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October Featured Author - Phillipa Nefri Clark
Duration: 1/10/22 - 31/10/22
Level: Hard
15/15
TASKS
#1. Phillipa lives just outside a beautiful town in country Victoria, Australia. She also lives in the many worlds of her imagination and stockpiles stories beside her laptop
**Read a book set in Australia OR
**Read a book set in the country
Daughter of the Home Front by Jennie Jones 5�s 7/10/22 AA
#2. Phillipa writes from the heart about love, dreams, secrets, discovery, the sea, the world as she knows it� or wishes it could be. She loves happy endings, heart-pounding suspense, and characters who stay with you long after the final page.
**Read a crime/mystery/suspense novel OR
**Read a book with the sea on the cover
Her Frozen Heart by Stacy Green 5�s 12/10/22
#3. Phillipa published her first cosy mystery (Daphne Jones Mysteries) on 30th August, 2021. Her Charlotte Dean Mysteries started in December 2019 and she has a new contemporary series starting 31st August 2022.
**Read a series book OR
**Read a book from one of the genres mentioned
Keeping Up Appearances by Tricia Stringer 5�s 4/10/22 AA Contemporary
#4. Phillipa supports Australian authors and loves hearing from her readers. She offers everyone who joins her newsletter, a free book
**Read a book by an Australian author OR
**Read a book you received for free (library, gift, ARC)
Christmas in Bellbird Bay by Maggie Christensen 5�s 18/10/22 AA
BONUS
**Read a book by Phillipa Nefri Clark
Deadly Secrets by Phillipa Nefri Clark 5�s 14/10/22 AA
SPELL OUT
MMurder on Board by Helena Dixon 5�s 13/10/22
UUnder a Veiled Moon by Karen Odden 5�s 6/10/22
SThe Order of Time by Scott P. Southall 4�s 8/10/22 AA
IIf Necessary Alone by V.M. Knox 5�s 22/10/22 AA
CChristmas at Coorah Creek by Janet Gover 5�s 1/10/22 AA
CCrime for the Books by Kate Young 5�s 9/10/22
LLive and Let Grind by Tara Lush 4�s 3/10/22
AEast of Alice by Annie Seaton 5�s 19/10/22 AA
RThe Timber Girls by Rosie Archer 5�s 11/10/22
KTreachery on Tenth Street by Kate Belli 4�s 10/10/22
Duration: 1/10/22 - 31/10/22
Level: Hard
15/15
TASKS
#1. Phillipa lives just outside a beautiful town in country Victoria, Australia. She also lives in the many worlds of her imagination and stockpiles stories beside her laptop
**Read a book set in Australia OR
**Read a book set in the country
#2. Phillipa writes from the heart about love, dreams, secrets, discovery, the sea, the world as she knows it� or wishes it could be. She loves happy endings, heart-pounding suspense, and characters who stay with you long after the final page.
**Read a crime/mystery/suspense novel OR
**Read a book with the sea on the cover
#3. Phillipa published her first cosy mystery (Daphne Jones Mysteries) on 30th August, 2021. Her Charlotte Dean Mysteries started in December 2019 and she has a new contemporary series starting 31st August 2022.
**Read a series book OR
**Read a book from one of the genres mentioned
#4. Phillipa supports Australian authors and loves hearing from her readers. She offers everyone who joins her newsletter, a free book
**Read a book by an Australian author OR
**Read a book you received for free (library, gift, ARC)




BONUS
**Read a book by Phillipa Nefri Clark

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Duration: 1/10/22 - 31/10/22
Level: Hard
7/13 (2/4 AA)
TASKS
#1. Phillipa lives just outside a beautiful town in country Victoria, Australia. She also lives in the many worlds of her imagination and stockpiles stories beside her laptop
**Read a book set in Australia OR
**Read a book set in the country
T, a novel by Alan Fyfe AA -Read 2/10
#2. Phillipa writes from the heart about love, dreams, secrets, discovery, the sea, the world as she knows it� or wishes it could be. She loves happy endings, heart-pounding suspense, and characters who stay with you long after the final page.
**Read a crime/mystery/suspense novel OR
**Read a book with the sea on the cover
Murder in First Class (Miss Underhay #8) by Helena Dixon -Read 6/10
#3. Phillipa published her first cosy mystery (Daphne Jones Mysteries) on 30th August, 2021. Her Charlotte Dean Mysteries started in December 2019 and she has a new contemporary series starting 31st August 2022.
**Read a series book OR
**Read a book from one of the genres mentioned
Myths and Mortals (Numina Trilogy #2) by Charlie N. Holmberg -Read 2/10
#4. Phillipa supports Australian authors and loves hearing from her readers. She offers everyone who joins her newsletter, a free book
**Read a book by an Australian author OR
**Read a book you received for free (library, gift, ARC)
The Locksmith's Daughter by Karen Brooks AA
BONUS
**Read a book by Phillipa Nefri Clark
The Stationmaster's Cottage (Rivers End #1) OR
Deadly Start (Charlotte Dean Mysteries #1)





SPELL OUT
S- Stalking Darkness (Nightrunner #2) by Lynn Flewelling
U- Unleashed by Karl Hill
S- Sarah Thornton - Lapse (Clementine Jones #1) -Read 30/10
P- Penelope Fitzgerald - The Gate of Angels
E- Erin Hahn - Built to Last
N- Celeste Ng - Our Missing Hearts -Read 15/10
S- Siege and Sacrifice (Numina Trilogy #3) by Charlie N. Holmberg -Read 5/10
E- Joy Ellis - Their Lost Daughters (DI Jackman & DS Evans #2) -Read 11/10









Duration: 1/10/22 - 31/10/22
Level: Easy
4/4
#1. Phillipa lives just outside a beautiful town in country Victoria, Australia. She also lives in the many worlds of her imagination and stockpiles stories beside her laptop
**Read a book set in Australia
The Liars Petronella McGovern AA Done 5* 15/10/22 /review/show...
#2. Phillipa writes from the heart about love, dreams, secrets, discovery, the sea, the world as she knows it� or wishes it could be. She loves happy endings, heart-pounding suspense, and characters who stay with you long after the final page.
**Read a book with the sea on the cover
The Bay Allie Reynolds AA Done 5* 2/10/22 /review/show...
#3. Phillipa published her first cosy mystery (Daphne Jones Mysteries) on 30th August, 2021. Her Charlotte Dean Mysteries started in December 2019 and she has a new contemporary series starting 31st August 2022.
**Read a series book
A Country Christmas Fiona M. Marsden AA Done 5* 2/10/22 /review/show...
#4. Phillipa supports Australian authors and loves hearing from her readers. She offers everyone who joins her newsletter, a free book
**Read a book by an Australian author OR
**Read a book you received for free (library, gift, ARC)
A Stone’s Throw Away Karly Lane AA Done 5* 12/10/22 /review/show...




Finished this challenge some fabulous books :)

Duration: 1/10/22 - 31/10/22
Level: EASY
5/5 books (min 1 AA)
TASKS
� #1. Phillipa lives just outside a beautiful town in country Victoria, Australia. She also lives in the many worlds of her imagination and stockpiles stories beside her laptop
**Read a book set in the country - Exiles by Jane Harper AA (read 10 Oct) 5�
� #2. Phillipa writes from the heart about love, dreams, secrets, discovery, the sea, the world as she knows it� or wishes it could be. She loves happy endings, heart-pounding suspense, and characters who stay with you long after the final page.
**Read a crime/mystery/suspense novel - The Bullet That Missed by Richard Osman (read 12 Oct) 5�
� #3. Phillipa published her first cosy mystery (Daphne Jones Mysteries) on 30th August, 2021. Her Charlotte Dean Mysteries started in December 2019 and she has a new contemporary series starting 31st August 2022.
**Read a series book - The Rising Tide by Ann Cleeves (read 24 Oct) 5�
� #4. Phillipa supports Australian authors and loves hearing from her readers. She offers everyone who joins her newsletter, a free book
**Read a book by an Australian author - Day's End by Garry Disher AA (read 16 Oct) 5�
� BONUS
**Read a book by Phillipa Nefri Clark - Deadly Start (read 30 Oct) 4�






Duration: 1/10/22 - 31/10/22
Level: hard (4AA)
17/17
#1. Phillipa lives just outside a beautiful town in country Victoria, Australia. She also lives in the many worlds of her imagination and stockpiles stories beside her laptop
**Read a book set in Australia OR
**Read a book set in the country
#2. Phillipa writes from the heart about love, dreams, secrets, discovery, the sea, the world as she knows it� or wishes it could be. She loves happy endings, heart-pounding suspense, and characters who stay with you long after the final page.
**Read a crime/mystery/suspense novel OR
**Read a book with the sea on the cover
#3. Phillipa published her first cosy mystery (Daphne Jones Mysteries) on 30th August, 2021. Her Charlotte Dean Mysteries started in December 2019 and she has a new contemporary series starting 31st August 2022.
**Read a series book OR
**Read a book from one of the genres mentioned - cosy
#4. Phillipa supports Australian authors and loves hearing from her readers. She offers everyone who joins her newsletter, a free book
**Read a book by an Australian author OR
**Read a book you received for free (library, gift, ARC) - library
BONUS
**Read a book by Phillipa Nefri Clark





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October Featured Author - Phillipa Nefri Clark
Duration: 1/10/22 - 31/10/22
Level: Easy
Books: 5/5 Aussie Authors: 3/3
TASKS
#1. Phillipa lives just outside a beautiful town in country Victoria, Australia. She also lives in the many worlds of her imagination and stockpiles stories beside her laptop
**Read a book set in Australia OR
**Read a book set in the country
#2. Phillipa writes from the heart about love, dreams, secrets, discovery, the sea, the world as she knows it� or wishes it could be. She loves happy endings, heart-pounding suspense, and characters who stay with you long after the final page.
**Read a crime/mystery/suspense novel OR
**Read a book with the sea on the cover
#3. Phillipa published her first cosy mystery (Daphne Jones Mysteries) on 30th August, 2021. Her Charlotte Dean Mysteries started in December 2019 and she has a new contemporary series starting 31st August 2022.
**Read a series book OR
**Read a book from one of the genres mentioned
#4. Phillipa supports Australian authors and loves hearing from her readers. She offers everyone who joins her newsletter, a free book
**Read a book by an Australian author OR
**Read a book you received for free (library, gift, ARC)
BONUS - **Read a book by Phillipa Nefri Clark






Duration: 1/10/22 - 31/10/22
Level: Easy In Progress
3/4
#1. **Read a book set in Australia OR
**Read a book set in the country
#2. **Read a book with the sea on the cover
Mariner's Ark by Peter Tonkin
#3. **Read a series book
#4. **Read a book by an Australian author





Level: EASY
1 AA
4/4 DONE
#1. Phillipa lives just outside a beautiful town in country Victoria, Australia. She also lives in the many worlds of her imagination and stockpiles stories beside her laptop
**Read a book set in the country fictional rural Cays Mill, Georgia Rest in Peach Susan Furlong 10/3 ★★�
#2. Phillipa writes from the heart about love, dreams, secrets, discovery, the sea, the world as she knows it� or wishes it could be. She loves happy endings, heart-pounding suspense, and characters who stay with you long after the final page.
**Read a crime/mystery/suspense novel Every Deadly Kiss Steven James 10/4 ★★★★
#3. Phillipa published her first cosy mystery (Daphne Jones Mysteries) on 30th August, 2021. Her Charlotte Dean Mysteries started in December 2019 and she has a new contemporary series starting 31st August 2022.
**Read a series book -- Magical Bakery Mystery #9 AND
**Read a book from one of the genres mentioned Cozy Mystery Witches and Wedding Cake by Bailey Cates 10/8 ★★★★
#4. Phillipa supports Australian authors and loves hearing from her readers. She offers everyone who joins her newsletter, a free book
**Read a book by an Australian author AND
**Read a book you received for free (Kindle freebie) Till Daph Do Us Part Phillipa Nefri Clark AA 10/7 ★★�





Duration: 1/10/22 - 31/10/22
HARD - Tasks & Spell Out (minimum 4 AA)
0/14
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TASKS
#1. Read a book set in the country
The Drover's Wife by Leah Purcell AA finished 3/10/22 - 4.5�
#2. Read a book with the sea on the cover
The Good Turn by Dervla McTiernan AA finished 30/10/22 - 3�
#3. Read a series book
UnDivided by Neal Shusterman finished 3/10/22 - 2�
#4. Read a book you received for free (library, gift, ARC)
The Best Australian Science Writing 2021 by Dyani Lewis AA finished 4/11/22 - 4�




SPELL OUT
N The Sandman: Overture by Neil Gaiman finished 30/10/22 - 2�
E Evvie Drake Starts Over by Linda Holmes finished 26/10/22 - 2�
F Wildflowers by Peggy Frew AA finished 6/11/22 - 4�
R The Book of Form and Emptiness by Ruth Ozeki finished 20/10/22 - 5�
I Common Ground by Naomi Ishiguro finished 19/10/22 - 3�
C A Prayer for the Crown-Shy by Becky Chambers finished 5/10/22 - 4�
L The Library at Mount Char by Scott Hawkins finished 23/10/22 - 3�
A The Language of Food by Annabel Abbs finished 15/10/22 - 4�
R The Moon Sister by Lucinda Riley finished 9/10/22 - 3�
K The Stranger by Kathryn Hore AA finished 26/10/22 - 4�











Duration: 1/10/22 - 31/10/22
Level: Easy
5/5
TASKS
#1. Phillipa lives just outside a beautiful town in country Victoria, Australia. She also lives in the many worlds of her imagination and stockpiles stories beside her laptop
**Read a book set in the country
Keeping Up Appearances by Tricia Stringer(AA) READ 2/10/22 5*
#2. Phillipa writes from the heart about love, dreams, secrets, discovery, the sea, the world as she knows it� or wishes it could be. She loves happy endings, heart-pounding suspense, and characters who stay with you long after the final page.
**Read a Crime/Mystery/Suspense Novel
The Hidden One by Linda Castillo READ 10/10/22 4*
#3. Phillipa published her first cosy mystery (Daphne Jones Mysteries) on 30th August, 2021. Her Charlotte Dean Mysteries started in December 2019 and she has a new contemporary series starting 31st August 2022.
**Read a book from one of the genres mentioned (Contemporary)
Becoming Beth by Meredith Appleyard(AA) READ 12/10/22
3*
#4. Phillipa supports Australian authors and loves hearing from her readers. She offers everyone who joins her newsletter, a free book
**Read a book by an Australian author
The Tilt by Chris Hammer(AA) READ 9/10/22 4*




BONUS
**Read a book by Phillipa Nefri Clark


Duration: 1/10/22 - 31/10/22
Level: Hard
10/10 5/4 AA
✔︎#1. Phillipa lives just outside a beautiful town in country Victoria, Australia. She also lives in the many worlds of her imagination and stockpiles stories beside her laptop
**Read a book set in Australia OR
**Read a book set in the country
Death of a River Guide byRichard Flanagan AA 11/10 4�
✔︎#2. Phillipa writes from the heart about love, dreams, secrets, discovery, the sea, the world as she knows it� or wishes it could be. She loves happy endings, heart-pounding suspense, and characters who stay with you long after the final page.
**Read a crime/mystery/suspense novel OR
**Read a book with the sea on the cover
The Swiss Family Robinson by Johann David Wyss 21/10 4�
✔︎#3. Phillipa published her first cosy mystery (Daphne Jones Mysteries) on 30th August, 2021. Her Charlotte Dean Mysteries started in December 2019 and she has a new contemporary series starting 31st August 2022.
**Read a series book OR
**Read a book from one of the genres mentioned
Death at La Fenice by Donna Leon (Brunetti #1) 23/10 4�
✔︎#4. Phillipa supports Australian authors and loves hearing from her readers. She offers everyone who joins her newsletter, a free book
**Read a book by an Australian author OR
**Read a book you received for free (library, gift, ARC)
Out of the Ashes: The Mothers love that healed the scars of the Bali Bombings by Megan Norris AA 9/10 4�




✔︎
**Read a book by Phillipa Nefri Clark The Stationmaster's Cottage by Phillipa Nefri Clark AA 13/10 3�

SPELL OUT
✔︎C - The Gift of Speed by Steven Carroll AA 3/10 4�
✔︎L - The Little Bed & Breakfast by the Sea by Jennifer Joyce 5/10 3�
✔︎A - The Tenant of Wildfell Hall by Anne Brontë 26/10 5�
✔︎R - Hunger: A Memoir of (My) Body by Roxane Gay 17/10 4�
✔︎K - The Green Mill Murder by Kerry Greenwood AA 28/10 3�






October Featured Author - Phillipa Nefri Clark
Duration: 1/10/22 - 31/10/22
Level: Easy
5/5
TASKS
#1. Phillipa lives just outside a beautiful town in country Victoria, Australia. She also lives in the many worlds of her imagination and stockpiles stories beside her laptop
Read a book set in Australia
#2. Phillipa writes from the heart about love, dreams, secrets, discovery, the sea, the world as she knows it� or wishes it could be. She loves happy endings, heart-pounding suspense, and characters who stay with you long after the final page.
Read a book with the sea on the cover
#3. Phillipa published her first cosy mystery (Daphne Jones Mysteries) on 30th August, 2021. Her Charlotte Dean Mysteries started in December 2019 and she has a new contemporary series starting 31st August 2022.
Read a series book
#4. Phillipa supports Australian authors and loves hearing from her readers. She offers everyone who joins her newsletter, a free book
Read a book by an Australian author
BONUS
Read a book by Phillipa Nefri Clark






Duration 1/10/22 - 31/10/22
Level : Easy
4/4
TASKS
#1. Phillipa lives just outside a beautiful town in country Victoria, Australia. She also lives in the many worlds of her imagination and stockpiles stories beside her laptop
**Read a book set in Australia OR
**Read a book set in the country
#2. Phillipa writes from the heart about love, dreams, secrets, discovery, the sea, the world as she knows it� or wishes it could be. She loves happy endings, heart-pounding suspense, and characters who stay with you long after the final page.
**Read a crime/mystery/suspense novel OR
**Read a book with the sea on the cover
#3. Phillipa published her first cosy mystery (Daphne Jones Mysteries) on 30th August, 2021. Her Charlotte Dean Mysteries started in December 2019 and she has a new contemporary series starting 31st August 2022.
**Read a series book OR
**Read a book from one of the genres mentioned
#4. Phillipa supports Australian authors and loves hearing from her readers. She offers everyone who joins her newsletter, a free book
**Read a book by an Australian author OR
**Read a book you received for free (library, gift, ARC)




October Featured Author - Phillipa Nefri Clark
Duration: 1/10/22 - 31/10/22
Level: Hard
12/12
TASKS
#1. **Read a book set in Australia : Keeping Up Appearances by Tricia Stringer AA 3 stars
#2. **Read a crime/mystery/suspense novel : Over the Edge by Jonathan Kellerman 4 stars
#3. **Read a series book : Live and Let Grind by Tara Lush 4 stars
#4. **Read a book by an Australian author : The Mousse Wonderful Time of Year by H.Y. Hanna AA 4 stars
BONUS
**Read a book by Phillipa Nefri Clark: Deadly Falls AA 4 stars
SThe Secrets of Palmerston Ho use by Phillipa Nefri Clark AA 4 stars
E Lucy by the Sea by Elizabeth Strout 5 stars
CMurder at the Majestic Hotel by Clara McKenna 4 stars
R A Christmas Candy Killing by Christina Romeril 4 stars
E The Earl's Christmas Bride by Ella Quinn 4 stars
T Treachery on Tenth Street by Kate Belli 4 stars
SThe Socialite's Guide to Murder by S.K. Golden 5 stars
Duration: 1/10/22 - 31/10/22
Level: Hard
12/12
TASKS
#1. **Read a book set in Australia :
#2. **Read a crime/mystery/suspense novel :
#3. **Read a series book :
#4. **Read a book by an Australian author :
BONUS
**Read a book by Phillipa Nefri Clark:





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Duration: 1/10/22 - 31/10/22
Level: Easy - 1 AA
4/4 COMPLETED 14-OCT-2022
TASKS
#1. Read a book set in the country (Scottish Highlands) -
#2. Read a crime/mystery/suspense novel :
#3. Read a book from one of the genres mentioned (cosy-mystery) :
#4. Read a book by an Australian author :




Just going easy for a change as I'm off on holiday and may not actually read as much as I do when I'm working - strangely enough!
Jane wrote: "October Featured Author - Phillipa Nefri Clark
Duration: 1/10/22 - 31/10/22
Level: Easy - 1 AA
0/4
TASKS
#1. Read a book set in the country (Scottish Highlands) - [book:The Turn of the Key|42080..."
That's fine Jane :) And your #3 is an AA as well..
Duration: 1/10/22 - 31/10/22
Level: Easy - 1 AA
0/4
TASKS
#1. Read a book set in the country (Scottish Highlands) - [book:The Turn of the Key|42080..."
That's fine Jane :) And your #3 is an AA as well..

Duration: 1/10/22 - 31/10/22
Level: EASY - Tasks, 4 AAs (min 1AA)
5/5
TASKS
#1. Phillipa lives just outside a beautiful town in country Victoria, Australia. She also lives in the many worlds of her imagination and stockpiles stories beside her laptop
**Read a book set in Australia.
Darkness for Light by Emma Viskic (AA) � 2* (2/10)
#2. Phillipa writes from the heart about love, dreams, secrets, discovery, the sea, the world as she knows it� or wishes it could be. She loves happy endings, heart-pounding suspense, and characters who stay with you long after the final page.
**Read a crime/mystery/suspense novel.
The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman � 2* (6/10)
#3. Phillipa published her first cosy mystery (Daphne Jones Mysteries) on 30th August, 2021. Her Charlotte Dean Mysteries started in December 2019 and she has a new contemporary series starting 31st August 2022.
**Read a series book.
The Other Side of the Sky by Amie Kaufman (AA) � 4* (7/10)
#4. Phillipa supports Australian authors and loves hearing from her readers. She offers everyone who joins her newsletter, a free book
**Read a book by an Australian author.
Stay Awake by Megan Goldin (AA) � 3* (16/10)
BONUS
**Read a book by Phillipa Nefri Clark.
Deadly Start by Phillipa Nefri Clark (AA) � 3* (16/10)






Duration: 1/10/22 - 31/10/22
Level:Easy
4/4
TASKS
#1. Phillipa lives just outside a beautiful town in country Victoria, Australia. She also lives in the many worlds of her imagination and stockpiles stories beside her laptop
**Read a book set in Australia
#2. Phillipa writes from the heart about love, dreams, secrets, discovery, the sea, the world as she knows it� or wishes it could be. She loves happy endings, heart-pounding suspense, and characters who stay with you long after the final page.
**Read a crime/mystery/suspense novel
#3. Phillipa published her first cosy mystery (Daphne Jones Mysteries) on 30th August, 2021. Her Charlotte Dean Mysteries started in December 2019 and she has a new contemporary series starting 31st August 2022.
**Read a series book
#4. Phillipa supports Australian authors and loves hearing from her readers. She offers everyone who joins her newsletter, a free book
**Read a book by an Australian author





Featured author: Phillipa Nefri Clark
Level: easy. 4 books.
TASKS
#1. Phillipa lives just outside a beautiful town in country Victoria, Australia. She also lives in the many worlds of her imagination and stockpiles stories beside her laptop
**Read a book set in Australia OR
**Read a book set in the country
Nest Inga Simpson finished 3/10/22 5 stars
#2. Phillipa writes from the heart about love, dreams, secrets, discovery, the sea, the world as she knows it� or wishes it could be. She loves happy endings, heart-pounding suspense, and characters who stay with you long after the final page.
**Read a crime/mystery/suspense novel OR
**Read a book with the sea on the cover
The Rising Tide by Ann Cleeves finished 9/10/22 4 stars
#3. Phillipa published her first cosy mystery (Daphne Jones Mysteries) on 30th August, 2021. Her Charlotte Dean Mysteries started in December 2019 and she has a new contemporary series starting 31st August 2022.
**Read a series book OR
**Read a book from one of the genres mentioned
Outback Dawn: The Visitor by Annie Seaton finished 8/10/22 3 stars.
#4. Phillipa supports Australian authors and loves hearing from her readers. She offers everyone who joins her newsletter, a free book
**Read a book by an Australian author OR
**Read a book you received for free (library, gift, ARC)
The Tilt by Chris Hammer
4 stars finished 21/10/22.




Really pleased with the books I read for this month's challenge
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October Featured Author - Phillipa Nefri Clark
Duration: 1/10/22 - 31/10/22
Level: Medium
9/9
Completed 29th October.
TASKS:
� 1a. Read a book set in Australia
Chai Time At Cinnamon Gardens by Shankari Chandran*AA* 16/10 ★★★☆
� 1b. Read a book set in the country
The Widow of Walcha by Emma Partridge *AA* 06/10 ★★★★
� 2a. Read a crime/mystery/suspense novel
The Bullet That Missed by Richard Osman 27/10 ★★★★�
� 2b. Read a book with the sea on the cover
The Coast by Eleanor Limprecht *AA* 18/10 ★★★☆
� 3a. Read a series book
A Fatal End by Faith Martin (Ryder and Loveday #8) 29/10 ★★★★
� 3b. Read a book from one of the genres mentioned
The Diva Says Cheesecake! by Krista Davis (cozy mystery) 03/10 ★★★★
� 4a. Read a book by an Australian author
A Testament of Character by Sulari Gentill *AA* 11/10 ★★★☆
� 4b.Read a book you received for free (library, gift, ARC)
The Word Is Murder by Anthony Horowitz (library) 08/10 ★★★★�
� BONUS - Read a book by Phillipa Nefri Clark
Deadly Start *AA* 25/10 ★★★☆










Duration: 1/10/22 - 31/10/22
Level: Easy
5/5 as of 29 Oct 22
TASKS
#1. Phillipa lives just outside a beautiful town in country Victoria, Australia. Read a book set in the country.
Review: /review/show... (3.5 Stars) - 18/10/22
#2. Phillipa writes from the heart. She loves happy endings, heart-pounding suspense, and characters who stay with you long after the final page. Read a crime/mystery/suspense novel.
Review: /review/show... (4 Stars) - 27/10/22
#3. Phillipa published her first cosy mystery (Daphne Jones Mysteries) on 30th August, 2021. Her Charlotte Dean Mysteries started in December 2019 and she has a new contemporary series starting 31st August 2022. Read a series book.
Review: /review/show... (3.5 Stars) - 12/10/22
#4. Phillipa supports Australian authors and loves hearing from her readers. Read a book by an Australian author.
Review: /review/show... (5+++ stars) - 3/10/22
BONUS
**Read a book by Phillipa Nefri Clark
Review: /review/show... (2.5 Stars) - 29/10/22






Duration: 1/10/22 - 31/10/22
Level: Hard
10/10 5/5 AA
TASKS
#1. Phillipa lives just outside a beautiful town in country Victoria, Australia. She also lives in the many worlds of her imagination and stockpiles stories beside her laptop
**Read a book set in Australia
#2. Phillipa writes from the heart about love, dreams, secrets, discovery, the sea, the world as she knows it� or wishes it could be. She loves happy endings, heart-pounding suspense, and characters who stay with you long after the final page.
**Read a crime/mystery/suspense novel
#3. Phillipa published her first cosy mystery (Daphne Jones Mysteries) on 30th August, 2021. Her Charlotte Dean Mysteries started in December 2019 and she has a new contemporary series starting 31st August 2022.
**Read a series book
#4. Phillipa supports Australian authors and loves hearing from her readers. She offers everyone who joins her newsletter, a free book
**Read a book you received for free (library, gift, ARC)
BONUS
**Read a book by Phillipa Nefri Clark
SPELL OUT Using either first letter of title (disregarding "A", "An" or "The" if you choose to) or either the first or last initial of the author.
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October Featured Author - Phillipa Nefri Clark
Duration: 1/10/22 - 31/10/22
Level: Hard
9/9
TASKS
#1. Phillipa lives just outside a beautiful town in country Victoria, Australia. She also lives in the many worlds of her imagination and stockpiles stories beside her laptop
**Read a book set in Australia OR
**Read a book set in the country
#2. Phillipa writes from the heart about love, dreams, secrets, discovery, the sea, the world as she knows it� or wishes it could be. She loves happy endings, heart-pounding suspense, and characters who stay with you long after the final page.
**Read a crime/mystery/suspense novel OR
**Read a book with the sea on the cover
#3. Phillipa published her first cosy mystery (Daphne Jones Mysteries) on 30th August, 2021. Her Charlotte Dean Mysteries started in December 2019 and she has a new contemporary series starting 31st August 2022.
**Read a series book OR
**Read a book from one of the genres mentioned
#4. Phillipa supports Australian authors and loves hearing from her readers. She offers everyone who joins her newsletter, a free book
**Read a book by an Australian author OR
**Read a book you received for free (library, gift, ARC)




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October Featured Author - Phillipa Nefri Clark
Duration: 1/10/22 - 31/10/22
Level: Hard 10/10 AA 5/5
TASKS
#1. Phillipa lives just outside a beautiful town in country Victoria, Australia. She also lives in the many worlds of her imagination and stockpiles stories beside her laptop
�**Read a book set in Australia OR
**Read a book set in the country
�Secrets of the Springs by Kerry McGinnis (fits both) AA....4* 21/10/22
#2. Phillipa writes from the heart about love, dreams, secrets, discovery, the sea, the world as she knows it� or wishes it could be. She loves happy endings, heart-pounding suspense, and characters who stay with you long after the final page.
**Read a crime/mystery/suspense novel OR
✔⚘**Read a book with the sea on the cover
The Paper Palace by Miranda Cowley Heller....3.5* 10/10/22
#3. Phillipa published her first cosy mystery (Daphne Jones Mysteries) on 30th August, 2021. Her Charlotte Dean Mysteries started in December 2019 and she has a new contemporary series starting 31st August 2022.
�**Read a series book
�Peace by Garry Disher AA....4.5* 22/10/22
OR
**Read a book from one of the genres mentioned
#4. Phillipa supports Australian authors and loves hearing from her readers. She offers everyone who joins her newsletter, a free book
✔⚘**Read a book by an Australian author
Unbreakable by Jelena Dokic AA....3.5* 04/10/22
OR
**Read a book you received for free (library, gift, ARC)




BONUS
**Read a book by Phillipa Nefri Clark
The Stationmaster's Cottage by Phillipa Nefri Clark AA 26/10/22

SPELL OUT
✔O - One Across, Two Down by Ruth Rendell....3* 05/10/22
✔C - Songbirds by Christy Lefteri....4* 22/10/22
✔E - The Inn at Willa Bay by Nicole Ellis....3.5* 15/10/22
✔A - All Mixed Up by Jason Om AA....3.5* 15/10/22
✔N - The Night She Disappeared by Lisa Jewell....3.5* 08/10/22






Duration: 1/10/22 - 31/10/22
Level: Easy (Tasks)
Completed: 4/4 (AA 1/1) - COMPLETED 13/10/22
TASKS
#1. Phillipa lives just outside a beautiful town in country Victoria, Australia. She also lives in the many worlds of her imagination and stockpiles stories beside her laptop.
**Read a book set in the country:-
Walk The Sky by Robert Swartwood -
- FINISHED 8/10/22 - 4* (8/10)
#2. Phillipa writes from the heart about love, dreams, secrets, discovery, the sea, the world as she knows it� or wishes it could be. She loves happy endings, heart-pounding suspense, and characters who stay with you long after the final page.
**Read a crime/mystery/suspense novel - Crime:-
He Will Kill You by Charlie Gallagher -
- FINISHED 9/10/22 - 5* (9.5/10)
#3. Phillipa published her first cosy mystery (Daphne Jones Mysteries) on 30th August, 2021. Her Charlotte Dean Mysteries started in December 2019 and she has a new contemporary series starting 31st August 2022.
**Read a series book - Cat Kinsella #3:-
Shed No Tears by Caz Frear -
- FINISHED 4/10/22 - 4* (8.5/10)
#4. Phillipa supports Australian authors and loves hearing from her readers. She offers everyone who joins her newsletter, a free book
**Read a book by an Australian author:-
Good Girl Bad by S.A. McEwen - AA -
- FINISHED 13/10/22 - 4* (8.5/10)





Did not complete
1. Read a book set in the country
Leave Me 30.10.22 2 stars 🌟
2. Read a book with the sea on the cover
Fatal Storm: The Inside Story of the Tragic Sydney-Hobart Race 20.10.22 3 stars AA



October Featured Author - Phillipa Nefri Clark
Duration: 1/10/22 - 31/10/22
Level: Easy
0/4
1. Read a book set in the country
Café sans filtre by Jean-Philippe Blondel
2. Read a book with the sea on the cover
Le Mystère de la Main rouge by Henri Loevenbruck
3. Read a book from one of the genres mentioned (contemporary)
Dans le murmure des feuilles qui dansent by Agnès Ledig
4. Read a book you received for free (library)
The Better Son by Katherine Johnson AA





October Featured Author - Phillipa Nefri Clark
Duration: 1/10/22 - 31/10/22
Level: Easy
1/5
TASKS
#1. Phillipa lives just outside a beautiful town in country Victoria, Australia. She also lives in the many worlds of her imagination and stockpiles stories beside her laptop
**Read a book set in Australia OR
**Read a book set in the country
#2. Phillipa writes from the heart about love, dreams, secrets, discovery, the sea, the world as she knows it� or wishes it could be. She loves happy endings, heart-pounding suspense, and characters who stay with you long after the final page.
**Read a crime/mystery/suspense novel OR
**Read a book with the sea on the cover
The Bay by Allie Reynolds AA
#3. Phillipa published her first cosy mystery (Daphne Jones Mysteries) on 30th August, 2021. Her Charlotte Dean Mysteries started in December 2019 and she has a new contemporary series starting 31st August 2022.
**Read a series book OR
**Read a book from one of the genres mentioned
Digging Up Dirt by Pamela Hart AA
#4. Phillipa supports Australian authors and loves hearing from her readers. She offers everyone who joins her newsletter, a free book
**Read a book by an Australian author OR
**Read a book you received for free (library, gift, ARC)
The Liars by Petronella McGovern AA
BONUS
**Read a book by Phillipa Nefri Clark
Till Daph Do Us Part






October Featured Author - Phillipa Nefri Clark
Duration: 1/10/22 - 31/10/22
Level: Hard
Progress: 9/9 AA: 2/4
TASKS:
1. Read a book set in the country:
2. Read a crime/mystery/suspense novel:
3. Read a book that is part of a series:
4. Read a book by an Australian author:




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October Featured Author - Phillipa Nefri Clark
Duration: 1/10/22 - 31/10/22
Level:
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TASKS
� #1. Phillipa lives just outside a beautiful town in country Victoria, Australia. She also lives in the many worlds of her imagination and stockpiles stories beside her laptop.
**Read a book set in Australia
🦘Wild Cat Falling (1965) - Colin Johnson (Mudrooroo) 31/10/22, 4 stars
#2. Phillipa writes from the heart about love, dreams, secrets, discovery, the sea, the world as she knows it� or wishes it could be. She loves happy endings, heart-pounding suspense, and characters who stay with you long after the final page.
**Read a book with the sea on the cover
Trio (2021) - William Boyd
#3. Phillipa published her first cosy mystery (Daphne Jones Mysteries) on 30th August, 2021. Her Charlotte Dean Mysteries started in December 2019 and she has a new contemporary series starting 31st August 2022.
**Read a book from one of the genres mentioned
🦘Loveland (2022) - Robert Lukins
� #4. Phillipa supports Australian authors and loves hearing from her readers. She offers everyone who joins her newsletter a free book.
**Read a book you received for free (library, gift, ARC)
Soul Culture: Black Poets, Books, and Questions That Grew Me Up (2022) - Remica Bingham-Risher 17/10/22 4 stars




BONUS
**Read a book by Phillipa Nefri Clark

Duration: 1/10/22 - 31/10/22
Level:
23/23
TASKS
**Read a book set in Australia OR
**Read a book set in the country
The Last Station by Nicole Alexander AA 4 stars 4/10/22
**Read a crime/mystery/suspense novel OR
**Read a book with the sea on the cover
Silverview by John le Carré stars 5/10/22
**Read a series book OR
**Read a book from one of the genres mentioned
Leopard's Wrath by Christine Feehan 5 stars 17/10/22
**Read a book by an Australian author OR
**Read a book you received for free (library, gift, ARC)
Play by Kylie Scott AA 5 stars 20/10/22
**Read a book by Phillipa Nefri Clark - Deadly Start 5 stars 6/10/22
SPELL IT OUT!!

Duration: 1/10/22 - 31/10/22
Level: Easy
Progress: 3/4, AA 1/2
TASKS
#1. Phillipa lives just outside a beautiful town in country Victoria, Australia. She also lives in the many worlds of her imagination and stockpiles stories beside her laptop
**Read a book set in Australia OR
**Read a book set in the country
(Fits both actually 😄)
- Exiles by Jane Harper AA
#2. Phillipa writes from the heart about love, dreams, secrets, discovery, the sea, the world as she knows it� or wishes it could be. She loves happy endings, heart-pounding suspense, and characters who stay with you long after the final page.
**Read a crime/mystery/suspense novel OR
**Read a book with the sea on the cover
- Nothing More to Tell by Karen M. McManus
- Read 02/10/2022 - 5 stars
#3. Phillipa published her first cosy mystery (Daphne Jones Mysteries) on 30th August, 2021. Her Charlotte Dean Mysteries started in December 2019 and she has a new contemporary series starting 31st August 2022.
**Read a series book OR
**Read a book from one of the genres mentioned
- The Shining by Stephen King
- finished 26/10/2022 - 4 stars
#4. Phillipa supports Australian authors and loves hearing from her readers. She offers everyone who joins her newsletter, a free book
**Read a book by an Australian author OR
**Read a book you received for free (library, gift, ARC)
(Also fits both 😄)
- Unnecessary Drama by Nina Kenwood AA
- finished 13/10/2022 - 4 stars




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Duration: 1/10/22 - 31/10/22
Level:
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EASY - Tasks (minimum 1 AA)
MEDIUM - Spell Out (minimum 2 AA)
HARD - Tasks & Spell Out (minimum 4 AA)
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October 2022's Featured Author is Phillipa Nefri Clark
This is a two-part challenge, where you are welcome to complete either the task section or the spell section, or both. A book may be used only one time for this challenge.
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TASKS
#1. Phillipa lives just outside a beautiful town in country Victoria, Australia. She also lives in the many worlds of her imagination and stockpiles stories beside her laptop
**Read a book set in Australia OR
**Read a book set in the country
#2. Phillipa writes from the heart about love, dreams, secrets, discovery, the sea, the world as she knows it� or wishes it could be. She loves happy endings, heart-pounding suspense, and characters who stay with you long after the final page.
**Read a crime/mystery/suspense novel OR
**Read a book with the sea on the cover
#3. Phillipa published her first cosy mystery (Daphne Jones Mysteries) on 30th August, 2021. Her Charlotte Dean Mysteries started in December 2019 and she has a new contemporary series starting 31st August 2022.
**Read a series book OR
**Read a book from one of the genres mentioned
#4. Phillipa supports Australian authors and loves hearing from her readers. She offers everyone who joins her newsletter, a free book
**Read a book by an Australian author OR
**Read a book you received for free (library, gift, ARC)
BONUS
**Read a book by Phillipa Nefri Clark
SPELL OUT Using either first letter of title (disregarding "A", "An" or "The" if you choose to) or either the first or last initial of the author. For the difficult letters - Q, X, and Z, you may use a book in which the letter appears somewhere in the title or author's first or last name.
Phillipa Nefri Clark (first, last or all)
Australia
Cosy Mystery
Country
Happy endings
Music
Ocean
Nature
Secrets
Suspense
Vegetable garden
Victoria