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**Winter Reading Challenge**



**Winter Reading Challenge**
Duration: 1/6/25 - 31/8/25
Level:
0/?

Easy: Christian name x 3 - minimum 4 AAs
Medium: Surname x 3 - minimum 6 AAs
Hard: Full name x 3 - minimum 8 AAs

Rules and guidelines: Here

SPELL OUT Using either first letter of title (disregarding "A", "An" or "The" if you choose to) or either the first or last initial of the author. For the difficult letters - Q, X and Z, you may use a book in which the letter appears somewhere in the title or author's first or last name.

**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.

For our Winter months, choose a favourite author - one per month - and spell the name out. Please state which level you're choosing, and no, you can't mix & match ;) If you can, read the books in the month chosen, but if you can't, read them as you will..

For example:
Fiona McIntosh - easy "Fiona"/medium "McIntosh" or hard "Fiona McIntosh"

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**Winter Reading Challenge**
Duration: 1/6/25 - 31/8/25
Level:
0/?

June - favourite author:

July - favourite author:

August - favourite author:

Participants


✅Brenda
Carol
✅Carolyn
✅Catsalive
✅Cherie
✅Claire
✅Elisabeth
✅Helen
✅Jacinta
✅Jane
✅Janelle
✅Janine
✅Jasmine
✅Jenn
✅Jenny
✅Jonquil
✅JP
✅Kim
✅Kylie H
Lindy-Lane
✅Lorraine
✅Mari
✅Meg
Mell
✅Odette
✅Phrynne
✅Sandysbookaday
✅Sarah
Sharon
✅Steve
✅Sue
✅#Teresa
✅TheMadHatter
✅Trish
✅Tr1sha

**Winter Reading Challenge**
Duration: 1/6/25 - 31/8/25
Level: Hard
39/39

June - favourite author: Rachel Amphlett - COMPLETED
R Evan's Gate by Rhys Bowen 4★s 28/6/25
A The Dying Season by Rachel Amphlett 5★s 21/6/25 AA
C Coffin Cove by Jackie Elliott 3★s 27/6/25
H The Deathly Dolls by Helen Goltz 5★s 24/6/25 AA
E Escape From Portaleige by Kerstin Stanford 3★s 13/6/25
L Cockatoo Cove by Maya Linnell 5★s 1/6/25 AA

A Journey to the Hangman by Arthur W. Upfield 5★s 10/6/25 AA
M Half a Heart by Karen McQuestion 5★s 26/6/25
P Boney Creek by Paula Gleeson 5★s 2/6/25 AA
H The Lupin Fields by Heather Reyburn 5★s 29/6/25 AA
L Grave Words by Gerri Lewis 3★s 7/6/25
E The Girl With the Yellow Star by Natalie Meg Evans 5★s 20/6/25
T The Tides That Lie by Jenn J. McLeod 4★s 14/6/25 AA
T The White Crow by Michael Robotham 4★s 15/6/25 AA



July - favourite author: Helena Dixon
H The Hanging Dolls by Ruhi Choudhary 4★s 18/7/25
E Shifting and Shenanigans by Elizabeth Pantley 4★s 17/7/25
L Lest Nobody Lives by Phillipa Nefri Clark 5★s 23/7/25 AA
E Flashpoint by Tara Ellis 5★s 5/7/25
N Murder Takes a Bow by Wendy Neugent 4★s 19/7/25
A Carnival by Jack Adams 5★s 22/6/25 AA

D Death and the Librarian by Victoria Gilbert 3★s 2/7/25
I I is for Innocent by Sue Grafton 3.5★s 3/7/25
X Aunt Bessie Considers by Diana Xarissa 5★s 30/6/25
O The Oxford Mystery by Faith Martin 4★s 23/7/25
N No Place to Hide by Dan Latus 4★s 26/7/25



August - favourite author: James Patterson
J The Stranger in Room Six by Jane Corry 5★s 11/6/25
A Autumn Softly Fell by Dominic Luke 4★s 8/8/25
M Waves of Change in Pelican Crossing by Maggie Christensen 5★s 2/8/25 AA
E Smolder by Tara Ellis 5★s 11/8/25
S Five Found Dead by Sulari Gentill 5★s 11/8/25 AA

P Paranoia by James Patterson 5★s 7/7/25
A A Deadly Promise by Rachel Amphlett 5★s 4/7/25 AA
T The Cookie Match by Phillipa Nefri Clark 5★s 16/8/25 AA
T Three Silent Things by Margaret Mayhew 4★s 9/8/25
E Death at an Irish Village by Ellie Brannigan 5★s 15/8/25
R So This is Christmas by Helen Rolfe 4.5★s 14/8/25
S The Star of Ceylon by Clare Flynn 3★s 5/6/25
O The Orphan's Promise by Lindsey Hutchinson 4★s 6/8/25
N Nicola's Virtue by AnneMarie Brear 5★s 20/8/25

Winter Reading Challenge**
Duration: 1/6/25 - 31/8/25
Level: Hard
30/30

June - favourite author: Jack Adams
J Joy in the Morning by P.G. Wodehouse 5 stars 11/6/25
A An Heiress's Guide to Death and Diamonds by Kristen Bird 3 stars 6/6/25
C Lest Bridges Burn by Phillipa Nefri Clark AA 5 stars 24/6/25
K A Botanist's Guide to Rituals and Revenge by Kate Khavari 3 stars 11/6/25

A Stalker by Jack Adams AA 4 stars 20/6/25
D Dying Truth by Angela Marsons 5 stars 20/6/25
A A Daughter's Guide to Mothers and Murder by Dianne Freeman3 stars 18/6/25
MThe Mystery of Swordfish Reef by Arthur W. Upfield AA 5 stars 4/6/25
S The Bellbird River Country Choir by Sophie Green AA 3 stars 20/6/25




July - favourite author Martin Walker
M Fatal Promise by Angela Marsons 5 stars 25.7.25
ACult by Jack Adams AA 4 stars 14/7/25
R Save Her Soul by Lisa Regan 5 stars 19/7/25
T Tea with Jam & Dread by Vicki Delany 3 stars 25/7/25
I In a Place of Darkness by Stuart MacBride 5 stars 10/7/25
N The Hymn to Dionysus by Natasha Pulley 5 stars 31/7/25

W An Enemy in the Village by Martin Walker 5 stars 11/5/25
A A Ghostwriter's Guide to Murder by Melinda Mullet 4 stars 28/7/25
L Murder at the High School Reunion by Lee Hollis 3 stars 2/7/25
K The Whisky Widow by Karen BrooksAA 4 stars 3/7/25
E A Murder on the Mountain by Ellie Alexander 3 stars 20/7/25
R Rivers of Hell by Marina Finlayson 4 stars 26/7/25



August - favourite author Lisa Regan
L Breathe Your Last by Lisa Regan 5 stars 22/8/25
I The Inmate by Freida McFadden 3 stars 30/8/25
S Five Found Dead by Sulari Gentill AA 4 stars 17/8/25
A Picking up the Pieces by Amanda Prowse 4 stars 18/8/25

RRage by Linda Castillo 5 stars 19/8/25
E Elder Race by Adrian Tchaikovsky 5 stars 9/8/25
G The Heat by Garry Disher AA 5 stars
A Aunt Bessie Understands by Diana Xarissa 4 stars 9/8/25
N No Footprints in the Bush by Arthur W. Upfield AA 4 stars 24/8/25

Winter Reading Challenge**
Duration: 1/6/25 - 31/8/25
Level: Easy+

June. Favourite author: Hannah Kent
H Always Home, Always Homesick by Hannah Kent 🦘 finished 16/6/25 ⭐5⭐
A Dropbear by Evelyn Araluen🦘 finished 5/6/25 ⭐4⭐
N Nesting by Roisín O’Donnell finished 16/6/25 ⭐5⭐
N The Palazzo by Kayte Nunn🦘 finished 9/6/25 ⭐3.5⭐
A Rise and Shine by Kimberley Allsopp🦘 finished 23/6/25 ⭐4⭐
H A Language of Limbs by Dylin Hardcastle🦘 finished 9/6/25 ⭐5⭐

K Upon a Starlit Tide by Kell Woods🦘 finished 13/6/25 ⭐4⭐
E Tell Me Everything by Elizabeth Strout finished 9/6/25 ⭐4⭐
N Doppelganger: A Trip into the Mirror World by Naomi Klein finished 9/6/25 ⭐4.5⭐
T Stillwater by Tanya Scott🦘 finished 21/6/25 ⭐3⭐




July. Favourite author: Charlotte McConaghy
C Homeseeking by Karissa Chen finished 7/7/25 ⭐4⭐
H Marble Hall Murders by Anthony Horowitz finished 22/7/25 ⭐4.5⭐
A After Story by Larissa Behrendt🦘 finished 29/7/25 ⭐4⭐
R The Lamb by Lucy Rose finished 9/7/25 ⭐4.5⭐
L Beyond That, the Sea by Laura Spence-Ash finished 21/7/25 ⭐3⭐
O Orbital by Samantha Harvey finished 9/7/25 ⭐5⭐
T Of Monsters and Mainframes by Barbara Truelove finished 6/7/25 ⭐4⭐
T To Save and to Destroy: Writing as an Other by Viet Thanh Nguyen finished 27/7/25 ⭐4⭐
E The Island of Missing Trees by Elif Shafak finished 4/8/25 ⭐3⭐



August. Favourite author: Becky Chambers
B The Beautiful Mystery by Louise Penny finished 25/8/25 ⭐4⭐
E Exit Zero by Marie-Helene Bertino finished 27/8/25 ⭐4⭐
C The Worst Thing I've Ever Done by Clare Stephens🦘 finished 15/8/25 ⭐4.5⭐
K Audition by Katie Kitamura finished 10/8/25 ⭐4⭐
Y You Could Make This Place Beautiful by Maggie Smith finished 10/8/25 ⭐4.5⭐

Ooooh... I'm in please, Brenda!
**Winter Reading Challenge**
Duration: 1/6/25 - 31/8/25
Level: Hard
Progress: 33/33 AA: 9/9

June: Chris Hammer
C: Lyrebird by Jane Caro AA (7/6) 5* (Author's Name)
H: Good Girl, Bad Blood by Holly Jackson (14/6) 4.5* (Author's Name)
R: Chasing Shadows by Robert Bryndza (30/6) 5* (Author's Name)
I: Cold Query by Ivanka Fear (15/6) 4* (Author's Name)
S: Tell Me Why by Sandi Wallace AA (6/6) 4* (Author's Name)

H: The Hunter by Tana French (19/6) 4.5* (Title)
A: Aphrodite's Breath by Susan Johnson AA (9/6) 4* (Title)
M: Death Comes to the Costa del Sol by M.H. Eccleston (8/6) 4* (Author's Name)
M: Broke Road by Matthew Spencer AA (28/6) 5* (Author's Name)
E: Captive on the Fens by Joy Ellis (14/6) 4.5* (Author's Name)
R: Margo's Got Money Troubles by Rufi Thorpe (18/6) 4.5* (Author's Name)



July: Jane Harper
J: Vera Wong's Guide to Snooping (On a Dead Man) by Jesse Q. Sutanto (28/7) 5* (Author's Name)
A: A Serial Killer's Guide to Marriage by Asia Mackay (27/6) 3.5* (Title / Author's Name)
N: The Maid’s Secret by Nita Prose (30/6) 4* (Author's Name)
E: Buried on the Fens by Joy Ellis (13/7) 5* (Author's Name)

H: The Sirens by Emilia Hart AA (20/7) 4.5* (Author's Name)
A: A Good Hanging and Other Stories by Ian Rankin (31/7) 4* (Title)
R: The Bad Bridesmaid by Rachael Johns AA (31/7) 4* (Author's Name)
P: The Science of Menopause: Understand Your Body, Make the Right Choices by Dr Philippa Kaye (10/10) 5* (Author's Name)
E: James by Percival Everett (28/7) 5* (Author's Name)
R: Kills Well with Others by Deanna Raybourn (10/9) 4.5* (Author's Name)



August: Agatha Christie
A: Hickory Dickory Dock by Agatha Christie (10/8) (re-read) 4* (Author's Name)
G: Famous Last Words by Gillian McAllister (20/7) 5* (Author's Name)
A: An Ethical Guide To Murder by Jenny Morris (14/9) 3* (Title)
T: Thieves on the Fens by Joy Ellis (3/8) 5* (Title)
H: High Wire by Candice Fox AA (14/8) 5* (Title)
A: Bony and the Mouse: Journey to the Hangman by Arthur W. Upfield AA (20/9) 4* (Author's Name)

C: Leave No Trace by Jo Callaghan (13/7) 5* (Author's Name)
H: The Wedding Party by Rebecca Heath AA (7/8) 4* (Author's Name)
R: The Four Queens of Crime by Rosanne Limoncelli (29/9) 5* (Author's Name)
I: Hide and Seek by Ian Rankin (15/7) 4* (Author's Name)
S: Seven Sisters by Katherine Kovacic AA (8/7) 5* (Title)
T: Somewhere Beyond the Sea by T.J. Klune (30/9) 3.5* (Author's Name)
I: Strip Jack by Ian Rankin (3/10) 4* (Author's Name)
E: Fire on the Fens by Joy Ellis (17/9) 5* (Author's Name)

**Winter Reading Challenge**
Duration: 1/6/25 - 31/8/25
Level: Medium
21/21

June - favourite author: Fleur McDonald --COMPLETED

M -- Miss Spelled by Morgana Best -- AA -- 4★ -- 20/06/2025
C -- Cole by Nyssa Kathryn -- AA -- 5★
D -- Deceptive Lies by Jane Blythe -- AA -- 5★ -- 10/05/2025
O -- Outback Family by Suzanne Brandyn -- AA -- 5★ -- 05/06/2025
N -- Nearly Mine by Molly Black -- 4★ -- 26/06/2025
A -- The Appleton Case by Diana Xarissa -- 4★ -- 29/06/2024
L -- Lose Your Breath by D.K. Hood -- 4★ -- 20/06/2025
D -- Death Rocks by L.J. Ross -- 5★ -- 23/06/2025



July -- favourite author: Chirs Taylor -- COMPLETED

T -- Think Twice by John Carson -- 5★ -- 24/07/2025
A -- Asher by Jo Raven -- 5★ -- 16/07/2025
Y -- You Need to Know by Nicola Moriarty -- AA -- 2★ -- 31/07/2025
L -- The Last Throw by Rhys Dylan -- 5★ -- 26/07/2025
O -- Opal by Patricia Wolf -- AA -- 5★ -- 30/07/2025
R -- Ryker by Nyssa Kathryn -- AA -- 5★ -- 28/07/2025



August --Nyssa Kathryn: -- COMPLETED

K -- Keeping Thyme by T.J. Hamilton -- AA -- 3★ -- 31/08/2025
A -- Aidan by Nyssa Kathryn -- AA -- 5★ -- 26/08/2025
T -- Thin Ice by Paige Shelton -- 4★ -- 30/08/2025
H -- The Hacker by Anna Hackett -- AA -- 5★ -- 23/08/2025
R -- Rank by Maryann Jordan -- 5★ -- 23/08/2025
Y -- You Can Run by Karen Cleveland -- 3★ -- 29/08/2025
N -- Nightstalker by Riley Edwards -- 4★ -- 28/08/2025

**Winter Reading Challenge**
Duration: 1/6/25 - 31/8/25
Level: Medium
20/20
11/6 AA

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June - favourite author: J.D. Robb

✅R - Survivor In Death by J.D. Robb - 03/06, 5⭐
✅O - The Bullet That Missed by Richard Osman - 08/06, 5⭐
✅B - The Bluff by Joanna Jenkins AA - 11/06, 5⭐
✅B - Everyone on This Train Is a Suspect by Benjamin Stevenson AA - 14/06, 4⭐



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July - favourite author: Matthew Harffy

✅H - Warrior of Woden by Matthew Harffy - 13/07, 5⭐
✅A - Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir - 16/07, 5⭐
✅R - A Royal Pain by Rhys Bowen - 19/07, 5⭐
✅F - Four Dogs Missing by Rhys Gard AA - 20/07, 4⭐
✅F - Hades by Candice Fox AA - 27/07, 5⭐
✅Y - You Don't Know Me by Sara Foster AA - 28/07, 4⭐



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August - favourite author: T. Kingfisher

✅K - Paladin's Faith by T. Kingfisher - 01/08, 5⭐
✅I - Invisible Boys by Holden Sheppard AA - 04/08, 5⭐
✅N - The Wedding Forecast by Nina Kenwood AA - 05/08, 4⭐
✅G - The Ladies Road Guide to Utter Ruin by Alison Goodman AA - 09/08, 5⭐
✅F - The Night on the Darling River by Darry Fraser AA - 12/08, 5⭐
✅I - Island Witch by Amanda Jayatissa - 13/08, 3⭐
✅S - All the Dangerous Things by Stacy Willingham - 15/08, 5⭐
✅H - Treasure & Dirt by Chris Hammer AA - 17/08, 4⭐
✅E - Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman - 20/08, 5⭐
✅R - The Round Yard by Alissa Callen AA - 24/08, 3⭐



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I'm in...titles to come :)

**Winter Reading Challenge**
Duration: 1/6/25 - 31/8/25
Level: Hard (min 8 AAs)
39/39

June - Keri Arthur (AA) (10) - Completed
K - Author - Dead Witch Walking by Kim Harrison 5stars 15/6/25
E - Title - Endgame by Sarah Barrie AA 5 stars 6/6/25
R - Author - Lady of Shadows by Melissa K. Roehrich 5 stars 24/6/25
I - Title - Iron Flame by Rebecca Yarros 5 stars 10/6/25

A - Author - The Vampire Armand by Anne Rice 5 stars 6/6/25
R - Author - Lady of Ashes by Melissa K. Roehrich 5 stars 25/6/25
T - Author - Guards! Guards! by Terry Pratchett 4 stars 20/6/25
H - Title - High Wire by Candice Fox AA 4 stars 16/6/25
U - Title - Unnatural Death by Patricia Cornwell 4 stars 3/6/25
R - Title - Runemarks by Joanne Harris 4 stars 21/6/25



July - Patricia Briggs (14) - Completed
P - Author - A Labyrinth of Fangs and Thorns by Lana Pecherczyk AA 5 stars 15/7/25
A - Author - Dreams Made Flesh by Anne Bishop 5 stars 10/7/25
T - Title - Two Evils by P.J. Tracy 5 stars 5/7/25
R - Title - Runelight by Joanne Harris 5 stars 17/7/25
I - Title -Isle Witch - The Voyage Of The Jerle Shannara, Book One by Terry Brooks 5 stars 27/6/25
C - Author - 2 Sisters Murder Investigations by James Patterson & Candice Fox AA 3.5 stars 23/7/25
I - Title - Incubus Dreams by Laurell K. Hamilton 5 stars 8/7/25
A - Author - Tangled Webs by Anne Bishop 5 stars 14/7/25

B - Author - Slaying the Vampire Conqueror by Carissa Broadbent 5 stars 20/7/25
R - Title - Ruby Road by B.R. Kingsolver 5 stars 18/7/25
I - Title - The Inside Man by James Phelps 4 stars 15/7/25
G - Author - Chain of Evidence by Garry Disher AA 4 stars 17/7/25
G - Title - Glory in Death by J.D. Robb 5 stars 18/7/25
S - Title - The Secrets in Shadow and Blood by Lana Pecherczyk AA 5 stars 9/6/25



August - Christine Feehan (15)
C - Title - Cold Kill by P.J. Tracy 5 stars 2/8/25
H - Author - Deserving Death by Katherine Howell AA 4 stars 7/7/25
R - Title - The Radio Hour by Victoria Purman AA 4 stars 9/7/25
I - Author - One Fell Sweep by Ilona Andrews 5 stars 12/8/25
S - Title - A Symphony of Savage Hearts by Lana Pecherczyk AA 5 stars 9/8/25
T - Author - The Guilty Dead by P.J. Tracy 5 stars 7/8/25
I - Title - Ice Cold Heart by P.J. Tracy 5 stars 13/8/25
N - Title - Nothing Stays Buried by P.J. Tracy 5 stars 9/7/25
E - Title - The Eagle Has Flown by Jack Higgins 5 stars 8/8/25

F - Author - Samurai Game by Christine Feehan 5 stars 14/8/25
E - Author - Raised by Wolves by James Patterson & Emily Raymond 3.5 stars 24/7/25
E - Title - Every Which Way But Dead by Kim Harrison 5 stars 7/7/25
H - Author - The Good, the Bad, and the Undead by Kim Harrison 5 stars 4/7/25
A - Title - The Alchemyst by Michael Scott 4 stars 4/6/25
N - Title - Numbers by Laurann Dohner 5 stars 8/8/25

**Winter Reading Challenge**
Duration: 1/6/25 - 31/8/25
Level: Medium
21/21
Completed 29th August


❄️ June - favourite author: Jacqueline Winspear

✔️ W - Juice by Tim Winton *AA* - 10/06 - 4★
✔️ I - Death in a Darkening Mist by Iona Whishaw - 20/06 - 4★
✔️ N - Home Stretch by Graham Norton - 21/06 - 4★
✔️ S - Shroud for a Nightingale by P.D. James - 02/06 - 4★
✔️ P - The Proof of the Pudding by Rhys Bowen - 15/06 - 4★
✔️ E - The Sirens by Emilia Hart *AA* - 19/06 - 4★
✔️ A - Yours Cheerfully by A.J. Pearce - 16/06 - 3★
✔️ R - Running Scared by Ann Granger - 25/06 - 4.5★



❄️ July - favourite author: Mick Herron

✔️ H - Bad Actors by Mick Herron - 13/07 - 5★
✔️ E - The Emporium of Imagination by Tabitha Bird *AA* - 06/07 - 5★
✔️ R - Say You're Sorry by Michael Robotham *AA* - 26/07 - 4★
✔️ R - Obsession in Death by J.D. Robb - 17/07 - 4★
✔️ O - The Old Rogue of Limehouse by Ann Granger - 04/07 - 5★
✔️ N - Nothing to Lose by J.A. Jance - 21/07 - 5★



❄️ August - favourite author: Ann Granger

✔️ G - The Ladies Road Guide to Utter Ruin by Alison Goodman *AA* - 26/08 - 4★
✔️ R - The Reach by B. Michael Radburn *AA* - 21/08 - 4★
✔️ A - The Deadly Dispute by Amanda Hampson *AA* - 15/08 - 4.5★
✔️ N - Nemesis by Patricia Wolf *AA* - 10/08 - 4★
✔️ G - A Matter of Murder by Ann Granger - 29/08 - 5★
✔️ E - The Vanished Bride by Bella Ellis - 23/08 - 4★
✔️ R - In an Instant by Suzanne Redfearn - 12/08 - 4.5★

Sign me up please, Brenda! I'll be back later to sort out my books.

**Winter Reading Challenge**
Duration: 1/6/25 - 31/8/25
Level: Easy: Christian name x 3 - minimum 4 AAs
19/19
AA🦘 7/4

June - favourite author: MICHAEL ROBOTHAM

✅M - Don't Say a Word by David Mark COMPLETED 19.06.25 ⭐⭐.2 https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

✅I - Imogene's Grand Fiasco: The Misadventures of Imogene Taylor by David Putnam COMPLETED 25.06.25 ⭐⭐.5 https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

✅C - Chasing Shadows by Robert Bryndza COMPLETED 28.06.25 ⭐⭐⭐⭐.5 https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

✅H - The Women at Ocean's End by Faith Hogan COMPLETED 20.06.25 ⭐⭐⭐.9 https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

✅A - Melaleuca by Angie Faye Martin AA🦘 COMPLETED 13.06.25 ⭐⭐⭐⭐.5 https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

✅E - When Sleeping Women Wake by Emma Pei Yin AA🦘 COMPLETED 23.06.25 ⭐⭐⭐⭐.4 https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

✅L - Missing by Catherine Lee AA🦘 COMPLETED 06.06.25 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

July - favourite author: CHRIS HAMMER

✅C - Cockatoo Cove by Maya Linnell AA🦘COMPLETED 06.07.25 ⭐⭐⭐⭐.4 https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

✅H - Hard Country: A Golden Bay Life by Robin Robilliard COMPLETE 26.07.25 ⭐⭐⭐⭐.2 https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

✅R - Moving On by Roisin Meaney COMPLETED 03.08.25 ⭐⭐⭐⭐https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

✅I - No I Don't Want To Join A Bookclub by Virginia Ironside COMPLETED 01.08.25 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

✅S - Second Chance Station by Renae Black AA🦘 COMPLETED 13.07.25 ⭐⭐⭐⭐.5 https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

August - favourite author: STEPHEN KING

✅S - The Seven Sisters by Lucinda Riley COMPLETED 19.08.25 ⭐⭐⭐.6 https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

✅T - The Ghost Walk by Karen Herbert AA🦘 COMPLETED 08.08.25 ⭐⭐⭐.6 https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

✅E - End of August by Paige Dinneny COMPLETED 30.08.25 ⭐⭐⭐⭐.1 https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

✅P - The Paradise Petition by Carolyn Brown COMPLETED 15.07.25 ⭐⭐⭐.8 https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

✅H - Hello? Who Is This? Margaret?: Essays by Dani Alpert COMPLETED 09.08.25 ⭐⭐⭐⭐.1 https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

✅E - Once You Were Mine by Elizabeth Langston COMPLETED 31.08.25 ⭐⭐⭐⭐.2 https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

✅N - Nemesis by Patricia Wolf AA 🦘 COMPLETED 28.07.25 ⭐⭐⭐⭐.1 https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

**Winter Reading Challenge**
Duration: 1/6/25 - 31/8/25
Level: Easy: Christian name x 3 - minimum 4 AAs
5/4

✔️June - favourite author: Trent Dalton
✔️ T - What Moves the Dead - T. Kingfisher 9/6/25 2.5★
✔️ R - The Sun Was Electric Light - Rachel Morton AA 4/6/25 4★
✔️ E - Eden - Mark Brandi AA 14/8/25 3★
✔️ N -Nevermoor: The Trials of Morrigan Crow Wing - Jessica Townsend< b>AA 8/6/25. 5★
✔️ T - The Thinning - Inga Simpson AA 11/6/25 2.5★

July - favourite author: Matt Haig
✔️ M - Jonathan J. Moore - Payback: How the Worst Killers in History Paid for Their Crimes, Vol 1 6/7/25
✔️ A - Anton Hur - Toward Eternity 30/8/25
✔️ T - Stag Dance - Torrey Peters 10/7/25
✔️ T - Justin Torres - Blackouts 15/7/25


August - favourite author: Cara
✔️ C - Close to Home - Cara Hunter 22/8/25
✔️ A - Animal Magic - Carody Culver AA 30/8/25
R - Crystal Rasmussen - Diary of a Drag Queen 1/9/25
✔️ A - Anne de Marcken - It Lasts Forever and Then It's Over 4/9/25

Count me in :)

**Winter Reading Challenge**
Duration: 1/6/25 - 31/8/25
Level: Easy
10/10

June - favourite author: Kaz Delaney

K: The Body at the Vineyard Kate Hardy Done 5* 13/6/2025 https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

A: The Widows’ Guide to Skulduggery Amanda Ashby AA Done 5* 2/7/2025 https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Z: The Cowboy Takes a Nanny Kaz Delaney AA Done 5* 22/6/2025 https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...



July - favourite author: Anne Gracie

A: Queen By Royal Command Annie West AA Done 5* 16/6/2025https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

N: The Palazzo Kayte Nunn AA Done 25/6/2025 https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

N: Dark Mountain Ambush Nicole Helm Done 10/8/2025

E: Reckless with the Cowboy Elsa Winckler Done 4* 2/6/2025 https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...



August - favourite author: Mel A Rowe

M: The Bordeaux Case H.L. Marsay Done 5* 8/6/2025 https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

E: Louise's Christmas Champion: The Bookshop Belles Book 3 AA Ebony Oaten & Catherine Bilson Done 5* 21/7/2025 https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

L: The Rancher’s Heart Susan Lute Done 4* 12/6/2025 https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...



Finished :)

**Winter Reading Challenge**
Duration: 1/6/25 - 31/8/25
Level: Hard
33/33 11/8 AA

June - favourite author: Peter Carey
✔︎P - Preservation by Jock Serong AA 14/7 4★
✔︎E - James by Percival Everett 13/6 5★
✔︎T - The Lotus Shoes by Jane Yang AA 22/6 4★
✔︎E - The Enchanted April by Elizabeth von Arnim 30/6 5★
✔︎R - The Hidden Hand by Stella Rimington 12/6 4★

✔︎C - The Butterfly Collector by Tea Cooper AA 8/6 4★
✔︎A - The Raging Storm by Ann Cleeves 20/6 4★
✔︎R - The Reluctant Fundamentalist by Mohsin Hamid 25/6 4★
✔︎E - Emma by Jane Austen 19/7 4★
✔︎Y - Frog by Mo Yan 3/6 4★



July - favourite author: Donna Leon
✔︎D - Whiskey Tango Foxtrot by David Shafer by David Shafer 11/7 3★
✔︎O - Old God's Time by Sebastian Barry 24/7 4★
✔︎N - The Left-Handed Booksellers of London by Garth Nix AA 23/7 3★
✔︎N - The Tea Ladies of St Jude’s Hospital by Joanna Nell AA 4/7 4★
✔︎A - Anxious People by Fredrik Backman 2/7 4★

✔︎L - Wandering through Life: A Memoir by Donna Leon 12/7 4★
✔︎E - Emma: A Modern Retelling by Alexander McCall Smith 7/8 4★
✔︎O - One Part Woman by Perumal Murugan 21/7 4★
✔︎N - You Are Here by David Nicholls 6/6 4★



August - favourite author: Charles Dickens
✔︎C - Cocaine Blues by Kerry Greenwood AA 3/8 4★
✔︎H - The Woods by Harlan Coben 11/7 3★
✔︎A - Coda by Thea Astley AA 24/8 3★
✔︎R - King Solomon's Mines by H. Rider Haggard 20/8 3★
✔︎L - The Last Woman in the World by Inga Simpson AA 18/8 4★
✔︎E - Everyone on This Train Is a Suspect by Benjamin Stevenson AA 29/8 3★
✔︎S - The Autograph Man by Zadie Smith 27/8 3★

✔︎D - Barnaby Rudge by Charles Dickens 15/8 4★
✔︎I - Sail Away by Celia Imrie 2/8 4★
✔︎C - The Wife and the Widow by Christian White AA 8/8 4★
✔︎K - The Kabul Beauty School by Deborah Rodriguez 16/8 4★
✔︎E - Feijoa: A story of obsession and belonging by Kate Evans 22/8 4★
✔︎N - The Space Between the Stars: On Love, Loss and the Magical Power of Nature to Heal by Indira Naidoo 6/8 4★
✔︎S - The Jewel in the Crown by Paul Scott 29/7 4★

**Winter Reading Challenge**
Duration: 1/6/25 - 31/8/25
Level: medium
24/24
6/6 AA

June - favourite author: Juliet Marillier
M The Caller by Juliet MarillierAA fin 6/6/25 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
A Air by John Boyne fin 7/6/25 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
R Model Home by Rivers Solomon fin 30/6/25 ⭐️⭐️⭐️
I We Spread by Iain Reid fin 11/7/25 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
L Letters From Gaza: A Collection By the People; Unveiling Their Stories and Emotions From the Year That Has Been ed. by Mahmoud Alshaer fin 19/7/25 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
L All That We See or Seem by Ken Liu fin 17/8/25 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
I The Book of Disappearance by Ibtisam Azem fin 9/8/25 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
E There Are Rivers in the Sky by Elif Shafak fin 2/6/25 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
R The Compound by Aisling Rawle fin 15/7/25 ⭐️⭐️⭐️



July - favourite author: Richard Flanagan
F Fulvia by Kaarina ParkerAA fin 16/6/25 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
L The Four-Gated City by Doris Lessing fin 28/8/25 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
A One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This by Omar El Akkad fin 15/6/25 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
N The Palazzo by Kayte NunnAA fin 25/7/25 ⭐️⭐️
A Childhood's End by Arthur C. Clarke fin 2/7/25 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
G The Ghost Walk by Karen HerbertAA fin 29/6/25 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
A A World of Love by Elizabeth Bowen fin 13/7/25 ⭐️⭐️⭐️
N Dengue Boy by Michel Nieva fin 21/8/25 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️



August - J.G. Ballard
B Eden by Mark BrandiAA fin 25/6/25 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
A Melaleuca by Angie Faye MartinAA fin 18/7/25 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
L Vampires at Sea by Lindsay Merbaum fin 30/8/25 ⭐️⭐️
L Leave the Girls Behind by Jacqueline Bublitz fin 1/9/25 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
A A Beautiful Family by Jennifer Trevelyan fin 30/8/25 ⭐️⭐️⭐️
R One Dark Window by Rachel Gillig fin 22/7/25 ⭐️⭐️⭐️
D Capital's Grave: Neofeudalism and the New Class Struggle by Jodi Dean fin 30/7/25 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Welcome everyone to our latest seasonal challenge!! You should all be linked.

Looking forward to this one!

**Winter Reading Challenge**
Duration: 1/6/25 - 31/8/25
Level: Hard
25/25

June - favourite author J. D. Robb

J The Justice of Kings by Richard Swan ★★★★☆ 16/6

D The Defector by Chris Hadfield ★★★★☆ 3/6

R The Rook by Daniel O'Malley AA ★★★★★ 14/6
O My Father's House by Joseph O'Connor ★★★★☆ 12/6
B The Battle for Skandia by John Flanagan AA ★★★★☆ 7/6
B Everyone in My Family Has Killed Someone by Benjamin Stevenson AA ★★★★☆ 20/6



July - favourite author Robin Hobb

R Turn to Dust by Rachel Amphlett AA ★★★★★ 3/7
O Orconomics by J. Zachary Pike ★★★★☆ 27/6
B The Queen’s Price by Anne Bishop ★★★★★ 8/7
I Installment Immortality by Seanan McGuire ★★★★★ 14/7
N The Art of Power: My Story as America's First Woman Speaker of the House by Nancy Pelosi ★★★★☆ 22/7

H The Wiregrass by Adrian Hyland AA ★★★★★ 19/7
O On Call: A Doctor's Journey in Public Service by Anthony Fauci ★★★★★ 23/6
B The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet by Becky Chambers ★★★★★ 1/7
B The Book of Doors by Gareth Brown ★★★★★ 10/7



August - favourite author David Weber

D A Drop of Corruption by Robert Jackson Bennett ★★★★★ 3/8
A The Cheater's Game by C.J. Archer AA ★★★★☆ 8/8
V When Among Crows by Veronica Roth ★★★★★ 29/7
I The Will of the Many by James Islington AA ★★★★★ 27/7
D Storm from the Shadows by David Weber ★★★★★ 14/8

W The Colour of Winter by Michelle Montebello AA ★★★☆☆ 28/7
E Terciel and Elinor by Garth Nix AA ★★★★☆ 10/8
B Blood Lines by Angela Marsons ★★★★★ 6/8
E Evil in Emerald by A.M. Stuart AA ★★★★☆ 16/8
R Ruthless Vows by Rebecca Ross ★★★★★ 31/7

⛄️ **Winter Reading Challenge** 🌨️
Duration: 1/6/25 - 31/8/25
Level: Easy
14/14 books (min 4 AA)

June - favourite author: Peter May
✔ P Heal the Beasts by Philipp Schott (read 15 June) 4★
✔ E Her First Mistake by Kendra Elliot (read 3 June) 4★
✔ T The Slip by Lucas Schaefer (read June 24) 4★
✔ E Evan Help Us by Rhys Bowen (read 13 June) 4★
✔ R Chasing Shadows by Robert Bryndza (read 3 July) 5★



July - favourite author : Faith Martin
✔F Five Found Dead by Sulari Gentill AA (read 17 Aug) 4★
✔ A The Ladies Road Guide to Utter Ruin by Alison Goodman AA (read 10 Aug) 3.5★
✔ I Invisible by James Patterson (read 30 July) 4.5★
✔ T Trick or Treat by Kerry Greenwood AA (read 24 July) 4★
✔ H One Dark Night by Hannah Richell (read 19 June) 4★



August - favourite author: Jess Kidd
✔ J The Jane Austen Remedy by Ruth Wilson AA (read 30 July) 4★
✔ E The Quiet Librarian by Allen Eskens (read 25 Aug) 5★
✔ S The Stolen by Vikki Petraitis AA (read 22 Aug) 4.5(&.33
✔ S The Society of Unknowable Objects by Gareth Brown (read July 26) 4★

Challenge complete 😁

**Winter Reading Challenge**
Duration: 1/6/25 - 31/8/25
Level: Medium
15/15 (8 AAs)

June - favourite author: Harlan Coben

C - Silver by Chris Hammer AA ✅ 3* (11/7)
O - On the Way to the Wedding by Julia Quinn ✅ 4* (20/6)
B - Bloodtree River by Sarah Barrie AA ✅ 4* (26/7)
E - Episode Thirteen by Craig DiLouie ✅ 3* (5/6)
N - Every Last Suspectby Nicola Moriarty AA ✅ 4* (14/6)

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July - favourite author: Patricia Briggs

B - Endgame by Sarah Barrie AA ✅ 4* (14/7)
R - The Undead: Part VIII by R.R. Haywood ✅ 4* (15/6)
I - Someone You Know by Olivia Isaac-Henry ✅ 4* (6/8)
G - Eleven Liars by Robert Gold ✅ 2* (22/6)
G - The Good Turn by Dervla McTiernan AA ✅ 2* (9/7)
S - Storm Child by Michael Robotham AA ✅ 5* (16/7)

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August - favourite author: Stephen King

K - Knife by Jo Nesbø ✅ 2* (6/6)
I - Predator: If It Bleeds by Bryan Thomas Schmidt ✅ 4* (1/7)
N - The Secrets of Willow Bay by Phillipa Nefri Clark AA ✅ 2* (10/7)
G - Ten Seconds by Robert Gold ✅ 3* (29/7)

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Welcome to the challenge Steve, Carolyn & Lorraine!

**Winter Reading Challenge**
Duration: 1/6/25 - 31/8/25
Level: Easy
13/13
4/4 AA

June - Kate Quinn

K - The French Gift by Kirsty Manning AA 1/6/25 3*
A - A Fire at the Exhibition by T.E. Kinsey 18/6/25 4*
T - The Peppercorn Tree by Jill Lovett AA 7/6/25 5*
E - Evan Can Wait by Rhys Bowen 4/6/25 4*



July - Chris Hammer

C - Harlem Shuffle by Colson Whitehead 8/6/25 2*
H - Four Puddings and a Funeral by H.Y. Hanna AA 13/6/25 4*
R - Go as a River by Shelley Read 26/6/25 5*
I - The Story Collector by Iris Costello 13/6/25 5*
S - The Stranger Inside by Lisa Unger 18/6/25 5*



August - Jodi Picoult

J - Salvation in Death by J.D. Robb 5/7/25 4*
O - Looking for Eden by Caroline Overington AA 14/6/24 2*
D - The Paris Express by Emma Donoghue 7/6/25 2*
I - In the Company of Witches by Auralee Wallace 25/6/25 3*

Being a bit ambitious....but play hard or go home :-P

**Winter Reading Challenge**
Duration: 1/6/25 - 31/8/25
Level: Easy (16 books is not easy for me :-))
16/16 as of 12/10/25 - It still feels like winter, so I am still going with this challenge :-)

June Favourite Author Melina Marchetta (Favourite author of all time)

M Froi of the Exiles by Melina Marchetta AA
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... (5+ Stars) - 31/7/25
E Endgame by Sarah Barrie AA
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... (4 Stars) - 14/6/25
L Untainted by Lilian T. James
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... (3.5 Stars) - 27/7/25
I Izzy & Tristan by Shannon Dunlap
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... (3.5 Stars) - 1/8/25
N Lights Out by Navessa Allen
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... (3.5 Stars) - 26/6/25
A Just for the Summer by Abby Jimenez
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... (4 Stars) - 19/6/25



July Favourite Author Agatha Christie

A Lady Helen and the Dark Days Club by Alison Goodman AA
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... (3.5 Stars) - 12/10/25 - Oops....not quite winter anymore.
G The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... (5 Stars) - 31/8/25
A This Is How You Lose the Time War by Amal El-Mohtar
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... (3 Stars) - 13/9/25
T Breath by Tim Winton AA
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... (4 Stars) - 31/8/25
H Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix: The Illustrated Edition by J.K. Rowling
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... (5 Stars) - 11/9/25
A King of Greed by Ana Huang
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... (4 Stars) - 4/8/25



August Favourite Author Jane Austen

J Judgement in Death by J.D. Robb
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... (4 Stars) - 29/7/25
A One to Watch by Rachel Amphlett AA
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... (3.5 Stars) - 24/8/25
N Akarnae by Lynette Noni AA
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... (4 Stars) - 29/8/25
E Funny Story by Emily Henry
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... (4 Stars) - 19/7/25

Winter Reading Challenge**
Duration: 1/6/25 - 31/8/25
Level: Easy 12/12 books 4/4 AA

June Favourite Author Joy Ellis

J - Just Rewards Barbara Taylor Bradford 5* 03/07/25
O - Barbara O'Neal When We Believed in Mermaids 5* 29/06/25
Y - Yellowface R.F. Kuang 4* 08/06/25

July Favourite Author James Patterson

J - Jeffery Deaver The Coffin Dancer 4* 10/06/25
A - All the Dangerous Things Stacy Willingham 5* 12/06/25
M - The Mademoiselle Alliance Natasha Lester AA 5* 03/06/25
E - Erin Morgenstern The Night Circus 4* 07/07/25
S - Saffron Lane Anna Jacobs AA 4* 10/08/25

August Favourite Author Kate Mosse

K - Know My Name Chanel Miller 4* 22/06/25
A - Agony in Amethyst A.M. Stuart AA 4* 04/08/25
T - The Girl in Steel-Capped Boots Loretta Hill AA 4* 14/06/25
E - Emily Brontë Wuthering Heights 4* 01/07/25

📚Winter Reading Challenge📚
Duration: 1/6/25 - 31/8/25
Level: easy (3 authors, Christian names - authors in correct month)
15/15
5/4 AA

June - favourite author: Fiona Tarr

📚F Her Hidden Bones, Fiona Tarr, 6/3/25, 4*, AA
📚I The Highgate Cemetery Murder, Irina Shapiro, 6/9/25, 4*
📚O Outback Roads: The Nanny, Annie Seaton, 6/6/25, 4*, AA
📚N The New Marriage, L.G. Davis, 7/4/25, 3* (finished in July)
📚A A Long Time Dead, J.M. Dalgliesh, 6/13/25, 4*

July - favourite author: Elly Griffiths

📚E The Man in Black: Stories, Elly Griffiths, 7/6/25, 3*
📚L The Cossacks, Leo Tolstoy, 7/29/25, 2*
📚L Mustard Seed, Laila Ibrahim, 8/7/25, 4*
📚Y The Younger Wife, Sally Hepworth, 8/26/25, 4*, AA (finished in August)

August - favourite author: Joanne Harris

📚J The Secret Keeper of Jaipur, Alka Joshi, 8/14/25, 3*
📚O The Stolen Daughter, Florence Olajide, 8/24/25, 4*
📚A The Color of Our Sky, Amita Trasi, 8/5/25, 4*
📚N Welcome to West Street, Nicole Trope, 8/3/25, 3*, AA
📚N The Naturalist's Daughter, Tea Cooper, 8/21/25, 4*, AA
📚E Finding Philippe: Lost in France..., Elizabeth Pewsey, 8/4/25, 3*

**Winter Reading Challenge**
Duration: 1/6/25 - 31/8/25
Level: Easy: Christian name x 3 - minimum 4 AAs
16/21

For our Winter months, choose a favourite author - one per month - and spell the name out. Please state which level you're choosing, and no, you can't mix & match ;) If you can, read the books in the month chosen, but if you can't, read them as you will..

For example:
Fiona McIntosh - easy "Fiona"/medium "McIntosh" or hard "Fiona McIntosh"

June - favourite author: louise penny

l- *read 6.13 The Lake House : Kate Morton (AA) RATING 5 STARS

o- *read 6.7 The Only One Left : Riley Sager RATING 4 STARS

u- *read 8.10 The Uncommon Appeal of Clouds Alexander McCall Smith : Alexander McCall Smith RATING 4 STARS

i- * read 6.9 In My Dreams I Hold a Knife : Ashley Winstead RATING 3 STARS

s- *read 6.3 The Something Borrowed Sisters :Shirley Jump RATING 3 STARS

e- *read 6.5 Elphie: A Wicked Childhood : Gregory Maguire RATING 4 STARS


July - favourite author: kristin hannah

k-
r-

i-*read 8.6 The Independence of Miss Mary Bennet : Colleen McCullough (AA) RATING 4 STARS

s- *read 8.12 Sandra Brown Mean Streak RATING 5 STARS

t- *read 8.17 25 Alive : James Patterson RATING 3 STARS

i-

n- *read 8.11 Nine Perfect Strangers : Liane Moriarty (AA) RATING 3 STARS




August - favourite author: jennifer chiaverini

j-*read 8.21 Jackie: A Novel { Dawn Tripp RATING 4 STARS

e-*read8.15 Exiles : Jane Harper (AA) RATING 3 STARS

n- *read 8.4 Shelley Noble : Colony Club, The: A Novel RATING 5 STARS

n-*read 8.19 Nothing to Lose J.A. Jance RATING 4 STARS

i-
f-

e- *read 7.1 Enchantress of Numbers : Jennifer Chiaverini RATING 4 STARS

r-*read 8.30 Raising Hare: A Memoir : Chloe Dalton RATING 4 STARS

missed completion by 5 books :(

**Winter Reading Challenge**
Duration: 1/6/25 - 31/8/25
Level: Hard
28/28 AA 8/8

June - favourite author: Philip Kerr

P An Empty Coast by Tony Park AA 4/6/25 4 stars
H Juja by Nino Haratischwili 8/6/25 3 stars
I Desert Soul by Isabelle Eberhardt 21/6/25 2 stars
L Little Stones by Elizabeth Kuiper AA 9/6/25 4 stars
I Midnight and Blue by Ian Rankin 17/6/25 4 stars
P Precipice by Robert Harris 14/6 25 4 stars

K A German Requiem by Philip Kerr 6/6/25 4 stars
E Exiles by Jane Harper AA 12/6/25 4 stars
R The Heart Is A Star by Megan Rogers AA 18/6/25 3 stars
R The Patience Stone by Atiq Rahimi 15/6/25 3 stars



July - favourite author: Trent Dalton

T The Wife and the Widow by Christian White AA 28/7/25 4 stars
R A Necessary End by Peter Robinson 23/6/25 4 stars
E A Farewell to Arms by Ernest Hemingway 19/6/25 4 stars
N Nobody’s Fool by Harlan Coben 27/7/25 4 stars
T The One From the Other by Philip Kerr 26/6/25 4 stars

D My Mother, The Spy: The daring and tragic double life of ASIO agent Mercia Masson by Cindy Dobbin AA 30/7/25 2 stars
A A Pocketful of Happiness by Richard E. Grant 30/6/25 4 stars
L Love in a Cold Climate by Nancy Mitford 18/7/25 4 stars
T The Modigliani Scandal by Ken Follett 24/6/25 3 stars
O One Virgin Too Many by Lindsey Davis 25/7/25 4 stars
N Nightshade by Michael Connelly 1/8/25 4 stars



August - favourite author: H G Wells

H Down Cemetery Road by Mick Herron 22/8/25 4 stars
G Memorial Days by Geraldine Brooks AA 2/8/25 5 stars
W The White Crow by Michael Robotham AA 24/8/25 4 stars
E Jackal by Erin E. Adams 9/7/25 3 stars
L Gentlemen Prefer Blondes: The Illuminating Diary of a Professional Lady by Anita Loos 8/8/25 4 stars
L The Iron Hand of Mars by Lindsey Davis 6/8/25 4 stars
S Speaking In Tongues by Jeffery Deaver 11/7/25 4 stars

**Winter Reading Challenge**
Duration: 1/6/25 - 31/8/25
Level: Hard
29/29

June - favourite author: Karen Rose
K - Open Season by Jonathan Kellerman READ 23/6/25 4*
A - The Private Island by Ali Lowe(AA) READ 9/6/25 4*
R - The Bad Bridesmaid by Rachael Johns(AA) READ 26/6/25 4*
E - The Extraordinary Life of Sam Hell by Robert Dugoni READ 5/6/25 4*
N - The Mademoiselle Alliance by Natasha Lester(AA) READ 3/6/25 3*
R - Cheater by Karen Rose READ 2/7/25 4*
O - The Road Trip by Beth O'Leary READ 12/6/25 3*
S - A Snowy River Summer by Stella Quinn(AA) READ 4/7/25 4*
E - Esther's Children by Caroline Beecham(AA) READ 20/6/25 3*



July - favourite author: Harlan Coben
H - Nobody’s Fool by Harlan Coben READ 7/7/25 5*
A - Whispers of Spring by AnneMarie Brear(AA) READ 8/6/25 4*
R - Dead Man's List by Karen Rose READ 18/7/25 4*
L - The Path Through the Coojong Trees by Leonie Kelsall(AA) READ 23/7/25 4*
A - Secrets of the Watch House by Jenny Ashcroft(AA) READ 29/6/25 4*
N - Needle in a Haystack by Karly Lane(AA) READ 24/7/25 5*
C - The Golden Thread by Tea Cooper(AA) READ 18/6/25 4*
O - Outback by Patricia Wolf(AA) READ 5/7/25 3*
B - The Summer Bride by AnneMarie Brear(AA) READ 9/6/25 4*
E - The Girl With the Yellow Star by Natalie Meg Evans READ 18/7/25 3*
N - The Surgeon of Royaumont by Susan Neuhaus(AA) READ 10/7/25 4*



August - favourite author: Lisa Regan
L - The Bones She Buried by Lisa Regan READ 11/7/25 4*
I - The Island Getaway by Lucy Diamond READ 29/7/25 4*
S - The Secrets of Summer House by Rachel Burton READ 26/6/25 3*
A - The English Wife by Anna Stuart READ 27/7/25 3*
R - Her Silent Cry by Lisa Regan READ 14/7/25 4*
E - When We Chased the Light by Emily Bleeker READ 22/6/25 3*
G - Little Girl Lost by Janet Gover(AA) READ 7/7/25 4*
A - All Our Beautiful Goodbyes by Julianne MacLean READ 30/7/25 4*
N - No Good Deed by Diane Hester(AA) READ 22/7/25 3*

Winter 2025 Challenge
6/1 - 8/31/25

18/18 DONE
7/6 AA

August: Jayne Castle 6/6 3/2
C Collecting the Dead Spencer Kope 8/4 ★★★★
A Arthur, Keri Kiss the Night Goodbye Keri Arthur 8/10 ★★★ AA
S Sulari Gentill A Decline in Prophets 8/4 ★★★ AA
T Trick Question Tony Dunbar 8/3 ★★★
L Ledge Stacey McEwan 8/1 ★★★ AA
E Every Reasonable Doubt Pamela Samuels Young 8/1 ★★★



June: Julie Mulhern 7/7 2/2
M The Mystery Writer Sulari Gentill 6/10 ★★ AA
U Under Desert Sand R. Lawson Gamble 6/14 ★★★★
L Lavash at First Sight Taleen Voskuni 6/7 ★★★
H Hot Under the Collar Roxanne St. Claire 6/16 ★★★★
E Essence of Foul Play Daryl Wood Gerber 6/2 ★★★
R Revenge in Rubies A.M. Stuart 6/5 ★★★★ AA
N No Farm, No Foul Peg Cochran 6/6 ★★★


July: JA Jance 5/5 2/2
J Jeneva Rose Home Is Where the Bodies Are 7/23 ★★★
A Anna Downes The Safe Place 7/20 ★★★★ AA
N No One Leaves the Castle Christopher Healy 7/22 ★★★
C Collision Sofia Aves 7/21 ★★★★ AA
E Eva Gates Shot Through the Book 7/14 ★★★★

TheMadHatter wrote: "Being a bit ambitious....but play hard or go home :-P

**Winter Reading Challenge**
Duration: 1/6/25 - 31/8/25
Level: Easy (16 books is not easy for me :-))
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June Favourite Author [author:Mel..."

I like your thinking MH!!

Welcome to the challenge #Teresa, MH, Jasmine, Tr1sha, Lindy-Lane, Elisabeth, Janine and Jonquil!

Going to be busy June and July so going hard level but 'cheating' slightly - still some of my favourite authors though!

**Winter Reading Challenge**
Duration: 1/6/25 - 31/8/25
Level: Hard
24/24 COMPLETED @ 15-AUG-2025

June - favourite author: T. K. Leigh

T : Vanished by T.K. Leigh 13-JUN-2025 4*
K : Before the Coffee Gets Cold by Toshikazu Kawaguchi 06-JUN-2025 4*
L : The Running Club by Ali Lowe AA 10-JUN-2025 4*
E : The Job by Janet Evanovich 16-JUN-2025 4*
I : Indulgence in Death by J.D. Robb 07-JUN-2025 5*
G : The Mystery Writer by Sulari Gentill AA 08-JUN-2025 4*
H : Digging Up Dirt by Pamela Hart AA 27-JUN-2025 4*



July - favourite author: J. D. Robb

J : The Jealousy Man and Other Stories by Jo Nesbø 19-JUL-2025 3*
D : The Unquiet Grave by Dervla McTiernan AA 11-JUL-2025 5*
R : Treachery in Death by J.D. Robb 04-JUL-2025 5*
O : One of Us Is Dead by Peter James 17-JUL-2025 5*
B : The Verge Practice by Barry Maitland AA 07-JUL-2025 4*
B : Blue Skies by Fleur McDonald AA 09-JUL-2025 4*



August - favourite author: Nora Roberts

N : No Trace by Barry Maitland AA 06-AUG-2025 4*
O : Obsessed by James Patterson 14-AUG-2025 4*
R : High Noon by Nora Roberts 05-AUG-2025 5*
A : A Fatal Silence by Rachel Amphlett AA 10-AUG-2025 4*

R : Mind Games by Nora Roberts 15-AUG-2025 5*
O : Obsession Under the Southern Stars by Serenity Woods 09-AUG-2025 4*
B : Blood Pact by Fiona McIntosh AA 03-AUG-2025 5*
E : The Falcon at the Portal by Elizabeth Peters 13-AUG-2025 4*
R : New York to Dallas by J.D. Robb 08-AUG-2025 5*
T : The Shepherd's Hut by Tim Winton AA 05-AUG-2025 4*
S : State of Fear by Tim Ayliffe AA 09-AUG-2025 4*

Welcome Jane!!

**Winter Reading Challenge**
Duration: 1/6/25 - 31/8/25
Level: Easy
8/17, 1/4 AA
✔ ★★★★★

June - favourite author: Julia Quinn
J XX by Monty Jay
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✔ L Fool Me Twice by Lilliana Anderson AA ★★★★
✔ I In Good Company by Kat Singleton ★★★★
A Dance with Me by Allison A. Andrews AA



July - favourite author: Kristen Proby
✔ K Play with Me by Kristen Proby ★★★★
✔ R Rock With Me by Kristen Proby ★★★★
✔ I Icebreaker by Hannah Grace ★★★★★
✔ S Safe With Me by Kristen Proby ★★★★
T Lola in the Mirror by Trent Dalton AA
✔ E Eyes Turned Skyward by Rebecca Yarros ★★★★★
N A Kiss from Mr Fitzgerald by Natasha Lester AA



August - favourite author: Sarah J Maas
✔ S My Dark Desire by L.J. Shen & Parker S. Huntington ★★★★★
A Pieces of Us by Allison A. Andrews AA
✔ R Beyond What Is Given by Rebecca Yarros ★★★★★
A Fools Rush In by Lilliana Anderson AA
✔ H Hallowed Ground by Rebecca Yarros ★★★★★

Welcome to the challenge Mell :)

I haven’t done a seasonal one in a while but hopefully this can cross over with the 6-month challenge too 🙈

Yes it's always good to use one book for a few challenges :)

**Winter Reading Challenge**
Duration: 1/6/25 - 31/8/25
Level: Medium (6 AA)
15/15

June: Favourite Author Ernest Cline

C - Soulless by Gail Carriger 3 stars 2/6/25
L - The Lyrebird Lake Ladies Choir by Sandie Docker AA 3 stars 7/6/26
I - I'll Be Waiting by Kelley Armstrong 3 stars 13/6/25
N - The Knife of Never Letting Go by Patrick Ness 2 stars 9/6/25
E - The Emperor of Nihon-Ja by John Flanagan AA 4 stars 4/6/25



July: Favourite Author Darynda Jones

J - The Gift of Life by Josephine Moon AA 3 stars 7/7/25
O - The Man Who Died Twice by Richard Osman 4 stars 15/6/25
N - Wandering Wild by Lynette Noni 4 stars 29/6/25
E - Edge of Collapse by Kyla Stone 3 stars 3/6/25
S - The Sparkle Pages by Meg Bignell AA 2 stars 5/7/25



August: Favourite Author Cassandra Clare

C - The Cake Maker's Wish by Josephine Moon AA 3 stars 12/8/25
L - Akarnae by Lynette Noni AA 4 stars 15/8/25
A - An A-List for Death by Pamela Hart AA 4 stars 5/8/25
R - The Puzzle Wood by Rosie Andrews 3 stars 7/8/25
E - The Forest King's Daughter by Elly Blake 3 stars 24/8/25

Welcome Cherie!!

**Winter Reading Challenge**
Duration: 1/6/25 - 31/8/25
Level: Easy
15/15

June - Rachel Amphlett

R: Red River Road by Anna Downes - Read 7 Jun - 5* - AA
A: At the Going Down of the Sun by Mary-Anne O'Connor - Read 5 Jul - 4* - AA
C: The Chalk Pit by Elly Griffiths - Read 15 Jun - 5*
H: Hangman's Gap by Rachel Amphlett - Read 12 Jun - 4.5* - AA
E: Every Version of You by Grace Chan - Read 9 Jul - 4* - AA
L: The Last Truehart by Darry Fraser - Read 10 Jun - 4* - AA



July - Fiona McIntosh

F: Flight of Dreams by Ariel Lawhon - Read 24 Jul - 4*
I: I Was Anastasia by Ariel Lawhon - Read 8 Jul - 4.5*
O: The Other Side of Her by B.M. Carroll - Read 26 Jul - 5* - AA
N: Nemesis by Patricia Wolf by Patricia Wolf - Read 11 Jul - 5* - AA
A: Art Hour at the Duchess Hotel by Sophie Green - Read 12 Aug - 4* - AA



August - Jock Serong

J: The Jam Maker by Mary-Lou Stephens - Read 19 Jun - 4* - AA
O: One Illumined Thread by Sally Colin-James - Read 17 Aug - 5* - AA
C:: The Camborne Killings by Sally Rigby - Read 12 Jul - 5*
K: A Killer in the Crystal Palace by Deb Marlowe - Read 2 Aug - 3.5*

Welcome to the challenge Odette :)

Meg wrote: "Winter Reading Challenge**
Duration: 1/6/25 - 31/8/25
Level: Easy

June. Favourite author: Hannah Kent
H Always Home, Always Homesick by [author:Hannah Kent|6569..."


After Story is amaaaaaaazing! Enjoy.

**Winter Reading Challenge**
Duration: 1/6/25 - 31/8/25
Level: Easy (First names x3)
Progress: 12/12 (AA 4/4) - COMPLETED 15/8/25

June - favourite author - James Oswald:
J - Dead Men's Bones by James Oswald -
- FINISHED 20/6/25 - 4* (9/10)
A - The Lost Swimmer by Ann Turner - AA -
- FINISHED 5/6/25 - 4* (8.5/10)
M - Marazan by Nevil Shute - AA -
- FINISHED 23/6/25 - 3* (7/10)
E - Eden by Candice Fox - AA -
- FINISHED 6/6/25 - 4* (9/10)
S - Taunting the Dead by Mel Sherratt -
- FINISHED 25/6/25 - 4* (8/10)



July - favourite author - Dean Koontz:
D - Occupied City by David Peace -
- FINISHED 27/7/25 - 2* (4/10)
E - Everyone on This Train Is a Suspect by Benjamin Stevenson - AA -
- FINISHED 24/7/25 - 4* (9/10)
A - A Passage North by Anuk Arudpragasam -
- FINISHED 10/7/25 - 2* (3.5/10)
N - The Half-life of Hannah by Nick Alexander -
- FINISHED 22/7/25 - 3* (7/10)



August - favourite author - Tim Weaver:
T - The Things you find in Rockpools by Gregg Dunnett -
- FINISHED 15/8/25 - 4* (8/10)
I - I Am Missing by Tim Weaver -
- FINISHED 10/8/25 - 4* (9/10)
M - The Missing Ones by Patricia Gibney -
- FINISHED 13/8/25 - 4* (8/10)

**Winter Reading Challenge**
Duration: 1/6/25 - 31/8/25
Level: Medium
20/20

JUNE: Favourite Author - Louise Penny
P - Paving the New Road by Sulari Gentill 14/7/25 4★ AA
E - Kingdom of Shadows by Barbara Erskine 1/7/25 4★
N - The Palazzo by Kayte Nunn 4/6/25 4★ AA
N - Let Me In by Adam Nicholls 6/6/25 2★
Y -The Year of Magical Thinking by Joan Didion 15/6/25 4★


JULY: Favourite Author - Sulari Gentill
G -Sarah Thornhill by Kate Grenville 26/7/25 3★ AA
E - Hot Six by Janet Evanovich 20/7/25 4★
N - The Drowning Game by Barbara Nickless 20/7/25 3★
T - The Venice Hotel by Tess Woods 24/6/25 5★ AA
I - Then. Now. Always. by Isabelle Broom 8/6/25 3★
L - Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus 24/8/25 5★
L - Danger on the SS Orient by C.A. Larmer 7/6/25 4★ AA


AUGUST: Favourite author - Michael Robotham
R - Mrs. Endicott's Splendid Adventure by Rhys Bowen 9/8/25 4★
O - On the Way to the Wedding by Julia Quinn 14/6/25 4★
B - A Botanist's Guide to Rituals and Revenge by Kate Khavari 21/6/25 4★
O - One Good Turn by Kate Atkinson 13/8/25 4★
T - Deadline (Jonno Bligh, #2). by Terence J. Quinn 23/6/2025 2★ AA
H - Murder in the Belltower by Helena Dixon 11/6/25/25 4★
A - A Murder Is Announced by Agatha Christie 28/8/25/25 4★
M - Broke Road by Matthew Spencer 12/7/25 4★AA

Welcome Kim and Kylie - you're both linked up :)

**Winter Reading Challenge**
Duration: 1/6/25 - 31/8/25
Level: Medium (Surname)
4/17

June favourite author Karly Lane

L The Favourites by Layne Fargo 4★ 14/6/2025
A The Cryptic Clue by Amanda Hampson AA 4★ 10/6/2025
N Such Quiet Girls by Noelle W. Ihli 4★ 13/6 /2025
E Great Big Beautiful Life by Emily Henry 3.5★ 7/6/2025


July favourite author Fleur McDonald

M Matthew Flinders' Cat by Bryce Courtenay AA
C A Thousand Broken Pieces by Tillie Cole
D Dirt Town by Hayley Scrivenor AA
O Elsa's Stand by Cathryn Hein AA
N Nobody’s Son: All Alex ever wanted was a family of his own by Cathy Glass AA
A Always You and Me by Dani Atkins
L Lark Song by Jane Bailey
D Dear Alex by Miranda Seymour


August favourite author Emily Henry

H Hook, Line and Single by Phoebe MacLeod
E Every Breath You Take by Miranda Rijks
N Note to Self: Change the Locks by Heather Balog
R Look Closer by Rachel Amphlett AA
Y You and Me on Vacation by Emily Henry

Welcome to the challenge Sharon :)

**Winter Reading Challenge**
Duration: 1/6/25 - 31/8/25
Level: Easy (4AA)
19/19

June - favourite author: Georgette Heyer

G- Flying Too High by Kerry Greenwood 9/6 5★ (AA)
E- The Wedding by Edith Layton 8/6 1★
O- The Lady in Gray by Patricia Oliver 14/6 4★
R- The Jane Austen Remedy by Ruth Wilson 18/6 4★ (AA)
G- Replay by Ken Grimwood 28/6 4★
E- Every Spy a Traitor by Alex Gerlis 24/6 4★
T- Thoroughly Disenchanted by Alexandra Almond 14/6 3.5★ (AA)
T- Strata by Terry Pratchett 15/6 4★
E- The Peppercorn Project by Nicki Edwards 16/6 3.5★ (AA)



July - favourite author: Neil Gaiman

N- New York to Dallas by J.D. Robb 4/7 4★
E- One Last Gift by Emily Stone 16/7 3★
I- Fault Lines by Emily Itami 24/7 4★
L- The Library at Wagtail Ridge by Janet Gover 11/7 4★ (AA)



August - favourite author: Arthur Upfield

A- Mr. Jelly's Business by Arthur W. Upfield 8/8 4★ (AA)
R- The Lost Library by Rebecca Stead, Wendy Mass 3/8 5★
T- Taking Tom Murray Home by Tim Slee 10/8 3★ (AA)
H- The Housemaid by Freida McFadden 3/8 2.5★
U- Winds of Evil by Arthur W. Upfield 11/8 4★ (AA)
R- Delusion in Death by J.D. Robb 13/8 4★

Thanks Brenda :)

Favourites?? So many to choose from!

**Winter Reading Challenge**
Duration: 1/6/25 - 31/8/25
Level: Medium..Hard ??
Progress: 32/ AA 15

June - favourite author: JANE AUSTEN

✔️J - Kill Your Husbands by Jack Heath AA....3.5* 19/06/25
✔️A - His Outback Cowgirl by Alissa Callen AA....3* 14/06/25
✔️N - Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen....4* 30/06/25
✔️E - One More to Die by Joy Ellis....3.5* 28/06/25



✔️A - Judgment Calls by Alafair Burke....3.5* 5/06/25
✔️U - Until the Road Ends by Phil Earle....4* 24 /06/25
✔️S - The Shelly Bay Ladies Swimming Circle by Sophie Green AA....4* 16/06/25
✔️T - Long Island by Colm Tóibín....4* 13/06/25
✔️E - Every Summer After by Carley Fortune....3.5* 20/0625
✔️N - Where the Heart Is by Nicola Marsh AA....3.5* 13/06/25



July - favourite author: LOUISE PENNY

✔️L - The Last Illusion of Paige White by Vanessa McCausland AA....4* 04/07/25
✔️O - One Day at a Time by Jordan Ablett AA....3.5* 04/06/25
✔️U - Her Deepest Fear by Kelly Utt....2* 16/07/25
✔️I - Dead Sleep by Greg Iles....3.5* 21/07/25
✔️S - Woman, Missing by Sherryl Clark AA....3.5* 09/06/25
✔️E - Getting Played by Emma Chase....2.5* 21/08/25



✔️P - The Long Way Home by Louise Penny....3.5* 13/08/25
✔️E - Pieces of Us by Eve Ainsworth....3.5* 09/07/25
✔️N - A Nanny Called Alice by Barbara Hannay AA....3* 23/07/25
✔️N - This Is Happiness by Niall Williams....4.5* 27/07/25
✔️Y - The Yellow Wood by Minnie Darke AA....3* 28/7/25



August - favourite author: GARRY DISHER

✔️G - Still See You Everywhere by Lisa Gardner....4* 26/06/25
✔️A - Always Home, Always Homesick by Hannah Kent AA....4.5* 11/07/25
✔️R - The Search Party by Hannah Richell AA....4* 27/06/25
✔️R - The Long Game by Simon Rowell AA....4* 03/08/25
✔️Y - Code Blues: When Medicine Becomes Murder by Melissa Yi....2* 17/06/25



✔️D - The Unquiet Grave by Dervla McTiernan AA....4* 22/08/25
✔️I - In a Thousand Different Ways by Cecelia Ahern....3.5* 25/08/25
✔️S - All the Beautiful Things You Love by Jonathan Seidler AA....3* 08/08/25
✔️H - Hidden Depths by Ann Cleeves....4* 17/08/25
✔️E - The Lamplighters by Emma Stonex....3.5* 10/08/25
✔️R - Will to Liveby Rachel Amphlett AA ....4* 27/08/25

Welcome Kylie and Trish!