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May Featured Author - Peter May
Duration: 1/5/23 - 31/5/23
Level: Easy 1. AA
TASKS
#1. Peter May is an internationally known, bestselling author of thrillers. He has written three very popular series, The Lewis Trilogy, The Enzo Files and The China Thrillers.
**Read a book with the number 3 in the page count or publication year OR
**Read a thriller

#2. Peter has lived in France for many years. When the first book in his Lewis Trilogy The Blackhouse was rejected by UK publishers he published it in France to great acclaim. It has since become extremely popular in English.
**Read a book which has been translated from another language OR
**Read a book set in France.

#3. Peter May was born in Scotland. Many of his books take place there or have main characters who are Scottish.
**Read a book set in Scotland OR
**Read a book set in the country where you live or were born.

#4. The first book in May's Enzo Files series was published in 2006. It features Enzo McCleod, a Scots forensic scientist working in France.
**Read a book where either the author or the main character has a Z in their name OR
**Read a book from a series.

BONUS
**Read a book by Peter May

Jenny wrote: "Finished
May Featured Author - Peter May
Duration: 1/5/23 - 31/5/23
Level: Easy 1. AA
TASKS
#1. Peter May is an internationally known, bestselling author of thrillers. He has written three very ..."
Great work Jenny!!
May Featured Author - Peter May
Duration: 1/5/23 - 31/5/23
Level: Easy 1. AA
TASKS
#1. Peter May is an internationally known, bestselling author of thrillers. He has written three very ..."
Great work Jenny!!
Katrina wrote: "Alas I didn’t make it but I did enjoy trying - onwards to June"
Bad luck Katrina - better luck next month :)
Bad luck Katrina - better luck next month :)

Tasks
#1. Peter May is an internationally known, bestselling author of thrillers. Read a thriller.
Say You're Sorry by Michael Robotham AA
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... (4 Stars) - 13/5/23
#2. Peter has lived in France for many years. Read a book set in France.
Down and Out in Paris and London by George Orwell
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... (4.5 Stars) - 30/5/23
#3. Peter May was born in Scotland. Read a book set in the country where you live or were born.
Red Dust Dancer by Eva Scott AA
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... (2 Stars) - 16/5/23
#4. The first book in May's Enzo Files series was published in 2006. Read a book from a series.
Memnoch the Devil by Anne Rice
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... (3.5 Stars) - 28/5/23
BONUS
Read a book by Peter May
The Blackhouse
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... (3.5 Stars) - 23/5/23






#2. Read a book which has been translated from another language - Russian:-
One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn

Rated this one as 4* (9/10). My review is here:-
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
May Featured Author - Peter May
Duration: 1/5/23 - 31/5/23
Level: Easy (Tasks)
Progress: 4/4 (AA 1/1) - COMPLETED 28/5/23
TASKS
#1. Peter May is an internationally known, bestselling author of thrillers. He has written three very popular series, The Lewis Trilogy, The Enzo Files and The China Thrillers:
**Read a thriller:-
- FINISHED 21/5/23 - 4* (9/10)
#2. Peter has lived in France for many years. When the first book in his Lewis Trilogy, The Blackhouse, was rejected by UK publishers he published it in France to great acclaim. It has since become extremely popular in English:
**Read a book which has been translated from another language:-
- FINISHED 28/5/23 - 4* (9/10)
#3. Peter May was born in Scotland. Many of his books take place there or have main characters who are Scottish:
**Read a book set in the country where you live or were born:-
- FINISHED 19/5/23 - 4* (9/10)
#4. The first book in May's Enzo Files series was published in 2006. It features Enzo McCleod, a Scots forensic scientist working in France:-
**Read a book from a series - Billy McBride #1:-
- FINISHED 23/5/23 - 4* (8/10)





May Featured Author - Peter May
Duration: 1/5/23 - 31/5/23
Level: Easy
Books: 4/4 AA: 2/2
TASKS
#1. Peter May is an internationally known, bestselling author of thrillers. He has written three very popular series, The Lewis Trilogy, The Enzo Files and The China Thrillers.
**Read a book with the number 3 in the page count or publication year OR
**Read a thriller
#2. Peter has lived in France for many years. When the first book in his Lewis Trilogy The Blackhouse was rejected by UK publishers he published it in France to great acclaim. It has since become extremely popular in English.
**Read a book which has been translated from another language OR
**Read a book set in France.
#3. Peter May was born in Scotland. Many of his books take place there or have main characters who are Scottish.
**Read a book set in Scotland OR
**Read a book set in the country where you live or were born.
#4. The first book in May's Enzo Files series was published in 2006. It features Enzo McCleod, a Scots forensic scientist working in France.
**Read a book where either the author or the main character has a Z in their name OR
**Read a book from a series.
BONUS
**Read a book by Peter May





May Featured Author - Peter May
Duration: 1/5/23 - 31/5/23
Level: HARD 10/10 AA 6/6
TASKS
#1. Peter May is an internationally known, bestselling author of thrillers. He has written three very popular series, The Lewis Trilogy, The Enzo Files and The China Thrillers.
**Read a book with the number 3 in the page count or publication year OR
✔️➡️**Read a thriller
Zero Day by David Baldacci....3.5* 17/05/23
#2. Peter has lived in France for many years. When the first book in his Lewis Trilogy The Blackhouse was rejected by UK publishers he published it in France to great acclaim. It has since become extremely popular in English.
**Read a book which has been translated from another language OR
✔️➡️**Read a book set in France.
The Second Worst Restaurant in France by Alexander McCall Smith....3* 03/05/23
#3. Peter May was born in Scotland. Many of his books take place there or have main characters who are Scottish.
**Read a book set in Scotland OR
✔️➡️**Read a book set in the country where you LIVE or were born
Scrublands by Chris Hammer AA....4* 24/05/23
#4. The first book in May's Enzo Files series was published in 2006. It features Enzo McCleod, a Scots forensic scientist working in France.
**Read a book where either the author or the main character has a Z in their name OR
✔️➡️**Read a book from a series.
Death of a Dentist by M.C. Beaton....3.5* 06/05/23




SPELL IT OUT
✔️F - The Doctor's Gift by Fiona McArthur AA....3.5* 10/05/23
✔️R - The Spiral by Iain Ryan AA....2 * 20/05/23
✔️A - My Dream Time by Ash Barty AA....3.5* 14/05/23
✔️N - Notorious RBG: The Life and Times of Ruth Bader Ginsburg by Irin Carmon....4* 23/05/23
✔️C - Runt by Craig Silvey AA....4.5*
✔️E - Exiles by Jane Harper AA....4.5* 08/05/23








May Featured Author - Peter May
Duration: 1/5/23 - 31/5/23
Level: Easy - tasks
4/4
1. Read a book with the number 3 in the page count or publication year
The Dictionary of Lost Words by Pip Williams (384p) AA 13/5/23 5★
2. Read a book set in France
Arsène Lupin, Gentleman-Thief by Maurice Leblanc 19/5/23 4★
3. Read a book set in Scotland
Kidnapped by Robert Louis Stevenson 11/5/23 4★
4. Read a book where either the author or the main character has a Z in their name
Nana by Émile Zola 30/5/23 4★





May Featured Author - Peter May
Duration: 1/5/23 - 31/5/23
Level: MEDIUM
Progress: 11/11 AA: 3/3
PART 1: TASKS
#1. Read a thriller
#2. Read a book set in France.
#3. Read a book set in Scotland
#4. Read a book from a series.
BONUS: **Read a book by Peter May





PART 2: SPELL-IT-OUT
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Thanks Phrynne - I really enjoyed the Peter May book, which I'd never have picked up but for this challenge! I'll be looking out for him in future...

May Featured Author - Peter May
Duration: 1/5/23 - 31/5/23
Level: Hard
10/10 4/4 AA
TASKS
✔︎#1. Read a book with the number 3 in the page count or year of publication. The Bookbinder of Jericho by Pip Williams (438pp, published 2023) AA 9/5 5★
✔︎#2. Read a book set in France. Blacklight Blue by Peter May. 10/5 3★
✔︎#3. Read a book set in the country where you live or were born. Song of the Crocodile by Nardi Simpson AA 30/5 5★
✔︎#4. Read a book from a series. Palace Walk by Naguib Mahfouz 4/6 5★




BONUS
**Read a book by Peter May:
SPELL OUT
✔︎S - Naked by David Sedaris 24/5 3★
✔︎E - A New York Secret by Ella Carey 13/5 3★
✔︎R - The Overstory by Richard Powers 6/5 5★
✔I - Intimate Strangers by Katharine Susannah Prichard AA 2/6 5★
✔︎E - The Naughtiest Girl Again by Enid Blyton by Enid Blyton 14/5 3★
✔︎S - The Flower Net by Lisa See 28/5 4★







May Featured Author - Peter May
Duration: 1/5/23 - 31/5/23
Level: Easy
✔︎#1. Read a book with the number 3 in the page count or year of publication. Dance with a Poor Man's Daughter by Pamela Jooste (348 pages) 4⭐ 31/5/23
✔︎#2. Read a book set in France. which has been translated Before the Coffee Gets Cold by Toshikazu Kawaguchi 4⭐ 2/5/23
✔︎#3. Read a book set in the country where you live or were born. Becoming Mrs Mulberry by Jackie French (AA) 4⭐ 28/5/23
✔︎#4. Read a book from a series. Divergent by Veronica Roth 4⭐ 6/5/23





Aussie Readers May Challenge-Peter May
Level: Hard
7/7. 4/4 AA
TASKS
✅1.Read a book with the number 3 in the page count or publication year: Otherland: A Journey With My Daughter by Maria Tumarkin* (Ukraine) 28 May 2023 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review AA
✅2. Read a book which has been translated from another language: Beyond the Rice Fields by Naivo 11 May 2023 (Madagascar) ⭐⭐⭐ my review
✅3. Read a book set in the country where you live or were born: Best of Aussie Slang by John Blackman* 1 May 2023 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review AA
✅4. Read a book where either the author or the main character has a Z in their name: She Who Became the Sun by Shelley Parker-Chan (China) 3 Jun 2023 ⭐⭐⭐ my review AA




SPELL IT OUT
✅M-The Memory of Love by Aminatta Forna* (Sierra Leone) 28 May 2023 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
✅A-About A Girl, About A Pearl by Kristin Wiendenbach AA 2 Jul 2023 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
✅Y-The Night Tiger by Yangsze Choo* (Malaysia) 15 May 2023 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review



Books mentioned in this topic
The Night Tiger (other topics)She Who Became the Sun (other topics)
The Memory of Love (other topics)
Beyond the Rice Fields (other topics)
Otherland: A Journey With My Daughter (other topics)
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Authors mentioned in this topic
Shelley Parker-Chan (other topics)Naivo (other topics)
Aminatta Forna (other topics)
Maria Tumarkin (other topics)
Yangsze Choo (other topics)
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