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A - Z Aussie Readers Challenge - Follow the Clues!
Duration: 1/1/2023 – 31/12/2023
Progress: 26/26. 8/4 AA

✅A - Read a book by an AUTHOR new to you: Zuleikha by Guzel Yakhina 9 Jan 2023 4*
✅B - Read a book which you BOUGHT: Into the Wadi by Michele Drouart (AA) 30 Jul 2023 4*
✅C - Read a book with CLOUDS on the cover: The Wind That Lays Waste by Selva Almada 5 Jul 2023 4*

✅D - Read a book which has DARK themes: Split Tooth by Tanya Tagaq 2 Jan 2023 3.5*
✅E - Read a book you've been EAGER to read: The Girl with the Hazel Eyes by Callie Browning 16 Jul 2023 4*
✅F - Read a book which is FIRST in a series: Scarlet Lies by Lani Wendt Young 5 Jan 2023 3*
✅G- Read a book which was a GIFT: About A Girl, About A Pearl by Kristin Wiendenbach (AA) 2 Jul 2023 4*
✅H - Read a HISTORICAL book (can be fiction or non-fiction): The River's Song by Suchen Christine Lim 7 Jul 2023 5*
✅I - Read a book about an INTERESTING woman: The Library by Bella Osborne 29 Jul 2023 3.5*
✅J - Read a book where someone is in or has been in JAIL: The Untold by Courtney Collins (AA) 4 Jul 2023 4*
✅K - Read a book with a KNIFE on the cover: The Wisteria Society of Lady Scoundrels by India Holton 26 Jun 2023 2*

✅L - Read a book where the title is written in LOWER case: Mullumbimby by Melissa Lucashenko (AA) 15 Jan 2023 4.5*

✅M - Read a book which has a MOON on the cover: The Night Tiger by Yangsze Choo 15 May 2023 4*

✅N - Read a book with a NUMBER in the title: The Seven Sisters by Lucinda Riley 1 Aug 2023 3.5*
✅O - Read a book with a ONE word title: Elianne by Judy Nunn (AA) 19 Jun 2023 4*
✅P - Read a book with a PARAMEDIC in the text: The Distant Hours by Kate Morton (AA) 1 Sep 2023 4*
✅Q - Read a book which is a QUICK read - under 200 pages: In the Company of Men by Véronique Tadjo 160 pages 28 Jun 2023 4.5*
✅R - Read a book which you would RECOMMEND to your friends: Homecoming by Kate Morton (AA) 7 Aug 2023 5*
✅S - Read a book with a minimum of four S's in the title: Wide Sargasso Sea by Jean Rhys 2 Aug 2023 4*
✅T - Read a book which has a TEACHER in the text: Tisha: The Story of a Young Teacher in the Alaskan Wilderness by Robert Specht 22 Jan 2023 3*
✅U - Read a book with an UGLY cover (in your opinion): Frangipani by Célestine Hitiura Vaite (AA) 19 Apr 2023 5*

✅V - Read a book with a VETERINARIAN character: The Moon Sister by Lucinda Riley (Spain) 26 Aug 2023 3.5*
✅W - Read a book with a WINDOW on the cover: The Improbable Life of Ricky Bird by Diane Connell 16 Apr 2023 4.5*

✅X - Read a book which has an X anywhere on the cover: The Proxy Bride by Zoe Boccabella (AA) 11 Feb 2023 4*

✅Y - Read a book which has a YELLOW title: Skin of the Sea by Natasha Bowen 7 Feb 2023 3.5*

✅Z - Read a book with ZANY characters: Gulliver's Travels by Jonathan Swift 2 Mar 2023 3*

52 BOOKCLUB SUMMER ROADTRIP
1) Choose your road trip DESTINATION
A) set at the beach
B) set in the city: The River's Song by Suchen Christine Lim* (Singapore) 7 Jul 2023 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
C) set in the woods


2) Choose your road trip BUDDIES
A) featuring a best friend
B) featuring a pet
C) featuring the whole family: The Distant Hours by Kate Morton* 1 Sep 2023 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review (AA)


3) Choose your road trip VEHICLE
A) a camper van (a book published in the 1960's)
B) a VW Beetle (a book published in the 1970's)
C) a Mustang convertible (a book published in the 1980's): A Company of Swans by Eva Ibbotson (Brazil) 31 Aug 2023 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review


4) Choose your road trip SNACKS
A) Hot and Spicy themed read
B) Light & Sweet themed read: Seacrow Island by Astrid Lindgren* (Sweden) 9 Jul 2023 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
C) Satisfy a Craving themed read


5) Choose your road trip TUNES
A) Inspired By Classical Music: The Children's Bach by Helen Garner* AA 27 Jun 2023 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
B) Inspired By Rock & Roll
C) Inspired By Country Music


6) Choose your road trip SIGHTS TO SEE.
A) Famous artwork on the cover
B) A Historic site on the cover
C) Mountains on the cover: The Mountains Sing by Nguyễn Phan Quế Mai* (Vietnam) 3 Jul 2023 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review


7) Choose your road trip MISHAP
A) Out of gas – a series that’s not finished yet
B) We’re lost! – the word “lost” or “missing” in the title
C) Detour! – a book that you’ve been avoiding: Wide Sargasso Sea by Jean Rhys* (Dominica) 2 Aug 2023 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review


8) Choose your road trip CONCLUSION
A) It was a blast! Let’s do it again! – Choose a book you’ve read before. Time for a re-read!
B) I’ll never forget that journey! — Choose a memoir: The Unwomanly Face of War: An Oral History of Women in World War II by Svetlana Alexievich* (Belarus) 30 Jun 2023 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
C) Ugh. Next time I’m going to fly. – Choose a book with an airplane on the cover