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Color, Color, Color
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Duration: April 17, - July 16, 2019
Level One: 3-11 books
5/11
Object: Read books with a color word in the title.
My List:
1. Vermilion Drift William Kent Krueger 4/18/19
2. Marked in Flesh Anne Bishop 4/26/19
3. Sapphire Nights Patricia Rice 5/29/19
4. Cowboy Dark Tess Oliver 6/7/19
5. Red Wine and Roses S.J. McCoy 7/7/19
Color, Color, ColorDuration: April 17, - July 16, 2019
Level One: 3-11 books
Level Two: 12+ books
Object: Read books with a color word in the title.
My List:
Color, Color, ColorDuration: 04.17.2019 - 07.16.2019
Object: Read books with a color word in the title.
Goal: 12/12+
Current level: Level Two: 12+ books
1. Chocolate - Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl – 05/16/2019
2. Peach - James and the Giant Peach by Roald Dahl – 05/19/2019
3. Light - The Light Over London by Julia Kelly – 07/01/2019
4. Dark - Evil: The Science Behind Humanity's Dark Side by Julia Shaw – 07/03/2019
5. Red - Riding Red by Alexa Riley – 07/03/2019
6. Red - Airport - Code Red by James Patterson – 07/05/2019
7. Shade - Shades of Magic Vol. 1: The Steel Prince by 07/05/2019
8. Black - Little Black Dress by James Patterson – 07/06/2019
9. Purple - Riders of the Purple Wage by Philip José Farmer – 07/07/2019
10. Scarlet - A Study in Scarlet by Arthur Conan Doyle – 07/11/2019
11. Gold(en) - The Golden Compass Graphic Novel, Complete Edition by Stéphane Melchior-Durand & Philip Pullman – 07/12/2019
12. Black, Red - Black Hearts Red by Anne Leigh – 07/13/2019
Color, Color, ColorDuration: 4/22 - 7/22
Object: Read books with a color word in the title.
Goal: 12+
List:
1.)Sister Eve and the Blue Nun by Lynne Hinton
COMPLETED 4/25/2019
Blue was the color of my first car.
2.) A Fall of Marigolds by Susan Meissner Completed 4/26/2019
I love gold accents on clothing.
3.) Leaving Lavender Tides by Colleen Corble
COMPLETED 4/30/2019
Lavender
4.) Agatha Raisin and the Terrible Tourist by MC Beaton COMPLETED 5/5/2019
Raisin is a purplish brown
5.)The Witch Elm by Tana French
COMPLETED 5/13/2019
Elm green is a color
6.)Between Shades of Gray by Ruta Sepytsis COMPLETED 5/18/2019
Please don't mix up this work on Russian labor camps in Siberia with a similarly named one!
7.) The Sugarhouse Blues by Mariah Stewart
COMPLETED 5/20/2019
blue!
8.) Ella Minnow Pea: A Novel in Letters by Mark Dunn.
COMPLETED 5/21/2019
Pea green is a shade best found in soup.
9.) Royal Blood by Rhys Bowen
COMPLETED 5/25/2019
Blood red was the color of my living room when I bought my most recent house. I painted the walls yellow as soon as I moved in.
10.) Down a Dark Road by Linda Castillo
COMPLETED 5/28/2019
The shade of red was too dark for the interior room.
11.) Coffee, Tea, or Murder? by Donald Bain
COMPLETED
Coffee brown is trendy in flooring.
12.) The Unbearable Lightness of Being by Milan Kundera COMPLETED 6/6/2019
Light is a level of color.
13.) 204 Rosewood Lane by Debbie Macomber
COMPLETED 6/12/2019
14All Dressed in White by Mary Higgins Clark
COMPLETED 6/17/2019
15.) The Gray Man by Mark Greaney
COMPLETED 6/17/2019
16.) I See Life Through Rosé-Colored Glasses by Lisa Scottoline and Francesca Serritella
COMPLETED 6/29/2019
Is Rose close enough to Rose'?
Color, Color, ColorDuration: April 17, - July 16, 2019
Level One: 3-11 books
Level Two: 12+ books
Object: Read books with a color word in the title.
My List
Color, Color, ColorDuration: April 17, - July 16, 2019
Level One: 3-11 books
0/11
Object: Read books with a color word in the title.
My List:
Color, Color, Color complete 14.07.19
Duration: April 25, - July 25, 2019
Level One: 3-11 books
Level Two: 12+ books
Object: Read books with a color word in the title.
My List:
1. The woman who walked in sunshine – Alexandra mccoll-smith – 14.05.19
2. The Orchid Girls – Lesley Sanderson 02.06.19
3 Nypd red 4 – james Patterson and marshall karp – 12.06.19
Duration: April 25, - July 25, 2019
Level One: 3-11 books
Level Two: 12+ books
Object: Read books with a color word in the title.
My List:
1. The woman who walked in sunshine – Alexandra mccoll-smith – 14.05.19
2. The Orchid Girls – Lesley Sanderson 02.06.19
3 Nypd red 4 – james Patterson and marshall karp – 12.06.19
Color, Color, ColorDuration: Three Months from your starting date
Object: Read books with a color word in the title.
Levels:
Level One: 3-11 books
Level Two: 12+ books
Color, Color, ColorDuration: 01.05.2019 - 31.07.2019
Object: Read books with a color word in the title.
Level One: 3-11 books
1. Nine Princes in Amber, Roger Zelazny, 16.05.2019
2. White Fang, Jack London, 25.05.2019
3. Cry Down Dark, T.J. Tranchell, 24.07.2019
Completed 7/27/19Color, Color, Color
Duration: May 1, 2019-July 31, 2019
Object: Read books with a color word in the title.
Level Two: 12+ books
12/12 read
1. Blue Umbrella Sky by Rick R. Reed, read 5/15/15
2. I've Been Careless with a Delicate Thing by Marina Vivancos, read 5/1/19
3. Out of the Blue by Lyra Evans, read 6/9/19
4. Vanilla Clouds by Roe Horvat, read 5/30/19
5. Fear: Trump in the White House by Bob Woodward, read 6/24/19
6. Honey: From Flower to Table by Stephanie Rosenbaum, read 6/2/19
7. The Light of the Fireflies by Paul Pen, read 7/27/19
8. Sterling Gold by Leiland Dale, read 7/1/19
9. Seeing Red by Lyra Evans, read 7/20/19
10. Blood on Sand by Ofelia Grand, read 6/1/19
11. Heat in the Snow by Lenore Moreau, read 5/15/15
12. A Blade So Black by L.L. McKinney, read 6/18/19
Color, Color, ColorDuration: Three Months from your starting date
5/1/19 - 7/31/19
*Re-reads are allowed. *No page minimum.
Level One: 3 - 11 books
Read 6 books DONE!
Object: Read books with a color word in the title.
You may use regular color words like red, green, or yellow OR you can get crazy and find titles with a word from Colour Terms OR use any of these color names. OR How about a word that describes color?
1.
Red Zone (Red Zone #1) by Janet Elizabeth Henderson 5/14/19 4stars2.
The Summer of Sunshine and Margot by Susan Mallery 6/8/19 4stars (Sunshine)3.
Indigo by Geraldine Solon 6/29/19 3.5stars4.
Fierce Winds and Fiery Dragons (Dusky Hollows #1) by Nan Sweet 6/30/19 3stars (Fiery)5.
Home at Chestnut Creek (Chestnut Creek #2) by Laura Drake 7/5/19 5stars (Chestnut)6.
Cold Heart, Warm Cowboy (Cold River Ranch, #2) by Caitlin Crews 7/20/19 4.5stars (cold and warm)
Color, Color, ColorDuration: 1/5/19 - 31/7/19
Level One: 3-11 books
Level Two: 12+ books
Object: Read books with a color word in the title.
My List:
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Color, Color, ColorApril 29, 2019 - July 28, 2019
Levels:
Level One: 3-11 books
Level Two: 12+ books
Object: Read books with a color word in the title.
Color Names, Color Terms, Color Descriptions
1. SCARLET by Jen Geigle Johnson (5/15/19)
2. COFFEE and a Beagle by Tish Davis (6/4/19)
3. Drops of GOLD by Sarah M. Eden (6/18/19)
4. Wedding Bell BLUES by Heather Tullis (7/8/19)
Color, Color, Color(Colour, Colour, Colour)
May 1st, 2019 - August 1st, 2019
Levels:
Level One: 3-11 books
Level Two: 12+ books
Object: Read books with a color word in the title.
Color Names, Color Terms, Color Descriptions
1. The Girl in Red - Completed 8th July
2. Redshirts - Completed 5th August
Levels:Level One: 3-11 books
1. Black Jasmine by Toby Neal 9 May 2019 ★★★
2. Touch the Dark by Karen Chance 13 June 2019 ★★★
3. Ravishing in Red by Madeline Hunter 30 June 2019 ★★★★
I'm in!1. On Such a Full Sea 5/15 (sea as in sea green)
2. Shadowshaper 5/24 (shadow)
3. Skin Deep 5/29 (deep as in deep blue, etc)
4. A Darker Shade of Magic 6/29 (darker, shade)
Color, Color, ColorDuration: 05/01/19 - 07/31/19
Object: Read books with a color word in the title.
Books Read: 2/11+
1. A Darker Shade of Magic by V.E. Schwab, 05/27/19
2. The Gilded Wolves by Roshani Chokshi, 07/15/19
3.
Series or author names don't count in this challenge? Just titles?
Mod
No, just titles.
JoAnne wrote: "JoAnne wrote: "Series or author names don't count in this challenge? Just titles?"No, just titles."
That's what I thought but wanted to check since the last book I read had a color word as part of the series. Thanks!
The Lost ChallengesColor, Color, Color
Duration: 7/1/2019 - 9/30/2019
Progress: 10 out of 12+
Duration: Three Months from your starting date
Object: Read books with a color word in the title.
Levels:
Level One: 3-11 books
Level Two: 12+ books
You may use regular color words like red, green, or yellow OR you can get crazy and find titles with a word from Colour Terms OR use any of these color names. OR How about a word that describes color?
1. Sand: The Sand Warrior by Mark Siegel - ***** - 7/4/2019 - 248 Pages
2. Green: Augie and the Green Knight by Zach Weinersmith - ***** - 7/20/2019 - 219 Pages
3. Smoke: Avatar: The Last Airbender: Smoke and Shadow, Part 2 by Gene Luen Yang - ***** - 8/18/2019 - 76 Pages
4. Smoke: Avatar: The Last Airbender: Smoke and Shadow, Part 3 by Gene Luen Yang - ***** - 8/18/2019 - 76 Pages
5. Black: The Black Monday Murders, Vol. 1: All Hail, God Mammon by Jonathan Hickman - *** - 8/25/2019 - 240 Pages
6. Red: Red Queen by Victoria Aveyard - **** - 10/22/2019 - 383 Pages
7. Scarlet: A Study in Scarlet Women by Sherry Thomas - ***** - 10/25/2019 - 323 Pages
8. Red: Written in Red by Anne Bishop - ***** - 11/12/2019 - 433 Pages
9. Black: The Black Monday Murders, Vol. 2 by Jonathan Hickman - ***** - 12/1/2019 - 192 Pages
10. Blue: Even White Trash Zombies Get the Blues by Diana Rowland - ***** - 12/7/2019 - 312 Pages
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Color, Color, ColorDuration: 4/22 - 6/30
COMPLETED -- Some were a stretch, so I have some spares if I don't have twelve.
Object: Read books with a color word in the title.
Goal: 12+
List:
1.)Sister Eve and the Blue Nun by Lynne Hinton
COMPLETED 4/25/2019
Blue was the color of my first car.
2.) A Fall of Marigolds by Susan Meissner Completed 4/26/2019
I love gold accents on clothing.
3.) Leaving Lavender Tides by Colleen Corble
COMPLETED 4/30/2019
Lavender
4.) Agatha Raisin and the Terrible Tourist by MC Beaton COMPLETED 5/5/2019
Raisin is a purplish brown
5.)The Witch Elm by Tana French
COMPLETED 5/13/2019
Elm green is a color
6.)Between Shades of Gray by Ruta Sepytsis COMPLETED 5/18/2019
Please don't mix up this work on Russian labor camps in Siberia with a similarly named one!
7.) The Sugarhouse Blues by Mariah Stewart
COMPLETED 5/20/2019
blue!
8.) Ella Minnow Pea: A Novel in Letters by Mark Dunn.
COMPLETED 5/21/2019
Pea green is a shade best found in soup.
9.) Royal Blood by Rhys Bowen
COMPLETED 5/25/2019
Blood red was the color of my living room when I bought my most recent house. I painted the walls yellow as soon as I moved in.
10.) Down a Dark Road by Linda Castillo
COMPLETED 5/28/2019
The shade of red was too dark for the interior room.
11.) Coffee, Tea, or Murder? by Donald Bain
COMPLETED
Coffee brown is trendy in flooring.
12.) The Unbearable Lightness of Being by Milan Kundera COMPLETED 6/6/2019
Light is a level of color.
13.) 204 Rosewood Lane by Debbie Macomber
COMPLETED 6/12/2019
14All Dressed in White by Mary Higgins Clark
COMPLETED 6/17/2019
15.) The Gray Man by Mark Greaney
COMPLETED 6/17/2019
16.) I See Life Through Rosé-Colored Glasses by Lisa Scottoline and Francesca Serritella
COMPLETED 6/29/2019
Is Rose close enough to Rose'?
Colour, Colour, ColourDuration: June 30th, 2019 to Sept. 30th, 2019
Object: Read books with a color word in the title.
Levels:
Level Two: 12+ books
Total: 7/12
1. Burn Bright by Patricia Briggs - July 2nd
2. Always Look on the Bright Side of Life: A Sortabiography by Eric Idle - July 13th
3. The Kingdom of Copper by S.A. Chakraborty - July 27th
4. City of Golden Shadow by Tad Williams - Aug. 18th
5. Fast Food Nation: The Dark Side of the All-American Meal by Eric Schlosser - Aug. 26th
6. Sapphire Flames by Ilona Andrews - Aug. 31st
7. River of Blue Fire by Tad Williams - Sept. 23rd
Chestnut isn't included in any of the lists you gave but in the definition it's described as a grayish to reddish brown and even states a chestnut colored animal i.e. horse.I included this book in my count on post #20. Let me know if it's okay
Home at Chestnut Creek (Chestnut Creek #2) by Laura Drake 7/5/19 5stars
Mod
I included this book i..."
That works for me! :)
JoAnne wrote: "JoAnne wrote: "Chestnut isn't included in any of the lists you gave but in the definition it's described as a grayish to reddish brown and even states a chestnut colored animal i.e. horse.I inclu..."
Great, didn't know how tightly we were tied to the lists.
Mod
You are not - the lists are just suggestions.
JoAnne wrote: "JoAnne wrote: "JoAnne wrote: "JoAnne wrote: "Chestnut isn't included in any of the lists you gave but in the definition it's described as a grayish to reddish brown and even states a chestnut color..."Thanks, I'll check if any of the other books I had read meet the criteria then
Mod
I know - I have some iffy words...
JoAnne wrote: "JoAnne wrote: "JoAnne wrote: "JoAnne wrote: "JoAnne wrote: "JoAnne wrote: "Chestnut isn't included in any of the lists you gave but in the definition it's described as a grayish to reddish brown an..."would sunshine count?
that's the only maybe word in a title
Mod
Go ahead!
JoAnne wrote: "JoAnne wrote: "JoAnne wrote: "JoAnne wrote: "JoAnne wrote: "JoAnne wrote: "JoAnne wrote: "JoAnne wrote: "Chestnut isn't included in any of the lists you gave but in the definition it's described as..."Great will add it when I get home
Thanks
Color, Color, Color complete 14.07.19
Duration: April 25, - July 25, 2019
Level One: 3-11 books
Level Two: 12+ books
Object: Read books with a color word in the title.
My List:
1. The woman who walked in sunshine – Alexandra mccoll-smith – 14.05.19
2. The Orchid Girls – Lesley Sanderson 02.06.19
3 Nypd red 4 – james Patterson and marshall karp – 12.06.19
Duration: April 25, - July 25, 2019
Level One: 3-11 books
Level Two: 12+ books
Object: Read books with a color word in the title.
My List:
1. The woman who walked in sunshine – Alexandra mccoll-smith – 14.05.19
2. The Orchid Girls – Lesley Sanderson 02.06.19
3 Nypd red 4 – james Patterson and marshall karp – 12.06.19
COMPLETED!Color, Color, Color
Duration: 04.17.2019 - 07.16.2019
Object: Read books with a color word in the title.
Goal: 12/12+
Current level: Level Two: 12+ books
1. Chocolate - Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl – 05/16/2019
2. Peach - James and the Giant Peach by Roald Dahl – 05/19/2019
3. Light - The Light Over London by Julia Kelly – 07/01/2019
4. Dark - Evil: The Science Behind Humanity's Dark Side by Julia Shaw – 07/03/2019
5. Red - Riding Red by Alexa Riley – 07/03/2019
6. Red - Airport - Code Red by James Patterson – 07/05/2019
7. Shade - Shades of Magic Vol. 1: The Steel Prince by 07/05/2019
8. Black - Little Black Dress by James Patterson – 07/06/2019
9. Purple - Riders of the Purple Wage by Philip José Farmer – 07/07/2019
10. Scarlet - A Study in Scarlet by Arthur Conan Doyle – 07/11/2019
11. Gold(en) - The Golden Compass Graphic Novel, Complete Edition by Stéphane Melchior-Durand & Philip Pullman – 07/12/2019
12. Black, Red - Black Hearts Red by Anne Leigh – 07/13/2019
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Color, Color, Color
Duration: Three Months from your starting date
Object: Read books with a color word in the title.
Levels:
Level One: 3-11 books
Level Two: 12+ books
You may use regular color words like red, green, or yellow OR you can get crazy and find titles with a word from Colour Terms OR use any of these color names. OR How about a word that describes color?
Challenge Rules
*Please post a partial list of the challenge when you sign up.
*For each book that you read please post a link to the book, the author and the date you finished it.
*Each book may only be used for one task or letter
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* Where more than one option is given for a task, please state which option your book relates to.
*If the task relates to the cover of your book, please post the cover AND the book link.
*All genres and formats are fine.
*Re-reads are allowed.
*No page minimum.
*Please update your original post as you go.
*When you have finished, please re-post your whole challenge as a new message and MARK AS FINISHED or you will not be considered to have completed the challenge and we will not be able to award your Hall of Fame badge
(Even if you don't hit the level you were aiming for by the deadline, please re-post your challenge anyway as you may still be eligible for a lower level badge.)
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