Aussie Readers discussion

I have finished Madame Tussaud: A Novel of the French Revolution. It was a good book - a bit of a page turner, and my review is at http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...

Louise wrote: "I have finished Madame Tussaud: A Novel of the French Revolution. It was a good book - a bit of a page turner, and my review is at http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/..."

I have also just finished Madame Tussaud: A Novel of the French Revolution, 4 stars. I'm now reading Goddess of Spring which I'm not enjoying nearly as much.

Well done Louise and Maggie:)

another one down :D


1.Spring clean your bookcases by reading a much loved, but yet unread book.
The Knife of Never Letting Go 3.5 stars
review: http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...

2. Choose a book that features a new life.
Shadow's Edge

3. Choose a book for it's cover - a spring image with all it's colour.
Exile 4/5

4. A book about a show/carnival rides/handicrafts/cookery/livestock..anything to tie into the event.
Tell-All

5. Choose a book written by an Aussie author, released somewhere in the 3 months of Spring.
*TBA*

6. Pick a book with either a red or yellow cover.
Fire

7. Pick a Young Adult book, not necessarily by an Aussie author, for this event.
Un Lun Dun

8. A book about horses/horse racing/betting/money won and lost.
Battle Royale 3.5/5 http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...

9. How about a book with the title beginning with the first letter of your name...
Mistborn: The Final Empire
10. A book with a garden connection for spring or a non-fiction/biography, again with a spring connection!
trees and wind are in gardens right?
in that case The Name of the Wind


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Maggie wrote: "It's a late start but I am going to give it a try:-

1.Spring clean the bookshelf - The Year of the Flood by Margaret Atwood

2 A young life on the cover — The wind up bird chronicle by Haruki Mu..."

This looks like a good group of books

Melanie wrote: "... 10. A book with a garden connection for spring or a non-fiction/biography, again with a spring connection!
trees and wind are in gardens right?
in that case The Name of the Wind

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You have just given me an idea for number 10. I have this book lying around, which my partner read and raved about ... thanks Melanie.

haha im here to help :D

Use any excuse to read The Name of the Wind...it's a good tale!

1. Spring clean your bookcases by reading a much loved, but yet unread book. 1984 by George Orwell ★★★★
Review Here: http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...

2. Choose a book that features a new life.
*TBA*

3. Choose a book for it's cover - a spring image with all it's colour.
*TBA*

4. A book about a show/carnival rides/handicrafts/cookery/livestock..anything to tie into the event.
*TBA*

5. Choose a book written by an Aussie author, released somewhere in the 3 months of Spring.
*TBA*

6. Pick a book with either a red or yellow cover.
Fragile Things: Short Fictions and Wonders by Neil Gaiman. Currently Reading


7. Pick a Young Adult book, not necessarily by an Aussie author, for this event.
The Secret Hour by Scott Westerfeld.

8. A book about horses/horse racing/betting/money won and lost.
The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins (re-read). Capitol Citizens bet money on Tributes, so this book qualifies. ★★★★★
Review Here: http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...

9. How about a book with the title beginning with the first letter of your name...
The Power of Six by Pittacus Lore (My surname begins with a 'T'. Always at the end of the role in school, yay.) ★.5
Review Here: http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/... -Just a casual 100 likes! (contains some language)


10. A book with a garden connection for spring or a non-fiction/biography, again with a spring connection!
Before I Fall by Lauren Oliver. The girl on the cover seems to be lying on the grass. Gardens have grass :)



Still working on the list. Veeeery hard. Suggestions anyone?

Finished Goddess of Spring yesterday - really dont bother, 1 star. I started Wither this morning and I am intrigued by it so far.

Jess wrote: Still working on the list. Veeeery hard. Suggestions anyone?

Have a look back, Jess, at what others have read/are going to read for the challenge. That will help you:)

Gumby-Maggie wrote: "Finished Goddess of Spring yesterday - really dont bother, 1 star. I started Wither this morning and I am intrigued by it so far."

LOL goddess of spring! I read them all awhile ago haha so wonderfully dreadful! you should read godess of the sea even better!

Brenda wrote: "Jess wrote: Still working on the list. Veeeery hard. Suggestions anyone?

Have a look back, Jess, at what others have read/are going to read for the challenge. That will help you:)"

I reckon you could read Catching Fire for the show/carnival book Jess - there is no bigger carnival/show in Suzanne Collins world than the hunger games and it means you can read on from the first one. Catching Fire is pretty good too.

Getting there
#1 The Hungry Tide 2 stars
#3 The Lacuna 2 stars
#4 Under This Unbroken Sky 5 stars
#6 The Red Tent 4 stars
#7 The Great Gatsby 2 stars
#8 Bad Dirt 3 stars
#10 Create a Mediterranean Garden: Planting a Low-Maintenance, Drought-Proof Paradise Anywhere 5 stars

Still to go
#2 The Deep End of the Ocean
#5 Lovesong (pub. Nov 09) current read
#9 Lilian's Story

Doing well Lesley:)

I have just finished #3, the spring looking cover: A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini. Review here http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...

My list as it is now:

1. Spring clean your bookcases..Treachery in Death ★★★★★

2. Choose a book that features a new life.. The Perfect Husband (baby born)

3. Choose a book for it's cover - a spring image with all it's colour...
A Thousand Splendid Suns ★★★★★

4. book about a show/carnival rides/handicrafts/cookery/livestock..anything to tie into the event...Love in The Age of Drought

5. book written by an Aussie author, released somewhere in the 3 months of Spring...Sophie: Dog Overboard - The Incredible True Story of the Castaway Dog released 1/10/11

6. Spring colours are predominantly red and yellow, pick a book with either a red or yellow cover...
The Interrogator (it looks more yellow than it shows here) ★★★★

7. Young Adult book, not necessarily by an Aussie author, for this event...Life of Pi

8. book about horses/horse racing/betting/money won and lost...Private (a gambling scandal!) ★★★★

9. book with the title beginning with the first letter of your name...Black Wave: A Family's Adventure at Sea and the Disaster That Saved Them ★★★★

10. book with a garden connection for spring or a non-fiction/biography, again with a spring connection!..
From This Moment On

Thanks Carmel:)

1. Spring clean your bookcases by reading a much loved, but yet unread book. 1984 by George Orwell ★★★★
Review Here: http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...

2. Choose a book that features a new life.
*TBA*

3. Choose a book for it's cover - a spring image with all it's colour.
*TBA*

4. A book about a show/carnival rides/handicrafts/cookery/livestock..anything to tie into the event.
*TBA*

5. Choose a book written by an Aussie author, released somewhere in the 3 months of Spring.
*TBA*

6. Pick a book with either a red or yellow cover.
Fragile Things: Short Fictions and Wonders by Neil Gaiman. ★★.5


7. Pick a Young Adult book, not necessarily by an Aussie author, for this event.
The Secret Hour by Scott Westerfeld.

8. A book about horses/horse racing/betting/money won and lost.
The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins (re-read). Capitol Citizens bet money on Tributes, so this book qualifies. ★★★★★
Review Here: http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...

9. How about a book with the title beginning with the first letter of your name...
The Power of Six by Pittacus Lore (My surname begins with a 'T'. Always at the end of the role in school, yay.) ★.5
Review Here: http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/... -Just a casual 100 likes! (contains some language)


10. A book with a garden connection for spring or a non-fiction/biography, again with a spring connection!
Before I Fall by Lauren Oliver. The girl on the cover seems to be lying on the grass. Gardens have grass :)
Also, this is FICTION. I found no non-fiction/biography that would possibly interest me. Also, CURRENTLY READING.



Still working on the list. Veeeery hard. Suggestions anyone?

Jess wrote: Still working on the list. Veeeery hard. Suggestions anyone?

Message #376 & #374 Jess;D

Finally finished another book.
5. The Lost Stores - John Flanagan
Stupid HSC is cutting into my reading time.

Emily wrote: "Finally finished another book.
5. The Lost Stores - John Flanagan
Stupid HSC is cutting into my reading time."

Haha!!! But Emily...you can read forever;D

Have finished Vet in Harness. A very easy read - which is good, coz my tonsillitis is having a resurgence. Review to follow later.

About to start Genesis of the Grail Kings: The Explosive Story of Genetic Cloning and the Ancient Bloodline of Jesus - but if it's a totally stupid book I'm not going to finish it.

That only leaves me The Lost Symbol to read and I've finished the challenge!

Louise wrote: "Have finished Vet in Harness. A very easy read - which is good, coz my tonsillitis is having a resurgence. Review to follow later.

About to start [book:Genesis of the Grail Kings: Th..."

Wow! Good work Louise! Sorry about you still being unwell though:(

Just finished [book:Penguin Essentials A Room With A View|10290481, which had a spring 'flowery' look to the cover. Gave this book 4 stars.

Thus 7 down, three to go.

1. A much loved book. Smokin' Seventeen by Janet Evanovich.
2. Choose a book that features a new life. Bundle of Trouble by Ellen James.

3. Choose a book for it's cover - a spring image with all it's colour. A Room with a View by E.M. Forster.

4. Choose a book which includes handicrafts ... The Memory Keepers Daughter by Kim Edwards

5. Choose a book written by an Aussie author, released somewhere in the 3 months of Spring. The Secret Signal by Simon Haynes.

7. Young Adult book. Fledgling by Mark A. Cooper.

9. A book with the title beginning with the first letter of your name (D). Divergent by Veronica Roth.

Going well Dee-Ann!!!

Dee-Ann wrote: "Just finished [book:Penguin Essentials A Room With A View|10290481, which had a spring 'flowery' look to the cover. Gave this book 4 stars.

Thus 7 down, three to go.

1. A much loved book. Sm..."

Woohoo... look at all those books! You're readin' more than me right now! :D

Update:
1. Shadow Princess: A Novel
2. One with a new life: The Ten Trusts: What We Must Do to Care for The Animals We Love READ
3. A book with a spring image: Goddess of Spring READ
4. The Royal Show/carnival/ livestock: Peace to All Beings: Veggie Soup for the Chicken's Soul READ
5. Aussie author, book released in Spring: Scarecrow and the Army of Thieves
6. A book with a red and/or yellow cover: Things I Want My Daughters to Know
7. YA book: Wither READ
8. A book about racing/horses/betting: The Dark Horse
9. Book starting with M: Madame Tussaud: A Novel of the French Revolution READ
10. Garden connection to Spring: One Magic Square: The Easy, Organic Way to Grow Your Own Food on a 3-Foot Square

Gumby-Maggie wrote: "Update:
1. Shadow Princess: A Novel
2. One with a new life: The Ten Trusts: What We Must Do to Care for The Animals We Love READ
3. A book with a spring image: Goddess of Spring READ
4. Th..."

Doing well Maggie:)

Just finished Treachery in Death which was #1, spring clean my bookshelves. Review here http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...

5 down, 5 to go:)

Great going Lesley you are nearly there and there is a month to go

I am plodding through my Spring challenge reading - here is what I have read so far:


1. Spring Clean - read a book from your shelf : Dead Man's Chest by Kerry Greenwood Read

2. New Life - read a book with a baby on the cover (either human or animal): Baby Bonanza by Maureen Child Read

3. Spring on cover - Stone Springby Stephen Baxter Read

5. Book released in spring by an Aussie Author: Empire Day by Diane Armstrong released in September - Currently reading

9. Read a book whose title starts with my first initial - 'S': Smokin' Seventeenby Janet Evanovich Read

10. Book with garden or spring connections - The Peach Keeper by Sarah Addison Allen - has blossoms on the cover, and the peach tree is in a garden - Read

Well done Sally and Michael:)

I'm on the last 5 chapter of 'The Bee Loud Glade' by Steve Himmer - a great book - and taking part in the book discussion for it this month too!

And I've just picked up 'How to Hepburn'... a funny book on how to be just like Katharine Hepburn... only 25 pages into it and already it's got me laughing my head off. :D

Sally906 wrote: "I am plodding through my Spring challenge reading - here is what I have read so far:


1. Spring Clean - read a book from your shelf : Dead Man's Chest by [author:Kerry Greenwood|480..."

I love Kerry Greenwood! Both Phryne Fisher and Corinna Chapman.

Update of those left to read:
1. Shadow Princess: A Novel
5. Aussie author, book released in Spring: Scarecrow and the Army of Thieves (WAITING ON THE LIBRARY)
6. A book with a red and/or yellow cover: Things I Want My Daughters to Know CURRENTLY READING
8. A book about racing/horses/betting: The Dark Horse
10. Garden connection to Spring: One Magic Square: The Easy, Organic Way to Grow Your Own Food on a 3-Foot Square

I have enjoyed putting the books together for this challenge as I am sure others have - I have picked some titles to be added to my TBR list - thanks for those. I only have one book to go in 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 McInerney - audio
4. Book about show/carnival/cooking/craft something that ties into a show – The Breadmaker’s Carnival 1* audio 24/10/11 - I actually did not finish this story as it was terrible.
5. Book by an Aussie author released Sept/Oct/Nov – Angel Puss by Colleen McCullogh 5* audio 10/10/11 (published Oct 2005)
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 15/11/11

Fabulous Bronwyn:)

I finished #5, which was the new release in the month's of Spring Sophie: Dog Overboard - The Incredible True Story of the Castaway Dog. An amazing story, with my review here http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...

4 to go in this challenge:)

Well with one month to go I only have 4 to go:

4. Book with anything that can be linked to an activity at the Royal Adelaide Show: Enslaved by Ducks by Bob Tarte

6. Colours of spring - Book with a cover of red or yellow:
Rip Tide by Kat Falls

7. Young Adult book: Tales of Terror from the Black Ship by Chris Priestley which is going to double as my November horror challenge as well

8.Spring Carnivals - horses, horse racing, betting money:
The Little White Horse by Elizabeth Goudge

Looks good Sally:)

Un Lun Dun down :D (would have liked it more if I had not already read Neverhwere)

1.Spring clean your bookcases by reading a much loved, but yet unread book.
The Knife of Never Letting Go 3.5 stars
review: http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...

2. Choose a book that features a new life.
Shadow's Edge

3. Choose a book for it's cover - a spring image with all it's colour.
Exile 4/5

4. A book about a show/carnival rides/handicrafts/cookery/livestock..anything to tie into the event.
Tell-All

5. Choose a book written by an Aussie author, released somewhere in the 3 months of Spring.
*TBA*

6. Pick a book with either a red or yellow cover.
Fire

7. Pick a Young Adult book, not necessarily by an Aussie author, for this event.
Un Lun Dun 3.5

8. A book about horses/horse racing/betting/money won and lost.
Battle Royale 3.5/5 http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...

9. How about a book with the title beginning with the first letter of your name...
Mistborn: The Final Empire

10. A book with a garden connection for spring or a non-fiction/biography, again with a spring connection!
trees and wind are in gardens right?
in that case The Name of the Wind


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Well done Melanie:)

Only two to go and a whole month to read them in. I read heaps for a while, but something tells me the last couple of books will take a little longer, need to get some real work done...

1. Spring clean Eucalyptus: A Novel Don't think I really got this book so much, maybe I don't have enough Aussie in me to care that much about Eucalyptus trees - 3/5 though. http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...

2. New Life Cloudstreet - a new start?

3. Spring Image On the Jellicoe Road I really enjoyed this book, so glad I finally read it :) - 4/5 http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...

4. Livestock Pastures of the Blue Crane Gave this 3/5 Review http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...

5. Spring release date - Hand Me Down World is due to be released in paperback...

6. Red/Yellow Cover The Songlines 4/5 Review http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...

7. YA The Book Thief 5/5 Review http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...

8. Horses The Riders 2/5 Review http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...

9. Starting with M for Megan Monkey Grip http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...

10. A Garden The Rose Grower 4/5 Review http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...

You're doing really well Megan:) I was interested in your view of The Riders as I have it to read as well...

Brenda wrote: "You're doing really well Megan:) I was interested in your view of The Riders as I have it to read as well..."

Sorry - that review was a bit of a rant. But I think my not liking it had a lot to do with the fact I also don't like scary movies. I reckon if you enjoy scary movies then the book is probably totally different. Not that the book is scary or anything, just filled with stressful suspense :D

Megan wrote: "Brenda wrote: "You're doing really well Megan:) I was interested in your view of The Riders as I have it to read as well..."

Sorry - that review was a bit of a rant. But I think my n..."

Mmmm! I am curious to read it now;D

Update of those left to read:
1. Shadow Princess: A Novel CURRENTLY READING
5. Aussie author, book released in Spring: Scarecrow and the Army of Thieves (WAITING ON THE LIBRARY)
10. Garden connection to Spring: One Magic Square: The Easy, Organic Way to Grow Your Own Food on a 3-Foot Square HALF WAY THROUGH
Will post reviews for the couple I just finished.

Looking good Maggie:)

Seeing I won't be able to knock over another book during this weekend, I've covered my Spring Reading Challenge on my blog. :)

http://continuousreader.blogspot.com/...