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My Favourite Things Spring Challenge
Duration: 1/9/2023–30/11/2023
Level:
Progress: 0/?

This Spring, let's relax with some of our favourite things, bookworm style. Each challenge prompt asks you to find a book from one of your favourite things. Relax and settle in with books you'll love...

Levels:
❄ Easy: Read one book for each category - min 2 AAs
❄ Medium: Read two books for each category - min 3 AAs
❄ Hard: Read three books for each category - min 4 AAs

Rules and guidelines: Here

**Completed Challenges: When you have completed your challenge, please post your entire completed challenge as a new message indicating you have finished. A completed challenge must have the following information: (1) Link to book title, (2) Author's name, (3) Date you finished reading your book, (4) Your rating.
**Once you've posted your completed challenge, your name will be ticked off the list.

TASKS

#1. Your favourite genre

#2. Written by one of your favourite authors

#3. Your favourite colour cover

#4. Your favourite place as the main setting

#5. Takes place during your favourite time period

#6. Takes place during your favourite season

#7. Recommended by a favourite blog, friend, or podcast

Participants


Amanda
Amanda (docmandy)
Amy
✅Anita
✅Brenda
✅Carol
✅Carolyn
✅Catsalive
✅Cherie
Christene
✅Cindy
✅Clare
✅Damo
✅Denise MF
✅Elisabeth
✅Heather
✅Helen
✅Jacinta
✅Jackmeister
✅Jane
✅Janine
✅Jasmine
✅Jazzy
Jeni
✅Jenn
✅Jenny
✅Jonquil
Jules
✅Kim
✅Krystal
✅Kylie H
✅Lorraine
✅Mari
MaryG2E
✅Meg
Mel
✅Niamh
✅Phrynne
✅Rachel
Rosie
✅Sandysbookaday
✅Sarah
✅Sharon Louise
✅Steve
✅Sue
✅#Teresa
✅TheMadHatter
✅Trevor
✅Trish
✅Tr1sha

My Favourite Things Spring Challenge
Duration: 1/9/2023–30/11/2023
Level: Hard
Progress: 21/21

TASKS

#1. Your favourite genre - Cosy - COMPLETED
a) A Fire at the Exhibition by T.E. Kinsey 5★s 3/9/23
b) Stalking Around the Christmas Tree by Jacqueline Frost 5★s 10/10/23
c) Seams Deadly by Maggie Bailey 2★s 7/9/23



#2. Written by one of your favourite authors - Faith Martin - COMPLETED
a) Murder By Fire 4★s 9/9/23
b) Murder at Work 4★s 7/10/23
c) Murder Never Retires 4★s 19/11/23



#3. Your favourite colour cover - Red - COMPLETED
a) The Son by Elena Wilkes 4★s 22/9/23
b) Jackdaw by Daniel Cole 4★s 8/10/23
c) The Drover's Brother Comes for Christmas by Darry Fraser 4★s 27/9/23 AA



#4. Your favourite place as the main setting - Australian Outback
a) Outback by Patricia Wolf 4★s 25/10/23 AA
b) No Trace by Michael Trant 5★s 19/11/23 AA
c) Back on Track by Tricia Stringer 5★s 4/10/23 AA



#5. Takes place during your favourite time period - Historical - COMPLETED
a) Opulence and Ashes by Kate Belli 5★s 14/10/23
b) Night Train to Marrakech by Dinah Jefferies 5★s 12/9/23
c) Terror in Topaz by A.M. Stuart 5★s 13/10/23 AA



#6. Takes place during your favourite season - Spring - COMPLETED
a) First Victim by L.A. Larkin 4★s 2/10/23 AA
b) The Lost Girls of Penzance by Sally Rigby 5★s 5/10/23
c) Syrup to No Good by Catherine Bruns 4★s 21/10/23



#7. Recommended by a favourite blog, friend, or podcast
a) Radio Girl by David Dufty 4★s 27/9/23 AA
b) The Cottage at Whisper Lake by Phillipa Nefri Clark 5★s 21/9/23 AA
c) The Orphans on the Train by Gill Thompson 4★s 20/11/23

My Favourite Things Spring Challenge
Duration: 1/9/2023–30/11/2023
Level: Hard
Progress: 21/21

#1. Your favourite genre - Fantasy
The Mapmaker's Apprentice by C J Archer AA ★★★★★ 29/9
Witch King by Martha Wells ★★★☆☆ 17/9
A Deadly Education by Naomi Novik ★★★★☆ 15/10



#2. Written by one of your favourite authors Jonathan Moeller
Sevenfold Sword: Guardian ★★★★★ 1/9
Sevenfold Sword: Sovereign ★★★★★ 25/9
Dragontiarna: Knights ★★★★★ 3/11



#3. Your favourite colour cover - Blue
Diamond Sky by Annie Seaton AA ★★★★☆ 4/9
The Cruel Stars by John Birmingham AA ★★★★☆ 4/10
The Last Astronaut by David Wellington ★★★☆☆ 24/10



#4. Your favourite place as the main setting - United States Capitol
Holding the Line: Inside the Nation's Preeminent US Attorney's Office and Its Battle with the Trump Justice Department by Geoffrey S Berman ★★★★★ 20/9
I Swear: Politics Is Messier Than My Minivan by Katie Porter ★★★★☆ 20/10
When America Stopped Being Great: A history of the present by Nick Bryant ★★★★☆ 9/9



#5. Takes place during your favourite time period - the future
Golden in Death by J.D. Robb ★★★★★ 18/9
The Service of the Sword by David Weber ★★★★☆ 31/10
Tales of Heresy by Nick Kyme ★★★☆☆ 11/10



#6. Takes place during your favourite season - spring
Grave Ransom by Kalayna Price ★★★★★ 13/9
The Beginning of Spring by Penelope Fitzgerald ★★★☆☆ 27/9
The Downstairs Girl by Stacey Lee ★★★★☆ 18/10



#7. Recommended by a favourite blog, friend, or podcast
Silent Fear by Katherine Howell AA ★★★★☆ 22/10
Firebreak by Nicole Kornher-Stace ★★★★☆ 23/9
This is Going to Hurt: Secret Diaries of a Junior Doctor by Adam Kay ★★★★★ 6/9

My Favourite Things Spring Challenge
Duration: 1/9/2023–30/11/2023
Level: Hard
Progress: 21/21

TASKS
Your favourite genre. Mysteries
1. Cover the Bones by Rachel Amphlett AA 5 stars 24/9/23
2.The Detective Up Late by Adrian McKinty AA 5 stars 25/10/23
3. The Brewery Murders by J.R. Ellis 4 stars 10/9/23


Written by one of your favourite authors. Martin Walker
1. Fatal Pursuit 5 stars 11/9/23
2. The Templars' Last Secret 5 stars 17/10/23
3. A Taste for Vengeance 5 stars 5/11/23


Your favourite colour cover. Orange
1. Nancy Business by R.W.R. McDonald AA 3 stars 8/11/23
2. Key of Knowledge by Nora Roberts 5 stars 26/11/23
3. The Naturalist of Amsterdam by Melissa Ashley AA 4 stars 8/10/2023


Your favourite place as the main setting. Bookshop/library
1. Death in the Romance Aisle by Lynn Cahoon 4 stars 8/9/23
2. The Wattle Island Book Club by Sandie Docker AA 4 stars 6/9/23
3. Overdue or Die by Allison Brook 4 stars 7/10/23


Takes place during your favourite time period. Victorian era.
1. A Fire at the Exhibition by T.E. Kinsey 5 stars 5/9/23
2. City of Scoundrels by Victoria Thompson 4 stars 14/11/23
3. Opulence and Ashes by Kate Belli 4 stars 14/10/23


Takes place during your favourite season. Christmas
1. Murder on the Christmas Express by Alexandra Benedict 3 stars 4/10/23
2. Murder on Mistletoe Lane by Clara McKenna 4 stars 24/10/23
3. Murder Checks Out by Victoria Gilbert 4 stars 5/11/23


Recommended by a favourite blog, friend, or podcast
1. The Cottage at Whisper Lake by Phillipa Nefri Clark AA 4 stars 17/9/23
2. Payback in Death by J.D. Robb 5 stars 19/9/23
3. All the Dead Shall Weep by Charlaine Harris 5 stars 4/9/23

My Favourite Things Spring Challenge
Duration: 1/9/2023–30/11/2023
Level:
Progress: 0

Levels:
❄ Easy: Read one book for each category - min 2 AAs

TASKS

#1. Your favourite genre
The Thursday Murder Club 9/1 4.5⭐
One for the Money 9/3 5⭐


#2. Written by one of your favourite authors
Tales from the Café 9/1 5⭐


#3. Your favourite colour cover
The Only Survivors 9/4 4⭐
Cassandra in Reverse 9/9 4⭐


#4. Your favourite place as the main setting

#5. Takes place during your favourite time period

#6. Takes place during your favourite season

#7. Recommended by a favourite blog, friend, or podcast

My Favourite Things Spring Challenge
Duration: 1/9/2023–30/11/2023
Level: Medium (4/3 AA)
Progress: 14/14

TASKS

#1. Your favourite genre (time travel)
Kindred
Doing Time finished 9/10/23 4⭐

#2. Written by one of your favourite authors
A Single Thread by Tracy Chevalier finished 30/9/23 3⭐
In Other Worlds: SF and the Human Imagination by Margaret Atwood finished 8/10/23 3⭐

#3. Your favourite colour cover (pink)
Happy Place finished 16/9/23 3⭐
Thank You for Listening finished 11/11/23 3⭐

#4. Your favourite place as the main setting (Melbourne)
This Devastating Fever by Sophie Cunningham AA finished 30/9/23 4⭐
Cut bySusan White AA finished 6/11/23 3⭐

#5. Takes place during your favourite time period (the future)
Children of Time finished 5/11/23 5⭐
The Glad Shout by Alice RobinsonAA finished 21/9/23 4⭐

#6. Takes place during your favourite season (spring)
56 Days finished 9/11/23 5⭐
I Kissed Shara Wheeler finished 30/10/23 4⭐

#7. Recommended by a favourite blog, friend, or podcast
Wrong Place Wrong Time finished 19/9/23 3.5⭐
The Crying Room by Gretchen Shirm AA finished 16/9/23 5⭐

I'm in! Let's see if I can finish one of these :D

My Favourite Things Spring Challenge
Duration: 1/9/2023–30/11/2023
Level: Easy (3/2 AA)
Progress: 3/7

Your favourite genre Fantasy
Assassin's Apprentice by Robin Hobb 13/9/23, 5 ⭐

Written by one of your favourite authors Christopher Paolini
To Sleep in a Sea of Stars by Christopher Paolini 9/11/23, 5 ⭐️

Your favourite colour cover blue/red
The Dark Griffin by K.J. Taylor (🦘AA)

Your favourite place as the main setting Fantastical World - Not Earth
The Way of Shadows by Brent Weeks

Takes place during your favourite time period Medieval
Heaven's Net is Wide by Lian Hearn (🦘AA)

Takes place during your favourite season Winter
Battleaxe by Sara Douglass (🦘AA)

Recommended by a favourite blog, friend, or podcast
The Colour of Magic by Terry Pratchett 20/11/23, 4 ⭐

My Favourite Things Spring Challenge
Duration: 1/9/2023–30/11/2023
Level: easy
Progress: 7/7
AAs: 2/2

🌸#1. Your favourite genre
The Night Out, Wendy Clarke, 9/11/23, 5*, thriller

🌸#2. Written by one of your favourite authors
What Could Possibly Go Wrong?, Jodi Taylor, 9/17/23, 4*

🌸#3. Your favourite colour cover
One Small Life, Anna Housego, 9/17/23, 4*, AA


🌸#4. Your favourite place as the main settingEye For An Eye
The Ghost Village Murders, Rachel McLean, 9/3/23, 4* - story set in Dorset

🌸#5. Takes place during your favourite time period
Eye For An Eye, David Field,10/30/23, 4*

🌸#6. Takes place during your favourite season
The Black Tulip, Alexandre Dumas, 9/22/23, 4*, Spring (in Europe)

🌸#7. Recommended by a friend (Linda).
The Island, Victoria Hislop, 10/24/23, 3*

My Favourite Things Spring Challenge
Duration: 1/9/2023–30/11/2023
Level:
❄ Easy: Read one book for each category - min 2 AAs

TASKS

#1. ☑️ Your favourite genre (Horror) - Ghoster - Jason Arnopp
Read 02.09.23 (4 stars)

#2. ☑️Written by one of your favourite authors
The Way It Is Now - Garry Disher
Read 19.10.23 (4 stars) 🐨

#3. ☑️ Your favourite colour cover (Purple)
The Nowhere Child - Christian White
Read 14.10.23 (4 stars) 🐨

#4. ☑️Your favourite place as the main setting (Village)
The Burning Girls - C.J. Tudor
Read 12.10.23 (4 stars)

#5. ☑️Takes place during your favourite time period (Current) - The Perfect Family - Jacquie Underdown
Read 06.10.23 (4 stars) 🐨

#6. ☑️ Takes place during your favourite season (Winter)
Five Total Strangers - Natalie D. Richards
Read 15.10.23 (3.5 stars)

#7. ☑️ Recommended by a favourite blog, friend, or podcast (recommended by CriminOlly - Olly Clarke)
All the Sinners Bleed - S.A. Cosby
Read 23.10.23 (5 stars)

My Favourite Things Spring Challenge
Duration: 1/9/2023–30/11/2023
Level: Easy
Books Read: 7/7 (min 2 AA)

TASKS

✔ #1. Your favourite genre Aussie rural crime
Stone Town by Margaret Hickey AA (read 24 Sept) 4.5★

✔ #2. Written by one of your favourite authors
One Last Kill by Robert Dugoni (read 24 Sept) 4.5★

✔ #3. Your favourite colour cover Red
A Lonesome Blood-Red Sun by David Putnam (read 28 Sept) 3★

✔ #4. Your favourite place as the main setting Southern Victorian coast
The Cottage at Whisper Lake by Phillipa Nefri Clark AA (read 18 Sept) 4★

✔ #5. Takes place during your favourite time period 1930s (Golden Age of Crime Fiction)
Murder at Elm House by Helena Dixon (read 17 Sept) 4★

✔ #6. Takes place during your favourite season Christmas/Summer
The Christmas Appeal by Janice Hallett (read 22 Oct) 4★

✔ #7. Recommended by a favourite blog, friend, or podcast
The Beautiful Words by Vanessa McCausland AA (read 30 October) 4.5★

My Favourite Things Spring Challenge
Duration: 1/9/2023–30/11/2023
Level: hard (4AA)
Progress: 21/21

Favourite Genre: crime
1. Mrs. Pargeter's Pound of Flesh by Simon Brett 5/9 3.5★
2. Move Your Blooming Corpse by D.E. Ireland 17/9 3.5★
3. One, Two, Buckle My Shoe by Agatha Christie 21/9 4★


Favourite Author
1. Moon Called by Patricia Briggs 7/9 4★
2. Blood Bound by Patricia Briggs 8/9 4★
3. Mrs. McGinty's Dead by Agatha Christie 19/9 4★


Favourite Colour: blue
1. Sun, Surf and Murder by D.C. Pitt 3/9 3.5★ (AA)
2. Ill Wind by Rachel Caine 24/9 3★
3. Cold, Cold Bones by Kathy Reichs 26/9 3.5★


Favourite Setting: Australia
1. A Routine Infidelity by Elizabeth Coleman 4/9 3.5★ (AA)
2. Vertigo by Karen Herbert 20/9 3★ (AA)
3. Our Country Christmas by Darry Fraser,Penelope Janu,Fiona Lowe,Eva Scott,Jacquie Underdown 6/10 4★ (AA)


Favourite Time: contemporary
1. Last Chance Cafe by Liz Byrski 6/9 4★ (AA)
2. Happiness for Beginners by Katherine Center 25/9 2.5★
3. The Angry Women's Choir by Meg Bignell 7/10 4★ (AA)


Favourite Season: summer
1. The Unexpected Mrs Pollifax by Dorothy Gilman 5/9 4★
2. A Quiet Life in the Country by T.E. Kinsey 17/9 4★
3. Outback by Patricia Wolf 1/10 4★ (AA)


Favourite Recommendation
1. The Radium Girls by Kate Moore 1/9 3★
2. Heart of Obsidian by Nalini Singh 2/9 3.5★
3. Artificial Condition by Martha Wells 9/9 4.5★

My Favourite Things Spring Challenge
Duration: 1/9/2023–30/11/2023
Level: Hard
Progress: 21/21
Completed 25th November.

🌻 Your favourite genre - Mystery
1. Will to Live by Rachel Amphlett *AA* 22/10 4★
2. Outback by Patricia Wolf *AA* 05/09 3★
3. After She Wrote Him by Sulari Gentill *AA* 15/09 3★



🪷 Written by one of your favourite authors - Faith Martin
1. The Birthday Mystery 24/10 5★
2. Murder at the University 20/10 2.5★
3. The Riverboat Mystery 19/11 4.5★



🪻 Your favourite colour cover - Blue
1. Fire with Fire by Candice Fox *AA* 11/11 4★
2. The Agathas by Kathleen Glasgow 02/09 4.5★
3. The Diva Delivers on a Promise by Krista Davis 17/09 4★



🌸 Your favourite place as the main setting - Southern USA
1. Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver 25/09 4★
2. At the Coffee Shop of Curiosities by Heather Webber 06/10 4.5★
3. Murder on a Girls' Night Out by Anne George 04/11 5★



🌷 Takes place during your favourite time period - between WW1 and WW2
1. A Mansion for Murder by Frances Brody 01/10 5★
2. Dear Little Corpses by Nicola Upson 25/11 5★
3. A Single Thread by Tracy Chevalier 11/09 5★



🌺 Takes place during your favourite season - Summer
1. One Italian Summer by Rebecca Serle 08/11 3.5★
2. Sixty Summers by Amanda Hampson *AA* 08/09 3★
3. Mary Jane by Jessica Anya Blau 29/10 4★



💐 Recommended by a favourite blog, friend, or podcast
1. Legends & Lattes by Travis Baldree 21/10 4.5★
2. Revenge in Rubies by A.M. Stuart 18/11 4.5★
3. The Satapur Moonstone by Sujata Massey 01/11 4.5★

My Favourite Things Spring Challenge
Duration: 1/9/2023–30/11/2023
Level: Easy
Progress: 7/7

#1. Your favourite genre Romance

Second Chance Love in Point Perry Joanne Speirs AA Done 5* 3/9/23 https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

#2. Written by one of your favourite authors Phillipa Nefri Clark

The Cottage at Whisper Lake Phillipa Nefri Clark AA Done 5* 15/9/23 https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

#3. Your favourite colour cover Purple

The Echoes of Love Jenny Ashcroft Done 4* 22/9/23 https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

#4. Your favourite place as the main setting Australian Outback

Outback Hope: The Farmer Annie Seaton AA Done 5* 30/9/23 https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

#5. Takes place during your favourite time period Historical

The Sugar Palace Fiona McIntosh AA Done 5* 4/11/23 https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

#6. Takes place during your favourite season Autumn

Return to Embthwaite Farm Kate Hewitt Done 24/9/23 https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

#7. Recommended by a favourite blog, friend, or podcast

Back on Track Tricia Stringer AA Done 4* 9/10/23 https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...



Finished :)

My Favourite Things Spring Challenge
Duration: 1/9/2023–30/11/2023
Level: Medium
Progress: 14/14
TASKS

#1. Your favourite genre - Mystery/Thriller
Say You're Sorry by Michael Robotham 9/9/23 5★AA
Kisscut by Karin Slaughter20/9/23 4★

#2. Written by one of your favourite authors
Murder in Montparnasse by Kerry Greenwood7/9/23 4★ AA
The Castlemaine Murders by Kerry Greenwood6/10/23 4★ AA

#3. Your favourite colour cover - Blue
The House With All The Lights On by Jessica Kirkness AA. 3/09/23 4★
How the Light Gets In by Louise Penny27/9/23 5★

#4. Your favourite place as the main setting - regional Australia
The Inaugural Meeting of the Fairvale Ladies Book Club by Sophie Green 10/11/23 4★ AA
Wild Card by Simon Rowell 6/10/23 4★ AA

#5. Takes place during your favourite time period - Historical
Opulence and Ashes by Kate Belli4/11/23 4★
Queen of the Flowers by Kerry Greenwood7/11/23 4★ AA

#6. Takes place during your favourite season - summer/autumn
Back on Track by Tricia Stringer24/10/23 4★ AA
In the Heat of the Moment by Viveca Sten26/9/23 4★

#7. Recommended by a favourite blog, friend, or podcast
The Seven by Chris Hammer 14/10/23 4★AA
This Is How We End Things by R.J. Jacobs1/10/23 4★

My Favourite Things Spring Challenge
Duration: 1/9/2023–30/11/2023
Level: Hard
Progress: 21/21

TASKS

#1. Your favourite genre - Urban Fantasy - COMPLETED
a. Killer's Kiss by Keri Arthur AA 5 stars 25/10/23
b. Slay by Laurell K. Hamilton 5 stars 10/11/23
c. Wraith's Revenge by Keri Arthur AA 5 stars 6/9/23



#2. Written by one of your favourite authors - Christine Feehan - COMPLETED
a. Shadow Storm #6 5 stars 4/9/23
b. Shadow Fire #7 5 stars 5/9/23
c. Shadow Dance #8 11/9/23



#3. Your favourite colour cover - GREEN - COMPLETED
a. Bayou Moon by Ilona Andrews 4 stars 7/9/23
b. Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves: The Druid's Call by E.K. Johnston 5 stars 19/9/23
c. Just the Nicest Couple by Mary Kubica 3 stars 11/10/23



#4. Your favourite place as the main setting - MIDKEMIA - COMPLETED
a. The King's Buccaneer by Raymond E. Feist 5 stars 8/9/23
b. Shadow of a Dark Queen by Raymond E. Feist 5 stars 9/10/23
c. Rise of a Merchant Prince by Raymond E. Feist 5 stars 10/10/23



#5. Takes place during your favourite time period - Present/Now - COMPLETED
a. A Home Among the Snow Gums by Stella Quinn AA 5 stars 12/9/23
b. One More Time by Mandy Magro AA 4 stars 9/10/23
c. The Wrong Sister by Fiona Palmer AA 4 stars 5/10/23



#6. Takes place during your favourite season - Winter - COMPLETED
a. Wyoming Homecoming by Diana Palmer 5 stars 20/9/23
b. Wyoming Proud by Diana Palmer 5 stars 26/10/23
c.New Moon by Stephenie Meyer 5 stars 19/9/23



#7. Recommended by a favourite blog, friend, or podcast - Friend - Michelle - COMPLETED
a. Lick by Kylie Scott AA 5 stars 2/9/23
b. Play by Kylie Scott AA 5 stars 3/9/23
c. Lead by Kylie Scott AA 5 stars 4/9/23

Challenge complete 🙃

My Favourite Things Spring Challenge
Duration: 1/9/2023–30/11/2023
Level: ❄ Medium: Read two books for each category - min 3 AAs
Progress: 14/14

TASKS

#1. Your favourite genre - (one of them, anyway) Post apocalyptic dystopian zombie fun and games 🙃
World Departed by Sarah Lyons Fleming ✅ 5* (2/9)
World Between by Sarah Lyons Fleming ✅ 5* (10/9)

#2. Written by one of your favourite authors - Janet Evanovich
Tricky Twenty-Two ✅ 4* (11/9)
Hardcore Twenty-Four ✅ 4* (2/11)

#3. Your favourite colour cover - Blue 💙
Turbo Twenty-Three by Janet Evanovich ✅ 4* (7/10)
The Hunt by Faye Kellerman ✅ 3* (17/9)

#4. Your favourite place as the main setting - (one of them!) Australia 😊
Eden by Candice Fox AA ✅ 4* (1/10)
Fall by Candice Fox AA ✅ 4* (13/10)

#5. Takes place during your favourite time period - post-apocalypse 🙃
The Light We Lost by Kyla Stone ✅ 3* (22/9)
The Book of Sand by Theo Clare ✅ 2* (24/9)

#6. Takes place during your favourite season - Winter (Christmas)
The Christmas Killer by Alex Pine ✅ 3* (17/9)
A Turn of the Tide by Kelley Armstrong ✅ 3* (1/9)

#7. Recommended by a favourite blog, friend, or podcast
The Scholar by Dervla McTiernan AA ✅ 2* (8/9)
Magic Tides by Ilona Andrews ✅ 4* (3/9)

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My Favourite Things Spring Challenge
Duration: 1/9/2023–30/11/2023
Level: Easy
Progress: 7/7
AA: 4/4


TASKS

#1. Your favourite genre - Mystery/Thriller

The Pit by
Peter Papathanasiou AA COMPLETED 14/09 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...


#2. Written by one of your favourite authors

Billy Summers
by Stephen King COMPLETED 25/10 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

#3. Your favourite colour cover - sea blue

The Storyteller by the Sea
by Phyllida Shrimpton COMPLETED 17/09 ⭐⭐⭐.7 https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

#4. Your favourite place as the main setting - Australia!

Daisy and Kate
by Meredith Appleyard AA
COMPLETED 03/09 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

#5. Takes place during your favourite time period - Contemporary
Fiction

Bad Behaviour
by Liz Byrski AA
COMPLETED 12/11 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

#6. Takes place during your favourite season - Summer

Firefly Summer
by Nan Rossiter COMPLETED 31/10.23 ⭐⭐.5 https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

#7. Recommended by a favourite blog, friend, or podcast
Recommended by Shelleyrae at Book'dOut

Dead Heat
by Bronwyn Parry AA COMPLETED 29/10 ⭐⭐⭐.5 https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

I have posted my choices, bring on spring, I'm sick of this cold weather!

Quick question!!
We can mix it all up, yes? So, several different fave authors and several fave genres or colours? Or do we have to pick one and pick 2 or 3 books to represent the one? Cheers 😁

I'm in!

My Favourite Things Spring Challenge
Duration: 1/9/2023–30/11/2023
Level: Medium
Progress: 14/14
AAs: 3/3

#1. Your favourite genre Thriller
Judgement in Death by J.D. Robb Read 13/9/2023 4*
Betrayal in Death by J.D. Robb Read 31/10/2023 5*

#2. Written by one of your favourite authors
Blood and Memory by Fiona McIntosh AA Read 30/9/2023 5*
Bridge of Souls by Fiona McIntosh AA Read 29/10/2023 5*

#3. Your favourite colour cover Blue
Until We Collide by Charlotte Fallowfield Read 7/9/23 3*
Dizzy In Love by Brittany Larsen Read 5/11/2023 4*

#4. Your favourite place as the main setting Australia
Snowy Ridge: The Sutherland Family by Peter McKelvie AA Read 17/9/2023 4*
Red Ember Storm by Peter McKelvie AA Read 19/10/2023 4*

#5. Takes place during your favourite time period Historical Fiction/WW2
The Diamond Eye by Kate Quinn Read 23/9/2023 5*
Eleanor's Secret by Caroline Beecham Read 25/10/2023 3*

#6. Takes place during your favourite season Summer
Hello, Summer by Mary Kay Andrews Read 5/11/2023 4*
The Summer of Ellen by Agnete Friis Read 22/10/23 3*

#7. Recommended by a favourite blog, friend, or podcast
Dark Heart by Catherine Lee AA Read 9/9/2023 5*
Dark Past by Catherine Lee AA Read 27/9/2023 5*

Lorraine wrote: "Quick question!!
We can mix it all up, yes? So, several different fave authors and several fave genres or colours? Or do we have to pick one and pick 2 or 3 books to represent the one? Cheers 😁"

Lorraine, one of each for easy; two of each for medium; three of each for hard :)

Welcome everyone, you're all linked :)

My Favourite Things Spring Challenge
Duration: 1/9/2023–30/11/2023
Level: Medium (14 Books; 3 AA)
Progress: 14/14 (as of 3/12/23) - A few days late

Tasks

#1. Your favourite genre - Romance

a) The Takeover by T.L. Swan AA
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... (4 Stars) - 9/9/23

b) The Soulmate Equation by Christina Lauren
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... (4 Stars) - 7/11/23



#2. Written by one of your favourite authors - Melina Marchetta is my all time favourite and Michael Robotham is a new favourite that this group/challenges introduced me too.

a) On the Jellicoe Road by Melina Marchetta AA
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... (5+ Stars) - 21/11/23

b) The Other Wife by Michael Robotham AA
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... (4 Stars) - 24/10/23



#3. Your favourite colour cover - Black/dark colours

a) Lightlark by Alex Aster
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... (3 Stars) - 26/10/23

b) The Whispering Dark by Kelly Andrew
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... (3 Stars) - 3/12/23



#4. Your favourite place as the main setting - Something out of this world...space or fantasy realm.

a) So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish by Douglas Adams
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... (4 Stars) - 31/10/23

b) The Bridge Kingdom by Danielle L. Jensen
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... (3.5 Stars) - 3/12/23



#5. Takes place during your favourite time period - Love the regency era, but also like what is to come (futuristic settings)

a) The Rake and Lady Julia by Claudia Stone
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... (3 Stars) - 9/9/23

b) Ceremony in Death by J.D. Robb
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... (4 Stars) - 7/9/23



#6. Takes place during your favourite season - End of Autumn into Early Winter...when everything slows down and it becomes perfect reading weather :-)

a) It Happened One Autumn by Lisa Kleypas
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... (3.5 Stars) - 21/10/23

b) Frozen by L.A. Casey
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... (2 stars) - 25/9/23



#7. Recommended by a favourite blog, friend, or podcast I watch a lot of booktube and these are the most recently hyped books that I am dying to read

a) Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... (4.5 Stars) - 29/9/23

b) Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... (5 Stars) - 18/10/23

My Favourite Things Spring Challenge
Duration: 1/9/2023–30/11/2023
Level: Hard -- 4 AA
Progress: 27/27


TASKS

#1. Your favourite genre Romantic Suspense --completed

a) Mission: Her Protection by Anna Hackett AA -- 5★ -- 28/09/2023
b) Logan by Nyssa Kathryn AA -- 5★ -- 20/10/2023
c) Blind Fury by Gwen Hernandez -- 5★ -- 30/09/2023



#2. Written by one of your favourite authors -- Bill Kitson --completed

a) Hide & Seek by Bill Kitson -- 5★ -- 2/09/2023
b) Running Scared by Bill Kitson -- 5★ -- 2/10/2023
c) The Bleeding Heart Killer by Bill Kitson -- 5★ -- 2/11/2023




#3. Your favourite colour cover Multicolours ---completed

a) Break the Silence by D.K. Hood -- 5★ -- 04/10/2023
b) The Crying Season by D.K. Hood - 5★ -- 15/09/2023
c) Her Broken Wings by D.K. Hood -- 5★ -- 29/10/2023




#4. Your favourite place as the main setting Australia -- -completed

a) Broken Brothers: Sutherlands of Granite Gully by Peter McKelvie -- AA -- 5★ -- 21/11/2023
b) Those Who Perish by Emma Viskic -- AA -- 4★ 23/11/2023
c) Outback Creed by Jonathan Macpherson -- AA -- 4★ -- 29/10/2023




#5. Takes place during your favourite time period -- Modern -- completed

a) Better the Devil by Wes Markin -- 4★ -- 28/09/2023
b) Best Served Cold by David J. Gatward -- 5★ -- 2/11/2023
c) Now We Are Dead by Stuart MacBride -- 5★ -- 10/11/2023



#6. Takes place during your favourite season -- spring and summer -- -completed

a) Reserved for Murder by Victoria Gilbert -- 4★ -- 20/11/2023
b) A Fatal Booking by Victoria Gilbert -- 4★ -- 15/11/2023
c) Claws for Concern by Miranda James -- 5★ -- 30/10/2023



#7. Recommended by a favourite blog, friend, or podcast Friend -- -completed

a) In the Market for Murder by T.E. Kinsey -- 4★ -- 16 October 2023
b) Dark Crimes by Michael Hambling -- 5★ -- 22/11/2023
c) The Good Mother by Rae Cairns -- AA -- 4★ -- 28/11/2023

My Favourite Things Spring Challenge
Duration: 1/9/2023–30/11/2023
Level: Easy: Read one book for each category - min 2 AAs
Progress: 1/7

TASKS

#1. Your favourite genre- WWII Fiction
The Keeper of Hidden Books by Madeline Martin
COMPLETED 10/7/23

#2. Written by one of your favourite authors- Markus Zusak
Bridge of Clay by Markus Zusak AA
COMPLETED 10/9/23

#3. Your favourite colour cover- Dark Blue
Homecoming by Kate Morton AA


#4. Your favourite place as the main setting- Scotland
Death of a Cad by M.C. Beaton
COMPLETED 10/20/23

#5. Takes place during your favourite time period- around 1920's
Z: A Novel of Zelda Fitzgerald by Therese Anne Fowler
COMPLETED 10/28/23

#6. Takes place during your favourite season- winter
Rock Paper Scissors by Alice Feeney
COMPLETED 9/3/23

#7. Recommended by a favourite blog, friend, or podcast- neighbor Larry
Portrait of an Unknown Woman by Daniel Silva

I’m in!

My Favourite Things Spring Challenge
Duration: 1/9/2023–30/11/2023
Level: Easy
Progress: 4/7

TASKS

#1. Your favourite genre - Mystery
Watching You by Michael Robotham - AA 🇦🇺
- 4⭐️ - 15/9/23

#2. Written by one of your favourite authors - Michael Connelly
Desert Star by Michael Connelly
- 5⭐️ - 21/9/23

#3. Your favourite colour cover - Green
Death Comes eCalling by Leslie O'Kane - 4⭐️ - 3/10/23


#4. Your favourite place as the main setting - South Australia
Day's End by Garry Disher - AA 🇦🇺
- 4⭐️ - 12/9/23

#5. Takes place during your favourite time period - the future
Payback in Death by J.D. Robb
- 5⭐️ - 18/9/23

#6. Takes place during your favourite season - Christmas
A Perfect Christmas Gift by Lori Wilde
- 3⭐️ - 26/9/23

#7. Recommended by a favourite blog, friend, or podcast - Marleen (goodreads friend)
Tell No One by Harlan Coben
- 4⭐️ - 25/9/23

Brenda wrote: "My Favourite Things Spring Challenge
Duration: 1/9/2023–30/11/2023
Level:
Progress: 0/?

I’d like to give this a go Brenda. You never know, i might finish one of these one day!

My Favourite Things Spring Challenge
Duration: 1/9/2023–30/11/2023
Level: Easy
Progress: 0/7

#1. Your favourite genre
Mystery The Whispering by Veronica Lando AA


#2. Written by one of your favourite authors
Horse by Geraldine Brooks AA


#3. Your favourite colour cover
Orange When We Were Orphans by Kazuo Ishiguro


#4. Your favourite place as the main setting
Melbourne The Mother-in-Law by Sally Hepworth AA


#5. Takes place during your favourite time period
Contemporary Birnam Wood by Eleanor Catton


#6. Takes place during your favourite season
Christmas Harbour Street by Ann Cleeves


#7. Recommended by a favourite blog, friend, or podcast
Friend The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida byShehan Karunatilaka

Brenda wrote: "Lorraine wrote: "Quick question!!
We can mix it all up, yes? So, several different fave authors and several fave genres or colours? Or do we have to pick one and pick 2 or 3 books to represent the ..."

Thanks 🙃

Finished at last 07/12/23
Had a long wait for one of my picks unfortunately

My Favourite Things Spring Challenge
Duration: 1/9/2023–30/11/2023
Level: Hard
Progress: 21/21 11/11 A/A


#1. Your favourite genre
The Turn of Midnight Minette Walters 4* 02/10/23
Queen Charlotte Julia Quinn 05/11/23 4*
An Hour Unspent Roseanna M. White *4 08/11/23



#2. Written by one of your favourite authors
The Diamond Eye Kate Quinn 5* 18/10/23
The German Wife Kelly Rimmer 17/09/23 4* AA
In His Father's Footsteps Danielle Steel 4* 02/11/23



#3. Your favourite colour cover
Raising Readers: How to Nurture a Child's Love of Books Megan Daley AA 21/09/23 4*
The Whole-Brain Child: Revolutionary Strategies to Nurture Your Child's Developing Mind Daniel J. Siegel 4* 29/09/23
Barracuda Christos Tsiolkas AA 3* 26/09/23



#4. Your favourite place as the main setting
Territory Judy Chicago AA 26/10/23 4*
Diamond Sky Annie Seaton AA 06/11/23 5*
Hidden Valley Annie Seaton AA 11/11/23 5*



#5. Takes place during your favourite time period
A Valley Wedding Anna Jacobs AA 17/11/23 5*
A Time to Rejoice Anna Jacobs AA 4* 13/09/23
A Time for Renewal Anna Jacobs AA 4* 18/10/23



#6. Takes place during your favourite season
The Secret History Donna Tartt 07/12/23 3*
Hallowe'en Party Agatha Christie 4* 17/11/23
All That Glitters Danielle Steel 2* 03/11/23



#7. Recommended by a favourite blog, friend, or podcast
No Place Like Home Caroline Overington AA 4* 06/11/23
Sisters Of Mercy Caroline Overington AA 5* 10/09/23
The Vacation John Marrs 2* 29/10/23

***COMPLETED CHALLENGE***
My Favourite Things Spring Challenge
Duration: 1/9/2023–30/11/2023
Level: Easy
Progress: 7/7

✅#1. Your favourite genre - YA Fantasy
Finale by Stephanie Garber 5🌟 - finished 25/09/23

✅#2. Written by one of your favourite authors
Kaldoras by Lynette Noni AA 5🌟 - finished 11/11/23

✅#3. Your favourite colour cover - Purple
Moontide by Mary Greenwood AA 5🌟 - finished 03/09/23

✅#4. Your favourite place as the main setting - Beach/Ocean
The Isles of the Gods by Amie Kaufman AA 4🌟 - finished 01/10/23

✅#5. Takes place during your favourite time period - Modern
The First to Die at the End by Adam Silvera 4🌟 - finished 20/09/23

✅#6. Takes place during your favourite season - Summer
Going Bicoastal by Dahlia Adler 4🌟 - finished 09/10/23

✅#7. Recommended by a favourite blog, friend, or podcast - Mel (IRL and Goodreads friend)
Journeys to the Other Side of the World: Further Adventures of a Young Naturalist by David Attenborough 4🌟 - finished 09/11/23

I need a nudge to read more books than comics lol so I'll attempt the easy!

My Favourite Things Spring Challenge
Duration: 1/9/2023–30/11/2023
Level: Easy
Progress: 7/7
AA: 2/2
COMPLETE!

TASKS

#1. Your favourite genre (fantasy)
The Daylight War by Peter V. Brett 6/11; 5 stars. Review Here

#2. Written by one of your favourite authors (Matthew Reilly)
Mr Einstein's Secretary by Matthew Reilly (AA) 23/11; 4 stars. Review Here

#3. Your favourite colour cover (green)
Cibola Burn by James S.A. Corey 30/9; 4 stars. Review Here

#4. Your favourite place as the main setting (France)
City of Crows by Chris Womersley (AA) 23/9; 3 stars. Review Here

#5. Takes place during your favourite time period (1600s)
The Familiars by Stacey Halls 30/11; 3 stars. Review Here

#6. Takes place during your favourite season (Spring)
Spring Break by Barbara Steiner 15/9; 2 stars. Review Here

#7. Recommended by a favourite blog, friend, or podcast (friend)
The Wolf Den by Elodie Harper 17/9; 4 stars. Review Here

Does anyone know if happens to be set in Spring?! :)

My Favourite Things Spring Challenge
Duration: 1/9/2023–30/11/2023
Level: Hard
Progress: 21/21

TASKS

#1. Your favourite genre - Crime
The Dying Season by Rachel Amphlett(AA) READ 9/9/23 3*
Identity by Nora Roberts READ 12/9/23 4*
Murder at the Mena House by Erica Ruth Neubauer READ 19/9/23 4*



#2. Written by one of your favourite authors - Penelope Janu(AA)
In at the Deep End READ 16/9/23 3*
Starting from Scratch READ 2/10/23 3*
On The Right Track READ 19/10/23 3*



#3. Your favourite colour cover - Pink/Purple
The Wakes by Dianne Yarwood(AA) READ 27/9/23 3*
Cold Blooded Liar by Karen Rose READ 23/9/23 4*
The Guest House by the Sea by Faith Hogan READ 25/9/23 4*



#4. Your favourite place as the main setting - Paris
The Paris Daughter by Kristin Harmel READ 16/9/23 4*
The Forgotten Bookshop in Paris by Daisy Wood READ 29/9/23 4*
The Paris Agent by Kelly Rimmer(AA) READ 5/10/23 3*



#5. Takes place during your favourite time period - WWII
An American in Paris by Siobhan Curham READ 14/10/23 3*
The Little Wartime Library by Kate Thompson READ 7/9/23 5*
The Hidden Book by Kirsty Manning(AA) READ 8/10/23 4*



#6. Takes place during your favourite season - Summer
The Lost Summers of Driftwood by Vanessa McCausland(AA) READ 7/10/23 4*
Summer at the Cape by RaeAnne Thayne READ 12/10/23 4*
Summer at Serenity Bay by Helen Bridgett READ 6/10/23 4*



#7. Recommended by a favourite blog, friend, or podcast
The Life Swap by Barbara Hannay(AA)READ 4/9/23 4*
At The Foot Of The Cherry Tree by Alli Parker(AA) READ 2/9/23 4*
The Wattle Seed Inn by Leonie Kelsall(AA) READ 9/9/23 5*

Amanda wrote: "Brenda wrote: "My Favourite Things Spring Challenge
Duration: 1/9/2023–30/11/2023
Level:
Progress: 0/?

I’d like to give this a go Brenda. You never know, i might finish one of these one day!


..."

Just go for Easy Amanda - good luck!

Krystal wrote: "Does anyone know if happens to be set in Spring?! :)"

Krystal, I just read a few reviews and one mentions a soccer game incident. Soccer is a winter sport which blends into the first week of Spring, so go for it! Unless it specifically mentions winter and doesn't mention spring, I'd say you're safe :)

Jenny and Jasmine - can you please write the answer to "your favourite" item beside each one? Thanks!

Amanda wrote: "Brenda wrote: "My Favourite Things Spring Challenge
Duration: 1/9/2023–30/11/2023
Level:
Progress: 0/?

I’d like to give this a go Brenda. You never know, i might finish one of these one day!


..."

Amanda, I've linked your post #29 at the top :)

Welcome everyone, you're all linked :)

My Favourite Things Spring Challenge
Duration: 1/9/2023–30/11/2023
Level: Hard
Progress: 21/21 - 4AA Completed 19-NOV-2023

TASKS

#1. Your favourite genre - Mystery/Crime :
Wake by Shelley Burr AA 14-OCT-2023 5*
Eleven on Top by Janet Evanovich 18-SEP-2023 5*
Paradise Lost by J.A. Jance 04-SEP-2023 4*



#2. Written by one of your favourite authors - J.D. Robb/Nora Roberts
Witness in Death by J.D. Robb 08-SEP-2023 4*
Judgement in Death by J.D. Robb 26-OCT-2023 5*
This Magic Moment by Nora Roberts 17-NOV-2023 3*



#3. Your favourite colour cover - BLUE :
Twelve Sharp by Janet Evanovich 08-OCT-2023 5*
Now Let's Dance by Karine Lambert 03-NOV-2023 3*
The Dead of Winter by Stuart MacBride 22-OCT-2023 5*



#4. Your favourite place as the main setting - UK :
Standing in the Shadows by Peter Robinson 10-SEP-2023 4*
The Bullet That Missed by Richard Osman 13-OCT-2023 5*
The Sum of All Kisses by Julia Quinn 24-SEP-2023 4*



#5. Takes place during your favourite time period - THE PRESENT :
The Vet from Snowy River by Stella Quinn AA 13-SEP-2023 4*
The 6:20 Man by David Baldacci 19-NOV-2023 4*
Search History by Amy Taylor AA 02-SEP-2023 3*



#6. Takes place during your favourite season - SUMMER :
Exit Wounds by J.A. Jance 14-NOV-2023 4*
The Right Path by Nora Roberts 02-OCT-2023 3*
The Cartographer's Secret by Tea Cooper AA 04-SEP-2023 4*



#7. Recommended by a favourite blog, friend, or podcast :
Beach Read by Emily Henry 16-SEP-2023 4*
Miles Off Course by Sulari Gentill AA 15-SEP-2023 4*
On The Right Track by Penelope Janu AA 16-OCT-2023 4*

Welcome Jane! You're linked :)

Complete!

Another fabulous challenge, Brenda! Count me in, please. xx



My Favourite Things Spring Challenge
Duration: 1/9/2023–30/11/2023
Level: Hard
Progress: 21/21
Aussie Authors: 4/4

TASKS

#1. Your favourite genre - Classics
✅ 1. The Mabinogion (1200) - Unknown, translated by Sioned Davies 6/9/23 4★
✅ 2. The Birth of Tragedy (1871) - Friedrich Nietzsche, translated by Shaun Whiteside 12/9/23 4★
✅ 3. NLLB: THE DUCHESS OF MALFI A LEVEL EDITION (1614) - John Webster 16/9/23 4★


#2. Written by one of your favourite authors
✅ 4. 🦘The Voyage of Their Life: The Story of the SS Derna and its Passengers (2001) - Diane Armstrong AA 15/9/23 5★
✅ 5. JEWISH CHILDREN: A Collection of Stories Translated (1920) - Sholom Aleichem 15/9/23 5★
✅ 6. Jamaica Inn (1936) - Daphne du Maurier 16/9/23 5★


#3. Your favourite colour cover - Colourful, with ginger cats!
✅ 7. 🦘Doom and Bloom(2019) - H.Y. Hanna AA 1/9/23 5★
✅ 8. 🦘Trowel and Error (2020) - H.Y. Hanna AA 17/9/23 5★
✅ 9. 🦘Fronds and Enemies (2021) - H.Y. Hanna AA 5/12/23 5★


#4. Your favourite place as the main setting - The Theatre
✅ 10. Sleeping Murder (1940) - Agatha Christie 23/10/23 5★
✅ 11. The Phantom of the Opera (1909) - Gaston Leroux 19/11/23 5★
✅ 12. Front Row: Evenings at The Theatre (2006) - Beryl Bainbridge 15/10/23 5★


#5. Takes place during your favourite time period - 20th Century
✅ 13. They Came to Baghdad (1951) - Agatha Christie 23/10/31 5★
✅ 14. N or M? (1941) - Agatha Christie 23/10/23 5★
✅ 15. The Fortunate Pilgrim (1965) - Mario Puzo 25/9/23 5★


#6. Takes place during your favourite season - Winter
✅ 16. Midnight in Siberia: A Train Journey into the Heart of Russia (2014) - David Greene 2/10/23 3★
✅ 17. The Long Winter (1940) - Laura Ingalls Wilder 26/9/23 5★
✅ 18. A Hunt in Winter (2016) - Conor Brady 25/9/23 4★


#7. Recommended by a favourite blog, friend, or podcast - Audiobook Online
✅ 19. The Lincoln Lawyer (2005) - Michael Connelly 2/9/23 5★
✅ 20. 🦘 The Turning (2004) - Tim Winton 3/9/23 5★
✅ 21. The Thursday Murder Club (2020) - Richard Osman 10/9/23 4★

My Favorite Things Spring 2023 Challenge
9/1 - 11/30/23

12/12 DONE
6/3 AA

#1. Your favorite genre- Mystery
1 Out of the Black Land by Kerry Greenwood AA 10/30 ★★★
2 Crash & Burn Lisa Gardner 10/20 ★★★★★


#2. Written by one of your favorite authors- C.J. Archer
3 Murder at the Piccadilly Playhouse C.J. Archer AA 9/3 ★★★★
4 Murder in the Drawing Room C.J. Archer AA 9/4 ★★★★


#3. Your favorite color cover- Blue
5 Arazan's Wolves John Flanagan AA 10/8 ★★★★
6 Past Echoes Graham Smith 9/1 ★★★★


#4. Your favorite place as the main setting- a beach town
7 Finding Ashlyn Susan Stoker 11/15 ★★★★★
8 Lowcountry Bonfire Susan M. Boyer 9/3 ★★★★★


#5. Takes place during your favorite time period Present day
9 Sweet Talk Julie Garwood 9/4 ★★★★
10 That Time I Got Drunk and Saved a Demon Kimberly Lemming 11/5 ★★★★★


#6. Takes place during your favorite season Spring
11 April Showers Bring Dead Flowers Krista Lockheart 11/23 ★★★
12 The Easter Sunday Slaughter Imogen Plimp 11/21 ★★★


#7. Recommended by a favorite blog, friend, or podcast
13 The Cartographer's Secret Tea Cooper AA 9/4 ★★★★
14 Outback Patricia Wolf AA 11/9 ★★★★★

Sounds great, Brenda - count me in, please!

My Favourite Things Spring Challenge
Duration: 1/9/2023–30/11/2023
Level: Hard
Progress: 21/21 AA: 9/9

Your favourite genre (Mystery-Thriller)
1. The Torrent by Dinuka McKenzie AA (19/9) 4.5*
2. A Killer in the Family by Gytha Lodge (17/10) 5*
3. Ruthless by Anne Mette Hancock (22/10) 4*

Written by one of your favourite authors
4. The Chalk Pit by Elly Griffiths (15/9) 5*
5. The Double Bind by Loraine Peck AA (16/9) 4.5*
6. Past Lying by Val McDermid (8/11) 5*

Your favourite colour cover (Blue)
7. Vera Wong's Unsolicited Advice for Murderers by Jesse Q. Sutanto (17/9) 5*
8. Mastering the Art of French Murder by Colleen Cambridge (21/9) 4*
9. The Fancies by Kim Lock AA (4/10) 4*

Your favourite place as the main setting (Italy)
10. The Borgia Portrait by David Hewson (26/9) 5*
11. The Dark Angel by Elly Griffiths (30/10) 5*
12. The Other Guest by Helen Cooper (20/11) 4*

5. Takes place during your favourite time period (Dual timeline between past and present)
13. The Seven by Chris Hammer AA (9/10) 5*
14. Ripper by Shelley Burr AA (10/10) 4*
15. The Unearthed by Lenny Bartulin AA (18/10) 5*

Takes place during your favourite season (Spring)
16. The Truth about the Accident by Nicole Trope AA (5/9) 4*
17. Broken Bay by Margaret Hickey AA (22/10) 5*
18. The Stone Circle by Elly Griffiths (8/11) 5*

Recommended by a favourite blog, friend, or podcast
19.How to Kill a Client by Joanna Jenkins AA (4/9) 4.5* (recommended by Helen, Caroline and Suz)
20. Murder at the Inn by Katie Gayle (24/9) 4.5* (recommended by Brenda)
21. The Last Devil to Die by Richard Osman (31/10) 5* (recommended by Booklist Queen blog)

Welcome Jazzy, Jonquil and Sarah - you're all linked :)

My Favourite Things Spring Challenge
Duration: 1/9/2023–30/11/2023
Level: Easy
Progress: 7/7
2 AA

TASKS

#1. Your favourite genre - Murder Mystery
✔ The Restless Dark by Erica Waters Read 17/10. 3★ Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
✔ I Killed Zoe Spanos by Kit Frick Read 5/11. 5★ Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

#2. Written by one of your favourite authors
Sarah Epstein
✔ Night Lights by Sarah Epstein Read 25/11. 3★ Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... AA
A.J. Betts
One Song by A.J. Betts AA
The Meadows by Stephanie Oakes

#3. Your favourite colour cover - Green
✔ The Reckless Afterlife of Harriet Stoker by Lauren James Read 30/9. 5★ Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...


#4. Your favourite place as the main setting - Oxford
✔ The Bookbinder of Jericho by Pip Williams Read 23/12. 4★ Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... AA

#5. Takes place during your favourite time period - Regency
✔ The Late Mrs. Willoughby by Claudia Gray Read 6/10. 4★ Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

#6. Takes place during your favourite season - summer
✔ Liar's Beach by Katie Cotugno Read 26/9. 5★ Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Things to Do Before the End of the World by Emily Barr

#7. Recommended by a favourite blog, friend, or podcast
- Emma
✔ Rouge by Mona Awad Read 15/11. 4★
- Anne
The Mysterious Mr. Quin by Agatha Christie

Thanks Brenda! I just moved house and will have to unpack my books soon! xx

Sign me up please Brenda.
My Favourite Things Spring Challenge
Duration: 1/9/2023–30/11/2023
Level:
Progress: 14/14 AA 7/3

Levels:
❄ Medium: Read two books for each category - min 3 AAs

TASKS

#1. Your favourite genre Crime/ suspense
a: Win, Lose or Draw by Peter Corris AA 2/9/23 4 stars
b:The Bullet That Missed by Richard Osman 11/10/23/4 stars


#2. Written by one of your favourite authors
a: Gray Mountain by John Grisham 10/9/23 4 stars
b: Lost Light by Michael Connelly 15/9/23 4 stars


#3. Your favourite colour cover Blue
a: Our Missing Hearts by Celeste Ng 14/10/23 3 stars
b:And Then You Die by Michael Dibdin 9/11/23 3 stars

#4. Your favourite place as the main setting Rural/small town
a: Return to Desiree Bay by Shayne Collier AA 4/9/23 4 stars
b:New Animal by Ella Baxter AA 2/9/23 4 stars


#5. Takes place during your favourite time period Historical
a: Singapore Sapphire by A.M. Stuart AA 7/9/23 5 stars
b:Barchester Towers by Anthony Trollope 29/20/23 5 stars


#6. Takes place during your favourite season Summer
a: The Benevolent Society of Ill-mannered Ladies by Alison Goodman AA 30/9/23 4 stars
b: Dark Voyage by Alan Furst 20/10/23 5 stars


#7. Recommended by a favourite blog, friend, or podcast. Friends
a: How to Kill a Client by Joanna Jenkins AA 11/9/23 4 stars
b:A Guide to Berlin by Gail Jones AA 23/10/13 4 stars

For Task 2 do the books have to be by the same favourite author? I have several favourites.