
#BritishBooksChallenge18
The British Books Challenge is a reading challenge hosted by Tales Of Yesterday, 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).
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.
As the goal is set at 12 – I’ll track my progress here
- The Runaway Children by Sandy Taylor
- Springtime at the Cider Kitchen: Little Somerby #2 by Fay Keenan
- How to Stop Time by Matt Haig
- Where The Wild Cherries Grow by Laura Madeleine
- The Single Girls Calendar by Erin Green
- The Little Cottage on the Hill by Emma Davies
- Wedding Bells at the Dog & Duck by Jill Steeples
- Spring on the Little Cornish Isles; The Flower Farm by Philippa Ashley
- The Last Laugh by Tracy Bloom
- Wartime Brides and Wedding Cakes by Amy Miller
- The Summer of Secrets by Tilly Tennant
- Fools and Mortals by Bernard Cornwell
- The Girl in the Photograph by Kirsty Ferry
- The Unforgotten by Laura Powell
- Coffin Scarcely Used by Colin Watson
- Bump in the Night by Colin Watson
- The Café at Seashell Cove by Karen Clarke
- Spring at Lavender Bay by Sarah Bennett
- Hopjoy Was Here by Colin Watson
- The Little Perfume Shop off the Champs-Élysées by Rebecca Raisin
- Lonelyheart 4122 by Colin Watson
- A Bicycle Made for Two by Mary Jayne Baker
- The Little Wedding Island by Jaimie Admans
- Annie’s Summer by the Sea by Liz Eeles
- Who Needs Men Anyway? by Victoria Cooke
- The Wedding that Changed Everything by Jennifer Joyce
- The Holiday Cottage by the Sea by Holly Martin
- The Bridesmaid Blues by Tracey Sinclair
- Dangerous Crossing by Rachel Rhys
- A Year of Taking Chances by Jennifer Bohnet
- Charity Ends at Home by Colin Watson
- You, Me, Everything by Catherine Isaac
- My Big Greek Summer by Sue Roberts
- Secrets and Tea at Rosie Lee’s by Jane Lacey-Crane
- The Runaway Wife by Dee MacDonald
- Escape to the Country by Alison Sherlock
- One Summer in Rome by Samantha Tonge
- Summer at the Castle Café by Donna Ashcroft
- The Skeletons of Scarborough House by Kitty French
- The Little Cornish Kitchen by Jane Linfoot
- The Endless Beach by Jenny Colgan
- Sweetshop of Dreams by Jenny Colgan
- The Foyles Bookshop Girls by Elaine Roberts
- Summer at the Little Cottage on the Hill by Emma Davies
- The Butcher’s Daughter by Victoria Glendinning
- Little Pink Taxi by Marie Laval
- The Fragile Ordinary by Samantha Young
- The Bakery at Seashell Cove by Karen Clarke
- Dear Mrs. Bird: A Novel by AJ. Pearce
- A Summer Scandal by Kat French
- The Lido by Libby Page
- The Happiness List by Annie Lyons
- The Cottage on Sunshine Beach by Holly Martin
- Blue Murder by Colin Watson
- The Distance Between Us by Georgie Capron
- Plaster Sinners by Colin Watson
- Ghosted by Rosie Walsh
- The Single Mums’ Mansion by Janet Hoggarth
- The Summer Getaway by Tilly Tennant
- The Summer House of Happiness by Daisy James
- The Getaway Girls by Dee MacDonald
- The Starfish Studio by Phillipa Ashley
- Oh Crumbs by Kathryn Freeman
- Goodbye, Paris by Anstey Harris
- Evie’s Little Black Book by Hannah Pearl
- My Very Italian Holiday by Sue Roberts
- Come Away with Me by Maddie Please
- The Serial Dater’s Shopping List: 31 Men in 31 Days by Morgen Bailey
- The Stylist by Rosie Nixon
- The Phantom Tree by Nicola Cornick
- The Silence of the Girls by Pat Barker
- Telegrams and Teacakes by Amy Miller
- The Secret of the Irish Castle by Santa Montefiore
- Return to the Little Cottage on the Hill by Emma Davies
- Moonlight on the Thames by Lauren Westwood
- The Perfect Fit by Mary Jayne Baker
- Sheer Mischief by Jill Mansell
- Coming Home to Maple Cottage by Holly Martin
- The Magic of Christmas Tree Farm by Erin Green
- Coming Home to the Comfort Food Café by Debbie Johnson
- How to Behave Badly in Elizabethan England by Ruth Goodman
- The Little Book Café: Tash’s Story by Georgia Hill
- The Lighthouse Keeper’s Daughter by Hazel Gaynor
- The Little Book Café: Emma’s Story by Georgia Hill
- The Christmas Cafe at Seashell Cove by Karen Clarke
- Cottage on a Cornish Cliff by Kate Ryder
- Happily Ever After at the Dog & Duck by Jill Steeples
- The Christmas Wish by Tilly Tennant
- The Little Christmas Teashop of Second Chances by Donna Ashcroft
- Christmas at the Little Cottage on the Hill by Emma Davies
- One Way Ticket to Paris by Emma Robinson
- A Village Affair by Julie Houston
- A Dangerous Duet by Karen Odden
- A Way Back Home by Alison Sherlock
- Watch for Me at Christmas by Kirsty Ferry
- Snowy Nights at the Lonely Hearts Hotel by Karen King
- Second Chances at the Log Fire Cabin by Catherine Ferguson
- Summer at Lavender Bay by Sarah Bennett
- Snowflakes at Lavender Bay by Sarah Bennett
- A Christmas Gift by Sue Moorcroft
- Transcription by Kate Atkinson
- Lord of the Pies by Nell Hampton
- A Daughter’s Christmas Wish by Victoria Cornwall
- New Arrivals at Mulberry Lane by Rosie Clarke
- The Woman Who Kept Everything by Jane Gilley
- The Abbot’s Tale by Conn Iggulden
- The Shop Girls of Lark Lane by Pam Howes
- Christmas at Strand House by Linda Mitchelmore
Apparently 12 wasn’t enough – I’ve got over one hundred, and thoroughly enjoyed my trek this year!