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Color Challenge - 2017

COLOR CHALLENGE - 10/15
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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 (rainbow, stripes, polka dots, ect...).

Goal: 4/15, 26.67%
03. Red: Dark Matter - 03 Jan 2017, 3/5
01. White: The Paper Menagerie and Other Stories - 15 Jan 2017, 4/5
10. Brown: The Tombs of Atuan (Earthsea Cycle, #2) - 16 Jan 2017, 3/5
12. Metallic: The Grifters - 31 Jan 2017, 4/5

Goal: 4/15
1. Read a book with "White" or any shade of white in the cover.

3. Read a book with "Red" or any shade of red in the cover

5. Read a book with "Yellow" or any shade of yellow in the cover.

8. Read a book with "Dark Blue" or any shade of dark blue in the cover.


-3. red Quidditch Through the Ages
-7. light blue The One Memory of Flora Banks
- 8. dark blue Missing
- 11. black Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
--> 4/15

6. Read a book with "Green" or any shade of green in the cover (sage, lime, jade, etc...). City of Bones
8. Read a book with "Dark Blue" or any shade of dark blue in the cover (indigo, denim, navy, etc...). Ab die Post
--> 3/12

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 in the cover:

14. color in the title of the book:
15. a word describing colors in the title:

Decided on the first books I am gonna read for the challenge.

Finished The Nix by Nathan Hill - Yellow in cover. Fantastic novel!
5/10

Current count: 12/15



4. Read a book with "Orange" or any shade of orange in the cover (apricot, ginger, carrot, etc...).








13. Read a book with at least 5 colors on the cover.

15. Read a book with a word describing colors in the title (rainbow, stripes, polka dots, ect...).


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...).


6. Read a book with "Green" or any shade of green in the cover (sage, lime, jade, 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...).

11. Read a book with "Black" or any shade of black in the cover (grey, slate, coal, etc...).


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...).
7/15

8/15
6. Read a book with "Green" or any shade of green in the cover (sage, lime, jade, etc...). The Eyre Affair 2-2-17
13. Read a book with at least 5 colors on the cover. The Best Part of The Day 2-2-17

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 on the cover.

14. Color in the title of the book.

15. A word describing colors in the title.

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4. Orange -
5. Yellow -



9. Purple
10. Brown
11. Black
12. Metallic
13. At least 5 colors or more.
14. Color in title
15. Word describing a color.

3/15
1. White - Every Last Word 5/5 Stars [16/1-17]
2. Green - Stalking Jack the Ripper 3.5/5 Stars [20/1-17]
3. Pink - Dreamology 2.5/5 Stars [2/2-17]

Read a book with "Brown" or any shade of brown in the cover. - The Secrets of the Flesh: A Story of Colette by Judith Thurman
8/15

11. Read a book with "Black" or any shade of black in the cover (grey, slate, coal, etc...).

13. Read a book with at least 5 colors on the cover.

Progress: 5/15

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:
Zerstört (Grant County, #6) by Karin Slaughter

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:
Weird Things Customers Say in Bookshops by Jen Campbell

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:
A Gathering of Shadows (Shades of Magic, #2) by V.E. Schwab

So i finally decided on all the books for the challenge.
Now I just have to start reading.
I will actually start with The problem child on the weekend and see how it is going

9/15
7. Read a book with "Light Blue" or any shade of light blue in the cover (teal, sky, cerulean, etc...). Paris for One 2-3-17

Finished 2 more books
4. Orange: The Financier, a novel

7. Light blue: ADA's Rules: A Sexy Skinny Novel. Alice Randall


15/15
1. White-Everything, Everything
2. Pink-Saga, Vol. 2
3. Red- Heartless
4. Orange- Crown of Midnight
5. Yellow- The Nightingale
6. Green- Stalking Jack the Ripper
7. Light Blue-Followed by Frost
8. Dark Blue-Magic Bitter, Magic Sweet
9. Purple-The Assassin's Blade
10. Brown-The Moonlight Palace
11. Black-The Night Circus
12. Metallic-Strange the Dreamer
13. Read a book with at least 5 colors on the cover.Saga: Vol. 1
14. Read a book with a color in the title of the book. A Study in Scarlet
15. Read a book with a word describing colors in the title (rainbow, stripes, polka dots, ect...). One Dark Throne

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 (rainbow, stripes, polka dots, ect...).

1. Read a book with "White" or any shade of white in the cover
If You Believed in Love
2. Read a book with "Pink" or any shade of pink in the cover.
Good, Clean, Murder
3. Read a book with "Red" or any shade of red in the cover.
52 Steps To Murder
4. Read a book with "Orange" or any shade of orange in the cover.
To Catch a Bad Guy
5. Read a book with "Yellow" or any shade of yellow in the cover.
Cross My Heart
6. Read a book with "Green" or any shade of green in the cover.
It Starts with Food: Discover the Whole30 and Change Your Life in Unexpected Ways
7. Read a book with "Light Blue" or any shade of light blue in the cover.
Stealing Home
8. Read a book with "Dark Blue" or any shade of dark blue in the cover.
Loose Screw
9. Read a book with "Purple" or any shade of purple in the cover.
Welcome to Serenity
10. Read a book with "Brown" or any shade of brown in the cover.
Feels Like Family
11. Read a book with "Black" or any shade of black in the cover.
An Unforgivable Secret
12. Read a book with a Metallic color in the cover.
Médicis Daughter: A Novel of Marguerite de Valois
13. Read a book with at least 5 colors on the cover.
The Irish Cottage: Finding Elizabeth
14. Read a book with a color in the title of the book.
NYPD Red 4
15. Read a book with a word describing colors in the title.
Isn't It Rich?
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3. Red
7. Light Blue



8. Read a book with "Dark Blue" or any shade of dark blue in the cover (indigo, denim, navy, etc...). - Gods and Tulips

12. Read a book with a Metallic color in the cover (gold, silver, bronze, etc...). - Knots and Crosses

13/15
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