**Winter Reading Challenge - 1/6/15 - 31/8/15**

[Phrynne, Series Queen!]

:)

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

As you do Jools!!

[Stef]

Renée wrote: "Stef wrote: "Renée wrote: "Finished my Aussie YA A Confusion of Princes I always enjoy Garth Nix and as yet he has not let me down for an enjoyable read."

AGREED Rene..."

I am reading Sabriel now finally!!!! I only read Shade's Children last year but my son who would agree with you has been recommending both those books to me for years and even got them for me!

[Phrynne, Series Queen!]

Stef wrote: "Renée wrote: "Stef wrote: "Renée wrote: "Finished my Aussie YA A Confusion of Princes I always enjoy Garth Nix and as yet he has not let me down for an enjoyable read...."

That's the start of a very good series! Enjoy:)

[Stef]

Finished my W The Wombat Strategy A good, fun, easy read and as a bonus it is a crime/mystery genre so it can double up for another challange I am trying to finish concurrently (because I am mad I think)

Review here: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Lesley]

Currently reading my fourth.


W The Water Diviner read 1 Jul, 4 stars
I The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
N
T The Plague read 7 June, 2 stars
E East of Eden currently reading
R
2.
3. YA The Anatomy of Wings
4.
5. Speculative Neverwhere
HF Far from the Madding Crowd read 13 June, 5 stars
Mystery

[Suzie]

Lynxie wrote: "Brenda wrote: "Elaine wrote: "☼♄Jülie wrote: "Anna wrote: "for number 5 where one needs to be read each month... does it have to be completed within that month?"

It looks that way Anna as I notice..."

Good grief! I completely forgot about that part

[Phrynne, Series Queen!]

Suzie wrote: "Lynxie wrote: "Brenda wrote: "Elaine wrote: "☼♄Jülie wrote: "Anna wrote: "for number 5 where one needs to be read each month... does it have to be completed within that month?"

It looks that way A..."

So did most everyone including Mods. Worry not:)

[Sally906]

Brenda wrote: "Phrynne wrote: "I was trying to keep quiet about that Brenda:)"

LOL!!! Oops!"

I have to confess it wasn't that I remembered and was being obedient to the rules - I just hadn't gotten around to reading the other two yet!

In other words a sheer fluke!!!

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

LOL You could pretend you remembered Sally;)

[Jülie ☼♄ ]

Sally906 wrote: "Brenda wrote: "Phrynne wrote: "I was trying to keep quiet about that Brenda:)"

LOL!!! Oops!"

I have to confess it wasn't that I remembered and was being obedient to the rules - I just hadn't gott..."

Hahaha! I guess we pretty much all messed that one up then! ;))

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Blanket boo boo!! ;)

[Phrynne, Series Queen!]

There will be a short interruption to service while your mods go sit in the naughty corner.

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Phrynne wrote: "There will be a short interruption to service while your mods go sit in the naughty corner."

LOL!!!

[Jülie ☼♄ ]

Phrynne wrote: "There will be a short interruption to service while your mods go sit in the naughty corner."

Lollol!! It worked out all right for me :)

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Good girl Rita:)

[Phrynne, Series Queen!]

I'm glad everyone does as we say and not as we do:)

[Jülie ☼♄ ]

Rita *wants a quick quotes quill* Skeeter wrote: "☼♄Jülie wrote: "Sally906 wrote: "Brenda wrote: "Phrynne wrote: "I was trying to keep quiet about that Brenda:)"

LOL!!! Oops!"

I have to confess it wasn't that I remembered and was being obedient ..."

And it looks like you are on your own again Rita! ;)

[Jülie ☼♄ ]

Rita *wants a quick quotes quill* Skeeter wrote: "For now... Maybe I'll be a rebel :)"

Lol! :D

[Phrynne, Series Queen!]

Rita *wants a quick quotes quill* Skeeter wrote: "☼♄Jülie wrote: "Rita *wants a quick quotes quill* Skeeter wrote: "For now... Maybe I'll be a rebel :)"

Lol! :D"

You're too fast Julie! You got in before I finished my edit to try and be clearer a..."

That happens to me a lot Rita. People around here type faster than I can think:)

[Jülie ☼♄ ]

Oops, sorry its just that I was still on the page when it popped up :)

[Steve]

Last night, I finished my sixth, my first 1c. Spell it Out (N), Need, with my review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show....

Up next is my first 1b. Spell it Out (I), Inkheart.

[Carolyn]

For the N of Winter I read the excellent true crime novel Nice Girl: Whatever Happened to Baby Tegan Lane by Rachael Jane Chin 5★

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

[Odette]

Here is what I have completed so far. I have substituted a couple of titles due to availability.

1.
W
The Woman in Black by Susan Hill 4★
I
Intensive Care 3.5★ by Nicki Edwards
N
The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah 4★
T
TimeStorm by Steve Harrison 4★
E
The Enemy Inside by Vanessa Skye 3.5★
R
Restless by William Boyd Reading

2. Winter release:
Hush, Little Bird by Nicole Trope 4.5★

5. Speculative (read in June):
Life After Life by Kate Atkinson 5★

[Jülie ☼♄ ]

Finished my 5th for this challenge:

R Remember Me This Way: A Novel by Sabine Durrant .....4★s

Review: review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Odette wrote: "Here is what I have completed so far. I have substituted a couple of titles due to availability.

1.
W
The Woman in Black by ..."

Doing well Odette!

[Anna]

just finishedThe Lovely Bones. was pretty much read in june ..... :)

now i think i will read something for my july challenge and then maybe go for 1984.

[Anna]

updated:

W - What Have I Done? by Amanda Prowse
I - I Work at a Public Library: A Collection of Crazy Stories from the Stacks by Gina Sheridan
N - Nineteen Minutes by Jodi Picoult
T - The Tea Chest by Josephine Moon
E - An Echo in Time: Atlantis by Traci Harding
R - Rabbit-Proof Fence: The True Story of One of the Greatest Escapes of All Time by Doris Pilkington

NEW RELEASE: You're Never Weird on the Internet - Almost by Felicia Day

YOUNG ADULT: Looking for Alibrandi by Melina Marchetta

AUSSIE INDIE AUTHOR: Life Lived Twice by Sherrie Wouters

OWNED TBR:
SPEC FICTION - The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold completed in June (more or less)
HISTORICAL FICTION - A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens
MYSTERY - 1984 by George Orwell

[Janine]

I have finished my 7th
July TBR The Last Dance by Fiona McIntosh 3*

[Jülie ☼♄ ]

Finished my 6th for this challenge:

#4 Aussie Indie: Bitter Nothings by Vicki Tyley. ☔ ..... 5★s

A terrific Crime Mystery/Thriller which I thoroughly recommend.

My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Finished my 14th - first #3 YA (AA) - Chasing After The Wind by Dale Harcombe 5★s

Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Elaine]

Finished my third for for the challenge. My N read, Nine Days . Really enjoyed it.

[Lynxie]

Finished my fifth:

R - Red Clover by Florence Osmund (Indie) ★★★★★

My review will be posted under Awesome Indies in the coming weeks.

[Suzie]

Finished my YA Aussie book, Strange Objects by Gary Crew. 4 stars

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Suzie wrote: "Finished my YA Aussie book, Strange Objects by Gary Crew. 4 stars"

Strange Objects by Gary Crew

[Steve]

I have finished my seventh, my first 1b. Spell it Out (I), Inkheart, with my review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show....

Up next is my first 1f. Spell it Out (R), Royal Exile.

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Finished my 15th - second W - White Gold by Rachel Amphlett 4★s

Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Christy]

Guess I should update :)

1.
W - Where Are You Now? by Mary Higgins Clark - 4*

I - The Iron Necklace by Giles Waterfield

N - Nowhere Else by Fiona McCallum - 4*

T - Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston - 2*

E - The Elegance of the Hedgehog by Muriel Barbery - 1* - and even that is generous! Simply awful!!

R - Requiem, Mass. by John Dufresne - 1*

2. In the Unlikely Event by Judy Blume - 3*

3. Saving Francesca by Melina Marchetta - 3*

4. Aussie Indie Author - Raw by Belle Aurora - 4*
I didn't post a review but it was good - a tad too erotic for my taste, but the story was quite good.

5. Owned TBR:

Speculative: Burn Out by Kristi Helvig - 4*

Historical Fiction: - Half the World in Winter by Maggie Joel

Mystery: - Ming Tea Murder by Laura Childs - 4*

[Phrynne, Series Queen!]

Christy wrote: "Guess I should update :)

1.
W - Where Are You Now? by Mary Higgins Clark - 4*

I - The Iron Necklace [bookcov..."

I still have have [book:The Elegance of the Hedgehog|2967752] sitting waiting to be read but you are not the first person to tell me how bad it is! I keep putting it off.

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Christy wrote: "Guess I should update :)

1.
W - Where Are You Now? by Mary Higgins Clark - 4*

I - The Iron Necklace [bookcov..."

I loathed your "E" Christy! When I saw you'd chosen it, I wondered what you'd think...

[Phrynne, Series Queen!]

Ha! It was you that told me it was awful Brenda:)

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Phrynne wrote: "Ha! It was you that told me it was awful Brenda:)"

LOL! Sorry;) But you might like it Phrynne - we are all different:)

[Phrynne, Series Queen!]

I will try it one day:) But it does get an awful lot of one star reviews!

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

I must have been generous - think I gave it 2!!

[Christy]

LOL!! I thought the same Brenda but couldn't even give it a 2 :). A very bad book!! Good luck Phyrnne!!

[Marianne]

Phrynne wrote: "I will try it one day:) But it does get an awful lot of one star reviews!"

and I think my rating was 4 or 5 stars, we're all different!

[Phrynne, Series Queen!]

You gave it five Marianne so I live in hope that I might like it:)

[MaryG2E]

It's nearly the middle of July and I've FINALLY got around to reading the first book I'd earmarked for the Winter challenge. (My reading time has been reduced in recent weeks due to various domestic changes!) Well, what a fascinating, challenging book to start my W.I.N.T.E.R reading: A title beginning with W - The White Earth by Andrew McGahan 4.5 ★s
Here's my review (and I apologise as it is almost as long as the book itself!) https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Anna]

changed a few around - now reading


W - What Have I Done? by Amanda Prowse
I - I Work at a Public Library: A Collection of Crazy Stories from the Stacks by Gina Sheridan
N - Nineteen Minutes by Jodi Picoult
T - The Tea Chest by Josephine Moon
E - An Echo in Time: Atlantis by Traci Harding
R - Rabbit-Proof Fence: The True Story of One of the Greatest Escapes of All Time by Doris Pilkington

NEW RELEASE: You're Never Weird on the Internet - Almost by Felicia Day

YOUNG ADULT: Looking for Alibrandi by Melina Marchetta

AUSSIE INDIE AUTHOR: Life Lived Twice by Sherrie Wouters

OWNED TBR:
SPEC FICTION - The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold completed in June (more or less)
HISTORICAL FICTION - A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens
MYSTERY - Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn

[Suzie]

Marianne wrote: "Phrynne wrote: "I will try it one day:) But it does get an awful lot of one star reviews!"

and I think my rating was 4 or 5 stars, we're all different!"

It is one of my favourite books ever, and I adored the movie as well!