Autumn Leaves Challenge

[Diana S]

Autumn Leaves Challenge
Duration: September 1 through November 30, 2016

According to Wikipedia, Autumn leaf color is a phenomenon that affects the normally green leaves of many deciduous trees and shrubs by which they take on, during a few weeks in the autumn season, various shades of red, yellow, purple, black, orange, pink, magenta, blue and brown.

Let's celebrate "Fall" with a Bookcover Challenge. :)

Choose a Level of Participation

Level 1: A Fallen Leaf - read one book of each color.
Level 2: Fall Foliage - read two books of each color.
Level 3: Leaf Peeping - read three books of each color.

Colors of the Leaves
Green, Red, Yellow, Purple, Black, Orange, Pink, Blue, and Brown


Challenge Rules:
1. All bookcovers must be at less 75% of the chosen color. (Show Covers)
2. Books must be at least 100 pages.
3. Re-reads are fine but please be sure to re-read the entire book.
4. When updating your challenge with books you've read, please list the book title, cover, the author's name, and the date you finished. Rating is optional.

[Diana S]

Participants List:
(Click on your name - it will take you straight to your post)

Fallen Leaf
Jaret
Carol
Book Concierge
Licha-Olivia
Marilyn
Connie

Fall Foliage
Olivermagnus

Leaf Peeping
Diana S
JennH

[Jaret]

I'll go with Fallen Leaf. Cover challenges are harder for me because I always second guess myself. You know, is this cover really mostly pink... LOL

Green
Red
Yellow Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Parts 1 & 2 by Jack Thorne 4 stars 10/30/2016
Purple
Black
Orange
Pink Can You Keep a Secret? by Sophie Kinsella 4 stars 9/16/2016
Blue The Regatta Mystery And Other Stories 4 stars 11/7/2016
Brown Fever 1793 by Laurie Halse Anderson 4 stars 10/9/2016

[Diana S]

If you aren't sure. Just ask :D

[Jaret]

Diana S wrote: "If you are sure. Just ask :D"
I will. I'm really bad about second guessing myself on "Is this ___ enough to fit the challenge?" And please correct any mistakes I make. I promise my feelings will not be hurt.

[Carol]

I'll also go with Fallen Leaf. Even though I read a slew of books each month for some reason cover colors always evade me. You would think every book has to have SOME color wouldn't you?
4/9

✔Green

The Other Child by Joanne Fluke - 9/4/16

Red:

Yellow:

Purple:

✔black:

Insidious by Catherine Coulter - 9/1/16

Orange:

Pink:

✔Blue:
The Woman in Blue by Elly Griffiths - 9/20/16

✔Brown:

Skeleton Coast by Clive Cussler & Jack DuBruel - 9/11

[Diana S]

Jaret wrote: "Diana S wrote: "If you are sure. Just ask :D"
I will. I'm really bad about second guessing myself on "Is this ___ enough to fit the challenge?" And please correct any mistakes I make. I promise my ..."

Okey Dokey! :D

[Diana S]

Carol wrote: "I'll also go with Fallen Leaf. Even though I read a slew of books each month for some reason cover colors always evade me. You would think every book has to have SOME color wouldn't you?

Green
Red..."

Yes, you would. But there are others I wish didn't have any color. There are some really ugly bookcovers out there. ;)

[Diana S]

Autumn Leaves Challenge
Duration: 9/1/16 - 11/1/16
Level 3: Leaf Peeping (3)each color
Books Read: 3/27


Colors of the Leaves

Green
1. Top Secret Twenty-One by Janet Evanovich (9/9/16) 3.5 ★★★
2. Candy Corn Murder by Leslie Meier (10/23/16) 3.5 ★★★
3.


Red
1. Christmas Caramel Murder by Joanne Fluke (11/7/16) ★★★★
2.
3.


Yellow
1. The Secrets of Mary Bowser by Lois Leveen (9/4/16) ★★★★
2.
3.


Purple
1. This Book Is Not Good For You by Pseudonymous Bosch (10/12/16) ★★★★
2. Full Blast by Janet Evanovich(10/25/16) ★★★
3. Full Speed by Janet Evanovich (10/29/16) ★★★


Black
1. I Feel Bad about My Neck: And Other Thoughts on Being a Woman by Nora Ephron (11/3/16) ★★★★
2.
3.


Orange
1. Light of the World: A Dave Robicheaux Novel by James Lee Burke (10/10/16) 3.5 ★★★
2. B is for Burglar by Sue Grafton (10/28/16) ★★★★
3.


Pink
1.
2.
3.

Blue
1. The Curiosityby Stephen P. Kiernan (9/29/16) 3.5 ★★★
2. Fates and Furies by Lauren Groff (9/3/16) ★★★★
3. C is for Corpse by Sue Grafton (10/7/16) 3.5 ★★★


Brown
1. The Hound of the Baskervilles (9/30/16) ★★★★
2. It by Stephen King (10/21/16) 3.5 ★★★
3.

[Olivermagnus]

I am terriblec at picking out books with lots of color but I'll give it a try.

Autumn Leaves Challenge
Duration: 9/1/16 - 11/1/16

Level : Fall Foliage - 2 of each color
Books Read: 16/18

✔ Green
1. Among the Wicked by Linda Castillo - 5 Stars - 9/4/15

2. Ghost Moon by Heather Graham - 3 Stars - 10/28/16


✔ Red
1. Fractured by Karin Slaughter - 4 Stars - 9/7/16

2. Unseen by Karin Slaughter - 4 Stars - 10/5/16


✔ Yellow
1. The Girl With All the Gifts by M.R. Carey - 4 Stars - 9/28/16

2. Murder in Chelsea by Victoria Thompson - 4 Stars - 10/6/16


✔ Purple
1. Undone by Karin Slaughter - 4 Stars - 9/13/16

2. Ghost Shadow by Heather Graham - 3 Stars - 10/16/16


✔ Black
1. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie - 4.5 Stars - 9/10/16

2. A Place of Greater Safety by Hilary Mantel - 4 Stars - 10/20/16


✔ Orange
1. Skeleton Coast by Clive Cussler - 4 Stars - 9/11/16

2. Fool Me Once by Harlan Coben - 4 Stars - 10:/10/16


Pink
1.
2.

✔ Blue
1. The Sixth Idea by P.J. Tracy - 4 Stars - 9/14/16

2.Flight of Dreams by Ariel Lawhon - 3.5 Stars - 9/22/16


✔ Brown
1. The Buddha in the Attic by Julie Otsuka - 3 Stars - 10/2/16

2. Fallen - Karin Slaughter - 4 Stars - 9/23/16

[Book Concierge]

Autumn Leaves Challenge
Begins: 01Sept16 / Ends: 30Nov16

LEVEL: A Fallen Leaf - 1 book for each color

Green - ✔ – 19Sept16

Red - ✔ – 08Sept16

Yellow - ✔ – 14Sept16

Purple - ✔ - 23Nov16

Black - ✔ – 13Sept16

Orange - ✔ – 07Oct16

Pink - ✔ – 15Oct16

Blue - ✔ – 21Sept16

Brown - ✔ – 09Oct16
.

[Licha-Olivia]

Autumn Leaves Challenge
Begins: 01Sept16 / Ends: 31Oct16

LEVEL: A Fallen Leaf - 1 book for each color

Green: Ghosts by Mark Dawson (10/10/16) 4stars

Red : 1000 Yards by Mark Dawson (9/11/16) 3.5 stars

Yellow: Ink and Ashes by Valynne E. Maetani (9/25/16) 4 stars

Purple

Black - Black Out by Lisa Unger (10/15/16) 4 stars

Orange- Saint Death by Mark Dawson (9/27/16) 4stars

Pink

Blue - The Driver by Mark Dawson (10/2/16) 4stars

Brown

[Marilyn]

Autumn Leaves Challenge
Begins: 01Sept16 / Ends: 30Nov16

LEVEL: A Fallen Leaf - 1 book for each color

Green

Red - Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel--11/3/16

Yellow

Purple

Black - The Burnt House by Faye Kellerman--9/17/16

Orange

Pink

Blue - The Woman in Cabin 10 by Ruth Ware--9/23/16

Brown - Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman--11/18/16 (this cover looks more brown than the other one I had!)

[Connie]

I'm planning to reach Level 2: Fallen Foliage.


Green Full of Beans by Jennifer L. Holm. 5 stars. 9/18/16 Lost Lake 5 stars. 10/6/16. The Land of Forgotten Girls 10/16/16. 4.5 stars Mary Lincoln: Southern Girl, Northern Woman 10/18/16. 4 stars Fangirl 10/29/16. 4.5 stars.



Red Fahrenheit 451 4.5 stars. 10/19/16
Emily Goes to Exeter 4 stars. 11/28/16


Yellow Wolf Hollow 9/25/16. 4.5 stars
Thrice the Brinded Cat Hath Mew'd 10/13/16. 4.5 stars
The Invisible Thread 10/29/16. 4 stars


Purple
Bel Canto by Anne Patchett. 11/24/16. 4 stars.
Undone by Karin Slaughter. 11/26/16. 4.5 stars


Black We Will Not Be Silent: The White Rose Student Resistance Movement That Defied Adolf Hitler 4.5 stars 9/5/16
A Monster Calls 5 stars. 9/15/16 The Couple Next Door 4.5 stars. 11/3/16 Walk on Earth a Stranger by Rae Carson. 5 stars. 11/7/16 I Remember Beirut by Zeina Abirached. 11/10/16. 4 stars.



Orange The Gods of Gotham by Lyndsay Faye. 5 stars. 9/23/16
The House of Silence by Blanca Busquets. 5 stars. 11/11/16
One Crazy Summer by Rita Williams-Garcia. 4.5 stars. 11/24/16


Pink The Story Hour. 4 stars. 9/20/16. I Am Malala: The Story of the Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban 4 stars. 9/25/16


Blue Essex County Vol. 2: Ghost Stories by Jeff Lemire. 4.5 stars. 9/11/16
White Nights by Ann Cleeves. 4 stars. 9/11/16. Raymie Nightingale by Kate DiCamillo. 4.5 stars. 9/28/16 Essex County Vol. 3: The Country Nurse 4.5 stars. 10/1/16. Women, Food and God: An Unexpected Path to Almost Everything. 4 stars. 10/11/16 Downfall by J.A. Jance. 4.5 stars. 11/13/16



Brown Against Medical Advice by James Patterson and Hal Friedman. 4 stars. 9/1/16 Never Knowing 3.5 stars. 10/24/16 Our Souls at Night 4.5 stars. 10/29/16

[Jaret]

My book has a light sepia brown cover. If it's not enough for you, just let me know and I'll remove it.

[Connie]

Well, I apparently have some kind of preference for blue books! Where are the red and purple books??? Any good suggestions?

[Book Concierge]

Connie wrote: "Well, I apparently have some kind of preference for blue books! Where are the red and purple books??? Any good suggestions?"

Well looks more purple than blue to my eye ....

[Connie]

Book Concierge wrote: "Connie wrote: "Well, I apparently have some kind of preference for blue books! Where are the red and purple books??? Any good suggestions?"

Well looks more purple ..."

Yeah, maybe here, but the real cover was definitely blue. Thanks for the idea, though.

[Book Concierge]

Got it, Connie .... I've had that experience with the "real life" cover looking very different from the thumbnail.

[Connie]

Book Concierge wrote: "Got it, Connie .... I've had that experience with the "real life" cover looking very different from the thumbnail."

I finally got a red one!!! Is it cheating if you use a different version of the book?

[Diana S]

Jaret wrote: "My book has a light sepia brown cover. If it's not enough for you, just let me know and I'll remove it.

"

good for brown :)

[Diana S]

Book Concierge wrote: "Connie wrote: "Well, I apparently have some kind of preference for blue books! Where are the red and purple books??? Any good suggestions?"

Well looks more purple ..."

It looks blue, but sometimes that color in real life is purple. It's your call.

[Diana S]

Connie wrote: "Book Concierge wrote: "Got it, Connie .... I've had that experience with the "real life" cover looking very different from the thumbnail."

I finally got a red one!!! Is it cheating if you use a di..."

Is it cheating? Your decision :D

[Connie]

Diana S wrote: "Connie wrote: "Book Concierge wrote: "Got it, Connie .... I've had that experience with the "real life" cover looking very different from the thumbnail."

I finally got a red one!!! Is it cheating ..."

Actually, I later realized that the one I listened to is the red one I put on this list...the one on my to-read shelf was the non-red one!

[JennH]

Oh no! I can't believe that I missed seeing this challenge. I'm glad that I keep a book log. I'm just going to fill in what I've read. It'll be fun to see what I can fill in.

Colors of the Leaves
✔Green
10/5/16
11/2/16
11/4/16

✔Red
9/15/16
10/30/16
11/19/16

✔Yellow
10/11/16
10/28/16
11/11/16

✔Purple
10/8/16
10/19/16
10/31/16

✔Black
10/20/16
10/23/16
10/26/16


Orange

✔Pink
10/5/16
10/13/16

✔Blue
10/12/16
10/24/16
10/25/16
11/18/16
11/29/16

Brown
10/29/16
11/25/16
11/30/16

[Diana S]

I have moved the finish date to November 30. So everyone you still have time to finish this challenge. :D

[Connie]

Diana S wrote: "I have moved the finish date to November 30. So everyone you still have time to finish this challenge. :D"

Thanks. I forgot i didn't have a purple book yet!

[Book Concierge]

Connie wrote: "Diana S wrote: "I have moved the finish date to November 30. So everyone you still have time to finish this challenge. :D"

Thanks. I forgot i didn't have a purple book yet!"

I'm also missing "purple" ....

[Olivermagnus]

Even with an extra month, I could never find a pink book I wanted to read, but I did great on every other color.

[Book Concierge]

Update message # 11 - Challenge Completed - 23Nov16

ORIGINAL post here

[Connie]

Challenge complete! (message #14), two or more of each: Fallen Foliage.

[Connie]

Good job, Book Concierge!

OM, pink was hard for me too!!

[Diana S]

Congrats BC and Connie! :D

:( - I didn't finished - :) but it was fun trying!

[Carol]

Good job, Tessa:)

[Jaret]

Diana S wrote: "Congrats BC and Connie! :D

:( - I didn't finished - :) but it was fun trying!"


Me, either. I agree completely. :0)

[Connie]

Thanks, guys. It was fun to see the rows of colors as I scrolled down the page.