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Please feel free to post your Aussie Author reads here throughout the year, both male and female...it's great to see how many you have read, and how many new ones you've found, by the end of the year:)

Paper Chains by Nicola Moriarty

Ave Judas by Cassian Brown

Shallow Breath by Sara Foster

It seems last years lists have gone and I did not get to update, probably because I am a bit late. I am just finishing my November read for Australia Authors with a twist and I did not even get to put my other books by Aussie Authors, I will try this year to be a bit faster with my posting.

I have just finished reading my first book for the year and it is very Australian The Burial by Courtney Collins - it was interesting to say the least. I read it for a book club I was in and now that is closed and I have no-one to discuss it with and it is a book that could provoke quite a discussion I think.

I've just finished re-reading FontanelleFontanelle: A Collection Of PoemsSo added to my original rating and review after this re-read.A lovely start to the year.

Bronwyn wrote: "It seems last years lists have gone and I did not get to update, probably because I am a bit late. I am just finishing my November read for Australia Authors with a twist and I did not even get to..."

Bronwyn...sorry about that:( The threads are all still here, they are just under ARCHIVES now, so you can still post in them without any problem:)

Last Chance Cafe by Liz Byrski
Pulling Down the Stars by James Laidler
Black Ice by Sandy Curtis
Everything I Knew by Peter Goldsworthy
Beneath Outback Skies by Alissa Callen
The Murderers' Club by P.D. Martin
Dudes Down Under by Suzannah Burke
Run to Me by Erin Golding
Erich's Plea by Tracey Alley
Wasp Season by Jennifer Scoullar
The Fine Colour of Rust by Paddy O'Reilly
Run to Me by Diane Hester

Wildflower Hill by Kimberley Freeman -loved it!
Band of Gold by Deborah Challinor
The Light Between Oceans by ML Steadman -fab book and I see she is speaking at the Adelaide Writers Week. I'll be there!

Wildflower Hill by Kimberley Freeman
Band of Gold by Deborah Challinor
The Light Between Oceans by M.L. Stedman

Thanks Kate. Book 1 & 3 are on my tbr list

Kate wrote: "Wildflower Hill by Kimberley Freeman -loved it!
Band of Gold by Deborah Challinor
The Light Between Oceans by ML Steadman -fab book and I see she is speaking at the Adelaide Writers Week. I'll be t..."

Ooh that's great Kate, how wonderful to meet her:)

Treespeaker by Katie W. Stewart- really enjoyed it.

My review is at http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...

Fan Mail by P.D. Martin

Just finished reading Pulse and looking forward to the next one in the series. Also finished reading Cocaine Blues, Flying Too High and Murder on the Ballarat Train. I've bought the fourth in the Phryne Fisher series, Death at Victoria Dock. Enjoying it very much and nice to think I can indulge in this character for many more books.

C.A. wrote: "Just finished reading Pulse and looking forward to the next one in the series. Also finished reading Cocaine Blues, Flying Too High and Murder on the Ballarat Train. I've bought the fourth in the ..."

Good to hear you are enjoying the Phryne Fisher series CA. I have #1 & 3 here, but haven't read them yet...

I'd be interested to know what you think when you have read them, Brenda. I have ... mixed feelings. But they are addictive.

C.A. wrote: "I'd be interested to know what you think when you have read them, Brenda. I have ... mixed feelings. But they are addictive."

I will definitely start them this year...soon...they're Aussie, so I'm reading a lot of Aussie authors this year:) I'll review when I'm done so you'll see what I thought!

I've finished Mice by Gordon Reece I liked it - it was gripping and kept me on edge but there were aspects of the book I felt uneasy with

Here's my review: http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...

C.A. wrote: "Just finished reading Pulse and looking forward to the next one in the series. Also finished reading Cocaine Blues, Flying Too High and Murder on the Ballarat Train. I've bought the fourth in the ..."

I listened to Cocaine Blues on audio and I enjoyed it. It was a light, fun murder mystery.

Hope's Road by Margareta Osborn

Mish wrote: "I've finished Mice by Gordon Reece I liked it - it was gripping and kept me on edge but there were aspects of the book I felt uneasy with

Here's my review: http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/203..."

Great review Mish, but it makes you wonder why books like this one are labelled YA!

Yes I wondered why throughout the book. I would say it because the narrator is a 16yo but I still think it’s wrong. They should look at the message they are portraying here not the age of the narrator.

Yes, I agree!

Tomaree by Debbie Robson

A Taste of Life and Love in Australia by Margaret Lynette Sharp
Whitefella Dreaming by R.B. Clague
Just Breathe by Janette Paul
Web of Deceit by Katherine Howell
Gypsy Pie by Romano Yehudi Solo
Bay of Fires by Poppy Gee
Saving Grace by Fiona Mccallum
Mine To Avenge by Kerry Letheby
House for all Seasons by Jenn J. McLeod
Dark Horse by Honey Brown
Encore by Margaret Lynette Sharp
Talon: A Jack Rawson Saga by Christopher Gerard
Fractured by Dawn Barker

Currently reading Savage Tide by Greg Barron.

Year of Wonders: A Novel of the Plague
Dark Palace
The Persian Blanket: The Life of Janina Milek
High Sobriety: my year without booze
Highways to a War
Passarola Rising
Addition

Well done Donna!

Brenda wrote: "Well done Donna!"

:)

Half way through the year and I've read 13 books by Australian authors so far.

1 Whisky Charlie Foxtrot 4 stars

2 The Children 5 stars Review: http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...

3 Not Your Ordinary Housewife: How the man I loved led me into a world I had never imagined 3 stars Review : http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...

4 Seven Nights in a Rogue's Bed 2 stars

5 The Amber Amulet 4 stars Review: http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...

6 The Piper's Son 4 stars

7 My Hundred Lovers 4 stars

8 Finnikin of the Rock 4 stars

9 Saving Francesca 5 stars

10 Mad Cows 2 stars

11 Affection 3 stars

12 Mice 3 stars Review: http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...

13 A Beautiful Place To Die 5 stars

Well done Mish!

Great list there Mish! Well done:)

Thankyou Dale & Brenda :)

Great effort Mish well done :)

Sharon wrote: "Great effort Mish well done :)"

Thanks Sharon :)

Dangerous Deception by Sandy Curtis
Lily's Leap by Téa Cooper
The Steele Diaries by Wendy James
Blackwattle Lake by Pamela Cook
The Delta Chain by Iain Edward Henn
A Frightful Recipe by Notti Thistledore
Sheets and Ladders by Notti Thistledore
Trapped in Gondwana by JB Rowley
Half Moon Bay by Helene Young
Ask Me To Stay by Elise K. Ackers
Out of the Silence by Wendy James
Capable of Murder by Brian Kavanagh
Destiny road by Melissa Wray
The House on Burra Burra Lane by Jennie Jones
The Embroidered Corpse by Brian Kavanagh
Losing February by Susanna Freymark
A Woman Transported by Sharon Robards
No Safe Place by Jenny Spence
25 Stories of Life and Love in Australia by Margaret Lynette Sharp
These Haunted Hearts by Anna Campbell
The Celtic Dagger by Jill Paterson
Secrets of the Tides by Hannah Richell
Ryders Ridge by Charlotte Nash
All the Birds, Singing by Evie Wyld
The Goodbye Ride by Lily Malone
Outback Fear by Suzanne Brandyn
This Red Earth by Kim Kelly
Mother of Ten by J.B. Rowley
Vodka Doesn't Freeze by Leah Giarratano
Song of the Jikhoshi by Katie W. Stewart
Marionette by Anya Allyn
The Shadow Year by Hannah Richell
The Spirit of Imagination by S.A. Tawks
The Precipice by Virginia Duigan
Savage Tide by Greg Barron
When Justice Fails by P.D. Martin
Black Ice by Leah Giarratano
What Love Sounds Like by Alissa Callen
An Outback Awakening by Peter Rake
Amelia's Call by Margaret Lynette Sharp
Lifeboat by A.B. Shepherd
Blood Witness by Alex Hammond
Saving Wishes by G.J. Walker-Smith
Mark of the Dragon Queen by Katie W. Stewart
Three Hours Late by Nicole Trope
Poisoned Waters by Ermisenda Alvarez
A Trifle Dead by Livia Day
Coming Home by P.D. Martin
Picnic at Hanging Rock by Joan Lindsay
A Long Way Home by Saroo Brierley

That's me up to date at the moment:)

I read a book by an Aussie living in Spain. Loosely Translated by Simon Wheeler.

Nothing compared to our Brenda :) But here is my list of Aussie books read so far this year

Dawn: One Hell Of A Life3�
Gone4�
The Girl in the Steel-Capped Boots. by Loretta Hill5�
The Society Murders: The true story of the Wales-King murders4�
The Opal Desert3�
Paris Dreaming2�
Dead Girl Sing3�
After the Darkness4�
Bad: The True Story of Australia's Biggest Ever Murder Investigation4�
Farewell to Lancashire4�
Bay of Fires3�

Well done Zoey:) There are some good titles there.

Kevin wrote: "I read a book by an Aussie living in Spain. Loosely Translated by Simon Wheeler."

Loosely Translated by Simon Hugh Wheeler

Burial Rites
The Railwayman's Wife
The Beloved
My Brilliant Career
My Brilliant Career: My Career Goes Bung
The Light Between Oceans
All That I Am
In Search of Africa
The Rosie Project
The Battlers

Some good reads there Joanne:)

Kate wrote: "Wildflower Hill by Kimberley Freeman -loved it!
Band of Gold by Deborah Challinor
The Light Between Oceans by ML Steadman -fab book and I see she is speaking at the Adelaide Writers Week. I'll be t..."
Loved that book and I believe they are making a movie...can't remember who or what though!

Just finished Obernewtyn by Isobelle Carmody 4�

Zoey wrote: "Just finished Obernewtyn by Isobelle Carmody 4�"

I love the Obernewtyn series Zoey. Glad you liked the first book. Are you going to continue with the series?

Sorry ladies & gents but The Light Between Oceans didn't work for me

here's my review if anyone is interested.
http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...

I'm currently reading Autumn Manor by Helen Goltz as my next Aussie book and loving it :)

Mish wrote: "Zoey wrote: "Just finished Obernewtyn by Isobelle Carmody 4�"

I love the Obernewtyn series Zoey. Glad you liked the first book. Are you going to continue with the series?"

Hi Mish, Yes I really enjoyed it & the next one has been added to the ever growing TBR :)

That's great Zoey. I hope you enjoy the rest of them :)

I've finished Autumn Manor, 4 stars. Quick read but a fabulous one.
Here's my review : http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...

I'm currently reading Cloudstreet as my next Aussie book. I'm having a difficult time with the writing.

Ah, if I'd read this first it would have explained.