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Welcome to the Autumn challenge where we might enjoy some much appreciated cooler weather:)



FOR THOSE WHO DON'T DRINK TEA!

Just pretend you do...Obviously you boil the water - then choose (for example) - Black tea which is medium strength, with one sugar and lots of milk. It's important that you choose the type of tea you think you might like BEFORE choosing your books, otherwise it's not a challenge, is it:)

1. Make a cup of tea!
a) Boil the water - Read a book which is "steamy", set in a hot climate or makes you feel warm inside. Or books where the author's name or book title begins with B, O, I or L .

b) Choose your tea - Read books with a colour on the cover to match the type of tea you choose:
Black - black tea
Green - green tea
White - white tea
Brown - oolong tea
Red - rooibos tea
Orange - herbal tea

c) Steep the tea - Read a book with page counts to indicate how strong you like your tea:
Weak - under 150 pages
Medium - 151 to 300 pages
Strong - 301 pages or more

d) Sweet? - Read a book to indicate how sweet you like your tea:
No sugar - Stand alone novel
One spoonful - Book one in a series
Two spoonfuls - Book two in a series
Honey - Book three in a series
Artificial sweetener - Book four in a series

e) Black or white? - Read a book to indicate what else to add to your tea:
No milk - General fiction
Just a dash - Romance/chick lit
Lots of milk - Young Adult/new adult
Cream - Fantasy/sci fi
Soy milk - Mystery/thriller
Lemon - Non fiction



Now your cuppa is made, you're ready to continue reading!

2. March 4th is Clean up Australia Day - read at least one book by an Aussie Author from your TBR list...

3. March 20th is International Day of Happiness so pick up a book you've been desperate to read OR re-read an old favourite - either will make you HAPPY

4. April 22nd is International Mother Earth Day - save the earth by reading a library book, or a book borrowed from a friend...

5. May 15th is International Family Day - read a book which has family featured...



6. New Release by an Aussie Author - Read a book that is released in Autumn 2015 - March, April or May...

That's a total of only ten (10) books for the Autumn Challenge - a little less than previous seasonal challenges:)

LINKS TO HELP YOU CHOOSE:

Best Family Sagas
Aussie Readers AA New Releases
Series Listopia Lists
Books to Make you Happy

And as usual, when you've made your list, post your choices in this thread, linking your books as well...

Settle back, relax and enjoy that cuppa;)

I am in.

1. a. Bittersweet
b. Jane of Lantern Hill Green
c. The Teaberry Strangler Strong 302 pages
d. The Phantom Tollbooth no sugar
e. The Light Between Oceans no milk

2. The Road to Hope

3. reread Anne of Green Gables

4.The Outback Heart borrowed from a friend

5.Daughters Of The Storm

6. Leap of Faith

So am I :) Love this challenge. Now the fun begins in choosing the books :)

You keep managing to keep these interesting Brenda and mods! I'll have mine weak black without sugar please.

That's a Yes from me. Book list to follow :)

Here is my list, subject, as always, to change:


a) Boil the water
Read a book set in a hot climate - A House in Fez: Building a Life in the Ancient Heart of Morocco by Suzanna Clarke - set in Morocco in Africa

b) Choose your tea
black tea - Black book cover - Girl in the Dark by Anna Lyndsey


c) Steep the tea
Medium - 151 to 300 pages - Curve My Attitude by Sarah Gai (180 pages)

d) Sweet?
No Sugar - stand alone - The Chocolate Promise by Josephine Moon


e) Black or white?
Just a dash - Romance/chick lit - Not Quite Nice by Celia Imrie

2. Read an Aussie Author from your TBR list - Night Walker by Aaron L. Speer

3. International Day of Happiness - The Last Place by Michael Adams - is the last book in a trilogy and I am very happy it is in my hot little hands!

4. Read a library book - Lost and Found by Brooke Davis

5. Read a book which has family featured - The Ladies of Missalonghi by Colleen McCullough

6. New Release by an Aussie Author - The Road to Hope by Rachael Johns � March release

Haha!! Glad you're liking something new!!!! Another special idea from Sally!

1a. Boil the Water - B - Behind the Sun by Deborah Challinor 5�s
Bad Behaviour by Rebecca Starford 3.5�s

b. Choose tea - (Black - cover) - Eden, Noon by Archer Swift 4.5�s
Hell's Fury by P.D. Martin 5�s

c. Steep - (Strong) - Bittersweet by Colleen McCullough (528 pages) 4�s
TimeStorm by Steve Harrison(352 pages) 5�s


d. Sweet? - (Artificial) - Book #4 in series - Present Darkness by Malla Nunn 5�s
The Crossing at Blaisdell Park by Marta Tandori 3�s

e. Black or White (Just a dash) - Romance/Chick Lit Missing You by Kylie Kaden 4�s
Someone Like You by Victoria Purman 3�s

2. Clean up Australia - TBR Skyfire by Skye Melki-Wegner 5�s
Lost by Michael Robotham 5�s

3. "Happy" Book - Ill-Gotten Gains: A Nell Forrest Mystery by Ilsa Evans 4�s
Passing Through Perfect by Bette Lee Crosby 5�s

4. Library - After Darkness by Christine Piper 4�s
Out of the Mists: The Hidden History of Elizabeth Jessie Hickman by Di Moore 4�s

5. Family - The Divine Wind by Garry Disher 4�s
Jubilee's Journey by Bette Lee Crosby 5�s

6. New Release Autumn - Paper Daisies by Kim Kelly (1/4/15) 5�s
Wild Wood by Posie Graeme-Evans 1/4/15 4.5�s

Hey Rita I'm interested to see you have Soy milk in your tea - what's it like? I've often wondered about it, but never quite game;)

Aah...do you put it in your coffee then? Or don't you drink coffee either? Great list too!!!

Well I love your imagination with your list;) Just goes to prove that you can fit books to all circumstances:) And I might have to try soy choc milk one day!! Thanks:)

What an amazing challenge!! Such a great way to make choosing even more fun

I don't drink tea (or coffee) either. Does that mean I choose whatever options I want?

My list so far:

1a). Set in a hot climate - A Beautiful Place to Die by Malla Nunn 5�
1b). Black tea - The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins 4�
1c) weak - The Icarus Plot by Jenny Schwartz 4�
1d) no sugar - Life or Death by Michael Robotham 5�
1e) no milk - general fiction The Headmaster's Wife by Thomas Christopher Greene 4.5�

2.Clean Up Australia Day - Fatal Liaison by Vicki Tyley 4�

3. International Day of Happiness- a book to make you happy Carpe Jugulum by Terry Pratchett 4�

4. International Mother Earth Day - library book Catch Me by Lisa Gardner 4.5�

5. International Family Day - God Is an Astronaut by Alyson Foster 4�

6. New release by an Aussie author - Wild Wood: A Novel by Posie Graeme-Evans 5�

my spot

I'm in. Just sipping my green tea with nothing added right now!
List will have to come later when I have more time:)

Amber wrote: "I don't drink tea (or coffee) either. Does that mean I choose whatever options I want?"

Just pretend you do...Obviously you boil the water - then choose (for example) - Black tea which is medium strength, with one sugar and lots of milk. It's important that you choose the type of tea you think you might like BEFORE choosing your books, otherwise it's not a challenge, is it:)

RitaSkeeter wrote: "Okay, have edited my list to make it a palatable white with two."

Excellent!

I have just edited the original challenge post for those who don't drink tea....please read it again:)

It can be hard being a Mod Brenda!!

Lol! We try to make everyone happy :)

If you don't drink tea you could maybe make it for someone who does - ask a friend or your mum how they like it:)

My List so far - moved a couple from the Summer list I wont get read onto this one


1. Make a cup of tea
a) BOIL - Living Dead in Dallas Charlaine Harris
b) Green Tea - Linger Maggie Stiefvater
c)Strong - Q is for Quarry Sue Grafton
d) No Sugar - In Cold Blood Truman Capote
e)No Milk - Angel Puss Colleen McCullough 3�
2. Clean Up Aus Day - Sharp ShooterMarianne Delacourt3�
3. Happy - Dissolution C.J. Sansom
4.Mother Earth Day - (library)Getting WarmerAlan Carter4�
5.Family Day - Cleo Helen Brown
6. Aus New Release - ??

Great lists are starting to trickle through:) Excellent choices there guys!

Brenda wrote: "Amber wrote: "I don't drink tea (or coffee) either. Does that mean I choose whatever options I want?"

Just pretend you do...Obviously you boil the water - then choose (for example) - Black tea whi..."

Sorry, I don't mean to be a pain, I just want to make sure I do it right :-)

That's OK Amber:) Is it alright now for you?

I don't drink tea (disgusting stuff) but I'm in. Book list to follow, gonna have to trawl through my TBR for some stuffs.

Good stuff Liam! I'm sure your Mum drinks tea and can tell you how to make it;) Looking forward to your list!

So I haven't finished the summer challenge (and probably won't!) but I think I'll have a medium black tea with a dash of milk and an artificial sweetener! Book choices to follow! The book I may not get to for the summer challenge will have to be rolled over into this one...

Kathryn wrote: "So I haven't finished the summer challenge (and probably won't!) but I think I'll have a medium black tea with a dash of milk and an artificial sweetener! Book choices to follow! The book I may not..."

Great that you'll join us Kathryn:) Looking forward to seeing your list!

I wasn't going to do this challenge, but it's too much fun to resist. I never manage to finish these completely I seem to get distracted along the way somehow.

1.
a)BOIL Little Bee
b)green House of Wonder
c)herbal strong 330+ In the Woods
d)stand alone The Ice Twins
e)no milk general fiction A Spool of Blue Thread

2.Aussie author TBR Hello From the Gillespies
3.Happy can't wait to read Crash and Burn
4.Borrowed Take This Regret
5. Family featured In the Woods
6. Aussie new release His Other House

Kerri wrote: "I wasn't going to do this challenge, but it's too much fun to resist. I never manage to finish these completely I seem to get distracted along the way somehow.

1.
a)
b)black,green or orange
c)bal..."

Sounds good Kerri - I'll be interested to see your choices:)

I'm in and about to have a lemongrass and ginger tea to stop the afternoon cravings. Normally it is medium black with a dash of milk and no sugar.
1a BOIL Burial Rites by Hannah Kent
1b Black The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins
1c Medium Track of the Cat by Nevada Barr
1d No Sugar The Secrets of Midwives by Sally Hepworth
1e Dash of milk The Maxwell Sisters by Loretta Hill
2 Aussie TBR Tapestry by Fiona McIntosh
3 Desperate to read The Silent Sister by Diane Chamberlain
4 Borrowed from friend Friendship Bread by Darien Gee
5 Family The Son-in-Law by Charity Norman
6 Aussie NR Paper Daisies by Kim Kelly

:)

DISREGARD THIS ONE

Just made a cup of tea (though used teabag!) before reading about this challenge.

Looks really great and am looking forward to participating in this challenge.

I will have work out what to read. Maybe I will get some time to do that tonight.

Love the concept of this challenge Brenda. As always, you come up with something intriguing and inviting...
I am a serious tea drinker, and so the challenge fits very well with me.
I drink black tea, fairly strong, without sugar but with lots of milk.
So I'll be choosing a book with a black cover, a book of 300+ pages, a stand-alone book and a YA novel.
BTW for my Boil the Water choice, I thought I might read Fahrenheit 451, because the title is all about heat!
As always with me, given my inability to access new releases, I'll be leaving out #6 on the challenge list.

Liam wrote: "1. Make A Cup of Disgusting Tea, What Am I Even Doing
a) BOIL - The Last Summer of Reason by Tahar Djaout
b) Green Tea - Summer, Fireworks, and My Corpse..."

Green tea with cream - that would be an interesting cup of tea, Liam!!

Liam wrote: "1. Make A Cup of Disgusting Tea, What Am I Even Doing
a) BOIL - The Last Summer of Reason by Tahar Djaout
b) Green Tea - Summer, Fireworks, and My Corpse..."

Hope you're not making that cup of tea for your Mum Liam. She'll be sick!

THIS IS WHY I DON'T DRINK TEA

Liam wrote: "THIS IS WHY I DON'T DRINK TEA"

I wouldn't think ANYONE would drink the tea you make Liam, if that's what you make ;P

Lol!! At least he's having a go!

Liam wrote: "THIS IS WHY I DON'T DRINK TEA"


LOL Liam :)

Sometimes challenges mean thinking outside the box! Either pretend you do drink tea and pick what you think you might like - or ask a tea drinking friend, relation or workmate what they drink.

Strong green tea with two sugars and cream sounds.......delightful Liam - I would bravely try it if you made it for me :)

Liam wrote: "THIS IS WHY I DON'T DRINK TEA"

I like your inventiveness Liam. You never know, it could start a new craze!

And I think I might join Sally and try your tea too Liam:) As Carolyn says, it might become the "in" thing:)

1. Make a cup of tea!
a) Boil the water - Read a book which is "steamy", set in a hot climate or makes you feel warm inside. Or books where the author's name or book title begins with B, O, I or L.
Shameless Exposure � Steamy!!

b) Choose your tea - Read books with a colour on the cover to match the type of tea you choose:
Black - black tea
Desexed ★★

c) Steep the tea - Read a book with page counts to indicate how strong you like your tea:
Medium - 151 to 300 pages
THE LAZARUS EXPERIMENT ★★�

d) Sweet? - Read a book to indicate how sweet you like your tea:
One spoonful - Book one in a series
The Journeyman ★★★★

e) Black or white? - Read a book to indicate what else to add to your tea:
No milk - General fiction
From The Feet Up

2.March 4th is Clean up Australia Day - read at least one book by an Aussie Author from your TBR list...
Breath by Tim Winton

3.March 20th is International Day of Happiness so pick up a book you've been desperate to read OR re-read an old favourite - either will make you HAPPY.
Decrypted � been on the TBR for ages and long awaited.

4.April 22nd is International Mother Earth Day - save the earth by reading a library book, or a book borrowed from a friend...
Meant To Be

5.May 15th is International Family Day - read a book which has family featured...
The After House � mother/daughter ★★

6.New Release by an Aussie Author - Read a book that is released in Autumn 2015 - March, April or May...
Captive Prince by C.S. Pacat - release date of 7th April 2015 ★★★★�

Another great list Lynxie:)

Brenda wrote: "Another great list Lynxie:)"
This one came together quite quickly.

Lynxie wrote: "Brenda wrote: "Another great list Lynxie:)"
This one came together quite quickly."

Isn't that good! I had trouble finding my "book #4 in a series"..

Can I link this in with the other challenges I already have going?

Kiera wrote: "Can I link this in with the other challenges I already have going?"

Yep I have :) A couple are also being read for my Aussie Authors Challenge