Australian Women Writers Challenge 2016 Completed! #aww2016

Another year is almost over and again I have completed the Australian Women Writers Challenge. I love this challenge, love reading and supporting Australian women writers. We have some amazing authors who write amazing books in this country and they deserve to be read.

This year I was determined to read 40 books by Australian women. I wanted to review all 40 of those books, but life was tough this year and I only managed to review 15 of the books I read.

Here are the 40 books I read – all of which I can recommend. I have provided links for the books I have reviewed.

In the order I read them:

1. The Midnight Dress by Karen Foxlee- YA, 4/5 stars.
2. Simmering Season by Jenn J. McLeod – Rural romance, 5/5 stars.
3. Graffiti Moon – Cath Crowley – YA 5/5 stars.
4. Running Like China by Sophie Hardcastle – YA, Non-fiction, 4/5 stars.
5. Season of Shadow and Light by Jenn J. McLeod – Rural romance, 4/5 stars.
6. Under the Flame Tree by Karen Wood – YA, 5/5 stars.
7. Impulse by Vanessa Garden – YA, 3/5 stars.
8. Yellow by Megan Jacobson – YA, 5/5 stars.
9. North Star by Karly Lane – Rural romance, 4/5 stars.
10. A Heart Stuck on Hope by Jennie Jones – Rural romance, 5/5 stars.
11. Tell Me No Lies by Shirley Wine – Rural romance, 5/5 stars.
12. The War Bride by Pamela Hart – Historical romance, 5/5 stars.
13. Honey Hill House by Lisa Ireland – Rural romance, 5/5 stars.
14. Break Through by Marina Go – Non-fiction, 5/5 stars.
15. The Anxiety Book by Elisa Black – Non-fiction, 5/5 stars.
16. The Special Ones by Em Bailey – YA, 5/5 stars.
17. Take Me As I Am – Charmaine Rose – Small town romance, 4/5 stars.
18. Breathing Under Water by Sophie Hardcastle – YA, 5/5 stars.
19. Threader by Rebekah Turner – YA, 5/5 stars.
20. Skylarking by Kate Mildenhall – YA, 5/5 stars.
21. Special by Georgia Blain – YA, 4/5 stars.
22. The Wrong Girl by Zoe Foster – romance, 4/5 stars.
23. The Book That Made Me edited by Judith Ridge – Anthology, Non-fiction, 5/5 stars.
24. Elizabeth and Zenobia by Jessica Miller – MG, 5/5 stars.
25. Vigil by Angela Slatter – Paranormal mystery, 5/5 stars.
26. The Protected by Claire Zorn – YA, 5/5 stars.
27. The Cedar Cutter by Tea Cooper – Historical romance, 5/5 stars.
28. Waer by Meg Caddy – YA, 5/5 stars.
29. Gemina by Amie Kaufman and Jay Krostoff – YA, 5/5 stars.
30. Thief’s Magic by Trudi Canavan – Fantasy, 4/5 stars.
31. The Night Before Christmas by Kelly Hunter – Christmas romance, novella, 4/5 stars.
32. The Sky So Heavy by Claire Zorn – YA, 5/5 stars.
33. Her Mistletoe Wish by Lucy Clark – Christmas romance, 3/5 stars.
34. Suddenly You by Sarah Mayberry – Contemporary romance, Christmas romance, 4/5 stars.
35. Marriage Under The Mistletoe by Helen Lacey – Christmas romance, 4/5 stars.
36. Shine Light by Marianne de Pierres – YA, 4/5 stars.
37. For the Forest of a Bird by Sue Saliba – YA, 4/5 stars.
38. Girl Defective by Simmone Howell – YA, 4/5 stars.
39. Queen of the Night by Leanne Hall – YA, 4/5 stars.
40. Star of Deltora: Shadows of the Master by Emily Rodda – MG/YA, 5/5 stars.

 

 

I will be doing the challenge again in 2017. You can find out more about, or sign up for the challenge here.