I managed to read fifteen books in May, so I’m still keeping my monthly average. Of these, about 11 were by Australian women – one was for work, so I haven’t reviewed it, but have reviewed all the others, and some of the reviews were published in June, as I finished the books as the month of May ended, and I didn’t have time to get to the reviews between everything else. I am slowly getting there with my other challenges, and hope to have much more progress on them very soon. My book bingo is progressing, and all my posts are ready to go up to much later in the year.
Australian Women Writers
- Life Before by Carmel Reilly – Reviewed
- The Shelly Bay Ladies Swimming Circle by Sophie Green – Reviewed
- The Monster Who Wasn’t by T.C. Shelley – Reviewed
- The Forgotten Letters of Esther Durrant by Kayte Nunn – Reviewed
- Lintang and The Pirate Queen by Tamara Moss – Reviewed
- The Great Toy Rescue (Puppy Diaries #1) by Yvette Poshoglian – Work book, not reviewed
- As Happy as Here by Jane Godwin – Reviewed
- Women to the Front: The Extraordinary Australian Women Doctors of the Great War by Heather Sheard and Ruth Lee – Reviewed
- Deltora Quest: The Shifting Sands by Emily Rodda – Reviewed
- Deltora Quest: Dread Mountain by Emily Rodda – Reviewed
- Mermaid Holidays by Delphine Davis and Adele K Thomas – Reviewed
Pop Sugar Challenge
- A book becoming a movie in 2019:
- A book that makes you nostalgic: The Lost Magician by Piers Torday
- A book written by a musician (fiction or nonfiction): Best Foot Forward by Adam Hills
- A book you think should be turned into a movie: Four Dead Queens by Astrid Scholte
- A book with at least one million ratings on Goodreads:
- A book with a plant in the title or on the cover: Bella Donna: Coven Road by Ruth Symes, Eliza Rose by Lucy Worsley
- A reread of a favourite book: Beauty in Thorns by Kate Forsyth
- A book about a hobby: The Bad Mother’s Book Club by Keris Stanton
- A book you meant to read in 2018: Eliza Rose by Lucy Worsley
- A book with POP, SUGAR, or CHALLENGE in the title: Poppy Field by Michael Morpurgo,
- A book with an item of clothing or accessory on the cover:99 Percent Mine by Sally Thorne, The Things We Cannot Say by Kelly Rimmer
- A book inspired by myth/legend/folklore:Mermaid Holidays by Delphine Davis and Adele K Thomas
- A book published posthumously: Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen
- A book you see someone reading on TV or in a movie:
- A retelling of a classic: Enola Holmes: The Case of the Bizarre Bouquets (Enola Holmes #3) by Nancy Springer
- A book with a question in the title:
- A book set on college or university campus: Marvel Rising: Squirrel Girl and Ms Marvel by Devin Grayson, Ryan North and Willow Wilson
- A book about someone with a superpower: The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl Volume One: Squirrel Power by Ryan North
- A book told from multiple POVs: Four Dead Queens by Astrid Scholte
- A book set in space: Captain Marvel: Higher, Faster, Further by Kelly Sue DeConnick
- A book by two female authors:
- A book with SALTY, SWEET, BITTER, or SPICY in the title: Australia’s Sweetheart by Michael Adams
- A book set in Scandinavia: The Wolf and the Watchman by Niklas Natt och Dag
- A book that takes place in a single day: Archibald, The Naughtiest Elf in the World Causes Trouble with the Easter Bunny by Skye Davidson
- A debut novel: What Lies Beneath Us by Kirsty Ferguson
- A book that’s published in 2019: Vardaesia by Lynette Noni
- A book featuring an extinct or imaginary creature: Dragon Masters: Treasure of the Gold Dragon by Tracey West
- A book recommended by a celebrity you admire:
- A book with LOVE in the title:
- A book featuring an amateur detective: All the Tears in China by Sulari Gentill
- A book about a family: The House of Second Chances by Esther Campion
- A book by an author from Asia, Africa, or South America: Children of the Dragon: Race for the Red Dragon by Rebecca Lim
- A book with a zodiac sign or astrology term in title:The Seven or Eight Deaths of Stella Fortuna by Juliet Grames
- A book that includes a wedding: The Things We Cannot Say by Kelly Rimmer, Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen, A Dream of Italy by Nicky Pellegrino
- A book by an author whose first and last names start with the same letter:Mermaid Holidays: The Talent Show by Delphine Davis and Adele K. Thomas, The True Story of Maddie Bright by Mary-Rose MacColl
- A ghost story:
- A book with a two-word title: Saving You by Charlotte Nash
- A novel based on a true story: The Familiars by Stacey Halls – The Pendle Witches
- A book revolving around a puzzle or game:
- Your favourite prompt from a past POPSUGAR Reading challenge:
2016 – A book based on a fairy tale:
2017 – A steampunk book:
Prompt:
Advanced
- A “cli-fi” (climate fiction) book: The Dog Runner by Bren MacDibble, Daughter of Bad Times by Rohan Wilson
- A “choose-your-own-adventure” book:
- An “own voices” book: Children of the Dragon: Race for the Red Dragon by Rebecca Lim
- Read a book during the season it is set in: Archibald, The Naughtiest Elf in the World Causes Trouble with the Easter Bunny by Skye Davidson (Easter Season),The Shelly Bay Ladies Swimming Circle by Sophie Green (parts are set during Autumn)
- A LitRPG book:
- A book with no chapters / unusual chapter headings / unconventionally numbered chapters: Kensy and Max: Undercover by Jacqueline Harvey (Ciphers used to give the chapter headings)
- Two books that share the same title: Deltora Quest: The Forest of Silence by Emily Rodda
- Two books that share the same title: Deltora Quest: The Lake of Tears by Emily Rodda
- A book that has inspired a common phrase or idiom:
- A book set in an abbey, cloister, monastery, vicarage, or convent: Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen
General/#Dymocks52Challenge
60. Life Before by Carmel Reilly
61. Alice to Prague by Tanya Heaslip
62. Upside Down Magic #5: Weather or Not by Sarah Mlynowski, Lauren Myracle and Emily Jenkins
- The Shelly Bay Ladies Swimming Circle by Sophie Green
- The Monster Who Wasn’t by T.C. Shelley
- The Forgotten Letters of Esther Durrant by Kayte Nunn
- Squidge Dibley Destroys the School by Mick Elliott
- Lintang and The Pirate Queen by Tamara Moss
- Alfie takes Action by Karen Wallace
- The Great Toy Rescue (Puppy Diaries #1) by Yvette Poshoglian
- As Happy as Here by Jane Godwin
- Women to the Front: The Extraordinary Australian Women Doctors of the Great War by Heather Sheard and Ruth Lee
- Deltora Quest: The Shifting Sands by Emily Rodda
- Deltora Quest: Dread Mountain by Emily Rodda
- Marvel Rising: Squirrel Girl and Ms Marvel by Devin Grayson, Ryan North and Willow Wilson
- Mermaid Holidays by Delphine Davis and Adele K Thomas
Book Bingo
Rows Across:
Row One:
A book with a red cover: Children of the Dragon: Race for the Red Dragon by Rebecca Lim – #AWW2019
Beloved Classic: Seven Little Australians by Ethel Turner – AWW2018
A novel that has more than 500 pages:
A novella no more than 150 pages: Deltora Quest: The Forest of Silence by Emily Rodda – #AWW2019
Prize winning book:
Row Two:
A book by an author with the same initials as you:
Non-Fiction book about an event: The Suicide Bride by Tanya Bretherton – #AWW2019
Fictional biography about a woman from history:
Memoir about a non-famous person: Australia’s Sweetheart by Michael Adams
Book written by an Australian woman more than 10 years ago: Deltora Quest: The Lake of Tears by Emily Rodda – #AWW2019 (2001)
Row Three: BINGO
Themes of Science Fiction: Daughter of Bad Times by Rohan Wilson
Themes of Culture:The Lost Magician by Piers Torday
Themes of Justice: What Lies Beneath Us by Kirsty Ferguson – AWW2019
Themes of Inequality: The Things We Cannot Say by Kelly Rimmer – AWW2019
Themes of Fantasy: Vardaesia by Lynette Noni – AWW2019
Row Four:
Book with a place in the title: The French Photographer by Natasha Lester -AWW2019
Book set in the Australian Outback:
Book set on the Australian Coast: The House of Second Chances by Esther Campion – AWW2019
Book set in the Australian Mountains: The Orchardist’s Daughter by Karen Viggers – AWW2019
Book set in an exotic location: Four Dead Queens by Astrid Scholte – #AWW2019
Row Five: Bingo
Written by an Australian Man: The Honeyman and the Hunter by Neil Grant
Written by an Australian Woman:Zelda Stitch Term Two: Too Much Witch by Nicki Greenberg – AWW2019
Written by an author under the age of 35: Archibald, The Naughtiest Elf in the World Causes Trouble with the Easter Bunny by Skye Davidson – #AWW2019
Written by an author over the age of 65: Miss Franklin: How Miles Franklin’s Brilliant Career began by Libby Hathorn – #AWW2019*
Written by an author you’ve never read: The Dog Runner by Bren MacDibble – #AWW2019
Row Six: Bingo
Literary: Zebra and Other Stories by Debra Adelaide – AWW2019
Crime: All the Tears in China by Sulari Gentill – AWW2019
Historical: The Familiars by Stacey Halls
Romance: Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen
Comedy: Best Foot Forward by Adam Hills
Rows Down:
Row One: –
A book with a red cover: Children of the Dragon: Race for the Red Dragon by Rebecca Lim – #AWW2019
Book by an author with the same initials as you:
Themes of science fiction: Daughter of Bad Times by Rohan Wilson
Book with a place in the title: The French Photographer by Natasha Lester -AWW2019
Written by an Australian man: The Honeyman and the Hunter by Neil Grant
Literary: Zebra and Other Stories by Debra Adelaide – AWW2019
Row Two:
Beloved Classic: Seven Little Australians by Ethel Turner – AWW2018
Non-Fiction book about an event: The Suicide Bride by Tanya Bretherton – #AWW2019
Themes of culture: The Lost Magician by Piers Torday
Book set in the Australian outback:
Written by an Australian woman: Zelda Stitch Term Two: Too Much Witch by Nicki Greenberg – AWW2019
Crime: All the Tears in China by Sulari Gentill – AWW2019
Row three:
Novel that has 500 pages or more:
Fictional biography about a woman from history:
Themes of justice:What Lies Beneath Us by Kirsty Ferguson – AWW2019
Book set on the Australian coast: The House of Second Chances by Esther Campion – AWW2019
Written by an author under the age of 35: Archibald, The Naughtiest Elf in the World Causes Trouble with the Easter Bunny by Skye Davidson – #AWW2019
Historical: The Familiars by Stacey Halls
Row Four: – BINGO
Novella no more than 150 pages: Deltora Quest: The Forest of Silence by Emily Rodda – #AWW2019
Memoir about a non-famous person: Australia’s Sweetheart by Michael Adams
Themes of inequality: The Things We Cannot Say by Kelly Rimmer – AWW2019
Book set in the Australian mountains: The Orchardist’s Daughter by Karen Viggers – AWW2019
Written by an author over the age of 65: Miss Franklin: How Miles Franklin’s Brilliant Career began by Libby Hathorn – #AWW2019*
Romance: Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen
Row Five:
Prize winning book:
Book written by an Australian woman more than ten years ago: Deltora Quest: The Lake of Tears by Emily Rodda – #AWW2019 (2001)
Themes of fantasy: Vardaesia by Lynette Noni – AWW2019
Book set in an exotic location: Four Dead Queens by Astrid Scholte – #AWW2019
Written by an author you’ve never read: The Dog Runner by Bren MacDibble – #AWW2019
Comedy: Best Foot Forward by Adam Hills
May Round Up – 15
| Title | Author | Challenge |
| Life Before | Carmel Reilly | General, #Dymocks52Challenge, #AWW2019
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| The Shelly Bay Ladies Swimming Circle | Sophie Green | General, #Dymocks52Challenge, #AWW2019, Popsugar
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| The Monster Who Wasn’t | T.C. Shelley | General, #Dymocks52Challenge, #AWW2019 |
| Lintang and The Pirate Queen | Tamara Moss | General, #Dymocks52Challenge, #AWW2019 |
| The Forgotten Letters of Esther Durrant | Kayte Nunn | General, #Dymocks52Challenge, #AWW2019 |
| Squidge Dibley Destroys the School | Mick Elliott | General, #Dymocks52Challenge, |
| Alfie Takes Action | Karen Wallace | General, #Dymocks52Challenge |
| The Great Toy Rescue (Puppy Diaries #1) | Yvette Poshoglian | General, #Dymocks52Challenge, #AWW2019 |
| As Happy as Here | Jane Godwin | General, #Dymocks52Challenge, #AWW2019 – published 23rd July |
| Women to the Front: The Extraordinary Australian Women Doctors of the Great War | Heather Sheard and Ruth Lee | General, #Dymocks52Challenge, #AWW2019 – read in May, review posted June |
| Deltora Quest: The Shifting Sands | Emily Rodda | General, #Dymocks52Challenge, #AWW2019 – read in May, review posted June |
| Deltora Quest: Dread Mountain | Emily Rodda | General, #Dymocks52Challenge, #AWW2019 – read in May, review posted June |
| Marvel Rising: Squirrel Girl and Ms Marvel | Devin Grayson, Ryan North and Willow Wilson | General, #Dymocks52Challenge, Popsugar |
| Mermaid Holidays | Delphine Davis and Adele K Thomas | General, #Dymocks52Challenge, Popsugar
#AWW2019 – Due out 2nd July 2019, review to be posted then, |
I just won a copy of The Shelly Bay Ladies Swimming Circle..it came with a clip on bottle of sunscreen with the book cover on it!
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Nice!!! It’s a good read.
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