★
b) Library book: Velocity Weapon by Megan E. O'Keefe ★★★★★
c) Child on cover: Cruelty's Daughter by Anna Willett AA ★★★★☆
d) Cosy Mystery: Death by Dumpling by Vivien Chien ★★★★☆
e) Water on cover: Seashells and Murder by H.Y. Hanna AA ★★★☆☆



#5 Down
a) Male author: Hideout by Jack Heath AA ★★★★☆
b) Speculative fiction: Full Fathom Five by Max Gladstone ★★★★☆
c) My choice: Sevenfold Sword: Shadow by Jonathan Moeller ★★★★★
d) Crime: What Lies Beneath by Bill Kitson ★★★★★
e) Set in Australia: The Quarantine Station by Michelle Montebello AA ★★★★☆

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Welcome everyone! Hard to believe Autumn is almost on us!! You're all linked to here :)

[Janelle]

Bingo time, yay!

Autumn Challenge
Duration: 1/3/22 - 31/5/22
Level: Hard
25/25
8/5AA

#1 down
✅Favourite genre(classic) The Assommoir by Émile Zola fin Mar17 5*
✅Bright cover A Woman of Intelligence by Karin Tanabe fin Mar6 3*
✅Female mc A Tidy Ending by Joanna Cannon fin Mar29 4*
✅Set in another country Convenience Store Woman by Sayaka Murata fin Mar6 3*
Historical fiction ✅ Violeta by Isabel Allende fin Apr18 5*



#3 down
Mystery ✅ Reptile Memoirs by Silje O. Ulstein fin May26 5*
Published 2021 ✅ OOF: An Online Outrage Fiesta for the Ages by Strobe Witherspoon fin May22 3*
Female author ✅ Apples Never Fall by Liane Moriarty fin Apr5 4*
Debut ✅ The Shape of Sound by Fiona Murphy fin Apr 17 4*
One word title ✅ Devotion by Hannah Kent fin Apr2 4*



#5 down
✅Male author Loveland by Robert Lukins AA fin Mar8 5*
✅Speculative fiction The Fisherman by John Langan fin Apr7 3*
✅Your choice The Candy House by Jennifer Egan fin Apr26 4*
✅Crime Truly, Darkly, Deeply by Victoria Selman fin Mar1 4*
✅Set in Australia The Last of the Apple Blossom by Mary-Lou Stephens AA fin May8 3*



#1 across
✅ Favourite genre classic Flemington by Violet Jacob fin Mar22 4*
✅ Male mc Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt fin May4 4*
✅ Mystery The Murder Rule by Dervla McTiernan AA fin Mar10 4*
✅ 350p + Bleak House by Charles Dickens fin May24 5*
✅Male author The Commitments by Roddy Doyle fin Mar3 5*



#2 across
Bright cover ✅ The Secret Wife by Mark Lamprell fin Mar24 4*
Australian author ✅ The Way From Here by Jane Cockram AA fin Mar14 4*
Published 2021 ✅ The Swift and the Harrier by Minette Walters fin Apr23 5*
From library ✅ Vanishing Act of Esme Lennox by Maggie O'Farrell fin Mar2 5*
Speculative fiction ✅The Every by Dave Eggers fin Mar23 4*

[Niamh]

Autumn Challenge
Duration: 1/3/22 - 31/5/22
Level: Medium (3 Rows)
11/15 (5 AA 🦘)

✅1 Down✅
✅a) Favourite Genre (YA Fantasy): Beasts of Prey by Ayana Gray 3🌟 - finished 29/05/22
✅b) Bright Cover: Here's to Us by Becky Albertalli 5🌟 - finished 07/03/22
✅c) Female MC: The Incredible Adventures of Cinnamon Girl by Melissa Keil 🦘 4🌟 - finished 09/04/22
✅d) Set in another country (USA): Futuristic Violence and Fancy Suits by David Wong 3🌟 - finished 14/05/22
✅e) Historical Fiction: The Nobleman's Guide to Scandal and Shipwrecks by Mackenzi Lee 4🌟 - finished 13/03/22


2 Down
a) Male MC: The Ask and the Answer by Patrick Ness
✅b) Australian Author: Four Dead Queens by Astrid Scholte 🦘 3.5🌟 - finished 23/04/22
c) Sky on cover: The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss
d) Part of series: Onyx by Jennifer L. Armentrout
e) Young adult: The Other Side of the Sky by Amie Kaufman 🦘


✅5 Across✅
✅a) Historical Fiction: My Plain Jane by Cynthia Hand 4🌟 - finished 18/04/22
✅b) Young Adult: The Love That Split the World by Emily Henry 4🌟 - finished 02/04/22
✅c) One Word Title: Legendary by Stephanie Garber 4🌟 - finished 27/03/22
✅d) Water on Cover: One Would Think the Deep by Claire Zorn 🦘 4🌟 - finished 19/04/22
✅e) Set in Australia (Darwin): The Build-up Season by Megan Jacobson 🦘 4🌟 - finished 27/04/22

[Kim]

Autumn Challenge
Duration: 1/3/22 - 31/5/22
Level: Easy
10/10 (AA 2/2) - COMPLETED 26/5/22

#4 Across:-
Set in another country - USA:-
Savage Season by Joe R. Lansdale -
- FINISHED 18/3/22 - 4* (9/10)
Part of series - Slough House #4:-
Spook Street by Mick Herron -
- FINISHED 23/5/22 - 4+* (9+/10)
Debut novel:-
Tennis Lessons by Susannah Dickey -
- FINISHED 26/5/22 - 3* (7/10)
Cosy Mystery:-
The Handsome Man's Deluxe Café by Alexander McCall Smith -
- FINISHED 4/3/22 - 4* (9/10)
Crime:-
The Wreckage by Michael Robotham - AA -
- FINISHED 14/4/22 - 4* (9/10)



#4 Down:-
350+ pages - 404 pages:-
The Book of Two Ways by Jodi Picoult -
- FINISHED 10/3/22 - 3* (6.5/10)
From library:-
Dead Ground by M.W. Craven -
- FINISHED 2/3/22 - 5* (9.5/10)
Child on cover:-
Hollow City by Ransom Riggs -
- FINISHED 22/3/22 - 5* (9.5/10)
Cosy mystery:-
The Man Who Died Twice by Richard Osman -
- FINISHED 27/4/22 - 5* (9.5/10)
Water on cover:-
The Life She Left Behind by Nicole Trope - AA -
- FINISHED 25/5/22 - 4* (9/10)

[Jasmine's]

Autumn Challenge
Duration: 1/3/22 - 31/5/22
Level: Hard
25/25 AA 7/7


#1 across
Favourite genre The Wonder Emma Donoghue *4 18/05/22

Male MC Say You're Sorry Michael Robotham AA 4* 25/05/22

Mystery The Sanatorium Sarah Pearse 4* 27/04/22

350p + The Swimming Pool Louise Candlish 12/04/22 4*

Male author Why We Sleep: Unlocking the Power of Sleep and Dreams Why We Sleep By Matthew Walker 5* 02/05/22




#4 Down
350+ pages Magpie's Bend Maya Linnell AA 3* 03/05/22

From library All The Lonely People Mike Gayle 4* 24/03/22

Child on cover No-Drama Discipline: The Whole-Brain Way to Calm the Chaos and Nurture Your Child's Developing Mind Daniel J. Siegel *4 17/05/22

Cosy mystery The Woman Who Walked in Sunshine Alexander McCall Smith 2* 01/04/22

Water on cover The Salt Path Raynor Winn 5* 06/04/22




#3 Down
Mystery Hush Candice Fox AA 23/05/22 4*

Pub 2021 You'll Be the Death of Me Karen M. McManus 02/03/22 5*

Female author The Warsaw Orphan Kelly RimmerAA *5 20/05/22

Debut The Selection Kiera Cass 4* 08/05/22

One word title Origin Dan Brown 4* 19/03/22




#2 Down
Fav. Genre Better off Dead Lee Child *4 30/03/22

Bright cover The Dark Hours Michael Connelly 04/03/22 5*

Female MC The War Widow Tara Moss AA 05/03/22 4*

Set in another country Singapore Sapphire A.M. Stuart 5* 21/03/22 AA

Historical fiction The Last Tudor Philippa Gregory 4* 21/04/22



#3 Across
Female MC The Cavendon Women Barbara Taylor Bradford 4* 14/05/22

Sky On Cover The Castaways Lucy Clarke 4* 03/05/22

Female Author The Right Time Danielle Steel 4* 09/05/22

Child on Cover The Nowhere Girl Nicole Trope AA 4* 17/05/22

Your Choice The Road Less Traveled: A New Psychology of Love, Traditional Values and Spiritual Growth *4 04/04/22

[Jonquil]

Autumn Challenge
3/1- 5/31/22
MEDIUM: Three Rows (3 AAs)

15/15
7/3 AAs

Male MC - Virgil Flowers Escape Clause John Sandford 4/14 ★★★★★
Aussie author - Murder on the Brighton Express Edward Marston AA 3/20 ★★★★
Sky on cover - Kakadu Sunset Annie Seaton AA 4/22 ★★★★★
Series - Nothing to Lose J.A. Jance 5/11 ★★★★★
YA - A Spy in the House Y.S. Lee 3/18 ★★★
2 Down:

Fav. Genre: Mystery - A Lethal Deception Rachel Amphlett 5/7 AA ★★★★★
Bright cover - A Hopeless Murder Daniel Carson 5/10 ★★★★★
Female MC - Arcane Rising Nicole R. Taylor AA 3/11 ★★★
Set in another country - Singapore Singapore Sapphire A.M. Stuart AA 4/10 ★★★★★
Historical fiction - The Invaders John Flanagan AA 4/1 ★★★★
1 Down:

Fav. Genre: Mystery - Crocodile Tears Alan Carter AA 3/20 ★★★★
Male MC - J.P. Beaumont Proof of Life J.A. Jance 3/9 ★★★★★
Mystery - Cold Snap Allison Brennan 3/15 ★★★★
350+ Pages - Right Through Me Shannon McKenna 3/10 ★★★
Male Author - Fallen Out: A Jesse McDermitt Novel Wayne Stinnett 3/9 ★★★★★
1 Across:

[Lorraine]

I’m in! 😁

Autumn Challenge
Duration: 1/3/22 - 31/5/22
Level: Medium, 6 AAs (min 3).
15/15.

2 Down;
1. Male MC.
Darcy Coates - Hunted (AA) ✅ 2* (18/3)
2. Australian Author.
Apples Never Fall by Liane Moriarty (AA) ✅ 3* (2/4)
3. Sky on Cover.
Redemption by Candice Fox (AA) ✅ 5* (15/3)
4. Part of Series.
Colder Than Sin by Toni Anderson ✅ 2+ (1/4)
5. Young Adult.
The Divide by Erica Stevens ✅ 4* (19/3)

✅ ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅

3 Across;
1. Female MC.
The Vet from Snowy River by Stella Quinn (AA) ✅ 4* (10/4)
2. Sky On Cover.
A Body in the Bookshop by Helen Cox ✅ 2* (16/4)
3. Female Author.
World Between by Sarah Lyons Fleming ✅ 5* (12/5)
4. Child on Cover.
Last Girl Ghosted by Lisa Unger (def of girl; a female child 🙃) ✅ 4* (25/3)
5. Your Choice.
Born in Death by J.D. Robb ✅ 4* (1/3)

✅ ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅

5 Across;
1. Historical Fiction.
Murder at the Dolphin Hotel by Helena Dixon ✅ 2* (1/5)
2. Young Adult.
LIFEL1K3 by Jay Kristoff (AA) ✅ 3* (7/4)
3. One Word Title.
Buried by Lynda La Plante ✅ 4* (25/3)
4. Water On Cover.
Malibu Rising by Taylor Jenkins Reid ✅ 4* (9/3)
5. Set In Australia.
The Night Swim by Megan Goldin (AA) ✅ 4* (13/3)

✅ ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅

[Helen]

I am in,

Autumn Challenge
Duration: 1/3/22 - 31/5/22
Level: Easy
10/10

#1 Down
a) Favourite Genre Romance Return of the Outback Billionaire Kelly Hunter AA Done 5* 15/3/22 https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
b) Bright cover - The Truth about Faking It Cassie Hamer AA Done 5* 8/5/22 https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
c) Female MC - Mothers and Daughters Erica James Done 5* 13/3/22 https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
d) Set in another country - Dancing with the Enemy Diane Armstrong AA Done 5* 9/5/22 https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
e) Historical fiction - Evil in Emerald A.M. Stuart AA Done 5* 20/3/22 https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...




a) Set in another country - Verity Colleen Hoover Done 5* 16/3/22 https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
b) Part of a series - The Devil Within Tanya Nellestein AA Done 5* 12/4/22 https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
c) Debut - Wherever [book:The Mother Jane Caro AA Done 5* 24/3/22 https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
d) Cosy mystery - Lethal [book:The Inca's Curse Ellen Read AA Done 4* 19/4/22 https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
e) Crime - Poetic Licence Kevin Price AA Done 4* 19/5/22 https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

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[Tien]

Autumn Challenge
Duration: 1/3/22 - 31/5/22
Level: HARD: Five Rows (5 AAs)
25/25 (11/5 AA)

#1 Down
a) Favourite Genre (fantasy) - Daughter of the Moon Goddess (The Celestial Kingdom Duology #1) by Sue Lynn Tan -Read 20/03 ★★★★½
b) Bright cover - You, Me, and the Colors of Life by Noa C. Walker -Read 31/03 ★★★½
c) Female MC - The Nurses' War by Victoria Purman AA -Read 25/03 ★★★
d) Set in another country - The Strange Journey of Alice Pendelbury by Marc Levy (UK & Turkey) -Read 10/03 ★★★½
e) Historical fiction - The Postmistress by Alison Stuart AA -Read 10/03 ★★★★



#2 Down
a) Male MC - Hunter (Timothy Blake #2) by Jack Heath AA -Read 24/03 ★★★½
b) Aussie author - The Beautiful Words by Vanessa McCausland AA -Read 15/03 ★★★
c) Sky on cover - The Mallee Girl by Jennifer Scoullar AA -Read 06/04 ★★★★
d) Series - A Kiss of Adventure (Treasures of the Heart #1) by Catherine Palmer -Read 08/03 ★★★
e) YA - League of Liars by Astrid Scholte AA -Read 26/03 ★★★★



#3 Down
a) Mystery - Escaping from Houdini (Stalking Jack the Ripper #3) by Kerri Maniscalco -Read 29/03 ★★★½
b) Pub 2021 - For the Murder (The Murder #1) by Gabrielle Ash -Read 02/03 ★★★★
c) Female author - Defy the Stars (Constellation #1) by Claudia Gray -Read 29/03 ★★★½
d) Debut - Vendetta (Blood for Blood #1) by Catherine Doyle -Read 07/04 ★★★
e) One word title - Captive by Tony Park AA -Read 03/03 ★★★



#4 Down
a) 350+pages - End of Pride (The Soteria Trilogy #1) by L.J. Duncan (432p) -Read 05/03 ★★★½
b) Library book - Once Upon a Sunset by Tif Marcelo -Read 29/03 ★★★½
c) Child on cover - Anne of Ingleside (Anne of Green Gables #6) by L.M. Montgomery -Read 16/03 ★★★
d) Cosy - For the Love of Mike (Molly Murphy #3) by Rhys Bowen -Read 16/05 ★★★½
e) Water on cover - The Mystery Woman by Belinda Alexandra AA -Read 16/03 ★★★



#5 Down
a) Male author - Girl 4 (January David #1) by Will Carver -Read 15/03 ★★★½
b) Speculative fiction - Lifespan of Starlight (Lifespan of Starlight #1) by Thalia Kalkipsakis AA -Read 07/03 ★★★★
c) My choice - When It's Real by Erin Watt -Read 19/03 ★★★½
d) Crime - Rapture in Death (In Death #4) by J.D. Robb -Read 07/03 ★★★★
e) Set in Australia - Stiff (Murray Whelan #1) by Shane Maloney AA -Read 30/03 ★★★

[JB]

Hi, I’m new here. How do these challenges work? I get a hint of a crossword but everyone has different categories. Is there a crossword somewhere? Do you nominate your own books from ones you’ve read?

[Tien]

JB wrote: "Hi, I’m new here. How do these challenges work? I get a hint of a crossword but everyone has different categories. Is there a crossword somewhere? Do you nominate your own books from ones you’ve read?"

Hi JB, welcome to the group!

It's based on a Bingo board with each squares being a prompt to read for. If you check the very first post on this thread (top of page), all the instructions are there :)

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Helen wrote: "I am in,

Autumn Challenge
Duration: 1/3/22 - 31/5/22
Level: Easy
0/10

#1 Down
a) Favourite Genre Romance Return of the Outback Billionaire Kelly Hunter AA
b) Brigh..."

Diane Armstrong is an AA too Helen :)

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Thanks Tien :)

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Welcome everyone! You're all linked to here :)

[Sue]

Autumn Challenge
Duration: 1/3/22 - 31/5/22
Level: Hard
24/25 11/5AA

#1 across:
✔︎a. Favourite genre (Historical Fiction) - A Most Immoral Woman by Linda Jaivin AA 2/3 3★
✔︎b. Male main character - The Amazing Adventures Of Kavalier & Clay by Michael Chabon 15/5 5★
✔︎c. Mystery - Trick or Treat by Kerry Greenwood AA 9/4 3★
✔︎d. 350 pp+ - Prodigal Summer by Barbara Kingsolver (444 pp) 2/4 5★
✔︎e. Male author - The Glass Canoe by David Ireland AA 23/3 2★


#3 across:
✔︎a. Female main character - The Postmistress by Alison Stuart AA 24/3 3★
✔︎b. Sky on cover - The Hungry Tide by Amitav Ghosh 19/4 5★
✔︎c. Female author - Devotion by Hannah Kent AA 7/4 5★
✔︎d. Child on cover - A Perfectly Good Man by Patrick Gale 22/5 5★
✔︎e. My choice - A Passage to India by EM Forster 29/3 4★


#4 across:
✔︎a. Set in another country - American Dirt by Jeanine Cummins 10/4 5★
✔︎b. Part of series - The Golden Tresses of the Dead by Alan Bradley 5/3 3★
✔︎c. Debut - Tamil Tigress: My Story As a Child Soldier in Sri Lanka's Bloody Civil War by Niromi de Soyza 5/3 4★
✔︎d. Cosy Mystery - The Talented Mr. Varg: A Detective Varg Novel by Alexander McCall Smith 17/5 5★
✔︎e. Crime - Silver: 2 by Chris Hammer AA 4★


#1 down:
✔︎a. Favourite genre (Historical Fiction) - A Room Made of Leaves by Kate Grenville AA 8/3 4★
✔︎b. Bright cover - Serving Crazy with Curry by Amulya Malladi 3/3 4★
✔︎c. Female main character - Shell by Kristina Olsson 6/5 3★
✔︎d. Set in another country - Moon Tiger by Penelope Lively 19/5 5★
✔︎e. Historical Fiction - The Red Tent by Anita Diamant 17/3 4★


#3 down
a. Mystery - The Man From Beijing by Henning Mankell
✔︎b. Published 2021 - The Good Wife of Bath: A (Mostly) True Story by Karen Brooks AA 11/3 5★
✔︎c. Female author - Rosewater And Soda Bread by Marsha Mehran 8/5 3★
✔︎d. Debut - The Nature of Ice by Robyn Mundy AA 20/3 4★
✔︎e. One word title - Scrublands by Chris Hammer AA 15/3 4★

[Helen]

Brenda wrote: "Helen wrote: "I am in,

Autumn Challenge
Duration: 1/3/22 - 31/5/22
Level: Easy
0/10

#1 Down
a) Favourite Genre Romance Return of the Outback Billionaire [author:Kelly Hunter|90255..."

Thanks Brenda I wasn't sure on that one :)

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Helen wrote: "Brenda wrote: "Helen wrote: "I am in,

Autumn Challenge
Duration: 1/3/22 - 31/5/22
Level: Easy
0/10

#1 Down
a) Favourite Genre Romance Return of the Outback Billionaire [author:Kel..."

You're welcome :)

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Welcome Sue, you're linked :)

[Jenn]

Autumn Challenge
Duration: 1/3/22 - 31/5/22
Level: Hard
25/25

One Across Completed
Favourite Genre - Fantasy Vision in Silver by Anne Bishop 5 stars 15/3/22
Male MC Fallen Creed by Alex Kava 5 stars 13/4/22
Mystery The Black Jacket Mystery by Kathryn Kenny 4 stars 27/3/22
350+ pages Phantom Game by Christine Feehan 5 Stars 11/3/22
Male Author Black Mountain by Greig Beck AA 5 stars 9/5/22



Two Across Completed
Bright Cover Million Dollar Demon by Kim Harrison 5 stars 3/3/22
Aussie Author Apples Never Fall by Liane Moriarty AA 3 stars 21/3/22
Published 2021 The Prodigal Sister by Darry Fraser 4 stars 4/4/22
From Library Blood Cross by Faith Hunter 5 stars 12/4/22
Speculative Fiction The Light Fantastic by Terry Pratchett 5 stars 5/5/22



Three Across - Completed
Female MC The Vet's Country Holiday by Lily Malone AA 4 stars 18/4/22
Sky on cover Calhoun by Diana Palmer 3 stars
Female Author Crown of Shadows by Keri Arthur 5 stars 2/3/22
Child on Cover The Happy Valley Mystery by Kathryn Kenny 4 stars 28/3/22
Your Choice Once Burnt, Twice Shy by Karly Lane 4 stars 4/4/22



Four Across -Completed
Set in another country This Green Hell by Greig Beck AA 5 stars 19/4/22
Part of a series Marked in Flesh by Anne Bishop 4 stars 17/3/22
Debut The Dictionary of Lost Words by Pip Williams 3.5 stars 14/3/22
Cosy Mystery Three Bedrooms, One Corpse by Charlaine Harris 4 stars 13/3/22
Crime - The 19th Christmas by James Patterson 4 stars 28/4/22



Five Across
Historical Fiction All Our Shimmering Skies by Trent Dalton AA 3 stars 10/5/22
Young Adult The Marshland Mystery by Kathryn Kenny 5 stars 12/5/22
One Word Title Crowbones by Anne Bishop 5 stars 9/3/22
Water on Cover The Mystery on Cobbett's Island by Kathryn Kenny 5 stars 21/4/22
Set in Australia Snowy Mountains Cattleman by Alissa Callen AA 5 stars 6/3/22

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Welcome Jenn, you are also linked :)

[Jenn]

Brenda wrote: "Welcome Jenn, you are also linked :)"

Thank you Brenda.

[Jazzy]

Autumn BINGO! Challenge **COMPLETE**
1/3/22 - 31/5/22
Level: hard
25/25

Going for the lot!



✅ 1. Favourite Genre
The Gambler (1866) - Fyodor Dostoevsky Classics/Russian Literature 9/3/22 - 5 ★
✅ 2. Male M.C.
Island (1962) - Aldous Huxley Will Farnaby 1/3/22 - 3 ★
✅ 3. Mystery
You Only Live Twice (1964) - Ian Fleming 19/4/22 - 5★
✅ 4. 350+ pp
The Idiot (1869) - Fyodor Dostoevsky 22/4/22 - 5★
✅ 5. Male Author
I Can Jump Puddles (1955) - Alan Marshall AA 28/5/22 - 5★

✅ 6. Bright Cover
Violet Bent Backwards Over the Grass (2020) - Lana Del Rey 29/5/22 - 5★
✅ 7. Australian Author
My Brother Jack (1964) - George Johnston AA 20/5/22 - 5 ★
✅ 8. Published 2021
Wicked Enchantment: Selected Poems (2021) - Wanda Coleman - 8/5/22 - 5 ★
✅ 9. From Library
The Razor's Edge (1944) - W. Somerset Maugham - 1/3/22 - 5 ★
✅ 10. Speculative Fiction
Siren Queen (2022) - Nghi Vo - 20/5/22 - 5 ★

✅ 11. Female M.C.
Passing (1929) - Nella Larsen 24/3/22 - 5★
✅ 12. Sky on Cover The Awakening of Spring (1891) - Frank Wedekind 11/4/22 - 5★
✅ 13. Female Author
Ms Ice Sandwich (2017) - Mieko Kawakami 12/4/22 - 4★
✅ 14. Child on Cover
The Man Who Loved Children (1940) - Christina Stead AA - 11/3/22 - 5★
✅ 15. Your Choice
The Way of Sacrifice (1928) - Fritz von Unruh - 21/3/22 - 4★

✅ 16. Set in Another Country
A Cat, a Man, and Two Women (1936) - Jun'ichirō Tanizaki Japan - 29/3/22 - 4★
✅ 17. Part of Series
Earthly Delights (2004) - Kerry Greenwood AA Corinna Chapman (#1) 12/3/22 - 5★
✅ 18. Debut
Where the Fruit Falls (2020) - Karen WyldAA 26/5/22 - 5★
✅ 19. Cosy Mystery
Evil under the Sun (1941) - Agatha Christie 12/3/22 - 5★
✅20. Crime
Dumb Witness (1937) - Agatha Christie 6/3/22 - 5★

✅ 21. Historical Fiction
The Christie Affair (2022) - Nina de Gramont 1/5/22 - 5★
✅ 22. Young Adult
The Magic Pudding (1918) - Norman Lindsay AA 19/4/22 - 5★
✅ 23. One-Word Title
Angarey: Nine Stories And A Play (1932) - Vibha S. Chauhan 6/4/22 - 5★
✅ 24. Water on Cover
A Few Right Thinking Men (2017) - Sulari Gentill AA 3/5/22 - 5★
✅ 25. Set in Australia
The Excluded Exile (2017) - Frank W. Butterfield 16/5/22 - 4★

B* I* N* G* O* 👏
B* I* N* G* O* 👏
B* I* N* G* O* 👏
B* I* N* G* O* 👏
B* I* N* G* O* 👏

...and BINGO was his name-o!

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Welcome Jazzy, you're linked :)

[Clare]

I would like to join

Autumn Challenge
Duration: 1/3/22 - 31/5/22
Level: Medium
15/15

1 Down
a) Favourite Genre YA
✔ Girls in Boys' Cars by Felicity Castagna Read 27/4. 5★ Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... AA
b) Bright cover
✔ Mrs March by Virginia Feito Read 19/3. 4★ Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
c) Female MC
✔ Gilded by Marissa Meyer Read 28/3. 4★ Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
d) Set in another country - Ireland
✔ 56 Days by Catherine Ryan Howard Read 18/5. 5★ Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
e) Historical fiction
✔ Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen Read 22/4. 4★ Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...



3 Down
a) Mystery
✔ All These Bodies by Kendare Blake Read 27/4. 4★ Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
b) Published 2021
✔ CSI Told You Lies by Meshel Laurie Read 19/5. 3★ Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... AA
c) Female author
✔ The Enchanted April by Elizabeth von Arnim Read 30/4. 4★ Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
d) Debut
✔ Unsheltered by Clare Moleta Read 3/5. 4★ Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... AA
e) One word title
✔ Passing by Nella Larsen Read 7/5. 3★ Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...



5 Down
a) Male author
✔ How to Repaint a Life by Steven Herrick Read 2/5. 2★ Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... AA
b) Speculative fiction
✔ Twisted Fates by Danielle Rollins Read 14/4. 4★ Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
c) My choice
✔ Mary Jane by Jessica Anya Blau Read 17/5. 5★ Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
d) Crime
✔ You'll Be the Death of Me by Karen M. McManus Read 12/5. 4★ Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
e) Set in Australia
✔ Sheilas: Badass Women of Australian History by Eliza Reilly Read 5/4. 5★ Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... AA

[Trevor]

Hi Brenda, I'm not quite sure what "Speculative Fiction" covers, do either of the following fit this description:

Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury

The Infernal Desire Machines of Doctor Hoffman by Angela Carter

Thanks for your help.

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Trevor wrote: "Hi Brenda, I'm not quite sure what "Speculative Fiction" covers, do either of the following fit this description:

Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury

[book:The Infernal D..."

Trevor, both of those titles are fine under speculative fiction. It's an umbrella which covers fantasy, science fiction, magical realism - all those sorts of books :)

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Welcome Clare, you're linked :)

[Jane]

Autumn Challenge
Duration: 1/3/22 - 31/5/22
Level: HARD - 5AA
25/25 COMPLETED @ 25-APR-2022

1 DOWN
a) Favourite Genre - Eight Perfect Murders by Peter Swanson 11-MAR-2022 4*
b) Bright cover - Larapinta by Annie Seaton AA 01-APR-2022 5*
c) Female MC - Abandoned in Death by J.D. Robb 17-APR-2022 5*
d) Set in another country - A Time for Mercy by John Grisham 26-MAR-2022 5*
e) Historical fiction - A Few Right Thinking Men by Sulari Gentill AA 07-APR-2022 3*


2 DOWN
a) Male MC : The Wedding Guest by Jonathan Kellerman 04-MAR-2022 3*
b) Aussie author - The Good People by Hannah Kent AA 05-APR-2022 3*
c) Sky on cover - Gone to Ground by Rachel Amphlett AA 13-MAR-2022 4*
d) Series -The Dark Hours by Michael Connelly 11-MAR-2022 5*
e) YA - The Blood of Olympus by Rick Riordan 01-APR-2022 2*


3 DOWN
a) Mystery - Murder at Enderley Hall by Helena Dixon 05-MAR-2022 3*
b) Pub 2021 - Unforgiven by Sarah Barrie AA 08-APR-2022 4*
c) Female author - Irish Thoroughbred by Nora Roberts 05-MAR-2022 4*
d) Debut - Absolute Power by David Baldacci 22-APR-2022 5*
e) One word title - Quicksilver by Dean Koontz 15-APR-2022 3*


4 DOWN
a) 350+pages - A Breath of Snow and Ashes by Diana Gabaldon 25-APR-2022 4*
b) Library book - Wrath of Poseidon by Clive Cussler 17-MAR-2022 3*
c) Child on cover - The Whale Rider by Witi Ihimaera 02-APR-2022 4*
d) Cosy - The Lady with the Gun Asks the Questions by Kerry Greenwood AA 08-MAR-2022 3*
e) Water on cover - Outback Secrets by Rachael Johns AA 13-MAR-2022 4*



5 DOWN
a) Male author - Agent Zero by Jack Mars 12-APR-2022 5*
b) Speculative fiction - Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir 20-MAR-2022 5*
c) My choice - The Deal by Elle Kennedy 03-APR-2022 5*
d) Crime - A Fatal Inversion by Barbara Vine 14-APR-2022 3*
e) Set in Australia - The Younger Wife by Sally Hepworth AA 04-MAR-2022 4*

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Welcome Jane - you have some great books there! You're linked :)

[Trevor]

Brenda wrote: "Trevor wrote: "Hi Brenda, I'm not quite sure what "Speculative Fiction" covers, do either of the following fit this description:

Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury

[book..."

Thanks Brenda, I wasn't sure so thought I better check. I'll post my list of books in the next couple of days.

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

No problems Trevor :)

[Carolyn]

Autumn Challenge
Medium: 3 Rows (3 AA)
15/ 15 books

1 Down
✔ Favourite genre: The Cane by Maryrose Cuskelly AA (read 22 Mar) 4★
✔ Bright cover: Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus (read 27 Mar) 5★
✔ Female MC: The Shadow House by Anna Downes (read 8 Mar) 4★
✔ Another country: My Brother-But-One by T.M. Clark (read 14 Mar) 4★
✔ Historical fiction: Murder at the Playhouse by Helena Dixon (read 3 April) 4★



3 Down
✔ Mystery: The Echo Man by Sam Holland (read16 Mar) 4★
✔ Pub 2021: The Silent Listener by Lyn Yeowart AA (read 14 April) 4★
✔ Female author: The Murder Rule byDervla McTiernan AA (read 9 Apr) 4★
✔ Debut: The Islands by Emily Brugman AA (read 23 Mar) 5★
✔ One word title: Hounded by Kevin Hearne (read 12 May) 5★



5 Down
✔ Male Author: No Less The Devil by Stuart MacBride (read 31 Mar) 4★
✔ Spec fiction: The Observer Effect by Nick Jones (read 7 Mar) 5★
✔ Your choice: Strangers in Death by J.D. Robb (read 12 Mar) 5★
✔ Crime: Six Graves by Angela Marsons (read 13 April) 5★
✔ Set in Australia: The Island by Adrian McKinty AA (read 12 Apr) 4★

[Catsalive]

Autumn Challenge
Duration: 1/3/22 - 31/5/22
Level: hard (5AA)
25/25

#1 across
a) Favourite Genre: Singapore Sapphire by A.M. Stuart (AA) 19/3 4.5★
b) Male MC: Orphan X by Gregg Hurwitz 31/3 3.5★
c) Mystery: The Mirror Crack'd from Side to Side by Agatha Christie 2/3 4★
d) 350+ Pages: The Lost and Found Bookshop by Susan Wiggs 3/3 3.5★
e) Male Author: The Field by Robert Seethaler 5/3 3★


#2 across
a) Bright Cover: Murder Most Fancy by Kellie McCourt 11/3 2★ (AA)
b) Aussie Author: All About Ella by Meredith Appleyard (AA) 3/4 5★
c) Published 2021: A Taste of Home by Heidi Swain 11/3 4★
d) From Library: The Story of Be by David Crystal 2/3 4.5★
e) Speculative Fiction: Strangers in Death by J.D. Robb 9/4 4★


#5 across
a) Historical fiction: Miss Treadway & the Field of Stars by Miranda Emmerson 13/3 2.5★
b) Young adult: The Horse and His Boy by C.S. Lewis 21/3 5★
c) One word title: Eragon by Christopher Paolini 29/3 3.5★
d) Water on cover: Into The Blue by Virginia McKenna 31/3 5★
e) Set in Australia: The Wattle Island Book Club by Sandie Docker 12/3 4.5★ (AA)


#1 down
a) Favourite Genre: The Long Game by Simon Rowell (AA) 15/3 4.5★
b) Bright cover: The Family Gift by Cathy Kelly 14/3 2★
c) Female MC: The Maid by Nita Prose 8/3 3.5★
d) Set in another country: The Cat Who Came in from the Cold by Jeffrey Moussaieff Masson 13/3 5★
e) Historical fiction: The Sunken Road by Garry Disher (AA) 6/3 2.5★


#5 down
a) Male author: The Banksia House Breakout by James Roxburgh (AA) 6/4 3.5★
b) Speculative fiction: The Erasure Initiative by Lili Wilkinson (AA) 7/4 3.5★
c) My choice: Poppy Redfern and the Fatal Flyers by Tessa Arlen 18/3 4★
d) Crime: Under the Ice by Rachael Blok 10/3 3★
e) Set in Australia: Lily Harford's Last Request by Joanna Buckley (AA) 4/3 3.5★

[Cherie]

Autumn Challenge
Duration: 1/3/22 - 31/5/22
Level: Easy
10/10 (AA 0/2)
5 Across

1. Historical Fiction - The Duke and I by Julia Quinn 3.5 stars 20/3/22
2. Young Adult - If I Should Die by Amy Plum 4 stars 26/3/22
3. One Word Title - Caraval by Stephanie Garber 3 stars 15/4/22
4. Water On Cover - Obsidian by Jennifer L. Armentrout 3 stars 10/4/22
5. Set in Australia - Tomorrow, When the War Began by John Marsden AA 4 stars 5/5/22



2 Down

1. Male MC - Warm Bodies by Isaac Marion 4 stars 27/4/22
2. Australian Author - The Emporium of Imagination by Tabitha Bird AA 4.5 stars 5/4/22
3. Sky On Cover - The Dead of Night by John Marsden AA 3.5 stars 21/5/22
4. Part Of Series - The Mark of Athena by Rick Riordan 16/3/22 4 stars
5. Young Adult - Liesl & Po by Lauren Oliver 3 stars 8/5/22

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Welcome Carolyn, Catsalive and Cherie! You're all linked :)

[Jazzy]

Thanks Brenda, have chosen all my books now ☺️

[Carol]

Hi

Please sign me up for an easy 2 rows
4. Across
Set in another country: A House Without Windows by Nadia Hashimi 5 ⭐ 03/03/22
Part of a series: The Valley of Horses by Jean M. Auel
Debut: The MotherJane Caro AA 4.5 ⭐ 10/05/2022
Cosy mystery: Singapore Sapphire by A.M. Stuart AA
Crime:

1 Across
Favourite genre
Male MC Still Life by Sarah Winman 5⭐ 19/04/22
MysteryBombproof by Michael Robotham 3.5⭐17/03/22
350+ pages Code Name Hélène by Ariel Lawhon 5⭐ 09/03/22
Male Author A Walk in the Woods: Rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail by Bill Bryson 3.5⭐ 22/04/22

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Welcome Carol, you're linked :)

[Trish]

In for Bingo🤗
Autumn Challenge
Duration: 1/3/22 - 31/5/22
Level: Hard 5rows
25/25 AA 18/18

1 ACROSS
✔Fav. genre(cont. fiction) - Love Objects by Emily Maguire AA....4* 25/03/22
✔Male MC - The Dogs by John Hughes AA....3.5* 12/04/22
✔Mystery - Telling Tales by Ann Cleeves....4* 21/04/22
✔350 pages + - The Man Who Died Twice by Richard Osman....4.5* 06/03/22
✔Male author - Love Stories by Trent Dalton AA....4* 26/03/22



3 DOWN
✔Mystery - The Survivors by Jane Harper AA....4.5* 27/05/22
✔Published 2021 - Into the Rip: How the Australian Way of Risk Made My Family Stronger, Happier ... and Less American by Damien Cave....3* 29/03/22
✔Female author - Mallee Sky by Kerry McGinnis AA....4* 12/03/22
✔Debut - The Tour by Andrew Mackie AA....3* 21/03/22
✔One word title - Unforgiven by Sarah Barrie AA....4* 07/05/22



3 ACROSS
✔Female MC - The Lost Pearl by Emily Madden AA....4* 22/04/22
✔Sky on Cover - Into Thin Air by Jon Krakauer....4* 16/04/22
✔Female author - The Younger Wife by Sally Hepworth AA....4* 08/04/22
✔Child on cover - The Secret Daughter by Kelly Rimmer AA....4* 12/05/22
✔My choice (thriller/suspense) Black Out by Lisa Unger....3.5* 29/03/22



2 DOWN
✔Male MC - We Were Not Men by Campbell Mattinson AA....3.5* 13/04/22
✔Australian author - Suddenly One Summer by Fleur McDonald AA....4* 14/03/22
✔Sky on cover - Other People's Houses by Kelli Hawkins AA....3* 12/03/22
✔Part of series - Agatha Raisin and the Wizard of Evesham by M.C. Beaton....3.5* 13/03/22
✔Young adult - The Sun Is Also a Star by Nicola Yoon....3.5* 18/03/22



5 ACROSS
✔Historical fiction - Three Sisters by Heather Morris AA....4* 08/05/22
✔Yound adult - Noah's Law by Randa Abdel-Fattah AA....3* 25/04/22
✔One word - Sheerwater by Leah Swann AA....4* 03/05/22
✔Water on cover - The Labyrinth by Amanda Lohrey AA....4* 20/05/22
✔Set in Australia - Small Town Nightmare by Anna Willett AA....3.5* 07/04/22

[Jackmeister]

I’m in, I like these.

Autumn Challenge
Duration: 1/3/22 - 31/5/22
Level: Easy
0/10

1 Across
a) Favourite genre - Promises in Death by J.D. Robb - 4⭐️ - 13/3/22
b) Male MC (Virgil Flowers) - Shock Wave by John Sandford - 4⭐️ - 27/4/22
c) Mystery - Kindred in Death by J.D. Robb - 4⭐️ - 16/3/22
d) 350+ pages (451) - Dead Ground by M.W. Craven - 5⭐️ - 25/3/22
e) Male author - Daniel Norrish with The Bodies We Won't Bury - AA - 3⭐️ - 24/5/22



3 Across
a) Female MC (Eve Dallas) - Fantasy in Death by J.D. Robb - 4⭐️ - 19/3/22
b) Sky on cover - Moon Lake by Joe R. Lansdale - 4⭐️ - 23/3/22
c) Female author - Kerry Greenwood with Away with the Fairies - AA - 3⭐️ - 7/3/22
d) Child on cover - Deadly Connections by Renee Pawlish - 4⭐️ - 7/4/22
e) Your choice - The Sacrifice of Lester Yates by Robin Yocum - 5⭐️ - 4/4/22

[Heather]

I'm trying easy.

4 Across.
1. Set in another country: Nowhere to Run by James Oswald 5 ☘
2. Part of a series:Woman with a Secret by Sophie Hannah 5 ☘
3. Debut:Fleishman Is in Trouble by Taffy Brodesser-Akner 3 ☘
4. Cosy Mystery:A Meditation on Murder by Robert Thorogood 4 ☘
5. CrimeThe Empty Chair by Jeffery Deaver 5 ☘

5 Down
1. Male Author:The Dragon Man by Garry Disher - AA 4 ☘
2. Speculative Fiction:Lies Sleeping by Ben Aaronovitch 3 ☘
3. Your Choice:Forgiveness by Mark Sakamoto 5 ☘
4. Crime:The Stranger Upstairs by Melanie Raabe 3 ☘
5. Set in Australia: The Stoning by Peter Papathanasiou - AA 4 ☘

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Welcome Trish, Jackie and Heather - you're all linked :)