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For August we will do a Travelling Challenge which will be a combination of TASKS and/or SPELL-IT-OUT, where you pick and choose the task, spell 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 (Read 4 books) one Aussie author
Medium - SPELL-IT-OUT (Read min 5 books) two Aussie authors
Hard - TASKS and SPELL-IT-OUT (Read min 9 books) three Aussie authors

Don't forget our guidelines HERE

Depending on the country of choice as to the Medium & Hard total of books

TASKS

1). Geographical Setting: Read a book set in a different country than your own.
2). Travel: Read a book where the main character travels to another country.
3). Cover Hunt: Read a book with a picture of a mode of transport on the cover.
4). Title: Read a book with a PLACE NAME in the title, such as the name of a country, state, city, town, etc. Titles with words like ‘woods’, ‘beach’, ‘mountain’, ‘river’, ‘garden’, ‘park’, etc, in the title would count as places too.

SPELL-IT-OUT

For this part of the challenge, choose a country you'd best like to visit and spell it out using the first letter of the title or the author's first or last name.

For example if you choose ENGLAND

E - Echoes in Death by J.D. Robb
N - Her Mother's Secret by Natasha Lester
G - Autumn's Dance by Sarah Gai
L - A Letter from Italy by Pamela Hart
A - The Shifting Light by Alice Campion
N - Forgotten by Nicole Trope
D - Diamond Sky by Annie Seaton



Happy choosing - and even happier reading!

Participants!


Ace
Amanda
Brad
Brenda
Calzean
Carol
Carolyn
Connie
Deborah
Deborah PART 2
Diana
Dree
Helen
Icewineanne
Jane
Janine
Jeanette
Jennifer
Jenny
Kerri
Kylie
Laura
Li'l Owl
Loren
Lynxie
MaryG2E
MichelleG
Mima
Nicola
Odette
PattyMacDotComma
Phrynne
Richard
Sally906
Sue
Suzie
Tien
Valerie
Vickie
Zoey

Armchair August - Travelling Challenge

12/12

TASKS

1). Geographical Setting: Read a book set in a different country than your own.

The Blackhouse by Peter May 5★s UK

2). Travel: Read a book where the main character travels to another country.

Feel Me Fall by James Morris 4★s 5/8/17 Home to Amazon

3). Cover Hunt: Read a book with a picture of a mode of transport on the cover.

After she's Gone by Sheryl Browne 4.5★s cars

4). Title: Read a book with a PLACE NAME in the title, such as the name of a country, state, city, town, etc. Titles with words like ‘woods’, ‘beach’, ‘mountain’, ‘river’, ‘garden’, ‘park’, etc, in the title would count as places too.

Murder in Calistoga by Dianne Harman 3★



SPELL-IT-OUT

S - The Choke by Sofie Laguna 5★s AA
C - The Country Wedding by Barbara Hannay 5★s AA
O - One Dark Night by Anna Faversham 5★s
T - I Know A Secret by Tess Gerritsen 5★s
L - The Life She Was Given by Ellen Marie Wiseman 5★s
A - Agent Nomad #1: The Eleventh Hour by Skye Melki-Wegner 5★s AA
N - No Kiss for the Devil by Adrian Magson 4★s
D - Dark Secrets by Catherine Lee 4.5★s AA

I am in! I will, as usual, do easy

Geographical Setting: Queen of America by T.J. Slee - Aussie author - - 2★s
How it fits: set in Europe and USA

Travel: The Curious Charms of Arthur Pepper by Phaedra Patrick - 5★s
How it fits: MC travels from England to Paris and on to India as part of his journey

Cover Hunt: The Secrets She Keeps: The life she wanted wasn't hers . . . by Michael Robotham - Aussie Author - 5★s
How it fits: There is a pram on the cover – used to transport babies

Title: Australia Day by Melanie Cheng - 2★s
How it fits: Yorkshire is a place name

OK I am going to try Tasks

I have books for 1 & 4 and am trying to find books for 2 & 3 and will get back to you

Geographical a different country to min
Andrea Bolter Her New York Billionaire

OK I have found a book with a picture of a mode of transport on it a coach Louisa Cornell Lost in Love

4 Title with a place name in it

Secrets at Wongan Creek Juanita Kees

And I will look through my TBR pile and see what I can come up with for the other two tasks :)

Have Fun
Helen

OK I have read no 4 A title with a place in the name https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... my review for Juanita KeesSecrets at Wongan Creek

Is it OK if I change my book that is set in a different country to Bette Lee Crosby Bette Lee CrosbySilver Threads: Memory House Collection and if so here is the link to my review https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Armchair August - Travelling Challenge

Level: Hard - TASKS and SPELL-IT-OUT (Read min 9 books) three Aussie authors

COMPLETED

TASKS (4/4)

1). Geographical Setting: Read a book set in a different country than your own.

White Horse (White Horse #1) by Alex Adams (setting: Italy & Greece) -Read 04/08

2). Travel: Read a book where the main character travels to another country.

Heart of Fire: Missing - From Child Soldier to Soul Singer by Senait G. Mehari -Read 02/08

3). Cover Hunt: Read a book with a picture of a mode of transport on the cover.

Tell the Truth (Detective Ella Marconi #8) by Katherine Howell (AA) -Read 03/08

4). Title: Read a book with a PLACE NAME in the title, such as the name of a country, state, city, town, etc. Titles with words like ‘woods’, ‘beach’, ‘mountain’, ‘river’, ‘garden’, ‘park’, etc, in the title would count as places too.

And the Mountains Echoed by Khaled Hosseini -Read 24/08



SPELL-IT-OUT (5/5)

J: Such is Life by Joseph Furphy (AA) -Read 25/08
A: Lovesong by Alex Miller (AA) -Read 08/09
P: Little Daughter: A Memoir of Survival in Burma and the West by Zoya Phan -Read 08/17
A: The Art of Racing in the Rain by Garth Stein -Read 06/08
N: A Teaspoon of Earth and Sea by Dina Nayeri -Read 31/08

I'll go for Medium and travel to GIBRALTAR in August :)

G Earthly Delights by Kerry Greenwood AA
I The Idiot by Elif Batuman
B Beneath the Southern Cross by Judy Nunn AA
R Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison
A April Fool's Day by Bryce Courtenay AA
L Lincoln in the Bardo by George Saunders
T Tamar by Deborah Challinor AA
A Carpentaria by Alexis Wright AA DNF!!!!!
Replacement book The Alice Network by Kate Quinn
R Roseblood by Paul Doherty

I am in and hoping to have a big month of reading so will go for Hard (min 9 Books - 3 Aussie Authors)

TASKS

1). Geographical Setting: Read a book set in a different country than your own. USA
You Can't Hide by Karen Rose

2). Travel: Read a book where the main character travels to another country.
Beneath the Parisian Skies by Alli Sinclair(AA) READ 3*

3). Cover Hunt: Read a book with a picture of a mode of transport on the cover.(Scooter)
The Rome Affair by Karen Swan

4). Title: Read a book with a PLACE NAME in the title
The Paris Wedding by Charlotte Nash(AA) READ 4*



SPELL-IT-OUT

R - Scared to Death by Rachel Amphlett(AA) 4*READ
U - Up Close and Dangerous by Linda Howard
S - Secrets of the Tulip Sisters by Susan Mallery READ 3*
S - Daintree by Annie Seaton(AA)
I - Never let me go by Kazuo Ishiguro
A - Among the Wicked by Linda Castillo READ 5*

You're all linked guys - welcome to the challenge :)

Easy for me

3/4
1). Geographical Setting: Tiger Paw by Charles A. Cornell (set in US) 3★
2). Travel: Mount! by Jilly Cooper (travels from UK to L.A, Dubai & Melb) 2★
3). Cover Hunt: Serendipity by Lisa Clark O'Neill (Car) 4.5★
4). Title: Crimson Lake by Candice Fox AA

You're linked in Zoey :)

I'm starting uni this month so I'll have less time for reading.

Easy - TASKS (Read 4 books) one Aussie author

Read: 2/4

TASKS

1). Geographical Setting: Read a book set in a different country than your own. The Summer of Chasing Mermaids by Sarah Ockler ★★★★
2). Travel: Read a book where the main character travels to another country. The Spare Room by Kathryn Lomer AA ★★★
3). Cover Hunt: Read a book with a picture of a mode of transport on the cover. The Dream Walker by Victoria Carless AA
4). Title: Read a book with a PLACE NAME in the title, such as the name of a country, state, city, town, etc. Titles with words like ‘woods’, ‘beach’, ‘mountain’, ‘river’, ‘garden’, ‘park’, etc, in the title would count as places too. Dreamer's Pool by Juliet Marillier AA

Sorry Mima - no, "here" won't work :)

And you're linked in Mima :)

Going for hard
1). Geographical Setting: 33 Revolutions by Canek Sánchez Guevara - Cuba 2*
2). Travel: The Devil's Highway: A True Story by Luis Alberto Urrea - Mexico to USA 3*
3). Cover Hunt: August Heat by Andrea Camilleri - Car 3 *
4). Title: Offshore: Behind the wire on Manus and Nauruby Madeline Gleeson AA 4*



R - The Refugees by Viet Thanh Nguyen 4*
U – Ubuntu: One Woman's Motorcycle Odyssey Across Africa by Heather Ellis AA 3*
S – Saving Francesca by Melina Marchetta AA 4*
S – All My Dangerous Friends by Sonya Hartnett AA 2*
I –The Intern by Gabrielle Tozer AA 3*
A - The Architect's Apprentice by Elif Shafak 3*

I think I'd like to take a medium trip to SPAIN:

✔ S The Other Girl by Erica Spindler 4★
✔ P Captive Prince by C.S. Pacat AA 3★
✔ A Prime Cut by Alan Carter AA 3.5★
✔ I Magic Rises by Ilona Andrews 4★
✔ N Before the Fall by Noah Hawley 5★



And if I get time these tasks:
✔ 1. Geographical: Daring to Drive: A Saudi Woman’s Awakening by Manal al-Sharif 5★
✔ 2. Travel: Feel Me Fall by James Morris (mc travels from the US to the Amazon) 4★
✔ 3. Transport: A Sunburnt Childhood by Toni Tapp Coutts (rider on a horse) AA 4★
✔ 4. Place: The Girl from Munich by Tania Blanchard AA 3★

Calzean wrote: "Going for hard
1). Geographical Setting: 33 Revolutions by Canek Sánchez Guevara - Cuba
2). Travel: The Devil's Highway: A True Story by [author:Luis ..."

Calzean, your "U" in Russia and the "I" as well don't match. It needs to be the first word of the title or the author's first or last name to match the spell-it-out criteria :)

And you're linked up :)

You're linked too Carolyn :)

Thanks Brenda!

I'm in, I'll try for hard
9/9
TASKS

✔️1). Geographical Setting: The Boy in the Suitcase
✔️2). Travel: When the Night Comes AA
✔️T3). Cover Hunt: Once Upon a Lie AA
✔️4). Title:Sycamore Row

SPELL-IT-OUT
✔️I If The Creek Don't Rise
✔️T Forgotten by Nicole TropeAA
✔️A All But My Life: A Memoir
✔️ LSave Me by Lisa Scottoline
✔️Y A Cupboard Full of Coats by Yvvette Edwards

You're linked Kerri :)

thank you Brenda.

I'm in thanks Brenda

SPELL-IT-OUT

F D'espoir et de promesse by Françoise Bourdin
R The Museum of Modern Love by Heather Rose AA
A The Angel's Game by Carlos Ruiz Zafón
N Not Quite Nice by Celia Imrie
C Chanson douce by Leïla Slimani
E In Certain Circles by Elizabeth Harrower AA

You're doing well with your French reading Valerie :) You're linked :)

Armchair August - Travelling Challenge
Level: Easy

0/4

TASKS

1). Geographical Setting: Read a book set in a different country than your own.
The House at Riverton by Kate Morton AA
Set in England; I live in the USA
OR Confessions of a Shopaholic

2). Travel: Read a book where the main character travels to another country.
A Coalition of Lions by Elizabeth Wein
Set in the 6th century; Goewin travels from Britain to Aksum ( present-day Ethiopia)

3). Cover Hunt: Read a book with a picture of a mode of transport on the cover.
Around the World in Eighty Days by Jules Verne
Traveling on elephant-back pictured on cover - see below
Alternate: Airborn byKenneth Oppel

4). Title: Read a book with a PLACE NAME in the title, such as the name of a country, state, city, town, etc. Titles with words like ‘woods’, ‘beach’, ‘mountain’, ‘river’, ‘garden’, ‘park’, etc, in the title would count as places too.
Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë
OR On the Beach by Nevil Shute AA

Book cover for task 3:

OR

Brenda wrote: "Calzean wrote: "Going for hard
1). Geographical Setting: 33 Revolutions by Canek Sánchez Guevara - Cuba
2). Travel: The Devil's Highway: A True Story ..."
All fixed (I hope)

Calzean wrote: "Brenda wrote: "Calzean wrote: "Going for hard
1). Geographical Setting: 33 Revolutions by Canek Sánchez Guevara - Cuba
2). Travel: [book:The Devil's Highway: A Tru..."

Perfect :) Thanks!

Sue wrote: "Armchair August - Travelling Challenge
Level: Easy

0/4

TASKS

1). Geographical Setting: Read a book set in a different country than your own.
The House at Riverton by [author:Kate ..."

You're all linked Sue :)

Over committed on the Winter Challenges so going for EASY:

1). Geographical Setting: Bombproof by Michael Robotham AA 4*
2). Travel: The Reluctant Hero by Michael Dobbs 5*
3). Cover Hunt: Back Hander by John Francome 3*
4). Title: Mistake Creek by Rachel Amphlett AA 4*



After spending the first week of August down with the flu I've managed to get through more books than I thought so upping my challenge to HARD and heading off to SPAIN :

S - The Rosie Project by Graeme Simsion 5* AA
P - The Kraken Project by Douglas Preston 4*
A - The Activist by John Grisham 4*
I - The Innocent by Harlan Coben 4*
N - Need You Dead by Peter James 5*

You'll love Mistake Creek Jane - she's an Aussie author too :) And you're linked now!

Aussie Readers
Armchair August - Travelling Challenge

Level: Medium - SPELL-IT-OUT (min 5) two Aussie authors

5/8

SPELL-IT-OUT

S -
C - (AA) -
O - 31/8/17 **** - Origins of the Specious: Myths and Misconceptions of the English Language by Patricia T. O'Conner
T - 21/8/17 ** - Thresholds of the Mind by Bill Harris
L - 10/8/17 ***** - Crazy Is a Compliment: The Power of Zigging When Everyone Else Zags by Linda Rottenberg
A - 2/8/17 * - The Choice of Hercules: Pleasure, Duty and the Good Life in the 21st Century by A.C. Grayling
N - 3/8/17 ***** (AA) - Negotiation Evolved: Increase Rapport, Trust, Value, Understanding, Agreement, Commitment and Satisfaction by Filip Hron
D -

You're linked Richard :)

Armchair August - Travelling Challenge

Level: Hard - TASKS and SPELL-IT-OUT (Read min 9 books) three Aussie authors

Progress: 10/14

TASKS

✔ 1). Geographical Setting: - Shopaholic and Sister by Sophie Kinsella. Read: 14 Aug 2017, Rated: 3 stars
✔ 2). Travel: - The Undead Pool Kim Harrison. Read: 2 Aug 2017, Rated: 4 stars
✔ 3). Cover Hunt: - Archangel's Legion by Nalini Singh. Read: 24 Aug 2017, Rated: 4 stars
✔ 4). Title: - Into the Woods: Tales from the Hollows and Beyond by Kim Harrison. Read: 2 Aug 2017, Rated: 4 stars


SPELL-IT-OUT: Seychelles
✔ S - Soulless by Gail Carriger. Read: 14 Aug 2017, Rated: 5 stars
E - Elianne by Judy NunnAA
✔ Y - The Yearbook Committee by Sarah AyoubAA. Read: 26 Aug 2017, Rated: 4 stars
✔ C - Creativity, Inc.: Overcoming the Unseen Forces That Stand in the Way of True Inspiration by Ed Catmull. Read: 18 Aug 2017, Rated: 5 stars
✔ H - The Hating Game by Sally Thorne AA. Read: 17 Aug 2017, Rated: 4 stars
✔ E - Empower by Jessica ShirvingtonAA. Read: 31 Aug 2017, Rated: 4 stars
✔ L - The Last Time We Say Goodbye by Cynthia Hand. Read: 15 Aug 2017, Rated: 5 stars
✔ L - Lady Midnight by Cassandra Clare. Read: 14 Aug 2017, Rated: 5 stars
✔ E - Elantris by Brandon Sanderson. Read: 10 Aug 2017, Rated: 5 stars
✔ S - The Summer I Turned Pretty by Jenny Han. Read: 17 Aug 2017, Rated: 3 stars

I'm in, too, thanks! 2/4

1). Geographical Setting, set in another country: A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini [Afghanistan] READ 4.5★

2). MC travel to other country: Wish You Were Here by AA Sheridan Jobbins READ 4★

3). Cover Hunt, transport (boat): The Islamic Republic of Australia by AA Sami Shah READ 4.5★

4). Title, place: Worse Things Happen at Sea by AA William McInnes and AA Sarah Watt READ 4.5★

Going to do spell it out this time around.

F - I Am Juliet by Jackie French (AA) - in progress
R - Red Queen by Victoria Aveyard - 5 stars, hands down one of the best books I've ever read
A - The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas - 4 stars, a solid story, loved it
N - After January by Nick Earls (AA)
C - Charlotte's Web by E.B. White - 4 stars, a beautiful children's classic, worth a read
E - Every Heart a Doorway by Seanan McGuire - 2.5 stars, was a bit disappointed

Good luck everyone - you're so inspiring!

Here is my TASKS list
Geographical setting in another countryThe Bourne Identity Robert Ludlum
MC travels to another country Death on the Nile Agatha Christie
Cover Hunt boat Life of Pi Yann Martel
Title place Creek Salvation Creek Susan Duncan AA

Connie wrote: "Here is my TASKS list
Geographical setting in another countryThe Bourne Identity Robert Ludlum
MC travels to another country [book:Death on the Nile..."

Connie can you mark your Aussie authors please :)

You're linked too!

Michelle, Patty, Loren - you're all linked :)

I'm In. My Place I would like to visit is Ireland. Titles to come soon :)

Level: Hard
Read: 11/11


I Isla's Inheritance by Cassandra Page AA 4 stars

R Kel Robertson ---Smoke and Mirrors: A Brad Chen Novel 2 AA 4 stars

E Janet Evanovich ----Notorious Nineteen 3.5 stars

L Loretta Hill --- The Maxwell Sisters AA 4 stars

A Keri Arthur by Chasing the Shadows AA 4 stars

N Nice Girls Don't Date Dead Men by Molly Harper 4.5 stars

D Dark Heart by Jamie Garrett 3.5 Stars

Tasks
1. Geographical setting - Outside Australia
Takedown Twenty by Janet Evanovich 3.5 stars

2. Travel - main character travels to another country
Drink with the Devil by Jack Higgins 4.5 stars

3. Cover hunt - Picture of mode of transport on the cover Along Country Roads by Mandy Magro AA has a car on the cover 5 stars

4. Title has a place name in it
Daintree by Annie Seaton AA 5 stars

Thanks Brenda :)

Attempting the 4-book, 1-AA easy TASKS with a bunch of classics this month. Click star rating to see review once published and linked. AA = Aussie author.

Progress: 1/4

★★★☆☆ 1. Geographical: The Children of Men by P.D. James (1992)
☆☆☆☆☆ 2. Travel: The Towers of Trebizond by Rose Macaulay (1956)
☆☆☆☆☆ 3. Cover: The Spy Who Came In from the Cold by John le Carré (1963)
☆☆☆☆☆ 4. Title: A Town Like Alice by Nevil Shute (1950) (AA)



★☆ ♥

Jennifer and Vickie - you are linked up :)

Brenda wrote: "Jennifer and Vickie - you are linked up :)"

Thanks Brenda :)

Brenda wrote: "Connie wrote: "Here is my TASKS list
Geographical setting in another countryThe Bourne Identity Robert Ludlum
MC travels to another country [book:De..."

None of them are AA I missed that bit will have to choose new books, sorry will get back to it

Connie wrote: "Brenda wrote: "Connie wrote: "Here is my TASKS list
Geographical setting in another countryThe Bourne Identity Robert Ludlum
MC travels to another c..."

No worries Connie :)

Brenda wrote: "Connie wrote: "Here is my EASY TASKS list
Geographical setting in another countryThe Bourne Identity Robert Ludlum
MC travels to another country [book:De..."

Looking forward to taking on a challenge again, after a few months' absence. I'll opt for the EASY level, i.e. 4 tasks. As always, I'll preface my list with the remark that the titles may change.

Progress: 3/4

1. Geographical Setting: Read a book set in a different country than your own
Camille by Pierre Lemaitre (France) 3★s

2. Travel: Read a book where the main character travels to another country
Finding Gobi (Main edition): The true story of a little dog and an incredible journey by Dion Leonard (AA) (China) 5★s

3. Cover Hunt: Read a book with a picture of a mode of travel on the cover
Battle Lines by Andy McNab (helicopter)

4. Title: Read a book with a placename in the title
Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel 5★s

Welcome back Mary :) You're linked up :)

Mima wrote: "Brenda wrote: "And you're linked in Mima :)"

Okay Brenda, I'll keep looking for something else."

Good luck!