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**Autumn Challenge - 1/3/21 - 31/5/21**
Autumn Challenge 2021 - Mini Book BingoDuration: 1/3/21 - 31/5/21
Level - Easy
Read - 0/10
AA - 0/3
#1 Down
a) On Bestseller List - Boy Swallows Universe by Trent Dalton AA
b) Received an award - Tiny Sunbirds Far Away by Christie Watson
c) Female MC - Broken by A.E. Rought
d) Set in Australia - What Alice Forgot by Liane MoriartyAA
e) Child on cover - The Bookseller of Kabul by Åsne Seierstad
#2 Across
a) Received an Award - Jasper Jones by Craig Silvey AA
b) Snow on Cover - Winter Garden by Kristin Hannah
c) Male Author - All That Follows by Jim Crace
d) Red Cover - Us by David Nicholls
e) On TBR >2 years - Border Crossing by Christie Watson
Autumn Challenge 2021 - Mini Book BingoDuration 1/3/2021 to 31/5/2021
Level Easy
Progress 0/10
4 Down
1. Aussie Author Deadman's Track Sarah Barrie AA Done
2. Red Cover Malicious Desire Laney Kaye AA Done
3. Published in 2016 The Reluctant Jillaroo Kaz Delaney AA Done
4. Set in Another Country Shiver Allie Reynolds AA Done
5. Beach on the Cover Her Aussie Holiday Stefanie London AA Done
AA
4 Across
1. Set in Australia A Home Like Ours Fiona Lowe AA Done
2. Historical Fiction The Last Reunion Kayte Nunn AA Done
3. Novella (over 126pp) Jenna Barbara Hannay AA Done
4. Set In Another Country Tiny Pieces of Us Nicky Pellegrino Done
5. Love That Cover Close to Home Janet Gover AA Done
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I worked out 10 titles, then I discovered I chose my bingo squares incorrectly. I'll post my titles when I've picked the right squares ❎"
That's bad luck Clare!
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Brenda wrote: "Welcome all :) You're linked to here!!"Thanks Brenda
Vanessa wrote: "Autumn Challenge 2021-Mini Book BingoDuration: 1/3/21 - 31/5/21
Level: Easy
0/10
#1 Down
On Bestseller List: Scrublands by Chris Hammer AA
Received an Award: [bo..."
Hi Brenda, I don’t think my list is linked. I’m message #45. Thank you.
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I'd like to join please :)Autumn Challenge 2021-Mini Book Bingo
Duration: 1/3/21 - 31/5/21
Level: Easy
10/10 (min 2 AAs)
#1 Across
Bestsellers List -
Dog on Cover -
Male MC -
Aussie Author -
Suspense/Crime -
#4 Down
Aussie Author -
Red Cover -
Published 2016 -
Set in another country -
Beach on Cover -
Autumn Challenge 2021-Mini Book BingoDuration: 1/3/21 - 31/5/21
Level: Easy
7/10 (min 2 AAs)
#3 Across
1. Female MC:
2. >500 pages:
3. One Word Title: Circe by Madeline Miller
4. Published in 2016: Clancy of the Undertow by Christopher Currie AA
5. Favourite Genre: short stories Songs for Dark Seasons by Lisa Hannett AA
#5 Across
1. Child on Cover:
2. YA:
3. Female Author:
4. Beach on the Cover:
5. Paranormal:
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Autumn Challenge 2021Duration: 1/3/21 - 31/5/21
Level: Easy
5/10 (min AAs)
#4 Down
Aussie Author: People of the Book by Geraldine Brooks (AA)
Red Cover: The Kissing Game by Marie Hart
Published in 2016: The Lake House by Kate Morton (AA)
Set in Another Country: The Gown: An enthralling historical novel of the creation of Queen Elizabeth's wedding dress by Jennifer Robson (Completed)
Beach on Cover: Beach Read by Emily Henry (Completed)
#2 Down
Dog on Cover: The Great Escape from Woodlands Nursing Home by Joanna Nell (AA)
Snow on Cover: From Alaska With Love by Ally James (Completed)
Over 500 Pages: The Secret Keeper By Kate Morton (AA)
Historical Fiction: The Nightingale By Kristin Hannah (Completed)
Young Adult: Five Feet Apart by Rachel Lippincott (Completed)
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Duration: 1/3/21 - 31/5/21
Level: Easy
0/10 (min AAs)
#4 Down
Aussie Author: People of the Book by Geraldine Brooks (AA)
Red Cover: [book:The Kissing Game|45689..."
Gin please provide the covers as well, especially those that need the cover pic to show your choice. Thanks :)
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I would like to join in this challenge.Autumn Challenge 2021-Mini Book Bingo
Duration: 1/3/21 - 31/5/21
Level: Medium
15/15 (min 3 AAs)
1 Across
a) Bestsellers List: (Goodreads Choice Award Nominee for Fiction 2020):
b) Dog on Cover: Olive, Mabel and Me: Life and Adventures with Two Very Good Dogs by Andrew Cotter
c) Male MC: The Soldier's Curse by Meg Keneally AA
d) Aussie Author:
e) Suspense/Crime:
2 Across
a) Received an Award: (Arthur C Clarke Award 2015)
b) Snow on Cover:
c) Male Author:
d) Red Cover :
e) On TBR >2 years:
3 Across
a) Female MC:
b) >500 pages:
c) One Word Title:
d) Published in 2016:
3.5★ AA
e) Favourite Genre: (Sci-Fi):
4 Across
1. Set in Australia:
2. Historical Fiction:
3. Novella 125pp+: (213 pages)
4. Another country:
5. Love the cover:
5 Across
1. Child on cover: Truths I Never Told You by Kelly Rimmer AA
2. YA: Aurora Burning by Amie Kaufman AA
3. Female author: There Was Still Love by Favel Parrett AA
4. Beach on cover: Death at the Dog Show by Grace York AA
5. Paranormal: The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. Schwab
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Brenda wrote: "Welcome to the challenge Odette, your name is linked :)"Which 'bestsellers list' do we choose the book from or can it be any.
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Autumn Challenge 2021-Mini Book BingoDuration: 1/3/21 - 31/5/21
Level: Medium
0/15 (0/3 AAs)
Three Down
Male MC - Black and Blue by Ian Rankin
Male Author - Undermajordomo Minor by Patrick deWitt
One Word Title - Honeybee by Craig Silvey AA
Novella - Brothers by Ted van Lieshout (155 pages)
Female Author - In Harm's Way by Viveca Sten
Four Down
Aussie Author - The Lebs by Michael Mohammed Ahmad AA
Red Cover - Agent Running in the Field by John le Carré
Published in 2016 - A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles - 4★
Set in Another Country - Love is Blind by William Boyd
Beach on Cover - Mr Wilder & Me by Jonathan Coe
Four Across
Set in Australia - Death in Daylesford by Kerry Greenwood AA - 3★
Historical Fiction - Under Occupation by Alan Furst
Novella - Dream Boy by Jim Grimsley (195 pages)
Set in Another Country - The Two Faces of January by Patricia Highsmith - 4★
Love That Cover - The Boy from the Mish by Gary Lonesborough AA
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I’m sure I’m biting off more than I can chew but I’m going for the whole board :)20/25
8/5AA
1across
1. Bestseller list The Dry by Jane Harper AA finished Mar28 4*
2. Dog on cover The Good Wife of Bath: A (Mostly) True Story by Karen Brooks AA finished may25 5*
3. Male MC About a Boy by Nick Hornby finished Apr17 4*
4. Aussie author Those Hamilton Sisters by Averil Kenny AA finished Apr6 4*
5. Suspense/crime Shelter by Catherine Jinks AA finished Apr12 3*
2across
1. Award winner Remote Sympathy by Catherine Chidgey finished May14 5*
2. Snow on cover The Captain's Daughter: Essential Stories by Alexander Pushkin finished Jun8 4*
3. Male author The Comedians by Graham Greene finished Mar20 5*
4. Red cover Providence by Max Barry AA finished Mar24 5*
5. On TBR >2yrs The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield
3across
1. Female MC Love and Fury: A Novel of Mary Wollstonecraft by Samantha Silva finished Apr1 5*
2. Over 500pp Dombey and Son by Charles Dickens finished May4 5*
3. One word title Rememberings by Sinead O'Connor finished Apr11 4*
4. Published 2016 Moonglow by Michael Chabon
5. Fav. Genre Klara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro finished Apr10 4*
4across
1. Set in aus Bila Yarrudhanggalangdhuray by Anita Heiss AA finished Apr9 5*
2. Historical fiction Girl with a Pearl Earring by Tracy Chevalier finished Mar4 4*
3. Novella >125p Chronicle of a Death Foretold by Gabriel García Márquez finished Mar10 4*
4. Set in another country Fathers and Sons by Ivan Turgenev finished Apr4 3*
5. Love that cover Ash Mountain by Helen Fitzgerald AA finished Mar2 4*
5across
1. Child on cover Wendy, Darling by A.C. Wise finished May29 5*
2. Young adult The Ones We're Meant to Find by Joan He finished May2 5*
3. Female author Bloodtree River by Sarah Barrie AA finished Mar12 4*
4. Beach on cover The First Wife by Jill Childs
5. Paranormal The Beautiful Ones by Silvia Moreno-Garcia finished Apr20 4*
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Autumn Challenge 2021-Mini Book BingoDuration: 1/3/21 - 31/5/21
Level: Easy - 2 rows - 10 books
10/10 (AA: 2/2) - COMPLETED
3 Down:
Male main character:
Shuggie Bain by Douglas Stuart -
- FINISHED 4/3/21 - 4* (9/10)
Male author:
Anxious People by Fredrik Backman -
- FINISHED 1/4/21 - 5* (9.5/10)
One word title:
Summerwater by Sarah Moss -
- FINISHED 2/4/21 - 3* (6.5/10)
Novella (125+ pp) - 170 pages:
Cardiff, by the Sea by Joyce Carol Oates -
- FINISHED 4/4/21 - 4* (7.5/10)
Female author:
The Lullaby Man by Anni Taylor - AA -
- FINISHED 18/5/21 - 4* (9/10)
5 Down:
Suspense/crime:
Cruelty's Daughter by Anna Willett - AA -
- FINISHED 23/5/21 - 4* (9/10)
On TBR over 2 years - listed 10/4/2016:
What a Carve Up! by Jonathan Coe -
- FINISHED 6/4/21 - 4* (8.5/10)
Favourite genre - crime thriller:
A Song for the Dark Times by Ian Rankin -
- FINISHED 14/5/21 - 4* (9/10)
Love that cover!:
The Midnight Library by Matt Haig -
- FINISHED 1/3/21 - 4* (9/10)
Paranormal:
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs -
- FINISHED 22/4/21 - 5* (9.5/10)
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Count me in :)Autumn Challenge 2021-Mini Book Bingo
Duration: 1/3/21 - 31/5/21
Level: Easy
4/10
#3 across:
✅1) Female MC: Purple Hibiscus by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie 5🌟
✅2) Over 500pp: The Little Friend by Donna Tartt 4.5🌟
3) One word title: Poppy by Drusilla Modjeska (AA)
✅4) Published 2016: Working Class Boy by Jimmy Barnes (AA) 5🌟
5) Favourite Genre: Villette by Charlotte Brontë (classics)
#4 across
1) Set in Australia: The Harp in the South Trilogy by Ruth Park (AA)
2) Historical Fiction: Code Name Hélène by Ariel Lawhon
✅ 3) Novella (over 125pp): In the Winter Dark by Tim Winton (AA) 3.5🌟
4) Set in another country: The Leopard by Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa
5) Love that cover: The Remains of the Day by Kazuo Ishiguro
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Brenda wrote: "Great you're joining us Melissa - you're linked :)"Thanks heaps Brenda! I'll be looking forward to it :)
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Thanks heaps Brenda! I'll be looking forward to it :)"
Won't be long and we'll be starting!
I would like to give this one a try... here's hoping I have more success than my last few attempts (all books that I already have)3 down
1. Male MC: The Book of Koli
2: Male Author: The Left-Handed Booksellers of London AA
3. One word title: LIFEL1K3 AA
✔ 4. Novella: The Sky People★★ 1/3/21
✔ 5. Female Author: Searching for Charlotte AA★★
4 across
1. Set in Australia: The Yield AA
2. Historical fiction: The Dictionary of Lost Words
✔ 3. Novella: To Be Taught, If Fortunate★★★★ 1/3/21
✔ 4. Set in another country: Fair Warning★★★ 5/3/21
5. Love that cover: The Girl in The Tower
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I will come back with my booksAutumn Challenge 2021-Mini Book Bingo
Duration: 1/3/21 - 31/5/21
Level: easy
5/10 (min 5 AAs)
#1 Across
a) On the Best Seller List -- Washington Post best seller list Dead Land by Sara Paretsky
e) Suspense/Crime
#4 Across
a) Set in AU - Mallee Sky by Kerry McGinnis --AA
b) Historical Fiction - The Woman in the Green Dress by Tea Cooper AA
c) Novella (over 125pp) - The Kissing Season by Rachael Johns -- AA
Started with 1 across, #4. My Aussie author is B Michael Radburn. I enjoyed The Falls - good creepy mystery in the bush!
4★ Link to my review of The Falls
Finished 1st bookI understand why this book won an award. It is set in differing timelines, well written, with a lot of ideas and depth of meaning.
2 Across
a) Received an Award: (Arthur C Clarke Award 2015)
Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel - 4★
Finished my first two of this Challenge:-5 Down: Love that cover!:-
The Midnight Library by Matt Haig
Rated this one 4* (9/10). My review is here:-
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
3 Down: Male main character:-
Shuggie Bain by Douglas Stuart
Rated this one 4* (9/10). My review is here:-
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Finished my first two books in this challengeLevel Easy 2/10
4 across Love that Cover
Janet Gover Close to Home
AA 4 stars4 down Red Cover
Laney Kaye Malicious Desire
AA 4 stars
I would like to sign up if it's not too late.Autumn Challenge 2021-Mini Book Bingo
Duration: 3/1/21 - 5/31/21
Level: Medium
2 down:
1. dog on cover- Perestroika in Paris by Jane Smiley
FINISHED 3/25/21...2. snow on cover- An Orphan in the Snow by Molly Green
3. over 500 pages- The President Is Missing by Bill Clinton
4. historical fiction- The Forgotten Letters of Esther Durrant byKayte Nunn *AA
5. young adult- The Last Little Blue Envelope by Maureen Johnson
4 down:
6. aussie author- The Cottage at Rosella Cove by Sandie Docker *AA
7. red cover- Mycroft Holmes by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
FINISHED 3/19/21...8. published in 2016- The Secret Recipe for Second Chances by J.D. Barrett *AA
FINISHED 3/12/21...9. set in another country- An Irish Country Welcome by Patrick Taylor
10. beach on cover- Beach Read by Emily Henry
5 down:
11. suspense/crime- TH1RT3EN by Steve Cavanagh
12. TBR 2+ years- The Truth About Fragile Things by Regina Sirois
FINISHED 3/16/21...13. favorite genre- Rosie’s Travelling Tea Shop by Rebecca Raisin
**"favorite" spelled american way, sorry :)
14. love that cover- Secrets Between Friends by Fiona Palmer *AA
15. paranormal- A Wrong Turn at the Office of Unmade Lists by Jane Rawson
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Autumn Challenge 2021-Mini Book Bingo
Duration: 1/3/21 - 31/5/21
Level: Medium
2 down:
1. dog on cover- Perestroika in Paris by [aut..."
Not too late Jennifer - welcome :) Would you be able to add the book covers too please, especially for those that need them.. eg dog on cover :) Thanks!
You're linked :)
Brenda wrote: "Jennifer wrote: "I would like to sign up if it's not too late.Autumn Challenge 2021-Mini Book Bingo
Duration: 1/3/21 - 31/5/21
Level: Medium
2 down:
1. dog on cover- [book:Perestroika in Paris|..."
Thanks for adding me. Yes, I will add the covers. I need to learn how... I am running late for work, but I'll get on that when I get home tonight.
1/10 down ... took me a week because work has been very busy!! Starting number 2. The Lost Man.
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Autumn Challenge 2021-Mini Book Bingo
Duration: 1/3/21 - 31/5/21
Level: Medium
2 down:
1. dog on cover- [book:Perest..."
Where you added your links - 'add book/author', you can switch over from link to cover down the bottom :)
Thanks Jennifer :)
Brenda wrote: "Jennifer wrote: "I would like to sign up if it's not too late.Autumn Challenge 2021-Mini Book Bingo
Duration: 1/3/21 - 31/5/21
Level: Medium
2 down:
1. dog on cover- [book:Perestroika in Paris|..."
Got the covers added. Not going to lie, that was torture. :)
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Autumn Challenge 2021-Mini Book Bingo
Duration: 1/3/21 - 31/5/21
Level: Medium
2 down:
1. dog on cover- [book:Perest..."
You poor thing! It's much easier to do it all at once instead of how you did it. Thanks for fixing though :)
Jennifer wrote: "Got the covers added. Not going to lie, that was torture. :)"My trick for that is this: The format of a linked book is [book:<title>|<number>], and it's the same information if you want show the cover, which is [bookcover:<title>|<number>], so I copy the text out of the comment box and paste it into a text editor and search and replace 'book' with 'bookcover', and paste that as a separate section. Covers sorted out for linked books in seconds!
Just enjoyed well-known Aussie author Garry Disher's excellent Bitter Wash Road about a cop who's paying the price of a demotion to the bush for reporting rats in the ranks. (There are rats in the bush, too.)
4.5★ Link to my review of Bitter Wash Road
I'd like to play too, please. Jazzy's Bingo Revolution - 25 squares.
1/3/21 - 31/5/21
7/25
B1 - On Bestseller List - The Good Companions (1929) - J.B. Priestley James Tait Black Memorial Prize Fiction (1929)
I 1 - Dog on Cover - Dumb Witness (1937) - Agatha Christie
✅N1 - Male MC - Planet of the Apes (1963) - Pierre Boulle
G1 - Aussie Author - Careful He Might Hear You (1963) - Sumner Locke Elliott *AA*
✅O1 - Suspense/Crime - Double Indemnity (1936) - James M. Cain
B2 - Received an Award - Chernobyl Prayer: A Chronicle of the Future (1997) - Svetlana Alexievich Noble Prize in Literature, 2015. National Book Critics Circle Award for General Nonfiction (2005), Leipzig Book Award for European Understanding (1998)
I 2 - Snow on Cover - Snow (2002) - Orhan Pamuk Nobel Prize in Literature, 2006
✅N2 - Male Author - Notes of a Native Son (1955) - James Baldwin
✅G2 - Red Cover - Hiroshima Mon Amour (1959) - Marguerite Duras
O2 - On TBR over 2 years - The Shiralee (1955) - D'Arcy Niland *AA*
B3 - Female MC - Lady Molly of Scotland Yard (1910) - Emmuska Orczy
✅I 3 - Over 500pp - The Doll (1890) - Bolesław Prus 706pp
N3 - One Word Title - Vertigo (1954) - Boileau-Narcejac
G3 - Published 2016 - The Golden Age (2014) - Joan London *AA* First publication 2016 by Europa Editions
O3 - Favourite Genre -
B4 - Set in Australia - Voss (1957) - Patrick White Nobel Prize in Literature, 1973 *AA*
I 4 - Historical Fiction - La familia de Pascual Duarte (1942) - Camilo José Cela Nobel Prize in Literature, 1989
N4 - Novella (125pp+) - Kaddish For An Unborn Child (1990) - Imre Kertész Nobel Prize in Literature, 2020. 144pp
G4 - Set In Another Country - The Lady Vanishes (1936) - Ethel Lina White Set in The Balkans
O4 - Love that Cover - The Garden of the Finzi-Continis (1962) - Giorgio Bassani
B5 - Child on Cover - The Peasants (Chłopi) Volume I: Autumn (1904) - Władysław Stanisław Reymont Nobel Prize in Literature, 1924
I 5 - Young Adult - A Rose for the ANZAC Boys (2008) - Jackie French *AA*
✅N5 - Female Author - Here Lies: The Collected Stories of Dorothy Parker (1934) - Dorothy Parker
G5 - Beach on the Cover - Maigret's Holiday (1947) - Georges Simenon
✅O5 - Paranormal - Vampire Stories (1921-1927) - Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
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Autumn Challenge 2021 - Mini Book Bingo
Duration: 1/3/21 - 31/5/21
Level: Easy
10/10
1 Down
1. Bestseller List
The Windup Girl by Paolo BacigalupiRead 19/3. 3★2. Award winning
The Swan Book by Alexis WrightRead 7/5. 4★ AA Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...3. Female MC
This One is Ours by Kate O'DonnellRead 14/5. 4★ AA Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...4. Set in Australia
Waterhole by Fiona BellAA Read 29/4. 2★ Review:https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
5. Child on cover
Once We Were Sisters: A Memoir by Sheila KohlerRead 18/3. 2★ Review:https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
5 Down
1. Suspence/Crime
The Girls I've Been by Tess SharpeRead 28/3. 4★2. On TBR +2yrs
since Feb 2018. I've been waiting 3yrs for this to be published!
Waking Romeo by Kathryn BarkerAA Read 10/5. 5★ Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...3. Fav genre - Dystopian
Catch Me If I Fall by Barry JonsbergRead 14/3 4★ AA Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...4. Love that cover
Poisoned by Jennifer DonnellyRead 29/5. 2★ Review:https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
5. Paranormal
An Enchantment of Ravens by Margaret RogersonRead 11/5. 3★ Review:https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...