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June challenge now complete :)June Featured Author - Nora Roberts
Duration: 1/6/24 - 30/6/24
Level: Easy
4/4
TASKS
#1. Nora Roberts is a well renowned author of romance novels. Since 1999 every one of her novels has appeared on the New York Times bestseller list
Read a bestseller -
#2. Under the pen name of J.D.Robb Nora has written a very long mystery series, called the In Death series
Read a Mystery -
#3. Nora has always lived in the USA although she claims Irish ancestry and often includes Irish characters in her books.
Read a book set in the USA -
#4. Most of us know J.D.Robb is a pen name but did you know Nora Roberts is as well? Her birth name is Eleanor Marie Robertson.
Read a book written under a pen name -
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DoneJune Featured Author - Nora Roberts
Duration: 1/6/24 - 30/6/24
Level: hard (4AA)
12/12
#1. **Read a romance
A Match for Papa by Maria Greene, Victoria Hinton, Donna Lea Simpson 7/6 3★
#2. **Read a Mystery
Mayo Street by Peter Fitzpatrick 4/6 4.5★ (AA)
#3. **Read a book set in Ireland
The Copper Beech by Maeve Binchy 5/6 3★
#4. **Read a book where the first letters of every word in the title can be found in ELEANOR ROBERTSON (at least a two word title)
The Broken Spine by Dorothy St. James 9/6 2.5★
BONUS
**Read a book by Nora Roberts. (or J.D. Robb)
Survivor In Death by J.D. Robb 9/6 4★
SPELL OUT : title, author, Q/X/Z somewhere
I- Into the Night by Fleur McDonald 15/6 3.5★ (AA)
R- Madly, Deeply: The Diaries of Alan Rickman by Alan Rickman, Alan Taylor 21/6 2★
E- Paris Time Capsule by Ella Carey 29/6 3★ (AA)
L- Love Letter to Lola by Carmel Bird 12/6 3.5★ (AA)
A- The Mirror Crack'd from Side to Side by Agatha Christie 13/6 4★
N- Death A L'Orange by Nancy Fairbanks 8/6 3★
D- Devil in a Blue Dress by Walter Mosley 8/6 4★
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June Featured Author - Nora RobertsDuration: 1/6/24 - 30/6/24
Level: Easy
4/4 books (min 1AA) DONE
TASKS:
#1. **Read a Best Seller
#2. **Read a Mystery
#3. **Read a book set in the USA
#4. **Read a book where the first letters of every word in the title can be found in ELEANOR ROBERTSON (at least a two word title)
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June Featured Author - Nora Roberts
Duration: 1/6/24 - 30/6/24
Level: Hard
12/12
TASKS
#1. Read a bestseller
#2. Read a book where BOTH the author's initials fit into IN DEATH
#3. Read a book set in the USA
#4. Read a book written under a pen name
BONUS
**Read a book by Nora Roberts. (or J.D. Robb)
SPELL IT OUT
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FINISHED 29/06/24June Featured Author - Nora Roberts
Duration: 1/6/24 - 30/6/24
Level: Easy
4/4
TASKS
#1. Nora Roberts is a well renowned author of romance novels. Since 1999 every one of her novels has appeared on the New York Times bestseller list
**Read a romance.
North Star Karly Lane AA 4* 29/06/24
#2. Under the pen name of J.D.Robb Nora has written a very long mystery series, called the In Death series
**Read a Mystery OR
Before You Knew My Name Jacqueline Bublitz 4* 19/06/24
#3. Nora has always lived in the USA although she claims Irish ancestry and often includes Irish characters in her books.
**Read a book set in the USA
Nothing More to Tell Karen M. McManus 4* 21/06/24
#4. Most of us know J.D.Robb is a pen name but did you know Nora Roberts is as well? Her birth name is Eleanor Marie Robertson.
**Read a book where the first letters of every word in the title can be found in ELEANOR ROBERTSON (at least a two word title)
The Secret River Kate Grenville AA 4* 18/06/24
BONUS
**Read a book by Nora Roberts. (or J.D. Robb)
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Although I'd already officially finished I used the last 2 weeks to add a few more books by Nora and to fully spell-out 'Nora Roberts'. After all she is one of my favourite authors! 19 books completed:June Featured Author - Nora Roberts
Duration: 1/6/24 - 30/6/24
Level: Hard (4AA)
12/12 Completed 15-JUN-2024 Extra Books 30-JUN-2024 19/19
TASKS
#1. **Read a romance :
#2. **Read a book where BOTH the author's initials fit into IN DEATH :
#3. **Read a book set in the USA :
#4. **Read a book where the first letters of every word in the title can be found in ELEANOR ROBERTSON :
BONUS
**Read a book (or two!) by Nora Roberts :
SPELL OUT
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Thank you, Brenda and Phrynne for this challenge.Finished
June Featured Author - Nora Roberts
Duration: 1/6/24 - 30/6/24
Level: medium 7/7 -- 4 AA's
Spell-it-out
F -- Flame for You by Raleigh Damson -- 4★ -- 29/06/2024
I -- Inheritance by Nora Roberts -- 5★ -- 15/06/2026
C -- The Cattleman's Daughter by Chris Taylor -- AA -- 5★ -- 10/06/2024
T -- Tipping Point by Dinuka McKenzie -- AA 5★ -- 15/06/2024
I -- Into the Night by Fleur McDonald -- AA -- 5★ -- 21/06/2024
O -- Only She Knew by Linda Charles -- AA -- 4★ -- 30/06/2024
N -- Nash's Promise by Stacey Wilk -- 4★ -- 27/08/2024
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I'm all done at Easy level! Unfortunately, couldn't manage to complete both sides of tasks this month... Thanks for another great challenge, Phrynne - you've prompted me to finally dip my toe in J.D. Robb's Eve Dallas / In Death series.June Featured Author - Nora Roberts
Duration: 1/6/24 - 30/6/24
Level: Easy
Progress: 7/7 AA: 2/2
TASKS
1. A: Read a romance. OR
B: Read a bestseller
2. A: Read a Mystery OR
B: Read a book where BOTH the author's initials fit into IN DEATH
3. A: Read a book set in the USA OR
B: Read a book set in Ireland
4. A: Read a book written under a pen name OR
B: Read a book where the first letters of every word in the title can be found in ELEANOR ROBERTSON (at least a two word title)
BONUS
**Read a book by Nora Roberts. (or J.D. Robb)
Finished! Thank you for this challenge. I have been enjoying working through the In Death series :)June Featured Author - Nora Roberts
Duration: 1/6/24 - 30/6/24
Level: Hard
11/11 Tasks & Spell Out
6/4 AA
1/1 Bonus
TASKS
✅1. Read a romance.
Swordheart by T. Kingfisher - 18 June - 5⭐️
✅2. Read a book where BOTH the author's initials fit into IN DEATH
State of Fear by Tim Ayliffe AA - 4 June - 5⭐️
✅3. Read a book set in the USA
This Is How It Always Is by Laurie Frankel - 22 June - 5⭐️
✅4. Read a book where the first letters of every word in the title can be found in ELEANOR ROBERTSON
Emergency Exit Only by Michelle Upton AA - 28 June - 4⭐️
✅BONUS: Read a book by J.D. Robb - Seduction in Death - 30 June - 5⭐️
SPELL OUT: Romance
✅R - Resurrection Bay by Emma Viskic AA - 9 June - 5⭐️
✅O - Outback Dreams by Rachael Johns AA - 9 June - 3⭐️
✅M - Mirror Man by Fiona McIntosh AA - 18 June - 4⭐️
✅A - Assassin's Quest by Robin Hobb - 19 June - 5⭐️
✅N - Network Effect by Martha Wells - 23 June - 5⭐️
✅C - Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins - 25 June - 5⭐️
✅E - The Enemy Within by Tim Ayliffe AA - 26 June - 5⭐️
ALL DONE!Count me in please. 💕📚
June Featured Author - Nora Roberts
Duration: 1/6/24 - 30/6/24
Level: HARD
8/9
AA 🦘 4/4
TASKS
#1. Nora Roberts is a well renowned author of romance novels. Since 1999 every one of her novels has appeared on the New York Times bestseller list
**Read a romance.
Wallaby Lane by Maya Linnell AA🦘 COMPLETED 11.06.24 ⭐⭐⭐.8 https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...#2. Under the pen name of J.D.Robb Nora has written a very long mystery series, called the In Death series
**Read a Mystery
Smoke and Mirrors by M E Hilliard COMPLETED 06.06.24 ⭐⭐⭐.3 https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... #3. Nora has always lived in the USA although she claims Irish ancestry and often includes Irish characters in her books.
**Read a book set in Ireland
For Once In My Life: The BRAND NEW beautifully heart-warming book club read from Sian O'Gorman for 2024 by Siân O'Gorman COMPLETED 30.06.24 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...#4. Most of us know J.D.Robb is a pen name but did you know Nora Roberts is as well? Her birth name is Eleanor Marie Robertson.
**Read a book written under a pen name
Lethal White by Robert Galbraith COMPLETED 18.06.24 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...BONUS
**Read a book by Nora Roberts. (or J.D. Robb)
Naked in Death by J.D. Robb COMPLETED 30.06.24 ⭐⭐⭐.8 https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...SPELL OUT Using either first letter of title (disregarding "A", "An" or "The" if you choose to) or either the first or last initial of the author. For the difficult letters - Q, X and Z, you may use a book in which the letter appears somewhere in the title or author's first or last name.
NORA
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Nine Perfect Strangers by Liane Moriarty AA 🦘COMPLETED 30.06.24 ⭐⭐⭐.1 https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...O -
On Call by Ineke Meredith COMPLETED 03.06.24 ⭐⭐⭐⭐.3 https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...R -
Storm Child by Michael Robotham AA🦘 COMPLETED 28.06.24 ⭐⭐⭐⭐.5 https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...A -
Death Holds the Key by Alexander Thorpe AA🦘 COMPLETED 08.06.24 ⭐⭐⭐.5 https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
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Think I maybe forgot to post that I finished this challenge!JUNE Featured Author - Nora Roberts
Duration: 1/6/24 - 30/6/24
Level: Hard
11/114/4 AA
HARD - Tasks & Spell Out (minimum 4 AA)
TASKS
✅1. Read a bestseller: The Women by Kristin Hannah ⭐⭐⭐⭐ (Vietnam) 1 June 2024 my review
✅2. Read a Mystery: Have His Carcase by Dorothy L. Sayers ⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
✅3. Read a book set in Ireland: The Good Turn by Dervla McTiernan (Ireland) 13 Jun 2024 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review (AA)
✅4. Read a book written under a pen name: Becoming Mrs Mulberry by Jackie French ⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review (AA)
SPELL OUT
✅R-The Keeper of Lost Things by Ruth Hogan 8 Jun 2024 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
✅O-One Day in Winter by Shari Low (Scotland) ⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
✅M-Nights of Rain and Stars by Maeve Binchy (Greece) 9 Jun 2024 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
✅A-The Foretelling of Georgie Spider by Ambelin Kwaymullina 16 June 2024 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review (AA)
✅N-Everyone and Everything by Nadine J. Cohen 6 Jun 2024 ⭐⭐ my review (AA)
✅C-The Bookshop on the Corner by Jenny Colgan* (Scotland) 3 Jun 2024 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
✅E-This is How You Lose the Time War by Amal El-Mohtar 2 Jun 2024 ⭐⭐⭐ my review
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I went a couple of days over the deadline, but done now!June Featured Author - Nora Roberts
Duration: 1/6/24 - 30/6/24
Level: Hard (min 4AAs)
11/11
TASKS
#1.Read a romance.
The Wisteria Society of Lady Scoundrels by India Holton finished 12/6/24 4⭐
#2. Read a Mystery
The Soulmate by Sally Hepworth AA finished 3/6/24 3⭐
#3. Read a book set in the USA OR Ireland
I'll Be the One by Lyla Lee finished 29/6/24 3.5⭐
#4.Read a book where the first letters of every word in the title can be found in ELEANOR ROBERTSON
The Namesake by Jhumpa Lahiri finished 26/6/24 4⭐
SPELL OUT
R I Have Some Questions for You by Rebecca Makkai finished 21/6/24 4⭐
O Our Wives Under the Sea by Julia Armfield finished 19/6/24 4⭐
B Horse by Geraldine Brooks AA finished 7/6/24 4⭐
E Edenglassie by Melissa Lucashenko AA finished 2/7/24 3⭐
R The Secret World of Connie Starr by Robbi Neal AA finished 22/6/24 3⭐
T Children of Memory by Adrian Tchaikovsky finished 7/6/24 4⭐
S The Jaguar by Sarah Holland-Batt AA finished 10/6/24 4⭐
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I know I'm late but I wanted to show that I finished the challenge even though I got behind.I'm in!
June Featured Author - Nora Roberts
Duration: 1/6/24 - 30/6/24
Level: Easy
4/4
1/1 AA
EASY - Tasks (minimum 1 AA)
#1. Nora Roberts is a well renowned author of romance novels. Since 1999 every one of her novels has appeared on the New York Times bestseller list
**Read a romance.
#2. Under the pen name of J.D.Robb Nora has written a very long mystery series, called the In Death series
**Read a Mystery
#3. Nora has always lived in the USA although she claims Irish ancestry and often includes Irish characters in her books.
**Read a book set in the USA
#4. Most of us know J.D.Robb is a pen name but did you know Nora Roberts is as well? Her birth name is Eleanor Marie Robertson.
**Read a book written under a pen name
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Brenda wrote: "Well done Kathy."Thank you :)
Well my reading has gone off the rails this year, but slowly trying to catch up on past months while also doing current months. Finally finished June. Tasks
#1. Nora Roberts is a well renowned author of romance novels.
Read a romance.
Off to the Races by Elsie Silver
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... (3.5 Stars) - 5/7/24
#2. Under the pen name of J.D.Robb Nora has written a very long mystery series, called the In Death series. Read a Mystery
Vendetta by Sarah Barrie AA
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... (4 Stars) - 12/6/24
#3. Nora has always lived in the USA. Read a book set in the USA.
The Risk by S.T. Abby
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... (5 Stars) - 19/6/24
#4. Most of us know J.D.Robb is a pen name but did you know Nora Roberts is as well? Her birth name is Eleanor Marie Robertson. Read a book where the first letters of every word in the title can be found in ELEANOR ROBERTSON (at least a two word title)
A Sinister Revenge by Deanna Raybourn
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... (3.5 Stars) - 18/8/24
BONUS
**Read a book by Nora Roberts. (or J.D. Robb)
Holiday in Death
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... (4.5 Stars) - 19/7/24
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They do! I am going to give you a big green tick anyway MH:)
Thank-you :-). It has been a tough year, so it is nice to feel I am achieving something - even if it is a few months late :-)
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