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Congratulations Mary! =o)

Well done Mary!

Congratulations Mary - the grandchildren had fun

Forgot to come and say (busy, busy) I finished my challenge a couple of days ago with The Wrong Boy by Suzy Zail. Absolutely one of the greatest works of historical fiction I have ever read. It had me losing sleep (because I wanted to keep reading) and crying like a baby at the sad parts. I recommend it! Anyway, I'm finished for the month! And all of my books for the month ended up with 5 star ratings! I had a very lucky month! Now...bring on November šŸ˜

Loren wrote: "Forgot to come and say (busy, busy) I finished my challenge a couple of days ago with The Wrong Boy by Suzy Zail. Absolutely one of the greatest works of historical..."

Always good when you find a book like that :)

Loren wrote: "Forgot to come and say (busy, busy) I finished my challenge a couple of days ago with The Wrong Boy by Suzy Zail. Absolutely one of the greatest works of historical..."

Congratulations on finishing the challenge. Giving all your books a 5 star rating means I'll have to go back and have a look at your list!

Finished :)

Level - Hard - Read 9 books - three Aussie authors

11/11

Choose and complete your chosen level from the following 12 tasks:

1. Nanna and Pop
Task: Either read a book where there is a Main Character who is over 50 OR Read a book where there is a character who is a grandmother or a grandfather (doesnā€™t have to be the main character)

The Secret Years by Barbara Hannay - 4 ā˜� - 03 / 10 / 2017 - AA

2. Coffee
Task: Either read a book with a cup of coffee on the cover OR the word coffee is mentioned in the text. If you pick this second one please tell us the title, author and quote the sentence it is in and the page number or location of the sentence.
e.g. Just Good Friends by Rosalind James ā€œWeā€™ll get you a coffee, and then weā€™ll take you homeā€� pg 4

Fallen by Carey Baldwin - 5 ā˜� - 10 / 10 / 2017.

"It was noon. Only seven hours remained on the clock, and Caitlin and Spense had gone back to the Sky Walk to brainstorm. Horatio personally delivered a pot of coffee, along with a plate of cookies, possibly wrongly assuming they'd already had lunch-which was fine by her but not cool with Spense, who said he'd rather settle for black coffee than poison himself with white sugar." E-Book - Chapter Twenty-Seven - page 3.

3. Purple Unicorn (thanks to little Miss Lily for this one!!!)
Task: Either read a book with a purple cover OR read book tagged as fantasy

Dark Chemistry by Catherine Lee 5 ā˜� - 10 / 10 / 2017 - AA

4. Comet (comet is their cat)
Task: Either read a book with a cat on the cover OR read a book set in Outer Space.

Beyond The Milky Way by Aithal - 4 &$9733 - 09 / 10 / 2017

5. Miss Poppy ā€� (Miss Poppy is Jamesā€� year 2 teacher)
Task: Either read a book where there is a teacher as a character OR Read a book where there is a school aged character ā€� Neither character in either task need to be a main character

Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell 20 / 10 / 2017 - 2 ā˜�

6. Rubbish Bin
Task: Either read a book that has been on your TBR for more than a year OR read the one that has been on there the longest

The Deadly Art of Deception by Linda Crowder - 3 ā˜� - 12 / 10 / 2017

7. Knickers (James being naughty!)
Task: Either read a book where the MC is a woman OR read a book where you can see an item of clothing on the cover (NB does not have to be knickers)

I am lucky this book covers both tasks.

Amorous Redemption by Faye Hall - 5 ā˜� - 07 / 10 / 2017 AA

8. Mittens (kids just bought some ready for the trip to Japan for Christmas)
Task: Either read a book set in Japan OR read a book where someone is wearing something woollen on the cover (jumper, beanie, scarf etc.)

9. Paint
Task: Either read a book with a cover that is bright and full of colours like a paint box OR read a book where some decorating takes place

Lake Hill by Margareta Osborn - 4 ā˜� - 10 / 10 / 2017 - 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.

The Bone Mother by David Demchuk 3 9733 - 28 / 10 / 2017

11. Fish Fingers
Task: Either read a book with the sea on the cover OR read a book where you can see someones fingers on the cover

Heart of the Valley by Cathryn Hein - 5 ā˜� - 24 / 10 / 2017 - AA

12. Ball
Task: Either read a book where you can see some type of ball on the cover (beach, football, tennis ball etc) OR read a book were the MC goes to a Ball or Dance.

The Long Road to Loving Grayson by Alicia Hope - 4 ā˜� - 05 / 10 / 2017 - AA

well done Jenny

Thanks, Sally :)

Challenge completed 3/3

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 4ā˜�

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 5ā˜�

I was late to the party for this series, both the books and the television series. I now see what all the hype is about!

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

Maestro by Peter Goldsworthy AA 4ā˜�

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.

Congratulations Loren, Jenny and Valerie! Great job girls :)

I managed to finish this challenge yesterday. Here is my final list

1. Grandparents: Family Secrets by Liz Byrski AA 4*
2. Coffee cup on cover: by Anne Bartlett AA 3*
5. School age character: Great Expectations by Charles Dickens 3*
6. TBR>1yr: The Lake House by Kate Morton AA 4*
7. Item of clothing on cover: Cavendon Hall by Barbara Taylor Bradford 4*
11. Sea on cover: Tangled Webs by Irene Hannon 3*

Whoops, forgot to show the cover for Sea on Cover :) Here it is:

Congratulations Katrina.

Well done Katrina.

This was my first challenge and I am embarrassed to admit that I failed miserably :-( We went overseas for the last two weeks of the month and so I only achieved 1.5 of the 3 books I intended to read. My good intentions of reading on the plane came to naught with the combination of the soporific droning in the cabin and some must watch movies. Plus....... there's no down time when you are away! I'll be trying another challenge in the New Year.

All totally understandable Trish. We do a challenge every month so come back when you are ready:)

October Challenge 2017 - Book Match
Level: Easy
Completion Post

Sorry, I was not able to post status updates as I went along throughout the month.

3/3

TASKS
2. Coffee
Task: Either read a book with a cup of coffee on the cover OR the word coffee is mentioned in the text.
White Teeth by Zadie Smith | 2017-Oct-25
How it Fits:
"... he had a few of the dead man's medals to spare and with them purchased other niceties and necessities: coffee, soap, chocolate." p. 81

3. Purple Unicorn
originally chose #3 but did #9 instead

5. Miss Poppy
Task: Either read a book where there is a teacher as a character OR Read a book where there is a school aged character
A Certain Slant of Light by Laura Whitcomb | 2017-Oct-20
How it Fits: Teacher character - Mr. Brown
School aged characters (high school students) - Billy and Jenny

9. Paint
Task: Either read a book with a cover that is bright and full of colours like a paint box OR read a book where some decorating takes place
Cocaine Blues by Kerry Greenwood AA | 2017-Oct-13
How it Fits: I love this cover - it looks like it is painted with bright colours from a paint box :)

Not completed. Maybe next time šŸ˜Š

What a great challenge.

Easy2/3

3. Purple Unicorn:
Three Letters by Josephine Cox 3ā˜�

4. Comet:
Matthew Flinders' Cat by Bryce Courtenay (AA)

11. Fish Fingers:
The Sand Dollar by Maggie Christensen (AA) 4ā˜�

Congratulations Sue and Katrina! Well done Sharon :) And don't stress it Trish :) As Phrynne said - when you're ready!

Congrats to Loren, Jenny, Valerie, Katrina, & Sue!

Been there more than once, Sharon and Trish! =o)

Congratulations Mary, Jenny, Loren, Valerie, Katrina and Sue!

And never mind Sharon and Trish! This thing called life can get in the way! It's all about having fun! :)