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**Autumn Challenge - 1/3/24 - 31/5/24**

For our 2024 Autumn seasonal challenge, we have two stages - Tasks and Spell Out
Choose your level and then pick your books to match the criteria

Easy: Tasks OR Spell-it-Out = min 6 books (minimum 2 Aussie authors)

Hard: Tasks AND Spell-it-Out = min 12 books (minimum 4 Aussie authors)

Don't forget our Rules: Minimum of 125 pages per book - full guidelines HERE

**Completed Challenges: When you have completed your challenge, please post your entire completed challenge as a new message indicating you have finished. A completed challenge must have the following information: (1) Link to book title, (2) Author's name, (3) Date you finished reading your book, (4) Your rating.
**Once you've posted your completed challenge, your name will be ticked off the list.

TEMPLATE:
Autumn 2024 Challenge
Duration: 1/3/24 - 31/5/24
Level:
0/?

TASKS: Each title must contain the following:

1. A colour. (e.g. All Dressed in White by Mary Higgins Clark)

2. A number. (e.g. Three Truths and a Lie by Lisa Gardner)

3. A first name. (e.g. Esme's Gift by Elizabeth Foster)

4. A place. (e.g. The Silk Road Wars by Frank Spencer)

5. A form of water. (e.g. On the Beach by Nevil Shute)

6. A day, month or season (e.g. The Summer Bride by Anne Gracie)

SPELL OUT Using either first letter of title (disregarding "A", "An" or "The" if you choose to) or either the first or last initial of the author. For the difficult letters - Q, X and Z, you may use a book in which the letter appears somewhere in the title or author's first or last name.

Autumn
Cooler
Colours
Crisp air
Foliage
Harvest
Leaves
Rainbow
Season
Sunshine

Participants


✅Alex
Alyssa
Amy
✅Ashleigh
✅Brenda
✅Carol
Carolyn
✅Catsalive
✅Cherie
Clare
✅Damo
Elisabeth
✅Heather
✅Helen
✅Jacinta
✅Jackmeister
✅Jane
✅Janelle
✅Janine
✅Jasmine
✅Jazzy
✅Jenn
✅Jenny
✅Jonquil
✅JP
Kat
✅Kerri_M
✅Kim
✅Krystal
✅Kylie H
✅Lorraine
✅Mari
MaryG2E
✅Meg
Mel
Niamh
✅Odette
✅Phrynne
✅Rachel
Renee V
Sandra
✅Sandysbookaday
✅Sarah
Sharon
✅Steve
✅Sue
✅#Teresa
✅TheMadHatter
✅Trish
✅Tr1sha

Autumn 2024 Challenge
Duration: 1/3/24 - 31/5/24
Level: Hard
13/13

TASKS: Each title must contain the following:

1. A colour.
The Girl with the Red Hair by Imogen Matthews 4★s 16/3/24

2. A number.
Four Dogs Missing by Rhys Gard 5★s 22/3/24 AA

3. A first name.
Hillary's Final Case by Faith Martin 5★s 10/4/24

4. A place.
Pheasants Nest by Louise Milligan 2★s 21/3/24 AA

5. A form of water.
The Sea Captain's Wife by Jackie French 5★s 6/3/24 AA

6. A day, month or season
A Magical Summer by Rhonda Forrest 4★s 7/4/24



SPELL OUT Using either first letter of title (disregarding "A", "An" or "The" if you choose to) or either the first or last initial of the author. For the difficult letters - Q, X and Z, you may use a book in which the letter appears somewhere in the title or author's first or last name.

H Return to Warrapinya by Barbara Hannay 5★s 24/3/24 AA
A The Dock Girl's Shame by AnneMarie Brear 5★s 11/3/24 AA
R Red Dirt Home by Renae Black 5★s 13/3/24 AA
V A Death in Venice by Verity Bright 4★s 23/3/24
E Hunted on the Fens by Joy Ellis 5★s 7/3/24
S The Mystery Writer by Sulari Gentill 5★s 14/3/24 AA
T The Burning Rooms by Anni Taylor 5★s 12/3/24 AA

Autumn 2024 Challenge
Duration: 1/3/24 - 31/5/24
Level: Hard
13/13

TASKS:

1. A colour. On the Blue Train by Kristel Thornell AA 4 stars 28/3/24

2. A number. 23rd Midnight by James Patterson 4 stars 18/3/24

3. A first name. What Happened to Nina? by Dervla McTiernan AA 5 stars 2/3/24

4. A place. A Deadly Walk in Devon by Nicholas George 4 stars 17/3/24

5. A form of water. The Rockpool Murder by Emylia Hall 4 stars 6/3/24

6. A day, month or season Summer of Blood by Dave Warner AA 3 stars 31/3/24



SPELL OUT

H Howl’s Moving Castle by Diana Wynne Jones 5 stars 12/3/24
A The Burning Rooms by Anni Taylor AA 5 stars 11/3/24
R Random in Death by J.D. Robb 5 stars 2/3/24
V Murder Between the Covers by Elaine Viets 4 stars 24/3/24
E Killer on the Fens by Joy Ellis 5 stars 3/3/24
S Murder Marks the Page by Karen Rose Smith 4 stars 16/3/24
T The Jam Queens by Josephine Moon AA 5 stars 16/3/24

Autumn 2024 Challenge
Duration: 1/3/24 - 31/5/24
Level: Easy
6/6



TASKS: Each title must contain the following:
🍁 1. A colour.
Parsha in Pink - Weekly inspiration from the Parsha to ignite the lives and Hearts of Women Today (2016) - Rebbetzin Mindy Bodner-Lankry 28/3/24 5★
🍁 2. A number.
🦘Four Puddings and a Funeral (2017) - H.Y. Hanna AA 17/3/24 5★
🍁 3. A first name.
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (1964) - Roald Dahl 22/3/24 5★
🍁4. A place.
🦘This is the Grass (1972) - Alan Marshall AA The Grass - a nice place to stretch out in the sun 13/3/24 5★
🍁 5. A form of water.
🦘Muffins and Mourning Tea (2016) - H.Y. Hanna AA Tea - boiled water infused with tea leaves 11/2/24 5★
🍁 6. A day, month or season.
Friday the Rabbi Slept Late (1964) - Harry Kemelman 31/3/24 5★

Finished 30/04/24

Autumn 2024 Challenge
Duration: 1/3/24 - 31/5/24
Level: Hard
12/12

TASKS: Each title must contain the following:

1. A colour. Happily Ever Afters: A Reimagining of Snow White and Rose Red Melanie Cellier
2. A number. The Fifth Letter Nicola Moriarty 5* 08/04/24 AA

3. A first name. The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart Holly Ringland AA 4* 27/04/24

4. A place. Kakadu Dawn Annie Seaton *4 06/05/24 AA

5. A form of water. What the River Knows Isabel Ibañez 3* 14/05/24

6. A day, month or season The January Man: A Year of Walking Britain Christopher Somerville 3* 07/05/24



SPELL OUT

S Stalker on the Fens Joy Ellis 5* 02/05/24

E Eternal Lisa Scottoline 4* 03/04/24

A A Walk to Remember Nicholas Sparks 3* 02/03/24

S The Six Anni Taylor AA 4* 22/03/24

O One of Us Is Back Karen M. McManus 4* 23/03/24

N The Narrow Road to the Deep North Richard Flanagan AA 3* 30/05/24

Autumn 2024 Challenge
Duration: 1/3/24 - 31/5/24
Level: Easy
6/6

TASKS: Each title must contain the following:

1. A colour.
Among the Grey Gums Paula J. Beavan AA Done 5* 21/5/24 https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

2. A number.
The One That Got Away Karly Lane AA Done 5* 4/5/24 https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

3. A first name.
The Lost Letters of Rose Carey Julie Bennett AA Done 4* 3/4/24 https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

4. A place. Pheasants Nest Louise Milligan AA Done 2* 23/3/24 https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

5. A form of water. The Sea Captain's Wife Jackie French AA Done 4* 11/3/24 https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

6. A day, month or season
With Winter Comes Darkness Robbi Neal AA Done 4* 18/5/24 https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Autumn 2024 Challenge
Duration: 1/3/24 - 31/5/24
Level: Easy

TASKS: Each title must contain the following:

1. A colour Blood Orange by Harriet Tyce

2. A number Three Hours Late by Nicole Trope AA

3. A first name. What Alice Forgot by Liane Moriarty AA

4. A place. Meet Me in Milan by Sophie Gravia 31/3

5. A form of water. Does This Beach Make Me Look Fat?: True Stories and Confessions by Lisa Scottoline

6. A day, month or season November 9 by Colleen Hoover

Add me too please :)


🍁Autumn 2024 Challenge 🍁
Duration: 1/3/24 - 31/5/24
Level: Hard
11/12 books (min 4 AA)

TASKS: Each title must contain the following:

🍁1. A colour. (e.g. All Dressed in White by Mary Higgins Clark)
✔ Red Dirt Road by S.R. White AA (read 2 May) 4★

🍁 2. A number. (e.g. Three Truths and a Lie by Lisa Gardner)
✔ Fifty Fifty by James Patterson & Candice Fox AA (read 25 March) 4★

🍁 3. A first name. (e.g. Esme's Gift by Elizabeth Foster)
✔ Joy Moody is Out of Time by Kerryn Mayne AA (read 10 Mar) 4★

🍁 4. A place. (e.g. The Silk Road Wars by Frank Spencer)
✔ Broken Bay by Margaret Hickey AA (read 26 Mar) 4★

🍁 5. A form of water. (e.g. On the Beach by Nevil Shute)
✔ The Canal Murders by J.R. Ellis (read 21 Mar) 3.5★

🍁 6. A day, month or season (e.g. The Summer Bride by Anne Gracie)
I Died on a Tuesday by Jane Corry



✔ S Stalker on the Fens by Joy Ellis (read 2 Apr) 4★
✔ E Killer on the Fens by Joy Ellis (read 1 Mar) 4★
✔ A The Benevolent Society of Ill-Mannered Ladies by Alison Goodman AA (read 10 Apr) 4★
✔ S Sanctuary by Garry Disher AA (read 1 Mar) 5★
✔ O One by One by Freida McFadden (read 27 March) 3★
✔ N No Trace by Michael Trant AA (read 8 May) 5★

TEMPLATE:
Autumn 2024 Challenge
Duration: 1/3/24 - 31/5/24
Level: Hard
12/12 AA 4/4

TASKS: Each title must contain the following:

1. A colour.
The Red Coast by Di Morrissey AA 3/4/24 3 stars
2. A number.
Nine Dragons by Michael Connelly 10/3/24 4 stars
3. A first name.
Shirley by Ronnie Scott AA 6/3 24 2 stars
4. A place.
The Spare Room by Kathryn Lomer AA 17/3/24 3 stars
5. A form of water.
Death In The Clouds by Agatha Christie 22/4/24 4 stars
6. A day, month or season
The Ides of April by Lindsey Davis 19/4/24 4 stars


SPELL OUT Using either first letter of title (disregarding "A", "An" or "The" if you choose to) or either the first or last initial of the author. For the difficult letters - Q, X and Z, you may use a book in which the letter appears somewhere in the title or author's first or last name.

S The Secret of Chimneys by Agatha Christie 28/3/24 3 stars
E Everyone in This Room Will Someday Be Dead by Emily R. Austin 15/3/24 4 stars
A Appointment with Death by Agatha Christie 21/3/24 4 stars
S Star Fall by Cynthia Harrod-Eagles 4/3/24 4 stars
O Hamnet by Maggie O'Farrell 21/3/24 4 stars
N Collected Stories by Louis Nowra AA 19/3/24 4 stars

Please count me in! Books to come this evening when I have more time.

Autumn 2024 Challenge
Duration: 1/3/24 - 31/5/24
Level: Hard
6/13 (4 AA 🦘)

TASKS
1. A colour - All Systems Red by Martha Wells
✅2. A number - A Thousand Heartbeats by Kiera Cass 4🌟 - finished 07/03/24
✅3. A first name - The Other Bridget by Rachael Johns 🦘 4🌟 - finished 19/04/24
4. A place - Last Night at the Telegraph Club by Malinda Lo
5. A form of water - Ice Massacre by Tiana Warner
6. A day, month or season - Tuesdays with Morrie by Mitch Albom



Spell-it-out
✅R - The Guncle by Steven Rowley 4🌟 - finished 10/03/24
A - And All the Stars by Andrea K. Höst 🦘
I - In the Dark Spaces by Cally Black 🦘
✅N - Sabriel by Garth Nix 🦘 4🌟 - finished 13/04/24
✅B - Just Stab Me Now by Jill Bearup 4🌟 - finished 07/03/24
O - Opal by Jennifer L. Armentrout
✅W - Daindreth's Assassin by Elisabeth Wheatley 4🌟 - finished 21/04/24

I'm in please. 💕📚

Autumn 2024 Challenge
Duration: 1/3/24 - 31/5/24
Level: HARD
13/13
✅AA🦘: 6/6

TASKS: Each title must contain the following:

1. A colour. The Sisters of Blue Mountain Beach by Kalan Chapman Lloyd COMPLETED 29.05.24 ⭐ https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

✅2. A number. One Long Weekend: The BRAND NEW uplifting book club pick from NUMBER ONE BESTSELLER Shari Low for 2024 by Shari Low COMPLETED 07.05.24 ⭐⭐⭐⭐.5 https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

✅3. A first name. The Day Shelley Woodhouse Woke Up by Laura Pearson COMPLETED 09.04.24 ⭐⭐⭐.5 https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

✅4. A place. The Charmed Friends of Trove Isle by Annie Rains COMPLETED 31.05.24 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

✅5. A form of water. Red River Road by Anna Downes AA🦘COMPLETED 02.05.24 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

✅6. A day, month or season With Winter Comes Darkness by Robbi Neal AA🦘COMPLETED 06.05.24 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

SPELL OUT: FOLIAGE

✅F - The Hidden Hours by Sara Foster AA 🦘 COMPLETED 06/03/24 ⭐⭐⭐⭐.4 https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

✅O - One by One by Freida McFadden FINISHED 31.03.24 ⭐⭐⭐⭐.4 https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

✅L - Last Best Chance by Brooke Dunnell AA 🦘COMPLETED 10.04.24 ⭐⭐.5 https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

✅I - If I Should Lose You by Natasha Lester AA 🦘 (pub. date 03.04.24) COMPLETED 05.04.24 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

✅A - Can You Tolerate This? by Ashleigh Young NZA COMPLETED 08.04.24 ⭐⭐⭐.9 https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

✅G - The Bookshop on Jacaranda Street by Marlish Glorie AA 🦘COMPLETED 20.04.24 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

✅E - In Her Place by Edel Coffey COMPLETED 22.04.24 ⭐⭐⭐⭐.5 https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Autumn 2024 Challenge
Duration: 1/3/24 - 31/5/24
Level: Hard (4AA)
47/47

TASKS: Each title must contain the following:

1. A colour: Lady with a Black Umbrella by Mary Balogh 1/3 2★

2. A number: The Hundred and One Dalmatians by Dodie Smith 12/4 5★

3. A first name: Lord Freddie's First Love by Patricia Bray 8/3 2.5★

4. A place: A Boy and His Dog at the End of the World by C.A. Fletcher 2/3 4★

5. A form of water: The River of Adventure by Enid Blyton 19/3 3★

6. A day, month or season: Summer at the Comfort Food Café by Debbie Johnson 11/3 5★



SPELL OUT: title, author, QXZ somewhere in T/A

C- The Secret by Lee Child,Andrew Child 25/3 2.5★
R- The Red Book by Deborah Copaken Kogan 5/3 1.5★
I- It's The Menopause by Kaz Cooke 15/3 5★ (AA)
S- Wild Card by Simon Rowell 3/3 5★ (AA)
P- Peter Pan by J.M. Barrie 24/3 5★

A- Antiques Disposal by Barbara Allan 1/3 2★
I- Intrigues by Sharon Green 12/3 3.5★
R- The Good Dog by Simon Rowell 18/3 5★ (AA)



H- The House of Sorrowing Stars by Beth Cartwright 7/4 2.5★
A- The Unexpected Guest by Hania Allen 22/3 3.5★
R- Cousin Nancy by Alberta Sinclair 29/3 3.5★
V- The Devil On Horseback by Victoria Holt 7/3 2.5★
E- Miss Dornton's Hero by Elisabeth Fairchild 19/3 2★
S- Madam, Will You Talk? by Mary Stewart 6/3 4★
T- Things She Would Have Said Herself by Catherine Therese 8/4 3★ (AA)



F- Hades by Candice Fox 26/3 4★ (AA)
O- The Scandalous Wager by Olivia Fontayne 21/3 3★
L- Lord Heartless by Barbara Metzger 20/3 1.5★
I- I'm a Fool to Kill You by Robert J. Randisi 28/3 1.5★
A- Autumn Glory and Other Stories by Barbara Metzger 28/3 3★
G- Miles Off Course by Sulari Gentill 15/3 4★
E- A Fresh Perspective by Elisabeth Fairchild 31/3 2★



R- The Red Carnelian by Phyllis A. Whitney 8/3 2.5★
A- While You Were Reading by Ali Berg & Michelle Kalus 29/3 3★ (AA)
I- Imitation in Death by J.D. Robb 9/4 3.5★
N- The Phantom Tollbooth by Norton Juster 2/3 5★
B- Murder on the Menu by Miranda Bliss 9/3 1.5★
O- A Mother's Heart by Julie Caille, Georgina Devon, Karla Hocker, Anthea Malcolm, Cynthia Richey, Olivia Sumner 27/4 2★
W- Written in Dead Wax by Andrew Cartmel 17/4 3.5★



S- Deceptions by Sharon Green 16/3 3★
E- Etta and Otto and Russell and James by Emma Hooper 24/4 3.5★
A- Away with the Fairies by Kerry Greenwood 3/4 5★
S- Destiny by Sharon Green 17/3 3★
O- The Oyster Catcher by Jo Thomas 4/4 3.5★
N- What is Left Over, After by Natasha Lester 3/4 2.5★ (AA)



L- Scarlet Lies by Lani Wendt Young 1/4 2★
E- Eeny Meeny by M.J. Arlidge 26/4 4★
A- Death of a Bookseller by Alice Slater 5/4 1.5★
V- Murder is a Piece of Cake by Elaine Viets 10/4 3★
E- Family Matters by Ellie O'Neill 29/5 3★
S- Dear Banjo by Sasha Wasley 5/4 3.5★

Autumn 2024 Challenge
Duration: 1/3/24 - 31/5/24
Level: Easy
3/6 (1/2 AA)
FAILED

TASKS
Each title must contain the following:

1. A colour
The Jade Lily by Kirsty Manning (AA)

2. A number
The One and Only Dolly Jamieson by Lisa Ireland

3. A first name
Allegra in Three Parts by Suzanne Daniel (AA) Finished 29/3; 4 stars. Review Here

4. A place
Hereafter by Tara Hudson Finished 3/3; 3 stars. Review Here

5. A form of water
The Starless Sea by Erin Morgenstern

6. A day, month or season
My Not So Perfect Summer by Phoebe MacLeod Finished 13/4; 3 stars. Review Here



BUT!

SPELL IT OUT
Easy
6/6 (3/2 AA)
COMPLETE!

S - Shark Arm: A Shark, A Tattooed Arm and Two Unsolved Murders by Phillip Roope (AA) Finished 22/5; 3 stars. Review Here
E - Empire of the Damned by Jay Kristoff Finished 26/4; 4 stars. Review Here
A - Allegra in Three Parts by Suzanne Daniel (AA) Finished 29/3; 4 stars. Review Here
S - Hera by Jennifer Saint Finished 24/5; 3 stars. Review Here
O - Once a Monster by Robert Dinsdale Finished 11/5; 1 star. Review Here
N - The North Wind by Alexandria Warwick Finished 14/5; 3 stars. Review Here

TEMPLATE:
Autumn 2024 Challenge
Duration: 1/3/24 - 31/5/24
Level: hard
13/13
4/4AA

TASKS: Each title must contain the following:

1. A colour. Grey Dog by Elliott Gish fin May5 5*

2. A number. Red River Seven by A.J. Ryan fin May22 3*

3. A first name. Oscar and Lucinda by Peter CareyAA fin Mar12 5*

4. A place. Orwell in Spain by George Orwell fin Mar4 5*

5. A form of water. Moon of the Crusted Snow by Waubgeshig Rice fin Apr13 3*

6. A day, month or season The Last September by Elizabeth Bowen fin May9 4*

R The God of Small Things by Arundhati Roy fin Mar30 4*
A The Accident by Fiona LoweAA fin Mar1 2*
I It Lasts Forever and Then It's Over by Anne de Marcken fin Apr5 2*
N Doppelganger: A Trip into the Mirror World by Naomi Klein fin Apr4 4*
B Vendetta by Sarah Barrie fin May7 4*
O Z for Zachariah by Robert C. O'Brien fin Mar24 5*
W The Echoes by Evie WyldAA fin Apr26 5*

**Autumn Challenge - 1/3/24 - 31/5/24**
Duration: 1/3/24 - 31/5/24
Level: Hard
14/14
7/7 AA

TASKS:

1. A colour: Violet Kelly and the Jade Owl by Fiona Britton AA 22/3/24 4*

2. A number: The Seventh Girl by Andy Maslen 12/3/24 5*

3. A first name: Josephine West & the Unexpected Corpse: The Carmel-By-the-Sea Mysteries by Beth Byers 21/3/24 4*

4. A place: Warranilla: Australian Rural Crime Mystery by Jason Summers AA 21/3/24 5*

5. A form of water: Foul Play at Seal Bay by Judy Leigh 14/4/24 3*

6. A day, month or season: Spring Clean for the Peach Queen by Sasha Wasley AA 19/5/24 5*



SPELL OUT

C - The Cedar Tree by Nicole Alexander AA 5/3/24 5*
R - The Banksia House Breakout by James Roxburgh AA 13/3/24 5*
I - Imitation in Death by J.D. Robb 17/4/24 3*
S - Devil's Lair by Sarah Barrie AA 7/3/24 4*
P - Portrait in Death by J.D. Robb 6/3/24 4*

A - A Home Among the Snow Gums by Stella Quinn AA 4/5/24 3*
I - The Italian Bookshop Among the Vines by Amanda Weinberg 11/5/24 2*
R - The War Pianist by Mandy Robotham 7/4/24 4*

Autumn 2024 Challenge
Duration: 1/3/24 - 31/5/24
Level: Hard
13/13

TASKS

1. A colour. Blackveil by Kristen Britain ★★★★☆ 10/3
2. A number. The Four Winds by Kristin Hannah ★★★☆☆ 2/4
3. A first name. Get a Life, Chloe Brown by Talia Hibbert ★★★★★ 29/3
4. A place. Hidden Valley by Annie Seaton AA ★★★★★ 2/3
5. A form of water. Shadow Over the Fens by Joy Ellis (Fens are a wetland) ★★★★☆ 16/3
6. A day, month or season. To Autumn, With Love by Michelle Montebello AA ★★★☆☆ 21/3



SPELL IT OUT

R The Rose Code by Kate Quinn ★★★★★ 20/3
A All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr ★★★★★ 27/3
I Redemptor by Jordan Ifueko ★★★★☆ 6/4
N The Foster Family by Nicole Trope AA ★★★★☆ 31/3
B Bulldozed: Scott Morrison’s Fall and Anthony Albanese’s Rise by Niki Savva AA ★★★★★ 12/3
O Once Lured by Blake Pierce ★★★★★ 1/3
W Web of Deceit by Katherine Howell AA ★★★★★ 3/3

Hopelessly behind, but here goes

Autumn 2024 Challenge
Duration: 1/3/24 - 31/5/24
Level: easy
5/6 (2 AA)

TASKS:

1. A colour. The Woman in the Blue Cloak by Deon Meyer 5/4 4.5★

2. A number. The Thirty-Nine Steps by John Buchan 8/4 3.5★

3. A first name. Charlotte Pass by AA Lee Christine

4. A place. Canticle Creek by AA Adrian Hyland 13/3 4.5★

5. A form of water. The White Sea by Paul Johnston 6/3 3.5★

6. A day, month or season Brackish Winter by Michael Hervey 27/4 4.5★

Autumn 2024 Challenge
Duration: 1/3/24 - 31/5/24
Level: Hard
12/12

TASKS: Each title must contain the following:

1. A colour.
The Woman in the Purple Skirt by Natsuko Imamura finished 19/3/24 4⭐

2. A number.
Apartment 303 by Kelli Hawkins 🦘 finished 21/4/24 3⭐

3. A first name.
Ten Steps to Nanette by Hannah Gadsby 🦘 finished 12/3/24 3⭐

4. A place.
The Bookbinder of Jericho by Pip Williams🦘 finished 15/3/24 3⭐

5. A form of water.
Crimson Lake by Candice Fox🦘 finished 22/3/24 3⭐

6. A day, month or season
Australia Day by Stan Grant🦘 finished 15/5/24 3.5⭐

SPELL OUT
L Lessons by Ian McEwan finished 16/4/24 4⭐
E Everyone on This Train Is a Suspect by Benjamin Stevenson 🦘 finished 18/3/24 4⭐
A Miracle Creek by Angie Kim finished 16/4/24 4⭐
V The Storm We Made by Vanessa Chan finished 8/5/24 3.5⭐
E Earthlings by Sayaka Murata finished 22/3/24 4⭐
S Smoke Gets in Your Eyes & Other Lessons from the Crematory finished 22/3/24 4⭐

Autumn 2024 Challenge
Duration: 1/3/24 - 31/5/24
Level: Hard (min 4 AAs)
20/20

TASKS: Each title must contain the following:

1. A colour. Blue Moon by Lee Child 5 stars 11/3/24

2. A number. Six Minutes by Petronella McGovern AA 4 stars 6/3/24

3. A first name. Charlotte Pass by Lee Christine AA 4 stars 16/4/24

4. A place. Peppercorn House by Nicole Hurley-Moore AA 4 stars 12/4/24

5. A form of water. Lake Silence by Anne Bishop 5 stars 2/3/24

6. A day, month or season Summer Magic by T.M. Cromer 5 stars 10/4/24

SPELL OUT!!!!
H - Author - Midnight Crossroad by Charlaine Harris 5 stars 5/3/24
A - Author - Hell's Bell by Keri Arthur AA 5 stars 4/3/24
R - Title - Return to the Center of the Earth by Greig Beck AA 4 stars 2/4/24
V - Title -Vendetta by Sarah Barrie AA 5 stars 1/3/24
E - Title - Escape From The Center Of The Earth by Greig Beck AA 4 stars 5/4/24
S - Title - Shattered by James Patterson 4 stars 19/3/24
T - Title - To the Center of the Earth by Greig Beck AA 4 stars 1/4/24

F - Title - Fortune Favors the Cruel by Kel Carpenter 4 stars 9/4/24
O - Title - Outcast by Chris Ryan 4 stars 11/3/24
L - Title - Leopard's Hunt by Christine Feehan 5 stars 9/3/24
I - Title - Interview with the Vampire by Anne Rice 5 stars 10/4/24
A - Author - Crowbones by Anne Bishop 5 stars 4/3/24
G - Title - Godsgrave by Jay Kristoff AA 5 stars 17/5/24
E - Title - Etched in Bone by Anne Bishop 5 stars 1/3/24

Autumn 2024 Challenge
Duration: 1/3/24 - 31/5/24
Level: Easy
6/6

SPELL OUT

C - Cross by Ken Bruen - 4⭐️ - 11/3/24
O - Stephen Orr with The Hands AA🇦🇺 - 5⭐️ - 12/3/24
O - The Other Wife by Michael Robotham AA🇦🇺 - 5⭐️ - 4/3/24
L - Lying in Wait by J.A. Jance - 4⭐️ - 6/3/24
E - Janet Evanovich with Three to Get Deadly - 4⭐️ - 8/3/24
R - R.J. Hendricks II with The Beale Treasure - 4⭐️ -3/3/24

Autumn 2024 Challenge
Duration: 1/3/24 - 31/5/24
Level: Easy (Tasks)
5/6

TASKS: Each title must contain the following:

1. A colour

Under the Blood-Red Sun by Salisbury 3 stars 3/3/24

2. A number

50% Off Murder by Josie Belle 3 stars 8/3/24

3. A first name

Violet Kelly and the Jade Owl by Fiona Britton 3 stars 20/3/24

4. A place

The Garden of Hopes and Dreams by Barbara Hannay AA 3 stars 5/3/24

5. A form of water

The Redgum River Retreat by Sandie Docker AA 4 stars 6/3/24

6. A day, month or season

Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin 3 stars 4/3/24

Autumn 2024 Challenge
Duration: 1/3/24 - 31/5/24
Level: Hard
20/20
Completed 24th May

TASKS: Each title must contain the following:

🍂 1. A colour.
Evil in Emerald by A.M. Stuart *AA* - 05/03 - 4.5★

🍂 2. A number.
The Only One Left by Riley Sager - 05/05 - 4★

🍂 3. A first name.
Lord James Harrington and the Cornish Mystery by Lynn Florkiewicz - 15/03 - 3.5★

🍂 4. A place.
The Lincoln Highway by Amor Towles- 27/03 - 4.5★

🍂 5. A form of water.
The Frozen River by Ariel Lawhon - 25/04 - 5★

🍂 6. A day, month or season
The Invincible Summer of Juniper Jones by Daven McQueen - 16/03 - 5★



SPELL OUT

✔️ H - The Tea Ladies by Amanda Hampson *AA* - 02/03 - 4★
✔️ A - Normal Rules Don't Apply: Stories by Kate Atkinson - 30/04 - 4★
✔️ R - Murder in the Alps by Sara Rosett - 10/03 - 4.5★
✔️ V - The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches by Sangu Mandanna - 08/04 - 4.5★
✔️ E - Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries by Heather Fawcett - 12/05 - 4.5★
✔️ S - The Songbird by Marcia Willett - 07/03 - 4★
✔️ T - Tombland by C.J. Sansom - 11/04 - 5★



✔️ F - Us Against You by Fredrik Backman - 23/03 - 5★
✔️ O - The Outcast Girls by Alys Clare - 09/04 - 4.5★
✔️ L - The Land Girls by Victoria Purman *AA* - 07/05 - 4★
✔️ I - Willowman by Inga Simpson *AA* - 24/05 - 5★
✔️ A - The Girl with the Louding Voice by Abi Daré - 17/04 - 5★
✔️ G - Hollywood Ending by Kellye Garrett - 27/04 - 4★
✔️ E - An Elderly Lady Is Up to No Good by Helene Tursten - 18/04 - 4★

🌾Autumn 2024 Challenge🌾
Duration: 1/3/24 - 31/5/24
Level: easy
6/6
3/2 AA
(Minimum 125 pages)

TASKS: Each title must contain the following:

🌾 1. A colour.
The Blacker the Berry..., Wallace Thurman, 3/15/24, 3*

🌾 2. A number.
Twopenny Rainbows, Anna Jacobs, 3/5/24, 4*

🌾 3. A first name.
Elizabeth's Star, Rhonda Forrest, 3/22/24, 3*, AA

🌾4. A place.
Bakewell Tart Bludgeoning, Steve Higgs, 4/3/24, 3*, (Bakewell, Derbyshire)

🌾5. A form of water.
Lake of Echoes, Liza Perrat, 4/5/24, 3*, AA

🌾6. A day, month or season
The Enchanted April, Elizabeth von Arnim, 4/10/24, 5*

Autumn 2024 Challenge
Duration: 1/3/24 - 31/5/24
Level: Hard
19/19
10/4 AA

TASKS: Each title must contain the following:

✅1. A colour. Crimson Lake by Candice Fox AA - 03/03/24 5⭐️
✅2. A number. Six Minutes by Petronella McGovern AA - 05/04/24 4⭐️
✅3. A first name. Daisy and Kate by Meredith Appleyard AA - 19/04/24 4⭐️
✅4. A place. The Secret Cove in Croatia by Julie Caplin - 11/03/24 4⭐️
✅5. A form of water. Lake of Echoes by Liza Perrat AA - 12/03/24 3⭐️
✅6. A day, month or season. The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman - 07/04/24 4⭐️



SPELL OUT: COOLER and HARVEST

✅C The Cross and the Curse by Matthew Harffy - 06/04/24 4⭐️
✅O The Orphans by Fiona McIntosh AA - 17/03/24 4⭐️
✅O One for the Money by Janet Evanovich - 06/05/24 5⭐️
✅L A Lady's Guide to Fortune-Hunting by Sophie Irwin - 11/04/24 5⭐️
✅E The Empire of Gold by S.A. Chakraborty - 24/03/24 4⭐️
✅R Redemption Point by Candice Fox AA - 06/03/24 5⭐️



✅H A Home Among the Snow Gums by Stella Quinn AA - 08/05/24 5⭐️
✅A All the Words We Know by Bruce Nash AA - 20/04/24 3⭐️
✅R Rogue Protocol by Martha Wells - 13/04/24 5⭐️
✅V The Vet's Country Holiday by Lily Malone AA - 24/03/24 3⭐️
✅E Edenglassie by Melissa Lucashenko AA - 22/03/24 5⭐️
✅S The Sleeping and the Dead by Ann Cleeves - 26/04/24 4⭐️
✅T Then She Was Gone by Lisa Jewell - 09/05/24 5⭐️

Challenge complete 😁

Autumn 2024 Challenge
Duration: 1/3/24 - 31/5/24
Level: Hard: Tasks AND Spell-it-Out = min 12 books (minimum 4 Aussie authors).
13/13 (6 AAs)

TASKS:

1. A colour.
The Black Book by James Patterson ✅ 3* (3/4)

2. A number.
Twisted Twenty-Six by Janet Evanovich ✅ 4* (3/3)

3. A first name.
The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart by Holly Ringland AA ✅ 4* (3/3)

4. A place.
Outback Blaze by Rachael Johns AA ✅ 3* (9/3)

5. A form of water.
The Shallows by Holly Craig AA ✅ 3* (4/4)

6. A day, month or season.
The Ten Thousand Doors of January by Alix E. Harrow ✅ 2* (5/4)

✅ ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅

SPELL OUT:

HARVEST.

H - Hush Little Girl by Lisa Regan ✅ 4* (17/4)
A - Lost Creed by Alex Kava ✅ 4* (21/3)
R - Retribution by Sarah Barrie AA ✅ 4* (22/3)
V - Vendetta by Sarah Barrie AA ✅ 4* (13/4)
E - East of Alice by Annie Seaton AA ✅ 4* (15/3)
S - An Inquiry Into Love and Death by Simone St. James ✅ 2* (4/4)
T - Those People Next Door by Kia Abdullah ✅ 4*(2/3)

✅ ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅

JP wrote: "Autumn 2024 Challenge
Duration: 1/3/24 - 31/5/24
Level: Easy
0/6

TASKS: Each title must contain the following:

1. A colour. Black River by Matthew Spencer AA

2. ..."

Welcome to the group and your very first challenge JP!

Welcome everyone, you're all linked :) Please let me know if I've missed anyone :)

Lorraine wrote: "I’m in!!! 😁

Autumn 2024 Challenge
Duration: 1/3/24 - 31/5/24
Level: Hard: Tasks AND Spell-it-Out = min 12 books (minimum 4 Aussie authors).
0/13

TASKS: Each title must contain the following:

1...."

Lorraine, we're a bit iffy about this one:

6. A day, month or season.
The Twelve Topsy-Turvy, Very Messy Days of Christmas by James Patterson

It really needs a day as in Monday, Tuesday etc. So can I ask you to choose another for that one please? Thanks and sorry!!

I'm in.

Autumn 2024 Challenge
Duration: 1/3/24 - 31/5/24
Level: Hard
14/14

TASKS: Each title must contain the following:

1. A colour.
Black Lies by Mercedes Mercier - AA - 20/04/2024 (3 stars)

2. A number.
The Two Lost Mountains by Matthew Reilly - AA - 21/03/2024 (4 stars

3. A first name.
The Magdalene Martyrs by Ken Bruen - 27/03/2024 (3 stars)

4. A place.
Death in the Dordogne by Martin Walker - 02/04/2024 (3 stars)

5. A form of water.
So Cold the River by Michael Koryta - 06/05/2024 (3 stars)

6. A day, month or season
Winter Prey by John Sandford - 26/04/2024 (4 stars)



Spell Out

C: Darkness Runs Deep by Claire McNeel - AA - 13/03/2024 (4 stars)
R: The Guardian by Peter Ralph - AA - 09/04/2024 (4 stars)
I: The Spiral by Iain Ryan - AA - 02/03/2024 (3 stars)
S: Sanctuary by Garry Disher - AA - 30/03/2024 (4 stars)
P: Pheasants Nest by Louise Milligan - AA - 20/03/2024 (2.5 stars)

A: The School Run by Ali Lowe - AA - 04/03/2024 (4 stars)
I: Into the Night by Sarah Bailey - AA - 16/04/2024 (3 stars)
R: Return to Blood by Michael Bennett - 12/04/2024 (3 stars)

Brenda wrote: "Lorraine wrote: "I’m in!!! 😁

Autumn 2024 Challenge
Duration: 1/3/24 - 31/5/24
Level: Hard: Tasks AND Spell-it-Out = min 12 books (minimum 4 Aussie authors).
0/13

TASKS: Each title must contain t..."

No problem 😉

Brenda wrote: "JP wrote: "Autumn 2024 Challenge
Duration: 1/3/24 - 31/5/24
Level: Easy
0/6

TASKS: Each title must contain the following:

1. A colour. Black River by [author:Matthew Spencer|31567..."

Thank you! I'm looking forward to it!

I have a couple of questions regarding Task #5 - A form of water.
I can see that the vast majority of people have interpreted this to mean body of water, and have nominated books with stuff like "ocean" and "lake" and "river" in the title.
I have currently nominated The Art of Racing in the Rain, so firstly wanting to confirm that this is okay.
Secondly, I might be a bit cheeky in asking this, but would "ice" qualify for this prompt? You can argue that ice is a solid form of water 😅 If it is okay, I would change my nominated book to Ice Massacre to get more overlap with my annual challenges.
If neither option is in good faith, I can change my book to something more along the lines of "body of water".

Looking forward to Autumn cooler days and joining the challenge ☀️

Autumn 2024 Challenge
Duration: 1/3/24 - 31/5/24
Level: Hard 13/13 AA 11/11

TASKS: Each title must contain the following:

✔️1. A colour Lilac Bus by Maeve Binchy....3.5* 10/03/24
✔️2. A number Ten Steps to Nanette: A Memoir Situation by Hannah Gadsby AA....4* 22/03/24
✔️3. A first name Evie by Annie Seaton AA....3.5* 08/03/24
✔️4. A place Shadow Over the Fens by Joy Ellis....4* 23/03/24
✔️5. A form of water Wildhorse Creek by Kerry McGinnis AA....3* 30/03/24
✔️6. A day, month or season A Month of Sundays by Liz Byrski AA....4.5* 30/03/24



SPELL OUT

✔️F - A Fortunate Life by A.B. Facey AA....4* 10/03/24
✔️O - Outback by Patricia Wolf AA....4* 07/03/24
✔️L - The Whispering by Veronica Lando AA....4* 09/04/24
✔️I - The Island by Lilly Mirren AA....3* 17/03/24
✔️A - Birds in Flight by Anni Taylor AA....4.5* 15/03/24
✔️G - Murder on the Ballarat Train by Kerry Greenwood AA....4* 25/03/24
✔️E - The Last Love Note by Emma Grey AA....4* 14/04/24

Autumn 2024 Challenge
Duration: 1/3/24 - 31/5/24
Level: Hard
14/14 8/4 AA

TASKS: Each title must contain the following:

✔︎1. A colour. Green Monkey Dreams: Stories by Isobelle Carmody AA 9/4 3★
✔︎2. A number. Three Can Keep a Secret: Flash Fiction by Western Australian Writers by Laura Keenan AA 3/3 3★
✔︎3. A first name. The Death of Noah Glass by Gail Jones AA 26/3 4★
✔︎4. A place. Farewell to the East End: The Last Days of the East End Midwives by Jennifer Worth 4/4 3★
✔︎5. A form of water. The Rising Tide by Ann Cleeves 14/4 4★
✔︎6. A day, month or season. The Long Hot Summer by Mary Moody AA 16/3 4★


SPELL OUT:
✔︎S - Forever Young by Steven Carroll AA 10/3 4★
✔︎U - Unto Us a Son Is Given by Donna Leon 3/5 4★
✔︎N - The Furrows by Namwali Serpell 27/5 2★
✔︎S - In the Company of the Courtesan by Sarah Dunant 7/3 4★
✔︎H - The Honey Flow by Kylie Tennant AA 30/4 4★
✔︎I - Infinite Splendours by Sofie Laguna AA 6/5 4★
✔︎N - North Woods by Daniel Mason 21/5 5★
✔︎E - Edenglassie by Melissa Lucashenko AA 21/4 4★

Lorraine wrote: "Brenda wrote: "Lorraine wrote: "I’m in!!! 😁

Autumn 2024 Challenge
Duration: 1/3/24 - 31/5/24
Level: Hard: Tasks AND Spell-it-Out = min 12 books (minimum 4 Aussie authors).
0/13

TASKS: Each title..."

Thanks Lorraine :)

Niamh wrote: "I have a couple of questions regarding Task #5 - A form of water.
I can see that the vast majority of people have interpreted this to mean body of water, and have nominated books with stuff like "o..."

Both of those would work for me Niamh :)

Welcome to the challenge, you're linked to here!

Brenda wrote: "Niamh wrote: "I have a couple of questions regarding Task #5 - A form of water.
I can see that the vast majority of people have interpreted this to mean body of water, and have nominated books with..."

Amazing, thank you Brenda :)

Autumn 2024 Challenge
Duration: 1/3/24 - 31/5/24
Level: Hard
13/13 as of 30/5/24

Part A - Tasks

1. A title containing a colour.
A STUDY IN SCARLETT by Arthur Conan Doyle
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... (3.5 Stars) - 18/5/24

2. A title containing a number number.
The Three-Body Problem by Liu Cixin
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... (4.5 Stars) - 30/5/24

3. A title containing a first name.
Finnikin of the Rock by Melina Marchetta AA
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... (Not enough stars in the universe to rate how much I love this) - 20/4/24

4. A title containing a place.
Murder on the Ballarat Train by Kerry Greenwood AA
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... (3 Stars) - 19/5/24

5. A title containing a form of water.
The Starless Sea by Erin Morgenstern
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... (3 Stars) - 8/5/24

6. A title containing a day, month or season
It Happened One Summer by Tessa Bailey
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... (4.5 Stars) - 19/4/24



Part B - Spell out

H The Hating Game by Sally Thorne AA
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... (5 Stars) - 22/5/24
A Appointment with Death by Agatha Christie
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... (4 Stars) - 9/4/24
R Retribution by Sarah Barrie AA
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... (4 Stars) - 18/4/24
V Violin by Anne Rice
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... (3 Stars) - 25/4/24
E Emma by Jane Austen
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... (5 Stars) - 4/5/24
S My Temptation by T.L. Swan AA
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... (3 Stars) - 18/5/24
T The Hawthorne Legacy by Jennifer Lynn Barnes
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... (3.5 Stars) - 28/5/24

Welcome MH - you're linked :)

Count me in 😊

Autumn 2024 Challenge
Duration: 1/3/24 - 31/5/24
Level: Easy (2 AA 🦘)
0/8

SPELL IT OUT

S Defiant by Brandon Sanderson
U The Beast Player by Nahoko Uehashi
N Sabriel by Garth Nix (AA🦘)
S The Jasmine Throne by Tasha Suri
H Royal Assassin by Robin Hobb
I A Shadow on the Glass by Ian Irvine (AA🦘)
N The Vagrant by Peter Newman
E This is How You Lose the Time War by Amal El-Mohtar

TEMPLATE:
Autumn 2024 Challenge
Duration: 1/3/24 - 31/5/24
Level: Easy
6/6

TASKS: Each title must contain the following:

1. A colour.
Red Mandarin Dress by Qiu Xiaolong - Read 9 Apr - 4*
2. A number:
Question 7 by Richard Flanagan - Read 3 Mar - 5* - AA
3. A first name:
Code Name Hélène by Ariel Lawhon - Read 19 Mar - 5*
4. A place:
Glenrock by Lee Christine - Read 23 Mar - 5* - AA
5. A form of water:
Broken Bay by Margaret Hickey - Read 11 Mar - 5* - AA
6. A day, month or season:
The Winter Dress by Lauren Chater - Read 9 Mar - 5* - AA

Welcome Mel and Odette. You're both linked :)

I would like to join

Autumn 2024 Challenge
Duration: 1/3/24 - 31/5/24
Level: Easy
4/6
2 AA

TASKS: Each title must contain the following:

1. A colour. (e.g. All Dressed in White by Mary Higgins Clark)
✔ Silver Linings by Katrina Nannestad Read 31/5. 3★ AA
Friday Brown by Vikki Wakefield AA

2. A number. (e.g. Three Truths and a Lie by Lisa Gardner)
✔ Agatha Christie and the Eleven Missing Days by Jared Cade Read 22/4. 3★ https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
One Song by A.J. Betts AA

3. A first name. (e.g. Esme's Gift by Elizabeth Foster)
✔ Mary Anne by Daphne du Maurier Read 16/5. 3★

4. A place. (e.g. The Silk Road Wars by Frank Spencer)
The Palestine Laboratory: How Israel Exports the Technology of Occupation Around the World by Antony Loewenstein AA
✔ The House on Rye Lane by Susan Allott Read 4/5. 5★ Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

5. A form of water. (e.g. On the Beach by Nevil Shute)
Across the Risen Sea by Bren MacDibble AA

6. A day, month or season (e.g. The Summer Bride by Anne Gracie)
✔ Foxglove Summer by Ben Aaronovitch Read 11/5. 3★
No Season but the Summer by Matilda Leyser
The Summer that Melted Everything by Tiffany McDaniel

Welcome Clare! And well done - 5 out of 6 choices are AAs!!

Autumn 2024 Challenge
Duration: 1/3/24 - 31/5/24
Level: Hard
13/13

TASKS: Each title must contain the following:

1. A colour - The Mystery of the Blue Train by Agatha Christie 19/5/2024 3★

2. A number - The Big Four by Agatha Christie 10/4/2024 3★

3. A first name - Tamsin by Annie Seaton 24/4/24 3★AA

4. A place - Murder at the Rocks by Jill Paterson 20/3/24 3★AA

5. A form of water - The Sea of Monsters by Rick Riordan 15/3/24 4★

6. A day, month or season - See You In September by Charity Norman 14/5/2024 4★ AA



SPELL IT OUT

F - The Chase by Candice Fox 2/3/24 4★ AA
O - If You Tell: A True Story of Murder, Family Secrets, and the Unbreakable Bond of Sisterhood by Gregg Olsen 9/3/24 4★
L -The Long Way Home by Louise Penny 11/3/2024 5★
I - For Better, For Worse by Jane Isaac 30/3/2024 4★
A - The Mayfair Dagger: A Novel by Ava January 16/4/2024 4★ AA
G - The Mystery Writer by Sulari Gentill 4/3/2024 2★ AA
E - My Name Is Lucy Barton by Elizabeth Strout 25/3/2024 4★

Welcome Kylie, you're linked :)

Thanks Brenda :)

Brenda wrote: "Welcome Clare! And well done - 5 out of 6 choices are AAs!!"

I often change titles along the way so I don't know if I'll end up with 5/6 🙂