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Just completed another book for Green - An Irish Country Village by Patrick Taylor. Enjoyable, light-hearted read! Not mentally taxing once the accent is conquered. Worth reading! 3.5 stars13/15; 2/15
Update to message #8.
✅ 2. "Pink"
04/07/2017 ★☆☆☆☆
6/15
✅ 2. "Pink"
04/07/2017 ★☆☆☆☆6/15
Updated message 42. Just finished my light blue book which brings my total read to 11/15 for this challenge
Update message 200-1. Read a book with "White" or any shade of white in the cover (ivory, cream, bone, etc...)- Hollow City by Ransom Riggs.
2. Read a book with "Pink" or any shade of pink in the cover (rose, magenta, salmon, etc...).
3. Read a book with "Red" or any shade of red in the cover (maroon, brick, scarlet, etc...) Eligible: A Modern Retelling of Pride and Prejudice by Curtis Sittenfeld.
4. Read a book with "Orange" or any shade of orange in the cover (apricot, ginger, carrot, etc...).
5. Read a book with "Yellow" or any shade of yellow in the cover (blond, chartreuse, canary, etc...).
6. Read a book with "Green" or any shade of green in the cover (sage, lime, jade, etc...) The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan.
7. Read a book with "Light Blue" or any shade of light blue in the cover (teal, sky, cerulean, etc...). The Nest by Cynthia D'Aprix Sweeney.
8. Read a book with "Dark Blue" or any shade of dark blue in the cover (indigo, denim, navy, etc...).
9. Read a book with "Purple" or any shade of purple in the cover (lavender, plum, orchid, etc...).
10. Read a book with "Brown" or any shade of brown in the cover (tan, mahogany, coffee, etc...).
11. Read a book with "Black" or any shade of black in the cover (grey, slate, coal, etc...).
12. Read a book with a Metallic color in the cover (gold, silver, bronze, etc...).
13. Read a book with at least 5 colors on the cover.
14. Read a book with a color in the title of the book.
15. Read a book with a word describing colors in the title (rainbow, stripes, polka dots, ect...).
3 books 3. Casanova by Andrew Miller
6' The Third Reich by Roberto Bolanõ
11. Soul Whisperer by Jenna Kernan
Updated message #2385/15
8. Read a book with "Dark Blue" or any shade of dark blue in the cover (indigo, denim, navy, etc...).
Finished 15/151. White:
2. Pink:
3. Red:
4. Orange:
5. Yellow:
6. Green:
7. Light Blue:
8. Dark Blue:
9. Purple:
10. Brown:
11. Black:
12. Metallic:
13. 5 Colors:
14. Color in Title:
15. Describing color in Title:
Updates message 607.1/15 completed.
5. Yellow:
updated message 108 4 completed (not as easy as I thought it might be) :)
Updated message 42: 12/15As a related aside, if you like dystopia, I can't recommend enough the Silo series by Hugh Howey (Wool, Shift and Dust). In addition to marking off three colours for this challenge, it is by far the best dystopia I've read in quite some time. And OK, I thought Dust was slightly less excellent but it still got a strong 4 star rating from me.
Update message 200: 12. Read a book with a Metallic color in the cover (gold, silver, bronze, etc...). The Watchmaker of Filigree Street by Natasha Pulley.
I'm in for all 15. Already done: 15
1. Read a book with "White" or any shade of white in the cover (ivory, cream, bone, etc...).
2. Read a book with "Pink" or any shade of pink in the cover (rose, magenta, salmon, etc...).
3. Read a book with "Red" or any shade of red in the cover (maroon, brick, scarlet, etc...)
4. Read a book with "Orange" or any shade of orange in the cover (apricot, ginger, carrot, etc...).
5. Read a book with "Yellow" or any shade of yellow in the cover (blond, chartreuse, canary, etc...).
6. Read a book with "Green" or any shade of green in the cover (sage, lime, jade, etc...).
7. Read a book with "Light Blue" or any shade of light blue in the cover (teal, sky, cerulean, etc...)
8. Read a book with "Dark Blue" or any shade of dark blue in the cover (indigo, denim, navy, etc...).
9. Read a book with "Purple" or any shade of purple in the cover (lavender, plum, orchid, etc...).
10. Read a book with "Brown" or any shade of brown in the cover (tan, mahogany, coffee, etc...).
11. Read a book with "Black" or any shade of black in the cover (grey, slate, coal, etc...).
12. Read a book with a Metallic color in the cover (gold, silver, bronze, etc...)
13. Read a book with at least 5 colors on the cover.
14. Read a book with a color in the title of the book.
15. Read a book with a word describing colors in the title
Update #6501. Read a book with "White" or any shade of white in the cover (ivory, cream, bone, etc...).
Library of Souls by Ransom Riggs Completed 7/4/17 Rating 3 stars
9/15
I'd like in for all 15, please. :DI've completed 3/15 so far.
1) White:
2) Pink:
3) Red:
4) Orange:
5) Yellow:
6) Green:
7) Light Blue:
8) Dark Blue:
9) Purple:
10) Brown:
11) Black:
12) Metallic:
13) 5 Colors:
14) Color in Title:
15) Word Describing Color:
Finally finished another one. I'm just very slow when it comes to e-books.1. white:
Verstummt (Will Trent, #1) by Karin Slaughter
2. pink:
Kiss Me First by Lottie Moggach
3. red:
Final Cut by Veit Etzold
4. orange:
5. yellow:
Divergent (Divergent, #1) by Veronica Roth
6. green:
Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier
7. light blue:
Wonder by R.J. Palacio
8. dark blue:
Aristotle and Dante discover the secrets of the universe by Benjamin Alire Sáenz
9. purple:
The Sisters Grimm The problem Child by Michael Buckley
10. brown:
11. black:
If You Come Softly by Jacqueline Woodson
12. metallic:
The Shock of the Fall by Nathan Filer
13. 5 colors in the cover:
Blinde Vögel (Beatrice Kaspary, #2) by Ursula Poznanski
14. color in the title of the book:
Die Goldhändlerin by Iny Lorentz
15. a word describing colors in the title:
Just completed #14 (color in title) - White Teeth by Zadie Smith. I was not a fan of this book. The writing was ok. That's about the best part of this book. I found the characters difficult to relate to, the story winding and unresolved, and overall, rather boring. The only slightly interesting part of the story ended with no resolution. Not worth reading. 2 stars14/15 Round 1
update me:2/15
white:
yellow:
Original Post 22:Progress: 12/15
✅1. White
✅2. Pink
✅3. Red
✅4. Orange
✅6. Green
✅8. Dark Blue
✅9. Purple
✅ 10. Brown
✅11. Black
✅13. Five Colors
✅14. Color in Title of Book
✅15. Word Describing Colors in the Title (rainbow, stripes, polka dots, ect...).
Just completed #15 (describing colors) - The Shadow Queen by C.J. Redwine. Quick, entertaining fairy tale re-telling. I liked the twists the author put on the original story. Definitely a few interesting characters. Worth reading! 4 stars15/15 - Round one completed!
Kristin wrote: "Can I count "Embroideries" as my #15 book? If so, I am 14/15 complete. Just need a metallic cover!"I don't know what book that is, but if it is on goodreads you should be able to. It's your call :)
Wolf (Alpha) wrote: "Finished 15/151. White:
2. Pink:
3. Red:
4. Orange:[bookcover:The Rule..."
Have you changed name on your account lately? I can't see you in my notes.
Updated! Congrats for those who finished! I didn't move you to completed Megan since you're still in the challenge :) Just added round 2 :)
UPDATE!I've completed 4/15 so far.
1) White:
2) Pink:
3) Red:
4) Orange:
5) Yellow:
6) Green:
7) Light Blue:
8) Dark Blue:
9) Purple:
10) Brown:
11) Black:
12) Metallic:
13) 5 Colors:
14) Color in Title:
15) Word Describing Color:
Update to post 211:14. Read a book with a color in the title of the book. - The Green Mile by Stephen King
13/15
Update msg 77: 11/15✅ Dark blue -
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UPDATE!I've completed 5/15 so far.
1) White:
2) Pink:
3) Red:
4) Orange:
5) Yellow:
6) Green:
7) Light Blue:
8) Dark Blue:
9) Purple:
10) Brown:
11) Black:
12) Metallic:
13) 5 Colors:
14) Color in Title:
15) Word Describing Color:
Winter wrote: "Updated! Congrats for those who finished! I didn't move you to completed Megan since you're still in the challenge :) Just added round 2 :)"
Thanks, Winter!
Hello we do a similar thing in the Library I work in and its really popular, in the past we've done seasons, authors with the same initials as staff. Our latest venture are titles with the word Monkey and or chimp
Update message 200: 10) Brown-Jungle: A Harrowing True Story of Survival in the Amazon by Yossi Ghinsberg.
Just completed another #7 (light blue) - The Pleasure Palace by Kate Emerson. Rather standard Tudor novel. The main character is someone much discussed in Tudor history. The writing was a little simple. The characters lacked dimension. Not bad but not great either. 3 stars3/15 round 2
Completed my 2nd #15 (describe color) - Daughter of Smoke & Bone by Laini Taylor. This book started out very slow and a touch teen angsty. However, once the world was revealed and became more intricate, it got very interesting. Writing was good and characters were complex. Definitely worth reading! 4 stars4/15 Round 2
Update to post 610 ( https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/... )1. Read a book with "White" or any shade of white in the cover (ivory, cream, bone, etc...).
2. Read a book with "Pink" or any shade of pink in the cover (rose, magenta, salmon, etc...).
3. Read a book with "Red" or any shade of red in the cover (maroon, brick, scarlet, etc...).
4. Read a book with "Orange" or any shade of orange in the cover (apricot, ginger, carrot, etc...).
5. Read a book with "Yellow" or any shade of yellow in the cover (blond, chartreuse, canary, etc...).
6. Read a book with "Green" or any shade of green in the cover (sage, lime, jade, etc...).
7. Read a book with "Light Blue" or any shade of light blue in the cover (teal, sky, cerulean, etc...).
8. Read a book with "Dark Blue" or any shade of dark blue in the cover (indigo, denim, navy, etc...).
9. Read a book with "Purple" or any shade of purple in the cover (lavender, plum, orchid, etc...).
10. Read a book with "Brown" or any shade of brown in the cover (tan, mahogany, coffee, etc...).
11. Read a book with "Black" or any shade of black in the cover (grey, slate, coal, etc...).
12. Read a book with a Metallic color in the cover (gold, silver, bronze, etc...).
(The clock)13. Read a book with at least 5 colors on the cover.
14. Read a book with a color in the title of the book.
15. Read a book with a word describing colors in the title (rainbow, stripes, polka dots, ect...).
14/15
It's beautiful challenge!1. White: The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference
2. Pink:
3. Red: Made to Stick: Why Some Ideas Survive and Others Die (Czech version)
4. Orange: Pedagogika pro střední pedagogické školy
5. Yellow
6. Green: Improvizace ve škole
7. Light Blue: Gathering Blue (Czech version)
8. Dark Blue: Láska v prachu hvězd
9. Purple:
10. Brown:
11. Black: Psychologie davu
12. Metallic
13. least 5 colors
14. color in the title of the book.
15. word describing colors in the title
Completed: 7/15
COLOR CHALLENGEPlease update message 117
07/15 completed
Duration: January 1, 2017 to December 31, 2017
4. Read a book with "Orange" or any shade of orange in the cover (apricot, ginger, carrot, etc...).
5. Read a book with "Yellow" or any shade of yellow in the cover (blond, chartreuse, canary, etc...).
9. Read a book with "Purple" or any shade of purple in the cover (lavender, plum, orchid, etc...).
11. Read a book with "Black" or any shade of black in the cover (grey, slate, coal, etc...).
12. Read a book with a Metallic color in the cover (gold, silver, bronze, etc...).
13. Read a book with at least 5 colors on the cover.
14. Read a book with a color in the title of the book.
15. Read a book with a word describing colors in the title (rainbow, stripes, polka dots, ect...).
Update to Message 434: 9/15 completed
2. "Pink"
UPDATE!I've completed 6/15 so far (& have rearranged the books a little).
1) White:
2) Pink:
3) Red:
4) Orange:
5) Yellow:
6) Green:
7) Light Blue:
8) Dark Blue:
9) Purple:
10) Brown:
11) Black:
12) Metallic:
13) 5 Colors:
14) Color in Title:
15) Word Describing Color:
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