Australian Women Writers Challenge – 2016 wrap up

he Australian Women Writers’ Challenge is part of a world-wide movement to raise awareness of excellent writing by women. It helps readers to challenge the subconscious stereotypes that govern our choice of books to read. The challenge encourages avid readers and book bloggers, male and female, Australian and non-Australian, to read and review books by Australian women throughout the year. You don’t have to be a writer to sign up. You can choose to read and review, or read only.

This is my third year doing the Australian Women Writers challenge — I set myself the goal of reading and reviewing 15 books, the same as I achieved last year. Again, I managed to get there, but only by a hair’s breadth. Well, a day. Which could be construed as a hair in some circles, I suppose.

I also did the Goodreads challenge, which I completed a while back. I’ll do a post on that in the next day or two. (I don’t want too many posts in a row; given I’ve been AWOL lately, I don’t want to frighten you all!)

Here is a link to each review, as well as my star rating for each book. They are listed in chronological order.

• Pretend… by Stacey Nash — 4 stars
• The Twenty-One by Lauren K. McKellar — 5 stars
• Fame by Lauren K. McKellar — 5 stars
• This Shattered World by Amie Kaufman and Meagan Spooner — 4 stars
• The Incredible Adventures of Cinnamon Girl by Melissa Keil — 5 stars
• Their Fractured Light by Amie Kaufman and Meagan Spooner — 4.5 stars
• Every Word by Ellie Marney — 5 stars
• Every Move by Ellie Marney — 5 stars
• Faking It by Gabrielle Tozer — 4.5 stars
• Divided by Sharon M. Johnston — 4 stars
• Shattered by Sharon M. Johnston — 4 stars
• Heart of Brass by Felicity Banks — 4 stars
• Gemina by Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff — 5 stars
• The Firebird by Sophie Masson — 3 stars
• Darkness Unbound by Keri Arthur — 3 stars

You’ll note that the link to Undivided is to my review on Goodreads; I originally reviewed the book a couple of years ago when it had another name, but I re-read it before I read Shattered. I updated the Goodreads review, but not the one on the blog. You’ll also note that I couldn’t find a paperback cover anywhere for The Firebird (which I listened to as an audiobook, or I would’ve scanned it!). This fact still pains me… :S

It has been a good year. I can’t wait to see what awesome books I discover in 2017!