2025 Reading Challenge discussion

post 345 - update 6/15

Update to post 398:

8. Read a book with "Dark Blue" or any shade of dark blue in the cover - The Tattooist of Auschwitz by Heather Morris

16/18

Updated message 82-- 16/18-- ugly cover

updated message 63

completed 10/18

update msg 119

5/18

Updated message 117

4/10

Red:Educated by Tara Westover


Yellow:The Book of Negroes by Lawrence Hill


Orange:Bitter Orange by Claire Fuller


Black: The 7½ Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle by Stuart Turton

I would like to join this challenge!! Thanks!!

11/18

1. Read a book with "White" or any shade of white in the cover


The Caged Queen

Obviously, white lettering :)

2. Read a book with "Pink" or any shade of pink in the cover

3. Read a book with "Red" or any shade of red in the cover


Deceived

The Sith's lightsaber is red

4. Read a book with "Orange" or any shade of orange in the cover


Into the Void

The glow in the background is orange!!

5. Read a book with "Yellow" or any shade of yellow in the cover


Yellow Brick War

The swirling brick road is yellow and the title says "Yellow"!!

6. Read a book with "Green" or any shade of green in the cover


The Wicked Will Rise

Title of the book is in green!!

7. Read a book with "Light Blue" or any shade of light blue in the cover


Dorothy Must Die

I would consider her dress to be a light blue

8. Read a book with "Dark Blue" or any shade of dark blue in the cover

9. Read a book with "Purple" or any shade of purple in the cover

10. Read a book with "Brown" or any shade of brown in the cover


Lost Tribe of the Sith: The Collected Stories

The hood on the Sith is brown

11. Read a book with "Black" or any shade of black in the cover


The End of Oz

The background of the book is black

12. Read a book with a Metallic color in the cover


The Last Namsara

Gold sparkles on the cover!!

13. Read a book with at least 5 colors on the cover


Revan

Red - STAR WARS; Gold - The Old Republic; White - Drew Karpyshyn; Blue - Lightning in the background; Green - Lightsaber

14. Read a book with a geometric pattern on the cover


The Finisher

The pattern in the background has a lot of circles and lines. Hope that counts.

15. Read a book with an ugly (to you) cover


The Internet is a Playground

Most spiders are ugly, especially this one!! :)

16. Read a book with two or more color words in the title

17. Read a book with the word “Color” in the title

18. Read a book with a word describing color in the title

April update:
Goal: 11/18, 61.11%

12. Metallic: City - 19 Apr 2019, 4/5
07. Light Blue: The Score (Parker, #5) - 21 Apr 2019, 4/5

Update msg 50: 21/18

Updated message #39. Thank you!

Progress: 12/18

I'd like to join now. Since I am a new member, I coudn't join earlier.

Color Challenge
Ends- 31st December 2019
I'm in for 12
Progress- 5/12

1. Read a book with "White" or any shade of white in the cover (ivory, cream, bone, etc...).- The Hate U Give

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...).- A Study in Scarlet / The Hound of the Baskervilles

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...).- Remember Me?
6. Read a book with "Green" or any shade of green in the cover (sage, lime, jade, etc...).The Mysterious Affair at Styles

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...).
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...). Meet Me There

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...).

Updates #146

8/18

Thanks
Amanda

Updated post 111

14/18

Updated message 5.

13/18

Updated message 168.
Completed 42/42.
All done with this fun challenge. Thank you!

Update to message 273: 8/18 completed.

update to post 345 - 7/15

Update msg 17

15/18

Message #482 update 7/18 read 5/9

Updated message 5.

14/18

Update msg 270
8/16
10. "Brown" May 8 (3 stars)

Updated Message 530
7/18

3. Read a book with "Red" or any shade of red in the cover


Lost Tribe of the Sith: The Collected Stories

Edited post #34.
So far 15/18.

11/18

6. Read a book with "Green" or any shade of green in the cover (sage, lime, jade, etc...).

update post 345 - 8/15

Ugly

Mie wrote: "I will go for 15, please 😊 Update to 18 🤩

18/18 - COMPLETE ✔️

📗 White - Winter Frost


📗 Pink - Faking It
[bookcover:Faking It|1617263..."

way to go!

Joy D wrote: "I am in for all 18:
Completed 17/18 (those completed are checked (✅) and marked in bold below)

✅1. Read a book with "White" or any shade of white in the cover (ivory, cream, bone, etc...).
[bookco..."

Almost there way to go!

TerryJane wrote: "COLOR CHALLENGE 2019 - Yearly Challenge
Duration: January 1 - December 31, 2019
Progress: 17/18 1/31 --> Please change goal to 42.
Progress: 28/42 2/28
Progress: 31/42 3/31
Progress: 42/42 -- COMPL..."
Way to go!

Luci wrote: "I'm kind of late but I'd like to join this challenge (it's my first day in this group so please let me know if I'm doing something wrong)

I want to read 20 books for this challenge.

10/20

1. Whi..."

Welcome!

Bmarieb27 wrote: "Update to post 67

I have gone over and beyond in what I said I would do. I have completed the Color Challenge for this year. On to other challenges!

1) book with white in cover - Lay Servants as ..."

Congrats!

Tylor wrote: "I would like to join this challenge!! Thanks!!"

Welcome what total would you like?

Mandy wrote: "Color Challenge
Ends- 31st December 2019
I'm in for 12
Progress- 3/12

1. Read a book with "White" or any shade of white in the cover (ivory, cream, bone, etc...).- The Hate U Give
..."

Welcome!

updated to 556 welcome to everyone who has joined this month happy to have you!

Update post #297
Read 11/18 books

I’ll join this one too



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. Read a book with at least 5 colors on the cover.


14. Geometric pattern

15. Read a book with an ugly (to you) cover.


16. Read a book with two or more color words in the title.


17. Read a book with the word “ color” in the title


18. Read a book with a describing color in the title

Updated message 5.

15/18

update to message 92
11/16

Update msg 162

10/18

Message #31 updated:

PROGRESS: 13/30
BASIC: 9/18



COLOR IN THE TITLE: 4/12

Update message #297
Personal Goal 12/18

Update to original msg 19:

Challenge Completed: 18/18 as of 5/20/19 (those completed are checked (✅) and marked in bold below)

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

Go, Went, Gone by Jenny Erpenbeck - completed 1/10/19 - 4 stars

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

In the Midst of Winter by Isabel Allende - completed 2/15/19 - 4 stars

✅3. Read a book with "Red" or any shade of red in the cover (maroon, brick, scarlet, etc...).
How to Read Literature Like a Professor: A Lively and Entertaining Guide to Reading Between the Lines by Thomas C. Foster - completed 2/17/19 - 4 stars


✅4. Read a book with "Orange" or any shade of orange in the cover (apricot, ginger, carrot, etc...).

Without a Country by Ayşe Kulin - completed 2/10/19 - 3 stars

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

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson - completed 3/4/19 - 3 stars

✅6. Read a book with "Green" or any shade of green in the cover (sage, lime, jade, etc...).

Nobody's Fool by Richard Russo - completed 2/28/19 - 3 stars

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

Ship of Gold in the Deep Blue Sea: The History and Discovery of the World's Richest Shipwreck by Gary Kinder - completed 4/3/19 - 4 stars

✅8. Read a book with "Dark Blue" or any shade of dark blue in the cover (indigo, denim, navy, etc...).
by Jennifer Zeynab Joukhadar - completed 1/4/19 - 4 stars

✅9. Read a book with "Purple" or any shade of purple in the cover (lavender, plum, orchid, etc...).

We Own the Sky by Luke Allnutt - completed 2/2/19 - 2 stars

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

Winter Journey by Diane Armstrong - completed 1/7/19 - 3 stars

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

Caraval by Stephanie Garber - completed 2/5/19 - 4 stars

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

The Women of the Copper Country by Mary Doria Russell - completed 3/16/19 - 3 stars

✅13. Read a book with at least 5 colors on the cover.

Love in the Time of Cholera by Gabriel García Márquez - completed 1/21/19 - 4 stars

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

The Interestings by Meg Wolitzer - completed 5/1/19 - 4 stars

✅15. Read a book with an ugly (to you) cover.

The Psychopath Inside: A Neuroscientist's Personal Journey into the Dark Side of the Brain by James Fallon - completed 4/25/19 - 4 stars

✅16. Read a book with two or more color words in the title (yellow gold, black & white, etc...)

Black Swan Green by David Mitchell - completed 1/17/19 - 4 stars

✅17. Read a book with the word “Color” in the title.

The Astonishing Color of After by Emily X.R. Pan - completed 2/12/19 - 4 stars

✅18. Read a book with a word describing color in the title (rainbow, stripes, polka dots, shiny, mosiac, etc...)
To the Bright Edge of the World by Eowyn Ivey - completed 5/20/19 - 5 stars - My Review

Update to message 273:

09/18 completed

Updated to post #89

7/20

Update to message 273:

10/18 completed

I'm in for 13 books!
(3/13)

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, 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...).
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.

Updated. #146. Up to 9.

Thanks.

I'm in for at least 12!

Color challenge 2019 {8/12}
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:

BONUS: {1/6}
13. Five colors on the cover

14. Geometric pattern
15. Ugly (to you) cover
16. Two or more color words in the title
17. The word “Color” in the title.
18. Word describing color in the title

Update: message 103

Sandye 11 / 18 so far