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

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Michael wrote: "Reading my #1 book The Perfect Husband and so far am really enjoying it. :)"

Great choice Michael:)

[Lynxie]

Thanks Brenda! I was pleasantly surprised at how much I enjoyed that book! It's always nice when you get a good one from an unknown author :D

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Lynxie wrote: "Thanks Brenda! I was pleasantly surprised at how much I enjoyed that book! It's always nice when you get a good one from an unknown author :D"

You're right there! Of course, it's adding another author to the long list of authors to read;)

[Lynxie]

I think for the most part I've stopped collecting authors as such... I'm pretty eclectic with my reading tastes so if I spy an author I've read before I'll pick up the book, but I'll also just as quickly pick up something by someone I don't know :)

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Lynxie wrote: "I think for the most part I've stopped collecting authors as such... I'm pretty eclectic with my reading tastes so if I spy an author I've read before I'll pick up the book, but I'll also just as q..."

It makes for variety, and enjoyable (mostly) reading:)

[Amy (Lost in a Good Book)]

So we've had to have a severe re-evaluation and I'm not pleased, but things had to go otherwise it was never going to be completed.

1. Red -
2. Orange -
3. Yellow -
4. Green -
5. Blue -
6. Purple/Violet -

7. Spring clean TBR shelf - The Picture of Dorian Gray

8. Spring release - The Secret Keeper

9. Title or cover relating to Spring - Little Men

10. Young Adult novel - Icefire

11. Pick a friend on your GR list then select and read a book they have read - Artemis Fowl

12. Another from our TBR to finish off Spring cleaning - First Among Sequels

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Looking good Amy...you'll do it:)

[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

Finished the last book today.

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Congratulations Kelly! You have done well:)

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

I just started my last one for this challenge... which, even though it doesn't show a LOT of yellow on the cover, the back is completely yellow!! And it's an update on my original choice of yellow as well:)

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Here's the list of my completed challenge:)

Read a Rainbow: (the first 6)

1. Red ....The Other DaughterLisa Gardner★★★★★
2. Orange ....The Vanishing PointVal McDermid★★★★★
3. Yellow ....Lucky Goes to SeaFrank Robson ★★★★
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 ★★★★★

[MarciaB]

Woohoo Brenda - you go girl. I'm thinking that maybe you can add another (or maybe half) a rainbow? :)

[Lynxie]

Awesome work Brenda! You picked some great books!

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Marcia wrote: "Woohoo Brenda - you go girl. I'm thinking that maybe you can add another (or maybe half) a rainbow? :)"

Haha!! Thanks:) And no thanks Marcia, I have LOTS of others to read before the end of November;);)

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Lynxie wrote: "Awesome work Brenda! You picked some great books!"

Thanks Lynxie:)

[MarciaB]

Brenda wrote: "Marcia wrote: "Woohoo Brenda - you go girl. I'm thinking that maybe you can add another (or maybe half) a rainbow? :)"

Haha!! Thanks:) And no thanks Marcia, I have LOTS of others to read before t..."

Aaah, come on Brenda - nah, I know you're trying to get to those Malla Nunn books before me (lol)!

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Marcia wrote: "Brenda wrote: "Marcia wrote: "Woohoo Brenda - you go girl. I'm thinking that maybe you can add another (or maybe half) a rainbow? :)"

Haha!! Thanks:) And no thanks Marcia, I have LOTS of others t..."

Well for the Aussie Author challenge I *might* do a Malla Nunn book for November;P lol

[Kim Marie]

Well done Brenda!

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Thanks Kim:)

[Davina]

Staying on track, sort of, to complete this challenge.
1.Red Dance of the Gods by Nora Roberts
2.Orange Damn You, Autocorrect!: Awesomely Embarrassing Text Messages You Didn't Mean to Send by Jillian Madison
3.Yellow Valley of Silence by Nora Roberts
4.Green Mutation by Chris Morphew
5. Blue Contact by Chris Morphew
6.Purple Fallout by Chris Morphew
7. Spring Clean TBR Underground by Chris Morphew
8. Aussie Author Entice byJessica Shirvington
9.Related to Spring Everything Beautiful by Simmone Howell
10.YA Embrace by Jessica Shirvington
11.Pick a friend. (everyone I know has read it) Fifty Shades of Grey by E.L. James
12. Spring Clean TBR 2 Grave Secret by Charlaine Harris

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Looking good Davina:)

[Trina]

Finished my second last book, my yellow book rating it 4 stars.

[Lynxie]

Just finished my yellow book. ★★★★

Blood and Betrayal and here's my review:

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

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Well done Trina & Lynxie:)

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Well done Michael...you'll do it;)

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

My final review for this challenge...my yellow book of the rainbow by Frank Robson ... http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...

[Sally906]

I have been plugging away at the challenge and am now reading my last book that I picked off a friends shelf:

Shadow of Night by Deborah Harkness.

I am really enjoying it but is a big book and I am almost halfway through.

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Sally906 wrote: "I have been plugging away at the challenge and am now reading my last book that I picked off a friends shelf:

Shadow of Night by Deborah Harkness.

I am really enjoying it but is a big book and I ..."

Good for you...still most of the month left, and you're on your last!!

[Trina]

I've finished!

Rainbow:

The Casual Vacancy 5/5
Middlesex 5/5
Dark Inside 4/5
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

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Congratulations Trina! Great job:)

[Trina]

Thanks Brenda and Michael :)

[Louise]

I've finished my yellow book: The Hollow Chocolate Bunnies of the Apocalypse . Very enjoyable. Review is here: http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...

[Nicola]

Haven't had a chance to update my list before - but have found I only have 2 books left!

Blue TiarèCélestine Hitiura Vaite 5* excellent book
Yellow Crocodile on the SandbankElizabeth Peters wonderful reread
Red Shadows and StrongholdsElizabeth Chadwick 5* looking forward to the next in the series
Purple A Crown ImperiledRaymond E. Feist
Green SylvesterGeorgette Heyer 5* one of my favourite books that I haven’t read in years
Orange OsamaChris Ryan 4* wasn’t as good as some of his other books
TBR Agatha Raisin and the Wizard of EveshamM.C. Beaton
Aussie writer Scarecrow and the Army of ThievesMatthew Reilly
Spring Cover Sprig MuslinGeorgette Heyer 5*
YA The Opal DeceptionEoin Colfer excellent addition in the series

[Phrynne, Series Queen!]

I only have one left but I am reading it on audiobook when I walk my dog so it could take me several weeks to finish it!
9/10
1. red From the Corner of His Eye
2. orange The Twelve
3. yellow The Color Purple
4. green Garden Spells
5. blue The City of Dreaming Books (Dreaming Books, #1)
6. indigo/violet Alone
7. American Gods
8. Stormdancer
9. Katherine
10. I Am the Messenger

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Well done Phrynne:)

[Phrynne, Series Queen!]

Thanks Brenda. There were some REALLY good books in there too so I am happy.

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Phrynne wrote: "Thanks Brenda. There were some REALLY good books in there too so I am happy."

It's great when you read a run of great books, isn't it! No 2 stars in there;)

[Phrynne, Series Queen!]

Brenda wrote: "Phrynne wrote: "Thanks Brenda. There were some REALLY good books in there too so I am happy."

It's great when you read a run of great books, isn't it! No 2 stars in there;)"

Actually I only gave The City of Dreaming Books 2 stars. I like weird but that was really out there. However it was more than made up for by The Twelve, Stormdancer and From the Corner of His Eye which were all brilliant!

[Louise]

Finished Company Of Liars by Karen Maitland. A brilliant book - 5 stars! My review: http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...

Only 1 to go and I chose Assassin for the new release. :)

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Good review Louise...I hope you enjoy Assassin ..I loved it:)

[Lynxie]

Time for an update:

1. Red: Jane of the Jungle

2. Orange: The Moon Dwellers

3. Yellow: Blood and Betrayal ★★★★

4. Green: Rogue Wave

5. Blue: Eight Mile Island ★★★★★

6. Purple/Violet: Shimmerspell ★★★

7. Spring clean TBR shelf: The Miracle Inspector

8. Spring release: Gather the Bones

9. Title or cover relating to Spring: Sanctuary

10. Young Adult novel: Prince of Alasia

11. Friend read: Wool

12. Another from our TBR to finish off Spring cleaning: Unjust Cause ★★★★

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Lynxie, looking great for your second spring challenge!

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i have read and i am reading now i am waiting for my last two book at my library

[Kira]

I have finished this challenge and I am so very proud that I managed to complete it in it's entirety. The book I finished on though was terribly sad so I am off to try and find something a bit more uplifting now but here is my finally summary:

My books for this challenge:

1. Red - 4*
2. orange - 4*
3. Yellow - 3*
4. Green - 3*
5. Blue - 5*
6. Purple/Violet - 3*
7. TBR - 2*
8. Aussie NR - 4*
9. Spring Book - Once Every Spring 4*
10. Aussie YA - 4*
11. GR Friends List - 4*
12. TBR - 5*

Phew :)

[Mish]

Wonderful Kira :)

[Sally906]

Louise wrote: "I've finished my yellow book: The Hollow Chocolate Bunnies of the Apocalypse . Very enjoyable. Review is here: http://www.goodreads...."

I loved this book - read it for an Easter challenge a few years back and it was a 5 star read for me - there was a sequal, name escapes me, but I didn't like it quite as much :)

[Sally906]

OK - have FINALLY finished - was getting worried there for a while :) And now I have a few weeks to relax before the Summer one starts!!!!

Here is my completed list:

1. Red – A Modern Witch by Debora Geary

2. Orange – Forever by Maggie Stiefvater

3. Yellow – The Other Hand by Chris Cleave (aka Little Bee)

4. Green – Papoosed by Patricia Rockwell

5. Blue – Under Witch Moon by Maria E. Schneider

6. Purple/Violet – Storm Glass by Maria V. Snyder

7. Spring clean your TBR shelf by choosing a book from here … something you've wanted to read for awhile, and just haven't got around to!
Cooking with Baz by Sean Dooley

8. The Brisbane Writers Festival is on 5th - 9th September so choose a book written by an Aussie Author, and released within the 3 months of Spring.
In the Company of Strangers by Liz Byrski

9. Choose a book with the title or cover relating to Spring e.g new life, new growth, warmth, joy, happiness....
Cherry Ames, Senior Nurse by Helen Wells - Cherry is starting her new life as a Senior Nurse

10. Choose a Young Adult novel, try for Australian if you can, and also try for 2012 release.
Trapped in Gondwana by JB Rowley (released March 2012)

Extra Challenge:
11. Pick a friend on your GR list then select and read a book they have read. You never know, you might find something new to enjoy!
Shadow of Night by Deborah Harkness (a few of my friends have read this – but picked it off Marg’s shelf)

12. As we all have SO many on our TBR list, another one from there to finish off our Spring cleaning :)
Bloodstone by Barbra Annino

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Kira wrote: "I have finished this challenge and I am so very proud that I managed to complete it in it's entirety. The book I finished on though was terribly sad so I am off to try and find something a bit more..."

Congratulations Kira! Fantastic result...enjoy your light and relaxing next read:)

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Rena wrote: "i have read and i am reading now i am waiting for my last two book at my library"

Doing wonderfully Rena!

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Sally906 wrote: "OK - have FINALLY finished - was getting worried there for a while :) And now I have a few weeks to relax before the Summer one starts!!!!

Here is my completed list:

1. Red – [bookcover:A Modern..."

Wonderful Sally, great result!