**Summer Challenge: Favourite Things**

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Well done Mari!

[Phrynne, Series Queen!]

Finished:)
Summer 2024/2025 Challenge - My Favourite Things**
Duration: 1/12/24 - 8/2/25
Level: Medium
14/14

#1 Your favourite genre - Detective
a. Unnatural Causes by P.D. James 4 stars 19/12/24
b. The Yard by Alex Grecian 4 stars 28/12/24

#2 Written by one of your favourite authors -
a. Bonded in Death by J.D. Robb 5 stars 12/2/25
b. The Grey Wolf by Louise Penny 3 stars 14/2/25

#3 Your favourite colour cover - blue
a. A Midwinter Murder by Verity Bright 5 stars 4/12/24
b. The Life Impossible by Matt Haig 3 stars 19/1/25

#4 Your favourite place as the main setting - UK
a. The Dark Wives by Ann Cleeves 5 stars 2/2/25
b. The Benevolent Society of Ill-Mannered Ladies by Alison Goodman AA 3 stars 12/12/24

#5 Takes place during your favourite time period - Christmas
a. Everyone This Christmas Has a Secret by Benjamin Stevenson AA 5 stars 23/12/24
b. Murder Below the Mistletoe by Kaz Delaney AA 3 stars 8/12/24

#6 Takes place during your favourite season - Spring
a. Death at an Irish Wedding by Ellie Brannigan 3 stars 8/12/24
b. The Spring Bride by Anne Gracie AA 4 stars 7/12/24

#7 Read a favourite of your choice, that has been on your TBR for at least a year
a. Arrivals and Arrests by Diana Xarissa 4 stars 8/12/24
b. Run Away by Harlan Coben 4 stars 31/1/25

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Well done Phrynne!

[Jenny]

Finished

**Summer 2024/2025 Challenge - My Favourite Things**
Duration: 1/12/24 - 28/2/25
Level: Medium
14/14

#1 Your favourite genre -- Romantic Suspense

Heart Thief by P.J. Fiala -- 5★ -- 04/12/2024
Murder by Numbers by Megan Mayfair -- AA -- 4★ -- 23/12/2024



#2 Written by one of your favourite authors

Out in Nowhere by Fleur McDonald -- AA -- 5★ -- 03/02/2025
Luca by Nyssa Kathryn -- AA -- 5★ -- 18/01/2025



#3 Your favourite colour cover -Purple

Indigo Ridge by Devney
Perry -- 5★ -- 22/12/2024
Echoes at Dawn by Maya Banks -- 4★ -- 24/12/2024



#4 Your favourite place as the main setting -- Australia

Wild Card by Simon Rowell -- AA -- 4★ -- 25/12/2024
The Carnival Is Over by Greg Woodland -- AA -- 5★ -- 21/12/2024



#5 Takes place during your favourite time period --Christmas

The Mistletoe Wish by Suzanne Gilchrist -- AA -- 5★ -- 24/12/2024
Under Christmas Stars by Alissa Callen AA -- 5★ -- 07/12/2024



#6 Takes place during your favourite season -- Summer

Summer of Blood by Dave Warner -- AA -- 3★ -- 02/02/2025
Almost Summer by Susan Mallery -- 4★ -- 05/02/2025



#7 Read a favourite of your choice, that has been on your TBR for at least a year -- 2023

Glenrock by Lee Christine -- AA -- 5★ -- 14/02/2025
Body of Lies by Sarah Bailey -- AA -- 5★ -- 16/02/2025

[Sue]

Complete!

**Summer 2024/2025 Challenge - My Favourite Things**
Duration: 1/12/24 - 28/2/25
Level: Hard
21/21 8/6 AA

#1 Your favourite genre - memoir
✔︎a. Sunshine in the Dark by Vivian Bi AA 6/12 3★
✔︎b. Tibetan Transit by Lolo Houbein AA 10/1 4★
✔︎c. Gweilo: Memories of a Hong Kong Childhood by Martin Booth 14/1 4★


#2 Written by one of your favourite authors
✔︎a. Trace Elements by Donna Leon 20/12 4★
✔︎b. The Last Devil to Die by Richard Osman 3/12 4★
✔︎c. Murder in Montparnasse by Kerry Greenwood AA 26/12 4★


#3 Your favourite colour cover - red
✔︎a. Wifedom: Mrs. Orwell's Invisible Life by Anna Funder AA 10/2 5★
✔︎b. Where the Fruit Falls by Karen Wyld AA 9/2 4★
✔︎c. A Refiner's Fire by Donna Leon 25/12 4★


#4 Your favourite place as the main setting - Australia
✔︎a. Dirt Town by Hayley Scrivenor AA 1/12 4★
✔︎b. The Chocolate Factory by Mary-Lou Stephens AA 15/12 4★
✔︎c. Maestro by Peter Goldsworthy AA 4/12 5★


#5 Takes place during your favourite time period - WW2
✔︎a. The German Girl by Armando Lucas Correa 16/2 4★
✔︎b. The Little Wartime Library by Kate Thompson 3/2 4★
✔︎c. The Amazing Story of Adolphus Tips by Michael Morpurgo 2/1 4★


#6 Takes place during your favourite season - Christmas
✔︎a. Christmas Magic by Cathy Kelly 3/12 4★
✔︎b. A Maigret Christmas And Other Stories by Georges Simenon 7/12 4★
✔︎c. Everyone This Christmas Has a Secret by Benjamin Stevenson 12/12 3★


#7 Read a favourite of your choice, that has been on your TBR for at least a year
✔︎a. Where You Once Belonged by Kent Haruf 26/12 5★
✔︎b. The Aerodynamics of Pork by Patrick Gale 23/12 4★
✔︎c. The Complete Poetical Works of Robert Burns by Robert Burns 15/12 4★

[Niamh]

Completed Challenge!!
**Summer 2024/2025 Challenge - My Favourite Things**
Duration: 1/12/24 - 28/2/25
Level: Medium
14/14 (5/4 AA 🦘)

#1 Your favourite genre - YA Fantasy
✅a) The Heart of the World by Amie Kaufman 🦘 4🌟 - finished 11/12/24
✅b) Legendborn by Tracy Deonn 4🌟 - finished 22/12/24


#2 Written by one of your favourite authors
✅a) The Paradise Problem by Christina Lauren 4🌟 - finished 01/02/25
✅b) Skyward by Brandon Sanderson 4🌟 - finished 10/02/25


#3 Your favourite colour cover - Dark green
✅a) Wolfsong by T.J. Klune 5🌟 - finished 03/02/25
✅b) Tress of the Emerald Sea by Brandon Sanderson 4🌟 - finished 30/01/25


#4 Your favourite place as the main setting - Western Australia
✅a) Zac and Mia by A.J. Betts 🦘 4🌟 - finished 12/01/25
✅b) Jasper Jones by Craig Silvey 🦘 4🌟 - finished 11/01/25


#5 Takes place during your favourite time period - Present Day
✅a) Love Unleashed by Melanie Saward 🦘 4🌟 - finished 22/01/25
✅b) Heiress on Fire by Kellie McCourt 🦘 3🌟 - finished 16/02/25


#6 Takes place during your favourite season - Summer
✅a) The Summer House in Santorini by Samantha Parks 3🌟 - finished 05/02/25
✅b) The Summer of Broken Rules by K.L. Walther 4🌟 - finished 11/01/25


#7 Read a favourite of your choice, that has been on your TBR for at least a year - Involves cooking
✅a) Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus 5🌟 - finished 15/01/25
✅b) The Spellshop by Sarah Beth Durst 4🌟 - finished 04/01/25

[Phrynne, Series Queen!]

Well done Jenny, Sue and Niamh

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Great work Jenny, Sue & Niamh!!

[Claire]

Done

**Summer 2024/2025 Challenge - My Favourite Things**
Duration: 1/12/24 - 28/2/25
Level: Medium : Read two books for each category (min 4 AAs) = 21 books
14/14

✓1 Your favourite genre - Literary Fiction
1) Orbital - Samantha Harvey 26/11/24
2) Creation Lake - Rachel Kushner 1/1/25


✓#2 Written by one of your favourite authors
1) The Examiner - Janice Hallett 26/12/24
2) Bookshops & Bonedust - Travis Baldree 2/2/25

✓3 Your favourite colour cover - Black
1) - M L Rio 11/12/24
2) - Victoria Mas 12/12/24

✓4 Your favourite place as the main setting - Australia
1) Theory & Practice - Michelle DeKretser 10/12/24 AA
2) - Sharon Kernot 1/1/25 AA


✓ #5 Takes place during your favourite time period - present
1) The Bogan Book Club - John Larkin AA. 18/1/25
2) West Girls - Laura Elizabeth Woollett 20/1/25 AA

✓6 Takes place during your favourite season - spring
1) Turtle Moon - Hannah Gold 5/1/25
2) Either/Or - Elif Batuman 11/2/25

✓7 Read a favourite of your choice, that has been on your TBR for at least a year
1) The Final Revival of Opal & Nev - Dawnie Walton 29/11/24 (on TBR since 2021)
2) The You I've Never Known - Ellen Hopkins 3/1/25 (on TBR since 2020)

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Well done Claire!

[Phrynne, Series Queen!]

Great work Claire

[Kim]

Finished my 6th of this Challenge with:-

#5. Set in your favourite time period - modern day:
The Donor by Helen Fitzgerald

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

[Trish]

Summer challenge finished ☀️ looking forward to Autumn 🍁.

**Summer 2024/2025 Challenge - My Favourite Things**
Duration: 1/12/24 - 28/2/25
Level: Hard 21/21 AA 11

#1 Your favourite genre...Contemporary Fiction
☀️a - The Doctor's Vision by Fiona McArthur AA....3.5* 06/12/24
☀️b - The Seachangers by Meredith Appleyard AA....4* 03/01/25
☀️c - Tuesday Evenings with the Copeton Craft Resistance by Kate Solly AA....4* 14/12/24



#2 Written by one of your favourite authors
☀️a - The Beautiful Mystery by Louise Penny....4* 24/12/24
☀️b - The Warsaw Orphan by Kelly Rimmer AA....4.5* 01/02/25
☀️c - The Secrets She Keeps by Michael Robotham AA....4* 20/02/25



#3 Your favourite colour cover BLUE
☀️a - The Frozen River by Ariel Lawhon....5* 10/02/25
☀️b - Taking Tom Murray Home by Tim Slee AA....4* 12/01/25
☀️c - The Sleeping and the Dead by Ann Cleeves....3* 12/12/24



#4 Your favourite place as the main setting..whilst always Australia, EUROPE/UK are always favourites
☀️a - All the Beautiful Things by Katrina Nannestad AA....4.5* 16/12/24
☀️b - Conclave by Robert Harris....4.5* 14/01/25
☀️c - The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry by Rachel Joyce....4.5* 18/01/25



#5 Takes place during your favourite time period....The Present
☀️a- Tess by Victoria Purman AA....3* 04/12/24
☀️b- Love, In Theory by Elodie Cheesman AA....3.5* 07/12/24
☀️c- The Girl in the Corner by Amanda Prowse....3.5* 14/12/24



#6 Takes place during your favourite season SPRING
☀️a - Murder at the Spring Ball by Benedict Brown....3* 22/12/24
☀️b - Spring for Best Friends by Eliza Boyd....2.5* 29/12/24
☀️c - An Augathella Spring: An Augathella Short and Sweet Book 3 by Annie Seaton AA....3* 28/01/25




#7 Read a favourite of your choice, that has been on your TBR for at least a year
☀️a - Winter Garden by Kristin Hannah....4* 14/02/25
☀️b - Wild Place by Christian White AA....3.5* 28/01/25
☀️c - I Am Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban by Malala Yousafzai....4* 27/01/25

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Great job Trish!!

[Trish]

Brenda wrote: "Great job Trish!!"

Thank you, Brenda, for a fun challenge discovering a few new favourites 🤗

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

That's the way!!

[Phrynne, Series Queen!]

Great work Trish!

[Trish]

Phrynne wrote: "Great work Trish!"

Thank you, Phrynne..both summer challenges were great fun.

[Carolyn]

Challenge complete (short of writing a couple of reviews!)

☀️ Summer 2024/2025 Challenge - My Favourite Things ☀️
Duration: 1/12/24 - 28/2/25
Level: Medium
14/ 14 (min 4 AA)

#1 Your favourite genre: CRIME
✔ Panic by Catherine Jinks AA (read 7 Dec) 3.5★
✔ The Wrong Woman by J.P. Pomare AA (read 13 Dec) 4.5★

#2 Written by one of your favourite authors
✔ Devil's Food by Kerry Greenwood AA (read 8 Dec) 4★
✔ Chain of Evidence by Garry Disher AA (read 13 Dec) 4★

#3 Your favourite colour cover : BLUE
✔ The School Run by Ali Lowe AA (read 18 Jan) 4.5★
✔ Three Days in June by Anne Tyler (read 14 Dec) 4.5★

#4 Your favourite place as the main setting: SCOTLAND
✔ The Wolf Tree by Laura McCluskey AA (read 14 Feb) 4★
✔ Murder in the Scottish Highlands by Dee MacDonald (read 28 Dec) 4★

#5 Takes place during your favourite time period: CHRISTMAS
✔ Everyone This Christmas Has a Secret by Benjamin Stevenson AA (read 12 Dec) 4★
✔ Cozy Up to Christmas by Colin Conway (read 14 Dec) 4.5★

#6 Takes place during your favourite season: SPRING
✔ Spring Clean for the Peach Queen by Sasha Wasley AA (read 1 Feb) 4★
✔ Murder at the Spring Ball by Benedict Brown (read Jan 31) 3.5★

#7 Read a favourite of your choice, that has been on your TBR for at least a year
✔ The Queen of Dirt Island by Donal Ryan (read 20 Dec) 5★
✔ The Frozen River by Ariel Lawhon (read 8 Feb) 5★

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Well done Carolyn!

[#Teresa]

Summer completed :)

**Summer 2024/2025 Challenge - My Favourite Things**
Duration: 1/12/24 - 28/2/25
Level: Hard
21/21

#1 Your favourite genre - Cosy Mystery
Salted Caramel Sorcery by H.Y. Hanna AA 8/1/25 4*
Murder by Poison Pen by Veronica Heley 19/12/24 3*
Evanly Choirs by Rhys Bowen 12/1/25 5*

#2 Written by one of your favourite authors
Creation in Death by J.D. Robb 9/12/24 5*
Shadow Over the Fens by Joy Ellis 31/12/24 5*
Dark Paradise by Catherine Lee AA 26/1/25 4*

#3 Your favourite colour cover - Blue
A Little Christmas Hope by Kathryn Freeman 7/12/24 4*
The Gilded Shroud by Elizabeth Bailey 20/12/24 2*
The Fatal Flying Affair by T.E. Kinsey 3/12/24 4*

#4 Your favourite place as the main setting - Australia
The Rip by Holly Craig AA 8/2/25 3*
Treasure & Dirt by Chris Hammer AA 19/1/25 5*
Dark Justice by Catherine Lee AA 15/2/25 5*

#5 Takes place during your favourite time period - 18th Century Scotland
The Blood And The Barley by Angela MacRae Shanks 8/2/25 4*
Mask of Duplicity by Julia Brannan 11/1/25 5*
The Mask Revealed by Julia Brannan 16/2/25 5*

#6 Takes place during your favourite season - Spring
Murder at the Spring Ball by Benedict Brown 13/2/25 4*
Spring Fever by Mary Kay Andrews 1/1/25 5*
Spring Skies Over Bluebell Castle by Sarah Bennett 18/12/24 2*

#7 Read a favourite of your choice, that has been on your TBR for at least a year
Secrets at the Little Music Shop by Jane Lovering 2/1/25 5*
Daughter of Fire by Sofia Robleda 23/2/25 4*
The Stockman's Daughter by Jacquie Underdown AA 1/12/24 5*

[Phrynne, Series Queen!]

Well done Carolyn and Teresa!

[Helen]

**Summer 2024/2025 Challenge - My Favourite Things**
Duration: 1/12/24 - 8/2/25
Level: Easy
7/7

#1 Your favourite genre
Romance
Ring For An Heir Annie West AA Done 5* 3/1/2025 https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

#2 Written by one of your favourite authors Juanita Kees

Shattered Juanita Kees Done 5* 12/12/24 https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...


#3 Your favourite colour cover Purple
A Cold Dose of Murder Emily George AA Done 4* 18/2/2025 https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

#4 Your favourite place as the main setting Australia
Wings Above the Mallee Leonie Kelsall AA Done 5* 8/1/205 https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

#5 Takes place during your favourite time period Historical

The Jam Maker Mary-Lou Stephens AA Dobe 5* 25/1/2025 https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

#6 Takes place during your favourite season Autumn
A Viking's Shadow H.L. Marsay Done 5* 14/12/24 https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

#7 Read a favourite of your choice, that has been on your TBR for at least a year
The Three of Us Kim Lock AA Done 4* 22/2/2025 https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...



Finished :)

[Kim]

Completed this Challenge with:-

#3. Favourite colour cover - red:
The Trials of Koli by M.R. Carey

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

**Summer 2024/2025 Challenge - My Favourite Things**
Duration: 1/12/24 - 28/2/25
Level: Easy
Progress: 7/7 (AA 2/2) - COMPLETED 21/2/25

#1 Your favourite genre - Crime:
Spring Tide by Cilla Börjlind -
- FINISHED 21/1/25 - 4* (9/10)

#2 Written by one of your favourite authors:
Down Among the Dead by Damien Boyd -
- FINISHED 5/2/25 - 4* (9/10)

#3 Your favourite colour cover - Red - :
The Trials of Koli by M.R. Carey -
- FINISHED 21/2/25 - 4* (9/10)

#4 Your favourite place as the main setting - Australia:
The Way It Is Now by Garry Disher - AA -
- FINISHED 15/1/25 - 4* (9/10)

#5 Takes place during your favourite time period - Modern day:
The Donor by Helen Fitzgerald - AA -
- FINISHED 17/2/25 - 4* (9/10)

#6 Takes place during your favourite season - Christmas:
In a Holidaze by Christina Lauren -
- FINISHED 2/1/25 - 2* (4/10)

#7 Read a favourite of your choice, that has been on your TBR for at least a year - since 2017:
The Mistake by K.L. Slater -
- FINISHED 12/1/25 - 4* (9/10)

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Well done Teresa, Helen & Kim!!

[Helen]

Thanks Brenda

[Phrynne, Series Queen!]

Great work Kim and Helen

[Sarah]

I'm all done! Thanks Brenda for another clever seasonal challenge.

**Summer 2024/2025 Challenge - My Favourite Things**
Duration: 1/12/24 - 8/2/25
Level: Hard
Progress: 21/21 AA: 10/21 (min 6)

1. Your favourite genre - (Crime / Mystery / Thriller)
Opal by Patricia Wolf AA (14/12) 5*
A Deadly Promise by Rachel Amphlett (18/12) AA 3.5*
The Janes by Louisa Luna (21/1) 4*

2. Written by one of your favourite authors
I Know a Secret by Tess Gerritsen (16/12) 5*
The Pairing by Casey McQuiston (21/12) 5*
The Kill List by Nadine Matheson (28/1) 5*

3. Your favourite colour cover - (Blue)
Her Last Walk Home by Patricia Gibney (6/12) 4.5*
Jaws by Peter Benchley (4/12) 3.5*
Catherine Wheel by Liz Evans AA (26/1) 4*

4. Your favourite place as the main setting - (Regional Australia)
Prize Catch by Alan Carter AA (8/12) 5* (Channel region, SE Tasmania)
Everyone this Christmas has a Secret by Benjamin Stevenson AA (29/12) 4* (Blue Mountains, NSW)
With Winter Comes Darkness by Robbi Neal AA (30/1) 4.5* (Ballarat, Vic)

5. Takes place during your favourite time period - (Present, but with an historical or flashback element)
Mrs Sidhu’s Dead and Scone by Suk Pannu (12/1) 4.5*
Prime Cut by Alan Carter AA (25/1) 5*
Shadow Over the Fens by Joy Ellis (7/2) 4*

6. Takes place during your favourite season - (Spring)
Endgame by Sarah Barrie AA (29/12) 4.5*
A Lethal Deception by Rachel Amphlett AA (6/1) 4*
Listen To Me by Tess Gerritsen (re-read) (31/1) 5*

7. Read a favourite of your choice, that has been on your TBR for at least a year
Reckoning: A Memoir by Magda Szubanski AA (31/12) 5* (added to my TBR 26/1/2019)
Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt (8/2) 5* (added to my TBR 21/6/2022)
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot (15/2) 5* (added to my TBR 22/1/2019)

[Phrynne, Series Queen!]

Well done Sarah!

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Great work Sarah!

[Sarah]

Thanks Phrynne and Brenda!

[Kylie H]

SO many favourite things in this challenge - now completed.

**Summer 2024/2025 Challenge - My Favourite Things**
Duration: 1/12/24 - 28/2/25
Level: Medium
14/14

#1 Your favourite genre - Thriller
One Dark Night by Hannah Richell 3/1/25 4★ AA
The Hidden Child by Camilla Läckberg 14/1/25 4★


#2 Written by one of your favourite authors
The Nature of the Beast by Louise Penny 24/2/25 4★
Verses for the Dead by Douglas Preston 8/1/25 4★


#3 Your favourite colour cover - Green
Ghosts by Mark Dawson 31/1/2025 4★
Gone to Darkness by Barbara Nickless 20/1/25 4★


#4 Your favourite place as the main setting - Australia
The Night on the Darling River by Darry Fraser 6/12/24 4★ AA
Evie by Annie Seaton 20/12/24 4★ AA


#5 Takes place during your favourite time period - present
More or Less Maddy by Lisa Genova 26/1/25 4★
The Running Grave by Robert Galbraith 6/12/24 4★


#6 Takes place during your favourite season
The 7 1/2 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle by Stuart Turton 10/2/2025 4★
One of Us Is Lying by Karen M. McManus 6/12/24 4★


#7 Read a favourite of your choice, that has been on your TBR for at least a year
Akarnae by Lynette Noni 2/2/25 4★ AA
The Silk House by Kayte Nunn 22/1/25 4★AA

[JP]

Finished! Thank you :)

**Summer 2024/2025 Challenge - My Favourite Things**
Duration: 1/12/24 - 28/2/25
Level: Medium
14/14
7/4 AA

#1 Your favourite genre: Historical
✅Saltblood by Francesca De Tores AA - 20/02, 3⭐
✅Bila Yarrudhanggalangdhuray: River of Dreams by Anita Heiss AA - 08/12, 5⭐

#2 Written by one of your favourite authors: Robin Hobb
✅The Golden Fool by Robin Hobb - 03/01, 5⭐
✅Fool's Fate by Robin Hobb - 15/02, 5⭐

#3 Your favourite colour cover: Black
✅Winter of the Wolf by Amanda Willimott AA - 08/12, 3⭐
✅Dark Force Rising by Timothy Zahn - 25/02, 5⭐

#4 Your favourite place as the main setting: : England
✅Weyward by Emilia Hart AA - 05/12, 4⭐
✅The Dictionary of Lost Words by Pip Williams AA - 09/01, 4⭐

#5 Takes place during your favourite time period: Middle Ages
✅Rapture by Emily Maguire AA - 16/01, 4⭐
✅Killer of Kings by Matthew Harffy - 13/01, 4⭐

#6 Takes place during your favourite season: Summer
✅Outback by Patricia Wolf AA - 10/12, 5⭐
✅Beach Read by Emily Henry - 14/02, 4⭐

#7 Read a favourite of your choice, that has been on your TBR for at least a year
✅Completely Yours by Erin Nicholas - 19/01, 3⭐
✅Emily Wilde’s Map of the Otherlands by Heather Fawcett - 07/02, 4⭐

🌺 🌺 🌺 🌺 🌺 🌺

[Kim]

Brenda wrote: "Well done Teresa, Helen & Kim!!"

Thanks Brenda!

[Kim]

Phrynne wrote: "Great work Kim and Helen"

Thanks Phrynne!

[Phrynne, Series Queen!]

Well done JP and Kylie

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Well done Kylie & JP!!

[Carol]

COMPLETED: Seasonal Challenge: Summer - My Favourite Things

Duration: Dec 1 - February 28

Level - Easy: Read one book for each category (min 2 AAs) = 7 books

#1 My favourite genre – historical fiction
James by Percival Everett - 3/12/24 - 5⭐

#2 Written by one of my favourite authors - Kristen Hannah
The Women by Kristin Hannah - 30/12/24 - 5⭐

#3 My favourite colour cover - Blue
Safe Haven by Shankari Chandran (AA) - 8/2/25 - 4⭐

#4 My favourite place as the main setting - Rural Australia
A Home Among the Snow Gums by Stella Quinn 9AA) - 10/2/24 - 3⭐

#5 Takes place during my favourite time period – 17th C
In the Margins by Gail Holmes (AA) - 25/2/25 - 4⭐

#6 Takes place during my favourite season - Summer
The Seven by Chris Hammer (AA) - 23/1/25 - 3.5⭐

#7 Read a favourite of your choice, that has been on My TBR for at least a year
Lady Tan’s Circle of Women by Lisa See - 1/12/25 - 5⭐

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Well done Carol!

[Phrynne, Series Queen!]

Great work Carol

[Veronique]

Done! In the nick of time...

Level: Medium
14/14 6/4 AA

#1 Your favourite genre - mystery and thrillers
a. Wake by Shelley Burr (AA) finished 18/01/25- 4 ★
b. A Venetian Reckoning by Donna Leon finished 08/01/25- 4 ★

#2 Written by one of your favourite authors
a. Juice by Tim Winton (AA) finished 28/02/25 - 3 ★
b. A History of Silence: a memoir by Lloyd Jones finished 08/12/24 - 3 ★

#3 Your favourite colour cover - green
a. The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid finished 12/01/25 - 4 ★
b. The Puma Years by Laura Coleman finished 16/12/24 - 3 ★


#4 Your favourite place as the main setting - the Outback
a. The Sun Walks Down by Fiona McFarlane (AA) finished 23/01/25 - 4 ★
b. Cutters End by Margaret Hickey (AA) finished 03/01/25 - 4 ★

#5 Takes place during your favourite time period - 19th Century
a. The Long Song by Andrea Levy finished 16/12/24 - 4 ★
b. The Way to Paradise by Mario Vargas Llosa finished 31/12/24 - 4 ★

#6 Takes place during your favourite season - Summer
a. The Paper Palace by Miranda Cowley Heller finished 02/02/25 - 3 ★
b. Monkey Grip by Helen Garner (AA) finished 20/02/25 - 3 ★

#7 Read a favourite of your choice, that has been on your TBR for at least a year
a. Murder in Williamstown by Kerry Greenwood (AA) finished 05/01/25 - 4 ★
b. The Sentence by Louise Erdrich finished 10/02/25 - 5 ★

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Great work Veronique!!

[Rachel]

All done!
AUSSIE READERS SUMMER 2025 CHALLENGE-My favourite things
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Duration: 1/12/24 - 28/2/25
Level: Easy
7/7 2/2 AA

#1 Your favourite genre: The Woman in the Green Dress by Tea Cooper* (Australia) 10 Feb 2025 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review AA
#2 Written by one of your favourite authors: Purple Hibiscus by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie* (Nigeria) 8 Feb 2025 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
#3 Your favourite colour cover: Chasing the Light by Jesse Blackadder* (Antarctica) 20 Jan 2025 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review AA
#4 Your favourite place as the main setting: Hamish Macbeth Mysteries: Books One – Ten by M.C. Beaton* (Scotland) 6 Jan 2025 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
#5 Takes place during your favourite time period: Go Tell the Bees That I Am Gone by Diana Gabaldon* 31 Jan 2025 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
#6 Takes place during your favourite season: Rain Girl by Gabi Kreslehner* (Austria) 17 Jan 2024 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
#7 Read a favourite of your choice, that has been on your TBR for at least a year: The Woman Who Breathed Two Worlds by Selina Siak Chin Yoke* (Malaysia) 18 Feb 2025 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Well done Rachel!

[TheMadHatter]

Got there eventually. I should have never added the 800 page Game of Thrones to my reading challenge :-P.

#1 Your favourite genre
a) Mystery: Bloodtree River by Sarah Barrie AA
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... (3 Stars) - 10/12/24
b) Romance: How My Neighbour Stole Christmas by Meghan Quinn
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... (3 Stars) - 25/12/24



#2 Written by one of your favourite authors
a) Melina Marchetta: Saving Francesca by Melina Marchetta AA
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... (5 Stars) - 9/1/25
b) Agatha Christie: Hercule Poirot's Christmas by Agatha Christie
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... (4 Stars) - 15/12/24



#3 Your favourite colour cover
a) Black/Dark: And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... (5 Stars) - 25/1/25
b) Eye Catching/Bright: Love Stories by Trent Dalton AA
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... (4 Stars) - 17/2/25



#4 Your favourite place as the main setting
a) Australia: The Piper's Son by Melina Marchetta AA
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... (5 Stars) - 15/2/25
b) Fantasy/Fictional Setting: Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... (4 Stars) - 26/12/24



#5 Takes place during your favourite time period
a) Regency: Blackmoore by Julianne Donaldson
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... (4 Stars) - 12/1/25
b) Futuristic: Loyalty in Death by J.D. Robb
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... (3.5 Stars) - 19/1/25



#6 Takes place during your favourite season
a) Autumn: Attachments by Rainbow Rowell
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... (4 Stars) - 12/1/25
b) Winter: A Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... (5 Stars) - 11/3/25



#7 Read a favourite of your choice, that has been on your TBR for at least a year
a) Serpent & Dove by Shelby Mahurin
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... (4 Stars) - 1/2/25
b) Friends Without Benefits by Penny Reid
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... (3.5 Stars) - 25/1/25

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Well done MH!! No, that's a challenge in itself ;)