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message 101: by Lisa (last edited Mar 23, 2014 04:41AM) (new)

Lisa March 2014

7/7

Red--Winter of Red Snow 3-13-14
Orange--Witch Song 3-17-14
Yellow--I Could Chew on This 3-7-14
Green--Saving Kabul Corner 3-7-14
Blue--Little House by Boston Bay 3-8-14
Indigo-Onyx 3-13-14
Violet--Halfblood 3-23-14


message 102: by Moderators of NBRC, Challenger-in-Chief (new)

Moderators of NBRC | 33509 comments Mod
Welcome to the challenge, Lindy & Suzanne!


message 103: by Elena (last edited Apr 01, 2014 09:31AM) (new)

Elena  | 1403 comments I'm in!

March Reading Rainbow Challenge - COMPLETE
Level:
Moderate (7 books)
Duration: 3/1/2014 - 3/31/2014
Books Read: 7/7

Read a book for every color of the rainbow (I'm going for color in the title)

RED: Red Rising by Pierce Brown ** - 3/18/2014
ORANGE: A Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess **** - 3/29/2014
YELLOW: The King in Yellow and Other Horror Stories by Robert W. Chambers **** - 3/30/2014
GREEN: The Green Man by Kingsley Amis **** - 3/31/2014
BLUE: The Blue Nowhere by Jeffery Deaver *** - 3/10/2014
INDIGO: Indigo by Graham Joyce ***1/2 - 3/14/2014
VIOLET: March Violets (Bernard Gunther #1) by Philip Kerr *** - 3/31/2014

Red Rising (Red Rising Trilogy, #1) by Pierce Brown A Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess The King in Yellow and Other Horror Stories by Robert W. Chambers The Green Man by Kingsley Amis The Blue Nowhere by Jeffery Deaver Indigo by Graham Joyce March Violets (Bernard Gunther, #1) by Philip Kerr


message 104: by Moderators of NBRC, Challenger-in-Chief (new)

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Welcome to the challenge, Spectre!


message 105: by Srividya (last edited May 14, 2014 01:02AM) (new)

Srividya Vijapure (theinkedmermaid) | 1160 comments What a wonderful challenge.. I am definitely in. Although am starting late i will try to finish as many as I can

March Reading Rainbow Challenge
Level: Moderate (7 books)
Duration: 3/1/2014 - 3/31/2014
Books Read: 0/7

Read a book for every color of the rainbow (I'm going for color in the title)

RED - Red Dragon 05/14/14

ORANGE - Orange Is the New Black

YELLOW - Yellow Star 05/11/14

GREEN -

BLUE - The Blue Umbrella 03/30/14

INDIGO -

VIOLET -


message 106: by Srividya (new)

Srividya Vijapure (theinkedmermaid) | 1160 comments Spectre wrote: "I'm in!

March Reading Rainbow Challenge
Level: Moderate (7 books)
Duration: 3/1/2014 - 3/31/2014
Books Read: 0/7

Read a book for every color of the rainbow (I'm going for color in the title)

RE..."


Hi Spectre.. Your introduction of the challenge was super cool and since I was planning to do the same, I simply copied it. Am sorry for doing it without your knowledge/approval. Hope you don't mind.


message 107: by ☼♎ Carmen the Bootyshaker Temptress ☼♎ (last edited Apr 10, 2014 12:53PM) (new)

☼♎ Carmen the Bootyshaker Temptress ☼♎ | 7238 comments I'm in!

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March Reading Rainbow Challenge
Level: Moderate (7 books)
Duration: 3/1/2014 - 4/30/2014
Books Read:
7/7

Read a book for every color of the rainbow (I'm going for color in the cover)

RED: Wanted,Maya Banks 3/18
ORANGE: Wife 22 4/8
YELLOW: Still Life,Louise Penny, 3/16/14
GREEN: Chaotic 3/18
BLUE: Rapture in Death 3/30
INDIGO: Until the End of Time 3/26/14
VIOLET: To Kill a Mockingbird, Harper Lee, 3/10

Completed!!

Book Covers

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee Still Life (Chief Inspector Armand Gamache, #1) by Louise Penny Wanted by Maya Banks Chaotic (Otherworld Stories, #5.2) by Kelley Armstrong Until the End of Time by Danielle Steel Rapture in Death (In Death, #4) by J.D. Robb Wife 22 by Melanie Gideon


☼♎ Carmen the Bootyshaker Temptress ☼♎ | 7238 comments I'm having trouble finding a book from Maya Banks titled "Wanted" The cover is all red with a flower on it. I am trying to use it for this challenge and another but can't seem to find it. What do I do? Please help :(


message 109: by Elena (new)

Elena  | 1403 comments Srividya wrote: "Hi Spectre.. Your introduction of the challenge was super cool and since I was planning to do the same, I simply copied it. Am sorry for doing it without your knowledge/approval. Hope you don't mind."

Hello Srividya and thank you! I absolutely don't mind and to be fair, I've done my own share of copying and pasting all throughout the challenges. Good luck tackling this one, I'm curious to see your list of Rainbow reads.


message 110: by Lisa Kay (last edited Mar 13, 2014 09:58AM) (new)

Lisa Kay (lisakayalicemaria) | 15159 comments Carmen wrote: "I'm having trouble finding a book from Maya Banks titled "Wanted" The cover is all red with a flower on it. I am trying to use it for this challenge and another but can't seem to find it. What do I do? Please help :( "

Carmen? Do you mean Wanted by Maya Banks ? If so, in the add book look-up type in the ISBN #, which is 1460314905.


message 111: by Moderators of NBRC, Challenger-in-Chief (new)

Moderators of NBRC | 33509 comments Mod
Welcome to the challenge, Srividya and Carmen!


message 113: by Tia (last edited May 27, 2014 08:17PM) (new)

Tia (fatgirlfatbooks) I am currently working on my senior thesis, so I am going to use two of my extension gift cards to extend this till after I graduate, so 05/01/2014-05/31/2014.

FINISHED!

Time limit: 03/01/2014-05/31/2014, extended
Level: Difficult
Complete: 8/8

Red: Of Mice and Men
Orange: The Martian Chronicles
Yellow: The Emperor's Edge
Green: The Princess Bride: S. Morgenstern's Classic Tale of True Love and High Adventure
Blue: The Organ Bank Farm
Indigo: Outland
Purple: The Plague

Pot of Gold: The Golden Compass

Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck The Martian Chronicles by Ray Bradbury The Emperor's Edge (The Emperor's Edge, #1) by Lindsay Buroker The Princess Bride S. Morgenstern's Classic Tale of True Love and High Adventure by William Goldman The Organ Bank Farm by John Boyd Outland by Alan Dean Foster The Plague by Albert Camus The Golden Compass (His Dark Materials, #1) by Philip Pullman






message 114: by Moderators of NBRC, Challenger-in-Chief (new)

Moderators of NBRC | 33509 comments Mod
Good luck on your senior thesis, Tia!


☼♎ Carmen the Bootyshaker Temptress ☼♎ | 7238 comments Using a gift card to extend challenge :)


message 116: by Moderators of NBRC, Challenger-in-Chief (new)

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message 117: by Lisa (new)

Lisa FINISHED 3-23-14!!
March 2014

7/7

Red--Winter of Red Snow 3-13-14
Orange--Witch Song 3-17-14
Yellow--I Could Chew on This 3-7-14
Green--Saving Kabul Corner 3-7-14
Blue--Little House by Boston Bay 3-8-14
Indigo-Onyx 3-13-14
Violet--Halfblood 3-23-14


message 118: by Moderators of NBRC, Challenger-in-Chief (new)

Moderators of NBRC | 33509 comments Mod
Congratulations, Lisa!


message 119: by Srividya (last edited May 23, 2014 06:29AM) (new)

Srividya Vijapure (theinkedmermaid) | 1160 comments Am running late because I had so many issues at home with my daughter's health this month and we will be traveling for that next month.. So would like to extend this challenge by two months

March Reading Rainbow Challenge
Level: Moderate (7 books)
Duration: 3/1/2014 - 5/31/2014
Books Read: 7/7

Read a book for every color of the rainbow (I'm going for color in the title)

RED - Red Dragon 05/14/14

ORANGE - Orange Is the New Black 03/07/14

YELLOW - Yellow Star 05/11/14

GREEN - The Green Mile 05/17/14

BLUE - The Blue Umbrella by Ruskin Bond - 03/30/14

INDIGO - Indigo by Satyajit Ray - 05/23/14

VIOLET - Haunting Violet --05/15/14

Using two cards for extenstion









message 120: by Moderators of NBRC, Challenger-in-Chief (new)

Moderators of NBRC | 33509 comments Mod
Welcome to the challenge, Srividya! I hope your daughter is better and your travels are enjoyable.


☼♎ Carmen the Bootyshaker Temptress ☼♎ | 7238 comments Hope your daughter gets well soon Srividya and the travel is a safe and enjoyable one.


message 122: by Srividya (new)

Srividya Vijapure (theinkedmermaid) | 1160 comments Moderators of Nothing but Reading Challenges (All the Mods) wrote: "Welcome to the challenge, Srividya! I hope your daughter is better and your travels are enjoyable."

Thank you :)


message 123: by Srividya (new)

Srividya Vijapure (theinkedmermaid) | 1160 comments Carmen wrote: "Hope your daughter gets well soon Srividya and the travel is a safe and enjoyable one."

Thank you :)


message 125: by Moderators of NBRC, Challenger-in-Chief (new)

Moderators of NBRC | 33509 comments Mod
Congratulations, Suzanne!


message 126: by Lindy (new)

Lindy (lindylee) 1. Red: Stewart, Mariah Cry Mercy
3. Yellow: Fluke, Joanne Lemon Meringue Pie Murder
4. Green: Peterson, Tracie To Have and to Hol
5. Blue Sala, Sharon Snowfall
7. Violet: Wolf, Joan The Poisoned Serpent


message 127: by Moderators of NBRC, Challenger-in-Chief (new)

Moderators of NBRC | 33509 comments Mod
Congratulations, Lindy!


☼♎ Carmen the Bootyshaker Temptress ☼♎ | 7238 comments Oops, I forgot to post my last book but I fixed it and did complete the challenge. Thanks it was fun! Now off to finish updating the rest of my challenges.


message 129: by Moderators of NBRC, Challenger-in-Chief (new)

Moderators of NBRC | 33509 comments Mod
Congratulations, Carmen!


message 131: by Srividya (new)

Srividya Vijapure (theinkedmermaid) | 1160 comments Finished Challenge :) Updated Post 119 :) :)


message 132: by Moderators of NBRC, Challenger-in-Chief (new)

Moderators of NBRC | 33509 comments Mod
Congratulations, Srividya!


message 133: by Srividya (new)

Srividya Vijapure (theinkedmermaid) | 1160 comments Thanks :)


message 134: by Piper (new)

Piper (piperrnicolee) | 8 comments I'm in :)


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message 135: by Shannan (last edited Mar 01, 2015 06:14PM) (new)

Shannan | 4 comments I'm in! I'm going with the color blue :) It's my favorite and the traits fit me!

B: Boomerang (Boomerang, #1) by Noelle August
L: Everything Leads to You by Nina LaCour
U: Unbound by Cara McKenna
E: Enslaved by the Ocean (Criminals of the Ocean, #1) by Bella Jewel


message 136: by Susan (new)

Susan Pashman (goodreadscomsusanpashman) | 10 comments Great idea, especially when everything outside has been white for so long! Love it. I'm in.


message 137: by Marie (new)

Marie | 287 comments Yey! I'm in!


message 138: by Alyssa (last edited Mar 19, 2015 06:35PM) (new)

Alyssa | 134 comments Moderate


V- alentine The Bane Chronicles (Completed 3/15/15)
I- Isla and the Happily Ever After (Completed 3/3/15)
O-liver, Liam Falling into Place (Completed 3/10/15)
L- ena The Good Sister (Completed 3/5/15)
E- verleigh, Isis For Real (Completed 3/8/15)
T- heo (A Thousand Pieces of You) (Completed 3/5/15)

Challenge completed: March 15, 2015.


message 139: by ❀Tea❀ (new)

❀Tea❀ (ttea) | 9625 comments Welcome to the challenge everyone! ☺


message 140: by Stella (last edited Mar 09, 2015 10:04AM) (new)

Stella Crupko | 2 comments OK, I am going to try this out. This is my first challenge.

Red - How to Train Your DragonCompleted 3/4/15
Orange - Olive Kitteridge (Completed 3/7/15)
Yellow - The Year of Reading Dangerously: How Fifty Great Books (and Two Not-So-Great Ones) Saved My Life
Green- Snow Flower and the Secret Fan
Blue-Neverwhere (because Neil Gaiman is definitely Blue to me)
Indigo- Stardust Completed 3/5/15
Violet-The Vampire Diaries Completed 3/9/15


message 141: by ❀Tea❀ (new)

❀Tea❀ (ttea) | 9625 comments Welcome to the challenge Stella & Suzanne ☺


And welcome to the group Stella :)


message 142: by Karim (last edited Mar 27, 2015 08:44AM) (new)

Karim (yuyiita) | 39 comments I'm in...

March Reading Rainbow Challenge
Level: Moderate (7 books)
Books Read: 5/7


Chasing the Rainbow .......




Red -
Orange - The Gamble by Kristen Ashley 3/3/15
Yellow -
Green - Easy Love by Kristen Proby 3/23/15
Blue - Sweet Dreams by Kristen Ashley 3/6/15
Indigo - Breathe by Kristen Ashley 3/11/15
Violet - Rock Chick Revolution by Kristen Ashley 3/17/15

The Gamble (Colorado Mountain, #1) by Kristen Ashley Sweet Dreams (Colorado Mountain, #2) by Kristen Ashley Breathe (Colorado Mountain, #4) by Kristen Ashley Rock Chick Revolution (Rock Chick, #8) by Kristen Ashley Easy Love (Boudreaux, #1) by Kristen Proby


message 143: by Brianna (last edited Mar 13, 2015 03:29AM) (new)

Brianna Andreda | 422 comments I'm in. I'm going with moderate - 6 books

I'll be doing a spell-it-out for the color orange. 1 out 6 book read

O
R - Romina Russell, author of Zodiac
A - Kelley Armstrong, author of Bitten
N
G - Glass (a character from The 100) Finished 03/08/2015
E - The Young Elites

Zodiac (Zodiac, #1) by Romina Russell Bitten (Women of the Otherworld #1) by Kelley Armstrong The 100 (The Hundred, #1) by Kass Morgan The Young Elites (The Young Elites, #1) by Marie Lu


message 144: by ❀Tea❀ (new)

❀Tea❀ (ttea) | 9625 comments Welcome to the challenge Karim & Brianna ☺


message 145: by ☼♎ Carmen the Bootyshaker Temptress ☼♎ (last edited Mar 26, 2015 01:38PM) (new)

☼♎ Carmen the Bootyshaker Temptress ☼♎ | 7238 comments I'm in for another colorful month :)


Novel Books & Reading Challenges
March Reading Rainbow Challenge
Duration: 3/1/2015 - 3/31/2015

Progress: 7 out of 7

Color Covers:


✔ Red Insatiable (Insatiable, #1) by Meg Cabot 3/22
✔ Orange The Martian by Andy Weir 3/1
✔ Yellow Pros and Cons (Fox and O'Hare, #0.5) by Janet Evanovich 3/9
✔ Green Insurgent (Divergent, #2) by Veronica Roth 3/5
✔ Blue Fool Moon (The Dresden Files, #2) by Jim Butcher 3/8
✔ Indigo Fly Away (Firefly Lane, #2) by Kristin Hannah 3/26
✔ Violet  Dragon's Oath (House of Night Novellas, #1) by P.C. Cast 3/17


message 146: by ❀Tea❀ (new)

❀Tea❀ (ttea) | 9625 comments Welcome to the challenge Carmen ☺


message 148: by Holli (last edited Mar 26, 2015 12:03PM) (new)

Holli | 397 comments March Reading Rainbow Challenge
Duration: 3/1/2015 - 3/31/2015

Spell-It-Out

Completed:
6/6

O - The Busy Writer's One Hour Plot 3/21/15
R - Rob Parnell (author) - Fast and Furious: Writing for Amazon and Kindle 3/7/15
A - Alexis Cole (character) - Fight For Me 3/2/15
N - North, Meg, The 9 Master Plots for Bestsellers & Blockbusters
G - Gena Showalter (author) - The Darkest Fire 3/1/15
E - Back in the Fight: The Explosive Memoir of a Special Operator Who Never Gave Up 3/13/15


message 149: by Brianna (new)

Brianna Andreda | 422 comments ❀Tea❀ wrote: "Welcome to the challenge Karim & Brianna ☺"

Thanks


message 150: by ❀Tea❀ (new)

❀Tea❀ (ttea) | 9625 comments Welcome to the challenge Holli ☺


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