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**Summer 2024/2025 Challenge - My Favourite Things**
Duration: 1/12/24 - 28/2/25
Level:
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Levels:
❄ Easy: Read one book for each category (min 2 AAs) = 7 books
❄ Medium: Read two books for each category (min 4 AAs) = 14 books
❄ Hard: Read three books for each category (min 6 AAs) = 21 books

♡ Your favourite genre
♡ Written by one of your favourite authors
♡ Your favourite colour cover
♡ Your favourite place as the main setting
♡ Takes place during your favourite time period
♡ Takes place during your favourite season
♡ Read a favourite of your choice

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**Summer 2024/2025 Challenge - My Favourite Things**
Duration: 1/12/24 - 28/2/25
Level:
0/?

#1 Your favourite genre
#2 Written by one of your favourite authors
#3 Your favourite colour cover
#4 Your favourite place as the main setting
#5 Takes place during your favourite time period
#6 Takes place during your favourite season
#7 Read a favourite of your choice, that has been on your TBR for at least a year

Participants


Amy
✅Bec
✅Brenda
✅Carol
✅Carolyn
✅Catsalive
✅Cherie
✅Claire
Clare
✅Elisabeth
✅Heather
✅Helen
✅Jacinta
✅Jackmeister
✅Jane
✅Janine
✅Jasmine
✅Jenn
✅Jenny
✅Jonquil
✅JP
✅Kerri_M
✅Kim
✅Kylie H
✅Lee @ ReadWriteWish
Leonie
✅Lorraine
✅Mari
✅Meg
✅Niamh
✅Odette
✅Phrynne
✅Rachel
✅Sally906
✅Sarah
Sarah J
✅Steve
✅Sue
Tanu
✅#Teresa
✅TheMadHatter
✅Trish
Tr1sha
✅Veronique

**Summer 2024/2025 Challenge - My Favourite Things**
Duration: 1/12/24 - 28/2/25
Level: Hard
21/21

#1 Your favourite genre - Historical Fiction
a) The Hidden Storyteller by Mandy Robotham 5★s 16/12/24
b) The Night on the Darling River by Darry Fraser 4★s 5/12/24 AA
c) A Dangerous Game by Mandy Robotham 5★s 12/1/25

#2 Written by one of your favourite authors - Phillipa Nefri Clark / Rachel Caine / Joy Ellis
a) The Secrets of Willow Bay by Phillipa Nefri Clark 5★s 18/1/25 AA
b) Trapper Road 4★s 27/12/24
c) Secrets on the Fens 5★s 17/12/24

#3 Your favourite colour cover - Blue
a) The Heirloom by Julie Brooks 4★s 15/1/25 AA
b) Wings Above the Mallee by Leonie Kelsall 4★s 5/1/25 AA
c) The Photographer's Secret by Ellie Midwood 4★s 10/1/25

#4 Your favourite place as the main setting - Australia
a) The Summerfield Saddler by Penelope Janu 4.5★s 11/12/24 AA
b) Twist of Fate by Karly Lane 3★ 1/12/24 AA
c) Finding Joy in Oyster Bay by Susan Duncan 5★s 2/12/24 AA

#5 Takes place during your favourite time period - Christmas
a) The Christmas Match by Phillipa Nefri Clark 4★s 13/12/24 AA
b) A Tullagulla Christmas by Heather Reyburn 5★s 6/12/24 AA
c) A Christmas Surprise in Pelican Crossing by Maggie Christensen 4.5★s 1/12/24 AA

#6 Takes place during your favourite season - Spring
a) The Last Quarter by Nicki Edwards 4★s AA
b) Death at an Irish Wedding by Ellie Brannigan 5★s 11/12/24
c) One Dark Night by Hannah Richell 4.5★s 19/12/25 AA

#7 Read a favourite of your choice, that has been on your TBR for at least a year
a) Rings, Rocks and Murder by D.C. Pitt 5★s 6/12/24 AA
b) Killer Music by Tammy L. Grace 4.5★s 26/12/25
c) The Secret by Lee Child 5★s 28/12/24

Summer 2024/2025 Challenge - My Favourite Things**
Duration: 1/12/24 - 8/2/25
Level: Medium
14/14

#1 Your favourite genre - Detective
a. Unnatural Causes by P.D. James 4 stars 19/12/24
b. The Yard by Alex Grecian 4 stars 28/12/24

#2 Written by one of your favourite authors -
a. Bonded in Death by J.D. Robb 5 stars 12/2/25
b. The Grey Wolf by Louise Penny 3 stars 14/2/25

#3 Your favourite colour cover - blue
a. A Midwinter Murder by Verity Bright 5 stars 4/12/24
b. The Life Impossible by Matt Haig 3 stars 19/1/25

#4 Your favourite place as the main setting - UK
a. The Dark Wives by Ann Cleeves 5 stars 2/2/25
b. The Benevolent Society of Ill-Mannered Ladies by Alison Goodman AA 3 stars 12/12/24

#5 Takes place during your favourite time period - Christmas
a. Everyone This Christmas Has a Secret by Benjamin Stevenson AA 5 stars 23/12/24
b. Murder Below the Mistletoe by Kaz Delaney AA 3 stars 8/12/24

#6 Takes place during your favourite season - Spring
a. Death at an Irish Wedding by Ellie Brannigan 3 stars 8/12/24
b. The Spring Bride by Anne Gracie AA 4 stars 7/12/24

#7 Read a favourite of your choice, that has been on your TBR for at least a year
a. Arrivals and Arrests by Diana Xarissa 4 stars 8/12/24
b. Run Away by Harlan Coben 4 stars 31/1/25

**Summer 2024/2025 Challenge - My Favourite Things**
Duration: 1/12/24 - 8/2/25
Level: Hard
21/21

#1 Your favourite genre - Fantasy / Paranormal - Completed
a. Street Game by Christine Feehan 5 stars 13/1/25
b. Magic in the Flesh by Marina Finlayson AA 5 stars 7/1/25
c. Ruthless Game by Christine Feehan 5 stars 15/1/25



#2 Written by one of your favourite authors - Keri Arthur - Completed
a. Horn of Winter by Keri Arthur AA 5 stars 4/2/25
b. Of Steel and Scale by Keri Arthur AA 5 stars 12/12/24
c. Eryn by Keri Arthur AA 4 stars 9/12/24



#3 Your favourite colour cover - Black - Completed
a. Seduction in Death by J.D. Robb 5 stars 4/12/24
b. Reunion in Death by J.D. Robb 5 stars 4/12/24
c. Purity in Death by J.D. Robb 5 stars 5/12/24



#4 Your favourite place as the main setting - Australia
a. Looking Out by Fiona McCallum AA 4 stars 2/12/24
b. Moonlight and the Pearler's Daughter by Lizzie Pook AA 4 stars 3/12/24
c. The One That Got Away by Karly Lane AA 4 stars 5/2/25



#5 Takes place during your favourite time period - Completed
a. A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens 5 stars 3/12/24
b. A Mommy for Christmas by Maggie Shayne 4 stars 18/12/24
c. Oklahoma Starshine by Maggie Shayne 4 stars 6/1/25



#6 Takes place during your favourite season - Completed
a. Shakespeare's Christmas by Charlaine Harris 5 stars 3/1/25
b. The Bear and the Nightingale by Katherine Arden 5 stars 3/2/25
c. A Curse So Dark and Lonely by Brigid Kemmerer 5 stars 1/1/25



#7 Read a favourite of your choice, that has been on your TBR for at least a year - Completed
a. The Judas Gate by Jack Higgins 5 stars 13/1/25
b. Rain on the Dead by Jack Higgins 5 stars 14/1/25
c. Magic on the Cards by Marina Finlayson AA 5 stars 16/12/24

Oh my gosh... it can't be that time already! Sign me up please, Brenda!

**Summer 2024/2025 Challenge - My Favourite Things**
Duration: 1/12/24 - 8/2/25
Level: Hard
Progress: 21/21 AA: 10/21 (min 6)

1. Your favourite genre - (Crime / Mystery / Thriller)
Opal by Patricia Wolf AA (14/12) 5*
A Deadly Promise by Rachel Amphlett (18/12) AA 3.5*
The Janes by Louisa Luna (21/1) 4*

2. Written by one of your favourite authors
I Know a Secret by Tess Gerritsen (16/12) 5*
The Pairing by Casey McQuiston (21/12) 5*
The Kill List by Nadine Matheson (28/1) 5*

3. Your favourite colour cover - (Blue)
Her Last Walk Home by Patricia Gibney (6/12) 4.5*
Jaws by Peter Benchley (4/12) 3.5*
Catherine Wheel by Liz Evans AA (26/1) 4*

4. Your favourite place as the main setting - (Regional Australia)
Prize Catch by Alan Carter AA (8/12) 5* (Channel region, SE Tasmania)
Everyone this Christmas has a Secret by Benjamin Stevenson AA (29/12) 4* (Blue Mountains, NSW)
With Winter Comes Darkness by Robbi Neal AA (30/1) 4.5* (Ballarat, Vic)

5. Takes place during your favourite time period - (Present, but with an historical or flashback element)
Mrs Sidhu’s Dead and Scone by Suk Pannu (12/1) 4.5*
Prime Cut by Alan Carter AA (25/1) 5*
Shadow Over the Fens by Joy Ellis (7/2) 4*

6. Takes place during your favourite season - (Spring)
Endgame by Sarah Barrie AA (29/12) 4.5*
A Lethal Deception by Rachel Amphlett AA (6/1) 4*
Listen To Me by Tess Gerritsen (re-read) (31/1) 5*

7. Read a favourite of your choice, that has been on your TBR for at least a year
Reckoning: A Memoir by Magda Szubanski AA (31/12) 5* (added to my TBR 26/1/2019)
Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt (8/2) 5* (added to my TBR 21/6/2022)
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot (15/2) 5* (added to my TBR 22/1/2019)

Count me in, Brenda, please.

**Summer 2024/2025 Challenge - My Favourite Things**
Duration: 1/12/24 - 28/2/25
Level: Medium
14/14 AA 4/4

#1 Your favourite genre--Crime
a. Blood Sinister by Cynthia Harrod-Eagles 19/12/24 4 stars
b. Under the Harrow by Flynn Berry 21/12/24 4 stars



#2 Written by one of your favourite authors
a. Storm Child by Michael Robotham AA 3/12/24 4 stars
b. The Waiting by Michael Connelly 27/12/24 4 stars



#3 Your favourite colour cover - Green
a. An Unholy Alliance by Kate Hamilton AA 2/2/25 2 stars
b. The Evening and the Morning by Ken Follett 25/1/25 4 stars


#4 Your favourite place as the main setting - Australia
a.The Weekend by Charlotte Wood AA 7/12/24 3 stars
b. The Rain Heron by Robbie Arnott AA 18/1/25 4 stars



#5 Takes place during your favourite time period-- Historical
a. I, Claudius by Robert Graves 6/12/24 5 stars
b.The Sun Also Rises by Ernest Hemingway 24/12/24 4 stars



#6 Takes place during your favourite season --Summer
a. Liza of Lambeth by W. Somerset Maugham 3/2/25 4 stars
b. Jackpot Summer by Elyssa Friedland 9/2/25 3 stars


#7 Read a favourite of your choice, that has been on your TBR for at least a year
a. Ragtime by E.L. Doctorow by E.L. Doctorow 5/2/25 4 stars
b. Something of Value by Robert Ruark 13/1/25 4 stars

COMPLETED: Seasonal Challenge: Summer - My Favourite Things

Duration: Dec 1 - February 28

Level - Easy: Read one book for each category (min 2 AAs) = 7 books

#1 My favourite genre - cosy mysteries ✔️
The Incident of the Book in the Nighttime by Vicki Delany - 26/12/24 - 5★s

#2 Written by one of my favourite authors - Kristin Painter ✔️
Nixed in New Orleans: A Frost & Crowe Mystery by Kristen Painter - 11/12/24 - 5★s

#3 My favourite colour cover - Blue ✔️
Haunting and Homicide by Ava Burke - 28/12/24 - 5★s

#4 My favourite place as the main setting - Australia ✔️
The Knitting Club at Wagtail Ridge by Janet Gover - 14/12/24 - 5★s - AA

#5 Takes place during my favourite time period - Christmas ✔️
A Tullagulla Christmas by Heather Reyburn - 01/12/24 - 5★s - AA

#6 Takes place during my favourite season - Winter ✔️
Blizzard of Love by Erin Wright - 03/12/24 - 5★s

#7 Read a favourite of your choice, that has been on My TBR for at least a year ✔️
Dangerous Associations by Rita Lee Chapman - 18/12/24 - 2★s - AA

**Summer 2024/2025 Challenge - My Favourite Things**
Duration: 1/12/24 - 8/2/25
Level: Easy
7/7

#1 Your favourite genre
Romance
Ring For An Heir Annie West AA Done 5* 3/1/2025 /review/show...

#2 Written by one of your favourite authors Juanita Kees

Shattered Juanita Kees Done 5* 12/12/24 /review/show...


#3 Your favourite colour cover Purple
A Cold Dose of Murder Emily George AA Done 4* 18/2/2025 /review/show...

#4 Your favourite place as the main setting Australia
Wings Above the Mallee Leonie Kelsall AA Done 5* 8/1/205 /review/show...

#5 Takes place during your favourite time period Historical

The Jam Maker Mary-Lou Stephens AA Dobe 5* 25/1/2025 /review/show...

#6 Takes place during your favourite season Autumn
A Viking's Shadow H.L. Marsay Done 5* 14/12/24 /review/show...

#7 Read a favourite of your choice, that has been on your TBR for at least a year
The Three of Us Kim Lock AA Done 4* 22/2/2025 /review/show...



Finished :)

**Summer 2024/2025 Challenge - My Favourite Things**
Duration: 1/12/24 - 28/2/25
Level: Hard
21/21 8/6 AA

#1 Your favourite genre - memoir
✔︎a. Sunshine in the Dark by Vivian Bi AA 6/12 3★
✔︎b. Tibetan Transit by Lolo Houbein AA 10/1 4★
✔︎c. Gweilo: Memories of a Hong Kong Childhood by Martin Booth 14/1 4★


#2 Written by one of your favourite authors
✔︎a. Trace Elements by Donna Leon 20/12 4★
✔︎b. The Last Devil to Die by Richard Osman 3/12 4★
✔︎c. Murder in Montparnasse by Kerry Greenwood AA 26/12 4★


#3 Your favourite colour cover - red
✔︎a. Wifedom: Mrs. Orwell's Invisible Life by Anna Funder AA 10/2 5★
✔︎b. Where the Fruit Falls by Karen Wyld AA 9/2 4★
✔︎c. A Refiner's Fire by Donna Leon 25/12 4★


#4 Your favourite place as the main setting - Australia
✔︎a. Dirt Town by Hayley Scrivenor AA 1/12 4★
✔︎b. The Chocolate Factory by Mary-Lou Stephens AA 15/12 4★
✔︎c. Maestro by Peter Goldsworthy AA 4/12 5★


#5 Takes place during your favourite time period - WW2
✔︎a. The German Girl by Armando Lucas Correa 16/2 4★
✔︎b. The Little Wartime Library by Kate Thompson 3/2 4★
✔︎c. The Amazing Story of Adolphus Tips by Michael Morpurgo 2/1 4★


#6 Takes place during your favourite season - Christmas
✔︎a. Christmas Magic by Cathy Kelly 3/12 4★
✔︎b. A Maigret Christmas And Other Stories by Georges Simenon 7/12 4★
✔︎c. Everyone This Christmas Has a Secret by Benjamin Stevenson 12/12 3★


#7 Read a favourite of your choice, that has been on your TBR for at least a year
✔︎a. Where You Once Belonged by Kent Haruf 26/12 5★
✔︎b. The Aerodynamics of Pork by Patrick Gale 23/12 4★
✔︎c. The Complete Poetical Works of Robert Burns by Robert Burns 15/12 4★

I presume the end date should be 28/2, not 8/2!

It definitely should be 28/2 Sue. My skills as a proof reader are sadly lacking!

🍧**Summer 2024/2025 Challenge - My Favourite Things**🍧
Duration: 1/12/24 - 28/2/25
Level: easy
4/7
2/2 AA

🍧#1 Your favourite genre (mystery)
Exiles, Jane Harper, 12/11/24, 3*, AA

🍧#2 Written by one of your favourite authors
Lest Bridges Burn, Phillipa Nefri Clark, 12/26/24, 5*, AA

🍧#3 Your favourite colour cover
The Keeper of the Irish Secret, Susanne O'Leary, 2/3/25, 3*, (turquoise) blue


🍧#4 Your favourite place as the main setting
A Christmas Carol, Charles Dickens, 12/19/24, 5*, London

#5 Takes place during your favourite time period
#6 Takes place during your favourite season
#7 Read a favourite of your choice, that has been on your TBR for at least a year

Sue wrote: "I presume the end date should be 28/2, not 8/2!"

Sorry everyone 🙄 Seems that it doesn't matter how often something is checked, something always slips through!

Phrynne wrote: "It definitely should be 28/2 Sue. My skills as a proof reader are sadly lacking!"

Haha we'll blame the time of year 😉

Welcome to our Summer challenge everyone. You're linked to here!

Summer 2024/2025 Challenge - My Favourite Things
Duration: 1/12/24 - 28/2/25
Level: Easy
0/7

#1 Your favourite genre - Cozy Mystery
We Solve Murders by Richard Osman

#2 Written by one of your favourite authors
Sanditon: Jane Austen's Last Novel Completed by Jane Austen (completed by another lady)

#3 Your favourite colour cover - White/Light
Everyone on This Train Is a Suspect by Benjamin Stevenson AA

#4 Your favourite place as the main setting - England
Maisie Dobbs by Jacqueline Winspear

#5 Takes place during your favourite time period - Regency
The Benevolent Society of Ill-Mannered Ladies by Alison Goodman AA

#6 Takes place during your favourite season - Autumn
Emily Wilde’s Encyclopaedia of Faeries by Heather Fawcett (read 14/1/25) 4★

#7 Read a favourite of your choice, that has been on your TBR for at least a year
The Last Devil to Die by Richard Osman

☿�️ Summer 2024/2025 Challenge - My Favourite Things ☿�️
Duration: 1/12/24 - 28/2/25
Level: Medium
14/ 14 (min 4 AA)

#1 Your favourite genre: CRIME
✔ Panic by Catherine Jinks AA (read 7 Dec) 3.5★
✔ The Wrong Woman by J.P. Pomare AA (read 13 Dec) 4.5★

#2 Written by one of your favourite authors
✔ Devil's Food by Kerry Greenwood AA (read 8 Dec) 4★
✔ Chain of Evidence by Garry Disher AA (read 13 Dec) 4★

#3 Your favourite colour cover : BLUE
✔ The School Run by Ali Lowe AA (read 18 Jan) 4.5★
✔ Three Days in June by Anne Tyler (read 14 Dec) 4.5★

#4 Your favourite place as the main setting: SCOTLAND
✔ The Wolf Tree by Laura McCluskey AA (read 14 Feb) 4★
✔ Murder in the Scottish Highlands by Dee MacDonald (read 28 Dec) 4★

#5 Takes place during your favourite time period: CHRISTMAS
✔ Everyone This Christmas Has a Secret by Benjamin Stevenson AA (read 12 Dec) 4★
✔ Cozy Up to Christmas by Colin Conway (read 14 Dec) 4.5★

#6 Takes place during your favourite season: SPRING
✔ Spring Clean for the Peach Queen by Sasha Wasley AA (read 1 Feb) 4★
✔ Murder at the Spring Ball by Benedict Brown (read Jan 31) 3.5★

#7 Read a favourite of your choice, that has been on your TBR for at least a year
✔ The Queen of Dirt Island by Donal Ryan (read 20 Dec) 5★
✔ The Frozen River by Ariel Lawhon (read 8 Feb) 5★

Count me in please! I'm nearly done with my 3 challenges for this year so this should tie me over to get 2025 started.

Challenge complete.

Summer 2024/2025 Challenge - My Favourite Things**
Duration: 1/12/24 - 28/2/25
Level: Easy, 1 book for each category (min 2 AAs)
7/7

#1 Your favourite genre - murder mystery
The Good Dog by Simon Rowell (AA) ✅ 3* (4/1)

#2 Written by one of your favourite authors
Apples Never Fall by Liane Moriarty (AA) ✅ 4* (8/1)

#3 Your favourite colour cover - shades of purple
Face Her Fear by Lisa Regan ✅ 4* (3/12)

#4 Your favourite place as the main setting- UK
The Ink Black Heart by Robert Galbraith ✅ 4* (13/1)

#5 Takes place during your favourite time period - Christmas
The Twelve Topsy-Turvy, Very Messy Days of Christmas by James Patterson ✅ 4* (3/12)

#6 Takes place during your favourite season - Winter
The Christmas Book Hunt by Jenny Colgan ✅ 3* (3/12)

#7 Read a favourite of your choice, that has been on your TBR for at least a year
The Babylonian Codex by C.S. Graham ✅ 2* (8/12)

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**Summer Challenge - My Favourite Things**
Duration: 1/12/24 - 28/2/25
Level: Medium
14/14 6/4 AA

#1 Your favourite genre - mystery and thrillers
a. Wake by Shelley Burr (AA) finished 18/01/25- 4 ★
b. A Venetian Reckoning by Donna Leon finished 08/01/25- 4 ★

#2 Written by one of your favourite authors
a. Juice by Tim Winton (AA) finished 28/02/25 - 3 ★
b. A History of Silence: a memoir by Lloyd Jones finished 08/12/24 - 3 ★

#3 Your favourite colour cover - green
a. The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid finished 12/01/25 - 4 ★
b. The Puma Years by Laura Coleman finished 16/12/24 - 3 ★


#4 Your favourite place as the main setting - the Outback
a. The Sun Walks Down by Fiona McFarlane (AA) finished 23/01/25 - 4 ★
b. Cutters End by Margaret Hickey (AA) finished 03/01/25 - 4 ★

#5 Takes place during your favourite time period - 19th Century
a. The Long Song by Andrea Levy finished 16/12/24 - 4 ★
b. The Way to Paradise by Mario Vargas Llosa finished 31/12/24 - 4 ★

#6 Takes place during your favourite season - Summer
a. The Paper Palace by Miranda Cowley Heller finished 02/02/25 - 3 ★
b. Monkey Grip by Helen Garner (AA) finished 20/02/25 - 3 ★

#7 Read a favourite of your choice, that has been on your TBR for at least a year
a. Murder in Williamstown by Kerry Greenwood (AA) finished 05/01/25 - 4 ★
b. The Sentence by Louise Erdrich finished 10/02/25 - 5 ★

**Summer 2024/2025 Challenge - My Favourite Things**
Duration: 1/12/24 - 28/2/25
Level: Hard
21/21

#1 Your favourite genre
Fantasy
The Fires of Vengeance by Evan Winter ★★★★☆ 5/1
The Ink Master's Silence by C.J. Archer AA ★★★★☆ 11/12
The Tainted Cup by Robert Jackson Bennett ★★★★★ 16/1



#2 Written by one of your favourite authors
Jonathan Moeller / J.D. Robb / Amie Kaufman

Dragontiarna: Legions by Jonathan Moeller ★★★★★ 7/12
Faithless in Death by J.D. Robb ★★★★★ 1/1
Obsidio by Amie Kaufman AA ★★★★★ 18/1



#3 Your favourite colour cover
Blue

The Icebound Land by John Flanagan AA ★★★★☆ 23/12
On the Down Low by Renae Black AA ★★★☆☆ 12/1
Once Hunted by Blake Pierce ★★★☆☆ 19/1



#4 Your favourite place as the main setting
The UK

The Secrets She Keeps by Michael Robotham AA ★★★☆☆ 21/1
British Rail by Christian Wolmar ★★★★☆ 9/12
We Solve Murders by Richard Osman ★★★★★ 7/1



#5 Takes place during your favourite time period
The Recent Past

Making It So by Patrick Stewart ★★★★★ 13/1
Oath and Honor: A Memoir and a Warning by Liz Cheney ★★★★☆ 18/12
All the Sinners Bleed by S.A. Cosby ★★★★☆ 24/1



#6 Takes place during your favourite season
Spring

The Bullet-Catcher's Daughter by Rod Duncan ★★★★★ 6/12
Dick Francis's Damage by Felix Francis ★★★★☆ 26/1
Great Circle by Maggie Shipstead ★★★☆☆ 11/1



#7 Read a favourite of your choice, that has been on your TBR for at least a year

Outback by Patricia Wolf AA ★★★★☆ 16/12
Drumindor by Michael J. Sullivan ★★★★☆ 29/12
Play Dead by Angela Marsons ★★★★☆ 27/1

**Summer 2024/2025 Challenge - My Favourite Things**
Duration: 1/12/24 - 28/2/25
Level: hard (6AA)
21/21

#1 Your favourite genre - Crime
a. The 22 Murders of Madison May by Max Barry 2/1 3★ (AA)
b. The Black Echo by Michael Connelly 6/12 3.5★
c. We Solve Murders by Richard Osman 12/12 4★


#2 Written by one of your favourite authors
a. Strangers in Death by J.D. Robb 3/12 4★
b. The Adventure of the Christmas Pudding by Agatha Christie 4/12 4★
c. Two Steps Forward by Graeme Simsion, Anne Buist 22/12 4.5★ (AA)


#3 Your favourite colour cover - blue
a. Sheltered by Melody Horrill 7/12 5★ (AA)
b. A Wizard of Earthsea by Ursula K. Le Guin 23/12 3.5★
c. Take Two by Danielle Hawkins 23/1 4★


#4 Your favourite place as the main setting - Australia
a. The Wattle Seed Inn by Leonie Kelsall 10/12 4★ (AA)
b. Back on Track by Tricia Stringer 24/12 4★ (AA)
c. Two Weeks 'til Christmas by Laura Greaves 1/1 3★ (AA)


#5 Takes place during your favourite time period - Contemporary
a. A Vintage Affair by Isabel Wolff 27/12 4★
b. Eudora Honeysett is Quite Well, Thank You by Annie Lyons 29/12 5★
c. Emergency Exit Only by Michelle Upton 5/1 3.5★ (AA)


#6 Takes place during your favourite season - Summer
a. Blob by Frieda Wishinsky 15/12 3★
b. Double Deceit by Allison Lane 30/12 2★
c. Irish Thoroughbred by Nora Roberts 6/1 2★


#7 Read a favourite of your choice, that has been on your TBR for at least a year
a. O' Artful Death by Sarah Stewart Taylor 2/12 2★ - on TBR 17/11/11
b. Night's Edge by Charlaine Harris, Maggie Shayne, Barbara Hambly 16/12 3★ - on TBR since 2007
c. Red Notice by Andy McNab 18/12 2.5★ - on TBR since 2020

Welcome to the challenge Leonie, Carolyn, Lorraine, Veronique, Steve & Kylie :)

**Summer 2024/2025 Challenge - My Favourite Things**
Duration: 1/12/24 - 28/2/25
Level: Medium
14/14

#1 Your favourite genre -- Romantic Suspense

Heart Thief by P.J. Fiala -- 5★ -- 04/12/2024
Murder by Numbers by Megan Mayfair -- AA -- 4★ -- 23/12/2024



#2 Written by one of your favourite authors

Out in Nowhere by Fleur McDonald -- AA -- 5★ -- 03/02/2025
Luca by Nyssa Kathryn -- AA -- 5★ -- 18/01/2025



#3 Your favourite colour cover -Purple

Indigo Ridge by Devney
Perry -- 5★ -- 22/12/2024
Echoes at Dawn by Maya Banks -- 4★ -- 24/12/2024



#4 Your favourite place as the main setting -- Australia

Wild Card by Simon Rowell -- AA -- 4★ -- 25/12/2024
The Carnival Is Over by Greg Woodland -- AA -- 5★ -- 21/12/2024



#5 Takes place during your favourite time period --Christmas

The Mistletoe Wish by Suzanne Gilchrist -- AA -- 5★ -- 24/12/2024
Under Christmas Stars by Alissa Callen AA -- 5★ -- 07/12/2024



#6 Takes place during your favourite season -- Summer

Summer of Blood by Dave Warner -- AA -- 3★ -- 02/02/2025
Almost Summer by Susan Mallery -- 4★ -- 05/02/2025



#7 Read a favourite of your choice, that has been on your TBR for at least a year -- 2023

Glenrock by Lee Christine -- AA -- 5★ -- 14/02/2025
Body of Lies by Sarah Bailey -- AA -- 5★ -- 16/02/2025

Welcome Jenny!

**Summer 2024/2025 Challenge - My Favourite Things**
Duration: 1/12/24 - 28/2/25
Level: Hard
21/21

#1 Your favourite genre - Crime
Storm Child by Michael Robotham(AA) READ 8/12/24 4*
The Ledge by Christian White(AA) READ 22/1/25 3*
Out in Nowhere by Fleur McDonald(AA) READ 14/1/25 4*



#2 Written by one of your favourite authors - Barbara Freethy
All Your Loving by Barbara Freethy READ 5/12/24 4*
Before I Do by Barbara Freethy READ 9/12/24 3*
Falling Into You by Barbara Freethy READ 11/12/24 4*



#3 Your favourite colour cover - Blue
The Fallen Woman by Fiona McIntosh(AA) READ 5/1/25 4*
Outback Wind: The Jillaroo by Annie Seaton(AA) READ 18/1/25 3*
The Rivertown Vet by Jennifer Scoullar(AA) READ 19/1/25 4*



#4 Your favourite place as the main setting - Paris
Seven Nights in Paris by Tasmina Perry READ 27/12/24 4*
The Secret Photograph by Siobhan Curham READ 22/12/24 3*
Someday in Paris by Olivia Lara READ 10/1/25 2*



#5 Takes place during your favourite time period - Christmas
Snowflakes Over The Starfish Café by Jessica Redland READ 4/12/24 4*
The Christmas Cottage by Sarah Morgan READ 4/12/24 4*
Christmas by Candlelight by Karen Swan READ 21/12/24 4*



#6 Takes place during your favourite season - Summer
The Summer Swap by Sarah Morgan READ 1/1/25 4*
The Good Dog by Simon Rowell(AA) READ 8/1/25 4*
The Summer Skies by Jenny Colgan READ 25/12/24 3*



#7 Read a favourite of your choice, that has been on your TBR for at least a year
The Woman in the Green Dress by Tea Cooper(AA) READ 25/1/25 5*
Once Burnt, Twice Shy by Karly Lane(AA) READ 15/1/25 4*
A Scone to Die For by H.Y. Hanna READ 26/1/25 4*

Welcome Janine!

**Summer 2024/2025 Challenge - My Favourite Things**
Duration: 1/12/24 - 28/2/25
Level: Medium
14/14
Completed 16th February

✔️ #1 Your favourite genre - mystery
a. Tipping Point by Dinuka McKenzie *AA* - 02/12 - 4★
b. Ripper by Shelley Burr *AA* - 01/02 - 4★



✔️ #2 Written by one of your favourite authors
a. Smoke and Whispers by Mick Herron - 28/01 - 4★
b. Dusk by Robbie Arnott *AA* - 02/01 - 5★



✔️ #3 Your favourite colour cover - Blue
a. The Mystery Guest by Nita Prose - 09/02 - 4★
b. Murder by Invitation by Verity Bright - 01/01 - 3.5★



✔️ #4 Your favourite place as the main setting - Remote Outdoors/Outback
a. Opal by Patricia Wolf *AA* - 17/01 - 4★
b. The Wilds by Sarah Pearse - 31/01 - 4★



✔️ #5 Takes place during your favourite time period - post WWI and pre WWII
a. Death in the East by Abir Mukherjee - 05/02 - 4.5★
b. A Dangerous Place by Jacqueline Winspear - 14/12 - 5★



✔️ #6 Takes place during your favourite season - Spring
a. The Truth-Seeker's Wife by Ann Granger - 27/12 - 5★
b. Death of a Penniless Poet by Karen Baugh Menuhin - 21/01 - 4★



✔️ #7 Read a favourite of your choice, that has been on your TBR for at least a year
a. Horse by Geraldine Brooks *AA* - 13/01 - 5★
b. Six Motives for Murder by Frances Brody - 16/02 - 4★

**Summer 2024/2025 Challenge - My Favourite Things**
Duration: 1/12/24 - 28/2/25
Level: Medium
14/14 (5/4 AA 🦘)

#1 Your favourite genre - YA Fantasy
✅a) The Heart of the World by Amie Kaufman 🦘 4🌟 - finished 11/12/24
✅b) Legendborn by Tracy Deonn 4🌟 - finished 22/12/24


#2 Written by one of your favourite authors
✅a) The Paradise Problem by Christina Lauren 4🌟 - finished 01/02/25
✅b) Skyward by Brandon Sanderson 4🌟 - finished 10/02/25


#3 Your favourite colour cover - Dark green
✅a) Wolfsong by T.J. Klune 5🌟 - finished 03/02/25
✅b) Tress of the Emerald Sea by Brandon Sanderson 4🌟 - finished 30/01/25


#4 Your favourite place as the main setting - Western Australia
✅a) Zac and Mia by A.J. Betts 🦘 4🌟 - finished 12/01/25
✅b) Jasper Jones by Craig Silvey 🦘 4🌟 - finished 11/01/25


#5 Takes place during your favourite time period - Present Day
✅a) Love Unleashed by Melanie Saward 🦘 4🌟 - finished 22/01/25
✅b) Heiress on Fire by Kellie McCourt 🦘 3🌟 - finished 16/02/25


#6 Takes place during your favourite season - Summer
✅a) The Summer House in Santorini by Samantha Parks 3🌟 - finished 05/02/25
✅b) The Summer of Broken Rules by K.L. Walther 4🌟 - finished 11/01/25


#7 Read a favourite of your choice, that has been on your TBR for at least a year - Involves cooking
✅a) Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus 5🌟 - finished 15/01/25
✅b) The Spellshop by Sarah Beth Durst 4🌟 - finished 04/01/25

Woot Woot! Count me in please!
**Summer 2024/2025 Challenge - My Favourite Things**
Duration: 1/12/24 - 28/2/25
Level: Easy
7/7 AA 2/2

#1 Your favourite genre - Crime
✅ Murder at Midnight - Faith Martin - aka A Narrow Victory - - 1/12/2024 - ★★★★
#2 Written by one of your favourite authors
✅ The Twist of a Knife - Anthony Horowitz - 3/12/2024 - ★★★★
#3 Your favourite colour cover - Blue/green
✅ The Trapped Girl - Robert Dugoni - 24/12/2024 - ★★★★
#4 Your favourite place as the main setting - Melbourne
✅ Crosskill - Garry Disher - A.A - 19/12/2024 - ★★★★
#5 Takes place during your favourite time period - prewar
✅ An Assassination on the Agenda - T.E. Kinsey - 20/12/2024 - ★★★★
#6 Takes place during your favourite season - Spring
✅ A Fire at the Exhibition - T.E. Kinsey - 14/12/2024 - ★★★★
#7 Read a favourite of your choice, that has been on your TBR for at least a year
✅ The Detective Up Late - Adrian McKinty - A.A - 13/12/2024 - ★★★★

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7.

I’m in!

**Summer 2024/2025 Challenge - My Favourite Things**
Duration: 1/12/24 - 28/2/25
Level: Easy
7/7

#1 Your favourite genre - Mystery
A Body in 3B by Eryn Scott - 4⭐️ - 30/12/25

#2 Written by one of your favourite authors - J.D. Robb
Bonded in Death by J.D. Robb - 4⭐️ - 9/2/25

#3 Your favourite colour cover - Green
Meowing for Murder by Sandra Baublitz - 3⭐️ - 19/1/25

#4 Your favourite place as the main setting - Australia
The Final Siren by Nicki Edwards AA🁿🇺 - 4⭐️ - 2/12/24

#5 Takes place during your favourite time period - Olden days
Dead Man's Chest by Kerry Greenwood AA🁿🇺 - 4⭐️ - 18/12/24

#6 Takes place during your favourite season - Spring
Pushing Up Daisies by Rosemary Harris - 4⭐️ - 16/1/25

#7 Read a favourite of your choice, that has been on your TBR for at least a year
His Garden of Bones by Vickie McKeehan - 4⭐️ - 31/1/25

I have posted my choices, bring on December ... just not too fast.

Please add me. Easy for now. Thanks.

**Summer 2024/2025 Challenge - My Favourite Things**
Duration: 1/12/24 - 28/2/25
Level: Easy
7/7

#1 Your favourite genre - Mystery/thriller
Wild Place by Christian White - AA Read 7th Dec 3 stars
#2 Written by one of your favourite authors
The Younger Wife by Sally Hepworth - AA Read 8th Dec 4 1/2 stars
#3 Your favourite colour cover - blue
The Five Year Plan by Jodi Gibson - AA Read 19th January 3 1/2 stars
#4 Your favourite place as the main setting - a bookshop
The Bookshop Detectives: Dead Girl Gone by Gareth Ward and Louise Ward Read 2nd February 4 1/2 stars
#5 Takes place during your favourite time period - alternate/scifi space
Rules of Redemption by T.A. White Read 11th December 2 1/2 stars
#6 Takes place during your favourite season - Christmas
The Doomsday Book by Connie Willis Read 27th December 5 out of 5
#7 Read a favourite of your choice, that has been on your TBR for at least a year
Bridge Burning and Other Hobbies by Kitty Flanagan AA Read 8th February 5 out of 5

Joining in, please ☿�️

**Summer 2024/2025 Challenge - My Favourite Things**
Duration: 1/12/24 - 28/2/25
Level: Hard 21/21 AA 11

#1 Your favourite genre...Contemporary Fiction
☿�️a - The Doctor's Vision by Fiona McArthur AA....3.5* 06/12/24
☿�️b - The Seachangers by Meredith Appleyard AA....4* 03/01/25
☿�️c - Tuesday Evenings with the Copeton Craft Resistance by Kate Solly AA....4* 14/12/24



#2 Written by one of your favourite authors
☿�️a - The Beautiful Mystery by Louise Penny....4* 24/12/24
☿�️b - The Warsaw Orphan by Kelly Rimmer AA....4.5* 01/02/25
☿�️c - The Secrets She Keeps by Michael Robotham AA....4* 20/02/25



#3 Your favourite colour cover BLUE
☿�️a - The Frozen River by Ariel Lawhon....5* 10/02/25
☿�️b - Taking Tom Murray Home by Tim Slee AA....4* 12/01/25
☿�️c - The Sleeping and the Dead by Ann Cleeves....3* 12/12/24



#4 Your favourite place as the main setting..whilst always Australia, EUROPE/UK are always favourites
☿�️a - All the Beautiful Things by Katrina Nannestad AA....4.5* 16/12/24
☿�️b - Conclave by Robert Harris....4.5* 14/01/25
☿�️c - The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry by Rachel Joyce....4.5* 18/01/25



#5 Takes place during your favourite time period....The Present
☿�️a- Tess by Victoria Purman AA....3* 04/12/24
☿�️b- Love, In Theory by Elodie Cheesman AA....3.5* 07/12/24
☿�️c- The Girl in the Corner by Amanda Prowse....3.5* 14/12/24



#6 Takes place during your favourite season SPRING
☿�️a - Murder at the Spring Ball by Benedict Brown....3* 22/12/24
☿�️b - Spring for Best Friends by Eliza Boyd....2.5* 29/12/24
☿�️c - An Augathella Spring: An Augathella Short and Sweet Book 3 by Annie Seaton AA....3* 28/01/25




#7 Read a favourite of your choice, that has been on your TBR for at least a year
☿�️a - Winter Garden by Kristin Hannah....4* 14/02/25
☿�️b - Wild Place by Christian White AA....3.5* 28/01/25
☿�️c - I Am Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban by Malala Yousafzai....4* 27/01/25

Welcome to the challenge Mari, Niamh, Kerri, Jackie, Lee & Trish :)

**Summer 2024/2025 Challenge - My Favourite Things**
Duration: 1/12/24 - 28/2/25
Level: easy (2AA)
7/7

#1 Your favourite genre (speculative)
Lock In by John Scalzi
finished 28/12/24 ⭐4⭐

#2 Written by one of your favourite authors
Playground by Richard Powers
finished 20/12/24 ⭐4⭐

#3 Your favourite colour cover (pink)
Delusions of Gender: How Our Minds, Society, and Neurosexism Create Difference by Cordelia Fine🦘
finished 12/12/24 ⭐4⭐

#4 Your favourite place as the main setting (Japan)
Vanishing World by Sayaka Murata
finished 5/2/25 ⭐4⭐

#5 Takes place during your favourite time period (the 1990s)
I'll Come to You by Rebecca Kauffman
finished 8/1/25 ⭐4⭐

#6 Takes place during your favourite season (spring)
A Trick of the Light by Louise Penny
finished 23/1/25 ⭐3⭐

#7 Read a favourite of your choice, that has been on your TBR for at least a year (favourite cover)
Weyward by Emilia Hart🦘
finished 2/2/25 ⭐4⭐

Welcome Meg!!

**Summer 2024/2025 Challenge - My Favourite Things**
Duration: 1/12/24 - 28/2/25
Level: Hard
21/21

#1 Your favourite genre: Literary Fiction
1. Stone Yard Devotional by Charlotte Wood Read 27 Jan - 3.5* - AA
2. The Weekend by Charlotte Wood - Read 31 Dec - 5* - AA
3. The Echoes by Evie Wyld - Read 10 Dec - 4*



#2 Written by one of your favourite authors:
1. The Women by Kristin Hannah - Read 23 Jan - 5*
2. A Room Full of Bones by Elly Griffiths - Read 9 Jan - 4*
3. Psykhe by Kate Forsyth - Read 27 Dec - 4* - AA



#3 Your favourite colour cover: Purple
1. The Ledge by Christian White Read 8 Feb - 3* - AA
2. To the River by Vikki Wakefield - Read 11 Jan - 3.5* - AA
3. The Time of Thunder by Greg Barron - Read 6 Dec - 4* AA



#4 Your favourite place as the main setting: Australia
1. Darling Girls by Sally Hepworth - Read 5 Dec - 5* - AA
2 The Good Teacher by Petronella McGovern - Read 5 Jan - 4* - AA
3. Opal by Patricia Wolf - Read 7 Dec - 5* - AA



#5 Takes place during your favourite time period: Present/Recent Past
1. The River Seine Killings by Simon McCleave - Read 23 Jan - 3.5*
2. The House of Lost Secrets by Anstey Harris - Read 8 Jan - 5*
3. Matterhorn by Christopher Reich - Read 29 Dec - 4*



#6 Takes place during your favourite season: Winter
1. Hidden in Snow by Viveca Sten - Read 4 Feb - 4.5
2. Dead of Winter by Darcy Coates - Read 30 Jan - 4* - AA
3. Deadman's Track by Sarah Barrie - Read 12 Dec - 2.5* - AA



#7 Read a favourite of your choice, that has been on your TBR for at least a year

1. The Chasm by Bronwyn Hall Read 31 Dec - 4* - AA
This book has been on my TB list since July 2023. I recently read Gone to Ground and was looking forward to reading Bronwyn Hall's other book.
2. Singapore Sapphire by A.M. Stuart - Read 28 Dec - 4.5* - AA
(This book has been on my TBR list since Oct 2020. Having read other books by this author, I have been looking forward to starting this series for a while.)
3. None of This Is True by Lisa Jewell - Read 21 Dec - 5*
(This book has been on my tbr list since July 2023. I read an earlier book by this author and looked forward to reading more)

Welcome Odette!

Brenda wrote: "Welcome to the challenge Mari, Niamh, Kerri, Jackie, Lee & Trish :)"

Thank you, Brenda ☺️

**Summer 2024/2025 Challenge - My Favourite Things**
Duration: 1/12/24 - 28/2/25
Level: Hard
21/21

#1 Your favourite genre - Cosy Mystery
Salted Caramel Sorcery by H.Y. Hanna AA 8/1/25 4*
Murder by Poison Pen by Veronica Heley 19/12/24 3*
Evanly Choirs by Rhys Bowen 12/1/25 5*

#2 Written by one of your favourite authors
Creation in Death by J.D. Robb 9/12/24 5*
Shadow Over the Fens by Joy Ellis 31/12/24 5*
Dark Paradise by Catherine Lee AA 26/1/25 4*

#3 Your favourite colour cover - Blue
A Little Christmas Hope by Kathryn Freeman 7/12/24 4*
The Gilded Shroud by Elizabeth Bailey 20/12/24 2*
The Fatal Flying Affair by T.E. Kinsey 3/12/24 4*

#4 Your favourite place as the main setting - Australia
The Rip by Holly Craig AA 8/2/25 3*
Treasure & Dirt by Chris Hammer AA 19/1/25 5*
Dark Justice by Catherine Lee AA 15/2/25 5*

#5 Takes place during your favourite time period - 18th Century Scotland
The Blood And The Barley by Angela MacRae Shanks 8/2/25 4*
Mask of Duplicity by Julia Brannan 11/1/25 5*
The Mask Revealed by Julia Brannan 16/2/25 5*

#6 Takes place during your favourite season - Spring
Murder at the Spring Ball by Benedict Brown 13/2/25 4*
Spring Fever by Mary Kay Andrews 1/1/25 5*
Spring Skies Over Bluebell Castle by Sarah Bennett 18/12/24 2*

#7 Read a favourite of your choice, that has been on your TBR for at least a year
Secrets at the Little Music Shop by Jane Lovering 2/1/25 5*
Daughter of Fire by Sofia Robleda 23/2/25 4*
The Stockman's Daughter by Jacquie Underdown AA 1/12/24 5*

**Summer 2024/2025 Challenge - My Favourite Things**
Duration: 1/12/24 - 28/2/25
Level: Medium
14/14
7/4 AA

#1 Your favourite genre: Historical
✅Saltblood by Francesca De Tores AA - 20/02, 3⭐
✅Bila Yarrudhanggalangdhuray: River of Dreams by Anita Heiss AA - 08/12, 5⭐

#2 Written by one of your favourite authors: Robin Hobb
✅The Golden Fool by Robin Hobb - 03/01, 5⭐
✅Fool's Fate by Robin Hobb - 15/02, 5⭐

#3 Your favourite colour cover: Black
✅Winter of the Wolf by Amanda Willimott AA - 08/12, 3⭐
✅Dark Force Rising by Timothy Zahn - 25/02, 5⭐

#4 Your favourite place as the main setting: : England
✅Weyward by Emilia Hart AA - 05/12, 4⭐
✅The Dictionary of Lost Words by Pip Williams AA - 09/01, 4⭐

#5 Takes place during your favourite time period: Middle Ages
✅Rapture by Emily Maguire AA - 16/01, 4⭐
✅Killer of Kings by Matthew Harffy - 13/01, 4⭐

#6 Takes place during your favourite season: Summer
✅Outback by Patricia Wolf AA - 10/12, 5⭐
✅Beach Read by Emily Henry - 14/02, 4⭐

#7 Read a favourite of your choice, that has been on your TBR for at least a year
✅Completely Yours by Erin Nicholas - 19/01, 3⭐
✅Emily Wilde’s Map of the Otherlands by Heather Fawcett - 07/02, 4⭐

🌺 🌺 🌺 🌺 🌺 🌺

Summer 2024/2025 Challenge - My Favourite Things
Duration: 1/12/24 - 28/2/25
Level: Medium (4AA)
14/14 as of 11/3/25 - Late....but that is what happens when you add a 800 page book to the challenge :-)

#1 Your favourite genre
a) Mystery: Bloodtree River by Sarah Barrie AA
Review: /review/show... (3 Stars) - 10/12/24
b) Romance: How My Neighbour Stole Christmas by Meghan Quinn
Review: /review/show... (3 Stars) - 25/12/24



#2 Written by one of your favourite authors
a) Melina Marchetta: Saving Francesca by Melina Marchetta AA
Review: /review/show... (5 Stars) - 9/1/25
b) Agatha Christie: Hercule Poirot's Christmas by Agatha Christie
Review: /review/show... (4 Stars) - 15/12/24



#3 Your favourite colour cover
a) Black/Dark: And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie
Review: /review/show... (5 Stars) - 25/1/25
b) Eye Catching/Bright: Love Stories by Trent Dalton AA
Review: /review/show... (4 Stars) - 17/2/25



#4 Your favourite place as the main setting
a) Australia: The Piper's Son by Melina Marchetta AA
Review: /review/show... (5 Stars) - 15/2/25
b) Fantasy/Fictional Setting: Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas
Review: /review/show... (4 Stars) - 26/12/24



#5 Takes place during your favourite time period
a) Regency: Blackmoore by Julianne Donaldson
Review: /review/show... (4 Stars) - 12/1/25
b) Futuristic: Loyalty in Death by J.D. Robb
Review: /review/show... (3.5 Stars) - 19/1/25



#6 Takes place during your favourite season
a) Autumn: Attachments by Rainbow Rowell
Review: /review/show... (4 Stars) - 12/1/25
b) Winter: A Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin
Review: /review/show... (5 Stars) - 11/3/25



#7 Read a favourite of your choice, that has been on your TBR for at least a year
a) Serpent & Dove by Shelby Mahurin
Review: /review/show... (4 Stars) - 1/2/25
b) Friends Without Benefits by Penny Reid
Review: /review/show... (3.5 Stars) - 25/1/25

I would like to join

**Summer 2024/2025 Challenge - My Favourite Things**
Duration: 1/12/24 - 28/2/25
Level: Easy
6/7
3 AA

#1 Your favourite genre: Mystery
✔ The Girl in Question by Tess Sharpe Read 5/1. 4★ Review: /review/show...

#2 Written by one of your favourite authors
✔ Such Charming Liars by Karen M. McManus Read 19/2. 4★

#3 Your favourite colour cover: Green
✔ Fyrebirds by Kate J. Armstrong Read 8/3. 4★ AA

#4 Your favourite place as the main setting: Australia
✔ Homecoming by Kate Morton Read 31/12. 3★ Review: /review/show... AA

#5 Takes place during your favourite time period: Regency
✔ Newt's Emerald by Garth Nix Read 24/1. 4★ AA

#6 Takes place during your favourite season: Summer
✔ The Great Unknowable End by Kathryn Ormsbee Read 2/1. 5★ Review: /review/show...

#7 Read a favourite of your choice, that has been on your TBR for at least a year: 5yrs
Heartstream by Tom Pollock
When the World Tips Over by Jandy Nelson

At the moment, GR is playing up and I'm unable to edit the Participants list to add from #Teresa! I'll do it as soon as I'm able.

**Summer 2024/2025 Challenge - My Favourite Things**
Duration: 1/12/24 - 28/2/25
Level: Medium : Read two books for each category (min 4 AAs) = 21 books
14/14

✓1 Your favourite genre - Literary Fiction
1) Orbital - Samantha Harvey 26/11/24
2) Creation Lake - Rachel Kushner 1/1/25


✓#2 Written by one of your favourite authors
1) The Examiner - Janice Hallett 26/12/24
2) Bookshops & Bonedust - Travis Baldree 2/2/25

✓3 Your favourite colour cover - Black
1) - M L Rio 11/12/24
2) - Victoria Mas 12/12/24

✓4 Your favourite place as the main setting - Australia
1) Theory & Practice - Michelle DeKretser 10/12/24 AA
2) - Sharon Kernot 1/1/25 AA


✓ #5 Takes place during your favourite time period - present
1) The Bogan Book Club - John Larkin AA. 18/1/25
2) West Girls - Laura Elizabeth Woollett 20/1/25 AA

✓6 Takes place during your favourite season - spring
1) Turtle Moon - Hannah Gold 5/1/25
2) Either/Or - Elif Batuman 11/2/25

✓7 Read a favourite of your choice, that has been on your TBR for at least a year
1) The Final Revival of Opal & Nev - Dawnie Walton 29/11/24 (on TBR since 2021)
2) The You I've Never Known - Ellen Hopkins 3/1/25 (on TBR since 2020)

Welcome to the challenge Teresa, JP, MH, Clare and Claire!

**Summer 2024/2025 Challenge - My Favourite Things**
Duration: 1/12/24 - 28/2/25
Level: Hard - 6AA
21/21 Completed @ 05-FEB-2025

#1 Your favourite genre : Crime
1. The Cold Cold Ground by Adrian McKinty AA 07-DEC-2024 3*
2. Twisted Twenty-Six by Janet Evanovich 08-DEC-2024 4*
3. The Marx Sisters by Barry Maitland AA 09-JAN-2025 4*


#2 Written by one of your favourite authors : J.D. Robb
1. Creation in Death by J.D. Robb 13-DEC-2024 5*
2. Strangers in Death by J.D. Robb 07-JAN-2025 5*
3. Salvation in Death by J.D. Robb 05-FEB-2024 4*


#3 Your favourite colour cover : Red & White (Liverpool!)
1. Beautiful Death by Fiona McIntosh 22-DEC-2024 4*
2. Notes from a Small Island by Bill Bryson 12-JAN-2025 4*
3. Dead Mountain by Douglas Preston 02-JAN-2025 4*


#4 Your favourite place as the main setting : Australia
1. The Wattle Island Book Club by Sandie Docker AA 05-DEC-2024 5*
2. Lola in the Mirror by Trent Dalton AA 20-DEC-2024 3*
3. The Art of Keeping Secrets by Rachael Johns AA 03-JAN-2025 5*


#5 Takes place during your favourite time period : Christmas
1. Just One Kiss by J. Saman 17-JAN-2025 4*
2. The Grump Who Saved Christmas by Tracy Leigh 19-DEC-2024 4*
3. An Irish Rockstar for Christmas by J. Saman 20-DEC-2024 5*


#6 Takes place during your favourite season : Winter
1. A Grave Denied by Dana Stabenow 06-DEC-2024 4*
2. Deadman's Track by Sarah Barrie AA 16-JAN-2025 5*
3. Gabriel's Angel by Nora Roberts 01-DEC-2024 4*


#7 Read a favourite of your choice, that has been on your TBR for at least a year :
1. A Taint in the Blood by Dana Stabenow 10-DEC-2024 4*
2. The Outsider by Stephen King 26-DEC-2024 4*
3. The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes by Suzanne Collins 14-JAN-2025 4*

**Summer 2024/2025 Challenge - My Favourite Things**
Duration: 1/12/24 - 28/2/25
Level: Easy (min 2 AAs) = 7 books
7/7
3/2 AA

#1 Your favourite genre - going romance as 카지노싸이트 tells me it's one I've read a lot of in 2024
In the Likely Event - finished 20/12/2024

#2 Written by one of your favourite authors
All Downhill From Here: A forced proximity, small town romcom - finished 9/12/2024

#3 Your favourite colour cover - green
- finished 24/1/2025

#4 Your favourite place as the main setting - Australia
Wings Above the Mallee - finished 8/1/2025 - AA

#5 Takes place during your favourite time period - dual timeline
Where the Birds Call Her Name - finished 10/2/2025 - AA

#6 Takes place during your favourite season -summer - Christmas holidays!
The Cinnamon Bun Book Store - finished 26/1/2025

#7 Read a favourite of your choice, that has been on your TBR for at least a year
The Fifth Letter - finished 27/1/2025 - AA