Jenn’s Comments (group member since Jul 12, 2013)

Jenn’s comments from the Aussie Readers group.

Finished :)

February Featured Author - Kate Forsyth
Duration: 1/2/23 - 28/2/23
Level: Hard
16/16

TASKS - Completed

#1. Born in Sydney, Kate Forsyth wrote her first novel at the age of seven, and is now the internationally bestselling author of 40 books for both adults and children.
**Read a book which is a series #7 OR
**Read a book which has a 4 AND a 0 in the page count (show page count)
Outback Dust: The Drifter by Annie Seaton AA 4 stars 2/2/23

#2. Kate's books for adults include 'Beauty in Thorns', the true love story behind a famous painting of 'Sleeping Beauty'; 'The Beast's Garden', a retelling of the Grimm version of 'Beauty & the Beast', set in the German underground resistance to Hitler in WWII; 'The Wild Girl', the love story of Wilhelm Grimm and Dortchen Wild, the young woman who told him many of the world's most famous fairy tales; 'Bitter Greens', a retelling of the Rapunzel fairytale; and the bestselling fantasy series 'The Witches of Eileanan'.
**Read a book that's a retelling of a fairytale OR
**Read an Historical novel
The Forgotten Bookshop in Paris by Daisy Wood 5 stars 7/2/23

#3. Kate has a doctorate in fairytale studies, a Masters of Creative Writing, a Bachelor of Arts in Literature, and is an accredited master storyteller.
**Read a Fantasy story OR
**Read a book set in Australia
Broad River Station by Fleur McDonald AA 4 stars 13/2/23

#4. Kate's popular children's books include 'The Impossible Quest', 'The Gypsy Crown', 'The Puzzle Ring', and 'The Starkin Crown'
**Read a children's/YA book (min 125 pages) OR
**Read a book where you can spell CROWN in the title (in any order)
Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas 5 stars 8/2/23

BONUS
**Read a book by Kate Forsyth
The Witches of Eileanan by Kate Forsyth AA 4 stars 10/2/23


SPELL IT OUT!! - Completed

K - Author - Hunter Hunted by Keri Arthur AA 5 stars 3/2/23
A - Author - Magic Tides by Ilona Andrews 5 stars 7/2/23
T - Title - The Opal Miner's Daughter by Fiona McArthur AA 4 stars 1/2/23
E - Title - East of Alice by Annie Seaton AA 4 stars 8/2/23

F - Title - Forgotten in Death by J.D. Robb 4 stars 9/2/23
O - Title - Osprey Reef by Annie Seaton AA 4 stars 14/2/23
R - Title - Retribution by Sarah Barrie AA 4 stars 8/2/23
S - Title - Sorrow's Song by Keri Arthur AA 5 stars 7/2/23
Y - Author - The Silver Stag by Yasmine Galenorn 4 stars 6/2/23
T - Title - The Giving Tree by Phillipa Nefri Clark AA 5 stars 2/2/23
H - Title - The Hunted by Gabriel Bergmoser 4 stars 7/2/23

February Featured Author - Kate Forsyth
Duration: 1/2/23 - 28/2/23
Level: Hard
16/16

TASKS - Completed

#1. Born in Sydney, Kate Forsyth wrote her first novel at the age of seven, and is now the internationally bestselling author of 40 books for both adults and children.
**Read a book which is a series #7 OR
**Read a book which has a 4 AND a 0 in the page count (show page count)
Outback Dust: The Drifter by Annie Seaton AA 4 stars 2/2/23

#2. Kate's books for adults include 'Beauty in Thorns', the true love story behind a famous painting of 'Sleeping Beauty'; 'The Beast's Garden', a retelling of the Grimm version of 'Beauty & the Beast', set in the German underground resistance to Hitler in WWII; 'The Wild Girl', the love story of Wilhelm Grimm and Dortchen Wild, the young woman who told him many of the world's most famous fairy tales; 'Bitter Greens', a retelling of the Rapunzel fairytale; and the bestselling fantasy series 'The Witches of Eileanan'.
**Read a book that's a retelling of a fairytale OR
**Read an Historical novel
The Forgotten Bookshop in Paris by Daisy Wood 5 stars 7/2/23

#3. Kate has a doctorate in fairytale studies, a Masters of Creative Writing, a Bachelor of Arts in Literature, and is an accredited master storyteller.
**Read a Fantasy story OR
**Read a book set in Australia
Broad River Station by Fleur McDonald AA 4 stars 13/2/23

#4. Kate's popular children's books include 'The Impossible Quest', 'The Gypsy Crown', 'The Puzzle Ring', and 'The Starkin Crown'
**Read a children's/YA book (min 125 pages) OR
**Read a book where you can spell CROWN in the title (in any order)
Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas 5 stars 8/2/23

BONUS
**Read a book by Kate Forsyth
The Witches of Eileanan by Kate Forsyth AA 4 stars 10/2/23


SPELL IT OUT!! - Completed

K - Author - Hunter Hunted by Keri Arthur AA 5 stars 3/2/23
A - Author - Magic Tides by Ilona Andrews 5 stars 7/2/23
T - Title - The Opal Miner's Daughter by Fiona McArthur AA 4 stars 1/2/23
E - Title - East of Alice by Annie Seaton AA 4 stars 8/2/23

F - Title - Forgotten in Death by J.D. Robb 4 stars 9/2/23
O - Title - Osprey Reef by Annie Seaton AA 4 stars 14/2/23
R - Title - Retribution by Sarah Barrie AA 4 stars 8/2/23
S - Title - Sorrow's Song by Keri Arthur AA 5 stars 7/2/23
Y - Author - The Silver Stag by Yasmine Galenorn 4 stars 6/2/23
T - Title - The Giving Tree by Phillipa Nefri Clark AA 5 stars 2/2/23
H - Title - The Hunted by Gabriel Bergmoser 4 stars 7/2/23

Finished January books :)

January
Title The Jam Queens by Josephine Moon AA 5 stars 19/1/23
Author The Cake Maker’s Wish by Josephine Moon AA 4 stars 11/1/23

Brenda wrote: "Well done Jenn!! Didn't take you long!"

Thanks Brenda. Great start to the year I had a relaxing couple of weeks off work to read through my list :)

Completed :)

January Featured Author - Louise Penny
Duration: 1/1/23 - 31/1/23
Level: Hard
16/16

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TASKS - Competed

#1. Born in Toronto, Canada, Louise Penny is a well known, prize winning author of mysteries.
**Read a book set in Canada OR
**Read a prize winning book by any author
Bitten by Kelley Armstrong 5 stars 2/1/23

#2. Penny's first novel was Still Life set in the small town of Three Pines and featuring Armand Gamache.
**Read a book set in a small town in any country OR
**Read a debut novel
The Cake Maker’s Wish by Josephine Moon AA 4 stars 11/1/23

#3. The Armand Gamache series now runs to 19 books and is translated into 31 languages.
**Read a book from a long running series OR
**Read a book translated from another language
Flirt by Laurell K. Hamilton 5 stars 1/1/23

#4. The Armand Gamache novels are currently being made into a TV series.
**Read a book which has been made into a movie or TV show OR
**Read a book which you think would make a good movie.
Hit List by Laurell K. Hamilton 5 stars 5/1/23

BONUS
**Read a book by Louise Penny
Still Life by Louise Penny AA 4 stars 13/1/23


SPELL IT OUT - Completed

L- Author - Bullet by Laurell K. Hamilton 5 stars 4/1/23
O - Title - Outback Moonlight by Annie Seaton AA 4 stars 8/1/23
U - Title - Unwrapping Her Perfect Match by Kat Latham 3 stars 13/1/23
I - Title - Ice by Skye Jones 4 stars 16/1/23
S - Title - Stone by Sawyer Bennett 5 stars 13/1/23
E - Title - Every Witch Way But Wicked by Amanda M. Lee 3.5 stars 13/1/23

P - Author - Deadly Secrets by Phillipa Nefri Clark AA 4 stars 12/1/23
E - Title - Every Breath You Take by Blair Babylon 4 stars 16/1/23
N - Title - Never Date Your Brother's Best Friend by Jules Barnard 4 stars 12/1/23
N - Title - The Ninth Month by James Patterson 4 stars 9/1/23
Y - Title - You and Me on Vacation by Emily Henry 4 stars 10/1/23

Finished just in time :)

December Featured Author - Matthew Reilly
Duration: 1/12/22 - 31/12/22
Level: Hard (min 4 AAs)
18/18 (7 AAs)


TASKS

#1. Born in Sydney in 1974, Matthew Reilly was not always a big fan of reading. It was only after he read To Kill a Mockingbird and Lord of the Flies in Year 10 that he realised reading could transport you to another world.
**Read a book set in Australia OR
**Read a book which you feel started your love of reading
Paperbark Hill by Maya Linnell AA 30/12/22 4 stars


#2. Matthew's his first novel was Contest, which he wrote at the age of 19 while still at university studying law. Matthew self-published Contest in 1996 after being rejected by all the major publishers. In January 1997, a Commissioning Editor for Pan Macmillan Australia walked into Angus & Robertson's Pitt Street Mall store and bought a copy of Contest. The editor tracked Matthew down through his contact details in the front of the book.
**Read a self published novel OR
**Read a debut novel
Contest by Matthew Reilly AA 3 stars 5/2/22


#3. Matthew is now the internationally bestselling author of the Scarecrow novels, the Jack West novels, and seven standalone novels plus several short stories. His books are published in over 20 languages with worldwide sales of over 7 million copies.
**Read a series book OR
**Read a book which has been translated
Blood Noir by Laurell K. Hamilton 5 stars 11/12/22


#4. Matthew owns and drives a DeLorean DMC-12, the car made famous in the Back to the Future movies. He also has a life-sized Han Solo in carbonite hanging on the wall of his office! When not writing or penning a film script, Matthew can be found on the golf course. Matthew Reilly is currently living in Los Angeles.
**Read a book by an Australian author OR
**Read a book set in the US
Jillaroo from Jacaranda by Mandy Magro AA 4 stars 1/12/22


BONUS
**Read a book by Matthew Reilly
Cobalt Blue by Matthew Reilly AA 3 stars 1/12/22

SPELL IT OUT!!!

M - Author - The Giver of Stars by Jojo Moyes 4 stars 2/12/22
A - Title - Assassin's Apprentice by Robin Hobb 4 stars 8/12/22
T - Title - The Torrent by Dinuka McKenzie 4 stars 1/12/22
T - Author - The Family Inheritance by Tricia Stringer AA 4 stars 12/12/22
H - Title - The Harlequin by Laurell K. Hamilton 5 stars 8/12/22
E - Title - Exiles by Jane Harper AA 4 stars 15/12/22
W - Title - The Women's Pages by Victoria Purman AA 4 stars 6/12/22

R - Author - Shadows in Death by J.D. Robb 3.5 stars 13/12/22
E - Title - The Ex Who Conned a Psychic by Sally Berneathy 4 stars 5/12/22
I - Title - Ignite by Kaitlyn Davis 2.5 stars 12/12/22
L - Author - Danse Macabre by Laurell K. Hamilton 5 stars 6/12/22
L - Author - Micah by Laurell K. Hamilton 5 stars 2/12/22
Y - Author - Christmastime Cowboy by Maisey Yates 4 stars 4/12/22

I'm in. Titles TBC

Annual Challenge 2023 - Calendar of Books
Duration: 1/1/23 - 31/12/23
Level: 24/24

January
Title The Jam Queens by Josephine Moon AA 5 stars 19/1/23
Author The Cake Maker’s Wish by Josephine Moon AA 4 stars 11/1/23

February
Title The Forgotten Bookshop in Paris by Daisy Wood 4 stars 7/2/23
Author Broad River Station by Fleur McDonald AA 4 stars 13/2/23

March
Title Murder at Sunrise Lake by Christine Feehan 4 stars 22/3/23
Author Nice Girls Don't Have Fangs by Molly Harper 4 stars 3/3/23

April
Title Area 7 by Matthew Reilly AA 4 stars 5/4/23
Author Turn a Blind Eye by Jeffrey Archer 4 stars 13/4/23
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May
Title Murder in Williamstown by Kerry Greenwood AA 3.5 stars 10/5/23
Author Lockdown by Peter May 4 stars 5/3/23

June
Title Just Buried by Addison Moore 5 stars 14/6/23
Author Paradise Valley by Jennifer Scoullar AA 4 stars 19/6/23

July
Title Jax: A Christmas Story by Lane Hart 5 stars 13/7/23
Author Rogue by Julie Kagawa 4 stars 21/7/23

August
Title Always Be My Banshee by Molly Harper 4 stars 3/8/23
Author Generation 18 by Keri Arthur AA 5 stars 10/8/23

September
Title Shadow Fire by Christine Feehan 5 stars 5/9/23
Author Lick by Kylie Scott AA 5 stars 2/9/23

October
Title One More Time by Mandy Magro AA 4 stars 9/10/23
Author Cash by Tess Oliver 4 stars 4/10/23

November
TItle No Holding Back by Lori Foster 3.5 stars 3/11/23
Author The Sinister Booksellers of Bath by Garth Nix AA 4 stars 10/11/23

December
Title Dark Rooms by Lynda La Plante 4 stars 1/12/23
Author A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens 5 stars 5/12/23

Interesting challenge :) I'm in Titles TBC

Colour Challenge 1/1/23 -31/12/23
Level: Hard
36/36

RED - Completed
a.Cover - Bitten by Kelley Armstrong 5 stars 2/1/23
b. Title - Dangerous Games by Keri ArthurAA 5 stars 7/6/23
c. Author - While Paris Slept by Ruth Druart 5 stars 20/9/23

ORANGE - Completed
a. Cover - Burn Bright by Patricia Briggs 5 stars 28/1/23
b. Title - Garrett by Sawyer Bennett /2/23
c. Author - Forever Home by Graham Norton 3.5 stars 12/6/23

YELLOW - Completed
a. Cover - Vengeance Road by Christine Feehan 5 stars 27/3/23
b. Title - Wish You Were Here by Karly Lane AA 4 stars 4/7/23
c. Author - The Woman Who Knew Too Little by Olivia Wearne AA 2 stars 21/8/23

BROWN - Completed
a. Cover - The Bookbinder of Jericho by Pip Williams AA 4 stars 18/8/23
b. Title - Wild Sign by Patricia Briggs 5 stars 31/1/23
c. Author - Hideaway by Nora Roberts 5 stars 16/6/23

BLACK - Completed
a. Cover - Over My Dead Body by Jeffrey Archer 4 stars 13/6/23
b. Title - Broad River Station by Fleur McDonald AA 4 stars 13/2/23
c. Author - Full Moon Rising by Keri Arthur AA 5 stars 2/6/23

GREEN - Completed
a. Cover - The Bellbird River Country Choir by Sophie GreenAA 3.5 stars 13/4/23
b. Title - The Ghosts of Paris by Tara Moss AA 3.5 stars 16/1/23
c. Author - Thursdays at Orange Blossom House by Sophie Green AA 4 stars 6/9/23

GREY - Completed
a. Cover - Dead Ice by Laurell K. Hamilton 4 stars 24/3/23
b. Title - The Gilded Years by Karin Tanabe 4 stars 8/5/23
c. Author - A Shadow of Crows by Yasmine Galenorn 4 stars 8/5/23

BLUE - Completed
a. Cover - Flirt by Laurell K. Hamilton 5 stars 1/1/23
b. Title - Embraced by Darkness by Keri Arthur AA 5 stars 16/6/23
c. Author - Claiming His Fate by Ellis Leigh 4 stars 16/5/23

TURQUOISE - Completed
a. Cover - Judgment Road by Christine Feehan 5 stars 24/3/23
b. Title - Rotten Gods by Greg Barron AA 2 stars 15/4/23
c. Author - A Home Among the Snow Gums by Stella Quinn AA 5 stars 12/9/23

PINK - Completed
a. Cover - Terms Of Inheritance by Michelle Upton AA 4 stars 9/8/23
b. Title - Kissing Sin by Keri Arthur AA 5 stars 2/6/23
c. Author - Grave Memory by Kalayna Price 5 stars 3/8/23

WHITE - Completed
a. Cover - Next in Line by Jeffrey Archer 5 stars 2/8/23
b. Title - Tempting Evil by Keri Arthur AA 5 stars 3/6/23
c. Author - Red Dirt Road by S.R. White AA 4 stars 11/8/23

PURPLE - Completed
a. Cover - Dead Heat by Patricia Briggs 5 stars 24/1/23
b. Title - The Unbelieved by Vikki Petraitis 4 stars 4/8/23
c. Author - Still Life by Louise Penny AA 4 stars 12/1/23

January Featured Author - Louise Penny
Duration: 1/1/23 - 31/1/23
Level: Hard
16/16

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TASKS - Competed

#1. Born in Toronto, Canada, Louise Penny is a well known, prize winning author of mysteries.
**Read a book set in Canada OR
**Read a prize winning book by any author
Bitten by Kelley Armstrong 5 stars 2/1/23

#2. Penny's first novel was Still Life set in the small town of Three Pines and featuring Armand Gamache.
**Read a book set in a small town in any country OR
**Read a debut novel
The Cake Maker’s Wish by Josephine Moon AA 4 stars 11/1/23

#3. The Armand Gamache series now runs to 19 books and is translated into 31 languages.
**Read a book from a long running series OR
**Read a book translated from another language
Flirt by Laurell K. Hamilton 5 stars 1/1/23

#4. The Armand Gamache novels are currently being made into a TV series.
**Read a book which has been made into a movie or TV show OR
**Read a book which you think would make a good movie.
Hit List by Laurell K. Hamilton 5 stars 5/1/23

BONUS
**Read a book by Louise Penny
Still Life by Louise Penny AA 4 stars 13/1/23


SPELL IT OUT - Completed

L- Author - Bullet by Laurell K. Hamilton 5 stars 4/1/23
O - Title - Outback Moonlight by Annie Seaton AA 4 stars 8/1/23
U - Title - Unwrapping Her Perfect Match by Kat Latham 3 stars 13/1/23
I - Title - Ice by Skye Jones 4 stars 16/1/23
S - Title - Stone by Sawyer Bennett 5 stars 13/1/23
E - Title - Every Witch Way But Wicked by Amanda M. Lee 3.5 stars 13/1/23

P - Author - Deadly Secrets by Phillipa Nefri Clark AA 4 stars 12/1/23
E - Title - Every Breath You Take by Blair Babylon
N - Title - Never Date Your Brother's Best Friend by Jules Barnard 4 stars 12/1/23
N - Title - The Ninth Month by James Patterson 4 stars 9/1/23
Y - Title - You and Me on Vacation by Emily Henry 4 stars 10/1/23

I'm in :) Titles to come soon

A - Z Challenge - Follow the Clues!
Duration: 1/1/2023 – 31/12/2023
Progress: 26/26

A - Read a book by an AUTHOR new to you - Wake by Shelley Burr AA 4 stars 6/4/23

B - Read a book which you BOUGHT - The Liars by Petronella McGovern AA 4 stars 13/3/23

C - Read a book with CLOUDS on the cover - The Wrong Woman by J.P. Pomare AA 4 stars 9/6/23

D - Read a book which has DARK themes - Smolder by Laurell K. Hamilton 5 stars 11/4/23

E - Read a book you've been EAGER to read - Ghostly Game by Christine Feehan 5 stars 4/5/23

F - Read a book which is FIRST in a series - A Kiss of Shadows by Laurell K. Hamilton 5 stars 3/3/23

G- Read a book which was a GIFT - The Long Weekend by Fiona Palmer AA 4 stars 220/5/23

H - Read a HISTORICAL book (can be fiction or non-fiction) - The Proxy Bride by Zoe Boccabella AA 4 stars 5/7/23

I - Read a book about an INTERESTING woman - The Three Lives of Alix St Pierre by Natasha Lester AA 4 stars 7/3/23

J - Read a book where someone is in or has been in JAIL - Recovery Road by Christine Feehan 5 stars 12/2/23

K - Read a book with a KNIFE on the cover - Mercy Blade by Faith Hunter 4 stars 24/2/23

L - Read a book where the title is written in LOWER case - Fair Game by Patricia Briggs 5 stars 24/1/23

M - Read a book which has a MOON on the cover - Cry Wolf by Patricia Briggs 5 stars 22/1/23

N - Read a book with a NUMBER in the title - The One Man by Andrew Gross 4 stars 18/5/23

O - Read a book with a ONE word title - Dateless by L.A. Casey 5 stars 13/3/23

P - Read a book with a PARAMEDIC in the text (quote text and page/% number) - East of Alice by Annie Seaton AA (“No liquids though, until the paramedics check him out.” 50%) 5 stars 8/2/23

Q - Read a book which is a QUICK read - under 200 pages - Magic Tides by Ilona Andrews 5 stars 6/2/23

R - Read a book which you would RECOMMEND to your friends - Never Date Your Brother's Best Friend by Jules Barnard 4 stars 12/1/23

S - Read a book with a minimum of four S's in the title - The Seven Skins of Esther Wilding by Holly Ringland AA 3.5 stars 3/5/23

T - Read a book which has a TEACHER in the text (quote text with page/% number) - Becoming Beth by Meredith Appleyard AA (from memory she was a teacher, the same as him. Page 45) 4 stars 12/4/23

U - Read a book with an UGLY cover (in your opinion) - Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir 4 stars 11/4/23

V - Read a book with a VETERINARIAN character - The Boundary Fence by Alissa Callen AA 5 stars 21/5/23

W - Read a book with a WINDOW on the cover - Snowy Mountains Promise by Alissa Callen AA 5 stars 7/3/23

X - Read a book which has an X anywhere on the cover - From Hell by Greig Beck AA 5 stars 8/8/23

Y - Read a book which has a YELLOW title - Knots and Crosses by Ian Rankin 3 stars 15/3/23

Z - Read a book with ZANY characters - Crowbones by Anne Bishop 5 stars

Annual Aussie Author Challenge 2023 - Opposites Attract
Duration: 1/1/23 - 31/12/23
Level:
43/44


Opposite #1- Completed
a. Male author - Trust by Chris Hammer 4 stars 3/10/23
b. Female author - The Darkest Kiss by Keri Arthur 5 stars 21/6/23

Opposite #2 - Completed
a. Stand alone - Keeping Up Appearances by Tricia Stringer 4 stars 6/6/23
b. part of a series - Sorrow's Song by Keri Arthur 5 stars 6/2/23

Opposite #3- Completed
a. Historical fiction - The Only Child by Kayte Nunn 4 stars 3/3/23
b. Current day - Hell's Bell by Keri Arthur 5 stars 3/2/23

Opposite #4 - Completed
a. Set in country - The Opal Miner's Daughter by Fiona McArthur 4 stars 1/2/23
b. set in city - Stay Awake by Megan Goldin (set in NYC) 4 stars 27/3/23

Opposite #5 - Completed
a. Set in your home country - All About Ella by Meredith Appleyard 4 stars 9/3/23
b. set away from home country - When You Are Mine by Michael Robotham 3.5 stars 9/5/23

Opposite # 6 - Completed
a. Plain cover - Cilka's Journey by Heather Morris 5 stars 30/1/23
b. beautiful cover - Deadly Vows by Keri Arthur 5 stars 5/2/23



Opposites #7 - Completed
a. Single word title - Sisters by Gabrielle Lord 3 stars 17/2/23
b. many words - The Last Guests by J.P. Pomare 4 stars 18/8/23

Opposite #8 - - Completed
a. New release (2023) - Shelter from the Storm by Penelope Janu 4 stars 1/8/23
b. Older release Broken Bonds by Keri Arthur AA 5 stars 6/2/23

Opposite # 9 - Completed
a. Bought Magic Misled by Keri Arthur AA 5 stars 5/2/23
b. Borrowed Scarecrow by Matthew Reilly 4 stars 6/4/23

Opposite #10 - Completed
a. Ebook - The Giving Tree by Phillipa Nefri Clark 4 stars 2/2/23
b. physical book - The Orphans by Fiona McIntosh 4 stars 1/8/23

Opposite #11
a. Bright cover - The Redgum River Retreat by Sandie Docker 4 stars 20/6/23
b. plain cover - All That's Left Unsaid: A Novel by Tracey Lien

Opposite #12 - Completed
a. Set in your home state (WA) - The Wrong Sister by Fiona Palmer 4 stars 5/10/23
b. set in another state - The Farmer’s Friend by Fiona McArthur (NSW) 3.5 stars 19/4/23

Opposite #13 - Completed
a. Short (over 125 pages) - Home Before Night by J.P. Pomare 4 stars 16/3/23
b. long - Osprey Reef by Annie Seaton (480 Pages) 4 stars 13/2/23

Opposite #14 - Completed
a. Dog on cover - Runt by Craig Silvey 4 stars 15/3/23
b. cat on cover - Flip-Flops and Murder by H.Y. Hanna 3 stars 5/6/23

Opposite # 15 - Completed
a. One person on cover - The Tea Gardens by Fiona McIntosh 4 stars 9/11/23
b. two people on cover - The River Gum Cottage by Leonie Kelsall 4 stars 20/6/23



Opposite #16 - Completed
a. Cosy crime - Deadly Secrets by Phillipa Nefri Clark 5 stars 12/1/23
b. dark crime - The Whispering by Veronica Lando 4 stars 20/3/23

Opposite # 17 - Completed
a. Cover mostly black - Hammer of God by Greig Beck 4 stars 17/5/23
b. mostly white - The Last Woman in the World by Inga Simpson 4 stars 12/6/23



Opposite # 18 - Completed
a. Set in Southern Australia - The Tilt by Chris Hammer 4 stars 3/10/23
b. set in Northern Australia - Cutters End by Margaret Hickey 4 stars 8/11/23

Opposite #19 - Completed
a. Historical mystery - The Paris Mystery by Kirsty Manning 3.5 stars 10/5/23
b. present day mystery - Deadly Past by Phillipa Nefri Clark 5 stars 30/1/23

Opposite #20 - Completed
a. Beach on cover - Fire with Fire by Candice Fox 5 stars 14/9/23
b. bush on cover - Wicked Wings by Keri Arthur 5 stars 5/2/23



Opposite #21 - Completed
Young characters - Blood Kissed by Keri Arthur 5 stars 2/2/23
mature age characters - Hunter Hunted by Keri Arthur 5 stars 3/2/23

Opposite #22 - Completed
Upper case title Ice Station by Matthew Reilly 4 stars 3/4/23
lower case title - Demon's Dance by Keri Arthur 5 stars 4/2/23

Opposite #23 - Completed
Set over the ocean (Tasmania) - Wanting by Richard Flanagan 3.5 stars 6/11/23
set on the mainland - The Library at Wagtail Ridge by Janet Gover 4 stars 2/5/23

Count me in :)

A-Z Titles
1/1/23 - 31/12/23
26/26 (7/7 AA)

A - Affliction by Laurell K. Hamilton 5 stars 10/2/23
B - Bullet by Laurell K. Hamilton 5 stars
C - Crimson Death by Laurell K. Hamilton 5 stars 7/4/23
D - Dark Symphony by Christine Feehan 5 stars 29/5/23
E - Every Witch Way But Wicked by Amanda M. Lee 3 stars 13/1/23
F - Forgotten in Death by J D Robb 4 stars 9/2/23
G - The Good Son by Jacquelyn Mitchard 4stars 17/1/23
H - The Hunted by Gabriel Bergmoser 3.5 stars 7/2/23
I - Ice by Skye Jones 4 stars 16/1/23
J - Jason by Laurell K. Hamilton 5 stars 13/2/23
K -Kraken Rising by Greig Beck AA 5 stars 26/5/23
L - The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart by Holly Ringland AA 3.5 stars 10/3/23
M - Murder at Sunrise Lake by Christine Feehan 4.5 stars 23/3/23
N - The Ninth Month by James Patterson 4 stars 9/1/23
O - Outback Moonlight by Annie Seaton AA 4 stars 8/1/23
P - The Promise of Home by Nicola Marsh AA 4 stars 4/5/23
Q - Queen of Shadows by Sarah J. Maas 4 stars 18/4/23
R - Retribution by Sarah Barrie AA 4 stars 8/2/23
S - Serpentine by Laurell K. Hamilton 5 stars 8/4/23
T - Those Hamilton Sisters by Averil Kenny AA 4 stars 10/1/23
U - The Unwilling Executive by Miranda P. Charles 4 stars 20/1/23
V - Van by Sawyer Bennett 5 stars 27/2/23
W - Wraith's Revenge by Keri Arthur AA 5 stars 1/3/23
X - Dax by Sawyer Bennett 5 stars 18/3/23
Y - You and Me on Vacation by Emily Henry 4 stars 10/1/23
Z - Zack by Sawyer Bennett 5 stars 19/2/23

Finally finished :)

A-Z Authors
1/1/22 - 31/12/22
26/26

A - Keri Arthur - Sorrow's Song AA 5 stars 9/7/22
B - Patricia Briggs - Soul Taken 5 stars 25/8/22
C - Christine Feehan - Savage Road 5 stars 3/2/22
D - Diana Palmer - Christmas Cowboy 3.5 stars 19/1/22
E - Janet Evanovich - Fortune and Glory: Tantalizing Twenty-Seven 3.5 stars 8/2/22
F - Fleur McDonald - Something to Hide AA 4 stars 13/5/22
G - Kerry Greenwood - The Spotted Dog AA 3.5 stars 2/1/22
H - Faith Hunter - Skinwalker 4 stars 15/2/22
I - Ilona Andrews - Burn for Me 5 stars 22/7/22
J - Jack Heath - Kill Your Brother AA 4 stars 27/9/22
K - Jay Kristoff - Stormdancer AA 5 stars 9/9/22
L - Laurell K. Hamilton - Bloody Bones 5 stars 8/10/22
M- Lily Malone - The Vet's Country Holiday AA 5 stars 18/4/22
N - Nora Roberts - Montana Sky 5 stars 9/1/22
O - Olivia Jaymes - Cowboy Command 4 stars 19/7/22
P - Fiona Palmer - Tiny White Lies AA 3.5 stars 8/6/22
Q - Livia Quinn - Storm Crazy 4 stars 16/12/22
R - Cristina Rayne - Tempted by the Jaguar: Transformation and Revelation 4 star 1/6/22
S - Kylie Scott - Deep AA 5 stars 24/1/22
T - Night Watch by Terry Pratchett 4 stars 1/2/22
U - Beautiful Illusion by Jacquie Underdown 4 stars 15/4/22
V - Virna DePaul - Rock Strong 4 stars 31/10/22
W - Alisa Woods - Kiss of a Dragon 4 stars 15/3/22
X - Alex Kava - Fallen Creed 5 stars 13/4/22
Y - Maisey Yates - A Good Old-Fashioned Cowboy 4 stars 5/2/22
Z - Zoey Ellis - Claimed by Power 4 stars 19/10/22

Completed Challenge :)

December
Title Danse Macabre by Laurell K. Hamilton 5 stars 6/12/22
Author The Torrent by Dinuka McKenzie 4 stars 1/12/22

December Featured Author - Matthew Reilly
Duration: 1/12/22 - 31/12/22
Level: Hard (min 4 AAs)
18/18 (7 AAs)


TASKS

#1. Born in Sydney in 1974, Matthew Reilly was not always a big fan of reading. It was only after he read To Kill a Mockingbird and Lord of the Flies in Year 10 that he realised reading could transport you to another world.
**Read a book set in Australia OR
**Read a book which you feel started your love of reading
Paperbark Hill by Maya Linnell AA 30/12/22 4 stars


#2. Matthew's his first novel was Contest, which he wrote at the age of 19 while still at university studying law. Matthew self-published Contest in 1996 after being rejected by all the major publishers. In January 1997, a Commissioning Editor for Pan Macmillan Australia walked into Angus & Robertson's Pitt Street Mall store and bought a copy of Contest. The editor tracked Matthew down through his contact details in the front of the book.
**Read a self published novel OR
**Read a debut novel
Contest by Matthew Reilly AA 3 stars 5/2/22


#3. Matthew is now the internationally bestselling author of the Scarecrow novels, the Jack West novels, and seven standalone novels plus several short stories. His books are published in over 20 languages with worldwide sales of over 7 million copies.
**Read a series book OR
**Read a book which has been translated
Blood Noir by Laurell K. Hamilton 5 stars 11/12/22


#4. Matthew owns and drives a DeLorean DMC-12, the car made famous in the Back to the Future movies. He also has a life-sized Han Solo in carbonite hanging on the wall of his office! When not writing or penning a film script, Matthew can be found on the golf course. Matthew Reilly is currently living in Los Angeles.
**Read a book by an Australian author OR
**Read a book set in the US
Jillaroo from Jacaranda by Mandy Magro AA 4 stars 1/12/22


BONUS
**Read a book by Matthew Reilly
Cobalt Blue by Matthew Reilly AA 3 stars 1/12/22

SPELL IT OUT!!!

M - Author - The Giver of Stars by Jojo Moyes 4 stars 2/12/22
A - Title - Assassin's Apprentice by Robin Hobb 4 stars 8/12/22
T - Title - The Torrent by Dinuka McKenzie 4 stars 1/12/22
T - Author - The Family Inheritance by Tricia Stringer AA 4 stars 12/12/22
H - Title - The Harlequin by Laurell K. Hamilton 5 stars 8/12/22
E - Title - Exiles by Jane Harper AA 4 stars 15/12/22
W - Title - The Women's Pages by Victoria Purman AA 4 stars 6/12/22

R - Author - Shadows in Death by J.D. Robb 3.5 stars 13/12/22
E - Title - The Ex Who Conned a Psychic by Sally Berneathy 4 stars 5/12/22
I - Title - Ignite by Kaitlyn Davis 2.5 stars 12/12/22
L - Author - Danse Macabre by Laurell K. Hamilton 5 stars 6/12/22
L - Author - Micah by Laurell K. Hamilton 5 stars 2/12/22
Y - Author - Christmastime Cowboy by Maisey Yates 4 stars 4/12/22

Completed :)

November Featured Author - Joanna Nell
Duration: 1/11/22 - 30/11/22
Level: Hard
15/15

TASKS

#1. Joanna was born in the UK but lives now in Sydney where she likes taking her dog for long walks
**Read a book set in the UK OR
**Read a book with a dog on the cover or in the story
Outback Wind: The Jillaroo by Annie Seaton AA 4 stars 12/11/22

#2. Joanna is a qualified doctor and she has spent time working in this role on cruise ships.
**Read a book which features a doctor in some way OR
**Read a book with the sea on the cover or in the story.
Marry in Haste by Annie Seaton AA 4 stars 13/11/22

#3. Joanna writes character-driven stories for women in their prime, creating young-at-heart characters who are not afraid to break the rules and defy society's expectations of ageing.
**Read a book where the main characters are older but still making the most of life OR
**Read a book from the genre Contemporary Fiction
Great Circle by Maggie Shipstead 4 stars 8/11/22

#4. Joanna's bestselling debut novel The Single Ladies of Jacaranda Retirement Village was published in 2018.
**Read a book published in 2018 OR
**Read a book where the first letter of every word in the title can be found in Jacaranda
Flesh by Kylie Scott AA 4 stars 10/11/22

BONUS
**Read a book by Joanna Nell
The Single Ladies of Jacaranda Retirement Village AA 4 stars 2/11/22



SPELL IT OUT
J - Author - Hidden in Plain Sight by Jeffrey Archer 4 stars 14/11/22
O - Title - Outback Dawn: The Visitor by Annie Seaton AA 4 stars 12/11/22
A - Author - Wild Country by Anne Bishop 5 stars 12/11/22
N - Title - Narcissus in Chains by Laurell K. Hamilton 5 stars 5/11/22
N - Title - The Nurses' War by Victoria Purman AA 5 stars 18/11/22
A - Author - Sword of Darkness by Keri Arthur AA 5 stars 16/11/22

N - Title - Night Broken by Patricia Briggs 5 stars 10/11/22
E - Author - Her Dark Lies by J.T. Ellison 4 stars 1/11/22
L - Author - Cerulean Sins by Laurell K. Hamilton 5 stars 7/11/22
L - Author - Incubus Dreams by Laurell K. Hamilton 5 stars 11/11/22

Challenge completed :)

Spring Reading Challenge 2022
Duration: 1/9/22 - 30/11/22
Level: Hard
18/18

September - Floral Completed

F - Title - Her Time to Shine by Fiona McCallum AA 4 stars 9/11/22
L - Title - Lethal Game by Christine Feehan 5 stars 14/9/22
O - Title - Outback Escape: The Sister by Annie Seaton AA 4 stars 12/10/22
R - Author - How to Mend a Broken Heart by Rachael Johns AA 4 stars 3/9/22
A - Author - Outback Sky: The Pilot by Annie Seaton AA 4 stars 12/9/22
L - Title - Lightning Game by Christine Feehan 5 stars 19/9/22



October - Spring Completed

S - Author - Trust by Kylie Scott AA 4 stars 14/9/22
P - Title - Power Game by Christine Feehan 5 stars 12/9/22
R - Title - Ruthless Game by Christine Feehan 5 stars 5/9/22
I - Author - Geomancer by Ian Irvine 4 stars 8/9/22
N - Title - No Limits by Lori Foster 4 stars 12/10/22
G - Title - Gage by Tess Oliver 4 stars 19/10/22



November - Season Completed

S - Title - Samurai Game by Christine Feehan 5 stars 6/9/22
E - Author - Claimed by Power by Zoey Ellis 4 stars 19/10/22
A - Author - Sword of Darkness by Keri Arthur AA 5 stars 16/11/22
S - Author - Flesh by Kylie Scott AA 4 stars 10/11/22
O - Title - Outback Roads: The Nanny by Annie Seaton AA 4 stars 14/9/22
N - Title - Narcissus in Chains by Laurell K. Hamilton 5 stars 5/11/22

Summer Challenge 2022/2023
Duration: 1/12/22 - 28/2/2023
Level: Hard (4AA)
34/35


Title - Completed

M - Author - Paperbark Hill by Maya Linnell AA 30/12/22 4 stars
A - Author - Sorrow's Song by Keri Arthur AA 5 stars 7/2/23
G - Title - The Giver of Stars by Jojo Moyes 4 stars 2/12/22
I - Title - Ice by Skye Jones 3 stars 16/1/23
C - Author - Leopard's Scar by Christine Feehan 5 stars 5/12/22
I - Author - Magic Tides by Ilona Andrews 5 stars 6/2/23
A - Author - Dangerous Desire by Annie Seaton AA 23/1/23
N - Author - True Betrayals by Nora Roberts 23/1/23



Item - Completed

M - Author - The Ghosts of Paris by Tara Moss AA 4 stars 16/1/23
O - Title - Outback Moonlight by Annie Seaton AA 4 stars 8/1/23
U - Title - Unwrapping Her Perfect Match by Kat Latham 3.5 stars 13/1/23
N - Title - Never Date Your Brother's Best Friend by Jules Barnard 3.5 stars 12/1/23
T - Title - The Torrent by Dinuka McKenzie 4 stars 1/12/22
A - Title - Assassin's Apprentice by Robin Hobb 3.5 stars 8/12/22
I - Title - Ignite by Kaitlyn Davis 3 stars 14/12/22
N - Title - The Ninth Month by James Patterson 4 stars 9/1/23
S - Title - Storm Crazy by Livia Quinn 3.5 stars




Title

M - Author - Jillaroo from Jacaranda by Mandy Magro AA 4 stars 1/12/22
U - Title - The Unwilling Executive by Miranda P. Charles 4 stars 20/1/23
R - Title - Retribution by Sarah Barrie AA 4 stars 8/2/23
D - Title - Danse Macabre by Laurell K Hamilton 5 stars 6/12/22
E - Title - Exiles by Jane Harper AA 4 stars 15/12/22
R - Author - Cobalt Blue by Matthew Reilly AA 3 stars 1/12/22

O - Title - Outback Dust: The Drifter by Annie Seaton AA 4 stars 2/2/23
F - Title - The Family Inheritance by Tricia Stringer AA 4 stars 12/12/22

C - Author - Deadly Falls by Phillipa Nefri Clark AA 4 stars 15/12/22
R - Author - Shadows in Death by J.D. Robb 4 stars 13/12/22
O - Title - Osprey Reef by Annie Seaton AA
W - Title - The Women's Pages by Victoria Purman AA 4 stars 6/12/22
S - Title - Skin Trade by Laurell K. Hamilton 5 stars 15/12/22



Item - Completed

S - Author - Baden by Sawyer Bennett 4.5 stars 19/12/22
C - Author -Deadly Secrets by Phillipa Nefri Clark AA 5 stars 12/1/23
A - Author - Those Hamilton Sisters by Averil Kenny 4 stars 10/1/23
R - Author - Forgotten in Death by J.D. Robb 4 stars 9/2/23
F - Title - Flirt by Laurell K. Hamilton 5 stars 1/1/23

Thanks Phrynne & Brenda

Completed :)

Annual Australian Authors Challenge 2022
Duration: 1/1/22 - 31/12/22
Level: Hard
36/36

Male Authors - Completed
1. The Way it is Now by Garry Disher 3.5 stars 13/6/22
2. Terciel and Elinor by Garth Nix 5 stars 12/7/22
3. Empire of the Vampire by Jay Kristoff 5 stars 4/2/22
4. This Green Hell by Greig Beck 5 stars 19/4/22
5. All Our Shimmering Skies by Trent Dalton 3 stars 10/5/22
6. Black Mountain by Greig Beck 5 stars 9/5/22
7. Gorgon by Greig Beck 4 stars 18/7/22
8. Lifel1k3 by Jay Kristoff 4 stars 29/8/22
9. Kinslayer by Jay Kristoff 5 stars 7/10/22

Female Authors - Completed
1. The Wattle Island Book Club by Sandie Docker 4 stars 11/5/22
2. Kakadu Sunset by Annie Seaton 5 stars 1/7/22
3. The Prodigal Sister by Darry Fraser 4 stars 4/4/22
4. Just One Wish by Rachael Johns 4 stars 13/1/22
5. His Brand of Beautiful by Lily Malone 4 stars 31/1/22
6. Truly Madly Guilty by Liane Moriarty 3.5 stars 4/2/22
7. Once Burnt, Twice Shy by Karly Lane 5 stars 4/4/22
8. The Postmistress by Alison Stuart 4 stars 2/3/22
9. Daintree by Annie Seaton 5 stars 15/7/22

2022 New Releases - Completed
1. Outback Sky: The Pilot by Annie Seaton 4 stars 12/9/22
2. Crown of Shadows by Keri Arthur 5 stars 2/3/22
3. Snowy Mountains Cattleman by Alissa Callen 5 stars 4/3/22
4. Outback Escape: The Sister by Annie Seaton 4 stars 12/10/22
5. Outback Roads: The Nanny by Annie Seaton4 stars 14/9/22
6. Outback Wind: The Jillaroo by Annie Seaton 4 stars 12/11/22
7. Larapinta by Annie Seaton 4 stars 18/7/22
8. Rising Dust by Fleur McDonald 4 stars 11/5/22
9. Her Time to Shine by Fiona McCallum 4 stars 9/11/22



Favourite Genre - Completed
1. Contemporary Romance Twist by Kylie Scott 5 Stars 27/1/22
2. Contemporary RomanceChaser by Kylie Scott 5 Stars 27/1/22
3. Contemporary Romance The Rich Boy by Kylie Scott 4 stars
4. Contemporary Romance Trust by Kylie Scott 4 stars 14/9/22
5. Contemporary Romance Famous in a Small Town by Kylie Scott 5 stars 11/8/22
6. Contemporary Romance Lies by Kylie Scott 5 stars 12/8/22
7. Paranormal Romance Wicked Wings by Keri Arthur 5 stars 6/7/22
8. Paranormal Romance Magic Misled by Keri Arthur 5 stars 8/7/22
9. Paranormal Romance Deadly Vows by Keri Arthur 5 stars 7/7/22