Aussie YA Challenge Completed!

Well, I pledged to read 40 YA books this year, and I did! Some crossed over from middle grade into YA, or would be suitable for lower YA, and the rest seemed to cover as much of the spectrum as possible. Most were fiction and I reviewed nearly all of them, and I did have a few favourites, and one or two that I wasn’t sure how they made me feel, but that can happen with any book,

I also tried to read as diversely as possible with what came across my path for review and in other ways, and I also tried to intentionally choose some that were older and not for review. I haven’t finished yet, as I want to see how many I can read by the end of the year.  Some will be review books and others might end up being ones I choose to read, but I will aim to read as diversely as I can. This can be dictated by what I find or receive for review as well. I’m looking forward to seeing what else I get to read during the next few months.

#AussieYAChallenge

1. Every Word by Ellie Marnie
2. A Light on the Rocks by Helen Edwards
3. Red Star Rebels by Amie Kaufman
4. Silverbrook: Yumna and the Golden Horse by Yassmin Abdel-Magied
5. The Belly of a Wolf by Julianne Negri
6. Romeo v Juliet by R.A. Spratt
7. Treeshape by Trace Balla
8. Poster Boys by Scott Woodward
9. Good Young Men by Gary Lonesborough
10. Forever and Ever by Allanah Hunt
11. Oh Brother: A Graphic Memoir by Georgina Chadderton
12. Anna’s War by DJ Taylor
13. Good Luck and Other Lies by Catriona McKeown
14. The Friendship Paradox by Aśka
15. Ayaiga: Neighbour and Hero by Thomas Higgs and Colin Hall, illustrated by Wally Wilfred
16. I Know What You’re Hiding by Jack Heath
17. My Wonderful Disgrace by Angourie Rice and Kate Rice
18. The Casting Dilemma by Lynne Stringer
19. The Wild Unknown by Emily Gale
20. Tearing Myself Together by Anna Whateley
21. Two Wolves by Tristan Bancks
22. Once Upon Tomorrow by Karen Comer
23. Eleanor Jones is not a Murderer by Amy Doak
24. One Knight Stand by Amie Kaufman and Meagan Spooner
25. Grand Opening (The Girl and the Ghost #3) by Jacqueline Harvey
26. Shakespeare in the Orchard by Danielle Binks
27. There’s a Prawn in Parliament House by Annabel Crabb
28. Eleanor Jones is Playing with Fire by Amy Doak
29. Eleanor Jones is not Drowning by Amy Doak
30. A New Kind of Beautiful by Suzy Zail
31. The Light Bringer by L.L. Hunter
32. We Did it Anyway by Carla Salmon
33. Aidan vs the Ocean by Dannika Patterson, illustrated by Heidi Cooper Smith
34. Does My Head Look Big in This by Randa Abdel-Fattah
35. The Nardi Puzzle by Gabriella Page
36. A River I Must Be by Kate Foster
37. Miles Thorne and the Forbidden Magic by Rebecca Ahola
38. The Beaumont Egalitarian Society by Jennifer Elise Glynn
39. The Ghost Horse of Snowy River by Stef Gemmill
40. Us In the Bright Lights by Zanni L Arnot
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Prompts:

1. Award-winning #LoveOzYA: Eleanor Jones is not a Murderer by Amy Doak
2. Australiana Reimagined #LoveOzYA: Forever and Ever by Allanah Hunt
3. LGBTQIA #LoveOzYA: Good Young Men by Gary Lonesborough
4. Crime/Mystery #LoveOzYA: Every Word by Ellie Marnie
5. Debut #LoveOzYA: Poster Boys by Scott Woodward