Mish’s Comments (group member since Oct 20, 2010)

Mish’s comments from the Aussie Readers group.

Oh thank you 😊

Hi,

I'm listening to by Christian White. Could someone please add the cover?

https://www.audible.com.au/pd/The-Lon...

Andrea wrote: "I'll be there. I have a couple of books to give away, maybe more closer to the date.

Tenderfoot by Toni Jordan
A Shipwreck in Fiji by

Love to read Tenderfoot Andrea. If you could save that one for me? :)

I had a big clean out of all my books to make room for new ones :)

Would anyone like the following?

History of the Rain by Niall Williams
White Teeth by Zadie Smith
A Spot of Bother by Mark Haddon
Looking for Alibrandi by Melina Marchetta
Mice by Gordon Reece
The Meaning of Grace by Deborah Forster
Thursdays at Orange Blossom House by Sophie Green
The Secret Recipe for Second Chances by J.D. Barrett
A Darker Music: A Novel by Maris Morton
Stars Across the Ocean by Kimberley Freeman
Ache by Eliza Henry-Jones
The Sunday Girl by Pip Drysdale
The Lost Summers of Driftwood by Vanessa McCausland
A Kiss from Mr Fitzgerald by Natasha Lester
Monsieur by Emma Becker
The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini
Life of Pi by Yann Martel
The Summer Without Men by Siri Hustvedt
Trafficked by Sophie Hayes
The Sun in Her Eyes by Paige Toon
Fetish by Tara Moss
Before I Die by Jenny Downham
Little Gods by Jenny Ackland
The Jade Lily by Kirsty Manning
Summer at Mount Hope by Rosalie Ham
The Fortunes of Ruby White by Lia Weston
Tom Houghton by Todd Alexander
Mirrorland by Carole Johnstone

Thanks so much for organising it Diana. Count me in :)

I'll list all my books here soon.

I'm in Brenda. Thanks :)

Annual A-Z Authors 2026
Duration: 1/1/26 - 31/12/26
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A Amy Taylor - Search History AA - Finished 5/1 = 3*
B Liz Byrski - Food, Sex and Money AA
C Chris Hammer - Trust AA
D Andrea Drew - Gypsy Hunted AA
E Alison Espach - The Wedding People
F Sally Field - In Pieces
G Graeme Simsion - The Best of Adam Sharp AA
H Ali Hazelwood - Mate
I Imogen Clark - The Last Piece
J J.P. Pomare - 17 Years Later AA
K Kayte Nunn - The Only Child AA
L Liane Moriarty -Here One Moment AA
M Nicola Moriarty - Every Last Suspect AA
N Nicole Trope - Not a Good Enough Mother AA
O Debra Oswald - One Hundred Years of Betty AA
P J.M. Peace - A Time to Run AA
Q* Julia Quinn - An Offer From a Gentleman
R Ruth Ware - The It Girl
S Sasha Wasley - Snapshots from Home AA
T Trent Dalton - Lola in the Mirror AA
U Lisa Unger - Secluded Cabin Sleeps Six
V Emma Viskic - Darkness for Light AA
W Nicola West - Catch Us The Foxes AA
X* Lexi Freiman - Inappropriation AA
Y Rebecca Yarros - In the Likely Event
Z* Liz Moore - The God of the Woods

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I'm in

Aussie Readers Annual Challenge. A-Z with a Difference 2026
Duration: 01/01/2026 – 31/12/2026
Progress: 0/26


A - Read a book set in Australia - The Best of Adam Sharp by Graeme Simsion AA
B - Read a book with books on the cover (show cover) Beach Read by Emily Henry
C - Read a book with a cover that you love (show cover) - Every Last Suspect by Nicola Moriarty AA
D - Read a debut novel - Catch Us The Foxes by Nicola West AA
E - Read a book by an English author - The It Girl by Ruth Ware
F - Read a book with a four word title (a, an and the DO count) - A Time to Run by J.M. Peace AA
G - Read a book with a mostly green cover (show cover) - Work Like Any Other by Virginia Reeves
H - Read a book where the title starts with H - Here One Moment by Liane Moriarty AA
I - Read a book which is set on an island - Small Island by Andrea Levy
J - Read a book published in January, June or July of any year - Love, Just In by Natalie Murray AA
K - Read a book where the author has a K in their name - Food, Sex and Money by Liz Byrski AA
L - Read a book you borrowed from the Library - Cold Justice by Katherine Howell AA
M- Read a book with a moon on the cover (show cover) - Mate by Ali Hazelwood
✔ N - Read a book with a number in the title - 17 Years Later by J.P. Pomare AA - FINISHED 6 MAR = 4*
O - Read a book with a one word title - Trust by Chris Hammer AA
P - Read a book whose author writes under a pen name - The Shadows by J.R. Ward (Jessica Bird)
Q- Read a book with a quirky character - The Wedding People by Alison Espach
R - Read a book from the Romance or Romantic suspense genre - An Offer From a Gentleman by Julia Quinn
S - Read a book which is part of a series - Unforgiven by Sarah Barrie AA
T - Read a book set in a country you would like to travel to - Perfect Strangers by J.T. Geissinger
✔ U- Read a book set in the USA - Keeping Faith by Jodi Picoult - FINISHED 5 MAR = 4*
V- Read a book with a variety of colours on the cover (at least four) (show cover) - Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt
W- Read a book with a body of water on the cover (show cover) - The Dark Lake by Sarah Bailey AA
✔ X - Read a book with a Xmas setting - Secluded Cabin Sleeps Six by Lisa Unger (Prologue - Christmas night 2017) - FINISHED 23 JAN = 4*
Y - Read a book with yellow writing on the cover (show cover) - Not a Good Enough Mother by Nicole Trope AA
Z- Read a book where the title (you can use a series title or a book title) has a Z in it - Darkness for Light (Caleb Zelic #3) by Emma Viskic AA

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I'm in.

Annual Challenge 2026 - A-Z "Real Life" Locations
Duration: 1/1/26 - 31/12/26
0/26

A - Alabama = Work Like Any Other by Virginia Reeves
B - Brisbane = Lola in the Mirror by Trent Dalton AA
C - California - In the Distance by Hernan Diaz
D - Dorset - Broken Country by Clare Leslie Hall
E - England - Piglet by Lottie Hazell
F - France = The Best of Adam Sharp by Graeme Simsion AA
G - Gosford = Unforgiven by Sarah Barrie AA
H - Hollywood - The Electric Hotel by Dominic Smith AA
I
J - Jamaica = Small Island by Andrea Levy
K - Kentucky - The Nowhere Child by Christian White AA
L - London - An Offer From a Gentleman by Julia Quinn
M - Melbourne = Food, Sex and Money by Liz Byrski AA
N - Newcastle = Love, Just In by Natalie Murray AA
O - Orkney Island, Scotland = The Only Child by Kayte Nunn AA
P - Paddington, NSW = Back on Track by Tricia Stringer AA
Q - Queensland - A Time to Run by J.M. Peace AA
R - Russia = The Tsarina's Daughter by Ellen Alpsten
S - Sydney = Every Last Suspect by Nicola Moriarty AA
✔ T - Tasmania = The Heir Apparent by Rebecca Armitage AA - FINISHED 11 JAN = 5*
✔ U - USA - Keeping Faith by Jodi Picoult FINISHED 5 MAR + 4*
V - Victoria - Gypsy Hunted by Andrea Drew
W - Washington - Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt
X - Oxford - The It Girl by Ruth Ware
✔ Y - York - Snapshots from Home by Sasha Wasley AA - FINISHED 5 FEB = 4*
✔ Z - New Zealand = 17 Years Later by J.P. Pomare AA - FINISHED 6 MAR = 4*

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Annual Challenge - Book Bingo - Aussie Authors Only
Duration - 1/1/26 - 31/12/26
Level: Easy
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1 ACROSS
a. Red cover - Inappropriation by Lexi Freiman
b. Book you bought -Lola in the Mirror by Trent Dalton
c. Male MC - The Best of Adam Sharp by Graeme Simsion
d. Female author - Catch Us The Foxes by Nicola West
e. One word title - Trust by Chris Hammer

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2. ACROSS
a. Historical fiction - Winter Journey by Diane Armstrong
b. Part of a series - The Dark Lake by Sarah Bailey
c. Romance - Better than the Real Thing by Brooke Crawford
d. New to you Author - Unforgiven by Sarah Barrie
e. Favourite genre - Mystery - The Nowhere Child by Christian White

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4. DOWN
a. Female Author - Every Last Suspect by Nicola Moriarty
b. New to you author - Back on Track by Tricia Stringer
c. Author's name begins with S - Snapshots from Home by Sasha Wasley
d. Water on the cover - Love, Just In by Natalie Murray
e. Mystery - The Only Child by Kayte Nunn

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I like the idea of a what's app group

Andrea wrote: "Jack Heath’s new Kara Lui title, Kill Your Boss, will be available for free in the Audible Plus Catalogue tomorrow. Last time it was only there for about a month, ..."

thanks Andrea. I've added it to my library :)

Sunshine

Mansion

The Women

Money

Horse (love this book!)

Computer

Message in a Bottle

Spark

CALM AND QUIET, FAT AND ROBUST, V-E-R-Y MISCHIEVOUS!

Childhood

Dale wrote: "Close My Eyes by Sophie McKenzie"

Dale what's your new word?

Andrea wrote: "This is a bit random, but I just discovered that there is a movie of Toni Jordan’s novel, Addition, coming out next year! Teresa Palmer (who seems to be in everythin..."

Wonderful! One of my favourite books!

Currently listening too The Last Thing He Told Me by Laura Dave on Audiobook

Brenda wrote: "Mish wrote: "Just about to start The Silk House by Kayte Nunn"

I really enjoyed that one Mish!"

Yep, loving the The Silk House so far Brenda :)