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Color Challenge - 2021
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6. Read a book with "Green" or any shade of green in the cover (sage, lime, jade, etc...).
Hi everyone you are all doing great! A big thank you to oshizu who did my updates this month as I was dealing with life in real!
Message 55 updated: 18 of 18 completed for round 1, starting in on a second round: 3 of 18 completed there!
I am in for 18 prompts please :) And, will all the books as I read them UPDATE: 7/18 (as of 5/25)
1. Read a book with "White" or any shade of white in the cover (ivory, cream, bone, etc...) The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls
2. Read a book with "Pink" or any shade of pink in the cover (rose, magenta, salmon, etc...) Certain Girls by Jennifer Weiner
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 geometric pattern on the cover (rainbows, stripes, polka dots, floral pattern, mosaic, etc...).
15. Read a book with an ugly (to you) cover.
16. Read a book with two or more color words in the title (yellow gold, black & white, etc...)
17. Read a book with the word “Color” in the title.
18. Read a book with a word describing color in the title (rainbow, stripes, polka dots, shiny, mosaic, etc...)
Update message #766/12 completed
1. Read a book with "White" or any shade of white in the cover- Every Last Word by Tamara Ireland Stone
2. Read a book with "Pink" or any shade of pink in the cover- Cinder by Marissa Meyer
3. Read a book with "Red" or any shade of red in the cover- To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
4. Read a book with "Orange" or any shade of orange in the cover-
5. Read a book with "Yellow" or any shade of yellow in the cover-
6. Read a book with "Green" or any shade of green in the cover- Truly Tyler by Terri Libenson
7. Read a book with "Light Blue" or any shade of light blue in the cover- All the Bright Places by Jennifer Niven
8. Read a book with "Dark Blue" or any shade of dark blue in the cover- Crossed by Ally Condie
9. Read a book with "Purple" or any shade of purple in the cover-
10. Read a book with "Brown" or any shade of brown in the cover-
11. Read a book with "Black" or any shade of black in the cover-
12. Read a book with a Metallic color in the cover-
Update to Message #71:18. Read a book with a word describing color in the title (rainbow, stripes, polka dots, shiny, mosaic, etc...) The House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune (5/25/21).
17/18
Update message #4635/14
✅3. Read a book with "Red".
✅7. Read a book with "Light Blue".
✅10. Read a book with "Brown".
Update to message #8 Progress: 15/18
13. Read a book with at least 5 colors on the cover.
--->✔ The Vanishing Half - read on 05/06/21
14. Read a book with a geometric pattern on the cover (rainbows, stripes, polka dots, floral pattern, mosaic, etc...).
--->✔ The Sun Is Also a Star - read on 05/28/21
Update to msg #95Progress: 15/15
Complete!
Thank you for hosting this challenge, it was fun as always!
Till next year! :)
Sign me up please!June 1 - Dec. 31, 2021
COLOR CHALLENGE
Duration: January 1, 2021 - December 31, 2021
14/18 complete
R.O.Y.B.I.V.G. 6/7
This challenge requires you find books that have certain colors in their covers or in the title. Let the challenge leader know how many you would like to do and post your number below!
🌞1. Read a book with "White" or any shade of white in the cover (ivory, cream, bone, etc...). - Cherry Pies & Deadly Lies - Darci Hannah
🌞2. Read a book with "Pink" or any shade of pink in the cover (rose, magenta, salmon, etc...). - Cherry Scones & Broken Bones - Darci Hannah
🌞3. Read a book with "Red" or any shade of red in the cover (maroon, brick, scarlet, etc...). All Fudged Up - Nancy CoCo
🏖4. Read a book with "Orange" or any shade of orange in the cover (apricot, ginger, carrot, etc...). Fatal Brushstroke - Sybil Johnson
🌞5. Read a book with "Yellow" or any shade of yellow in the cover (blond, chartreuse, canary, etc...). - Death on the Night of Lost Lizards - Julia Buckley
🌞6. Read a book with "Green" or any shade of green in the cover (sage, lime, jade, etc...). - The Spook in the Stacks - Eva Gates
🌞7. Read a book with "Light Blue" or any shade of light blue in the cover (teal, sky, cerulean, etc...). - A Quiet Life in the Country - T.E. Kinsey
🌞8. Read a book with "Dark Blue" or any shade of dark blue in the cover (indigo, denim, navy, etc...). - Secondhand Spirits - Juliet Blackwell
🏖9. Read a book with "Purple" or any shade of purple in the cover (lavender, plum, orchid, etc...). - Boiled Over - Barbara Ross
🌞10. Read a book with "Brown" or any shade of brown in the cover (tan, mahogany, coffee, etc...). If Walls Could Talk - Juliet Blackwell
🏖11. Read a book with "Black" or any shade of black in the cover (grey, slate, coal, etc...). - Chaos in Little Leaf Creek - Cindy Bell
🏖12. Read a book with a Metallic color in the cover (gold, silver, bronze, etc...). - Gold lettering on the shop window -Murder by the Book - Lauren Elliott
🌞13. Read a book with at least 5 colors on the cover. Occult and Battery - Lena Gregory
🏖14. Read a book with a geometric pattern on the cover (rainbows, stripes, polka dots, floral pattern, mosaic, etc...). Death by Darjeeling - Laura Childs
🏖15. Read a book with an ugly (to you) cover. Death on the Danube: A New Year's Murder in Budapest - Jennifer S. Alderson
16. Read a book with two or more color words in the title (yellow gold, black & white, etc...)
17. Read a book with the word “Color” in the title.
18. Read a book with a word describing color in the title (rainbow, stripes, polka dots, shiny, mosaic, etc...)
TIP: This is a fun challenge to use the "add book/author" option (located just above the comment box) and selecting "cover."
Want to make this challenge a little harder try doing the Colors of the Rainbow First (R-O-Y-G-B-I-V)
🏖R. - The Silence of the Library - Miranda James
🏖O. - Deadly Deals and Donuts - Cindy Bell
🌞Y. - Out of Circulation - Miranda James
🌞G. - In the Market for Murder - T.E. Kinsey
🏖B. - Death by Baguette: - Jennifer S. Alderson
🩱I. - The Ghost and Mrs. McClure - Alice Kimberly
🏖V. - Clairvoyant and Present Danger - Lena Gregory
*Finished the challenge already? Double your fun and redo tasks 1 through 12, but instead of the cover, find the colors in the title!
**Finished again? A triple challenge would be to find books with all of these colors in their covers AND in their titles.
Update Message #299Progress 12/18
9. Read a book with "Purple" or any shade of purple in the cover (lavender, plum, orchid, etc...).
message 299/18
2. Read a book with "Pink" or any shade of pink in the cover (rose, magenta, salmon, etc...).
message 2910/18
8. Read a book with "Dark Blue" or any shade of dark blue in the cover (indigo, denim, navy, etc...).
Update to 46110/18
9. Read a book with "Purple" or any shade of purple in the cover (lavender, plum, orchid, etc...).
Color Challenge 2021!Msg # 62
Progress: 15/18
✅1. White on cover -
Grey Zone (Dulcie Schwartz, #3) by Clea Simon ✅2. Pink on cover -
P.S. I Love You (P.S. I Love You, #1) by Cecelia Ahern ✅3. Red on cover -
The Devil’s Acolyte (Knights Templar, #13) ✅4. Orange on cover -
Cinnamon Kiss (Easy Rawlins #10) by Walter Mosley ✅5. Yellow on cover -
Are You Afraid of the Dark? by Sidney Sheldon ✅6. Green on cover -
Private Eyes (Alex Delaware, #6) by Jonathan Kellerman ✅7. Light Blue on cover -
The Masterpiece by Fiona Davis ✅8. Dark Blue on cover -
Murder on Cold Street (Lady Sherlock, #5) by Sherry Thomas✅9. Purple on cover -
Murder in Little Italy (Gaslight Murder Mystery #8) by Victoria Thompson✅10. Brown on cover -
Hidden Riches by Sandra Brown✅11. Black on cover -
Divine Justice (Camel Club, #4) by David Baldacci ✅12. Metallic (gold, silver, bronze, etc...) on cover -
Rain of Gold by Victor Villaseñor ✅13. At least 5 colors on the cover -
Venice: Pure City by Peter Ackroyd✅14. A geometric pattern on the cover (rainbows, stripes, polka dots, floral pattern, mosaic, etc…) -
The Sultan’s Seal by Jenny White✅15. A book with an ugly (to you) cover -
City of Secrets (Counterfeit Lady, #2) by Victoria Thompson16. A book with two or more color words in the title
17. A book with the word “Color” in the title.
18. A book with a word describing color in the title (rainbow, stripes, polka dots, shiny, mosaic, etc...)
Update to 50311/18
6. Read a book with "Green" or any shade of green in the cover (sage, lime, jade, etc...).
I know the year is half over, but I have read titles that fit most of these already:White:
Pink:
Red:
Orange:
Yellow:
Green:
Lt Blue:
Dark blue:
Purple:
Brown:
Black:
5 colors:
Geometric patter:
Ugly
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8. Read a book with "Dark Blue" or any shade of dark blue in the cover The Midnight Library by Matt Haig