Main Challenge Wrap Up

Every year I challenge myself to read more – and last year I had a goal of 150 books and ended up reading 205 books in total. I didn’t manage to read all the Jane Austen books, but I am aiming to read more this year. Below are is a breakdown of my challenges, and the linked posts. I definitely surpassed my #Dymocks52Challenge as well.

Many of these books were either ones sent to me for review, or as books for work to write quizzes on for an educational publisher in Australia as well as my own reading, so it is a very varied list.

2019 also marked my first year as Young Adult editor for the Australian Women Writer’s Challenge, and from this year, will be combining it with the Children’s entries. I wrote more about this in my other round up, so I won’t repeat it here.

AWW2019 – YA editor

Book Bingo with Theresa and Amanda – BINGO  

POP Sugar 2019 challenge– one category to fill

Overall Goal: 150 – 205/150

AWW2019 Goal: 25 – reached. Up to 100 now.

#Dymocks52Challenge – up to 205 for the year.

Reading Log

1. All the Tears in China by Sulari Gentill
2. Bella Donna: Coven Road by Ruth Symes
3. Seven Little Australians by Ethel Turner
4. Bella Donna: Too Many Spells by Ruth Symes
5. Dragon Masters: Treasure of the Gold Dragon by Tracey West
6. Vardaesia by Lynette Noni
7. Best Foot Forward by Adam Hills
8. Saving You by Charlotte Nash
9. Zelda Stitch Term Two: Too Much Witch by Nicki Greenberg
10. Australia’s Sweetheart by Michael Adams
11. The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl Volume One: Squirrel Power by Ryan North
12. 99 Percent Mine by Sally Thorne
13. Enola Holmes: The Case of the Bizarre Bouquets (Enola Holmes #3) by Nancy Springer
14. Enola Holmes: The Case of the Peculiar Pink Fan (Enola Holmes #4) by Nancy Springer
15. Beauty in Thorns by Kate Forsyth
16. What Lies Beneath Us by Kirsty Ferguson
17. The Dog Runner by Bren MacDibble
18. The House of Second Chances by Esther Campion
19. The Familiars by Stacey Halls
20. The Orchardist’s Daughter by Karen Viggers
21. The French Photographer by Natasha Lester
22. Harry Potter: A History of Magic, The Exhibition Guide by British Library, JK Rowling
23. D-Bot #8: Dino Corp by Mac Park
24. Kensy and Max: Undercover by Jacqueline Harvey
25. The Things We Cannot Say by Kelly Rimmer
26. 52 Mondays by Anna Ciddor
27. The Incredible Hulk by Alex Irvine
28. Four Dead Queens by Astrid Scholte
29. The Wolf and the Watchman by Niklas Natt och Dag
30. The Deep: Selkie Warrior by Finn Black
31. Zebra and Other Stories by Debra Adelaide
32. Captain Marvel: Higher, Faster, Further by Kelly Sue DeConnick
33. Free Rein: The Steeplechase Secret by Jeanette Lane
34. Esther by Jessica North
35. Mermaid Holidays: The Talent Show by Delphine Davis and Adele K. Thomas
36. Cuddles by Ellen Miles
37. The True Story of Maddie Bright by Mary-Rose MacColl
38. Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen
39. Middle School: Born to Rock by James Patterson and Chris Tebbetts
40. The Honeyman and the Hunter by Neil Grant
41. A Dream of Italy by Nicky Pellegrino
42. Archibald, The Naughtiest Elf in the World Causes Trouble with the Easter Bunny by Skye Davidson
43. Poppy Field by Michael Morpurgo
44. The Artist’s Portrait by Julie Keys
45. The Lost Magician by Piers Torday
46. The Suicide Bride by Tanya Bretherton
47. The Bad Mother’s Book Club by Keris Stanton
48. Rabbit and Bear: Attack of the Snack by Julian Gough
49. Eliza Rose by Lucy Worsley
50. Deltora Quest: The Forest of Silence by Emily Rodda
51. The Seven or Eight Deaths of Stella Fortuna by Juliet Grames
52. Deltora Quest: The Lake of Tears by Emily Rodda
53. Children of the Dragon: Race for the Red Dragon by Rebecca Lim
54. Toto the Ninja Cat and the Incredible Cheese Heist by Dermot O’Leary
55. The Flatshare by Beth O’Leary

56. Christopher Robin: The Little Book of Pooh-isms: With help from Piglet, Eeyore, Rabbit, Owl, and Tigger, too! by Brittany Rubiano

57. Daughter of Bad Times by Rohan Wilson

58. Deltora Quest: The City of Rats by Emily Rodda

59. Fabio, the World’s Greatest Flamingo Detective: Mystery on the Ostrich Express by Laura James

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

63. The Shelly Bay Ladies Swimming Circle by Sophie Green
64. The Monster Who Wasn’t by T.C. Shelley
65. The Forgotten Letters of Esther Durrant by Kayte Nunn
66. Squidge Dibley Destroys the School by Mick Elliott
67. Lintang and The Pirate Queen by Tamara Moss
68. Alfie takes Action by Karen Wallace
69. The Great Toy Rescue (Puppy Diaries #1) by Yvette Poshoglian
70. As Happy as Here by Jane Godwin
71. Women to the Front: The Extraordinary Australian Women Doctors of the Great War by Heather Sheard and Ruth Lee
72. Deltora Quest: The Shifting Sands by Emily Rodda
73. Deltora Quest: Dread Mountain by Emily Rodda
74. Marvel Rising: Squirrel Girl and Ms Marvel by Devin Grayson, Ryan North and Willow Wilson
75. Mermaid Holidays: The Magic Pearl by Delphine Davis and Adele K Thomas
76. Mary Poppins by P.L. Travers
77. Eco Warriors: Microbat Mayhem by Candice Lemon-Scott
78. Explorer’s Academy: Nebula Secret by Trudi Trueit
79. The Time Travel Diaries #1 by Caroline Lawrence
80. Chanel’s Riviera by Anne De Courcy
81. Maternal Instinct by Rebecca Bowyer
82. When We Were Warriors by Emma Carroll
83. Powers of a Girl by Lorraine Clink and Alice X Zhang
84. Stasi 77 by David Young
85. The Blue Rose by Kate Forsyth
86. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by JK Rowling (20th Anniversary Ravenclaw Edition)
87. Rumple Buttercup by Matthew Gray Gubler
88. Fled by Meg Keneally
89. Squirrel Girl #2: Squirrel You Know It’s True by Ryan North
90. Split edited by Lee Kofman
91. Kristy’s Great Idea by Ann M Martin (Babysitters Club #1)
92. Choose Your Own Adventure #2: Journey Under the Sea by R.A. Montgomery
93. The Last Dingo Summer by Jackie French (Matilda Saga #8)
94. The Silver Well by Kate Forsyth and Kim Wilkins
95. Blood and Circuses by Kerry Greenwood (Phryne Fisher #6)
96. The Aunt Who Wouldn’t Die by Shirshendu Mukhopadhyay
97. The Secret Dragon by Ed Clarke
98. Aladdin and the Arabian Nights
99. Deltora Quest: The Maze of the Beast by Emily Rodda
100. Deltora Quest: The Valley of the Lost by Emily Rodda
101. Deltora Quest: Return to Del by Emily Rodda
102. Deltora Quest #1 by Emily Rodda
103. Somewhere Around the Corner by Jackie French
104. Alexander Altmann A10567 by Suzy Zail
105. The Binder of Doom: Brute Cake by Troy Cummings
106. Beatrix the Bold and the Curse of the Wobblers by Simon Mockler
107. Where the Dead Go by Sarah Bailey
108. Firewatcher #1: Brimstone by Kelly Gardiner
109. Purrmaids #1: The Scaredy Cat by Sudipta Bardhan-Quallen
110. The Dragon in the Library by Louie Stowell
111. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets Illustrated Edition by JK Rowling, illustrated by Jim Kay
112. The Burnt Country by Joy Rhoades
113. The Book Ninja by Ali Berg and Michelle Klaus
114. Pages and Co: Tilly and the Bookwanderers by Anna James
115. Top Marks for Murder by Robin Stevens (A Murder Most Unladylike #8)
116. Bentley by Ellen Miles
117. Fast Forward to the Future (Time Jumpers #3) by Wendy Mass
118. Is it Night or Day? by Fern Schumer Chapman
119. The Battle for Perodia (The Last Firehawk #6) by Katrina Chapman
120. Rowan of Rin by Emily Rodda
121. A Pinch of Magic by Michelle Harrison
122. The Puppy Who Couldn’t Sleep by Holly Webb
123. Mermaid Holidays #3: The Bake Off by Delphine Davis
124. Claudia and the Phantom Phone Calls by Ann M Martin
125. The Truth About Stacey by Ann M Martin
126. Mary Anne Saves the Day by Ann M Martin
127. While You Were Reading by Ali Berg and Michelle Klaus
128. The Unforgiving City by Maggie Joel
129. Matters of the Heart by Fiona Palmer
130. Harry Potter: Spells and Charms: A Movie Scrapbook by Judy Revenson
131. Mary Poppins She Wrote: The extraordinary life of Australian writer P.L. Travers by Valerie Wilson
132. Kensy and Max: Out of Sight by Jacqueline Harvey
133. The Loneliest Kitten by Holly Webb
134. The Land of Long-Lost Friends by Alexander McCall-Smith
135. The Lily and the Rose by Jackie French
136. The Impossible Quest #1: Escape from Wolfhaven Castle by Kate Forsyth
137. A Lighthouse in Time by Sandra Bennett
138. Tiny Timmy: The New Coach by Tim Cahill
139. 488 Rules for Life by Kitty Flanagan
140. Boa Constructor (Binder of Doom) by Troy Cummings
141. Silver by Chris Hammer
142. Beauty, Beast and Belladonna by Maia Chance
143. There Was Still Love by Favel Parrett
144. Rebel Women who Changed Australia by Susanna de Vries
145. The Deathless Girls by Kiran Millwood Hargrave
146. The Book of Dust Volume 2: The Secret Commonwealth by Philip Pullman
147. The Christmasaurus and the Winter Witch by Tom Fletcher
148. Dragon Masters: The Land of the Spring Dragon by Tracey West
149. The Mitford Scandal by Jessica Fellowes
150. Whisper by Lynette Noni
151. The Glimme by Emily Rodda
152. The Frozen Sea by Piers Torday
153. Mudlarking: Lost and Found on the River Thames by Lara Maiklem
154. Little Women by Louisa May Alcott
155. The Orange Grove by Kate Murdoch
156. Weapon by Lynette Noni
157. Pages and Co #2: Tilly and the Lost Fairy Tales by Anna James
158. Illustrated Edition of Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone by JK Rowling
159. Total Quack Up Again by Sally Rippin and Adrian Beck
160. The Starthorn Tree by Kate Forsyth
161. With Love from Miss Lily by Jackie French (short story)
162. The Lily in the Snow by Jackie French
163. Christmas Lilies by Jackie French
164. Skate Monkey: Fear Mountain by Paul Mason
165. Illustrated Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by JK Rowling
166. The Case of the Wandering Scholar by Kate Saunders
167. The Wildkin’s Curse by Kate Forsyth
168. Why You Should Read Children’s Books Even Though You Are So Old and Wise by Katherine Rundell
169. Norse Mythology by Neil Gaiman
170. The Starkin Crown by Kate Forsyth
171. Clancy of the Overflow by Jackie French
172. Jane Doe and the Cradle of the Worlds by Jeremy Lachlan
173. Wolves of the Witchwood (Impossible Quest #2) by Kate Forsyth
174. Persuasion by Jane Austen
175. The Sisters of Auschwitz by Roxane van Ipren
176. The Beast of Blackmoor Bog (Impossible Quest #3) by Kate Forsyth
177. Mr Dog and a Hedge Called Hog by Ben Fogle and Steve Cole
178. The Drowned Kingdom (Impossible Quest #4) by Kate Forsyth
179. Cavern of The Fear (Deltora Shadowlands #1) by Emily Rodda
180. Battle of the Heroes (Impossible Quest #5) by Kate Forsyth
181. A Game of Birds and Wolves: The Secret Game that Won the War by Simon Parkin
182. Ella and Olivia: Reef Explorers by Yvette Poshoglian
183. Pippa’s Island: The Beach Shack Café by Belinda Murrell
184. Venus and Aphrodite: History of a Goddess by Bettany Hughes
185. Crossing the Lines by Sulari Gentill
186. Gom’s Gold by S.L. Mills
187. Pippa’s Island: Cub Reporters by Belinda Murrell
188. Pippa’s Island: Kira Dreaming by Belinda Murrell
189. The Clergyman’s Wife by Molly Greeley
190. Mermaid Holidays #4: The Reef Rescue by Delphine Davis and Adele K Thomas
191. Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass by Lewis Carroll and Mina Lima
192. The Christmasaurus by Tom Fletcher
193. The Nutcracker and the Four Realms: The Secret of the Realms by Meredith Rusu
194. Tiger Heart by Penny Chrimes
195. The Nutcracker and the Mouse King by E.T.A Hoffman/The Tale of the Nutcracker by Alexandre Dumas
196. Ask Hercules Quick by Ursula Dubosarsky
197. Let it Snow by John Green, Maureen Johnson and Lauren Myracle
198. The Nutcracker and Other Christmas Stories
199. Isle of Illusion (Deltora Quest: Shadowlands #2) by Emily Rodda
200. The Shadowlands (Deltora Quest Shadowlands #3) by Emily Rodda
201. Deltora Quest Shadowlands Omnibus by Emily Rodda
202. Roxy by Ellen Miles
203. Pippa’s Island: Camp Castaway by Belinda Murrell
204. Time Warp: The Seventh Journey Through Time by Geronimo Stilton
205. The Watchmaker of Filigree Street by Natasha Pulley

I almost made it to 206 books in 2019 – but didn’t get the other one finished, but as the majority of that will be read in 2020, it will count towards this year’s count. For book bingo, I have to hit the ground running, choose my square and book from what I have available, and have it done by next Saturday! Not all of these books were reviewed, but many were, and many will be this year as well. If you’re doing any reading challenges this year, best of luck!