Aussie Readers discussion

At last and not a day too soon I have finished my last book in this challenge and it was an enjoyable story too. Now to get the books together for the Summer Challenge. Congrats to all who managed to finish this challenge.

1. Book from TBR pile – Twin Fantasies by April Carew 5* 10/09/11
2. New Life – baby on cover or in the story – What Alice Forgot by Liane Moriarty 3* audio 26/09/11
3. Spring Image on cover – At Home with the Templetons by Monica McInerny – 4* audio 30/11/11
4. Book about show/carnival/cooking/craft something that ties into a show – The Breadmaker’s Carnival 1* audio 24/10/11
5. Book by an Aussie author released Sept/Oct/Nov – Angel Puss by Colleen McCullogh 5* audio (published Oct 2005) 10/10/11
6. Book with either a red or yellow cover – Dreamfever by Karen Marie Moning – 5* 26/10/11
7. Young Adult Book – Linger by Maggie Stiefvater – 4* audio 10/09/11
8. Horses/Horse racing/gambling – Getting Paid to Drink and Gamble by Jeff Collerson – 2* audio 11/10/11
9. Book beginning with B – Blue Angel by Logan Bell 4* 21/09/11
10. A book with a garden connection – The Forgotten Garden by Kate Morton – 5* audio 05/11/11

Wonderful result Bronwyn! Well done:)

I wasn't able to complete this challenge but it's been fun trying and I'm consoling myself that the book I had chosen for No.5 Bridge of Clay isn't available yet. No.1 Satori is still waiting for the "Spring Clean" (as is my house) but it remains on top of my TBR pile! I'm currently reading No.8 Riding Lessons and enjoying it but have to say that I don't think it will match Sara Gruen's later book Water for Elephants as I'm finding the actions of the main character somewhat annoying.

I gave these books a 4 star rating with perhaps a special mention for The Hatbox Baby as it was such a memorable read:

No.2/4 The Hatbox Baby met the criteria for both topics (New Life and Carnivals/Fairs) as it's the fictional story surrounding premature babies exhibited at the 1933 World's Fair Century of Progress Exposition in Chicago. I very much enjoyed the historical aspect but it may contain too much detail for some readers, although the author has a very nice writing style.

No.3(Spring Image) Wildflower Hill and No.10 (Garden Connection) The Forgotten Garden were quite similar in that they both had parallel storylines and had old family secrets. I like both these Australian authors and their books but Wildflower Hill came out a whisker ahead for me on this occasion.

No.6(Red or Yellow Cover) Tandia is a worthy sequel to The Power of One and although it can be a little repetitive at times I would highly recommend it to anyone who enjoyed the first book.

No.7 (Young Adult) The Dead of Night is the second book in John Marsden's series and here we learn more about the characters of the young people in his story. Another great read.

No.9 (Initial K) Kitty and the Midnight Hour was a fun read in the urban fantasy genre and I'd rate it 3 and a half stars and since Kitty herself is an interesting character I'll probably look further into the series.

Well done Kim Marie! Don't worry about not finishing...at least you enjoyed yourself while reading what you did:D And also, I'm sure future challenges will incorporate the books you weren't able to get to!

Thanks Brenda, the Spring Challenge has been good fun and no doubt I'll get to the last couple of books at some stage. Onwards now to complete the Author Challenge and December Challenge before year's end :)

Kim Marie wrote: "Thanks Brenda, the Spring Challenge has been good fun and no doubt I'll get to the last couple of books at some stage. Onwards now to complete the Author Challenge and December Challenge before ye..."

And start the Summer challenge;D Enjoy:)

Dee-Ann wrote: "I am clutching at straws here, but for number 6, I read the book Addition. My version looks different to the one here, but it had on its covers some red apples and overall the cover..."

I just finished Fall Girl by the same author. Really enjoyed that so will have to look up addition :)

Sally906 wrote: "Dee-Ann wrote: "I am clutching at straws here, but for number 6, I read the book Addition. My version looks different to the one here, but it had on its covers some red apples and o..."

You can have my copy if you want.