In May, we seemed to settle into a lockdown routine, so I got a bit more reading done. This month, I read 20 books – the vast majority of those – seventeen – were by Australian women writers – some for review, some my own reads and one or two that I read alongside Isolation Publicity interviews. Below is a breakdown of my current numbers, and a table with each read and the challenge they worked for. Some categories are easier to fill, as always, and some have multiple entries. I’ve got plenty to read – the books keep coming so I’m trying to keep on top of everything as best I can.
The Modern Mrs Darcy 11/12
AWW2020 -53/25
Book Bingo – 11/12
The Nerd Daily Challenge 45/52
Dymocks Reading Challenge 22/25
Books and Bites Bingo 15/25
STFU Reading Challenge: 10/12
General Goal –89/165
May – 20
| Book | Author | Challenge |
| The Monstrous Devices | Damien Love | Reading Challenge, STFU Reading Challenge, AWW2020 |
| An Alice Girl | Tanya Heaslip | Reading Challenge, AWW2020 |
| Daisy Runs Wild | Caz Goodwin and Ashley King | Reading Challenge, AWW2020 |
| Peta Lyre’s Rating Normal | Anna Whateley | Reading Challenge, AWW2020 |
| Her Perilous Mansion | Sean Williams | Reading Challenge |
| What Zola did on Monday
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Melina Marchetta and illustrated by Deb Hudson | Reading Challenge, AWW2020, The Nerd Daily Challenge |
| Henrie’s Hero Hunt (House of Heroes) | Petra Hunt | Reading Challenge, AWW2020, |
| The Power of Positive Pranking | Nat Amoore | Reading Challenge, Dymocks Reading Challenge, AWW2020 |
| Edie’s Experiments: How to Make Friends | Charlotte Barkla | Reading Challenge, AWW2020 |
| Alice-Miranda at School | Jacqueline Harvey | Reading Challenge, The Nerd Daily, AWW2020 |
| Alice-Miranda in the Outback | Jacqueline Harvey | Reading Challenge, AWW2020 |
| The Giant and the Sea | Trent Jamieson, Rovina Cai | Reading Challenge, Book Bingo, STFU Reading Challenge |
| Shoestring: The Boy Who Walks on Air by | Julie Hunt and Dale Newman | Reading Challenge, AWW2020 |
| Orla and the Serpent’s Curse | C.J. Halsam | Reading Challenge |
| Elephant Me | Giles Andreae and Guy Parker-Rees | Reading Challenge, Dymocks Reading Challenge, The Nerd Daily Challenge |
| A Treacherous Country | K.M. Kruimink | Reading Challenge, AWW2020 |
| Eloise and the Bucket of Stars | Janine Brian | Reading Challenge, AWW2020 |
| Snow White and Rose Red: And Other Tales of Kind Young Women | Kate Forsyth and Lorena Carrington | Reading Challenge, Dymocks Reading Challenge, AWW2020, Books and Bites Book Bingo |
| Tashi: 25th Anniversary Edition | Anna Fienberg, Barbara Fienberg and Kim Gamble | Reading Challenge, AWW2020 |
| On A Barbarous Coast | Craig Cormick and Harold Ludwick | Reading Challenge, STFU Reading Challenge, Dymocks Reading Challenge |
In June I am hoping to read more and get further on top of all my reviews – look for more great books by Australians and especially kids and young adult books to come in the next few weeks.
The Book Muse 
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