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Annual Challenge 2023 - Calendar of Books
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Good luck with that one Sharon!!
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Good luck Angela - and enjoy!
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Annual Challenge 2023 - Calendar of BooksTitles
12/12 DONE
4/3 AA
January Jet Black and the Ninja Wind Leza Lowitz 1/15 ★★★
February Fields' Guide to Smuggling Julie Mulhern 2/2 ★★★★★
March The Murder Rule Dervla McTiernan 3/17 ★★★ AA
April Acts of Mercy Mariah Stewart 4/9 ★★★★
May The Mystery of a Hansom Cab Fergus Hume 5/4 ★★★ AA
June Just Killing Time Julianne Holmes 6/5 ★★★★
July Jake Ransom and the Howling Sphinx James Rollins 7/4 ★★★★
August The Agathas Kathleen Glasgow 8/29 ★★★★
September Simply Lies David Baldacci 9/18 ★★★★
October Out of the Black Land Kerry Greenwood 10/30 ★★★ AA
November Nothing to Fear Blake Pierce 11/11 ★★★★
December Dark Past Catherine Lee 12/1 ★★★★★ AA
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Brenda wrote: "MaryG2E wrote: Brenda I'll be interested to read your review of Still Life by Sarah Winman. It was one of my favourite reads for 2022.Brenda wrote: "That's good to know Mary. I bought it recently - one of those half price sales I love so much! I dare say you'll see it when I read and review :)..."
I saw a brand new copy of Still Life at the second hand book shop. its a charity shop so it only cost $2 😯
Sharon Louise wrote: "I'm going to try and have a go at using the month in the title of the book as well - not sure I will find books that I want to read with the month in them but will see how I go :)"I have a bunch of month in the title options if you want me to send them to you. I tried doing them in 2022 but i couldn't find copies of them all
Clare wrote: "Sharon Louise wrote: "I'm going to try and have a go at using the month in the title of the book as well - not sure I will find books that I want to read with the month in them but will see how I g..."That's lovely of you Clare, thank you :) I seem to be missing options at this stage of July and December although ones I have found for the other months doesn't mean I am necessarily going to want to read them, lol. Fortunately my January pick has a bit of a series for the first few months but then stops and I may not even like the first one! Probably the hardest bit is finding Australian authors in amongst them.
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Brenda wrote: "That's good to know Mary. I bou..."
Wow, did you get it Clare?
Being a bit ambitious with this one - but will give the hard a go (Thanks to Jazzy for the link of J books :-)).Annual Challenge 2023 - Calendar of Books
Duration: 1/1/23 - 31/12/23
Level: 24/24 (6 AA) as of 28/12/23
January
Title:
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... (3 Stars) - 9/1/23
Author:
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... (1 Star) - 14/1/23
February
Title:
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... (3.5 Stars) - 4/2/23
Author:
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... (3 Stars) - 18/2/23
March
Title:
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... (3.5 Stars) - 29/3/23
Author:
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... (5 Stars) - 27/3/23
April
Title:
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... (3.5 Stars) - 15/4/23
Author:
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... (3.5 Stars) - 7/4/23
May
Title:
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... (3.5 Stars) - 28/5/23
Author:
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... (4 Stars) - 10/5/23
June
Title:
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... (3.5 Stars) - 24/6/23
Author:
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... (3.5 Stars) - 16/6/23
July
Title:
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... (3.5 Stars) - 15/7/23
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... (3.5 Stars) - 30/7/23
August
Title:
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... (3 Stars) - 14/8/23
Author:
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... (3.5 Stars) - 19/8/23
September
Title:
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... (4 Stars) - 20/9/23
Author:
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... (4 Stars) - 9/9/23
October
Title:
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... (4 Stars) - 24/10/23
Author:
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... (2 Stars) - 18/10/23
November
Title:
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... (4 Stars) - 23/11/23
Author:
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... (3 Stars) - 26/11/23
December
Title:
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... (4 Stars) - 29/12/23
Author:
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... (3 Stars) - 28/12/23
Please add me in for this one:Annual Challenge 2023 - Calendar of Books
Duration: 1/1/23 - 31/12/23
Level - Easy Challenge (12 books - minimum 3 AA)
January - Children of Sugarcane by Joanne Joseph
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Annual Challenge 2023 - Calendar of Books
Duration: 1/1/23 - 31/12/23
Level - Easy Challenge (12 books - minimum 3 AA)
January - [book:Children of Sugarcane|592367..."
Carol, would you mind just adding that you're doing Authors for your Easy challenge? Thanks :)
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Brenda wrote: "Wow, did you get it Clare?..."No. I just remember it any time someone mentions Still Life. And I want to know how it ended up there. A gift someone didn't appreciate? Someone accidently took their TBR books to the charity shop? 😂
Please count me for EasyI will add on completion
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Hmmm, my mind went ahead of my brain with this challenge - thinking I would be clever and actually use the months IN the title of the books as well. Even with Clare's help, I can't find 3 books by Australian authors that fit the challenge, so I will scrap that idea :( Next time I will sort the books BEFORE making big announcements 😖
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Hahaha! As she bows her head and goes to the corner ;)
Brenda wrote: "Sharon Louise wrote: "Hmmm, my mind went ahead of my brain with this challenge - thinking I would be clever and actually use the months IN the title of the books as well. Even with Clare's help, I ..."Exactly, lol
Brenda wrote: "Kylie H wrote: "Kerri_M wrote: "Can I do easy, but with authors instead of titles?Annual Challenge 2023 - Calendar of Books
Duration: 1/1/23 - 31/12/23
Level: Easy - Author Names 0/12 AA 0/3
Jan ..."
All good, I have my list now - but authors will be easier in future :)
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I enjoyed this last year so will try again......Annual Challenge 2023 - Calendar of Books
Duration: 1/1/23 - 31/12/23
Level: Hard 24/24 (12/6 AA)
January
Title: Just Murdered - Katherine Kovacic 3/1 3.5★ (AA)
Author: Jessie Tu - A Lonely Girl is a Dangerous Thing 7/1 3.5★ (AA)
February
Title: Robbie Arnott - Flames 4★ 18/2 (AA)
Author: Lucy Foley - The Paris Apartment 3.8★ 11/2
March
Title: Migrations - Charlotte McConaghy (AA) 4/3 4★
Author: Alexander McCall Smith - The Joy and Light Bus Company 9/3 4★
April
Title: A Routine Infidelity - Elizabeth Coleman (AA) 21/4 4★
Author: Alexander McCall Smith - book:The Sweet Remnants of Summer|60694673] 9/4 3.5★
May
Title: The Moroccan Daughter - Deborah Rodriguez 8/5 4★
Author: Michelle Obama - The Light We Carry: Overcoming in Uncertain Times 12/5 4★
June
Title: The Joy of High Places - Patti Miller (AA) 9/6 3★
Author: Jessica Au - Cold Enough For Snow (AA) 4/6 4★
July
Title: The Jam Queens - Josephine Moon (AA) 5/7 4★
Author: Jennifer Egan - A Visit from the Goon Squad 12/7 3.5★
August
Title: A Time for Mercy - John Grisham 22/8 3.5★
Author: Amor Towles - A Gentleman in Moscow 10/8 4★
September
Title: Sunbathing - Isobel Beech 5/9 4★
Author: Rajith Savanadasa - Ruins 7/9 3.5★
October
Title: One True Loves - Taylor Jenkins Reid 2/10 3.75★
Author: Ruth Ozeki - A Tale for the Time Being 31/10 3.75★
November
Title: The Night Circus - Erin Morgenstern 6/11 4★
Author: Celeste Ng - Our Missing Hearts 18/11 3.5★
December
Title: Dirt Town - Hayley Scrivenor (AA) 4/12 3.75★
Author: Darry Fraser - The Prodigal Sister (AA) 12/12 3.5★
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I'm in. Titles TBCAnnual Challenge 2023 - Calendar of Books
Duration: 1/1/23 - 31/12/23
Level: 24/24
January
Title The Jam Queens by Josephine Moon AA 5 stars 19/1/23
Author The Cake Maker’s Wish by Josephine Moon AA 4 stars 11/1/23
February
Title The Forgotten Bookshop in Paris by Daisy Wood 4 stars 7/2/23
Author Broad River Station by Fleur McDonald AA 4 stars 13/2/23
March
Title Murder at Sunrise Lake by Christine Feehan 4 stars 22/3/23
Author Nice Girls Don't Have Fangs by Molly Harper 4 stars 3/3/23
April
Title Area 7 by Matthew Reilly AA 4 stars 5/4/23
Author Turn a Blind Eye by Jeffrey Archer 4 stars 13/4/23
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May
Title Murder in Williamstown by Kerry Greenwood AA 3.5 stars 10/5/23
Author Lockdown by Peter May 4 stars 5/3/23
June
Title Just Buried by Addison Moore 5 stars 14/6/23
Author Paradise Valley by Jennifer Scoullar AA 4 stars 19/6/23
July
Title Jax: A Christmas Story by Lane Hart 5 stars 13/7/23
Author Rogue by Julie Kagawa 4 stars 21/7/23
August
Title Always Be My Banshee by Molly Harper 4 stars 3/8/23
Author Generation 18 by Keri Arthur AA 5 stars 10/8/23
September
Title Shadow Fire by Christine Feehan 5 stars 5/9/23
Author Lick by Kylie Scott AA 5 stars 2/9/23
October
Title One More Time by Mandy Magro AA 4 stars 9/10/23
Author Cash by Tess Oliver 4 stars 4/10/23
November
TItle No Holding Back by Lori Foster 3.5 stars 3/11/23
Author The Sinister Booksellers of Bath by Garth Nix AA 4 stars 10/11/23
December
Title Dark Rooms by Lynda La Plante 4 stars 1/12/23
Author A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens 5 stars 5/12/23
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Please count me in on this one as well Brenda ... Thank you :)Annual Challenge 2023 - Calendar of Books
Duration: 1/1/23 - 31/12/23
Level: Easy
Books:12/12
AA's: 3/3
TITLES:
January - √ The Journey: A heart-breaking drama thriller by Conrad Jones - Read - 3* - 4/1/2023
February - √ Free-Falling by Nicola Moriarty AA - Read - 5* - 9/2/2023
March - √ Magnolia Parks by Jessa Hastings AA - Read - 28/3/2023 - 2*
April - √ The Atlas Six by Olivie Blake - Read - 5/4/2023 - 4*
May - √ The Man Who Died Twice by Richard Osman - Read - 5/5/2023 - 5*
June - √ Just Like Home by Sarah Gailey - Read - 5/6/2023 - 3*
July - √ Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë - Read - 13/7/2023 - 5*
August - √ A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara - Read - 22/8/2023 - 2*
September - √ Songs in Ursa Major by Emma Brodie - Read - 4/9/2023 - 5*
October - √ Our Dark Duet by Victoria Schwab - Read - 26/10/2023 - 4*
November - √ Nowhere on Earth by Nick Lake - Read - 26/11/2023 - 4*
December - √ The Dressmakers of Yarrandarrah Prison by Meredith Jaffe AA - Read - 4/12/2023 - 5*
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So good to see this challenge back for 2023...though some of the months are proving a little tricky!Annual Challenge 2023 - Calendar of Books
Duration: 1/1/23 - 31/12/23
Level : Hard 24/24 AA 15
TITLES
✔January - The Janes by Louisa Luna....4.5* 11/01/23
✔February - The Five Year Plan by Jodi Gibson AA....3.5* 15/02/23
✔March - Midwife on the Orient Express: A Christmas Miracle by Fiona McArthur AA....3* 04/03/23
✔April - All That We Have Lost by Suzanne Fortin....4* 07/04/23
✔️May - My Dream Time by Ash BartyAA....3.5* 14/05/23
✔️June - Just One Look by Harlan Coben....3.5* 08/06/23
✔️July - Jasmine Sea by Phillipa Nefri Clark AA....3.5* 09/07/23
✔️August - All We Dream by Pamela Cook AA....4* 13/08/23
✔️September - Summer of Serenity by Nicola Marsh AA....3.5* 23/09/23
✔️October - One of Us Is Lying by Karen M. McManus....4* 08/11/23
✔️November - A Night Divided by Jennifer A. Nielsen.,,,4* 23/11/23
✔️December - The Dressmakers of Yarrandarrah Prison by Meredith Jaffe AA....4* 06/12/23
AUTHORS
✔January - Lisa Jewell - Invisible Girl....3.5* 11/01/23
✔February - Helen Fitzgerald - Ash Mountain AA....3.5* 09/02/23
✔March - Lily Malone -The Vet's Country Holiday AA....3.5* 07/03/23
✔️April - Annie Seaton - Osprey Reef AA....4* 18/04/23
✔️May - The Doctor's Gift by Fiona McArthur AA....3.5* 10/05/23
✔️June - Joanna Trollope - An Unsuitable Match....3.5* 14/06/23
✔️July - Joy Ellis - Crime on the Fens....4* 18/07/23
✔️August - Annie Seaton -TAMSIN AA....3.5* 18/08/23
✔️September - Tricia Stringer- Birds of a Feather AA....4* 16/09/23
✔️October - Beth O'Leary - The No-Show....4* 07/10/23
✔️November - Indira Naidoo - The Space Between the Stars: On love, loss and the magical power of nature to heal AA....3.5* 25/11/23
✔️December - Murder at the Dolphin Hotel by Helena Dixon....4* 08/12/23
Annual Challenge 2023 - Calendar of BooksDuration: 1/1/23 - 31/12/23
Level: Easy
Progress: 12/12 (AA 3/3) - COMPLETED 6/12/23
January:-
The Jonah by James Herbert -
- FINISHED 14/1/23 - 4* (9/10)
February:-
The Fireman by Joe Hill -
- FINISHED 24/2/23 - 5* (9.5/10)
March:-
Mad Honey by Jodi Picoult -
FINISHED 13/3/23 - 3* (6.5/10)
April:-
All The Wicked Girls by Chris Whitaker -
- FINISHED 14/4/23 - 3* (7/10)
May:-
The Mother's Fault by Nicole Trope - AA -
- FINISHED 18/5/23 - 5* (9.5/10)
June:-
Jackdaws by Ken Follett -
- FINISHED 8/6/23 - 4* (9/10)
July:-
Jane Was Here by Sarah Kernochan -
- FINISHED 11/7/23 - 4+* (9+/10)
August:-
The Art of Fear by Pamela Crane -
- FINISHED 18/8/23 - 4* (8.5/10)
September:-
The Steps We Take by Vanessa Garbin - AA -
- FINISHED 13/9/23 - 4* (8.5/10)
October:-
The Other Child by Lucy Atkins -
- FINISHED 6/10/23 - 2* (5/10)
November:-
Night Road by Kristin Hannah -
- FINISHED 7/11/23 - 4* (9/10)
December:-
Dear Neighbour by Anna Willett - AA -
- FINISHED 6/12/23 - 4* (9/10)
Kim wrote: "Annual Challenge 2023 - Calendar of BooksDuration: 1/1/23 - 31/12/23
Level: Easy
Progress: 0/12 (AA 0/3)
April:-
All The Wicked Girls by Chris Whitaker..."
All The Wicked Girls is such a good book
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Duration: 1/1/23 - 31/12/23
Level: Easy
Progress: 0/12 (AA 0/3)
January:-
The Jonah by James Herbert
February:-
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You're trying to keep me on my toes aren't you Kim!! You already had a link (#29) where you put your name down! I've deleted that one and linked this new one :)
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Brenda wrote: "Welcome Trish and Kim, you're both linked :)"Thank you Brenda, now choosing my authors.
Brenda wrote: "Have fun :)"All done..for now 😉
Annual Challenge 2023 - Calendar of BooksDuration: 1/1/23 - 31/12/23
Level: 12/12 (3AA) - Using author names
January -
February -
March -
April -
May -
June -
July -
August -
September -
October -
November -
December -
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Annual Challenge 2023 - Calendar of Books - Duration: 1/1/23 - 31/12/23
Level: 24/24
Updated my level to hard
✔January - Jodi Picoult - Wish You Were Here - 4/1/23 4*
✔Just an Ordinary Family by Fiona Lowe - 27/1/23 5* loved this one
✔February - Fiona McIntosh AA - The Last Dance - 23/2/23 4*
✔The Four Winds by Kristin Hannah - 8/2/23 5* I loved this one
✔March Kerry McGinnis AA - Gathering Storms - 3/3/23 4*
✔Title - Moonlight Over Manhattan by Sarah Morgan - ebook 10/3/23 4*
✔April - Averil Kenny - The Girls of Lake Evelyn - 23/4/23 4.5*
A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman - did not finish
✔All That is Lost Between Us by Sara Foster - 17/4/23 4*
✔May - Kate Morton AA - Homecoming - 21/5/23 5* ++++ my favourite book this year
✔Mad Honey by Jodi Picoult - 6/5/23 3.5- 4*
✔June - Julia Quinn - It's In His Kiss - 4/6/23 5*
✔The Juliet Code by Christine Wells - 16/6/23 3.5*
✔July - Jojo Moyes - Someone Else's Shoes - 9/7/23 4* audiobook
✔Just One Look by Harlan Coben - 6/7/23 4* audiobook
✔August - Belinda Alexandra - The French Agent - 17/8/23 4*
✔All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque - 30/8/23 4*
✔September -Karen Swan The Christmas Postcards - 6/9/23 3*
✔Six Minutes by Petronella McGovern - 24/9/23 3*
✔October - Richard Osman - The Thursday Murder Club - 30/10/23 3.5*
✔On the Way to the Wedding by Julia Quinn - 13/10/23 4*
✔November - Nora Roberts - Identity - 7/11/23 - 5*
✔No Safe Secret by Fern Michaels - read late 26/12/23 4*
✔December - Sandie Docker - The Redgum River Retreat - 7/12/23 - 5*
✔The Desert Midwife by Fiona McArthur - 16/12/23 - 3*
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Annual Challenge 2023 - Calendar of BooksDuration: 1/1/23 - 31/12/23
Level: 0/24
First time in the challenge for me. Starting off list with titles from my TBR pile, I'll add other titles as the year unfolds.
January Author Salonika Burning Gail Jones AA
January Title Just Another Week in Suburbia Les Zig AA
February Author [book:The Unheard [author:Nicci French
February Title F is for Fugitive Sue Grafton
March Author The Map Thief: The Gripping Story of an Esteemed Rare-Map Dealer Who Made Millions Stealing Priceless Maps Michael Blanding
March Title My Dream Time: A Memoir of Tennis & Teamwork Ash Barty AA
April Author The French Agent Belinda Alexandra
April Title The Accidental Archivist Angela Bier
May Author
May Title Mrs Harris Goes to Moscow
June Author Home Work: A Memoir of My Hollywood Years Julie Andrews Edwards
June Title
July Author Dreams of Water Nada Awar Jarrar
July Title
August Author
August Title
September Author
September Title Safe Passage Ida Cook
October Author DIS MEM BER and Other Stories of Mystery and Suspense Joyce Carol Oates
October Title Oceans Apart: Stories of Overseas Evacuees in World War Two Penny Starns
November Author The Silk House Kayte Nunn AA
November Title
December Author
December Title Delusions of Grandeur: A Family's Story of Love and Struggle Joan E Eatock
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You're linked...
Brenda wrote: "Welcome Jill, lovely to have you join us! I'm assuming you're not finished, but if you can make sure to link your authors where you haven't, especially where you're doing it for the author :) And m..."Thanks, I was a tad confused. Couldn't work out what AA stood for, think I'm all sorted now.
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Haha! I'm not surprised! You've done well - only October (of what you've posted) needs the title linked :) Enjoy your first Aussie Readers challenge!
Yes, I have a few titles here, mainly Aus titles, that aren't on the Goodreads database. Will ask for them to be added.
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Brenda wrote: "Kim wrote: "Annual Challenge 2023 - Calendar of BooksDuration: 1/1/23 - 31/12/23
Level: Easy
Progress: 0/12 (AA 0/3)
January:-
The Jonah by James Herbert
February:-..."
Sorry for the confusion Brenda!
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Annual Challenge 2023 - Calendar of BooksDuration: 1/1/23 - 31/12/23
Level: 8/24 (3/6 AA)
January
John le Carré: The Biography by Adam Sisman -Read 19/01
J.M. Coetzee AA - Diary of a Bad Year -Read 12/01
February
Finding Mercy (Home Valley #3) by Karen Harper -Read 24/02
Nicci French - Blue Monday (Frieda Klein #1) -Read 07/02
March
Monuments (Monuments #1) by Will Kostakis AA -Read 15/03
Michael Meehan AA - An Ungrateful Instrument -Read 23/03
April
Aunt Erma's Cope Book by Erma Bombeck -Read 10/04
Anne McCaffrey - Dragonsinger (Harper Hall of Pern #2) -Read 16/04
May
Magic or Madness (Magic or Madness #1) by Justine Larbalestier AA
Marian Keyes - Again, Rachel (Walsh Family #7)
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
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Annual Challenge 2023 - Calendar of Books
Duration: 1/1/23 - 31/12/23
Level: Easy - Author Names 0/12 AA 0/3
Jan [author:J.D. Rob..."
You're welcome to change it over to authors now if you wish Kylie :)