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This month our challenge is all about genres.

* Easy challenge. Read three books, each one from a different genre (At least one Aussie author )
* Medium challenge. Read five books, each from a different genre ( At least two Aussie authors )
* Hard Challenge. Read five books, each from a different genre and then add a traditional spell it out of the word GENRE . (At least three Aussie authors)

Please state the genres of the books you choose (apart from the spell it out)

Don't forget the Rules: Minimum of 125 pages per book - full guidelines HERE


May Challenge - All about the GENRES 1st - 31st May 2020
Level:
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Spell it out.
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✔Alex
✔ Amanda
✔ Brenda
✔Bron
✔Carolyn
Celine
✔Cherie
Cheryl
✔Christian
✔Deborah
✔Diana
✔Erin
✔Genevieve
✔Jane
✔Janelle
✔Janine
✔Jennifer
Julia
✔Kahlia
✔Kali
✔Kim
✔Krystal
✔Kylie
✔Kylie
✔KylieH
Leonie
Li'lOwl
✔Mari
✔MaryG2E
✔Michelle_Mck
✔Nicola
✔Phrynne
✔Sarah
Sharon
Suzie
✔Teresa
✔TheMadHatter
✔Tien
✔Trish
Valerie
✔Zoey

May Challenge - All about the GENRES 1st - 31st May 2020
Level: Hard
10/10

* Young Adult: Aurora Burning by Amie Kaufman AA 5 stars
* Historical fiction: The Daughter of Victory Lights by Kerri Turner AA 4 stars
* Cosy Mystery: Little Bookshop of Murder: A Beach Reads Mystery by Maggie Blackburn 2 stars
* Crime: Laid In Earth by Graham Brack 5 stars
* Memoir: Thirty Thousand Bottles of Wine and a Pig Called Helga by Todd Alexander AA 3 stars



Spell it out.
GThe Girl You Lost by Kathryn Croft 3 stars
E A Dying Fall by Elly Griffiths 4 stars
N The Lost Future of Pepperharrow by Natasha Pulley 5 stars
R Gone to Ground by Rachel Amphlett AA 4 stars
E Darkness for Light by Emma Viskic AA 4 stars

May Challenge - All about the GENRES
May 1st - May 31st
Level: Hard
10/10

#1. Historical Fiction - The Viennese Girl by Jenny Lecoat 5★s 2/5/20
#2. Rural Romance - Fool Me Once by Karly Lane 4★s 3/5/20 AA
#3. Contemporary - When Grace Went Away by Meredith Appleyard 5★s 16/5/20 AA
#4. Mystery/Thriller - Killing Mind by Angela Marsons 5★s 8/5/20
#5. Cosy Mystery - To Kill a Mocking Girl by Harper Kincaid 5★s 6/5/20



Spell it out.

G Booked for Death by Victoria Gilbert 4★s 25/5/20
E Elsa Goody, Bushranger by Darry Fraser 5★s 14/5/20 AA
N Nobody Will Tell You This But Me by Bess Kalb 4★s 1/5/20
R Stillhouse Lake by Rachel Caine 5★s 24/5/20
E The Hidden Hand of Death by Lawrence J. Epstein 4★s 18/5/20

Medium for me (5 genres, 2AA)

✔ 1. Thriller: The Golden Girl by Dana Perry
✔ 2. Paranormal: The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires by Grady Hendrix 5★
✔ 3. Cosy mystery: The Agatha Christie Book Club by C.A. Larmer AA 3.5★
✔ 4. Historical mystery: A Dangerous Language by Sulari Gentill AA 5★
✔ 5. Domestic drama: Grown Ups by Marian Keyes 4★

May Challenge - All about the GENRES 1st - 31st May 2020
Level: Hard
10/10 (4/3 AA)

*Crime: The Word is Murder (Hawthorne #1) by Anthony Horowitz -read 09/05
*Fantasy: Winter (The Lunar Chronicles #4) by Marissa Meyer -Read 16/05
*Young Adult: In the Dark Spaces by Cally Black AA -Read 14/05
*Historical Fiction: The Other Side of the World by Stephanie Bishop AA -Read 24/05
*Cosy Mystery: Tea with Milk and Murder (Oxford Tearoom Mysteries #2) by H.Y. Hanna AA -Read 25/05

Spell it out.
G - Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies by Jared Diamond -Read 21/05
E - Excursion to Tindari (Commissario Montalbano #5) by Andrea Camilleri -Read 06/05
N - The Killing Moon (Dreamblood #1) by N.K. Jemisin -Read 13/05
R - Fly on the Wall by Remy Lai AA -Read 19/05
E - The Dark In-Between by Elizabeth Hrib -Read 07/05

May Challenge - All about the GENRES 1st - 31st May 2020
Level: Easy
0/3

*Historical Fiction - Heart of the Cross by Emily Madden AA

*Mystery/Crime - Lapse by Sarah Thornton AA

*Romance - Zoe's Muster by Barbara Hannay AA

May Challenge - All about the GENRES 1st - 31st May 2020
Level: Easy
2/3

- The Cruel Stars John Birmingham (scifi) AA
- The Shadow of What Was Lost by James Islington (epic fantasy) AA
- Pachinko by Min Jin Lee (historical)

I am in

I think I will be realistic this time, and go for easy, three books;

AUSTRALIAN FICTION The Octopus and I</s> by Erin Hortle AA
CHILDREN'S BOOK The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis
SUPERNATURAL ROMANCE Heart of Stone by Christine Warren



All done!

May Challenge - All about the GENRES 1st - 31st May 2020
Level: Easy
3/3

*Fantasy - The Bitterwood Bible and Other Recountings by Angela Slatter (AA)

*Horror - Hexes by Tom Piccirilli

*Science Fiction - Embassytown by China Miéville

Celine wrote: "May Challenge - All about the GENRES 1st - 31st May 2020
Level: Easy
0/3

- The Cruel Stars John Birmingham (scifi)
- The Shadow of What Was Lost by [..."

Don't forget to mark your Aussie authors Celine :)

📚📚 Everyone linked to here📚📚

Well, I'm all for a variety of genres in my reading, so please add me to the list of participants for this challenge, Phrynne.

I'll get my head around the books on my shelves and put together a list which I'll post here.

May Challenge - All about the GENRES 1st - 31st May 2020
Level: Easy
2/3
Non-fiction: Your Own Kind of Girl - Clare Bowditch - AA - 4* - 13/05/2020
Crime fiction: This Body of Death - Elizabeth George - 3* - 09/05/2020
Historical fiction: The Dictionary of Lost Words - Pip Williams - AA - 4* - 18/05/2020

AR Monthly Challenge May 2020 - All about the GENRES
Level: MEDIUM - 5 books, including 2 AA
Duration: 01/05/20 - 31/05/20
Progress: 4/5

✔ 1. CRIME: Red Bones by Ann Cleeves 4.5★s
✔ 2. LITERARY FICTION: The Museum of Modern Love by Heather Rose (AA) 5★s
✔ 3. CONTEMPORARY FICTION: We Own the Sky by Luke Allnutt 5★s
✔ 4. NON-FICTION: The Good Country : The Djadja Wurrung, The Settlers and the Protectors by Bain Attwood (AA) 3★s
5. TRAVEL: The Incidental Tourist by Peter C. Doherty (AA)

Easy challenge for me as I have an assignment due in May!
Easy with 2 AAs
Fantasy - Godsgrave / Jay Kristoff AA
Young Adult - Obsidio / Annie Kaufman AA
Crime - Moon Over Soho/ Ben Aaronovitch

May Challenge - All about the GENRES 1st - 31st May 2020
Level: Medium
5/5
COMPLETED 1/6


1. Fantasy: Angel Mage by Garth Nix (AA) Review Here

2. Young Adult: The Cruel Prince by Holly Black Review Here

3. Crime/Thriller: Force of Nature by Jane Harper (AA) Review Here

4. Classic: The Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. Tolkien Review Here

5. Horror: Seven Cleopatra Hill by Justin Holley Review Here

Level: Hard
10/10

1. Contemporary: It Sounded Better in My Head by Nina Kenwood AA ★★★☆☆ (12/5)
2. Fantasy: Dreamer's Pool by Juliet Marillier AA ★★★★☆ (2/5)
3. Historical fiction: The Daughter of Victory Lights by Kerri Turner AA ★★★★☆ (20/5)
4. Politics: Party Animals: The secret history of a Labor fiasco by Samantha Maiden AA ★★★☆☆ (20/5)
5. Science fiction: Bonds of Brass by Emily Skrutskie ★★★★☆ (10/5)



G: Camelot by Giles Kristian ★★★★☆ (9/5)
E: Euphoria Kids by Alison Evans AA ★★★★☆ (17/5)
N: Temeraire by Naomi Novik ★★★★☆ (26/5)
R: Chosen Ones by Veronica Roth ★★★☆☆ (28/5)
E: An Ember in the Ashes by Sabaa Tahir ★★★★★ (3/5)

Finished

May Challenge - All about the GENRES 1st - 31st May 2020
Level: Hard
10/10
8/8 AA

1. Mystery/Crime: The Yellow House Emily O'Grady AA Read 1/5/20 4*
2. Chick Lit: The Fifth Letter Nicola Moriarty AA Read 2/5/20 5*
3. Historical Fiction: If You Leave Me Crystal Hana Kim Read 19/5/20 4*
4. Contemporary: The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart Holly Ringland AA Read 14/5/20 5*
5. Romance: The Stockman's Secret Mandy Magro AA Read 20/5/20 3*



Spell it out.
G - Gone by Midnight Candice Fox AA Read 10/5/20 5*
E - The Electric Hotel Dominic Smith AA Read 25/5/20 5*
N - Little Fires Everywhere Celeste Ng Read 24/5/20 5*
R - The Nancys R.W.R. Mcdonald AA Read 3/5/20 5*
E - The End of Cuthbert Close Cassie Hamer AA Read 17/5/20 3*

May Challenge - All about the GENRES 1st - 31st May 2020
Level: Easy
3/3

1. Thriller - The Sunday Girl by Pip Drysdale AA 4★
2. Biography - Working Class Man by Jimmy Barnes AA 5★
3. Mystery - Gingerbread Man by Maggie Shayne 2.5★

I'm in :)

May Challenge - All about the GENRES 1st - 31st May 2020
Level: Hard
10/10 (AA 3/3)

Paranormal- Under the Willows by Pamela McCord 3 stars 4/5/20
Cozy Mystery- To Kill a Mocking Girl by Harper Kincaid 4 stars 4/5/20
Psychological Thriller- The Bride: A twisty and completely gripping psychological thriller by Wendy Clarke 4 stars 10/5/20
Dystopian- Darkness, Be My Friend by John Marsden AA 4 stars 16/5/20
Thriller- In Darkness Visible by Tony Jones AA 4 stars 25/5/20



G- The Hunted by Gabriel Bergmoser AA 4.5 stars 6/5/20
E- What You Wish For by Mark Edwards 3 stars 8/5/20
N- The Neon Lawyer by Victor Methos 3 stars 1/5/20
R- Little Girls Tell Tales by Rachel Bennett 3 stars 13/5/20
E- Vanished by Kendra Elliot 3.5 stars 19/5/20

May Challenge - All about the GENRES 1st - 31st May 2020
Level: Hard
10/10 COMPLETED!

* Historical fiction: The Foundling by Stacey Halls 08/05/2020 5* https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
* Contemporary YA: Peta Lyre’s Rating Normal by Anna Whateley AA 27/05/2020 5* https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
* Memoir: In Other Words by Jhumpa Lahiri 14/05/2020 3* https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
* Contemporary UpLit: Allegra in Three Parts by Suzanne Daniel AA 16/05/2020 3.5* https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
* Noir crime thriller: Death in the Ladies Goddess Club by Julian Leatherdale AA 24/05/20 5* https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...



G - The Glass Hotel by Emily St. John Mandel 02/05/2020 4* https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
E - The Watch Tower by Elizabeth Harrower AA 25/05/2020 3.5*
N - The Silk House by Kayte Nunn AA 29/05/2020 4* https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
R- Stone Sky Gold Mountain by Mirandi Riwoe AA 08/05/2020 5*
E - The Tides Between by Elizabeth Jane Corbett AA 19/05/2020 3.5* https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

May Challenge - All about the GENRES 1st - 31st May 2020
Level: Hard (min 3 AA's)
10/10
4/4 AA

1. Romance The Boundary Fence by Alissa Callen AA 5 stars
2. YA Scorch Dragons by Amie Kaufman AA
3. Cosy Mystery Flag Cake Feloniesby Addison Moore 4 stars
4. Fantasy Blackbird Rising by Keri Arthur AA 5 stars
5. Contemporary The Hundred-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out of the Window and Disappeared by Jonas Jonasson 2.5 stars


Spell it out.
G - Gabriel by Becca Fanning 4 stars
E - The Ex Who Wouldn't Die by Sally Berneathy 4 stars
N -The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency by Alexander McCall Smith 2 stars
R - Red Dirt Country by Fleur McDonald AA 5 stars
E - Eddie Cleveland - The Beauty's Beast 4 stars

*completed*

May Challenge - All about the GENRES 1st - 31st May 2020
Level: Easy
3/3 books 1/1 Aussie Author

✅* Historical Fiction - Tidelands by Philippa Gregory
- finished 9/5/20 - 3.5 stars

✅ Crime - Gone by Midnight by Candice Fox AA
- read 2/5/20 - 4 stars

✅* Dystopian - The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes by Suzanne Collins
- finished 26/5/20 - 2.5 stars

Brenda wrote: "Celine wrote: "May Challenge - All about the GENRES 1st - 31st May 2020
Level: Easy
0/3

- The Cruel Stars John Birmingham (scifi)
- [book:The Shadow of What Was Lost..."

that's done! :)

May Challenge - All about the GENRES 1st - 31st May 2020
Level: Hard
10/10 (3 AA) Finished 21/05/2020

1. Crime: 55 by James Delargy AA 4*
2. Sci Fi : The Caves of Steel by Isaac Asimov 3*
3. Contemporary - Boy Swallows Universe by Trent Dalton AA 5*
4. Cozy Mystery - Cooking the Books by Kerry Greenwood AA 3*
5. Thriller - Hangman by Jack Heath 5*



Spell it out.
G - Vodka Doesn't Freeze by Leah Giarratano AA 4*
E - Eliza by Annie Seaton AA 3*
N - Black Rose by Nora Roberts 3*
R - Concealed in Death by J.D. Robb 4*
E - Distraction by Nicole Edwards 4*

Celine wrote: "Brenda wrote: "Celine wrote: "May Challenge - All about the GENRES 1st - 31st May 2020
Level: Easy
0/3

- The Cruel Stars John Birmingham (scifi)
- [book:The Shadow o..."

Thanks Celine :)

May Challenge - All about the GENRES 1st - 31st May 2020
Level: Easy
3/3
* Young Adult - Wundersmith: The Calling of Morrigan Crow by Jessica Townsend 4★ AA
* Historical Fiction - The Paris Library by Janet Skeslien Charles 4★
* Thriller/Mystery - Silver by Chris Hammer 4★ AA

I'd love to join!
May Challenge - All about the GENRES 1st - 31st May 2020
Level: Hard
Progress: 10/10 AA: 4/4

Historical Fiction: Cilka's Journey by Heather Morris AA (30/5) 5*
Mystery-Thriller: Miracle Creek by Angie Kim (22/5) 4.5*
Humour: 488 Rules for Life by Kitty Flanagan AA (6/5) 4*
Contemporary Fiction: My Dark Vanessa by Kate Elizabeth Russell (8/5) 3*
Bildungsroman: I Capture the Castle by Dodie Smith (25/5) 5*

Spell it out.
G: A is for Alibi by Sue Grafton (11/5) 3.5*
E: The Octopus and I by Erin Hortle AA (17/5) 4*
N: The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah (13/5) 4.5*
R: A Royal Abduction by Arthur W. Upfield AA (26/5) 4.5*
E: The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern (27/5) 4*

May Challenge - All about the GENRES 1st - 31st May 2020
Level: Medium 5 books - 2 AA
5/5

1. Romance - Star-Crossed by Minnie Darke AA 3 stars
2. Mystery/Crime - Wimmera by Mark Brandi AA 3 stars
3. Sci-Fi - All Aliens Like Burgers by Ruth Wheeler 3 stars
4. Fantasy - The Near Witch by Victoria Schwab 3.5 stars
5. Classic Fiction - Pollyanna by Eleanor H. Porter 4 stars

Thanks Phrynne - starting medium but MAY add more 😊.

May Challenge - All about the GENRES 1st - 31st May 2020
Level: Medium
5/5
Completed - 18th May

✅ 1. Sci-fi - Artificial Condition by Martha Wells 16/05 ★★★★☆
✅ 2. Crime - Gathering Dark by Candice Fox *AA* 04/05 ★★★★
✅ 3. Historical Fiction - The Giver of Stars by Jojo Moyes 11/05 ★★★★★
✅ 4. Non Fiction - Against All Odds: The inside account of the Thai cave rescue and the courageous Australians at the heart of it by Craig Challen *AA* 18/05 ★★★★☆
✅ 5. Cozy Mystery - Death of an Avid Reader by Frances Brody 02/05 ★★★★

Thanks Phrynne, I'm in

May Challenge - All about the GENRES 1st - 31st May 2020
Level: Medium
0/5

*Classic Les Liaisons dangereuses by Pierre Choderlos de Laclos started, savouring this over a few months)
*Historical fiction The Tattooist of Auschwitz by Heather Morris AA 3★
*Western The Plague of Doves by Louise Erdrich (started)
*Suburban fiction The Slow Natives by Thea Astley AA 3★
*Autobiography A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier by Ishmael Beah 4★

May Challenge - All about the GENRES 1st - 31st May 2020
Level: Medium 5 books - 2 AA
5/5 as of 31 May - Made it with 90 minutes to spare

1. Romance: The Hating Game by Sally Thorne AA
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... (5 Stars)
2. Mystery/Crime:The Last Precinct by Patricia Cornwell
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... (3 Stars)
3. Paranormal: Haze by Paula Weston AA
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... (4 Stars)
4. Young Adult: The Second Summer of the Sisterhood by Ann Brashares
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... (3.5 Stars)
5. Historical: River God by Wilbur Smith
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... (4 Stars)

Lol! I watch TV for just one evening and you all jumped on here! Promise I will link you all tomorrow morning. I am off to bed now with my book and a cup of tea.

May Challenge - All about the GENRES 1st - 31st May 2020
Level: Easy
1/3 (AA 1/1)

Fantasy: Evening's Land by Pauline West 30/5 3★
Crime: The Autumn Murders by AA Robert Gott 10/5 3★
Thriller: Greeks Bearing Gifts by Philip Kerr 20/5 3.5★

📚📚 Everyone listed to here 📚📚

Medium for me, I’ll pick the books later
1. Scifi Instantiation AA finished May7
2. Classic My Brilliant Career AA finished May5
3. Historical fiction The Quarantine Station AA finished May10
4. Crime or mystery A Murder at Malabar Hill finished May3
5. Biography Shelley and His World finished May16
5/5

📚I linked your name Janelle. Welcome to the challenge:)📚

May Challenge - All about the GENRES 1st - 31st May 2020
Level: Hard
10/10

Romantic Suspense - Until Dark by Mariah Stewart READ 20/5/20 3*
Romance - Something to Talk About by Rachael Johns(AA) READ 13/5/20 5*
Contemporary - After the End by Clare Mackintosh READ 19/5/20 3*
Historical Fiction - Stone Sky Gold Mountain by Mirandi Riwoe(AA) READ 11/5/20 3*
Mystery - The Forgotten Man by Robert Crais READ 3/5/20 3*

Spell it out.
G - Over the Line by Cindy Gerard READ 22/5/20 4*
E - The Identicals by Elin Hilderbrand READ 7/5/20 3*
N - The Botanist's Daughter by Kayte Nunn(AA) READ 24/5/20 3*
R - Into the Dark by Karen Rose READ 7/5/20 4*
E - Holding onto Hope by Nicki Edwards(AA) READ 12/5/20 4*

Level: Easy
0/3

* Young adult by Michael Pryor AA
* Crime/mystery by Eduardo Sacheri
* Non-fiction by Gerald Durrell

Thanks Phrynne

May Challenge - All about the GENRES 1st - 31st May 2020
Level: Easy :) (its my first time!!)

3/3 (1/1AA)

* Mystery - The Villa in Italy by Elizabeth Edmondson

*Biography - Cash: The Autobiography of Johnny Cash by Johnny Cash and Patrick Carr

*Fiction - Playing Beatie Bow by Ruth Park (AA)

Bron wrote: "May Challenge - All about the GENRES 1st - 31st May 2020
Level: Easy :) (its my first time!!)

0/3 (0/1AA)

* Mystery - The Villa in Italy by Elizabeth Edmondson

*Biography - Cash, The autobiograp..."

Bron, could you please link your titles for us? Thanks :) If you're not sure how, click on "add book/author" and follow the prompts. And welcome to your first challenge :)

I'll go for Easy to ease myself back into the challenges.
3/3

Memoir - Blood: A Memoir by Allison Moorer
Historical Fiction Mrs. Lincoln's Dressmaker by Jennifer Chiaverini
YA - All Fall Down by Ellie Marney AA
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📚📚Welcome Janine, Suzie, Bron and Diana. You are linked📚📚

Phrynne wrote: "📚📚Welcome Janine, Suzie, Bron and Diana. You are linked📚📚"

Thanks Phrynne.

May Challenge - All about the GENRES
May 1st - May 31st
Level: Hard
10/10 5/5 AA

*Young Adult - The Whale Rider by Witi Ihimaera....read 3.5*
*Psychological Thriller - White Lies by Lucy Dawson....read 3.5*
*Memoir - Once We Were Sisters: A Memoir by Sheila Kohler....read 3*
*Contemporary Fiction - The Lawson Sisters by Janet Gover AA....read 3.5*
*Mystery - Undara by Annie Seaton AA....read 4*



SPELL IT OUT

G - The Land Before Avocado by Richard Glover AA....read 4*
E - The Year of Pleasures by Elizabeth Berg....read 4*
N - The Ex by Nicola Moriarty AA....read 3.5*
R - One Hundred Years of Dirt by Rick Morton AA....read 4*
E - Heart of the Matter by Emily Giffin....read 3*

📚📚Welcome to the challenge Trish. You are linked:)📚📚

Phrynne wrote: "📚📚Welcome to the challenge Trish. You are linked:)📚📚"

Thank you Phrynne :-)

May Challenge - All about the GENRES 1st - 31st May 2020
Level: Easy
2/3

*Feminism – Accidental Feminists by Jane Caro AA
*Mystery – The Lost Man by Jane Harper AA 10/5 5★
*Historical Fiction- The Women in Black by Madeleine St. John AA 24/5 4★