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:
- The Midnight Dress by Karen Foxlee- YA, 4/5 stars.
- Simmering Season by Jenn J. McLeod – Rural romance, 5/5 stars.
- Graffiti Moon – Cath Crowley – YA 5/5 stars.
- Running Like China by Sophie Hardcastle – YA, Non-fiction, 4/5 stars.
- Season of Shadow and Light by Jenn J. McLeod – Rural romance, 4/5 stars.
- Under the Flame Tree by Karen Wood – YA, 5/5 stars.
- Impulse by Vanessa Garden – YA, 3/5 stars.
- Yellow by Megan Jacobson – YA, 5/5 stars.
- North Star by Karly Lane – Rural romance, 4/5 stars.
- A Heart Stuck on Hope by Jennie Jones – Rural romance, 5/5 stars.
- Tell Me No Lies by Shirley Wine – Rural romance, 5/5 stars.
- The War Bride by Pamela Hart – Historical romance, 5/5 stars.
- Honey Hill House by Lisa Ireland – Rural romance, 5/5 stars.
- Break Through by Marina Go – Non-fiction, 5/5 stars.
- The Anxiety Book by Elisa Black – Non-fiction, 5/5 stars.
- The Special Ones by Em Bailey – YA, 5/5 stars.
- Take Me As I Am – Charmaine Rose – Small town romance, 4/5 stars.
- Breathing Under Water by Sophie Hardcastle – YA, 5/5 stars.
- Threader by Rebekah Turner – YA, 5/5 stars.
- Skylarking by Kate Mildenhall – YA, 5/5 stars.
- Special by Georgia Blain – YA, 4/5 stars.
- The Wrong Girl by Zoe Foster – romance, 4/5 stars.
- The Book That Made Me edited by Judith Ridge – Anthology, Non-fiction, 5/5 stars.
- Elizabeth and Zenobia by Jessica Miller – MG, 5/5 stars.
- Vigil by Angela Slatter – Paranormal mystery, 5/5 stars.
- The Protected by Claire Zorn – YA, 5/5 stars.
- The Cedar Cutter by Tea Cooper – Historical romance, 5/5 stars.
- Waer by Meg Caddy – YA, 5/5 stars.
- Gemina by Amie Kaufman and Jay Krostoff – YA, 5/5 stars.
- Thief’s Magic by Trudi Canavan – Fantasy, 4/5 stars.
- The Night Before Christmas by Kelly Hunter – Christmas romance, novella, 4/5 stars.
- The Sky So Heavy by Claire Zorn – YA, 5/5 stars.
- Her Mistletoe Wish by Lucy Clark – Christmas romance, 3/5 stars.
- Suddenly You by Sarah Mayberry – Contemporary romance, Christmas romance, 4/5 stars.
- Marriage Under The Mistletoe by Helen Lacey – Christmas romance, 4/5 stars.
- Shine Light by Marianne de Pierres – YA, 4/5 stars.
- For the Forest of a Bird by Sue Saliba – YA, 4/5 stars.
- Girl Defective by Simmone Howell – YA, 4/5 stars.
- Queen of the Night by Leanne Hall – YA, 4/5 stars.
- 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.
Congratulations, Rochelle, and thanks for being part of the challenge. Your stats aren’t dissimilar to mine – 35 read and only 12 reviewed. Life gets in the way sometimes, doesn’t it? So glad you’ll be joining us again next year.
Thank you. I love the challenge and can’t wait to read some great books this year.