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My personal challenge for 2023 is the same as it was meant to be for 2022 which is to complete all monthly challenges, seasonal challenges and one or two annual challenges. My secondary goal is to read at least 50 books. (My seasonal challenges will start in December 2022 & end in November 2023.)
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BOOKS READ 2023
Goal: 50
Read: 9
Still to Read: 27
CHALLENGES 2023
Annual:
Annual Aussie Authors Challenge 2023
Annual Challenge 2023 - A-Z Titles
Seasonal:
Summer Challenge
Autumn Challenge
Monthly:
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
Annual Aussie Author Challenge 2023 - Opposites AttractDuration: 1/1/23 - 31/12/23
Level: Medium
4/24
Opposite #1
Male author: Everyone In My Family Has Killed Someone by Benjamin Stevenson
✅Female author: The Murder Rule by Dervla McTiernan (01/03) 3.5★
Opposite #2
Stand alone:
Part of a series:
Opposite #3
E-book:
Physical Book:
Opposite #4
New release (2023): Fire with Fire by Candice Fox
Older release:
Opposite #5
Beach on Cover: The Bay by Allie Reynolds
Bush on Cover: The Dry by Jane Harper
Opposite #6
Single word title: Wake by Shelley Burr
Many word title: The Dressmakers of Yarrandarrah Prison by Meredith Jaffe
Opposite #7
Cover mostly white: The Gift of Life by Josephine Moon
Cover mostly black: The Island by Adrian McKinty
Opposite #8
Plain cover: The Great Zoo of China by Matthew Reilly
Beautiful cover: The Emporium of Imagination by Tabitha Bird
Opposite #9
Set in your home state: (Queensland) The Perfect Family by Jacquie Underdown
✅Set in another state: (South Australia) Cutters End by Margaret Hickey (21/01) 4★
Opposite #10
Bought:
Borrowed:
Opposite #11
✅ One person on cover: The Stepchild by Nicole Trope (07/01) 4★
Two people on cover:
Opposite #12
✅ Young characters: Small Spaces by Sarah Epstein (AA) (05/02) 4★
Mature age characters:
Annual Challenge 2023 - A-Z TitlesDuration: 1/1/23 - 31/12/23
4/26 (all Aussie Authors)
A
B The Bay by Allie Reynolds
✅C Cutters End by Margaret Hickey (21/01) 4★
D The Dressmakers of Yarrandarrah Prison by Meredith Jaffe
E The Emporium of Imagination by Tabitha Bird
F Fire with Fire by Candice Fox
G
H
I The Island by Adrian McKinty
J
K
L
✅M The Murder Rule by Dervla McTiernan (01/03) 3.5★
N
O
P
Q Quota by Jock Serong
✅R Risk by Fleur Ferris (19/02) 3.5★
✅S Small Spaces by Sarah Epstein (05/02) 3.5★
T
U
V
W Wake by Shelley Burr
X
Y
Z Zigzag Street by Nick Earls
Summer Challenge 2022/2023Duration: 1/12/22 - 28/02/23
Level: Hard
13/16 (8 Aussie Authors)
TITLE: Scarecrow
✅S The Stepchild by Nicole Trope (AA) (07/01) 4★
✅C Cutters End by Margaret Hickey (AA) (21/01) 4★
✅A A Simple Favour by Darcey Bell (15/01) 2★
✅R Risk by Fleur Ferris (AA) (19/02) 3★
E Everyone In My Family Has Killed Someone by Benjamin Stevenson (AA)
C The Couple in the Cabin by Daniel Hurst
✅R Red Wolf by Rachel Vincent (16/02) 2.5★
✅O On the Jellicoe Road by Melina Marchetta (AA) (03/01) 5★
✅W We'll Always Have Summer by Jenny Han (17/12) 3.5★
ITEM: Missile
✅M The Murder Rule by Dervla McTiernan (AA) (01/03) 3.5★
✅I It's Not Summer Without You by Jenny Han (14/12) 4★
✅S Small Spaces by Sarah Epstein (AA) (05/02) 3.5★
✅S The Summer I Turned Pretty by Jenny Han (10/12) 3.5★
✅I The Ice Princess by Camilla Läckberg (30/01) 4.5★
✅L Looking for Alaska by John Green (26/12) 3★
E The Emporium of Imagination by Tabitha Bird (AA)
Autumn Challenge 2023Duration: 1/3/23 - 31/5/23
Level: Medium
1/9 (3 Aussie Authors)
Friend #1: Brenda
B The Bay by Allie Reynolds (AA)
R Reminders of Him by Colleen Hoover
E
N The Never Game by Jeffery Deaver
D The Dressmakers of Yarrandarrah Prison by Meredith Jaffe (AA)
✅A Arson at the Art Gallery by Catherine Lee (AA) (11/03) 4★
Friend #2: Suz
S See How They Lie by Sue Wallman
U
Z Zigzag Street by Nick Earls (AA)
Mod
Good luck with all your challenges in 2023 Anna!
January Challenge 2023Duration: 1/1/23 - 31/1/23
Level: Easy
4/4 (2 Aussie Authors)
TASKS
#1. Read a prize winning book by any author: (Davitt Award for Best Young Adult 2019)
✅ Small Spaces by Sarah Epstein (AA) (05/02) 3.5★
#2. Read a book set in a small town in any country:
✅ Cutters End by Margaret Hickey (AA) (21/01) 4★
#3. Read a book translated from another language:
✅ The Ice Princess by Camilla Läckberg (30/01) 4.5★
#4. Read a book which has been made into a movie or TV show:
✅ A Simple Favour by Darcey Bell (15/01) 2★
February Challenge 2023Duration: 1/2/23 - 28/2/23
Level: Easy
3/4 (3 Aussie Authors)
TASKS
#1. Read a book which has a 4 AND a 0 in the page count: (Kindle Edition: 304 pages)
✅ The Murder Rule by Dervla McTiernan (AA) (01/03) 3.5★
#2. Read a book that's a retelling of a fairytale:
✅ Red Wolf by Rachel Vincent (16/02) 2.5★
#3. Read a book set in Australia:
The Emporium of Imagination by Tabitha Bird (AA)
#4. Read a children's/YA book:
✅ Risk by Fleur Ferris (AA) (19/02) 3★
March Challenge 2023Duration: 1/3/23 - 31/3/23
Level: Easy
1/4 (2 Aussie Authors)
TASKS
#1. Read a book from a series: (Colter Shaw #1)
The Never Game by Jeffery Deaver
#2. Read a book which has been translated from another language:
The Preacher by Camilla Läckberg
#3. Read a book which has the letters S I R in the title (in any order):
The Dressmakers of Yarrandarrah Prison by Meredith Jaffe (AA)
#4. Read a book by an author who writes under more than one name: (Grace York)
✅Arson at the Art Gallery by Catherine Lee (AA) (11/03) 4★
April Challenge 2023Duration: 1/4/23 - 30/4/23
Level: Easy
0/4 (2 Aussie Authors)
TASKS
#1. Read a book by an Australian author:
Zigzag Street by Nick Earls (AA)
#2. Read a book where the first letters of each title word (minimum 3 words) is spelt in 'Stories of Oz Publishing':
Reminders of Him by Colleen Hoover
#3. Read a book which has a body of water on the cover:
The Bay by Allie Reynolds (AA)
#4. Read a series book:
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