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July 2021 Challenge - Choose your books by their Covers!
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✅Alex
✅Amanda
✅Angela
Anne
Ashlee
✅Barbara
✅Brenda
✅Calvin
✅Carol
✅Carolyn
✅Cherie
✅Clare
✅Diana
Ellie
✅Em__Jay
Erin
Gotherella
✅Helen
✅Jackmeister
✅Jane
✅Janine
✅Jasmine
✅Johanna
✅Jonquil
Kahlia
Kali
Kim
✅Kim (UK)
✅Krystal
✅Kylie H
✅Lee
Lily
✅Mari
✅MaryG2E
✅Mel
✅Patty
✅Phrynne
✅Sarah
✅Sharon
Sue
✅TheMadHatter
Tien
Trish
✅Valerie
✅Where
✅Zoey
✅Alex
✅Amanda
✅Angela
Anne
Ashlee
✅Barbara
✅Brenda
✅Calvin
✅Carol
✅Carolyn
✅Cherie
✅Clare
✅Diana
Ellie
✅Em__Jay
Erin
Gotherella
✅Helen
✅Jackmeister
✅Jane
✅Janine
✅Jasmine
✅Johanna
✅Jonquil
Kahlia
Kali
Kim
✅Kim (UK)
✅Krystal
✅Kylie H
✅Lee
Lily
✅Mari
✅MaryG2E
✅Mel
✅Patty
✅Phrynne
✅Sarah
✅Sharon
Sue
✅TheMadHatter
Tien
Trish
✅Valerie
✅Where
✅Zoey
July 2021 Challenge - Choose a book by its Cover
Level: Hard
9/9
1. an entire person (showing head to toe)
The Girl Behind the Wall by Mandy Robotham 5★s 4/7/21
2. body parts - but no face
The Forever Place by Michelle Montebello 5★s 22/7/21 AA
3. no people at all
The Painting by Alison Booth 5★s 12/7/21 AA
4. something edible
Claret and Clippers by Daisy Linh 4★s 13/7/21 AA
5. an animal, birds or insect
The Missing Girl by Kerry McGinnis 5★s 3/7/21 AA
6. only two colours (other than black/white)
Steel Fear by Brandon Webb 5★s 16/7/21
7. flowers
Summer's Secret Marigold by Kirsty Ferry 5★s 5/7/21
8. water
Chasing Rainbows by Mona Ingram 4★s 6/7/21
9. a mode of transport (not feet for this one please)
The Clockmaker’s Wife by Daisy Wood 5★s 8/7/21 Plane
Level: Hard
9/9
1. an entire person (showing head to toe)
2. body parts - but no face
3. no people at all
4. something edible
5. an animal, birds or insect
6. only two colours (other than black/white)
7. flowers
8. water
9. a mode of transport (not feet for this one please)
July 2021 Challenge - Choose a book by its Cover
Level: Hard
9/9
1. an entire person (showing head to toe)
Murder at the Mayfair Hotel by C.J. Archer AA 4 stars
2. body parts - but no face
Mine Till Midnight by Lisa Kleypas 4 stars
3. no people at all
How to Find Your Way in the Dark by Derek B. Miller 5 stars
4. something edible
The Kookaburra Creek Cafe by Sandie Docker AA 4 stars
5. an animal, birds or insect
Two Down, Bun to Go by H.Y. Hanna AA 4 stars
6. only two colours (other than black/white)
Mort by Terry Pratchett 5 stars
7. flowers
Two Wicked Desserts by Lynn Cahoon 4 stars
8. water
Murder at the Lakeside Library by Holly Danvers 3 stars
9. a mode of transport (not feet for this one please)
Later by Stephen King 5 stars
Level: Hard
9/9
1. an entire person (showing head to toe)
2. body parts - but no face
3. no people at all
4. something edible
5. an animal, birds or insect
6. only two colours (other than black/white)
7. flowers
8. water
9. a mode of transport (not feet for this one please)
I'm in! I'll be back to choose more.July 2021 Challenge - Choose a book by its cover
Level: Medium
2/6 two AA
1. an entire person (showing head to toe)
A Girl Made of Air by Nydia Hetherington
2. body parts - but no face
At the Edge of the Solid World by Daniel Davis Wood AA 7/11 ★★★★★
3. no people at all
We Were Never Friends by Margaret Bearman AA 16/11 ★★★★
4. something edible
Entangled Life: How Fungi Make Our Worlds, Change Our Minds & Shape Our Futures by Merlin Sheldrake
5. an animal, bird or insect
The Emporium of Imagination by Tabitha Bird AA
6. only two colours (other than black/white)
7. flowers
8. water
9. a mode of transport (not feet for this one please)
Currently reading
July 2021 Challenge - Choose a book by its coverHard - 9 books, 3 Aussie authors
9/9 DONE
1. an entire person The Semester of Our Discontent Cynthia Kuhn 7/3 ★★★
2. body parts - but no face kown The Watchmaker's Daughter C.J. Archer AA 7/5 ★★★★
3. no people at all kown Pippa Annie Seaton AA 7/2 ★★★★
4. something edible The Fiesta Burger Murder: A Spicy Cozy Mystery Rosie A. Point 7/3 ★★★★
5. an animal, bird or insect Lark Underground Alexandra Amor 7/2 ★★★
6. only two colours kown A Case of Blackmail in Belgravia Clara Benson 7/6 ★★★★
7. flowers kown Mischief Over Mums Aubrey Elle 7/6 ★★★★
8. water Lethally Green Amber Boffin 7/1 ★★★★
9. mode of transport - boat kown Her Outback Playboy Annie Seaton AA 7/9 ★★★★
July 2021 Challenge - Choose a book by its coverLevel:
3/3
3. no people at all
5. an animal, bird or insect:
8. water on the cover
July 2021 Challenge - Choose a book by its CoverLevel: Easy
2/3
2. body parts - but no face -
3. no people at all - Deadline by AA Terence J. Quinn
8. water -
July 2021 Challenge - Choose a book by its CoverLevel: Hard
8/9
1. an entire person (showing head to toe): One Last Stop by Casey McQuiston
I'd love to join, please!July 2021 Challenge - Choose a book by its cover
Level: Easy+
Progress: 5/9 AA: 1/1
1. An entire person (showing head to toe):
3. no people at all
6. only two colours (other than black/white)
8. water
9. a mode of transport (not feet for this one please)
July 2021 Challenge - Choose a book by its coverLevel: Hard (At least three Aussie Authors)
5/9
2. body parts - but no face The Holiday Murders by Robert Gott AA
5. an animal, bird or insect A Deadly Education by Naomi Novik
6. only two colours (other than black/white) The Vanishing Stair by Maureen Johnson
9. a mode of transport (not feet for this one please) The True Colour of a Little White Lie by Gabriel Bergmoser AA
📚 July 2021 Challenge - Choose a book by its cover 📚Level - Medium 6/6
✅1. an entire person (showing head to toe) (AA)
Daughter of the Hunter Valley
3 Stars ⭐️⭐️⭐️
✅2. body parts - but no face
Stocking Stuffers
Five Stars ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
✅3. no people at all
Neon Gods
Two stars ⭐️⭐️
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
✅4. something edible (AA)
The Man Ban
Four Stars ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
✅6. only two colours (other than black/white)
Shadow's Kiss
Two stars ⭐️⭐️
✅8. water (AA)
Stars Over the Southern Ocean
Five Stars⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
I am in July 2021 Challenge - Choose a book by its cover
Level: Medium
0/6
2. body parts - but no face Rachel Givney Secrets My Father Kept AA
3. no people at all Kerry McGinnis The Missing Girl AA
4. Something edible Nicola Marsh The Man Ban
5. Animal insect or bird Amber Jakeman House of Hearts
8. water Michelle Montebello The Forever Place
9. Mode of transport Beth O'Leary The Road Trip
I up to medium :)
July 2021 Challenge - Choose a book by its coverLevel: Medium
6/6
1. an entire person (showing head to toe)
3. no people at all
4. something edible
7. flowers
8. water
9. a mode of transport (not feet for this one please) - Train
Love to join.July 2021 Challenge - Choose a book by its cover
Level: Medium
6/6
Completed 21st July
✅ 2. body parts - but no face
Friday on My Mind by Nicci French 16/07 ★★★★☆
✅ 3. no people at all
The Rat Stone Serenade by Denzil Meyrick 09/07 ★★★
✅ 4. something edible
Dim Sum of All Fears by Vivien Chien 06/07 ★★★☆
✅ 5. animal, BIRD or insect
The Bass Rock by Evie Wyld *AA* 04/07 ★★★★
✅ 6. flowers
A Home Like Ours by Fiona Lowe *AA* 21/07 ★★★
✅ 9. mode of transport (plane)
The Fatal Flying Affair by T.E. Kinsey 14/07 ★★★★
Wherethefksyourcake wrote: "I'm in! I will update as I decide which books I'm reading
📚 July 2021 Challenge - Choose a book by its cover 📚
1. an entire person (showing head to toe) (AA)
[bookcover:Daughter of the Hunter Val..."
Could you please indicate what level you're doing? Thanks :)
📚 July 2021 Challenge - Choose a book by its cover 📚
1. an entire person (showing head to toe) (AA)
[bookcover:Daughter of the Hunter Val..."
Could you please indicate what level you're doing? Thanks :)
Love to join. July 2021 Challenge - Choose a book by its cover
Level: Easy
3/3
3. no people at all - DONE - 10/07/2021 - *3
Greybeard, by Brian W. Aldiss
5. an animal, bird or insect - DONE - 14/07/2021 - *4
Flush, by Virginia Woolf
8. water - DONE - 07/07/2021 - *4
Carpentaria, by Alexis Wright AA
July 2021 Challenge - Choose a book by its coverLevel: Easy
2/3
3. no people at all
-The Last Guests by J.P. Pomare AA
✅
-Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo
- finished 22/7/21 - 4 stars
✅
-Before You Knew My Name by Jacqueline Bublitz AA
- finished 6/6/21 - 5 stars
Count me in! ✔ 1. an entire person (showing head to toe): The Widow Catcher by Jonette Blake AA 3*
2. body parts - but no face: The Aosawa Murders by Riku Onda
✔ 3. no people at all: Hidden Valley by Annie Seaton AA 3*
✔ 4. something edible: The Jam Queens by Josephine Moon AA 3*
✔ 5. an animal, bird or insect: A Little Bird by Wendy James AA 3.5*
✔ 6. only two colours (other than black/white): The Night She Disappeared by Lisa Jewell 4*
7. flowers: The Stranger Diaries by Elly Griffiths
8. water: The Last Guests by J.P. Pomare AA
✔ 9. a mode of transport (not feet for this one please): Radar Girls by Sara Ackerman 3.5*
I'm in for an EASY 33/3
✔ 3. No people at all
Consolation by Garry Disher AA - - READ 5★
✔ 5. An animal, bird, or insect The Echo Chamber by John Boyne READ 4.5★
✔ 8. Water
Oh William! by Elizabeth Strout READ 5★
Choose a book by its cover challenge Medium Level: 6/ 6 books (2 AA)
X 1. an entire person (showing head to toe) - Come With Me by Ronald Malfi 5★
X 3. no people at all - When You Are Mine by Michael Robotham AA 5★
X 5. an animal, bird or insect - The Long Game by Simon Rowell (dog) AA 4★
X 6. only two colours (other than black/white) - The 22 Murders of Madison May by Max Barry (blue/yellow) 4★
X 8. water - The Noise by James Patterson & J.D. Barker 3.5★
X 9. a mode of transport - Will to Live by Rachel Amphlett (train) AA 4★
July 2021 Challenge - Choose a book by its coverLevel: Easy
2/3
Count me in please 😊 will come back with choicesJuly 2021 Challenge - Choose a book by its cover
Level..medium 7/7 AA 5/5
✔1. an entire person (showing head to toe)
Shuggie Bain by Douglas Stuart....read 4.5*
✔2. body parts - but no face
Sorrow and Bliss by Meg Mason AA....read 4*
✔3. no people at all
Finding Hannah by Fiona McCallum AA....read 3.5*
4. something edible
✔5. an animal, bird or insect
Love, Clancy: A Dog's Letters Home by Richard Glover AA....read 4*
✔6. only two colours (other than black/white)
The Family Law by Benjamin Law (read and yellow) AA....read 3.5*
✔7. flowers
Making Peace by Fiona McCallum AA....read 3.5*
✔8. water
Raven Black by Ann Cleeves....read 4*
9. a mode of transport (not feet for this one please)
Level: Easy3/3
1. Still by Matt Nable AA
(Bird) Read 6th July 4 1/2 out of 5
2. When You Are Mine by Michael Robotham AA Read 7th July 4 1/2 stars
(No people at all/only two colours)
3. The Perfect Lie by Jo Spain
(Water)Read 20th July 4 1/2 stars
Please add me to the list of participants for this challenge Brenda.AR July 2021 Challenge - Choose a book by its cover
Duration: 01/07/21 - 31/07/21
Level: EASY, i.e. 3 books, including 1 AA
Progress: 3/3
Choose a book with one of the following items on the cover:
✔ 3. No people at all
Journey from Venice by Ruth Cracknell(AA) 2.5★s
✔ 7. Flowers
The Inaugural Meeting of the Fairvale Ladies Book Club by Sophie Green (AA) 4★s
✔ 8. Water
The Book of Lost Friends by Lisa Wingate 4.5★s
Count me in please :)July 2021 Challenge - Choose a book by its cover
Level: easy
3/3
1. an entire person (showing head to toe)
Summer on a Sunny Island by Sue Moorcroft 3★
3. no people at all
The Family Doctor by Debra Oswald AA 2★
5. an animal, bird or insect
La peste by Albert Camus 3★
July 2021 Challenge - Choose a book by its coverLevel: Hard
9/9 (7/7 AA)
1. an entire person (showing head to toe)
2. body parts - but no face
3. no people at all
4. something edible - an apple
5. an animal, bird or insect - bird
6. only two colours (other than black/white)
7. flowers
8. water
9. a mode of transport (not feet for this one please) - ambulance
Count me in! I can't believe that it's nearly July already!July 2021 Challenge - Choose a book by its Cover
Level: Easy
3/3 AA: 3/3
1. an entire person (showing head to toe)
2. body parts - but no face
3. no people at all
4. something edible
5. an animal, birds or insect
6. only two colours (other than black/white)
7. flowers
8. water
9. a mode of transport (not feet for this one please)
Scarecrow Returns
I'll give it a go, thanks :)July 2021 Challenge - Choose a book by its cover
Level: Easy
3/3
2. body parts - but no face
3. no people at all
5. an animal, bird or insect
July 2021 Challenge - Choose a book by its coverLevel: Easy
3/3
Your task is to find books with the following items on the cover:
1. an entire person (showing head to toe)
8. water
9. a mode of transport
July 2021 Challenge - Choose a book by its coverLevel: Easy
1/3
Your task is to find books with the following items on the cover:
3. no people at all
5. an animal, bird or insect
St. Lucy's Home for Girls Raised by Wolves by Karen Russell
7. flowers
The Rose Daughter by Maria Lewis AA
July 2021 Challenge - Choose a book by its coverLevel: Medium
6/6
2. body parts - but no face
Other People's Houses by Kelli Hawkins(AA) READ 7/7/21 3*
3. no people at all
Love, In Theory by Elodie Cheesman(AA) READ 3/7/21 3*
5. an animal, bird or insect
The Last Reunion by Kayte Nunn(AA) READ 4/7/21 5*
6. only two colours (other than black/white)
The Four Winds by Kristin Hannah READ 14/7/21 4*
7. flowers
The Long Road Home by Fiona McCallum(AA) READ 11/7/21 3*
8. water
The Path to the Sea by Liz Fenwick READ 2/7/21 4*
July 2021 - Choose a book by its coverLevel: Medium
6/6 (AA - 2/2) - COMPLETED 24/7/21
1. An entire person (showing head to toe):-
Dark Corners by Darren O'Sullivan - AA -
- FINISHED 12/7/21 - 4* (8/10)
2. Body parts (but no face):-
The Tattooist of Auschwitz by Heather Morris - AA -
- FINISHED 15/7/21 - 4* (8.5/10)
3. No people at all:-
Thérèse by François Mauriac -
- FINISHED 13/7/21 - 3* (7/10)
5. An animal, bird or insect - dog:-
Travels with Charley by John Steinbeck -
- FINISHED 7/7/21 - 4* (8.5/10)
7. Flowers:-
Beloved by Toni Morrison -
- FINISHED 24/7/21 - 2* (4/10)
8. Water:-
The Blood Strand by Chris Ould -
- FINISHED 9/7/21 - 4* (8/10)
July 2021 Challenge - Choose a book by its coverLevel: Hard - 9 books 3 AA
9/9
1. an entire person (showing head to toe)
2. body parts - but no face
3. no people at all
4. something edible
5. an animal, bird or insect
6. only two colours (other than black/white)
7. flowers
8. water
9. a mode of transport (not feet for this one please)
Brenda wrote: "Welcome Kali, Janine and Kim - you're all linked :)"Thanks, Brenda - just edited to add my 6th book.
July 2021 Challenge - Choose a book by its coverLevel: Hard - 9 books 3 AA
9/9 (as of 23 July)
1. an entire person (showing head to toe)
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... (4 Stars)
2. body parts - but no face (a nice innocent looking torso :-P)
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... (3.5 Stars)
3. no people at all
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... (3 Stars)
4. something edible (cupcake on cover)
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... (4 Stars)
5. an animal, bird or insect (Crocodile)
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... (3.5 Stars)
6. only two colours (red/white)
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... (2.5 Stars)
7. flowers
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... (3 Stars)
8. water
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... (1 Star).
9. a mode of transport (plane)
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5... (3 Stars)
Books mentioned in this topic
La peste (other topics)The Family Doctor (other topics)
Summer on a Sunny Island (other topics)
Still (other topics)
This Has Been Absolutely Lovely (other topics)
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Authors mentioned in this topic
Albert Camus (other topics)Debra Oswald (other topics)
Sue Moorcroft (other topics)
Josephine Moon (other topics)
Jessica Dettmann (other topics)
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LEVELS:
Easy - 3 books (at least 1 Aussie author)
Medium - 6 books (at least 2 Aussie authors)
Hard - 9 books (at least 3 Aussie authors)
Please mark your Aussie authors (AA) plus don't forget our minimum of 125 pages - full guidelines HERE
Your task is to find books with the following items on the cover:
1. an entire person (showing head to toe)
2. body parts - but no face
3. no people at all
4. something edible
5. an animal, bird or insect
6. only two colours (other than black/white)
7. flowers
8. water
9. a mode of transport (not feet for this one please)
TEMPLATE:
July 2021 Challenge - Choose a book by its cover
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