**Autumn Reading Challenge - 1/3/25 - 31/5/25**

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

**Autumn Reading Challenge - 1/3/25 - 31/5/25**

EASY - 5 books - #1 a, b, c, d, e. (minimum 2 AA) OR
#2, #3, #4, #5, #6.
HARD - 10 books - #1 through to #6 (minimum 4 AA)

Rules and guidelines: Here

**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.

HERE WE GO!

**Autumn Reading Challenge**
Duration: 1/3/25 - 31/5/25
Level:
0/?

1. Make a cup of tea!
a) Boil the water - Read a book which is "steamy", set in a hot climate or makes you feel warm inside. OR read a book where the author's first name or book title begins with B, O, I or L .

b) Choose your tea - Read books with a colour on the cover to match the type of tea you choose:
Black - black tea
Green - green tea
White - white tea
Brown - oolong tea
Red - rooibos tea
Orange - herbal tea

c) Steep the tea - Read a book with page counts to indicate how strong you like your tea:
Weak - under 150 pages
Medium - 151 to 300 pages
Strong - 301 pages or more

d) Sweet? - Read a book to indicate how sweet you like your tea:
No sugar - Stand alone novel
One spoonful - Book one in a series
Two spoonfuls - Book two in a series
Honey - Book three in a series
Artificial sweetener - Book four in a series

e) Black or white? - Read a book to indicate what else to add to your tea:
No milk - General fiction
Just a dash - Romance/chick lit
Lots of milk - Young Adult/new adult
Cream - Fantasy/sci fi
Soy milk - Mystery/thriller
Lemon - Non fiction

Now your cuppa is made, you're ready to continue reading!

2. March 2nd 2025 is Clean up Australia Day - read a book by an Aussie Author which has been on your TBR for at least a year...

3. March 20th 2025 is International Day of Happiness so pick up a book you've been desperate to read OR re-read an old favourite - either will make you HAPPY

4. April 18th 2025 is Good Friday - read a book which has GOOD or FRIDAY in the title OR read a book about a family...

5. May 11th 2025 is Mother's Day (in Australia) - read a book which features a strong female MC...

6. New Release by an Aussie Author - Read a book which is released in Autumn 2025 - March, April or May...

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Participants


Amy
✅Brenda
✅Carol
✅Carolyn
✅Catsalive
✅Cherie
✅Claire
Clare
✅Elisabeth
✅Heather
✅Helen
✅Jacinta
✅Jackmeister
✅Jane
✅Janelle
✅Janine
✅Jasmine
✅Jenn
✅Jenny
✅Jonquil
✅JP
✅Kim
✅Kylie
✅Kylie H
✅Lorraine
✅Mari
✅Meg
Mel
✅Niamh
✅Phrynne
Rachel
✅Sally906
✅Sandysbookaday
✅Sarah
✅Steve
✅Sue
✅Tanu
✅#Teresa
✅TheMadHatter
✅Trish
✅Tr1sha
✅Veronique

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

**Autumn Reading Challenge**
Duration: 1/3/25 - 31/5/25
Level: Hard
10/10

1. Make a cup of tea!
a) Boil the water - Read a book which is "steamy", set in a hot climate or makes you feel warm inside. OR read a book where the author's first name or book title begins with B, O, I or L .
Barren Cape by Michelle Prak 3★s 25/3/25 AA Book title begins "B"

b) Choose your tea - Read books with a colour on the cover to match the type of tea you choose:
***Black - black tea
Green - green tea
White - white tea
Brown - oolong tea
Red - rooibos tea
Orange - herbal tea
The Collector by Bill Duncan & Catherine Lee 4.5★s 26/3/25 black tea

c) Steep the tea - Read a book with page counts to indicate how strong you like your tea:
Weak - under 150 pages
***Medium - 151 to 300 pages
Strong - 301 pages or more
Death at Porthcurno Cove by Sally Rigby 3★s 13/3/25 254 pages

d) Sweet? - Read a book to indicate how sweet you like your tea:
No sugar - Stand alone novel
***One spoonful - Book one in a series
Two spoonfuls - Book two in a series
Honey - Book three in a series
Artificial sweetener - Book four in a series
Itsy Bitsy Spider by Willow Rose 1★s 9/3/25 Emma Frost #1

e) Black or white? - Read a book to indicate what else to add to your tea:
***No milk - General fiction
Just a dash - Romance/chick lit
Lots of milk - Young Adult/new adult
Cream - Fantasy/sci fi
Soy milk - Mystery/thriller
Lemon - Non fiction
Wild Dark Shore by Charlotte McConaghy 5★s 2/3/25 AA general fiction

Now your cuppa is made, you're ready to continue reading!

2. March 2nd 2025 is Clean up Australia Day - read a book by an Aussie Author which has been on your TBR for at least a year...
Dancing with Dandelions by Kelly Cameron 2.5★s 9/3/25 AA Purchased May 16th 2022

3. March 20th 2025 is International Day of Happiness so pick up a book you've been desperate to read OR re-read an old favourite - either will make you HAPPY
Alex Cross Must Die by James Patterson 5★s 4/4/25

4. April 18th 2025 is Good Friday - read a book which has GOOD or FRIDAY in the title OR read a book about a family...
Say Goodbye for Now by Catherine Ryan Hyde 5★s 10/3/25

5. May 11th 2025 is Mother's Day (in Australia) - read a book which features a strong female MC...
The Whisperer's War by Jackie French 5★s 6/3/25 AA

6. New Release by an Aussie Author - Read a book which is released in Autumn 2025 - March, April or May...
The Mademoiselle Alliance by Natasha Lester 5★s 25/3/25 AA 26th March 2025

[Phrynne, Series Queen!]

Autumn Reading Challenge
Duration: 1/3/25 - 31/5/25
Level: Hard
10/10

1. Read a book where the author's first name or book title begins with B, O, I or L .
Impact of Evidenceby Carol Carnac 4 stars 24/3/25

b) Choose your tea - Green cover
Nemesis by Gregg Hurwitz 3 stars 22/3/25

c) Steep the tea - Medium - 151 to 300 pages
One Summer in Tuscany by Annie Seaton AA (208 pages) 3 stars 26/3/25

d) Read a book to indicate how sweet you like your tea: No sugar - Stand alone novel
Strangers in Time by David Baldacci 3 stars 26/5/25

e) Black or white? - Read a book to indicate what else to add to your tea: No milk - General fiction
Cherrywood by Jock Serong AA 10/4/25 4 stars

2. Read a book by an Aussie Author which has been on your TBR for at least a year...
Asylum by Jack Adams AA 5 stars 17/4/2

3. Pick up a book you've been desperate to read
Mrs. Pollifax and the Whirling Dervish by Dorothy Gilman 5 stars 10/5/25

4. Read a book about a family...
Her Silent Cry by Lisa Regan 5 stars 7/4/25

5. Read a book which features a strong female MC...
Blood Lines by Angela Marsons 5 stars 16/3/25

6. New Release by an Aussie Author - Read a book which is released in Autumn 2025 - March, April or May
The Whisperer's War by Jackie French AA (Pub 5/3/25) 4 stars 8/3/25

[Sarah]

What a fun challenge - count me in!

Autumn Reading Challenge
Duration: 1/3/25 - 31/5/25
Level: Hard
Progress: 29/29 AA: 6/6

1.
a) Read a book which is "steamy", set in a hot climate or makes you feel warm inside.
Death Comes to the Costa del Sol by M.H. Eccleston (8/6) 4*
Read a book where the author's first name or book title begins with B, O, I or L .
One Dark Night by Hannah Richell AA (13/4) 5*

b) Read books with a colour on the cover to match the type of tea you choose:
Black - black tea
Deadly Animals by Marie Tierney (8/3) 4.5*
Green - green tea
The Examiner by Janice Hallett (23/3) 5*
White - white tea
Tooth and Nail (Rebus #3) by Ian Rankin (15/4) 5*
Brown - oolong tea
Hunted on the Fens by Joy Ellis (28/3) 5*
Red - rooibos tea
The Hitchcock Hotel by Stephanie Wrobel (27/3) 5*
Orange - herbal tea
This Motherless Land by Nikki May (15/3) 5*

c) Read a book with page counts to indicate how strong you like your tea:
Weak - under 150 pages
The Mistletoe Mystery by Nita Prose (28/3) 3* (128 pages)
Medium - 151 to 300 pages
New Year's Eve by Sarah Todman AA (20/4) 5* (250 pages)
Strong - 301 pages or more
The Memory of Animals by Claire Fuller (9/3) 4* (320 pages)

d) Read a book to indicate how sweet you like your tea:
No sugar - Stand alone novel
Death in the Arctic by Tom Hindle (9/3) 4*
One spoonful - Book one in a series
Murder at Gulls Nest by Jess Kidd (13/3) 5* (Nora Breen #1)
Two spoonfuls - Book two in a series
The Retreat by Sarah Pearse (21/3) 4* (Elin Warner #2)
Honey - Book three in a series
The Wilds by Sarah Pearse (7/4) 5* (Elin Warner #3)
Artificial sweetener - Book four in a series
The Unquiet Grave by Dervla McTiernan AA (6/5) 4.5* (Cormac Reilly #4)

e) Read a book to indicate what else to add to your tea:
No milk - General fiction
Eye of the Moon by Ivan Obolensky (28/5) 4.5*
Just a dash - Romance/chick lit
The Wedding People by Alison Espach (15/5) 5*
Lots of milk - Young Adult/new adult
I'll Look for You, Everywhere by Cameron Capello (31/3) 3* (new adult romance)
Cream (Yuck!) - Fantasy/sci fi
We Can Remember It for You Wholesale by Philip K. Dick (17/3) 4*
Soy milk - Mystery/thriller
The Queens of Crime by Marie Benedict (12/5) 4.5*
Lemon - Non fiction
On the Trail of the Yorkshire Ripper: His Final Secrets Revealed by Richard Charles Cobb (27/4) 4*

2. Read a book by an Aussie Author which has been on your TBR for at least a year...
Aphrodite's Breath by Susan Johnson AA (9/6) 4* (added to my TBR 17/6/2023)

3. Pick up a book you've been desperate to read
Dead Man's Shoes by Marion Todd (8/5) 4.5*
Re-read an old favourite
Murder on the Orient Express by Agatha Christie (audiobook edition) (31/5) 5*

4. Read a book which has GOOD or FRIDAY in the title
The Longest Goodbye by Mari Hannah (30/3) 5*
Read a book about a family
The List of Suspicious Things by Jennie Godfrey (3/4) 5*

5. Read a book which features a strong female MC
Gunnawah by Ronni Salt AA (22/3) 5*

6. Read a book by an Aussie Author which is released in Autumn 2025 - March, April or May
Vanish by Shelley Burr AA (23/5) 4.5* (published on 30/4/25)

[Sally906]

Autumn Reading - COMPLETED

Level: HARD - 10 books - #1 through to #6 (minimum 4 x AA)

1. Make a cup of tea! ✔️
a) Boil the water
Task: Read a book where the author's first name or book title begins with B, O, I or L
Book read: The Lupin Fields by Heather Reyburn AA - 04/04/25 - 4★s
How if fits: Title starts with L

b) Choose your tea ✔️
Task: Read books with a colour on the cover to match the type of tea you choose (Black tea - Black on cover)
Book read: The Dangers of Dating a Rebound Vampire by Molly Harper - 07/03/25 - 3★s
How if fits: Black on cover

c) Steep the tea ✔️
Task: Read a book with page counts to indicate how strong you like your tea (Weak - under 150 pages)
Book read: Mushing is Murder by Patti Benning - 23/03/25 - 3★s
How if fits: 140 pages

d) Sweet? ✔️
Task: Read a book to indicate how sweet you like your tea (Two spoonfuls - Book two in a series)
Book read: The Whispering Woods by Kaelyn Hamm - 09/03/25 - 5★s
How if fits: Book 2 in “The Singers Series”

e) Black or white? ✔️
Task: Read a book to indicate what else to add to your tea (dash of milk - Romance)
Book read: The Comanche Girl's Prayer by Angela C. Castillo - 24/03/25 - 3★s
How if fits: Has MPG of Romance

Now your cuppa is made, you're ready to continue reading!

2. March 2nd 2025 is Clean up Australia Day ✔️
Task: Read a book by an Aussie Author which has been on your TBR for at least a year
Book read: Home To Turtle Bay by Marion Lennox AA - 07/04/25 - 3★s
How if fits: Been on my TBR shelf since 2018

3. March 20th 2025 is International Day of Happiness✔️
Task: Pick up a book you've been desperate to read - will make you HAPPY
Book read: The Scent of Promise by Heather Reyburn AA - 16/04/25 - 4★s
How if fits: This is the final book in a series that I have been desperate to finish so I can move onto the next series

4. April 18th 2025 is Good Friday ✔️
Task: Read a book about a family.
Book read: The Calendar Mums by Lauren K McKellar AA - 11/03/25 - 5★s
How if fits: A few family groups front and centre in the book

5. May 11th 2025 is Mother's Day (in Australia)✔️
Task: Read a book which features a strong female MC
Book read: Murder at the Piccadilly Playhouse by C.J. Archer AA - 14/03/25 - 5★s
How if fits: Cleopatra is a strong female MC

6. New Release by an Aussie Author ✔️
Task: Read a book which is released in Autumn 2025 - March, April or May
Book read: Right Way Up by Fiona McCallum AA - 21/03/25 - 5★s
How if fits: Publish date 02/04/25

[Meg]

**Autumn Reading Challenge**
Duration: 1/3/25 - 31/5/25
Level: Hard
0/10

[Claire]

**Autumn Reading Challenge**
Duration: 1/3/25 - 31/5/25
Level: Hard
9/10 ( 5/4 AA)

✔️ 1. Make a cup of tea!
a) Boil the water - Read a book where the author's first name or book title begins with B, O, I or L .
In the Clearing - J.P. Pomare AA 8/3/25

✔️ b) Choose your tea - Read books with a colour on the cover to match the type of tea you choose:
Orange - Herbal Tea - Jane Rawson 26/4/25 AA

✔️ c) Steep the tea - Read a book with page counts to indicate how strong you like your tea:
Strong - 301 pages or more Martyr! - Kaveh Akbar 3/3/25 4* 331 pages

✔️ d) Sweet? - Read a book to indicate how sweet you like your tea:
No sugar - Stand alone novel
Headshot - Rita Bullwinkel 2/4/25

✔️e) Black or white? - Read a book to indicate what else to add to your tea:
No milk - General Fiction
Little World - Josephine Rowe 7/5/25 AA

Now your cuppa is made, you're ready to continue reading!

✔️ 2. March 2nd 2025 is Clean up Australia Day - read a book by an Aussie Author which has been on your TBR for at least a year...
Breath - Tim Winton AA 13/4/25

✔️ 3. March 20th 2025 is International Day of Happiness so pick up a book you've been desperate to read
The Unworthy - Agustina Bazterrica 25/3/25

✔️4. April 18th 2025 is Good Friday - Read a book about a family.
Slags - Emma Jane Unsworth 24/5/25

✔️ 5. May 11th 2025 is Mother's Day (in Australia) - read a book which features a strong female MC...
Things I Don't Want to Know - Deborah Levy 14/3/25

✔️ 6. New Release by an Aussie Author - Read a book which is released in Autumn 2025 - March, April or May
The Theory of Everything - Yumna Kassab published March 4 2025 - Aussie Author 17/3/25

[Niamh]

Count me in! Books to come tonight.

**Autumn Reading Challenge**
Duration: 1/3/25 - 31/5/25
Level: Hard
10/10

1. Make a cup of tea!
✅a) Boil the water - Read a book where the author's first name or book title begins with B, O, I or L
Lirael by Garth Nix 🦘 3🌟 - finished 24/05/25

✅b) Choose your tea - Black - black tea
A Gathering of Shadows by Victoria E. Schwab 🌟 - finished 13/05/25

✅c) Steep the tea - Strong - 301 pages or more
I Am Not Jessica Chen by Ann Liang 🦘 320 pages 5🌟 - finished 11/03/25

✅d) Sweet? - Two spoonfuls - Book two in a series
Heavenly Tyrant by Xiran Jay Zhao 4🌟 - finished 25/05/25

✅e) Black or white? - Just a dash - Romance/chick lit
Next of Kin by Hannah Bonam-Young 3.5🌟 - finished 07/03/25



Now your cuppa is made, you're ready to continue reading!

✅2. March 2nd 2025 is Clean up Australia Day - read a book by an Aussie Author which has been on your TBR for at least a year.
A Semi-Definitive List of Worst Nightmares by Krystal Sutherland 🦘 Added to TBR 25/03/18 4🌟 - finished 29/04/25

✅3. March 20th 2025 is International Day of Happiness so pick up a book you've been desperate to read.
The Seven Year Slip by Ashley Poston 5🌟 - finished 09/03/25

✅4. April 18th 2025 is Good Friday - read a book about a family.
The Guncle Abroad by Steven Rowley 4🌟 - finished 01/06/25

✅5. May 11th 2025 is Mother's Day (in Australia) - read a book which features a strong female MC.
What Doesn’t Break by Cassandra Khaw 4🌟 - finished 19/04/25

✅6. New Release by an Aussie Author - Read a book which is released in Autumn 2025 - March, April or May...
Wandering Wild by Lynette Noni 🦘 Australian release date 29/04/25 (Goodreads has USA release date listed) 4🌟 - finished 15/05/25

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Welcome to the Autumn challenge everyone! Linked to here :)

[Jasmine's]

**Autumn Reading Challenge**
Duration: 1/3/25 - 31/5/25
Level: Hard
10/10 4AA min

1. Make a cup of tea!
a) Boil the water - Read a book which is "steamy", set in a hot climate or makes you feel warm inside. OR read a book where the author's first name or book title begins with B, O, I or L .
White Gardenia Belinda Alexandra 5* 07/04/25 AA

b) Choose your tea - Read books with a colour on the cover to match the type of tea you choose:
***Black - black tea The Mountain Shadow Gregory David Roberts 4* 18/03/25 AA

Green - green tea
White - white tea
Brown - oolong tea
Red - rooibos tea
Orange - herbal tea

c) Steep the tea - Read a book with page counts to indicate how strong you like your tea:
Weak - under 150 pages
Medium - 151 to 300 pages
***Strong - 301 pages or more Cat & Mouse James Patterson 4* 07/03/25

d) Sweet? - Read a book to indicate how sweet you like your tea:
***No sugar - Stand alone novel First Lie Wins Ashley Elston 4* 06/03/25
One spoonful - Book one in a series
Two spoonfuls - Book two in a series
Honey - Book three in a series
Artificial sweetener - Book four in a series

e) Black or white? - Read a book to indicate what else to add to your tea:
No milk - General fiction
Just a dash - Romance/chick lit
Lots of milk - Young Adult/new adult
Cream - Fantasy/sci fi
***Soy milk or (oat) - Mystery/thriller The Chain Adrian McKinty AA 5* 31/03/25

Lemon - Non fiction

Now your cuppa is made, you're ready to continue reading!

2. March 2nd 2025 is Clean up Australia Day - read a book by an Aussie Author which has been on your TBR for at least a year...The Perfumer's Secret Fiona McIntosh AA 4* 11/05/25

3. March 20th 2025 is International Day of Happiness so pick up a book you've been desperate to read OR re-read an old favourite - either will make you HAPPY Whitehorn Bryce Courtenay AA 5* 23/03/25

4. April 18th 2025 is Good Friday - read a book which has GOOD or FRIDAY in the title OR read a book about a family...The Good Dog Simon Rowell 4* 07/03/25 AA

5. May 11th 2025 is Mother's Day (in Australia) - read a book which features a strong female MC...Bloodtree River Sarah Barrie 4* 10/03/25 AA

6. New Release by an Aussie Author - Read a book which is released in Autumn 2025 - March, April or May...
Legacy Of Hunters Ridge Sarah Barrie AA 5* 18/04/25

[Steve]

I'm in!

**Autumn Reading Challenge**
Duration: 1/3/25 - 31/5/25
Level: Hard
10/10

1. Make a cup of tea!
a) Boil the Water Bag Man: The Wild Crimes, Audacious Cover-Up, and Spectacular Downfall of a Brazen Crook in the White House by Rachel Maddow ★★★★★ 9/3

b) Choose your tea Black A Constellation of Vital Phenomena by Anthony Marra ★★★★☆ 20/3

c) Steep the tea Strong Locked Ward by Anne Buist AA (368 pages) ★★★☆☆ 12/4

d) Sweet? No sugar Dark Mode by Ashley Kalagian Blunt AA ★★★☆☆ 24/3

e) Black or white? Cream Aurora Burning by Amie Kaufman AA ★★★★★ 12/3

Now your cuppa is made, you're ready to continue reading!

2. Clean up Australia Day Mr Einstein's Secretary by Matthew Reilly AA ★★★★★ 22/3

3. International Day of Happiness Paladin's Strength by T. Kingfisher ★★★★★ 6/3

4. Good Friday A Good Girl's Guide to Murder by Holly Jackson ★★★★★ 8/3

5. Mother's Day Forgotten in Death by J.D. Robb ★★★★★ 15/3

6. New Release by an Aussie Author Miss Caroline Bingley, Private Detective by Kelly Gardiner (April 2nd, 2025) AA ★★★☆☆ 8/4

[Tanu]

Count me in! Books TBA as I read.

**Autumn Reading Challenge**
Duration: 1/3/25 - 31/5/25
Level: HARD
8/10
AA: 2/4 🇦🇺

1. Make a cup of tea!
a) Boil the water - Read a book which is "steamy", set in a hot climate or makes you feel warm inside. OR read a book where the author's first name or book title begins with B, O, I or L . Lost Feather ✅ Finished 1 March, rating 3 stars

b) Choose your tea - Read books with a colour on the cover to match the type of tea you choose:
Black - black tea
Green - green tea
White - white tea - AA 🇦🇺 The Chilling Rating 3 stars: finished 5 May 2025 ✅
Brown - oolong tea -
Red - rooibos tea
Orange - herbal tea

c) Steep the tea - Read a book with page counts to indicate how strong you like your tea:
Weak - under 150 pages
Medium - 151 to 300 pages - Newly Undead in Dark River AA 🇦🇺 ✅
Strong - 301 pages or more

d) Sweet? - Read a book to indicate how sweet you like your tea:
No sugar - Stand alone novel
One spoonful - Book one in a series - Pack Darling: Part One - finished March 14, rating 3.5 stars ✅
Two spoonfuls - Book two in a series
Honey - Book three in a series
Artificial sweetener - Book four in a series

e) Black or white? - Read a book to indicate what else to add to your tea:
No milk - General fiction
Just a dash - Romance/chick lit
Lots of milk - Young Adult/new adult
Cream - Fantasy/sci fi
Soy milk - Mystery/thriller - Birdman ✅ - Finished March 10, Rating 3 stars.
Lemon - Non fiction

2. March 2nd 2025 is Clean up Australia Day - read a book by an Aussie Author which has been on your TBR for at least a year... AA Nightbirds

3. March 20th 2025 is International Day of Happiness so pick up a book you've been desperate to read OR re-read an old favourite - either will make you HAPPY - We Used to Live Here by Marcus Kliewer Rating 2 stars, finished 27 April ✅

4. April 18th 2025 is Good Friday - read a book which has GOOD or FRIDAY in the title OR read a book about a family... The Changeling Sea by Patricia A. McKillip ✅

5. May 11th 2025 is Mother's Day (in Australia) - read a book which features a strong female MC... - Nothing Serious by Emma Medrano ✅

6. New Release by an Aussie Author - Read a book which is released in Autumn 2025 - March, April or May... Released April 2025 🇦🇺 AA

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Welcome Jasmine, Steve and Tanu :) You're linked!

[Jenn]

HERE WE GO!

**Autumn Reading Challenge**
Duration: 1/3/25 - 31/5/25
Level: Hard x 2
20/20

1. Make a cup of tea!
a) Boil the water - Read a book which is "steamy", set in a hot climate or makes you feel warm inside. OR read a book where the author's first name or book title begins with B, O, I or L .
Magic Bleeds by Ilona Andrews 5 stars 1/3/25
Magic Slays by Ilona Andrews 5 stars 5/3/25


b) Choose your tea - Read books with a colour on the cover to match the type of tea you choose:
Black - black tea
The Tale of the Body Thief by Anne Rice 5 stars 16/4/25
Lady of Darkness by Melissa K. Roehrich 5 stars 8/4/25

c) Steep the tea - Read a book with page counts to indicate how strong you like your tea:
Strong - 301 pages or more
Taltos by Anne Rice (520 pages) 5 stars 13/4/25
The Talismans of Shannara by Terry Brooks (440 pages) 4 stars 28/3/25

d) Sweet? - Read a book to indicate how sweet you like your tea:
No sugar - Stand alone novel
Twist of Fateby Karly Lane AA 5 stars 20/4/25
Art Hour at the Duchess Hotel by Sophie Green AA 4 stars 17/4/25

e) Black or white? - Read a book to indicate what else to add to your tea:
Cream - Fantasy/sci fi
The Druid of Shannara by Terry Brooks5 stars 8/3/25
The Elf Queen of Shannara by Terry Brooks 5 stars 12/3/25

Now your cuppa is made, you're ready to continue reading!

2. March 2nd 2025 is Clean up Australia Day - read a book by an Aussie Author which has been on your TBR for at least a year...
Silverborn by Jessica Townsend AA 5 stars 14/5/25
The Missing Pieces of Us by Fleur McDonald AA 4 stars 13/5/25

3. March 20th 2025 is International Day of Happiness so pick up a book you've been desperate to read OR re-read an old favourite - either will make you HAPPY
Magician's End by Raymond E. Feist 5 stars 17/3/25
King of Ashes by Raymond E. Feist 5 stars 13/5/25

4. April 18th 2025 is Good Friday - read a book which has GOOD or FRIDAY in the title OR read a book about a family...
Good Girl, Bad Girl by Michael Robotham AA 5 stars 4/3/25
When She Was Good by Michael Robotham AA 5 stars 4/3/25

5. May 11th 2025 is Mother's Day (in Australia) - read a book which features a strong female MC...
Burnt Offerings by Laurell K. Hamilton (MC Anita Blake is a Vampire hunter) 5 stars 2/3/25
Blue Moon by Laurell K. Hamilton (MC Anita Blake is a Vampire hunter) 5 stars 3/3/25

6. New Release by an Aussie Author - Read a book which is released in Autumn 2025 - March, April or May
The Rivertown Vet by Jennifer Scoullar AA (Published April 2025) 4 stars 1/5/25
Of Scale and Blood by Keri Arthur AA (Published May 2025) 5 stars 3/6/25

[Sally906]

I’ve updated my post to add my books 😀

https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

[Sandysbookaday (taking a midwinter break)]

Sign me up please Brenda. I'll select my books later. 💖📚😊

HERE WE GO!

**Autumn Reading Challenge**
Duration: 1/3/25 - 31/5/25
Level: HARD - 10 books - #1 through to #6 (minimum 4 AA)
10/10
7/4 AA🦘

1. Make a cup of tea!
✅a) Boil the water - Read a book which is "steamy", set in a hot climate AND read a book where the book title begins with B, O, I or L .

Opal by Patricia Wolf AA🦘 COMPLETED 20/03/25 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...


✅b) Choose your tea - Read books with a colour on the cover to match the type of tea you choose:

Green - green tea - Flying the Coop by Ilsa Evans AA🦘 COMPLETED 23.03.25 ⭐⭐.5 https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

✅c) Steep the tea - Read a book with page counts to indicate how strong you like your tea: Medium - 151 to 300 pages
Walk the Blue Fields by Claire Keegan (1-May-2008) Paperback by Claire Keegan 183 pages COMPLETED 05/03/25 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

✅d) Sweet? - Read a book to indicate how sweet you like your tea:
No sugar - Stand alone novel -
American Housewife by Anita Abriel AA🦘
COMPLETED 06/04/25 ⭐⭐⭐.7 https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...


✅e) Black or white? - Read a book to indicate what else to add to your tea:
No milk - General fiction
The Evening Shades by Lee Martin COMPLETED 01.04.25 ⭐⭐⭐⭐.4 https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Now your cuppa is made, you're ready to continue reading!

✅2. March 2nd 2025 is Clean up Australia Day - read a book by an Aussie Author which has been on your TBR for at least a year... This has been on my shelf since September 2016 😬

The Art of Keeping Secrets by Rachael Johns AA🦘 COMPLETED 10.05.25 ⭐⭐⭐⭐.2 https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

✅3. March 20th 2025 is International Day of Happiness so pick up a book you've been desperate to read OR re-read an old favourite - either will make you HAPPY
The Unquiet Grave by Dervla McTiernan AA🦘COMPLETED 28.04.24 ⭐⭐⭐⭐.5 https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

✅4. April 18th 2025 is Good Friday - read a book about a family...
The Stranger at the Table by Cassie Hamer AA🦘 COMPLETED 11.04.25 ⭐⭐⭐.6 https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

✅5. May 11th 2025 is Mother's Day (in Australia) - read a book which features a strong female MC...
The Book Club for Troublesome Women by Marie Bostwick COMPLETED 28.04.25 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

✅6. New Release by an Aussie Author - Read a book which is released in Autumn 2025 - March, April or May...
Right Way Up by Fiona McCallum AA🦘 COMPLETED 08.04.25 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Mari]

**Autumn Reading Challenge**
Duration: 1/3/25 - 31/5/25
Level: Hard
10/10
Completed 25th May

☕️ 1. Make a cup of tea!
a) Boil the water - Read a book where the author's first name or book title begins with B, O, I or L .
Willowman by Inga Simpson *AA* - 25/05 - 5★

☕️ b) Choose your tea - Read books with a colour on the cover to match the type of tea you choose: Black - black tea
Rooted in Evil by Ann Granger - 01/05 - 3.5★

☕️ c) Steep the tea - Read a book with page counts to indicate how strong you like your tea: Medium - 151 to 300 pages
Gone to Ground by Rachel Amphlett *AA* (278 pages) - 04/04 - 3.5★

☕️ d) Sweet? - Read a book to indicate how sweet you like your tea: No sugar - Stand alone novel
Listen for the Lie by Amy Tintera - 30/04 - 3★

☕️ e) Black or white? - Read a book to indicate what else to add to your tea: No milk - General fiction
The Animals at Lockwood Manor by Jane Healey - 09/04 - 4★




Now your cuppa is made, you're ready to continue reading!

📕 2. March 2nd 2025 is Clean up Australia Day - read a book by an Aussie Author which has been on your TBR for at least a year...
The Lullaby Man by Anni Taylor *AA* - 27/03 - 4★

📕 3. March 20th 2025 is International Day of Happiness so pick up a book you've been desperate to read, which will make you HAPPY
Murder at Ashton Steeple by Karen Baugh Menuhin - 17/04 - 5★

📕 4. April 18th 2025 is Good Friday - read a book about a family.
The Glassmaker by Tracy Chevalier - 14/04 - 5★

📕 5. May 11th 2025 is Mother's Day (in Australia) - read a book which features a strong female MC...
A Year of Marvellous Ways by Sarah Winman - 13/05 - 4★

📕 6. New Release by an Aussie Author - Read a book which is released in Autumn 2025 - March, April or May...
The Stranger at the Table by Cassie Hamer (published 01/04/25) - 10/05 - 3.5★

[Elisabeth]

I'm in!
**Autumn Reading Challenge**
Duration: 1/3/25 - 31/5/25
Level: Hard
10/10 AA 6/4

1. Make a cup of tea!
a) Boil the water - Read a book which is set in a hot climate. Set in Panama
The Tailor of Panama by John Le Carré 15/3/25 4 stars

b) Choose your tea - Read books with a colour on the cover to match the type of tea you choose:
Green - green tea
Chai Time at Cinnamon Gardens: WINNER OF THE MILES FRANKLIN LITERARY AWARD by Shankari Chandran AA 19/3/25 3 stars


c) Steep the tea - Read a book with page counts to indicate how strong you like your tea:
Strong - 301 pages or more. 513 pages
A Man without Breath by Philip Kerr 4/3/25 5 stars

d) Sweet? - Read a book to indicate how sweet you like your tea:
Honey - Book three in a series. 3 in Crimson Lake series
Gone by Midnight by Candice Fox AA 24/4/25 4 stars

e) Black or white? - Read a book to indicate what else to add to your tea:
Lots of milk - Young Adult/new adult
Jasper Jones by Craig Silvey AA 21/3/25 5 stars

Now your cuppa is made, you're ready to continue reading!
2. March 2nd 2025 is Clean up Australia Day - read a book by an Aussie Author which has been on your TBR for at least a year...
Boy Swallows Universe by Trent Dalton AA 6/4/25 5 stars

3. March 20th 2025 is International Day of Happiness so re-read an old favourite
March Violets by Philip Kerr 22/4/25 4 stars

4. April 18th 2025 is Good Friday - read a book about a family...
The Underdog by Markus Zusak AA 15/4/25 4 stars

5. May 11th 2025 is Mother's Day (in Australia) - read a book which features a strong female MC... Hillary Rodham Clinton
Rodham by Curtis Sittenfeld 16/3/25 4 stars

6. New Release by an Aussie Author - Read a book which is released in Autumn 2025 - released 1/4/25
When She Was Gone by Sara Foster AA 14/5/25 4 stars

[Helen]

I am in

**Autumn Reading Challenge**
Duration: 1/3/25 - 31/5/25
Level: Easy
5/5

1. Make a cup of tea!
a) Boil the water - Read a book where the author's first name or book title begins with B, O, I or L.

The Bluff Joanna Jenkins AA Done 5* 24/3/2025 https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

b) Choose your tea - Read books with a colour on the cover to match the type of tea you choose:

Black - black tea

A Killer in Kensington H.L. Marsay Done 5* 5/3/2025 https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

c) Steep the tea - Read a book with page counts to indicate how strong you like your tea:

Strong - 301 pages or more

Bowen River Annie Seaton AA Done 5* 12/5/2025 https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

d) Sweet? - Read a book to indicate how sweet you like your tea:

No sugar - Stand alone novel

The View from the Balcony Janette Paul AA Done 5* 5/5/2025 https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...


e) Black or white? - Read a book to indicate what else to add to your tea:

Just a dash - Romance/chick lit
The Venice Reunion Arrangement Michelle Douglas AA Done 5* 22/2/2025



Finished this one :)

[Catsalive]

**Autumn Reading Challenge**
Duration: 1/3/25 - 31/5/25
Level: hard (4AA)
10/10

1. Make a cup of tea!
a) Boil the water - Read a book which is set in a hot climate
The Rabbits by Sophie Overett 11/3 2★ (AA)

b) Choose your tea - Read books with a colour on the cover to match the type of tea you choose:
Red - rooibos tea
by Ovidia Yu 5/3 4★

c) Steep the tea - Read a book with page counts to indicate how strong you like your tea:
Strong - 301 pages or more - 384p
A Town Called Treachery by Mitch Jennings 7/3 4★ (AA)

d) Sweet? - Read a book to indicate how sweet you like your tea:
No sugar - standalone
The Mystery Writer by Sulari Gentill 26/3 3.5★ (AA)

e) Black or white? - Read a book to indicate what else to add to your tea:
Cream - Fantasy/sci fi
Guardians of the West by David Eddings 4/3 3.5★



Now your cuppa is made, you're ready to continue reading!

2. March 2nd 2025 is Clean up Australia Day - read a book by an Aussie Author which has been on your TBR for at least a year...
Riverboat Point by Tricia Stringer 17/3 3★ (AA)

3. March 20th 2025 is International Day of Happiness - re-read an old favourite - either will make you HAPPY
Sleeping Murder by Agatha Christie 15/3 4★

4. April 18th 2025 is Good Friday - read a book about a family...
Kindred in Death by J.D. Robb 20/3 4.5★

5. May 11th 2025 is Mother's Day (in Australia) - read a book which features a strong female MC... - Polgara
King of the Murgos by David Eddings 13/3 3★

6. New Release by an Aussie Author - Read a book which is released in Autumn 2025 - March, April or May - 26/3/2025
Orpheus Nine by Chris Flynn 25/4 4★ (AA)

[Carol]

Love tea as much as reading so have to join this one - Easy please

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Welcome Jenn (wow double! go girl!!), Sandy, Mari, Elisabeth, Helen, Kylie and Carol! You're all linked :)

[Jenn]

Brenda wrote: "Welcome Jenn (wow double! go girl!!), Sandy, Mari, Elisabeth, Helen, Kylie and Carol! You're all linked :)"

Great Challenge Brenda. I had so many choices for this challenge I had trouble deciding on only 10 so I thought I would really challenge myself :P

[Carolyn]

🍁Autumn Reading Challenge 🍂
Duration: 1/3/25 - 31/5/25
Level: Easy
10/10 books (min 4 AA)

☕️ 1. Make a cup of tea!
a) Boil the water - read a book where the author's first name or book title begins with B, O, I or L .
✔ Lenny Marks Gets Away with Murder by Kerryn Mayne AA (read 23 May) 4★

b) Choose your tea - Read books with a colour on the cover to match the type of tea you choose:
Black - black tea
✔ The Book of Guilt by Catherine Chidgey (read 10 May) 4★

c) Steep the tea - Read a book with page counts to indicate how strong you like your tea:
Weak - under 150 pages
✔ And Every Morning the Way Home Gets Longer and Longer by Fredrik Backman (read 7 May) 4★

d) Sweet? - Read a book to indicate how sweet you like your tea:
No sugar - Stand alone novel
✔ Barren Cape by Michelle Prak AA (read April 23) 3★

e) Black or white? - Read a book to indicate what else to add to your tea:
No milk - General fiction
✔ Michael Without Apology by Catherine Ryan Hyde (read 10 May) 4★




📚 Now your cuppa is made, you're ready to continue reading!

2. March 2nd 2025 is Clean up Australia Day - read a book by an Aussie Author which has been on your TBR for at least a year...
✔ The Rewilding by Donna M Cameron AA (read 6 April) 5★

3. March 20th 2025 is International Day of Happiness so pick up a book you've been desperate to read
✔ The Borrowed Life of Frederick Fife by Anna Johnston AA (read 27 May) 4★

4. April 18th 2025 is Good Friday - read a book about a family
✔ With Winter Comes Darkness by Robbi Neal AA (read 16 May)

5. May 11th 2025 is Mother's Day (in Australia) - read a book which features a strong female MC...
✔ Ruth Run by Elizabeth Kaufman (read 14 April) 4★

6. New Release by an Aussie Author - Read a book which is released in Autumn 2025 - March, April or May...
✔ When She Was Gone by Sara Foster (pub 2 April) AA (read 10 April) 5★

[Lorraine]

Challenge complete 😀

**Autumn Reading Challenge**
Duration: 1/3/25 - 31/5/25
Level: HARD
5/5 (2 AAs)

1. Make a cup of tea!
a) Boil the water - Read a book which is "steamy", set in a hot climate or makes you feel warm inside:
The Dispatcher by Ryan David Jahn (Setting; East Texas) ✅ 2* (12/3)

b) Choose your tea - Read books with a colour on the cover to match the type of tea you choose.
White - white tea:
Clowns Vs. Spiders by Jeff Strand ✅ 4* (21/3)

c) Steep the tea - Read a book with page counts to indicate how strong you like your tea.
Strong - 301 pages or more:
Taken by Dinuka McKenzie (336) AA ✅ 3* (20/3)

d) Sweet? - Read a book to indicate how sweet you like your tea.
One spoonful - Book one in a series
Scrublands by Chris Hammer AA ✅ 4* (11/4)

e) Black or white? - Read a book to indicate what else to add to your tea.
Cream - Fantasy/sci fi
Day Zero by C. Robert Cargill ✅ 4* (7/4)

✅ ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Jenn wrote: "Brenda wrote: "Welcome Jenn (wow double! go girl!!), Sandy, Mari, Elisabeth, Helen, Kylie and Carol! You're all linked :)"

Great Challenge Brenda. I had so many choices for this challenge I had tr..."

That's fabulous! And I'm sure you'll do it as well!!

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Welcome Carolyn and Lorraine - you're both linked!

[Jackmeister]

**Autumn Reading Challenge**
Duration: 1/3/25 - 31/5/25
Level: Easy
5/5

1. Make a cup of tea!
a) Boil the water - Read a book which is "steamy", set in a hot climate or makes you feel warm inside. OR read a book where the author's first name or book title begins with B, O, I or L .
Innocent in Las Vegas by A.R. Winters - 3⭐️ 24/3/25

b) Choose your tea - Read books with a colour on the cover to match the type of tea you choose: Green - green tea
Murder and Mendelssohn by Kerry Greenwood AA🇦🇺 - 4⭐️ - 7/3/25

c) Steep the tea - Read a book with page counts to indicate how strong you like your tea: Strong - 301 pages or more (343)
The Creeper by Margaret Hickey AA🇦🇺 - 4⭐️ - 5/3/25

d) Sweet? - Read a book to indicate how sweet you like your tea: No sugar - Stand alone novel
Iced by Felix Francis - 4⭐️ - 10/3/25

e) Black or white? - Read a book to indicate what else to add to your tea: Soy milk - Mystery/thriller
Seven Up by Janet Evanovich - 4⭐️ - 16/4/25

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Welcome to the challenge Jackie :)

[Mel]

Count me in!

**Autumn Reading Challenge**
Duration: 1/3/25 - 31/5/25
Level: Easy
2/2 🦘

1. Make a cup of tea!
a) Boil the water - Read a book which is "steamy", set in a hot climate or makes you feel warm inside . OR read a book where the author's first name or book title begins with B, O, I or L .
Legends & Lattes by Travis Baldree 16/3/25, 5 ⭐

b) your tea - Read books with a colour on the cover to match the type of tea you choose:
Black - black tea

The Prison Healer by Lynette Noni 🦘, 30/3/25, 4 ⭐

c) Steep the tea - Read a book with page counts to indicate how strong you like your tea:
Strong - 301 pages or more
Royal Assassin by Robin Hobb 30/4/2025, 5 ⭐

d) Sweet? - Read a book to indicate how sweet you like your tea:
One spoonful - Book one in a series
Sabriel by Garth Nix 🦘

e) Black or white? - Read a book to indicate what else to add to your tea:
Cream - Fantasy/sci fi
Red Seas Under Red Skies by Scott Lynch

Now your cuppa is made, you're ready to continue reading!

[Trish]

Autumn is perfect time for many cups of tea!

**Autumn Reading Challenge**
Duration: 1/3/25 - 31/5/25
Level: Hard
10/10 AA 6

1. Make a cup of tea!

a) Boil the water -
✔️🫖Read a book which is "steamy", set in a hot climate or makes you feel warm inside
Sienna by Annie Seaton AA....3* 26/03/25
. OR read a book where the author's first name or book title begins with B, O, I or L .

b) Choose your tea - Read books with a colour on the cover to match the type of tea you choose:
Black - black tea
Green - green tea
White - white tea
Brown - oolong tea
Red - rooibos tea
✔️🫖Orange - herbal tea - The Midnight Feast by Lucy Foley....3.5* 13/03/25

c) Steep the tea - Read a book with page counts to indicate how strong you like your tea:
Weak - under 150 pages
✔️🫖Medium - 151 to 300 pages - Brooklyn by Colm Tóibín (262 pages)....4* 10/03/25
Strong - 301 pages or more

d) Sweet? - Read a book to indicate how sweet you like your tea:
No sugar - Stand alone novel
One spoonful - Book one in a series
Two spoonfuls - Book two in a series
✔️🫖Honey - Book three in a series - The Lost Child by Patricia Gibney....4.5* 23/03/25
Artificial sweetener - Book four in a series

e) Black or white? - Read a book to indicate what else to add to your tea:
No milk - General fiction
Just a dash - Romance/chick lit
Lots of milk - Young Adult/new adult
Cream - Fantasy/sci fi
Soy milk - Mystery/thriller
✔️🫖Lemon - Non fiction - Wifedom: Mrs Orwell’s Invisible Life by Anna Funder AA....4* 19/04/25



Now your cuppa is made, you're ready to continue reading!

✔️🫖2. March 2nd 2025 is Clean up Australia Day - read a book by an Aussie Author which has been on your TBR for at least a year
The First Stone: Some Questions About Sex and Power by Helen Garner AA....3.5* 22/04/25

✔️🫖3. March 20th 2025 is International Day of Happiness so pick up a book you've been desperate to read
The Menu Match by Phillipa Nefri Clark AA....3.5* 15/03/25
OR re-read an old favourite - either will make you HAPPY

✔️🫖4. April 18th 2025 is Good Friday - read a book which has GOOD or FRIDAY in the title OR
read a book about a family...
The Book Club by Roisin Meaney....4* 06/03/25

✔️🫖5. May 11th 2025 is Mother's Day (in Australia) - read a book which features a strong female MC - The Secrets of the Huon Wren by Claire van Ryn AA....4* 10/04/25

✔️🫖6. New Release by an Aussie Author - Read a book which is released in Autumn 2025 - March, April or May...
The Whisperer's War by Jackie French (pub. March/2025) AA....4* 01/05/25

[Kim]

**Autumn Reading Challenge**
Duration: 1/3/25 - 31/5/25
Level: Easy (#1 a-e)
Progress: 5/5 (AA 2/2) - COMPLETED 11/5/25

1. Make a cup of tea!
a) Boil the water - Read a book where the author's first name begins with B, O, I or L:
Gone by Lisa Gardner -
- FINISHED 11/4/25 - 4* (9/10)

b) Choose your tea - Read books with a colour on the cover to match the type of tea you choose:
Brown - oolong tea - -
Hot Blooded by Lisa Jackson -
- FINISHED 11/5/25 - 4* (8/10)

c) Steep the tea - Read a book with page counts to indicate how strong you like your tea:
Strong - 301 pages or more - 398pp:
A Family's Trust by Louise Guy - AA -
- FINISHED 9/4/25 - 5* (9.5/10)

d) Sweet? - Read a book to indicate how sweet you like your tea:
Honey - Book three in a series - David Raker #3:
Vanished by Tim Weaver -
- FINISHED 29/3/25 - 4* (9/10)

e) Black or white? - Read a book to indicate what else to add to your tea:
Lemon - Non fiction:
Wifedom: Mrs. Orwell's Invisible Life by Anna Funder - AA -
- FINISHED 25/3/25 - 4* (9/10)

[Janine]

**Autumn Reading Challenge**
Duration: 1/3/25 - 31/5/25
Level: Hard
10/10

1. Make a cup of tea!
a) Boil the water - Read a book which is "steamy", set in a hot climate or makes you feel warm inside.
The Jam Maker by Mary-Lou Stephens(AA) READ 13/3/25 5*

b) Choose your tea - Read books with a colour on the cover to match the type of tea you choose:
Brown - oolong tea
The Missing Brides by Helen Goltz(AA) READ 9/3/25 3*

c) Steep the tea - Read a book with page counts to indicate how strong you like your tea:
Strong - 301 pages or more
The Grazier's Son by Cathryn Hein(AA) READ 4/3/25 4*

d) Sweet? - Read a book to indicate how sweet you like your tea:
Artificial sweetener - Book four in a series
The Valley by Chris Hammer(AA) READ 18/3/25 3*

e) Black or white? - Read a book to indicate what else to add to your tea:
Soy milk - Mystery/thriller
Sanctuary by Garry Disher(AA) READ 8/3/25 3*



Now your cuppa is made, you're ready to continue reading!

2. March 2nd 2025 is Clean up Australia Day - read a book by an Aussie Author which has been on your TBR for at least a year...
Dangerous Deeds by Beth Prentice(AA) READ 27/3/25 2*

3. March 20th 2025 is International Day of Happiness so pick up a book you've been desperate to read that will make you HAPPY
The Night on the Darling River by Darry Fraser(AA) READ 16/4/25 4*

4. April 18th 2025 is Good Friday - read a book about a family...
Her Mother's Grave by Lisa Regan READ 4/4/25 5*

5. May 11th 2025 is Mother's Day (in Australia) - read a book which features a strong female MC...
The Writing Class by Esther Campion(AA) READ 7/4/25 4*

6. New Release by an Aussie Author - Read a book which is released in Autumn 2025 - March, April or May...
The Whisperer's War by Jackie French(AA) READ 3/4/25 5*

[Kylie H]

Autumn Reading Challenge**
Duration: 1/3/25 - 31/5/25
Level: Hard
10/10

1. Make a cup of tea!
a) Boil the water - Read a book which is set in a hot climate
The Garden of Burning Sand by Corban Addison 29/3/25 4★

b) Choose your tea - Read books with a colour on the cover to match the type of tea you choose - White Tea
The Widows’ Guide to Murder by Amanda Ashby 12/3/25 4★

c) Steep the tea - Read a book with page counts to indicate how strong you like your tea: Strong - 301 pages or more
The Death of Us by Abigail Dean (336 pgs) 2/4/25 4★

d) Sweet? - Read a book to indicate how sweet you like your tea: One spoonful - Book one in a series
The Postmistress by Alison Stuart 8/4/25 4★ AA

e) Black or white? - Read a book to indicate what else to add to your tea: No milk - General fiction
Closest Kept by Kitty Johnson9/5/25 4★

Now your cuppa is made, you're ready to continue reading!

2. March 2nd 2025 is Clean up Australia Day - read a book by an Aussie Author which has been on your TBR for at least a year...
The Beautiful Words by Vanessa McCausland 11/3/25 4★ AA

3. March 20th 2025 is International Day of Happiness so pick up a book you've been desperate to read OR re-read an old favourite - either will make you HAPPY
Anne of Avonlea by L.M. Montgomery 19/5/25 3★

4. April 18th 2025 is Good Friday - read a book about a family...
The Backwater by Vikki Wakefield 21/5/25 4★ AA

5. May 11th 2025 is Mother's Day (in Australia) - read a book which features a strong female MC...
Buried on the Fens by Joy Ellis 23/4/2025 4★

6. New Release by an Aussie Author - Read a book which is released in Autumn 2025 - March, April or May...
The Bluff by Joanna Jenkins 18/3/25 4★ AA

[Sue]

**Autumn Reading Challenge**
Duration: 1/3/25 - 31/5/25
Level: Hard
20/20 10/4 AA

1. Make a cup of tea!
✔︎a) Boil the water - Read a book where the author's first name or book title begins with B, O, I or L: The Thinning by Inga Simpson AA 5/4 5★
✔︎Read a book which is set in a hot climate: The Divine Wind by Garry Disher AA 7/5 4★


b) Choose your tea - Read books with a colour on the cover to match the type of tea you choose:
✔︎Black - black tea: The Black Tulip by Alexandre Dumas 22/4 4★
✔︎Red - rooibos tea: The Leopard by Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa 12/4 4★


c) Steep the tea - Read a book with page counts to indicate how strong you like your tea:
✔︎Weak - under 150 pages: Orbital by Samantha Harvey 25/4 5★
✔︎Medium - 151 to 300 pages: The Cleaner of Chartres by Salley Vickers 6/3 4★


d) Sweet? - Read a book to indicate how sweet you like your tea:
✔︎No sugar - Stand alone novel: Our Sunshine by Robert Drewe AA 8/3 3★
✔︎Honey - Book three in a series: Murder In Paradise by Ann Cleeves 19/5 3★


e) Black or white? - Read a book to indicate what else to add to your tea:
✔︎Cream - Fantasy/sci fi: The Year Of The Flood by Margaret Atwood 29/3 3★
✔︎Lemon - Non-Fiction: Toxic: The Rotting Underbelly of the Tasmania Salmon Industry by Richard Flanagan AA 10/4 4★


Now your cuppa is made, you're ready to continue reading!
✔︎✔︎2. March 2nd 2025 is Clean up Australia Day - read a book by an Aussie Author which has been on your TBR for at least a year...: Grand Days by Frank Moorhouse AA (purchased May 2022) 24/3 4★
Chasing Shadows: A Novel by Leila Yusaf Chung AA 10/5 3★


✔︎✔︎3. March 20th 2025 is International Day of Happiness so pick up a book you've been desperate to read: The Season by Helen Garner AA 3/3 4★
A Shilling for Candles by Josephine Tey 13/4 3/3 4★


✔︎✔︎4. April 18th 2025 is Good Friday - read a book about a family...: Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
15/3 5★
Three Wild Dogs by Markus Zusak AA 20/4 4★



✔︎✔︎5. May 11th 2025 is Mother's Day (in Australia) - read a book which features a strong female MC...: Through Siberia by Accident by Dervla Murphy 19/3 4★
Rapture by Emily Maguire AA 18/4 4★


✔︎✔︎6. New Release by an Aussie Author - Read a book which is released in Autumn 2025 - March, April or May...: Lyrebird by Jane Caro AA 10/4 4★
Where the Birds Call Her Name by Claire van Ryn AA 22/5 4★

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Welcome to the challenge Mel, Trish, Kim, Janine, Kylie and Sue!

[Kim]

Brenda wrote: "Welcome to the challenge Mel, Trish, Kim, Janine, Kylie and Sue!"

Thanks Brenda!

[Trish]

Brenda wrote: "Welcome to the challenge Mel, Trish, Kim, Janine, Kylie and Sue!"

Thank you, Brenda.

[Lorraine]

Brenda wrote: "Welcome Carolyn and Lorraine - you're both linked!"

Thank you 😊

[Kylie]

I'd like to join, please. Can I add my books in later?


**Autumn Reading Challenge**
Duration: 1/3/25 - 31/5/25
Level: Easy (#1 a, b, c, d, e)
4/5 (2xAA)

✔ 1. Make a cup of tea!
a) Boil the water - Read a book which is "steamy", set in a hot climate or makes you feel warm inside. OR read a book where the author's first name or book title begins with B, O, I or L .

Date finished: March 5th
Rated 3 1/2 stars

✔ b) Choose your tea - Read books with a colour on the cover to match the type of tea you choose:
Black - black tea
Green - green tea
White - white tea
Brown - oolong tea
Red - rooibos tea
Orange - herbal tea

Date finished: 17th March
Rated 4 stars

✔ c) Steep the tea - Read a book with page counts to indicate how strong you like your tea:
Weak - under 150 pages
Medium - 151 to 300 pages
Strong - 301 pages or more
(AA)
Finished: 8th April
Rated: 3 1/2 stars

✔ d) Sweet? - Read a book to indicate how sweet you like your tea:
No sugar - Stand alone novel
One spoonful - Book one in a series
Two spoonfuls - Book two in a series
Honey - Book three in a series
Artificial sweetener - Book four in a series
(AA)
Finished: 24th March
Rated: 3 1/2 stars

✔ e) Black or white? - Read a book to indicate what else to add to your tea:
No milk - General fiction
Just a dash - Romance/chick lit
Lots of milk - Young Adult/new adult
Cream - Fantasy/sci fi
Soy milk - Mystery/thriller
Lemon - Non fiction

Finished: 26th March
Rating: 4 stars

Now your cuppa is made, you're ready to continue reading!

2. March 2nd 2025 is Clean up Australia Day - read a book by an Aussie Author which has been on your TBR for at least a year...

3. March 20th 2025 is International Day of Happiness so pick up a book you've been desperate to read OR re-read an old favourite - either will make you HAPPY

4. April 18th 2025 is Good Friday - read a book which has GOOD or FRIDAY in the title OR read a book about a family...

5. May 11th 2025 is Mother's Day (in Australia) - read a book which features a strong female MC...

6. New Release by an Aussie Author - Read a book which is released in Autumn 2025 - March, April or May..

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Welcome to the challenge Kylie - and the group as well! Yes you can; if you have any questions, don't hesitate to ask :)

[#Teresa]

**Autumn Reading Challenge**
Duration: 1/3/25 - 31/5/25
Level: Easy
5/5
2/2 AA

1. Make a cup of tea!
a) Boil the water - Read a book where the author's first name or book title begins with B, O, I or L .
The French Agent by Belinda Alexandra AA 28/3/25 3*

b) Choose your tea - Read books with a colour on the cover to match the type of tea you choose:
Green - green tea
An Act of Foul Play by T.E. Kinsey 9/4/25 4*

c) Steep the tea - Read a book with page counts to indicate how strong you like your tea:
Strong - 301 pages or more
Local Woman Missing by Mary Kubica 356pages 21/3/25 5*

d) Sweet? - Read a book to indicate how sweet you like your tea:
No sugar - Stand alone novel
Red Dust Running by Anita Heiss AA 9/3/25 3*

e) Black or white? - Read a book to indicate what else to add to your tea:
Cream - Fantasy/sci fi
The Village Healer’s Book of Cures by Jennifer Sherman Roberts 16/3/25 5*

[TheMadHatter]

Autumn Reading Challenge
Duration: 1/3/25 - 31/5/25
Level: Hard (4AA)
10/10 as of 31/5/25

1. Make a cup of tea!

a) Boil the water - Read a book where the author's first name begins with B, O, I or L .
Fearless by Lauren Roberts
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... (4 Stars) - 26/5/25

b) Choose your tea - Read books with a colour on the cover to match the type of tea you choose: Green - green tea
Guards! Guards! by Terry Pratchett
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... (2.5 Stars) - 8/4/25

c) Steep the tea - Read a book with page counts to indicate how strong you like your tea: Weak - under 150 pages
All the Lies by S.T. Abby
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... (5 Stars) - 2/4/25

d) Sweet? - Read a book to indicate how sweet you like your tea:
Artificial sweetener - Book four in a series
Storm Child by Michael Robotham AA
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... (4.5 Stars) - 17/3/25

e) Black or white? - Read a book to indicate what else to add to your tea: Just a dash - Romance/chick lit
My Rules by T.L. Swan AA
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... (2.5 Stars) - 17/3/25



Now your cuppa is made, you're ready to continue reading!

2. March 2nd 2025 is Clean up Australia Day - read a book by an Aussie Author which has been on your TBR for at least a year...
The Secrets She Keeps by Michael Robotham AA
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... (3.5 Stars) - 23/5/25

3. March 20th 2025 is International Day of Happiness so re-read an old favourite
Finnikin of the Rock by Melina Marchetta AA
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... (5+ Stars) - 28/4/25

4. April 18th 2025 is Good Friday - read a book which has GOOD or FRIDAY in the title
The Good Husband of Zebra Drive by Alexander McCall Smith
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... (3.5 Stars) - 25/5/25

5. May 11th 2025 is Mother's Day (in Australia) - read a book which features a strong female MC...
The Hunger Games: Illustrated Edition by Suzanne Collins
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... (5 Stars) - 26/3/25

6. New Release by an Aussie Author - Read a book which is released in Autumn 2025 - March, April or May...
Outback Magic by Rhonda Forrest AA
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... (5 Stars) - 31/5/25

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Welcome to the challenge Teresa and TheMadHatter!

[Jane]

**Autumn Reading Challenge**
Duration: 1/3/25 - 31/5/25
Level: Hard - 4AA
10/10

1. Make a cup of tea!
a) Boil the water - Read a book which is "steamy" : Slaying the Dragon by T.K. Leigh 14-MAR-2025 4*

b) Choose your tea - White - white tea : The Bad Bridesmaid by Rachael Johns AA 09-MAR-2025 5*

c) Steep the tea - Medium - 151 to 300 pages : An Augathella Surprise by Annie Seaton (174 pages) AA 12-MAR-2025 4*

d) Sweet? - Artificial sweetener - Book four in a series : Dead Tide by Fiona McIntosh AA 03-MAR-2025 5*

e) Black or white? Soy milk - Mystery/thriller : The Long Call by Ann Cleeves 08-MAR-2025 3*



2. March 2nd 2025 is Clean up Australia Day - read a book by an Aussie Author which has been on your TBR for at least a year : Devotion by Hannah Kent AA 06-APR-2025 3*

3. March 20th 2025 is International Day of Happiness - re-read an old favourite : The Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams 01-MAR-2025 5*

4. April 18th 2025 is Good Friday - read a book which has GOOD or FRIDAY in the title : Once Upon a Real Good Time by Lauren Blakely 19-APR-2025 4*

5. May 11th 2025 is Mother's Day (in Australia) - read a book which features a strong female MC :Promises in Death by J.D. Robb 07-MAR-2025 5*

6. New Release by an Aussie Author - Read a book which is released in Autumn 2025 - March, April or May : Right Way Up by Fiona McCallum AA 09-MAY-2025 4*

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Welcome to the challenge Jane :)

[JP]

**Autumn Reading Challenge**
Duration: 1/3/25 - 31/5/25
Level: Hard
10/10
6/4 AA

✅1. Make a cup of tea!
a) Boil the water - Read a book which is "steamy": One Foot in the Grave by Jeaniene Frost - 03/03, 4⭐

✅b) Choose your tea - Read books with a colour on the cover to match the type of tea you choose:
Black - black tea: Blood Pact by Fiona McIntosh AA - 09/03, 4⭐

✅c) Steep the tea - Read a book with page counts to indicate how strong you like your tea:
Strong - 301 pages or more: The Campers by Maryrose Cuskelly AA (336 pages) - 09/03, 3⭐

✅d) Sweet? - Read a book to indicate how sweet you like your tea:
Artificial sweetener - Book four in a series: Crosskill by Garry Disher AA (Wyatt #4) - 11/03, 4⭐

✅e) Black or white? - Read a book to indicate what else to add to your tea:
Cream - Fantasy/sci fi: Guards! Guards! by Terry Pratchett - 07/03, 5⭐

Now your cuppa is made, you're ready to continue reading!

✅2. March 2nd 2025 is Clean up Australia Day - read a book by an Aussie Author which has been on your TBR for at least a year: Boy Swallows Universe by Trent Dalton AA - 27/04, 5⭐

✅3. March 20th 2025 is International Day of Happiness so re-read an old favourite: Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo - 18/03, 5⭐

✅4. April 18th 2025 is Good Friday - read a book about a family: Too Much Lip by Melissa Lucashenko AA - 12/05, 4⭐

✅5. May 11th 2025 is Mother's Day (in Australia) - read a book which features a strong female MC: Visions in Death by J.D. Robb - 05/05, 5⭐

✅6. New Release by an Aussie Author - Read a book which is released in Autumn 2025: Love on the Air by Ash London AA (April) - 10/05, 5⭐

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Welcome JP, you're linked!

[JP]

Thanks Brenda!