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I'M IN!27 JULY 19 - 26 OCT 19
Level Two: 12+ books
1 Transcending Darkness - Airicka Phoenix - 6 AUG
2 Cold Cole Heart - K. Webster - 12 AUG
3 Her Darkest Nightmare - Brenda Novak - 31 AUG
4 Navy SEAL Justice - Elle James - 10 SEPT
5 Navy SEAL Newlywed - Elle James - 17 SEPT
6 Beneath a Scarlet Sky - Mark T. Sullivan - 21 SEPT
7 The Rose - Tiffany Reisz - 25 SEPT
8 Blaze Erupting - Rebecca Zanetti - 27 SEPT
9 Dark Instincts - Suzanne Wright - 29 SEPT
10 Black Beauty - Anna Sewell - 29 SEPT
11 White Rabbit: The Rise - London Miller - 4 OCT
12 White Rabbit: The Fall - London Miller - 8 OCT
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
Finished! :)Color, Color, Color
April 29, 2019 - July 28, 2019
Levels:
Level One: 3-11 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)
completedLevels:
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 ★★★★
Mod
8/1-10/31/2019
Level Two
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Welcome Lizz!
Finished!Color, Color, Color
Duration: 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
Done on post #20Color, Color, Color
Duration: 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?
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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)
Hadn't realized I'd finished this one.Completion Post (post 29 - level 1)
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)
Completion Post:Colour, Colour, Colour
Duration: 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
I loved this challenge and I'm going to try again to see if I can hit level 2 this time.Colour, Colour, Colour
Duration: Oct. 1st, 2019 to Dec. 31st, 2019
Object: Read books with a color word in the title.
Levels:
Level Two: 12+ books
Total: 10/12
*1. Iron and Magic by Ilona Andrews - Nov. 3rd
*2. Chimes at Midnight by Seanan McGuire - Nov. 6th
*3. Aurora Blazing by Jessie Mihalik - Nov. 10th
4. Shadow of Night by Deborah Harkness - Nov. 13th
*5. The Winter Long by Seanan McGuire - Nov. 15th
*6. Into the Drowning Deep by Mira Grant - Nov. 20th
7. Nabokov's Favorite Word Is Mauve: What the Numbers Reveal About the Classics, Bestsellers, and Our Own Writing by Ben Blatt - Nov. 29th
8. A Red-Rose Chain by Seanan McGuire - Dec. 10th
9. Shadow Rising by Kendra Leigh Castle - Dec. 23rd
10. The Brightest Fell by Seanan McGuire - Dec. 31st
ALL DONE!27 JULY 19 - 26 OCT 19
Level Two: 12+ books
1 Transcending Darkness - Airicka Phoenix - 6 AUG
2 Cold Cole Heart - K. Webster - 12 AUG
3 Her Darkest Nightmare - Brenda Novak - 31 AUG
4 Navy SEAL Justice - Elle James - 10 SEPT
5 Navy SEAL Newlywed - Elle James - 17 SEPT
6 Beneath a Scarlet Sky - Mark T. Sullivan - 21 SEPT
7 The Rose - Tiffany Reisz - 25 SEPT
8 Blaze Erupting - Rebecca Zanetti - 27 SEPT
9 Dark Instincts - Suzanne Wright - 29 SEPT
10 Black Beauty - Anna Sewell - 29 SEPT
11 White Rabbit: The Rise - London Miller - 4 OCT
12 White Rabbit: The Fall - London Miller - 8 OCT
Mod
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
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. IN = In the Miso Soup by Ryū Murakami 02/18/2020
2. BLONDE = A Dyed Blonde and a Dead Bodyby Cindy Bell 3/16/2020
3. SILVER Pat of Silver Bush by L.M. Montgomery 3/21/2020
4. BLUE Robert B. Parker's Killing the Blues by Michael Brandman 3/22/2020
5. GREEN Green Eggs and Ham by Dr. Seuss 1/04/2020
6. GREEN Killer Me Green by Summer Prescott 03/18/2020
7 Peach Peach Pies and Alibis by Ellery Adams 4/3/2020
Color, Color, Color
Duration: Three Months from your starting date
Level One: 3-11
1. A Different Blue by Amy Harmon - 2/2
2. Get a Life, Chloe Brown by Talia Hibbert - 2/18
3. Scarlet Stone by Jewel E. Ann - 2/27
Duration: Three Months from your starting date
Level One: 3-11
1. A Different Blue by Amy Harmon - 2/2
2. Get a Life, Chloe Brown by Talia Hibbert - 2/18
3. Scarlet Stone by Jewel E. Ann - 2/27
I'm making my 2020 challenge list and I believe I will give this one a try.Color, Color, Color
Duration: January 1, 2020-March 31, 2020
Level Two: 12+ books
I still didn't manage Level 2, but I got closer.Colour, Colour, Colour
Duration: Oct. 1st, 2019 to Dec. 31st, 2019
Object: Read books with a color word in the title.
Levels:
Level Two: 12+ books
Total: 10/12
*1. Iron and Magic by Ilona Andrews - Nov. 3rd
*2. Chimes at Midnight by Seanan McGuire - Nov. 6th
*3. Aurora Blazing by Jessie Mihalik - Nov. 10th
4. Shadow of Night by Deborah Harkness - Nov. 13th
*5. The Winter Long by Seanan McGuire - Nov. 15th
*6. Into the Drowning Deep by Mira Grant - Nov. 20th
7. Nabokov's Favorite Word Is Mauve: What the Numbers Reveal About the Classics, Bestsellers, and Our Own Writing by Ben Blatt - Nov. 29th
8. A Red-Rose Chain by Seanan McGuire - Dec. 10th
9. Shadow Rising by Kendra Leigh Castle - Dec. 23rd
10. The Brightest Fell by Seanan McGuire - Dec. 31st
I'm in!Color Word in the Title
1-17-20 to 4-17-20
17 out of 12+
Level 2: 12+
1) ROSE A Constellation of Roses 1-18-20
2) GOLD The Fourteenth Goldfish 1-23-20
3) GINGER Ginger Pye 1-29-20
4) BISCUIT Biscuit 1-29-20 (Biscuit/Linen is a very popular off-white color for bathroom fixtures.)
5) IVY Ivy and Bean 2-3-20
6) PURPLE Harold and the Purple Crayon 2-16-20
7) BLACK Riding A Black Horse 2-22-20
8) BISCUIT Biscuit's First Sleepover 2-24-20
9) BROWN Amber Brown Is Not a Crayon 2-27-20
10) TABBY Mr. Putter & Tabby Pick the Pears 3-1-20 (The word "tabby" refers to a cat's coloring.)
11) BLUE The Blue Jackal 3-2-20
12) DARK I'll Be Gone in the Dark: One Woman's Obsessive Search for the Golden State Killer 3-3-20
13) CREAM Should I Share My Ice Cream? 3-10-20
14) RED Flight of the Red Bandit 4-14-20
15) BLUE The Intern Blues: The Timeless Classic About the Making of a Doctor 4-14-20
16) RED The Red One by Jack London 4-16-20
17) CHARTREUSE The Chartreuse Clue 4-16-20
NonfictionDuration: Feb 1st, 2020 to May 1st, 2020
Levels:
Level One: 3-11 books
Level Two: 12+ books
Was hoping for a few more, but at least I hit level 1 :)
FINISHED
Color, Color, Color
Duration: Three Months from your starting date
Level One: 3-11
1. A Different Blue by Amy Harmon - 2/2
2. Get a Life, Chloe Brown by Talia Hibbert - 2/18
3. Scarlet Stone by Jewel E. Ann - 2/27
FINISHED
Color, Color, Color
Duration: Three Months from your starting date
Level One: 3-11
1. A Different Blue by Amy Harmon - 2/2
2. Get a Life, Chloe Brown by Talia Hibbert - 2/18
3. Scarlet Stone by Jewel E. Ann - 2/27
Mod
Start 01/04/2020 - 04/04/2020
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
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. IN = In the Miso Soup by Ryū Murakami 02/18/2020
2. BLONDE = A Dyed Blonde and a Dead Bodyby Cindy Bell 3/16/2020
3. SILVER Pat of Silver Bush by L.M. Montgomery 3/21/2020
4. BLUE Robert B. Parker's Killing the Blues by Michael Brandman 3/22/2020
5. GREEN Green Eggs and Ham by Dr. Seuss 1/04/2020
6. GREEN Killer Me Green by Summer Prescott 03/18/2020
7 Peach Peach Pies and Alibis by Ellery Adams 4/3/2020
FINISHED!Color Word in the Title
1-17-20 to 4-17-20
17 out of 12+
Level 2: 12+
1) ROSE A Constellation of Roses 1-18-20
2) GOLD The Fourteenth Goldfish 1-23-20
3) GINGER Ginger Pye 1-29-20
4) BISCUIT Biscuit 1-29-20 (Biscuit/Linen is a very popular off-white color for bathroom fixtures.)
5) IVY Ivy and Bean 2-3-20
6) PURPLE Harold and the Purple Crayon 2-16-20
7) BLACK Riding A Black Horse 2-22-20
8) BISCUIT Biscuit's First Sleepover 2-24-20
9) BROWN Amber Brown Is Not a Crayon 2-27-20
10) TABBY Mr. Putter & Tabby Pick the Pears 3-1-20 (The word "tabby" refers to a cat's coloring.)
11) BLUE The Blue Jackal 3-2-20
12) DARK I'll Be Gone in the Dark: One Woman's Obsessive Search for the Golden State Killer 3-3-20
13) CREAM Should I Share My Ice Cream? 3-10-20
14) RED Flight of the Red Bandit 4-14-20
15) BLUE The Intern Blues: The Timeless Classic About the Making of a Doctor 4-14-20
16) RED The Red One by Jack London 4-16-20
17) CHARTREUSE The Chartreuse Clue 4-16-20
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Color, Color, Color
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