Aussie Readers discussion

Just in time - finished with #25 on the ratings list (bottom to top, as I recall), and ended on a good note.

4.5★ for #3 in the Convict Girls series, Deborah Challinor's colourful The Silk Thief.

This episode of our brave convict girls in early 19th century Sydney finds gentle Harrie increasingly disturbed and distressed. The evil Bella Shand is up to even worse evil tricks, and the girls' secrets are getting out.

Great fun of course. My review
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

So this is the last chance I have to access a computer before the weekend so thought I'd update. I think I will only get through three books this time....

1. Title The Arabian Nights by ANONYMOUS - am reading this but have barely put a dent in it. Very easy pick up-put down type of book as its made up of many short stories. Definitely won't finish.
2. AuthorThe Color Purple by Alice Walker I'm 80% of the way through this and am confident I will get through it by tomorrow.
3.Average Rating Landline by Rainbow Rowell Finished this one.... if not for this challenge I may never have gotten around to it. It's ratings aren't very high and it just wasn't on my radar at all. So glad I read it though because I loved it!
4. Date Added Catch-22 by Joseph Heller This one is definitely not going to happen.
5. Random Looking for Alaska by John Green I'm about 20% of the way through this. But it's a pretty easy YA read, so there is every chance that I will finish it. I will let you know tomorrow!

Congrats Patty and well done Rebecca :)

I failed this month, for a number of reasons, main one being my kids on school holidays meant my time disappeared :( I'll finish reading the two books left anyway (one I'm half way through, the other is on my Aussie Author list anyway). I hope everyone else has done better than I have :)

Kira wrote: "I failed this month, for a number of reasons, main one being my kids on school holidays meant my time disappeared :( I'll finish reading the two books left anyway (one I'm half way through, the oth..."

No failures in our challenges Kira:) Life took over - that happens...

Happy reading!

Brenda wrote: "Kira wrote: "I failed this month, for a number of reasons, main one being my kids on school holidays meant my time disappeared :( I'll finish reading the two books left anyway (one I'm half way thr..."

Thanks Brenda :)

I actually finished a couple of days ago but forgot to update:)

1. The Cracks in the Kingdom by Jaclyn Moriarty 4 stars
2. The Masked City by Genevieve Cogman 4 stars
3. The Singer by Elizabeth Hunter 4 stars
4. Feed by Mira Grant 4 stars
5. Fated by Benedict Jacka 5 stars

Well done Phrynne! Great reads there:)

And all of them part of a series:)

Really? Well that's even better!

I have finished this challenge.

Title 25th The Apple Orchard 3 stars

Author: 25th Set In Stone 4 stars

Highest Average rating 25 Honey Hill House 4 stars

Date Added 25 The CEO Mechanic 4 stars

Random 25 The English Brothers Boxed Set, Books #1-4 3 stars

Well done Rosie and in the nick of time:)

Congrats Rosie!

All done :)

Updated my original post here .

It was a funny thing though... all my books were "second chance romances"... really weird. I didn't realise I had so many of those books on my TBR!!

Well done Margaret:)

I've finished edited by David Baldacci. It was a fun read and found a new author or two to try out. I'm halfway through my third for the challenge, by Alan Furst. I'm enjoying it.

That's about how far I thought I'd get through the challenge so I am happy enough with that. I have a fourth book from the library on my challenge list, by Julia Heaberlin, so I will get that read still too.

I think I only added two more books to my TBR list during the month so overall it will have decreased by two in the end.

That's progress Bron! Well done:)

Just finished my third for the challenge, The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman. Beautiful descriptions of childhood, but the mix of reality and symbolism simply did not work for me, although I know I am in the minority.

Congratulations Margaret, Bron and Valerie! On into May now:)

Finished my third yesterday, just in time!
2. Sort by Author and read the 25th book down on your list.
[bookcover:Eden, Noon|23303721]Eden, Noon / Archer Swift

Nicola wrote: "Finished my third yesterday, just in time!
2. Sort by Author and read the 25th book down on your list.
Eden, Noon / Archer Swift"

Looks like you gave it 5 stars too Nicola! Well done:)

I did not get to read one of the books on my list - still waiting for it to come through the library:
#1. Title:A New Lease of Death by Ruth Rendell - 1
#2. Author: A Strangeness in My Mind by Orhan Pamuk - still waiting
#3. Average Rating: Elemental by Amanda Curtin - 4
#4. Date Added: Anchor Point by Alice Robinson - 5
#5. Random: Women of Letters: Reviving The Lost Art of Correspondence by Marieke Hardy - 3

Well done! You still read 4 which is great:)

Life took over this month - I only read one book from my April list. I actually couldn't get a hold of some of my books soon enough so read others. Nevermind, I'll see what May brings!

Onward and upward Chloe! Enjoy your May reading:)

I only managed 4 this month. Michael Connelly will have have to wait!

1. 25th title asc: The Black Ice by Michael Connelly - not read
X 2. 25th author asc: Now You See Me by S.J. Bolton 4★
X 3. 25th highest rating asc: Armada by Ernest Cline 3.5★
X 4. 25th date added desc: Salt to the Sea by Ruta Sepetys 5★
X. 5. 25th random asc: My Brother Jack by George Johnston 4★

Congratulations Carolyn! Great reads anyway:) And I'm sure you can slot him in somewhere else;)

I hope so Brenda! I decided last year to go back and read his books in order and so far I've only managed one!

I know what you mean as I'm doing the same (but reading from #1 only the ones I've missed) and haven't got very far at all yet! My hubby has started reading them, and he'll probably pass me!

I'm doing it too and making reasonable progress! I still try to fit him into challenges. Pity he doesn't live in Aussie..........

Wouldn't that be good! But he's often out here apparently - he loves Australia...

But not enough to qualify him as an Aussie author:(
I saw him speak once in Sydney. He was very entertaining. Do you think all these authors take a course in public speaking? Or maybe pay someone to write funny stuff for them to say?

They probably have good memories and can repeat what they continually hear! Don't know...but I'm envious that you saw him speak!

He was one of my favourites. Tess Gerritson was good too and Alexander McCall Smith.

**green envy**

:)

I'm a big fail on April's challenge. I really shouldn't put ebooks down on my list - I just never get to them!

Never a fail in our challenges Kerrie :) How many did you read? Because if you read three, you've read the minimum anyway:) Good luck with May...

Brenda wrote: "Never a fail in our challenges Kerrie :) How many did you read? Because if you read three, you've read the minimum anyway:) Good luck with May..."

I read plenty - just didn't read any from my list :)

LOL! Onward and upward:)