Color Challenge - 2022

[Patty]

Update message 37. 16/18

So I'm counting Blood (as in blood red) and earth (as in earth tones) for color descriptions

[Julie]

updated message 36
6/18

[Julie]

updated message 36
7/18

[Winter, Group Reads]

Soelo wrote: "Update to #331 - I finished back in July but just now realized I never updated my post.

36/36 done!


I've finished my first run through in post #63, so I am starting over again:

~1. "White" or a..."

Should I reset your numbers read or double your goal?

[Winter, Group Reads]

Sophia wrote: "Update message 439

Progress 14/14 challenge complete!"

Congratulations!!

[Winter, Group Reads]

Updated :)

[Amy (Other Amy)]

Update to message 10:
9/18

[Lilili]

Updating msg 405:

Total: 15/18

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. 5 Colors or more


14. Geometric Pattern (circle)



15. Ugly to you


16. Two or more colors in the title
17. The word "color" in the title
18. Color describing word in the title

[Rachael]

Update to message 74... 8/18

[Allie]

Update to Message #17
Progress 17/18
16. Read a book with two or more color words in the title (yellow gold, black & white, etc...) The Ink Black Heart

[Julie]

updated message 36
8/18

[Winter, Group Reads]

Allie wrote: "Update to Message #17
Progress 17/18
16. Read a book with two or more color words in the title (yellow gold, black & white, etc...) The Ink Black Heart"

Almost there! :D

[ReGina]

I’m done - 18 out of 18!

1. Read a book with "White" or any shade of white in the cover (ivory, cream, bone, etc...). - The Love Hypothesis
2. Read a book with "Pink" or any shade of pink in the cover (rose, magenta, salmon, etc...). - Waking Up White
3. Read a book with "Red" or any shade of red in the cover (maroon, brick, scarlet, etc...). - Arsenic and Adobo
4. Read a book with "Orange" or any shade of orange in the cover (apricot, ginger, carrot, etc...). - Bibliophile Diverse Spines
5. Read a book with "Yellow" or any shade of yellow in the cover (blond, chartreuse, canary, etc...). - This Close to Okay
6. Read a book with "Green" or any shade of green in the cover (sage, lime, jade, etc...). - The Unhoneymooners
7. Read a book with "Light Blue" or any shade of light blue in the cover (teal, sky, cerulean, etc...). - You Got Anything Stronger? Stories
8. Read a book with "Dark Blue" or any shade of dark blue in the cover (indigo, denim, navy, etc...). - They Both Die At the End
9. Read a book with "Purple" or any shade of purple in the cover (lavender, plum, orchid, etc...). - Dork Diaries: Tales of a Not-So-Popular Party Girl
10. Read a book with "Brown" or any shade of brown in the cover (tan, mahogany, coffee, etc...). - Clap When You Land
11. Read a book with "Black" or any shade of black in the cover (grey, slate, coal, etc...). - Afterparties
12. Read a book with a Metallic color in the cover (gold, silver, bronze, etc...).- The Secret Life of Addie LaRue
13. Read a book with at least 5 colors on the cover. - How to be an Anti-Racist
14. Read a book with a geometric pattern on the cover (rainbows, stripes, polka dots, floral pattern, mosaic, etc...). - Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe
15. Read a book with an ugly (to you) cover. - Oona Out of Order
16. Read a book with two or more color words in the title (yellow gold, black & white, etc...) - Rose Gold
17. Read a book with the word “Color” in the title. - Living in Color
18. Read a book with a word describing color in the title (rainbow, stripes, polka dots, shiny, mosaic, etc...) - Shiny Broken Pieces

[Amanda]

Update #58

12/12

Challenge completed

[Mary]

TRYING
COLOR CHALLENGE
Duration: January 1, 2022 - December 31, 2022

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, et:
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...). 10/26/22 5*
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...)

[Jennifer]

Updating message #31

12/18 completed

11. Read a book with "Black" or any shade of black in the cover (grey, slate, coal, etc...).
DONE

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

[Kristina]

Update to message 85 - 18/18 books, challenge complete!

[Gwen]

1-12






13-15
*five colors*

16-18
*color*

[Julie]

updated message 36
9/18

[Laureen]

Update to message #25:
#16: A book with 2 or more color words in the title:

Black Leopard, Red Wolf by Marlon James

17/18

[Fedra]

Please update message 82. Challenge completed!

[Echo]

Message 52 updated: 33 of 36 completed

[Carol]

I'm not reading much any more, but I looked at the books I've already finished this year and realized I had almost completed this challenge (even though I hadn't joined it yet). So... I would like to participate in this challenge, using the books I've already finished and completing the others as the year winds down.

18/18 challenge completed!


1. Read a book with "White" or any shade of white in the cover (ivory, cream, bone, etc...). Chernobyl Wolves: The Wolf in Ukraine by Christoffer Petersen - finished 4/27/22
2. Read a book with "Pink" or any shade of pink in the cover (rose, magenta, salmon, etc...). Tutu Deadly by Natalie M. Roberts - finished 1/16/22
3. Read a book with "Red" or any shade of red in the cover (maroon, brick, scarlet, etc...). Queen of Ambition by Fiona Buckley - finished 6/29/22
4. Read a book with "Orange" or any shade of orange in the cover (apricot, ginger, carrot, etc...). Beside the Syrian Sea by James Wolff - finished 5/27/22
5. Read a book with "Yellow" or any shade of yellow in the cover (blond, chartreuse, canary, etc...). Unfinished Portrait by Mary Westmacott - finished 6/20/22
6. Read a book with "Green" or any shade of green in the cover (sage, lime, jade, etc...). Bed and Breakfast and Murder by Patti Larsen - finished 4/26/22
7. Read a book with "Light Blue" or any shade of light blue in the cover (teal, sky, cerulean, etc...). The Unquiet Dead by Ausma Zehanat Khan - finished 8/23/22
8. Read a book with "Dark Blue" or any shade of dark blue in the cover (indigo, denim, navy, etc...). A Potion to Die For by Heather Blake - finished 7/3/22
9. Read a book with "Purple" or any shade of purple in the cover (lavender, plum, orchid, etc...). Murder Most Thorny by Loulou Harrington - finished 5/23/22
10. Read a book with "Brown" or any shade of brown in the cover (tan, mahogany, coffee, etc...). Waterless Mountain by Laura Adams Armer - finished 10/12/22
11. Read a book with "Black" or any shade of black in the cover (grey, slate, coal, etc...). The Silent Bullet by Arthur B. Reeve - finished 3/14/22
12. Read a book with a Metallic color in the cover (gold, silver, bronze, etc...). Murder in the Oval Office by Elliott Roosevelt - title is in big shiny metallic gold letters - finished 10/16/22
13. Read a book with at least 5 colors on the cover. A Thousand Steps by T. Jefferson Parker - black, white, brown, blue, pink, yellow, red, green, purple, orange, and various shades of each one - finished 1/31/22
14. Read a book with a geometric pattern on the cover (rainbows, stripes, polka dots, floral pattern, mosaic, etc...). The Patient at Peacocks Hall by Margery Allingham - diagonal shadow stripes - finished 6/15/22
15. Read a book with an ugly (to you) cover. Tales from Silver Lands by Charles J. Finger - finished 1/30/22
16. Read a book with two or more color words in the title (yellow gold, black & white, etc...) Happily Ever Afters: A Reimagining of Snow White and Rose Red by Melanie Cellier - finished 10/19/22
17. Read a book with the word “Color” in the title. The Color of Destiny by Julianne MacLean - finished 23/9/22
18. Read a book with a word describing color in the title (rainbow, stripes, polka dots, shiny, mosaic, etc...) The Dark Frigate by Charles Boardman Hawes - dark - finished 1/22/22

[Carol]

Update #530:

15/18 completed

[Winter, Group Reads]

ReGina wrote: "I’m done - 18 out of 18!

1. Read a book with "White" or any shade of white in the cover (ivory, cream, bone, etc...). - The Love Hypothesis
2. Read a book with "Pink" or any shade of pink in the c..."

Congratulations!! :D

[Winter, Group Reads]

Amanda wrote: "Update #58

12/12

Challenge completed"

Congrats Amanda! :D

[Winter, Group Reads]

Kristina wrote: "Update to message 85 - 18/18 books, challenge complete!"

Congratulations!! :D

[Winter, Group Reads]

Gwen wrote: "1-12


[bookcover:Heartstopper: Volume Three|43..."

Hi Gwen :) I don't really understand your post. How many have you read so far? ^^

[Winter, Group Reads]

Fedra wrote: "Please update message 82. Challenge completed!"

Congratulations! ^^

[TEE]

Please update Msg 143

COMPLETED
15 / 15

Light Blue

[Jennifer]

Updating message #31

13/18 completed

3. Read a book with "Red" or any shade of red in the cover (maroon, brick, scarlet, etc...).
DONE

[Winter, Group Reads]

TEE wrote: "Please update Msg 143

COMPLETED
15 / 15

Light Blue "

Congratulations! ^^

[Kendra]

Update to post #43:
OK, I'm still working on two from the original 18, but I've added two prompts for myself that I thought were relevant, just for fun. So that brings me to 16/18 of the original challenge, but 18/20 total

Progress: 18/20

[Laureen]

Update to Message # 29: FINISHED!!!
1. Read a book with "White" or any shade of white in the cover (ivory, cream, bone, etc...): Booked b y Kwame Alexander (4/16/22)
2. Read a book with "Pink" or any shade of pink in the cover (rose, magenta, salmon, etc…). Honey Girl by Morgan Rogers (1/12/22)
3. Read a book with "Red" or any shade of red in the cover (maroon, brick, scarlet, etc...). Concrete Rose by Angie Thomas (1/17/22); The Maid by Nita Prose (3/23/22);
4. Read a book with "Orange" or any shade of orange in the cover (apricot, ginger, carrot, etc...): The Martian by Andy Weir (2/13/22); When the Apricots Bloom by Gina Wilkinson (4/25/22)
5. Read a book with "Yellow" or any shade of yellow in the cover (blond, chartreuse, canary, etc...). Paper Wife by Laila Ibrahim (3/6/22)
6. Read a book with "Green" or any shade of green in the cover (sage, lime, jade, etc...): Homicide and Halo-Halo by Mia P Manasala (5/8/22)
7. Read a book with "Light Blue" or any shade of light blue in the cover (teal, sky, cerulean, etc...) Under the Whispering Door by TJ Klune (1/25/22);
8. Read a book with "Dark Blue" or any shade of dark blue in the cover (indigo, denim, navy, etc...). Piranesi by Susanna Clarke (1/16/22); ; Midnight at the Blackbird Café by Heather Webber (2/18/22)
9. Read a book with "Purple" or any shade of purple in the cover (lavender, plum, orchid, etc...). The Lost Apothecary by Sarah Penner (1/8/22)
10. Read a book with "Brown" or any shade of brown in the cover (tan, mahogany, coffee, etc...): Isaac’s Storm by Erik Larson (5/17/22)
11. Read a book with "Black" or any shade of black in the cover (grey, slate, coal, etc...). The Cuckoo’s Calling by Robert Galbraith (4/19/22)
12. Read a book with a Metallic color in the cover (gold, silver, bronze, etc...): The Unofficial Harry Potter Companion , Volume 1: Sorcerer’s Stone by Alohomora! (6/6/22)
13. Read a book with at least 5 colors on the cover. Firekeeper’s Daughter by Angeline Boulley (1/5/22)
14. Read a book with a geometric pattern on the cover (rainbows, stripes, polka dots, floral pattern, mosaic, etc...). Heidi by Johanna Spyri (2/2/22)
15. Read a book with an ugly (to you) cover: A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara (3/29/22)
16. Read a book with two or more color words in the title (yellow gold, black & white, etc...): Black Leopard, Red Wolf by Marlon James (10/9/22)
17. Read a book with the word “Color” in the title: The Coloring Crook by Krista Davis (10/25/22)
18. Read a book with a word describing color in the title (rainbow, stripes, polka dots, shiny, mosaic, etc...): The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafon (8/11/22)

18/18!

[Shalini]

Progress!! 13 done!

White - The Husband’s Secret
Pink - Lock Every Door
Red - The Maid
Orange- The Spanish Love Deception
Yellow - Pride and Papercuts
Green - Verity
Light blue - Exhalation
Purple - The Kiss Curse
Brown - Sea of Tranquility
Black - Cruel Paradise
Metallic - kiss the Fae
5 Colors - The travelling Cat Chronicles

[Allie]

Update to Message #17
Progress 18/18
Completed!

18. Read a book with a word describing color in the title (rainbow, stripes, polka dots, shiny, mosaic, etc...)
A Sunlit Weapon

[Echo]

Message 52 updated: 34 of 36 completed!

[Rachael]

update to message 74... 11/18 read

[Jenn]

Update to message #200 -- 20/30

Cover
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. Geometric
15. Ugly
18. Color description Rainbow Valley

Color in title
3. Cloaked in Red
5. The Yellow House Mystery
6. Anne of Green Gables
8. 13 Little Blue Envelopes

[Winter, Group Reads]

Laureen wrote: "Update to Message # 29: FINISHED!!!
1. Read a book with "White" or any shade of white in the cover (ivory, cream, bone, etc...): Booked b y Kwame Alexander (4/16/22)
2. Read a book with "Pink" or a..."

Awesome, congratulations!!

[Winter, Group Reads]

Allie wrote: "Update to Message #17
Progress 18/18
Completed!

18. Read a book with a word describing color in the title (rainbow, stripes, polka dots, shiny, mosaic, etc...)
A Sunlit Weapon"

Congratulations, well done!!

[Winter, Group Reads]

Updated :)

[Sarah]

Message 46 Updated

18/18-COMPLETED

[Anu]

Updated message 45.

Status: 16/18.

[Jennifer]

Updating message #31

14/18 completed

18. Read a book with a word describing color in the title (rainbow, stripes, polka dots, shiny, mosaic, etc...)
DONE

[Winter, Group Reads]

Sarah wrote: "Message 46 Updated

18/18-COMPLETED"

Congratulations! :D

[Emily]

Update to message #30

Progress 9/18

I read Transcendent Kingdom by Yaa Gyasi for #2 - pink

[Jennifer]

Updating message #31

15/18 completed

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

[Emily]

Update to message #30

Progress 10/18

I read Genuine Fraud by E Lockhart for #7 - light blue

[Echo]

Message 52 updated: 35 of 36 completed!