Dymocks 2020 Reading Challenge Halftime Progress Report

Currently reading:
Aurora Burning


Progress: 17/26
Australian Author: Four Dead Queens by Astrid Scholte (AA) Review Here
Indigenous Author: Catching Teller Crow by Ambelin & Ezekiel Kwaymullina (AA) Review Here
From Top 101: The Cruel Prince by Holly Black Review Here
Kid's Top 51: Withering by Sea by Judith Rossell (AA)
Dymocks 'Book of the Month': House of Earth and Blood by Sarah J Maas (March) Review Here
Re-read favourite book of all time: The Three Musketeers by Alexandre Dumas
*Substitution: The Lord of the Rings by JRR Tolkien Review Here, Here and Here.

(I just re-read TTM last year, so I went with my second fave, instead)

Friend's recommendation: Mao's Last Dancer by Cunxin Li (AA) Review Here
Featuring favourite country (France): Josephine's Garden by Stephanie Parkyn (AA) Review Here
From TBR pile: North Star Guide Me Home by Jo Spurrier (AA) Review Here
Award winner: Gemina by Amie Kaufman & Jay Kristoff (AA) Review Here
Mystery/Thriller: One Last Child by Anni Taylor (AA) Review Here
Memoir: A Sceptic's Search for Meaning by Mike Willesee (AA) Review Here
Outside usual genre: Entranced by Nora Roberts Review Here
Short stories: Saga Land by Richard Fidler & Kari Gislason (AA)
Self Help/Motivation: Meditations by Marcus Aurelius
Fairytale/Fable adaptation: Beauty in Thorns by Kate Forsyth (AA)
Book 1 in Fantasy series: Midnight Never Come by Marie Brennan
Teaches something new: The Power of Positive Thinking by Norman Vincent Peale
*Substitution: Hood Feminism by Mikki Kendall Review Here

(Given the current state of the world, this is something that I really want to educate myself on)

Adapted to film/TV series: You by Caroline Kepnes Review Here
Red cover: Cherry Pie by Leigh Redhead (AA)
Colour in title: Beyond Black by Hilary Mantel
Read in a day: Weapon by Lynette Noni (AA) Review Here
About books: The Girl Who Reads on the Metro by Christine Feret-Fleury Review Here
Makes me laugh: Challenge Accepted by Celeste Barber (AA) Review Here
Published this year: Aurora Burning by Amie Kaufman & Jay Kristoff (AA)
Said I've read but haven't: Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte