Annual Challenge 2023 - Calendar of Books

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Well done Kylie :)

[Jill]

Caught up on my reading. March is done.

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

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Good work Jill! Now you can breathe a little before April ;)

What did you think of Ash's memoir?

[Jenn]

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

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Well done Jenn!

[TheMadHatter]

March is done :-)

March
Title: Moby-Dick or, the Whale by Herman Melville
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... (3.5 Stars) - 29/3/23
Author: Melina Marchetta's The Place on Dalhousie AA
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... (5 Stars) - 27/3/23

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Good work MH!

[Jazzy]

✅ March : 🦘The Mystery of a Hansom Cab (1886) - Fergus Hume AA 31/3/23 5★

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Good job Jazzy!

[Jazzy]

Many thanks, Brenda! x

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

I've finished both April titles.

The War Nurses by Anthea Hodgson 5★s 4/4/23
And Then There Were Bones by Adriana Licio 3★s 5/4/23

[Sarah]

Brenda wrote: "I've finished both April titles."

Wow! That was super-fast, even for you!

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Lol! Just fell into place Sarah :)

[Tr1sha]

I read my April book yesterday:
After the Wedding, Laura Elliot, 4/4/23, 3*
It started well but the story became unbelievable towards the end, so it met the title challenge but wasn’t a very good choice of book.

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Good job (but bad luck) Trisha :)

[Helen]

I have finished my April book :)

An Honest Lie Tarryn Fisher


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

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Good work Helen!

[Helen]

Thanks Brenda

[Carol]

Playing posting catch - up

My March was Mrs Funnybones by Twinkle Khanna 3⭐ 31/3/23 (an impulse buy at a market in India)

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Good work!

[Jazzy]

✅ April : The Alienist and Other Stories of Nineteenth-Century Brazil - Machado de Assis 8/4/23 5★

Several short stories, each one a gem.

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Well done Jazzy!

[Catsalive]

April done

A Gift in December by Jenny Gladwell 1/4 3.5★
The Murder on the Links by Agatha Christie 10/4 3.5★

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Well done Kylie!

[Lee at ReadWriteWish]

Read my April book

Apartment 303 by Kelli Hawkins

Quite enjoyed it - 4 stars My review is here

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Well done Lee :)

[Jenn]

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

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Good work Jenn!!

[Jill]

April books read, not the ones I originally had listed. It's a girl's prerogative to change her mind.

April Author The French Agent Belinda Alexandra AA
April Title The Accidental Archivist Angela Bier

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Well done Jill - and yes, I agree! How did you like The French Agent?

[Kim]

Finished my April read:-

All The Wicked Girls by Chris Whitaker

Rated this one as 3* (7/10). My review is here:-
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Jackmeister]

Finished my April book.

April - Dr. Vigilante by Alberto Hazan - 4⭐️ - 15/4/23

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Well done Jackie!

[TheMadHatter]

April is done. I love holidays. I actually get ahead of my reading for a change :-)

April
Title: Archer's Voice by Mia Sheridan
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... (3.5 Stars) - 15/4/23
Author: Allison Butler's The Protector AA
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... (3.5 Stars) - 7/4/23

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Well done MH!!

[Jenny]

Finished April

April -- Amulet of Death by Suzanne Gilchrist -- AA -- 5★ -- 16/04/2023

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Good job Jenny! I enjoyed that one too :)

[Jenny]

Thank you, Brenda.

[Jazzy]

Thank you Brenda!

[Trish]

April...finished with 2 good choices 😊

✔️April - All That We Have Lost by Suzanne Fortin....4* 07/04/23
✔️April - Annie Seaton - Osprey Reef AA....4* 18/04/23

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Good work Trish!

[Trish]

Brenda wrote: "Good work Trish!"

Thank you Brenda 😊

[Jacinta]

My April reads done!
April

Title: A Routine Infidelity - Elizabeth Coleman (AA) 21/4 4*
Author: The Sweet Remnants of Summer - Alexander McCall Smith 9/4 3.5*

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Well done Jacinta!!

[Catsalive]

May done
Moreta: Dragonlady of Pern by Anne McCaffrey 4/5 3★
The Waterfall by Margaret Drabble 7/5 2★

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Well done Kylie! Bad luck about the ratings :(

[Jenn]

May
Title Murder in Williamstown by Kerry Greenwood AA 3.5 stars 10/5/23
Author Lockdown by Peter May 4 stars 5/323

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Good job Jenn!

[Jackmeister]

Finished my May book.

May - Vickie McKeehan with Just Evil - 5⭐️ - 11/5/23

[Lee at ReadWriteWish]

Read my May book

My Best Friend's Exorcism by Grady Hendrix

Weird book. 3 1/2 stars My review is here