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Nicole’s comments from the Aussie Readers group.

And challenge completed.
Thanks again Mods for another great challenge.
Now to start the next one :-)


**Summer Challenge - Mini Bingo**
Duration: 1/12/25 - 28/2/26
Level: Easy (2 rows)
Progress: 10/10 (AA 2/2)

1 Down
🌞 On Bestseller - Angus & RobertsonFiction #5 (5/1/2026)
Last One Out by Jane Harper -AA
Finished 25/01/2025 4 🌟

🌞 Received an award - Aurealis Award Winner
Thoroughly Disenchanted by Alexandra Almond - AA
Finished 5/01/2025 3🌟

🌞 Female MC - Eve Pilkins
Christmas Eve at Cranberry Cross by Kate Forster - AA
Finished 20/12/2025 3.5🌟

🌞 Set in Australia - Victoria
Three Boys Gone byMark Smith - AA
Finished 12/12/2025 3.5🌟

🌞 Child on Cover
Selfie by Allayne L. [bookcover:SelfieWebster|1272748] - AA
Finished 7/02/2026 3.5🌟



4 Across
🌞 Set in AU - Bathurst, NSW
Panic by Catherine Jinks - AA
Finished 18/12/2025 3.5🌟

b) Historical fiction
The Tangled Web by Tea Cooper - AA
Finished /2026 🌟

🌞 Novella (over 125 pp) - 129 pages
Guardian by Nick Milligan - AA
Finished 17/1/2025 4🌟

🌞 Set in another country - France
The Paris Cooking School by Sophie Beaumont - AA
Finished 6/12/2025 3🌟

🌞 Love that cover!
The Road Trip by Tricia Stringer - AA
Finished 6/12/2025 3🌟

Please count me in.
Annual Challenge - Book Bingo - Aussie Authors Only
Duration - 1/1/26 - 31/12/26
Level: Hard
11/25

1 ACROSS
🐨 Red cover
The Cicada House by Ella Ward
4✼ Finished 11/02/2026

b. Book you bought -
c. Male MC -

🐨 Female author
The Inheritance by Kate Horan
4✼ Finished 14/03/2026

One word title
Nemesis by Patricia Wolf
✼ Finished /04/2026



2. ACROSS
🐨 Historical fiction
The Thorn Birds by Colleen McCullough
4.5✼ Finished 3/02/2026

🐨 Part of a series - John Bailey #1
The Greater Good by Tim Ayliffe
3✼ Finished 29/03/2026

c. Romance -

New to you Author
🐨 Rise and Shine by Kimberley Allsopp
3✼ Finished 22/03/2026

🐨 Favourite genre - psychological fiction
The Miller Women by Kelli Hawkins
3.5✼ Finished 11/03/2026



3. ACROSS
🐨 Set in Australia - Brisbane
Rise and Shine by Kimberley Allsopp
3.5✼ Finished 23/03/2026

b. Female MC -
c. Set in Rural Australia -
d. Author's name begins with S -
e. Title begins with M -



4. ACROSS
🐨 Four word title -
A Language of Limbs by Dylin Hardcastle
4.5✼ Finished 18/03/2026 - outstanding read!

b. A book you borrowed

🐨 Male author
Kill Your Boss by Jack Heath
4✼ Finished 11/02/2026

🐨 Water on cover
On the Edge by Kate Horan
3.5✼ Finished 4/04/2026

e. A place in title -



5. ACROSS
a. Flowers on cover -
b. By a favourite author -
c. Published 2026 -
d. Mystery -
e. Set in another country

Please include me in the challenge.

**Summer Challenge - Mini Bingo**
Duration: 1/12/25 - 28/2/26
Level: Easy (2 rows)
Progress: 10/10 (AA 2/2)

1 Down
🌞 On Bestseller - Angus & RobertsonFiction #5 (5/1/2026)
Last One Out by Jane Harper -AA
Finished 25/01/2025 4 🌟

🌞 Received an award - Aurealis Award Winner
Thoroughly Disenchanted by Alexandra Almond - AA
Finished 5/01/2025 3🌟

🌞 Female MC - Eve Pilkins
Christmas Eve at Cranberry Cross by Kate Forster - AA
Finished 20/12/2025 3.5🌟

🌞 Set in Australia - Victoria
Three Boys Gone byMark Smith - AA
Finished 12/12/2025 3.5🌟

🌞 Child on Cover
Selfie by Allayne L. [bookcover:SelfieWebster|1272748] - AA
Finished 7/02/2026 3.5🌟



4 Across
🌞 Set in AU - Bathurst, NSW
Panic by Catherine Jinks - AA
Finished 18/12/2025 3.5🌟

b) Historical fiction
The Tangled Web by Tea Cooper - AA
Finished /2026 🌟

🌞 Novella (over 125 pp) - 129 pages
Guardian by Nick Milligan - AA
Finished 17/1/2025 4🌟

🌞 Set in another country - France
The Paris Cooking School by Sophie Beaumont - AA
Finished 6/12/2025 3🌟

🌞 Love that cover!
The Road Trip by Tricia Stringer - AA
Finished 6/12/2025 3🌟

Phrynne wrote: "Sorry Nicole. Not sure how that happened but it is fixed now:)"

Thank you 🥰

Brenda wrote: "Yes, I found your completed challenge, which we both congratulated you for. The tick was missed - sorry! Phrynne will tick you off when she's next around :)

https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/22..."

Thank you 🥰

Hi wonderful mods. I know this is tiny (for some), but my tick confirming I successfully finished the annual challenge still hasn’t shown up and apparently my self-worth is now tied to it 😅 …. Or have I missed something?

Mission accomplished! My annual book challenge is complete. Now to tackle my to-be-read pile.
Thanks Brenda and Phrynne for putting together another great challenge!

Annual Challenge - Book Bingo
Duration - 1/1/25 - 31/12/25
25/25
6 AA 🦘

1 ACROSS
👍 Male author
The Ledge by Christian White 🦘
4⭐ 11/01/2025

👍 Cosy Mystery
It Takes a Town by Aoife Clifford 🦘
3.5⭐ 24/01/2025

👍 Published in 2025 (11/02/2025)
The Grapevine by Kate Kemp 🦘
4 ⭐ 22/03/2025

👍 Part of a series - Book 2
The Ladies Road Guide to Utter Ruin: The Ill-Mannered Ladies, Book 2 by Alison Goodman 🦘
3.5 ⭐ 10/5/2025

👍 One word title
Enid by Robert Wainwright 🦘
3.5 ⭐ 9/04/2025



2. ACROSS
👍 Four word title
The Wisteria Crescent Chronicles by Kate Forster 🦘
4 ⭐ 28/09/2025

👍 New to You Author
Girl Falling by Hayley Scrivenor 🦘
3.5 ⭐ 13/02/2025

👍 Young Adult
Strange Objects by Gary Crew 🦘
3 ⭐ 21/10/2025

👍 Favourite Genre - Contemporary & Psychological Fiction
The Stranger at the Table by Cassie Hamer🦘
3.5 ⭐ 6/05/2025

👍 Female Author
The Reunion by Bronwyn Rivers 🦘
4 ⭐ 31/03/2025



3. ACROSS
👍 Blue Cover
Dark Heart by Catherine Lee🦘
3.5 ⭐ 06/10/2025

👍 Set in Australia - NSW
Lyrebird by Jane Caro 🦘
3.5 ⭐ 18/07/2025

👍 By a Favourite Author
The Mother by Jane Caro 🦘
4.5 ⭐ 5/08/2025

👍 Title Begins With a ‘D’.
Dirt Town by Hayley Scrivenor 🦘
4 ⭐ 19/02/2025

👍 Aussie Author
The Wedding Forecast by Nina Kenwood 🦘
3.5 ⭐ 3/04/2025

, , . ,

4. ACROSS
👍 House on the Cover
The Campers by Maryrose Cuskelly🦘
3 ⭐ 30/04/2025

👍 Female MC - Betty Rankin
One Hundred Years of Betty by [ author:Debra Oswald|184473] 🦘
4 ⭐ 5/7/2025

👍 Male MC - Alfie Bains
The Remarkable Truths of Alfie Bains by Sarah Clutton 🦘
4.5 ⭐ 23/06/2025

👍 Book You Bought
The Sisters by Kate Forster 🦘
3.5 ⭐ 7/08/2025

👍 Borrowed From Library
Wake by Shelley Burr 🦘
4 ⭐ 20/08/2025

. .

5. ACROSS
👍 Mystery
The Wife and the Widow by Christian White 🦘
4 ⭐ 11 /02/2025

👍 Has a Place in Title
The Paradise Heights Craft Store Stitch-Up by Kate Solly 🦘
3.5 ⭐ 27/03/2025

👍 Set in Another Country - England
Would You Rather by Maggie Alderson 🦘
3.5⭐ 29/07/2025

d. Author’s Name Begins With a ‘T’
Goodwood by Holly Throsby 🦘
4⭐ 20/10/2025

👍 Colourful Cover
The Hitwoman's Guide to Reducing Household Debt by Mark Mupotsa-Russell🦘
4 ⭐ 15/05/2025

Please count me in 😊
Annual Challenge - Book Bingo
Duration - 1/1/25 - 31/12/25
25/25
6 AA 🦘

1 ACROSS
👍 Male author
The Ledge by Christian White 🦘
4⭐ 11/01/2025

👍 Cosy Mystery
It Takes a Town by Aoife Clifford 🦘
3.5⭐ 24/01/2025

👍 Published in 2025 (11/02/2025)
The Grapevine by Kate Kemp 🦘
4 ⭐ 22/03/2025

👍 Part of a series - Book 2
The Ladies Road Guide to Utter Ruin: The Ill-Mannered Ladies, Book 2 by Alison Goodman 🦘
3.5 ⭐ 10/5/2025

👍 One word title
Enid by Robert Wainwright 🦘
3.5 ⭐ 9/04/2025




2. ACROSS
👍 Four word title
The Wisteria Crescent Chronicles by Kate Forster 🦘
4 ⭐ 28/09/2025

👍 New to You Author
Girl Falling by Hayley Scrivenor 🦘
3.5 ⭐ 13/02/2025

👍 Young Adult
Strange Objects by Gary Crew 🦘
3 ⭐ 21/10/2025

👍 Favourite Genre - Contemporary & Psychological Fiction
The Stranger at the Table by Cassie Hamer🦘
3.5 ⭐ 6/05/2025

👍 Female Author
The Reunion by Bronwyn Rivers 🦘
4 ⭐ 31/03/2025




3. ACROSS
👍 Blue Cover
The Wife and the Widow by Christian White 🦘
4 ⭐ 11 /02/2025

👍 Set in Australia - NSW
Lyrebird by Jane Caro 🦘
3.5 ⭐ 18/07/2025

👍 By a Favourite Author
The Mother by Jane Caro 🦘
4.5 ⭐ 5/08/2025

👍 Title Begins With a ‘D’.
Dirt Town by Hayley Scrivenor 🦘
4 ⭐ 19/02/2025

👍 Aussie Author
The Wedding Forecast by Nina Kenwood 🦘
3.5 ⭐ 3/04/2025

, , . ,


4. ACROSS
👍 House on the Cover
The Campers by Maryrose Cuskelly🦘
3 ⭐ 30/04/2025

👍 Female MC - Betty Rankin
One Hundred Years of Betty by [ author:Debra Oswald|184473] 🦘
4 ⭐ 5/7/2025

👍 Male MC - Alfie Bains
The Remarkable Truths of Alfie Bains by Sarah Clutton 🦘
4.5 ⭐ 23/06/2025

👍 Book You Bought
The Sisters by Kate Forster 🦘
3.5 ⭐ 7/08/2025

👍 Borrowed From Library
Wake by Shelley Burr 🦘
4 ⭐ 20/08/2025

. .

5. ACROSS
👍 Mystery
Dark Heart by Catherine Lee🦘
3.5 ⭐ 06/10/2025

👍 Has a Place in Title
The Paradise Heights Craft Store Stitch-Up by Kate Solly 🦘
3.5 ⭐ 27/03/2025

👍 Set in Another Country - England
Would You Rather by Maggie Alderson 🦘
3.5⭐ 29/07/2025

d. Author’s Name Begins With a ‘T’
Goodwood by Holly Throsby 🦘
4⭐ 20/10/2025

👍 Colourful Cover
The Hitwoman's Guide to Reducing Household Debt by Mark Mupotsa-Russell🦘
4 ⭐ 15/05/2025

Challenge completed! Who-rah 🎉🇦🇺🍻 🐨
31/08/2024.

Thank you once again for organising such a fantastic challenge! It’s really pushed me to explore books I wouldn’t usually pick up.

Annual Aussie Author Challenge 2024 - Everything is Australian
Duration: 1/1/24 - 31/12/24
Level: Hard
36/36

TASKS
1. KANGAROO.
In South Australia there is a beautiful place called Kangaroo Island where 'you can see kangaroos on the beach.
🐨 Read a book where you can find the letters A, R, O in the title (in any order)
The Benevolent Society of Ill-Mannered Ladies by Alison Goodman
Finished: 2/02/2024 with 4.5 🌟
🐨 Read a book where the author's initials can be found in Kangaroo Island
Day's End by Garry Disher
Finished: 15/03/2024 with 3.5 🌟
🐨 Read a book set near a beach or with a beach on the cover.
The School Run by Ali Lowe
Finished: 1/08/2024 with 4 🌟


2. DINGO.
Australia may have some of the worst poisonous creatures in the world but our apex predator is a wild dog! There are lots of them to be found on Fraser Island in Queensland.
🐨 Read a book where you can find the letters G,N,O in the title (in any order)
Weekends with the Sunshine Gardening Society by Sophie Green
Finished: 13/01/24 with 4🌟
🐨 Read a book where the author's initials can be found in Fraser Island.
The Milliner of Bendigo by Darry Fraser
Finished: 13/04/2024 with 3.5 🌟
🐨 Read a book set in Queensland - Set in Brisbane.
The Garden of Hopes and Dreams by Barbara Hannay.
Finished: 16/05/24 with 4🌟

3. KOOKABURRA
When a flock of these birds start laughing it is hard not to laugh with them. They are the noisy relations of the Kingfisher family but they prefer to eat lizards to fish. The Kookaburra is one of the emblems for NSW.
🐨 Read a book where you can find the letters B,R,O in the title (in any order)
The Other Bridget by Rachael Johns
Finished: 12/05/24 with 3.5🌟
🐨 Read a book where the author's initials can be found in Kookaburra.
One of Us by Kylie Kaden
Finished: 4/1/24 with 3.5🌟
🐨 Read a book set in New South Wales - Set in Sydney
The Tea Ladies by Amanda Hampson
Finished: 6/04/24 with 3.5🌟

4. KOALA.
These cuddly creatures spend about eighteen hours per day asleep in their eucalyptus trees. Even though they may look like a teddy, Koalas are not bears!
🐨 Read a book where you can find the letters O,L,A in the title (in any order)
Lola in the Mirror by Trent Dalton
Finished: 28/02/2024 with 3.5 🌟
🐨 Read a book where the author's initials can be found in eucalyptus
The Talented Mrs Greenway by Tea Cooper
Finished: 7/01/24 with 4 🌟
🐨 Read a book which has trees on the cover.
Crimson Lake by Candice Fox
Finished: 7 /07/24 with 3 🌟


5. COCKATOO
The Gang Gang Cockatoo is an emblem of the Australian Capital Territory, which is the home of our capital city, Canberra.
🐨 Read a book where you can find the letters T',C,O in the title (in any order)
Emergency Exit Only by Michelle Upton
Finished: 19/01/2024 with 3.5 🌟
🐨 Read a book where the author's initials can be found in Gang Gang Cockatoo
The Remarkable Mrs Reibey by Grantlee Kieza
Finished: 5/04/2024 with 4 🌟
🐨 Read a book set in Canberra or any of our state or territory capitals. (Sydney, Perth, Melbourne, Brisbane, Darwin, Adelaide, Hobart) - Set in Sydney
Every Last Suspect by Nicola Moriarty
Finished: 26/06/2024 with 4.5 🌟

6. QUOKKA
Found in Western Australia and called the happiest animal in the world because it has a smiley little face.
🐨 Read a book where you can find the letters U,O,A in the title (in any order)
The Good Woman's Guide to Making Better Choices by Liz Foster
Finished: 20/02/24 with 3.5🌟
🐨 Read a book where the author's initials can be found in happiest
Back on Track by Tricia Stringer
Finished: 12/02/24 with 3.5 🌟
🐨 Read a book which makes you smile.
The Cryptic Clue by Amanda Hampson
Finished: 31/08/24 with 3.5 🌟

7. PLATYPUS
This strange creature frequents freshwater rivers all around Australia. Sadly numbers are dwindling and we do not often see them.
🐨 Read a book where you can find the letters P,S,A in the title (in any order)
The Sugar Palace by Fiona McIntosh
Finished: 16/07/24 with 3.5 🌟
🐨 Read a book where the author's initials can be found in platypus.
Funny Ethnics by Shirley Le
Finished: 16/01/2024 with 3.5 🌟
🐨 Read a book with some association to water or swimming.
Sleepless in Stringybark Bay by Susan Duncan
Finished: 26/04/24 with 4🌟


8. POSSUM
Very cute but they can also be a big pest. The possum is the emblem for Victoria
🐨 Read a book where you can find the letters U,M,S in the title (in any order)
Joy Moody is Out of Time by Kerryn Mayne
Finished: 30/03/24 with 4 🌟
🐨 Read a book where the author's initials can be found in possum
Death at Coombe Farm by Phillip Strang
Finished: 7/04/24 with 4🌟
🐨 Read a book set in Victoria. Set in Melbourne.
The Opposite of Success by Eleanor Elliott Thomas
Finished: 25/01/2024 with 3🌟

9. CROCODILE
There are saltwater crocodiles in the sea and freshwater ones in the rivers but mostly in the Northern Territory. If the sign beside the waterhole says No Swimming then don't swim.
🐨 Read a book where you can find the letters C,D,E in the title (in any order)
The Collected Regrets of Clover by Mikki Brammer
Finished: 30/07/2024 with 3.75🌟
🐨 Read a book where the author's initials can be found in crocodile.
Glenrock by Lee Christine
Finished: 9/03/2024 with 3.5 🌟
🐨 Read a book set in the Northern Territory … Although not entirely in the NT, it takes us on a 3,000-kilometre journey through Australia's diverse landscapes, from Adelaide in SA to Darwin in the tropical north.
The Other Side of Beautiful by Kim Lock
Finished: 15/02/24 with 4.5 🌟

10. TASMANIAN DEVIL
As the name suggests this animal is found in Tasmania. Not sure why it acquired the name Devil but I suppose it isn't the prettiest furry friend you have ever seen.
🐨 Read a book where you can find the letters T,D,L in the title (in any order)
Prettier If She Smiled More by Toni Jordan
Finished: 3/1/24 with 4🌟
🐨 Read a book where the author's initials can be found in Tasmanian Devil
Mr Wigg by Inga Simpson
Finished: 24/05/24 with 4.5 🌟
🐨 Read a book set in Tasmania - Fixtional town of Nowhere River in TAS.
Welcome to Nowhere River by Meg Bignell
Finished: 15/06/24 with 3.5 🌟

11. NUMBAT
One of our rarer creatures which lives in Western Australia.
🐨 Read a book where you can find the letters T,M,A in the title (in any order)
Mrs Winterbottom Takes a Gap Year by Joanna Nell
Finished: 8/02/2024 with 3.5 🌟
🐨 Read a book where the author's initials can be found in numbat.
Finders Keepers by Natalie Barelli
Finished: 14/05/24 with 3 🌟
🐨 Read a book set in Western Australia … fictional wheatbelt town of Garringarup on the west coast of Australia.
The Accident byFiona Lowe
Finished: 21/04/24 with 4🌟

12. WOMBAT
A long, long time ago these furry chaps were the size of elephants. Can you imagine the size of their burrows? Today they are a much more reasonable size and the Hairy Nose Wombat is the emblem of South Australia.
🐨 Read a book where you can find the letters T,B,A in the title (any order)
The Wattle Island Book Club by Sandie Docker
Finished: 3/05/24 with 3.5-4🌟
🐨 Read a book where the author's initials can be found in Hairy Nose Wombat.
Always Will Be: Stories of Goori sovereignty from the futures of the Tweed by Mykaela Saunders
Finished: 23/03/24 with 3🌟
🐨 Read a book set in South Australia …. Set in a fictional town of Broken Bay on South Australia’s Limestone Coast.
Broken Bay by Margaret Hickey
Finished: 25/07/24 with 3🌟

Phrynne wrote: "🦘🦘🦘Welcome to the challenge Nicole 🦘🦘🦘"
Thanks Phyrnne 🙏. Looking forward to the challenge. Thoroughly enjoyed last years.

Annual Aussie Author Challenge 2024 - Everything is Australian
Duration: 1/1/24 - 31/12/24
Level: Hard
36/36
Finished!

TASKS
1. KANGAROO.
In South Australia there is a beautiful place called Kangaroo Island where 'you can see kangaroos on the beach.
🐨 Read a book where you can find the letters A, R, O in the title (in any order)
The Benevolent Society of Ill-Mannered Ladies by Alison Goodman
Finished: 2/02/2024 with 4.5 🌟
🐨 Read a book where the author's initials can be found in Kangaroo Island
Day's End by Garry Disher
Finished: 15/03/2024 with 3.5 🌟
🐨 Read a book set near a beach or with a beach on the cover.
The School Run by Ali Lowe
Finished: 1/08/2024 with 4 🌟


2. DINGO.
Australia may have some of the worst poisonous creatures in the world but our apex predator is a wild dog! There are lots of them to be found on Fraser Island in Queensland.
🐨 Read a book where you can find the letters G,N,O in the title (in any order)
Weekends with the Sunshine Gardening Society by Sophie Green
Finished: 13/01/24 with 4🌟
🐨 Read a book where the author's initials can be found in Fraser Island.
The Milliner of Bendigo by Darry Fraser
Finished: 13/04/2024 with 3.5 🌟
🐨 Read a book set in Queensland - Set in Brisbane.
The Garden of Hopes and Dreams by Barbara Hannay.
Finished: 16/05/24 with 4🌟

3. KOOKABURRA
When a flock of these birds start laughing it is hard not to laugh with them. They are the noisy relations of the Kingfisher family but they prefer to eat lizards to fish. The Kookaburra is one of the emblems for NSW.
🐨 Read a book where you can find the letters B,R,O in the title (in any order)
The Other Bridget by Rachael Johns
Finished: 12/05/24 with 3.5🌟
🐨 Read a book where the author's initials can be found in Kookaburra.
One of Us by Kylie Kaden
Finished: 4/1/24 with 3.5🌟
🐨 Read a book set in New South Wales - Set in Sydney
The Tea Ladies by Amanda Hampson
Finished: 6/04/24 with 3.5🌟

4. KOALA.
These cuddly creatures spend about eighteen hours per day asleep in their eucalyptus trees. Even though they may look like a teddy, Koalas are not bears!
🐨 Read a book where you can find the letters O,L,A in the title (in any order)
Lola in the Mirror by Trent Dalton
Finished: 28/02/2024 with 3.5 🌟
🐨 Read a book where the author's initials can be found in eucalyptus
The Talented Mrs Greenway by Tea Cooper
Finished: 7/01/24 with 4 🌟
🐨 Read a book which has trees on the cover.
Crimson Lake by Candice Fox
Finished: 7 /07/24 with 3 🌟


5. COCKATOO
The Gang Gang Cockatoo is an emblem of the Australian Capital Territory, which is the home of our capital city, Canberra.
🐨 Read a book where you can find the letters T',C,O in the title (in any order)
Emergency Exit Only by Michelle Upton
Finished: 19/01/2024 with 3.5 🌟
🐨 Read a book where the author's initials can be found in Gang Gang Cockatoo
The Remarkable Mrs Reibey by Grantlee Kieza
Finished: 5/04/2024 with 4 🌟
🐨 Read a book set in Canberra or any of our state or territory capitals. (Sydney, Perth, Melbourne, Brisbane, Darwin, Adelaide, Hobart) - Set in Sydney
Every Last Suspect by Nicola Moriarty
Finished: 26/06/2024 with 4.5 🌟

6. QUOKKA
Found in Western Australia and called the happiest animal in the world because it has a smiley little face.
🐨 Read a book where you can find the letters U,O,A in the title (in any order)
The Good Woman's Guide to Making Better Choices by Liz Foster
Finished: 20/02/24 with 3.5🌟
🐨 Read a book where the author's initials can be found in happiest
Back on Track by Tricia Stringer
Finished: 12/02/24 with 3.5 🌟
🐨 Read a book which makes you smile.
The Cryptic Clue by Amanda Hampson
Finished: 31/08/24 with 3.5 🌟

7. PLATYPUS
This strange creature frequents freshwater rivers all around Australia. Sadly numbers are dwindling and we do not often see them.
🐨 Read a book where you can find the letters P,S,A in the title (in any order)
The Sugar Palace by Fiona McIntosh
Finished: 16/07/24 with 3.5 🌟
🐨 Read a book where the author's initials can be found in platypus.
Funny Ethnics by Shirley Le
Finished: 16/01/2024 with 3.5 🌟
🐨 Read a book with some association to water or swimming.
Sleepless in Stringybark Bay by Susan Duncan
Finished: 26/04/24 with 4🌟


8. POSSUM
Very cute but they can also be a big pest. The possum is the emblem for Victoria
🐨 Read a book where you can find the letters U,M,S in the title (in any order)
Joy Moody is Out of Time by Kerryn Mayne
Finished: 30/03/24 with 4 🌟
🐨 Read a book where the author's initials can be found in possum
Death at Coombe Farm by Phillip Strang
Finished: 7/04/24 with 4🌟
🐨 Read a book set in Victoria. Set in Melbourne.
The Opposite of Success by Eleanor Elliott Thomas
Finished: 25/01/2024 with 3🌟

9. CROCODILE
There are saltwater crocodiles in the sea and freshwater ones in the rivers but mostly in the Northern Territory. If the sign beside the waterhole says No Swimming then don't swim.
🐨 Read a book where you can find the letters C,D,E in the title (in any order)
The Collected Regrets of Clover by Mikki Brammer
Finished: 30/07/2024 with 3.75🌟
🐨 Read a book where the author's initials can be found in crocodile.
Glenrock by Lee Christine
Finished: 9/03/2024 with 3.5 🌟
🐨 Read a book set in the Northern Territory … Although not entirely in the NT, it takes us on a 3,000-kilometre journey through Australia's diverse landscapes, from Adelaide in SA to Darwin in the tropical north.
The Other Side of Beautiful by Kim Lock
Finished: 15/02/24 with 4.5 🌟

10. TASMANIAN DEVIL
As the name suggests this animal is found in Tasmania. Not sure why it acquired the name Devil but I suppose it isn't the prettiest furry friend you have ever seen.
🐨 Read a book where you can find the letters T,D,L in the title (in any order)
Prettier If She Smiled More by Toni Jordan
Finished: 3/1/24 with 4🌟
🐨 Read a book where the author's initials can be found in Tasmanian Devil
Mr Wigg by Inga Simpson
Finished: 24/05/24 with 4.5 🌟
🐨 Read a book set in Tasmania - Fixtional town of Nowhere River in TAS.
Welcome to Nowhere River by Meg Bignell
Finished: 15/06/24 with 3.5 🌟

11. NUMBAT
One of our rarer creatures which lives in Western Australia.
🐨 Read a book where you can find the letters T,M,A in the title (in any order)
Mrs Winterbottom Takes a Gap Year by Joanna Nell
Finished: 8/02/2024 with 3.5 🌟
🐨 Read a book where the author's initials can be found in numbat.
Finders Keepers by Natalie Barelli
Finished: 14/05/24 with 3 🌟
🐨 Read a book set in Western Australia … fictional wheatbelt town of Garringarup on the west coast of Australia.
The Accident byFiona Lowe
Finished: 21/04/24 with 4🌟

12. WOMBAT
A long, long time ago these furry chaps were the size of elephants. Can you imagine the size of their burrows? Today they are a much more reasonable size and the Hairy Nose Wombat is the emblem of South Australia.
🐨 Read a book where you can find the letters T,B,A in the title (any order)
The Wattle Island Book Club by Sandie Docker
Finished: 3/05/24 with 3.5-4🌟
🐨 Read a book where the author's initials can be found in Hairy Nose Wombat.
Always Will Be: Stories of Goori sovereignty from the futures of the Tweed by Mykaela Saunders
Finished: 23/03/24 with 3🌟
🐨 Read a book set in South Australia …. Set in a fictional town of Broken Bay on South Australia’s Limestone Coast.
Broken Bay by Margaret Hickey
Finished: 25/07/24 with 3🌟

Challenge completed!
Many thanks for organising this fabulous challenge- it was a delight! I discovered some fantastic books. Looking forward to the next one.
😊

Annual Aussie Author Challenge 2023 - Opposites Attract
Duration: 1/1/23 - 31/12/23
Level: HARD - 36/36

Opposite #1
✅ a) Male author: I Am NOT Fine, 'Thanks by Wil Anderson
Finished: 10/02/ 2023 with 3🌟
✅ b) Female author: The Work Wives by Rachael Johns
Finished: 8/02/2023 with 3.5 🌟

Opposite #2
✅ a) Mostly black cover: The Soulmate by Sally Hepworth
Finished: 12/02/2023 with 4🌟
✅ b) Mostly white cover: Does My Head Look Big in This? by Randa Abdel-Fattah
Finished: 23/05/2023 with 3🌟


Opposite #3
✅ a) Set over the ocean (Tasmania): The Seven Skins of Esther Wilding by Holly Ringland
Finished: 15/04/2023 with 2.5 🌟 (lost points for length)
✅ b) Set on the mainland (Queensland): Those Hamilton Sisters by Averil Kenny
Finished: 12/03/2023 with 4🌟

Opposite #4
✅ a) Stand alone: The Last Love Note by Emma Grey
Finished: 28/05/2023 with 4🌟
✅ b) Part of a series: Queen of the Flowers by Kerry Greenwood
Finished: 17/02/2023 with 2.5🌟

Opposite #5
✅ a) Set in your home State (NSW) The Shelly Bay Ladies Swimming Circle by Sophie Green
Finished: 18/02/2023 with 3.5🌟
✅ b) Set in another State (SA) The Shearer's Wife by Fleur McDonald
Finished: 27/02/2023 with 3🌟

Opposite #6
✅ a) New release (2023) A Routine Infidelity by Elizabeth Coleman
Finished: 22/02/2023 with 3.5🌟
✅ b) Older release (2022) A Family of Strangers by Fiona Lowe
Finished: 5/06/2023 with 4🌟

Opposite #7
✅ a) Set in Southern Australia (Hobart): The Angry Women's Choir by Meg Bignell
Finished: 09/05/2023 with 4🌟
✅ b) Set in Northern Australia (FNQ) The Happiest Little Town by Barbara Hannay
Finished: 01/03/2023 with 4🌟

Opposite #8
✅ a) One person on cover: One Hundred Days by Alice Pung
Finished: 9/06/2023 with 4🌟
✅b) Two people on cover: Set on the mainland: The Orphans by Fiona McIntosh
Finished: 9/03/2023 with 4🌟


Opposite #9
✅ a) Beach on cover : The Wreck by Meg Keneally
Finished: 31/05/2023 with 3.5🌟
✅ b) Bush on cover : The Long Weekend by Judy Nunn
Finished: 13/03/2023 with 4🌟


Opposite #10
✅ a) Upper case : The Butterfly Collector by Tea Cooper
Finished: 24/03/2023 with 3🌟
✅ b) Lower case Terms Of Inheritance by Michelle Upton
Finished: 17/04/2023 with 4🌟


Opposite #11
✅ a) Set in country (Dulili - fictional NSW country town): Honey Hill House by Lisa Ireland
Finished: 19/06/2023 with 3.5🌟
✅ b) Set in city (Melbourne outer-suburbs) : Tuesday Evenings with the Copeton Craft Resistance by Kate Solly
Finished: 15/03/2023 with 4🌟

Opposite #12
✅ a) Plain cover: A Great Hope by Jessica Stanley
Finished: 19/03/2023 with 3.5🌟
✅ b) Beautiful cover : Homecoming by Kate Morton
Finished: 20/05/2023 with 3.5🌟


Opposite #13
✅ a) Bought : Thursdays at Orange Blossom House by Sophie Green
Finished: 28/03/2023 with 4🌟
✅ b) Borrowed: Family Baggage by Ilsa Evans
Finished: 8/06/2023 with 4🌟

Opposite #14
✅ a) Bright cover : : The Artist's Secret by Alexandra Joel
Finished: 6/05/2023 with 3.5🌟
✅ b) Plain cover : Apartment 303 byKelli Hawkins
Finished: 26/05/2023 with 4🌟


Opposite #15
✅ a) Single word title: Iris by Fiona Kelly McGregor
Finished: 21/04/2023 with 2.5🌟
✅ b) Many word title: The One and Only Dolly Jamieson by Lisa Ireland
Finished: 24/06/2023 with 4🌟

Opposite #16
✅ a) Fiction: Without Further ADO byJessica Dettmann
Finished: 30/04/2023 with 3🌟
✅ b) Non fiction: Bridge Burning and Other Hobbies by Kitty Flanagan
Finished: 27/06/2023 with 3.5🌟

Opposite #17
✅ a) Young characters: The Surprising Power of a Good Dumpling by Wai Chim
Finished: 5/03/2023 with 4🌟
✅ b) Mature age characters : Sunrise Over Mercy Court by Fiona McCallum
Finished: 19/06/2023 with 3.5🌟

Opposite #18
✅ a) Historical fiction (1991) Clarke by Holly Throsby
Finished: 15/06/2023 with 4🌟
✅ b) Current day Room for a Stranger by Melanie Cheng
Finished: 24/07/2023 with 4🌟

Annual Aussie Author Challenge 2023 - Opposites Attract
Duration: 1/1/23 - 31/12/23
Level: HARD - 36/36

Opposite #1
✅ a) Male author: I Am NOT Fine, 'Thanks by Wil Anderson
Finished: 10/02/ 2023 with 3🌟
✅ b) Female author: The Work Wives by Rachael Johns
Finished: 8/02/2023 with 3.5 🌟

Opposite #2
✅ a) Mostly black cover: The Soulmate by Sally Hepworth
Finished: 12/02/2023 with 4🌟
✅ b) Mostly white cover: Does My Head Look Big in This? by Randa Abdel-Fattah
Finished: 23/05/2023 with 3🌟


Opposite #3
✅ a) Set over the ocean (Tasmania): The Seven Skins of Esther Wilding by Holly Ringland
Finished: 15/04/2023 with 2.5 🌟 (lost points for length)
✅ b) Set on the mainland (Queensland): Those Hamilton Sisters by Averil Kenny
Finished: 12/03/2023 with 4🌟

Opposite #4
✅ a) Stand alone: The Last Love Note by Emma Grey
Finished: 28/05/2023 with 4🌟
✅ b) Part of a series: Queen of the Flowers by Kerry Greenwood
Finished: 17/02/2023 with 2.5🌟

Opposite #5
✅ a) Set in your home State (NSW) The Shelly Bay Ladies Swimming Circle by Sophie Green
Finished: 18/02/2023 with 3.5🌟
✅ b) Set in another State (SA) The Shearer's Wife by Fleur McDonald
Finished: 27/02/2023 with 3🌟

Opposite #6
✅ a) New release (2023) A Routine Infidelity by Elizabeth Coleman
Finished: 22/02/2023 with 3.5🌟
✅ b) Older release (2022) A Family of Strangers by Fiona Lowe
Finished: 5/06/2023 with 4🌟

Opposite #7
✅ a) Set in Southern Australia (Hobart): The Angry Women's Choir by Meg Bignell
Finished: 09/05/2023 with 4🌟
✅ b) Set in Northern Australia (FNQ) The Happiest Little Town by Barbara Hannay
Finished: 01/03/2023 with 4🌟

Opposite #8
✅ a) One person on cover: One Hundred Days by Alice Pung
Finished: 9/06/2023 with 4🌟
✅b) Two people on cover: Set on the mainland: The Orphans by Fiona McIntosh
Finished: 9/03/2023 with 4🌟


Opposite #9
✅ a) Beach on cover : The Wreck by Meg Keneally
Finished: 31/05/2023 with 3.5🌟
✅ b) Bush on cover : The Long Weekend by Judy Nunn
Finished: 13/03/2023 with 4🌟


Opposite #10
✅ a) Upper case : The Butterfly Collector by Tea Cooper
Finished: 24/03/2023 with 3🌟
✅ b) Lower case Terms Of Inheritance by Michelle Upton
Finished: 17/04/2023 with 4🌟


Opposite #11
✅ a) Set in country (Dulili - fictional NSW country town): Honey Hill House by Lisa Ireland
Finished: 19/06/2023 with 3.5🌟
✅ b) Set in city (Melbourne outer-suburbs) : Tuesday Evenings with the Copeton Craft Resistance by Kate Solly
Finished: 15/03/2023 with 4🌟

Opposite #12
✅ a) Plain cover: A Great Hope by Jessica Stanley
Finished: 19/03/2023 with 3.5🌟
✅ b) Beautiful cover : Homecoming by Kate Morton
Finished: 20/05/2023 with 3.5🌟


Opposite #13
✅ a) Bought : Thursdays at Orange Blossom House by Sophie Green
Finished: 28/03/2023 with 4🌟
✅ b) Borrowed: Family Baggage by Ilsa Evans
Finished: 8/06/2023 with 4🌟

Opposite #14
✅ a) Bright cover : : The Artist's Secret by Alexandra Joel
Finished: 6/05/2023 with 3.5🌟
✅ b) Plain cover : Apartment 303 byKelli Hawkins
Finished: 26/05/2023 with 4🌟


Opposite #15
✅ a) Single word title: Iris by Fiona Kelly McGregor
Finished: 21/04/2023 with 2.5🌟
✅ b) Many word title: The One and Only Dolly Jamieson by Lisa Ireland
Finished: 24/06/2023 with 4🌟

Opposite #16
✅ a) Fiction: Without Further ADO byJessica Dettmann
Finished: 30/04/2023 with 3🌟
✅ b) Non fiction: Bridge Burning and Other Hobbies by Kitty Flanagan
Finished: 27/06/2023 with 3.5🌟

Opposite #17
✅ a) Young characters: The Surprising Power of a Good Dumpling by Wai Chim
Finished: 5/03/2023 with 4🌟
✅ b) Mature age characters : Sunrise Over Mercy Court by Fiona McCallum
Finished: 19/06/2023 with 3.5🌟

Opposite #18
✅ a) Historical fiction (1991) Clarke by Holly Throsby
Finished: 15/06/2023 with 4🌟
b) Current day Room for a Stranger by Melanie Cheng
Finished: 24/07/2023 with 4🌟

Pleased to report, I have finished the 2022 Annual Challenge - Calendar of Books. Level: Easy

Thanks for another great challenge. Looking forward to my next.
Have a great holiday season everyone.

January
Jane Is Trying by Isy Suttie.
Finished 17/01/2022. 3.75★
February
The Fence by Meredith Jaffe. AA.
Finished 5/02/2022. 4★
March
The Mistake by Katie McMahon. AA.
Finished 21/03/2022. 3.5★
April
A Perfect Wife by Elle Gray.
Finished 20/04/2022. 3★
May
The Michaelmas Murders by Mandy Morton.
Finished 25/05/2022. 2★
June
Just for the Holidays by Sue Moorcroft.
Finished 21/06/2022. 2.5★
July
Jane Darrowfield, Professional Busybody by Barbara Ross.
Finished 9/07/2022. 2.5★
August
Acknowledgments: Stories of Friends, Enemies and Figuring Things Out by Becky Lucas. AA.
Finished 9/07/2022. 3★
September
Savannah's Secret by Mandy Magro. AA
Finished 15/09/2022. 2.5★
October
Our House by Louise Candlish
Finished 20/10/2022. 3★
November
The No-Show by Beth O'Leary
Finished 20/11/2022. 4★
December
Daughter of Mine by Fiona Lowe. AA
Finished 7/12/2022. 4★

Book Covers
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Finished ... phew ... a couple of the reads slowed me down, but got here in the end. :-)

TASKS: #1. Read a book featuring a lawyer
The Marriage Pact by Michelle Richmond.
Finished: 27/04
Stars: 3

#2. Read a book set in NSW
Love Objects by Emily Maguire. AA.
Finished: 5/04
Stars: 3

#3. Read a book by an Australian female author
The Tricky Art of Forgiveness by Meredith Jaffe . AA.
Finished: 15/04
Stars: 2

#4. Read a book which has won or been shortlisted for an award Shortlisted for Stella Prize 2021
Revenge, Murder in Three Parts by S.L. Lim. AA.
Finished: 8/04
Stars: 4

Finished challenge ... 👏👏👏
Easy. TASKS.
5/5

#1. Read a book set in Singapore - Fortune Cookie by Bryce Courtenay. AA
Finished 7/03/2022. 3 🌟

#2. Read a book by a female author - The Getting of Wisdom by Henry Handel Richardson. AA
Finished 12/03/2022. 3 🌟

#3. Historical Fiction & Romance - No Hearts of Gold by Jackie French .AA
Finished 18/03/2022. 4 🌟

#4. Read a book set in a country other than the one where you live - The Maid by Nita Prose.
Finished 15/03/2022. 4 🌟

BONUS: Read a book by Alison Stuart - The Postmistress . AA.
Finished 25/03/2022. 3.75 🌟

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Please count me in for the Easy level.
April 2022 Featured Author - Sulari Gentill
4/4

TASKS: #1. Read a book featuring a lawyer
The Marriage Pact by Michelle Richmond.
Finished: 27/04
Stars: 3

#2. Read a book set in NSW
Love Objects by Emily Maguire. AA.
Finished: 5/04
Stars: 3

#3. Read a book by an Australian female author
The Tricky Art of Forgiveness by Meredith Jaffe . AA.
Finished: 15/04
Stars: 2

#4. Read a book which has won or been shortlisted for an award Shortlisted for Stella Prize 2021
Revenge, Murder in Three Parts by S.L. Lim. AA.
Finished: 8/04
Stars: 4


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TASKS:
Easy

#1. Read a book set in Singapore - Fortune Cookie by Bryce Courtenay. AA
Finished 7/03/2022. 3 🌟

#2. Read a book by a female author - The Getting of Wisdom by Henry Handel Richardson. AA
Finished 12/03/2022. 3 🌟

#3. Historical Fiction & Romance - No Hearts of Gold by Jackie French .AA
Finished 18/03/2022. 4 🌟

#4. Read a book set in a country other than the one where you live - The Maid by Nita Prose.
Finished 15/03/2022. 4 🌟

BONUS: Read a book by Alison Stuart - The Postmistress .
Finished 25/03/2022. 3.75 🌟

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Challenge completed.
4/4 tasks read.
Thanks Brenda for setting up the challenge. Looking forward to March's now.

#1. Liane was born in Sydney, Australia and has several best-selling novels to her name.
**Read a best-selling novel OR
**Read a book by an Australian author
The Dressmakers of Yarrandarrah Prison by Meredith Jaffe AA
Finished: 12/02/2022. 4🌟

#2. Liane's first novel - Three Wishes - was published in 2003. Her latest - Apples Never Fall - was published in 2021.
**Read a book published between 2003 & 2021 OR
**Read a book by a female author
Malibu Rising by Taylor Jenkins Reid .
Finished: 4/02/2022. 4🌟

#3. Liane's genres vary between Contemporary, Chick-Lit, Mystery and Women's Fiction.
**Read a book where one of the above genres is showing on the profile page OR
**Read a book where the beginning of each title word fits into CONTEMPORARY
The Paris Affair by Pip Drysdale AA
Finished: 8/02/2022. 2.75🌟

#4. With the launch of Big Little Lies (originally published in 2014), Liane became the first Australian author to have a novel debut at number one on the New York Times bestseller list. Big Little Lies was also a TV series starring Nicole Kidman and Reese Witherspoon.
**Read a book which has BIG, LITTLE, or LIES in the title OR
**Read a book which has a 2, 0, 1, or 4 in the page count.
Love, Lies and Liquor by M.C. Beaton
Finished: 10/02/2022. 2.5🌟

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Challenged completed - 23/01/2022.
Easy ... 4 books read, 3 AA.

#1. Midwife On The Orient Express: A Christmas Miracle by Fiona McArthur - AA. Finished - 7/12/2021. Rating - 3.75🌟

#2. The Choke by Sofie Laguna - AA. Finished - 19/12/2021. Rating - 3.75🌟

#3. A Very French Wedding by Maeve Haran. Fairly confident there will be romance in this read! 😊. Finished - 9/01/2022. Rating - 3.5🌟

#4. Chai Time At Cinnamon Gardens by Shankari Chandran - AA. Release date: 5/01/2022. Finished 23/01/22. Rating - 4🌟