**Spring Challenge: Opposites Attract!**

[Bec]

Brenda wrote: "Bec wrote: "I've been neglecting this challenge...better check what I've done!"

Haha! Maybe you've finished Bec!!"

I just updated, I have actually done 4 pairs, and the first in the 5th and 6th pair! So just 2 books to go (one of which I''m reading, and 1 I still have to find.) And I was aiming for easy, 3 pairs!

I've done....
Female/male author - done - ✔
✔ #1.a. Male: The Good Samaritan by John Marrs - finished 14/9/2024 ★★★★
✔ #1.b. Female: Ex Marks the Spot: A Second Chance Romantic Comedy by Hazel Jones - finished 8/9/2024 ★★★★★


Book in series/stand alone
✔ #3.a. Series: Paradise by Patricia Wolf AA- finished 13/9/2024 ★★★★
✔ #3.b. Stand alone - Head for the Hills by Tricia Stringer AA - finished 1/10/2024 ★★★★

Australian/non-Australian author - done - ✔
✔ #4.a. Australian: The Seachangers by Meredith Appleyard AA - finished 3/9/2024 ★★★★
✔ #4.b. Non-Australian If It Makes You Happy by Julie Olivia - finished 16/9/2024 ★★★★

Thriller/Romance
✔ #5.a. Thriller: Opal by Patricia Wolf AA - finished 17/9/2024 ★★★★
✔ #5.b. Romance: Past Tents: A Small Town Romance by Stacy Travis- finished 19/9/2024 ★★★★

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Oh great job Bec!! Almost finished and well within time 😊

[Sharon]

Hope it’s not too late to join. We have finally got home internet connected after moving house just over two months ago. I will choose my books tonight and post tomorrow :)

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Sharon wrote: "Hope it’s not too late to join. We have finally got home internet connected after moving house just over two months ago. I will choose my books tonight and post tomorrow :)"

Not too late Sharon! Gosh that must have been frustrating - two months!! Glad you have it now anyway :) Post your books and I'll link you up..

BTW you can include any you've read since 1st September :)

[Sharon]

Thanks Brenda. Yes it was very frustrating to say the least 🤯

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Sharon wrote: "Thanks Brenda. Yes it was very frustrating to say the least 🤯"

I can imagine!

[Sharon]

Spring Challenge: Opposites Attract!
Duration: 1/9/24 - 30/11/24
Level: Easy
Progress: 6/6

Opposite Pair - Male/Female author
#1.a Lola in the Mirror by Trent Dalton AA 4★ 16/9/24
#1.b The Making of Us by Debbie Howells4★ 21/10/24

Opposite Pair - One word title/Multiple word title
#2.a Deserted by Itzhar Vardi 2.5★ 21/10/24
#2.b Strange Sally Diamond by Liz Nugent 4★ 9/10/24

Opposite Pair - Dog on the cover/Cat on the cover
#3.a Home Is Where Your Bark Is by Debbie Burns 4★ 15/10/24
#3.b Deadhead and Buried by H.Y. Hanna AA 4★ 23/10/24

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Welcome Sharon, you're linked :)

[Sharon]

Thanks Brenda :)

[Amanda]

Challenge completed:

Spring Challenge: Opposites Attract!
Duration: 1/9/24 - 30/11/24
Level: Medium
Progress: 8/8

Opposite Pair title: Australian vs Non-Australia
#1. a - Woo Woo - Ella Baxter - AA - 02/09/2024 - 3*
#1. b - Scaffolding - Lauren Elkin - 04/09/2024 - 3.5*


Opposite Pair title: Fiction vs Non-fiction
#2. a - Normal Rules Don't Apply: Stories - Kate Atkinson - 08/09/2024 - 3.5*
#2. b - The Last Victim: A serial con man. The ultimate betrayal. An unbreakable woman. The full story behind the relationship made famous by the hit podcast Who the Hell is Hamish? - Tracy Hall - AA - 16/09/2024 - 4*


Opposite Pair title: Female vs Male author
#3.a - The Household - Stacey Halls - 07/09/2024 - 4*
#3.b - The Secret Lives of Booksellers and Librarians: True Stories of the Magic of Reading - James Patterson - 11/09/2024 - 3*


Opposite Pair title: First time author vs established author
#4.a - The Safekeep - Yael van der Wouden - 22/09/2024 - 4*
#4.b - Sanctuary - Garry Disher - AA - 06/10/2024 - 3*

[Phrynne, Series Queen!]

Well done Amanda!

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Great work Amanda!

[Kim]

Finished my 3rd of this Challenge and my first Opposite Pair with:-

Crime: set in UK:
The Dead Tracks by Tim Weaver

Rated this one as 4* (9/10). My review is here:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Jacinta]

Finished the Spring Challenge .....

Spring Challenge: Opposites Attract!
Duration: 1/9/24 - 30/11/24
Level: Hard (12 Books - 3 Aussie Authors)

Progress: 12/12 8AA

Set in Australia/Set Overseas
#1.a The Strip - Iain Ryan (AA) 9/9 3.75★
#1.b Dear Edward - Ann Napolitano 18/9 4★

Male Author/Female Author
#2.a Wild Card - Simon Rowell (AA) 17/9 3.75★
#2.b Terms of Inheritance - Michelle Upton (AA) 14/9 3.75★

One Word Title/Multiple Word Title
#3.a Taken - Dinuka McKenzie (AA) 29/9 4★
#3.b The Covenant of Water - Abraham Verghese 5/9 4.5★

Contemporary/Historical
#4.a The Museum of Broken Things- Lauren Draper (AA) 30/9 3.75★
#4.b Long Island - Colm Tóibín 20/9 3.75★

Fiction/Non-Fiction
#5.a Darling Girls - Sally Hepworth (AA) 4/10 4★
#5.b Wilding - Isabella Tree 26/9 4★

Female on Cover/Male on Cover
#6.a Time After Time - Karly Lane (AA) 6/10 3.75★
#6.b Romulus, My Father -Raimond Gaita (AA) 26/9 3.75★

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Well done Jacinta!

[Phrynne, Series Queen!]

Great work Jacinta!

[Sally906]

Spring Challenge: Opposites Attract! - COMPLETED

Duration: 1/9/24 - 30/11/24
Level: Easy

Opposite Pair titles - Mountain setting/Seaside setting ✔️
a - mountains - Christmas on the Last Frontier by J.H. Croix - 23/09/24 - 4★s
b - seaside - The Seachangers by Meredith Appleyard - AA - 05/09/24 - 5★s

Opposite Pair titles - Female author/Male author ✔️
a - female - Mosaics and Magic by Nancy Warren - 06/09/24 - 3★s
b - male - The Horse and His Boy by C.S. Lewis - 06/09/24 - 3★s

Opposite Pair titles - City setting/Rural setting ✔️
a - city - Cables and Conjurers by Nancy Warren - 26/09/24 - 5★s
b - rural - Runaway to the Outback by Nicole Flockton - AA - 13/10/24 - 4★s

[Phrynne, Series Queen!]

Well done Sally:)

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Good job Sally!

[Bec]

Finished

Spring Challenge: Opposites Attract!
Duration: 1/9/24 - 30/11/24
Level: Hard: 6 pairs (12 Books - THREE Aussie Authors)
Progress: 10/12
AA: 8/3


Female/male author - done - ✔
✔ #1.a. Male: The Good Samaritan by John Marrs - finished 14/9/2024 ★★★★
✔ #1.b. Female: Ex Marks the Spot: A Second Chance Romantic Comedy by Hazel Jones - finished 8/9/2024 ★★★★★



Set in rural location/set in city - done - ✔
✔ #2.a. Rural: Outback by Patricia Wolf AA - finished 7/9/2024 - ★★★★
✔ #2.b. City(NY): Devil's Kitchen by Candice Fox AA - finished 4/10/2024 - ★★★★


Book in series/stand alone - done - ✔
✔ #3.a. Series: Paradise by Patricia Wolf AA- finished 13/9/2024 ★★★★
✔ #3.b. Stand alone - Head for the Hills by Tricia Stringer AA - finished 1/10/2024 ★★★★


Australian/non-Australian author - done - ✔
✔ #4.a. Australian: The Seachangers by Meredith Appleyard AA - finished 3/9/2024 ★★★★
✔ #4.b. Non-Australian If It Makes You Happy by Julie Olivia - finished 16/9/2024 ★★★★


Thriller/Romance
✔ #5.a. Thriller: Opal by Patricia Wolf AA - finished 17/9/2024 ★★★★
✔ #5.b. Romance: Past Tents: A Small Town Romance by Stacy Travis- finished 19/9/2024 ★★★★


Single POV/multiple POV - done - ✔
✔ 6a. multiple POV: The Venice Hotel by Tess Woods - AA - finished 6/10/2024 ★★★★★
✔ 6b. single POV: Girl Falling by Hayley Scrivenor - AA - - finished 8/9/2024 ★★★★

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Well done Bec! You read the complete DS Walker series in this challenge! Great job :)

[Phrynne, Series Queen!]

Well done Bec:)

[#Teresa]

Finished :)

Spring Challenge: Opposites Attract!
Duration: 1/9/24 - 30/11/24
Level: Hard
12/12
7/7 A


Fiction/Non-Fiction
#1.a) The Mystery Woman by Belinda Alexandra AA 14/9/24 4*
#1.b) Sand Talk: How Indigenous Thinking Can Save the World by Tyson Yunkaporta AA 7/9/24 5*



Historical Fiction/Contemporary Fiction
#2.a) The Secret World of Connie Starr by Robbi Neal AA 3/9/24 2*
#2.b) The Undomestic Goddess by Sophie Kinsella 1/9/24 5*



City Setting/Rural Setting
#3.a) Memory in Death by J.D. Robb 21/9/24 5*
#3.b) The Last Truehart by Darry Fraser AA 30/9/24 4*



Male Author/Female Author
#4.a) Lola in the Mirror by Trent Dalton AA 8/9/24 5*
#4.b) None the Wiser by Rachel Amphlett AA 6/9/24 4*



Religious Holiday/Non-Religious Holiday
#5.a) The Christmas Bell Mystery by Benedict Brown 16/10/24 5*
#5.b) Halloween Moon by Kathi Daley 10/10/24 4*



Set where I live/Set away
#6.a) The Redgum River Retreat by Sandie Docker AA 4/10/24 4*
#6.b) The Ex by Freida McFadden 17/9/24 4*

[Phrynne, Series Queen!]

Well done Teresa!

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Great work Teresa!

[Kim]

Finished my 2nd pair of this Challenge with:-

#3b. Crime - female detective:
Broken Angels by Graham Masterton

Rated this one as 4+* (9+/10). My review is here:-
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Trish]

Challenge finished ☺️
**Spring Challenge: Opposites Attract!**
Duration: 1/9/24 - 30/11/24
Level :Hard 12/12 AA 8/8

1. Aussie author/international author
✔️a - Crushing by Genevieve Novak AA....3.5* 29/09/24
✔️b - The Frozen Woman by Jon Michelet (Norwegian)....3* 18/10/24



2. Urban/Rural
✔️a - The Mother by Jane Caro AA....4* 16/09/24
✔️b - Voices in the Dark by Fleur McDonald AA....3.5* 07/09/24



3. Contemporary/Historical
✔️a - The Woman I Was Before by Kerry Fisher....4* 25/09/24
✔️b - Queen Charlotte by Julia Quinn....3.5* 05/10/24



4. One word Memoir /Multiple words Memoir
✔️a - Hope by Rosie Batty AA....4* 04/09/24
✔️b - Life Keeps Me Dancing by Eileen Kramer AA....3* 09/09/24



5 Fiction/Non-fiction
✔️a - Sleepless in Stringybark Bay by Susan Duncan AA....3.5* 08/09/24
✔️b - Unknown: A Refugee's Story by Akuch Kuol Anyieth AA....4.5* 15/09/24



6. Standalone/Part of a series
✔️a - Every Last Suspect by Nicola Moriarty AA....3.5* 07/10/24
✔️b - A Trick of the Light by Louise Penny....4.5* 28/09/24

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Well done Trish!

[Trish]

Brenda wrote: "Well done Trish!"

Thank you, Brenda, for settlng a great challenge.

[Phrynne, Series Queen!]

Great work Trish!

[Trish]

Phrynne wrote: "Great work Trish!"

Thank you, Phrynne, I enjoyed the challenge.

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Trish wrote: "Brenda wrote: "Well done Trish!"

Thank you, Brenda, for settlng a great challenge."

Glad you enjoyed it Trish 😊

[Trish]

Brenda wrote: "Trish wrote: "Brenda wrote: "Well done Trish!"

Thank you, Brenda, for settlng a great challenge."

Glad you enjoyed it Trish 😊"

Also happy, as it's very unusual for me, to finish early 🤗

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

A lovely sense of accomplishment :)

[Odette]

Finiished 5th pair of opposites

Opposite Pair title: word shadow/word sun in titles
#3.a: A Shadow at the Door by Jo Dixon - Read 18 Oct - 4* - AA
#3.b: Sun, Surf and Murder by D.C. Pitt - Read 11 Oct - 3.5* - AA

[Carol]

Completed

Easy: 6 books - 3 pairs of opposites:

1. Male author/Female author
The Bee Sting by Paul Murray - 4/9/24 - 4.5⭐
The Sugar Palace by Fiona McIntosh (AA) - 2/9/24 - 3⭐



2. Australian author/Author not from Australia:
Fire with Fire by Candice Fox (AA) - 22/9/24 - 4⭐
It Ends with Us Colleen Hoover - 2/9/24 - 4⭐



3. Part of a series / Stand alone
Crimson Lake by Candice Fox (AA) - 3/10/24 - 4⭐
The Italian Girl by Lucinda Riley - 9/9/24 - 4⭐

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Well done Carol!

[Phrynne, Series Queen!]

Great work Carol!

[Elisabeth]

Done! Thanks for another great challenge, Brenda.

Spring Challenge: Opposites Attract!
Duration: 1/9/24 - 30/11/24
Level: Hard (12 Books - Three Aussie Authors)

Progress: 12/12 AA 5/3

Historical/Contemporary
#1.a Historical
Temporary Kings : A Novel by Anthony Powell 9/10/24 5 stars
#1.b Contemporary
Driving into the Sun by Marcella Polain AA 30/9/24 3 stars



Contemporary Crime/Historical Crime
#2.a Contemporary Crime
Killer Traitor Spy by Tim Ayliffe AA 3/9/24 4 stars
#2.b Historical Crime
Murder Comes to Call by Jessica Ellicott 14/10/24 2 stars



City/Country
#3.a City -- London
Moon Over Soho by Ben Aaronovitch 28/9/24 4 stars
#3.b Country--set in country Victoria
The Chasm by Bronwyn Hall AA 6/9/24 4 stars



True Crime/Fictional Crime
#4.a True Crime
Midnight In The Garden Of Good & Evil by John Berendt 11/9/24 4 stars
#4.b Fictional Crime
Ten Dead Comedians: A Murder Mystery by Fred Van Lente 14/9/24 3 stars



Fiction/ Non Fiction
#5a Fiction
To Catch a Bride by Anne Gracie AA 19/9/24 4 stars
#5b Non Fiction
Blowing the Bloody Doors Off: And Other Lessons in Life by Michael Caine 19/10/24 3 stars



Set in Australia/Set overseas
#6a Australia
Shock Waves by Fleur McDonald AA 4/10/24/ 3 stars
#6b Overseas Set in Maine
Gwendy's Button Box by Stephen King 10/10/24 3 stars

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Well done Elisabeth! Glad you enjoyed it :)

[Phrynne, Series Queen!]

Great work Elisabeth!

[Sue]

Complete!

Spring Challenge: Opposites Attract!
Duration: 1/9/24 - 30/11/24
Level: Hard
Progress: 12/12 4/3 AA

City setting/Rural setting
✔︎1.a Beastly Things by Donna Leon 15/9 4★
✔︎1.b The Pioneers - A Story of the Australian Outback by Katharine Susannah Prichard AA 21/9 5★


Short book/Long book
✔︎2.a Nutshell by Ian McEwan (199 pp) 22/10 4★
✔︎2.b Daniel Deronda by George Eliot ( 850 pp) 22/9 3★


Contemporary/Historical
✔︎3.a The Sweet Remnants of Summer by Alexander McCall Smith 6/10 4★
✔︎3.b Learned By Heart by Emma Donoghue 25/9 4★


Female MC/Male MC
✔︎4.a. Liar Liar by James PattersonCandice Fox AA 19/9 4★
✔︎4.b. Revelation by C.J. Sansom 3/10 5★


Female author/Male author
✔︎5.a. Unsheltered by Barbara Kingsolver 12/9 5★
✔︎5.b. Chain of Evidence by Garry Disher AA 21/10 4★


Foreign country setting/Australian setting
✔︎6.a. The Devil's Bargain by Stella Rimington 5/9 4★
✔︎6.b. Emerald Springs by Fleur McDonaldAA 28/9 3★

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Well done Sue!

[Phrynne, Series Queen!]

Great work Sue:)

[Kim]

Finished my 5th of this Challenge with:-

#2.a. Mystery thriller set in Australia:
Here One Moment by Liane Moriarty

Rated this one as 4* (9/10). My review is here:-
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Lorraine]

Challenge complete 😁

Spring Challenge: Opposites Attract!
Duration: 1/9/24 - 30/11/24
Level: Medium: 4 pairs (8 Books - TWO Aussie Authors)
Progress: 8/8 (2 AAs)

Opposite Pair title - male author/female author.
#1.a Wild Card by Simon Rowell AA ✅ 3* (6/9)
#1.b The Innocent Wife by Lisa Regan ✅ 3* (19/9)

Opposite Pair title - historical fiction/post-apocalyptic fiction.
#2.a The Daughter of Doctor Moreau by Silvia Moreno-Garcia ✅ 4* (24/10)
#2.b World Undone by Sarah Lyons Fleming ✅ 5* (5/10)

Opposite Pair title - mystery thriller/contemporary romance.
#3.a What Happened to Nina? by Dervla McTiernan AA ✅ 4.5* (15/10)
#3.b It Ends with Us by Colleen Hoover ✅ 3* (4/9)

Opposite Pair title - several word title / 1 word title.
#4.a The Spy Coast by Tess Gerritsen ✅ 4* (2/10)
#4.b Sanctuary by Ilona Andrews ✅ 4* (6/9)

✅ ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅

[Helen]

Spring Challenge: Opposites Attract!
Duration: 1/9/24 - 30/11/24
Level: Easy
Progress: 6/6

Opposite Pair title Female Author/ Male Author
#1.a My Sister's Boyfriend: A gripping and absolutely unputdownable psychological thriller Nicola Marsh AA Done 4* 6/9/24 https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
#1.b Scrublands Done 5* 14/9/24https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...



Opposite Pair title City Setting/ Rural Setting
#2.a The Choice: A Psych Thriller Book Melinda Di Lorenzo Done 4* 7/9/24 https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
#2.b Outback Reunion Rachael JohnsAA



Opposite Pair title Contemporary/ Historical
#3.a The Seachangers Meredith Appleyard AA Done 5/9/24 https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
#3.b The Paris Gown Christine Wells AA Done 5* 30/9/24 https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...



Challenge complete :)

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Well done Lorraine and Helen!

[Helen]

Thanks Brenda :)

[Phrynne, Series Queen!]

Great work Lorraine and Helen!