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Spring Challenge: Opposites Attract!
Duration: 1/9/17 - 30/11/17



This spring, we’re challenging you to read books that are opposites of each other!

Here are some ideas for Opposite Pairs:

First book in a series/Final book of a series
Large city setting/Rural setting
Female on cover/Male on cover
Gets married/Gets divorced
White cover/Black cover
Contemporary/Historical
Earth/Space
Has kids/No kids
Female MC/Male MC
Mountain setting/Seaside setting

Feel free to use these as a guide, but be sure to use your creativity and create your own as well!

You can also use opposites in a title. For example I may read a book with "dark" in the title and another with "light" in the title. Dark and Light are opposites!

How to Participate:

• Choose a level.
• Re-reads are allowed.
• List all the books you plan to read for this challenge.
• Upon completion of a book, rate it & strike it through if you wish but please update your progress as you go along!

Make sure you check out the challenge guidelines here

Levels:

►Charged: 3 pairs (6 Books - ONE Aussie Author)
►Magnetic: 4 pairs (8 Books - TWO Aussie Authors)
►Electric: 6 pairs (12 Books - THREE Aussie Authors)

Copy the blank template below and paste it into a new comment start your challenge! Good Luck! :)

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Participants!


Amanda
Andrea
Brenda
Bryndis
Calzean
Carol
Carolyn
Diana
Dree
Elizabeth
Heather
Icewineanne
Jacm
Jane
Janine
Jennifer
Jenny
Jess
Karen
Kerri
Kira
Krystal
Kylie
Laura
Li'l Owl
Loren
Lyndall
Lynxie
MaryG2E
MichelleG
Mima
Nicola
Odette
PattyMacDotComma
Phrynne
Sally906
Sharon
Steve
Tien
Trevor
Valerie
Zoey

Spring Challenge: Opposites Attract!
Duration: 1/9/17 - 30/11/17
Level: Electric
Progress: 14/14

1. Contemporary/Historical
- Sixty Seconds: How long is the road to forgiveness? by Jesse Blackadder 5★s AA
- The Betrayal by Kate Furnivall 4.5★s

2. Female on Cover/Male on Cover
- Willow Tree Bend by Kaye Dobbie 5★s AA
- Young Digger by Anthony Hill 5★s AA

3. Female MC/Male MC
- Little Secrets by Anna Snoekstra 5★s AA
- The Marx Sisters by Barry Maitland 4★s AA

4. Female Author/Male Author
- War Flower by Mary-Anne O'Connor 5★s AA
- Too Close to Home by Linwood Barclay 5★s

5. Magic/No Magic
- The Rules of Magic by Alice Hoffman 5★ Magical Realism
- Burn Out by Alan Scholefield 4★s Crime

6. Large city setting/Rural setting
- Disturbed by Jennifer Jaynes 4.5★s New York
- The Inaugural Meeting of the Fairvale Ladies Book Club by Sophie Green 5★s AA Northern Territory, Australia

7. Novella/Over 400pp
- The Medical Examiner: BookShots by James Patterson 4★s 144 pages
- Cyanide Games by Richard Beasley 4★s 424 pages AA

Spring Challenge: Opposites Attract!
Duration: 1/9/17 - 30/11/17
Level: Magnetic (Min 2 Aussie Authors)
Progress: 0/8
I will put my selections in shortly
1. Female Author/Male Author
- Hunted on the Fens by Joy Ellis
- The Fix by David Baldacci

2.Female Main Character/Male Main Character
-Cold Justice byKatherine Howell AA
As The Crow Flies Damien Boyd

3.Good/Bad
-The Good Daughter by Karin Slaughter
- The New Bad Thing by Michael Ebner

4. Darkness/Light
- A Knife in Darknessby Lexie Conyngham
- Into the Light by Aleatha Romig

Spring Challenge: Opposites Attract!
Duration: 1/9/17 - 30/11/17
Level: Electric (min 3 Aussie Authors)
Progress: 12/12


1. Female on Cover/Male on Cover
- Melpomene's Daughter by Cassandra Page AA 4 stars
- Blue Dragon by Kylie Chan AA 5 stars

2. Male MC/ Female MC
- The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan 4 stars
- Earth to Hell by Kylie Chan AA 5 stars

3. Magic/No Magic
- Isla's Oath by Cassandra Page AA 4 stars
- Cold Granite by Stuart MacBride 4 stars

4. Series/Standalone
- Hell to Heaven by Kylie Chan AA 5 stars
- Bluegrass Bend by Mandy Magro AA 4 stars

5. Male Author/ Female Author
- Princess and the Beast by Chance Carter 4 stars
- Red Phoenix by Kylie Chan AA 5 stars

6. First in a series / Last in a series
- The Bourbon Kings by J.R. Ward 4 stars
- Diamond Sky by Annie Seaton AA 5 stars

Level: Electric
12/12

1. HF/ Contemporary
From Sand and Ash by Amy Harmon 2/10/17 4 stars
Bad Behaviour by Liz Byrski AA 18/10/17 2 stars

2. Male MC/Female MC
Watching You by Michael Robotham AA 11/10/2017 5 stars
Body Work by Sara Paretsky 23/9/17 3 stars

3. Series/Stand alone
Blowback by Peter May 15/9/17 3 stars
Forgotten by Nicole Trope AA 25/9/17 4 stars

4. Girl on cover/man on cover
The Paris Wedding by Charlotte Nash AA27/9/17 4 stars
The King by J.R. Ward 14/1/0/17 4 stars

5. Female author/male author
Our Dark Duet by Victoria Schwab 12/9/17 3 stars
Heaven's Keep by William Kent Krueger 4 stars 8/9/17

6. Written in English/translated into English
City of Miracles by Robert Jackson Bennett 28/11/17 5 stars
Cobra by Deon Meyer 16/10/17 4 stars

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Spring Challenge: Opposites Attract!
Duration: 1/9/17 - 30/11/17
Level: Electric
Progress: 11/12

1. Female author/Male Author
- The Valley by Di Morrissey AA 3 ☆ 12/10
- A Long Way Gone: The True Story Of A Child Soldier by Ishmael Beah 5 ☆ 18/10

2. Eyes Open on cover/Eyes closed on Cover
- Cash: The Autobiography of Johnny Cash by Johnny Cash
- Look Me in the Eye: My Life with Asperger's by John Elder Robison 4 ☆ 4/11


3. Face hidden on cover/Face shown on cover
- It's Not You, Geography, It's Me by Kristy Chambers AA 2 ☆ 25/09
- The Help by Kathryn Stockett 5 ☆ 19/11

4. Cover on land/Cover under water
- Vietnam by Deborah Challinor AA 3 ☆ 19/09
- Honeymoon Dive by Lindsay Simpson AA 4 ☆ 16/10

5. Australian setting/Overseas setting
- Wildlife by Fiona Wood AA 2 ☆ 27/10
- Long Way Down by Ewan McGregor 4 ☆ 21/10

6. Non fiction/Fiction
- 33 Men by Jonathan Franklin 5 ☆ 30/10
- She May Not Leave by Fay Weldon 2 ☆ 24/10

I am in!

Spring Challenge: Opposites Attract!
Level: Electric
Progress: 12/12

1. Light Cover/Dark Cover
- ★★★★★
- ★★★☆☆

2. Male MC/Female MC
- ★★★★☆
- ★★★★★

3. Earth/Space
- AA ★★★★★
- ★★★★☆

4. Science Ficton/Crime
- AA ★★★★☆
- AA ★★★★☆

5. New Release/Old Release
- ★★★★★
- ★★★☆☆

6. First book in a series/Last book in a series
- ★★★★☆
- ★★★☆☆

I'm doing a challenge called Bookopoly in another group and I'm going to follow their opposite lists :)

Spring Challenge: Opposites Attract!
Duration: 1/9/17 - 30/11/17
Level: Electric (Min 3 AA)
Progress: COMPLETED as at 19/11

1. ancient-modern (ie. classics vs. futuristic)
- Martin Chuzzlewit by Charles Dickens -Read 18/10
- Shards of Honor by Lois McMaster Bujold -Read 19/11

2. day-night (maybe beach fluffy reads vs. under-cover reads like horror?)
- The Irresistible Blueberry Bakeshop & Cafe by Mary Simses -Read 09/09
- The Shining Girls by Lauren Beukes -Read 09/09

3. good-evil (ie. hero/heroine vs. anti-hero/heroine)
- The Anchoress by Robyn Cadwallader -Read 07/09
- The Darkness That Comes Before (The Prince of Nothing #1) by R. Scott Bakker -Read 10/28

4. fire-ice
- Krakatoa: The Day the World Exploded by Simon Winchester -Read 4/11
- Out of the Ice by Ann Turner (AA) -Read 02/09

5. dead-alive (ie. ghosts/vamps etc vs. immortals)
- Bellman & Black: A Ghost Story by Diane Setterfield -Read 19/10
- The Vintner's Luck (Vintner's Luck #1) by Elizabeth Knox (angels being immortal) -Read 12/09

6. teach - learn (maybe teacher MC vs. student MC)
- Picnic at Hanging Rock by Joan Lindsay (AA) -Read 03/10
- Take Three Girls by Cath Crowley, Simmone Howell, Fiona Wood (AA) -Read 22/09

My Spring picks - I am going to be Charged:


Pair 1 -Magic/No magic:
Practical Magic by Alice Hoffman- a family with magic – 2★s
The Arrivals by Meg Mitchell Moore - a family with no magic – 2★s

Pair 2 - Female author/Male author
Streets on a Map: Journey Through Changes by Dale Harcombe - Female - AA – 3★s
Joy Cometh With The Mourning: A Reverend Joy Mystery by Dave Freer - Male AA – 2★s


Pair 3: Female on Cover/Male on Cover
The Turnaround Treasure Shop by Jennie Jones - Female on cover –AA - 3★s
The North Pole Challenge by Kevin George - Male on cover – 2★s

I'm looking forward to seeing EVERYONE'S lists!

And you're all linked up to here :)

Spring Challenge: Opposites Attract!
Duration: 1/9/17 - 30/11/17
Level: Electric
Progress: 3/12

1. Female on Cover/Male on cover
The Ladies of Missalonghi/ Colleen McCullough AA
Bachelor Kisses / Nick Earls AA

2. Has kids / no kids
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Parts 1 & 2 / John Tiffany
Ruby Blues / Jessica Rudd AA

3. Outback setting / Water setting
The Rock / Robert Doherty
Beyond the Coral Sea: Travels in the Old Empires of the South West Pacific / Michael Moran

4. First book in a series/last book in a series
A Wrinkle in Time / Madeleine L'Engle
A Princess of Landover / Terry Brooks

5. Future/Past
Weapons of Choice / John Birmingham AA
The Last Templar / Raymond Khoury

6. Outback setting/City setting
Her Outback Cowboy / Annie Seaton AA
Campaign Ruby / Jessica Rudd AA

Thanks guys sounds good - I'll choose magnetic & will be back directly with my picks :)

1. Male author/Female author
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K Dick
The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins


2. Set in North Oz (NT)/ Set in South Oz (TAS)
(thanks for the idea Zoey!)
We of the Never Never by Jeannie Gunn (AA)
For the Term of His Natural Life by Marcus Clarke (AA)

3. Non-fiction/ Fiction
Fast Food Nation: The Dark Side of the All-American Meal by Eric Schlosser
The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafon

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Spring Challenge: Opposites Attract!
Duration: 1/9/17 - 30/11/17
Level: Electric
Progress: 12/12

1. City Setting/Country Setting
-The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins 3★
-Sacrifice by Sharon Bolton 5★

2. Colourful cover/Plain cover
-One for the Money by Janet Evanovich 4★
-Nothing To Fear by Karen Rose 4★

3. Set in Top of Aus (NT)/Set in Bottom of Aus (TAS)
-Lost In Kakadu by Kendall Talbot AA 4★
- Saving Wishes by G.J. Walker-Smith AA 2★

4. Contemporay Fantasy/Historical Fantasy
-Isla's Inheritance by Cassandra Page 3.5★
- Pride and Prejudice and Zombies by Seth Grahame-Smith 3★

5. Person on Cover/Animal on Cover
-A Perfect Mess by Zoe Dawson 3★
-What the Animals Taught Me by Stephanie Marohn 2★

6. 1st in Series/Last in Series
-Murder in Thrall by Anne Cleeland 1★
- Curve My Heart by Sarah Gai AA 4★

Zoey your #3 is excellent! Great opposite :)

Nicola, Dree & Zoey - you're linked!

Spring Challenge: Opposites Attract!
Duration: 1/9/17 - 30/11/17
Level: Electric
Progress: 12/12

1. Sunshine and Rain on Cover
- Girl Out of Water by Laura Silverman ★★★
- Countless by Karen Gregory ★★★★★

2. Brightly coloured cover and pastel coloured cover
- Fish in a Tree by Lynda Mullaly Hunt ★★★★★
- Night Swimming by Steph Bowe AA ★★★★

3. Sound and Silence
- This Song Will Save Your Life by Leila Sales ★★★★★
- Deafness Down by Michael Uniacke AA ★★★★

4. Book for Children and Book for Adults
- Charlotte's Web by E.B. White ★★★★
- The Art of Being Deaf: A Memoir by Donna McDonald AA ★★★★★

5. First and Last Book in a Series
- Nevernight by Jay Kristoff AA ★★★★★
- A Court of Wings and Ruin by Sarah J. Maas ★★★★

6. Fiction and Nonfiction
- The Mockingbirds by Daisy Whitney ★★★★
- Graeme Clark: The man who invented the bionic ear by Mark Worthing AA ★★★★

You're linked Mima :)

Spring Challenge: Opposites Attract!
Duration: 1/9/17 - 30/11/17
Level: Charged
Progress: 3/6

1. Futuristic Vs Historic
The Memory of Earth - Orson Scott Card ~4 stars
And I Darken - Kiersten White
2. Adult/Epic Fantasy Vs Middle Grade Fantasy
Deadhouse Gates - Steven Erikson ~5 stars
The Seventh Tower - Garth Nix AA ~4 stars
3. Fire on cover Vs Ice on cover
Wit'ch Fire - James Clemens
Battleaxe - Sara Douglass AA

Love the variety of opposites you are all coming up with!!!

Spring Challenge: Opposites Attract!
Duration: 1/9/17 - 30/11/17
Level: Electric 6 pairs
Progress:12/12

1. Cat/Dog
After Cleo by Helen Brown
Going Home by Cliff McNish

2. City/Country
The Guy, the Girl, the Artist and His Ex by Gabrielle Williams AA
Clancy of the Undertow by Christopher Currie AA

3. Rich/Poor
Rich People Problems by Kevin Kwan
The International Bank of Bob: Connecting Our Worlds One $25 Kiva Loan at a Time by Bob Harris DNF

4. Male MC/Female MC
No Limits By Ellie Marney AA
Too Easy by J.M. Green AA

5.First in a series/Last in a series
A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle
Kitty Kitty by Michele Jaffe

6. French translation/ German translation
Fish Change Direction in Cold Weather by Pierre Szalowski
Look Who's Back by Timur Vermes

Spring Challenge: Opposites Attract!
Duration: 1/9/17 - 30/11/17
Level: Electric
Progress: 12/12

1. Remote islands/ Accessible island
- Pocket Atlas of Remote Islands: Fifty Islands I Have Not Visited and Never Will by Judith Schalansky 3★
- When the Night Comes by Favel Parrett AA 5★

2. YA fiction/Adult fiction
- Running on the Roof of the World by Jess Butterworth 3★
- The City Son by Samrat Upadhyay 3★

3. English crime/Translated crime
- The Janus Stone by Elly Griffiths 4★
- Irène by Pierre Lemaitre 2★

4. North America/South America
- The Readers of Broken Wheel Recommend by Katarina Bivald 3.5★
- Enchanted Islands by Allison Amend 3★

5. Sydney domestic drama/Sydney underbelly
- The Fence by Meredith Jaffe AA 4★
- Ghost Girls by Cath Ferla AA 4★

6. Khaled Hosseini novel/graphic novel
- And the Mountains Echoed by Khaled Hosseini 4★
- The Kite Runner: Graphic Novel by Khaled Hosseini 3★

Karen and Diana - you're both linked!

And you are too Andrea :)

Spring Challenge: Opposites Attract!
Duration: 1/9/17 - 30/11/17
Level: Magnetic
Progress: 8/8

1. City/Country
-Fever City: A Thriller by Tim Baker(AA) READ 2*
-The Country Wedding by Barbara Hannay(AA) READ 4*

2. Contemporary/Historical
-Murder, Lies and Chocolate by Sally Berneathy READ 3*
-The Scent of Murder by Felicity Young(AA) READ 4*

3. Female Author/Male Author
-Count to Ten by Karen Rose READ 4*
-The Secrets She Keeps by Michael Robotham(AA) READ 4*

4. Female on Cover/Male on Cover
-Champagne for Breakfast by Maggie Christensen(AA) READ 3*
-Run the Risk by Lori Foster READ 2*

Thanks Brenda.

You're also linked Janine - and you're welcome Diana :)

Spring Challenge: Opposites Attract!
Duration: 1/9/17 - 30/11/17
Level: Electric (6 pairs/12 books)
Progress12/12

1. First on TBR and last TBR
✔All But My Life: A Memoir
✔The SixAA

2. Son and Daughter
✔My Husband's Son
✔Only DaughterAA

3. Black and White
✔Black Out
✔The Lost Hours by Karen White

4. Past and Future
✔Yesterday
✔From This Moment On

5. Lost and Found
✔The Lost SwimmerAA
✔I Found You

6. Dull Cover and Bright Cover
✔Atonement
✔Wish You Were Here

Nice mix Kerri! You're linked up :)

The issue here was trying to pair up some of the books I actually want to read over the next 3 months!

Spring Challenge: Opposites Attract!
Duration: 1/9/17 - 30/11/17
Level: Electric
Progress: 12/12

1. Short Stories/Long story
No Middle Name: The Complete Collected Jack Reacher Short Stories by Lee Child 4*
A Dark So Deadly by Stuart MacBride (600+ pages) 4*

2. Male MC/Female MC
The Burial Hour by Jeffery Deaver 3*
Conspiracy in Death by J.D. Robb 5*

3. Fiction/Non-fiction
The Time Trap by Peter Corris AA 2*
A Zoo in My Luggage by Gerald Durrell 4*

4. Turned into a play/Turned into a movie
Wyrd Sisters by Terry Pratchett 4*
The Remains of the Day by Kazuo Ishiguro 2*

5. Sequel/Prequel
The Son of Neptune by Rick Riordan 4*
Last Breath by Karin Slaughter 4*

6. Set in the Capital/Set in the Outback
Rip Off by Kel Robertson AA 4*
Diamond Sky by Annie Seaton>s AA 5*

I love seeing what everyone is coming up with in their opposites - very clever!

You're also linked Jane :)

I'm going to try for Charged.

Spring Challenge: Opposites Attract!
Duration: 1/9/17 - 30/11/17
Level: Charged
Progress: 6/6

1. Same sex relationships:
Don't Tell Anyone by Laurie Boris (M/M) ★★★★☆
The Warrior's Path by Catherine M. Wilson (F/F) ★★★★☆

2.Male/Female Protagonist
The Release by Shelbi Wescott ★★☆☆☆
The Legacy Human by Susan Kaye Quinn ★★★★☆

3.Contemporary/Historical
Tears Of The Cheetah by T.M. Clark (AA) ★★★☆☆
The Book of Whispers by Kimberley Starr (AA) ★★★☆☆

Lynxie, your #1 choices are both the same - you need to have them opposite one another :)

And you're linked :)

I think she has a male/male romance and female/female romance there Brenda.

I'm going for Charged (6 pairs) using books already on my kindle.

6/6

1. Historical Australian/ Contemporary Australian
✔ Historical - Half Wild by Pip Smith AA 4★
✔ Contemporary - The Dark Lake by Sarah Bailey AA 4★

2. Historical Mystery/Futuristic Mystery
✔ Historical - The Novice's Tale by Ann Swinfen 4★
✔ Futuristic - Seduction in Death by J.D. Robb 5★

3. Mother/Daughter
✔ Mother - The Lone Child by Anna George AA 5★
✔ Daughter - The Good Daughter by Karin Slaughter 5★

4. Male Author/Female Author
✔ Male - The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead 5★
✔ Female - Ballad for a Mad Girl by Vikki Wakefield 4★ AA

5. True Crime/ Fictional thriller
✔ True crime - The Education of a Coroner: Lessons in Investigating Death by John Bateson 4★
✔ Thriller - Cold Blood by Robert Bryndza 4★

6. Young Adult/Adult
✔ Young Adult - Me and Rory Macbeath by Richard Beasley 4.5★ AA
✔ Adult - Lincoln in the Bardo by George Saunders 5★

Phrynne wrote: "I think she has a male/male romance and female/female romance there Brenda."

Okay thanks Phrynne :)

Linked up Carolyn (Electric!) lol

Yep thanks Phrynne :)

Spring Challenge: Opposites Attract!
Duration: 1/9/17 - 30/11/17
Level: Electric
Progress: 12/12 books 6/6 pairs = DONE!!

1. Fantasy / Real world
- The Caller by Juliet Marillier 3★
- Eleanor & Park by Rainbow Rowell 3★

2. Nonfiction / Fiction
- Have a Little Faith: a True Story by Mitch Albom 5★
- Carry On by Rainbow Rowell 3★

3. First in series / Final in series
- Alice by Christina Henry3★
- The Forever Ship by Francesca Haig AA 3★

4. History / Contemporary
- Kingmaker: Winter Pilgrims by Toby Clements 4★
- Breath by Tim Winton AA 3.5★

5. Male author / Female author
-Kingmaker: Broken Faith by Toby Clements 4★
- The Other Boleyn Girl by Philippa Gregory2.5★

6. Southern hemisphere / Northern hemisphere
- Saving Francesca by Melina Marchetta AA 3★
- Small Great Things by Jodi Picoult 4★

Going to try for the hardest this time - ELECTRIC :)


✔ 1. Male author/Female author
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K Dick ★★★
The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins ★★★★★

✔ 2. Set in Northern Hemisphere/ Set in Southern Hemisphere
A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness ★★★★★
For the Term of His Natural Life by Marcus Clarke (AA) ★★★★

✔ 3. Non-fiction/ Fiction
Eating Animals by Jonathan Safran Foer ★★★1/2
The Great Zoo of China by Matthew Reilly (AA) ★★★1/2

✔ 4. Historical / Contemparary
The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafon ★★★★
Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro ★★★

✔ 5. Male MC/ Female MC
The Martian by Andy Wier ★★★1/2
Under the Skin by Michael Faber ★★★★1/2

✔ 6. Short title/ Long title
Suspect by Michael Robotham (AA) ★★★1/2
45 + 47 Stella Street And Everything That Happened Elizabeth Honey (AA) ★★

What a great idea - I love it! Count me in please.

Spring Challenge: Opposites Attract!
Duration: 1/9/17 - 30/11/17
Level: Magnetic
Progress: 0/8

1. Contemporary fiction vs. Historical fiction:
Truly Madly Guilty by Liane Moriarty (AA)
The Wonder by Emma Donoghue

2. Book Covers: Fire vs. Ice:
Sunset Limited by James Lee Burke
The Chosen by Kristina Ohlsson

3. Home vs. Away:
Ash Island by Barry Maitland (AA) (Set in NSW)
The Bit In Between by Claire Varley (AA) (Set in the Solomon Islands)

4. Male Author vs. Female Author
Teach Us to Sit Still: A Sceptic's Search for Health and Healing by Tim Parks
The Sinkings by Amanda Curtin (AA)

Ditto -Great idea, love it! ت I'm in Please!

Spring Challenge: Opposites Attract!
Duration: 1/9/17 - 30/11/17
Level: Magnetic - 8/8

1. Novella/500 + pages
-Black & Blue by Candice Fox AA 4★'s
-Inkheart by Cornelia Funke 5★'s

2. Magic/No Magic
-Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling 5★'s
-Tell the Truth by Katherine Howell AA 5★'s

3. Male Author/Female Author
-Storm Front by Jim Butcher 5★'s
-The Silence Between Breaths by Cath Staincliffe 3★'s

4. Animal/No Animal
-Wesley the Owl: The Remarkable Love Story of an Owl and His Girl by Stacey O'Brien 4★'s
-One Boy Missing by Stephen Orr 3★'s

I am loving everyone's opposites - what a fun challenge this is going to be :)

Me too Sally - some ingenious opposites!

Jacm, Dree, Mary, Owl - you're all linked!

Going for an eclectric electric Spring:

True Crime/Fictional Crime:
The Wicked Boy: The Mystery of a Victorian Child Murderer by Kate Summerscale 3*
The Man Who Went Up in Smoke by Maj Sjöwall 3*

A book of short stories/One long story:
The Tales of Chekhov, Volume 3: The Lady with the Dog and Other Stories by Anton Chekhov 3*
Long Story: War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy 5*

Australian Female Author/Male Author:
Portable Curiosities by Julie Koh AA
That Deadman Dance by Kim Scott AA 3*

Historical Fiction/Speculative Fiction:
They Were Found Wanting by Miklós Bánffy 3*
Oryx and Crake by Margaret Atwood 5*

Arctic/Antarctic:
A Woman in the Polar Night by Christiane Ritter 4*
Out of the Ice by Ann Turner AA 4*

Slavery/Freedom:
Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi
Siddharta by Hermann Hesse

You're linked Calzean :)

Love this group!!

Spring Challenge: Opposites Attract!
Duration: 1/9/17 - 30/11/17
Level: Magnetic
Progress: 8/8

1. Rural setting/urban setting:
-The Dressmaker by Rosalie Ham AA rural ★☆☆☆☆
-Dead Witch Walking by Kim Harrison urban ★★★★☆

2. Classic novel with happy ending/tragic ending:
-Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen happy ending ★★★★★
-Tess of the D'Urbervilles by Thomas Hardy tragic ending ★★★★★

3. Historical setting/present-day setting:
-Beauty in Thorns by Kate Forsyth AA set in the mid-1800s ★★★★☆
-American Gods by Neil Gaiman present day ★★★★☆

4. Collapsing empire/building empire:
-Oryx and Crake by Margaret Atwood collapsing ★★★★★
-Genghis: Lords of the Bow by Conn Iggulden building ★★★★☆