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Color Challenge - 2018
Kristin, will this one do for white
or maybe blue? It is sort of hard to tell on this one for me...lol
I am in for 15! 15/151. Read a book with "White" or any shade of white in the cover (ivory, cream, bone, etc...).
What She Knew
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...).
Lifeguard
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...).
Dragonkeeper
7. Read a book with "Light Blue" or any shade of light blue in the cover (teal, sky, cerulean, etc...).
City of Endless Night
8. Read a book with "Dark Blue" or any shade of dark blue in the cover (indigo, denim, navy, etc...).
The Name of the Wind
9. Read a book with "Purple" or any shade of purple in the cover (lavender, plum, orchid, etc...).
1984
10. Read a book with "Brown" or any shade of brown in the cover (tan, mahogany, coffee, etc...).
The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency
11. Read a book with "Black" or any shade of black in the cover (grey, slate, coal, etc...).
The Last Victim
12. Read a book with a Metallic color in the cover (gold, silver, bronze, etc...).
Stalking Jack the Ripper13. Read a book with at least 5 colors on the cover.
Woof
14. Read a book with a color in the title of the book.
The Black Tulip
15. Read a book with a word describing colors in the title (rainbow, stripes, polka dots, etc...).
Blood Vines
Color Challenge 2018
January 1 - December 31
Books Completed: 0/15
1. "White" or any shade of white in the cover (ivory, cream, bone, etc...).
2. "Pink" or any shade of pink in the cover (rose, magenta, salmon, etc...).
3. "Red" or any shade of red in the cover (maroon, brick, scarlet, etc...).
4. "Orange" or any shade of orange in the cover (apricot, ginger, carrot, etc...).
5. "Yellow" or any shade of yellow in the cover (blond, chartreuse, canary, etc...).
6. "Green" or any shade of green in the cover (sage, lime, jade, etc...).
7. "Light Blue" or any shade of light blue in the cover (teal, sky, cerulean, etc...).
8. "Dark Blue" or any shade of dark blue in the cover (indigo, denim, navy, etc...).
9. "Purple" or any shade of purple in the cover (lavender, plum, orchid, etc...).
10. "Brown" or any shade of brown in the cover (tan, mahogany, coffee, etc...).
11. "Black" or any shade of black in the cover (grey, slate, coal, etc...).
12. Metallic color in the cover (gold, silver, bronze, etc...).
13. 5 colors on the cover.
14. Color in the title of the book.
15. A word describing colors in the title (rainbow, stripes, polka dots, etc...).
January 1 - December 31
Books Completed: 0/15
1. "White" or any shade of white in the cover (ivory, cream, bone, etc...).
2. "Pink" or any shade of pink in the cover (rose, magenta, salmon, etc...).
3. "Red" or any shade of red in the cover (maroon, brick, scarlet, etc...).
4. "Orange" or any shade of orange in the cover (apricot, ginger, carrot, etc...).
5. "Yellow" or any shade of yellow in the cover (blond, chartreuse, canary, etc...).
6. "Green" or any shade of green in the cover (sage, lime, jade, etc...).
7. "Light Blue" or any shade of light blue in the cover (teal, sky, cerulean, etc...).
8. "Dark Blue" or any shade of dark blue in the cover (indigo, denim, navy, etc...).
9. "Purple" or any shade of purple in the cover (lavender, plum, orchid, etc...).
10. "Brown" or any shade of brown in the cover (tan, mahogany, coffee, etc...).
11. "Black" or any shade of black in the cover (grey, slate, coal, etc...).
12. Metallic color in the cover (gold, silver, bronze, etc...).
13. 5 colors on the cover.
14. Color in the title of the book.
15. A word describing colors in the title (rainbow, stripes, polka dots, etc...).
Update: Alyssa (msg 89) - 1/157. "Light Blue" or any shade of light blue in the cover (teal, sky, cerulean, etc...).
update: msg. 110 (1/15)4. Orange -
Updated message 1591/15
Light Blue- Wonder
Update!Progress: 1/15
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 86)2/15
- #5 yellow 
- #2 pink
Updated msg 132 1/15Black -
I'll join and aim for all 1515/15 completed twice
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, etc...).
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. Describing Word:
I'm in for all 15.7/15
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. 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:
I am in! My goal is to get all 15 books. :)Read 13/15:
1. White:
Brandon Sanderson: The Final Empire (Finnish edition)
2. Pink:
Gail Honeyman:
Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine (Finnish edition)
3. Red:
Joëlle Jones: Lady Killer, Vol. 2
4. Orange:
Eve Hietamies: Hammaskeiju
5. Yellow:
Agatha Christie: The Seven Dials Mystery (Finnish edition)
6. Green:
Melba Escobar: Kauneussalonki (Finnish edition)
7. Light Blue:
Siri Pettersen: Kupla (Finnish edition)
8. Dark Blue:
Patricia Highsmith: Strangers on a Train
9. Purple:
10. Brown:
Netta Walldén: Ruben ja Harman kartano
11. Black:
Heikki Kännö: Mehiläistie
12. Metallic:
Liv Strömquist: Prinssi Charlesin tunne (Finnish edition)
13. Read a book with at least 5 colors on the cover:
Elin Willows: Sisämaa
14. Read a book with a color in the title of the book:
Andre Brink: White Dry Season
15. Read a book with a word describing colors in the title:
Update: Alyssa (msg 89) 2/158. Read a book with "Dark Blue" or any shade of dark blue in the cover (indigo, denim, navy, etc...).
5/151. 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,
How do we find and edit our original post?
I love the idea. I have at least one book from the library: Blue Monday by Nicci French. Not light or dark blue. Is that a problem? There is a lot of blue on the cover...
Edited post #16.So far 5/15.
1. Read a book with "White" or any shade of white in the cover (ivory, cream, bone, etc...). READ
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...). READ
7. Read a book with "Light Blue" or any shade of light blue in the cover (teal, sky, cerulean, etc...). READ
8. Read a book with "Dark Blue" or any shade of dark blue in the cover (indigo, denim, navy, etc...). READ
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. READ
(yellow, orange, red, green, blue, black)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, etc...).
Update to Msg 175: 2/15 books completed.
Updated message 1592/15
Black-
Update to Msg 106: 1/15 books completed
I read The Picture of Dorian Gray this week for a book with a black cover. This book was fantastic. I can't think of why I had not read it before now.I'm at 1/15.
Updated my progress on 158. 2/15 completed
update on my progress, message 1031/15 completed
Edited post #16.So far 7/15.
1. Read a book with "White" or any shade of white in the cover (ivory, cream, bone, etc...). READ
2. Read a book with "Pink" or any shade of pink in the cover (rose, magenta, salmon, etc...). READ
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...). READ
7. Read a book with "Light Blue" or any shade of light blue in the cover (teal, sky, cerulean, etc...). READ
8. Read a book with "Dark Blue" or any shade of dark blue in the cover (indigo, denim, navy, etc...). READ
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...). READ
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. READ
(yellow, orange, red, green, blue, black)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, etc...).
Update to message 134:1/15 completed, a book with dark blue
The Woman in Cabin 10
I'm in for 14/15!Goal: 14
COMPLETED JUNE 18
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. Five colors
14. Color in title
15. A word describing colors
I'll try and see how many I can get15/15
1. White:
(01/30/18)
(04/01/18)2. Pink:
(07/12/18)3. Red:
(01/08/18)
(05/30/18)
(08/17/18)4. Orange:
(04/15/18)
(05/24/18)5. Yellow:
(03/09/18)6. Green:
(03/02/18)
(04/29/18)7. Light Blue:
(02/21/18)
(03/04/18)8. Dark Blue:
(03/19/18)
(06/21/18)
(07/26/18)9. Purple:
(30/01/18)10. Brown:
(04/01/18)11. Black:
(01/15/2018)
(04/06/18)12. Metallic:
(04/29/18)
13. Read a book with at least 5 colors on the cover:
(05/09/18)
(05/30/18)
(06/21/18)
(07/30/18)14. Read a book with a color in the title of the book:
(08/14/18)15. Read a book with a word describing colors in the title:
(12/07/18)
Update Message 961/15 Completed
Black The One Week Budget: Learn to Create Your Money Management System in 7 Days or Less!
Would beautiful count for a descriptive word to use for #15? Trying to figure out what book to read for that one
HiCan I join the challenge please?
I’ll try for 15.
Thanks
Amanda
#1. White
. (Jan 18)#3. Red
. (Sep 18)#4. Orange
(June 18)#5. Yellow
. (Jan 18)#6. Green
. (Apr 18)#7. Light Blue
. (Jan 18)#8. Dark Blue
. (Mar 18)#9. Purple
. (May 18)#11. Black
(May 18)#13. Book with 5 colours
(Aug 18)#14. Book with colour in title.
. (Jan 18)11/15
(Serious) question to Kristin: Does a picture of Trump in a cover count as the colour orange?
I'd like to join this challenge, and go for all 15!......3/15
1. White
.2. Green
3, Black
Update!Progress: 2/15
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’ve updated msg #235. 2/15.Is it ok that I update myself and let you know?
Amanda
I would like to join too 🙂 for all 15 books. Completed 14/15
1. White:
4/2/20182. Pink:
5/2/20183. Red:
4/1/20184. Orange:
8/1/20185. Yellow:
7/3/20186. Green:
19/02/20187. Light Blue:
28/2/20188. Dark Blue:
13/1/20189. Purple:
31/1/201810. Brown:
25/1/201811. Black:
11/2/201812. Metallic color:
28/1/201813. Read a book with at least 5 colors on the cover.
10/3/2018 (black, blue, orange, green, yellow)14. Read a book with a color in the title of the book. Why I'm No Longer Talking to White People About Race
17/1/201815. Read a book with a word describing colors in the title (rainbow, stripes, polka dots, etc...).
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1/15 books
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, etc...).