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Annual Aussie Author Challenge 2023 - Opposites Attract
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Duration: 1/1/23 - 31/12/23
Level: Hard - 18 Opposites
All Aussie authors
36/36
Opposite #1
a) Male author
b) Female author
Opposite #2
a) Standalone
b) Series
Opposite #3
a) Historical
b) Current day
Opposite #4
a) Beach on cover
The Bay by Allie Reynoldsb) Bush on cover
Opposite #5
a) ebook
b) Physical book
Opposite #6
a) Single word title
b) Multiple word title
Opposite #7
a) Cosy crime
b) Dark crime
Opposite #8
a) Set in home state (NSW)
b) Set in other state (SA)
Opposite #9
a) Upper case title
b) Lower case title
Opposite #10
a) Bright cover
b) Plain cover
Opposite #11
a) Fiction
b) Non Fiction
Opposite #12
a) New release
b) Older release
Opposite #13
a) Bought
b) Borrowed
Opposite #14
a) Historical mystery
b) Present day mystery
Opposite #15
a) One person on cover
The Flying Nurse by Prudence Wheelwrightb) Two people on cover
Opposite #16
a) Dog on cover
b) Cat on cover
Opposite #17
a) Set in country
b) Set in city
Opposite #18
a) Short (125 + pages)
b) Long
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Duration: 1/1/23 - 31/12/23
Level: Starting with Easy
All Aussie authors
12/12
Opposite 1.
Male author:
Female Author:
Opposite 2.
Set in the outback:
Set in the city:
Opposite 3.
Dark mystery:
Cosy mystery:
Opposite 4.
Bright cover:
Dark cover:
Opposite.
Set in Australia:
Set overseas:
Opposite 6.
Contemporary:
Historical fiction:
Annual Aussie Author Challenge 2023 - Opposites AttractEasy - 6 opposites = 12 books
12/12 DONE
Opposite #1
a) Historical mystery Gentlemen Formerly Dressed Sulari Gentill 1/4 ★★★★
b) Present day mystery Death at the Dog Show Grace York 2/1 ★★★★
Opposite #2
a) New release (2023) January 10, 2023 Just Murdered Katherine Kovacic 2/22 ★★★★
b) Older release -- January 1, 1886 The Mystery of a Hansom Cab Fergus Hume 5/8 ★★★
Opposite #3
a) Beach on cover The Crime and the Crystal Elizabeth Ferrars 6/13 ★★★
b) bush on cover Outback Patricia Wolf 11/9 ★★★★★
Opposite #4
a) Short (141 pages) All Things To Everyone Aldred Chase 1/31 ★★★★
b) Long (531 pages) Dragonclaw Kate Forsyth 2/3 ★★★
Opposite #5
a) Cozy crime A Scone to Die For H.Y. Hanna 1/1 ★★★
b) Dark crime Dark Past Catherine Lee 12/1 ★★★★★
Opposite #6
a) Male author Zero Nathan M. Farrugia 1/1 ★★★★★
b) Female author Murder at the Mayfair Hotel C.J. Archer 8/16 ★★★★
Annual Aussie Author Challenge 2023 - Opposites AttractDuration: 1/1/23 - 31/12/23
Level: hard
52/36
Opposite #1
a) Female author: Salonika Burning by Gail Jones 12/6 3★
b) Male author: The Orchard Murders by Robert Gott 3/4 3★
Opposite #2
a) Stand-alone: The War Nurses by Anthea Hodgson 26/5 4.5★
b) Series: Memory Zero by Keri Arthur 19/3 3.5★
Opposite #3
a) Historical: The Lily and the Rose by Jackie French 16/1 4★
b) Contemporary: Trip of a Lifetime by Liz Byrski 17/7 3.5★
Opposite #4
a) Country: A Chance Of Stormy Weather by Tricia Stringer 3/1 3.5★
b) City: The Art of Friendship by Lisa Ireland 20/3 4★
Opposite #5
a) Set Australia: The Doctor's Gift by Fiona McArthur 6/3 3.5★
b) Set Elsewhere: The Cake Maker’s Wish by Josephine Moon 18/3 3.5★
Opposite #6
a) Short: Johnno by David Malouf 6/1 4★
b) Long: The Forbidden Land by Kate Forsyth 25/2 4★
Opposite #7:
a) Black cover: Every Version of You by Grace Chan 7/1 3.5★
b) White cover: CSI Told You Lies by Meshel Laurie 24/5 4.5★
Opposite #8:
a) 2023 release: The Redgum River Retreat by Sandie Docker 15/4 3.5★
b) Older release: The Skull of the World by Kate Forsyth 27/2 4★
Opposite #9:
a) Borrowed: Talk Of The Town by Rachael Johns 27/4 3★
b) Bought: The Fathomless Caves by Kate Forsyth 26/4 4★
Opposite #10:
a) Fiction: Duck à l'Orange for Breakfast by Karina May 4/7 3.5★
b) Non-fiction: A Guide to Native Bees of Australia by Terry Houston 13/1 5★
Opposite #11:
a) Contemporary Crime: Death at the Belvedere by Sue Williams 13/1 3.5★
b) Historical Crime: Blood And Circuses by Kerry Greenwood 28/1 5★
Opposite #12:
a) Cosy Crime: Cooking the Books by Kerry Greenwood 9/1 5★
b) Dark Crime: Black Tide by Peter Temple 17/5 4.5★
Opposite #13:
a) E-book: The Librarian of Crooked Lane by C.J. Archer 14/1 3.5★
b) Physical: Seven Sisters by Katherine Kovacic 13/6 4.5★
Opposite #14:
a) Bright Cover: Devil's Food by Kerry Greenwood 20/1 5★
B) Plain cover: Barrenjoey Road by Neil Mercer,Ruby Jones 8/6 3.5★
Opposite #15:
a) Upper-case Title: The Ruins of Gorlan by John Flanagan 28/4 4★
b) Lower-case Title: Wish You Were Here by Karly Lane 14/5 4★
Opposite #16:
a) Home state: NSW - Retribution by Sarah Barrie 17/6 4★
b) Another state: WA - Bad Habits by Sarah Evans 14/2 3★
Opposite #17:
a) Young characters: The Silver Donkey by Sonya Hartnett 16/2 4★
b) Mature-age characters: The Cursed Towers by Kate Forsyth 22/2 4★
Opposite #18:
a) Single-word title: Dragonclaw by Kate Forsyth 19/2 4★
b) Many-word title: The Pool of Two Moons by Kate Forsyth 21/2 4★
Opposite #19:
a) One person on cover: Red Dust by Fleur McDonald 24/3 2.5★
b) >1 person on cover: The Shape of Us by Lisa Ireland 13/2 4★
Opposite #20:
a) Southern Australia: Time After Time by Karly Lane 15/7 3.5★
b) Northern Australia: Camp Leichhardt by Greg Barron 25/4 4★
Option #21:
a) Plain cover: Just an Ordinary Family by Fiona Lowe 2/4 4★
b) Beautiful cover: The Collected Regrets of Clover by Mikki Brammer 14/6 3.5★
Option #22:
a) set in Tassie: Bloodtree River by Sarah Barrie 10/7 4★
b) set on mainland: A Stone’s Throw Away by Karly Lane 27/6 3.5★
Option #23:
a) beach on cover: The Sister’s Gift by Barbara Hannay 30/8 3★
b) bush on cover: The Barrakee Mystery by Arthur W. Upfield 9/7 3.5★
Option #24:
a) dog on cover: Sun, Surf and Murder by D.C. Pitt 3/9 3.5★
b) cat on cover: Cat Tales: The Meaning of Cats in Women's Lives by Jan Fook 23/7 4★
Option #25:
a) set in QLD: Weekends with the Sunshine Gardening Society by Sophie Green 19/8 4★
b) set in NSW: Duck à l'Orange for Breakfast by Karina May 4/7 3.5★
Option #26:
a) romance: The Model Wife by Tricia Stringer 25/8 4★
b) crime: Black River by Matthew Spencer 26/8 4★
This is going to be fun, count me in :)This one is our AUSTRALIAN AUTHORS ONLY challenge and consists of choosing from the list below and reading opposites through the year.
Duration 1/1/23 to 31/12/23
Easy - 6 opposites = 12 books
12/12
Opposite #1
Male Author: The Tilt Chris Hammer Done 5* 27/8/23 https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Female Author: Five Bush Weddings Clare Fletcher Done 5* 6/2/23 https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Opposite #2
Stand Alone: The Library at Wagtail Ridge Janet Gover Done 5* 21/7/23 https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Part of a Series: A Perfect Danger Phillipa Nefri Clark Done 5* 11/1/23 https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Opposite #3
Historical Fiction: Never to Surrender Mary-Anne O'Connor Done 5* 29/1/23 https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Currend Day: Outback Dawn: The Visitor Annie Seaton Done 4* 30/7/23 https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Opposite #4
Set in the Country: Jillaroo from Jacaranda Mandy Magro Done 4* 7/1/23 https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Set in the City: Confessions of a Canine Drama Queen Stefanie London AA Done 28/8/23
Opposite #5
New Release: Curled Up with an Earl Amy Rose Bennett Done 5* 7.2/23 https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Older Release: Heart of the Sky Fiona McArthur Done 5* 24/1/23 https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Opposite #6
Ebook: Hunter By Intent A.J. Swann AA Done 2/9/23
Physical Book: The Understudy Julie Bennett Done 4* 16/1/23 https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Finished
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Duration: 1/1/23 - 31/12/23
Level:
34/36
✅ 1a. Male Author
The Boy Behind the Curtain (2016) - Tim Winton 1/8/23 5★
✅ 1b. Female Author
The Lost Jewels (2020) - Kirsty Manning 12/9/23 5★
✅ 2a. Stand Alone
Maestro(1989) - Peter Goldsworthy 8/12/23 5★
✅ 2b. Part of a series
Doom and Bloom (2019) - H.Y. Hanna The English Cottage Garden Mysteries #3 1/9/23 5★
✅ 3a. Historical Fiction
Never to Surrender (2023) - Mary-Anne O'Connor 4/6/23 4★
✅ 3b. Contemporary Fiction
Reading Madame Bovary (2010) - Amanda Lohrey 26/5/23 4★
✅ 4a. Set in the Country
While the Billy Boils (1896) - Henry Lawson 5/5/23 5★
✅ 4b. Set in the City
Deadhead and Buried (2019) - H.Y. Hanna As well as a small town, this book also takes place in London and Oxford 31/5/23 5★
✅ 5a. Plain Cover
Gumtops (1935) - Rex Ingamells 7/1/23 4★
✅ 5b. Beautiful Cover
Trowel and Error (2020) - H.Y. Hanna 17/9/23 5★
✅ 6a. Fiction
The Turning (2010) - Tim Winton 3/9/23 5★
✅ 6b. Non-Fiction
The School: The ups and downs of one year in the classroom (2021) - Brendan James Murray 12/7/23 5★
✅ 7a. Set in Southern Australia
The Mystery of a Hansom Cab - Fergus Hume Modern Library Collection Edition 31/3/23 Melbourne 31/3/23 5★
✅ 7b. Set in Northern Australia
Hell West and Crooked (1988) - Tom Cole 20/9/23 5★
✅ 8a. Historical mystery
The Lady with the Gun Asks the Questions (2022) - Kerry Greenwood
✅ 8b. Present day mystery
Cooking the Books (2011) - Kerry Greenwood 2/8/23 4★
✅ 9a. New release (2023)
Yank Down Under: A Drink and A Look Around Australia (2023) - Tim Sweeney 26/9/23 5★
✅ 9b. Older release
Songs of the Army of the Night (1888) - Francis Adams 7/2/23 4★
✅ 10a. One-Word Title
Abomination (2022) - Ashley Goldberg 26.11.23 5★
10b. Long Title
The Reef: A Passionate History: The Great Barrier Reef from Captain Cook to Climate Change (2013) - Iain McCalman
11a. Dog On Cover
The Spotted Dog (2018) - Kerry Greenwood
✅ 11b. Cat On Cover
Deadhead and Buried (2019) - H.Y. Hanna 31/5/23 5★
✅ 12a. Cosy Crime
Silent Bud Deadly (2019) - H.Y. Hanna 31/7/23 5★
✅ 12b. Dark Crime
The Survivors (2020) - Jane Harper 3/7/23 5★
✅ 13a. E-Book
Blueback (1997) - Tim Winton 16/7/23 5★
✅ 13b. Physical Book
LITTLE SECRETS (2017) - Anna Snoekstra 12/9/23 4★
✅ 14a. Young Characters
Pink (2009) - Lili Wilkinson 4/6/23 3★
✅ 14b. Mature Characters
The Enchanted April (1922) - Elizabeth von Arnim 13/1/23 5★
✅ 15a. Beach on the Cover
The Turning (2004) - Tim Winton
✅ 15b. Bush on the Cover 3/9/23 5★
Capricornia (1937) - Xavier Herbert 12/3/23 5★
✅ 16a. Set In your Home Country
Deadhead and Buried 31/5/23 5★ England
✅ 16b. Set away from home country Australia
Never to Surrender (2023) - Mary-Anne O'Connor 4/6/23 5★
✅ 17a. Brightly Coloured Cover
Just Murdered (2021) - Katherine Kovacic 22/1/23 5★
✅ 17b. Muted Colours Cover
The Voyage of Their Life: The Story of the SS Derna and its Passengers (2001) - Diane Armstrong 16/9/23 5★
✅ 18a. One person on cover
The Collaborator (2020) - Diane Armstrong 5/9/23 5★
✅ 18b. Two people on cover
The Light After the War (2020) - Anita Abriel 17/9/23 5★
Annual Aussie Author Challenge 2023 - Opposites AttractDuration: 1/1/23 - 31/12/23
Level: Easy
12/12
Opposite #1 - Cover mostly white/mostly black
a)
b)
Opposite #2 - Part of series/Stand alone
a)
b)
Opposite #3 Plain cover/beautiful cover
a)
b)
Opposite #4 ebook/ physical book
a)
b)
Opposite #5 borrowed/ bought
a)
b)
Opposite #6 Historical/ current day
a)
b) Treasure & Dirt by Chris Hammer 10/1/23 4★
My challenge:Annual Aussie Author Challenge 2023 - Opposites Attract
Duration: 1/1/23 - 31/12/23
Level: hard
36/36
Opposite #1
a) lower case title Night Blue by Angela O'Keeffe fin Jul26 4*
b) upper case title Migrations by Charlotte McConaghy fin Nov17 3*
Opposite #2
a) nonfiction The Palestine Laboratory: How Israel Exports the Technology of Occupation Around the World fin Oct 20 5*
b) fiction The Hummingbird Effect by Kate Mildenhall fin Jul3 5*
Opposite #3
a) one person on cover The Book of Strange New Things by Michel Faber fin Feb14 4*
b) two people on cover The Soulmate by Sally Hepworth fin May24 3*
Opposite #4
a) short In the Winter Dark (132p) by Tim Winton fin Mar12 4*
b) long Homecoming (560p) by Kate Morton fin Apr28 5*
Opposite #5
a) bright cover The 22 Murders of Madison May by Max Barry fin Jan 15 4*
b) dull cover Restless Dolly Maunder by Kate Grenville fin Jul5 5*
Opposite #6
a) female author Seven Sisters by Katherine Kovacic fin Jan23 4*
b) male author A Country of Eternal Light by Paul Dalgarno fin Mar14 3*
Opposite #7
a) set in Australia The Sun Walks Down by Fiona McFarlane fin Jan21 4*
b) set overseas Fed to Red Birds by Rijn Collins fin Jan28 4*
Opposite #8
a) 2023 release Did I Ever Tell You This? by Sam Neill fin Nov10 3*
b) old release The Man Who Loved Children by Christina Stead fin Feb16 4*
Opposite #9
a) historical fiction The Cane by Maryrose Cuskelly fin Feb26 4*
b) contemporary fiction Locked Ward by Anne Buist fin Mar6 3*
Opposite #10
a) set in NSW(home state) The Hidden Book by Kirsty Manning fin Aug31 3*
b) set in another state (WA) The Islands by Emily Brugman fin Mar11 3*
Opposite #11
a) eBook Return to Valetto by Dominic Smith fin Jul12 5*
b) physical book A Brief Affair by Alex Miller fin Apr5 4*
Opposite #12
a) set in southern Australia The Fancies by Kim Lock fin Apr22 3*
b) set in northern Australia Tall Man: The Death of Doomadgee by Chloe Hooper fin Apr8 5*
Opposite #13
a) single word title Estella by Kathy George finished Apr2 5*
b) many word title Minds of Sand and Light by Kylie Chan fin Jun4 3*
Opposite #14
a) set in country Broken Bay by Margaret Hickey fin Jun25 4*
b) set in city One Day We're All Going to Die by Elise Esther Hearst fin Aug1 4*
Opposite #15
a) standalone Bodies of Light by Jennifer Down fin Aug7 4*
b) part of series Force of Nature by Jane Harper fin Feb7 3*
Opposite #16
a) bought Nina Simone's Gum by Warren Ellis fin Dec5 5*
b) borrowed That Eye, the Sky by Tim Winton fin Aug8 3*
Opposite #17
a) set on mainland The Talented Mrs Greenway by Tea Cooper fin Oct28 3*
b) set on Tasmania Bruny by Heather Rose fin Nov20 2*
Opposite #18
a)young characters The Nancys by R.W.R. McDonald fin Nov4 4*
b)mature age characters The Conversion by Amanda Lohrey fin Oct29 3*
Annual Aussie Author Challenge 2023 - Opposites AttractDuration: 1/1/23 - 31/12/23
Level: Medium
24/24
Opposite #1
Male author/Female author
a) -- Garry Disher -- Day's End -- 4★ -- 01/10/2023
b) -- Kendall Talbot -- Escape Mission -- 4★ -- 21/05/2023
Opposite #2
Stand alone/part of a series
a) -- Annie Seaton -- East of Alice -- 5★ -- 15/09/2023
b) -- Brigid George -- Murder on a Melbourne Tram -- 5★ -- 10/03/2023
Opposite #3
Set in country/set in city
a) -- Margaret Hickey -- Stone Town -- 4★ -- 05/06/2023
b) -- Tony Cavanaugh -- The Train Rider -- 4★ - 12/05/2023
Opposite #4
Bright cover/ plain cover
a) -- Shelley Burr -- Wake -- 4★ -- 26/12/2023
b) -- Anni Taylor -- One Last Child -- 4★ -- 26/10/2023
Opposite #5
Cosy crime/dark crime
a)-- Grace York -- The Fatality at the Funeral --- 5★ -- 7/08/2023
b) -- Richard Anderson -- Retribution -- 4★ -- 4/08/2023
Opposite #6
Ebook/physical book
a) -- Suzanne Cass -- Chasing Bullets -- 4★ -- 22/01/2023
b) -- Rae Cairns -- The Good Mother -- 4★ -- 15/11/2023
Opposite #7
Upper case title/lower case title
a) -- Erin Moira O'Hara -- Protecting Their Destiny -- 5★ -- 05/09/2023
b) -- Lucy Lever -- Mystic Ridge -- 5★ -- 09/07/2023
Opposite #8
Set in your home state/set in another state
a) -- Emma Viskic -- Those Who Perish -- Victoria -- 4★ -- 20/11/2023
b) -- Chris Taylor -- A Cattleman's Quest -- Queensland -- 5★ -- 03/12/2023
Opposite #9
Bought/borrowed
a) -- Mandy Magro -- Jillaroo from Jacaranda -- 5★ -- 20/04/2023
b) -- Cheryl Adnams -- We'll Meet Again -- 5★ -- 13/04/2023
Opposite #10
New release (2023)/ older release
a) -- Katherine Kovacic -- Just Murdered -- 10/1/2023 -- 4★ -- 20/06/2023
b) -- Suzanne Gilchrist -- Amulet of Death -- 14/07/2022 -- 5★ -- 16/04/2023
Opposite #11
Set in your home country/set away from home country
a) -- Suzanne Cass -- The Clearing Rain -- 5★ -- 5/12/2023 Tasmania
b) -- Anna Hackett -- Wolf --USA -- 5★ -- 27/12/2023
Opposite #12
Single word title/many words
a) -- Richard Anderson --Retribution -- 4★ -- 07/09/2023
b) -- Kerry McGinnis -- Gathering Storms -- 5★ -- 23/01/2023
Please add me to the list, as I love reading Aussie Authors - stories about our own country, our culture, our heritage.AR Annual Aussie Author Challenge 2023 - Opposites Attract
Duration: 01/01/23 - 31/12/23
Level: EASY; 6 opposites = 12 books
Progress: 1/12
Opposite #1 Male author/Female author
a) Canticle Creek by Adrian Hyland
b) Gone to Ground by Bronwyn Hall
Opposite #2 Historical fiction/Current day
a) Damascus by Christos Tsiolkas
b) What Alice Forgot by Liane Moriarty
Opposite #3 Set in your home state/set in another state
a) The Road to Ironbark by Kaye Dobbie (Victoria)
b) Fly In Fly Out by Georgina Penney (WA)
Opposite #4 Beach on cover/bush on cover
a) ✔ The Bay by Allie Reynolds 3.5★s (10/01/23)
b) A Fortunate Life by Albert B. FaceyOpposite #5 Single word title/many words
a) Careless by Deborah Robertson
b) You're Doing it Wrong: A History of Bad & Bonkers Advice to Women by Kaz Cooke
Opposite #6 Bought/borrowed
a) Reading Madame Bovary by Amanda Lohrey
b) Meet Me in Venice by Barbara Hannay
Annual Aussie Author Challenge 2023 - Opposites AttractDuration: 1/1/23 - 31/12/23
Level: Hard
36/36
Opposite #1 Male author/Female author
✔a)A Cry In The Jungle Bar by Robert Drewe 22/1 2★
✔b)The Shelly Bay Writers' Group by June Loves 6/2 3★
Opposite #2 Standalone/Part of a Series
✔a)The Spare Room by Helen Garner 2/2 5★
✔b)Consolation by Garry Disher 30/7 3★
Opposite #3 Historical Fiction/Current Day
✔a) Office of Innocence by Thomas Keneally 18/10 4★
✔b) The Other Side of Beautiful by Kim Lock 16/4 4★
Opposite #4 Set in country/set in city
✔a) The Sun Walks Down by Fiona McFarlane 9/2 5★
✔b) The Watch Tower by Elizabeth Harrower 24/1 5★
Opposite #5 Set in your home country/set away from home
✔︎a) The Rip by Mark Brandi 13/7 4★
✔︎b) Once There Were Wolves by Charlotte McConaghy 29/8 5★
Opposite #6 Plain cover/beautiful cover
✔a)Three Little Maids by Ethel Turner 25/9 3★
✔b)The Bellbird River Country Choir by Sophie Green 15/7 4★
Opposite #7 Young characters/mature age characters
✔a)The Pea Pickers by Eve Langley 13/8 3★
✔b)Chai Time at Cinnamon Gardens by Shankari Chandran 14/8 5★
Opposite #8 Set in Tasmania/set on mainland
✔a)When the Night Comes by Favel Parrett 24/10 4★
✔b)Smart Ovens for Lonely People by Elizabeth Tan 3/8 3★
Opposite #9 Set in southern Australia/set in northern Australia
✔a)With My Little Eye by Sandra Hogan 12/6 4★
✔b)All Our Shimmering Skies by Trent Dalton 24/6 4★
Opposite #10 Set in home state/set in another state
✔a)Intimate Strangers by Katharine Susannah Prichard 2/6 5★
✔b)Tamarisk Row by Gerald Murnane 29/3 3★
Opposite #11 Beach on cover/bush on cover
✔a) The Rip by Robert Drewe 19/12 4★
✔b)Song of the Crocodile by Nardi Simpson 30/5 5★
Opposite #12 Single word title/many words
✔a) Trust by 15/10 4★
✔b) The Lady with the Gun Asks the Questions by Kerry Greenwood 15/1 4★
Opposite #13 New release (2023)/older release
✔a) The Bookbinder of Jericho by Pip Williams 9/5 5★
✔b) The Gingko Tree by Rix Weaver 2/4 3★
Opposite #14 Fiction/Non-fiction
✔a) Fortune by Lenny Bartulin 24/2 3★
✔b) Out of the Forest by Gregory P. Smith 21/2 5★
Opposite #15 Bought/borrowed
✔a) Corporal Hitler’s Pistol by Tom Keneally 30/1 4★
✔b) Whole Notes by Eddie Ayres 25/2 4★
Opposite #16 One person on cover/two people on cover
✔a) Murder On The Ballarat Train by Kerry Greenwood 2/3 3★
✔b) The Other Side of the World by Stephanie Bishop 18/2 3★
Opposite #17 Ebook/physical book
✔a)A New York Secret by Ella Carey 13/5 3★
✔b)The Beekeeper's Secret
20/3 3★Opposite #18 Upper case title/lower case title
✔a) The Well-dressed Explorer by Thea Astley 10/4 4★
✔b) The Fish Girl by Mirandi Riwoe 13/6 4★
Annual Aussie Author Challenge 2023 - Opposites AttractDuration: 1/1/23 - 31/12/23
Level: Hard
36/36
Opposite #1
Fiction/ non fiction
a) A Brief Affair finished 2/1/23 4.5⭐
b) Julia Morris Makes it EASY finished 19/1/23 3⭐
Opposite #2
Male author/Female author
a) Runt finished 2/1/23 4.5⭐
b) Foal's Bread finished 3/7/23 4⭐
Opposite #3
Stand alone/part of a series
a) The Family Inheritance finished 7/8/23 3⭐
b) Aurora's End finished 15/3/23 4⭐
Opposite #4
Single word title/many words
a) Lexicon finished 11/3/23 4⭐
b) What Happens to Our Kids When We Fail to Grow Up: How to equip ourselves for a better future by Maggie Hamilton finished 10/5/23 1⭐
Opposite #5
Historical fiction/Current day
a) Angelika Frankenstein Makes Her Match finished 25/7/23 3.5⭐
b) The Wakes finished 31/7/23 3.5⭐
Opposite #6
Set in country/set in city
a) Exiles finished 26/3/23 4⭐
b) Friends & Dark Shapes finished 4/7/23 4⭐
Opposite #7
New release (2023)/ older release
a) How to Kill a Client finished 7/5/23 4⭐
b) A Few Right Thinking Men finished 17/2/23 3⭐
Opposite #8
Historical mystery/present day mystery
a) Clarke finished 2/1/23 4.5⭐
b) Resurrection Bay finished 5/1/23 3.5⭐
Opposite #9
Upper case title/lower case title
a) Aurora Burning finished 8/3/23 3⭐
b) Nothing Bad Ever Happens Here finished 4/1/23 4⭐
Opposite #10
Set in your home country/set away from home country
a) Thirst for Salt finished 26/4/23 4⭐
b) The Uncaged Sky: My 804 Days in an Iranian Prison finished 9/2/23 2⭐
Opposite #11
Beach on cover/bush on cover
a)When We Fall finished 3/1/23 3.5⭐
b)Limberlost finished 17/8/23 5⭐
Opposite #12
Set over the ocean (Tasmania)/set on the mainland
a) P is for Pearl finished 17/2/23 4⭐
b) How To Be Remembered by Michael Thompson finished 30/4/23 3.5⭐
Opposite #13
One person on cover/two people on cover
a) Aurora Rising finished 5/3/23 4⭐
b) Cherry Beach finished 22/2/23 5⭐
Opposite #14
Cover mostly black/ mostly white
a)Still Alive: Notes from Australia’s Immigration Detention System finished 16/4/23 4⭐
b)Able: Gold Medals, Grand Slams and Smashing Glass Ceilings finished 15/3/23 3.5⭐
Opposite #15
Set in your home state/set in another state
a) A Home Like Ours finished 30/4/23 3⭐
b) The Gifted Son finished 6/5/23 4⭐
Opposite #16
Plain cover/ beautiful cover
a) The Murder Rule by Dervla McTiernan finished 10/5/23 4⭐
b) Chai Time At Cinnamon Gardens finished 22/1/23 5⭐
Opposite #17
Young characters/mature age characters
a) The Bay finished 10/6/23 4⭐
b) Return to Valetto finished 1/6/23 5⭐
Opposite #18
Bought/borrowed
a) The Younger Wife finished 17/5/23 4⭐
b) The Anniversary finished 16/7/23 5⭐
Annual Aussie Author Challenge 2023 - Opposites AttractDuration: 1/1/23 - 31/12/23
Level: Easy
10/12
Opposite #1 - Male author/Female author
a)
b)
Opposite #2 - Set in your home country/set away from home country
a)
b)
Opposite #3 - Single word title/Many word title
a) -
b) -
Opposite #4 - Historical fiction/current day
a) -
b) -
Opposite #5 - Bought/borrowed
a) -
b) -
Opposite #6 - Uppercase title/lowercase title
a) -
b) - Sweeney and the Bicycles - Philip Salom
Annual Aussie Author Challenge 2023 - Opposites AttractDuration : 1/1/23 - 31/1/23
Level: Hard - 12
Male author/Female author
Stand alone/part of a series
Historical fiction/Current day
Set in country/set in city
Set in your home country/set away from home country
Plain cover/ beautiful cover
Young characters/mature age characters
Set over the ocean (Tasmania)/set on the mainland
Set in Southern Australia/set in Northern Australia
Set in your home state/set in another state
Beach on cover/bush on cover
Bright cover/ plain cover
Single word title/many words
New release (2023)/ older release
Fiction/ non fiction
Short (over 125 pages)/long
Bought/borrowed
Cover mostly black/ mostly white
Historical mystery/present day mystery
One person on cover/two people on cover
Cosy crime/dark crime
Ebook/physical book
Upper case title/lower case title
Dog on cover/cat on cover
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Annual Aussie Author Challenge 2023 - Opposites Attract
Duration: 1/1/23 - 31/12/23
Level:
0/?
Opposite #1
a) - Male author
b) - Female author
Opposite #2
a) - e-book
b) - physical book
Opposite #3
a) Historical mystery
b) Present day mystery
Count me in but will pick my choices later.Easy - 6 opposites = 12 books - All Australian Authors
Opposite 1 (Male author/Female author)
a -
b -
Opposite 2 (Plain cover/ bright cover)
a -
b -
Opposite 3 Fiction/Non fiction
a -
b -
Opposite 4 (Single word title/many words)
a -
b -
Opposite 5 (Stand alone/part of a series)
a -
b -
Opposite 6 (One person on cover/two people on cover)
a -
b -
Ooh count me in , please. This will need some thought!Annual Aussie Author Challenge 2023 - Opposites Attract
Duration: 1/1/23 - 31/12/23
Level: Medium 12 pairs
24/24
1.Male author
Area 7 by Matthew Reilly 5/5/23 3 stars
Female author
Second Sight by Aoife Clifford 17/4/23 4 stars
2. Stand alone
Three Cheers for the Paraclete by Thomas Keneally 19/1/23 3 stars
Part of a series
Fromage by Sally Scott 1 in series 7/5/23 3 stars
3.Historical fiction
My Brilliant Career by Miles Franklin 5/2/23 4 stars
Current day
The Liars by Petronella McGovern3/3/23 3 stars
4.Set in country
Peace by Garry Disher 7/7/23 4 stars
Set in city--London
The Hush by Sara Foster 9/5/23 4 stars
5.Set in your home country Australia
Bitter Wash Road by Garry Disher 8/1/23 4 stars
Set away from home country Germany
The Book Thief by Markus Zusak 13/3/23 5 stars
6. Single word title
Arcadia by Di Morrissey 5/3/23 3 stars
Many word title
The Dictionary of Lost Words by Pip Williams 14/7/23 4 stars
7.New release (2023)
How to Kill a Client by Joanna Jenkins11/9/23 4 stars
Older release 2016
Rain Music by Di Morrissey 19/8/23 3 stars
8. Fiction
Fall by Candice Fox 14/7/23 4 stars
Non fiction
Not quite straight: a memoir by Jeffrey Smart 3/7/23 3 stars
9. Beach on cover
The Night Tide by Di Morrissey 6/2/23 4 stars
Bush on cover
Dead Horse Gap by Lee Christine15/4/23 4 stars
10. Bought
Consolation by Garry Disher 15/8/23 4 stars
Borrowed Library book
Forecast: Turbulence by Janette Turner Hospital 30/4/23 4 stars
11. Bright Cover
The Chase by Candice Fox 25/3/23 4 stars
Plain Cover
Youth by J.M. Coetzee 14/7/23 3 stars
12. One person on cover
The Lost Art of Sleep by Michael McGirr 28/7/23 3 stars
Two people on cover
The Benevolent Society of Ill-mannered Ladies by Alison Goodman 30/9/23 4 stars
I haven't even thought about books for next year yet, but you can count me in!! I'll have to think about my choices for a bit. 😊Annual Aussie Author Challenge 2023 - Opposites Attract
Duration: 1/1/23 - 31/12/23
Level: Medium - 12 pairs
24/24
Opposite #1 Bought / Borrowed
✔a) Bought:
✔b) Borrowed from Library:
Opposite #2 New Release / Older Release
✔a) New:
✔b) Older:
Opposite #3 Stand Alone / Part of a Series
✔a) Stand Alone:
✔b) Series:
Opposite #4 Male Author / Female Author
✔a) Male
✔b) Female
Opposite #5 E-Book / Physical Book
✔a) e-Book
✔b) Physical:
Opposite #6 One person / Two people on cover
✔a) One:
✔b) Two:
Opposite #7 Single Word Title / Many Words
✔a) Single:
✔b) Many:
Opposite #8 Set in Home State / Another State
✔a) Home (QLD):
✔b) Another (NSW):
Opposite #9 Dog on cover / Cat on cover
✔a) Dog:
✔b) Cat:
Opposite #10 Bright cover / Plain cover
✔a) Bright:
✔b) Plain:
Opposite #11 Upper Case Title / Lower Case Title
✔a) Upper:
✔b) Lower:
Opposite #12 Cosy Crime / Dark Crime
✔a) Cosy:
✔b) Dark:
Annual Aussie Author Challenge 2023 - Opposites AttractDuration : 1/1/23 - 31/1/23
Level: Hard - 18 pairs
COMPLETED - 36/36 @ 18-AUG-2023
1. Bright cover/ plain cover
Bright :
Plain :
2. Stand alone/part of a series
Alone :
Series :
3.Cover mostly black/ mostly white
Black :
White :
4. Plain cover/ beautiful cover
Beautiful :
Plain :
5. Author/Female author
Female :
Male :
6. Short (over 125 pages)/long
Short:
Long :
7. Historical fiction/Current day
Historic :
Current :
8. Set in country/set in city
Country :
City:
9. Set in Southern Australia/set in Northern Australia
North (Far North Queensland) :
South (Melbourne) :
10. Fiction/ non fiction
Non Fiction :
Fiction :
11. Single word title/many words
Single word :
Many words:
12. Historical mystery/present day mystery
Historical :
Present Day :
13. Set in your home country/set away from home country
Home:
Away:
14. Set in your home state/set in another state
Home :
Away :
15. Upper case title/lower case title
Lower :
Upper :
16. New release (2023)/ older release
New:
Old:
17. Dog on cover/cat on cover
Dog :
Cat:
18. Bought/borrowed
Borrowed :
Bought :
Yes pleaseAnnual Aussie Author Challenge 2023 - Opposites Attract
Duration: 1/1/23 - 31/12/23
Level: Hard
36/36
Opposite #1
a) Male author
b) Female author
Opposite #2
a) Stand alone
b) Part of a series
Opposite #3
a) Single word title
b) Many words
Opposite #4
a) New release (2023)
b) Older release
Opposite #5
a) Short
b) Long
Opposite #6
a) Cover Mostly White
b) Cover Mostly Black
Opposite #7
a) Bright Cover
b) Plain Cover
Opposite #8
a) Set in our Own State NSW
b) Set in Another State
Opposite #9
a) Upper Case Title
b) Lower Case Title
Opposite #10
a) Set in Southern Australia
b) Set in Northern Australia
Opposite #11
a) Cozy Crime
b) Dark Crime
Opposite #12
a) Plain Cover
b) Beautiful Cover
Opposite #13
a) Historical Mystery
b) Present Day Mystery
Opposite #14
a) Ebook
b) Physical Book
Opposite #15
a) Set in your home country
b) Set away from home country
Opposite #16
a) Beach on cover
b) Bush on cover
Opposite #17
a) Set in country
b) Set in city
Opposite #18
a) Set over the ocean (Tasmania)
b) Set on the mainland
Hi Brenda, may I please join this challenge? I think I will go with Easy! Amanda
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This one is our AUSTRALIAN AUTHORS ONLY challenge and consists of choosing from the list below and reading opposites through the year.
Duration 1/1/23 to 3..."
Helen, The Paris Mystery isn't a standalone, it's first in a new series :)
Annual Aussie Author Challenge 2023 - Opposites AttractDuration: 1/1/23 - 31/12/23
Level: Medium
1/24
Opposite #1
Male author: Everyone In My Family Has Killed Someone by Benjamin Stevenson
Female author:
Opposite #2
Stand alone:
Part of a series:
Opposite #3
✅E-book: The Stepchild by Nicole Trope (07/01) 4.5★
Physical Book:
Opposite #4
New release (2023): Fire with Fire by Candice Fox
Older release:
Opposite #5
Beach on Cover: The Bay by Allie Reynolds
Bush on Cover: The Dry by Jane Harper
Opposite #6
Single word title: Wake by Shelley Burr
Many word title: The Dressmakers of Yarrandarrah Prison by Meredith Jaffe
Opposite #7
Cover mostly white: The Gift of Life by Josephine Moon
Cover mostly black: The Island by Adrian McKinty
Opposite #8
Plain cover: The Great Zoo of China by Matthew Reilly
Beautiful cover:
Opposite #9
Set in your home state: (Queensland) The Perfect Family by Jacquie Underdown
Set in another state: (South Australia) Cutters End by Margaret Hickey
Opposite #10
Bought:
Borrowed:
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My challenge:
Annual Aussie Author Challenge 2023 - Opposites ..."
Sorry Janelle - 12 is Medium, 18 is Hard :)
Annual Aussie Author Challenge 2023 - Opposites AttractDuration: 1/1/23 - 31/12/23
Level: Easy
5/12
Opposite #1: Male author/Female author
a) Headcase by Jack Heath 4★ (10/1/23)
b) Time and Tide in Sarajevo by Bronwyn Birdsall
Opposite #2: Stand alone/part of a series
a) We Are Wolves by Katrina Nannestad
b) The Tilt by Chris Hammer 3.5★ (2/6/23)
Opposite #3: Set over the ocean (Tasmania)/set on the mainland
a) Past the Shallows by Favel Parrett 3.5★ (21/2/23)
b) In the Quiet by Eliza Henry-Jones 3.5★ (15/6/23)
Opposite #4: Bright cover/ plain cover
a) A Kind of Magic by Anna Spargo-Ryan 3★ (4/1/23)
b) The Settlement by Jock Serong
Opposite #5: Fiction/ non fiction
a) Cold Coast by Robyn Mundy
b) Girt by David Hunt
Opposite #6: Bought/borrowed
a) Stasiland by Anna Funder
b) The Book Of Roads And Kingdoms by Richard Fidler
Spare Pair: Upper case title/lower case title
a) Gravity Well by Melanie Joosten
b) Mercy Street by Tess Evans
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Brenda wrote: "Helen wrote: "This is going to be fun, count me in :)This one is our AUSTRALIAN AUTHORS ONLY challenge and consists of choosing from the list below and reading opposites through the year.
Durati..."
I didn't know that all good I will change that one, thanks :)
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This one is our AUSTRALIAN AUTHORS ONLY challenge and consists of choosing from the list below and reading opposites through th..."
Thanks Helen :)
Brenda wrote: "Janelle wrote: "Hi Brenda, the instructions say 18 opposites for hard but you’ve got in your challenge 12 opposites for hard. Can you clarify please?My challenge:
Annual Aussie Author Challenge 2..."
Thanks Brenda :)
🌸Aussie Author Challenge 2023 - Opposites Attract🌸Duration: 1/1/23 - 31/12/23
Level: easy, finished 5/6/23 - continuing to medium…
Medium finished 8/21/23 (12 opposites, 24 books all AA)
🌸Opposite #1
a) Plain cover: The Book Thief, Markus Zusak, 1/10/23, 3*
b) beautiful cover: The Feather and the Stone, Patricia Shaw, 2/6/23, 5*
🌸Opposite #2
a) One person on cover The Suspect, Michael Robotham, 2/21/23, 4*
b) two people on cover The Orphan in the Peacock Shawl, AnneMarie Brear, 1/21/23, 4*
🌸Opposite #3
a) Stand alone Shiver, Allie Reynolds, 2/25/23, 4*
b) part of a series The Stationmaster's Cottage, Phillipa Nefri Clark, 2/11/23, 4*
🌸Opposite #4
a) Historical fiction Kitty McKenzie: Victorian saga: Book 1, AnneMarie Brear, 3/13/23, 4*
b) Current day One Last Child, Anni Taylor, 3/6/23, 4*
🌸Opposite #5
a) New release (2023) Birds in Flight, Anni Taylor, 3/26/23, 3*
b) older release (2014) The Road Back, Di Morrissey, 4/15/23, 3*
🌸Opposite #6
a) Single word title Margaret, C.J. Bessell, 5/4/23, 4*
b) many words The Secrets at Ocean's Edge, Kali Napier, 5/6/23, 3*
🌸Opposite #7
a) Beach on cover Silver, Chris Hammer, 5/23/23, 4*
b) bush on cover A Little Bird, Wendy James, 5/20/23, 3*
🌸Opposite #8
a) Male author A Far Distant Land, David Field, 5/27/23, 3*
b) Female author The Lullaby Man, Anni Taylor, 6/12/23, 3*
🌸Opposite #9
a) Cosy crime Flip-Flops and Murder, H.Y. Hanna, 6/12/23, 3*
b) dark crime Bitter Wash Road, Garry Disher, 6/7/23, 3*
🌸Opposite #10
a) Upper case title
Planting Pearls, Virginia King, 7/7/23, 3*
b) lower case title
The Winter Sea, Di Morrissey, 6/17/23, 3*
🌸Opposite #11
a) Bought
The Lost Man, Jane Harper, 7/18/23, 4*
b) borrowed
Walk About, Aaron Fletcher, 7/12/23, 5*
🌸Opposite #12
a) Fiction Missing, Catherine Lee, 8/19/23, 5*
b) non-fiction One Life: My Mother's Story, Kate Grenville, 8/21/23, 3*
Aussie Author Challenge 2023 - Opposites AttractDuration: 1/1/23 - 31/12/23
Level: easy
24/36 books (6/18 Opposites) ALL AAs
🗸 Opposite #1
a) Stand alone: The Spite Game by Anna Snoekstra -Read 07/01
b) part of a series: Secret Ones (Dream of Asarlai #1) by Nicole Murphy -Read 03/01
🗸 Opposite #2
a) Historical fiction: Stone Sky Gold Mountain by Mirandi Riwoe -Read 03/02
b) Current day: The Matchmaker by Saman Shad -Read 26/02
Opposite #3
a) Set in country: The Bell of The World by Gregory Day
b) set in city: Angel Puss by Colleen McCullough -Read 07/02
Opposite #4
a) Set in your home country
b) set away from home country: Fronds and Enemies (The English Cottage Garden Mysteries #5) by H.Y. Hanna -Read 28/01
🗸 Opposite #5
a) Ebook: Doom and Bloom (The English Cottage Garden Mysteries #3) by H.Y. Hanna -Read 23/01
b) physical book: The Witch Who Courted Death (Supernatural Sisters #4) by Maria Lewis -Read 15/02
🗸 Opposite #6
a) Dog on cover: Snowy Mountains Promise (Bundilla Novels #3) by Alissa Callen -Read 20/03
b) cat on cover: Trowel and Error (The English Cottage Garden Mysteries #4) by H.Y. Hanna -Read 28/01
Opposite #7
a) Set over the ocean (Tasmania)
b) set on the mainland
Opposite #8
a) Set in Southern Australia
b) set in Northern Australia
Opposite #9
a) Set in your home state:
b) set in another state: The Prodigal Sister by Darry Fraser -Read 09/05
Opposite #10
a) Beach on cover
b) bush on cover
Opposite #11
a) One person on cover: Who's Still Afraid? (Supernatural Sisters #6) by Maria Lewis -Read 13/02
b) two people on cover:
Opposite #12
a) Single word title: Monuments (Monuments #1) by Will Kostakis -Read 15/03
b) many words
🗸 Opposite #13
a) New release (2023): An Ungrateful Instrument by Michael Meehan -Read 23/03
b) older release: Poor Man's Orange (Harp in the South #3) by Ruth Park (pub 1949) -Read 28/02
🗸 Opposite #14
a) Fiction: Diary of a Bad Year by J.M. Coetzee -Read 12/01
b) non fiction: Your Dream Life Starts Here by Kristina Karlsson -Read 21/01
Opposite #15
a) Short (over 125 pages): The Plains by Gerald Murnane AA (174p) -Read 08/01
b) long
Opposite #16
a) Bought
b) borrowed:
Opposite #17
a) Cosy crime: Silent Bud Deadly (The English Cottage Garden Mysteries #2) by H.Y. Hanna -Read 19/01
b) dark crime
Opposite #18
a) Historical mystery:
b) present day mystery: The Chain by Adrian McKinty -Read 20/02
Always love the Aussie author challengeAnnual Aussie Author Challenge 2023 - Opposites Attract
Duration: 1/1/23 - 31/12/23
Level: Medium
24/24
Completed 17th December.
✅ Opposite #1
a) Male Author - Whispering Death by Garry Disher 02/01 ★★★★
b) Female Author - The Clockmaker's Daughter by Kate Morton 03/02 ★★★★☆
✅ Opposite #2
a) Set in Tasmania - Limberlost by Robbie Arnott 03/01 ★★★★★
b) Set on the mainland - Dead Horse Gap by Lee Christine 01/03 ★★★☆
✅ Opposite #3
a) Cosy crime - Murder in Williamstown by Kerry Greenwood 08/01 ★★★★
b) Dark crime - The Tilt by Chris Hammer 10/02 ★★★★☆
✅ Opposite #4
a) Stand alone - The Way it is Now by Garry Disher 21/08 ★★★★
b) Part of a series - Cutters End by Margaret Hickey (Detective Sergeant Mark Ariti #1) 14/06 ★★★★
✅ Opposite #5
a) Historical mystery - The Butterfly Collector by Tea Cooper 24/06 ★★★★
b) Present day mystery - Crows Nest by Nikki Mottram 12/07 ★★★★☆
✅ Opposite #6
a) Set in your home state (NSW) - Black River by Matthew Spencer 28/07 ★★★★
b) Set in another state (SA) - Homecoming by Kate Morton 11/06 ★★★★★
✅ Opposite #7
a) Single word title - Retribution by Sarah Barrie 03/10 ★★★
b) Many word title - The Truth & Addy Loest by Kim Kelly 06/03 ★★★
✅ Opposite #8
a) Set in your home country - Signal Loss by Garry Disher 20/05 ★★★★
b) Set away from home country - Weyward by Emilia Hart (England) 24/04 ★★★★★
✅ Opposite #9
a) New release (2023) - Fire with Fire by Candice Fox 11/11 ★★★★
b) Older release - Jewel Sea by Kim Kelly (published 2016) 23/06 ★★★★
✅ Opposite #10
a) Young characters - Runt by Craig Silvey 17/12 ★★★★★
b) Mature age characters - Stella and Margie by Glenna Thomson 02/11 ★★★★
✅ Opposite #11
a) Set in Southern Australia - The House of Now and Then by Jo Dixon (Tasmania) 17/09 ★★★★☆
b) Set in Northern Australia - Wildhorse Creek by Kerry McGinnis (Northern Queensland) 26/08 ★★★☆
✅ Opposite #12
a) Beach on cover - The Stationmaster's Cottage by Phillipa Nefri Clark 14/08 ★★★
b) Bush on cover - Stone Town by Margaret Hickey 28/09 ★★★★☆
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Please count me inDuration: 1/1/23 - 31/12/23
Level: Annual Aussie Author Challenge 2023 - Opposites Attract
Easy 6 pairs 12/12 all AA
Opposite #1 - Stand alone / part of a series
✅ a) The Woman in the Library - Sulari Gentill A.A - 23/01/2023 - ★★★★★
✅ b) Silent Valley - Malla Nunn A.A - 12/03/2023 - ★★★★
;
Opposite #2 - Ebook / Real Book
✅ a) Lying Beside You - Michael Robotham A.A - 16/09/2023 - ★★★★
✅ b)The Malcontenta - Barry Maitland A.A - 18/12/2023 - ★★★☆
;
Opposite #3 - Set in Home State / Set in another State
✅ a) The Tilt - Chris Hammer A.A - 6/06/2023 - ★★★★★
✅ b) Day's End - Garry Disher A.A 4/04/2023 - ★★★★★
;
Opposite #4 - Set in Home Country/ Set in another Country
✅ a) Exiles - Jane Harper A.A - 22/07/2023 - ★★★★
✅ b) Present Darkness - Malla Nunn A.A - 11/11/2023 - ★★★★
;
Opposite #5 - Male Author / Female Author
✅ a) Gun Street Girl - Adrian McKinty A.A - 12/06/2023 - ★★★★
✅ b) Unforgiven - Sarah Barrie A.A - 17/09/2023 - ★★★★
;
Opposite #6 - Set over the ocean (Tasmania)/set on the mainland
✅ a) The Great Divide - L.J.M. Owen A.A - 28/01/2023 - ★★★☆
✅ b) A Waltz for Matilda - Jackie French A.A - 15/02/2023 - ★★★☆
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Annual Aussie Author Challenge 2023 - Opposites AttractDuration: 1/1/23 - 31/12/23
Level: Easy - 6 opposites = 12 books, all AAs
12/12
Opposite #1 - Upper case title/lower case title
A) Hades by Candice Fox ✅ 4* (12/3)
B) Big Little Lies by Liane Moriarty ✅ 4* (28/1)
Opposite #2 - Stand alone/part of a series
A) The Six by Anni Taylor ✅ 3* (25/3)
B) Those Who Perish by Emma Viskic ✅ 3* (2/7)
Opposite #3 - Cover mostly black/ mostly white
A) Bombproof by Michael Robotham ✅ 3* (2/3)
B) Life or Death by Michael Robotham ✅ 5* (13/4)
Opposite #4 - Ebook/physical book
A) The Ruin by Dervla McTiernan (e-book) ✅ 4* (5/2)
B) Gone by Midnight by Candice Fox ✅ 5* (19/5)
Opposite #5 - Single word title/many words
A) Frantic by Katherine Howell ✅ 3* (6/6)
B) A Home Among the Snow Gums by Stella Quinn ✅ 4* (2/6)
Opposite #6 - Beach on cover/bush on cover
A) The Bay by Allie Reynolds ✅ 3* (4/6)
B) The Lawson Sisters by Janet Gover ✅ 4* (7/7)
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I’m a definite for this one but will have to start with Easy and come back later to add more books, as I’m currently away on a road trip (with family in south west WA).Annual Aussie Author Challenge 2023 - Opposites Attract
Duration: 1/1/23 - 31/12/23
Level: Hard 18 Opposites
All Aussie authors
Read: 36/ 36 books
✔ Set over the ocean (Tasmania): The House of Now and Then by Jo Dixon (read 26 April) 4.5★
✔ Set on the mainland: (NSW) Barren Grounds by B. Michael Radburn (read 12 June) 3★
✔ Historical mystery: Return to Valetto by Dominic Smith (read 26 May) 5★
✔ Present day mystery: Seven Sisters by Katherine Kovacic (read 8 Jan) 4★
✔ One person on cover: The Double Bind by Loraine Peck (read 16 Mar) 5★
✔ Two people on cover: Dark Justice by Catherine Lee (read 15 Feb) 4★
✔ Fiction: Birds in Flight by Anni Taylor (read 11 Feb) 4★
✔ Non fiction: Searching for Charlotte by Kate Forsyth & Belinda Murrell
(read 28 Feb) 4★
✔ Bright cover: Next Girl Missing by L.A. Larkin (read 17 May) 4★
✔ Plain cover: Once There Were Wolves by Charlotte McConaghy (read 7 Feb) 5★
✔ Set in Southern Australia: Stone Town by Margaret Hickey (read 24 Sept) 4.5★
✔ Set in Northern Australia: Outback by Patricia Wolf (NW Qld) (read 3 May) 4★
✔ Cover mostly black: Black River by Matthew Spencer (read 20 Jun) 4.5 ★
✔ Cover mostly white: Killer Traitor Spy by Tim Ayliffe (read Jun 29) 5★
✔ Stand Alone: The Chasm by Bronwyn Hall (read 5 July) 5★
✔ Part of a Series: Her Deadly Truth by L.A. Larkin #2 in series (read 1 June) 4★
✔ Historical fiction: The Bookbinder of Jericho by Pip Williams (read 22 Mar) 4.5★
✔ Current Day: The Caretaker by Gabriel Bergmoser (read 15 July) 5★
✔ Set in Country: The Tilt by Chris Hammer (read 10 Oct) 5★
✔ Set in City: City of Light by Dave Warner (read 4 Dec) 4★
✔ Cosy Crime: Heavenly Pleasures by Kerry Greenwood (read 12 Mar) 4★
✔ Dark Crime: The Rush by Michelle Prak (SA) (read 2 Apr) 5★
✔ Set in Home State: Wake by Shelley Burr - NSW (read 20 Jan) 4.5★
✔Set in Another State: After the Smoke Clears by Kylie Kaden QLD (read Apr) 5★
✔ New Release (2023): Fire with Fire by Candice Fox (read 24 April) 5★
✔ Older Release: Wings Above The Diamantina by Arthur W. Upfield (pub 1936) (read 22 Aug) 3.5★
✔ Young characters: Royals by Tegan Bennett Daylight (read 15 Apr) 3.5★
✔ Mature age characters: The One and Only Dolly Jamieson by Lisa Ireland (read 9 July) 4★
✔ Set in your home country: Limberlost by Robbie Arnott (read 12 May) 5★
✔ Set away from home country: Dark Corners by Megan Goldin (read 13 July)
✔ Upper case title: How to Kill a Client by Joanna Jenkins (read 11 May) 4.5★
✔ Lower case title: The Beautiful Words by Vanessa McCausland (read 30 Oct) 4.5★
✔ Beach on cover: When We Fall by Aoife Clifford (read 24 Aug) 4★
✔ Bush on cover: Cutters End by Margaret Hickey (read 26 July) 4★
✔ Male author: The Detective Up Late by Adrian McKinty (read 8 July) 5★
✔ Female author: Lest We Forgive by Phillipa Nefri Clark (read 27 May) 4★
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Now this is quite a different challenge, Brenda 😉..in for it but will require some thought.Annual Aussie Author Challenge 2023 - Opposites Attract
Duration: 1/1/23 - 31/12/23
ALL AUSSIE AUTHORS
Level: Hard Read 36
Opposite 1
✔️Male author: That Eye, the Sky by Tim Winton....3* 20/04/23
✔Female author: Twenty-Six Letters by Charlotte Nash....4* 14/03/23
Opposite 2
✔Standalone: Life or Death by Michael Robotham....4.5* 27/02/23
✔️Series: Watching You by Michael Robotham....4.5* 30/08/23
Opposite 3
✔️Historical fiction: The Tolstoy Estate by Steven Conte....4* 19/04/23
✔️Current day: The Soulmate by Sally Hepworth....4* 09/06/23
Opposite 4
✔️Set in country: The Vet's Country Holiday by Lily Malone....3.5* 07/03/23
✔️set in city: The Couple Upstairs by Holly Wainwright....3.5* 11/09/23
Opposite 5
✔️Set in your home country: Birds of a Feather by Tricia Stringer....4* 16/09/23
✔Set away from home country: The Scandal by Nicola Marsh (USA The Hamptons)....3.5* 11/02/23
Opposite 6
✔️Set over the ocean (Tasmania): The Keepers of the Lighthouse by Kaye Dobbie....4* 07/07/23
✔set on the mainland: Dirt Town by Hayley Scrivenor....4* 17/01/23
Opposite 7
✔️Single word title: Exiles by Jane Harper....4.5* 08/05/23
✔many words: All That’s Left Unsaid by Tracey Lien....4* 26/02/23
Opposite 8
✔️Fiction: The Buchanan Girls by Emily Madden....4* 01/10/23
✔️non fiction: The Space Between the Stars: On love, loss and the magical power of nature to heal by Indira Naidoo....3.5* 25/11/23
Opposite 9
✔️Short (over 125 pages: Nell by Annie Seaton (166 pages)....3.5* 10/03/23
✔️long: Me Without You by Kelly Rimmer....4* 15/09/23
Opposite 10
✔One person on cover: Vertigo by Amanda Lohrey....3.5* 04/04/23
✔Two people on cover: The Five Year Plan by Jodi Gibson....3.5* 15/02/23
Opposite 11
✔Ebook: Consolation by Garry Disher....4* 07/02/23
✔️physical book: Bodies of Light: Winner of the 2022 Miles Franklin Literary Award by Jennifer Down....4* 29/04/23
Opposite 12
✔️bought: The Quarantine Station by Michelle Montebello....4* 26/12/23
✔️borrowed: The Diamond Hunter by Fiona McIntosh....4* 16/06/23
Opposite 13
✔Set in Southern Australia: Ash Mountain by Helen Fitzgerald....3.5* 09/02/23
✔Set in Northern Australia: The Roadhouse by Kerry McGinnis....3.5* 21/01/23
Opposite 14
✔Set in my home state (NSW): Dressed By Iris by Mary-Anne O'Connor....4* 18/02/23
✔️Set in another state (QLD): Tamsin by Annie Seaton....3.5* 18/08/23
Opposite 15
✔Cover mostly black: The Night Dragon by Matthew Condon....3* 16/01/23
✔Cover mostly white: The Darkest Hour: An Ella Marconi Novel 2 by Katherine Howell....3.5* 21/03/23
Opposite 16
✔️Plain cover: Sticks and Stones by Katherine Firkin....4* 29/09/23
✔️Bright cover: The Doctor's Gift by Fiona McArthur....3.5* 10/05/23
Opposite 17
✔️Beach on cover: Osprey Reef by Annie Seaton....4* 18/04/23
✔️Bush on cover: Scrublands by Chris Hammer....4* 24/05/23
Opposite 18
✔️New Release ..2023: Black Lies by Mercedes Mercier....4* 04/12/23
✔️Earlier release..2022: White Noise by Mercedes Mercier....4* 17/09/23
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Annual Aussie Author Challenge 2023 - Opposites AttractDuration: 1/1/23 - 31/12/23
Level: Hard
18/18
Opposite #1 Male author/Female author
a)
b)
Opposite #2 Stand alone/part of a series
a)
b)
Opposite #3 Beach on cover/bush on cover
a)
b)
Opposite #4 Set in your home state/set in another state
a)
b)
Opposite #5 New release (2023)/ older release
a)
b)
Opposite #6 Bought/borrowed
a)
b)
Opposite #7 One person on cover/two people on cover
a)
b)
Opposite #8 Young characters/mature age characters
a)
b)
Opposite #9 Cover mostly black/ mostly white
a)
b)
Annual Aussie Author Challenge 2023 - Opposites AttractDuration: 1/1/23 - 31/12/23
Level: Hard
14/36
Opposite #1
✅a)Single word title Still by Matt Nable 3.5★ 2/1/23
✅b)many words Everyone In My Family Has Killed Someone by Benjamin Stevenson4★ 10/2/23
Opposite #2
✅a)Stand alone The Mother by Jane Caro 3.5★ 7/1/23
b)part of a series The Silent Town by Anni Taylor
Opposite #3
✅a)Male author The Night Whistler by Greg Woodland 4★ 17/1/23
✅b)Female author The Night Swim by Megan Goldin 3★ 11/1/23
Opposite #4
✅a)Cover mostly black The Islandby Adrian McKinty 3★16/6/23
✅b)mostly white The Ninth Life of a Diamond Minerby Grace Tame2★ 10/6/23
Opposite #5
a)Plain cover Canticle Creek by Adrian Hyland
b)beautiful cover Wake by Shelley Burr
Opposite #6
a)Upper case title Day's End by Garry Disher
b)lower case title Birthright by Fiona Lowe
Opposite #7
a)Set in country The Tilt by Chris Hammer
b)set in city The Place on Dalhousie by Melina Marchetta
Opposite #8
✅a)Set in Southern Australia The Rules of Backyard Cricket by Jock Serong 3.5★ 9/1/23
b)set in Northern Australia Gathering Storms by Kerry McGinnis
Opposite #9
a)Set in your home country Wild Place by Christian White
b)set away from home country Lying Beside You by Michael Robotham
Opposite #10
aYoung characters All That is Lost Between Us by Sara Foster
b)mature age characters
Opposite #11
a)Fiction Kakadu Sunset by Annie Seaton
✅b)non fiction Don't Stop Believin' by Olivia Newton-John 4★ 7/2/23
Opposite #12
✅a)New release (2023) The Soulmate by Sally Hepworth 3★ 24/2/23
✅b)older release Bombproof by Michael Robotham 3★ 24/6/23
Opposite #13
✅a) Set in your home state One Punch by Julie Fison 3.5★ 14/1/23
✅b) set in another state Badness by Gary Jubelin 4★ 28/1/23
Opposite #14
✅a)Short (over 125 pages)
Eugenia by Mark Tedeschi 2★ 5/6/23
Historical fiction/Current day
The Gift of Life
Set over the ocean (Tasmania)/set on the mainland
Toxic: The Rotting Underbelly of the Tasmania Salmon Industry
Beach on cover/bush on cover
Treasure & Dirt
Bright cover/ plain cover
Asylum
Bought/borrowed
Historical mystery/present day mystery
The Schoolgirl Strangler
One person on cover/two people on cover
Flesh Wounds
Cosy crime/dark crime
Hades
Ebook/physical book
Dog on cover/cat on cover
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Annual Aussie Author Challenge 2023 - Opposites AttractDuration: 1/1/23 - 31/12/23
Level: Medium
24/24
Opposite #1
Male Author: In the Valley of Blue Gums by J.H. Fletcher READ 20/3/23 3*
Female Author: All That’s Left Unsaid by Tracey Lien READ 13/1/23 4*
Opposite #2
Stand Alone: The Work Wives by Rachael Johns READ 15/2/23 4*
Part of a Series: Retribution by Sarah Barrie READ 23/3/23 4*
Opposite #3
Historical Fiction: The Forthright Woman by Darry Fraser READ 6/1/23 4*
Current Day: Wish You Were Here by Karly Lane READ 4/2/23 5*
Opposite #4
Set in the Country: Legacy Of Hunters Ridge by Sarah Barrie READ 21/3/23 3*
Set in the City: A New York Secret by Ella Carey READ 2/2/23 3*
Opposite #5
Set in my Home Country: The Homestead on the River by Rosie Mackenzie READ 12/2/23 4*
Set away from Home Country: Stay Awake by Megan Goldin READ 23/4/23 3*
Opposite #6
Young Characters: The Wrong Sister by Fiona Palmer READ 27/1/23 4*
Mature Age Characters: At the End of the Day by Liz Byrski READ 28/1/23 4*
Opposite #7
Set in Southern Australia: The Keepers of the Lighthouse by Kaye Dobbie READ 18/2/23 4*
Set in Northern Australia: The Girls of Lake Evelyn by Averil Kenny READ 29/1/23 4*
Opposite #8
Set in my Home State (SA): Jewel in the North by Tricia Stringer READ 15/2/23 3*
Set in Another State: The Cafe by the Bridge by Lily Malone READ 4/1/23 3*
Opposite #9
Single Word Title: Exiles by Jane Harper READ 8/1/23 4*
Many Word Title: The Library at Wagtail Ridge by Janet Gover READ 31/1/23 4*
Opposite #10
Historical Mystery: The Only Child by Kayte Nunn READ 3/1/23 5*
Present Day Mystery: A Stone’s Throw Away by Karly Lane READ 4/3/23 4*
Opposite #11
Cosy Crime: Live and Let Diet by Morgana Best READ 14/3/23 3*
Dark Crime: Unforgivable by Natalie Barelli READ 7/4/23 3*
Opposite #12
Ebook: All That's Left Unsaid by Rowena Holloway READ 7/1/23 2*
Physical Book: The Soulmate by Sally Hepworth READ 11/1/23 3*
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Duration: 1/1/23 - 31/12/23
Level: Medium
24/24
Opposite #1 Male author/Female author
a) ✔ The Sinister Booksellers of Bath by Garth Nix Read 30/3. 4★ Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
b) ✔ That Thing I Did by Allayne L. Webster Read 28/5. 3★ Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Opposite #2 Historical fiction/Current day
a) ✔ The Bookbinder of Jericho by Pip Williams Read 23/12. 4★ Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
b) ✔ Night Lights by Sarah Epstein Read 25/11. 3★ Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Opposite #3 New release (2023)/ older release 1993
a) ✔ Some Shall Break by Ellie Marney Read 5/7. 5★ Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
b) ✔ The Gathering by Isobelle Carmody Read 25/9. 3★ Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
The Story of Tom Brennan by J.C. Burke 2005
Opposite #4 Fiction/ non fiction
a) ✔ The Seven Skins of Esther Wilding by Holly Ringland Read 9/5. 5★ Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
b) ✔ An Uncommon Hangman: The life and deaths of Robert ‘Nosey Bob’ Howard by Rachel Franks Read 10/4. 4★
Opposite #5 Bought/borrowed
a) ✔ Joyous & Moonbeam by Richard Yaxley Read 23/7. 4★
b) ✔ All Four Quarters of the Moon by Shirley Marr Read 30/4. 4★ Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Opposite #6 Stand alone/part of a series
a. ✔ Grace Notes by Karen Comer Read 18/12. 4★ Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
b. ✔ A Hunger of Thorns by Lili Wilkinson Read 31/8. 3★ Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Set in country/set in city
a. We Didn't Think It Through by Gary Lonesborough
b. The Schoolgirl Strangler by Katherine Kovacic
Set in your home country/set away from home country
a. ✔ Stagefright by Carole Wilkinson Read 21/9. 5★ Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
b. ✔ The Woman in the Library by Sulari Gentill Read 24/3. 2★ Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Cover mostly black/ mostly white
a. ✔ What We All Saw by Mike Lucas Read 8/3. 4★ Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
b. ✔ The Path of Thorns by A.G. Slatter Read 10/2. 5★ Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Historical mystery/present day mystery
a. ✔ The True Story Of Lilli Stubeck by James Aldridge Read 23/8. 1★ Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
b. ✔ Two Wolves by Tristan Bancks Read 6/12. 3★ Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
One person on cover/two people on cover
a. ✔ It's Not You, It's Me by Gabrielle Williams Read 27/5. 5★ Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
b. ✔ Completely Normal by Biffy James Read 30/3. 5★ Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Ebook/physical book
a. ✔ The Raven's Song by Zana Fraillon Read 6/3. 5★
b. ✔ The Abused Werewolf Rescue Group by Catherine Jinks Read 5/9. 4★ Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Upper case title/lower case title
a. ✔ We Could Be Something by Will Kostakis Read 21/7. 5★ Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Horse by Geraldine Brooks
b. ✔ The Quiet and the Loud by Helena Fox Read 10/5. 4★ Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Single word title/many words
a) Sugar by Carly Nugent
Release by Lucy Christopher
Roseghetto by Kirsty Jagger
b) The Secret History of the Rainbow Trout Private Hotel by David Metzenthen
Questions Raised by Quolls by Harry Saddler
Set in your home state/set in another state
a) WA
b) ✔ NSW The Quiet and the Loud by Helena Fox Read 10/5. 4★ Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Beach on cover/bush on cover
a. Where You Left Us by Rhiannon Wilde
b. Night Lights
Plain cover/ beautiful cover
Young characters/mature age characters
Set over the ocean (Tasmania)/set on the mainland
a) ✔ The Seven Skins of Esther Wilding by Holly Ringland Read 9/5. 5★ Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
b.
Set in Southern Australia/set in Northern Australia
Growing Up in Flames by Zach Jones
Bright cover/ plain cover
a. This is How We Change the Ending by Vikki Wakefield
Slipping the Noose by Meg Caddy
Fish Out of Water by Kate Hendrick
Unnecessary Drama by Nina Kenwood
b. Hometown Haunts edited by Poppy Nwosu
Dog on cover/cat on cover
a. The Way of Dog
b.
Aussie Readers
Books mentioned in this topic
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Dyed and Buried (other topics)
The Summer Party (other topics)
The Deep (other topics)
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Authors mentioned in this topic
Livia Day (other topics)Nicole Trope (other topics)
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Joanna Jenkins (other topics)
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Duration: 1/1/23 - 31/12/23
This one is our AUSTRALIAN AUTHORS ONLY challenge and consists of choosing from the list below and reading opposites through the year.
Easy - 6 opposites = 12 books
Medium - 12 opposites = 24 books
Hard - 18 opposites = 36 books
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Opposites to choose from
Male author/Female author
Stand alone/part of a series
Historical fiction/Current day
Set in country/set in city
Set in your home country/set away from home country
Plain cover/ beautiful cover
Young characters/mature age characters
Set over the ocean (Tasmania)/set on the mainland
Set in Southern Australia/set in Northern Australia
Set in your home state/set in another state
Beach on cover/bush on cover
Bright cover/ plain cover
Single word title/many words
New release (2023)/ older release
Fiction/ non fiction
Short (over 125 pages)/long
Bought/borrowed
Cover mostly black/ mostly white
Historical mystery/present day mystery
One person on cover/two people on cover
Cosy crime/dark crime
Ebook/physical book
Upper case title/lower case title
Dog on cover/cat on cover
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