September 2023 Featured author - C.J. Sansom

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Well done Kim!!

[Phrynne, Series Queen!]

Great work Kim

[Kim]

Thanks Brenda and Phrynne!

[Suzie]

Easy 4/4 - challenge completed (only 1 day late)

1. Set in England The Go-Between/L.P. Hartley 2 stars 1/10
2. Literary character Ink Blood Sister Scribe/Emma Törzs 4.5 stars 7/9
3. Page count 367 White Night/Ellie Marney AA 2.5 stars 9/9
4. Author's initials The Map of William/Michael Thomas AA 4 stars 24/9

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Well done Suzie!!

[Phrynne, Series Queen!]

Good work Suzie:)

[Trish]

Good to finish September challenge even if a day late 😊

September Featured Author - C.J. Sansom
Duration: 1/9/23 - 30/9/23
Level: Hard 10/10 AA 6

TASKS

#1. C.J Sansom writes Historical Mystery and is best known for his Matthew Shardlake series set in Tudor England under Henry VIII.
**Read a book with the genre of Historical Fiction OR
✔️➡️**Read a book set in England
Agatha Raisin and the Fairies of Fryfam by M.C. Beaton....3.5* 06/09/23

#2. Before becoming a full-time writer Sansom practiced as a lawyer.
➡️**Read a book with a character who is a legal practitioner of some kind (police, lawyer etc.)
✔️Sticks and Stones by Katherine Firkin AA....4* 29/09/23
**Read a book with a character who is literary in some way (writer, librarian etc.)

#3. Sansom is most famous for his Matthew Shardlake series which has seven books to date.
✔️➡️**Read a book from a series
Death of a Celebrity by M.C. Beaton....3.5* 13/09/23
OR
**Read a book with the number 7 in the page count or publication date

#4. As well as his famous series, Sansom has written two stand alone novels. One of them, Winter in Madrid is set just after the Spanish Civil war.
**Read a book set in a European country OR
✔️➡️**Read a book where both the author's initials are found in WinTer in MAdrid.
French Braid by Anne Tyler....3.5* 26/09/23



SPELL OUT

✔️W - The Couple Upstairs by Holly Wainwright AA....3.5* 11/09/23
✔️I - I’m Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy....3.5* 21/09/23
✔️N - Summer of Serenity by Nicola Marsh AA....3.5* 23/09/23
✔️T - Birds of a Feather by Tricia Stringer AA....4* 16/09/23
✔️E - The Buchanan Girls by Emily Madden AA....4* 01/10/23..day late!
✔️R - Me Without You by Kelly Rimmer AA....4* 15/09/23

[Phrynne, Series Queen!]

Well done Trish!

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Great job Trish!

[Meg]

Late posting, but I finished

September Featured Author - C.J. Sansom
Duration: 1/9/23 - 30/9/23
Level: HARD- (minimum 4 AA)
10/10

TASKS

#1. **Read a book set in England
A Single Thread finished 30/9/23 3⭐

#2.**Read a book with a character who is literary in some way (writer, librarian etc.)
This Devastating Fever by Sophie Cunningham (AA) finished 29/9/23 4⭐

#3. **Read a book from a series
Always by Morris Gleitzman (AA) finished 17/9/23 4⭐

#4. **Read a book where both the author's initials are found in Winter in Madrid.
Fugitive Telemetry by Martha Wells finished 13/9/23 3⭐



S The Bus on Thursday by Shirley Barrett (AA) finished 10/9/23 2⭐
A The Glad Shout by Alice Robinson (AA) finished 21/9/23 4⭐
N Kim Jiyoung, Born 1982 by Cho Nam-joo finished 21/9/23 3.5⭐
S The Crying Room by Gretchen Shirm (AA) finished 16/9/23 5⭐
O How to Do Nothing by Jenny Odell finished 12/9/23 3⭐
M Mini Shopaholic finished 16/9/23 2⭐

[Trish]

Phrynne wrote: "Well done Trish!"

Thank you Phrynne 😊

[Trish]

Brenda wrote: "Great job Trish!"

Thank you, Brenda 😊

[Phrynne, Series Queen!]

Great work Meg!

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Well done Meg!

[Sarah]

I'm going to call this one finished at "Medium", as I've pulled up one short on AAs again... Thanks Phrynne for another great challenge!

September Featured Author - C.J. Sansom
Duration: 1/9/23 - 30/9/23
Level: Medium
Progress: 10/10 AA: 3/3

TASKS

#1b. Read a book set in England
Murder at the Inn by Katie Gayle (24/9) 4.5* (set in the Cotswolds)

#2a. Read a book with a character who is a legal practitioner of some kind
How to Kill a Client by Joanna Jenkins AA (4/9) 4.5* (all but one major character are corporate lawyers)

#3a. Read a book from a series
The Chalk Pit by Elly Griffiths (15/9) 5* (Ruth Galloway #8)

#4a. Read a book set in a European country
The Borgia Portrait by David Hewson (26/9) 5* (set in Venice, Italy)



SPELL-IT-OUT

M: Mastering the Art of French Murder by Colleen Cambridge (21/9) 44* (Title)
A: A Matter of Murder by Ann Granger (5/10) 3.5* (Author's Name)
D: The Double Bind by Loraine Peck AA (16/9) 4.5* (Title)
R: The Rachel Incident by Caroline O'Donoghue (26/9) 4* (Title)
I: In Five Years by Rebecca Serle (15/9) 4* (Title)
D: The Torrent by Dinuka McKenzie AA (19/9) 4.5* (Author's Name)

[Cait ♡]

Ooops forgot to repost when done as on mobile was difficult...

September Featured Author - C.J. Sansom
Duration: 1/9/23 - 30/9/23
Level: EASY - Tasks (minimum 1 AA)

Progress - 4/4 ✔️✔️✔️

TASKS


✔️ #1. Read a book with the genre of Historical Fiction.
Stalking Jack the Ripper by Kerri Maniscalco (also set in London, England) - Finished September 21 - 3★.


✔️ #2. Read a book with a character who is a legal practitioner of some kind (police, lawyer etc.)
Force of Nature by Jane Harper AA (At least that is what Google lists her as and on Booktopia but apparently she is British-Australian?) - Finished September 16 - 3.5★.


✔️ #3. Read a book with the number 7 in the page count or publication date
My Sister's Husband by Nicola Marsh AA (First Published October 27 2020) - Finished September 29 - 5★.


✔️ #4. Read a book where both the author's initials are found in Winter in Madrid.
All Systems Red by Martha Wells - Finished September 8 - 4★.

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Well done Sarah and Cait!

[Phrynne, Series Queen!]

Great work Sarah and Cait