Aussie Readers discussion

Inspired by the A-Z Follow the Clues challenges of 2023, 2018 and 2017, Mel and I spent some time on the weekend making a new list of clues for ourselves for 2024. We set ourselves a minimum of 5 Aussie Authors, to stay true to this group and the inspiring challenges.

Mel and Niamh's 2024 A-Z Follow the Clues
01/01/24 - 31/12/24
26/26 (5/5 AA) (last updated 31/12/24)

✅A - Read a book by an AUSTRALIAN author – Only Mostly Devastated by Sophie Gonzales 🦘 4🌟 - finished 16/01/24
✅B - Read a book with a BOOK on the cover – Bookshops & Bonedust by Travis Baldree 4🌟 - finished 11/01/24
✅C - Read a book where there is a CONSPIRACY – A Darker Shade of Magic by Victoria E. Schwab 4🌟 - finished 22/09/24
✅D - Read a book published a DECADE ago (2014) – Sacrifice by Brigid Kemmerer (published 24/09/14) 4🌟 - finished 10/02/24
✅E - Read an ENCHANTING book – Daindreth's Outlaw by Elisabeth Wheatley 4🌟 - finished 08/09/24
✅F - Read a book with a strong FRIENDSHIP – Imogen, Obviously by Becky Albertalli 4🌟 - finished 14/01/24
✅G – Read a GRAPHIC novel – The Greatest Thing by Sarah Winifred Searle 🦘 4🌟 - finished 31/12/24
✅H - Read a book with a HOUSE on the cover – The Wisteria Society of Lady Scoundrels by India Holton 3🌟 - finished 11/02/24
✅I - Read a book set on an ISLAND – The Monster of Her Age by Danielle Binks 🦘 4🌟 - finished 10/11/24
✅J - Read a book where a character is seeking JUSTICE – Legendborn by Tracy Deonn 4🌟 - finished 22/12/24
✅K - Read a book where KING appears in the title or story – Daindreth's Assassin by Elisabeth Wheatley 4🌟 - finished 21/04/24
✅L – Read a book you borrowed from the LIBRARY – Icebreaker by Hannah Grace 3.5🌟 - finished 19/01/24
✅M - Read a book with a MENTAL illness featured – History Is All You Left Me by Adam Silvera 4🌟 - finished 26/01/24
✅N - Read a NEW release (published 2024) - Just Stab Me Now by Jill Bearup (expected publication 05/02/2024) 4🌟 - finished 07/03/24
✅O - Read a book with an OLDER protagonist (40+) – The Guncle by Steven Rowley 4🌟 - finished 10/03/24
✅P - Read a book with a PICTURESQUE scene on the cover – Funny Story by Emily Henry 4🌟 - finished 13/06/2024
✅Q – Read a QUEER (LGBTQ+) book – 10 Things That Never Happened by Alexis Hall 4🌟 - finished 07/01/24
✅R – Read a book with a RED cover – Spark by Brigid Kemmerer 4🌟 - finished 06/02/24
✅S - Read a book that is SECOND in a series – Harrow the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir 4🌟 - finished 11/09/24
✅T - Read a book that features TIME TRAVEL – The Do-Over by Lynn Painter 4🌟 - finished 05/10/24
✅U - Read a book featuring a character in UNIFORM – All Systems Red by Martha Wells 5🌟 - finished 25/08/24
✅V - Read a book with a VOLUNTEER – This is How it Happened by Paula Stokes 4🌟 - finished 31/12/24
✅W – Read a book with WATER on the cover – Flight by Jae Waller 🦘 4🌟 - finished 17/02/24
✅X - Read a book with a XENO (alien) in the story – Opal by Jennifer L. Armentrout 4🌟 - finished 03/12/24
✅Y - Read a book with a YOUNG protagonist (15 or younger) – Rockstar Detectives by Adam Hills 🦘 4🌟 - finished 28/12/24
✅Z - Read a book with a ZEALOUS character – The Heart of the World by Amie Kaufman 🦘 4🌟 - finished 11/12/24

Oh I love it Niamh!!

Brenda wrote: "Oh I love it Niamh!!"

Thanks Brenda! I still giggle at the ridiculousness of "read a book with a book on the cover". Quite proud of this list, only needed to go hunting for one book, the other 25 were already on my TBR :)

Well done!! You'll enjoy the challenge I'm sure, plus any of the groups' that you might join can overlap :)

Thanks for posting Niamh!

Mel and Niamh's 2024 A-Z Follow the Clues
01/01/24 - 31/12/24
17/26 (5/5 AA) (last updated 27/12/24)

A - Read a book by an AUSTRALIAN author – The Innocent Mage by Karen Miller (🦘AA) 13/1/24, 5 ⭐
B - Read a book with a BOOK on the cover – The Light Fantastic by Terry Pratchett 27/12/24, 4 ⭐
C - Read a book where there is a CONSPIRACY – Nona the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir 28/1/24, 5 ⭐
D - Read a book published a DECADE ago (2014) – The Tropic of Serpents byMarie Brennan (published 4/3/2014) 30/6/24, 5 ⭐
E - Read an ENCHANTING book – Enchanter by Sara Douglass (🦘AA)
F - Read a book with a strong FRIENDSHIP – Red Seas Under Red Skies by Scott Lynch
G – Read a GRAPHIC novel – Spy x Family, Vol. 11 by Tatsuya Endo 3/6/24, 5 ⭐
H - Read a book with a HOUSE on the cover – The Barbed Coil byJ.V. Jones
I - Read a book set on an ISLAND - Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton 6/12/24, 5 ⭐
J - Read a book where a character is seeking JUSTICE – The Jasmine Throne by Tasha Suri
K - Read a book where KING appears in the title or story – Blood Song by Anthony Ryan 12/2/24, 4.5 ⭐
L – Read a book you borrowed from the LIBRARY – Not Now, Not Ever: Ten years on from the misogyny speech by Julia Gillard (🦘AA) 23/2/24, 5 ⭐
M - Read a book with a MENTAL illness featured – A Witch's Sin by Daniel B. Greene 5/11/24, 3.75 ⭐
N - Read a NEW release (published 2024) - Wind and Truth by Brandon Sanderson (expected release 6/12/24) 22/12/24, 5 ⭐
O - Read a book with an OLDER protagonist (40+) – Promise of Blood by Brian McClellan
P - Read a book with a PICTURESQUE scene on the cover – 2312 by Kim Stanley Robinson
Q – Read a QUEER (LGBTQ+) book – The Name of All Things by Jenn Lyons 14/12/24, 4 ⭐
R – Read a book with a RED cover – The Sunlit Man by Brandon Sanderson 19/1/24, 5 ⭐
S - Read a book that is SECOND in a series – The Griffin's Flight by K.J. Taylor (🦘AA)
T - Read a book that features TIME TRAVEL – Otherlands: A Journey Through Earth's Extinct Worlds by Thomas Halliday 27/6/24, 5 ⭐
U - Read a book featuring a character in UNIFORM – Cassiel's Servant by Jacqueline Carey 10/5/24, 5 ⭐
V - Read a book with a VOLUNTEER – Pippa's Challenge by Joy Adamson 5/7/24, 5 ⭐
W – Read a book with WATER on the cover – The Key to Creation by Kevin J. Anderson 2/4/24, 3.5 ⭐
X - Read a book with a XENO (alien) in the story – Defiant by Brandon Sanderson 15/11/24, 5 ⭐
Y - Read a book with a YOUNG protagonist (15 or younger) – The Last Cuentista by Donna Barba Higuera
Z - Read a book with a ZEALOUS character – Priestess of the White by Trudi Canavan (🦘AA)

***CHALLENGE COMPLETE***
With half an hour left in 2024 in Perth, I have finished the last two books required for this challenge!! A good year for books, only 2 on this list scored lower than 4 stars

Mel and Niamh's 2024 A-Z Follow the Clues
01/01/24 - 31/12/24
26/26 (5/5 AA) (last updated 31/12/24)

✅A - Read a book by an AUSTRALIAN author – Only Mostly Devastated by Sophie Gonzales 🦘 4🌟 - finished 16/01/24
✅B - Read a book with a BOOK on the cover – Bookshops & Bonedust by Travis Baldree 4🌟 - finished 11/01/24
✅C - Read a book where there is a CONSPIRACY – A Darker Shade of Magic by Victoria E. Schwab 4🌟 - finished 22/09/24
✅D - Read a book published a DECADE ago (2014) – Sacrifice by Brigid Kemmerer (published 24/09/14) 4🌟 - finished 10/02/24
✅E - Read an ENCHANTING book – Daindreth's Outlaw by Elisabeth Wheatley 4🌟 - finished 08/09/24
✅F - Read a book with a strong FRIENDSHIP – Imogen, Obviously by Becky Albertalli 4🌟 - finished 14/01/24
✅G – Read a GRAPHIC novel – The Greatest Thing by Sarah Winifred Searle 🦘 4🌟 - finished 31/12/24
✅H - Read a book with a HOUSE on the cover – The Wisteria Society of Lady Scoundrels by India Holton 3🌟 - finished 11/02/24
✅I - Read a book set on an ISLAND – The Monster of Her Age by Danielle Binks 🦘 4🌟 - finished 10/11/24
✅J - Read a book where a character is seeking JUSTICE – Legendborn by Tracy Deonn 4🌟 - finished 22/12/24
✅K - Read a book where KING appears in the title or story – Daindreth's Assassin by Elisabeth Wheatley 4🌟 - finished 21/04/24
✅L – Read a book you borrowed from the LIBRARY – Icebreaker by Hannah Grace 3.5🌟 - finished 19/01/24
✅M - Read a book with a MENTAL illness featured – History Is All You Left Me by Adam Silvera 4🌟 - finished 26/01/24
✅N - Read a NEW release (published 2024) - Just Stab Me Now by Jill Bearup (expected publication 05/02/2024) 4🌟 - finished 07/03/24
✅O - Read a book with an OLDER protagonist (40+) – The Guncle by Steven Rowley 4🌟 - finished 10/03/24
✅P - Read a book with a PICTURESQUE scene on the cover – Funny Story by Emily Henry 4🌟 - finished 13/06/2024
✅Q – Read a QUEER (LGBTQ+) book – 10 Things That Never Happened by Alexis Hall 4🌟 - finished 07/01/24
✅R – Read a book with a RED cover – Spark by Brigid Kemmerer 4🌟 - finished 06/02/24
✅S - Read a book that is SECOND in a series – Harrow the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir 4🌟 - finished 11/09/24
✅T - Read a book that features TIME TRAVEL – The Do-Over by Lynn Painter 4🌟 - finished 05/10/24
✅U - Read a book featuring a character in UNIFORM – All Systems Red by Martha Wells 5🌟 - finished 25/08/24
✅V - Read a book with a VOLUNTEER – This is How it Happened by Paula Stokes 4🌟 - finished 31/12/24
✅W – Read a book with WATER on the cover – Flight by Jae Waller 🦘 4🌟 - finished 17/02/24
✅X - Read a book with a XENO (alien) in the story – Opal by Jennifer L. Armentrout 4🌟 - finished 03/12/24
✅Y - Read a book with a YOUNG protagonist (15 or younger) – Rockstar Detectives by Adam Hills 🦘 4🌟 - finished 28/12/24
✅Z - Read a book with a ZEALOUS character – The Heart of the World by Amie Kaufman 🦘 4🌟 - finished 11/12/24