Aussie Readers discussion

For this Annual Extra, let's choose our books by their cover COLOUR. As close as possible (e.g. make sure your RED isn't PINK), and a minimum of 50% on the cover. Plus ALL Aussie Authors for this one!



Duration: 1/1/19 - 31/12/19

DON'T FORGET
1. Our guidelines Here
2. Please include COVER PICS of your chosen books.
3. ALL Aussie Authors

Not sure on your colours? Check them HERE

Easy - 12 books
Medium - 24 books
Hard - 36 books

TEMPLATE
Level:
0/?

2 x Yellow

2 x Green

2 x Blue

2 x Purple

2 x Orange

2 x Red

Participants


Brenda
Carolyn
Dree
Jacm
Jane
Jazzy
Kerri
Kerri_M
Kim Marie
Kylie
Loren
Marianne
MichelleG
Mima
Nicola
Odette
Phrynne
Sandie
Sarah
Sharon
Tien
Tina
Trish
Veronica
Zoey

2019 Annual Aussie Author Extra - COLOURS!
Duration: 1/1/19 - 31/12/19
Level: Medium
ALL AAs
24/24

4 x Yellow
#1. A Town Like Alice by Nevil Shute 5★s 2/6/19
#2. Paving the New Road by Sulari Gentill 5★s 12/3/19
#3. Gentlemen Formerly Dressed by Sulari Gentill 5★s 6/5/19
#4. A Life of Her Own by Fiona McCallum 5★s 8/3/19



4 x Green - COMPLETED
#1. Murder and Mendelssohn by Kerry Greenwood 4★s 30/3/19
#2. The Soldier's Curse by Meg Keneally 4★s 11/1/19
#3. The Trouble With Choices by Trish Morey 4★s 3/3/19
#4. The Orchardist's Daughter by Karen Viggers 5★s 21/1/19



4 x Blue - COMPLETED
#1. Lemongrass Bay by Theresa Smith 4★s 18/2/19
#2. The Corpse at the Carnival by Grace York 5★s 9/1/19
#3. The Promised Land by Barry Maitland 5★s 1/1/19
#4. Cedar Valley by Holly Throsby 3★s 28/1/19



4 x Purple - COMPLETED
#1. The Jacaranda Trail: A Journey of Discovery Down Under by Alannah Foley 4★s 10/4/19
#2. Lawson's Bend by Nicole Hurley-Moore 5★s 27/1/19
#3. How to Be Second Best by Jessica Dettmann 4★s 25/2/19
#4. Under The Spanish Stars by Alli Sinclair 5★s 26/2/19




4 x Orange - COMPLETED
#1. Sunshine by Kim Kelly 5★s 16/2/19
#2. Death at the Dog Show by Grace York 5★s 15/4/19
#3. The Red Dirt Road by Alissa Callen 5★s 24/3/19
#4. Devil In The Wind by Frank Prem 5★s 2/4/19



4 x Red - COMPLETED
#1. The Secret Runners of New York by Matthew Reilly 5★s 20/3/19
#2. Norah of Billabong by Mary Grant Bruce 5★s 22/4/19
#3. The Book Ninja by Ali Berg 2★s 12/2/19
#4. The Unmourned by Meg Keneally 4★s 31/5/19

I'll start with Medium and upgrade to Hard later once I've found a few more books.

36/ 36 books

Yellow 6/6
✔ The Rosie Result by Graeme Simsion 5★
✔ The Yellow House by Emily O'Grady 4★
✔ Those Other Women by Nicola Moriarty 3.5★
✔ Driving into the Sun by Marcella Polain 4★
✔ Six Minutes by Petronella McGovern 4★
✔ Going Under by Sonia Henry 4★



Green 6/6
✔ The Clockmaker's Daughter by Kate Morton 4★
✔ The Soldier's Curse by Meg and Tom Keneally 5★
✔ Gone by Midnight by Candice Fox 5★
✔ Hangman by Jack Heath 5★
✔ Dead Man Switch by Tara Moss 4.5★
✔ The Woman Behind Her by Anna Willett 4★



Blue 6/6
✔ The Bookshop of the Broken Hearted by Robert Hillman 4.5★
✔ Dark Past by Catherine Lee 3.5★
✔ River of Salt by Dave Warner 4.5★
✔ Gravity Is The Thing by Jaclyn Moriarty
✔ Love And Other Battles by Tess Woods 4.5★
✔ Taking Tom Murray Home by Tim Slee 4★



Purple 5/6
✔ Murder in Murloo by Brigid George
✔ Dark Chemistry by Catherine Lee This Night So DarkAA
✔ The Erratics by Vicki Laveau-Harvie 4★
✔ Aurora Rising by Jay Kristoff & Amie Kaufman 4★
✔ The Body in the Beach House by Grace York 4★
✔ Changeling Exile by Marina Finlayson 4★



Orange 6/ 6
✔ Death at the Dog Show by Grace York 4★
✔ Something in the Wine by Tricia Stringer 4★
✔ An Easeful Death by Felicity Young 3.5★
✔ This Shattered World by Amie Kaufman & Megan Spooner 4★
✔ The Place on Dalhousie by Melina Marchetta 4★
✔ Dark City by Catherine Lee 4★



Red 6/6
✔ The Unmourned by Meg and Tom Keneally 4★
✔ The Spotted Dog by Kerry Greenwood 4★
✔ The Rook by Daniel O'Malley 4★
✔ Wundersmith: The Calling of Morrigan Crow by Jessica Townsend 4★
✔ The Ex by Nicola Moriarty 4★
✔ The Fragments by Toni Jordan 4.5★

Woohoo! Thanks Carolyn :) I was struggling to find a red one....

Going Easy (12)

11/12

Yellow
✔️ The Women In Black by Madeline St John ★★★1/2
✔️ The Yellow House by Emily O'Grady ★★★★


Green
✔️ Feeling Sorry for Celia by Jaclyn Moriaty ★★★★
✔️ Darkness, Be My Friend by John Marsden ★★★1/2



Blue
✔️ The Night Is for Hunting by John Marsden ★★★★
✔️ The Brush Off by Shane Maloney ★★★


Purple
✔️ The Dead of Night by John Marsden ★★★★
✔️ A Killing Frost by John Marsden ★★★★


Orange
Mr Wigg by Inga Simpson
✔️ A Fortunate Life by AB Facey ★★★★


Red
✔️Cocaine Blues by Kerry Greenwood ★
✔️What Alice Forgot by Liane Moriaty ★★★★

Brenda wrote: "Woohoo! Thanks Carolyn :) I was struggling to find a red one...."

Glad to help Brenda! I found orange the most difficult to find. I seem to have a lot of black or brown AA books on my tbr this year and not many coloured ones!

Level:
12/12

2 x Yellow
18/5
15/6

2 x Green
read 16/4 (the cover looks blue here but it is actually green)
8/5

2 x Blue
read 29/3
31/5

2 x Purple
read 25/4
24/7

2 x Orange
26/1
8/3

2 x Red
29/6
7/4

Level: start with Easy, fill in a bit later
17/?

2 x Yellow
1,The Rosie Result 5★s
2. Driving into the Sun 4★s
3. Australia Day 4.5★s
4. Going Under 5★s


2 x Green
1. The Orchardist's Daughter 5★s
2. The Burnt Country 5★s
3. The Land Before Avocado 5★s

2 x Blue
1. The Time is Now, Monica Sparrow 5★s
2. The Things We Cannot Say 5★s
3. Under the Midnight Sky 4.5★s
4. Four Respectable Ladies Seek The Meaning Of Wife 5★s


2 x Purple
1. Second Sight
2. The Stranding


2 x Orange
1. Attempts to Draw Jesus 4★s
2. Black & Blue 3★s
3. Life Before 5★s


2 x Red
1. A Room for a Stranger 4★s
2. The Ex 4★s


2 x Pink (just adding this off my own bat ;)
1. The Nancys 4★s
2.

OK I'm in for easy level, I'll sort some books tomorrow :)

Level:
12/12

2 x Yellow
Going Under by Sonia Henry 4 stars 26/6/19
Six Minutes by Petronella McGovern 4 stars 1/7/19



2 x Green
The Orchardist's Daughter by Karen Viggers 3.5 stars 2/2/19
The Lost Girls by Jennifer Spence 4 stars 23/2/19



2 x Blue
The Escape Room by Megan Goldin 5 stars 1/1/19
The Last Days of the Romanov Dancers by Kerri Turner 5 stars 16/1/19



2 x Purple
Murder in Murloo by Brigid George 4 stars 31/5/19
The Body in the Beach House by Grace York 4 stars 25/5/19



2 x Orange
Hunter by Jack Heath 4stars 4/3/19
Something in the Wine by Tricia Stringer 2 stars 13/4/19



2 x Red
While You Were Reading by Ali Berg and Michelle Kalus 4 stars 10/6/19
Tomorrow, When the War Began by John Marsden 5 stars 14/6/19

Brenda wrote: "For this Annual Extra, let's choose our books by their cover COLOUR. As close as possible (e.g. make sure your RED isn't PINK), and a minimum of 50% on the cover. Plus ALL Aussie Authors for this o..."

Actually, 50% is quite hard to get: Rosie Result is 59% yellow, but Of Blood and Bone is only 35% orange and Cedar Valley is only 37% blue, according to that tool you gave us, Brenda. The Orchardist's Daughter is only about 23% green Maybe 35% would be more achievable?

And maybe include the link to tineye?

Marianne wrote: "Brenda wrote: "For this Annual Extra, let's choose our books by their cover COLOUR. As close as possible (e.g. make sure your RED isn't PINK), and a minimum of 50% on the cover. Plus ALL Aussie Aut..."

That's funny as the copy of The Orchardist's Daughter that I have in my hand is mostly green. I think it's the reprint of the covers onto GR that's quite often the problem :) Thanks...

Linked to here :)

Brenda wrote: "Marianne wrote: "Brenda wrote: "For this Annual Extra, let's choose our books by their cover COLOUR. As close as possible (e.g. make sure your RED isn't PINK), and a minimum of 50% on the cover. Pl.

That's funny as the copy of The Orchardist's Daughter that I have in my hand is mostly green. I think it's the reprint of the covers onto GR that's quite often the problem :) Thanks... .."

Yes, I was thinking of using that one for green too, but the woman in the middle of the cover actually takes up quite a lot of it. The first impression of the book is green, I agree

Definitely not ready to commit to this one yet but maybe later in the year if I collect some colourful Aussie author books!

No problem Krystal :)

I'm in for 'Easy'.

Level: Easy
9/12

Yellow
1. Best Foot Forward by Adam Hills 5★
2. The Rosie Result by Graeme Simsion 5★



Green
1. The Clockmaker's Daughter by Kate Morton 3★
2.



Blue
1. Ghost Empire by Richard Fidler 3★
2. Big Little Lies by Liane Moriarty 3.5 ★



Purple
1.
2.


Orange
1. Picnic at Hanging Rock by Joan Lindsay 5★
2. The Architect by John Alan Scott



Red
1. I Am the Messenger by Markus Zusak 3★
2. The Book Ninja by Ali Berg 5★

2019 Annual Aussie Author Extra - COLOURS!
Duration: 1/1/19 - 31/12/19
Level: Medium
ALL AAs
Progress: 2/ 24

4 x Yellow
1 - The Rosie Result by Graeme Simsion
2 - The One Who Got Away by Caroline Overington
3 - Those Other Women by Nicola Moriarty
4 -


4 x Green
5 - The Clockmaker's Daughter by Kate Morton
6 - Tangled Vines by Megan Mayfair
7 - Moon Sworn by Keri Arthur
✓ 8 - Mister Monday by Garth Nix. Read: 15 Jan 2019, Rated: 3 stars


4 x Blue
9 - Imago by N.R. Walker
10 - Bound to Shadows by Keri Arthur
11 - Darkness Unbound by Keri Arthur
12 - The Silent Country by Di Morrissey


4 x Purple
13 - Wicked Embers by Keri Arthur
14 - Their Fractured Light by Amie Kaufman
15 -
16 -


4 x Orange
✓ 17 - Fireborn by Keri Arthur. Read: 15 Jan 2019, Rated: 4 stars
18 - Barra Creek by Di Morrissey
19 - Crimson Lake by Candice Fox
20 - The Girl in the Yellow Vest by Loretta Hill


4 x Red
21 - Me Without You by Kelly Rimmer
22 - Darkness Rising by Keri Arthur
23 - The Castlemaine Murders by Kerry Greenwood
24 -

I’ll joining in for the easy level too
Will as books when on laptop next

I thought night be good for Orange, but tineye tells me it's yellow and brown :(

Marianne wrote: "I thought night be good for Orange, but tineye tells me it's yellow and brown :("

Don't be too pedantic Marianne - it passes for orange to me :)

Level: Easy
12/12

2 x Yellow
Ridiculous Expectations: Or How to Find a Prince by Merridy Eastman 2★
Gather the Bones by Alison Stuart 4★


2 x Green
Gone by Midnight by Candice Fox 5★
Death in Room 7 by K.J. Emrick 2★


2 x Blue
The Bay of Shadows by Samantha Wood 3★
Captivate by Vanessa Garden 3★


2 x Purple
Nefarious Doings by Ilsa Evans 4.5★
The Spider Goddess by Tara Moss 3★


2 x Orange
A Scone to Die For by H.Y. Hanna 4★
The Red Dirt Road by Alissa Callen 5★


2 x Red
My Brilliant Career by Miles Franklin 3★
The Ex by Nicola Moriarty 5★

All linked to here :)

Another Annual Challenge - just can't resist but I seem to spend all my spare time choosing books and managing my challenges and not actually reading!

Level: Medium (4 per colour)
24/24

Yellow
The Sundowners by Jon Cleary 4*
The Rosie Result by Graeme Simsion 4*
The Single Ladies of Jacaranda Retirement Village by Joanna Nell 4.5*
The Memories That Make Us by Vanessa Carnevale 4*


Green - COMPLETED
48 Shades of Brown by Nick Earls 4*
The Clockmaker's Daughter by Kate Morton 3*
Cloudstreet by Tim Winton 3*
Dark Secrets by Catherine Lee 4*
One to Watch by Rachel Amphlett 4*


Blue - COMPLETED
The Peacock Summer by Hannah Richell 5*
Resurrection Bay by Emma Viskic 4*
Bad Debts by Peter Temple 4*
Dark Past by Catherine Lee 4*
The Rosie Effect by Graeme Simsion 3*
Heavenly Pleasures by Kerry Greenwood 4*


Purple - COMPLETED
Missing by Melanie Casey 4*
Dark Chemistry by Catherine Lee 4*
Eden by Candice Fox 3.5*
Let The Dead Lie by Malla Nunn 3*



Orange - COMPLETED
Assassins Vengeance by Rachel Amphlett 3*
Bridge of Clay by Markus Zusak 4*
The Lost Man by Jane Harper 4*
An Easeful Death by Felicity Young 3*


Red- COMPLETED
Earthly Delights by Kerry Greenwood 3*
Vernon God Little by D.B.C. Pierre 1*
A Town Like Alice by Nevil Shute 5*
The Hypnotist's Love Story by Liane Moriarty 4*
The Secret Runners of New York by Matthew Reilly 5*



And yes I know I only need 2 per colour but I'm hoping to up my level as the year progresses.

Jane wrote: "Another Annual Challenge - just can't resist but I seem to spend all my spare time choosing books and managing my challenges and not actually reading!

Level: Easy
0/12

Yellow
..."

At least they'll all be ready for when you can start reading ;)


You're linked Jane :)

Brenda wrote: "Marianne wrote: "I thought night be good for Orange, but tineye tells me it's yellow and brown :("

Don't be too pedantic Marianne - it passes for orange ..."

OK, I have to say, my copy looks orange, so...

Actually, it's good to see other participants' covers because then you can say "Oh, I've got that one to read, it can go there!"

That's right - everyone's choices help each other!

Should I, shouldn't I. I think I might have to pass on this one too.

LOL! You can change your mind any time you want Camille :)

2019 Annual Aussie Author Extra - COLOURS!
Duration: 1/1/19 - 31/12/19 - Easy Level
6/12

Yellow
The Rosie Result by Graeme Simsion 3.5★
The Last Painting of Sara de Vos by Dominic Smith 4★



Green
The Husband's Secret by Liane Moriarty 3.5 ★
Girl of Shadows by Deborah Challinor 4 ★



Blue
The Last Days of the Romanov Dancers by Kerri Turner
The Bookshop of the Broken Hearted by Robert Hillman 4★



Purple
Behind the Sun by Deborah Challinor 4.5★
A Hundred Small Lessons by Ashley Hay



Orange
Zigzag Street by Nick Earls
Mr Wigg by Inga Simpson



Red
Wundersmith: The Calling of Morrigan Crow by Jessica Townsend
The Fragments by Toni Jordan

Level: Hard
1/36


Red:
1. A Thousand Perfect Notes by C.G. Drews
2. Have Sword, Will Travel by Garth Nix
3.
4.
5.
6.



Orange:
1. Thirst by Lizzie Wilcock
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.



Yellow:
1. The Book That Made Me by Judith Ridge
2. The Girl from Snowy River by Jackie French
3. Deafness Gain by Michael Uniacke
4.
5.
6.



Green:
1. Going Off-Script by Jen Wilde
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.



Blue:
1. Snow Pony by Alison Lester
2. The Extremely Inconvenient Adventures of Bronte Mettlestone by Jaclyn Moriarty
3. Wakestone Hall by Judith Rossell
4. The Sidekicks by Will Kostakis
5. The Dream Walker by Victoria Carless
6. The Other Side of Summer by Emily Gale
7. Girl Detective by R.A. Spratt
8. Sky by Ondine Sherman



Purple:
✓ Lady Helen and the Dark Days Deceit by Alison Goodman ★★★★★
2. Black Spring by Alison Croggon
3.
4.
5.
6.



Books with no cover as yet:

Kim Marie wrote: "2019 Annual Aussie Author Extra - COLOURS!
Duration: 1/1/19 - 31/12/19 - Easy Level
0/12

Yellow
The Rosie Result by Graeme Simsion
[book:The Memories That Make Us|..."

Beautiful choices Kim! You're linked :)

Mima wrote: "To start me off, here are the AA's I currently have on my TBR.

Level: Hard
0/36


Red:
1. A Thousand Perfect Notes by C.G. Drews
2. .."

Mima I've fixed this one for you and added the blurb as well :)

Deafness Gain

You're linked Mima :)

Brenda wrote: "Mima wrote: "To start me off, here are the AA's I currently have on my TBR.

Level: Hard
0/36


Red:
1. A Thousand Perfect Notes by C.G. Drews
2. .."

Mima I've f..."

Whoa Brenda!! You can do that??? That's a useful skill, I read so many books without the right covers or ISBNs.

We have a librarian thread here you can go to and request things like that :) https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

Any book help you need just post in that thread :)

Count me in for this annual challenge, will start with the easy level. I will come back with more choices as I go through my Australian books. For now...
YELLOW
1.Careful, He Might Hear You by Sumner Locke...read 5*
2.[book:Ten Things I Hate About Me by Randa Abdel-Fattah...read 3.5*


GREEN
1. Sixty Seconds by Jesse Blackadder....read 4*
2. The Promise: An Italian Romance by Lisa Clifford....read 3*


BLUE
1.Breathby Tim Winton....read 4*
2.Soon by Morris Gleitzman....read 4*


PURPLE
1.After Cynthia by Amy WittingAmy Witting...read 3*
2.Jacaranda Blue byJoy Dettman...read 3*


ORANGE
1.The Red Thread: A Love Story byNicholas Jose....read 3*
2. A Town Like Alice by Nevil Shute....read 4*


RED
1.The Strays by Emily Bitto...read 3.5*
2.A Taste For ItMonica McInerney...read 3.5*


Hope the colours are right !!! 😉

You're linked Trish :) They'll be okay ;)

Brenda wrote: "You're linked Trish :) They'll be okay ;)"

Thank you Brenda.

I'll just do easy :) hope they're all okay :)

0/12

YELLOW:
1. What Alice Forgot by Liane Moriarty
2. Bitter Greens by Kate Forsyth


GREEN:
1. Frogkisser! by Garth Nix
2. Mary Poppins in the Park by P.L. Travers


BLUE:
1. A Song Only I Can Hear by Barry Jonsberg
2. Finnikin of the Rock by Melina Marchetta


PURPLE:
1. Tapestry by Fiona McIntosh
2. The Lavender Keeper by Fiona McIntosh


ORANGE:
1. The Power of One by Bryce Courtenay
- TBA


RED:
1. Year of Wonders by Geraldine Brooks
2. Mary Poppins by P.L. Travers

They are fine Loren :) You're linked!

I cannot resist a good challenge! Please count me in.

Level:
18/18

YELLOW
1. The Idea of Perfection by Kate Grenville - 5★
2. Searching for the Secret River by Kate Grenville - 4.5★
3. Beyond the Orchard by Anna Romer - 5★



GREEN
1. The Woman Next Door by Liz Byrski - 4★
2. One to Watch by Rachel Amphlett - 4★
3. The Clockmaker's Daughter - 5★


BLUE
1. Where the River Runs by Fleur McDonald - 5★
2. The Peacock Summer by Hannah Richell - 5★
3. The Art of Keeping Secrets by Rachael Johns - 4.5★


PURPLE
1. The Family Secret by Fiona Palmer - 4★
2. Dressing the Dearloves by Kelly Doust - 5★
3. Fool's Gold by Fleur McDonald - 4★



ORANGE
1. Outback Blaze by Rachael Johns - 5★
2. Mastermind by Helen Goltz - 3.5★
3. Crimson Lake by Candice Fox - 4.5★


RED
1. The Rook by Daniel O'Malley - 4★
2. Room for a Stranger by Melanie Cheng - 4★
3. The Great Zoo of China by Mattew Reilly - 3★

You're linked Odette :)

Wonderful, thanks Brenda! :)

Brenda wrote: "You're linked Odette :)"
Thanks, Brenda

You're welcome girls :)

Level:
12/12

YELLOW
1. The Rosie Result by Graeme Simsion 5 stars 9/1/19
2.Those Other Women by Nicola Moriarty 3 stars 20/2/19


GREEN
1. The Orchardist's Daughter by Karen Viggers 3 stars 22/3/19
2. The Jade Lily by Kirsty Manning 4 stars 24/3/19


3. BLUE
1. The Corpse at the Carnival by Grace York4 stars 7/2/19
2. Gravity Is the Thing: A Novel by Jaclyn Moriarty 5 star 3/4/19


PURPLE
1. The Body in the Beach House by Grace York 4 stars 14/1/19
2. The Dark Days Deceit by Alison Goodman 3 stars 16/2/19


ORANGE
1. Zigzag Street by Nick Earls4 stars 14/4/19
2. Death at the Dog Show by Grace York 4 stars 14/2/9


RED
1. Wundersmith: The Calling of Morrigan Crow by Jessica Townsend5 stars 3/3/19
2. The Book Ninja by Ali Berg 4 stars 14/7/19

You're linked Phrynne :)