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April's challenge is a combination of TASKS and/or SPELL-IT-OUT, where you pick and choose the task, spell-it-out option, or a combination of both, to complete your challenge.



Copy and paste the template below then fill in your book choices beside each one

Minimum of 4

Easy - TASKS (4) one Aussie author
Medium - SPELL-IT-OUT (min 5) two Aussie authors
Hard - TASKS and SPELL-IT-OUT (min 9) three Aussie authors

Don't forget our guidelines HERE

TASKS:

#1. April:
Read a book published in April (of any year)

#2. Fourth Month:
April is the fourth month of the year. Read the fourth book of a series OR book #4 from your TBR

#3. Daisy or Sweet Pea:
April's flower is listed both as the Daisy and the Sweet Pea. Read a book with the name of a flower in the title, OR a book with a white or pink cover.

#4. Zodiac:
The zodiac signs for April are Aries (until April 20) and Taurus (April 21st forward). Read a book with an adventurous character or a character that is stubborn or strong-willed, OR a book in which the author's first or last name that begins with 'A' or 'T'.

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SPELL-IT-OUT:
Using the first letter of a book title or the first letter of the authors first or last name, spell out an April item from this list:

1. April
2. Showers
3. Daisy
4. Sweet Pea
5. Aries
6. Taurus
7. April Fool

HAPPY READING!

Participants!


Brenda
Carolyn
Dree
Jane
Janine
Jennifer
Kathryn
Kerri
Krystal
Li'l Owl
Linda
Loz
Mary
MichelleG
Nigel
PattyMacDotComma
Phrynne
Renee
Richard
Sally906
Sharon
Tien
Valerie
Vickie
Zoey

Awesome April Challenge

This is a combination of TASKS and/or SPELL-IT-OUT challenge, where you pick and choose the task, spell out option, or a combination of both, to complete your challenge.

9/9

Minimum of 4

Easy - TASKS (4) one Aussie author
Medium - SPELL-IT-OUT (min 5) two Aussie authors
Hard - TASKS and SPELL-IT-OUT (min 9) three Aussie authors

TASKS:
1. April:
Read a book published in April (of any year)
Champagne for Breakfast by Maggie Christensen 5★s AA 26th April 2017

2. Fourth Month:
April is the fourth month of the year. Read the fourth book of a series OR book #4 from your TBR
Winds of Change by Susanne Bellamy 4★s AA

3. Daisy or Sweet Pea:
April's flower is listed both as the Daisy and the Sweet Pea. Read a book with the name of a flower in the title, OR a book with a white or pink cover.
Finding Paradise by Juanita Kees 5★s Bird of Paradise flower AA

4. Zodiac:
The zodiac signs for April are Aries (until April 20) and Taurus (April 21st forward). Read a book with an adventurous character or a character that is stubborn or strong-willed, OR a book in which the author's first or last name that begins with 'A' or 'T'.
The Satanic Mechanic: A Tannie Maria Mystery by Sally Andrew 4.5★s



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SPELL-IT-OUT:
Using the first letter of a book title or the first letter of the authors first or last name, spell out an April item from this list:

1. April
2. Showers
3. Daisy
4. Sweet Pea
5. Aries
6. Taurus
7. April Fool

A. The Agatha Christie Book Club by C.A. Larmer 4★s AA
P. A Piece of the World by Christina Baker Kline 5★s
R. The Road to Winter by Mark Smith 5★s AA
I. Imperial Towers by Ashley Capes 5★s AA
L. Her Mother's Secret by Natasha Lester 5★s AA

9/9
TASKS:

#1. April:
Read a book published in April (of any year) Where the Dead Lie by C.S. Harris 5 stars

#2. Fourth Month:
April is the fourth month of the year. Read the fourth book of a series Blood Hollow by William Kent Krueger 5 stars 13/4/17

#3. Daisy or Sweet Pea:
April's flower is listed both as the Daisy and the Sweet Pea. Read a book with the name of a flower in the title, OR a book with a white or pink cover. Eleanor & Park by Rainbow Rowell 5 stars

#4. Zodiac:
The zodiac signs for April are Aries (until April 20) and Taurus (April 21st forward). Read a book in which the author's first or last name that begins with 'A' Thornwood House by Anna Romer AA 3 stars



SPELL IT OUT

A A Time to Run by J.M. Peace AA 4 stars 25/4/17
P Paper and Fire by Rachel Caine 2/4/17 2 stars
R Reunion in Death by J.D. Robb 8/4/17 5 stars
I Invincible by David Makinson AA 4 stars 29/4/17
L Lover Unleashed by J.R. Ward 4 stars 12/4/17

Yay!!! I've been waiting all daaayyy... ;D

Hard - TASKS and SPELL-IT-OUT (min 9) three Aussie authors

COMPLETED as at 24/04

#1. April:
Love & Misadventure by Lang Leav (AA) -pub 26/04/2013
Read 02/04

#2. Fourth Month:
Heartless (Parasol Protectorate #4) by Gail Carriger -Read 14/04

#3. Daisy or Sweet Pea:
Ladykiller: How Conman Bruce Burrell Kidnapped and Killed Rich Women for Their Money by Candace Sutton & Ellen Connolly (AA) -white cover -Read 23/04


#4. Zodiac:
Night Games: Sex, Power and Sport by Anna Krien (AA) -Read 08/04

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SPELL-IT-OUT:
Using the first letter of a book title or the first letter of the authors first or last name, spell out an April item:

S: Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel -Read 20/04
H: Highlander In Her Bed (The Ravenscraig Legacy #1) by Allie Mackay -Read 04/04
O: One by Sarah Crossan -Read 17/04
W: The Waterlow Killings: A Portrait of a Family Tragedy by Pamela Burton (AA) -Read 10/04
E: Murderer No More: Andrew Mallard and the Epic Fight that Proved His Innocence by Colleen Egan (AA) -Read 18/04
R: The Dressmaker by Rosalie Ham (AA) -Read 19/04
S: The Second Deadly Sin (Rebecka Martinsson #5) by Åsa Larsson -Read 24/04

Bit late to organising myself, here is my challenge

SPELL-IT-OUT:
Using the first letter of a book title or the first letter of the authors first or last name, spell out an April item:

5/5 Books read
A - Happy People Read and Drink Coffee by Agnès Martin-Lugand 3.75 stars
P - Down the Hume by Peter Polites 4 Stars
R - Ragdoll by Daniel Cole 4.5 stars
I - I Hear the Sirens in the Street by Adrian McKinty 4 Stars
L - The Language of Flowers by Vanessa Diffenbaugh 4.5 stars

Haha! Tien love your enthusiasm!!!

Brenda wrote: "Haha! Tien love your enthusiasm!!!"

But I don't like it when you make me pick a phrase, Brenda! Thank God for randomizer lol

LOL!

I am going to try for Medium Level


A - A Time to Run by J.M. Peace AA 4.5★
P - Bad Debts by Peter Temple AA 3★
R - Jilted by Rachael Johns AA 5★
I - Soar by Alyssa Rose Ivy 4★
L - The Hypnotist's Love Story by Liane Moriarty AA 3.5★

For Task #2, can I use a book with Fourth in the title?

Lucinda wrote: "For Task #2, can I use a book with Fourth in the title?"

No sorry Lucinda. 4th in a series or 4th on your TBR :)

I'm in for the tasks challenge - easy level. I have 3 Aussie authors in my list.

#1. April:
Published in April (of any year)
The Yada Yada Prayer Group Gets Rolling by Neta Jackson – Book Depository tells me this was published on 24 April 2007.

#2. Fourth Month:
The fourth book of a series OR book #4 from your TBR
Violent Exposure by Katherine Howell - (4th in the Ella Marconi series) - AA

#3. Daisy or Sweet Pea:
April's flower is listed both as the Daisy and the Sweet Pea. Read a book with the name of a flower in the title, OR a book with a white or pink cover.
I'm not sure about this one, but maybe Paper Daisies by Kim Kelly - AA

#4. Zodiac:
April Zodiac - Aries and Taurus. Read a book with an adventurous character or a character that is stubborn or strong-willed, OR a book in which the author's first or last name that begins with 'A' or 'T'.
Mercy Street by Tess Evans - AA

Brenda wrote: "Lucinda wrote: "For Task #2, can I use a book with Fourth in the title?"

No sorry Lucinda. 4th in a series or 4th on your TBR :)"

No worries - never hurts to ask *grin*

Lucinda wrote: "Brenda wrote: "Lucinda wrote: "For Task #2, can I use a book with Fourth in the title?"

No sorry Lucinda. 4th in a series or 4th on your TBR :)"

No worries - never hurts to ask *grin*"

It never does :)

Hard
TASKS:

✔1. April:
Read a book published in April (of any year) The Woman in Cabin 10

✔2. Fourth Month:
book #4 from your TBR These Is My Words: The Diary of Sarah Agnes Prine, 1881-1901

✔3. Daisy or Sweet Pea:
a book with a white or pink cover. Damaged: The Heartbreaking True Story of a Forgotten Child

✔4. Zodiac:
a book in which the author's first or last name that begins with 'A' or 'T'. The Game You Played by Anni Taylor AA


SPELL-IT-OUT:
✔D Darkly Dreaming Dexter
✔A All These Perfect Strangers AA
IIdaho
✔S The Sleepwalker
✔YYellow Crocus

Kerri wrote: "Hard
TASKS:

#1. April:
Read a book published in April (of any year)The Berlin Boxing Club

#2. Fourth Month:
book #4 from your TBR [book:These Is My Words: The Diary of Sarah Agn..."

Just realised when I looked at your post, Kerri, that I'd forgotten to mark my Aussie authors!! Thanks for being more on the ball than I am!

And I also just realised that I had Mercy Street on this month's challenge... I might still get to it this month, in which case I'll need to find another for next month!

Glad to be a help Kathryn :)

I'm going to start with Easy and go on to Hard if I get time:

✔ #1. Published in April The Stars Are Fire by Anita Shreve (April 2017) 4★
✔ #2. 4th in series Magic Bleeds by Ilona Andrews 5★
✔ #3. Flower in title LaRose by Louise Erdrich 4★
✔ #4. Adventurous/stubborn character The Fence by Meredith Jaffe AA 4★



✔ A Already Dead by Jaye Ford AA 4★
✔ P Past the Shallows by Favel Parrett AA 5★
✔ R The Radium Girls: The Dark Story of America's Shining Women by Kate Moore 5★
✔ I In the Quiet by Eliza Henry-Jones AA 5★
✔ L The Lightkeeper's Wife by Karen Viggers AA 3★

Medium for me with ARIES:


A Anton Chekov Great Stories by Chekhov READ 3.5★

R Roxane Gay's Difficult Women READ 3.5★

I Into the Heart of Tasmania: A Search For Human Antiquity by Rebe Taylor (AUSSIE) READ 4★

E Exit West by Mohsin Hamid READ 3.5★

S M.L. Stedman's The Light Between Oceans (AUSSIE) READ 5★

I’m Doing the EASY level – here’s my list:

1. Published in April:
Lost Library by Kate Baray – published 22/04/14 - 5★s

2. 4th book in TBR list:
Desperate Housedogs by Sparkle Abbey - 2★s

3. Book with a white cover:
Murder Goes to Church by C.D. Jarmola

4. Book in which the author's first or last name that begins with 'A' :
Risky Business by Amy Andrews - Aussie Author

Sally906 wrote: "I’m Doing the EASY level – here’s my list:

1. Published in April:
Lost Library by Kate Baray – published 22/04/14

2. 4th book in TBR list:
[book:Desperate House..."

You forgot to mark your AAs Sally :)

I am going to try to complete the Hard challenge:

TASKS:

#1. April: Dirty by Kylie Scott AA (Published 19 April 2016) 5 stars

#2. Fourth Month: Dark Magic by Christine Feehan

#3. Daisy or Sweet Pea: The Doctor Calling by Meredith Appleyard AA 4 Stars

#4. Zodiac: Claiming Her SEAL by Kat Cantrell 4 stars

Spell it Out..
S Sapphire Falls by Fleur McDonald AA 5 stars

W The Wildwood Sisters by Mandy Magro AA 5 stars

E Lean Mean Thirteen by Janet Evanovich 4 stars

E Belgarath the Sorcerer by David Eddings 4 stars

T The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins 4 stars

P Sunset Shadows by Bronwyn Parry AA 5 stars

E Fearless Fourteen by Janet Evanovich 4 stars

A Started Early, Took My Dog by Kate Atkinson 3.5 stars

I'll do Easy, with TASKS
TASKS:

#1. April:
Read a book published in April (of any year)
Sauveur & fils by Marie-Aude Murail, published April 13th, 2016

#2. Fourth Month:
April is the fourth month of the year. Read the fourth book of a series OR book #4 from your TBR
The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry by Rachel Joyce (4th book on TBR list)

#3. Daisy or Sweet Pea:
April's flower is listed both as the Daisy and the Sweet Pea. Read a book with the name of a flower in the title, OR a book with a white or pink cover.
Ensemble, c'est tout by Anna Gavalda

#4. Zodiac:
The zodiac signs for April are Aries (until April 20) and Taurus (April 21st forward). Read a book with an adventurous character or a character that is stubborn or strong-willed, OR a book in which the author's first or last name that begins with 'A' or 'T'.
Document Z: A Novel by Andrew Croome (Author name A) AA

Looks tempting. Commenting so I remember to come back and make a decision (not hard)

Jennifer wrote: "I am going to try to complete the Hard challenge:

TASKS:

#1. April: Twist by Kylie Scott AA

#2. Fourth Month: Dark Magic by ..."

Jennifer your #1 was published in November 2016 (needs to be April) and your #3 doesn't have a white or pink cover?

Brenda wrote: "Jennifer wrote: "I am going to try to complete the Hard challenge:

TASKS:

#1. April: Twist by Kylie Scott AA

#2. Fourth Month: Dark Magic by ..."

Jennifer your #1 was published in November 2016 (needs to be April) and your #3 doesn't have a white or pink cover? "

Hi Brenda.

Twist Published April 11.

The Doctor Calling The top of my print copy book is white and the middle is pink and the bottom is orange. The white of the book shows up blue on goodreads but it is actually white.

I can try to find different ones if I need to..

Thanks Jennifer - the one you linked in your original post - Twist - shows November 2016 :) And I'm fine with both that and the other :)

I'm in. Going with easy.
TASKS: 4/4

#1. April: (Pub April 26, 2016)
The Wedding Pact by Katee Robert 4★

#2. Fourth Month: (#4 Blue Heron)
In Your Dreams by Kristan Higgins 4★

#3. Daisy or Sweet Pea: (White Cover)
Scared Yet? by Jaye Ford AA 5★

#4. Zodiac: (Author Initial 'A')
Shizzle, Inc by Ana Spoke DNF★

Brenda wrote: "You forgot to mark your AAs Sally :) ..."

You're right I did - I have fixed that - Amy Andrews is my Aussie author

I am going for Hard

Spell-it-out

A - No Job for a Girl by Meredith Appleyard(AA) READ 3*
P - The Barbershop Girl by Georgina Penney(AA) READ 4*
R - River Run by Nicole Alexander(AA) READ 3*
I - In His Shadow by Tiffany Snow READ 2*
L - Morgan's Law by Karly Lane(AA) READ 4*

Tasks
Published in April
The Ones Who Matter Most by Rachael Herron READ 4*
4th Book in Series
Live to Tell by Lisa Gardner READ 4*
Name of Flower in Title
Miss Lily's Lovely Ladies by Jackie French(AA) READ 4*
Author Name begin with A or T
The Blind Assassin by Margaret Atwood READ 4*

Sally906 wrote: "Brenda wrote: "You forgot to mark your AAs Sally :) ..."

You're right I did - I have fixed that - Amy Andrews is my Aussie author"

Thanks Sally :) Thought she was Aussie!

Brenda wrote: "Sally906 wrote: "Brenda wrote: "You forgot to mark your AAs Sally :) ..."

You're right I did - I have fixed that - Amy Andrews is my Aussie author"

Thanks Sally :) Thought she wa..."

She's a Brisbaneite as well - she came along to our Aussie Readers get together last year!

That's where I recognise her name - thanks Kathryn!!!

Brenda wrote: "That's where I recognise her name - thanks Kathryn!!!"

:-)

Couldn't stay up last night to make my choices so I've been looking forward to this all day at work!

I'm going for Hard - TASKS and SPELL-IT-OUT (min 9) three Aussie authors

#1. April: A book published in April - Snarl by Celina Grace 3*
#2. Fourth Month: The fourth book of a series - Blood Born by Kathryn Fox AA 5*
#3. Daisy: Book with a white cover - The One Man by Andrew Gross 4.5*
#4. Zodiac: Read a book with a character that is stubborn or strong-willed: Ceremony in Death by J.D. Robb4*



A - The Accused by John Grisham 4*
R - Smoke and Mirrors by Kel Robertson AA 3.5*
I - Innocent Blood by Michael Lister 3.5*
E - Broken Hart by Ella Fox 4*
S - Kakadu Sunset by Annie Seaton AA 4*

Can I just clarify? HARD is all four tasks plus spell out one of the words reading at least 9 books?

That's right Mary :)

I'm going to give SPELL - IT - OUT a go.

SHOWERS

S: Stone Castles by Trish Morey (AA) 4★
H: A Hundred Pieces of Me by Lucy Dillon
O: One Day by David Nicholls
W: Whiskey Beach by Nora Roberts
E: Evergreen Falls byKimberley Freeman (AA)
R:Room by Emma Donoghue
S: Sweet Wattle Creek by Kaye Dobbie (AA)

Welcome to the challenge Sharon:) Brenda will link your post to the list of names later today:)

I'm in will do the tasks.

#1. April:
Read a book published in April (of any year)
Fellside (April 2016)

#2. Fourth Month:
Read the fourth book of a series
Clariel (Abhorsen #4) (Aussie)

#3. Daisy or Sweet Pea:
Read a book with a white or pink cover.
The Book of Laughter and Forgetting - White cover

#4. Zodiac:
Read book in which the author's first or last name that begins with 'A' or 'T'.
The Edible Woman - Margaret Atwood
OR
The House of the Spirits - Isabel Allende

Goodo Renee:) Looking forward to seeing your choices.

Phrynne wrote: "Welcome to the challenge Sharon:) Brenda will link your post to the list of names later today:)"

Thanks Phrynne :)

Sharon wrote: "I'm going to give SPELL - IT - OUT a go.

SHOWERS

S: Stone Castles by Trish Morey (AA)
H: A Hundred Pieces of Me by Lucy Dillon
O:..."

Nice list Sharon! Kaye Dobbie is an Aussie too! You have more than you thought ;)

Books added :)

Thanks for the notification Renee :) You're now added to the list!

I'm in, but will have to log books later.

I'm going to be overseas for half of April so I might have to go for Easy/ Medium this time around :)

Ooh that sounds exciting Michelle!!!

Brenda wrote: "Ooh that sounds exciting Michelle!!!"

Thanks Brenda, I am super excited ... please keep your fingers crossed that it doesn't rain the entire trip lol