Wrap Up Post: Australian Women Writers 2013

It seems that I may not have written a wrap up post for the

Australian Women Writers Challenge 2013 so here it is.

Level of challenge: read only, or read and review

Stella: read 4 – if reviewing, review at least 3
Miles: read 6 – if reviewing, review at least 4
Franklin: read 10 – if reviewing, review at least 6

1. COLD GRAVE, Kathryn Fox
2. 4.8, THE MISTAKE, Wendy James
3. 3.9, THE PRICE OF FAME, R.C. Daniells 
4. 4.7, THE BETRAYAL, Y.A.Erskine 
5. 4.3, TAMAM SHUD, Kerry Greenwood 
6. 3.8, JENNIFER SHOT - THE FIRST SHOT, Patricia Kristensen 
7. 4.0, MURDER WITH THE LOT, Sue Williams
8. 4.2, THE AFFAIR, Bunty Avieson 
9. 4.1, MANLY MURDERS: A MOTHER WITHOUT A CHILD, Gunilla Haglundh  
10. 4.7, IN HER BLOOD, Annie Hauxwell
11. 4.3, BAY OF FIRES, Poppy Gee 
12. 4.8, SUFFICIENT GRACE, Amy Espeseth
13. 4.8, PEOPLE OF THE BOOK, Geraldine Brooks 
14. 4.5, BURIAL RITES, Hannah Kent
15. 4.6, GOOD NEWS, BAD NEWS, Maggie Groff 
16. 4.8, UNNATURAL HABITS, Kerry Greenwood
17. 4.9, SILENT VALLEY, Malla Nunn
18. 4.7, THE CRY, Helen Fitzgerald 
19. 4.3, MURDER AND MENDELSSOHN, Kerry Greenwood 
20. 4.7, THE MIDNIGHT DRESS, Karen Foxlee
21. 4.5, NO PLACE LIKE HOME, Caroline Overington  

So as you can see, I easily exceeded the upper levels of the challenge, and I must admit to still having 4 or 5 titles still sitting on the TBR pile.

You can see from my ratings that many of these books are at the high level and I believe that a number of the authors rate well against international writers.

I will be entering the challenge again in 2014. Details can be found here.