Rainbow Challenge

[Heidi]

Yay Brandi! Love love love The Book Thief. I have also read Linger, King Dork, and Carrie Diaries :)

[Brandi]

I loved Shiver so I'm really looking forward to Linger and since I loved Sex and City I'm thinking I will enjoy Carrie Diaries. I've heard so many good things about The Book Thief I just haven't gotten to it yet. Now I can :)

[Heidi]

Sam got on my nerves in Linger, but I really liked the new wolf Cole. I listened to both Carrie Diaries and Book Thief on audio - I love Sarah Drew the narrator for Carrie Diaries (she was on Everwood) and the Book Thief is in my to 10 ever audiobooks. Can't wait for Carrie Diaries book 2 - it comes out soon.

[Gwennie]

I really liked Sam. I loved Cole too, he was the crush-worthy one. I just thought that Cole was a bit of a generic 'hot boy' in a YA book. (like Patch or Cam from Hush Hush and Fallen.) Sam had a bit more unusual personality traits, even if he could be a bit annoying at times, at least I thought.

[Heidi]

I liked Sam more in Shiver. I didn't dislike him in Linger, I just disliked how sappy he was and feel he kind of lost something of himself in the relationship because he was all about Grace.

[Gwennie]

I agree with you there. I think that's why it was hard to 'crush' on him. Other then his love for Grace there was just... everything else was secondary.

[Heidi]

I am not into characters who are all about relationships - it is my own personal issue Wendy. That is also why I had so many issues with "the series that shall not be named" (that and the lack of editing). Perhaps that is why I love Melina Marchetta so much because her character are all about self discovery instead of just falling in love.

[Gwennie]

I like a strong romance. I'm a mushy girl, Romantic comedies are my genre. A book that I liked, I may have LOVED if there had been a good romance, lmao. Melina has this, but you're right she does have a way of writing a believable touching romance while still having the characters make smart decisions. I'll admit that in the end, sometimes I feel a twinge because they're being separated again, but I'm glad that they're not throwing their lives away and I believe it'll make them stronger.

[Heidi]

I just pretend they got together in the end Wendy!

[Courtney]

I still haven't finished, yet. I'm reading my GREEN for another challenge this month, so I should finish very soon.

Read the Rainbow Challenge
Duration: Nov.1, 2010 - Sept 30. 2011
12/13 COMPLETE

Purple: Living Dead in Dallas FINISHED 3/2/11
Pink: Original Sin FINISHED 2/9/11
Blue: Stargirl FINISHED 11/3/10
Green: Love, Stargirl
Red: Raintree: Inferno FINISHED 11/5/10
Orange: The Candidates FINISHED 11/15/10
Yellow: Bit the Jackpot FINISHED 11/12/10
Black: Incarceron FINISHED 11/9/10
Grey/Silver: The Replacement FINISHED 11/1/10
Brown: Tempting Danger FINISHED 11/23/10
White: The Queen of Babble FINISHED 12/6/10
Gold/Beige: Revelations FINISHED 11/3/10
BONUS-Rainbow: Pretty Little Mistakes FINISHED 12/7

[Heidi]

Yay! Almost done :)

[Julie]

I think I will join! This seems like fun. I just read a ton of books in the last week so I kind of want to cheat and include some of those, but I won't I'll start fresh. This might be silly but how to you put the picture of the book in instead of the name?

[Julie]

Ok, here is my plan.... I just need to find a Brown one and a Gold/Beige

Purple-
Pink-
Blue-
Green-
Red-
Yellow-
Black-
Gray/Silver-
White-


Oops, I forgot an Orange! Anybody have suggestions? I already read I Am Number Four

[Heidi]

Go ahead and cheat Julie!

[Courtney]

It isn't cheating. The challenge started awhile ago.

[Heidi]

Courtney wrote: "It isn't cheating. The challenge started awhile ago."

Even better Courtney!

[Julie]

Hmm, that is true...

Alright! I'll use already read books for Orange and Brown then since I couldn't find new ones :)

Brown- Great series by the way!
Orange-

[Courtney]

I finally finished! Woo-hoo!

Read the Rainbow Challenge
Duration: Nov.1, 2010 - Sept 30. 2011
13/13 COMPLETE

Purple: Living Dead in Dallas FINISHED 3/2/11
Pink: Original Sin FINISHED 2/9/11
Blue: Stargirl FINISHED 11/3/10
Green: Love, Stargirl FINISHED 3/20/11
Red: Raintree: Inferno FINISHED 11/5/10
Orange: The Candidates FINISHED 11/15/10
Yellow: Bit the Jackpot FINISHED 11/12/10
Black: Incarceron FINISHED 11/9/10
Grey/Silver: The Replacement FINISHED 11/1/10
Brown: Tempting Danger FINISHED 11/23/10
White: The Queen of Babble FINISHED 12/6/10
Gold/Beige: Revelations FINISHED 11/3/10
BONUS-Rainbow: Pretty Little Mistakes FINISHED 12/7



COMPLETE!!!

[Heidi]

Yay Courtney!

[Kate]

I have just started this (and i am really looking forward to completing it!!)

Purple The Betrayal of Natalie Hargrove (currently reading)
Pink
Blue Icefire
Green The Fire Within
Red
Yellow
Black
Grey/Silver
Brown
White
Gold/Beige

[Kate]

Ps i didnt realise i had to request to join this (hangs head in shame)

please may i join?

[Courtney]

Of course

[Heidi]

No need to request alleycat! Anyone can jump on in :)

[Sofie]

Purple - Done
Pink - done
Blue- done
Green - done
Red - done
Orange - done
Black - done
Grey/Silver - done
Brown - done
White - done
Gold/Beige done

finally done, done and done.

[Heidi]

I love Ruby Oliver Sofie!

[Becca]

I think I'm moving that one up my tbr pile.

[Amy]

I saw this challenge back in February but haven't got around to posting my list until just now. This is actually the first challenge I have participated in :o). I love the rainbow of colors idea!

Purple - (Across the Universe)

Pink - The Iron Queen (2/5/11)

Blue - Shadowspell (2/8/11)

Green - (Switched)

Red - A Kiss in Time (2/24/11)

Yellow - The Red Pyramid (currently reading)

Black - Looking for Alaska (3/19/11)

Gray/Silver - Absolution (3/23/11)

Brown - Secrets and Shadows (3/29/11)

White - Tiger's Curse (2/21/11)

Gold/Beige - Halo (3/16/11)

Orange - I Am Number Four (4/11/11)

[Heidi]

Becca wrote: "I think I'm moving that one up my tbr pile."

Ohhhh do! I hope you enjoy it. Her friends drive me crazy, but Ruby is true to herself in the end.

Welcome to the rainbow Amy :)

[Sofie]

then it will be the next one to read Heidi. I just need to finish Hex hall for my "give me 5" challenge first.

[Heidi]

Hex Hall is great as well :)

[Becca]

I loved Hex Hall! Such a snarky, lovely heroine.

[Sofie]

only about 5 chapters in and so far she is killing me. HA. my boyfriend gives me weird eyes all the time.

[Heidi]

I went right out and got book 2 Sophie and hope to read it this week.

[Caitlin]

What I have done is only from books this year:
Purple-
Pink-
Blue-
Green-
Red-
Yellow-
Black-
Grey/Silver-
Brown-
White-
Gold/Beige-

[Sofie]

oh Heidi I just finished hex hall and loved it. so bought demonglass just now. so far I'm a big spender this month. My total book purchases are 37 books in just 5 days. It's going to hurt later but right now I'm just excited! damn you awesome books. :)

[Heidi]

Wow Sophie! 37 books!

[Sofie]

yearh I know. went a little overboard but then I don't have to buy any books for a long time.

[Heidi]

Sofie (The Viking) wrote: "yearh I know. went a little overboard but then I don't have to buy any books for a long time."

True!

[Laura]

BLUE
WHITE
RED
PURPLE
BLACK
ORANGE
SILVER/GRAY
GOLD/BEIGE
PINK
YELLOW
GREEN

BROWN Native Star by M.K. Hobson - Currently Reading

Down to my last book finally!

[Julie]

Here are the ones I have done

Blue-
Green-
Black-
Gray/Silver-
Brown-
Gold/Beige-
Orange-

So I've just got Purple, Pink, Red, Yellow, and White to go

[Sofie]

is it allowed to swap a book?

[Becca]

Yep Sofie, you can swap them out at any time. It's up to you what you want to read.

[Gwennie]

I swapped out most of mine, otherwise I would never have completed it. I only have white left, which is actually a pretty hard one. I may wait for Forever by Maggie Steifvater.

[Sofie]

thanks. because I really don't feel like reading Romeo & juliet just yet. so I'm going to swap it.

@Wendy F: forever isn't it mostly red?

[Gwennie]

Red and white. So I could pick either one. White is hard because none of the books (that I've got lined up) are completely white. Very few books are, I find. Which makes it hard because the other color on the book tends to stand out.

This is how my list ended up.

Purple - Faefever/ DONE 1/24/2011
Pink - Looking for Alibrandi/ DONE 1/11/11
Blue - The Piper's Son/ DONE 3/19/2011
Green - Everlost/ DONE 03/09/11
Red - BDB Dark Lover/ DONE 11/19/2010
Yellow - City of Bones/ DONE 11/28/2010
Orange - Plague/ DONE 03/09/11
Black - Stolen/ DONE 12/14/2010
Grey - It/ Done 3/12/2011
Brown - The Knife of Never Letting Go/ DONE 12/30/2010
White - First Grave on the Right/
Beige/Gold - Game of Thrones/ DONE 5/2/2011

[Heidi]

Wendy have you read ? It has a white cover and I recommend it :)

[Gwennie]

That does look interesting, I'll add it to my TBR list.

I also just realized that since I made my original list I've added , which also has a white cover. So I'll probably switch it to that and read it this month so I can close this challenge.

[Heidi]

First Grave was good too (I did like the Boyfriend List better though ... I'm just saying!)

[Gwennie]

Ha! I'll have to grab boyfriend list for my kindle when I get my new credit card.

Did I spread my sad news over here? My wallet came up missing, so my book buying is on a halt until everything is replaced.

[Heidi]

Oh no! That is terrible news Wendy. That is my worst nightmare. What did you have to replace (phone, id, etc..??)