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Looks like everyone's going very well for this month. :)

I've just completed my second for the challenge - 7. Read a book where the MC is a woman, Watch Over Me by Claire Corbett 3 - 3.5 stars.

My review: /review/show...

Well look who finally read the classic To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee! This was my Nanna & Pop book, featuring Aunt Alexandra, grandmother to Francis. (Thanks, Sally! :))

Here's my review: /review/show...

5. Miss Poppy � (Miss Poppy is James� year 2 teacher)
by Cornelia Funke
The main character is Meggie the school aged character

My review for the book is here.../review/show...

And I have started my second.

Woo Hoo - Have finished my October challenge!!! Now to concentrate on the Spring Challenge - and one more to go on the additional year challenge - on track to having December free for my Christmas themed book reading orgy :)

1. Nanna and Pop
Task picked: Read a book where there is a character who is a grandmother or a grandfather
Book chosen: The Arrivals by Meg Mitchell Moore - 2★s
How it fits: Ginny and William's are grandparents

3. Purple Unicorn
Task picked: Read book tagged as fantasy
Book chosen: Dark, Witch & Creamy by H.Y. Hanna - AA - 4★s
How it fits: Book is tagged as Fantasy

10. Monster
Task Picked: Read a book tagged as paranormal book.
Book Chosen: Practical Magic by Alice Hoffman - 2★s
How it fits: Tagged as paranormal

Well done, Sally 😊

Congratulations Sally.

Great work Sally!

Li'l Owl wrote: "Finished my first (1/6)

Purple Unicorn
Purple cover and Fantasy
The Unicorn in the Barn by Jacqueline K. Ogburn
5â˜�'²õ"

Finally finished my review

/review/show...

Congratulations Sally 😃

Oh, well done Sally! Great work! And I hope you can make quick work of your remaining current challenges so you can read as many Christmas themed books as your heart desires in December!

I finished my 6th book for this challenge.
Odd Thomas by Dean Koontz - 4�
I have completed what I set out to do this month, the medium level and will now focus on the spring challenge.
All the books were enjoyable reads and four by Australian authors.

1. Nanna and Pop
Read a book where there is a Main Character who is over 50.
Rain Birds by Harriet McKnight - 5� AA

2. Coffee
The word coffee is mentioned in the text.
Elizabeth is quite often meeting up with someone in the coffee shop at the library.
In Chapter 4 coffee is mentioned. "Well, I supposed I could meet you for a coffee during my break this afternoon.
Olmec Obituary by L.J.M. Owen - 4� AA

3. Purple Unicorn (thanks to little Miss Lily for this one!!!)
Read a book with a purple cover
Nothing Is True and Everything Is Possible: The Surreal Heart of the New Russia by Peter Pomerantsev - 4�

4. Comet (comet is their cat)
Read a book with a cat on the cover
The Apricot Colonel by Marion Halligan - 4� AA

5. Miss Poppy
Read a book where there is a school aged character
Past the Shallows by Favel Parrett - 3.5� AA

10. Monster (apparently one under Lily's bed that I have to sort out with monster poison next time I go over)
Task: Either read a book that is tagged as Horror OR read a book tagged as paranormal book.
Odd Thomas by Dean Koontz - 4�

Half way !

Just finished:
6. Rubbish Bin (TBR +2yrs) For Whom the Bell Tolls by Ernest Hemingway 471p

This book sat on my TBR list for almost 3 years... and what an anticlimax... :(
My review: /review/show...

3/6
4. Comet: (Set in outer space) Alien: Sea of Sorrows by James A. Moore 352p

5. Miss Poppy (Teacher as a character) He Died with a Felafel in His Hand by AA John Birmingham 214p

6. Rubbish Bin (TBR +2yrs) For Whom the Bell Tolls by Ernest Hemingway 471p

7. Knickers (MC is girl, title includes "knickers") The Truth About Thongs by Stephanie Rowe 128p

10. Monster (Tagged as Horror) Finders Keepers by Stephen King 431p

11. Fish Fingers (Sea on cover)Rogue Wave by AA Christopher Cartwright 362p

Working on my third and final, Thief's Magic by AA Trudi Canavan and I am in Struggletown about 100 pages in. Has anyone else read this one, or other work by this author? I need someone to tell me it gets better haha

Congrats Odette! Super job! And Brad, you're going well. :)

I can't help you regarding that one Krystal, sorry. However, if you've read enough to rate it, my advice would be either to count it as completed with a DNF and/or substitute it for another one that would match any of the criteria. :)

Krystal wrote: "Working on my third and final, Thief's Magic by AA Trudi Canavan and I am in Struggletown about 100 pages in. Has anyone else read this one, or other work by this aut..."

In my opinion it does not get any better. I gave it two stars and described it in my review as dull and bland. I didn't try any more in the series after that one:)

Kylie wrote: "Congrats Odette! Super job! And Brad, you're going well. :)

I can't help you regarding that one Krystal, sorry. However, if you've read enough to rate it, my advice would be either to count it as ..."

Thanks, Kylie

Phrynne wrote: "In my opinion it does not get any better. I gave it two stars and described it in my review as dull and bland. I didn't try any more in the series after that one:)."

Not what I wanted to hear, Phrynne! Think I might sub in something else instead. I'm gonna start reading AAs and pray one of them has the word 'coffee' in it haha.

I think I will make it my personal mission to finish this book, though! But no way am I gonna read it often enough to finish it in two weeks lol

Congratulations Odette! Great job :)

Fantastic job, Odette! =o)

Hi all,

I've finished my 7th book for this challenge :)

3. Knickers - Task: Either read a book where the MC is a woman -
All the Birds, Singing by Evie Wyld. Read: 13 Oct, Rated: 4 stars

Krystal wrote: "Working on my third and final, Thief's Magic by AA Trudi Canavan and I am in Struggletown about 100 pages in. Has anyone else read this one, or other work by this aut..."

I read her 'Black Magician's Guild' trilogy about 10y ago and enjoyed the first book but the second was disappointing (think the third was okay). Haven't read any more of her work since then.

Same Carolyn. Liked the first one, the second not so much and never got around to number three!

If the word 'coffee' comes before 'table', does it still count? 0-:)

Oh hold up, I found a new reference.

So I'm changing my Rubbish Bin read to Coffee and will now be reading Remind Me How This Ends by Gabrielle Tozer (AA) which contains this sentence on page 56:

'I bumped into him at the bottle shop yesterday after coffee with my reflexology group, and he invited me around.'

Finished October :)

Level = Easy

3/3

5. Miss Poppy - School aged character
The Weight of Silence by Heather Gudenkauf 5�

6. Rubbish Bin - On TBR since 2012
One for the Money by Janet Evanovich 4�

Knickers - Female Main Character
Lost In Kakadu by Kendall Talbot AA 4�

Finished my fourth (4/6)
7. Knickers - MC is a Woman
Tell the Truth by Katherine Howell
5â˜�'²õ

/review/show...

Well done Zoey! =o)

Congratulations Zoey! And that's fine Krystal :)

Congratulations Zoey.

Well done Zoey! :)

Going very well too Owl, I'm sure you'll polish the other 2 to complete your challenge in no time! :)

And I'm glad you found something to substitute your DNF Krystal. Good call. :)

Wow good work Zoey! :)

Definitely happy with my swap, I'm RACING through this one!

Kylie wrote: "Well done Zoey! :)

Going very well too Owl, I'm sure you'll polish the other 2 to complete your challenge in no time! :)

And I'm glad you found something to substitute your DNF Krystal. Good ca..."

Thanks, Kylie! Starting my fifth today! =o)

Done with Comet;
by Iain M. Banks
Review; /review/show...

And am now on fish fingers; by Mari Rhydwen who is also my AA

Finished my fifth (5/6)

10. Monster - Paranormal book
The Cat, the Crow, and the Cauldron: A Halloween Anthology by Joe DeRouen
3.5â˜�'²õ

/review/show...

Well I have finished my third and final!

Coffee: Remind Me How This Ends by Gabrielle Tozer (AA) which contains the word 'coffee' in the text (thrice).

Here's my review!

4 Stars, this was just too damn adorable.

/review/show...

COMPLETED! 1/10/17 - 19/10/17

Level: Easy
Progress: 3/3

Purple Unicorn: Song of Susannah by Stephen King - tagged as Fantasy.

My review: /review/show...

Coffee: Remind Me How This Ends by Gabrielle Tozer (AA) - contains this sentence on page 56:

'I bumped into him at the bottle shop yesterday after coffee with my reflexology group, and he invited me around.'

My review: /review/show...


Nanna & Pop To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee featuring a grandmother

My review: /review/show...

Congratulations Krystal! A great result! :)

One to go Owl! :) You're going well too Deborah. :)

As for me, I've almost completed my final read for the Rubbish Bin category: The Narrowboat Girl by Annie Murray. Should finish listening to it after work! :)

Finished! No claims to fame since I did only three. This was for #9, PAINT, a story where some renovations took place. Aussie Author Michael Sala has written about his (now) hometown of Newcastle, NSW, in The Restorer, a tense family drama.
3.5� Link to my review

Krystal wrote: "COMPLETED! 1/10/17 - 19/10/17

Level: Easy
Progress: 3/3

Purple Unicorn: Song of Susannah by Stephen King - tagged as Fantasy. Review Here

Coffee: [book:Remind Me How..."

Krystal, your last two links return us to this page instead of your reviews!

PattyMacDotComma wrote: "Krystal, your last two links return us to this page instead of your reviews!"


Ohhhhh hahaha whooops how did I manage that?! Better fix it!

I had a look and all the HTML seems right so I've just edited so it's less fancy haha :)

Well done Krystal and Patty!!

Congratulations Patty! :)

I'm finished! :)

Level: Easy - Read 3 books - one Aussie author.

Progress 3/3.

COMPLETED 20/10.

6. Rubbish Bin
Task: Read a book that has been on your TBR for more than a year.

The Narrowboat Girl by Annie Murray. Added to my Audible library in 2014! Completed 20/10, 5 stars.

7. Knickers
Task: Read a book where the MC is a woman

Watch Over Me by Claire Corbett AA. Completed 13/10, 3-3.5 stars.

11. Fish Fingers
Task: Read a book where you can see someones fingers on the cover

Cocaine Blues by Kerry Greenwood AA. Completed 07/10, 5 stars.

Well done Kylie!

Finished:)

Medium 6 books. 2 Aussie authors.

6/6

2. Coffee
Task: read a book with where the word coffee is mentioned in the text.
From Sand and Ash by Amy Harmon 4 stars

3. Purple Unicorn
Task: read book tagged as fantasy
The King by J.R. Ward 4 stars

4. Comet
Task: read a book with a cat on the cover
Dewey: The Small-Town Library Cat Who Touched the World by Vicki Myron 2 stars

5. Miss Poppy
Task: Read a book where there is a school aged character
Ophelia Adrift by Helen Goltz AA 2 stars

6. Rubbish Bin
Task: read a book that has been on your TBR for more than a year
Saturday Requiem by Nicci French 5 stars

7. Knickers
Task: read a book where the MC is a woman
Bad Behaviour by Liz Byrski AA 2 stars

Phrynne wrote: "Finished:)

Medium 6 books. 2 Aussie authors.

6/6

2. Coffee
Task: read a book with where the word coffee is mentioned in the text.
From Sand and Ash by [author:Amy Harmon|5829056..."

Congrats Phrynne and Kylie!

Well done Phrynne :) A shame you had some "not so good" reads in that lot!

Progress report 2/3

Easy - Read 3 books - one Aussie author

1. Nanna and Pop: read a book where there is a Main Character who is over 50

The Hundred-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out of the Window and Disappeared by Jonas Jonasson 4�

I had this one as an audiobook, and the narration was superb. This was an amusing book, several LOL moments, lots of world political history in it (not my strong point).

3. Purple Unicorn : read a book tagged as fantasy

A Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin

5. Miss Poppy : read a book where there is a teacher as a character

Maestro by Peter Goldsworthy AA 4�

Took a long time to getting around to reading this one, I thought it was going to be too hard, but in fact it was easy to read, and had a very strong sense of Darwin, a city largely unfamiliar to me.

Brenda wrote: "Well done Phrynne :) A shame you had some "not so good" reads in that lot!"

Oh well. You can't win them all:)

Unfortunately!