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So what is the British Books Challenge?
The British Books Challenge is a reading challenge that will be running here on Tales Of Yesterday between 1st January 2017 to 31st December 2017 and the main focus of the challenge is reading and reviewing books by British authors.
This challenge is available for all bloggers and/or booktubers who review books on their blogs, YouTube channels or readers who review on other websites such as Goodreads.
If you sign up for the challenge you will be aiming to read at least 12 books by British authors (which works out to one a month).
For every book you review each month you will get an entry into the draw to win a monthly prize pack (assuming that you’ve left all appropriate links on the monthly link page!). Therefore the more you review the more chances you have at winning that month’s prize(s).
Also see the Author Of The Month and Debut Of The Month section for ways to gain extra entries each month!
Please note that entries must have been read and reviewed in the month that you are entering your link/entry.
In terms of what books would count towards the challenge – the books can be in print or out. Old or new titles. They can be from any genre and for any age range. In previous years Becky, Michelle and Kirsty focused mostly on young adult books on their respective blogs, and Sarah’s reviews for the challenge spanned many genres and age ranges. The primary focus on Tales Of Yesterday will be on YA and MG with a few adult books in the mix too, however feel free to read any books by British authors and have those books count towards the challenge: children’s books, middle grade, young adult, new adult, or adult fiction or non-fiction – whatever you feel like reading by any British Authors.
#BritishBooksChallenge17
I’ll go for 12 and see where I end up
See my challenge tally here
- Solo by Jill Mansell
- The Language of Love by Jean Saunders
- Searching for Steven: Whitsborough Bay #1 by Jessica Redland
- The Little Teashop of Broken Hearts by Jennifer Joyce
- The Keeper of Lost Things by Ruth Hogan
- Playing by the Rules by Rosa Temple
- Among a Thousand Stars by Jo Bartlett
- Rosie’s Little Café on the Riviera by Jennifer Bohnet
- Rome is Where the Heart Is by Tilly Tennant
- The Beachside Sweet Shop by Karen Clarke
- There’s Something About Cornwall by Daisy James
- The Choir on Hope Street by Annie Lyons
- The Second Chance Tea Shop by Faye Keenan
- A Wedding in Italy by Tilly Tennant
- Four Bridesmaids and a White Wedding by Fiona Collins
- Dating the Undead by Juliet Lyons
- The Hidden Thread by Liz Trenow
- Spring at Blueberry Bay by Holly Martin
- The New Beginnings Coffee Club by Samantha Tonge
- Annie’s Lovely Choir by the Sea by Liz Eeles
- Ella’s Ice-Cream Summer by Sue Watson
- Summer at the Little Wedding Shop by Jane Linfoot
- The Cornish Escape by Lily Graham
- When We Danced at the End of the Pier by Sandy Taylor
- The Beachside Flower Stall by Karen Clarke
- Right Here Waiting for You by Rebecca Pugh
- Summer at the Dog & Duck by Jill Steeples
- The Irish Inheritance by M.J. Lee
- The Chateau of Happily-Ever-Afters by Jaimie Admans
- The Law of Attraction by Roxie Cooper
- The Café by the Sea by Jenny Colgan
- Meet Me at Number Five by Lisa Hill
- The Big Little Festival by Kellie Hailes
- The Little Cottage in the Country by Lottie Phillips
- The Cotswolds Cookery Club – Italy by Alice Ross
- Summer Loves by Georgia Hill
- Forever After by David Jester
- Summer at Bluebell Bank by Jen Mouat
- Holding by Graham Norton
- A Christmas Wish by Erin Green
- Land Girls: The Homecoming by Roland Moore
- Curves, Kisses and Chocolate Ice-Cream by Sue Watson
- Summer at the Little French Guesthouse by Helen Pollard
- A Taste of Spain by Alice Ross
- The Girls of Mulberry Lane by Rosie Clarke
- It Was Always You by Georgie Capron
- The Cosy Canal Boat Dream by Christie Barlow
- Playing Her Cards Right by Rosa Temple
- Summer at Coastguard Cottages by Jennifer Bohnet
- Escape to Willow Cottage by Bella Osborne
- The One with All the Bridesmaids by Erin Lawless
- Too Damn Nice by Kathryn Freeman
- The Scribe of Siena by Melodie Winawer
- Last Christmas in Paris by Hazel Gaynor and Heather Webb
- Christmas Promises at the Little Wedding Shop by Jane Linfoot
- The Thief’s Daughter by Victoria Cornwall
- Christmas at the Little Beach Street Bakery by Jenny Colgan
- It Was Only Ever You by Kate Kerrigan
- The Little Bakery on Rosemary Lane by Ellen Berry
- Christmas on the Little Cornish Isles by Philippa Ashley
- Snowflakes, Iced Cakes and Second Chances by Sue Watson
- The Beachside Christmas by Karen Clarke
- Annie’s Christmas by the Sea by Liz Eeles
- No-One Ever Has Sex on Christmas Day by Tracy Bloom
- A Very Vintage Christmas by Tilly Tennant
- A Taste of France by Alice Ross
- The Library at the Edge of the World by Felicity Hayes-McCoy
- A Cosy Candlelit Christmas by Tilly Tennant
- Christmas at Hope Cottage by Lily Graham
- Lucy’s Book Club for the Lost and Found by Emma Davies
- The Best Little Christmas Shop by Maxine Morrey
- It Had To Be You by Keris Stainton
- The Captain’s Daughter by Victoria Cornwall
Well I far exceeded the challenge I set for twelve titles here – but when I remove the handful of authors that I have already read and loved I come up with 55 new to me authors in this list of 73 titles – many of these titles were also favorites for single books, series and a few of the authors are on my ‘auto-buy’ list.
Challenge Completed !