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message 651: by Kira (new)

Kira (kirajessup) | 234 comments Brenda wrote: "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 somethi..."

Thanks, I will :)


message 652: by MarciaB (new)

MarciaB - Book Muster Down Under | 225 comments OK, so for those of you waiting to see what changes I have made to my Second Rainbow, go and have a look at Post No. 477, which I have now updated - whew, talk about hectic :)


message 653: by Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen (new)

Brenda | 79969 comments Mod
Marcia wrote: "OK, so for those of you waiting to see what changes I have made to my Second Rainbow, go and have a look at Post No. 477, which I have now updated - whew, talk about hectic :)"

Marcia, why don't you shift it across here, so people don't have to hunt for it....go to post 477, go to edit, copy the complete post, then cancel edit, come to this last page, paste, and there you'll have it:):)

(great list by the way)


message 654: by MarciaB (last edited Nov 29, 2012 01:10AM) (new)

MarciaB - Book Muster Down Under | 225 comments Brenda wrote: "Marcia wrote: "OK, so for those of you waiting to see what changes I have made to my Second Rainbow, go and have a look at Post No. 477, which I have now updated - whew, talk about hectic :)"

Marc..."


Thank you Brenda - you're so clever. Here it is (as posted in No 477) - updated:

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

1. Red - Dirty Weekend by Gabrielle Lord - read and reviewed
2. Orange - Severed Threads by Kaylin McFarren - read and reviewed
3. Yellow - A Beautiful Place To Die (Detective Emmanuel Cooper, #1) by Malla Nunn
4. Green - Invisible by Carla Buckley - pre-release uncorrected proof for NetGalley - review to be posted in December
5. Blue - The House of Memories by Monica McInerney
6. Purple/Violet - Hoodoo Money by Sharon C. Pennington
7. Spring Clean TBR - Death by Sugar by Helen Goltzand Miss Nobody (Shaw Family Saga, Book 1) by Nicole Dunlap (just to punish myself) - both read and reviewed
8. Aussie Author Spring '12 Release - The Convent by Maureen McCarthy
9. Title/Cover relating to Spring - The Beach House by Helen McKenna
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 - Come Back to Me by Sara Foster - thank you my darling friend Brenda - read, review to follow soon
12. Another TBR - MasterMind by Helen Goltz

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


message 655: by MarciaB (new)

MarciaB - Book Muster Down Under | 225 comments Michael wrote: "Still 17 days to go this month. You will cruise it in Marcia. :)"

Thanks Michael, you and Brenda have such faith in me :)


message 656: by Kira (new)

Kira (kirajessup) | 234 comments Marcia wrote: "Brenda wrote: "Marcia wrote: "OK, so for those of you waiting to see what changes I have made to my Second Rainbow, go and have a look at Post No. 477, which I have now updated - whew, talk about h..."

Good Luck. I'd love to hear what you think of The Convent.


message 657: by Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen (new)

Brenda | 79969 comments Mod
Marcia wrote: "Brenda wrote: "Marcia wrote: "OK, so for those of you waiting to see what changes I have made to my Second Rainbow, go and have a look at Post No. 477, which I have now updated - whew, talk about h..."

There you go;)

11. Friend's Read Shelf - Come Back to Me - thank you my darling friend Brenda You're welcome, and I'm pretty sure you'll really enjoy this one:)


message 658: by MarciaB (new)

MarciaB - Book Muster Down Under | 225 comments Oops, did I forget to carry that one over Brenda? Thank you :)


message 659: by MarciaB (new)

MarciaB - Book Muster Down Under | 225 comments Thanks Kira - I may just make it by the skin of my teeth - will, of course, post a review about The Convent and place a link here :)


message 660: by Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen (new)

Brenda | 79969 comments Mod
Marcia wrote: "Oops, did I forget to carry that one over Brenda? Thank you :)"

No Marcia, you did everything right...I was just saying 'there you go' as you transferred it right, then thank you for the comment about Come Back to Me...no problems whatsoever!!!


message 661: by MarciaB (new)

MarciaB - Book Muster Down Under | 225 comments Okeedokee, so I just finished Miss Nobody (Shaw Family Saga, Book 1) by Nicole Dunlap - I enjoyed it, gave it 3 stars and will post my review soon. This was sent to me by the author to read and review.

I'm going to start reading my Green book, Invisible A Novel by Carla Buckley which is a mystery/thriller due to be released on 11 December 2012.

Happy Reading everyone :)


message 662: by MarciaB (new)

MarciaB - Book Muster Down Under | 225 comments By the way my darling friend Brenda - I'M BACK!!!! :) :)


message 663: by Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen (new)

Brenda | 79969 comments Mod
Marcia wrote: "By the way my darling friend Brenda - I'M BACK!!!! :) :)"

Welcome:):)


message 664: by Nicola (new)

Nicola | 1161 comments Blue Tiare: Best Listener in All of Tahiti and Everything that Happened Next /Célestine Hitiura Vaite Tiare Best Listener in All of Tahiti and Everything that Happened Next by Célestine Hitiura Vaite 5* excellent
Yellow Crocodile on the Sandbank / Elizabeth Peters Crocodile on the Sandbank (Amelia Peabody #1) by Elizabeth Peters 5* the first in the series
Red Shadows and Strongholds / Elizabeth Chadwick Shadows and Strongholds by Elizabeth Chadwick 5* very interesting time in history
Purple The Templar Magician / Paul Doherty The Templar Magician (Templars, #2) by Paul Doherty 4.5* interesting twist on the Templar history
Green Sylvester, or the Wicked Uncle / Georgette Heyer Sylvester, or the Wicked Uncle by Georgette Heyer 5* one of my all time favourites that I haven't read for years
Orange Osama: The First Casualty of War is the Truth, the Second is Your Soul / Chris Ryan Osama The First Casualty of War is the Truth, the Second is Your Soul by Chris Ryan 4* not one of his best in my opinion
TBR Agatha Raisin The Wizard of Evesham and The Murderous Marriage / M.C. Beaton Agatha Raisin The Wizard of Evesham and The Murderous Marriage by M.C. Beaton 4* another rollicking adventure with Agatha
Aussie Writer Scarecrow and the Army of Thieves / Matthew Reilly Scarecrow and the Army of Thieves by Matthew Reilly 5* another great adventure although a bit drawn out
Spring Cover Sprig Muslin / Georgette Heyer Sprig Muslin by Georgette Heyer 5* another satisfying tale
Young Adult Artemis Fowl: The Opal Deception / Eoin Colfer Artemis Fowl The Opal Deception (Artemis Fowl, #4) by Eoin Colfer 5* excellent addition to the series....

All Done! I did change my Purple book from my original choice, but enjoyed it very much!


message 665: by Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen (new)

Brenda | 79969 comments Mod
Well done Nicola!!!


message 666: by Maggie (new)

Maggie Nearly there:
Red: The Hospital by the River: A Story of Hope READ
Yellow: The Te Of Piglet READ
Orange: From a Persian Tea House: Travels in Old Iran READ
Green: Labyrinth READ
Blue: A Candle for St. Jude READ
Purple: The Stonehenge Gate READ
TBR: Gone Viral: The Germs that Share Our Lives CURRENTLY READING
Aussie New release: All of It, a Memoir of Love, Fear and Art READ
Springe Cover/Title: Empress Orchid STILL TO READ
YA (Aussie 2012): Preloved READ
Friend's read list: from Emily's list Daughters of Rome READ
TBR: Empress of the Seven Hills READ


message 667: by Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen (new)

Brenda | 79969 comments Mod
Doing well Maggie..you'll make it:)


message 668: by Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen (new)

Brenda | 79969 comments Mod
You'll be right Michael;) Don't stress if you don't though:)


message 669: by MarciaB (new)

MarciaB - Book Muster Down Under | 225 comments Hi everyone,
So here's my review of http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/... Miss Nobody (Shaw Family Saga, Book 1) by Nicole Dunlap
Cheers for now.


message 670: by Kirsten (new)

Kirsten Bailey (klbailey) Not sure I'm going to make it!!! I only have two books to go, but I also have 3 book club books to finish before the end of the month. Oh well, I'll just see what happens.

1. Red - I am the MessengerI Am the Messenger by Markus Zusak My Review

2. Orange - FoundationFoundation (Foundation, #1) by Isaac Asimov My Review

3. Yellow - The HelpThe Help by Kathryn Stockett My Review

4. Green - The Sweetness at the Bottom of the PieThe Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie (Flavia de Luce, #1) by Alan Bradley My Review

5. Blue - Guardians of the KeepGuardians of the Keep (The Bridge of D'Arnath, #2) by Carol Berg My Review

6. Violet - The Lies of Locke LamoraThe Lies of Locke Lamora (Gentleman Bastard, #1) by Scott Lynch My Review

7. Spring clean TBR shelf - Cloud AtlasCloud Atlas by David Mitchell My Review

8. Aussie new release - Stormdancer Stormdancer (The Lotus War, #1) by Jay Kristoff (looking forward to this one)

9. Spring title/cover - The Secret Garden The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett

10. Aussie YA - The SendingThe Sending (The Obernewtyn Chronicles, #6) by Isobelle Carmody This book was really slow and took me forever to finish. My Review


message 671: by Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen (new)

Brenda | 79969 comments Mod
You've done very well Kirsten, good luck with the last two (and your other book club reads!)


message 672: by Zoey (new)

Zoey  (rozannen) | 1045 comments Yay!! I have finished. Wasnt sure I would get through all of them, but have done it with time to spare :)

Red Siren Siren (Makedde Vanderwall, #5) by Tara Moss Tara Moss 3.5 ★

Orange Territory Territory by Judy Nunn Judy Nunn 4 ★

Yellow
Hit Hit (Makedde Vanderwall, #4) by Tara Moss Tara Moss
4 ★

Green The PlantationThe Plantation by Di MorrisseyDi Morrissey 4 ★

Blue Clean Cut Clean Cut (Anna Travis Mystery, #3) by Lynda La Plante Lynda La Plante 3 ★

Purple Kimberley Sun Kimberley Sun by Di Morrissey Di Morrissey 2 ★

TBR Appassionata Appassionata (Rutshire Chronicles #5) by Jilly Cooper Jilly Cooper 3 ★

New Aus. Release Assassin Assassin (Makedde Vanderwall, #6) by Tara Moss Tara Moss 5 ★

Spring Title or Cover Earthly JoysEarthly Joys by Philippa GregoryPhilippa Gregory 4 ★

Aussie YA

Tomorrow, When the War Began Tomorrow, When the War Began (Tomorrow, #1) by John Marsden John Marsden
3.5 ★

Friends List The Hunger GamesThe Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1) by Suzanne CollinsSuzanne Collins 4 ★

TBR The Man Who Made Husbands Jealous The Man Who Made Husbands Jealous (Rutshire Chronicles, #4) by Jilly Cooper Jilly Cooper 3 ★


message 673: by Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen (new)

Brenda | 79969 comments Mod
Congratulations Zoey! Wonderful result:)


message 674: by Amber (new)

Amber (ukaunz) I might just manage to finish this challenge in time! :-)
1. Red: The Castlemaine Murders (Phryne Fisher, #13) by Kerry Greenwood The Castlemaine Murders by Kerry Greenwood ★★★
2. Orange: Mockingjay (The Hunger Games, #3) by Suzanne Collins Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins ★★
3. Yellow: Tales from Outer Suburbia by Shaun Tan Tales from Outer Suburbia by Shaun Tan
4. Green: Alif the Unseen by G. Willow Wilson Alif the Unseen by Willow Wilson ★★★★
5. Blue: The One Hundred Year Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared by Jonas Jonasson 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 Where the Mountain Meets the Moon by Grace Lin ★★★★★
7. Spring Clean TBR: Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell ★★★
8. Aussie author Spring new release: The Burial by Courtney Collins The Burial by Courtney Collins ★★★★
9. Spring title/cover: Rainbow Street Pets by Wendy Orr Rainbow Street Pets by Wendy Orr ★★★
10. Australian YA: Finnikin of the Rock (Lumatere Chronicles #1) by Melina Marchetta Finnikin of the Rock by Melina Marchetta ★★★
11. Pick a friend: Mandy by Julie Andrews Edwards Mandy by Julie Andrews Edwards
12. TBR: A Dog's Purpose by W. Bruce Cameron A Dog's Purpose by W. Bruce Cameron


message 675: by Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen (new)

Brenda | 79969 comments Mod
Looking good Amber:)


message 676: by Amber (new)

Amber (ukaunz) Well this one was a very fast and enjoyable read!
12. TBR: A Dog's Purpose by W. Bruce Cameron A Dog's Purpose by W. Bruce Cameron ★★★★


message 677: by Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen (new)

Brenda | 79969 comments Mod
Amber wrote: "Well this one was a very fast and enjoyable read!
12. TBR: A Dog's Purpose by W. Bruce Cameron
A Dog's Purpose
by W. Bruce Cameron ★★★★"


Awww! That's cute Amber:)


message 678: by Amber (new)

Amber (ukaunz) It's a lovely book... tempting to give it 5 stars, but I might have to read it again one day before I promote it ;-)


message 679: by Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen (new)

Brenda | 79969 comments Mod
I might just have a go at it someday:)


message 680: by Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen (new)

Brenda | 79969 comments Mod
Yeah...did you read the blurb Michael? I think you'd like it too:)


message 681: by Amber (new)

Amber (ukaunz) I didn't cry when I read it, if that helps... (but then I'm not personally attached to any dogs! lol)


message 682: by Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen (new)

Brenda | 79969 comments Mod
Michael wrote: "No im trying my best to ignore it lol. :D"

Go on, do it...you know you want to!!! lol


message 683: by Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen (new)

Brenda | 79969 comments Mod
Amber wrote: "I didn't cry when I read it, if that helps... (but then I'm not personally attached to any dogs! lol)"

Haha!!


message 684: by Davina (new)

Davina | 154 comments Ooooo getting excited I might actually make it. Maybe. Just finished off two more and two to go.
1.Red Dance of the Gods Dance of the Gods (Circle Trilogy, #2) by Nora Roberts by Nora Roberts
2.Orange Damn You, Autocorrect!: Awesomely Embarrassing Text Messages You Didn't Mean to Send Damn You, Autocorrect! Awesomely Embarrassing Text Messages You Didn't Mean to Send by Jillian Madison by Jillian Madison
3.Yellow Valley of Silence Valley of Silence (Circle Trilogy, #3) by Nora Roberts by Nora Roberts
4.Green Mutation Mutation (The Phoenix Files, #3) by Chris Morphew by Chris Morphew
5. Blue Contact (The Phoenix Files, #2) by Chris Morphew Contact by Chris Morphew
6.Purple Fallout Fallout (The Phoenix Files, #5) by Chris Morphew 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 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


message 685: by Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen (new)

Brenda | 79969 comments Mod
Go Davina;P


message 686: by [deleted user] (last edited Nov 18, 2012 11:31PM) (new)

I read the The Rosary Girls and I am reading Firefly Lane and The Turn of the Screw


message 687: by Christy (new)

Christy (mrscrich) | 220 comments ALMOST finished, reading my last book but have plenty of time to spare. Won't quite get a 2nd completed rainbow, but read more than I'd anticipated so that is a nice dent in my TBR list!!


RED: One Breath Away by Heather Gudenkauf One Breath Away by Heather Gudenkauf 4 Stars


ORANGE: Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn 4 Stars

YELLOW: The Language of Flowers by Vanessa Diffenbaugh The Language of Flowers by Vanessa Diffenbaugh 4.5 Stars

GREEN: Predator (Kay Scarpetta, #14) by Patricia Cornwell Predator by Patricia Cornwell - Currently reading

BLUE: Beautiful Ruins by Jess Walter Beautiful Ruins by Jess Walter 2 Stars VERY disappointed in this as I was SO excited to read this and now wonder why. May have to write a review.

PURPLE: The Color Purple by Alice Walker The Color Purple by Alice Walker 5 Stars

TBR: I, Alex Cross (Alex Cross, #16) by James Patterson I, Alex Cross by James Patterson 4.5 Stars

New Aussie Release: Stage Fright (Tara Sharp #3) by Marianne Delacourt Stage Fright by Marianne Delacourt 1 Star (and even that is generous)

Spring Book: The Violets of March by Sarah Jio The Violets of March by Sarah Jio 5 Starts

Aussie YA: Jellicoe Road by Melina Marchetta Jellicoe Road by Melina Marchetta 3 Stars

GR Friends Read List: The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan 5 Stars

2nd TBR: The Friday Night Knitting Club by Kate Jacobs The Friday Night Knitting Club by Kate Jacobs 5 Stars


message 688: by Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen (new)

Brenda | 79969 comments Mod
Wow well done Christy!


message 689: by MarciaB (new)

MarciaB - Book Muster Down Under | 225 comments And now, I'm going to start reading my Orange book, Severed Threads by Kaylin McFarren - so looking forward to it.


message 690: by Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen (new)

Brenda | 79969 comments Mod
I've got that one too Marcia...I must get started on it too!!! I hope you enjoy it:)


message 691: by Lesley (new)

Lesley | 328 comments Yesterday I finished my final book for the Spring challenge; #9 Spring Three Day Road 3 stars. My cover has a Flanders poppy on the cover = November = Spring. Summer here we come....


message 692: by Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen (new)

Brenda | 79969 comments Mod
Well done Lesley!! Great result:)


message 694: by Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen (new)

Brenda | 79969 comments Mod
Well done Louise! Are you enjoying Assassin?


message 695: by Louise (new)

Louise (louisecc) | 192 comments Brenda wrote: "Well done Louise! Are you enjoying Assassin?"

Yeah - it's quite good. I will have to track down the others and catch up on what's 'really' happening. :)


message 696: by Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen (new)

Brenda | 79969 comments Mod
Louise wrote: "Brenda wrote: "Well done Louise! Are you enjoying Assassin?"

Yeah - it's quite good. I will have to track down the others and catch up on what's 'really' happening. :)"


Oh you haven't read them in order? Never mind, the others are great too, perhaps you could start with #1 and work your way back up to Assassin when you've finished it:)


message 697: by Amber (new)

Amber (ukaunz) Yay, I finished!

1. Red: The Castlemaine Murders (Phryne Fisher, #13) by Kerry Greenwood The Castlemaine Murders by Kerry Greenwood ★★★
2. Orange: Mockingjay (The Hunger Games, #3) by Suzanne Collins Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins ★★
3. Yellow: Tales from Outer Suburbia by Shaun Tan Tales from Outer Suburbia by Shaun Tan ★★★★
4. Green: Alif the Unseen by G. Willow Wilson Alif the Unseen by Willow Wilson ★★★★
5. Blue: The One Hundred Year Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared by Jonas Jonasson 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 Where the Mountain Meets the Moon by Grace Lin ★★★★★
7. Spring Clean TBR: Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell ★★★
8. Aussie author Spring new release: The Burial by Courtney Collins The Burial by Courtney Collins ★★★★
9. Spring title/cover: Rainbow Street Pets by Wendy Orr Rainbow Street Pets by Wendy Orr ★★★
10. Australian YA: Finnikin of the Rock (Lumatere Chronicles #1) by Melina Marchetta Finnikin of the Rock by Melina Marchetta ★★★
11. Pick a friend: Mandy by Julie Andrews Edwards Mandy by Julie Andrews Edwards ★★★
12. TBR: A Dog's Purpose by W. Bruce Cameron A Dog's Purpose by W. Bruce Cameron ★★★★

Thanks for another great challenge, Brenda :-) Now, off to see what I can do about my Summer challenge list!


message 698: by Louise (last edited Nov 21, 2012 09:09PM) (new)

Louise (louisecc) | 192 comments Amber wrote: "Yay, I finished!

Excellent! Did you enjoy Cloud Atlas? Which story was your favourite??


message 699: by Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen (new)

Brenda | 79969 comments Mod
Congratulations Amber:) Well done..


message 700: by Louise (new)

Louise (louisecc) | 192 comments Brenda wrote: "Oh you haven't read them in order? Never mind, the others are great too, perhaps you could start with #1 and work your way back up to Assassin when you've finished it:)

That's now the grand plan! :)


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