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Challenge 3 of 2016: Read a Rainbow!
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OMG DOUBLE Rainbow!!!
Amber
Over the Rainbow!
Cissy
Barb
Kelly
Melanie
Veronica
Amy
Amber
Casey
Christie
Kdbrand
Anna
Kelley
Diane
Laurel [suspected bibliophile]
Ginger-red
Gabriela
Alexa #23 –
Akc #72 –
*Amber #54 – 6/6 Round 1: Color Covers: Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, Purple
4/6 Round 2: Color Words in Title: Red, Yellow, Orange, Blue, Green, and Purple
Bonus Colors - 2: Pink, Black
*Amy #10 -6/6 Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, Purple
Bonus Colors - 4: Brown, Pink (adult), Black (Adult), Grey
*Anna #14 - 6/6 Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, Purple
Bonus Color - 3: White, Rainbow Cover, Rainbow Rowell (adult)
Ashley *Hufflepuff Kitten* #5 -
*Barb #19 – 6/6 Red (adult), Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, Purple
Brandi #55 – 2?/6 Red?, Yellow
*Casey #21 – 7/7 Red, Orange, Yellow, Green (Non-YA), Violet, Indigo
*Christie #12 - 6/6 Red, Orange (Adult), Yellow, Green, Purple
Bonus - 1: All the colors of the rainbow
*Cissy #25 – 6/6 Red (adult), Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, Purple -
Bonus Colors - 6: White, Blue Green, Cerulean, Grey, and Yellow Green & Rainbow on the Cover
Day #51 – 3/6 Green, Blue, Purple (Adult)
Bonus -1: White
*Diane #31 - 6/6 Red, Orange, Yellow, Green (Adult), Blue, Purple
Bonus - 1: Rainbow Rowell
*Gabriela #6 - 6/6 Yellow, Oragne, Red, Green, Blue, Purple
Bonus - 1: Rainbow Rowell
*Ginger-red #17 – 6/6 Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, Purple
Bonus - 1: Black
Gremlin #3 - 2/6 Red, Blue
Hillary #18 – 3/6 Yellow, Green, Blue
Jennifer #43 - 4/7 Red, Orange, Blue, Indigo
Bonus - 1: Rainbow!
*Kdbrand #7 - 6/6 Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, Purple
*Kelley #36 - 7/7 Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, Purple, Indigo
*Kelly #22 – 6/6 Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, Purple
Bonus - 4: Black, Gray, White, Rainbow
*Laurel [suspected bibliophile] #8 - 6/6 Red (adult), Orange, Yellow (adult), Green, Blue, Purple
Bonus - 1: Rainbow!
Linda #24 – 1/6 Blue
*Melanie #9 - 6/6 Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, Purple
Bonus - 3: Black, White, Rainbow Rowell Book
R.A. #61 - 1/6 Red
Rachel #4 - 6/7 Red (adult), Orange, Yellow (adult), Blue, Purple, Indigo
Bonus - 1: White
*Veronica #40 - 6/6 Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, Purple
Bonus - 4: Black, White, Pink, Harvest Gold
Wendy #52 –
And I'm in, as always - because I'm a challenge junkie!Completed:
Woo Hoo! I think this is one I can actually finish. I'm in!!Red-Purple:
Red (adult)
Orange
Yellow (adult)Green :(
Blue
Indigo
PurpleBonus Colors:
White
I'm in!!Completed:
for Green
for Red
for Blue
for Purple - Adult
for Yellow
for Orange
Bonus Rainbow
Although I failed miserably on the last challenge, I'm ready to try this one. Count me in!Finished 6/6
Green:
Blue:
Orange:
Purple:
Yellow:
Red:
![laurel [the suspected bibliophile] (laurelthereader)](https://images.gr-assets.com/users/1645808644p1/7494844.jpg)
I'm in! Redemption time.The pool, which will probably not be used:
Read: 7/8
Red:
(adult) Orange:
Yellow:
(adult)Green:
Blue:
Purple:
Rainbow:
Sure Thing!2 questions: Do they have to be read in Rainbow order?
I've never read a Rainbow Rowell book. What would you recommend for the bonus?
I've never done a challenge before so I'm going to say I'm in for this one and see how I go.
I've never done a challenge before so I'm going to say I'm in for this one and see how I go.
I'm in!Possibilities:
Red:
Orange:
(adult)
Yellow:
Green:
Blue:
Purple:
(adult)
Bonus Book:
(all the colors of the rainbow...and then some)FINISHED
Melanie wrote: "Sure Thing!2 questions: Do they have to be read in Rainbow order?
I've never read a Rainbow Rowell book. What would you recommend for the bonus?"
1. Gremlin - PLEASE don't make us read them in order!
2. I haven't read all of her books but the only one I didn't like was
(and it is adult anyway so I don't know if it would count). Side note:
is totally a stand alone book but might be more enjoyable after reading
I'm In!Completed:
Possiblities:
Red-
Orange-
Yellow-
(Non-YA)Green-
Blue-
Purple-
Rainbow Rowell-
Rainbow-
Melanie wrote: "Sure Thing!2 questions: Do they have to be read in Rainbow order?
I've never read a Rainbow Rowell book. What would you recommend for the bonus?"
Nope! You don't need to read them in order! Our last challenge was quite tricky, so I wanted this one to be much more open and fluid for MAXIMUM CHALLENGE COMPLETION! :P
As to which Rainbow Rowell book? I've only read one, myself (Eleanor & Park) so even though I enjoyed it, I don't know if I'm best to answer that - anyone else have more feedback?
Yeah! We don't have to read them in order! I think I catch up on 2 series for this challenge...Here's my idea.
(9/11)
Red-
DONE!Orange-
DONE!Yellow-
DONE!Green-
DONE!Blue-
DONE!Purple-
DONE!EXTRA CREDIT
Black-
DONE!White-
DONE!Rainbow Cover-
Rainbow Rowell-
DONE!
DONE!
I've never done a challenge, so I'm going to give this a try! Im part way through reading Blue Lily, Lily Blue - can I count this if I finish reading it after the 1st of July?Edit:
Red -
- read 12th JulyYellow-
read 25th AugustOrange -
- read 17th JulyGreen -
-read 3rd AugustBlue -
- read 15th JulyPurple -
(adult) - read 29th SeptemberExtra credit - Black -
-read 5th July
I'm in...and maybe I will actually participate this time!Red:
Orange:
Yellow:
8/5Green:
7/5Blue:
Adult 8/2Purple:
As far as Rainbow Rowell goes, I would say it will depend on your mood. Her adult book
if you are in the mood for something more serious but with a sort of oddball twist.
YA if you are in for something a little heavy. Worth the read.
YA/NA if you are in the mood for something cute and don't mind that there is fanfiction of a fiction in a fiction and that the fiction in the fiction reminds you of Harry Potter. (Now lets try saying that 3 times fast...) This was was one of those books for me that actually had me smiling at different parts. It really is cute. Levi...love him. Just sayin'.
I haven't read this one yet, but it is the fanfiction from the above book. If it were me...I'd read Fangirl and then this...but I am OCD about the order of things.
NA(?)/Adult Again one that if you are in the mood for cute and adorable...this will fit the bill.Hope this helps at all. :P
I'm in. No idea about what I'll read yet. I"m having issues with reading right now, so I'm hoping the "obligation" of a challenge will help get me back on track.And I LOVED Attachments, so I'd always recommend that one, but Eleanor & Park is really good, too.
Back to add possibilities --
Red -
- finished 7/13Orange -
- finished 7/19Yellow -
- finished 7/21Green -
- finished 7/31Blue -
- finished 7/10Purple -
- finished 7/28
This is what I'm thinking:Red:
Orange:
Yellow:
Green:
Blue:
Purple:
No idea what I'm going to do but I'm in anyway!Ideas:
Red -
wordOrange -
Yellow -
Green -
Blue -
Indigo -
Violet -
Completed:
Red: -
Orange: -
Yellow: -
Green: -
Blue: -
Indigo: -
Violet: -
Count me in! Possibilities/complete books: 6/6
Red:
7/7Orange:
7/31Yellow:
7/5Green:
8/2Blue:
7/3Purple:
8/8Bonus: 4/?
Black:
8/13Gray:
8/17White:
8/29Rainbow Rowell:
Rainbow:
8/26
I'm in! Red:
Orange:
Yellow:
Green:
Blue:
Purple:
I'll try it. I totally bailed on the last challenge. But since they don't need to be in order, I think I can do this.Here's some I might try.
Yellow:
Red:
Blue: read:
Gremlin, is there enough green on this cover for me to use it?
Kdbrand wrote: "Gremlin, is there enough green on this cover for me to use it? "I'd count it. Definitely the predominant color and seems to be more than 50%. :)
Melanie wrote: "Yeah! We don't have to read them in order! I think I catch up on 2 series for this challenge..."Hi Melanie - I might be missing something, but I don't see any purple on the your cover choice for purple at all - I don't know if that will work.
Similarly, I feel like the one you listed as Black is really more brown (which can easily be fixed by using it as a brown choice).
Ginger-red wrote: "I've never done a challenge, so I'm going to give this a try! Im part way through reading Blue Lily, Lily Blue - can I count this if I finish reading it after the 1st of July?"Hi Ginger-red! Welcome to the challenge!! Sadly, you can't count Blue Lily, Lily Blue. Books have to be started and finished within the challenge months, I'm afraid. (And I totally feel your pain! We once opened up a "seasons" challenge as I was halfway through Winter's Bone - the anguish I felt! Haha).
On the upside, if you finish the rainbow colors, you could totally use The Raven King for Black in the continuation of the challenge (raven being synonymous with black). :)
Gremlin wrote: "Melanie wrote: "Yeah! We don't have to read them in order! I think I catch up on 2 series for this challenge..."Hi Melanie - I might be missing something, but I don't see any purple on the your c..."
The colors look different on my iPad, but it was easy to switch them to other choices, which I did (see above). I am trying to limit myself to books I already own, except for the Rainbow Rowell book (if I make it to the bonus round).
I am in - these are 100% from what I already own on kindle and have not read yet - I may switch it up thoughRed-
Finished 8/1/2016Orange-
finished 8/6/2016Yellow-
finished 9/2/2016Green-
- Adult finished 8/26/2016Blue -
finished 9/12/2016Purple-
finished 9/20/2016Rainbow Rowell -
finished 9/22/2016
Hey I just noticed that
is on sale for Kindle for $2.99( until 7-11) for anyone who is interested in it for the Rainbow Rowell read. I just can't help myself with the buy with one click feature.
Diane wrote: "Hey I just noticed that is on sale for Kindle for $2.99( until 7-11) for anyone who is interested in it for the Rainbow Rowell read. I just can't help myself with the ..."Awesome! Yeah, it looks like it's $2.99 for all formats right now :) Just picked one up!
What a cool idea! I'm going to go back to my "To Read" list and try to cull a rainbow of books together! : )
I haven't participated in much of anything with this group yet, so I'm going to give this a try. It sounds like fun!Red:
(adult) -
finished July 7, 2016
Orange:
-
finished September 1, 2016
Yellow:
(adult) -
finished July 3, 2016
Green:
-
finished September 18, 2016
Blue:
-
finished August 5, 2016
Indigo:
-
finished August 4, 2016
Violet:
-
finished July 9, 2016
Kelley wrote: "I haven't participated in much of anything with this group yet, so I'm going to give this a try. It sounds like fun! Challenges are a great way to get involved in a the group. Welcome Kelley!
Kelley wrote: "I haven't participated in much of anything with this group yet, so I'm going to give this a try. It sounds like fun!Red:
Orange:
Yellow:
Green:
Blue:
Violet:"
Dust is a good Yellow pick. If you Liked Wool you will like Dust.
Gremlin wrote: "Books have to be started and finished within the challenge months, I'm afraid."I didn't realize this! Though it makes perfect sense. Maybe this should be added to the Challenge rules in the first post?
Count me in! Over the Rainbow!
Red-
*Finished 8/9/16*Orange-
*Finished 7/30/16*Yellow-
*Finished 8/14/16*Green-
*Finished 7/5/16*Blue-
*Finished 7/25/16*Purple-
*Finished 7/8/16*Bonus Colors:
Black-
*Finished 8/28/16White-
*Finished 9/5/16*Pink-
*Finished 9/21/16*Harvest Gold-
*Finished 9/25/16*
Alexa wrote: "I'm in! Red:
Orange:
Yellow:
Hmm no Indigo? Technically it's in the rainbow...however I guess it would be hard to agree to what it "looks" like. Maybe the word? I'm going to try it in mine. Indigo is always left out, like the red headed step child of colors
Possibilities:Red:
word - FinishedOrange:
- FinishedYellow:
- FinishedGreen:
- FinishedBlue:
- word - FinishedIndigo:
word - FinishedViolet:
-FinishedBonus - All Colors of the Rainbow
- Bonus Colors:
- Finished
-Finished
Diane wrote: "Kelley wrote: "I haven't participated in much of anything with this group yet, so I'm going to give this a try. It sounds like fun!Yellow:
"I LOVED Wool, which I read in May. I immediately scoured my local libraries for Shift, read that in June, and here we are with Dust.
Casey wrote: "Hmm no Indigo? Technically it's in the rainbow...however I guess it would be hard to agree to what it "looks" like. Maybe the word? I'm going to try it in mine. Indigo is always left out, like the ..."I fully support your plan, Casey!!! I love indigo and agree that it's inclusion would be splendid. (My hair was indigo for over a decade!).
Could I read
for red?
Is
okay to read for red? If not, what color would you suggest instead? Blue?
Cissy and Kelley Neither book is at least 50% red (not is Cinder 50% blue) and it is my understanding that the cover needs to be at least 50% the color you are choosing or the title needs to have a form of the color in it like
for red
Diane wrote: "Cissy and Kelley Neither book is at least 50% red (not is Cinder 50% blue) and it is my understanding that the cover needs to be at least 50% the color you are choosing or the title needs to have a..."Thanks, Diane. I just thought I'd ask. :)
Thanks Diane. I think I understand it now.
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READ A RAINBOW!!
You are challenged to read a book for each color of the rainbow!
Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue and Purple
There are two ways this can be achieved:
-Read books with covers that are predominantly one color of the rainbow
Or
-Read books with the color (word) as part of the title!
YOU ARE WELCOME TO MIX AND MATCH as you see fit!
(And the reading order is totally unimportant, btw).
If you’re reading a book for the cover color, the cover must be a minimum of 50% that one color. And yes, I’ll want you to post images of the cover in question.
If you’re reading a book for the title, you’re welcome to get a little flexible with the words used.
For instance, Gold/Lemon/Yellow are all acceptable for the color Yellow, and Crimson/Scarlet/Red are all acceptable words for the color red, as they are all shades of that same basic color. However Pink or Fuschia would not count as Red – so don’t try to stretch that too far! :P
Example of a completed challenge:
Red – Red Queen
Orange –
Yellow –
Green – The Emerald Talisman
Blue –
Purple – Violet & Claire
How it works:
♦ Most books should be YA, but you are allowed 2 non-YA for this challenge.
♦ Audio books and New Releases are allowed. Re-reads are also allowed!
♦ All of the books MUST be at least 150 (paper) pages in order to qualify for this challenge. If the kindle or eBook pages are different than the paper count, please provide the correct number, so no books are left out unjustly. If you are reading an ebook only book, the word count MUST be a minimum of 45,000.
Enjoying the challenge so much that you want to keep going? You can!
Branch out to colors that haven’t been covered yet! What about Pink? Brown? White? Chartreuse? Keep going as long as you can. Embrace the rainbow of options!!! Feel free to pull out your Crayola 64 pack for inspiration. See how far you can go!!!
Want even further challenge extra credit? You can do that too!
Super extra cool points to any readers that do the following after completing the initial challenge:
-Read a book by Rainbow Rowell!
-Read a book with all the colors of the rainbow on the cover
-Have fun rearranging your own books into a rainbow, take a picture and share it with us on this thread!
(See this website for inspiration: http://www.bustle.com/articles/26714-...)
I'll be keeping track of participant’s progress (as much as possible) in post #2. Participants will be listed alphabetically by their name and the number of their original post in the challenge.
When posting your progress, please remember to use the number attached to your original post as well (This will be especially useful to save me from mixing up folks with similar names).