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I'd like to join in x**Summer Challenge - Mini Bingo**
Duration: 1/12/25 - 28/2/26
Level: Hard
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#1 Across
a) On Bestseller list - The Thorn Birds Colleen McCullough AA
b) Dog on cover - The Long Game Simon Rowell AA
c) Male MC - Shock Waves Fleur McDonald AA
d) Aussie author - The Game You Played Anni Taylor AA
e) Suspense/Crime - Endgame Sarah Barrie AA
#2 Across
a) Received an award - The Fox Wife Yangsze Choo
b) Snow on cover - The 19th Christmas James Patterson
c) Male author - Boy Swallows Universe Trent Dalton AA
d) Red cover - Great Big Beautiful Life Emily Henry
e) On TBR over 2 years - The 18th Abduction James Patterson
#3 Across
a) Female MC - The Grandest Game Jennifer Lynn Barnes
b) Over 500p - The Demon of Unrest Erik Larson
c) One word title - Isola Allegra Goodman
d) Published 2016 - Raising Human Beings: Creating a Collaborative Partnership with Your Child Ross W. Greene
e) Favourite Genre - The Jam Maker Mary-Lou Stephens AA
#4 Across
a) Set in AU - Last One Out Jane Harper AA
b) Historical fiction - Broken Country Clare Leslie Hall
c) Novella (over 125 pp) - The Call of the Wild Jack London
d) Set in another country - The Champagne War Fiona McIntosh AA
e) Love that cover! - Out in Nowhere Fleur McDonald AA
#5 Across
a) Child on cover - Spectacular Things Beck Dorey-Stein
b) Young adult - Heiress Takes All Emily Wibberley
c) Female author - The Murder Inn Candice Fox AA
d) Beach on cover - This Summer Will Be Different Carley Fortune AA
e) Paranormal - The Host Stephenie Meyer
**Spring Challenge - Read a Rainbow** Finished 10/10/25Duration: 1/9/25 - 30/11/25
Level: HARD
12/12books {4min AA}
Part A:
Read a Rainbow - It's the colour on the cover that counts!
#1. Yellow
#2. Orange
#3. Red
#4. Green
#5. Blue
#6. Purple
Part B:
#7. Title: Read a book that has any of these spring themed words in the title; Spring/Blossom/New/Birds/Flowers
#8. Title: Read a book where the title begins with a letter in SPRING
#9. Author: Read a book where both the author's initials fit into RAINBOW
#10. Cover: Read a book which depicts SPRING on the cover (show cover)
#11. Winter is over!: Read a book which makes you happy - a favourite author, or one you've been waiting for to be released!
#12. Reader's Choice: Read any book of your choice
**Spring Challenge - Read a Rainbow** Finished 10/10/25Duration: 1/9/25 - 30/11/25
Level: HARD
12/12books {4min AA}
Part A:
Read a Rainbow - It's the colour on the cover that counts!
#1. Yellow
#2. Orange
#3. Red
#4. Green
#5. Blue
#6. Purple
Part B:
#7. Title: Read a book that has any of these spring themed words in the title; Spring/Blossom/New/Birds/Flowers
#8. Title: Read a book where the title begins with a letter in SPRING
#9. Author: Read a book where both the author's initials fit into RAINBOW
#10. Cover: Read a book which depicts SPRING on the cover (show cover)
#11. Winter is over!: Read a book which makes you happy - a favourite author, or one you've been waiting for to be released!
#12. Reader's Choice: Read any book of your choice
Winter Reading Challenge**Duration: 1/6/25 - 31/8/25
Level: Easy 12/12 books 4/4 AA
June Favourite Author Joy Ellis
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A Six Month Challenge - Autumn to SpringDuration: 1/4/25 - 30/9/25
Level: Over the Top
Progress: 22/22 AA: 9/9
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June Featured Author - Tea CooperDuration: 1/6/25 - 30/6/25
Level:
10/10 books 4/4 AA
TASKS
#1. Tea Cooper was born in the United Kingdom.
**Read a book which is set in the UK
#2. Prior to beginning her writing career, Tea was a teacher, journalist and farmer, where she cared for a herd of alpacas.
**Read a book where the first letter of each title word fits into HERD OF ALPACAS (2 word minimum)
#3. Tea's debut novel was The Horse Thief which was published in November 2015
**Read a book by an Australian author
#4. Tea's great love is writing and researching historical fiction; she haunts museums & indulges her passion for storytelling. Her twisty historical mysteries mix fact with fiction.
**Read an historical fiction novel
BONUS
**Read a book by Tea Cooper
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May Featured Author - Lisa ReganDuration: 1/5/25 - 31/5/25
Level: Easy
5/5
TASKS
#1. Lisa Regan is an American author. She lives in Philadelphia.
**Read a book which is set in America OR
**Read a book where both the author's initials fit into PHILADELPHIA
#2. Lisa writes in the genres of mystery and suspense.
**Read a mystery with a female main character OR
**Read a book where the first letter of each title word fits into MYSTERY AND SUSPENSE (2 word minimum)
#3. Lisa first published novel was Finding Claire Fletcher in 2012. this was followed by some other short series until in 2018 her publisher suggested she should write a series about a troubled female detective, This was the start of Josie Quinn.
**Read a debut novel OR
**Read the first book in a new to you series.
#4. Lisa's best known work is her Detective Josie Quinn series. There are currently 22 published books in the series and more to come.
**Read a book from a long series OR
**Read a book with a detective in it.
BONUS
**Read a book by Lisa Regan
June Featured Author - Tea CooperDuration: 1/6/25 - 30/6/25
Level:
10/10 books 4/4 AA
TASKS
#1. Tea Cooper was born in the United Kingdom.
**Read a book which is set in the UK
#2. Prior to beginning her writing career, Tea was a teacher, journalist and farmer, where she cared for a herd of alpacas.
**Read a book where the first letter of each title word fits into HERD OF ALPACAS (2 word minimum)
#3. Tea's debut novel was The Horse Thief which was published in November 2015
**Read a book by an Australian author
#4. Tea's great love is writing and researching historical fiction; she haunts museums & indulges her passion for storytelling. Her twisty historical mysteries mix fact with fiction.
**Read an historical fiction novel
BONUS
**Read a book by Tea Cooper
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Winter Reading Challenge**Duration: 1/6/25 - 31/8/25
Level: Easy 12/12 books 4/4 AA
June Favourite Author Joy Ellis
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**Autumn Reading Challenge**Duration: 1/3/25 - 31/5/25
Level: Hard
10/10 4AA min
1. Make a cup of tea!
a) Boil the water - Read a book which is "steamy", set in a hot climate or makes you feel warm inside. OR read a book where the author's first name or book title begins with B, O, I or L .
b) Choose your tea - Read books with a colour on the cover to match the type of tea you choose:
***Black - black tea
Green - green tea
White - white tea
Brown - oolong tea
Red - rooibos tea
Orange - herbal tea
c) Steep the tea - Read a book with page counts to indicate how strong you like your tea:
Weak - under 150 pages
Medium - 151 to 300 pages
***Strong - 301 pages or more
d) Sweet? - Read a book to indicate how sweet you like your tea:
***No sugar - Stand alone novel
One spoonful - Book one in a series
Two spoonfuls - Book two in a series
Honey - Book three in a series
Artificial sweetener - Book four in a series
e) Black or white? - Read a book to indicate what else to add to your tea:
No milk - General fiction
Just a dash - Romance/chick lit
Lots of milk - Young Adult/new adult
Cream - Fantasy/sci fi
***Soy milk or (oat) - Mystery/thriller
Lemon - Non fiction
Now your cuppa is made, you're ready to continue reading!
2. March 2nd 2025 is Clean up Australia Day - read a book by an Aussie Author which has been on your TBR for at least a year...
4* 11/05/253. March 20th 2025 is International Day of Happiness so pick up a book you've been desperate to read OR re-read an old favourite - either will make you HAPPY
4. April 18th 2025 is Good Friday - read a book which has GOOD or FRIDAY in the title OR read a book about a family...
5. May 11th 2025 is Mother's Day (in Australia) - read a book which features a strong female MC...
6. New Release by an Aussie Author - Read a book which is released in Autumn 2025 - March, April or May...
completed 21/04/25April Featured Author - Richard Flanagan
Duration: 1/4/25 - 30/4/25
Level: Easy
4/4
TASKS
#1. Richard Flanagan was born in Tasmania in 1961.
**Read a book which includes TWO of 1.9.6.1 in the page count
Pop Goes the Weasel James Patterson 5* 13/04/25
#2. As well as being an author, historian and film director, Richard was president of the Tasmania University Union and a Rhodes Scholar.
**Read a book where the author's initials fit into RHODES SCHOLAR
The Seven Chris Hammer AA 5* 12/04/25
#3. Each of Richard's novels has attracted major praise. His first, Death of a River Guide (1994), was short-listed for the Miles Franklin Award, as were his next two, The Sound of One Hand Clapping (1997) and Gould's Book of Fish (2001)
**As each of the above 3 books are set in Tasmania, read a book set in AUSTRALIA (extra points if in Tasmania)
The Secrets of Palmerston House Phillipa Nefri Clark 4* 21/04/25 AA
#4. Richard's genres are Literature & Fiction, Nonfiction, Outdoors & Nature
**Read a book which shows outdoors and/or nature on the cover (show cover)
The Valley Chris Hammer AA 4* 14/04/25
BONUS
**Read a book by Richard Flanagan
The Seven (Ivan Lucic & Nell Buchanan, #3) by Chris Hammer Pop Goes the Weasel (Alex Cross, #5) by James Patterson The Secrets of Palmerston House (River's End #3) by Phillipa Nefri Clark The Valley (Ivan Lucic & Nell Buchanan, #4) by Chris Hammer
May Featured Author - Lisa ReganDuration: 1/5/25 - 31/5/25
Level: Easy
5/5
TASKS
#1. Lisa Regan is an American author. She lives in Philadelphia.
**Read a book which is set in America OR
**Read a book where both the author's initials fit into PHILADELPHIA
#2. Lisa writes in the genres of mystery and suspense.
**Read a mystery with a female main character OR
**Read a book where the first letter of each title word fits into MYSTERY AND SUSPENSE (2 word minimum)
#3. Lisa first published novel was Finding Claire Fletcher in 2012. this was followed by some other short series until in 2018 her publisher suggested she should write a series about a troubled female detective, This was the start of Josie Quinn.
**Read a debut novel OR
**Read the first book in a new to you series.
#4. Lisa's best known work is her Detective Josie Quinn series. There are currently 22 published books in the series and more to come.
**Read a book from a long series OR
**Read a book with a detective in it.
BONUS
**Read a book by Lisa Regan
A Six Month Challenge - Autumn to SpringDuration: 1/4/25 - 30/9/25
Level: Over the Top
Progress: 22/22 AA: 9/9
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April Featured Author - Richard FlanaganDuration: 1/4/25 - 30/4/25
Level: Easy
4/4
TASKS
#1. Richard Flanagan was born in Tasmania in 1961.
**Read a book which includes TWO of 1.9.6.1 in the page count
#2. As well as being an author, historian and film director, Richard was president of the Tasmania University Union and a Rhodes Scholar.
**Read a book where the author's initials fit into RHODES SCHOLAR
#3. Each of Richard's novels has attracted major praise. His first, Death of a River Guide (1994), was short-listed for the Miles Franklin Award, as were his next two, The Sound of One Hand Clapping (1997) and Gould's Book of Fish (2001)
**As each of the above 3 books are set in Tasmania, read a book set in AUSTRALIA (extra points if in Tasmania)
#4. Richard's genres are Literature & Fiction, Nonfiction, Outdoors & Nature
**Read a book which shows outdoors and/or nature on the cover (show cover)
BONUS
**Read a book by Richard Flanagan
March Featured Author - Terry PratchettDuration: 1/03/25 - 31/03/25
Level:
4/4
March 2025's Featured Author is Terry Pratchett
TASKS
#1. Sir Terry Pratchett OBE is an English author who died far too soon at 66 years of age
**Read a book by an English author
#2. Pratchett's best known work was his Discworld series which ran to 41 novels and sold more than 100 million copies.
**Read a book from a series
#3. Apart from the Discworld Sir Terry is also famous for the book he wrote with Neil Gaiman called Good Omens. This has been made into a very popular TV series.
**Read a book which starts with a letter in GOOD OMENS
#4. His genre is fantasy or comedic satire. His books have been translated into 43 different languages
**Read a fantasy
BONUS
**Read a book by Terry Pratchett
February Featured Author - Liz ByrskiDuration: 1/2/25 - 28/2/25
Level: Hard
9/9
HARD - Tasks & Spell Out (minimum 4 AA)
TASKS
#1. Liz Byrski was born in London and spent most of her childhood in Sussex. As an only child she spent a lot of time alone, much of it buried in books.
**Read a book set in England OR
#2. After moving to Perth with her family in 1981 Liz again established a freelance career writing for Australian publications including The Australian, Homes and Living, Cosmopolitan and Weekend News.
**Read a book where the author's initials fit into COSMOPOLITAN
#3. In the nineties Liz was a broadcaster and executive producer with ABC Radio in Perth and later an advisor to a minister in the Western Australian State Government; she now lectures in Professional and Creative Writing at Curtin University of Technology in Perth, and has PhD in writing with a focus on feminist popular fiction.
**Read a book where the first letter of each title word fits into CREATIVE WRITING (minimum 2 words)
#4. Liz lives between Perth and Fremantle and in addition to enjoying the company of family and friends, she spends most of her time reading, writing and walking. She has two adult sons and twin grandsons.
**Read a book set in Australia
BONUS
**Read a book by Liz Byrski
SPELL OUT Using either first letter of title (disregarding "A", "An" or "The" if you choose to) or either the first or last initial of the author. For the difficult letters - Q, X and Z, you may use a book in which the letter appears somewhere in the title or author's first or last name.
Liz Byrski (first, last or both)
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March Featured Author - Terry PratchettDuration: 1/03/25 - 31/03/25
Level:
4/4
March 2025's Featured Author is Terry Pratchett
TASKS
#1. Sir Terry Pratchett OBE is an English author who died far too soon at 66 years of age
**Read a book by an English author
#2. Pratchett's best known work was his Discworld series which ran to 41 novels and sold more than 100 million copies.
**Read a book from a series
#3. Apart from the Discworld Sir Terry is also famous for the book he wrote with Neil Gaiman called Good Omens. This has been made into a very popular TV series.
**Read a book which starts with a letter in GOOD OMENS
#4. His genre is fantasy or comedic satire. His books have been translated into 43 different languages
**Read a fantasy
BONUS
**Read a book by Terry Pratchett
**Autumn Reading Challenge**Duration: 1/3/25 - 31/5/25
Level: Hard
10/10 4AA min
1. Make a cup of tea!
a) Boil the water - Read a book which is "steamy", set in a hot climate or makes you feel warm inside. OR read a book where the author's first name or book title begins with B, O, I or L .
b) Choose your tea - Read books with a colour on the cover to match the type of tea you choose:
***Black - black tea
Green - green tea
White - white tea
Brown - oolong tea
Red - rooibos tea
Orange - herbal tea
c) Steep the tea - Read a book with page counts to indicate how strong you like your tea:
Weak - under 150 pages
Medium - 151 to 300 pages
***Strong - 301 pages or more
d) Sweet? - Read a book to indicate how sweet you like your tea:
***No sugar - Stand alone novel
One spoonful - Book one in a series
Two spoonfuls - Book two in a series
Honey - Book three in a series
Artificial sweetener - Book four in a series
e) Black or white? - Read a book to indicate what else to add to your tea:
No milk - General fiction
Just a dash - Romance/chick lit
Lots of milk - Young Adult/new adult
Cream - Fantasy/sci fi
***Soy milk or (oat) - Mystery/thriller
Lemon - Non fiction
Now your cuppa is made, you're ready to continue reading!
2. March 2nd 2025 is Clean up Australia Day - read a book by an Aussie Author which has been on your TBR for at least a year...
4* 11/05/253. March 20th 2025 is International Day of Happiness so pick up a book you've been desperate to read OR re-read an old favourite - either will make you HAPPY
4. April 18th 2025 is Good Friday - read a book which has GOOD or FRIDAY in the title OR read a book about a family...
5. May 11th 2025 is Mother's Day (in Australia) - read a book which features a strong female MC...
6. New Release by an Aussie Author - Read a book which is released in Autumn 2025 - March, April or May...
**Summer 2024/2025 Challenge - My Favourite Things**Duration: 1/12/24 - 28/2/25
Level: Easy
7/7 at least 2AA
#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
