Saturday, October 3, 2015

Challenge Complete: Color Coded


I managed to come up with another rainbow of reading in 2015 in my own Color Coded Reading Challenge. It has pretty simple rules--read nine books that feature the following colors either in the title or on the cover. Here are the books I included in this year's palette.


1. A book with "Blue" or any shade of Blue (Turquoise, Aquamarine, Navy, etc) in the title/on the cover.
The Turquoise Shop by Frances Crane (7/2/15) 
2. A book with "Red" or any shade of Red (Scarlet, Crimson, Burgandy, etc) in the title/on the cover.
The Red Box by Rex Stout (10/3/15)
3. A book with "Yellow" or any shade of Yellow (Gold, Lemon, Maize, etc.) in the title/on the cover.
Poison Jasmine by Clyde B. Clason (4/5/15) 
The Golden Age of Murder by Martin Edwards (5/5/15)
4. A book with "Green" or any shade of Green (Emerald, Lime, Jade, etc) in the title/on the cover.
The Avenging Parrot by Anne Austin [cover is completely green] (8/4/15)
5. A book with "Brown" or any shade of Brown (Tan, Chocolate, Beige, etc) in the title/on the cover.
The Case of the Borrowed Brunette by Erle Stanley Gardner (7/6/15)
6. A book with "Black" or any shade of Black (Jet, Ebony, Charcoal, etc) in the title/on the cover.
Asimov's Choice: Black Holes & Bug-Eyed Monsters by George H. Scithers [ed] (1/9/15)
7. A book with "White" or any shade of White (Ivory, Eggshell, Cream, etc) in the title/on the cover.
The Cavalier in White by Marcia Muller (4/18/15)
8. A book with any other color in the title/on the cover (Purple, Orange, Silver, Pink, Magneta, etc.).
Ride the Pink Horse by Dorothy B. Huges (1/3/15)
9. A book with a word that implies color (Rainbow, Polka-dot, Plaid, Paisley, Stripe, etc.). 
The Case of the Painted Girl by Frank King (1/6/15)