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Annual Australian Authors Challenge 2022
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Alexandra
✅Amanda
✅Andrea
Andrea Barton
Anna
✅Barbara
✅Brenda
✅Brenda PART 2
✅Carol
✅Carolyn
✅Catsalive
✅Catsalive Part 2
✅Cherie
Clare
✅Denise MF
✅Elisabeth
Em_Jay
✅Genevieve
✅Helen
Irene
✅Jacinta
✅Jane
✅Janelle
✅Janine
✅Jasmine
✅Jazzy
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✅Jenny
✅Joanne
✅Jonquil
Julie
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Kim
✅Kylie
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Lisa
✅Lorraine
✅Mari
✅MaryG2E
✅Meg
✅Phrynne
✅Rachel
✅Sarah
Sharon
Sue
✅TheMadHatter
Tien
✅Trish
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Duration: 1/1/22 - 31/12/22
Level: Three
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I'm in, please Brenda! I'll fill in as I go, I think...Annual Australian Authors Challenge 2022
Duration: 1/1/22 - 31/12/22
Level: 3
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Annual Australian Authors Challenge 2022I'm in for level 2: 24 books. (If I finish early I'll move up to level 3: 36 books)
Read: 36/ 36 books
9 x Male Authors 9/9
✔ 1. Canticle Creek by Adrian Hyland (read 3 Jan) 4★
✔ 2. The Holiday Murders by Robert Gott (read 23 Jan) 4★
✔ 3. Kill Your Brother by Jack Heath (read 3 Feb) 4★
✔ 4. The Greater Good by Tim Ayliffe (read 25 Mar) 4★
✔ 5. Wild Dogs by Michael Trant (read 24 June) 5★
✔ 6. Snapshot by Garry Disher (read 26 June) 4★
✔ 7. The Secret Wife by Mark Lamprell (read 8 Sept) 5★
✔ 8. Gemini Falls by Sean Wilson (read 4 Sept) 4.5★
✔ 9. Everyone In My Family Has Killed Someone by Benjamin Stevenson (read 6 Aug) 4.5★
9 x Female Authors 9/9
✔ 1. Brunswick Street Blues by Sally Bothroyd (read 4th Feb) 3★
✔ 2. The Islands by Emily Brugman (read 23 Mar) 5★
✔ 3. The Cane by Maryrose Cuskelly (read 19 Mar) 4★
✔ 4. My Brother-But-One by T.M. Clark (read 14 Mar) 4★
✔ 5. The Crimson Thread by Kate Forsyth (read 20 June) 5★
✔ 6. Out of Breath by Anna Snoekstra ( read 7 June) 4★
✔ 7. The Keepers of the Lighthouse by Kaye Dobbie (read 12 July) 5★
✔ 8. A Caravan Like a Canary by Sasha Wasley 4★ (read 14 Aug)
✔ 9. The Wattle Island Book Club by Sandie Docker (26 July) 4★
9 x 2022 New Release 9/9
✔ 1. The Shadow House by Anna Downes (read 8 Mar) 4★
✔ 2. The Murder Rule by Dervla McTiernan (read 9 Apr) 4★
✔ 3. Dinner with the Schnabels by Toni Jordan (read 19 June) 4★
✔ 4. The Woman in the Library by Sulari Gentill (read 24 April) 5★
✔ 5. The Island by Adrian McKinty (read 12 Apr) 4★
✔ 6. One of Us by Kylie Kaden (read 10 Apr) 3.5★
✔ 7. Daughters of Eve by Nina D. Campbell (read 8 May) 4★
✔ 8. The Crimson Thread by Kate Forsyth (read 20 Jun) 5★
✔ 9. Stay Awake by Megan Goldin (read 20 July) 4★
9 x Favourite genre (Crime) 8/9
✔ 1. The Silent Listener by Lyn Yeowart (read 14 April) 4★
✔ 2.Outback Creed by Jonathan Macpherson (read 13 July) 3★
✔ 3. The Carnival is Over by Greg Woodland (read 10 July) 5★
✔ 4. Those Who Perish by Emma Viskic (read 11 June) 4★
✔ 5. You Had It Coming by B.M. Carroll (read 5 Jan) 4.5★
✔ 6. The Housemate by Sarah Bailey (read 13 Sept) 5★
✔ 7. Shatter by Michael Robotham (read 21 Jan) 5★
✔ 8. Revenge in Rubies by A.M. Stuart (read 11 Mar) 4★
✔ 9. The Ghosts of Paris by Tara Moss (read 3 June) 4★
Annual Australian Authors Challenge 2022Duration: 1/1/22 - 31/12/22
Level: 1
12/12
Male Authors
1. Honeybee by Craig Silvey 3.5★ (11/1/22)
2. Hideout by Jack Heath 4★ (25/1/22)
3. Nancy Business by R.W.R. Mcdonald 4★ (20/4/22)
Female Authors
1. The Housemate by Sarah Bailey 4.5★ (28/4/22)
2. Darkness for Light by Emma Viskic 4★ (10/5/22)
3. Scared to Death by Rachel Amphlett 3.5★ (22/10/22)
2022 New Releases
1. The Murder Rule by Dervla McTiernan 3.5★ (4/4/22)
2. The Islands by Emily Brugman 4.5★ (7/3/22)
3. Chai Time At Cinnamon Gardens 3.5★ (20/3/22)
Favourite Genre - Historical Fiction
1. The Pearl Thief by Fiona McIntosh 3★ (10/10/22)
2. The Dictionary of Lost Words by Pip Williams 4★ (11/8/22)
3. The Good Wife of Bath by Karen Brooks 4.5★ (17/10/22)
I am in, I will try for two sets :) And start getting books on the list asap and as I go
Annual Australian Authors Challenge 2022
Duration: 1/1/22 - 31/12/22
Level: 2
24/24
Male Authors
1. Wild Place Christian White Done 4* 1/4/22 https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
2. Poetic Licence Kevin Price Done 4* 19/5/22 https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
3. Everyone In My Family Has Killed Someone Benjamin Stevenson Done 4* 6/6/22 https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
4. Conviction Frank Chalmers Done 4* 31/10/22 https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
5. The Carnival is Over Greg Woodland Done 5* 31/08/22 https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
6. False Trust Steve Shipley Done 4* 30/8/22 https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Female Authors
1.The Secrets of Bridgewater Bay Julie Brooks Done 5* https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
2. The Waterhole Lily Malone
Done 5* https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
3. The Keepers of the Lighthouse Kaye Dobbie Done 5* 21/8/22 https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
4. A Family of Strangers Fiona Lowe Done 5* 22/2/22 https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
5. Zoe's Muster Barbara Hannay Done 5* 9/12/22 https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
6. Northern Heat Helene Young Done 5* 10/12/22 https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
2022 New Releases
1. Evil in Emerald A.M. Stuart Done 5* 21/3/22
2. Clouds on the Horizon Penelope Janu Done
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... 5*
3. Snowy Mountains Cattleman Alissa Callen AA Done 5* 25/2/22
4. The Vet's Country Holiday Lily Malone Done 5* 22/4/22 https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
5. Dressed by Iris Mary-Anne O'Connor Done 5* 13/2/22
6. The Nurses WarVictoria Purman Done 5* 28/3/22 https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
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Favourite Genre Romance
1. The Rake's Daughter Anne Gracie Done 5* 26/7/22 https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
2. Claiming His Virgin Princess Annie West Done 5* 6/01/22 https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
3. Snowbound in His Billion-Dollar Bed: An Uplifting International Romance Kali Anthony Done 5* 8/01/22 https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
4. The Valkyrie Queen Tanya Nellestein Done 5* 27/01/22 https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
5. The Girl from Paris Ella Carey 01/01/22 5* https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
6. One Night with Her Forgotten Husband Annie West Done 5* 8/4/22
Woohoo I have finished this one and loved it found some new authors and read some that had been on the TBR pile for a long time thank you all :)
Q for Mods: Is it okay to leave some of the new releases as tba and add them during the year?
Count me in!Annual Australian Authors Challenge 2022
Duration: 1/1/22 - 31/12/22
Level: 3
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✔︎ 1. Ghostlines by Nick Gadd (01/02/22) 3*
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✔︎ 1. Full Credit to the Boys: A cliché-free tale of marrying into Footy by Mel Hoffman (07/01/22) 4*
✔︎ 2. Fancy Meeting You Here by Ali Berg & Michelle Kalus (27/02/22) 3*
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2022 New Releases
✔︎ 1. Burnt Out by Victoria Brookman (05/01/22) 3.5*
✔︎ 2. Love and Other Puzzles by Kimberley Allsopp (05/02/22) 2.5*
✔︎ 3. Dressed by Iris by Mary-Anne O'Connor (05/02/22) 3*
✔︎ 4. The Cane by Maryrose Cuskelly (06/02/22) 3*
✔︎ 5. The Murder Rule by Dervla McTiernan (23/02/22) 3*
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Annual Australian Authors Challenge 2022Duration: 1/1/22 - 31/12/22
Level: One
12/12
Male Authors
1. Wild Place by Christian White READ 10/1/22 3*
2. The Artisan Heart by Dean Mayes READ 24/4/22 3*
3. Stars Over the Southern Ocean by J.H. Fletcher READ 20/4/22 4*
Female Authors
1. Unforgiven by Sarah Barrie READ 6/1/22 5*
2. Osprey Reef by Annie Seaton READ 2/1/22 4*
3. The Unusual Abduction of Avery Conifer by Ilsa Evans READ 8/1/22 4*
2022 New Releases
1. Clouds on the Horizon by Penelope Janu READ 5/3/22 3*
2. Dressed by Iris by Mary-Anne O'Connor READ 11/4/22 4*
3. Evil in Emerald by A.M. Stuart READ 11/4/22 4*
Favourite Genre (Historical Fiction)
1. The Prodigal Sister by Darry Fraser READ 18/3/22 4*
2. Keeper of the Light by Leanne Lovegrove READ 23/1/22 4*
3. The Spy's Wife by Fiona McIntosh READ 18/1/22 4*
I am in please - I will start with one set Level: 1 12/12
Male Authors
✅ 1. The Way it is Now - Garry Disher - 7 Jan 2022 - ★★★★
✅ 2. Treasure & Dirt - Chris Hammer - 31/7/2022 - ★★★★
✅ 3. When You Are Mine - Michael Robotham - 5 Feb 2022 - ★★★
Female Authors
✅ 1. Let The Dead Lie - Malla Nunn - 18 Feb 2022 - ★★★★
✅ 2. All the Tears in China - Sulari Gentill - 1/10/2022 - ★★★★
✅ 3. A Testament of Character - Sulari Gentill - 4/12/2022 - ★★★★
2022 New Releases
✅ 1. The Murder Rule - Dervla McTiernan - 4/6/2022 - ★★★★
✅ 2. Everyone In My Family Has Killed Someone - Benjamin Stevenson - 9/8/2022 - ★★★★
✅ 3. Those Who Perish - Emma Viskic - 16/7/2022 - ★★★★☆
Favourite Genre - Speculative
✅ 1. Wilder Country - Mark Smith - 18/7/2022 - ★★★☆
✅ 2. Land of Fences - Mark Smith - 10/9/2022 - ★★★☆
✅ 3. A Lifetime of Impossible Days - Tabitha Bird 30/11/22 - ★★★☆
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Yes of course Carolyn - not a problem :)
I'm in. I plan to start the year with one Aus author and will add more as I go.Annual Australian Authors Challenge 2022
Duration: 1/1/22 - 31/12/22
Level: 1
12/12
Male Authors
1.Ghosts of the Past by Tony Park 11/3/22 4 stars
2. Ash Road by Ivan Southall 23/2/22 4 stars
3.Danger Music by Eddie Ayres 15/4/22 4 stars
Female Authors
1. Sea People: In Search of the Ancient Navigators of the Pacific by Christina Thompson 7/1/22 5 stars
2. Year of Wonders by Geraldine Brooks 15/2/22 4 stars
3.A Place to Stay by Jennie Jones 15/1/22 4 stars
2022 New Releases
1. The Mother by Jane Caro 25/5/22 3 stars
2. Lying Beside You by Michael Robotham 29.8.22 5 stars
3. On the Same Page by Penelope Janu 7/10/22 3 stars
Favourite Genre Crime/Mystery/Suspense
1. Angel Rock by Darren Williams 21/4/22 4 stars
2. Shadows Of Hunters Ridge by Sarah Barrie 19/2/22 3 stars
3.The Other Wife by Michael Robotham 16/2/22 4 stars
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Should be able to manage this easily, except maybe the new releases, as I usually try to work my way through my massive physical TBR. Fingers crossed...Annual Australian Authors Challenge 2022
Duration: 1/1/22 - 31/12/22
Level: 3
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Male Authors
1. The Conversations At Curlow Creek by David Malouf
2. The Glass Canoe by David Ireland
3. The Memory Room by Christopher Koch
4. Gould's Book of Fish: A Novel in Twelve Fish by Richard Flanagan
5. Avenue of Eternal Peace by Nicholas Jose
6. Bombproof by Michael Robotham
✔︎7. The Survivor by Thomas Keneally
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1. The Salt Madonna by Catherine Noske
2. A Most Immoral Woman by Linda Jaivin
3. A Room Made of Leaves by Kate Grenville
4. The Forgotten Garden by Kate Morton
5. The Honey Flow by Kylie Tennant
6. The Last Voyage of Mrs Henry Parker by Joanna Nell
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I’m in! Will add the books as I go.Duration: 1/1/22 - 31/12/22
Level: 3
36/36
Male Authors
1. The Last Guests by J.P. Pomare fin Jan22 3*
2. On the Beach by Nevil Shute fin Jan29 2*
3. The Russian Wife by Barry Maitland fin Jan30 4*
4. Australia Day by Stan Grant fin Feb2 5*
5. Canticle Creek by Adrian Hyland fin Feb26 4*
6. The Secret Wife by Mark Lamprell fin Mar24 4*
7. Framed by John M. Green fin Jun3 4*
8. The Carnival is Over by Greg Woodland fin Jul30 3*
9. Limberlost by Robbie Arnott fin Oct18 5*
Female Authors
1. Vanessa McCausland The Beautiful Words fin Jan7 5*
2. Elizabeth Jolley The Well fin Jan11 4*
3. Jacquie Byron Happy Hour fin Jan15 4*
4. Liane Moriarty Apples Never Fall fin Apr5 4*
5. Fiona Murphy The Shape of Sound fin Apr17 4*
6. Tabitha Carvan This Is Not A Book About Benedict Cumberbatch fin Jun19 4*
7. The Woman in the Library by Sulari Gentill fin Jun21 4*
8. Kathryn Hore The Stranger fin Sep4 4*
9. Keeping Up Appearances by Tricia Stringer fin Sep23 3*
2022 New Releases
1. The Trivia Night by Ali Lowe fin Jan2 4*
2. Dressed by Iris by Mary-Anne O'Connor fin Jan16 3*
3. A Family of Strangers by Fiona Lowe fin Feb15 3*
4. The Sorrow Stone by Kári Gíslason fin Feb20 4*
5. The Crimson Thread by Kate Forsyth fin Feb24 5*
6. Loveland by Robert Lukins fin Mar8 5*
7. The Murder Rule by Dervla McTiernan fin Mar10 4*
8. The Way From Here by Jane Cockram fin Mar14 4*
9. This All Come Back Now edited by Mykaela Saunders fin May17 5*
Favourite Genre (Historical)
1. Playing Beatie Bow by Ruth Park fin Feb1 4*
2. Devotion by Hannah Kent fin Apr2 4*
3. The Last of the Apple Blossom by Mary-Lou Stephens fin May8 3*
4. The Brightest Star by Emma Harcourt fin Jun26 4*
5. The Paris Mystery by Kirsty Manning fin Aug12 3*
6. The Keepers of the Lighthouse by Kaye Dobbie fin Aug21 3*
7. Picnic at Hanging Rock by Joan Lindsay fin Sep10 5*
8. Weyward by Emilia Hart fin Sep30 4*
9. The Coast by Eleanor Limprecht fin Oct5 5*
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Level: Three
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Duration: 1/1/22 - 31/12/22
Level: Easy
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Annual Australian Authors Challenge 2022Duration: 1/1/22 - 31/12/22
Level: Easy
12/12
Male Authors
1. ✔ If Not Us by Mark Smith Read 30/1. 3★
2. ✔ How to Repaint a Life by Steven Herrick Read 2/5. 2★ Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
3. ✔ Terciel and Elinor by Garth Nix Read 17/6. 3★ Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
4. 7 1/2 by Christos Tsiolkas
5. Low Expectations by Stuart Everly-Wilson
6. Public Enemies by Mark Dapin
7. Questions Raised by Quolls by Harry Saddler
8. Noongar People Noongar Land by Kingsley Palmer
9. Living with the Locals by John Maynard
Game Theory by Barry Jonsberg
The Dead I Know by Scot Gardner
Female Authors
1. ✔ You're Doing it Wrong by Kaz Cooke Read 15/2. 3★ Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
2. ✔ The Enchanted April by Elizabeth von Arnim Read 30/4. 4★ https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
3. ✔ Unsheltered by Clare Moleta Read 3/5. 4★ Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
4. ✔ CSI Told You Lies by Meshel Laurie Read 19/5. 3★ Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
5. Fake by Stephanie Wood
The Story of Tom Brennan by J.C. Burke
The Schoolgirl Strangler by Katherine Kovacic
Understory by Inga Simpson
Night Blue by Angela O'Keeffe
A Wrong Turn at the Office of Unmade Lists by Jane Rawson
2022 New Releases
1. ✔ The Furies by Mandy Beaumont Read 1/3. 4★ Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
2. ✔ Sheilas: Badass Women of Australian History by Eliza Reilly Read 5/4. 5★ Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
3. The Jane Austen Remedy by Ruth Wilson
4. Fish Out of Water by Kate Hendrick
5. Sugar by Carly Nugent
6. Slipping the Noose by Meg Caddy
7. The Path of Thorns by A.G. Slatter
8. The Killing Code by Ellie Marney
9. Growing Up in Flames by Zach Jones
That Thing I Did by Allayne L. Webster
Where You Left Us by Rhiannon Wilde
Favourite Genre YA
1. ✔ Girls in Boys' Cars by Felicity Castagna Read 27/4. 5★ Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
2. ✔ Tiger Daughter by Rebecca Lim Read 1/7. 4★ Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
3. ✔ House of Hollow by Krystal Sutherland Read 22/12. 4★
4. It's Not You, It's Me by Gabrielle Williams
5. Girl Defective by Simmone Howell
6. The Boy Who Steals Houses by C.G. Drews
7. The Lost Soul Atlas by Zana Fraillon
This is How We Change the Ending by Vikki Wakefield
The Build-up Season by Megan Jacobson
Friday Brown by Vikki Wakefield
Ghost Bird by Lisa Fuller
Annual Australian Authors Challenge 2022Duration: 1/1/22 - 31/12/22
Level: Level Three: 36 titles (three sets)
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🗸 Male Authors (9/9)
1. Journey to the Stone Country by Alex Miller -Read 02/01 ★★★
2. A Doubter's Guide to the Bible: Inside History’s Bestseller for Believers and Skeptics by John Dickson -Read 14/02 ★★★½
3. Waltzing Australia by Tim Borthwick -Read 18/02 ★★★½
4. Captive by Tony Park -Read 03/03 ★★★½
5. End of Pride (The Soteria Trilogy #1) by L.J. Duncan -Read 05/03 ★★★½
6. The Football Solution: How Richmond’s premiership can save Australia by George Megalogenis -Read 06/03 ★★★
7. The Secret Runners of New York by Matthew Reilly -Read 30/03 ★★★
8. To the Islands by Randolph Stow -Read 05/04 ★★★
9. Darkdawn (The Nevernight Chronicle #3) by Jay Kristoff -Read 17/04 ★★
🗸 Female Authors (9/9)
1. Joan Makes History (Singer family #3) by Kate Grenville -Read 04/01 ★★
2. Singing the Dogstar Blues by Alison Goodman -Read 07/01 ★★★★
3. The Heartwood Hotel by Kerry McGinnis -Read 12/01 ★★★★
4. The Writing On The Wall by Juliet Rieden -Read 18/01 ★★½
5. Osprey Reef by Annie Seaton -Read 19/01 ★★★★
6. Dreaming of Zhou Gong (The Timekeepers #1) by Traci Harding -Read 19/02 ★★★★
7. P is for Pearl by Eliza Henry-Jones -Read 25/02 ★★★★
8. The Last Anniversary by Liane Moriarty -Read 27/02 ★★★
9. Lifespan of Starlight (Lifespan of Starlight #1) by Thalia Kalkipsakis -Read 07/03 ★★★★
🗸 2022 New Releases (9/9)
1. Murder Most Fancy (Indigo #2) by Kellie McCourt -Read 30/01 ★★★★★
2. Wild Dogs by Michael Trant -Read 05/02 ★★★★
3. Orphan Rock by Dominique Wilson -Read 01/03 ★★★½
4. The Nurses' War by Victoria Purman -Read 25/03 ★★★
5. League of Liars by Astrid Scholte -Read 26/03 ★★★★
6. Everyone In My Family Has Killed Someone by Benjamin Stevenson -Read 29/03 ★★★★½
7. The Mallee Girl by Jennifer Scoullar -Read 06/04 ★★★★
8. The Good Captain by Sean Rabin -Read 17/04 ★★½
9. Slipping the Noose by Meg Caddy -Read 26/05 ★★★★
🗸 Favourite Genre: Crime/Thriller (9/9)
1. The Shadow Game (Harry Dunkley #3) by Steve Lewis & Chris Uhlmann -Read 12/01★★½
2. Bombproof by Michael Robotham -Read 24/01 ★★★
3. Peepshow (Simone Kirsch #1) by Leigh Redhead -Read 27/01 ★★★★
4. Rubdown (Simone Kirsch #2) by Leigh Redhead -Read 10/02 ★★★½
5. Cherry Pie (Simone Kirsch #3) by Leigh Redhead -Read 17/02 ★★★
6. The Mystery Woman by Belinda Alexandra -Read 16/03 ★★★
7. Hunter (Timothy Blake #2) by Jack Heath -Read 24/03 ★★★½
8. Stiff (Murray Whelan #1) by Shane Maloney -Read 30/03 ★★★
9. The Brush Off (Murray Whelan #2) by Shane Maloney -Read 30/03 ★★★½
finishedAnnual Australian Authors Challenge 2022
Duration: 1/1/22 - 31/12/22
Level: One
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Annual Australian Authors Challenge 2022Duration: 1/1/22 - 31/12/22
Level: 3
36/36 DONE!
Male Authors
1.The Heart Radical by Boyd Anderson finished 12/2/22 - 3★
2.7 1/2 by Christos Tsiolkas finished 25/4/22 - 4★
3.Kill Your Brother by Jack Heath finished 2/3/22 - 4★
4.The Boat by Nam Le finished 7/2/22 - 3.5★
5.Son of Sin by Omar Sakr finished 2/3/22 - 4★
6.Girt Nation by David Hunt finished 19/2/22 - 2★
7.So You Think You Know What's Good for You? by Norman Swan finished 28/6/22 - 4★
8.The Way it is Now by Garry Disher finished 19/6/22 - 3★
9.Love Stories by Trent Dalton finished 16/6/22 - 5★
Female Authors
1.The Mothers by Genevieve Gannon finished 6/1/22 - 4.5★
2.The Last Migration by Charlotte McConaghy finished 26/3/22 - 5★
3.Bay of Fires by Poppy Gee finished 13/6/22 - 3★
4.How Decent Folk Behave by Maxine Beneba Clarke finished 13/5/22 - 5★
5.Shadow House by Anna Downes finished 3/1/22 - 3.5★
6.The Gaps by Leanne Hall finished 7/3/22 - 4★
7.Fancy Meeting You Here by Ali Berg finished 22/2/22 - 3★
8.The Last Woman in the World by Inga Simpson finished 29/4/22 - 4.5★
9.Wild Abandon by Emily Bitto finished 1/2/22 - 4.5★
2022 New Releases
1.The Islands finished 20/3/22 - 4★
2.Facts and Other Lies finished 12/3/22 - 5★
3.The Mother by Jane Caro finished 28/3/22 - 3★
4.Daughters of Eve by Nina D. Campbell finished 19/5/22 - 4★
5.The Jane Austen Remedy by Ruth Wilson finished 18/6/22 - 4★
6.An Exciting and Vivid Inner Life by Paul Dalla Rosa finished 29/6/22 - 4★
7.The Registrar by Neela Janakiramanan finished 10/7/22 - 4★
8.Here for the Right Reasons by Jodi McAlister finished 13/7/22 - 4.5★
9.Black River by Matthew Spencer finished 4/8/22 - 3.5★
Favourite Genre - Historical Fiction
1.Devotion by Hannah Kent finished 2/4/22 - 4★
2.Song of the Crocodile by Nardi Simpson finished 4/10/22 - 4.5★
3.Bila Yarrudhanggalangdhuray by Anita Heiss finished 23/4/22 - 5★
4.The Freedom of Birds by Stephanie Parkyn finished 16/3/22 - 4★
5.Music And Freedom by Zoë Morrison finished 22/3/22 - 4★
6.Infinite Splendours by Sofie Laguna finished 10/6/22 - 4★
7.Gulliver's Wife by Lauren Chater finished 24/5/22 - 3★
8.The Natural History of Love by Caroline Petit finished 24/9/22 - 3★
9.The Coast by Eleanor Limprecht finished 21/7/22 - 5★
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1. Gabriel Bergmoser - The Hunted ✅ 4* (6/4)
2. Gabriel Bergmoser - The Inheritance ✅ 2* (1/6)
3. Peter Papathanasiou - The Stoning ✅ 3* (30/7)
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1. Liane Moriarty - Apples Never Fall ✅ 3* (2/4)
2. Stella Quinn - The Vet from Snowy River ✅ 4* (10/4)
3. Darcy Coates - Hunted ✅ 2* (18/3)
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1. Matthew Reilly - The One Impossible Labyrinth (20/01/22, UK) ✅ 4* (29/1)
2. Dervla McTiernan - The Murder Rule (12/05/22, UK) ✅ 4* (21/5)
3. Stella Quinn - A Town Like Clarence (06/07/22) ✅ 4* (6/8)
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1. Jay Kristoff - TRUEL1F3 ✅ 2* (11/8)
2. Jay Kristoff - LIFEL1K3 ✅ 3* (7/4)
3. Jay Kristoff - DEV1AT3 ✅ 2* (11/8)
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Annual Australian Authors Challenge 2022Duration: 1/1/22 - 31/12/22
Level: 1 (Easy - 1 Set)
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Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... (4 stars) - 31/5/22
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Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... (3 Stars) - 25/6/22
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Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... (3.5 Stars) - 10/1/22
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Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... (4.5 Stars) - 10/12/22
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Count me in please😊 I will add extra 2022 releases as I find ones that appeal.Annual Australian Authors Challenge 2022
Duration: 1/1/22 - 31/12/22
Level: Level Three: 36 titles (three sets)
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✔1. The Dogs by John Hughes....3.5* 12/04/22
✔2. My Year Of Living Vulnerably by Rick Morton....3.5* 08/01/22
✔3. An Open Swimmerby Tim Winton....3* 20/08/22
✔4. Bitter Wash Road by Garry Disher....4* 11/06/22
✔5. Say You're Sorry by Michael Robotham....4* 22/01/22
✔6. Plum by Brendan Cowell....3* 28/07/22
✔7. Love Stories by Trent Dalton....4* 26/03/22
✔8. The Tour by Andrew Mackie....3* 21/03/22
✔9. White Sands of Summer by J.H. Fletcher....4* 19/06/22
FEMALE AUTHORS
✔1. The Survivors by Jane Harper....4.5* 27/05/22
✔2. Suddenly One Summer by Fleur McDonald....4* 14/03/22
✔3. The Secret Daughter by Kelly Rimmer....4* 12/05/22
✔4. Unforgiven by Sarah Barrie....4* 07/05/22
✔5. The Family Across the Street by Nicole Trope....3.5* 13/02/22
✔6. The Lost Girls by Wendy James....4* 03/02/22
✔7. Three Sisters by Heather Morris....4* 08/05/22
✔8. Devotion by Hannah Kent....4* 23/08/22
✔9. The Attack by Catherine Jinks....3.5* 14/05/22
2022 NEW RELEASES
✔1. The Murder Rule by Dervla McTiernan....4* 28/08/22
✔2. The Stepchild by Nicole Trope....4* 21/06/22
✔3. Her Time to Shine by Fiona McCallum....3.5* 23/06/22
✔4. The Eulogy by Jackie Bailey....4* 21/07/22
✔5. Twenty-Seven Letters by Ella Ward....3.5* 05/08/22
✔6. Wild Dogs by Michael Trant....4* 12/08/22
✔7. The Making of Her by Bernadette Jiwa....4.5* 29/08/22
✔8. Five Bush Weddings by Clare Fletcher....3.5* 05/08/22
✔9. Everyone In My Family Has Killed Someone by Benjamin Stevenson....4* 17/09/22
FAVOURITE GENRE (CONTEMPORARY FICTION)
✔1. At the End of the Day by Liz Byrski....4* 14/02/22
✔2. The Labyrinth by Amanda Lohrey....4* 20/05/22
✔3. The Younger Wife by Sally Hepworth....4* 08/04/22
✔4. Love Objects by Emily Maguire....4* 25/03/22
✔5. Free-Falling by Nicola Moriarty....4* 23/07/22
✔6. Once There Were Wolves by Charlotte McConaghy....4* 06/08/22
✔7. We Were Not Men by Campbell Mattinson....3.5* 13/04/22
✔8. The Other Side of Beautiful by Kim Lock....4* 01/07/22
✔9. The Beautiful Words by Vanessa McCausland....4.5* 13/01/22
Annual Australian Authors Challenge 2022Duration: 1/1/22 - 31/12/22
Level: Hard
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Favourite Genre - Completed
Australian Authors Challenge 2022Level: 1
12/12 DONE
Male Authors
1. Crocodile Tears Alan Carter 3/20 ★★★★
2. When She Was Good Michael Robotham 1/7 ★★★★
3. Escape from Falaise John Flanagan 1/2 ★★★★★
Female Authors
1. Forever This Time Ann B. Harrison 11/8 ★★★
2. Earthling Ambassador Liane Moriarty 2/5 ★★★★
3. Arcane Rising Nicole R. Taylor 3/11 ★★★
2022 New Releases
1. The Chase Candice Fox (US release
March 8, 2022 4/2 ★★★★
2. A Lethal Deception Rachel Amphlett 5/7 ★★★★★ February 8th 2022
3. The Swell Allie Reynolds 9/11 ★★★ June 14th 2022)
Favorite Genre: MYSTERY
1. Daintree Annie Seaton 7/19 ★★★★
2. Body Count P.D. Martin 6/3 ★★★★
3 Till Daph Do Us Part Phillipa Nefri Clark 10/7 ★★★
I'll give this a try.Annual Australian Authors Challenge 2022
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Brenda wrote: "Welcome Trish, Jenn, Jonquil and Catsalive - you're all linked :)"Thank you Brenda, looking forward to many of these 😊
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Brenda wrote: "Yes, we don't want to rush the days by, but it'll be good to get into our books!"Very true 😊
I am definitely in this challenge - but I’m new to this group. Do l add the books l intend to read in 2022 here (in my previous comment)? If so, l don’t seem to be able to do that… :( Sorry for the dopey question!
Julie wrote: "I am definitely in this challenge - but I’m new to this group. Do l add the books l intend to read in 2022 here (in my previous comment)? If so, l don’t seem to be able to do that… :( Sorry for the..."Hi Julie, are you on a device (phone or ipad?) I can never edit on a device using the APP, only on my laptop....
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Yes you do, but you will need a laptop to do it, as Kerri says. It's virtually impossible on the app or phone :) And clicking on 'add book/author' is how you link your books, authors and cover pics as well :) Good luck!
I have completed this challengeI changed some of my selections as I had trouble sourcing some of the books I wanted to read from the library .
Annual Australian Authors Challenge 2022
Duration: 1/1/22 - 31/12/22
Level: 1 (might jump up a level if I am going well)
Progress: 12/12
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1.Suspect read 24th September 3 stars
2.Wild Place Read 8th April 4 stars
3.Kittyhawk Down Read 23rd September 3 stars
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1.The Liars Read 24th September 4 stars
2. The Prison Healer Read 13th October 3 stars
3. Unnecessary Drama Read 21st September 4 stars
2022 New Releases Completed
1.Conviction Read 5th August 4 stars
2.Daughters of Eve Read 17th April 4 stars
3. The Tilt Read 12th November 5 stars
Favourite Genre (Crime/Mystery/Thriller) Completed
1.The Woman in the Library Read 3rd June 4 stars
2.Wake Read 22 October 3 stars
3. The Competition Read 22nd January 4 stars
Hi Brenda, please add me to the list of participants. I have a few titles on hand, but the rest will have to be advised, especially the new releases.AR Annual Australian Authors Challenge 2022
Duration: 01/01/22 - 31/12/22
Level One: i.e. 12 Australian Authors
Progress: 12/12
Male Authors
✔ 1. Say You're Sorry by Michael Robotham 5★s 22/01/22)
✔ 2. Trust by Chris Hammer 3.5★s 25/03/22
✔ 3. The Rules of Backyard Cricket by Jock Serong 4.5★s 18/01/22)
Female Authors
✔ 1. The Shearer's Wife by Fleur McDonald 4★s (25/01/22)
✔ 2. The Weekend by Charlotte Wood 4★s (19/03/22)
✔ 3. Hello Beautiful!: Scenes from a Life by Hannie Rayson 4★s (16/03/22)
2022 New Releases
✔ 1. Dinner with the Schnabels by Toni Jordan (pub 01/03/22) 5★s (08/07/22)
✔2. Wake by Shelley Burr (pub 27/04/22) 5★s (08/10/22)
✔3. The Islands by Emily Brugman (pub 01/02/22) 5★s (18/10/22)
Favourite Genre: Historical Fiction
✔ 1. The Burial by Courtney Collins 4.5★s (30/01/22)
✔ 2. A Decline in Prophets by Sulari Gentill 1.5★s (19/04/22)
✔ 3. The Winter Dress by Lauren Chater 5★s (22/09/22)
I'm in, thanks Brenda :)Will come back later with some authors.
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#1 Bridge of Clay by Markus Zusak
#2 The Secret Runners of New York by Matthew Reilly
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✅#1 The Ex Girlfriend by Nicola Moriarty (02/11) 3.5★
✅#2 Three Gold Coins by Josephine Moon (09/11) 4.5★
✅#3 Last Known Contact by Phillipa Nefri Clark (29/10) 4★
2022 New Releases
#1 The Stepchild by Nicole Trope
#2 Stay Awake by Megan Goldin
#3 The Murder Rule by Dervla McTiernan
Favourite Genre - YA
#1 The Ones That Disappeared by Zana Fraillon
#2 On the Jellicoe Road by Melina Marchetta
#3 Girls in Boys' Cars by Felicity Castagna
Just a question for the mods - if we attempt more than one set, can we pick a new favourite genre? I think in the past this has been allowed, but wanted to check before I finalise my choices.
Hi everyoneI never give up hope that one day I may just finish one of these challenges. Full credit to those of you who do so every year.
Annual Australian Authors Challenge 2022
Duration: 1/1/22 - 31/12/22
Level: One
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Male Authors
1.Pathfinders : A history of Aboriginal trackers in NSW by Michael Bennett
2.The Burning Island by Jock Serong
3.The Way it is Now by Garry Disher
Female Authors
1. Dissolve by Nikki Gemmell
2. Devotion by Hannah Kent
3. Fancy Meeting You Here by Ali Berg
2022 New Releases
1. Bypass: The Story Of A Road by Michael McGirr
2. The Murder Rule by Dervla McTiernan
3. Dinner with the Schnabels by Toni Jordan
Favourite Genre - Memoir
1. Reckoning: A Memoir by Magda Szubanski
2. The ErraticsbyVicki Laveau-Harvie
3. Your Own Kind of Girl by Clare Bowditch
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Yes, if you do a whole new challenge - Part 2 - a different genre is allowed :)
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Aussie Readers
Books mentioned in this topic
The Islands (other topics)Black and Blue: A Memoir of Racism and Resilience (other topics)
The Schoolgirl Strangler (other topics)
Honeybee (other topics)
Burial Rites (other topics)
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Authors mentioned in this topic
Emily Brugman (other topics)Veronica Gorrie (other topics)
Garry Disher (other topics)
Hannah Kent (other topics)
Craig Silvey (other topics)
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Duration: 1/1/22 - 31/12/22
**All Authors for this challenge are to be Australian!
Make sure you check out the challenge guidelines here
Read a minimum of 12 books for the year by Australian Authors...
3 x Male Authors
3 x Female Authors
3 x 2022 New Release
3 x Favourite genre (Mystery, Horror, Romance, YA, etc)
Choose a level of participation:
Level One: 12 titles (one set)
Level Two: 24 titles (two sets)
Level Three: 36 titles (three sets)
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