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Bookshelf Buster and if I could knock off any of these books hanging around collecting dust on my shelves...and fit them into any of my challenges all the better:
International authors:
1. Child of an Ancient People by Anouar Benmalek (Algerian author)
*2. Someone Knows My Name by Lawrence Hill (Sierra Leone, Canadian author)
3. Wild Swans: Three Daughters of China by Jung Chang (Chinese author)
4. There, Where The Pepper Grows by Bem Le Hunte (Indian author)
5. The Hungry Tide by Amitav Ghosh (Indian author)
6. The Drunken Forest by Gerald Durrell (set in Paraguay)
7. ✅Burnt Shadows by Kamila Shamsie (Pakistani author)
8. The Black Arrow by Robert Louis Stevenson (Scottish author)
9. Life of Pi by Yann Martel (Spanish author)
Australian authors:
10. ✅Wild Women by Pamela Robson
11. Notorious Australian Women by Kay Saunders
12. Heart Country by Kerry McGinnis
13. The Island in the Mind by Rodney Hall
14. Jandamarra & the Bunuba Resistance: A True Australian Hero by Howard Pedersen and Banjo Woorunmurra
English authors:
15. A Spot of Bother by Mark Haddon
16. The Last Kingdom by Bernard Cornwell
17. The Pale Horseman by Bernard Cornwell
American authors:
18. Land Below the Wind by Agnes Newton Keith
19. Lost Laysen by Margaret Mitchell
20. 'Tis by Frank McCourt
21. Drawing on the Artist Within by Betty Edwards
22. The Artist's Way: A Spiritual Path to Higher Creativity by Julia Cameron
23. Why Men Fall Out of Love: What Every Woman Needs to Understand by Michael R. French
And lastly-and this is lastly as I’m not that inspired about it-I would like to read some classics. I tend to only be able to psyche myself up to read something sensible about every ten to fifteen books, so I’m very slowly making my way through the classics. So this is likely a five year list rather than a 2022 list. These are some I might try next time inspiration strikes:*1. The Iliad by Homer (Greek author)
*2. The Odyssey by Homer
3. The Aeneid by Virgil (Roman/ Italian author)
4. The Black Arrow by Robert Louis Stevenson (Scottish author)
✅5. Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe (Trinidad & Tobago, English author) 9 Sep 2022 ⭐⭐⭐ my review
*6. Around the World in Eighty Days by Jules Verne (French author)
7. Gulliver's Travels by Jonathan Swift (Irish authors)
✅8. One Thousand and One Nights by Hanan Al-Shaykh (Lebanese author) 25 May 2022 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
9. The Forsyte Saga by John Galsworthy
✅10. The Mayor of Casterbridge by Thomas Hardy (English author) 18 Jul 2022 ⭐⭐⭐ my review
11. 1984 by George Orwell (Indian/ British author)
✅12. Kidnapped by Robert Louis Stevenson (Scottish author) 4 Mar 2022 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
✅13. To the Lighthouse by Virginia Woolf 22 Jan 2022 ⭐⭐⭐ my review
*14. The Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor Dostoevsky (Russian author)
I’m also doing the following challenges:Annual Australian Authors Challenge 2022
Male Authors
✅1. On the Trail of Genghis Khan: An Epic Journey Through the Land of the Nomads by Tim Cope 14 Mar 2022 ⭐⭐⭐ my review
✅2. The Rosie Result by Graeme Simsion AA 15 May 2022 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
✅3. Eucalyptus by Murray Bail AA 1 Jun 2022 ⭐⭐⭐ my review
Female Authors
✅1. The Secret Keeper by Kate Morton AA 6 Feb 2022 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
✅2. The Funny Thing About Norman Foreman by Julietta Henderson AA 12 Jan 2022 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
✅3. Once There Were Wolves by Charlotte McConaghy AA 24 Jan 2022 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
2022 New Releases
✅1. A Family of Strangers by Fiona Lowe AA 20 Mar 2022 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
✅2. Chai Time At Cinnamon Gardens by Shankari Chandran AA 5 Feb 2022 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
✅3. Snowy Mountains Cattleman by Alissa Callen AA 19 Feb 2022 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
Favourite Genre-Historical Fiction
✅1. Echoes of War by Tania Blanchard AA 2 Feb 2022 ⭐⭐⭐ my review
✅2. River Not Yet Tamed, A by Nancy Cato AA 6 Jan 2022 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
✅3. The Good Wife of Bath by Karen Brooks AA 15 Feb 2022 ⭐⭐⭐ my review
Annual 2022 Genre Challenge
Level: Easy->upgrade to hard
36/36 14/9AAs
1. HISTORICAL FICTION
✅i. Echoes of War by Tania Blanchard AA 2 Feb 2022 ⭐⭐⭐ my review
✅ii. River Not Yet Tamed, A by Nancy Cato AA 6 Jan 2022 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
✅iii. The Good Wife of Bath by Karen Brooks AA 15 Feb 2022 ⭐⭐⭐ my review
2. CONTEMPORARY FICTION
✅i. Chai Time At Cinnamon Gardens by Shankari Chandran AA 5 Feb 2022 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review (Sri Lanka)
✅ii. Once There Were Wolves by Charlotte McConaghy AA 24 Jan 2022 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review (Scotland)
✅iii. A Family of Strangers by Fiona Lowe AA 20 Mar 2022 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
3. ROMANCE
✅i. Summer in a Cornish Cove by Kate Ryder 24 Feb 2022 ⭐⭐ my review
✅ii. Snowy Mountains Cattleman by Alissa Callen AA 19 Feb 2022 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
✅iii. Christmas at Remarkable Bay by Victoria Purman AA 11 Jan 2021 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
4. AWARD WINNER/ NOMINEE
✅i. The Reading List by Sara Nisha Adams 14 Jan 2022 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
✅ii. The Baghdad Clock by Shahad Al Rawi 5 Jan 2022 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review (Iraq)
✅iii. Burnt Shadows by Kamila Shamsie 10 Jan 2022 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review (Pakistan)
5. YOUNG ADULT
✅i. The Story Girl by L.M. Montgomery* 17 Jan 2022 ⭐⭐⭐ my review (Canada)
✅ii. Annie John by Jamaica Kincaid* 27 Feb 2022 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review (Antigua & Barbuda)
✅iii. Love From A to Z by S.K. Ali 17 Mar 2022 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review (Qatar)
6. MYSTERY
✅i. The Witch Doctor's Wife by Tamar Myers 6 Mar 2022 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review (Democratic Republic Congo)
✅ii. Evans Above by Rhys Bowen 18 Mar 2022 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review (Wales)
✅iii. Abigél by Magda Szabó* 22 Mar 2022 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review (Hungary)
7. CLASSIC
✅i. To the Lighthouse by Virginia Woolf 22 Jan 2022 ⭐⭐⭐ my review (Scotland)
✅ii. Kidnapped by Robert Louis Stevenson* 4 Mar 2022 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review (Scotland)
✅iii.One Thousand and One Nights by Hanan Al-Shaykh* (Lebanese author) 25 May 2022 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
8. MEMOIR/BIOGRAPHY
✅i. A Bookshop in Algiers by Kaouther Adimi* 19 Jan 2022 ⭐⭐⭐ my review (Algiers)
✅ii. Out of Africa by Isak Dinesen* 2 Mar 2022 ⭐⭐⭐ my review (Kenya)
✅iii. Shadows on the Grass by Isak Dinesen 3 Mar 2022 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review (Kenya)
9. HISTORICAL MYSTERY
✅i. The Secret Keeper by Kate Morton AA 6 Feb 2022 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
✅ii. The Missing Sister by Dinah Jefferies 4 Apr 2022 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review (Myanmar)
✅iii. Singapore Sapphire by A.M. Stuart AA 24 Apr 2022 ⭐⭐⭐ my review (Singapore)
10. FANTASY
✅i. Among Others by Jo Walton* 28 Mar 2022 ⭐⭐⭐ my review (Wales)
✅ii. The Inheritance of Orquídea Divina by Zoraida Córdova* 15 Apr 2022 ⭐⭐⭐ my review (Ecuador).
✅iii.Illumine Her by Sieni A.M.* 24 Jun 2022 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
11. CHICK-LIT
✅i. The Spanish Love Deception by Elena Armas 11 Jan 2022 ⭐ my review (Spain)
✅ii. Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day by Winifred Watson 30 Mar 2022 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
✅iii. Take Me Home by Karly Lane AA 17 Apr 2022 ⭐⭐⭐ my review (Scotland)
12. HUMOUR
✅i. The Funny Thing About Norman Foreman by Julietta Henderson AA 12 Jan 2022 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
✅ii. This Has Been Absolutely Lovely by Jessica Dettmann AA 8 Mar 2022 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
✅iii. The Dressmakers of Yarrandarrah Prison by Meredith Jaffe AA 26 Mar 2022 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
Update:COUNTRIES ALPHABET CHALLENGE
R-Réunion: Monsters and Revolutionaries: Colonial Family Romance and Métissage by Françoise Vergès
U-Uruguay: River of Painted Birds by Tessa Bridal*
W-Wallis & Futuna: No Longer Captives of the Past: The story of a reconciliation on Erromango by Carol E. Mayer
UNCORKED READERS END OF 2022 CHALLENGE
✅1. Thailand: The Blind Earthworm in the Labyrinth by Veeraporn Nitiprapha
✅2. Holiday Romance: Christmas at Coorah Creek by Janet Gover AA
✅3. Memoir: Once, Only the Swallows Were Free by Gabrielle Gouch
✅4. Trapped In A Blizzard: Odin's Game by Tim Hodkinson (Iceland)
✅5. Ecuador: The Spanish Daughter by Lorena Hughes
6. Self-Help: Phosphorescence: On Awe, Wonder and Things That Sustain You When the World Goes Dark by Julia Baird AA
✅7. Jungle: Tree Girl by Ben Mikaelsen (Guatemala)
✅8. Baking: Food Fiction Books: Like Water for Chocolate by Laura Esquivel
SUMMER CHALLENGE 2021-2022
8/16 3/4AA
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
TITLE:
✅E-Like Water for Chocolate by Laura Esquivel (Mexico)
M-Mullumbimby by Melissa Lucashenko AA
I-
✅L-Pachinko by Min Jin Lee (Japan/ Korea)
✅Y-You Need to Know by Nicola Moriarty* AA
✅S-My Tidda, My Sister: Stories of Strength and Resilience from Australia's First Women by Marlee Silva* AA
Q-
U-
E-The Snow Child by Eowyn Ivey (Alaska)
✅S-The Spanish Daughter by Lorena Hughes (Ecuador)
✅T-The Blind Earthworm in the Labyrinth by Veeraporn Nitiprapha (Thailand)
OBJECT:
B-Phosphorescence: On Awe, Wonder and Things That Sustain You When the World Goes Dark by Julia Baird AA
E-
✅A-Firekeeper's Daughter by Angeline Boulley
✅C-Christmas at Coorah Creek by Janet Gover* AA
✅H-Odin's Game by Tim Hodkinson (Iceland)
ALL CHALLENGES
1. Phosphorescence: On Awe, Wonder and Things That Sustain You When the World Goes Dark by Julia Baird AA
2. River of Painted Birds by Tessa Bridal (Uruguay)
3. This Arab Life: A Generation's Journey into Silence by Amal Ghandour
4. The Narrow Cage and Other Modern Fairy Tales by Adam Kuplowsky (Ukraine)
5. Monsters and Revolutionaries: Colonial Family Romance and Métissage by Françoise Vergès (Réunion)
6. No Longer Captives of the Past: The story of a reconciliation on Erromango by Carol E. Mayer
2022 PopSugar Challenge 50/50
✅1 A book published in 2022: Snowy Mountains Cattleman by Alissa Callen (Australia) 19 Feb 2022
✅2 A book set on a plane, train, or cruise ship: The Jam Queens by Josephine Moon (Australia) 6 Jun 2022
✅3 A book about or set in a nonpatriarchal society: The Island of Sea Women by Lisa See (South Korea) 17 May 2022
✅4 A book with a tiger on the cover or "tiger" in the title: The Reading List by Sara Nisha Adams (England) 14 Jan 2022
✅5 A sapphic book: Love Marriage by Monica Ali (India/ England) 14 May 2022
✅6 A book by a Latinx author The Inheritance of Orquídea Divina by Zoraida Córdova (Ecuador) 15 Apr 2022
✅7 A book with an onomatopoeia in its title: Krik? Krak! by Edwidge Danticat (Haiti) 10 Jul 2022
✅8 A book with a protagonist who uses a mobility aid: The Witch Doctor's Wife by Tamar Myers (Congo) 6 Mar 2022
✅9 A book about a "found family": The Funny Thing About Norman Foreman by Julietta Henderson (England) 12 Jan 2022
✅10 An Anisfield-Wolf Book Award winner: Burnt Shadows by Kamila Shamsie (Pakistan) 8 Jan 2022
✅11 A #BookTok recommendation: The Spanish Love Deception by Elena Armas (Spain) 11 Jan 2022
✅12 A book about the afterlife: Take Me Home by Karly Lane (Scotland) 17 Apr 2022
✅13 A book set in the 1980s: The Dressmakers of Yarrandarrah Prison by Meredith Jaffe (Australia) 26 Mar 2022
✅14 A book with cutlery on the cover or in the title: The Kitchen Front by Jennifer Ryan (England) 2 Jul 2022
✅15 A book by a Pacific Islander author:Kalyana by Rajni Mala Khelawan (Fiji) 9 Jul 2022
✅16 A book about witches: She Would Be King by Wayétu Moore (Liberia) 15 Jul 2022
✅17 A book becoming a TV series or movie in 2022: Persuasion by Jane Austen (England) 9 Jun 2022
✅18 A romance novel by a BIPOC author: Love From A to Z by S.K. Ali (Qatar) 17 Mar 2022
✅19 A book that takes place during your favorite season The Summer Book by Tove Jansson (Finland) 16 Mar 2022
✅20 A book whose title begins with the last letter of your previous read: The Story Girl by L.M. Montgomery (Canada) 17 Jan 2022
✅21 A book about a band or musical group: One Last Day of Summer by Shari Low (Saint Lucia) 17 Jun 2022
✅22 A book with a character on the ace spectrum: Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day by Winifred Watson (England) 30 Mar 2022
✅23 A book with a recipe in it: Baking Cakes in Kigali by Gaile Parkin (Rwanda) 20 May 2022
✅24 A book you can read in one sitting: Orange for the Sunsets by Tina Athaide (Uganda) 25 Apr 2022
✅25 A book about a secret: The Missing Sister by Dinah Jefferies (Myanmar) 4 Apr 2022
✅26 A book with a misleading title: The Other Side of Beautiful by Kim Lock (Australia) 5 May 2022
✅27 A Hugo Award winner: Among Others by Jo Walton (Wales) 28 Mar 2022
✅28 A book set during a holiday: Christmas at Remarkable Bay by Victoria Purman (Australia) 11 Jan 2022
✅29 A different book by an author you read in 2021: The Secret Keeper by Kate Morton (England) 6 Feb 2022
✅30 A book with the name of a board game in the title: The Ruin by Dervla McTiernan (Ireland) 21 Apr 2022
✅31 A book featuring a man-made disaster: Once There Were Wolves by Charlotte McConaghy (Scotland) 24 Jan 2022
✅32 A book with a quote from your favorite author on the cover or Amazon page: The Vanished Days by Susanna Kearsley (Scotland) 1 May 2022
✅33 A social-horror book: Chai Time At Cinnamon Gardens by Shankari Chandran (Sri Lanka) 5 Feb 2022
✅34 A book set in Victorian times: A River Not Yet Tamed by Nancy Cato (Australia) 6 Jan 2022
✅35 A book with a constellation on the cover or in the title: Jessamine by Eugenia O'Neal (British Virgin Islands) 23 Apr 2022
✅36 A book you know nothing about: Summer in a Cornish Cove by Kate Ryder (England) 23 Feb 2022
✅37 A book about gender identity: A Family of Strangers by Fiona Lowe (Australia) 20 Mar 2022
✅38 A book featuring a party: Date with Death by Julia Chapman (England) 18 Apr 2022
✅39 An #OwnVoices SFF (science fiction and fantasy) book: Illumine Her by Sieni A.M. (Samoa) 24 Jun 2022
✅40 A book that fulfills your favorite prompt from a past POPSUGAR Reading Challenge (author from a country I’ve never visited): The Girl with the Louding Voice by Abi Daré (Nigeria) 13 Apr 2022
✅41 A book with a reflected image on the cover or "mirror" in the title: The Baghdad Clock by Shahad Al Rawi (Iraq) 5 Jan 2022
✅42 A book that features two languages: Celestial Bodies by Jokha Alharthi (Oman) 8 May 2022
✅43 A book with a palindromic title: Aya: Life in Yop City by Marguerite Abouet (Côte d’Ivoire) 16 Jul 2022
✅44 A duology (1): Out of Africa by Isak Dinesen (Kenya) 2 Mar 2022
✅45 A duology (2): Shadows on the Grass by Isak Dinesen (Kenya) 3 Mar 2022
✅46 A book about someone leading a double life: Abigél by Magda Szabó (Hungary) 22 Mar 2022
✅47 A book featuring a parallel reality: The Hen Who Dreamed She Could Fly by Sun-mi Hwang (South Korea) 11 May 2022
✅48 A book with two POVs: The Vet from Snowy River by Stella Quinn (Australia) 2 May 2022
✅49 Two books set in twin towns, aka "sister cities" (1): The Good Wife of Bath: A (Mostly) True Story by Karen Brooks (Bath, England) 15 Feb 2022
✅50 Two books set in twin towns, aka "sister cities" (2): This Has Been Absolutely Lovely by Jessica Dettmann (Northern Beaches, Australia) 8 Mar 2022
52/52AROUND THE YEAR IN 52 BOOKS 2022
✅1. A book with a main character whose name starts with A, T, or Y: Annie John by Jamaica Kincaid (Antigua and Barbuda) 27 Feb 2022 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
✅2. A book connected to a book you read in 2021: A Family of Strangers by Fiona Lowe (Australia) 20 Mar 2022 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
✅3. A book with 22 or more letters in the title: Christmas at Remarkable Bay by Victoria Purman (Australia) 11 Jan 2021 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
✅4. A book that fits your favourite prompt that did not make the list-a book set in the Arab world: One Thousand and One Nights by Hanan Al-Shaykh 25 May 2022 ⭐⭐⭐⭐
✅5. A book by an author with two sets of double letters in their name: This Has Been Absolutely Lovely by Jessica Dettmann (Australia) 8 Mar 2022 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
✅6. A book with an image of a source of light on the cover: To the Lighthouse by Virginia Woolf (Scotland) 22 Jan 2022 ⭐⭐⭐ my review
✅7. A book related to psychology, neuroscience or the mind: The Rosie Result by Graeme Simsion (Australia) 15 May 2022 ⭐⭐⭐⭐
✅8. 3 books set on three different continents - Book 1: Orange for the Sunsets by Tina Athaide (Uganda) 25 Apr 2022 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
✅9. 3 books set on three different continents - Book 2: The Summer Book by Tove Jansson (Finland) 16 Mar 2022 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
✅10. 3 books set on three different continents- Book 3: The Missing Sister by Dinah Jefferies (Myanmar) 4 Apr 2022 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
✅11. A book from historical fiction genre: The Botanist's Daughter by Kayte Nunn (Chile) 23 Jun 2022
✅12. A book related to glass: The Glass Woman by Caroline Lea (Iceland) 4 Jun 2022
✅13. A book about a woman in STEM: Miss Benson's Beetle by Rachel Joyce (New Caledonia) 19 Jun 2022
✅14. A book with fewer than 5000 ratings on Goodreads: The Other Side of Beautiful by Kim Lock (Australia) 5 May 2022 ⭐⭐⭐⭐
✅15. A book without a person on the cover: The Dressmakers of Yarrandarrah Prison by Meredith Jaffe (Australia) 26 Mar 2022 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
✅16. A book related to Earth Day: Once There Were Wolves by Charlotte McConaghy (Scotland) 24 Jan 2022 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
✅17. A book from NPR's Book Concierge: Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead by Olga Tokarczuk (Poland) 21 May 2022 ⭐⭐ my review
✅18. A book by an Asian or Pacific Islander author: Illumine Her by Sieni A.M. (Samoa) 25 Jun 2022 ⭐⭐⭐⭐
✅19. A book that involves alternate reality, alternate worlds, or alternate history: Jessamine by Eugenia O'Neal (British Virgin Islands) 23 Apr 2022 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
✅20. A fiction or nonfiction book that is set during 1900 -1951: Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day by Winifred Watson (England) 30 Mar 2022 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
✅21. book with a Monopoly token on the cover: The Man From Snowy River by Elyne Mitchell (Australia) 10 May 2022 ⭐⭐⭐⭐
✅22. book with Jewish character/author: My Russian Grandmother and Her American Vacuum Cleaner: A Family Memoir by Meir Shalev (Israel) 31 Jul 2022 ⭐⭐⭐ my review
✅23. features loving LGBTGIA+ relatnsp: Love Marriage by Monica Ali (India/ England)
✅24. A book related to inclement weather: The Postmistress by Alison Stuart
✅25. A book less than 220 pages OR more than 440 pages: A Bookshop in Algiers by Kaouther Adimi (Algeria) 19 Jan 2022 ⭐⭐⭐ my review
✅26. 2 books with the same word in the title - Book 1: Going Home in Chains by Glenville Obrian Lovell (Barbados) 11 Feb 2022 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
✅27. 2 books with the same word in the title - Book 2: Take Me Home by Karly Lane (Scotland) 17 Apr 2022
✅28. A book that won an award from Powell's list of book awards: Among Others by Jo Walton (Wales) 28 Mar 2022 ⭐⭐⭐ my review
✅29. A book set on or near a body of water: A River Not Yet Tamed by Nancy Cato (Australia) 6 Jan 2022 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
✅30. A book related to mythology: Celestial Bodies by Jokha Alharthi (Oman) 8 May 2022 ⭐⭐⭐ my review
✅31. A book published at least ten years ago: Evans Above by Rhys Bowen (Wales) 18 Mar 2022 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
✅32. A book where the main character is a female detective/private eye/police officer: Singapore Sapphire by A.M. Stuart (Singapore) 24 Apr 2022 ⭐⭐⭐ my review
✅33. The next book in a series: The Vanished Days by Susanna Kearsley (Scotland) 1 May 2022
✅34. A book with an academic setting or with a teacher that plays an important role: Abigél by Magda Szabó (Hungary) 22 Mar 2022 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
✅35. 2 books related to flora and fauna - Book 1: The Beekeeper of Aleppo by Christy Lefteri (Syria) 28 Apr 2022 ⭐⭐⭐ my review
✅36. 2 books related to flora and fauna - Book 2: The Vet from Snowy River by Stella Quinn (Australia) 2 May 2022 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
✅37. A book that uses all five vowels in the title and/or author's name: Burnt Shadows by Kamila Shamsie (Pakistan) 8 Jan 2022 ⭐⭐⭐⭐
✅38. A book by a Latin American author: The Inheritance of Orquídea Divina by Zoraida Córdova (Ecuador) 15 Apr 2022 ⭐⭐⭐
✅39. A book from the TIME list of 100 Best YA Books of All Time: Before We Were Free by Julia Alvarez (Dominican Republic) 30 Jul 2022 ⭐⭐⭐⭐
✅40. A book related to one of the 22 Tarot Major Arcana cards: The Pillow Book of Sei Shonagon by Sei Shōnagon (Japan)
✅41. A book with a theme of food or drink: Baking Cakes in Kigali by Gaile Parkin (Rwanda)
✅42. A book with a language or nationality in the title: The Spanish Love Deception by Elena Armas (Spain)
✅43. A book set in a small town or rural area: Date with Death by Julia Chapman (England)
✅44. A book with gothic elements: The Secret Keeper by Kate Morton (England)
✅45. A book related to a game: Eucalyptus by Murray Bail (Australia)
✅46. A book with a non-human as one of the main characters: The Hen Who Dreamed She Could Fly by Sun-mi Hwang (South Korea)
✅47. A book with handwriting on the cover: Kidnapped by Robert Louis Stevenson (Scotland)
✅48. A book posted in one of the ATY Best Book of the Month threads in 2021 or 2022: The Girl with the Louding Voice by Abi Daré (Nigeria)
✅ 49. A book connected to the phrase "Here (There) Be Dragons": The Cartographer's Secret by Tea Cooper
✅50. A book that involves aging, or a character in their golden years: Chai Time At Cinnamon Gardens by Shankari Chandran (Sri Lanka)
✅51. A book published in 2022: Snowy Mountains Cattleman by Alissa Callen (Australia)
✅52. A book with a time-related word in the title: The Baghdad Clock by Shahad Al Rawi (Iran)
I'm also doing:Dymocks 2022 Reading Challenge
I will need to think about some of these and add them through the year!
26/26
✅1. Bought it for the cover: The Baghdad Clock by Shahad Al Rawi (Iran) 5 Jan 2022 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
✅2. Trending on #BookTok: The Spanish Love Deception by Elena Armas (Spain) 11 Jan 2022 ⭐ my review
✅3. Illustrated cover: Baking Cakes in Kigali by Gaile Parkin (Rwanda) 20 May 2022 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
✅4. A friend’s favourite: The Girl with the Louding Voice by Abi Daré (Nigeria) 13 Apr 2022 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
✅5. Otherworldly: Among Others by Jo Walton (Wales) 28 Mar 2022 ⭐⭐⭐ my review
✅6. Inspiring change: Once There Were Wolves by Charlotte McConaghy (Scotland) 24 Jan 2022 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
✅7. Love story: Take Me Home by Karly Lane (Scotland) 17 Apr 2022 ⭐⭐⭐ my review
✅8. Start of a series: River Not Yet Tamed, A by Nancy Cato (Australia) 6 Jan 2022 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
✅9. A Classic: To the Lighthouse by Virginia Woolf (Scotland) 22 Jan 2022 ⭐⭐⭐ my review
✅10. Australian author:The Good Wife of Bath by Karen Brooks (England) 15 Feb 2022 ⭐⭐⭐ my review
✅11. A book you keep seeing: The Secret Keeper by Kate Morton (England) 6 Feb 2022 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
✅12. Number in the title: One Thousand and One Nights by Hanan Al-Shaykh (Lebanese author, book is set in multiple locations) 25 May 2022 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
✅13. Re-read a favourite: Persuasion by Jane Austen 9 Jun 2022 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
✅14. From where you’d rather be: Going Home in Chains by Glenville Obrian Lovell (Barbados) 11 Feb 2022 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
✅15. An adventure: The Funny Thing About Norman Foreman by Julietta Henderson (England) 12 Jan 2022 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
✅16. Feel good: Christmas at Remarkable Bay by Victoria Purman (Australia) 11 Jan 2022 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
✅17. Released this year: Chai Time At Cinnamon Gardens by Shankari Chandran (Sri Lanka) 5 Feb 2022 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
✅18. The Reading List by Sara Nisha Adams (England) 14 Jan 2022 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
✅19. First Nations author: The Drover’s Wife: The Legend of Molly Johnson by Leah Purcell* 13 Jul 2022 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
✅20. Dymocks Book of the Month: Love Marriage by Monica Ali (India/ England) 14 May 2022 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
Extra challenging!
✅21. 450+ pages Echoes of War by Tania Blanchard (Italy) AA 2 Feb 2022 ⭐⭐⭐ my review
✅22. A book older than you: The Story Girl by L.M. Montgomery (Canada) 17 Jan 2022 ⭐⭐⭐ my review
✅23. Read entirely outside: The Ardent Swarm by Yamen Manai (Tunisia) 10 Jul 2022 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
✅24. Bottom of your TBR pile: Burnt Shadows by Kamila Shamsie (Pakistan) 10 Jan 2022 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
✅25. Finished in a day: A Bookshop in Algiers by Kaouther Adimi (Algeria) 19 Jan 2022 ⭐⭐⭐ my review
✅26. Out of your comfort zone: The Inheritance of Orquídea Divina by Zoraida Córdova (Ecuador) 15 Apr 2022 ⭐⭐⭐ my review
Rachel’s 2022 Middle Eastern & North African Lit Challenge12/12
✅1. about the Palestine conflict: Mornings in Jenin by Susan Abulhawa* 24 Sep 2022 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
✅2. based on or about MENA history: The Ardent Swarm by Yamen Manai (Tunisia) 10 Jul 2022 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
✅3. about Empowering women: The Final Strife by Saara El-Arifi* (United Arab Emirates) 2 Sep 2022 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
✅4. written by an author from Iraq: The Baghdad Clock by Shahad Al Rawi 12 Jan 2022 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
✅5. by an author from Al Sham (Lebanon, Jordan, Syria): One Thousand and One Nights by Hanan Al-Shaykh 25 May 2022 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ (Lebanon) my review
✅6. by an author from The Arabian Peninsula (Yemen, Oman, Qatar, Bahrain, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, the UAE): Celestial Bodies by Jokha Alharthi 8 May 2022 ⭐⭐⭐ (Oman) my review
✅7. by an author from The Maghreb (North Africa: Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya, Mauritania): A Bookshop in Algiers by Kaouther Adimi 19 Jan 2022 ⭐⭐⭐ (Algeria) my review
✅8. by an author from Egypt: Palace Walk by Naguib Mahfouz* (Egypt) 29 Dec 2022 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
✅9. by a Turkish author: The Island of Missing Trees by Elif Shafak (Cyprus) 27 Jul 2022 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
✅10. by an Iranian author: Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood by Marjane Satrapi* 15 Oct 2022 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
✅11. by an author from Sudan and the Horn of Africa (Somalia, Djibouti and Eritrea): My Fathers' Daughter by Hannah Azieb Pool* 28 Jul 2022 ⭐⭐⭐ my review
✅12. by an author from the "Stan" countries or Central Asia (Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan) and Afghanistan or Pakistan Burnt Shadows by Kamila Shamsie 12 Jan 2022 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ (Pakistan) my review
TRANSLATED LANGUAGE CHALLENGE 2022 (ATW in 80 books)Level: TRANSLATOR-books translated from 6-10 languages
1. Arabic: The Baghdad Clock by Shahad Al Rawi* (Iraq) 5 Jan 2022 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
Celestial Bodies by Jokha Alharthi* (Oman) 8 May 2022 ⭐⭐⭐ my review
The Bleeding of the Stone by Ibrahim al-Koni* (Libya) 14 Nov 2022 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
Palace Walk by Naguib Mahfouz* (Egypt) 29 Dec 2022 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
2. Bangla: I Remember Abbu by Humayun Azad* 15 Aug 2022 ⭐⭐⭐ my review
3. French: A Bookshop in Algiers by Kaouther Adimi* (Algiers) 19 Jan 2022 ⭐⭐⭐ my review
The Ardent Swarm by Yamen Manai (Tunisia) 10 Jul 2022 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood by Marjane Satrapi* (Iran) 15 Oct 2022 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
4. Hungarian Abigél by Magda Szabó* (Hungary) 22 Mar 2022 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
5. Japanese: The Pillow Book by Sei Shōnagon* (Japan) 31 Mar 2022 ⭐⭐⭐ my review
6. Swedish: The Summer Book by Tove Jansson* (Finland) 16 Mar 2022 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
Never Stop Walking: A Memoir of Finding Home Across the World by Christina Rickardsson (Brazil) 11 Jul 2022 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
7. Korean: The Hen Who Dreamed She Could Fly by Sun-mi Hwang* (South Korea) 11 May 2022 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
8. Polish: Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead by Olga Tokarczuk* (Poland) 21 May 2022 ⭐⭐ my review
9. Hebrew: My Russian Grandmother and Her American Vacuum Cleaner: A Family Memoir by Meir Shalev* 31 Jul 2022 ⭐⭐⭐ my review
10. Russia: The First Teacher by Chingiz Aitmatov* 8 Aug 2022 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
11. Bahasa Indonesia: The Rainbow Troops by Andrea Hirata* 11 Sep 2022 ⭐⭐⭐ my review
12. Mandarin: Stories of the Sahara by Sanmao 19 Sep 2022 (Western Sahara) 19 Sep 2022 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
13. Spanish: Blue Label by Eduardo Sánchez Rugeles* (Venezuela) 22 Oct 2022⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
Like Water for Chocolate by Laura Esquivel* 26 Dec 2022 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
14. Norwegian: The Orange Girl by Jostein Gaarder* (Norway) 24 Nov 2022 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
15. Thai: The Blind Earthworm in the Labyrinth by Veeraporn Nitiprapha* 25 Dec 2022 ⭐⭐⭐ my review
2022 52 Books Challenge 52/52
✅1. A Second-Person Narrative: The Tiger's Wife by Téa Obreht
✅2. Featuring A Library or Bookstore: An Unnecessary Woman by Rabih Alameddine (Lebanon) 26 Oct 2022 ⭐⭐⭐ my review
✅3. Title Starting with The Letter “E”: Echoes of the Runes by Christina Courtenay 15 Nov 2022 ⭐⭐⭐⭐
✅4. Title Starting with The Letter “F”: The Final Strife by Saara El-Arifi (UAE) 2 Sep 2022 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
✅5. Chapters Have Titles: Banana Heart Summer by Merlinda Bobis 28 Aug 2022 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
✅6. Household Object on The Cover: The Kitchen Front by Jennifer Ryan 2 Jul 2022 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
✅7. A Non-Fiction Bestseller: Stories of the Sahara by Sanmao (Western Sahara) 19 Sep 2022 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
✅8. Involving The Art World: Blue Label by Eduardo Sánchez Rugeles 22 Oct 2022 (Venezuela) ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
✅9. A Book That Sparks Joy: Spring Clean for the Peach Queen by Sasha Wasley 25 Jul 2022 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
✅10. A Book Based on A Real Person: My Fathers' Daughter by Hannah Azieb Pool (Eritrea) 28 Jul 2022 ⭐⭐⭐
✅11. A Book with Less Than 2022 Goodreads Ratings: Sisters of Freedom by Mary-Anne O'Connor 25 Jul 2022 ⭐⭐⭐
✅12. Set On At Least Two Continents: Kalyana by Rajni Mala Khelawan (Fiji) 9 Jul 2022 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
✅13. Includes A Club: The Wattle Island Book Club by Sandie Docker 7 Jul 2022 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
✅14. A Character with A Superhuman Ability: She Would Be King by Wayétu Moore (Liberia) 15 Jul 2022 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
✅15. A Five-Syllable Title: Never Stop Walking: A Memoir of Finding Home Across the World by Christina Rickardsson (Brazil)11 Jul 2022 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
✅16. A Book You’ve Seen Someone Reading In A Public Place: The Diamond Eye by Kate Quinn 27 Oct 2022 (Ukraine)
✅17. Picked Based on Its Spine: Firekeeper's Daughter by Angeline Boulley (Native American) 22 Dec
✅18. Jane Austen-Inspired: A Return to Sanditon by Anne Toledo and Jane Austen 18 Oct 2022 ⭐⭐⭐
✅19. A Book That Has an Alternate Title: The Ardent Swarm by Yamen Manai* (Tunisia) 10 Jul 2022 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
✅20. Related To the Word “Gold”: The Gilded Ones by Namina Forna (Sierra Leone) 5 Oct ⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
✅21. Published By Simon & Schuster: The Sunday Lunch Club by Juliet Ashton
✅22. An Unlikely Detective: The Invisible by Peter Papathanasiou* (Greece) 16 Sep 2022 ⭐⭐⭐
✅23. Author With An X, Y/ Z In Their Name: Before We Were Free by Julia Alvarez (Dominican Republic) 30 Jul 2022 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
✅24. Addresses A Specific Topic: Admiring Silence by Abdulrazak Gurnah (Tunisia) 5 Aug 2022 ⭐⭐⭐ my review
✅25. A Wealthy Character: Patchwork by Ellen Banda-Aaku (Zambia) 10 Aug 2022 ⭐⭐⭐ my review
✅26. Has An “Author’s Note”: Aya: Life in Yop City by Marguerite Abouet (Côte d’Ivoire) 16 Jul 2022⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
✅27. Includes A Map: The Cartographer's Secret by Tea Cooper (Australia) 5 Jul 2022 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
✅28. Award-Winning Book from Your Country: Unpolished Gem by Alice Pung (Cambodia) 21 Aug 2022 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
✅29. Over 500 Pages Long: Dream Weaver by Penina Keen Spinka (Greenland) 3 Aug 2022 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
✅30. Audiobook Is Narrated by The Author: The Drover’s Wife: The Legend of Molly Johnson by Leah Purcell (Australia) 13 Jul 2022 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
✅31. Technology-Themed: The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind: Creating Currents of Electricity and Hope by William Kamkwamba (Malawi) 3 Oct 2022 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
✅32. A Book That Intimidates You: Arlington Park by Rachel Cusk 26 Sep 2022 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
✅33. A Bilingual Character: Breadfruit by Célestine Hitiura Vaite (French Polynesia) ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
✅34. An Author’s Photo on The Back Cover: Krik? Krak! by Edwidge Danticat* (Haiti) 10 Jul 2022 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
✅35. From The Villain’s Perspective: Beneath the Darkening Sky by Majok Tulba (South Sudan) 20 Sep 2022 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
✅36. Recommended By a Favorite Author: Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood by Marjane Satrapi 15 Oct 2022 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
✅37. Set In a Rural Area: The Same Earth by Kei Miller (Jamaica) 7 Aug 2022 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
✅38. Don’t Judge a Book by Its Cover! House of Stone by Novuyo Rosa Tshuma 10 Oct 2022 ⭐⭐⭐ my review
✅39. A Middle-Grade Novel: The Rainbow Troops by Andrea Hirata (Indonesia) 11 Sep 2022 ⭐⭐⭐ my review
✅40. A Book with Photographs Inside: Wild Women
✅41. Involves A Second Chance: The Mayor of Casterbridge by Thomas Hardy18 Jul 2022 ⭐⭐⭐ my review
✅42. An Indie Read: A Land without Jasmine by Wajdi Al-Ahdal (Yemen) 1 Aug 2022 ⭐⭐⭐ my review
✅43. Author Who’s Published In More Than One Genre:The Island of Missing Trees by Elif Shafak (Cyprus. Turkish author) 27 Jul 2022 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
✅44. An Anthology: The Boat by Nam Le (Vietnam) 29 Aug 2022 ⭐⭐⭐ my review
✅45. A Book with Illustrated People On The Cover: My Russian Grandmother and Her American Vacuum Cleaner: A Family Memoir by Meir Shalev (Israel) 31 Jul 2022 ⭐⭐⭐ my review
✅46. A Job Title in The Title: The First Teacher by Chingiz Aitmatov (Kyrgyzstan) 8 Aug 2022 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
✅47. Read During the Month of November: The Highland Hens by Judy Leigh 4 Nov 2022 ⭐⭐⭐ my review
✅48. Redo One of This Year’s Prompts But With a Different Genre (POC as MC): When the Ground Is Hard by Malla Nunn 23 Aug 2022 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
✅49. Book Title Starts with The Same Letter As Your First Name: Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe (Trinidad & Tobago) 9 Sep 2022 ⭐⭐⭐ my review
✅50. A Person of Color as The Main Character: The Girl from the Sugar Plantation by Sharon Maas* (Guyana) 1 Jul 2022 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
✅51. The Word “Game” In the Title: Odin's Game by Tim Hodkinson 20 De
✅52. Published In 2022: A Magic Steeped in Poison by Judy I. Lin (Taiwan) 1 Sep ⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
Booklist Queen’s 2022 Challenge52/52
✅1. By an Author You Love: The Diamond Eye by Kate Quinn (Ukraine) 27 Oct 2022 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
✅2. Goodreads Winner in 2021: Firekeeper's Daughter by Angeline Boulley (Native American) 22 Dec ⭐⭐⭐⭐ A Return to Sanditon by Anne Toledo and Jane Austen 18 Oct 2022 ⭐⭐⭐ my review
✅4. Book with a Twist: The Gilded Ones by Namina Forna* (Sierra Leone) 5 Oct 2022 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
✅5. Speculative Fiction: She Would Be King by Wayétu Moore* (Liberia) 15 Jul 2022 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
✅6. With a Bird on the Cover: Room for a Stranger by Melanie Cheng* 4 Oct 2022 ⭐⭐⭐ my review
✅7. About a Difficult Choice: Beneath the Darkening Sky by Majok Tulba
✅8. Published in 2012: A Land without Jasmine by Wajdi Al-Ahdal* (Yemen) 1 Aug 2022 ⭐⭐⭐ my review
✅9. With a Name in the Title: Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe (Trinidad & Tobago) 9 Sep 2022 ⭐⭐⭐ my review
✅10. By a Local Author: The Wattle Island Book Club by Sandie Docker* 7 Jul 2022 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
✅11. Discussion-Worthy Book Club Book: The Ardent Swarm by Yamen Manai* (Tunisia) 10 Jul 2022 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
✅12. 2021 Bestseller: Treasure of the World by Tara Sullivan* (Bolivia) 14 Oct 2022 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
✅13. Genre You Don’t Usually Read: Aya: Life in Yop City by Marguerite Abouet* (Côte d’Ivoire) 16 Jul 2022⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
✅14. Short story collection: Krik? Krak! by Edwidge Danticat* (Haiti) 10 Jul 2022 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
✅15. With a Two Word Title: Dream Weaver by Penina Keen Spinka (Greenland) 3 Aug 2022 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
✅16. About a Muslim Protagonist: I Remember Abbu by Humayun Azad* 15 Aug 2022 ⭐⭐⭐ my review
✅17. Set in the 1980s: The Same Earth by Kei Miller* (Jamaica) 7 Aug 2022 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
✅18. Asian American & Pacific Islander Author: Kalyana by Rajni Mala Khelawan* (Fiji) 9 Jul 2022 ⭐⭐⭐ my review
✅19. Bottom of Your To-Read List: The Boat by Nam Le* (Vietnam) 29 Aug 2022 ⭐⭐⭐ my review
✅20. Literary Fiction: Admiring Silence by Abdulrazak Gurnah* (Zanzibar) 5 Aug 2022 ⭐⭐⭐ my review
✅21. Recommended on Instagram: When the Ground Is Hard by Malla Nunn* 23 Aug 2022 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
✅22. LBGTQ+ Book: The Final Strife by Saara El-Arifi* (United Arab Emirates) 2 Sep 2022 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
✅23. A Book Everyone is Talking About: My Tidda, My Sister: Stories of Strength and Resilience from Australia's First Women by Marlee Silva 13 Dec 2022 ⭐⭐⭐
✅24. Pulitzer Prize Winner: Interpreter of Maladies by Jhumpa Lahiri (India/ Bangladesh) 13 Nov 2022 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
✅25. With a Blue Cover: The Girl from the Sugar Plantation by Sharon Maas* (Guyana) 1 Jul 2022 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
✅26. Author Who Shares Your Initials: The Willful Princess and the Piebald Prince by Robin Hobb 24 Dec 2022
✅27. Epic Adventure: Stories of the Sahara by Sanmao (Western Sahara) 19 Sep 2022 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
✅28. A Guilty Pleasure Read: Spring Clean for the Peach Queen by Sasha Wasley 25 Jul 2022 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
✅29. An Audiobook: The Cartographer's Secret by Tea Cooper* 5 Jul 2022 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
✅30. Catchy Title: My Russian Grandmother and Her American Vacuum Cleaner: A Family Memoir by Meir Shalev (Israel) 31 Jul 2022 ⭐⭐⭐
✅31. About Nature: The Bleeding of the Stone by Ibrahim al-Koni* (Libya) 14 Nov 2022 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
✅32. Two Books by the Same Author: When the Sky Fell Apart by Caroline Lea* Jersey (Channel Islands) 28 Sep 2022 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
✅33. Two Books by the Same Author: The Glass Woman by Caroline Lea (Iceland)
✅34. YA Fantasy: A Magic Steeped in Poison by Judy I. Lin* (Taiwan) 1 Sep 2022 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
✅35. Purchased at a Bookstore: Breadfruit by Célestine Hitiura Vaite* (French Polynesia) 13 Sep 2022 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
✅36. Family Drama: Sisters of Freedom by Mary-Anne O'Connor 25 Jul 2022 ⭐⭐⭐
✅37. Classic You’ve Avoided: The Mayor of Casterbridge by Thomas Hardy 18 Jul 2022 ⭐⭐⭐
✅38. Set in Africa: My Fathers' Daughter by Hannah Azieb Pool* (Eritrea) 28 Jul 2022 ⭐⭐⭐
✅39. Recommended by a Librarian: Pachinko by Min Jin Lee (Korea/ Japan)
✅40. By a British Author: The Kitchen Front by Jennifer Ryan (England) 2 Jul 2022 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
✅41. Reread a Favourite: Persuasion by Jane Austen*
✅42. Under 300 Pages: Beneath the Darkening Sky by Majok Tulba* (South Sudan) 20 Sep 2022 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
The Drover’s Wife: The Legend of Molly Johnson by Leah Purcell* 13 Jul 2022 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
✅43. Spooky Read: You Need to Know by Nicola Moriarty 3 Dec 2022 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
✅44. Nonfiction Bestseller: Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood by Marjane Satrapi* (Iran) 15 Oct 2022 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
✅45. A Book About Life: The First Teacher by Chingiz Aitmatov* 8 Aug 2022 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
✅46. Reese Witherspoon Book Club Pick: The Island of Missing Trees by Elif Shafak (Turkish author) 27 Jul 2022 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
✅47. Makes You Laugh: The Banksia House Breakout by James Roxburgh* 26 Sep 2022 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
✅48. Historical Novel: Before We Were Free by Julia Alvarez (Dominican Republic) 30 Jul 2022 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
✅49. A 2022 New Release: The Angry Women's Choir by Meg Bignell
✅50. Inspiring Memoir: Never Stop Walking: A Memoir of Finding Home Across the World by Christina Rickardsson* (Brazil) 11 Jul 2022 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
✅51. Cozy Mystery: The Bangalore Detectives Club by Harini Nagendra* (India) 8 Nov2022 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
✅52. You Own But Haven’t Read: Wild Women: History's Female Rebels, Radicals & Revolutionaries by Pamela Robson* 16 Dec 2022 ⭐⭐⭐
...International Reading Challenge:✅52. Malawi: The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind by William Kamkwamba* 3 Oct 2022 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
✅53. Mexico: Like Water for Chocolate by Laura Esquivel* 26 Dec 2022 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
✅54. Myanmar: The Missing Sister by Dinah Jefferies 4 Apr 2022 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
✅55. Mongolia: On the Trail of Genghis Khan: An Epic Journey Through the Land of the Nomads by Tim Cope 14 Mar 2022 ⭐⭐⭐ my review
✅56. New Caledonia: Miss Benson's Beetle by Rachel Joyce 19 Jun 2022 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
✅57. Nigeria: The Girl with the Louding Voice by Abi Daré* 13 Apr 2022 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
✅58. Norway: The Orange Girl by Jostein Gaarder* 24 Nov 2022 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
✅59. Oman: Celestial Bodies by Jokha Alharthi* 8 May 2022 ⭐⭐⭐ my review
✅60. Pakistan: Burnt Shadows by Kamila Shamsie* 10 Jan 2022 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
✅61. Palestine: Mornings in Jenin by Susan Abulhawa* 24 Sep 2022
✅62. Philippines: Banana Heart Summer by Merlinda Bobis* 28 Aug 2022 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
✅63. Poland: Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead by Olga Tokarczuk 22 May 2022 ⭐⭐ my review
✅64. Qatar: Love From A to Z by S.K. Ali 17 Mar 2022 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
✅65. Romania: Once, Only the Swallows Were Free by Gabrielle Gouch* (Romania) 29 Nov 2022 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
✅66. Rwanda: Baking Cakes in Kigali by Gaile Parkin 20 May 2022 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
✅67. Saint Lucia: One Last Day of Summer by Shari Low 17 Jun 2022 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
✅68. Samoa: Illumine Her by Sieni A.M.* 24 Jun 2022 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
✅69. Scotland: To the Lighthouse by Virginia Woolf 22 Jan 2022 ⭐⭐⭐ my review
✅70. Once There Were Wolves by Charlotte McConaghy AA 24 Jan 2022 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
✅71. Kidnapped by Robert Louis Stevenson* 4 Mar 2022 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
✅72. Take Me Home by Karly Lane AA 17 Apr 2022 ⭐⭐⭐ my review
✅73. The Vanished Days by Susanna Kearsley 1 May 2022 ⭐⭐⭐ my review
✅74. Sierra Leone: The Gilded Ones by Namina Forna* 5 Oct 2022 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
✅75. Singapore: Singapore Sapphire by A.M. Stuart AA 24 Apr 2022 ⭐⭐⭐ my review
✅76. South Korea: The Hen Who Dreamed She Could Fly by Sun-mi Hwang* 11 May 2022 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
✅77. The Island of Sea Women by Lisa See 17 May 2022 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
✅78. South Sudan: Beneath the Darkening Sky by Majok Tulba* 20 Sep 2022 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
✅79. Spain: The Spanish Love Deception by Elena Armas* 11 Jan 2022 ⭐ my review
✅80. Sri Lanka: Chai Time At Cinnamon Gardens by Shankari Chandran* 5 Feb 2022 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
✅81. Taiwan: A Magic Steeped in Poison by Judy I. Lin* 1 Sep 2022 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
✅82. Trinidad & Tobago: Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe 9 Sep 2022 ⭐⭐⭐ my review.
✅83. Tunisia: The Ardent Swarm by Yamen Manai (Tunisia) 10 Jul 2022 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
✅84. Turkey: The Beekeeper of Aleppo by Christy Lefteri 28 Apr 2022 ⭐⭐⭐ my review
✅85. Uganda: Orange for the Sunsets by Tina Athaide* 25 Apr 2022 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
✅86. Ukraine: The Diamond Eye by Kate Quinn 27 Oct 2022 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
✅87. United Arab Emirates: The Final Strife by Saara El-Arifi* 2 Sep 2022 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
✅88. Venezuela: Blue Label by Eduardo Sánchez Rugeles* 22 Oct 2022⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
✅89. Vietnam: The Boat by Nam Le* 29 Aug 2022 ⭐⭐⭐ my review
✅90. Virgin Islands (British): Jessamine by Eugenia O'Neal* 23 Apr 2022 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
✅91. Wales: Among Others by Jo Walton* 28 Mar 2022 ⭐⭐⭐ my review
✅92. Evans Above by Rhys Bowen 18 Mar 2022 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
✅93. Western Sahara: Stories of the Sahara by Sanmao (Chinese author) 19 Sep 2022 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
✅94. Yemen: A Land without Jasmine by Wajdi Al-Ahdal* 1 Aug 2022 ⭐⭐⭐ my review
✅95. Zambia: Patchwork by Ellen Banda-Aaku* 10 Aug 2022 ⭐⭐⭐ my review
✅96. Zanzibar: Admiring Silence by Abdulrazak Gurnah* 5 Aug 2022 ⭐⭐⭐ my review
✅97. Zimbabwe: House of Stone by Novuyo Rosa Tshuma* 10 Oct 2022 ⭐⭐⭐ my review
AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 BOOKS80/80 done (51 + 29)
✅1. Yemen: A Land without Jasmine by Wajdi Al-Ahdal*
✅2. Zanzibar: Admiring Silence by Abdulrazak Gurnah*
✅3. Greenland: Dreamweaver by Penina Keen Spinka
✅4. Jamaica: The Same Earth by Kei Miller*
✅5. Kyrgyzstan: The First Teacher by Chingiz Aitmatov*
✅6. Bolivia: Treasure of the World by Tara Sullivan
✅7. United Arab Emirates: The Final Strife by Saara El-Arifi
✅8. Vietnam: The Boat by Nam Le
✅9. Western Sahara: Stories of the Sahara by Sanmao
✅10. Zambia: Patchwork by Ellen Banda-Aaku
✅11. Iran: Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood by Marjane Satrapi
✅12. Palestine: Mornings in Jenin by Susan Abulhawa
✅13. Venezuela: Blue Label by Eduardo Sánchez Rugeles
✅14. Philippines: Banana Heart Summer by Merlinda Bobis
✅15. Zimbabwe: House of Stone by Novuyo Rosa Tshuma
✅16. Jersey (Channel Islands): When the Sky Fell Apart by Caroline Lea* Jersey (Channel Islands) 28 Sep 2022 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
✅17. Sierra Leone: The Gilded Ones by Namina Forna
✅18. French Polynesia: Breadfruit by Célestine Hitiura Vaite
✅19. Bangladesh: I Remember Abbu by Humayun Azad
✅20. Hong Kong: Room for a Stranger by Melanie Cheng*
✅21. Eswatini (Swaziland): When the Ground Is Hard by Malla Nunn
✅22. Indonesia: The Rainbow Troops by Andrea Hirata
✅23. Kurdistan: Daughters of Smoke and Fire by Ava Homa
✅24. South Sudan: Beneath the Darkening Sky by Majok Tulba
✅25. Greece: The Invisible by Peter Papathanasiou
✅26. Malawi: The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind: Creating Currents of Electricity and Hope by William Kamkwamba*
✅27. Cambodia: Unpolished Gem by Alice Pung
✅28. Taiwan: A Magic Steeped in Poison by Judy I. Lin*
✅29. Trinidad & Tobago: Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe
What an extraordinary challenge: some very interesting reads here. Well done.
Alex wrote: "What an extraordinary challenge: some very interesting reads here. Well done."Thanks the Read Around the World challenge has been quite inspiring. Leads you to some interesting reads
Countries/ territories not read:A
Abkhazia: Sandro of Chegem by Fazil Iskander
Albania: Broken April by Ismail Kadare
American Samoa: The Smell of the Moon by Lemanatele M. Kneubuhl
Andorra: The Phaeton Report by Albert Salvadó
Angola: Transparent City by Ondjaki
Anguilla: Blue Beans by Patricia J. Adams
Aruba: Delft Blues by Denis Henríquez
Ascension Island: Ascension: The Story of a South Atlantic Island by Duff Hart-Davis
Austria: The Radetzky March by Joseph Roth
Azerbaijan: Days in the Caucasus by Banine
B
Bahrain: The Pearl Thief by Noor Al Noaimi
Belarus: War's Unwomanly Face by Svetlana Alexievich
Belgium: The Misfortunates by Dimitri Verhulst
Belize: Beka Lamb by Zee Edgell
Benin: Spirit Rising: My Life, My Music by Angelique Kidjo
Bermuda: The History of Mary Prince: A West Indian Slave Narrative by Mary Prince
Bhutan: Tales in Colour: And Other Stories by Kunzang Choden
Bonaire: Little Dutch Isle by Eleanor Joy McDonald
Brunei: The Fisherman King by Kathrina Mohd Daud
Bulgaria: Time of Parting by Anton Donchev
Burkina Faso: The Parachute Drop by Norbert Zongo
Burundi: Baho! by Roland Rugero
C
Cameroon: Dog Days: An Animal Chronicle by Patrice Nganang
Canary Islands
Cape Verde
Cayman Islands
Central African Republic
Chad: Told by Starlight in Chad by Joseph Brahim Seid
Chechnya
Christmas Island
Colombia: Fish Soup by Margarita García Robayo
Comoros: A Girl Called Eel by Ali Zamir
Cook Islands
Costa Rica
Croatia: Girl at War by Sara Nović
Czechia (Czech Republic): The House on Prague Street by Hana Demetz
D
Djibouti
Dominica: Wide Sargasso Sea by Jean Rhys
E
East Timor (Timor-Leste)
Easter Island
El Salvador: Bitter Grounds by Sandra Benítez
Equatorial Guinea: By Night the Mountain Burns by Juan Tomás Ávila Laurel
Ethiopia
Estonia: Treading Air by Jaan Kross
F
Falkland Islands: Tierra del Fuego by Sylvia Iparraguirre (Brazilian author)
Faroe Islands: The Seven Skins of Esther Wilding by Holly Ringland AA
French Guiana
G
Galápagos Islands
Gabon: Mema by Daniel M. Mengara
Gambia: Reading the Ceiling by Dayo Forster
Georgia: One More Year by Sana Krasikov
Gibraltar
Grenada: Pynter Bender by Jacob Ross
Guadeloupe: The Bridge of Beyond by Simone Schwarz-Bart
Guam: Attitude 13 by Tanya Taimanglo
Guinea: The Dark Child by Camara Laye
Guinea-Bissau: The Ultimate Tragedy by Abdulai Sila
H
Honduras: Don't Be Afraid, Gringo by Elvia Alvarado
I
Isle of Man
K
Kazakhstan: The Silent Steppe: The Memoir of a Kazakh Nomad Under Stalin by Mukhamet Shayakhmetov
Kosovo
L
Laos: Mother's Beloved: Stories from Laos by Outhine Bounyavong
Latvia: High Tide by Inga Ābele
Lesotho: Basali! Stories by and about Women in Lesotho by K. Limakatso Kendall
Liechtenstein
Lithuania: Tūla by Jurgis Kunčinas
Luxembourg
M
Macao
Macedonia
Madagascar
Madeira (Portugal)
Maldives
Mali: Amkoullel, the Fula Boy by Amadou Hampâté Bâ
Malta
Marshall Islands: Marshall Islands Legends and Stories by Daniel A. Kelin
Martinique
Mauritania: The Desert and the Drum by Mbarek Ould Beyrouk
Mauritius: Silence of the Chagos: A Novel by Shenaz Patel
Mayotte
Moldova: The Good Life Elsewhere by Vladimir Lorchenkov
Monaco
Montenegro: Catherine the Great and the Small by Olja Knezevic
Monserrat
Morocco: Hope and Other Dangerous Pursuitsby Laila Lalami
Mozambique: Sleepwalking Land by Mia Couto
N
Namibia: The Purple Violet of Oshaantu by Neshani Andreas
Nauru: Legends, traditions and tales of Nauru by Timothy Detudamo
Nepal
Nicaragua: Infinity in the Palm of Her Hand: A Novel of Adam and Eve by Gioconda Belli
Niger
Niue
North Korea: The Girl with Seven Names: A North Korean Defector’s Story by Hyeonseo Lee
Northern Mariana Islands
P
Palau
Panama: The Golden Horse: A Novel About Triumph and Tragedy Building the Panama Railroad by Juan David Morgan
Papua New Guinea: My mother calls me Yaltep by Ignatius Kilage OR My Walk to Equality: Essays, Stories and Poetry by Papua New Guinean Women by Rashmii Amoah Bell
Paraguay
Peru
Pitcairn
Puerto Rico: Daughters of the Stone by Dahlma Llanos-Figueroa OR A Woman of Endurance by Dahlma Llanos-Figueroa
R
Reunion: Monsters and Revolutionaries: Colonial Family Romance and Métissage by Françoise Vergès
S
Saba
Saint Barthélemy
Saint Eustatius
Saint Helen, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha
Saint Kitts and Nevis: Caribbean Chemistry: Tales from St. Kitts by Christopher Vanier
Saint Martin
Saint Maarten
Saint Vincent & the Grenadines: Spirits in the Dark by H. Nigel Thomas
San Marino
São Tomé and Principe
Senegal
Seychelles
Slovakia: The Shop on Main Street by Ladislav Grosman
Slovenia: I Saw Her That Night by Drago Jančar
Solomon Islands
Somalia: Infidel by Ayaan Hirsi Ali
Sudan: Minaret by Leila Aboulela
Suriname: The Free Negress Elisabeth by Cynthia McLeod
T
Tajikistan: Hurramabad by Andrei Volos
Tibet
Tokelau
Togo
Tonga: Po Fananga: Folk tales of Tonga by Tupou Posesi Fanua
Tristan da Cunha
Turkmenistan: The Tale of Aypi by Ak Welsapar
Turks and Cacao
Tuvalu
U
Uruguay: The Tree of Red Stars by Tessa Bridal
Uzbekistan: The Devils' Dance by Hamid Ismailov
V
Vanuatu: Sista, Stanap Strong! A Vanuatu Women's Anthology by Mikaela Nyman
W
Wallis and Futuna: No Longer Captives of the Past: The story of a reconciliation on Erromango by Carol E. Mayer
Countries I have read a book set in, but not an author from: Antarctica
Bahamas
Botswana: The Collector of Treasures and Other Botswana Village Tales by Bessie Head*
Cambodia
Congo (Republic of): Broken Glass by Alain Mabanckou*
Cuba
Curaçao
Cyprus
Greenland: The Vinland Sagas: The Norse Discovery of America by Unknown*
Guatemala: Men of Maize by Miguel Ángel Asturias
Guernsey
Iceland: Jar City by Arnaldur Indriðason*
Kashmir
Mongolia: The Blue Sky by Galsan Tschinag*
Myanmar
New Caledonia
Norfolk Island
Qatar: The Girl Who Fell to Earth by Sophia Al-Maria*
Rwanda: The Girl Who Smiled Beads: A Story of War and What Comes After by Clemantine Wamariya*
Saint Lucia
Syria
Ukraine: Otherland: A Journey With My Daughter by Maria Tumarkin*
US Virgin Islands: How to Escape from a Leper Colony by Tiphanie Yanique*
BOOK GIRLS BON VOYAGE CHALLENGE 2022 February-WESTERN EUROPE
Echoes of War by Tania Blanchard (Italy) AA
The Secret Keeper by Kate Morton (England) AA
The Good Wife of Bath: A (Mostly) True Story by Karen Brooks (England) AA
Summer in a Cornish Cove by Kate Ryder* (England)
March-EASTERN EUROPE
Abigél by Magda Szabó* (Hungary)
April-SET ON AN ISLAND
The Ruin by Dervla McTiernan* (Ireland)
Jessamine by Eugenia O'Neal* (British Virgin Islands)
Singapore Sapphire by A.M. Stuart (Singapore)
May-NORTHERN ASIA
The Hen Who Dreamed She Could Fly by Sun-mi Hwang* (Korea)
The Island of Sea Women by Lisa See (South Korea)
July-AUSTRALIA & NEW ZEALAND
The Cartographer's Secret by Tea Cooper* AA
The Wattle Island Book Club by Sandie Docker* AA
The Drover's Wife by Leah Purcell* AA
Spring Clean for the Peach Queen by Sasha Wasley* AA
Sisters of Freedom by Mary-Anne O'Connor* AA
August-MIDDLE EAST
A Land without Jasmine by Wajdi Al-Ahdal* (Yemen)
September-AFRICA
Stories of the Sahara by Sanmao (Western Sahara)
Beneath the Darkening Sky by Majok Tulba (South Sudan)
October-SOUTH AMERICA
Treasure of the World by Tara Sullivan (Bolivia)
Blue Label / Etiqueta Azul by Eduardo Sánchez Rugeles* (Venezuela)
November-NORTH & CENTRAL AMERICA
Tree Girl by Ben Mikaelsen (Guatemala)
December-MULTIPLE CONTINENTS
Wild Women by Pamela Robson
Odin's Game by Tim Hodkinson
NORTH AMERICAGreenland: The Vinland Sagas: The Norse Discovery of America by Unknown
Mexico: Like Water for Chocolate by Laura Esquivel
CENTRAL AMERICA
Belize: Beka Lamb by Zee Edgell
Costa Rica
El Salvador: Bitter Grounds by Sandra Benítez
Guatemala: Men of Maize by Miguel Ángel Asturias
Honduras: Don't Be Afraid, Gringo by Elvia Alvarado
Nicaragua: Infinity in the Palm of Her Hand: A Novel of Adam and Eve by Gioconda Belli
Panama: The Golden Horse: A Novel About Triumph and Tragedy Building the Panama Railroad by Juan David Morgan
APRIL CHALLENGE: featured author Sulari Gentil Level: HARD-TASKS 4/4 + SPELL 5/5 + 4/4AA
TASKS:
✅#1. Read a book which is an historical mystery: Singapore Sapphire by A.M. Stuart AA 24 Apr 2022 ⭐⭐⭐ my review
✅#2. Read a book set in NSW: Take Me Home by Karly Lane AA 17 Apr 2022 ⭐⭐⭐ my review
✅#3. Read a book published after 2010: OR
Read a book by a Australian female author: Time, Flow Softly by Nancy Cato AA 3 Apr 2022 ⭐⭐⭐ my review
✅#4. Read a book which has won or been shortlisted for an award: The Girl with the Louding Voice by Abi Daré 13 Apr 2022 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
SPELL
✅ C-Date with Death by Julia Chapman 18 Apr 2022 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
✅ R-The Ruin by Dervla McTiernan AA 21 Apr 2022 ⭐⭐⭐ my review
✅ I-The Inheritance of Orquídea Divina by Zoraida Córdova 15 Apr 2022 ⭐⭐⭐ my review
✅ M-The Missing Sister by Dinah Jefferies 4 Apr 2022 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
✅ E-Jessamine by Eugenia O'Neal 23 Apr 2022 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
MAY CHALLENGE Featured Author - Rachel AmphlettDuration: 1/5/22 - 31/5/22
Level: HARD - Tasks + Spell Out (minimum 4 Aussie Authors)
Books: 10/10 AA: 4/4
TASKS:
✅#1. Read a book set in Australia by a female writer.
The Vet from Snowy River by Stella Quinn AA 2 May 2022 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
✅#2. Read an author's debut novel
Baking Cakes in Kigali by Gaile Parkin (Rwanda) 20 May 2022 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
✅#3. Read a book where one of the genres (crime, thriller) is showing on the profile page: Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead by Olga Tokarczuk (Poland) 22 May 2022 ⭐⭐ my review
✅#4. Read a book with a number in the title: One Thousand and One Nights by Hanan Al-Shaykh* (Lebanese author, book is set in multiple locations) 25 May 2022 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
SPELL-IT-OUT
✅R-The Rosie Effect by Graeme Simsion AA 15 May 2022 ⭐⭐⭐⭐
✅A-Love Marriage by Monica Ali 14 May 2022 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review (Bangladesh/ England)
✅C-Celestial Bodies by Jokha Alharthi 8 May 2022 ⭐⭐⭐ my review (Oman)
✅H-The Hen Who Dreamed She Could Fly by Sun-mi Hwang 11 May 2022 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review (South Korea)
✅E-The Man From Snowy River by Elyne Mitchell AA 10 May 2022 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
✅L-The Other Side of Beautiful by Kim Lock AA 5 May 2022 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
JUNE CHALLENGE 2022Featured Author - Garry Disher
Duration: 1/6/22 - 30/6/22
Level: HARD
10/10 5/4AA
TASKS
✅#1. Read a standalone book: The Botanist's Daughter by Kayte Nunn (Chile) AA 23 Jun 2022 ⭐⭐⭐ my review
✅#2. Read a book with a 3, a 7 or a 9 in the page count: Persuasion by Jane Austen 9 Jun 2022 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review (249pgs)
✅#3. Read a book with Mystery, Thriller OR Non-Fiction genres on the book's profile page: The Glass Woman by Caroline Lea (Iceland) 4 Jun 2022 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
✅#4. Read a book by an Australian author, set in Australia:
The Mallee Girl by Jennifer Scoullar AA 1 Jun 2022 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
SPELL OUT
✅D-The Prodigal Sister by Darry Fraser AA 14 Jun 2022 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
✅I-Illumine Her by Sieni A.M. (Samoa) 24 Jun 2022 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
✅S-One Last Day of Summer (St Lucia) by Shari Low 17 Jun 2022 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
✅H-How the Penguins Saved Veronica by Hazel Prior (Antarctica) 29 Jun 2022 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
✅E-Eucalyptus by Murray Bail AA 1 Jun 2022 ⭐⭐⭐ my review
✅R-Miss Benson's Beetle by Rachel Joyce (New Caledonia) 19 Jun 2022 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
JULY CHALLENGE 2022Featured Author - Annie Seaton
Duration: 1/7/22 - 31/7/22
Level: Hard
10/10 4/4 AA
TASKS:
✅#1. Read a book with a beach or the sea on the cover:Kalyana by Rajni Mala Khelawan (Fiji) 9 Jul 2022 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
✅#2. Rural Fiction, Romance, H/F or Eco Adventure: The Kitchen Front by Jennifer Ryan (England) 2 Jul 2022 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
✅#3. Read a book set in the Australian outback: The Cartographer's Secret by Tea Cooper AA 5 Jul 2022 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
✅#4. Read a book set in Australia: The Wattle Island Book Club by Sandie Docker AA 7 Jul 2022 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
SPELL OUT:
✅S-The Girl from the Sugar Plantation by Sharon Maas (Guyana) 1 Jul 2022 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
✅E-The Island of Missing Trees by Elif Shafak (Cyprus. Turkish author) 27 Jul 2022 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
✅A-The Ardent Swarm by Yamen Manai (Tunisia) 10 Jul 2022 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
✅T-The Drover’s Wife: The Legend of Molly Johnson by Leah Purcell AA 13 Jul 2022 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
✅O-Sisters of Freedom by Mary-Anne O'Connor AA 25 Jul 2022 ⭐⭐⭐ my review
✅N-Never Stop Walking: A Memoir of Finding Home Across the World by Christina Rickardsson (Brazil) 11 Jul 2022 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
AUGUST AUSSIE AUTHOR CHALLENGEFeatured author: Jaye Ford
Level: Hard
9/9. 4/4AA
TASKS
✅1. Read a debut novel: The Same Earth by Kei Miller* (Jamaica) 7 Aug 2022 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
✅2. Read a book which has won an award: Admiring Silence by Abdulrazak Gurnah* (Zanzibar) 5 Aug 2022 ⭐⭐⭐ my review
✅3. Read a book by an Australian author: When the Ground Is Hard by Malla Nunn* (Eswatini/ Swaziland) AA 23 Aug 2022 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
✅4. Read a book which has been translated: I Remember Abbu by Humayun Azad* (Bangladesh) 15 Aug 2022 ⭐⭐⭐ my review
SPELL OUT
✅D-Dreamweaver by Penina Keen Spinka (Greenland) 3 Aug 2022 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
✅E-Patchwork by Ellen Banda-Aaku* (Zambia) 10 Aug 2022 ⭐⭐⭐ my review
✅B-Banana Heart Summer by Merlinda Bobis* (Philippines) AA 28 Aug 2022 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
✅U-Unpolished Gem by Alice Pung (Cambodia) AA 21 Aug 2022 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
✅T-The Boat by Nam Le* (Vietnam) AA 29 Aug 2022 ⭐⭐⭐ my review
SEPTEMBER 2022's FEATURED AUTHOR CHALLENGE: Jay Kristoff9/9 4/4 AA
TASKS
✅1. Read an award winning book by an author of your choice: Breadfruit by Célestine Hitiura Vaite (French Polynesia)* AA ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
✅2. Read a fantasy or science fiction book: A Magic Steeped in Poison by Judy I. Lin (Taiwan)* 1 Sep 2022 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
✅3. Read a book where the title begins with an S: Stories of the Sahara by Sanmao (Western Sahara) 19 Sep 2022 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
✅4. Read a book by an Australian author: The Banksia House Breakout by James Roxburgh* 26 Sep 2022 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
SPELL OUT
✅P-The Invisible by Peter Papathanasiou (Greece)* AA 19 Sep 2022 ⭐⭐⭐ my review
✅E-The Final Strife by Saara El-Arifi (United Arab Emirates)* 2 Sep 2022 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
✅R-Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe (Trinidad & Tobago) 9 Sep 2022 ⭐⭐⭐ my review
✅T-Beneath the Darkening Sky by Majok Tulba* (South Sudan) 20 Sep 2022 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review AA
✅H-The Rainbow Troops by Andrea Hirata* 11 Sep 2022 ⭐⭐⭐ my review
OCTOBER FEATURED AUTHOR CHALLENGE: Phillipa Nefri ClarkDuration: 1/10/2022-31/10/2022
Level: Hard
10/10 4/4 AA
TASKS:
✅1. Read a book set in the country: The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind: Creating Currents of Electricity and Hope by William Kamkwamba* (Malawi) 3 Oct 2022 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
✅2. Read a book with the sea on the cover: A Return to Sanditon by Anne Toledo* 18 Oct 2022 ⭐⭐⭐ my review
✅3. Read a book from one of the genres (contemporary fiction): The Happiest Little Town by Barbara Hannay* 9 Oct 2022 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review AA
✅4. Read a book by an Australian author: The Angry Women's Choir by Meg Bignell* 29 Oct 2022 ⭐⭐⭐ my review AA
SPELL OUT
✅N-The Gilded Ones by Namina Forna* (Sierra Leone) 5 Oct 2022 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
✅A-Daughters of Smoke and Fire by Ava Homa* (Kurdistan) 2 Oct 2022 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
✅T-Jack and Harry by Tony McKenna 23 Oct 2022⭐⭐⭐ my review AA
✅U-An Unnecessary Woman by Rabih Alameddine* (Lebanon) 26 Oct 2022 ⭐⭐⭐ my review
✅R-Room for a Stranger by Melanie Cheng* (Hong Kong) 4 Oct 2022 ⭐⭐⭐ my review AA
✅E-Blue Label / Etiqueta Azul by Eduardo Sánchez Rugeles* (Venezuela) 22 Oct 2022 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
NOVEMBER CHALLENGE-featured author Joanna NellLevel: hard
TASKS
10/10 4/4 AA
✅1. Read a book set in the UK: The Highland Hens by Judy Leigh (Scotland) 4 Nov 2022 ⭐⭐⭐ my review
✅2. Read a book with the sea on the cover or in the story: Keeper of the Light by Leanne Lovegrove (Australia) 27 Nov 2022 ⭐⭐⭐ my review AA
✅3. Read a book from the genre Contemporary Fiction: The Angry Women's Choir by Meg Bignell* (Australia) 1 Nov 2022 ⭐⭐⭐ my review
✅4. Read a book published in 2018: The Sunday Lunch Club by Juliet Ashton’ (England) 1 Nov 2022 ⭐⭐⭐ my review
SPELL IT OUT
✅J-The Orange Girl by Jostein Gaarder* (Norway) 24 Nov 2022 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
✅O-Once, Only the Swallows Were Free by Gabrielle Gouch* (Romania) 29 Nov 2022 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review AA
✅A-The Bleeding of the Stone by Ibrahim al-Koni* (Libya) 14 Nov 2022 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
✅N-The Single Ladies of Jacaranda Retirement Village by Joanna Nell (Australia) 6 Nov 2022⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review AA
✅N-The Bangalore Detectives Club by Harini Nagendra* (India) 8 Nov2022 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
✅A-The Adventures of China Iron by Gabriela Cabezón Cámara* (Argentina) 29 Nov 2022 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
DECEMBER 2022 CHALLENGE Featured Author: Matthew Reilly
Date 1/12/2022-31/12/2022
Level: Hard
11/11 4/4 AA
TASKS
✅1.Read a book set in Australia: You Need to Know by Nicola Moriarty 3 Dec 2022 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review AA
✅2. Read a debut novel: Firekeeper's Daughter by Angeline Boulley (Native American) 22 Dec 2022 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
✅3. Read a book which has been translated: The Blind Earthworm in the Labyrinth by Veeraporn Nitiprapha* (Thailand) 25 Dec 2022 ⭐⭐⭐ my review
✅4.Read a book by an Australian author: Wild Women: History's Female Rebels, Radicals & Revolutionaries by Pamela Robson* 16 Dec 2022 ⭐⭐⭐ my review AA
SPELL OUT
✅C-Christmas at Coorah Creek by Janet Gover 24 Dec 2022 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review AA
✅O-The Tiger's Wife by Téa Obreht* (Serbia) ⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
✅N-Palace Walk by Naguib Mahfouz* (Egypt) 29 Dec 2022 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
✅T-The Willful Princess and the Piebald Prince by Robin Hobb 24 Dec 2022 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
✅E-Like Water for Chocolate by Laura Esquivel* (Mexico) 26 Dec 2022 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
✅S-My Tidda, My Sister: Stories of Strength and Resilience from Australia's First Women by Marlee Silva 13 Dec 2022 ⭐⭐⭐ my review AA
✅T-Odin's Game by Tim Hodkinson (Iceland/ Ireland) 20 Dec 2022 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
SUMMER 2022-2023 CHALLENGE
Aussie Readers Summer Challenge
ATY 52 WINTER 2022-2023 CHALLENGE
ATY52 Winter 2022-2023 Challenge Link
SUMMER CHALLENGE 2021-20221/12/21 - 28/2/2
Hard: TASKS plus SPELL-IT-OUT (Four Aussie authors)
15/15 8/4AA
TASKS
#1. ✅Christmas - Read a book relating to Christmas
Christmas at Remarkable Bay by Victoria Purman AA 11 Jan 2021 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
#2. ✅Australia Day -Choose from one of our many Aussie authors. Thursdays at Orange Blossom House by Sophie Green AA 14 Dec 2021 ⭐⭐⭐ my review
#3. ✅Valentine's Day - Read a book with some Romance in it.
The Spanish Love Deception by Elena Armas 11 Jan 2022 ⭐ my review
#4. ✅New Year - Read a book which will be published in December 2021, January or February 2022 Chai Time At Cinnamon Gardens by Shankari Chandran AA 5 Feb 2022 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
SPELL-IT-OUT
BEACH
B ✅The Baghdad Clock by Shahad Al Rawi 5 Jan 2022 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
E ✅The Unusual Abduction of Avery Conifer by Ilsa Evans AA 15 Dec 2021 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
A ✅Daring to Drive: A Saudi Woman's Awakening by Manal Al-Sharif 19 Dec 2021 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
C ✅A River Not Yet Tamed by Nancy Cato AA 6 Jan 2022 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
H ✅The Funny Thing About Norman Foreman by Julietta Henderson AA 12 Jan 2022 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
Maybe I’ll add a towel or two!
T ✅The Far Pavilions by M.M. Kaye 26 Dec 2021 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
O ✅Once There Were Wolves by Charlotte McConaghy AA 24 Jan 2022 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
W✅The Golden Hour by Beatriz Williams 10 Dec 2021 ⭐⭐⭐ my review
E ✅Echoes of War by Tania Blanchard AA 2 Feb 2022 ⭐⭐⭐ my review
L ✅The Story Girl by L.M. Montgomery 17 Jan 2022 ⭐⭐⭐ my review
S ✅Burnt Shadows by Kamila Shamsie 10 Jan 2022 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
AUTUMN CHALLENGE 2022Duration: 1/3/22 - 31/5/22
Level: Medium
Progress: 22/15 AA: 7/3 (min 1 per row/column)
#1 Down
✅1. Favourite Genre: (Historical Fiction) Singapore Sapphire by A.M. Stuart AA 24 Apr 2022 ⭐⭐⭐ my review
✅2. Bright cover: (Qatar) Love From A to Z by S.K. Ali 17 Mar 2022 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
✅3. Female MC: A Family of Strangers by Fiona Lowe AA 20 Mar 2022 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
✅4. Set in another country: (Kenya) Shadows on the Grass by Isak Dinesen 3 Mar 2022 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
✅5. Historical fiction: (Scotland) The Vanished Days by Susanna Kearsley 1 May 2022 ⭐⭐⭐ my review
#2 Down
✅1. Male MC: (Scotland) Kidnapped by Robert Louis Stevenson* 4 Mar 2022 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
✅2. Australian Author: (Scotland) Take Me Home by Karly Lane AA 17 Apr 2022 ⭐⭐⭐ my review
✅3. Sky on Cover: (Ireland) The Ruin by Dervla McTiernan AA 21 Apr 2022 ⭐⭐⭐ my review
✅4. Part of a Series: (Democratic Republic of Congo) The Witch Doctor's Wife by Tamar Myers* 6 Mar 2022 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
✅5. Young Adult: (Wales) Among Others by Jo Walton* 28 Mar 2022 ⭐⭐⭐ my review
#3 Down
✅1. Mystery: (Myanmar) The Missing Sister by Dinah Jefferies 4 Apr 2022 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
✅2. Published 2021: The Dressmakers of Yarrandarrah Prison by Meredith Jaffe AA 26 Mar 2022 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
✅3. Female author: Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day by Winifred Watson* 30 Mar 2022 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
✅4. Debut: (Nigeria) The Girl with the Louding Voice by Abi Daré* 13 Apr 2022 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
✅5. One word title: (Hungary) Abigél by Magda Szabó* 22 Mar 2022 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
#4 Down
✅1. 350+ Pages: (Kenya) Out of Africa by Isak Dinesen 2 Mar 2022 ⭐⭐⭐ my review
✅2. From Library: Time, Flow Softly by Nancy Cato AA 3 Apr 2022 ⭐⭐⭐ my review
✅3. Child on Cover: (Uganda) Orange for the Sunsets by Tina Athaide* 25 Apr 2022 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
✅4. Cosy Mystery: (Wales) Evans Above by Rhys Bowen 18 Mar 2022 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
✅5. Water on Cover: (Finland) The Summer Book by Tove Jansson* 16 Mar 2022 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
#5 Down
✅1. Male author: (Mongolia) On the Trail of Genghis Khan: An Epic Journey Through the Land of the Nomads by Tim Cope AA 14 Mar 2022 ⭐⭐⭐ my review
✅2. Speculative fiction: (British Virgin Islands) Jessamine by Eugenia O'Neal* 23 Apr 2022 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
✅3. My choice: (Equador) The Inheritance of Orquídea Divina by Zoraida Córdova* 15 Apr 2022 ⭐⭐⭐ my review
✅4. Crime: Date with Death by Julia Chapman 18 Apr 2022 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
✅5. Set in Australia: This Has Been Absolutely Lovely by Jessica Dettmann AA 8 Mar 2022 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
WINTER READING CHALLENGE 2022 Duration: 1/6/2022-31/8/2022
Level: hard
12/12 AA 4/4
✅#1. The Queen's birthday is June 13th:
A book by a female author: Persuasion by Jane Austen 9 Jun 2022 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
✅#2. 5th of June is World Environment Day
Practice recycling and read a book from the library: The Jam Queens by Josephine Moon AA 9 Jun 2022 ⭐⭐⭐ my review
✅#3. The 4th of July is Independence Day
Read a stand-alone book: Kalyana by Rajni Mala Khelawan (Fiji) 9 Jul 2022 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
✅#4. Canada Day is 1st of July
Read a book which was published in July of any year: The Botanist's Daughter by Kayte Nunn AA 23 Jun 2022 ⭐⭐⭐ my review
✅#5. Friendship Day is 30th July
Read a book given to you by a friend: The Island of Missing Trees by Elif Shafak (Cyprus) 28 Jul 2022 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
✅#6. Women's Equality Day is 26th August
Read a book which features a strong, independent: Miss Benson's Beetle by Rachel Joyce (New Caledonia) 19 Jun 2022 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
SPELL OUT
✅W-The Wattle Island Book Club by Sandie Docker 7 Jul 2022 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
✅I-Illumine Her by Sieni A.M. AA (Samoa) 24 Jun 2022 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
✅N-Never Stop Walking: A Memoir of Finding Home Across the World by Christina Rickardsson (Brazil) 11 Jul 2022 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
✅T-The Mallee Girl by Jennifer ScoullarAA 1 Jun 2022 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
✅E-Eucalyptus by Murray Bail AA 1 Jun 2022 ⭐⭐⭐ my review
✅R-The Kitchen Front by Jennifer Ryan 2 Jul 2022 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
SPRING CHALLENGE 2022 Duration: 1/09/2022-30/11/2022
Level: Hard
18/18 4/4AA
✅A-A Return to Sanditon by Anne Toledo and Jane Austen* (England) 18 Oct 2022 ⭐⭐⭐ my review
✅C-Arlington Park by Rachel Cusk* (England) 26 Sep 2022 ⭐⭐⭐ my review
✅T-The Angry Women's Choir by Meg Bignell* (Australia) 1 Nov 2022 ⭐⭐⭐ my review AA
✅I-The Invisible by Peter Papathanasiou* (Greece) 16 Sep 2022 ⭐⭐⭐ my review AA
✅V-Breadfruit by Célestine Hitiura Vaite* (French Polynesia) 14 Sep 2022 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review AA
✅E-Blue Label / Etiqueta Azul by Eduardo Sánchez Rugeles* (Venezuela) 22 Oct 2022 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
✅B-The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind: Creating Currents of Electricity and Hope by William Kamkwamba* (Malawi) 3 Oct 2022 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
✅R-Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe (Trinidad & Tobago) 9 Sep 2022 ⭐⭐⭐ my review
✅I-The Bleeding of the Stone by Ibrahim al-Koni* (Libya) 14 Nov 2022 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
✅G-The Gilded Ones by Namina Forna* (Sierra Leone) 5 Oct 2022 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
✅H-The Rainbow Troops by Andrea Hirata* (Indonesia) 11 Sep 2022 ⭐⭐⭐ my review
✅T-Beneath the Darkening Sky by Majok Tulba* (South Sudan) 20 Sep 2022 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review AA
✅F-The Final Strife by Saara El-Arifi* (United Arab Emirates) 2 Sep 2022 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
✅L-When the Sky Fell Apart by Caroline Lea* Jersey (Channel Islands) 28 Sep 2022 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
✅O-The Orange Girl by Jostein Gaarder* (Norway) 24 Nov 2022 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
✅R-An Unnecessary Woman by Rabih Alameddine* (Lebanon) 26 Oct 2022 ⭐⭐⭐ my review
✅A-Daughters of Smoke and Fire by Ava Homa* (Kurdistan) 2 Oct 2022 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
✅L-A Magic Steeped in Poison by Judy I. Lin (Taiwan) 1 Sep 2022 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
AROUND THE WORLD in 80 BOOKS 2022 BINGO CHALLENGE
✅A1 - Sci-Fi: (Wales) Among Others by Jo Walton* 28 Mar 2022 ⭐⭐⭐ my review
✅A2 - Bio or Autobio: (Kenya) Out of Africa by Isak Dinesen* 2 Mar 2022 ⭐⭐⭐ my review
✅A3 - MC with disability: (Democratic Republic Congo) The Witch Doctor's Wife by Tamar Myers* 6 Mar 2022 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
✅A4 - Caribbean author: (Antigua & Barbuda) Annie John by Jamaica Kincaid* 27 Feb 2022 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
✅A5 - Nonbinary or trans author: The Final Strife by Saara El-Arifi* 2 Sep 2022 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
✅B1 - Food-themed: (Rwanda) Baking Cakes in Kigali by Gaile Parkin 20 May 2022 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
✅B2 - Publ in last 3 years: (Australia) A Family of Strangers by Fiona Lowe* 20 Mar 2022 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
✅B3 - Set in Africa: (Algeria) A Bookshop in Algiers by Kaouther Adimi* 19 Jan 2022 ⭐⭐⭐ my review
✅B4 - Nobel Laureate: (Poland) Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead by Olga Tokarczuk* 21 May 2022 ⭐⭐ my review
✅B5 - Book by Local author: (Australia) This Has Been Absolutely Lovely by Jessica Dettmann* 8 Mar 2022 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
✅C1 - Set in Canada or Canadian author: The Story Girl by L.M. Montgomery* 17 Jan 2022 ⭐⭐⭐ my review
✅C2 - Classic Horror: (Scotland) Once There Were Wolves by Charlotte McConaghy AA 24 Jan 2022 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
✅C3 - Sports and/or Recreation: The Man From Snowy River by Elyne Mitchell AA 10 May 2022 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
✅C4 - Between 100 and 200 pgs: (Barbados) Going Home in Chains by Glenville Obrian Lovell* 11 Feb 2022 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
✅C5 - Translated woman author: (Finland) The Summer Book by Tove Jansson* 16 Mar 2022 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
✅D1 - Debut novel: (Spain)
The Spanish Love Deception by Elena Armas* 11 Jan 2022 ⭐ my review
✅D2 - 19th century classic: (Scotland) Kidnapped by Robert Louis Stevenson* 4 Mar 2022 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
✅D3 - Historical Fiction: (Pakistan)
Burnt Shadows by Kamila Shamsie* 8 Jan 2022 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
✅D4 - Translated from Korean: The Hen Who Dreamed She Could Fly by Sun-mi Hwang (South Korea) 11 May 2022 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
✅D5 - Epistolary: (Qatar)
Love From A to Z by S.K. Ali 17 Mar 2022 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
✅E1 - Country not read in 2021: (Wales)
Evans Above by Rhys Bowen 18 Mar 2022 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
✅E2 - Book about a journey: (Mongolia) On the Trail of Genghis Khan: An Epic Journey Through the Land of the Nomads by Tim Cope 14 Mar 2022 ⭐⭐⭐ my review
✅E3 - Rivers, lakes, or swamps: River Not Yet Tamed, A by Nancy Cato AA 6 Jan 2022 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
✅E4 - Medieval woman author: (Japan) The Pillow Book by Sei Shōnagon* 31 Mar 2022 ⭐⭐⭐ my review
✅E5 - Set in Southern Hemisphere: (Sri Lanka) Chai Time At Cinnamon Gardens by Shankari Chandran 5 Feb 2022 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
ATY 52 Fall Challenge 2022 Date: Sep 1, 2022-Nov 30, 2022.
15/15
Find a book that...
✅1. Has a red cover: Room for a Stranger by Melanie Cheng
✅2. Fits the phrase "I'm falling for you" Blue Label by Eduardo Sánchez Rugeles
✅3. Has a leaf on the cover: Daughters of Smoke and Fire by Ava Homa* (Kurdistan)
✅4. Is magical realism: The Bleeding of the Stone by Ibrahim al-Koni* (Libya)
✅5. Is set in autumn: Interpreter of Maladies by Jhumpa Lahiri (India/ Bangladesh) 13 Nov 2022
✅6. Is historical fiction: Mornings in Jenin by Susan Abulhawa
✅7. Makes you think of pumpkin spice: Breadfruit by Célestine Hitiura Vaite
✅8. Is one last summer read: Jack and Harry by Tony McKenna
✅9. Has a tree on the cover: The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind by William Kamkwamba
✅10. Features family drama: Arlington Park by Rachel Cusk
✅11. Is a banned book: Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood by Marjane Satrapi
✅12. Reminds you of homecoming: The Happiest Little Town by Barbara Hannay
✅13. Is set in a small town: The Rainbow Troops by Andrea Hirata
✅14. Features sports: A Return to Sanditon by Anne Toledo
✅15. Was published in September: The Banksia House Breakout by James Roxburgh
Rachel’s 2022 ATY Summer Challenge 5100/5000 points
Hot Yoga - 100 points
✅1a. A book with a twist: Eucalyptus by Murray Bail (Australia) 1 Jun 2022 ⭐⭐⭐ my review
✅1b. A romance: Illumine Her by Sieni A.M. (Samoa) 24 Jun 2022 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
1c. An author you've been meaning to try
1d. A book with a lot of hype
✅1e. A book with a person on the cover: The Kitchen Front by Jennifer Ryan (England) 2 Jul 2022 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
Jazzercise - 200 points
Author's initials are in:
✅2a. PUMP UP THE JAM: The Jam Queens by Josephine Moon (Australia) 9 Jun 2022 ⭐⭐⭐ my review
2b. LET'S GET PHYSICAL
2c. HUNGRY LIKE THE WOLF
✅2d. CANT TOUCH THIS: The Cartographer's Secret by Tea Cooper (Australia) 5 Jul 2022 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
✅2e. THE FINAL COUNTDOWN: The Prodigal Sister by Darry Fraser (Australia) 14 Jun 2022 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
Cross Fit - 300 points
✅3a. A book published in 2022: One Last Day of Summer by Shari Low (Saint Lucia) 17 Jun 2022 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
3b. Part of a series of at least three books
✅3c. A book that combines more than one genre: The Glass Woman by Caroline Lea (Iceland) 4 Jun 2022 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
✅3d. Title includes the name of a place (real or fictional): The Wattle Island Book Club by Sandie Docker (Australia) 7 Jul 2022 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
✅3e. Set in more than one country: Miss Benson's Beetle by Rachel Joyce (New Caledonia) 19 Jun 2022 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
Aquarobics - 400 points
✅4a. By an author over the age of 50: The Girl from the Sugar Plantation by Sharon Maas* 1 Jul 2022 (Guyana) ⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
✅4b. Published before 1922: Persuasion by Jane Austen (England) 9 Jun 2022 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
✅4c. The cover has water on it: How the Penguins Saved Veronica by Hazel Prior (Antarctica) 29 Jun 2022 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
✅4d. A book that takes place in more than one era of time: The Botanist's Daughter by Kayte Nunn (Chile) 23 Jun 2022 ⭐⭐⭐ my review
✅4e. A biography or memoir: Never Stop Walking: A Memoir of Finding Home Across the World by Christina Rickardsson (Brazil) 11 Jul 2022 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
Ninja Warrior - 500 points
5a. A book with more than 500 pages
5b. A book set primarily in Japan
✅5c. A collection of essays, poems, or short stories: Krik? Krak! by Edwidge Danticat (Haiti) 10 Jul 2022 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
5d. A weapon is on the cover
✅5e. A book with fewer than 5000 goodreads ratings: The Mallee Girl by Jennifer Scoullar (Australia) 1 Jun 2022 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
Rachel’s 2022 Tarot Major Arcana Challenge (ATY)22/22
✅0. The Fool - vulnerable, naïve, adventurous, open, purity, innocence, risk: The Botanist's Daughter by Kayte Nunn (Australian author) 23 Jun 2022 ⭐⭐⭐ my review
✅1. The Magician - beginning, creation: The Dressmakers of Yarrandarrah Prison by Meredith Jaffe* 26 Mar 2022 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
✅2. The High Priestess - secret knowledge, immobility, trust, ability to see through deceit: Baking Cakes in Kigali by Gaile Parkin (Rwanda) 20 May 2022 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
✅3. The Empress - feminine power, fertility, abundance, nurture, love of home and family: The Pillow Book of Sei Shonagon by Sei Shōnagon (Japan) 31 Mar 2022 ⭐⭐⭐ my review
✅4. The Emperor - patriarchy, material power, protection: The Glass Woman by Caroline Lea 4 Jun 2022 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
✅5. The Hierophant- the Pope, authority, convention, strict lifestyle: The Mallee Girl by Jennifer Scoullar (Australia) 1 Jun 2022 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
✅6. The Lovers - love, strong relationship, crossroads:Illumine Her by Sieni A.M. (Samoa) 24 Jun 2022 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
✅7. The Chariot- victory, conquest and control: The Girl from the Sugar Plantation by Sharon Maas (Guyana) 1 Jul 2022 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
✅8. Strength (Adjustment)- courage, confidence, passion, good over evil: The Island of Sea Women by Lisa See 17 May 2022 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
✅9. The Hermit- intelligence, education, quest for knowledge, enlightenment, self-reflection: A Bookshop in Algiers by Kaouther Adimi 19 Jan 2022 ⭐⭐⭐ my review
✅10. (Wheel of) Fortune-luck, chance, change: Kidnapped by Robert Louis Stevenson* 4 Mar 2022 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
✅11. Justice (Lust) - hard work, sacrifices, balance, fairness, consequences: book:The Good Wife of Bath|57924371] by Karen Brooks AA 15 Feb 2022 ⭐⭐⭐ my review
✅12. The Hanged Man- letting go of the past, sacrifice: Burnt Shadows by Kamila Shamsie (Pakistan) 8 Jan 2022 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
✅13. Death- spiritual transformation, new beginnings, death: Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead by Olga Tokarczuk 21 May 2022 ⭐⭐ my review
✅14. Temperance (Art) - time, patience, self-control: A Family of Strangers by Fiona Lowe (Australia) 20 Mar 2022 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
✅15. The Devil - temptation, indulgence in sensual pleasures: One Last Day of Summer by Shari Low (St Lucia) 17 Jun 2022 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
✅16. The (Falling) Tower- unforeseen and traumatic events: The Ruin by Dervla McTiernan (Ireland) 21 Apr 2022 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
✅17. The Star - creativity, hope, optimism, art, keep faith: Jessamine (British Virgin Islands) 23 Apr 2022 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
✅18. The Moon - present, future, changes: Celestial Bodies by Jokha Alharthi (Oman) 8 May 2022 ⭐⭐⭐ my review
✅19. The Sun - hope, energy, optimism, accomplishment: The Other Side of Beautiful by Kim Lock (Australia) 5 May 2022 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
✅20. Judgment (The Aeon) - trial, consequences, rebirth, self-reflection: One Thousand and One Nights (Lebanese author) 25 May 2022 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
✅21. The World (The Universe) - perfect, success, accomplishment: Miss Benson's Beetle by Rachel Joyce (New Caledonia) 19 Jun 2022 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
My Tidda, My Sister: Stories of Strength and Resilience from Australia's First Women by Marlee Silva 13 Dec 2022 ⭐⭐⭐ my review
Wild Women: History's Female Rebels, Radicals & Revolutionaries by Pamela Robson* 16 Dec 2022 ⭐⭐⭐ my review
The Willful Princess and the Piebald Prince by Robin Hobb is a fantasy novella, a prequel to her later trilogy about the Farseer royal family. It is a lyrical tale that reads like a fairytale with romance, superstition and intrigue. ⭐⭐⭐⭐ here is my review
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International reading challenge
✅1. Algeria: A Bookshop in Algiers by Kaouther Adimi* 19 Jan 2022 ⭐⭐⭐ my review
✅2. Antarctica: How the Penguins Saved Veronica by Hazel Prior 29 Jun 2022 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
✅3. Antigua & Barbuda: Annie John by Jamaica Kincaid* 27 Feb 2022 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
✅4. Argentina: The Adventures of China Iron by Gabriela Cabezón Cámara* 29 Nov 2022 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
✅5. Bangladesh: I Remember Abbu by Humayun Azad* 15 Aug 2022 ⭐⭐⭐ my review
✅6. Barbados: Going Home in Chains by Glenville Obrian Lovell* 11 Feb 2022 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
✅7. Bolivia: Treasure of the World by Tara Sullivan* 14 Oct 2022 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
✅8. Brazil: Never Stop Walking: A Memoir of Finding Home Across the World by Christina Rickardsson* 11 Jul 2022 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
✅9. Cambodia: Unpolished Gem by Alice Pung 21 Aug 2022 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
✅10. Canada: The Story Girl by L.M. Montgomery* 17 Jan 2022 ⭐⭐⭐ my review
✅11. Chile: The Botanist's Daughter by Kayte Nunn (Australian author) 23 Jun 2022 ⭐⭐⭐ my review
✅12. Côte d’Ivoire: Aya: Life in Yop City by Marguerite Abouet* 16 Jul 2022⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
✅13. Cyprus: The Island of Missing Trees by Elif Shafak (Turkish author) 27 Jul 2022 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
✅14. Democratic Republic of Congo: The Witch Doctor's Wife by Tamar Myers* 6 Mar 2022 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
✅15. Dominican Republic: Before We Were Free by Julia Alvarez 30 Jul 2022 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
✅16. Ecuador: The Inheritance of Orquídea Divina by Zoraida Córdova* 15 Apr 2022 ⭐⭐⭐ my review
✅17. Ecuador: The Spanish Daughter by Lorena Hughes* 30 Dec 2022 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
18. Egypt: Palace Walk by Naguib Mahfouz* (Egypt) 29 Dec 2022 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
19. Eritrea: My Fathers' Daughter by Hannah Azieb Pool* 28 Jul 2022 ⭐⭐⭐ my review
✅20. Eswatini (Swaziland): When the Ground Is Hard by Malla Nunn* 23 Aug 2022 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
✅21. Fiji: Kalyana by Rajni Mala Khelawan* 9 Jul 2022 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
✅22. Finland: The Summer Book by Tove Jansson* 16 Mar 2022 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
✅23. French Polynesia (Tahiti): Breadfruit by Célestine Hitiura Vaite* 13 Sep 2022 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
✅24. Greece: The Invisible by Peter Papathanasiou* 16 Sep 2022 ⭐⭐⭐ my review
✅25. Greenland: Dream Weaver by Penina Keen Spinka 3 Aug 2022 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
✅26. Guatemala: Tree Girl by Ben Mikaelsen 1 Dec 2022 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
✅27. Guyana: The Girl from the Sugar Plantation by Sharon Maas* 1 Jul 2022 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
✅28. Haiti: Krik? Krak! by Edwidge Danticat* 10 Jul 2022 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
✅29. Hong Kong: Room for a Stranger by Melanie Cheng* 4 Oct 2022 ⭐⭐⭐ my review
✅30. Hungary: Abigél by Magda Szabó* 22 Mar 2022 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
✅31. Iceland: The Glass Woman by Caroline Lea (Jersey island author) 4 Jun 2022 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
✅32. Iceland: Odin's Game by Tim Hodkinson (Iceland/ Ireland) 20 Dec 2022 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
✅33. India: Love Marriage by Monica Ali 14 May 2022 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review (India/ England)
✅34. Interpreter of Maladies by Jhumpa Lahiri (India/ Bangladesh) 13 Nov 2022 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
✅35. Indonesia: The Rainbow Troops by Andrea Hirata* 11 Sep 2022 ⭐⭐⭐ my review
✅36. Iran: Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood by Marjane Satrapi* 15 Oct 2022 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
✅37. Iraq: The Baghdad Clock by Shahad Al Rawi* 5 Jan 2022 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
✅38. Ireland: The Ruin by Dervla McTiernan* AA 21 Apr 2022 ⭐⭐⭐ my review
✅39. Israel: My Russian Grandmother and Her American Vacuum Cleaner: A Family Memoir by Meir Shalev* 31 Jul 2022 ⭐⭐⭐ my review
✅40. Italy: Echoes of War by Tania Blanchard (Australian author) 2 Feb 2022 ⭐⭐⭐ my review
✅41. Jamaica: The Same Earth by Kei Miller* 7 Aug 2022 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
✅42. Japan: The Pillow Book of Sei Shonagon by Sei Shōnagon* 31 Mar 2022 ⭐⭐⭐ my review
✅43. Jersey (Channel Islands): When the Sky Fell Apart by Caroline Lea* 28 Sep 2022 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
✅44. Kenya: Out of Africa by Isak Dinesen* 2 Mar 2022 ⭐⭐⭐ my review
✅45. Shadows on the Grass by Isak Dinesen* 3 Mar 2022 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
✅46. Kurdistan: Daughters of Smoke and Fire by Ava Homa* 2 Oct 2022 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
✅47. Kyrgyzstan: The First Teacher by Chingiz Aitmatov* 8 Aug 2022 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
✅48. Lebanon: One Thousand and One Nights by Hanan Al-Shaykh* 25 May 2022 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
✅49. An Unnecessary Woman by Rabih Alameddine* (Lebanon) 26 Oct 2022 ⭐⭐⭐ my review
✅50. Liberia: She Would Be King by Wayétu Moore* 15 Jul 2022 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
✅51. Libya: The Bleeding of the Stone by Ibrahim al-Koni* (Libya) 14 Nov 2022 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review