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For those who love challenges . . .


The 2020 Summer Olympics was to be held in Tokyo, Japan from July 24 to August 9, 2020. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, it has been rescheduled for July 23 to August 8, 2021. This challenge will run during the months of July and August. Books may be used only once in this challenge, but may be used in other challenges.

The challenges (do one or both, it's entirely up to you):

* Read books with covers (or spines) with a main color matching one of the colors of the Olympic Rings, plus the flag background

* Read a book in which each color is a word in the title of a book (e.g.: Grace Sees Red)


BLUE —

YELLOW —

BLACK —

GREEN —

RED —

WHITE —

Bonus: Read a book set in any city that has hosted the Olympics. (Find list here)




History of the Olympic Flag courtesy of Wikipedia:
The rings are five interlocking rings, colored blue, yellow, black, green and red on a white field, known as the "Olympic rings". The symbol was originally created in 1913 by Baron de Coubertin. He appears to have intended the rings to represent the five continents: Europe, Asia, Africa, America, and Oceania. According to Coubertin, the colors of the rings together with the white of the background included the colors composing every competing nation's flag at the time.

For those who love challenges . . .


The 2020 Summer Olympics was to be held in Tokyo, Japan from July 24 to August 9, 2020. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, it has been rescheduled for July 23 to August 8, 2021. This challenge will run during the months of July and August. Books may be used only once in this challenge, but may be used in other challenges.

The challenges (do one or both, it's entirely up to you):

* Read books with covers (or spines) with a main color matching one of the colors of the Olympic Rings, plus the flag background

✔BLUE — Eight Perfect Murders by Peter Swanson 7/6/21


✔YELLOW — Chain of Iron by Cassandra Clare 7/4/21


✔BLACK — A Deadly Education by Naomi Novik 7/15/21


✔GREEN — Forest of a Thousand Lanterns 8/4/21


✔RED — Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi 7/19/21


✔WHITE — Emma by Jane Austen 7/19/21




* Read a book in which each color is a word in the title of a book (e.g.: Grace Sees Red)

✔BLUE — The Mystery of the Blue Train by Agatha Christie 7/23/21

✔YELLOW — Yellow Wife by Sadeqa Johnson 8/12/21

✔BLACK — The Black Flamingo by Dean Atta 8/13/21

✔GREEN — The Green Mile by Stephen King 8/28/21

✔RED — The Red House Mystery by A.A. Milne 8/5/21

✔WHITE — White Fang by Jack London 8/18/21



Bonus: Read a book set in any city that has hosted the Olympics. (Find list here)
The Pursuit by Janet Evanovich 8/21/21 - Antwerp, Montreal and Paris

The 2020 Summer Olympics was to be held in Tokyo, Japan from July 24 to August 9, 2020. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, it has been rescheduled for July 23 to August 8, 2021. This challenge will run during the months of July and August. Books may be used only once in this challenge, but may be used in other challenges.

The challenges (do one or both, it's entirely up to you):

* Read books with covers (or spines) with a main color matching one of the colors of the Olympic Rings, plus the flag background

BLUE — The Lantern Men by Elly Griffiths
YELLOW — Dial A for Aunties by Jesse Q Sutanto

BLACK — A House of Ghosts by WC Ryan

GREEN — How to Raise an Elephant by Alexander McCall Smith

RED —

WHITE —
* Read a book in which each color is a word in the title of a book (e.g.: Grace Sees Red)

BLUE —

YELLOW —

BLACK —

GREEN —

RED —

WHITE —

Bonus: Read a book set in any city that has hosted the Olympics. (Find list here)
London - The Best Thing You Can Steal by Simon R. Green

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CM Olympics Challenge
July - August 2021

* Read books with covers (or spines) with a main color matching one of the colors of the Olympic Rings, plus the flag background

BLUE — Moloka'i Lullaby

YELLOW — Watchdog

BLACK — Prelude to a Witch

GREEN — An Infamous Betrayal

RED — Magpie Murders

WHITE — One Knight Stand

* Read a book in which each color is a word in the title of a book (e.g.: Grace Sees Red)

BLACK — The Black Cat Murders

GREEN — Death on the Green

Bonus: Read a book set in any city that has hosted the Olympics.

Paris: Fields' Guide to Assassins

London: Death in Dulwich

Reading Challenges > Olympics Challenge (Summer 2021)

The 2020 Summer Olympics was to be held in Tokyo, Japan from July 24 to August 9, 2020. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, it has been rescheduled for July 23 to August 8, 2021. This challenge will run during the months of July and August. Books may be used only once in this challenge, but may be used in other challenges.

The challenges (do one or both, it's entirely up to you):

* Read books with covers (or spines) with a main color matching one of the colors of the Olympic Rings, plus the flag background

BLUE — by Janet Evanovich 7/7/2021

YELLOW — by Joanne Fluke 8/5/2021

BLACK — by Josh Lanyon 7/29/2021

GREEN — by Lois Greiman 7/14/2021

RED — by Fiona Grace 8/16/2021

WHITE — by Elin Hilderbrand

* Read a book in which each color is a word in the title of a book (e.g.: Grace Sees Red)

BLUE — Emily's Blue Period by Cathleen Daly 8/21/2021

YELLOW — Yellow Submarine by The Beatles 8/21/2021

BLACK — The Black Cat by Edgar Allan Poe 8/21/2021

GREEN —It's Not Easy Being Green: And Other Things to Consider by Jim Henson 8/21/2021

RED — The Little Red Schoolhouse by Eric Sloane 8/19/2021

WHITE — Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs by Maggie Blossom 8/21/2021

Bonus: Read a book set in any city that has hosted the Olympics. (Find list here) London England
Lord of the Pies by Nell Hampton 7/30/2021

The Summer Olympics 2021
Duration: 1/7/21 - 31/8/21
7/7

* Read books with covers (or spines) with a main color matching one of the colors of the Olympic Rings, plus the flag background


BLUE — The Mothers of Victory Street by Pam Howes 5★s 20/7/21

YELLOW — A Woman of Intelligence by Karin Tanabe 2★s 6/7/21

BLACK — Steel Fear by Brandon Webb 5★s 16/7/21

GREEN — Summer's Secret Marigold by Kirsty Ferry 5★s 5/7/21

RED — On Borrowed Time by David Rosenfelt 4★s 23/7/21

WHITE — Chasing Rainbows by Mona Ingram 4★s 6/7/21



Bonus: Read a book set in any city that has hosted the Olympics.
The Lost Girl of Berlin by Ella Carey 5★s 9/7/21 Berlin 1916 & 1936

Olympics Challenge
July 1 - Aug. 31

Progress: 6/6 ✅
* Read books with covers (or spines) with a main color matching one of the colors of the Olympic Rings, plus the flag background
💙 BLUE —
The Sun Down Motel by Simone St. James - July 22

💛 YELLOW —
Murder Ink by Betty Hechtman - July 4

🖤 BLACK —
Elevator Pitch by Linwood Barclay - July 16

💚 GREEN —
Chaos in Little Leaf Creek by Cindy Bell - July 22

💓 RED —
Curses, Boiled Again! Shari Randall - July 29

🤍 WHITE —
Lily by Ellen Miles - July 3

Progress: 3/6
💙* Read a book in which each color is a word in the title of a book (e.g.: Grace Sees Red)
BLUE —
Butterfly Blues by Carolyn Keene - July 31

YELLOW —

🖤 BLACK —
Black Potatoes: The Story of the Great Irish Famine, 1845-1850 by Susan Campbell Bartoletti - July 23

GREEN —

💓 RED —
Red: A Crayon's Story by Michael Hall - Aug. 8

🤍 WHITE —
Little White Duck: A Childhood in China by Na Liu - Aug. 15

Bonus: Read a book set in any city that has hosted the Olympics.
Shiver by Allie Reynolds - French Alps (1992 Winter Olympics)

Olympic Summer Challenge July 1 - August 31, 2021 Finished 8/20/21

*Read books with covers (or spines) with a main color matching one of the colors of the Olympic Rings, plus the flag background.

BLUE - Murder Can Confuse Your Chihuahua by Rose Pressey Finished 7/20/21

YELLOW - Some Like it Lethalby Nancy Martin Finished 7/26/21

BLACK - by Elizabeth Peters Finished 7/29/21
***NOTE I realize that this cover is not black but the paperback that I own is black along with the spine as black. It is a copyright 1981 paperback. I could not find it in the bookcover choices.

GREEN - Matchmaking Can Be Murder by Amanda Flower Finished 8/2/21

RED - Ruby Red Herring by Tracy Gardner Finished 8/20/21 (RED in title)

WHITE - (spine is white along with the back cover) by Nancy CoCo Finished 8/13/21

For those who love challenges . . .

JULY 1 - AUGUST 31, 2021

The 2020 Summer Olympics was to be held in Tokyo, Japan from July 24 to August 9, 2020. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, it has been rescheduled for July 23 to August 8, 2021. This challenge will run during the months of July and August. Books may be used only once in this challenge, but may be used in other challenges.

The challenges (do one or both, it's entirely up to you):

* Read books with covers (or spines) with a main color matching one of the colors of the Olympic Rings, plus the flag background

💯6/6💯
💯Bonus Book💯

BLUE — Fatal Brushstroke by Sybil Johnson

YELLOW — Boiled Over by Barbara Ross

BLACK — by Jennifer S. Alderson

GREEN — Chaos in Little Leaf Creek by Cindy Bell

RED — Marriage, Merlot & Murder by Gemma Halliday

WHITE — The Silence of the Library by Miranda James

* Read a book in which each color is a word in the title of a book (e.g.: Grace Sees Red)

0/6

BLUE —

YELLOW —

BLACK —

GREEN —

RED —

WHITE —

✅Bonus: Read a book set in any city that has hosted the Olympics.
FRANCEThe Paris Key -Juliet Blackwell

JULY 1 - AUGUST 31, 2021
0/13 All books are cozies

Read books with covers (or spines) with a main color matching one of the colors of the Olympic Rings, plus the flag background

BLUE — Fat Cat Spreads Out PB

YELLOW — Double Shot PB

BLACK — The Curse of the Pharaohs PB

GREEN — Devil's Gonna Get Him PB

RED — Fat Cat Takes the Cake PB

WHITE — Sweet Revenge PB

* Read a book in which each color is a word in the title of a book (e.g.: Grace Sees Red)

BLUE — BlueBuried Muffins EB

YELLOW — Limoncello Yellow EB

BLACK — Black & Blue EB

GREEN — Death on the Green EB

RED — A Dead Red Cadillac EB

WHITE — Murder in White Lace EB

Bonus: Read a book set in any city that has hosted the Olympics.

The West London Murders EB

SUMMER OLYMPICS

* Read books with covers (or spines) with a main color matching one of the colors of the Olympic Rings, plus the flag background

BLUE — Just Killing Time by Julianne Holmes (7/3/21)

YELLOW — Handbags and Homicide by Dorothy Howell (7/2/21)

BLACK — Yarned and Dangerous by Sadie Hartwell (7/20/21)

GREEN — Buried in a Bog by Sheila Connolly (7/23/21)

RED — Apple Cider Slaying by Julie Anne Lindsey (7/9/21)

WHITE —

* Read a book in which each color is a word in the title of a book (e.g.: Grace Sees Red)

BLUE — Death in Dark Blue by Julia Buckley (7/2/21)

YELLOW — Limoncello Yellow by Traci Andrighetti (7/15/21)

BLACK —

GREEN — Gunpowder Green by Laura Childs (7/19/21)

RED —

WHITE — Murder Wears White by Stephanie Blackmoore (7/30/21)

Bonus: Read a book set in any city that has hosted the Olympics.

At the Drop of a Hat by Jenn McKinlay (6/5/21)

Finished :)

The Summer Olympics 2021
Duration: 1/7/21 - 31/8/21
7/7

* Read books with covers (or spines) with a main color matching one of the colors of the Olympic Rings, plus the flag background


BLUE — The Mothers of Victory Street by Pam Howes 5★s 20/7/21

YELLOW — A Woman of Intelligence by Karin Tanabe 2★s 6/7/21

BLACK — Steel Fear by Brandon Webb 5★s 16/7/21

GREEN — Summer's Secret Marigold by Kirsty Ferry 5★s 5/7/21

RED — On Borrowed Time by David Rosenfelt 4★s 23/7/21

WHITE — Chasing Rainbows by Mona Ingram 4★s 6/7/21



Bonus: Read a book set in any city that has hosted the Olympics.
The Lost Girl of Berlin by Ella Carey 5★s 9/7/21 Berlin 1916 & 1936

Brenda — That was fast! Congrats! 🏅

Hello, Heather (and all)! I'm going to have to work on this challenge sometime later. My husband ended up in the ER, which led to bypass surgery and two weeks in hospital, so everything else in life was basically put on hold. We're in the recovery phase now at home, but it'll be about 10-12 weeks before he's back to normal. I've been able to read a few books but obviously not at my book-a-day phase. 🙄 😆 I should get the July mini done, though...

Meg wrote: "Hello, Heather (and all)! I'm going to have to work on this challenge sometime later. My husband ended up in the ER, which led to bypass surgery and two weeks in hospital, so everything else in lif..."

Wow, what a major bump in the road for you and your husband, Meg. 😲 Wishing him a quick and steady recovery. Of course your reading will take a back seat as your husband comes first!

Heather L wrote: "Brenda — That was fast! Congrats! 🏅"

Thanks Heather :)

Meg wrote: "Hello, Heather (and all)! I'm going to have to work on this challenge sometime later. My husband ended up in the ER, which led to bypass surgery and two weeks in hospital, so everything else in lif..."

Oh Meg, so sorry to hear that! I hope the road to recovery is a quick one. Take care of yourself as well as hubby. **hugs**

Meg — So sorry to hear about your husband. I hope he is well on the road to recovery. As Brenda said, make sure you take care of yourself, too! (((HUGS))) 🤗

Thanks, Julesy and Brenda, I really appreciate your words and hugs! He's doing great so far, so fingers crossed that things just keep getting better. I know he's anxious to get back to his garden and other things.

Sounds like my hubby Meg - I tell him his garden will still be there later ;) x

Thanks, Heather!

Brenda, he may try to get out there before it would be wise to do so. But, on the other hand, he got some great medical advice yesterday from the visiting nurse, so maybe he'll hold off awhile longer.

🤗🤗🤗

I hope he does Meg :) Good luck!

Meg wrote: "Hello, Heather (and all)! I'm going to have to work on this challenge sometime later. My husband ended up in the ER, which led to bypass surgery and two weeks in hospital, so everything else in lif..."

Sending quick healing thoughts your way.

* Read books with covers (or spines) with a main color matching one of the colors of the Olympic Rings, plus the flag background

BLUE — 8/6

YELLOW —

BLACK — 7/30

GREEN — 8/11

RED — 7/20

WHITE — 8/4

* Read a book in which each color is a word in the title of a book (e.g.: Grace Sees Red)


BLUE —

YELLOW —

BLACK —

GREEN —

RED —

WHITE —

Bonus: Read a book set in any city that has hosted the Olympics.
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban in London 7/23

I wasn’t planning on doing this one, but the books read during the last two months have worked to my advantage.


BLUE — This Old Homicide by Kate Carlisle

YELLOW — A Taste for Murder by Claudia Bishop

BLACK — The Sign of Four by Arthur Conan Doyle

GREEN — Tears of the Giraffe by Alexander McCall Smith

RED — Heat Wave by Richard Castle

WHITE — The Labors of Hercules by Agatha Christie

Bonus: Read a book set in any city that has hosted the Olympics.
Orlando by Virginia Woolf
(Parts of it are set in London)

Another good finish Heather :)

Thanks, Brenda!

Congrats, Heather!

Let's see how I advance in this:

Blue: Allegiance of Honor by Nalini Singh (23/07/2021 - ★★★★)
Yellow: Born in Death by J.D. Robb (21/08/2021 - ★★★★☆)
Green: Dark in Death by J.D. Robb (23/08/2021 - ★★★★)
Red: Delusion in Death by J.D. Robb (30/07/2021 - ★★★☆)

Thanks, Marisa!

Congrats, Heather!

FINISHED
Reading Challenges > Olympics Challenge (Summer 2021)

The 2020 Summer Olympics was to be held in Tokyo, Japan from July 24 to August 9, 2020. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, it has been rescheduled for July 23 to August 8, 2021. This challenge will run during the months of July and August. Books may be used only once in this challenge, but may be used in other challenges.

The challenges (do one or both, it's entirely up to you):

* Read books with covers (or spines) with a main color matching one of the colors of the Olympic Rings, plus the flag background

BLUE — by Janet Evanovich 7/7/2021

YELLOW — by Joanne Fluke 8/5/2021

BLACK — by Josh Lanyon 7/29/2021

GREEN — by Lois Greiman 7/14/2021

RED — by Fiona Grace 8/16/2021

WHITE — by Elin Hilderbrand 8/8/2021

* Read a book in which each color is a word in the title of a book (e.g.: Grace Sees Red)

BLUE — Emily's Blue Period by Cathleen Daly 8/21/2021

YELLOW — Yellow Submarine by The Beatles 8/21/2021

BLACK — The Black Cat by Edgar Allan Poe 8/21/2021

GREEN —It's Not Easy Being Green: And Other Things to Consider by Jim Henson 8/21/2021

RED — The Little Red Schoolhouse by Eric Sloane 8/19/2021

WHITE — Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs by Maggie Blossom 8/21/2021

Bonus: Read a book set in any city that has hosted the Olympics. (Find list here) London England
Lord of the Pies by Nell Hampton 7/30/2021

Congrats, Heather! Way to go, Genevieve!

Thanks, Meg and Brenda!

Congrats, Genevieve!

Well done Genevieve!

Thanks Brenda and Heather L

Awesome job, Genevieve! You did them all!! 🎉🥂

Finished!

BLUE — Sweet Tea and Secrets 7/3/21

YELLOW — The Great Chili Kill-Off 7/5/21

BLACK — Journey to Munich 7/8/21

GREEN — Many a Twist 7/14/21

RED — The Puzzle of the Red Stallion 8/21/21

WHITE — The Teaberry Strangler 7/24/21

Bonus: Read a book set in any city that has hosted the Olympics.
In This Grave Hour (London) 7/26/21

Yay, Linda!

Congrats all that have finished!

I think I'm going to call it a day on this challenge. I tried to do the Bonus but I just could not get into the book I chose and made it a DNF. Won't be able to squeeze in any more this month. Happy with what I accomplished, though. See message #7.

You did well, Julesy!

Olympic challenge

Blue - Leftover Dead - Jimmie Ruth Evans

Yellow - The ZigZag Girl - Elly Griffiths

Black - The Only Suspect - Jonnie Jacobs

Green - The Who Knew Too Much - Spencer Quinn

Red - Murder With Mirrors - Agatha Christie

White - Last Day - Luanne Rice

I got some done so I'm calling this finished! It was fun!

I, too am calling this one finished. I did all of the colors on the covers and the bonus book. It seems I rarely, or never, read books with a color in the Title.