**Spring Reading Challenge - 1/9/12 - 30/11/12**

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Well done Marcia! That's the spirit my girl...lol Will look forward to seeing list #2!!

[MarciaB]

Brenda wrote: "Well done Marcia! That's the spirit my girl...lol Will look forward to seeing list #2!!"

Thanks Brenda - going to be searching your "Read" shelf too!!

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Marcia wrote: "Brenda wrote: "Well done Marcia! That's the spirit my girl...lol Will look forward to seeing list #2!!"

Thanks Brenda - going to be searching your "Read" shelf too!!"

Hope Helen Goltz's book helps:)

[MarciaB]

Brenda wrote: Hope Helen Goltz's book helps"

Oh Brenda, now how did you guess :)

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Marcia wrote: "Brenda wrote: Hope Helen Goltz's book helps"

Oh Brenda, now how did you guess :)"

:):)

[MarciaB]

Christy wrote: My guess is sleep ;)
Good job Marcia!!"

Looks like that sleep is going to have to wait Christy - these two girls have twisted my arm to do another rainbow :)

[Kirsten]

I think I've hit my stride! Finished my fourth book, (green) - The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie. I loved it! The heroine of the novel is an 11-year-old girl with a passion for chemistry and poisons.

1. Red - I am the Messenger

2. Orange - Foundation

3. Yellow - The Help

4. Green - The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie

5. Blue - Guardians of the Keep

6. Violet - The Lies of Locke Lamora

7. Spring clean TBR shelf - Cloud Atlas

8. Aussie new release - Stormdancer (looking forward to this one)

9. Spring title/cover - The Secret Garden

10. Aussie YA - The Sending

[MarciaB]

Kirsten wrote: "I think I've hit my stride! Finished my fourth book, (green) - The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie. I loved it! The heroine of the novel is an 11-year-old girl with a passion for chemistry an..."

Well done Kirsten - you're getting there!

[MarciaB]

Ok everyone, so here it is, my second rainbow for this challenge (titles subject to change):

1. Red -
2. Orange -
3. Yellow -
4. Green - - pre-release for NetGalley
5. Blue -
6. Purple/Violet -
7. Spring Clean TBR - and (just to punish myself)
8. Aussie Author Spring '12 Release -
9. Title/Cover relating to Spring -
10. YA Aussie Author - To Kill a Mockingbird - so I'm allowed to cheat a bit here as this is my Second Rainbow - I know she isn't an Aussie Author but it was YA
11. Friend's Read Shelf - - thank you my darling friend Brenda
12. Another TBR -

Wow, so I wonder if I'm going to finish this lot - let's hold lots of thumbs!!

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

@ Kirsten...well done:)

@ Marcia...looks fantastic! I've been searching for a copy of A Beautiful Place To Die since I picked up Let The Dead Lie while on holidays...haven't found it yet!

[MarciaB]

Brenda wrote: @ Marcia...looks fantastic! I've been searching for a copy of A Beautiful Place To Die since I picked up Let The Dead Lie while on holidays...haven't found it yet!"

Nooooooo, please don't say it's that difficult to get hold of - I'm going to google it now to see where I can find a copy. I'll let you know ;)

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Marcia wrote: "Brenda wrote: @ Marcia...looks fantastic! I've been searching for a copy of A Beautiful Place To Die since I picked up Let The Dead Lie while on holidays...haven't found it yet!"

Nooooooo, please ..."

I've just been looking in Big W and allbooks4less shop fronts, plus QBD...I haven't searched Book Depository or anywhere else yet.

[MarciaB]

Whew (wipes the sweat off her brow)!!! Booktopia has all her books - go and have a look ;)

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Marcia wrote: "Whew (wipes the sweat off her brow)!!! Booktopia has all her books - go and have a look ;)"

Haha!! No problems Marcia..thanks:)

[MarciaB]

Brenda wrote: Haha!! No problems Marcia..thanks:)"

QBD also has them Brenda - A Beautiful Place to Die can only be purchased online with them ;)

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Marcia wrote: "Brenda wrote: Haha!! No problems Marcia..thanks:)"

QBD also has them Brenda - A Beautiful Place to Die can only be purchased online with them ;)"

Thanks Marcia:)

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Marcia wrote: "Brenda wrote: Haha!! No problems Marcia..thanks:)"

QBD also has them Brenda - A Beautiful Place to Die can only be purchased online with them ;)"

$11.77 BD against $17.95 QBD!!! Big difference!

[MarciaB]

Brenda wrote: $11.77 BD against $17.95 QBD!!! Bi..."

Now how on earth could I have forgotten BD!!! It's normally the first place I go - probably in too much of a panic (lol)!! Thanks for that - it's heaps cheaper :)

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Marcia wrote: "Brenda wrote: $11.77 BD against $17.95 QBD!!! Bi..."

Now how on earth could I have forgotten BD!!! It's normally the first place I go - probably in too much of a panic (lol)!! Thanks for that - ..."

You're welcome:)

[MarciaB]

Brenda wrote: "What remains by Denise Leith

Congratulations Marcia!! Well done!



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Aaaah, that is so sweet Brenda - only saw it now. Thank you soooo much. So pretty. :) :) Yeah, the pretty pictures don't come up on these jolly phones when you're on the mobile site.

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Marcia wrote: "Brenda wrote: "What remains by Denise Leith

Congratulations Marcia!! Well done!



Click Here to Get More Images @ MyNiceProfile.com"

Aaaah, that is so sweet Brenda - only saw it now. Thank yo..."

You're most welcome:)

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I finished my young adult book and started

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Rena wrote: "I finished my young adult book and started "

Will be curious to see what you think of The Amber Amulet Rena:)

[Michael]

Brenda wrote: "Rena wrote: "I finished my young adult book and started "

Will be curious to see what you think of The Amber Amulet Rena:)"

It's not bad :D

[KJ]

I'm changing my blue book to: and number 7: TBR will be

[Mish]

Kaylene wrote: "I'm changing my blue book to: and number 7: TBR will be "

Kaylene, Would you like to borrow my copy of A Spot of Bother?

[Lynxie]

ok, here we go!! I think I'll start another rainbow when I've finished the last two books.

RED: The List by J.A. Konrath ★★★★★

ORANGE: The Color of Magic by Terry Pratchett ★★★

YELLOW:Conspiracy by Lindsay Buroker ★★★★★

GREEN:The Annihilation of Foreverland by Tony Bertauski ★★★★

BLUE:Archangel Evolution by David Estes ★★★

PURPLE:Black Purple Sky by Colleen Wait ★★★

Spring clean: The Emerald Talisman by Brenda Pandos ★★★

8. Aussie Author: Wolf Pear ★★★★★

9. Spring cover: Eternal Eden

10. YA: The Book Thief

11. Friend read: Divergent ★★★★★

12. Spring clean #2: Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children ★★★★

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Wow Lynxie well done!! Another rainbow would be great, it'd help reduce your TBR just a little;P

[MarciaB]

Hi all,
Thought I'd let you know that I've finished .
Will post my review soon.

[Michelle]

So, I recently finished my second and third book of this challenge but completely forgot to post an update (we can't rush these things now :-)) I'm also swapping my blue book as I found a better one:

1) Red: - completed 20/9/12
2) Orange:
3) Yellow:
4) Green:
5) Blue: - completed 29/9/12
6) Purple/Violet:
7) Spring/TBR Read:
8) Aussie Spring Release: Still thinking about this one
9) Spring Cover: Still choosing this one too
10) Young Adult Release:
11) GR Friend Read: Still choosing
12) TBR Read: - completed 26/9/12

I'm currently reading 'Temple' so am hoping to have that finished soon!

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Looking good Michelle:)

[Lynxie]

You bet ya Brenda! Anything to help my TBR list is welcome ;)

[Amber]

1. Red: The Castlemaine Murders by Kerry Greenwood

2. Orange: Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins ★★

3. Yellow: Tales from Outer Suburbia by Shaun Tan

4. Green: Alif the Unseen by Willow Wilson

5. Blue: The One Hundred Year Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared by Jonas Jonasson ★★★

6. Purple/Violet: Where the Mountain Meets the Moon by Grace Lin ★★★★★

7. Spring Clean TBR: Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell ★★★

8. Aussie author Spring new release: The Burial by Courtney Collins

9. Spring title/cover: Spring Story by Jill Barklem

10. Australian YA: Finnikin of the Rock by Melina Marchetta

11. Pick a friend: Mandy by Julie Andrews Edwards

12. TBR: A Dog's Purpose by W. Bruce Cameron

[Kim Marie]

Talulla Rising 4 STARS

City of Dragons 5 STARS

City of Golden Shadow 4 STARS

City of Golden Shadow is quite a long and at times confusing book to read but it kept my interest and I was anxious to reach the conclusion (and some answers), only to find that I have a long way to go on this particular journey....3 more books in fact!

[Lynxie]

Ok, so I thought I'd share my reviews so far.

RED: http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...

ORANGE: http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...

YELLOW: http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...

GREEN: http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...

BLUE: http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...

PURPLE: http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...

SPRING CLEAN: http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...

AUSSIE AUTHOR: http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...

FRIEND READ: http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...

SPRING CLEAN #2: http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...

YA READ: http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...

[Mish]

Well done everyone!

@Lynxie thanks for sharing your reviews :)

[Lynxie]

Thanks Mish :D I managed to pick some great books :D

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Thanks for your reviews Lynxie...some of them are certainly thought provoking:)

[MarciaB]

Hey everyone,
My review of is here http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/... - enjoy.

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Marcia wrote: "Hey everyone,
My review of is here http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/... - enjoy."

Great review Marcia:)

[MarciaB]

Brenda wrote: "Marcia wrote: "Hey everyone,
My review of is here http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/... - enjoy."

Great review Marcia:)"

Thank you Brenda ;-)

[Lynxie]

Thanks Brenda. Some of the books were fantastic, some not so much, but they were all pretty good reads.

[Trina]

I'll be finishing White Oleander (my Spring-related choice) in about 20 pages, and I knew from the first chapter I'd be rating it 5 stars. Four to go!

[Kelly]

Rosemary's Baby

The Help

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest



Neuromancer

A Thousand Splendid Suns

Ghost Story

The Gunslinger


Get Well Soon! My (un)Brilliant Career As A Nurse

I Will Plant You a Lilac Tree: A Memoir of a Schindler's List Survivor

The Dead of Night

Friends list Frankenstein


The Exorcist

Only 3 more to go. I have had to get an interlibrary loan for Ghost Story as they did not have it in either of the two public libraries near me (they are through 2 different councils). The new release book I chose was one I received as a first reads book.

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Fantastic Kelly! You're flying along:)

[Trina]

updated list:

Rainbow:

The Casual Vacancy 5/5
Middlesex
Dark Inside
The Green Mile 5/5
The Drawing of the Three 4/5
Deception Point 4/5

Spring clean TBR: The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath 5/5

Aussie new release: The Amber Amulet by Craig Silvey 5/5, release date Oct 1.

Spring themed: White Oleander by Janet Fitch (an oleander is a flower, it counts) 5/5

YA: The Knife of Never Letting Go by Patrick Ness 4/5

Friend's choice: Choke by Chuck Palahniuk, given to me by a friend who doubled up. 4/5

Another Spring TBR: Sputnik Sweetheart by Haruki Murakami 5/5

[Lynxie]

Looks like you picked good books to Trina :D

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Looking good Trina:)

[Trina]

Thanks guys, I'm hopeful I should be finished by the end of the month so next month I can just focus on nanowrimo.

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

My updated challenge:)

Read a Rainbow: (the first 6)

1. Red ....The Other DaughterLisa Gardner★★★★★
2. Orange ....The Last TemptationVal McDermid
3. Yellow ....The SentryRobert Crais
4. Green ....The End of the Wasp SeasonDenise Mina ★★★
5. Blue ....Big JackJ.D. Robb ★★★★
6. Purple/Violet ....A Darkness More Than NightMichael Connelly ★★★★★


7. Spring clean TBR shelf ....Purity in Death by J.D. Robb ★★★★★

8. Brisbane Writers Festival - Spring release - Assassin by Tara Moss ★★★★★

9. Title or cover relating to Spring e.g new life, new growth, warmth, joy, happiness....Honeymoon by James Patterson ★★★★

10. Young Adult novel, try for Australian if you can, and also try for 2012 release....Trapped in Gondwana by JB Rowley ★★★★

11. Pick a friend on your GR list then select and read a book they have read.... Steve.. In Cold Blood by Truman Capote

12. Another from our TBR to finish off Spring cleaning.... Cold Grave by Kathryn Fox ★★★★★

3 to go!!