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Color Challenge - 2017
Congrats on finishing the challenge Kelly and Claire!Good luck with your third round Eirelyn! :)
Message update - 323/15
1. White - In the Woods
2. Pink - Can You Keep a Secret?
3. Black - The Princess Saves Herself in this One
Update to message #12Progress: 14/15
Word Describing Color:
The Boy in the Striped Pajamas by John Boyne (09/03/17)
On to round 3! Shooting for 15 this time around. :D***
Progress: 1/15 (on Round 3)
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:
I have updated message 10510 of 15 now completed
Thanks,
Dug
Update!Progress: 2/15 (on Round 3)
1) White:
2) Pink:
3) Red:
4) Orange:
5) Yellow:
6) Green:
7) Light Blue:
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9) Purple:
10) Brown:
11) Black:
12) Metallic:
13) 5 Colors:
14) Color in Title:
15) Word Describing Color:
Just completed my 3rd #13 (more than 5 colors) - The Women in the Castle by Jessica Shattuck. I received this book as a free giveaway in exchange for my honest review. And my feelings are mixed about this book. The writing was good, and the imagery was well done. It's a complicated subject-matter, so maybe that's why it seems that the author was confused in the construction of the novel. Sections picked up and dropped with no real rhyme or reason. The characters seemed half-formed. It was an interesting effort, but it just seemed to fall short. 3 stars6/15 - Round 3
Just completed my 3rd #2 (pink) - Starfall by Melissa Landers. Good continuation of this series. While it is helpful to have read the first book, this novel stands alone nicely as well. The characters have continued to develop. The world Landers has built is interesting, and the plot has nice complexity. This is not brainless YA sci fi - it's really good! 4 stars7/15 - Round 3
Finished my 3rd #11 (black) - Signs Preceding the End of the World by Yuri Herrera. While I appreciate this author's perspective, the novel is brief to the point of vague. It was difficult at times to discern to what the author was referring. It might have been translation. Regardless, some of the scenes were really well done, especially regarding the police. And the ending was so vague I have no idea what really happened. Good effort, just not enough detail. 3.5 stars8/15 - Round 3
Update #64710. Read a book with "Brown" or any shade of brown in the cover (tan, mahogany, coffee, etc...).
Fatty O'Leary's Dinner Party by Alexander McCall Smith Completed 12/8/17 Rating 4 stars
14. Read a book with a colour in the title of the book.
The Color Purple by Alice Walker Completed 25/8/17 Rating 4 stars
15/15
Challenge completed
Please Sign Me up for all 15!✔️1. Read a book with "White" or any shade of white in the cover (ivory, cream, bone, etc...).
Everything, Everything by Nicola Yoon
✔️2. Read a book with "Pink" or any shade of pink in the cover (rose, magenta, salmon, etc...).
Romeo & Juliet by William Shakespeare
✔️3. Read a book with "Red" or any shade of red in the cover (maroon, brick, scarlet, etc...).
A World Without Princes by Soman Chainani
✔️4. Read a book with "Orange" or any shade of orange in the cover (apricot, ginger, carrot, etc...).
The Kill Order by James Dashner
✔️5. Read a book with "Yellow" or any shade of yellow in the cover (blond, chartreuse, canary, etc...).
The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
✔️6. Read a book with "Green" or any shade of green in the cover (sage, lime, jade, etc...).
The Maze Runner by James Dashner
✔️7. Read a book with "Light Blue" or any shade of light blue in the cover (teal, sky, cerulean, etc...).
The Death Cure by James Dashner
✔️8. Read a book with "Dark Blue" or any shade of dark blue in the cover (indigo, denim, navy, etc...).
Number the Stars by Lois Lowry
✔️9. Read a book with "Purple" or any shade of purple in the cover (lavender, plum, orchid, etc...).
Drama by Raina Telgemeier
✔️10. Read a book with "Brown" or any shade of brown in the cover (tan, mahogany, coffee, etc...).
The Scorch Trials by James Dashner
✔️11. Read a book with "Black" or any shade of black in the cover (grey, slate, coal, etc...).
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs
✔️12. Read a book with a Metallic color in the cover (gold, silver, bronze, etc...).
Harry Potter & the Cursed Child- Parts One and Two by John Tiffany, Jack Thorne, and JK Rowling
✔️13. Read a book with at least 5 colors on the cover.
This Book is Gay by James Dawson
✔️14. Read a book with a color in the title of the book.
The Witch of Black Bird Pond by Elizabeth George Speare
✔️15. Read a book with a word describing colors in the title (rainbow, stripes, polka dots, ect...).
Kira-Kira by Cynthia Kadohata (Kira-Kira means glittery or shiny in Japanese)
Sign me up: 1. White
✔️2. Pink ▪️ Harry Potter and the prisoner of Azkaban
✔️3. Red▪️ Illuminae
✔️4.Orang ▪️Art of War
5. Yellow
✔️6. Green ▪️ Fantastic Beast and Where to find them
✔️7. Light Blue ▪️ Gemina
✔️8. Dark Blue ▪️ The tales of Beedle the Bard
9. Purple
10. Brown
✔️11. Black▪️Milk and Honey
12. Metallic
✔️13. Read a book with at least 5 colors on the cover ▪️ Siddhartha
✔️14. Read a book with a color in the title of the book. ▪️Scarlett
15. Read a book with a word describing colors in the title
Finished two more during the month of August. Two more to go.13/15
10. Read a book with "Brown" or any shade of brown in the cover.
12. Read a book with a Metallic color in the cover (gold, silver, bronze, etc...).
Delaney wrote: "Please Sign Me up for all 15!✔️1. Read a book with "White" or any shade of white in the cover (ivory, cream, bone, etc...).
Everything, Everything by Nicola Yoon
✔️2. Read a book with "Pink" or a..."
Welcome to the challenge Delaney! Did you already finish all 15 books, or are these the ones you're planning to read?
I am DONE 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 words are metallic on the printed version)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...).
Sam, Amanda, SarahKat congrats on finishing the challenge! :)
Eden wrote: "Sign me up "Welcome Eden, I'll add you to the list of participants!
Just completed my 3rd #7 (light blue) - A Bridge Across the Ocean by Susan Meissner. I am conflicted about this book. I liked the writing style and the characters. But the novel was put together in an odd manner. And in the end, the concept didn't quite come through. Worth reading. 3.5 stars9/15 - Round 3
Update!Progress: 4/15 (on Round 3)
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:
Finshed "Rebecca"read 8/15
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:
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:
Just completed my 3rd #1 (white) - Tender by Belinda McKeon. I have conflicted feelings about this book. The first half took me forever to get through. I recognized the young girl's delight in the attention of a male friend, but a critical editor would have been helpful in chopping that down a lot. The second half took an unexpected turn, and her obsession became incredibly sad. For someone who used a lot of words to write about unimportant details, there were several key instances where words were left to be imagined. I get the artistic fancy of this tactic, but as a reader, it was frustrating. The writing was ok, and the story was different, but there was much that could have been done better. I received this book as a giveaway in exchange for my honest opinion. 3 stars10/15 - Round 3
Just completed #10 (brown) - The Last Star by Rick Yancey. Overall, a good series and a good ending. While the series in general has a bit too much teen angst for my taste, the world and dystopian future Yancey created are interesting. I like the character development in this final book, and the ending was a bit of a surprise. Worth reading! 4 stars11/15 - Round 3
updated message: 432 11/15
12. metallic:
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12. Read a book with a Metallic color in the cover (gold, silver, bronze, etc...).أكثرمن 200 كلمة قرآنية قد تفهم خطأ
so it become 13/15
Paul wrote: "Updated message 1915/15"
Congratulations Paul!
Finshed "Aristotle and Dante discover the secrets of the universe"read 9/15
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:
7. light blue:
8. dark blue:
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:
(July, August and) September:13. at least five colors Nach dem Sommer
14. color in Title Scarlet
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Just completed my 3rd #5 (yellow) - Frog Music by Emma Donoghue. I had high hopes for this book, particularly given that Donoghue wrote Room. And I was really disappointed. The novel was disjointed, in plot, phrasing, pacing, and development. It was incredibly difficult to know the main characters, let alone care for anything that happened to them. That had nothing to do with the professions of the characters, but for me, it was entirely due to the oddly disjointed book. It got better by the end but not enough to improve my rating above a 3. Not worth reading. 3 stars12/15 - Round 3
15/15 - completed 10/8/20171) 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:
Finished 10/8/20178) Dark blue:
Finished 6/30/20179) Purple:
Finished 1/2/201710) Brown:
Finished 9/30/201711) Black:
Finished 3/12/201712) Metallic:
Finished 5/21/201713) At least 5 colors:
Finished 9/6/201714) Color in the title:
Finished 2/3/201715) Word describing colors:
Finished 7/15/2017
Update to message #8.
✅ 14. "Color in the title"
10/09/2017 ★★★★☆
11/15
✅ 14. "Color in the title"
10/09/2017 ★★★★☆11/15
Just finished my 3rd #14 (color in title) - It took me awhile to become interested in the book. While the trappings of the time period were studiously portrayed, the book lacked a connection for me with the main character. However, the mystery was interesting, and I slowly became interested in the people depicted. Worth reading, particularly for anglophiles. 3.5 stars13/15 - Round 3
Update!Progress: 6/15 (on Round 3)
1) White:
2) Pink:
3) Red:
4) Orange:
5) Yellow:
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10) Brown:
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13) 5 Colors:
14) Color in Title:
15) Word Describing Color:
Update to message 45215/15! Completed
Congrats on completing the challenge, Kristina and Tiffany! :)
Update!Progress: 7/15 (on Round 3)
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:
Finshed "If you come softly"read 10/15
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:
7. light blue:
8. dark blue:
9. purple:
10. brown:
11. black:
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:
Updated message 18COLOR CHALLENGE
Duration: January 1, 2017 to December 31, 2017
go for all 15 - 14/15 only one more to go!
1. A book with "White" any shade of white in the cover (ivory, cream, bone).
2. A book with "Pink" any shade of pink in the cover (rose, magenta, salmon).
3. A book with "Red" any shade of red in the cover (maroon, brick, scarlet).
4. A book with "Orange" or any shade of orange in the cover (apricot, ginger, carrot,).
5. A book with "Yellow" any shade of yellow in the cover (blond, chartreuse, canary).
6. A book with "Green" any shade of green in the cover (sage, lime, jade).
7. A book with "Light Blue" any shade of light blue in the cover (teal, sky, cerulean).
8. A book with "Dark Blue" any shade of dark blue in the cover (indigo, denim, navy).
9. A book with "Purple" any shade of purple in the cover (lavender, plum, orchid, etc...).
10. A book with "Brown" any shade of brown in the cover (tan, mahogany, coffee).
11. A book with "Black" or any shade of black in the cover (grey, slate, coal).
12. A book with a Metallic color in the cover (gold, silver, bronze).
13. A book with at least 5 colors on the cover.
14. A book with a color in the title of the book.
15. A book with a word describing colors in the title (rainbow, stripes, polka dots,).
Just completed my 3rd #3 (red) - The only reason I'm giving this book 1.5 stars instead of 1 star is because the premise was interesting. That was the only thing I liked about this book. The writing was ok, but the story was told in such a wacky lack of chronology that I could never connect with what was happening or with the characters. The author tried way too many gimmicks. And seriously, shorten the sentences! I received this book as a free giveaway in exchange for my honest review. Not worth reading. 1.5 stars14/15 - Round 3
updated message 9415/15 -- Finished!
✔4. Orange:
2025 & 2026 Reading Challenge
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Progress: 15/15 (on Round 2) ***FINISHED***
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I plan to go for Round 3, beginning in September. :D