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Oh dear!!! lol Big difference!

Eeek! I've just started reading my first book for April :O

And I'm sure Brenda will announce May's anytime now...!!

She will too Tien. I still have a heap left of April to read as well:)

Tien wrote: "Eeek! I've just started reading my first book for April :O

And I'm sure Brenda will announce May's anytime now...!!"

I haven't started yet :( I think I am going to have to skip this one...

Aah, I borrowed a couple of books from the library for this & I hate returning books unread!

Tien wrote: "Eeek! I've just started reading my first book for April :O

And I'm sure Brenda will announce May's anytime now...!!"

Just did Tien:)

You all have 10 days if you want to try for the minimum :) If not, there's always May!

Like Tien I have library books and there is no way they are going back unread. I will just have to work less and read more.

Phrynne wrote: "Like Tien I have library books and there is no way they are going back unread. I will just have to work less and read more."

That sounds like a good plan Phrynne!

If only it was a practical one:)

LOL!!!

Good plan, Phrynne.

I'm actually disappointed with the upcoming long weekend because that means less reading time. I read mostly on the train :(

Maybe I'll just ignore the kids & let hubby do all the cooking etc ;p

Now that seems like a better plan Tien!!! LOL

 just finished my 5th and final for this challenge #5.

#1. Sort by Title: Entry Island by Peter May * 4★s
#2. Sort by Author: My Name is Leon by Kit de Waal ... 4★s
#3. Sort by highest Average Rating: Wild Lands by Nicole Alexander *4.05 (AA) 4★s
#4. Sort by Date Added: Cambodia Noir by Nicholas Seeley * (AA) .... 5★s
#5. Sort by Random: A Time to Run by J.M. Peace * (AA) 5★s



Review for #5. https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Well done Julie:)

Congratulations Jools! Great effort:)

Thanks ladies, it was a very enjoyable challenge...nothing under 4★s :))

*That last one, #5 was a real page turner from start to finish ;)

Yaaaay Jools - a very precious month's reading with all those high scores :)

☼♄Jülie wrote: "Thanks ladies, it was a very enjoyable challenge...nothing under 4★s :))

*That last one, #5 was a real page turner from start to finish ;)"

Totally agree! I loved that one Jools - hopefully she'll have another very soon:)

Sally906 wrote: "Yaaaay Jools - a very precious month's reading with all those high scores :)"

Indeed it was Sally, I thoroughly enjoyed myself! And am making some good headway into clearing the decks :))

Brenda wrote: "☼♄Jülie wrote: "Thanks ladies, it was a very enjoyable challenge...nothing under 4★s :))

*That last one, #5 was a real page turner from start to finish ;)"

Totally agree! I loved that one Jools -..."

I loved that book too & I believe the title of her new book (coming in July?) is The Twisted Knot

And... as I seemed to have gotten fairly short books (>300 pages) this month, I've finished 2 out of 4 (I drew a duplicate one) and have just started my 3rd so I'm confident I'll have this finished next week, woohoo ;)

That's great Tien! Doing well:)

Brenda wrote: "You all have 10 days if you want to try for the minimum :) If not, there's always May!"

Thanks for the encouragement Brenda, May looks good but I have study to do in the next couple of months so will be reading less fiction :(

Doing well Tien! I will have to keep an open for The Twisted Knot... I'm sure Brenda will give us a heads-up ;)

Ace wrote: "Brenda wrote: "You all have 10 days if you want to try for the minimum :) If not, there's always May!"

Thanks for the encouragement Brenda, May looks good but I have study to do in the next couple..."

Well Ace, whatever you manage to read (other than study!) make sure you enjoy it:)

I've finished my 4th book for this challenge: #2 25th by author Now You See Me by S.J. Bolton 4.5★, a great introduction to this series.

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

Phrynne wrote: "You are welcome at any time Roxanne:) And there is still plenty of time left."

Thanks, Phrynne!

Well that's it for me on this challenge.
Just finished my 4th book The 6th Extinction by James Rollins 3.5*

Had hoped to finish all 5 but I'm 4th in the holds queue at my local library for my last book so it will be after the end of April before I get to read it.
Back to the Autumn Challenge!

Fours good:) Well done Jane!

Congrats Jane!

I started late in the month, and have only finished my first, La lettre oubliée by Nina George which I loved and gave 4 stars. Had it been perhaps slightly more quirky, I would have given it 5, but it didn`t quite get there.
Starting the next one today The Cellist of Sarajevo by Steven Galloway and will push on in the challenge.

Enjoy Valerie:)

I finished 3 books very quickly -good reads and fairly short but have been struggling with my last book which I've decided this morning to dnf... I was reading Being Jade and here's why...

I'm moving on...!

While the month is not over just yet, I'll declare the challenge as failed by me. I've had the worst reading month in 3 years. I've only managed 3 books, all very light and unchallenging. What can I say, I'm having some sort of reading slump. Well done to all who have managed to complete this very reasonable/doable challenge.

Never mind Bianca sometimes life just gets in the way:) Don't worry about it! Onward and upward :)

Brenda wrote: "Never mind Bianca sometimes life just gets in the way:) Don't worry about it! Onward and upward :)"

It's just annoying, as it was very doable. This former straight-A student doesn't like failing ;-)

You never fail with reading Bianca :)

Bianca, 3 books a month is better than 2 books a month or 1. It creams no books this month :)

Bianca wrote: "While the month is not over just yet, I'll declare the challenge as failed by me. I've had the worst reading month in 3 years. I've only managed 3 books, all very light and unchallenging. What can ..."

I'm with Brenda and Ace on this, Bianca. I know there are all kinds of rankings and ratings and what-not, but really, NOBODY IS KEEPING SCORE! I mean. . . seriously keeping score in a way that should affect your enjoyment of reading.

Sometimes, I'd rather read my New Scientist backlog (I'm always a couple of weeks behind) and let my current book wait patiently for me. Life happens.

Having said all that, I love the challenges because they 'make' me look at different book lists and discover things I'd never had any idea existed. Not unlike New Scientist, come to think of it. :)

I know, I know. It's just a bit strange to only have read 3-4 books/month, as in the past 2,3 years, I was reading 3-4/week. I'll admit, that was a bit too much. Now that I've finished the first series of Outlander (I was binging), I should be able to do a bit more reading.

I used to read the New Scientist, especially at my previous job. I haven't in the past 2 years.

I'm so grateful for this challenge that led me to read The Cellist of Sarajevo by Steven Galloway. Beautiful story which explores the little things people do to retain their humanity faced with a terrible war insistent on destroying civilisation. An element of tension kept the story moving along at a good pace, and I easily gave this book five stars.

I'll see how much I can sneak in of my third book, right at the end of the challenge, The Ocean at the End of the Lane, I'll abandon the fourth for the moment, and focus on the Autumn Challenge.

Valerie wrote: "I'll see how much I can sneak in of my third book, right at the end of the challenge, The Ocean at the End of the Lane, I'll abandon the fourth for the moment, and focus on the Autu..."

That's only a short (ish) one so you might even get it finished Valerie! Good luck:)

Valerie wrote: "I'm so grateful for this challenge that led me to read The Cellist of Sarajevo by Steven Galloway. Beautiful story which explores the little things people do to retai..."

And you're welcome:) We aim to help and please!

I am halfway through my fifth and last book The Singer. It is so good I won't have any trouble finishing it in time.

Well done Phrynne:) Plenty of time the way you read;)

Finished the three books for this challenge:

2. Sort by Author - Blood Trail by C.J. Box - 3.5★
4. Sort by Date Added -When Christ and His Saints Slept by Sharon Kay Penman - 5★
5. Sort by Random - Bereft by Chris Womersley - 4★

Brenda wrote: "Well done Phrynne:) Plenty of time the way you read;)"

True:)

Congrats Odette!