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Brenda wrote: "Well done Nicola!! Great effort:)"

Thank you - loved my choices!

Nicola wrote: "Brenda wrote: "Well done Nicola!! Great effort:)"

Thank you - loved my choices!"

That's the main thing, isn't it:)

I'm calling my list finished. I can't get into the last book. The overly humorous writing style makes it too hard to read, so I'll return it to the library today.

My list - Laid Back

1. Romance - Star Promise by G.J. Walker-Smith - 4.5��
2. Historical Fiction - The Road To Ruin byBronwyn Stuart - 5��
3. Science Fiction - Eden, Dawn by Archer Swift - 3��
4. Fantasy - Sabriel by Garth Nix - 5��
5. Mystery -Big Little Lies by Liane Moriarty - 5��
6. Paranormal - Life Lived Twice by Sherrie Wouters - 3��
7. YA - Isla's Inheritance by Cassandra Page- 3��
8. Chick Lit - Mad About The Boy by Maggie Alderson - 3��
9. Contemporary - Deeper Water by Jessie Cole - 3��
10. Non-fiction - Girt: The Unauthorised History of Australia by David Hunt - unfinished
11. Dystopia or Utopia - Red Queen by Honey Brown - 5��
12. Thriller - Already Dead by Jaye Ford - 5��

Great work Kira. You had some really good reads in there!

Congratulations Kira! A great effort:)

Aussie Authors are pretty good for the most part. :)

Kira wrote: "Aussie Authors are pretty good for the most part. :)"

They certainly are, and I continue to find new ones quite regularly!

Thanks for another great Challenge......I've discovered a few terrific new authors and also helped along my personal challenge of trying to complete series that I've started. Now looking good for 2016 :)


1. HISTORICAL FICTION
Ronan's Echo by Joanne van Os 4.5 ��

2. ROMANCE
The Rosie Effect by Graeme Simsion 3.5 ��

3. NON-FICTION
The Real Inspector Rex by Matt McCredie 3.5 ��

4. HISTORICAL ROMANCE
The Beast's Garden by Kate Forsyth 4.5 ��

5. YOUNG ADULT
Burning For Revenge by John Marsden 4 ��
The Night is For Hunting by John Marsden 3 ��

6. THRILLER
Red Queen by Honey Brown 4 ��

7. CRIME FICTION
The Dragon Man by Garry Disher 3 ��

8. HORROR
Carnies by Martin Livings 4 ��

9. ADVENTURE
The Pirate Queen: The Story of Grace O'Malley, Irish Pirate by Alan Gold 3.5 ��

10. MYSTERY
Big Little Lies by Liane Moriarty 4.5 ��

11. FANTASY
The Last Stormlord by Glenda Larke 4 ��
Stormlord Rising by Glenda Larke 4 ��
Stormlord's Exile by Glenda Larke 4 ��

12. GOTHIC
Poet's Cottage by Josephine Pennicott 3.5 ��

Congratulations Kim! Great result:)

Kim Marie wrote: "Thanks for another great Challenge......I've discovered a few terrific new authors and also helped along my personal challenge of trying to complete series that I've started. Now looking good for 2..."

Kim if you decide you like the Pirate Queen series, try Bloody Jack series. They're historical novels as well as being about a young London girl in the late 18th century who runs away to sea as a boy and her adventures after that. I have at least onw review out but I think they probably say more about how much I love the series.... First one: Bloody Jack: Being an Account of the Curious Adventures of Mary " Jacky" Faber, Ship's Boy by L. A. Meyer.

Linda wrote: "Kim Marie wrote: "Thanks for another great Challenge......I've discovered a few terrific new authors and also helped along my personal challenge of trying to complete series that I've started. Now ..."

Bloody Jack: Being an Account of the Curious Adventures of Mary "Jacky" Faber, Ship's Boy by L.A. Meyer

Linda wrote: "Kim Marie wrote: "Thanks for another great Challenge......I've discovered a few terrific new authors and also helped along my personal challenge of trying to complete series that I've started. Now ..."

Thanks Linda, that does sound as if it would be a great Young Adult series and I'll definitely keep it in mind for future reading.

I've done nine of mine, but unless my son is super-cooperative in the next 24 hours or so, I think I will run out of time. :p Still, I've loved doing this challenge; I've discovered some new favourite authors I never would have otherwise read (Melissa Keil, Ellie Marney and Allyse Near in particular).

Here's my list with the star ratings, if anyone wants to check them out for next year. :)

New adult: Eleven Weeks by Lauren K. McKellar - 5 ��

Non-fiction: My Story by Julia Gillard - 3.5 ��

Science fiction: Illuminae by Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff - 5 ��

Urban fantasy: Burn by Paula Weston - 5 ��

Historical: The Wild Girl by Kate Forsyth - 4 ��

Young adult: Life in Outer Space by Melissa Keil - 5 ��

Gothic fantasy: Fairytales for Wilde Girls by Allyse Near - 4 ��

Humour: The Intern by Gabrielle Tozer - 4 ��

Mystery: Every Breath by Ellie Marney - 5 ��

Well done Cassandra. I'm glad you liked Illuminae as much as I did:)

Well done Cass! Great reads there!

Well, I am definitely not going to get another Aussie author read this year so here is the final result for this challenge:
I managed Laid Back and was just 3 books short of Busy.
1 Romance The Chocolate Promise 4�ȴ Only We Know 5�ȴ
2 Crime Bitter Wash Road 5�ȴ Hades 5�ȴ
3 Contemporary The Memory Tree 5�ȴ Streets on a Map: Journey Through Changes 4�ȴ
4 Memoir One Life: My Mother's Story 5�ȴ Reckoning: A Memoir 4.5�ȴ
5 Humour Unmarry Me 4.5�ȴ and Useful 5�ȴ
6 Mystery The Good Daughter 5�ȴ and The Lake House 5�ȴ
7 Thriller Medea's Curse 5�ȴ Eden 5�ȴ
8 Historical Fiction Skin 4.5�ȴ Unnatural Habits 5�ȴ
9 Non-Fiction Worse Things Happen at Sea Silent Shock: The Men Behind the Thalidomide Scandal and an Australian Family's Long Road to Justice 5�ȴ
10 Hen's Lit Last Chance Cafe 5�ȴ In the Company of Strangers
11 Classic In Certain Circles 3�ȴ
12 Paranormal Day Boy 4.5�ȴ Gypsy Hunted 4�ȴ

Well done Marianne!

Nice work Marianne! All top scores too, nice to see :)

thanks :) one 3 �� amongst them, all the rest higher.

Unfortunately I didn't finish this challenge this year. Hope to improve in 2016.

That sounds like a New Year's resolution Christina:)

Didn't finish but read some great books and got some off the to read shelf.