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Color Challenge - 2017
I should really try to concentrate more on this challenge.My reading progress is kind of sad.
read 5/15
Update:
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:
8. dark blue:
Aristotle and Dante discover the secrets of the universe by Benjamin Alire Sáenz
9. purple:
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:
Late arriving, because I just discovered this challenge... but I'm in for all 15. Will update the list later (I think I probably have many of these covered).UPDATE (10-30-17) - Finished! With the completion of Rainbow's End by Vernor Vinge, I completed this challenge. Yay!
1. Read a book with "White" or any shade of white in the cover (ivory, cream, bone, etc...).
DONE - Broken Grace, E.C. Diskin
2. Read a book with "Pink" or any shade of pink in the cover (rose, magenta, salmon, etc...).
DONE - Florida Roadkill, Tim Dorsey
3. Read a book with "Red" or any shade of red in the cover (maroon, brick, scarlet, etc...).
DONE - The Handmaid’s Tale, Margaret Atwood
4. Read a book with "Orange" or any shade of orange in the cover (apricot, ginger, carrot, etc...).
DONE - A Conspiracy of Faith, Jussi Adler-Olson
5. Read a book with "Yellow" or any shade of yellow in the cover (blond, chartreuse, canary, etc...).
DONE - Ready Player One, Ernest Cline
6. Read a book with "Green" or any shade of green in the cover (sage, lime, jade, etc...).
DONE - The Broken Kingdoms (Inheritance Trilogy, #2), N.K. Jemisin
7. Read a book with "Light Blue" or any shade of light blue in the cover (teal, sky, cerulean, etc...).
DONE - Ninefox Gambit (The Machineries of Empire, #1), Yoon Ha Le
8. Read a book with "Dark Blue" or any shade of dark blue in the cover (indigo, denim, navy, etc...).
DONE - The Stone Sky - NK Jemisin
9. Read a book with "Purple" or any shade of purple in the cover (lavender, plum, orchid, etc...).
DONE - Player Piano, Kurt Vonnegut, Jr
10. Read a book with "Brown" or any shade of brown in the cover (tan, mahogany, coffee, etc...).
DONE - Every Heart a Doorway, Seanan McGuire
11. Read a book with "Black" or any shade of black in the cover (grey, slate, coal, etc...).
DONE - The Ballad of Black Tom, Victor Lavalle
12. Read a book with a Metallic color in the cover (gold, silver, bronze, etc...).
DONE - A Closed and Common Orbit, Becky Chambers
13. Read a book with at least 5 colors on the cover.
DONE - Still Life, Louise Penny
14. Read a book with a color in the title of the book.
DONE - A Purple Place for Dying, John D. MacDonald
15. Read a book with a word describing colors in the title (rainbow, stripes, polka dots, etc…).
DONE - Rainbows End, Vernor Vinge
forgot to add this one when I finished it. Original message 761Read a book with "White" or any shade of white in the cover You by Caroline Kepnes finished 07/08/17
Ninaastrid wrote: "I should really try to concentrate more on this challenge.My reading progress is kind of sad."
Look at the bright side: so many amazing books yet to read for this challenge :)
Rique wrote: "Late arriving, because I just discovered this challenge... but I'm in for all 15. Will update the list later (I think I probably have many of these covered)."Welcome Rique, I'll add you to the list with participants!
Stormie ~ Book Dragon ~ wrote: "forgot to add this one when I finished it. Original message 761Read a book with "White" or any shade of white in the cover You by Caroline Kepnes finished 07/08/17"
Congrats on finishing this challenge Stormie!
Ilona wrote: "Ninaastrid wrote: "I should really try to concentrate more on this challenge.My reading progress is kind of sad."
Look at the bright side: so many amazing books yet to read for this challenge :)"
You got me on this one. I am rather pessimistic, but i think you're definitly right and i should try to change my point of view every now and then.
14 of 15 completed *Revised on 7/24/17*
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✔ 14 Color in Title –
by Keith Giffen (7/24/17)
Just completed my second #1 (white) - Flawed by Cecelia Ahern. Overall, I enjoyed the concept of this book. The writing was easy to read, but there were a few holes in the plot. The characters were interesting, and I will continue with the series. However, I did not like how the book ended - almost like the author had written both books together and just cut the story in the middle. Worth reading. 3.5 stars15/15 - Round 2 completed!!!
Wow, Megan, congrats! Are you in for a third round? :p
Update!Progress: 9/15 (on Round 2)
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 msg 77: 15/15 - COMPLETE ✔️✅ 12. Metallic -
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Ilona wrote: "Wow, Megan, congrats! Are you in for a third round? :p"Yup!
Just finished #4 (orange) - The Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane by Lisa See. I really enjoyed this book! Do not rely entirely on the description, as I found it a bit misleading when I began. The book is much more complex and focuses almost entirely on the mother character. The entrance of her daughter is cleverly woven in through secondary documents. I know very little about ethnic minorities in China and even less about tea, but the book explains things very well. Definitely worth reading! 4.5 stars1/15 Round 3
Finshed Blinde Vögelread 6/15
Update:
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:
8. dark blue:
Aristotle and Dante discover the secrets of the universe by Benjamin Alire Sáenz
9. purple:
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:
14. color in the title of the book:
Die Goldhändlerin by Iny Lorentz
15. a word describing colors in the title:
Update!Progress: 10/15 (on Round 2)
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:
Just finished my 3rd #6 (green) - The Zookeeper's Wife: A War Story by Diane Ackerman. The subject of this book was absolutely fascinating! She was an interesting mix of modern and traditional. I was surprised when I realized it was a work of nonfiction! I appreciated the author relying on source materials but not directly quoting them all the time - it kept the story flowing. However, she did double back quite a bit, which led to a slightly disjointed story. There were also areas that she apparently found fascinating (like bugs) that detracted from the overall book. A bit of editing would have helped. However, overall, really good! Definitely worth reading! 4 stars2/15 Round 3
Finshed "The Shock of the Fall"read 7/15
Update:
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:
8. dark blue:
Aristotle and Dante discover the secrets of the universe by Benjamin Alire Sáenz
9. purple:
10. brown:
11. black:
If You Come Softly by Jacqueline Woodson
12. metallic:
13. 5 colors in the cover:
14. color in the title of the book:
Die Goldhändlerin by Iny Lorentz
15. a word describing colors in the title:
Ninaastrid wrote: "Finshed "The Shock of the Fall"read 7/15
Update:
1. white:
Verstummt (Will Trent, #1) by Karin Slaughter
2. pink:
Kiss Me First by Lottie Moggach
[bookcover:Kiss M..."
Did you like it? The Shock of the Fall has been on my tbr list for ages, but never gotten around to it.
Update: 12/153 more to go!
1) White:
Finished 1/21/20172) Pink:
Finished 1/19/20173) Red:
Finished 3/14/20174) Orange:
Finished 7/25/20175) Yellow:
Finished 7/20/20176) Green:
Finished 7/3/20177) Light blue:
8) Dark blue:
Finished 6/30/20179) Purple:
Finished 1/2/201710) Brown:
11) Black:
Finished 3/12/201712) Metallic:
Finished 5/21/201713) At least 5 colors:
14) Color in the title:
Finished 2/3/201715) Word describing colors:
Finished 7/15/2017
2017 COLOR READING CHALLNEGE (DONE)All 15 tasks completed *Revised on 8/2/17*
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Original Post: Page 4 – message 156
Update to post 713 ( 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...).
15/15
COMPLETE!
Just finished my 3rd #15 (dark) - Dark Witch by Nora Roberts. Her writing might not be perfect, but Roberts can definitely spin an intoxicating tale! I thoroughly enjoyed this flight from reality! Definitely worth reading! 4 stars3/15 - Round 3
I'd love participate in this! Commenting so I can find this later to update with all the books I've completed so far.
Update post 761books read 11/15
✔14. Read a book with a color in the title of the book Raven Black by Ann Cleeves finished 08/06/17
I haven't been on here much over the summer but I am back now and I am now 12/15 for this challenge.
Update #6473. Read a book with "Red" or any shade of red in the cover (maroon, brick, scarlet, etc...).
The Subtle Knife by Philip Pullman Completed 18/7/17 Rating 4 stars
13/15
I didn't plan on doing this challenge, but I like seeing all the pretty lists and thought I'd join late.15/15 complete!
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. At least 5 colors
14. A color in the title
15. Word describing color
Update to message #8.
✅ 13. "5 colors"
08/12/2017 ★★★★☆
9/15
✅ 13. "5 colors"
08/12/2017 ★★★★☆9/15
Just finished my third #9 (purple) - My Name Is Lucy Barton by Elizabeth Strout. I really wanted to like this book. The prose was well-written. However, I could not connect to the main character. The author kept eluding to events in the characters' pasts, but never connected those illusions to anything solid. There were just a lot of unanswered questions, and I did not really care enough about the characters by the end. Not worth reading. 2 stars4/15 Round 3
Updated post 873 (finally got around to it!) - I've completed 13/15 in the challenge, and have the other two picked out to read.
Welcome to the challenge Courtney and Chrissy!
Update!Progress: 11/15 (on Round 2)
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 message #8.
✅ 15. "A word describing colors in the title"
08/14/2017 ★★★★☆
10/15
✅ 15. "A word describing colors in the title"
08/14/2017 ★★★★☆10/15
update post #761✔11. Read a book with "Black" or any shade of black in the cover.
by Michelle Krys finished 08/13/17
Update!Progress: 12/15 (on Round 2)
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:
("sea" as in "sea green")
Updated post 873 - I had to replace the "white" book, because the one I had listed I actually finished on 12-31-16 (oops!).The "dark blue" book is now in progress - when finished, that will make 14/15.
Updating my progress (Message 179):10/10
1. White: Illuminae (Under the dust jacket the book is white)
2. Red: The Fiery Cross
3. Orange: Dragonfly in Amber
4. Yellow: The Rules of Magic
5. Green: Voyager
6. Light Blue: Drums of Autumn
7. Dark Blue: Outlander
8. Black: The Night Circus
9. Metallic color: Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them: The Original Screenplay
10. Color in the title of the book: Love & Gelato
I'll try to go for the full 15.
Update to message #80 - I have completed 15/15! :D
Good job reaching your goals Cynthia and Zoë!
Updated message 9413/15
✔13. 5 colors on the cover:
Just finished my 3rd #12 (metallic) - Strange the Dreamer by Laini Taylor. This was a really good fantasy book! The only thing I did not like was the prologue. It almost made me not want to read the book - it seemed disconnected from the rest of the story. I understand why the author decided to organize the book this way, but it could have been introduced at a different point and been more effective. Everything else, though, was excellent! 4.5 stars5/15 - Round 3
Updated post #873 - finished the "Dark Blue" book, N.K. Jemisin - The Stone Sky.14/15 done, 1 left (#15 in the list -see below).
15. Read a book with a word describing colors in the title (rainbow, stripes, polka dots, etc…)
Updated Message 314Completed 3/15
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updated message 197total books read is now 9/15
Update message 190 11/158. Dark Blue:
13. Five colors:
14. Color title:
15. Descriptive title:
2025 & 2026 Reading Challenge
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