SCAM artist alert

Apparently there is someone calling themself "Luigi Calloway" out there who is claiming to be associated with the Mount TBR Reading Challenge. He is contacting authors and telling them if they pay him, then their books will be used for the challenge. It's possible he's also telling people they must pay to participate in any way. Please know that there is absolutely no charge associated in any way with this reading challenge and that this person does not represent me or anything associated with my blog. There will NEVER be a reason for anyone to have to pay for participation in any way for any of my challenges. If only people who exert this much time and effort on scamming people would put it into something worthwhile....like reading their own books!

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)