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message 501: by Patty (new)

Patty Smith (pinkpurlandprose) | 865 comments Update message 37. 16/18

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

House of Earth and Blood (Crescent City, #1) by Sarah J. Maas


message 502: by Julie (new)

Julie Farmer | 783 comments updated message 36
6/18


message 503: by Julie (new)

Julie Farmer | 783 comments updated message 36
7/18


message 504: by Winter, Group Reads (new)

Winter (winter9) | 4998 comments 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?


message 505: by Winter, Group Reads (new)

Winter (winter9) | 4998 comments Sophia wrote: "Update message 439

Progress 14/14 challenge complete!"


Congratulations!!


message 506: by Winter, Group Reads (new)

Winter (winter9) | 4998 comments Updated :)


message 507: by Amy (Other Amy) (new)

Amy (Other Amy) | 629 comments Update to message 10:
9/18


message 508: by Lilili (new)

Lilili | 212 comments Updating msg 405:

Total: 15/18

1. White
La moglie di troppo by Rachel Hawkins

2. Pink:
Zipper e suo padre by Joseph Roth

3. Red
Maicolgècson by Paola Soriga

4. Orange
Io e Mr Wilder by Jonathan Coe

5. Yellow
Reckless Girls by Rachel Hawkins

6. Green
Donne by Patricia Highsmith

7. Light Blue
Sempre soli con qualcuno by Annalisa De Simone

8. Dark Blue
Il mare sottosopra by Marie Darrieussecq


9. Purple
Una buona scuola by Richard Yates

10. Brown
Pancia d'asino by Andrea Abreu López

11. Black
Una storia. Autobiografia by Luciano Ligabue

12. Metallic
Quando tornerò by Marco Balzano

13. 5 Colors or more
Se consideri le colpe by Andrea Bajani

14. Geometric Pattern (circle)

Telefono by Percival Everett

15. Ugly to you
Daddy by Emma Cline

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


message 509: by Rachael (new)

Rachael | 227 comments Update to message 74... 8/18


message 510: by Allie (new)

Allie | 1122 comments 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


message 511: by Julie (new)

Julie Farmer | 783 comments updated message 36
8/18


message 512: by Winter, Group Reads (new)

Winter (winter9) | 4998 comments 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


message 513: by ReGina (new)

ReGina (regifabulous) | 312 comments 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


message 514: by Amanda (new)

Amanda R (fairyteapot) | 1559 comments Update #58

12/12

Challenge completed


message 515: by Mary (last edited Oct 31, 2022 03:54PM) (new)

Mary | 19 comments 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...). The Sleepover by Keri Beevis 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...)


message 516: by Jennifer (new)

Jennifer Swan | 643 comments Updating message #31

12/18 completed

11. Read a book with "Black" or any shade of black in the cover (grey, slate, coal, etc...).
The Ghost Map The Story of London's Most Terrifying Epidemic—and How It Changed Science, Cities, and the Modern World by Steven Johnson DONE

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


message 517: by Kristina (new)

Kristina | 631 comments Update to message 85 - 18/18 books, challenge complete!


message 518: by Gwen (last edited Oct 06, 2022 08:18AM) (new)

Gwen NOW ON STORYGRAPH | 150 comments 1-12

The Gathering Storm (Katerina, #1) by Robin Bridges Ember Queen (Ash Princess Trilogy, #3) by Laura Sebastian Our Violent Ends (These Violent Delights, #2) by Chloe Gong
The King of Crows (The Diviners, #4) by Libba Bray Heartstopper Volume Three (Heartstopper, #3) by Alice Oseman The Inheritance Games (The Inheritance Games, #1) by Jennifer Lynn Barnes
Chains (Seeds of America, #1) by Laurie Halse Anderson Distant Waves by Suzanne Weyn Dark Destiny (Dark Mirror, #3) by M.J. Putney
The Midwife's Apprentice by Karen Cushman Zombies Vs. Unicorns by Holly Black Guardian (Underworld Chronicles, #5) by Rotty

13-15
*five colors* The Gilded Wolves (The Gilded Wolves, #1) by Roshani Chokshi The Girl at Midnight (The Girl at Midnight, #1) by Melissa Grey

16-18
Blue Lily, Lily Blue (The Raven Cycle, #3) by Maggie Stiefvater *color* A Beautiful Dark (A Beautiful Dark, #1) by Jocelyn Davies


message 519: by Julie (new)

Julie Farmer | 783 comments updated message 36
9/18


message 520: by Laureen (new)

Laureen | 1040 comments 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


message 521: by Fedra (new)

Fedra (fedra369) | 60 comments Please update message 82. Challenge completed!


message 522: by Echo (new)

Echo | 769 comments Message 52 updated: 33 of 36 completed


message 523: by Carol (last edited Dec 09, 2022 06:18PM) (new)

Carol Palmer | 526 comments 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 (Wolf Crimes #3) by Christoffer Petersen 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 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 (Ursula Blanchard, #5) by Fiona Buckley 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 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 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 (Fiona Fleming, #1) by Patti Larsen 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 (Rachel Getty & Esa Khattak #1) by Ausma Zehanat Khan 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 (A Magic Potion Mystery, #1) by Heather Blake 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 (Myrtle Grove Garden Club Mystery Book 2) by Loulou Harrington 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 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 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 (Eleanor Roosevelt, #6) by Elliott Roosevelt 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 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 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 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 The Dark Frigate by Charles Boardman Hawes - dark - finished 1/22/22


message 524: by Carol (new)

Carol Palmer | 526 comments Update #530:

15/18 completed


message 525: by Winter, Group Reads (new)

Winter (winter9) | 4998 comments 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


message 526: by Winter, Group Reads (new)

Winter (winter9) | 4998 comments Amanda wrote: "Update #58

12/12

Challenge completed"


Congrats Amanda! :D


message 527: by Winter, Group Reads (new)

Winter (winter9) | 4998 comments Kristina wrote: "Update to message 85 - 18/18 books, challenge complete!"

Congratulations!! :D


message 528: by Winter, Group Reads (new)

Winter (winter9) | 4998 comments Gwen wrote: "1-12

The Gathering Storm (Katerina, #1) by Robin Bridges Ember Queen (Ash Princess Trilogy, #3) by Laura Sebastian Our Violent Ends (These Violent Delights, #2) by Chloe Gong
The King of Crows (The Diviners, #4) by Libba Bray [bookcover:Heartstopper: Volume Three|43..."


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


message 529: by Winter, Group Reads (new)

Winter (winter9) | 4998 comments Fedra wrote: "Please update message 82. Challenge completed!"

Congratulations! ^^


message 530: by TEE (last edited Oct 17, 2022 11:45AM) (new)

TEE | 267 comments Please update Msg 143

COMPLETED
15 / 15

Light Blue The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold


message 531: by Jennifer (new)

Jennifer Swan | 643 comments Updating message #31

13/18 completed

3. Read a book with "Red" or any shade of red in the cover (maroon, brick, scarlet, etc...).
Monday's Not Coming by Tiffany D. Jackson DONE


message 532: by Winter, Group Reads (new)

Winter (winter9) | 4998 comments TEE wrote: "Please update Msg 143

COMPLETED
15 / 15

Light Blue The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold"


Congratulations! ^^


message 533: by Kendra (new)

Kendra Strand (kendrastrand) | 225 comments 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


message 534: by Laureen (last edited Oct 25, 2022 06:22PM) (new)

Laureen | 1040 comments 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!


message 535: by Shalini (new)

Shalini Chandrasekharan | 44 comments 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


message 536: by Allie (new)

Allie | 1122 comments 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


message 537: by Echo (new)

Echo | 769 comments Message 52 updated: 34 of 36 completed!


message 538: by Rachael (new)

Rachael | 227 comments update to message 74... 11/18 read


message 539: by Jenn (new)

Jenn M | 264 comments Update to message #200 -- 20/30

Cover
1. White The Road Trip (The Road Trip, #1) by Beth O'Leary
2. Pink The Valet's Secret by Josi S. Kilpack
3. Red The Dire King (Jackaby, #4) by William Ritter
4. Orange You're My IT (Nerds of Happy Valley, #1) by C.N. Holmberg
5. Yellow The Help by Kathryn Stockett
6. Green Upside-Down Magic (Upside-Down Magic, #1) by Sarah Mlynowski
7. Light Blue Better Than the Movies by Lynn Painter
8. Dark Blue Promises and Primroses (Mayfield Family #1) by Josi S. Kilpack
9. Purple Unearthly (Unearthly, #1) by Cynthia Hand
10. Brown Princess Academy (Princess Academy, #1) by Shannon Hale
11. Black Midnight Sun by Stephenie Meyer
12. Metallic Ogre Enchanted (Ella Enchanted, #0.5) by Gail Carson Levine
13. 5 colors My Father's Dragon (My Father's Dragon, #1) by Ruth Stiles Gannett
14. Geometric The Mistletoe Countess by Pepper D. Basham
15. Ugly Frankenstein by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley
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


message 540: by Winter, Group Reads (new)

Winter (winter9) | 4998 comments 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!!


message 541: by Winter, Group Reads (new)

Winter (winter9) | 4998 comments 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!!


message 542: by Winter, Group Reads (new)

Winter (winter9) | 4998 comments Updated :)


message 543: by Sarah (new)

Sarah (misssummerrain) | 1376 comments Message 46 Updated

18/18-COMPLETED


message 544: by Anu (new)

Anu (anu_datta) | 73 comments Updated message 45.

Status: 16/18.


message 545: by Jennifer (new)

Jennifer Swan | 643 comments 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...)
All the Bright Places by Jennifer Niven DONE


message 546: by Winter, Group Reads (new)

Winter (winter9) | 4998 comments Sarah wrote: "Message 46 Updated

18/18-COMPLETED"


Congratulations! :D


message 547: by Emily (new)

Emily (egm926) | 739 comments Update to message #30

Progress 9/18

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


message 548: by Jennifer (new)

Jennifer Swan | 643 comments 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...).
Winter Garden by Kristin Hannah DONE


message 549: by Emily (new)

Emily (egm926) | 739 comments Update to message #30

Progress 10/18

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


message 550: by Echo (new)

Echo | 769 comments Message 52 updated: 35 of 36 completed!


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