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November Challenge 2021 - Last Month of Spring

Easy - Tasks (4 books) = One Aussie author
Medium - Spell it Out (min 6 books) = Two Aussie authors
Hard - Tasks & Spell it Out (min 10 books) = 3 Aussie authors

Make sure you check out the challenge guidelines here

TASKS

#1. November is the last month of Spring - Read a book with colourful flowers on the cover OR read a book set in Spring

#2. 7th November is the Bitter & Twisted Boutique Beer Festival in NSW - Read a book where someone drinks alcohol OR read a book with plenty of twists

#3. 26th November sees James Reyne "Live on the Lake" - Read a book where music is part of the plot OR read a book with water on the cover

#4. November is Mental Health awareness month - Read a book with a character who suffers mental health problems OR read a book where each title letter fits into the words - Mental Health

SPELL IT OUT
Choose one (or more) of the words below to spell out using the first title letter (using or not - "a", "an", "the") of your book, or the first letter of the author's christian or surname.

Activities
Entertaining
Flowers
Fresh fruit
Icecreams
Insects
Mental Health
Picnics
Spring
Sunshine

TEMPLATE
November Challenge 2021
Duration: 1/11/21 - 30/11/21
0/?

Participants

✅Alex
Angela
✅Anna
✅Brenda
✅Calvin
✅Carol
✅Carolyn
✅Catsalive
✅Cherie
✅Clare
Denise MF
✅Diana
✅Helen
✅Jane
✅Janine
✅Jasmine
✅Jenn
Jennifer (joined 5/11)
Kali
✅Kim (UK)
Kylie H
Lily
✅Lorraine
✅Mari
✅MaryG2E
✅MichelleG
✅Nicole
✅Odette
PattyMacDotComma
✅Phrynne
✅Sarah
✅Sharah
✅Sharon
✅Sue
✅TheMadHatter
Tien
✅Trish
Valerie
✅Zoey

November Challenge 2021
Duration: 1/11/21 - 30/11/21
11/11

TASKS

#1. November is the last month in Spring - Read a book with colourful flowers on the cover OR read a book set in Spring
Death on the Shelf by Allison Brook 4★s 6/11/21

#2. 7th November is the Bitter & Twisted Boutique Beer Festival in NSW - Read a book where someone drinks alcohol OR read a book with plenty of twists
The Dark Hours by Michael Connelly 5★s 9/11/21

#3. 26th November sees James Reyne "Live on the Lake" - Read a book where music is part of the plot OR read a book with water on the cover
The Waterhole by Lily Malone 5★s 17/11/21 AA

#4. November is Mental Health awareness month - Read a book with a character who suffers mental health problems OR read a book where each title letter fits into the words - Mental Health
A Letter From Pearl Harbor by Anna Stuart 5★s 5/11/21



SPELL OUT

F Deception Creek by Fleur McDonald 5★s 2/11/21 AA
L The Safe Place by L.A. Larkin 5★s 7/11/21 AA
O The Orphan's Secret by Shirley Dickson 5★s 8/11/21
W The Way it is Now by Garry Disher 5★s 3/11/21 AA
E Death in Room 7 by K.J. Emrick 2★s 18/11/21 AA
R Three Weeks Dead by Rebecca Bradley 5★s 18/11/21
S Stolen Ones by Angela Marsons 5★s 13/11/21

November Challenge 2021
10/10

TASKS

#1. November is the last month of Spring - Read a book with colourful flowers on the cover
book:Death on the Shelf|57067987] by Allison Brook 4 stars

#2. 7th November is the Bitter & Twisted Boutique Beer Festival in NSW - Read a book with plenty of twists
A Three Book Problem by Vicki Delany 4 stars

#3. 26th November sees James Reyne "Live on the Lake" - Read a book with water on the cover
Murder on the Pier by Merryn Allingham 4 stars

#4. November is Mental Health awareness month - Read a book where each title letter fits into the words - Mental Health
Tooting Moon by Brigid George (AA) 3 stars



SPELL IT OUT
S Silent Bud Deadly by H.Y. Hanna (AA) 4 stars
P Swimsuit by James Patterson 4 stars
R The Eighth Sister by Robert Dugoni 4 stars
I Ink & Sigil by Kevin Hearne 5 stars
N Notes from the Burning Age by Claire North 3 stars
G The Way it is Now by Garry Disher (AA) 4 stars

November Challenge 2021
Duration: 1/11/21 - 30/11/21
11/11 books (7/3 AA)

TASKS

#1. November is the last month of Spring - Read a book with colourful flowers on the cover
Southern Ruby by Belinda Alexandra AA -Read 24/11

#2. 7th November is the Bitter & Twisted Boutique Beer Festival in NSW - Read a book with plenty of twists
The Way It Is Now by Garry Disher AA -Read 11/11

#3. 26th November sees James Reyne "Live on the Lake" - Read a book with water on the cover
Outback Secrets (Bunyip Bay #5) by Rachael Johns AA -Read 3/11

#4. November is Mental Health awareness month - Read a book where each title letter fits into the words - Mental Health
The Anthill by Julianne Pachico -Read 6/11

SPELL IT OUT
P - Piranesi by Susanna Clarke -Read 01/11
I - Alyssa Rose Ivy - Focus (The Crescent Chronicles #2) -Read 14/11
C - Tea Cooper - The Fossil Hunter AA -Read 10/11
N - Natasha Lester - Her Mother's Secret AA -Read 16/11
I - The Inheritance by Gabriel Bergmoser AA -Read 10/11
C - Maxine Beneba Clarke - Foreign Soil AA -Read 2/11
S - Neal Stephenson - Zodiac -Read 4/11

I'm in.

November Challenge 2021
Duration: 1/11/21 - 30/11/21
17/17 min 3 AAs

TASKS

#1. November is the last month of Spring - Read a book with colourful flowers on the cover OR read a book set in Spring
Secrets from a Happy Marriage by Maisey Yates 4 stars

#2. 7th November is the Bitter & Twisted Boutique Beer Festival in NSW - Read a book where someone drinks alcohol OR read a book with plenty of twists
Lick by Kylie Scott AA

#3. 26th November sees James Reyne "Live on the Lake" - Read a book where music is part of the plot OR read a book with water on the cover
Play by Kylie Scott AA


#4. November is Mental Health awareness month - Read a book with a character who suffers mental health problems OR read a book where each title letter fits into the words - Mental Health
Lead by Kylie Scott AA 5 stars



SPELL IT OUT

S - Title - Starting from Scratch by Penelope Janu AA 5 stars
P - Author - Texas Proud by Diana Palmer 4 stars
R - Title - Riggs by Sawyer Bennett 5 stars
I - Author - Blood Heir by Ilona Andrews 5 stars
N -Title - NYPD Red 6 by James Patterson 4 stars
G - Title - Grave Witch by Kalayna Price 5 stars

F - Author - The Chase by Candice Fox AA 5 stars
L - Author - Crackenback by Lee Christine AA 4 stars
O - Title - Once Dead, Twice Shy by Kim Harrison 4 stars
W - Title - Waffles at the Wake by Addison Moore 3.5 stars
E - Author - Look Alive Twenty-Five by Janet Evanovich 4 stars
R - Title - Rock Hard SEAL by Rye Hart 3.5 stars
S - Author - Jett by Sawyer Bennett 5 stars

Medium for me this month. 6 books (2AA)

✔ S Unforgiven by Sarah Barrie AA (read 20 Nov) 5★
✔ P The Hawthorne School by Sylvie Perry (read 25 Nov) 4★
✔ R Darkness Falls by Robert Bryndza (read 15 Nov) 4★
✔ I The Inheritance by Gabriel Bergmoser AA (read 29 Nov) 4★
✔ N The Nancys by R.W.R. Mcdonald (read 9 Nov) 4★
✔ G Vanishing Point by Gregg Olsen (read 22 Nov) 4★

I’m in please.

November Challenge 2021
Duration: 1/11/21 - 30/11/21
TASKS - Easy 4 Books (1 Aussie Author)
4/4

#1. November is the last month of Spring - Read a book with colourful flowers on the cover OR read a book set in Spring
The Dictionary of Lost Words by Pip WilliamsAA

#2. 7th November is the Bitter & Twisted Boutique Beer Festival in NSW - Read a book where someone drinks alcohol Funkytown by Paul KennedyAA lots of binge drinking!

#3. 26th November sees James Reyne "Live on the Lake" - Read a book where music is part of the plot OR read a book with water on the cover
Driving Stevie Fracasso by Barry Divola AA

#4. November is Mental Health awareness month - Read a book with a character who suffers mental health problems OR read a book where each title letter fits into the words - Mental Health
Have You Found Her by Janice Erlbaum

November Challenge 2021
Duration: 1/11/21 - 30/11/21
Level: Easy
4/4

TASKS

#1. November is the last month of Spring - Read a book with colourful flowers on the cover

Lana's War by Anita Abriel(AA) READ 3/11/21 3*

#2. 7th November is the Bitter & Twisted Boutique Beer Festival in NSW - Read a book with plenty of twists

Gathering Dark by Candice Fox(AA) READ 6/11/21 4*

#3. 26th November sees James Reyne "Live on the Lake" - Read a book with water on the cover

One Italian Summer by Pip Williams(AA) READ 16/11/21 3*

#4. November is Mental Health awareness month - Read a book where each title letter fits into the words - Mental Health

All About Ella by Meredith Appleyard(AA) READ 8/11/21 4*

Diana wrote: "I’m in please.

November Challenge 2021
Duration: 1/11/21 - 30/11/21
TASKS - Easy 4 Books (1 Aussie Author)
0/4

#1. November is the last month of Spring - Read a book with colourful flowers on the..."

Diana could you please post the cover for your first one? Thanks :)

Brenda wrote: "Diana wrote: "I’m in please.

November Challenge 2021
Duration: 1/11/21 - 30/11/21
TASKS - Easy 4 Books (1 Aussie Author)
0/4

#1. November is the last month of Spring - Read a book with colourful ..."

Done, close up will reveal flowers in vases on the cover

November Challenge 2021
Duration: 1/11/21 - 30/11/21
4/4

#1. November is the last month of Spring - Read a book with colourful flowers on the cover
Four Funerals and Maybe a Wedding by Rhys Bowen 4★

#2. 7th November is the Bitter & Twisted Boutique Beer Festival in NSW - Read a book with plenty of twists
A Hidden Fire by Elizabeth Hunter 3★

#3. 26th November sees James Reyne "Live on the Lake" - Read a book where music is part of the plot
Sing by C.D. Reiss 1★

#4. November is Mental Health awareness month - Read a book with a character who suffers mental health problems
Back, After the Break by Osher Günsberg AA 4★

Diana wrote: "Brenda wrote: "Diana wrote: "I’m in please.

November Challenge 2021
Duration: 1/11/21 - 30/11/21
TASKS - Easy 4 Books (1 Aussie Author)
0/4

#1. November is the last month of Spring - Read a book ..."

Thanks Diana :)

November Challenge 2021
Duration: 1/11/21 - 30/11/21
7/7 books (3/3 AA)

SPELL IT OUT
F - For Your Own Good by Samantha Downing read 08/11/21 - 4 ⭐
L - Magpie's Bend by Maya Linnell AA read 18/11/21 - 4 ⭐
O - Over My Dead Body by Dave Warner AA read 05/11/21 - 5 ⭐
W - Seven Days in June by Tia Williams read 15/11/21 - 4 ⭐
E - Meet Me in Bendigo by Eva Scott AA read 11/11/21 - 4 ⭐
R - The Girl in the Ice by Robert Bryndza read 23/11/21 - 4 ⭐
S - Dark Horses by Susan Mihalic read 03/11/21 - 4 ⭐

November Challenge 2021
Duration: 1/11/21 - 30/11/21
6/6 books

SPELL IT OUT

S - The Model Wife by Tricia Stringer 4 ★AA
P - Wish You Were Here by Jodi Picoult 4 ★
R - Wolfhunter River by Rachel Caine 4 ★
I - In the Darkness by Mike Omer 4★
N - The Ripping Tree by Nikki Gemmell 2★ AA
G - The Way it is Now by Garry Disher 4 ★ AA

I am in

Easy - Tasks (4 books) = One Aussie author

4/4

TASKS

#1. November is the last month of Spring - Read a book with colourful flowers on the cover

Susan Mackie Charlie's Will AA Done

#2. 7th November is the Bitter & Twisted Boutique Beer Festival in NSW - OR read a book with plenty of twists

Fleur McDonald Deception Creek AA Done

#3. 26th November sees James Reyne "Live on the Lake" read a book with water on the cover

Karen Odden Down a Dark River Done

#4. November is Mental Health awareness month - Read a book with a character who suffers mental health problems

Tricia Stringer The Family Inheritance Done



I have finished this challenge :)

I always suck at these challenges because I look at it, get excited, and then proceed to accidentally read all the books I wanted to read for the challenge before it actually starts...
I already have ideas for this challenge....now I just need some self control.

0/4 complete

Task 1:

Task2:

Task 3:

Task 4:

Hi Brenda,
I'd love to join, please! I'm going to start with Medium and the Spell-it-Out, and perhaps address the Tasks as I go along...
November Challenge 2021
Duration: 1/11/21 - 30/11/21
Level: Hard
Progress: 11/11 AA: 7/7

TASKS
1A. Read a book set in Spring Before You Knew My Name by Jacqueline Bublitz AA (3/11) 4*
2A. Read a book where someone drinks alcohol Clobbered by Camembert by Avery Aames (6/11) 3*
3B. Read a book with water on the cover The Way it is Now by Garry Disher AA (2/11) 4.5*
4B. Read a book with a character who suffers mental health problems (PTSD) Witness by Louise Milligan AA (19/11) 5*


SPELL IT OUT
F: Fromage by Sally Scott AA (29/11) 4*
L: A Little Bird by Wendy James AA (29/11) 4*
O: The One Who Got Away by Caroline Overington AA (14/11) 3.5*
W: A Walk in the Woods: Rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail by Bill Bryson (9/11) 4*
E: Resurrection Bay by Emma Viskic AA (11/11) 4*
R: Root and Ritual: Timeless Ways to Connect to Land, Lineage, Community, and the Self by Becca Piastrelli (17/11) 4*
S: Shadow of the Knife by Richard Ayre (12/11) 4*

November Challenge 2021
Duration: 1/11/21 - 30/11/21
Level: Hardm
14/14 4/4 AA

#1. November is the last month of Spring - Read a book with colourful flowers on the cover
Forget Me Not

#2. 7th November is the Bitter & Twisted Boutique Beer Festival in NSW - Read a book where someone drinks alcohol
The Pretenders

#3. read a book with water on the cover
You Have a Match

#4. November is Mental Health awareness month - Read a book with a character who suffers mental health problems
Smokey Joe's Cafe AA

SPELL IT OUT

E - You Have a Match
N - The Number of Love
T - The Joy Luck Club
E - Forget Me Not
R - Life or Death AA
T - That Summer
A - Apples Never Fall AA
I - Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me?
N - The Last Story of Mina Lee
I - I Am Heathcliff: Stories Inspired by Wuthering Heights
N - A Name Unknown
G - Growing Up Aboriginal in Australia AA

November Challenge 2021
Duration: 1/11/21 - 30/11/21
Level; Easy (4 books) = 1 Aussie authors
4/4

TASKS

#1. November is the last month of Spring - Read a book with colourful flowers on the cover
House of Hollow by Krystal Sutherland AA ✅ 4*

#2. 7th November is the Bitter & Twisted Boutique Beer Festival in NSW - Read a book where someone drinks alcohol OR read a book with plenty of twists
The Law of Innocence by Michael Connelly (probs both in this one!) ✅ 4*

#3. 26th November sees James Reyne "Live on the Lake" - read a book with water on the cover
The Cove by L.J. Ross ✅ 3*

#4. November is Mental Health awareness month - Read a book with a character who suffers mental health problems
City of the Lost by Kelley Armstrong ✅ 4*

✅ ✅ ✅ ✅

Helen wrote: "I am in

Easy - Tasks (4 books) = One Aussie author

TASKS

#1. November is the last month of Spring - Read a book with colourful flowers on the cover OR read a book set in Spring

[author:Susan Ma..."

Helen, your choices are great - can you just mark which choice of the four criteria you are picking please. Thanks :)

Jasmine's wrote: "please add me xx

#1. November is the last month of Spring - Read a book with colourful flowers on the cover OR read a book set in Spring
Forget Me Not

#2. 7th November is the Bitt..."

Jasmine, you only have to choose one book per criteria :) And just mark which choice you're picking with your reads. Thanks :)

November Challenge 2021
Duration: 1/11/21 - 30/11/21
10/10 3 AA @ 26-NOV-2021

TASKS

#1. November is the last month in Spring - Read a book with colourful flowers on the cover : The Good Sister by Sally Hepworth AA 5*

#2. 7th November is the Bitter & Twisted Boutique Beer Festival in NSW - Read a book with plenty of twists : The One Impossible Labyrinth by Matthew Reilly AA (twists galore I'm hoping!) 5*

#3. 26th November sees James Reyne "Live on the Lake" - Read a book with water on the cover : Legacy by Nora Roberts 4*

#4. November is Mental Health awareness month - Read a book with a character who suffers mental health problems : The Patient by Jasper DeWitt 2*




SPELL OUT
S : Serpentine by Jonathan Kellerman 3*
P : Parky's People by Michael Parkinson 4*
R : Not Dark Yet by Peter Robinson 4*
I : Indigo Storm by Fleur McDonald AA 4*
N : The Noise by James Patterson 4*
G : Fetching by Kylie Gilmore 3*

Welcome one and all - everyone is linked to here :)

November Challenge 2021
Duration: 1/11/21 - 30/11/21
Level: Easy
4/4

TASKS

#1. November is the last month of Spring - Read a book with colourful flowers on the cover

World of Wonders: In Praise of Fireflies, Whale Sharks, and Other Astonishments by Aimee Nezhukumatathil 3.5 stars

#2. 7th November is the Bitter & Twisted Boutique Beer Festival in NSW - Read a book with plenty of twists

Futuristic Violence and Fancy Suits by David Wong 4 stars

#3. 26th November sees James Reyne "Live on the Lake" - Read a book where music is part fo the plot

On the Come Up by Angie Thomas 4 stars

#4. November is Mental Health awareness month - Read a book with a character who suffers mental health problems

The Trauma Cleaner: One Woman's Extraordinary Life in the Business of Death, Decay, and Disaster by Sarah Krasnostein AA 4 stars

Brenda wrote: "Helen wrote: "I am in

Easy - Tasks (4 books) = One Aussie author

TASKS

#1. November is the last month of Spring - Read a book with colourful flowers on the cover OR read a book set in Spring

[a..."

I have fixed that, thanks Brenda :)

Helen wrote: "Brenda wrote: "Helen wrote: "I am in

Easy - Tasks (4 books) = One Aussie author

TASKS

#1. November is the last month of Spring - Read a book with colourful flowers on the cover OR read a book se..."

Thanks Helen! #4 doesn't look quite right - there's no F or I in MENTAL HEALTH. Perhaps you meant the other option?

Cherie wrote: "November Challenge 2021
Duration: 1/11/21 - 30/11/21
Level: Easy
0/4

TASKS

#1. November is the last month of Spring - Read a book with colourful flowers on the cover

..."

Welcome Cherie, you're linked :)

November Challenge 2021
Duration: 1/11/21 - 30/11/21
7/7 (Medium - 2 AA) as of 29 Nov

SPELL IT OUT - "Flowers"

F Flint - A Deadly Cambodian Crime Spree by Shamini Flint
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... (3.5 Stars)

L Lindsey - One in a Million by Lindsey Kelk
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... (3 Stars)

O Owens - Becoming a Vincent by C.M. Owens
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... (4 Stars)

W Wild - A Wild Pursuit by Eloisa James
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... (3 Stars)

E Eva - Meet Me in Bendigo by Eva Scott AA
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... (4 Stars)

R Rhonda - Until We Meet by Rhonda Forrest AA
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... (5 Stars)

S Shen - Midnight Blue by L.J. Shen
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... (3.5 Stars)

November Challenge 2021
Duration: 1/11/21 - 30/11/21

Easy - Tasks (4 books) = 1 AA
4/4

1. November is the last month of Spring - Read a book with colourful flowers on the cover
✔ A Glasshouse of Stars by Shirley Marr Read 26/11. 4★ AA

2. 7th November is the Bitter & Twisted Boutique Beer Festival in NSW - Read a book with plenty of twists
✔ She's Too Pretty to Burn by Wendy Heard Read 8/11. 4★ Review:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

3. 26th November sees James Reyne "Live on the Lake" - Read a book with water on the cover
✔ All the Murmuring Bones by A.G. Slatter Read 18/11. 4★ AA

4. November is Mental Health awareness month - Read a book with a character who suffers mental health problems
✔ The Taking of Jake Livingston by Ryan Douglass Read 22/11. 2★

November Challenge 2021
Duration: 1/11/21 - 30/11/21
Level: Hard 11/11 5/3 AA

✔︎#1. November is the last month in Spring - Read a book with colourful flowers on the cover - The Good Life: How To Grow A Better World by Hannah Moloney AA
✔︎#2. 7th November is the Bitter & Twisted Boutique Beer Festival in NSW - Read a book where someone drinks alcohol - Three Women by Lisa Taddeo
✔︎#3. 26th November sees James Reyne "Live on the Lake" - Read a book with water on the cover - La Belle Sauvage by Philip Pullman
✔︎#4. November is Mental Health awareness month - Read a book with a character who suffers mental health problems - Notre-Dame de Paris by Victor Hugo



SPELL IT OUT

✔︎F - The Forgotten Rebels of Eureka by Clare Wright AA
✔︎L - A Long Petal of the Sea by Isabel Allende
✔︎O - The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman
✔︎W - Nellie, the life and loves of Dame Nellie Melba by Robert Wainwright AA
✔︎E - Everything I Never Told You by Celeste Ng
✔︎R - Cold Coast by Robyn Mundy AA
✔︎S - The Silent Listener by Lyn Yeowart

Hard - Tasks (10 books) = One Aussie author
10/10

TASKS

#1. November is the last month of Spring - Read a book with colourful flowers on the cover
A Home Like Ours by Fiona Lowe - 5★ AA

#2. 7th November is the Bitter & Twisted Boutique Beer Festival in NSW - Read a book where someone drinks alcohol
Other People's Houses by Kelli Hawkins - 4★ AA

#3. 26th November sees James Reyne "Live on the Lake" - Read a book with water on the cover
Surviving Savannah by Patti Callahan - 4★

#4. November is Mental Health awareness month - Read a book with a character who suffers mental health problems
Perfect Bones by A.J. Waines - 3.5★



S: The Shepherd's Hut by Tim Winton - 4★ AA
P: She Who Became the Sun by Shelley Parker-Chan - 4★
R: The Red Coast by Di Morrissey - 4★ AA
I: In the Barren Ground by Loreth Anne White - 4.5★
N: The Botanist's Daughter by Kayte Nunn - 4.5★ AA
G: The Carpet Weaver of Usak by Kathryn Gauci - 4★

Clare wrote: "I would like to join

November Challenge 2021
Duration: 1/11/21 - 30/11/21
Easy - Tasks (4 books) = 1 AA
0/4

1. November is the last month of Spring - Read a book with colourful flowers on the co..."

Clare Craig Silvey is also an Aussie author :)

Sue wrote: "November Challenge 2021
Duration: 1/11/21 - 30/11/21
Level: Hard 0/10 0/3AA

#1. November is the last month in Spring - Read a book with colourful flowers on the cover OR read a book set in Spring ..."

Sue would you mind distinguishing which choice you're picking with the Tasks please? Thanks :)

Welcome MH, Clare, Sue and Odette - you're all linked :)

Brenda wrote: "Clare Craig Silvey is also an Aussie author :) ..."

Thanks Brenda. I don't know what happened to Quality Control 😁

Count me in please 🤗
November Challenge 2021 - Last Month of Spring
Level : Hard..tasks/spell it out 10/10 AA 8/8

Tasks
✔#1. November is the last month of Spring - Read a book with colourful flowers on the cover
A Home Like Ours by Fiona Lowe AA....read 4*

✔#2. 7th November is the Bitter & Twisted Boutique Beer Festival in NSW - Read a book with plenty of twists
Liar by Lesley Pearse....read 3.5*

✔#3. 26th November sees James Reyne "Live on the Lake" - Read a book with water on the cover
Bila Yarrudhanggalangdhuray by Anita Heiss AA....read 4*

✔#4. November is Mental Health awareness month - Read a book with a character who suffers mental health problems
Your Own Kind of Girl by Clare Bowditch AA....read 4*



Spell it out
✔S - Deadman's Track by Sarah Barrie AA....read 4*
✔P -The Piper's Son by Melina Marchetta AA....read 4*
✔R....The Rugmaker of Mazar-e-Sharif by Najaf Mazari AA....read 4*
✔I - The Last Piece by Imogen Clark....read 3.5*
✔N - When the Ground Is Hard by Malla Nunn AA....read 4*
✔G - The Garden of Hopes and Dreams by Barbara Hannay AA....read 3.5*

Clare wrote: "Brenda wrote: "Clare Craig Silvey is also an Aussie author :) ..."

Thanks Brenda. I don't know what happened to Quality Control 😁"

LOL! Perhaps it got out of control ;)

Welcome Trish, you're linked!

Brenda wrote: "Sue wrote: "November Challenge 2021
Duration: 1/11/21 - 30/11/21
Level: Hard 0/10 0/3AA

#1. November is the last month in Spring - Read a book with colourful flowers on the cover OR read a book se..."

Sorry about that - done! As I haven't read the books yet, I am hoping they fulfil the tasks. It's sometimes a bit hard to predict...

Easypeasy for me. 4/4

✅ #1. Colourful flowers on the cover
This Shining Life by Harriet Kline 3.5★

✅ #2. A book with plenty of twists
Snow Blind by P.J. Tracy 3.5★

✅ #3. A book with water on the cover
The Way it is Now by Garry Disher AA - 4★

✅ #4. A book where each title letter fits into the words - Mental Health
Moon Tiger by Penelope Lively 5★

Thanks Sue :)

Welcome Patty, you're linked :)

Brenda wrote: "Welcome Trish, you're linked!"

Thank you Brenda ☺

I will try...

November Challenge 2021
Duration: 1/11/21 - 30/11/21
Hard - min 10 + 3 AA
16/16

#1. colourful flowers on the cover
The Garden of Hopes and Dreams by Barbara Hannay (AA) - 6/11 - 4★

#2. someone drinks alcohol
Thursdays at Orange Blossom House by Sophie Green (AA) - 4/11 - 4★

#3. water on the cover
Narrowboat Dreams by Steve Haywood - 21/11 - 3★

#4. each title letter fits into the words - Mental Health
Maybe This Time by Jill Mansell - 2/11 - 4★

SPELL IT OUT
M- Mythos by Stephen Fry - 12/11 - 5★
E- The Essence of the Thing by Madeleine St. John (AA) - 1/11 - 4.5★
N- Not Quite Nice by Celia Imrie - 11/9 - 3★
T- Under the Whispering Door by T.J. Klune - 5/11 - 2.5★
A- Lovebirds by Amanda Hampson (AA) - 8/11 - 4.5★
L- Chocolate Covered Murder by Leslie Meier - 15/11 - 2★
H- Hollow Crown by David Roberts - 20/11 - 3★
E- Twenty by Debra Landwehr Engle - 23/11 - 3.5★
A- The Reading List by Sara Nisha Adams - 11/9 - 4★
L- The Last Bookshop in London by Madeline Martin - 14/11 - 4★
T- Birds of a Feather by Tricia Stringer (AA) - 13/11 - 4.5★
H- How to find love in a bookshop by Veronica Henry - 13/11 - 4★

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November Challenge 2021
Duration: 1/11/21 - 30/11/21
Hard - min 10 + 3 AA
0/16

#1. colourful flowers on the cover
Thursdays at Orange Blossom House by ..."

Welcome Kylie, you're linked :)

November Challenge 2021
Duration: 1/11/21 - 30/11/21
Level: Easy
4/4
Completed 17th February

TASKS

✅ #1. November is the last month of Spring - Read a book set in Spring
Lord James Harrington and the Spring Mystery by Lynn Florkiewicz 04/11 ★★★

✅ #2. 7th November is the Bitter & Twisted Boutique Beer Festival in NSW - Read a book with plenty of twists.
The Curse of Braeburn Castle by Karen Baugh Menuhin 12/11 ★★★★

✅ #3. 26th November sees James Reyne "Live on the Lake" - Read a book where music is part of the plot.
How to Make Gravy by Paul Kelly *AA* 17/11 ★★★★★

✅ #4. November is Mental Health awareness month - Read a book with a character who suffers mental health problems.
The Suspect by Michael Robotham *AA* 06/11 ★★★☆

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November Challenge 2021 - Last Month of Spring (or Autumn, over here!)
Duration: 1/11/21 - 30/11/21
Level: Medium - 6/6 (AA 2/2) - COMPLETED 21/11/21

SPELL IT OUT - SPRING -

S - author first name:-
Beautiful World, Where Are You by Sally Rooney -
- FINISHED 4/11/21 - 3* (7/10)

P - title:-
Playdate by Alex Dahl -
- FINISHED 6/11/21 - 4* (9/10)

R - title:-
The Return of the Native by Thomas Hardy -
FINISHED 12/11/21 - 4* (9/10)

I - title:-
I Made a Mistake by Jane Corry -
FINISHED 20/11/21 - 4* (9/10)

N - author first name:-
The Family Across the Street by Nicole Trope - AA -
- FINISHED 17/11/21 - 5* (9.5/10)

G - author first name:-
The Inheritance by Gabriel Bergmoser - AA -
- FINISHED 21/11/21 - 5* (9.5/10)