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**Spring Challenge - 1/9/16 - 30/11/16**
Participants!
Andrea
Anna
BooksByDano
Brenda
Carolyn
Christina
Christy
Chloe
Connie
Deborah
Dree
Heather
Irene
Jane
Janine
Jennifer
☼♄Jülie
Karen
Kat at Book Thingo
Katrina
Kelly
Kerri
Kira
Leonie
Linda
Lucinda
Lucy
MaryG2E
Melanie
Michelle
Michelle(shelld79)
MichelleG
Niamh
Nicola
Paget
Pam
PattyMacDotComma
Phrynne
Renee
Renie
Rosie
Sally906
Sarah
Sarah-Jane
Sharon
Stef
Steve
Tien
Tien 2
Trevor
Valerie
Zoey
Andrea
Anna
BooksByDano
Brenda
Carolyn
Christina
Christy
Chloe
Connie
Deborah
Dree
Heather
Irene
Jane
Janine
Jennifer
☼♄Jülie
Karen
Kat at Book Thingo
Katrina
Kelly
Kerri
Kira
Leonie
Linda
Lucinda
Lucy
MaryG2E
Melanie
Michelle
Michelle(shelld79)
MichelleG
Niamh
Nicola
Paget
Pam
PattyMacDotComma
Phrynne
Renee
Renie
Rosie
Sally906
Sarah
Sarah-Jane
Sharon
Stef
Steve
Tien
Tien 2
Trevor
Valerie
Zoey
My word choice is BLOSSOMING
10/10
B -Beautiful Maids All in a Row by Jennifer Harlow 5★s
L -The Lying Planet by Carol Riggs 5★s
O -On the Blue Train by Kristel Thornell 5★s AA
S -The Scent of Murder by Felicity Young 4.5★s AA
S -The Rules of Backyard Cricket by Jock Serong 3.5★s AA
O -Once Confronted by Lynne Stringer 5★s AA
M -The Middle Child by Angela Marsons 5★s
I -In the Quiet by Eliza Henry-Jones 5★s
N -Never Smile at Strangers by Jennifer Jaynes 5★s
G -The Hanover Square Affair by Ashley Gardner 4★s
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B -Blue Lily, Lily Blue (The Raven Cycle #3) by Maggie Stiefvater -Read 16/09
L - Charlie Lovett: First Impressions: A Novel of Old Books, Unexpected Love, and Jane Austen -Read 08/09
O - Ovidia Yu: Aunty Lee's Chilled Revenge (Singaporean Mystery #3) -Read 28/9
S - Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn: In the First Circle: The First Uncensored Edition -Read 27/09
S - Sight Unseen (Kendra Michaels #2) by Iris Johansen & Roy Johansen -Read 04/09
O - The Omega Scroll by Adrian d'Hagé* -Read 13/09
M - Melina Marchetta*: Tell the Truth, Shame the Devil -Read 14/09
I - In the Middle of Nowhere by Terry Underwood* -Read 22/09
N - Peter Newman: The Vagrant (The Vagrant #1) -Read 09/09
G - Geoffrey McGeachin*: D.E.D Dead! (Alby Murdoch #1) -Read 05/09
*Aussie
COMPLETED on 28/09

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R- Resilience Read and Reviewed. 5 Stars
A-,A Season for MurderRead and reviewed 3 stars
I-I Saw a Man by Owen Sheers Read and reviewed 2 stars
N-Northanger Abbey Read and reviewed.5 stars
B-[ [book:Burn|20318201]author:James Patterson|3780]read and reveiwed 3 stars
O-Obsession in DeathJ>D> Robb Read and reviewed. 3 stars
W-Winter SolsticeRead and reviewed 4 stars

Humff - well, that's enough Tennyson for this time of the day - I'm in - and here are my picks. As always they are subject to change:
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T - Through the Stones: A Companion Guide to the Novels of Diana Gabaldon by Diana Gabaldon
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Have Fun
Helen

Sorry I seem to have posted twice. Yes I like Anne Deveson books Brenda

B - Hush, Hush by Becca Fitzpatrick
E - The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern
E - Empire of Storms by Sarah J. Maas
H - Heir of Fire by Sarah J. Maas
V - Glass Sword by Victoria Aveyard
E - ? (to be added)
S - Queen of Shadows by Sarah J. Maas

S The Summon Stone by Ian Irvine (A)
P The Fold by Peter Clines
R Toxic kisses by Robert English (A)
I The Dead Path by Stephen M. Irwin(A)
N All the Bright Places by Jennifer Niven
G The Memory Trap by Andrea Goldsmith (A)
C The Persimmon Tree by Bryce Courtenay(A)
L Lady Luck by Kirsty Brooks (A)
E All the Birds, Singing by Evie Wyld (A)
A Addition by Toni Jordan (A)
N The Fur by Nathan Hobby (A)
I Illywhacker by Peter Carey (A)
N Napoleon's Last Islandby Thomas Keneally(A)
G The Good Parents by Joan London (A)
Connie wrote: "Brenda wrote: "And your first is Aussie Connie :) Nice list!"
Sorry I seem to have posted twice. Yes I like Anne Deveson books Brenda"
I'll delete the second for you Connie as I linked the first at the top :)
Sorry I seem to have posted twice. Yes I like Anne Deveson books Brenda"
I'll delete the second for you Connie as I linked the first at the top :)

*D- Don DeLillo- Zero K: A Novel
Finished: 9/25 3.5 stars
*A- The Alchemist
Finished: 9/9 4 stars
F- Fall of Giants
F- Michel Faber - The Book of Strange New Things
*O- On the Beach
Finished: 9/12 5 stars
D- Donna Tartt - The Goldfinch
I- Icefields
*L- Ken Liu- The Paper Menagerie and Other Stories
Finished: 11/18 5 stars

S - The Things We Keep by Sally Hepworth (AA) READ 4*
P - Sunset Shadows by Bronwyn Parry (AA) READ 4*
R - The Art of Keeping Secrets by Rachael Johns(AA) READ 4*
I - Ironbark by Johanna Nicholls (AA) READ 4*
N - Spencerville by Nelson DeMilleREAD 3*
G - The Weight of Silence by Heather Gudenkauf READ 4*
C - The Wife's Tale by Christine Wells (AA) READ 3*
L - Truly Madly Guilty by Liane Moriarty (AA) READ 3*
E - Castle of Dreams by Elise McCune (AA) READ 4*
A - Southern Ruby by Belinda Alexandra (AA) READ 4*
N - Not Quite Nice by Celia Imrie READ 2*
I - Canal Dreams by Iain Banks READ 2*
N -The Great Plains by Nicole Alexander READ 4*
G - The Grazier's Wife by Barbara Hannay(AA) READ 4*

Sorry I seem to have posted twice. Yes I like Anne Deveson books Brenda"
I'll delete the second for you Connie as I li..."
Thank you ;)
Mine are titles only.
Four Aussie authors this time.
CConspiracy in Death by J.D. Robb5 stars
L Lover Unbound by J.R. Ward4 stars
O Off the Grid by P.J. Tracy5 stars
U Under the Never Sky by Veronica Rossi 4 stars
DA Donation of Murder by Felicity Young AA 4 stars
L The Last Stormlord by Glenda Larke. AA - 5 stars
E Eon: Dragoneye Reborn by Alison Goodman AA - 4 stars
S Shattered by Kevin Hearne 5 stars
S Shatter by Michael Robotham AA5 stars
Four Aussie authors this time.
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Renee wrote: "Changed my mind, will aim high :)
S The Summon Stone by Ian Irvine (A)
P The Fold by Peter Clines
R Toxic kisses by..."

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COMPLETED 26/11/2016







S - Salt Creek by Lucy Treloar *
E - End of Days by Susan Ee
A - Arrows of Time by Kim Falconer *
S - The Secret Years by Barbara Hannay*
O - On the Beach by Nevil Shute
N - Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman
* = Aussie Author

S - Swear on This Life by Renee Carlino
U - The Ugly Duchess by Eloisa James
N - Nine Rules to Break When Romancing a Rake by Sarah MacLean
N - Natural Law by Joey W. Hill
Y - Northern Heat by Helene Young (Aussie author)

F - The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
R - Harry Potter and the Cursed Child by J.K. Rowling
A - The Angel's Game by Carlos Ruiz Zafón
G - The Best of Adam Sharp by Graeme Simsion AA
R - Paris by Edward Rutherfurd
A - Apple Tree Yard by Louise Doughty
N - The Secrets in Silence by Nicole Trope AA
T - Eyrie by Tim Winton AA








Kat at Book Thingo wrote: "I've seen the challenge emails but this is the first time I'm wading in. Hoping it'll give me a chance to whittle down my reviewing backlog!
S - Swear on This Life by [author:Renee..."
Great you can join us Kat :)
S - Swear on This Life by [author:Renee..."
Great you can join us Kat :)
Kat at Book Thingo wrote: "I've seen the challenge emails but this is the first time I'm wading in. Hoping it'll give me a chance to whittle down my reviewing backlog!
S - Swear on This Life by [author:Renee..."
Click on your name in the 2nd post to see your original post :)
S - Swear on This Life by [author:Renee..."
Click on your name in the 2nd post to see your original post :)

Four Aussie authors this time...."
JR Ward! And Glenda Larke! I love the Watergivers series.
Kat at Book Thingo wrote: "Phrynne wrote: "Mine are titles only.
Four Aussie authors this time...."
JR Ward! And Glenda Larke! I love the Watergivers series."
I guess we like some of the same authors:)
Four Aussie authors this time...."
JR Ward! And Glenda Larke! I love the Watergivers series."
I guess we like some of the same authors:)

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B - Deadly Dog Days by Jamie Blair
L - The Liberation by Kate Furnivall
O - Olmec Obituary..."</i>
Hope you enjoy [book:The Rules of Backyard Cricket, I read it for the Winter challenge and really enjoyed it.

I admit, when I saw your list I clicked through to do that compare books thing, and then I had to follow you because you have great taste, obvs. :D

SPRING SPELL IT OUT CHALLENGE ~ Completed ~ 0/14
S - The Shadow Throne by Jennifer A. Nielsen
P - The Perfumer's Secret by Fiona McIntosh (AA)
R - The Runaway King by Jennifer A. Nielsen
I - Ice Like Fire by Sara Raasch
N - Newt's Emerald by Garth Nix (AA)
G - Gemina by Amie Kaufman (AA)
C - Comfort Zone by Lindsay Tanner (AA?)
L - The Library at Mount Char by Scott Hawkins
E - Embrace by Jessica Shirvington (AA)
A - Across the Wall by Garth Nix (AA)
N - Never Fade by Alexandra Bracken
I - In Certain Circles by Elizabeth Harrower (AA)
N - The Natural Way of Things by Charlotte Wood
G - Girl of Shadows by Deborah Challinor (AA)















G - The Front Seat Passenger by Pascal Garnier
A - All Note Long by Annabeth Albert
R - The Dressmaker by Rosalie Ham
D - Funny Bone by Daniel W. Kelly
E - Fairyland by Sumner Locke Elliott
N - Love on the Jersey Shore by Richard Natale
E - The Eskimo Solution by Pascal Garnier
R - Work Boots and Tees by Jo Ramsey

Ooohps I always was a bad speller :-)

Subject to change they are :
N - The Phantom Tollbooth by Norton Juster
E - The Executioner's Song by Norman Mailer
W - White Noise by Don DeLillo
B - The Bees by Laline Paull
O - The Things They Carried by Tim O'Brien
R - The Remains of the Day by Kazuo Ishiguro
N - The Narrow Road to the Deep North by Richard Flanagan (A)

B - Blood on the Bones by Geraldine Evans
E - Emma by Alexander McCall Smith
G - Kerry Greenwood - Queen of the Flowers
I -Isobelle Carmody - Greylands
N -Naquet-A - Legal Chemistry
N -Garth Nix - To Hold the Bridge
I - Ernest Ingersoll - The Ice Queen
N -something by Norman Lindsay
G - Gainsborough by Max Rothschild
S - Spin the Bottle by Monica McInerney This title not on 카지노싸이트.
Irene wrote: "Okay. I chose to be difficult
B - Blood on the Bones by Geraldine Evans
E - Emma by Alexander McCall Smith
G - ..."
Yes it is Irene :) Here you go - Spin the Bottle
B - Blood on the Bones by Geraldine Evans
E - Emma by Alexander McCall Smith
G - ..."
Yes it is Irene :) Here you go - Spin the Bottle


I-Broken by Ilsa Evans
B-Blue Skies by Fleur McDonald
O-Outback Heart by Joanne van Os
W-Wildlife by Fiona Wood








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Sharon wrote: "My word is RAINBOW
R-The Road Home byFiona Palmer
A-All Together Now by Monica McInerney
I-Broken by .."
Congratulations Sharon! All Aussies :)
R-The Road Home byFiona Palmer
A-All Together Now by Monica McInerney
I-Broken by .."
Congratulations Sharon! All Aussies :)

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R Robert Jordan - The Path of Daggers
A A Confusion of Princes - Garth Nix *
I It - Stephen King
N The Novice - Trudi Canavan *
B Terry Brooks - The Sword of Shannara
O ??
W Winter's Heart - Robert Jordan

B - Blood on the Bones by Geraldine Evans
E - Emma by Alexander McCall Smith
G - ..."
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Thank you Brenda. I'm blaming Windows 10 for the glitches at this end :) Wish I still had 7.
Books mentioned in this topic
White Noise (other topics)Neuromancer (other topics)
The Phantom Tollbooth (other topics)
The Narrow Road to the Deep North (other topics)
The Broken Shore (other topics)
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Authors mentioned in this topic
Norman Mailer (other topics)Richard Flanagan (other topics)
Tim O'Brien (other topics)
Don DeLillo (other topics)
Peter Temple (other topics)
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You may use EITHER the first letter of the title OR the first letter of the christian or surname of an author for each letter. You may ignore the 'A', 'An', 'The' at the beginning of titles to get to the first significant word. Choose a level, choose a word, and have fun!
Rules:
#1. List (and LINK) all the books you plan to read for the challenge.
#2. Upon completion of a book, rate it and update your progress.
#3. Don't forget our minimum of 125 pages - full guidelines HERE
#4. At least ONE Aussie author is required - but challenge yourself to read as many as you can :)
Easy 5-6 books
Birds
Breeze
Chick
Flower
Grass
Season
Warmer
Sunny
Moderate 7-8 books
Newborn
Rainbow
Verdant
Beehives
Daffodil
Fragrant
Gardener
Swimming
Difficult 9+ books
Beginnings
Blossoming
Cloudless
Hatchling
Pollinate
Rejuvenating
Spring Cleaning
Sun-kissed
Example:
B - Blame
I - Indigo Storm
R - Resurrection Bay
D - Darkest Place
S - Spirits of the Ghan
OR
B - Belinda Bauer - Darkside
I - Inga Simpson - Mr Wigg
R - Robert Ludlum - The Bourne Identity
D - Peter Davidson - Ezra Pound And Roman Poetry: A Preliminary Survey
S - Jennifer Scoullar - Currawong Creek
or a combination of the two!