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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...) [boo..."
Welcome!

Progress: 15/15
Complete!
Thank you for hosting this challenge, it was fun as always!
Till next year! :)"
Congrats

#8: Read a book with "Dark Blue" or any shade of dark blue in the cover (indigo, denim, navy, etc...). Station Eleven by Emily. St. John Mandel (6/30/21)

Progress: 17/18 - one more!

Duration: January 1, 2021 - December 31, 2021
This challenge requires you find books that have certain colors in their covers or in the title. Let the challenge leader know how man..."
Okay would "dark" count? And does there have to be a colour name after the descriptive word? I finished all of the others some time ago, but this one has been the hardest. I am reading In a Dark Wood Wandering and wonder if this would count :)

13/18
5. Read a book with "Yellow" or any shade of yellow in the cover (blond, chartreuse, canary, etc...).



Congrats!

Damn! You go, girl!


Finished 18/18! It has been a few months since I got 17, but I finally got one that described colour ("rainbow" in title).

Progress: 18/18
1. Read a book with "White" or any shade of white in the cover (ivory, cream, bone, etc...).
--->✔ The Whisper Man - read on 02/7/21
2. Read a book with "Pink" or any shade of pink in the cover (rose, magenta, salmon, etc...).
---> ✔ Fangirl - read on 02/1/21
3. Read a book with "Red" or any shade of red in the cover (maroon, brick, scarlet, etc...).
--->✔ Attachments - read on 02/14/21
4. Read a book with "Orange" or any shade of orange in the cover (apricot, ginger, carrot, etc...).
--->✔ Turtles All the Way Down - read on 02/14/21
5. Read a book with "Yellow" or any shade of yellow in the cover (blond, chartreuse, canary, etc...).
--->✔ Beach Read - read on 04/05/21
6. Read a book with "Green" or any shade of green in the cover (sage, lime, jade, etc...).
--->✔ At First Sight - read on 01/19/21
7. Read a book with "Light Blue" or any shade of light blue in the cover (teal, sky, cerulean, etc...).
--->✔ American Dirt - read on 01/16/21
8. Read a book with "Dark Blue" or any shade of dark blue in the cover (indigo, denim, navy, etc...)
--->✔History Is All You Left Me- read on 01/02/21
9. Read a book with "Purple" or any shade of purple in the cover (lavender, plum, orchid, etc...).
--->✔ It Ends with Us - read on 03/09/21
10. Read a book with "Brown" or any shade of brown in the cover (tan, mahogany, coffee, etc...).
--->✔ Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine - read on 02/1/21
11. Read a book with "Black" or any shade of black in the cover (grey, slate, coal, etc...).
--->✔ Verity - read on 01/04/21
12. Read a book with a Metallic color in the cover (gold, silver, bronze, etc...).
--->✔The Third Wife - read on 05/18/21
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
15. Read a book with an ugly (to you) cover.
--->✔ The Perks of Being a Wallflower - read on 03/03/21
16. Read a book with two or more color words in the title (yellow gold, black & white, etc...)
--->✔ Red, White & Royal Blue - read on 03/09/21
17. Read a book with the word “Color” in the title.
--->✔ The Color Purple - read on 07/12/21
18. Read a book with a word describing color in the title (rainbow, stripes, polka dots, shiny, mosaic, etc...)
--->✔ The Boy in the Striped Pajamas - read on 08/20/21
✨✨✨ COMPLETED ✨✨✨

11/18
7. Read a book with "Light Blue" or any shade of light blue in the cover (teal, sky, cerulean, 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...). -

10. Read a book with "Brown" or any shade of brown in the cover (tan, mahogany, coffee, etc...). -

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

14. Read a book with a geometric pattern on the cover (rainbows, stripes, polka dots, floral pattern, mosaic, etc...). -


16/18
1. Read a book with "White" or any shade of white in the cover (ivory, cream, bone, etc...).

14. Read a book with a geometric pattern on the cover (rainbows, stripes, polka dots, floral pattern, mosaic, etc...).


18/18 finished - Challenge completed
I'm doing the ROYGBIV challenge, too! - challenge completed
This was a really fun challenge! Thank you, Blagica, for leading it.
I think my favorite prompt was "ugly cover" -


Progress 13/18
2. Read a book with "Pink" or any shade of pink in the cover (rose, magenta, salmon, etc...).


Update at 25 September 2021: 12/18
White :


Pink :

Red :

Orange :

Yellow :
Green :


Light Blue :

Dark Blue :

Purple :


Brown :

Black :

Metallic :

5+ colours:
Geometric :
Ugly :
In Title
2+ colour words:
The word "colour" :
Descriptive of colour: "Invisible in a Bright Light" by Sally Gardner

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