Annual Genre Challenge 2024

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Annual Genre Challenge 2024
Duration: 1/1/24 - 31/12/24

Annual Genre Challenge 2024
Duration: 1/1/24 - 31/12/24
Level: ?
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Here's how the latest annual challenge will work:

LEVELS:
Laid Back - TWELVE (12) books minimum 3 AAs
Busy - TWENTY FOUR (24) minimum 6 AAs
Out of Control - THIRTY SIX (36) books. minimum 9 AAs

Read THREE (3) books from each of your chosen genres if you are going to be Out of Control, TWO (2) if you're Busy and ONE (1) to be Laid Back.

DON'T FORGET
#1. Our guidelines Here
#2. Please include LINKS and COVER PICS of your chosen books.
#3. All chosen books MUST have the genre tagged on the book's profile page!

**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.

FIRSTLY you need to decide on your choice of the twelve (12) genres and
SECONDLY , choose which level you'd like to read

Choose your genres from this list:

Contemporary
Historical Fiction
Non Fiction
Crime
Mystery
Romance
Fantasy
Science Fiction
Horror
Young Adult
Rural Romance
Classic
Award Winner/Nominee
Historical Mystery
Thriller/Suspense
Dystopian
Humour
Cosy Mystery
Memoir/Biography
Romantic Suspense

When you have decided which level you'd like to achieve, make your list and post here in this thread. Happy reading!

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Participants


✅Amanda
✅Andrea
✅Angela
Anita
✅Barbara
Bec
✅Brenda
Calvin
✅Carol
✅Carolyn
✅Catsalive
Cherie
✅Clare
✅Clare Part 2
Deborah
Denise MF
✅Elisabeth
Gavin
✅Helen
✅Jacinta
✅Jackmeister
✅Jacm
✅Jane
✅Janelle
✅Janine
✅Jasmine
✅Jazzy
Jeni
✅Jenn
✅Jenny
✅Jonquil
✅Kathy
✅Kerri_M
✅Kim
✅Krystal
✅Kylie H
✅Lorraine
✅Mari
MaryG2E
✅Meg
Mish
✅Odette
✅Phil
✅Phrynne
✅Sarah
✅Sarah H
Sharon Louise
✅Sue
✅#Teresa
✅TheMadHatter
✅Trish
✅Tr1sha

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Annual Genre Challenge 2024
Duration: 1/1/24 - 31/12/24
Level: Out of Control
36/36

Historical Fiction - COMPLETED
The Chocolate Factory by Mary-Lou Stephens 5★s 23/1/24 AA
The Baker's Secret by Lelita Baldock 5★s 14/1/24
Heart of the River by Cheryl Adnams 5★s 2/1/24 AA

Crime - COMPLETED
Crime on the Fens by Joy Ellis 5★s 8/1/24
Sanctuary by Garry Disher 3.5★s 27/3/24 AA
The Overnight Guest by Heather Gudenkauf 4★s 19/4/24

Cosy Mystery - COMPLETED
A Country Wedding Murder by Katie Gayle 4★s 10/3/24
The Last Word by Gerri Lewis 4★s 13/2/24
A Deadly Delicious Delivery by Cindy Bell 4★s 8/3/24

Romantic Suspense - COMPLETED
Glenrock by Lee Christine 5★s 15/1/24
Shock Waves by Fleur McDonald 5★s 26/3/24
Payback in Death by J.D. Robb 5★s 26/1/24

Historical Mystery - COMPLETED
Murder at the Island Hotel by Helena Dixon 5★s 2/3/24
A Death in Venice by Verity Bright 4★s 23/3/24
The Lady Thief of Belgravia by Allison Grey 3★s 7/1/24

Thriller/Suspense - COMPLETED
The Good Dog by Simon Rowell 5★s 11/1/24 AA
To the River by Vikki Wakefield 5★s 24/2/24 AA
The Girl Thief by J.A. Schneider 5★s 24/5/24

Mystery - COMPLETED
The Hidden Graves of St Ives by Sally Rigby 4★s 11/1/24
The Therapy Room by Sam Baron 4★s 20/2/24
A Shadow at the Door by Jo Dixon 5★s 4/1/24 AA

Contemporary - COMPLETED
The Bookstore at Rivers End by Phillipa Nefri Clark 5★s 5/1/24 AA
Old Girls Behaving Badly by Kate Galley 5★s 10/5/24
Happy Ever After in Bellbird Bay by Maggie Christensen 5★s 6/2/24

Rural Romance - COMPLETED
Snowy Mountains Dawn by Alissa Callen 4.5★s 19/1/24 AA
The Blue Gum Camp by Leonie Kelsall 3★s 1/1/24 AA
A New Start by Rhonda Forrest 4★s 28/2/24 AA

Young Adult - COMPLETED
Kaldoras by Lynette Noni 5★s 9/7/24 AA
Leaving Blythe River by Catherine Ryan Hyde 5★s 29/6/24
Life, Loss, and Puffins by Catherine Ryan Hyde 5★s 11/5/24

Fantasy - COMPLETED
A Drifting Sun by Ashley Capes 5★s 2/3/24 AA
The Clairvoyant's Glasses: Time Has a Shadow by Helen Goltz 5★s 31/1/24 AA
The Missing Brides by Helen Goltz 5★s 29/3/24 AA

Non Fiction - COMPLETED
The Criminal Class: Memoir of a Prison Teacher by Paul A. MacNamara 3.5★s 19/3/24 AA
Food and Freedom by Gabriella Lang 4.5★s 27/3/24 AA
My Mother and I by Ingrid Seward 4★s 11/3/24

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[Phrynne, Series Queen!]

Annual Genre Challenge 2024
Duration: 1/1/24 - 31/12/24
Level: Laid back
12/12

Historical Fiction
The Chocolate Factory by Mary-Lou Stephens AA 3 stars 25/1/24

Crime
Shadow Over the Fens by Joy Ellis 4 stars 4/1/24

Historical Mystery
Once Upon a Murder by Samantha Larsen 3 stars 11/2/24

Cosy
The Stranger in the Library by Eva Gates 5 stars 26/5/24

YA
Lost in the Moment and Found by Seanan McGuire 5 stars 30/7/24

Fantasy
The Clairvoyant's Glasses: Love Has No Bounds by Helen Goltz AA 4 stars 23/12/2024

Romance
Key of Valour by Nora Roberts 5 stars 13/2/24

Contemporary
The Jam Queens by Josephine Moon AA 16/3/24 5 stars

Mystery
Cocktails and Murder by H.Y. Hanna AA 3 stars 20/3/24

Classic
Whose Body? by Dorothy L. Sayers 3 stars 3/10/24

Thriller
Fear No Evil by James Patterson 5 stars 17/1/24

Dystopian
City of Bones by Martha Wells 5 stars 24/1/24

[Elisabeth]

Annual Genre Challenge 2024
36/36 AA 9/6
Duration: 1/1/24 - 31/12/24

Contemporary
Family Baggage by Ilsa Evans AA 16/1/24 3 stars
Bodysurfers by Robert Drewe AA 6/1/24 4 stars
Akin by Emma Donoghue 5/2/24 4 stars


Historical Fiction
The Scoundrel's Daughter by Anne Gracie AA 5/1/24 4 stars
Casanova's Chinese Restaurant by Anthony Powell 7/2/24 5 stars
Scandal's Daughter by Christine Wells AA 16/2/24 4 stars


Non Fiction
A Walk in the Woods: Rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail by Bill Bryson 21/1/24 4 stars
Blowing the Bloody Doors Off: And Other Lessons in Life by Michael Caine 19/10/24 3 stars
Unruly: The Ridiculous History of England's Kings and Queens by David Mitchell 31/8/24 5 stars

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Crime
When We Fall by Aoife Clifford AA 2/1/24 4 stars
Day's End by Garry Disher AA 20/2/24 4 stars
The Track of Sand by Andrea Camilleri 1/2/24 3 stars


Mystery
Apples Never Fall by Liane Moriarty AA 15/4/24 3 stars
Cruel as the Grave by Cynthia Harrod-Eagles 29/1/24 4 stars
Star Fall by Cynthia Harrod-Eagles 4/3/24 4 stars



Science Fiction
The Day of the Triffids by John Wyndham 3/6/24 4 stars
The First Men in the Moon by H.G. Wells 24/4/24 3 stars
The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll & Mr Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson 9/7/24



Classic
Jude the Obscure by Thomas Hardy 22/5/24 3 stars
The Mirror Crack'd from Side to Side by Agatha Christie 18/2/24 4 stars
A Town Like Alice by Nevil Shute AA 5/5/24 4 stars


Award Winner/Nominee
In Custody by Anita Desai 10/2/24 3 stars Booker prize nominee 1984
The Zone of Interest by Martin Amis 16/3/24 3 stars Dublin Literary Prize nominnee 2016
Hamnet by Maggie O'Farrell 21/3/24 4 stars Women's Prize for Fiction 2020


Historical Mystery
The Ides of April by Lindsey Davis 19/4/24 4 stars
The Grove of the Caesars by Lindsey Davis 2/7/24 4 stars
The bachelors of Broken Hill by Arthur W. Upfield AA 4/7/24 3 stars

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Thriller/Suspense
Caught by Harlan Coben 23/3/24 4 stars
The Overlook byMichael Connelly 3/2/24 4 stars
Nine Dragons by Michael Connelly 10/3/24 4 stars



Humour
Small World by David Lodge 10/1/24 4 stars
Nice Work by David Lodge 1/3/24 3 stars
Cold Comfort Farm by Stella Gibbons 8/6/24 4 stars



Memoir/Biography
Love and War in the Apennines by Eric Newby 13/2/24 4 stars
Shakespeare - The Man Who Pays the Rent by Judi Dench 11/4/24 4 stars
I'm Chevy Chase . . . and You're Not by Rena Fruchter 13/5/24 3 stars

[Meg]

Annual Genre Challenge 2024
Duration: 1/1/24 - 31/12/24
Level: Out of Control
36/36

Contemporary
Darling Girls by Sally Hepworth🦘 finished 15/1/24 4⭐
You Need to Know by Nicola Moriarty🦘 finished 5/11/24 4⭐
Home Fires by Fiona Lowe🦘 finished 30/7/24 3⭐

Historical Fiction
Horse by Geraldine Brooks🦘 finished 7/6/24 4⭐
The Old Drift by Namwali Serpell finished 11/3/24 4⭐
The Four Winds by Kristin Hannah finished 26/11/24 4⭐

Non Fiction
Delusions of Gender: How Our Minds, Society, and Neurosexism Create Difference by Cordelia Fine🦘 finished 9/12/24 3.5⭐
Australia Day by Stan Grant🦘 finished 15/5/24 3.5⭐
World of Wonders: In Praise of Fireflies, Whale Sharks, and Other Astonishments by Aimee Nezhukumatathil finished 14/8/24 4⭐

Crime
Cutters End by Margaret Hickey🦘 finished 30/9/24 3.5⭐
The River Mouth by Karen Herbert🦘 finished 27/10/24 3.5⭐
Broken Harbor by Tana French finished 18/8/24 5⭐

Romance
The Hating Game by Sally Thorne🦘 finished 29/8/24 3⭐
Part of Your World by Abby Jimenez finished 31/12/24 3⭐
The Unhoneymooners by Christina Lauren finished 5/1/24 3⭐

Fantasy
Legends & Lattes by Travis Baldree finished 29/11/24 3⭐
Thornhedge by T. Kingfisher finished 11/8/24 4⭐
Lost in the Moment and Found by Seanan McGuire finished 18/1/24 4⭐

Science Fiction
Children of Ruin by Adrian Tchaikovsky finished 11/2/24 3⭐
Invisible Planets: Contemporary Chinese Science Fiction in Translation by Ken Liu finished 9/8/24 3⭐
Ancillary Justice by Ann Leckie finished 24/10/24 3⭐

Horror
Carrie by Stephen King finished 16/1/24 3.5⭐
The Midwich Cuckoos by John Wyndham finished 30/6/24 4⭐
The Drowning Kind by Jennifer McMahon finished 29/12/24 4⭐

Young Adult
In Real Life by Cory Doctorow finished 8/10/24 2.5⭐
The Weight of Blood by Tiffany D. Jackson finished 5/9/24 3⭐
I'll Be the One by Lyla Lee finished 30/6/24 4⭐

Thriller/Suspense
Apartment 303 by Kelli Hawkins🦘 finished 12/4/24 3⭐
Frantic by Katherine Howell🦘 finished 26/8/24 3⭐
The Hunting Party by Lucy Foley finished 12/12/24 2⭐

Humour
Romantic Comedy by Curtis Sittenfeld finished 11/1/24 4.5⭐
The Last Continent by Terry Pratchett finished 29/12/24 3⭐
I Will Judge You by Your Bookshelf by Grant Snider finished 7/7/24 3⭐

Memoir/Biography
Ten Steps to Nanette by Hannah Gadsby🦘 finished 12/3/24 3⭐
Life Among the Savages by Shirley Jackson finished 9/10/24 4.5⭐
I Am, I Am, I Am: Seventeen Brushes with Death by Maggie O'Farrell finished 15/2/24 4⭐

[Andrea]

Annual Genre Challenge 2024
Duration: 1/1/24 - 31/12/24
Level: Laid Back (3 AA)
12/12

Contemporary - Daughters of Smoke and Fire by Ava Homa 2★ (02/08/24)
Historical Fiction - Infamy by Lenny Bartulin AA 4★ (15/07/24)
Non Fiction - Stasiland: Stories from Behind the Berlin Wall by Anna Funder AA 5★ (15/04/24)
Crime - Gone to Ground by Bronwyn Hall AA 3.5★ (26/1/24)
Mystery - Dyed and Buried by Livia Day AA 3.5★ (31/03/24)
Romance - The Three of Us by Kim Lock AA 3★ (21/03/24)
Horror - Beyond Black by Hilary Mantel 4★ (28/10/24)
Young Adult - The Bitter Side of Sweet by Tara Sullivan 2★ (28/1/24)
Award Winner/Nominee - The God of Small Things (Booker Prize 1997) by Arundhati Roy 4.5★ (12/07/24)
Thriller/Suspense - Outback by Patricia Wolf AA 4★ (10/03/24)
Humour - Everyone on This Train Is a Suspect by Benjamin Stevenson AA 4★ (12/1/24)
Memoir/Biography - Question 7 by Richard Flanagan AA 5★ (04/03/24)

[Janelle]

Annual Genre Challenge 2024
Duration: 1/1/24 - 31/12/24
Level: Out of control
36/36
17/9AA

Contemporary
1.The Eleventh Floor by Kylie OrrAA fin Jan21 3*
2. All the Words We Know by Bruce NashAA fin Feb25 4*
3. Things I Need You to Know by Mark Lamprell AA fin Jun1 4*
Historical Fiction
1.Horse byGeraldine Brooks fin Jan30 4*
2. Oscar and Lucinda by Peter Carey fin Mar12 5*
3. Grey Dog by Elliott Gish fin May5 5*
Non Fiction
1.Delia Akeley & the Monkey by Iain McCalman AA fin Jan23 4*
2. Death and the Victorians - A Dark Fascination by Adrian Mackinder fin Feb26 3*
3. Any Person Is the Only Self: Essays by Elisa Gabbert fin May12 3*
Mystery
1.The Lost Man by Jane Harper AA fin Jan15 4*
2. Pheasants Nest by Louise Milligan AA fin Mar29 3*
3. The Beast Must Die by Nicholas Blake fin May28 4*
Fantasy
1. The Mere Wife by Maria Dahvana Headley fin Feb9 4*
2. Navola by Paolo Bacigalupi fin May4 3*
3. The Silence Factory by Bridget Collins fin Jun27 3*
Science Fiction
1. Terra Nullius by Claire G. Coleman fin Feb12 3*
2. The Digital Aesthete: Human Musings on the Intersection of Art and AI ed. by Alex Shvartsman fin Feb17 4*
3. Greatest Hits by Harlan Ellison fin May11 3*
Classic
1. The Girl with the Golden Eyes and Other Stories byHonoré de Balzac fin Feb2 4*
2. Classic Love Stories ed. by Becky Brown fin Apr12 4*
3. Lost Illusions by Honoré de Balzac fin Sep6 4*
Award Winner/Nominee
1. The Bass Rock by Evie WyldAA fin Jan18 5*
2. Swing Time by Zadie Smith fin Mar5 5*
3. The Foundation Trilogy by Isaac Asimov fin Jun23 4*
Crime
1. This House of Grief by Helen Garner AA fin Jan28 4*
2. Unforgiven by Sarah BarrieAA fin Feb15 5*
3. Vendetta by Sarah Barrie fin May7 4*
Thriller/Suspense
1. Dark Arena by Jack Beaumont AA fin Jan5 3*
2. To the River by Vikki WakefieldAA fin Feb28 4*
3. The Drowning Woman by Robyn Harding fin May15 4*
Dystopian
1. The Memoirs of a Survivor by Doris Lessing fin Jan3 4*
2. Z for Zachariah by Robert C. O'Brien fin Mar24 5*
3. Watch Over Me by Claire CorbettAA fin May23 5*
Memoir/Biography
1. Question 7 by Richard Flanagan AA fin Jan2 5*
2. Orwell in Spain by George Orwell fin Mar4 5*
3. The Disappearance of Émile Zola: Love, Literature, and the Dreyfus Case by Michael Rosen fin Sep1 4*

[Helen]

Annual Genre Challenge 2024
Duration: 1/1/24 - 31/12/24
Level: Laid Back
12/12

Contemporary
The Bookstore at Rivers End Phillipa Nefri Clark AA Done 5* 5/1/24 https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Historical Fiction
The Baker's Secret Lelita Baldock Done 5* 31/1/24 https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Crime
Glenrock Lee Christine AA Done 5* 28/1/24 https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Mystery
A Shadow at the Door Jo Dixon AA Done 5* 6/1/24 https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Romance
The Other Bridget Rachael Johns AA Done 5* 16/2/24 https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Young Adult
The Last One to Fall Gabriella Lepore Done 4* 16/6/24 https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Rural Romance
The Grazier's Son Cathryn Hein AA Done 5* 21/3/24 https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Historical Mystery
The Lady Thief of Belgravia Allison Grey Done 4* 23/124 https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Thriller/Suspense
The Search Party Hannah Richell Done 5* 12/1/24 https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Humour
The Accidental Crush Mia Heintzelman Done 4* 29/1/24 https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Cosy Mystery
A High Tide Murder Emily George AA Done 4* 13/2/24 https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Romantic Suspense
Risky Attraction Kendall Talbot AA Done 4* 18/3/24

[Bec]

Annual Genre Challenge 2024
Duration: 1/1/24 - 31/12/24
Level: Laid back
2/12
1/3 AAs

AA ★
✔


Historical Fiction

Crime

Mystery

Romance
✔ Love, Just In by Natalie Murray - AA - finished 5/1/2024 - ★★★★


Fantasy

Science Fiction

Young Adult

Award Winner/Nominee

Thriller/Suspense

Dystopian

Cosy Mystery

Memoir/Biography
✔ Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing by Matthew Perry(a) - finished 7/1/2024 ★★★★

[Mari]

Annual Genre Challenge 2024
Duration: 1/1/24 - 31/12/24
Level: Out of Control
36/36
Completed 2nd October.

✔️ Contemporary
Mallee Sky by Kerry McGinnis *AA* - 03/01 - 5★
Us Against You by Fredrik Backman - 23/03 - 5★
Willowman by Inga Simpson *AA* - 24/05 - 5★

✔️ Historical Fiction
The Frozen River by Ariel Lawhon - 25/04 - 5★
The Wedding Dress Sewing Circle by Jennifer Ryan - 29/06 - 4★
The Lincoln Highway by Amor Towles - 27/03 - 4.5★

✔️ Non Fiction
The Schoolgirl Strangler by Katherine Kovacic *AA* - 28/03 - 3.5★
A Little Devil in America: Notes in Praise of Black Performance by Hanif Abdurraqib - 16/07 - 4★
The Uninhabitable Earth: Life After Warming by David Wallace-Wells - 02/08 - 4★

✔️ Crime
Taken by Dinuka McKenzie *AA* - 23/04 - 4.5★
The Trespasser by Tana French - 29/04 - 5★
Paradise by Patricia Wolf *AA* - 16/06 - 4.5★

✔️ Mystery
Wake by Shelley Burr *AA* - 02/10 - 4★
The Mystery Writer by Sulari Gentill *AA* -03/09 - 3★
Mother-Daughter Murder Night by Nina Simon - 25/06 - 4★

✔️ Fantasy
Piranesi by Susanna Clarke - 16/07 - 4.5★
Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries by Heather Fawcett - 12/05 - 4.5★
The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches by Sangu Mandanna - 08/04 - 4.5★

✔️ Science Fiction
System Collapse by Martha Wells - 02/05 - 3★
Generations by Tim Lebbon - 20/03 - 4★
And Then She Vanished by Nick Jones - 27/08 - 3.5★

✔️ Young Adult/Middle Grade
The Invincible Summer of Juniper Jones by Daven McQueen - 16/03 - 5★
Amari and The Great Game by B.B. Alston - 02/03 - 4★
The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street by Karina Yan Glaser - 21/07 - 4★

✔️ Historical Mystery
Murder at the Piccadilly Playhouse by C.J. Archer *AA* - 14/02 - 3★
The Mapping of Love and Death by Jacqueline Winspear - 23/01 - 5★
Tombland by C.J. Sansom - 11/04 - 5★

✔️ Thriller/Suspense
The Push by Ashley Audrain - 16/02 - 4.5★
Spook Street by Mick Herron - 13/04 - 5★
Silence for the Dead by Simone St. James - 15/08 - 4★

✔️ Cosy Mystery
A Scone to Die For by H.Y. Hanna *AA* - 24/03 - 4★
An A-List for Death by Pamela Hart *AA* - 17/02 - 4★
Murder Makes Waves by Anne George - 22/02 - 5★

✔️ Memoir/Biography
Finding Me by Viola Davis - 06/04 - 4★
I'm Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy - 08/07 - 4.5★
A Pocketful of Happiness by Richard E. Grant - 04/10 - 4★

[Gavin]

Annual Genre Challenge 2024
Duration: 1/1/24 - 31/12/24
Level: Laid back
0/12

Historical Fiction: The Book Thief by Markus Zusak AA 🇦🇺
Non Fiction: Gallipoli by Alan Moorehead AA 🇦🇺
Crime: Billy Summers by Stephen King
Mystery: The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman
Fantasy: The Narrow Road Between Desires by Patrick Rothfuss
Science Fiction: A Psalm for the Wild-Built by Becky Chambers
Young Adult: The Sinister Booksellers of Bath by Garth Nix AA 🇦🇺
Classic: Hunger by Knut Hamsun
Award Winner/Nominee: Amongst Women by John McGahern
Thriller/Suspense: Killing Floor by Lee Child
Dystopian: The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood
Memoir/Biography: Elon Musk by Walter Isaacson

[Sue]

Annual Genre Challenge 2024
Duration: 1/1/24 - 31/12/24
Level: Out of Control
36/36 10/9AA

Contemporary
✔︎A Sweet Obscurity by Patrick Gale 7/1 5★
✔︎The Shelly Bay Ladies Swimming Circle by Sophie Green AA 14/1 3★
✔︎The Angry Women's Choir by Meg Bignell AA 28/1 4★


Historical Fiction
✔︎The Bird in the Bamboo Cage by Hazel Gaynor 4/1 4★
✔︎The Sealed Letter by Emma Donoghue 2/2 4★
✔︎In The Company of The Courtesan by Sarah Dunant 7/3 4★


Non Fiction
✔︎The Porcelain Thief: Searching the Middle Kingdom for Buried China by Huan Hsu 21/1 4★
✔︎On the Wool Track by C.E.W. Bean AA 4/3 4★
✔︎Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil by John Berendt 31/3 4★


Crime
✔︎Silent Voices by Ann Cleeves 29/2 4★
✔︎The Franchise Affair by Josephine Tey 28/3 4★
✔︎The Rising Tide by Ann Cleeves 14/4 4★


Mystery
✔︎Miles Off Course by Sulari Gentill AA 1/1 3★
✔︎Ordinary Gods and Monsters by Chris Womersley AA 18/1 4★
✔︎The Running Grave by Robert Galbraith 14/2 5★


Romance
✔︎The Rose of Sebastopol by Katharine McMahon 27/1 4★
✔︎Every Summer After by Carley Fortune 10/2 4★
✔︎The Music Shop by Rachel Joyce 9/4 4★


Classic
✔︎ONE-A-PECKER TWO-A-PECKER by Ruth ParkAA 18/2 4★
✔︎The Warden by Anthony Trollope 28/2 3★
✔︎The Story of the Stone, or The Dream of the Red Chamber, Vol. 3: The Warning Voice by Cao Xueqin 20/3 4★


Award Winner/Nominee
✔︎The Irishman by Elizabeth O'Conner AA 23/1 5★
✔︎The Bass Rock by Evie Wyld AA 7/2 3★
✔︎Such a Fun Age by Kiley Reid 2/4 5★


Historical Mystery
✔︎Sovereign by C.J. Sansom 12/1 4★
✔︎Evanly Choirs by Rhys Bowen
12/8 3★
✔︎Revelation by C.J. Sansom 3/10 5★


Humour
✔︎The Unbearable Lightness Of Scones by Alexander McCall Smith 4/2 4★
✔︎Piccadilly Jim by P.G. Wodehouse 11/2 3★
✔︎More Rules for Life: A special volume for enthusiasts by Kitty Flanagan AA 18/2 4★


Cosy Mystery
✔︎ Flying Too High by Kerry Greenwood AA 13/6 3★
✔︎ Evans Above by Rhys Bowen 15/6 3★
✔︎ Evan Help Us by Rhys Bowen 1/8 3★


Memoir/Biography
✔︎Bluestocking in Patagonia: Mary Gilmore's Quest for Love and Utopia at the World's End by Anne Whitehead AA 16/1 3★
✔︎The Long Hot Summer by Mary Moody AA 16/3 4★
✔︎Farewell to the East End: The Last Days of the East End Midwives by Jennifer Worth 4/4 3★

[Kerri_M]

Annual Genre Challenge 2024 - Duration: 1/1/24 - 31/12/24
Level: Laid Back 12/12 AA 3/3

✅ 1. Contemporary - Beartown - Fredrik Backman - 14/9/2024 - ★★★★☆
✅ 2. Historical Fiction - The Bookbinder of Jericho - Pip Williams - A.A - 29/8/2024 - ★★★★★
✅ 3. Crime - Deathdeal - Garry Disher - AA - 6/7/2024 - ★★★☆
✅ 4. Mystery - The Crowded Grave - Martin Walker - 20/7/2024 - ★★★★
✅ 5. Fantasy - Fourth Wing - Rebecca Yarros - 1/3/2024 - ★★★★
✅ 6. Science Fiction - A Rip Through Time - Kelley Armstrong - 6/7/2024 - ★★★☆
✅ 7. Young Adult - - Half a King - Joe Abercrombie - 27/6/2024 - ★★★★
✅ 8. Historical Mystery - The Cartographer's Secret - Tea Cooper - A.A - 11/8/2024 - ★★★
✅ 9. Thriller/Suspense - The Last Orphan - Gregg Hurwitz - 1/8/2024 - ★★★★
✅ 10. Dystopian - The Rise of Magicks - Nora Roberts - 13/6/2024 - ★★★
✅ 11. Humour - The Satsuma Complex - Bob Mortimer - 15/7/2024 - ★★★★
✅ 12. Cosy Mystery - An Act of Foul Play - T.E. Kinsey - 1/4/2024 - ★★★★



Thanks Mods - this was the challenge I needed to get the books set" not in real places" on a list!

[🌸Teresa🌸]

Annual Genre Challenge 2024
Duration: 1/1/24 - 31/12/24
Level: Hard
36/36
13/13 AA

Contemporary
1. Aria’s Travelling Book Shop by Rebecca Raisin Read 6/2/2024 4*
2. Spring Clean for the Peach Queen by Sasha Wasley AA 19/5/24 5*
3. The Zanzibar Affair: A Novel Out of Africa by Samantha Ford 16/8/24 3*



Historical Fiction
1. The Currency Lass by Tea Cooper AA Read 13/1/2024 5*
2. The Old Balmain House by Graham Wilson AA Read 17/1/2024 2*
3. Lady Tan's Circle of Women by Lisa See Read 25/1/24 5*



Crime
1. The Good Teacher by Petronella McGovern AA Read 10/1/2024 4*
2. Bloodtree River by Sarah Barrie AA Read 15/1/2024 5*
3. Reunion in Death by J.D. Robb Read 16/1/2024 5*



Mystery
1. The Woman in the Library by Sulari Gentill AA Read 6/1/2023 4*
2. The Shallows by Holly Craig AA Read 2/2/24 5*
3. You're Not Alone by G.M. Lawrence 15/2 3*



Romance
1. East of Alice by Annie Seaton AA Read 12/1/2024 5*
2. Purity in Death by J.D. Robb Read 5/2/24 4*
3. Devil's Lair by Sarah Barrie AA 7/3/24 4*



Fantasy
1. Dragonfly in Amber by Diana Gabaldon Read 21/1/2024 5*
2. Cloud Cuckoo Land by Anthony Doerr Read 21/1/24 2*
3. The Echo of Old Books by Barbara Davis 22/3/24 4.5*



Young Adult
1. The Museum of Broken Things by Lauren Draper AA6/7/24 5*
2. Looking for Alaska by John Green 7/10/24 4*
3. The Perfectionists by Sara Shepard 19/5/24 4*



Rural Romance
1. A Home Among the Snow Gums by Stella Quinn AA 4/5/24 3*
2. The Horse Thief by Tea Cooper AA 22/8/24 3*
3. The Last Truehart by Darry Fraser AA 30/9/24 4*



Historical Mystery
1. Mystery in Provence by Vivian Conroy Read 7/1/2023 3*
2. In the Market for Murder by T.E. Kinsey Read 6/1/2023 5*
3. Death Around the Bend by T.E. Kinsey 11/5/24 4*



Thriller/Suspense
1. The Life She Wants by J.M. Hewitt Read 14/1/2024 5*
2. No One Will Miss Her by Kat Rosenfield Read 19/1/2024 4*
3. The Housemaid by Freida McFadden Read 8/2/2024 5*



Cosy Mystery
1. Foul Play at Seal Bay by Judy Leigh 14/4/24 3*
2. Death On Board by Anita Davison 28/6/24 2*
3. A Picture of Murder by T.E. Kinsey 22/8/24 5*



Humour
1. The Banksia House Breakout by James Roxburgh AA 13/3/24 5*
2. The Undomestic Goddess by Sophie Kinsella 1/9/24 5*
3. Your Perfect Year by Charlotte Lucas 20/4/24 5*

[Sharon Louise]

Annual Genre Challenge 2024
Duration: 1/1/24 - 31/12/24
Level: ?
0/?

LEVELS:
Laid Back - TWELVE (12) books minimum 3 AAs

Contemporary
Historical Fiction
Non Fiction
Crime
Mystery
Romance
Fantasy
Science Fiction
Horror
Young Adult
Rural Romance
Classic
Award Winner/Nominee
Historical Mystery
Thriller/Suspense
Dystopian
Humour
Cosy Mystery
Memoir/Biography
Romantic Suspense

[Jacinta]

Annual Genre Challenge 2024
Duration: 1/1/24 - 31/12/24
Level: Out of Control
36/36 ( 14/9 AA)


Contemporary
The Bee Sting - Paul Murray 13/4 4★
Mrs Winterbottom Takes a Gap Year - Joanna Nell (AA) 18/2 3.75★
Birnam Wood - Eleanor Catton 19/5 4★




Historical Fiction
Tom Lake - Ann Patchett 31/3 4★
The Women - Kristin Hannah28/5 4.5★
Edenglassie - Melissa Lucashenko (AA) 9/3 4★



Non Fiction
Built to Move: The Ten Essential Habits to Help You Move Freely and Live Fully - Kelly Starrett 11/2 4★
The Woman in Me - Britney Spears 8/1 3.75★
Intelligent Music Teaching: Essays on the Core Principles of Effective Instruction - Robert A. Duke 27/4 4★



Crime
The Seven - Chris Hammer (AA) 3/1 4★
Bye Bye Baby - Fiona McIntosh (AA) 29/2 4★
Beautiful Death - Fiona McIntosh (AA) 7/3 4★



Mystery
Broken Bay-Margaret Hickey(AA) 28/2 4★
None of This Is True - Lisa Jewell 21/4 4★
The Long Call - Ann Cleeves 16/2 4★



Romance
The Connellys of County Down - Tracey Lange 9/3 4.25★
The Sugar Palace - Fiona McIntosh (AA) 27/4 3.5★
Kakadu Sunset-Annie Seaton (AA) 29/4 4★



Fantasy
Iron Flame - Rebecca Yarros 28/1 3.75★
Fairy Tale - Stephen King 30/10 3.75★
The Life Impossible-Matt Haig 4/11 3.75★



Cosy Mystery
A Dance With Murder - Elizabeth Coleman (AA) 13/3 3.75★
The Bangalore Detectives Club - Harini Nagendra 12/5 3.75★
Vera Wong's Unsolicited Advice for Murderers-Jesse Q. Sutanto 20/3 4★




Award Winner/Nominee
Holly - Stephen King 28/8 4★
The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder - David Grann 15/6 4★
Hidden Potential: The Science of Achieving Greater Things - Adam M. Grant 28/6 4★



Historical Mystery
The Frozen River - Ariel Lawhon 16/3 5★
The Tea Ladies - Amanda Hampson (AA) 18/5 3.75★
The Chocolate Factory - Mary-Lou Stephens (AA) 18/10 3.75★



Thriller/Suspense
Mad Honey - Jodi Picoult 7/1 4★
Hit and Run - Diane Hester (AA) 20/2 3.75★
The Sunday Girl - Pip Drysdale 24/4 3.5★



Rural Romance
A Home Among the Snow Gums - Stella Quinn (AA) 24/5 3.5★
Paperbark Hill - Maya Linnell (AA) 17/8 3.75★
Time After Time - Karly Lane (AA) 6/10 3.75★

[Tr1sha]

🌸Annual Genre Challenge 2024🌸
Duration: 1/1/24 - 31/12/24
Level: out of control
36/36
9/9 AAs

Contemporary
🌸 The Island Cottage, Jane Lovering, 2/23/24, 4*
🌼 When the Rain Ends, Mary Ellen Taylor, 5/19/24, 3*
🌺 Missing Pieces, Laura Pearson, 7/31/24, 3*



Historical Fiction
🌸 Amy Snow, Tracy Rees, 1/13/24, 5*
🌼 October in the Earth, Olivia Hawker, 5/22/24, 5*
🌺 Outback, Aaron Fletcher, 8/6/24, 3*, AA



Crime
🌸 Calamity in Kent, John Rowland, 1/6/24, 4*
🌼 Guiltless, Viveca Sten, 6/1/24, 3*
🌺 Dark Past, Catherine Lee, 8/10/24, 2*, AA



Mystery
🌸 One by One, Ruth Ware, 1/9/24, 4*
🌼 Never Look Back, Clare Donoghue, 5/23/24, 4*
🌺 The Man in the Queue, Josephine Tey, 8/13/24, 4*



Romance
🌸 Secrets Of Whitewater Creek,Sarah Barrie, 2/12/24, 4*, AA
🌼 Love, Elizabeth von Arnim, 6/18/24, 4*, AA
🌺 The Sea Sisters Swimming Club, Sue McDonagh, 8/17/24, 4*



Fantasy
🌸 The Night Raven, Sarah Painter, 3/13/24, 3*
🌼 The Twilight Garden, Sara Nisha Adams, 7/5/24, 5*
🌺 Time's Legacy, Barbara Erskine, 8/11/24, 4*



Horror
🌸 The Lost Stradivarius, John Meade Falkner, 4/9/24, 4*
🌼 The Six, Anni Taylor, 5/30/24, 2*, AA
🌺 Follow You Home, Mark Edwards, 8/2/24, 3*



Classic
🌸 Cannery Row, John Steinbeck, 3/13/24, 4*
🌼 The Blue Castle, L.M. Montgomery, 5/24/24, 5*
🌺 The Two Destinies, Wilkie Collins, 8/19/24, 3*



Historical Mystery
🌸 Heresy, S.J. Parris, 2/25/24, 3*
🌼 The Fire Court, Andrew Taylor, 5/20/24, 3*
🌺 The Angel's Mark, S.W. Perry, 8/22/24, 4*



Thriller/Suspense
🌸 Stranger in the Woods, Anni Taylor, 1/18/24, 5*, AA
🌼 The Vanishing of Class 3B, Jackie Kabler, 6/19/24, 4*
🌺 Our Holiday, Louise Candlish, 8/28/24, 3*



Cosy mystery
🌸 Seashells and Murder, H.Y. Hanna, 1/14/24, 3*, AA
🌼 Muffins and Mourning Tea, H.Y. Hanna, 5/16/24, 3*, AA
🌺 Cocktails and Murder, H.Y. Hanna, 8/31/24, 3*




Memoir/Biography
🌸 The Places in Between, Rory Stewart, 5/16/24, 4*
🌼 Thomas Hardy: The Time Torn Man, Claire Tomalin, 7/30/24, 2*
🌺 The Corfu Trilogy, Gerald Durrell, 9/9/24, 4*

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Welcome all! You're linked :)

[Angela]

Annual Genre Challenge 2024
Duration: 1/1/24 - 31/12/24
Level: Laid Back
Books: 12/12 Min 3 AAs

Historical Fiction
Churchill's Secret Messenger by Alan Hlad 13.2.24 - 4⭐

Non Fiction
The Nazis Knew My Name by Magda Hellinger AA 6.1.24 - 5⭐

Crime
The Lost Victim by Robert Bryndza 20.5.24 - 5⭐

Mystery
26 Below by Kimberley Woodhouse 19.1.24 - 4⭐

Contemporary
Finding Hope in Starshine Cove by Debbie Johnson 31.3.24 - 4⭐

Rural Romance
A Home Among the Snow Gums by Stella Quinn AA 15/1/24 - 4⭐

Award Winner/Nominee
The Spy and the Traitor: The Greatest Espionage Story of the Cold War by Ben Macintyre
The Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-Fiction Nominee (2018), ALCS Dagger for Non-fiction (2019) 10.7.24 - 4⭐

Historical Mystery
A Few Right Thinking Men by Sulari Gentill AA 1.2.24 - 4⭐

Thriller/Suspense
Lying Beside You by Michael Robotham AA 2.1.24 - 5⭐

Humour
Notorious Nineteen by Janet Evanovich 1.3.24 - 4⭐

Cosy Mystery
Wrongfully Infused by H.Y. Hanna AA 1.5.24 - 4⭐

Memoir/Biography
Being Henry: The Fonz . . . and Beyond by Henry Winkler 4.5.24 - 5⭐

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Welcome Angela, you're linked :)

[Angela]

Thanks Brenda! 😊

[Amanda]

Annual Genre Challenge 2024
Duration: 1/1/24 - 31/12/24
Level: Laid Back
12/12


Contemporary
The Bee Sting- Paul Murray - 07/01/2024 - 4*

Historical Fiction
Violets - Alex Hyde - 01/01/2024 - 4*

Non Fiction
Corners of Melbourne - Robyn Annear - 28/01/2024 - 4* - AA

Crime
The Seven - Chris Hammer - AA - 20/01/2024 - 4*

Mystery
The Unearthed - Lenny Bartulin - AA - 13/02/2024

Fantasy
His Majesty's Dragon - Naomi Novik - 04/01/2024 - 2.5*

Science Fiction
Our Lady of the Artilects - Andrew Gillsmith - 08/03/2024 - 3*

Horror
The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires - Grady Hendrix - 01/04/2024 - 4*

Award Winner/Nominee
Still Life - Sarah Winman - 15/01/2024 - 4*

Historical Mystery
The Birdcage Library - Freya Berry - 24/01/2024 - 3.5*

Thriller/Suspense
The Search Party - Hannah Richell - AA - 06/02/2024 - 4*

Memoir/Biography
The Woman in Me - Britney Spears - 15/02/2024 - 3.5*

[Lorraine]

Challenge complete 😁

Annual Genre Challenge 2024
Duration: 1/1/24 - 31/12/24
Level: Busy - 24, minimum 6 AAs
24/24 (6 AAs)

Contemporary:

The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart by Holly Ringland AA ✅ 4* (3/3)
Boy Swallows Universe by Trent Dalton AA ✅ 4* (26/1)

✅ ✅

Historical Fiction:

Mr Einstein's Secretary by Matthew Reilly AA ✅ 4* (14/5)
It's In His Kiss by Julia Quinn ✅ 3* (3/5)

✅ ✅

Crime:

Find Her Alive by Lisa Regan ✅ 4* (10/1)
Private Beijing by James Patterson ✅ 2* (15/1)

✅ ✅

Mystery:

The Last Passenger by Will Dean ✅ 3* (1/1)
The Match by Harlan Coben ✅ 5* (23/1)

✅ ✅

Romance:

Snowy Mountains Cattleman by Alissa Callen AA ✅ 4* (11/5)
A Laborer in the Vineyard of Love: Perfect Passion Company #2 by Alexander McCall Smith ✅ 3* (11/2)

✅ ✅

Fantasy:
Winter Lost by Patricia Briggs ✅ 5* (12/7)
Bookshops & Bonedust by Travis Baldree ✅ 4* (3/6)

✅ ✅

Horror:

The Book Eaters by Sunyi Dean ✅ 3* (3/1)
Witch Hunt: A Jack Nightingale Novella by Stephen Leather ✅ 4* (3/1)

✅ ✅

Thriller/Suspense:

Birds in Flight by Anni Taylor AA ✅ 3* (8/1)
American Black Widow by Gregg Olsen ✅ 3* (9/1)

✅ ✅

Dystopian:

The Undead: The First Seven Days by R.R. Haywood ✅ 4* (21/1)
The Undead: Part 4 by R.R. Haywood ✅ 4* (1/5)

✅ ✅

Humour:

Louisiana Longshot by Jana Deleon ✅ 5* (4/1)
Twisted Twenty-Six by Janet Evanovich ✅ 4* (3/3)

✅ ✅

Cosy Mystery:
By Book or By Crook by Eva Gates ✅ 2* (2/1)
Lethal Bayou Beauty by Jana Deleon ✅ 4* (25/1)

✅ ✅

Romantic Suspense:

Inheritance by Nora Roberts ✅ 2* (2/1)
Outback Blaze by Rachael Johns AA ✅ 3* (9/3)

✅ ✅

[Mish]

Count me in Brenda 😊

Annual Genre Challenge 2024
Duration: 1/1/24 - 31/12/24
Level: Busy
0/24 6AA

1 Contemporary
a) The Best of Adam Sharp by Graeme Simsion AA
b) Food, Sex and Money by Liz Byrski AA

2 Historical Fiction
a) Work Like Any Other by Virginia Reeves
✅b) Tsarina by Ellen Alpsten - FINISHED 11/10/24 - 4⭐️

3 Crime
a) Unforgiven by Sarah Barrie AA
b) The Dark Lake by Sarah Bailey AA

4 Mystery
✅a) The Sunday Girl by Pip Drysdale AA - FINISHED 29/3/24 - 3⭐️
✅b) All That's Left Unsaid by Tracey Lien AA - FINISHED 5/4/24 - 3⭐️

5 Romance
✅a) The Secret Recipe for Second Chances by J.D. Barrett AA - FINISHED 20/3/24 - 4⭐️
b) An Offer From a Gentleman by Julia Quinn

6 Fantasy
✅a) The Interrogation of Ashala Wolf by Ambelin Kwaymullina AA - FINISHED 26/2/24 - 5⭐️
b) A Corner of White by Jaclyn Moriarty AA

7 Young Adult
✅a) After We Collided by Anna Todd - FINISHED 23/6/24 - 2⭐️
b) A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas

8 Award Winner/Nominee
Winner's of the Goodreads Choice Award 2023
a) Weyward by Emilia Hart - Historical Fiction
b) The Housemaid's Secret by Freida McFadden - Mystery/Thriller

9 Historical Mystery
a) Tigers in Red Weather by Liza Klaussmann
b) Babylon Berlin by Volker Kutscher

10 Thriller/Suspense
✅a) King of the Road by Nigel Bartlett AA - FINISHED 10/3/24 - 5⭐️
✅b) The Family Doctor by Debra Oswald AA - FINISHED 15/8/24 - 5⭐️

11 Cosy Mystery
a) The Paris Mystery by Kirsty Manning
✅b) The Woman in the Library by Sulari Gentill AA - FINISHED 11/5/24 - 3⭐️

12 Romantic Suspense
a) Things We Hide from the Light by Lucy Score
b) Things We Left Behind by Lucy Score

[Jenny]

Annual Genre Challenge 2024
Duration: 1/1/24 - 31/12/24
Level: Out of Control
Books 36 / 36 15/15 - AAs

Historical Fiction COMPLETED

1. Royal Blood by Rhys Bowen -- 3★ -- 10/02/2024
2. Heart in the Clouds by Jennifer Mistmorgan 3★ -- 19/02/2024
3. Tall, Duke, and Scandalous by Amy Rose Bennett -- AA -- 5★ -- 24/02/2024



Crime COMPLETED

1. Burial Grounds by Bill Kitson -- 5★ -- 02/03/2024
2. Caution Death At Work by Rhys Dylan -- 5★ -- 10/02/2024
3. Blood Sport by David J. Gatward -- 5★ -- 05/01/2024



Cosy Mystery COMPLETED

1. Murder in the Library by Katie Gayle -- 5★ -- 12/01/2024
2. Buried in the Stacks by Allison Brook -- 4★ -- 27/01/2024
3. Bound by Disaster by Christy Barritt -- 5★ -- 07/02/2024



Romantic Suspense COMPLETED

1. Forgotten Secrets by Susanne Bellamy -- AA -- 5Υ -- 16/01/2024
2. Lovers Ransom by Faye Hall -- AA -- 5★ -- 03/03/2024
3. Hades by Anna Hackett -- AA -- 5★ -- 02/03/2024



Historical Mystery

1. A Death in Diamonds by S.J. Bennett -- 3★ -- 29/03/2024
2. Murder Most English by B.D. Churston
3. Murder on the Golden Arrow by Magda Alexander



Thriller/Suspense COMPLETED

1. The Chasm by Bronwyn Hall -- AA -- 5★ -- 12/04/2024
2. Be Mine Forever by D.K. Hood -- 5★ -- 05/04/2024
3. Smooth Operator by Stuart Woods -- 4★ -- 23/03/2024



Mystery COMPLETED

1, In Service of Death by J.D. Kirk -- 5★ -- 20/01/2024
2. The Silent Dolls by Rita Herron -- 5★ -- 11/04/2024
3. Argyle House by Alex Scarrow -- 5★ -- 15/02/2024



Contemporary COMPLETED

1. The Cottage at Whisper Lake by Phillipa Nefri Clark -- 4★ -- 14/01/2024
2. From Best Friend to Husband by Lucy McConnell -- 4★ -- 12/04/2024
3. Falling For The King by Clare Miles -- AA -- 4★ -- 10/03/2024



Romance COMPLETED

1. Kookaburra Cottage by Maya Linnell -- AA -- 5★ -- 17/2/2024
2. Harper and the Single Dad by Amy Andrews -- AA -- 4★ -- 17/02/2024
3. Saving Mr Rooke- by Wren St. Claire -- AA -- 3★ -- 18/02/2024



Fantasy COMPLETED

1. Inheritance by Nora Roberts -- 5★ -- 15/06/2024
2. The Sinister Booksellers of Bath by Garth Nix -- AA -- 4★ -- 05/04/2024
3. No Surrender by Morgan Brice -- 5★ -- 24/03/2024



Rural Romance COMPLETED

1. Suzanne Brandyn by Suzanne Brandyn -- AA -- 5★ -- 01/04/2024
2. The Cattleman's Daughter by Chris Taylor -- AA -- 5★ -- 10/06/2024
3. Hope Echoes by Shannon Curtis -- AA -- 5★ -- 31/05/2024



Young Adults COMPLETED

1. A Duke For Christmas by Jenni Fletcher -- AA -- 5★ -- 21/04/2024
2. The Rosewood Hunt by Mackenzie Reed -- AA -- 4★ -- 08/04/2024
3. The Dagger and the Flame by Catherine Doyle -- 4★ -- 08/07/2024

[Jackmeister]

Annual Genre Challenge 2024
Duration: 1/1/24 - 31/12/24
Level: Laid back
12/12

Contemporary - Stone Town by Margaret Hickey - AA🇦🇺 - 4⭐️ - 9/1/24
Historical Fiction - Dead Man's Chest by Kerry Greenwood - AA🇦🇺 - 4⭐️ - 18/12/24
Crime - Close Your Eyes by Michael Robotham - AA🇦🇺 - 5⭐️ - 7/1/24
Mystery - The Popeye Murder by Sandra Winter-Dewhirst - AA🇦🇺 - 4⭐️ - 25/2/24
Romance - A Scone to Die For by H.Y. Hanna - AA🇦🇺 - 4⭐ - 18/1/24
Fantasy - Skin Game by Jim Butcher - 4⭐️ - 12/2/24
Science Fiction - Random in Death by J.D. Robb - 5⭐ - 9/2/24
Horror - Ghost Detective by Scott William Carter - 4⭐️ - 29/2/24
Historical Mystery - Murder Down Under by Arthur W. Upfield AA🇦🇺 - 4⭐️ - 16/5/24
Thriller/Suspense - Death By Honeymoon by Jaden Skye - 4⭐️ - 2/7/24
Cosy Mystery - The Murder Mystery Book Club by C.A. Larmer - AA🇦🇺 - 4⭐️ - 4/6/24
Romantic Suspense - Kakadu Sunset by Annie Seaton - AA🇦🇺 - 4⭐️ - 6/10/24

[Anita]

I am in !
Annual Genre Challenge 2024
Duration: 1/1/24 - 31/12/24
Level: ? out of control
0/?

Here's how the latest annual challenge will work:

LEVELS:
Laid Back - TWELVE (12) books minimum 3 AAs
Busy - TWENTY FOUR (24) minimum 6 AAs
Out of Control - THIRTY SIX (36) books. minimum 9 AAs

Read THREE (3) books from each of your chosen genres if you are going to be Out of Control, TWO (2) if you're Busy and ONE (1) to be LaidDON'T FORGET
#1. Our guidelines Here
#2. Please include LINKS and COVER PICS of your chosen books.
#3. All chosen books MUST have the genre tagged on the book's profile page!

**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.

FIRSTLY you need to decide on your choice of the twelve (12) genres and
SECONDLY , choose which level you'd like to read

Choose your genres from this list:

Contemporary
Historical Fiction
the nurses war victoria purman AA

Non Fiction
The sun does shine Anthony Ray Hinton finished 5**

Badness Gary jubelin AA

Crime
Mystery
Romance
Fantasy
Science Fiction
Horror
Young Adult
a thousand boy kisses by Tillie Cole finished march 16th 4*
seizure Kathy Reich finished march 19 4*
a wish for us Tillie cole


Rural Romance
Classic
Award Winner/Nominee
Historical Mystery
Thriller/Suspense
Dystopian
Humour
Cosy Mystery

Memoir/Biography

AA finished march 16 5*
AA finished jan3 5*
AA finished 16th 5*
Romantic Suspense

When you have decided which level you'd like to achieve, make your list and post here in this thread. Happy reading!

[Jasmine's]

Finished 09/12/24

Annual Genre Challenge 2024
Duration: 1/1/24 - 31/12/24
Level: Out Of Control
36/36

Contemporary
Still Lives Maria Hummel 4* 09/02/24
Infinite Country Patricia Engel 4* 26/08/24
American Dirt Jeanine Cummins 5* 21/01/24

Historical Fiction
The Light in Hidden Places Sharon Cameron 5* 15/02/24
The Midnight Watch David Dyer 4* 21/02/24
An Echo in the Bone Diana Gabaldon 4* 14/02/24

Non Fiction
The Little Book of Hygge: The Danish Way to Live Well Meik Wiking 4* 31/01/24
Talking as Fast as I Can: From Gilmore Girls to Gilmore Girls Lauren Graham 5* 08/04/24
Potty Training Magic: The Fun Way to go Nappy-Free Fast Amanda Jenner 2* 18/02/24

Mystery
3rd Degree James Patterson 3* 30/01/24
Beautiful Death Fiona McIntosh AA 4* 13/08/24
The Soulmate Sally Hepworth AA 5* 23/01/24

Romance
You Don't Know Me Sara Foster AA 4* 20/02/24
The Break Marian Keyes 4* 03/03/24
The Beast's Garden Kate Forsyth AA 5* 05/02/24

Fantasy
Happily Ever Afters: A Reimagining of Snow White and Rose Red Melanie Cellier 2* 04/03/24 AA
The Princess Pact: a Twist on Rumpelstiltskin Melanie Cellier AA 4* 02/07/24
The Princess Companion: A Retelling of The Princess and the Pea Melanie Cellier 4* 07/04/24 AA

Young Adult
The Elite Kiera Cass 4* 21/04/24
The Princess Game: A Reimagining of Sleeping Beauty Melanie Cellier AA 4* 22/08/24
The Light in Hidden Places Sharon Cameron 5* 15/02/24

Rural Romance
The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart Holly Ringland AA 4* 27/04/24
The Sunnyvale Girls Fiona Palmer 4* 29/10/24 AA
North Star Karly Lane AA 4* 29/06/24

Award Winner/Nominee
Postmortem Patricia Cornwell 4* 27/04/24
The Mountains Sing Nguyễn Phan Quế Mai
Augustown Kei Miller 3* 03/02/24

Historical Mystery
The City of Tears Kate Mosse 4* 22/04/24
The Lost Symbol DanBrown 3* 17/02/24
What the River Knows Isabel Ibañez 3* 14/05/24

Thriller/Suspense
Once There Were Wolves Charlotte McConaghy AA 5* 05/02/24
Kakadu Dawn Annie Seaton *4 06/05/24 AA
Homecoming Kate Morton AA 5* 06/07/24

Memoir/Biography
This is the Story of a Happy Marriage Ann Patchett 4* 11/05/24
Happiness: The Crooked Little Road to Semi-Ever After Heather Harpham 4* 19/08/24
Once Upon A Tyne: Our Story Celebrating 30 Years Together on Telly Anthony McPartlin 5 * 26/02/24

[TheMadHatter]

Annual Genre Challenge 2024
Duration: 1/1/24 - 31/12/24
Level: Out of Control (9 AAs)
36/36 as of 26/12/24

Contemporary
1. The Last Boyfriend by Nora Roberts
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... (3.5 Stars) - 15/2/24
2. The Perfect Hope by Nora Roberts
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... (3 Stars) - 25/3/24
3. Twisted Lies by Ana Huang
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... (3.5 Stars) - 10/2/24



Historical Fiction
1. The Paris Seamstress by Natasha Lester AA
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... (3.5 Stars) - 10/9/24
2. The Lost Duke of Wyndham by Julia Quinn
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... (3.5 Stars) - 27/11/24
3. The Lady's Guide to Celestial Mechanics by Olivia Waite
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... (3 Stars) - 21/7/24



Non Fiction
1. Exactly: How Precision Engineers Created the Modern World by Simon Winchester
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... (4 Stars) - 21/12/24
2. Helgoland: Making Sense of the Quantum Revolution by Carlo Rovelli
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... (3.5 Stars) - 2/12/24
3. Longitude: The True Story of a Lone Genius Who Solved the Greatest Scientific Problem of His Time by Dava Sobel
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... (4 Stars) - 9/12/24



Crime
1. The Dry by Jane Harper AA
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... (4 Stars) - 10/1/24
2. Port Mortuary by Patricia Cornwell
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... (3 Stars) - 20/9/24
3. Red Mist by Patricia Cornwell
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... (3.5 Stars) - 13/12/24



Mystery
1. Murder on the Ballarat Train by Kerry Greenwood AA
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... (3 Stars) - 19/5/24
2. The Full Cupboard of Life by Alexander McCall Smith
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... (4 Stars) - 7/3/24
3. Appointment with Death by Agatha Christie
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... (4 Stars) - 9/4/24



Romance
1. The Lure of the Jewel Sea by Rhonda Forrest AA
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... (5 Stars) - 11/1/24
2. The Hating Game by Sally Thorne AA
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... (5 Stars) - 22/5/24
3. The Do-Over by T.L. Swan AA
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... (4 Stars) - 25/2/24



Fantasy
1. Strange the Dreamer by Laini Taylor
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... (4 Stars) - 3/10/24
2. Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... (4 Stars) - 26/21/24
3. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. Rowling
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... (5 Stars) - 2/11/24



Science Fiction
1. Golden Son by Pierce Brown
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... (4 Stars) - 30/11/24
2. The Three-Body Problem by Liu Cixin
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... (4.5 Stars) - 30/5/24
3. Dune by Frank Herbert
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... (5 Stars) - 19/9/24



Young Adult
1. Ignite Me by Tahereh Mafi
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... (2 Stars) - 8/4/24
2. The Incredible Adventures of Cinnamon Girl by Melissa Keil AA
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... (4 Stars) - 31/8/24
3. For Darkness Shows the Stars by Diana Peterfreund
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... (5 Stars) - 6/11/24



Classic
1. We of the Never Never by Jeannie Gunn AA
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... (2 Stars) - 25/10/24
2. Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... (5 Stars) - 8/12/24
3. A Study in Scarlet by Arthur Conan Doyle
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... (3.5 Stars) - 18/5/24



Thriller/Suspense
1. The Four Legendary Kingdoms by Matthew Reilly AA
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... (4 Stars) - 24/9/24
2. Angels & Demons by Dan Brown
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... (4 Stars) - 18/8/24
3. None of This Is True by Lisa Jewell
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... (3.5 Stars) - 30/6/24



Romantic Suspense
1. Vengeance in Death by J.D. Robb
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... (4 Stars) - 31/3/24
2. Holiday in Death by J.D. Robb
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... (4.5 Stars) - 19/7/24
3. Conspiracy in Death by J.D. Robb
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... (4 Stars) - 6/9/24

[Jenn]

Annual Genre Challenge 2024
Duration: 1/1/24 - 31/12/24
Level: Hard
36/36 (Min 9 AAs)

1. Crime - Completed
a. Broken Skin by Stuart MacBride 4 stars 30/5/24
b. 23 1/2 Lies by James Patterson 3.5 stars 1/8/24
c. Without Mercy by Jack Higgins 5 stars 23/2/24



2. Horror - Completed
a. To the Center of the Earth by Greig Beck AA 4 stars 1/4/24
b. Return to the Center of the Earth by Greig Beck AA 4 stars 3/4/24
c. Escape From The Center Of The Earth by Greig Beck AA 4 stars 5/4/24



3. Fantasy - Completed
a. Crown of Shadows by Keri Arthur AA 5 stars 16/1/24
b. Sword of Darkness by Keri Arthur AA 5 stars 19/1/24
c. Ring of Ruin by Keri Arthur AA 5 stars 22/1/24



4. Romance - Completed
a. Wyoming Tough by Diana Palmer 5 stars 2/1/24
b. Wyoming Fierce by Diana Palmer 5 stars 2/1/24
c. Wyoming Bold by Diana Palmer 5 stars 3/1/24



5. Contemporary - Completed
a. The Work Wives by Rachael Johns AA 4 stars 13/6/24
b. Milking Time by Rachael Treasure AA 4 stars 14/10/24
c. Wyoming Strong by Diana Palmer 5 stars 3/1/24



6. Cosy Mystery - Completed
a. Death by Chocolate by Sally Berneathy 5 stars 29/1/24
b. Murder, Lies and Chocolate by Sally Berneathy 5 stars 30/1/24
c. Witch Chocolate Fudge by H.Y. Hanna AA 4 stars 25/6/24



7. Suspense/Thriller - Completed
a. Abandoned in Death #54 by J.D. Robb 5 stars 13/8/24
b. Desperation in Death by J.D. Robb 5 stars 20/8/24
c. Festive in Death by J.D. Robb 5 stars 19/8/24



8. Young Adult - Completed
a. Lirael by Garth Nix AA 5 stars 4/7/24
b. Abhorsen by Garth Nix AA 5 stars 5/7/24
c. Clariel by Garth Nix AA 5 stars 7/7/24



9. Rural Romance - Completed
a. The House at the Bottom of the Hill by Jennie Jones AA 5 stars 17/8/24
b. Beneath Outback Skies by Alissa Callen AA 5 stars 6/6/24
c. Down Outback Roads by Alissa Callen AA 5 stars 16/5/24



10. Historical Fiction - Completed
a. At the Foot of the Cherry Tree by Alli Parker 3.5 stars 25/9/24
b. The Girl in the Castle by James Patterson 4 stars 14/5/24
c. The Librarian of Burned Books by Brianna Labuskes 4 stars 4/4/24



11. Mystery - Completed
a. Tripwire by Lee Child 5 stars 22/8/24
b. Dark Justice by Jack Higgins 5 stars 5/2/24
c. The Visitor by Lee Child 5 stars 23/8/24



12. Award Winner/Nominee - Completed
a. Scrublands by Chris Hammer AA (Barry Award Nominee Best First Novel) 4 stars 8/2/24
b. Cloudstreet by Tim Winton AA (Miles Franklin Award Winner) 3.5 stars 13/5/24
c. The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman 4 stars 20/4/24

[Jeni]

I'm in!!

Annual Genre Challenge 2024
Duration: 1/1/24 - 12/31/24
Level: Out of Control - THIRTY SIX (36) books. minimum 9 AAs
5/36


1. Historical Fiction
a Horse by Geraldine Brooks AA
b People of the Book by Geraldine Brooks AA
c Year of Wonders by Geraldine Brooks AA


2. Non Fiction
COMPLETED 3/1/24 a. Pathogenesis: A History of the World in Eight Plagues by Jonathan Kennedy
b The Perfect Predator: A Scientist's Race to Save Her Husband from a Deadly Superbug: A Memoir by Steffanie Strathdee
c The Song of the Cell: An Exploration of Medicine and the New Human by Siddhartha Mukherjee


3. Crime
COMPLETED 2/13/24 a Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI by David Grann
COMPLETED 1/15/24 b The Dry by Jane Harper AA
COMPLETED 1/22/24 c Force of Nature by Jane HarperAA


4. Mystery
a Cocaine Blues by Kerry Greenwood AA
b Flying Too High by Kerry Greenwood AA
c Murder on the Ballarat Train by Kerry Greenwood AA


5. Fantasy
a The Winter of the Witch by Katherine Arden
b The Midnight Library by Matt Haig
COMPLETED 1/8/24 What the River Knows by Isabel Ibañez


6. Contemporary
COMPLETED 6/13/24 a I Am the Messenger by Markus Zusak AA
b A Grandmother Begins the Story: A Novel by Michelle Porter
c The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. Schwab


7. Young Adult
a The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky
b Looking for Alaska by John Green
c Ashes in the Snow by Ruta Sepetys


8. Historical Mystery
COMPLETED 6/26/24 a A Quiet Life in the Country by T.E. Kinsey
b In the Market for Murder by T.E. Kinsey
c Death Around the Bend by T.E. Kinsey


9. Thriller/Suspense
a Dracula by Bram Stoker
b Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn
COMPLETED 5/2/24 c The Last Thing He Told Me by Laura Dave


10. Dystopian
a The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
b Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins
c Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins


11. Humor
a High Five by Janet Evanovich
b Hot Six by Janet Evanovich
c Seven Up byJanet Evanovich


12. Cozy Mystery
a The Man Who Died Twice by Richard Osman
b The Bullet That Missed by Richard Osman
cThe Last Devil to Die by Richard Osman

[Catsalive]

Annual Genre Challenge 2024
Duration: 1/1/24 - 31/12/24
Level: Hard (9AA)
57/36

1. Contemporary
a. Mrs Winterbottom Takes a Gap Year by Joanna Nell 15/1 4★ (AA)
b. The Secret French Recipes of Sophie Valroux by Samantha Verant 14/2 3★
c. Spring Clean for the Peach Queen by Sasha Wasley 19/2 4.5★ (AA)


2. Historical Fiction
a. One Italian Summer by Lori Nelson Spielman 24/1 3★
b. Autumn Vows by Barbara Hazard 28/1 2.5★
c. Miss Chambers Takes Charge by Joy Reed 4/2 2★


3. Crime
a. Beware the Past by Joy Ellis 2/2 4★
b. The Sisters by Dervla McTiernan 10/2 4★ (AA)
c. Lost Souls by Jenny O'Brien 16/2 3★


4. Mystery
a. Miss Marple's Final Cases by Agatha Christie 19/1 3★
b. The Cat Who Solved Three Murders by L.T. Shearer 9/2 3★
c. Portrait in Death by J.D. Robb 28/2 3.5★


5. Romance
a. Moonlight Over Manhattan by Sarah Morgan 8/1 3★
b. Halfway to the Grave by Jeaniene Frost 25/1 3★
c. The Summer Skies by Jenny Colgan 30/1 3.5★


6. Fantasy
a. Quest by Shannah Jay 20/1 5★ (AA)
b. Lands of Nowhere by Shannah Jay 21/1 5★ (AA)
c. Shadow of the Serpent by Shannah Jay 21/1 4.5★ (AA)


7. Science Fiction
a. Witch King by Martha Wells 5/1 2★
b. Artemis by Andy Weir 11/1 1★
c. The Book That Wouldn’t Burn by Mark Lawrence 13/1 3.5★


8. Historical Mystery
a. A Decline in Prophets by Sulari Gentill 14/1 5★ (AA)
b. Madam, Will You Talk? by Mary Stewart 6/3 4★
c. Miles Off Course by Sulari Gentill 15/3 4★ (AA)


9. Thriller/Suspense
a. Breaking Creed by Alex Kava 27/1 3★
b. The Man with the Golden Gun by Ian Fleming 22/2 2.5★
c. Wild Card by Simon Rowell 3/3 5★ (AA)


10. Dystopian
a. Good Morning, Midnight by Lily Brooks-Dalton 10/1 2★
b. A Boy and His Dog at the End of the World by C.A. Fletcher 2/3 4★
c. The Dog Stars by Peter Heller 15/5 2★


11. Cosy Mystery
a. The Colours of all the Cattle by Alexander McCall Smith 29/1 4.5★
b. Antiques Disposal by Barbara Allan 1/3 2★
c. Murder on the Menu by Miranda Bliss 9/3 1.5★


12. Bio/Memoir
a. Down Under by Bill Bryson 1/1 4★
b. If Only They Could Talk by James Herriot 2/1 4★
c. This is Going to Hurt: Secret Diaries of a Junior Doctor by Adam Kay 15/2 3.5★


Classic
a. Goodbye, Mr. Chips by James Hilton 2/1 5★
b. And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie 7/1 4★
c. Postern of Fate by Agatha Christie 19/1 3★


Non-fiction
a. A Field Guide to Spiders of Australia by Robert Whyte, Greg Anderson 8/2 5★ (AA)
b. It's The Menopause by Kaz Cooke 15/3 5★ (AA)
c. Handling Edna by Barry Humphries 1/5 4★ (AA)


Humour
a. Someone Else's Shoes by Jojo Moyes 3/1 2★
b. See Jane Score by Rachel Gibson 20/2 1.5★
c. Life, the Universe and Everything by Douglas Adams 25/2 5★


Romantic Suspense
a. Deadman's Track by Sarah Barrie 4/12 3★ (AA)
b. Reunion in Death by J.D. Robb 1/2 4★
c. Purity in Death by J.D. Robb 27/2 4★


Horror
a. Hangman by Jack Heath 16/1 3★ (AA)
b. The Running Man by Stephen King 5/2 3★
c. Shade's Children by Garth Nix 12/2 3★ (AA)


Award Winner/Nominee
a. Seduction in Death by J.D. Robb 17/1 4★
b. Seven Ancient Wonders by Matthew Reilly 18/1 4★ (AA)
c. Spider Woman's Daughter by Anne Hillerman 4/2 3.5★


Young Adult
a. Eta Draconis by Brendan Ritchie 27/1 3★ (AA)
b. The Carpet People by Terry Pratchett 25/2 5★
c. The Phantom Tollbooth by Norton Juster 2/3 5★

[Carolyn]

I guess I can fit in one more teeny Challenge! 😉

Will be back later with my choices :)

Annual Genre Challenge 2024
Duration: 1/1/24 - 31/12/24
Level: Easy
12/ 12 (min 3 AA)

✔ Contemporary: The Things That Matter Most by Gabbie Stroud AA (read 24 Aug) 5★

✔ Historical Fiction: The Phoenix Crown by Kate Quinn & Janie Chang (read 16 Jan) 4.5★

✔ Crime: Broken Bay by Margaret Hickey AA (read 1 Mar) 4★

✔ Mystery: Taken by Dinuka McKenzie AA (read 19 Aug) 4★

✔ Fantasy: False Value by Ben Aaronovitch (read 17 Dec) 4★

✔ Science Fiction:The Kaiju Preservation Society by John Scalzi (read 21 Jan) 4.5★

✔ Historical Mystery: Terror in Topaz by A.M. Stuart AA (read 20 Jan) 4★

✔ Thriller/Suspense: Lethal Vengeance by Robert Bryndza (read 12 Jan) 5★

✔ Dystopian: Mockingbird by Walter Tevis 4★

✔ Cosy Mystery: Murder at the Wedding by Helena Dixon (read 1 Jan) 4★

✔ Memoir/Biography: Three Wild Dogs (and the Truth): A Memoir by Markus Zusak AA (read Nov 28) 5★

✔ Romantic Suspense: Indulgence in Death by J.D. Robb (read 3 Mar) 5★

[Jazzy]

Finished!
Annual Genre Challenge 2024
Duration: 1/1/24 - 31/12/24
Level: Out of Control - THIRTY SIX (36) books. minimum 9 AAs
36/36
10/9 AA



Read THREE (3) books from each of your chosen genres
Choose your genres from this list:
Romance
Fantasy
Horror
Young Adult
Rural Romance
Dystopian
Romantic Suspense

Crime
✅ 1. The Teeth of the Tiger (1914) - Maurice Leblanc 5/1/24 5★
✅ 2. The Woman of Mystery (1916) - Maurice Leblanc 7/1/24 5★
✅ 3. The Golden Triangle (1918) - Maurice Leblanc 28/1/24 5★


Cosy Mystery
✅ 4. 🦘All-Butter ShortDead (2016) - H.Y. Hanna AA 10/1/24 5★
✅ 5. 🦘A Scone to Die For (2016) - H.Y. Hanna AA 17/1/24 5★
✅ 6. 🦘Tea with Milk and Murder (2016) - H.Y. Hanna AA 6/2/24 5★


Science Fiction
✅ 7. A Princess of Mars (1912) - Edgar Rice Burroughs 17/1/24 4★
✅ 8. Pebble in the Sky (1950) - Isaac Asimov 15/1/24 5★
✅ 9. A Princess of Mars (1912) - Edgar Rice Burroughs 17/1/24 5★


Mystery
✅ 10. 🦘Two Down, Bun to Go (2016) - H.Y. Hanna AA 9/2/24 5★
✅ 11. 🦘Till Death Do Us Tart (2016) - H.Y. Hanna AA 23/2/24 5★
✅ 12. 🦘Muffins and Mourning Tea (2016) - H.Y. Hanna 3/3/24 5★


Classics
✅ 13. Arabian Sands (1959) - Wilfred Thesiger 22/1/24 5★
✅ 14. Romeo and Juliet (1597) - William Shakespeare 1/1/24 5★
✅ 15. The Street of Crocodiles (1973) - Bruno Schulz (1892-1942) 18/1/24 5★


Thriller/Suspense
✅ 16.A Murder Is Announced: A Miss Marple Mystery (1950)-Agatha Christie 7/1/24 5★
✅ 17. The Island of the Thirty Coffins (1919) - Maurice Leblanc 1/3/24 5★
✅ 18. Inspector Cadaver (1943) - Georges Simenon 19/1/24 5★


Historical Fiction
✅ 19. The Light of Luna Park (2021) - Addison Armstrong 28/2/24 5★
✅ 20. A Memory of Violets (2015) - Hazel Gaynor 10/5/24 4★
✅ 21. 🦘Meet Me at Lennon's (2019) - Melanie Myers AA 15/5/24 5★


Non-Fiction
✅ 22. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks (2010) - Rebecca Skloot 2/2/24 5★
✅ 23. 🦘 Tasmanian Devil: A Unique and Threatened Animal (2005) - David Owen & David Pemberton AA 3/3/24 5★
✅ 24. 🦘Mosaic: A Chronicle of Five Generations (1998) - Diane Armstrong AA 16/1/24 5★


Humour
✅ 25. Our Man in Havana (1958) - Graham Greene 22/1/24 4★
✅ 26. Kids Say the Darndest Things! (1957) - Art Linkletter 16/5/24 5★
✅ 27. The Scornful Lady: A Comedy (1414) - Francis Beaumont 2/14/24 4★


Memoir/Biography
✅ 28. The Underground Army: Fighters of the Bialystok Ghetto (1965) - Chaika Grossman 31/1/24 5★
✅ 29. Scott, Shackleton, and Amundsen: ambition and tragedy in the Antarctic (1977) - David Thomson 20/1/24 5★
✅ 30. 🦘 This is the Grass (1972) - Alan Marshall AA 12/4/24 5★


Award Winner/Nominee
✅ 31. 🦘A Decline in Prophets (2011) - Sulari Gentill AA
Davitt Award for Best Adult Novel (2012) 3/24/24 5★
✅ 32. Roadside Picnic (1972) - Arkady Strugatsky John W. Campbell Memorial Award Nominee for Best Science Fiction Novel (1978), Graoully d'Or for Roman étranger (1981), Science Fiction and Fantasy Translation Award Nominee for Long Form (Honorable Mention) (2013) 27/1/24 5★
✅ 33. The Neverending Story (1979) - Michael Ende Buxtehuder Bulle (1979), Zilveren Griffel (1983), Preis der Leseratten des ZDF (1980), Deutscher Hörbuchpreis for Bestes Kinderhörbuch (2016) 6/5/24 5★


Contemporary
✅ 34. Stoner (1965) - John Williams 5/1/24 4★
✅ 35. West Side Story (1961) - Irving Shulman 15/1/24 5★
✅ 36. West Side Story (2021) - Tony Kushner 15/1/24 5★

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Welcome all, you're linked :)

[Denise MF]

Annual Genre Challenge 2024
Duration: 1/1/24 - 31/12/24
Level: Laid Back
7/12

Contemporary
What Happened to Nina? by Dervla McTiernan

✅Historical Fiction
The Eighth Wonder by Tania Farrelly - 20/4/24 5*

Non Fiction
Teacher: One woman's struggle to keep the heart in teaching by Gabbie Stroud

✅Crime
Vendetta by Sarah Barrie - 18/6/24 5⭐

✅Mystery
Glenrock by Lee Christine - 5/6/24 4 ⭐

✅Romance
The Lady Risks All by Stephanie Laurens 23/1/24 4⭐

✅Rural Romance
A Chance Of Stormy Weather by Tricia Stringer - 27/2/24 4*

Classic
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain

Award Winner/Nominee
The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart by Holly Ringland

Historical Mystery
An Italian Secret by Ella Carey

✅Thriller/Suspense
None of This Is True by Lisa Jewell - 27/1/24 5⭐

✅Romantic Suspense
Hideaway by Nora Roberts - 12/1/24 4⭐

[Janine]

Annual Genre Challenge 2024
Duration: 1/1/24 - 31/12/24
Level: Laid Back
12/12

1/ Contemporary
The Grand Tour by Olivia Wearne(AA) READ 2/1/24 2*
2/ Historical Fiction
Wartime at Bletchley Park by Molly Green READ 4/1/24 4*
3/ Crime
Murder of the Bride by Faith Martin READ 5/1/24 3*
4/ Mystery
Ripper by Shelley Burr(AA) READ 3/1/24 3*
5/ Romance
Talk to the Heart by Rachael Johns(AA) READ 26/4/24 4*
6/ Rural Romance
Home to Echidna Lane by Eva Scott(AA) READ 11/3/24 3*
7/ Award Nominee
Next Year in Havana by Chanel Cleeton READ 16/2/24 3*
8/ Historical Mystery
The Portrait of Molly Dean by Katherine Kovacic(AA) READ 1/2/24 3*
9/ Thriller/Suspense
Vendetta by Sarah Barrie(AA) READ 7/1/24 4*
10/ Humour
Everyone on This Train Is a Suspect by Benjamin Stevenson(AA) READ 30/4/24 3*
11/ Cosy Mystery
The Scottish Ladies' Detective Agency by Lydia Travers READ 22/2/24 4*
12/ Romantic Suspense
A Dangerous Arrangement by Lee Christine(AA) READ 18/1/24 3*

[Clare]

I would like to join

Annual Genre Challenge 2024
Duration: 1/1/24 - 31/12/24
Level: Out of Control
43/36
14/9 AA

Contemporary
✔ Pretty Dead Queens by Alexa Donne Read 14/5. 2★ Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
✔ The Reappearance of Rachel Price by Holly Jackson Read 14/6. 3★ Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
✔ Wrong Answers Only by Tobias Madden Read 22/6. 4★ AA
One Song by A.J. Betts AA



Historical Fiction
✔ Bright Young Women by Jessica Knoll Read 28/1. 3★
✔ The Ruby in the Smoke by Philip Pullman Read 8/2. 3★
✔ The Days of in Between by Peter Valentine Fenton Read 24/6. 2★ Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... AA



Non Fiction
✔ The Antisocial Network by Ben Mezrich Read 20/1. 3★ Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
✔ Agatha Christie and the Eleven Missing Days by Jared Cade Read 22/4. 3★ https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
✔ The Palestine Laboratory: How Israel Exports the Technology of Occupation Around the World by Antony Loewenstein Read 2/6. 5★ Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... AA
The Schoolgirl Strangler by Katherine Kovacic AA



Crime
✔ Eleanor Jones is Not a Murderer by Amy Doak Read 4/2. 4★ AA
✔ Dead End Girls by Wendy Heard Read 15/6. 4★ Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
✔ Look Me in the Eye by Jane Godwin Read 13/7. 3★ Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... AA
We Didn't Think It Through by Gary Lonesborough AA



Mystery
✔ One of Us is Back by Karen M. McManus Read 1/2. 3★ https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
✔ The Library of the Dead by T.L. Huchu Read 9/4. 4★
✔ Moonflower Murders by Anthony Horowitz Read 2/5. 3★ Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Dial Em for Murder by Marni Bates
The Dead Queens Club by Hannah Capin



Romance

Fantasy
✔ The Prisoner's Throne by Holly Black Read 12/3. 4★ Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
✔ Creeping Beauty by Andrea Portes Read 13/3. 1★ Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
✔ The Bear and the Nightingale by Katherine Arden Read 30/5. 4★
Heartless by Marissa Meyer
Liar's Test by Ambelin Kwaymullina AA



Science Fiction
✔ Trouble with Lichen Read 13/4. 3★ Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
✔ Bridge by Lauren Beukes Read 28/6. 5★ Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
The Past Is Red by Catherynne M. Valente
Klara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro



Horror
✔ Wise Creatures by Deirdre Sullivan Read 21/2. 4★ Review https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
✔ Small Town Monsters by Diana Rodriguez Wallach Read 17/3. 2★ Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
✔ Our Crooked Hearts by Melissa Albert Read 10/4. 5★
Hometown Haunts edited by Poppy Nwosu AA



Young Adult
✔ Salt River Road by Molly Schmidt Read 27/2. 4★ AA
✔ Nightbirds by Kate J. Armstrong Read 5/5. 4★ Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... AA
✔ My Throat an Open Grave by Tori Bovalino Read 12/5. 5★ Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
✔ We Who Hunt The Hollow by Kate Murray Read 17/5. 3★ AA
Where You Left Us by Rhiannon Wilde AA



Classic
✔ Mansfield Park by Jane Austen Read 3/4. 3★ Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
✔ Emma by Jane Austen Read 27/4. 3★ Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
✔ Mary Anne by Daphne du Maurier Read 16/5. 3★
The Old Curiosity Shop by Charles Dickens
Bliss by Katherine Mansfield



Award Winner/Nominee
✔ Weyward by Emilia Hart Read 2/3. 4★ Review https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... AA
✔ Arthur & George by Julian Barnes Read 4/4. 2★ Review:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
✔ Borderland by Graham Akhurst Read 3/6. 3★ Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... AA
The Story of Tom Brennan by J.C. Burke AA



Historical Mystery
✔ The Turnglass by Gareth Rubin Read 25/1. 4★ Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
✔ The Benevolent Society of Ill-Mannered Ladies by Alison Goodman Read 3/7. 4★ Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... AA
✔ The Perils of Lady Catherine de Bourgh by Claudia Gray Read 11/7. 3★ Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...



Thriller/Suspense
✔ Tall Oaks by Chris Whitaker Read 18/2. 4★ Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
✔ Daisy Darker by Alice Feeney Read 16/3. 4★ Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
✔ The House on Rye Lane by Susan Allott Read 4/5. 5★ Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...



Dystopian
✔ Eta Draconis by Brendan Ritchie Read 12/2. 4★ Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... AA
✔ Into the Mouth of the Wolf by Erin Gough Read 13/7. 5★ Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... AA
Gotta B by Claire Carmichael AA



Humour
✔ Kill the Boy Band by Goldy Moldavsky Read 28/5. 4★ Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
✔ Everyone In My Family Has Killed Someone by Benjamin Stevenson Read 4/6. 4★ Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
AA
The Manic Pixie Dream Boy Improvement Project by Lenore Appelhans



Memoir/Biography
The Wisdom of Sheep & Other Animals: Observations from a Family Farm by Rosamund Young

[Carol]

Please add me in for a laid back - books to follow
Annual Genre Challenge 2024
Duration: 1/1/24 - 31/12/24
Level: Laid Back (3 AA)
0/12

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Denise MF wrote: "Annual Genre Challenge 2024
Duration: 1/1/24 - 31/12/24
Level: Laid Back
0/12

Contemporary
The Fireground by Dervla McTiernan

Historical Fiction
[book:The Eight..."

Denise, don't forget to mark your Aussie authors please :) Thanks!

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Welcome Denise, Janine, Clare and Carol - you're linked :)

[Sarah]

Annual Genre Challenge 2024
Duration: 1/1/24 - 31/12/24
Level: Busy (6 AA)
24/24 AA 6/6
Completed 16/12/24

Horror
We Had to Remove This Post by Hanna Bervoets 3 stars - Read 25/2/24
We Need to Talk About Kevin by Lionel Shriver 5 stars - Read 23/10/24

Romance
After the Forest by Kell Woods (AA) 5stars - Read 3/4/24
The Last Train Home by Elle Cook 4.5 stars - Read 11/5/24

Historical Fiction
The Things She Owned by Katherine Tamiko Arguile (AA) 5 stars - Read 11/10/24
Malibu Rising by Taylor Jenkins Reid 5 star - Read 7/12/24

Award winner/nominee
Yellowface by R.F. Kuang 5 stars - Read 7/2/24
Well Met by Jen DeLuca 4 stars - Read 6/4/24

Mystery
Darling Girls by Sally Hepworth (AA) 5 stars - 31/10/24
The Hoarder by Jess Kidd 4 stars - Read 30/6/24

Contemporary
What You Are Looking For Is in the Library by Michiko Aoyama 5 stars - 12/5/24
Convenience Store Woman by Sayaka Murata 4 stars - Read 27/5/24

Thriller:
My Dark Vanessa by Kate Elizabeth Russell 4 stars - Read 13/8/24
The Mother-in-Law by Sally Hepworth (AA) 4.5 stars - Read 29/9/24

Young Adult
Others Were Emeralds by Lang Leav (AA) 5 stars - Read 18/3/24
Poison Study by Maria V. Snyder 4.5 stars - Read 3/12/24

Non Fiction:
I Want to Die But I Want to Eat Tteokpokki by Baek Se-hee 3.5 stars - Read 6/2/24
Taboo: Conversations we never had about sex, body image, work and relationships by Hannah Ferguson (AA) 4 stars - Read 16/12/24

Fantasy
Dragonclaw by Kate Forsyth (AA) 5 stars - Read 5/11/24
Assassin's Quest by Robin Hobb 5 stars - Read 13/3/24

Memoir/Biography
The Girl with Seven Names: A North Korean Defector’s Story by Hyeonseo Lee5 stars - Read 26/9/24
The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls 5 stars - Read 9/4/24

Science Fiction
Shark Heart by Emily Habeck 5 stars - Read 24/5/24
Piranesi by Susanna Clarke 5 star - Read 6/12/24

[Kim]

Annual Genre Challenge 2024
Duration: 1/1/24 - 31/12/24
Level: Busy (2 per genre)
Progress: 24/24 (AA 6/6) - COMPLETED 26/12/24

Contemporary:
Espresso Tales by Alexander McCall Smith -
- FINISHED 11/2/24 - 4* (9/10)
The Last Devil to Die by Richard Osman -
- FINISHED 8/9/24 - 4* (8.5/10)

Historical Fiction:
Three Sisters by Heather Morris - AA -
- FINISHED 5/10/24 - 4* (9/10)
The Dutch House by Ann Patchett -
- FINISHED 29/3/24 - 4* (8.5/10)

Non Fiction:
Landlines by Raynor Winn -
- FINISHED 31/8/24 - 4* (9/10)
The Black Angels: The Untold Story of the Nurses Who Helped Cure Tuberculosis by Maria Smilios -
- FINISHED 25/2/24 - 4* (8.5/10)

Crime:
The Torrent by Dinuka McKenzie - AA -
- FINISHED 3/9/24 - 4* (9/10)
Birds in Flight by Anni Taylor -AA -
- FINISHED 9/12/24 - 4* (9/10)

Romance:
The Giver of Stars by Jojo Moyes -
- FINISHED 14/1/24 - 4* (8/10)
Merged With Him by Kylie Kent - AA -
- FINISHED 16/12/24 - 3* (6.5/10)

Fantasy:
The Gunslinger by Stephen King -
- FINISHED 30/1/24 - 4* (9/10)
The Drawing of the Three by Stephen King -
- FINISHED 29/2/24 - 4* (9/10)

Science Fiction:
The Book of the Unnamed Midwife by Meg Elison -
- FINISHED 27/11/24 - 4* (9/10)
The Waste Lands by Stephen King -
- FINISHED 28/3/24 - 4* (9/10)

Young Adult:
Love Frankie by Jacqueline Wilson -
- FINISHED 18/2/24 - 3* (6.5/10)
Caraval by Stephanie Garber -
- FINISHED 4/11/24 - 4* (8/10)

Thriller/Suspense:
Has Anyone Seen Charlotte Salter? by Nicci French -
- FINISHED 23/4/24 - 4* (9/10)
The Stay-at-Home Mother by Nicole Trope - AA -
- FINISHED 29/6/24 - 4* (9/10)

Cosy Mystery:
The Colours of all the Cattle by Alexander McCall Smith -
- FINISHED 12/3/24 - 4* (9/10)
To the Land of Long Lost Friends by Alexander McCall Smith -
- FINISHED 10/4/24 - 4* (8/10)

Memoir/Biography:
The Bletchley Girls by Tessa Dunlop -
- FINISHED 2/1/24 - 3* (6.5/10)
Patriot: A Memoir by Alexey Navalny -
- FINISHED 11/11/24 - 5* (9.5/10)

Romantic Suspense:
A Perfect Danger by Phillipa Nefri Clark - AA -
- FINISHED 2/7/24 - 4* (8/10)
No One Left to Tell by Karen Rose -
- FINISHED 26/12/24 - 4* (9/10)

[Kathy]

Annual Genre Challenge 2024
Duration: 1/1/24 - 31/12/24
Level: Laid back (3 AAs)
12/12
6/6

1.Thriller/Suspense: Dark Mode by Ashley Kalagian-Blunt AA Read 1/15/24 4.5 stars.
2. Historical Mystery: Bone Lands by Pip Fioretti AA Read 5/1/2024 4.5 stars
3. Historical Fiction: The Women by Kristin Hannah Read 107/2024 5 stars
4. Rural Romance: The Vet from Snowy River by Stella Quinn
AA Read 2/26/2024 4 stars
5. Non-Fiction: Ministry of Truth: Democracy, Reality, and the Republicans' War on the Recent Past by Steve Benen Read 9/2/2024 5 stars
6. Humour: Everyone In My Family Has Killed Someone by Benjamin Stevenson AA Read 11/22/2024 4.5 stars
7. Award Winner/Nominee: Wake by Shelley Burr AA Read 10/16/2024 4.5 stars
8. Crime: Devil's Kitchen by Candice Fox AA Read 9/19/2024 4.5 stars
9. Romantic Suspense: Hidden by Laura Griffin Read 11/19/2024 4.5 stars
10. Dystopian: The Last Stars in the Sky by Kate Hewitt Read 3/3/2024 4 stars
11. Romance: When the Rain Ends by Mary Ellen Taylor Read 3/4/2024 4.5 stars
12. Mystery: The Search Party by Hannah Richell Read 1/31/2025 4.5 stars

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Welcome Sarah, Kim and Kathy - you're linked :)

[Jane]

Annual Genre Challenge 2024
Duration: 1/1/24 - 31/12/24
Level: Hard
36/36 Completed 27-AUG-2024


1. Contemporary
Carrie Soto Is Back by Taylor Jenkins Reid 23-JAN-2024 5*
Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin 12-MAY-2024 5*
Before I Let You Go by Kelly Rimmer AA 26-JAN-2024 4*


2. Thriller/Suspense
Forgotten Crimes by Anna Willett AA 13-FEB-2024 3*
The Spy Coast by Tess Gerritsen 02-MAY-2024 5*
Turn to Dust by Rachel Amphlett AA 17-MAR-2024


3. Historical Fiction
Mr Einstein's Secretary by Matthew Reilly AA 07-JAN-2024 5*
The Distant Hours by Kate Morton 03-AUG-2024 4*
All the Tears in China by Sulari Gentill AA 03-APR-2024 4*


4. Crime
Purity in Deathby J.D. Robb 09-FEB-2024 5*
A Different Turf by Jon Cleary AA 22-FEB-2024 4*
Doom Creek by Alan Carter AA 10-MAR-2024 3*


5. Historical Mystery
A Murder Unmentioned by Sulari Gentill AA 03-JAN-2024 4*
Give the Devil His Due by Sulari Gentill AA 03-FEB-2024 4*
A Testament of Character by Sulari Gentill AA 09-JUN-2024 4*


6. Romance
Happy Place by Emily Henry 04-FEB-2024 4*
Man Candy by Melanie Harlow 17-JAN-2024 4*
The Trouble with Paradise by Annie Seaton AA 11-AUG-2024 4*


7. Mystery
A Dangerous Language by Sulari Gentill 02-MAR-2024 5*
Present Darkness by Malla Nunn AA 11-MAR-2024 4*
The Shallows by Holly Craig AA 15-JUN-2024 3*


8. Humour
Being Black 'n Chicken, and Chips by Matt Okine AA 03-MAR-2024 3*
Queen Camilla by Sue Townsend 27-JAN-2024 2*
Good Dogs Don't Make It to the South Pole by Hans-Olav Thyvold 13-JAN-2024 2*


9. Award Winner/Nominee
Wish You Were Here by Jodi Picoult 20-JUL-2024 5*
One Last Stop by Casey McQuiston 18-APR-2024 4*
The Kiss Quotient by Helen Hoang 06-JAN-2024 4*


10. Fantasy
Blood Magick by Nora Roberts 28-APR-2024 4*
Tears of the Moon by Nora Roberts 21-APR-2024 3*
Go Tell the Bees That I Am Gone by Diana Gabaldon 26-APR-2024 4*


11. Young Adult
XOXO by Axie Oh 23-FEB-2024 4*
Carry On by Rainbow Rowell 20-MAY-2024 4*
Never Never by Colleen Hoover 27-AUG-2024 3*


12. Rural Romance
Outback Moonlight by Annie Seaton AA 11-JAN-2024 4*
Outback Hope: The Farmer by Annie Seaton AA 07-JUN-2024 3*
Outback Dust: The Drifter by Annie Seaton AA 11-APR-2024 4*

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Welcome Jane, you're linked :)

[Cherie]

Annual Genre Challenge 2024
Duration: 1/1/24 - 31/12/24
Level: Laid Back
0/12 (3AA)

1. Fantasy - The Isles of the Gods by Amie Kaufman AA
2. Romance - The Wattle Island Book Club by Sandie Docker AA
3. Mystery - The Tea Ladies by Amanda Hampson AA
4. Contemporary - The Cottage at Rosella Cove by Sandie Docker AA
5. Cosy Mystery - Dark, Witch & Creamy by H.Y. Hanna AA
6. Crime - Scared to Death by Rachel Amphlett AA
7. Thriller - Unforgiven by Sarah Barrie AA
8. Horror - How to Sell a Haunted House by Grady Hendrix
9. Historical Fiction - Under the Blood-Red Sun by Graham Salisbury
10. Young Adult - Killer Instinct by Jennifer Lynn Barnes
11. Award Winner - Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas
12. Science Fiction - Uglies by Scott Westerfeld

[Kylie H]

Annual Genre Challenge 2024
Duration: 1/1/24 - 31/12/24
Level: Laid Back
12/12

1. Contemporary - Three Gold Coins by Josephine Moon 22/8/2024 4★ AA
2. Historical Fiction - Fled by Meg Keneally 10/6/2024 4★ AA
3. Crime - Stalker by Jack Adams 20/4/2024 3★ AA
4. Mystery - The Lullaby Man by Anni Taylor 9/8/2024 4★ AA
5. Romance - At the End of the Day by Liz Byrski 20/10/2024 4★ AA
6. Young Adult - 300 Minutes of Danger by Jack Heath 22/8/2024 4★ AA
7. Rural Romance - The Widow of Ballarat by Darry Fraser 18/1/2024 4★AA
8. Classic - The Big Four by Agatha Christie 10/4/2024 3★
9. Award Winner/Nominee - The Long Way Home by Louise Penny 11/3/2024 5★
10. Historical Mystery - The Mayfair Dagger: A Novel by Ava January 16/4/2024 4★ AA
11. Thriller/Suspense -Body of Lies by Sarah Bailey 14/2/2024 4★ AA
12. Cosy Mystery - Murder at the Rocks by Jill Paterson 20/3/2024 3★ AA