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Spring Reading Challenge 2022
Duration: 1/9/22 - 30/11/22
Level:
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For something a little different, we'll be doing a Spell Out per month - as small or large as you wish - for Spring. Complete the Spell Out by using the first letter of a book title (ignore or use "A", "An" "The"), or the first letter of an author's first or last name.

Choose one of the words listed below to do per month, the smallest word being 4 letters (so one book per week, as a guideline) Overall we need to read a minimum of four Aussie authors . You DO NOT have to read them in month order though - for example, if you have a book chosen for your November word, you may read it in September if you wish ;)

DON'T FORGET
1. Our guidelines Here

2. Please include COVER PICS of your chosen books.

Easy = 3 x 4 letter words (12 books) - minimum 1 Aussie author
Medium = 3 x 5 letter words (15 books) - minimum 2 Aussie authors
Hard = 3 x 6 letter words (18 books) - minimum 4 Aussie authors

OR a combination - for example: one EASY, one MEDIUM and one HARD = 15 books. Therefore your level would be MEDIUM.

Words to choose from:

4 letters
Anew
Blue
Grow
Lush
Rain
Warm

5 letters
Alive
Bloom
Fresh
Happy
Sunny
Sweet

6 letters
Active
Breezy
Bright
Floral
Season
Spring

Copy the template above, choose your words, then your books and be ready to Spring into Spring with a Spring in your steps!

Participants


✅Amanda
Amy
✅Angela
✅Ashleigh
✅Barbara
✅Brenda
✅Carol
✅Carolyn
✅Catsalive
✅Cherie
✅Damo
✅Heather
✅Helen
Icewineanne
✅Jane
✅Janine
✅Jasmine
Jazzy
✅Jenn
✅Jenny
Katrina
✅Kim (UK)
✅Kylie H
✅Lorraine
✅Mari
✅Meg
Niamh
Penelope
Phil
✅Phrynne
Pip
✅Rachel
✅Sally906
✅Sarah
✅Sharon
Sharon (blue book)
✅Steve
Sue
✅TheMadHatter
Tien
✅Trish
✅Trisha

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

September - FLORAL - COMPLETED
F The Forgotten Bookshop in Paris by Daisy Wood 5★s 17/10/22
L Live and Let Grind by Tara Lush 4★s 3/10/22
O The Order of Time by Scott P. Southall 4★s 8/10/22 AA
R The Timber Girls by Rosie Archer 5★s 11/10/22
A The Silence Before Dawn by Amanda Lees 5★s 12/9/22
L Bound by Murder by Laura Gail Black 4★s 3/9/22



October - SEASON - COMPLETED
S The Strange Brew by M.N. Cox 4★s 16/10/22 AA
E East of Alice by Annie Seaton 5★s 19/10/22 AA
A Dewey Decimated by Allison Brook 4★s 4/9/22
S Keeping Up Appearances by Tricia Stringer 5★s 4/10/22 AA
O Under a Veiled Moon by Karen Odden 5★s 6/10/22
N Twenty-Six Letters by Charlotte Nash 5★s 21/9/22 AA



November - BREEZY - COMPLETED
B The Happiest Little Town by Barbara Hannay 5★s 4/9/22 AA
R Steeped to Death by Gretchen Rue 4★s 5/9/22
E Bleeding Heart Yard by Elly Griffiths 3★s 26/9/22
E Last But Not Leashed by Eileen Brady 4★s 6/9/22
Z The Proxy Bride by Zoe Boccabella 5★s 11/9/22 AA
Y Crime for the Books by Kate Young 5★s 9/10/22

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

September - Spring
S A Song of Comfortable Chairs by Alexander McCall Smith 5 stars 27/9/22
P The Plot Thickets by Julia Henry 4 stars 19/10/22
R Desperation in Death by J.D. Robb 5 stars 21/9/22
I The Investigator by John Sandford 4 stars 25/11/22
N To Capture His Heart by Nancy Campbell Allen 4 stars 13/10/22
GDeath in the Margins by Victoria Gilbert 4 stars 27/11/22



October - Season
S The Switch by Beth O'Leary 4 stars 18/10/22
E Murder on the Poet’s Walk by Ellery Adams 4 stars 4/9/22
A The Fish That Climbed a Tree by Kevin Ansbro 5 stars 15/9/22
S Devil's Bride by Stephanie Laurens AA 4 stars 10/9/22
O Over My Dead Body by Dave WarnerAA 4 stars 23/9/22
N The Tea Ladies of St Jude’s Hospital by Joanna NellAA 5 stars



November - Bright
B The Botanist's Daughter by Kayte Nunn AA 4 stars
R Maureen Fry and the Angel of the North by Rachel Joyce 4 stars 16/10/22
I Even Dogs in the Wild by Ian Rankin 4 stars 30/11/22
G Murder in the Library by Katie Gayle 4 stars 7/9/22
H The Dough Must Go On by H.Y. HannaAA 4 stars 9/9/22
T Two Kinds of Truth by Michael Connelly 4 stars 27/9/22

Looking forward to this!

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

September - ACTIVE
A The Bone Shard Daughter by Andrea Stewart ★★★★☆ 19/10
C The Codebreakers by Alli Sinclair AA ★★★☆☆ 22/9
T Tears of Amber by Sofía Segovia ★★★★☆ 9/11
I Indemnity Only by Sara Paretsky ★★★★☆ 5/10
V Red Queen by Victoria Aveyard ★★★★★ 3/9
E Empire of the Vampire by Jay Kristoff AA ★★★★★ 11/9



October - BRIGHT
B The Black Angel by John Connolly ★★★★☆ 16/9
R The Ruins of Gorlan by John Flanagan AA ★★★★☆ 23/10
I The Shadow of What Was Lost by James Islington AA ★★★★☆ 13/11
G The Surgeon by Tess Gerritsen ★★★★☆ 5/9
H The High King's Tomb by Kristen Britain ★★★★☆ 12/10
T Triptych by Karin Slaughter ★★★★☆ 26/9



November - FLORAL
F The Champagne War by Fiona McIntosh ★★★☆☆ 20/9
L The Three-Body Problem by Liu Cixin ★★★☆☆ 30/10
O The Man Who Died Twice by Richard Osman ★★★★★ 9/9
R Ruin by John Gwynne ★★★★★ 18/11
A Sharp Ends by Joe Abercrombie ★★★★☆ 13/10
L The Gilded Cage by Lynette Noni AA ★★★★☆ 1/10

I will give it a go :)

Spring Reading Challenge 2022
Duration: 1/9/22 - 30/11/22
Level: Easy
12/12

September

B The Proxy Bride by Zoe Boccabella AA Done 5* 9/9/22 https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
L The Three Lives of Alix St Pierre Natasha Lester AA Done 5* 27/9/22 https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
U Under the Influence by Karina May AA Done 2.5* 25/9/22 https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
E Esther's Children by Caroline Beecham AA Done 4* 30/9/22 https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...



October

L A Stone’s Throw Away by Karly Lane AA Done 5* 12/10/22 https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
U Under a Veiled Moon by Karen Odden Done 5* 6/10/22 https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
S Keeping Up Appearances by Tricia Stringer AA Done 5* 9/10/22 https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
H Hawaiian Hurricane by Laney Kaye AA Done 4* 17/1022 https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...



November

A East of Alice by Annie Seaton AA Done 5* 3/11/22 https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
N Remember Me by Charity Norman Done 4* 8/11/22 https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
E Family Matters by Ellie O'Neill AA Done 4* 18/11/22 https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
W The Wrong Woman by J.P. Pomare Done 4* 13/11/22 https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...



Finished :)

Spring Reading Challenge

Level: Easy = 3 x 4 letter words (12 books) - minimum 1 Aussie author

September

A - Other Birds by Sarah Addison Allen - 21/09/22 - 5★s
N - Nuts At Christmas: A Christmas Calamity Caper by Simon Northouse - 28/10/22 - 2★s
E - Elizabeth by Jo Grafford - 14/09/22 - 4★s
W - All Too Familiar by Belinda White - 04/09/22 - 4★s



October
G - Christmas at Coorah Creek by Janet Gover - AA - 07/10/22 - 5★s
R - Roman Crazy by Alice Clayton - 07/08/22 - 3★s
O - Outfoxed by Melinda Metz - 08/08/22 - 3★s
W - The Woman Next Door by Liz Byrski - AA - 28/09/22 - 3★s



November
R - Mellington Hall by Meredith Resce - 02/09/22 - 3★s - AA
A - Murder in the Paperback Parlor by Ellery Adams - 15/09/22 - 3★s
I - Sweep with Me by Ilona Andrews - 06/10/22 - 5★s
N - Those Other Women by Nicola Moriarty - - 26/10/22 - 3★s - AA

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

Spring Reading Challenge 2022
Duration: 1/9/22 - 30/11/22
Level: Medium
15/15

September
W - When We Fall by Aoife Clifford(AA) READ 11/9/22 4*
A - An A-List for Death by Pamela Hart(AA) READ 2/9/22 4*
R - Lying Beside You by Michael Robotham(AA) READ 7/9/22 4*
M - Gathering Storms by Kerry McGinnis(AA) READ 15/9/22 3*



October
F - No Hearts of Gold by Jackie French(AA) READ 24/9/22 4*
R - The German Wife by Kelly Rimmer(AA) READ 30/9/22 4*
E - Sunset in Spain by Erna Walraven(AA) READ 3/9/22 4*
S - A Town Like Clarence by Stella Quinn(AA) READ 13/9/22 4*
H - The Happiest Little Town by Barbara Hannay(AA) READ 2/9/22 5*



November
A - The Collaborator by Diane Armstrong(AA) READ 10/9/22 3*
C - Night Train to Paris by Fliss Chester(AA) READ 23/9/22 3*
T - Stranger in the Woods by Anni Taylor(AA) READ 4/9/22 3*
I - I Won't Be Home For Christmas by Amanda Prowse READ 19/9/22 3*
V - The Beautiful Words by Vanessa McCausland(AA) READ 9/9/22 4*
E - Evans Above by Rhys Bowen READ 14/9/22 3*

I would like to join the Summer Challenge please!

Spring Reading Challenge 2022
Duration: 1/9/22 - 30/11/22
Level: Easy
Books 13/13 Aussie Author 2/2

September – SWEET
S The Last to Disappear by Jo Spain - read 10/09/22 - 4 ⭐
W The Last House on Needless Street by Catriona Ward - read 10/09/22 - 4 ⭐
E Four to Score by Janet Evanovich - read 02/09/22 - 4 ⭐
E High Five by Janet Evanovich - read 03/09/22 - 4 ⭐
T The Little Wartime Library by Kate Thompson - read 11/09/22 - 5 ⭐



October – RAIN
R The Wedding Dress Sewing Circle by Jennifer Ryan - read 12/10/22 - 5 ⭐
A Asylum by Jack Adams AA read 04/11/22 - 4 ⭐
I Into the Dark by Fiona Cummins - read 02/10/22 - 4 ⭐
N Next of Kin by Kia Abdullah - read 23/09/22 - 4 ⭐



November – BLUE
B Local Gone Missing by Fiona Barton - read 25/09/22 - 4 ⭐
L The Dachshund Wears Prada by Stefanie London - read 27/09/22 - 4 ⭐
U The Understudy by Julie Bennett AA - read 02/11/22 - 4 ⭐
E Hot Six by Janet Evanovich - read 15/09/22 - 4 ⭐

So looking forward to spring 🌼.
Spring Reading Challenge 2022
Duration: 1/9/22 - 30/11/22
Level: Easy
12/12
Completed 25th November

🌸 September
W - We Are the Brennans by Tracey Lange 23/09 ★★
A - Murder Shoots the Bull by Anne George 21/09 ★★★★★
R - Malibu Rising by Taylor Jenkins Reid 08/09 ★★★☆
M - The Murder Rule by Dervla McTiernan *AA* 29/09 ★★★★



🌼 October
G - These Silent Woods by Kimi Cunningham Grant 15/09 ★★★★★
R - Cover Story by Susan Rigetti 09/09 ★★★★★
O - Origin in Death by J.D. Robb 22/10 ★★★
W - Wilful Behaviour by Donna Leon 14/10 ★★★★☆



🌺 November
B - Everyone In My Family Has Killed Someone by Benjamin Stevenson *AA* 02/11 ★★★★
L - The Last Guests by J.P. Pomare *AA* 11/11 ★★★★
U - Unsettled Ground by Claire Fuller 25/11 ★★★☆
E - Eyes Like Mine by Sheena Kamal 07/11 ★★★★★

Spring Reading Challenge 2022
Duration: 1/9/22 - 30/11/22
Level:Easy
11/ 12 (min 1AA)


September
✔ B The Bullet That Missed by Richard Osman (read 4 Oct) 5★
L The Coast by Eleanor Limprecht AA
✔ U Upgrade by Blake Crouch
✔ E Exiles by Jane Harper AA (read 12 Oct) 5 ★



October
✔ G The Overnight Guest by Heather Gudenkauf (read 18 Oct) 4★
✔ R The Rising Tide by Ann Cleeves (read 24 Oct) 5★
✔ O On Spine of Death by Tamara Berry (read 3 Nov) 4★
✔ W Wrong Place Wrong Time by Gillian McAllister (read 12 Nov) 5★



November
✔ R Dark Rivers to Cross by Lynne Reeves (read 17 Oct) 4★
✔ A Artificial Condition by Martha Wells (read 8 Sept) 5★
✔ I Sweep in Peace by Ilona Andrews (read 11 Nov) 4★
✔ N The Registrar by Neela Janakiramanan AA (read 11 Sept) 4★

I'll do easy

September
Anew
Nothing to Hide by Allison Brennan 5 ☂ ✅
The Night Guest by Fiona McFarlane - AA 4 ☂ ✅
Now You See Them by Elly Griffiths 5 ☂ ✅
City of Light by Dave Warner - AA
The Nowhere Child by Christian White - AA 5 ☂ ✅
October
Warm
The Wife and the Widow by Christian White - AA 4 ☂ ✅
False Value by Ben Aaronovitch 5 ☂ ✅
Ragdoll by Daniel Cole 5 ☂ ✅
The Postmistress of Paris by Meg Waite Clayton 2 ☂ ✅

November
Lush
Lying Beside You by Michael Robotham - AA 4 ☂ ✅
Untraceable by Laura Griffin 4 ☂ ✅
Pieces of Her by Karin Slaughter 4 ☂ ✅
Hellbent by Gregg Andrew Hurwitz 4 ☂ ✅

Welcome everyone! You're all linked to here :)

I'm going to give it a go and dive in at the deep end by going hard.
(All books will be by Australian authors).

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

September - ACTIVE

A State of Fear by Tim Ayliffe - 05/09/2022 (4 stars)
C Criminals by James O’Loghlin - 02/09/2022 (5 stars)
T Wild Dogs by Michael Trant - 10/09/2022 (4 stars)
I I Shot the Devil by Ruth McIver - 05/10/2022 (3 stars)
V The Whispering by Veronica Lando - 07/09/2022 (5 stars)
E The Escape Room by Megan Goldin - 14/09/2022 (4 stars)



October - FLORAL

F The Chase by Candice Fox - 16/09/2022 (4 stars)
L Black Teeth by Zane Lovitt - 26/10/2022 (4 stars)
O Over My Dead Body by Dave Warner 20/09/2022 (4 stars)
R The Rip by Mark Brandi - 25/11/2022 (4 stars)
A After the Flood by Dave Warner - 02/10/2022 (4 stars)
L The Long Game by Simon Rowell - 30/10/2022 (4 stars)



November - SEASON

S The Stoning by Peter Papathanasiou - 09/09/2022 (3 stars)
E The Enemy Within by Tim Ayliffe - 28/10/2022 (4 stars)
A A Different Turf by Jon Cleary - 14/11/2022 (2 stars)
S Shadow Over Edmund Street by Suzanne Frankham - 16/11/2022 (4 stars)
O One of Us by Kylie Kaden - 27/11/2022 (3 stars)
N Millen by Chris Nyst - 01/09/2022 (4.5 stars)

Spring Reading Challenge 2022
Duration: 1/9/22 - 30/11/22
Level: Medium
15/15 4/4 AA

September:

F Fool Me Once Karly Lane AA 4* 02/09/22

R Royal Holiday Jasmine Guillory 07/09/22 4*

E The Essex Serpent Sarah Perry 01/09/22 3*

S Stuck with You Ali Hazelwood 4* 01/09/22

H The Huntress Kate Quinn 5* 22/09/22



October:

S Sold on a Monday Kristina McMorris 4* 21/09/22

U Ugly Love Colleen Hoover 4* 24/09/22

N The Night Shift Alex Finlay *4 08/09/22

N Nine Lives Danielle Steel 5* 10/09/22

Y The Younger Wife Sally Hepworth AA 4* 02/09/22



November:

S Sea of Tranquility Emily St. John Mandel 06/11/22 4*

W When God Doesn't Fix It: Lessons You Never Wanted to Learn, Truths You Can't Live Without Laura Story 4* 20/11/22

E The Echo of Others S.D. Rowell 4* 13/10/22 AA

E Eleanor's Secret Caroline Beecham AA 4* 29/10/22

T This Is How It Always Is Laurie Frankel 4* 26/09/22

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


September - Bright
B Aristotle and Dante Dive into the Waters of the World by Benjamin Alire Sáenz finished 18/9 3★
R The Moon Sister by Lucinda Riley finished 9/10 3★
I Common Ground by Naomi Ishiguro finished 19/10 3★
G Women I Know by Katerina Gibson (AA) finished 13/9 3.5★
H Cedar Valley by Holly Throsby (AA) finished 3/9 3.5★
T Things You Save in a Fire by Katherine Center finished 24/9 3★



October - Spring
S The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd finished 15/10 4★
P The Drover’s Wife by Leah Purcell (AA) finished 5/10 4.5★
R One Italian Summer by Rebecca Serle finished 24/9 3★
I Instructions for Dancing by Nicola Yoon finished 8/9 4★
N Song of the Crocodile by Nardi Simpson (AA) finished 29/9 5★
G Horrorstör by Grady Hendrix finished 2/9 4★



November - Floral
F Florence Adler Swims Forever by Rachel Beanland finished 19/9 3★
L Mullumbimby by Melissa Lucashenko (AA) finished 13/9 4★
O On Beauty by Zadie Smith finished 14/10 4★
R Reached by Ally Condie finished 14/11 3.5★
A The Language of Food by Annabel Abbs finished 14/10 4★
L Writers & Lovers by Lily King finished 30/9 4★

Damo wrote: "I'm going to give it a go and dive in at the deep end by going hard.
(All books will be by Australian authors).

Spring Reading Challenge 2022
Duration: 1/9/22 - 30/11/22
Level: Hard
0/18

Septembe..."

Welcome to the group and your first challenge Damo! You're linked in the second post :)

Welcome Jasmine and Meg - you're both linked :)

Spring Reading Challenge 2022
Duration: 1/9/22 - 30/11/22
Level: Hard
17/18 7/4 AA

September - BRIGHT
✔︎B - Bird Cloud by Annie Proulx 15/9 4★
✔︎R - Island on the Edge of the World by Deborah Rodriguez 4/9 4★
✔︎I - In an Antique Land by Amitav Ghosh 2★
✔︎G - Gould's Book Of Fish A Novel In Twelve Fish by Richard Flanagan AA 11/9 3★
✔︎H - The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas 26/9 5★
✔︎T - Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas 24/9 3★



October - FLORAL
✔︎F- The Forgotten Garden by Kate Morton AA 2/9 4★
✔︎L - Death at La Fenice by Donna Leon 23/10 4★
✔︎O - Out of the Ashes: The Mothers love that healed the scars of the Bali Bombings by Megan Norris AA 9/10 4★
✔︎R - Death of a River Guide by Richard Flanagan AA 11/10 4★
✔︎A - Dangerous Women by Hope Adams 16/10 4★
✔︎L - The Little Bed & Breakfast by the Sea by Jennifer Joyce 5/10 3★



November - SEASON
✔︎S - The Gift of Speed by Steven Carroll AA 3/10 4★
E - Olive, Again by Elizabeth Strout
✔︎A - Muster Dogs: The companion book to the ABC TV series by Aticia Grey AA 14/9 4★
✔︎S - Swift As Desire by Laura Esquivel 21/9 4★
✔︎O - The Tiger's Wife by Téa Obreht 31/10 4★
✔︎N - The Great Escape from Woodlands Nursing Home by Joanna Nell AA 7/11 4★

Welcome Sue, you're linked :)

Okay I failed miserably in Winter but Spring heralds new beginnings so let's go:

September ALIVE
A-Ancestry: A Novel by Simon Mawer
L - The Light Between Oceans by M.L. Stedman AA
I - In the Half Light: A Novel by Anthony Lawrence AA
V - The Virgin's Lover by Philippa Gregory
E - Ever After by Graham Swift

October - FRESH
F - Flames by Robbie Arnott AA
R - The Red House by Mark Haddon
E - Enduring Love by Ian McEwan
S - Surviving Maggie - An Australian Story by John Fingleton AA
H- Here Goes Nothing by Steve Tolz AA


November - SUNNY
S- Spilling the Beans by Clarissa Dickson Wright
U - The Untouchable by John Banville
N - Now That I See You by Emma Batchelor AA
N- N or M? by Agatha Christie
Y- You Can't Come Back by Bruce Beaver AA

Oh my gosh, can't believe it's that time already! I'd love to join, please Brenda, but might need a few days to sort out my TBR, as I'm woefully behind on August.

Aussie Readers' Spring 2022 Challenge
Duration: 1 September - 30 November 2022
Progress: 27/27 AA: 11/11 Words Completed 5/5

September
S: Stone Town by Margaret Hickey AA (19/9) 4.5*
E: Bleeding Heart Yard by Elly Griffiths (30/9) 4.5*
A: The Threads that Bind by Annie Seaton AA (7/10) 3*
S: Gemini Falls by Sean Wilson AA (25/9) 4.5*
O: On Sleep by Fleur Anderson AA (11/9) 4*
N: The Night Shift by Alex Finlay (4/9) 4.5*

October
W: Wake by Shelley Burr AA (11/10) 5*
A: The Christmas Murder Game by Alexandra Benedict (9/10) 4*
R: Blood Sugar by Sascha Rothchild (28/10) 5*
M: From the Ashes by Deborah Masson (3/10) 4.5*

A: Blackwater Falls by Ausma Zehanat Khan (10/11) 4.5*
C: Murder in a Mill Town by Helen Cox (12/9) 4*
T: Taste: My Life through Food by Stanley Tucci (31/10) 5*
I: In the Clearing by J.P. Pomare AA (29/10) 5*
V: 1989 by Val McDermid (7/10) 4*
E: Solace House by Joy Ellis (24/10) 4*

November
B: Your Super Gut Feeling Restored – How to Restore Your Life Energy and Overall Health from The Inside Out by Robertino Bedenian (29/9) 5*
R: The Bullet That Missed by Richard Osman (31/10) 5*
I: Insomnia by Sarah Pinborough (4/11) 4*
G: Murder in the Library by Katie Gayle (9/9) 4*
H: The Tilt by Chris Hammer AA (8/11) 4.5*
T: A Tidy Ending (Audiobook) by Joanna Cannon (re-read) (23/9) 5*

H: Dirt Town (a.k.a. Dirt Creek) by Hayley Scrivenor AA (27/9) 5*
A: In My Dreams I Hold a Knife by Ashley Winstead (13/11) 4.5*
P: The Liars by Petronella McGovern AA (19/11) 4.5*
P: The Unbelieved by Vikki Petraitis AA (28/11) 4.5*
Y: Your Guide to Not Getting Murdered in a Quaint English Village by Maureen Johnson (11/9) 3*

Sarah wrote: "Oh my gosh, can't believe it's that time already! I'd love to join, please Brenda, but might need a few days to sort out my TBR, as I'm woefully behind on August.

Looks like another fun challenge!"

I am way behind on my August challenge as well but love these challenges :)

Helen wrote: "I am way behind on my August challenge as well but love these challenges :)"

Hard to say no, isnt' it, Helen? I'm downsizing August at the moment...

Spring Reading Challenge 2022
Duration: 1/9/22 - 30/11/22
Level: Hard (4AA)
67/67

September
S- The Bad Mothers' Book Club by Keris Stainton 6/10 3.5★
P- Mrs Harris Goes to New York by Paul Gallico 1/9 4★
R- Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs 2/9 2★
I- In the Midst of Life by Roger Silverwood 16/9 3.5★
N- The Ramshackle Suitor by Nancy Butler 23/9 2.5★
G- The Afternoon Tea Club by Jane Gilley 14/9 3★


S- Spinifex by John Grant (AA) 8/9 4★
W- Wake by Shelley Burr (AA) 3/9 4★
E- Best Laid Schemes by Emma Jensen 17/9 2★
E- The Unexpected Wife by Emily Hendrickson 20/9 3★
T- Bad Debts by Peter Temple (AA) 22/9 4.5★


A- The Mystery of the Blue Train by Agatha Christie 21/9 4★
N- No Place for Secrets by Sherry Lewis 27/9 4★
E- The Diamond Throne by David Eddings 24/9 3★
W- A Time to Die by Tom Wood 10/9 3.5★


S- The Bellbird River Country Choir by Sophie Green (AA) 10/10 4★
E- The Ruby Knight by David Eddings 19/10 3.5★
A- The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood 13/9 4.5★
S- Stormdancer by Jay Kristoff (AA) 21/9 3★
O- A Walk in Wildflower Park by Bella Osborne 27/9 3.5★
N- Aunt Dimity's Death by Nancy Atherton 11/10 4★



October
F- Fatal Isles by Maria Adolfsson 8/10 4★
L- The Last Watch by J.S. Dewes 19/9 3.5★
O- Joanna by Patricia Ormsby 2/10 2★
R- Rumble on the Bayou by Jana Deleon 1/10 4★
A- Death Of A Swagman by Arthur W. Upfield (AA) 7/9 3★
L- The 24-Hour Café by Libby Page 13/10 3.5★


W- Put Out the Light by Sara Woods 28/9 3★
A- A Confusion of Princes by Garth Nix (AA) 9/10 2.5★
R- Just Make Believe by Maggie Robinson 11/9 3.5★
M- Summer in Bellbird Bay by Maggie Christensen (AA) 3/10 3.5★


B- Bloodsucking Fiends by Christopher Moore 5/9 2.5★
R- A Royal Murder by Sandra Winter-Dewhirst (AA) 4/9 3.5★
I- Takes One To Know One by Susan Isaacs 18/10 1★
G- Queen of the Flowers by Kerry Greenwood (AA) 30/10 5★
H- Heart-Shaped Box by Joe Hill 4/10 1★
T- The People on Platform 5 by Clare Pooley 15/10 4★


F- The Ladies' Midnight Swimming Club by Faith Hogan 18/10 4★
R- My Sweet Valentine by Shannon Donnelly, Alice Holden, Joy Reed 30/9 3★
E- The Shining Ones by David Eddings 23/10 3.5★
S- The Stationmaster's Cottage by Phillipa Nefri Clark (AA) 5/10 3.5★
H- Cationary by Harold Reitz 12/10 5★


H- The Hidden City by David Eddings 24/10 2.5★
A- Dragonsong by Anne McCaffrey 2/11 4★
P- The Body in the Belfry by Katherine Hall Page 23/9 3★
P- Omnivore by Piers Anthony 3/10 3★
Y- Yeats Is Dead! by Joseph O'Connor 26/10 1.5★


November
A- The Bartered Bride by Anne Hillary 7/10 2★
C- Dead Until Dark by Charlaine Harris 1/10 4★
T- The Misfit Marquess by Teresa DesJardien 25/9 2.5★
I- It Started with a Secret by Jill Mansell 26/10 4★
V- Death, Lies and Apple Pies by Valerie S. Malmont 25/9 2.5★
E- The Sapphire Rose by David Eddings 22/10 3.5★


R- Aria’s Travelling Book Shop by Rebecca Raisin 29/9 2★
A- Arsenic and Old Books by Miranda James 16/10 3.5★
I- Foundation by Isaac Asimov 15/11 3.5★
N- A Touch of Magic by Nadine Miller 7/11 3.5★


B- A Bear Called Paddington by Michael Bond 27/10 5★
L- Night School by Lee Child 8/11 3.5★
O- Lady Cat by Joan Overfield 27/10 4★
O- The 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared by Jonas Jonasson 20/10 5★
M- The Bermondsey Bookshop by Mary Gibson 26/9 3★


B- The Body in the Birches by Katherine Hall Page 29/10 3.5★
R- Requiem for a Wren by Nevil Shute (AA) 25/10 4★
E- Earthly Delights by Kerry Greenwood (AA) 31/10 5★
E- All About Us by Tom Ellen 1/11 4.5★
Z- Mr. Zero by Patricia Wentworth 12/11 3★
Y- You Can Heal Your Life by Louise L. Hay 28/10 2★

I’m in!!! I’ll be back soon to sort my challenge out!

Spring Reading Challenge 2022
Duration: 1/9/22 - 30/11/22
Level: Medium (min. 4AAs)
15/15

September - Warm.
W - The Wicked Sister by Karen Dionne ✅ 4* (23/9)
A - The Skeleton in the Closet by Angie Fox ✅ 4* (11/9)
R - Lying Beside You by Michael Robotham (AA) ✅ 5* (18/9)
M - A Boy Called Christmas by Matt Haig ✅ 5* (14/9)

✅ ✅ ✅ ✅

October - Bloom.
B - The Bones She Buried by Lisa Regan ✅ 4* (2/9)
L - Later by Stephen King ✅ 5* (4/9)
O - The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman ✅ 2* (6/10)
O - The Other Side of the Sky by Amie Kaufman (AA) ✅ 4* (7/10)
M - The Marriage Pact by Michelle Richmond ✅ 3* (1/9)

✅ ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅

November - Active.
A - Dear Neighbour by Anna Willett (AA) ✅ 28 (2/9)
C - Come Sundown by Nora Roberts ✅ 2* (1/11)
T - The Burning Girls by C.J. Tudor ✅ 3* (13/9)
I - Ruby Fever by Ilona Andrews ✅ 5* (3/10)
V - Fever Of The Bone by Val McDermid ✅ 3* (18/10)
E - Darkness for Light by Emma Viskic (AA) ✅ 2* (2/10)

✅ ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅

Spring Reading Challenge 2022
Duration: 1/9/22 - 30/11/22
Level: Easy
11/12 (2 AA)

September - ANEW
✅A - The Final Six by Alexandra Monir 4🌟 - finished 17/11/22
✅N - The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss 5🌟 - finished 02/10/22
✅E - The Long Distance Playlist by Tara Eglington 🦘 4🌟 - finished 05/10/22
✅W - By Your Side by Kasie West 4🌟 - finished 14/11/22


October - LUSH
✅L - Panic by Lauren Oliver 4🌟 - finished 28/11/22
✅U - A Wizard of Earthsea by Ursula K. Le Guin 4🌟 - finished 12/11/22
S - Strange the Dreamer by Laini Taylor
✅H - Husband Material by Alexis Hall 4🌟 - finished 04/09/22


November - RAIN
✅R - Crown of Coral and Pearl by Mara Rutherford 4🌟 - finished 13/11/22
✅A - Anything But Fine by Tobias Madden 🦘 4🌟 - finished 05/09/22
✅I - Juniper Lemon's Happiness Index by Julie Israel 4🌟 - finished 09/10/22
✅N - Namesake by Adrienne Young 4🌟 - finished 15/10/22

Spring Reading Challenge 2022
Duration: 1/9/22 - 30/11/22
Level: Hard
18/18 : 19-NOV-2022

September – SPRING
S : Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia 09-SEP-2022 2*
P : 21st Birthday by James Patterson 18-SEP-2022 3*
R : Cold, Cold Bones by Kathy Reichs 04-SEP-2022 4*
I : I Follow You by Peter James 07-SEP-2022 5*
N : Three Fates by Nora Roberts 25-SEP-2022 3*
G : The Wedding Date by Jasmine Guillory 19-NOV-2022 5*



October - SEASON
S : Something in the Wineby Tricia Stringer AA 16-SEP-2022 4*
E : Always Wicked by Ember Casey 17-OCT-2022 4*
A : The Love Hypothesis by Ali Hazelwood 02-SEP-2022 5*
S : The Secret Diaries of Miss Miranda Cheever by Julia Quinn 15-NOV-2022 4*
O : Home by Nnedi Okorafor 26-OCT-2022 3*
N : Those Other Women by Nicola Moriarty AA 04-NOV-2022 4*



November - FLORAL
F : Fear No Evil by James Patterson 01-OCT-2022 3*
L : Lying Beside You by Michael Robotham AA 11-SEP-2022 5*
O : Outback Sky: The Pilot by Annie Seaton AA 09-SEP-2022 3*
R : The Turn of the Key by Ruth Ware 08-OCT-2022 5*
A : Ten Days in Tuscany by Annie Seaton AA 04-NOV-2022 4*
L : Broken Promise by Linwood Barclay 22-SEP-2022 4*

Katrina wrote: "Okay I failed miserably in Winter but Spring heralds new beginnings so let's go:

September ALIVE
A-Akenfield: Portrait of an English Village
L - [book:The Light Between Oceans|131588..."

Welcome Katrina - could you please add your AAs for us, thanks :)

Catsalive wrote: "Spring Reading Challenge 2022
Duration: 1/9/22 - 30/11/22
Level: Hard (4AA)
0/18

September
B
R
E
E
Z
Y

October

December

4 letters
Anew
Blue
Grow
Lush
Rain
Warm

5 letters
Alive
Bloom
Fresh
Happ..."

November is the 3rd month Kylie ;)

Welcome everyone, you'll all linked :)

Brenda wrote: "November is the 3rd month Kylie ;)."

Since when? LOL!!

COMPLETED - 31/10/22
I'm joining in but going with the Easy option, and I might change book titles - sometimes you are just not in the mood to read something you picked at an earlier time!!!

Easy = 3 x 4 letter words (12 books) - minimum 1 Aussie author

SEPTEMBER
G - Grave's End - William Shaw read 6/9/22 ★★★★★

R - Reprieve - James Han Mattson read 25/10/22 ★★★

O - The Outsider - Stephen King read 3/10/22 ★★★★

W - Wake - Shelley Burr read 27/9/22 ★★★★*AA🐨




OCTOBER
R - Rules for Perfect Murders-Peter Swanson read 18/9/22
★★★

A - All I Want - Darcey Bell read 23/10/22 ★★

I - In the Clearing - J.P. Pomare read 20/10/22 ★★★★ *AA🐨

N - Nightingale House - Steve Frech read 15/10/22 ★★★





NOVEMBER
W - Wild Place Christian White read 25/9/22 ★★★★★*AA🐨

A - Apartment Six- Stuart James read 28/10/22 ★

R - Ravenous Ghosts - Kealan Patrick Burke read 12/9/22
★★★★

M - My Perfect Daughter - Sarah A. Denzil read 31/10/22 ★★★★

Love SPRING and would like to join in ☀️

Spring Reading Challenge 2022
Duration: 1/9/22 - 30/11/22
Level: Medium 15/15 AA 10/10

SEPTEMBER
✔H - The Mother Wound by Amani Haydar AA....4* 14/09/22
✔A - Daintree by Annie Seaton AA....3.5* 07/09/22
✔P - Phosphorescence: On Awe, Wonder and Things That Sustain You When the World Goes Dark by Julia Baird AA....3.5* 27/09/22
✔P - Peace by Garry Disher AA....4.5* 22/10/22
✔Y - You'll Never See Me Again by Lesley Pearse....3.5* 28/10/22




OCTOBER
✔F - Five Bush Weddings by Clare Fletcher AA....3.5* 05/09/22
✔R - The Roadrunner Cafe by Jamie Zerndt....3* 10/10/22
✔E - Everyone In My Family Has Killed Someone by Benjamin Stevenson....4* 17/09/22
✔S - Someone Else's Child by Kylie Orr AA....4* 20/09/22
✔H - It Ends with Us by Colleen Hoover....4*




NOVEMBER
✔S - The Secret Life of Shirley Sullivan by Lisa Ireland AA....4* 20/11/22
✔U - Unbreakable by Jelena Dokic AA....3.5* 04/10/22
✔N - The Night She Disappeared by Lisa Jewell....3.5* 08/10/22
✔N - Paper Chains by Nicola Moriarty AA....3.5* 14/11/22
✔Y - Yours, Faithfully by Sheila O'Flanagan....3.5* 07/11/22

Count me in please!

Spring Reading Challenge 2022
Duration: 1/9/22 - 30/11/22
12/15 (medium)

SEPTEMBER
✅ 🦘W - Wild Cat Falling (1965) - Mudrooroo AA 1/11/22 4-star
✅ 🦘A - The Sisters' Song (2018) - Louise Allan 13/9/22 5-star
✅ R - Soul Culture: Black Poets, Books, and Questions That Grew Me Up (2022) - Remica Bingham-Risher 17/10/22 4-star
✅ M - The Memory Police (1994) - Yōko Ogawa 2/10/22 4-star


OCTOBER
✅ S - Singing from the Floor: A History of British Folk Clubs (2014) - J.P. Bean 30/9/22 - 5 star
✅ U - The Poetic Edda: Stories of the Norse Gods and Heroes (1270) - Unknown 3/10/22 4-star
✅ 🦘N - The Odd Angry Shot (1975) - William Nagle 3/10/22 4-star
✅ 🦘N - Nine Perfect Strangers (2018) - Liane Moriarty 3-star
🦘Y - The Yield (2019) - Tara June Winch AA


NOVEMBER
✅ B - Believe Me: A Memoir of Love, Death, and Jazz Chickens (2017) - Eddie Izzard 14/11/22 5 star
✅ R - Holy Island (2015) - L.J. Ross 10/12/22 5 star
✅ 🦘E - Endurance: Australian Stories of Drought (2014) - Deb Anderson 4/10/22 4 star
✅ E - The Shop at Sly Corner (1946) Edward Percy 10/9/22 4-star
Z - Chess Story (1943) - Stefan Zweig
Y - You'll Miss Me When I'm Gone (2018) - Rachel Lynn Solomon

My reading is going seriously backwards so I will sit this one out. Happy reading everyone.

Catsalive wrote: "Brenda wrote: "November is the 3rd month Kylie ;)."

Since when? LOL!!"

Haha!! December will be here soon enough - don't rush it :)

Alex wrote: "My reading is going seriously backwards so I will sit this one out. Happy reading everyone."

Good luck with your catching up over Spring Alex :)

Welcome Sharon, Trish and Jazzy - you're linked :)

Brenda wrote: "Welcome Sharon, Trish and Jazzy - you're linked :)"

Thank you Brenda..will come back with more of my titles 😊

Looking forward to seeing your choices Trish :)

Brenda wrote: "Katrina wrote: "Okay I failed miserably in Winter but Spring heralds new beginnings so let's go:

September ALIVE
A-Akenfield: Portrait of an English Village
L - [book:The Light Betwe..."

Just tidied it up then thanks

It’s been a long time since I did one of these challenges. I’ve continued reading, but the last couple of years have been so hectic that it’s now time to do a bit more for myself. The worse the pandemic got the more I was working! I’ll add the books shortly.

Spring Reading Challenge 2022
Duration: 1/9/22 - 30/11/22
Level: Medium (15 books, 2 AA)
15/15 as of 30 November

R Ricochet by Krista Ritchie
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... (3.5 Stars) - 12/10/22
A Angry God by L.J. Shen
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... (4.5 Stars) - 5/11/22
I The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. Schwab
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... (3.5 Stars) - 30/11/22
N Navigating the Stars by Maria V. Snyder
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... (4 Stars) - 13/11/22


F Froi of the Exiles by Melina Marchetta AA
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... (5+++ stars) - 3/10/22
R Beyond the Gate by Rhonda Forrest AA
Review:https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... (5 Stars) - 9/9/22
E Edenbrooke by Julianne Donaldson
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... (4 Stars) - 31/10/22
S Shatter by Michael Robotham AA
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... (5 Stars) - 13/9/22
H Hook, Line, and Sinker by Tessa Bailey
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... (3.5 Stars) - 13/9/22

F The Final Empire by Brandon Sanderson
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... (4 Stars) - 22/9/22
L The Love Hypothesis by Ali Hazelwood
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... (3.5 Stars) - 25/11/22
O An Offer From a Gentleman by Julia Quinn
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... (3.5 Stars) - 10/10/22
R A Dangerous Collaboration by Deanna Raybourn
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... (4 Stars) - 27/10/22
A After I Do by Taylor Jenkins Reid
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... (3.5 Stars) - 26/11/22
L Longbourn by Jo Baker
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... (2.5 Stars) - 21/9/22

Spring Reading Challenge 2022
Duration: 1/9/22 - 30/11/22
Level: Easy
12/12 (AA 2/2) - COMPLETED 27/11/22

September - ANEW:-
A - book title:-
A Dark and Twisted Tide by Sharon J. Bolton -
- FINISHED 14/9/22 - 4* (8.5/10)
N - book title:-
The Night Whistler by Greg Woodland - AA -
- FINISHED 4/9/22 - 4* (9/10)
E - author first name:-
We Know You Know by Erin Kelly -
- FINISHED 21/11/22 - 4* (8.5/10)
W - book title:-
Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens -
- FINISHED 29/9/22 - 5* (10/10)



October - BLUE:-
B - book title:-
Bitter Orange by Claire Fuller -
- FINISHED 5/9/22 - 4* (8.5/10)
L - book title:-
Local Gone Missing by Fiona Barton -
- FINISHED 18/10/22 - 4* (9/10)
U - book title:-
Unsettled Ground by Claire Fuller -
- FINISHED 22/10/22 - 4* (9/10)
E - author first name:-
Eric Clapton: The Autobiography by Eric Clapton -
- FINISHED 26/10/22 - 4* (8/10)



November - WARM:-
W - author surname:-
Still Life by Sarah Winman -
- FINISHED 27/10/22 - 4* (9/10)
A - book title:-
All the Lovers in the Night by Mieko Kawakami -
- FINISHED 2/10/22 - 3* (6.5/10)
R - book title:-
Reputation by Sarah Vaughan -
- FINISHED 7/9/22 - 4* (9/10)
M - author surname:-
The Ladies of Missalonghi by Colleen McCullough - AA -
- FINISHED 27/11/22 - 4* (9/10)

Count me in 🐥

Spring Reading Challenge 2022
Duration: 1/9/22 - 30/11/22
Level: EASY
5/12

Sept - Anew
A - Arson at the Art Gallery by Catherine Lee AA
N -
E -
W - Watermelon by Marian Keyes 5/9/22 2.5 ⭐️

Oct - Rain
R - The Gunners by Rebecca Kauffman
A - The Moth Catcher by Ann Cleeves 17/10/22 5 ⭐️
I - Island of Secrets by Rachel Rhys 10/9/22 4 ⭐️
N - The Night Ship by Jess Kidd 25/10/22 4 ⭐️

Nov - Warm
W - Wicked Autumn by G.M. Malliet
A - A High Mortality of Doves by Kate Ellis
R - Raven Black Ann Cleeves
M - Shadow in the Glass by M.E. Hilliard 21/10/22 2 ⭐️





Anew
Blue
Grow
Lush
Rain
Warm

Katrina wrote: "Brenda wrote: "Katrina wrote: "Okay I failed miserably in Winter but Spring heralds new beginnings so let's go:

September ALIVE
A-Akenfield: Portrait of an English Village
L - [book:..."

Thanks Katrina :)

Welcome MH, Kim and Anne - you're linked :)

Amanda, let me know when you've posted your challenge and I'll link you up :)

I'm in :)

Spring Reading Challenge 2022
Duration: 1/9/22 - 30/11/22
Level: Easy
12/12

September:
G Vodka Doesn't Freeze by Leah Giarratano AA 3★ 6/11/22
R I Shot the Devil by Ruth McIver AA 2★ 11/11/22
O Open Your Eyes by Paula Daly 4★ 14/9/22
W The Carnival is Over by Greg Woodland AA 4★ 5/9/22

October:
L Lullaby by Leïla Slimani 3★ 23/10/22
U Her Deepest Fear by Kelly Utt 1★ 24/10/22
S The Mother's Promise by Sally Hepworth AA 3★ 23/9/22
H Hidden by Tara Taylor Quinn 3★ 12/9/22

November:
W Wimmera by Mark Brandi AA 4★ 15/10/22
A No Day Like Today by Amy Teegan 3★ 7/11/22
R Raking the Ashes by Anne Fine 4★ 9/10/22
M My Wife is Missing by D.J. Palmer 4.5★ 10/9/22