Second Chance Challenges discussion

Colors "R" Us


This challenge was originally posted in The Lost Challenges
Challenge Creator: ❥☪LIZZ NEILL☪❥


Duration: 4 months from start date

Read books whose covers match the colors listed below.

For example:
Red:
Green:

Rules:
1. Choose how many books you will read per color. It's up to you
2. The covers do not need to be solid colored but it must be the predominant color.
2. Any genre will work
3. You can post as you go or post the list now
4. Rereads are ok but you need to reread them
5. Audio and ebooks are ok
6. Just have fun

The Colors:
Red
Green
Blue
Black
White/Silver
Yellow/Gold
Brown
Pink
Purple
Orange

Participants


Ahlaam
Alina
Adele
Amelia
Ashley
Ashley CF
Barbara
Bree
Brianna
Candy
Chaitra
Connie N
Gennesse
jaxnsmom
Jennifer
Johanna
Kris
Leslie
NayNay - COMPLETE 8/24/12
Nicole
Q
Sarajayne
Steph Ann
Teresa in Ohio

Colors "R" Us

Duration: Aug 13/12 - Dec 12/12

10/10

Red - The Running Vixen by Elizabeth Chadwick 08/15/12 ****
Green - Prince of Dragons by Cathryn Cade 08/16/12 ****
Blue - Ya Yas in Bloom by Rebecca Wells 08/14/12 ***
Black - the Coming by Joe Haldeman 08/20/12 ***
White/Silver - The Ice Princess by Camilla Läckberg 08/18/12 ***
Yellow/Gold - Before I Go To Sleep by S.J. Watson 08/21/12 ***
Brown - Criminal by Karin Slaughter 08/23/12 ****
Pink- Stiletto Safari by Kate Metz 08/24/12 ***
Purple - Her Commander by Cathryn Cade 08/16/12 ****
Orange - The Wild Hunt by Elizabeth Chadwick 08/15/12 ****

Welcome to the challenge NayNay!

Of course, I'm in! :)

Colors "R" Us
Aug 13-Dec 12
0/10

Red
Green
Blue
Black
White/Silver
Yellow/Gold
Brown
Pink
Purple
Orange

Welcome Bree! I'll add you to the participants list.

Welcome Brianna!

Colors "R" Us
Aug 13-Dec 12
3/10

Red 8/28/12
Green 8/17/12
Blue
Black
White/Silver - 8/23/12
Yellow/Gold
Brown
Pink
Purple
Orange

Welcome to the challenge Ashley!

Wow, NayNay! You're quick! 1 down already.

Can we change our book amount as we go?

Colors R Us:
8/14/12-12/13/12
9/10

✓Red:A Rush of Wings by Adrian Phoenix 9-18-12 ****
✓Green:Cry Wolf by Patricia Briggs 8-30-12 *****
✓Blue:Daughter of Smoke and Bone by Laini Taylor
✓Black:Being Mrs. Dracula by Faith Marlow11/1/12 *****
✓White/Silver: First Grave on the Right by Darynda Jones 10/2/12 *****
✓Yellow/Gold: Gunmetal Magic by Ilona Andrews 8-9-12 *****
✓Brown: Circus of the Damned by Laurell K. Hamilton
Pink: Rogue by Rachel Vincent
✓Purple:Hunting Ground by Patricia Briggs 9/17/12 ****
✓Orange: The Darkest Night by Gena Showalter 8/20/12 *****

Absolutely Gennesse! You can change whatever you like right up until your personal deadline.

Personally, I usually start off with the easiest level and then see how far I can get within the time limit.

You can work it however you'd like. :)

Backdated to first of August.

I'm in! :)

Colors "R" Us
Aug 13-Dec 12
0/10

Red
Green
Blue
Black
White/Silver
Yellow/Gold
Brown
Pink
Purple
Orange

Count me in!

Colors "R" Us
8/14 - 12/13
3/10 Completed

Red
Green
Blue
Black - Fifty Shades of Grey by E.L. James - 8/19
White/Silver - In the Woods by Tana French - 9/6
Yellow/Gold - Affair by Amanda Quick - 8/30
Brown
Pink
Purple
Orange

Hopefully, this should be easy since I'm already doing a Rainbow challenge :)

Colors "R" Us
8/15 - 12/14
0/10 Completed

Red
Green
Blue
Black
White/Silver
Yellow/Gold
Brown
Pink
Purple
Orange

Welcome to the challenge Adele, Kris and jaxnsmom!

Colors "R" Us
8/15 - 12/14

0/10

Red
Green
Blue
Black
White/Silver
Yellow/Gold
Brown
Pink
Purple
Orange

Welcome to the challenge Candy!

I'll sign up too.

COLORS "R" US

Duration: Aug 15, 2012 - Dec 14, 2012
Completed: 30/30

Red

✓ 1. The Kissing List | Stephanie Reents ★★★★ (08/20)
✓ 2. The Casual Vacancy | J.K. Rowling ★ (10/19)
✓ 3. Telegraph Avenue | Michael Chabon ★★★★ (11/17)

Green

✓ 1. You've Got Murder | Donna Andrews ★★ (08/21)
✓ 2. The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry | Rachel Joyce ★★★★★ (8/31)
✓ 3. The Flight of Gemma Hardy | Margot Livesey ★ (09/05)

Blue

✓ 1. The Age of Miracles | Karen Thompson Walker ★★★★★ (08/15)
✓ 2. The Lifeboat | Charlotte Rogan ★★★ (08/21)
✓ 3. A Visit from the Goon Squad | Jennifer Egan ★★★★★ (08/23)

Black

✓ 1. Saturday | Ian McEwan ★ (08/24)
✓ 2. The Hunger Games | Suzanne Collins ★★★★★ (09/11)
✓ 3. The Night Circus | Erin Morgenstern ★★★★★ (10/26)

White/Silver

✓ 1. In One Person | John Irving ★★★ (08/22)
✓ 2. Me: Stories of My Life | Katharine Hepburn ★★★★ (08/24)
✓ 3. Skios: A Novel | Michael Frayn ★★★★ (09/01)

Yellow/Gold

✓ 1. The Quality of Mercy: A Novel | Barry Unsworth ★★ (08/22)
✓ 2. Mockingbird: A Portrait of Harper Lee | Charles J. Shields ★★★★★ (08/29)
✓ 3. Things Fall Apart | Chinua Achebe ★★★★★ (10/12)

Brown

✓ 1. The Dream of the Celt: A Novel | Mario Vargas Llosa ★ (08/19)
✓ 2. The City of Ember | Jeanne DuPrau ★★★ (08/28)
✓ 3. Neverwhere | Neil Gaiman ★★★★ (09/07)

Pink

✓ 1. The Mysterious Affair at Styles | Agatha Christie ★★★★ (08/29)
✓ 2. Tilt-a-Whirl | Chris Grabenstein ★★★★ (09/13)
✓ 3. I Scream, You Scream | Wendy Lyn Watson ★ (10/13)

Purple

✓ 1. The End of the Affair | Graham Greene ★★ (08/26)
✓ 2. A Dark-Adapted Eye | Barbara Vine ★★★ (09/14)
✓ 3. Stardust | Neil Gaiman ★★★★★ (09/15)

Orange

✓ 1. Wide Sargasso Sea | Jean Rhys ★★★ (08/23)
✓ 2. Arcadia | Lauren Groff ★★★ (09/05)
✓ 3. The Inquisitor: A Novel | Mark Allen Smith ★★ (09/11)

*** Completed (11/17) ***

Welcome Chaitra! I'll get you linked up.

I'm in!

Colors "R" Us
8/18 - 12/17

6/10

Red - A Rush of Wings by Adrian Phoenix READ 8/21/12 **
Green
Blue - Rogue by Rachel Vincent READ 8/23/12 ****
Black
White/Silver - Living Nightmare by Shannon K Butcher READ 9/3 ***1/2
Yellow/Gold - City of Bones by Cassandra Clare READ 10/2 ***1/2
Brown - Hounded by Kevin Hearne READ 8/28 ****
Pink
Purple
Orange - Kiss of Fire by Deborah Cooke READ 9/21 ***

Welcome to the challenge Steph Ann!

Duration: 9/1/12 -1/1/13

14/20

The Colors:
Red
1. The Mistress Diaries 10/31/12 **** stars
2. Fear the Darkness 12/4/12 ***1/2 stars


Green
1. Maiden Flight 10/29/12 *** stars
2. One Night in Scotland 10/18/12 **** stars


Blue
1. Space In His Heart 9/15/12 **** stars
2.A Kiss at Midnight


Black
1. A Quick Bite
2.Touch the Dark


White/Silver
1. The Bride and the Beast 12/5/12 **** stars
2. Your Scandalous Ways 10/11/12 **** stars


Yellow/Gold
1. A Race to Splendor 10/24/12 **** stars
2. Shadow Game 9/7/12 ***** stars


Brown
1.Under the Desert Moon
2. Gunmetal Magic 10/2/12 ****1/2 stars


Pink
1. Sugar Rush 10/3/12 *** stars
2.Never Been Bit


Purple
1. Deadly Fall 11/26/12 ***1/2 stars
2.Hunting Julian


Orange
1. Opal Fire 9/6/12 *** stars
2. Burning Alive 11/14/12 ***1/2 stars

Welcome Leslie!

Updated.

Hope Fifty Shades of Grey counts as predominantly black. If not, let me know and I will remove it.

Colors "R" Us
8/14 - 12/13
1/10 Completed

Red
Green
Blue
Black - Fifty Shades of Grey by E.L. James - 8/19
White/Silver
Yellow/Gold
Brown
Pink
Purple
Orange

I figure with four months, I should be able to read two each.

Duration: August 20 - December 19, 2012

READ: 30/30

Red
1. The Color of Magic - Terry Pratchett 8/21
2. V is for Vengeance - Sue Grafton 8/22
3. Crouching Vampire, Hidden Fang - Katie MacAlister 9/4


Green
1. Retribution - Sherrilyn Kenyon 8/23
2. Half Past Dead - Zoe Archer 9/14
3. Charmed to Death - Shirley Damsgaard 10/28


Blue
1. Big Jack - J.D. Robb 8/26
2. The Broken Kingdoms - N.K. Jemisin 9/8
3. Dragon in Chains - Daniel Fox 9/17


Black
1. Fifty Shades Darker - E.L. James 10/5
2. Good Omens - Gaiman/Pratchett 10/8
3. The 5th Witch - Graham Masterton 10/19


White/Silver
1. I Don't Want to Kill You - Dan Wells 8/27
2. Under The Knife - Tess Gerritsen 8/29
3. Nine Rules to Break When Romancing a Rake - Sarah MacLean 9/9


Yellow/Gold
1. Cutting for Stone - Abraham Verghese 9/20
2. Firelight - Kristen Callihan 9/24
3. Haunting Warrior - Erin Quinn 9/29


Brown
1. Ascension - Felicity Heaton 8/29
2. Bookmarked For Death - Lorna Barrett 9/5
3. The Demon King - Cinda Williams Chima 10/25


Pink
1. One With the Darkness - Susan Squires 8/22
2. Hard To Handle - Lori Foster 10/21
3. Devil's Food Cake Murder - Joanne Fluke 11/19


Purple
1. Shadow Fires - Catherine Spangler 8/24
2. Sins of the Soul - Eve Silver 9/2
3. Endlessly - Kiersten White 10/14


Orange
1. No Safe Place - JoAnn Ross 8/20
2. Mercy Burns - Keri Arthur 9/10
3. Born To Be Wild - Catherine Coulter 9/26


CHALLENGE COMPLETE

Kris - Fifty Shades is fine for black but could you post the covers somewhere in your post as you finish the books?

Barbara - Welcome to the challenge!

Cherie wrote: "Welcome Leslie!"

Thanks, I love color challenges!

I am in! One book for each challange, and again can I count the book I am reading at the moment or should I start with this challenge after that?

Welcome to the challenge Johanna! You can count the book you're reading now. :)

Good! :)

I can't resist a challenge

Colors R Us
8/24-12/23

DONE!

10/10

Red- Devil's Bargain 9/26
Green- Fourth Grave Beneath My Feet 11/1
Blue - Sleeping with the Fishes 9/4
Black- Eve of Samhain 10/17
White/Silver- Guilty Wives 11/12
Yellow/Gold- Soul Weaver 10/7
Brown- Wake of the Bloody Angel 9/3
Pink- Before I Wake 10/4
Purple- The Last Echo 10/13
Orange- Undead and Unfinished 9/13

Welcome Ashley! Thanks for joining us. :)

It seems we have 2 Ashleys doing this challenge. Is there an initial I can use with your name in the participants list to tell you apart?

Completed Post #3

Cherie wrote: "Welcome Ashley! Thanks for joining us. :)

It seems we have 2 Ashleys doing this challenge. Is there an initial I can use with your name in the participants list to tell you apart?"

I can be Ashley CW

Ashley wrote: "I can be Ashley CW"

Thanks Ashley! That will be a big help. :)


NayNay wrote: "Completed Post #3"

Wow NayNay! That was super fast! lol Congrats on being the first to finish this challenge!

Updated original post. I also expanded my task to 3 books of each color, because I had 3 blue books to update. I don't like wasting books! :D

Update:

Colors "R" Us
8/14 - 12/13
2/10 Completed

Red
Green
Blue
Black - Fifty Shades of Grey by E.L. James - 8/19
White/Silver
Yellow/Gold - Affair by Amanda Quick - 8/30
Brown
Pink
Purple
Orange

I'm going to do this one too. I'll just go for 1 of each color for right now and see where that takes me.

Colors 'R' Us
September 1, 2012 to December 31, 2012
10/10

The Colors:

Red -
Reached - 11/16/12
Everneath - 12/3/12
Jacob T. Marley - 12/17/12


Green -
Choke - 9/20/12
Nobody's Princess - 10/25/12


Blue -
The Ask and the Answer - 9/9/12
A Crown of Swords - 10/8/12
Nobody's Prize - 10/28/12
Home From the Sea - 10/31/12
Nine Princes in Amber - 11/27/12
Sea Glass - 12/18/12


Black -
Discord's Apple - 9/26/12
Ill Wind - 11/20/12
The Hob's Bargain - 11/30/12
The King of Attolia - 12/5/12
Dreamhunter - 12/31/12


White/Silver -
Stork - 9/23/12
Prince of Thorns - 10/22/12
Winter's Heart - 10/29/12
The Emperor's Soul - 11/21/12


Yellow/Gold -
Tiger's Destiny - 9/17/12
Knife of Dreams - 11/22/12


Brown -
The Knife of Never Letting Go - 9/6/12
Ysabel - 10/9/12
Last Argument of Kings - 10/16/12
The Path of Daggers - 10/18/12
Seraphina - 11/6/12
Crossroads of Twilight - 11/9/12



Pink -
Saving Juliet - 10/18/12


Purple -
Storm Glass - 12/12/12


Orange -
Monsters of Men - 9/13/12


Rainbow (many colors)
The Jaguar Princess - 11/13/12
The Gathering Storm - 12/10/12

Welcome to the challenge Amelia!

I'm in

start date sept 2

This challenge should be fairly easy to fit in with all the other challenges I've signed up for (she says optimistically). I'd love to play! I'd like to backdate my start date to 8/20 to give myself a head start. Hope that's OK.

That's fine Connie! You're welcome to backdate on any of the challenges here. :)

Update:

Colors "R" Us
8/14 - 12/13
3/10 Completed

Red
Green
Blue
Black - Fifty Shades of Grey by E.L. James - 8/19
White/Silver - In the Woods by Tana French - 9/6
Yellow/Gold - Affair by Amanda Quick - 8/30
Brown
Pink
Purple
Orange

Please count me in.

9/7 to 1/6

The Colors:
Red

Green

Blue

Black

White/Silver

Yellow/Gold
Brown

Pink
Purple
Orange

Welcome to the challenge Jennifer!

Colors "R" Us
8/24/12 to 12/24/12
10/10 Completed

Red - Early Autumn by Robert B. Parker - 9/16/12 ♥♥♥♥♥
Green - The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry by Rachel Joyce - 9/1/12 ♥♥♥♥♥
Blue - Sweet Spot by Susan Mallery - 9/5/12 ♥♥♥♥♥
Black - The Kill Artist by Daniel Silva - 11/4/12 ♥♥♥♥
White/Silver - It Happened One AutumnLisa Kleypas - 11/7/12 ♥♥♥♥
Yellow/Gold - Basket Case by Carl Hiaasen - 10/2/12 ♥♥♥♥
Brown - Reflections by Nora Roberts - 10/14/12 ♥♥♥
Pink - Sweet Talk by Susan Mallery - 9/2/12 ♥♥♥♥♥
Purple - The Locket by Richard Paul Evans - 10/8/12 ♥♥♥♥
Orange - Vinegar Hill by A. Manette Ansay - 8/27/12 ♥♥

Updated Post #25

2/20

Start date 9-10

Green 9-10
Blue 9-12
9-16
purple 9-4
red
black
white
yellow
pink
orange


BONUS COLORS
gray 9-17