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

[Janine]

Challenge Completed

**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*

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Well done Jackie and Janine!

[Phrynne, Series Queen!]

Well done Jackie.

[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]

Well done Lorraine!

[Phrynne, Series Queen!]

Great work Lorraine.

[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

[Phrynne, Series Queen!]

Well done Sally!

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Good job Sally!

[Catsalive]

Completed

**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)

[Phrynne, Series Queen!]

Well done Kylie:)

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Good job Kylie!

[Janelle]

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

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 .
On Chesil Beach by Ian McEwan fin 3/3/25 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

b) Choose your tea - Read books with a colour on the cover to match the type of tea you choose:
Green - green tea
This Sweet Sickness by Patricia Highsmith fin 2/3/25 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

c) Steep the tea - Read a book with page counts to indicate how strong you like your tea:
Strong - 301 pages or more Landlocked by Doris Lessing 352p fin 4/3/25 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

d) Sweet? - Read a book to indicate how sweet you like your tea:
No sugar - Stand alone novel Woman in Blue by Douglas Bruton fin 13/3/25 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

e) Black or white? - Read a book to indicate what else to add to your tea:
No milk - General fiction Hagstone by Sinéad Gleeson fin 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 Spare Room by Helen GarnerAA fin 11/3/25 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

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
Shadowfell by Juliet MarillierAA fin 28/4/25 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

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... The Echo Chamber by John Boyne fin 20/3/25 ⭐️⭐️ (about the Cleverley family)

5. May 11th 2025 is Mother's Day (in Australia) - read a book which features a strong female MC... The Bluff by Joanna JenkinsAA fin 8/3/25 ⭐️⭐️⭐️

6. New Release by an Aussie Author - Read a book which is released in Autumn 2025 - March, April or May... Miles Franklin Undercover: The little-known years when she created her own brilliant career by Kerrie DaviesAA fin 11/3/25 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

[Phrynne, Series Queen!]

Well done Janelle!

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Good job Janelle!

[Trish]

Finished Autumn challenge 🍁🫖🍁

**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

[Phrynne, Series Queen!]

Well done Trish

[Trish]

Phrynne wrote: "Well done Trish"

Thank you, Phrynne.

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Great work Trish!

[Trish]

Brenda wrote: "Great work Trish!"

Thank you, Brenda.

[Lorraine]

Brenda wrote: "Well done Lorraine!"

Thank you 😊

[Lorraine]

Phrynne wrote: "Great work Lorraine."

Thanks ☺️

[Meg]

I'm done

**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 . Beautiful Ugly by Alice Feeney Mar9 ⭐⭐⭐⭐

b) Choose your tea - Read books with a colour on the cover to match the type of tea you choose:
Orange - herbal tea - The Mountains Sing by Nguyễn Phan Quế Mai Mar9 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

c) Steep the tea - Read a book with page counts to indicate how strong you like your tea:
Strong - 301 pages or more - When She Was Gone by Sara Foster🦘 Mar20 ⭐⭐⭐

d) Sweet? - Read a book to indicate how sweet you like your tea:
No sugar - Stand alone novel - The Burrow by Melanie Cheng🦘Apr28 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

e) Black or white? - Read a book to indicate what else to add to your tea:
No milk - General fiction - The Names by Florence Knapp May7 ⭐⭐⭐⭐



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...
After Darkness by Christine Piper🦘 Apr30 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

3. March 20th 2025 is International Day of Happiness so pick up a book you've been desperate to read
Dream Count by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie Mar30 ⭐⭐⭐⭐

4. April 18th 2025 is Good Friday - read a book about a family...
Cactus Pear For My Beloved: A Family Story from Gaza by Samah Sabawi🦘
Apr17 ⭐⭐⭐⭐

5. May 11th 2025 is Mother's Day (in Australia) - read a book which features a strong female MC...
By Her Hand by Marion Taffe🦘 Mar11 ⭐⭐⭐

6. New Release by an Aussie Author - Read a book which is released in Autumn 2025 - March, April or May...
Wild Dark Shore by Charlotte McConaghy🦘 Mar12 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Well done Meg!!

[Phrynne, Series Queen!]

Great work Meg

[Jane]

Autumn is finished! The weather has turned a bit chillier here in Brisbane so that might be true soon!

**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]

Well done Jane!

[Phrynne, Series Queen!]

Great work Jane!

[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

[Phrynne, Series Queen!]

Well done Jasmine:)

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Great job Jasmine!

[Kim]

Completed this Challenge with:-

b. Brown cover - oolong tea:
Hot Blooded by Lisa Jackson

Rated this one as 4* (8/10). My review is here:-
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

**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)

[Phrynne, Series Queen!]

Well done Kim!

[Sandysbookaday (taking a midwinter break)]

ALL DONE! 💖🦘📚

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...

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Well done Kim & Sandy!

[JP]

Finished, thanks Brenda :)


**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]

Great work JP!!

[Phrynne, Series Queen!]

Well done Sandy and JP

[Jacinta]

Finished !!
**Autumn Reading Challenge**
Duration: 1/3/25 - 31/5/25
Level: Hard
10/10 7/4 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 God of the Woods - Liz Moore 7/3 4★

b) Choose your tea - Read books with a colour on the cover to match the type of tea you choose:
Orange - herbal tea - Show Don't Tell - Curtis Sittenfeld 29/3 3.75★

c) Steep the tea - Read a book with page counts to indicate how strong you like your tea:
Strong - 301 pages or more - 429 pages The Jam Maker - Mary-Lou Stephens (AA) 16/3 3.75★

d) Sweet? - Read a book to indicate how sweet you like your tea:
No sugar - Stand alone novel - The River We Remember - William Kent Krueger 14/3 4.25★

e) Black or white? - Read a book to indicate what else to add to your tea:
Lemon - Non fiction - The Season - Helen Garner (AA) 13/3 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...
A Dangerous Language - Sulari Gentill (AA) 2/5 4★

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
Memorial Days - Geraldine Brooks (AA) 6/5 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...
Good Girl, Bad Girl - Michael Robotham (AA) 10/5 4★

5. May 11th 2025 is Mother's Day (in Australia) - read a book which features a strong female MC... Magpie's Bend - Maya Linnell (AA) 8/3 3.5★

6. New Release by an Aussie Author - Read a book which is released in Autumn 2025 - March, April or May... 4th March 2025 Where the Birds Call Her Name - Claire van Ryn (AA) 14/5 4★

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Well done Jacinta!

[Elisabeth]

Finished. A fun challenge. Thanks Brenda.

**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 - relesed 1/4/25
When She Was Gone by Sara Foster AA 14/5/25 4 stars

[Phrynne, Series Queen!]

Well done Jacinta and Elisabeth

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Good job Elisabeth!

[Jonquil]

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

5/5
2/2 AA

1. Make a cup of tea!
a) Boil the water - author's first name or book title begins with B, O, I or L Banished Billie Sue Mosiman 3/18 ★★★

b) Choose your tea -
Orange - herbal tea Brutally Kaled Tracey Quinn 3/29 ★★★★

c) Steep the tea - Read a book with page counts to indicate how strong you like your tea:
Medium - 151 to 300 pages 244 pp Murder At The Beaufort Jill Paterson AA 3/11 ★★★★

d) Sweet? - Read a book to indicate how sweet you like your tea:
No sugar - Stand alone novel Vanishing Falls Poppy Gee AA 3/6 ★★★★

e) Black or white? - Read a book to indicate what else to add to your tea:
Cream - Fantasy/sci fi - fantasy Cutie and the Beast E.J. Russell 3/1 ★★★

[Phrynne, Series Queen!]

Well done Jonquil

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Great job Jonquil!

[Elisabeth]

Thanks Phrynne and Brenda. You do a fantastic job with these challenges for us.

[Helen]

Finished my Autumn challenge

**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 :)

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Well done Helen!

[Helen]

Brenda wrote: "Well done Helen!"

Thanks Brenda :)