The Seasonal Reading Challenge discussion

25.4 - Jenn Renee's task: Color Me Happy......
Color is beautiful, fun, and inspiring. Let's celebrate color!
Roll 1 die 1 time to find your color:
1. Red (Pink, Scarlet, Crimson, Ruby, Maroon, Poppy)
2. Orange (Tangerine, Peach, Apricot, Pumpkin, Carrot, Coral,)
3. Yellow (Gold, Lemon, Amber, Saffron, Chiffon, Buttercup)
4. Green (Olive, Fern, Forest, Pine, Hunter, Jade)
5. Blue (Azure, Denim, Sky, Cyan, Cobalt, Indigo, Sapphire)
6. Purple (Plum, Iris, Violet, Orchid, Lilac, Mauve, Periwinkle)

Choose 2 different options for this task and read one book for each option:
1. Read a book with a cover that is primarily the color you rolled. Required: If you choose this option, you must include the cover or a link to the book in your post.
2. Read a book with the color you rolled in the title. The shades listed in parentheses will work, too. Plurals of will be accepted, but compound words will not work.
3. Read a book with the color you rolled in the author's first or last name. The shades listed in parentheses will work, too. As long as the color is contained within the name in its entirety, it will be accepted. (EX: Greenfeld would work for green. Goldman would work for yellow.)
4. Read a book in which the main character's name is the same as the color you rolled.The shades listed in parentheses will work, too.
5. Read a book in the Genre represented by the color you rolled.
Red for Love - Romance
Orange for Caution- Suspense/Thriller
Yellow for Happy- Humorous or Inspirational
Green for Lively - Action/Adventure
Blue for Mysterious- Mystery
Purple for Magical- Fantasy/Paranormal

Required: State which options you chose when you post.

Approved for cover color...
Red -
Orange
Yellow
Green-


Blue
Purple

Approved for Genre

Romance:An Echo in the Bone
Humorous/Inspirational
Suspense/Thriller Damaged
Action/Adventure
Mystery
Fantasy A Wizard of Earthsea

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This thread is now open for questions.

hmmm, 5 and blue is it...me likely the task!

I LOVE this task! That is all....

I rolled a 2---
Is this cover peach? It looks peach to me.

thanks

Peony in Love by Lisa See

i rolled a 6 - purple...so i was hoping these would work:

for option 2 - Violet Raines Almost Got Struck by Lightning (violet in the title). guess this would work for option 4, also!
for option 5 - A Wizard of Earthsea, which has "fantasy" listed first on its shelves.

thanks for your help! great task! :)

I got red... An Echo in the Bone has "Romance" listed as the 3rd genre, that counts, right?

is this "orange" enough?

Also has a Thriller for #1 genre so would that work?

Would count as an orange cover?

Kathy G. wrote: "I rolled a 2---
Is this cover peach? It looks peach to me.

thanks

Peony in Love by Lisa See"

Yes that looks Peach to me.

★Meghan★ wrote: " is this "orange" enough?

Also has a Thriller for #1 genre so would that work?"

Both of these will work for orange.

Erin (NY) wrote: "I got red... An Echo in the Bone has "Romance" listed as the 3rd genre, that counts, right?"

Yes this will work for romance

Gayla wrote: "Would count as an orange cover?"

Yes, this will work.

kiki wrote: "i rolled a 6 - purple...so i was hoping these would work:

for option 2 - Violet Raines Almost Got Struck by Lightning (violet in the title). guess this would work for option 4, als..."

Wizards are fantasy for sure. Both books are great options!

Would any of these work for a purple cover? Thanks in advance.

Jenn Renee wrote: "Gayla wrote: "Would count as an orange cover?"

Yes, this will work."

Thank you!

Patricia wrote: "Would any of these work for a purple cover? Thanks in advance.

[bookcover:A Treasury of Royal Scandals: The Shocking True Stories History's Wickedest, Weirdest, Most Wanton Kings, Queens, Tsars, ..."


Looks like to me most would work.
Northanger Abby and The Blood of Flowers look more red on my monitor but if they look more purple on yours then just state that when you post. Parades end looks like it has a lot more brown than purple so that is the only one I would say wouldn't work.

Jenn Renee wrote: "kiki wrote: "i rolled a 6 - purple...so i was hoping these would work:

for option 2 - Violet Raines Almost Got Struck by Lightning (violet in the title). guess this would work for ..."

great, thanks! :)

This should be fun!

Judy wrote: "Just wanted to check if would work for a green cover?

Also, for #4 can the color be either the character's first or last name?

Thanks!"

that works great for a green cover and yes the name can be the first or last name.

Jenn Renee wrote: "Patricia wrote: "Would any of these work for a purple cover? Thanks in advance.

[bookcover:A Treasury of Royal Scandals: The Shocking True Stories History's Wickedest, Weirdest, Most Wanton Kin..."

Thanks for confirming!

Yay! Thanks...gives me an excuse to finish the Pretty Little Liars series and read my First Reads book I just got.

Here are some links that may help:
Red http://www.goodreads.com/list/show/29...
Pink http://www.goodreads.com/list/show/29...
Orange http://www.goodreads.com/list/show/78...
Yellow http://www.goodreads.com/list/show/27...
Green http://www.goodreads.com/list/show/29...
Blue http://www.goodreads.com/list/show/29...
Purple http://www.goodreads.com/list/show/29...

Some books appear on two lists. appears on both the pink and purple lists. appears on the red and orange lists. So you might want to make sure they work for your color with the task manager first.

These lists could help with task 10.9 too.

Now, I wish I was playing Yahtzee. Every time I have rolled dice in this challenge, I've gotten the number 5!

Are these books green or blue or some other color:

and

if anyone needs a green character - there are a series of mysteries called the Jade Del Cameron mysteries - starts with Mark of the Lion

Cindy AL wrote: "Are these books green or blue or some other color:

and "


They both look blue green to me so I would take them for either blue or green.

My die was YELLOW: Shall I read which book The Bloodied Ivy - Robert Goldsborough or The Saffron Kitchen - Yasmin Crowther or Half of a Yellow Sun?

I rolled red. For the romance option, can it be a paranormal romance? Or does it have to be a strict human on human romance? I ask because purple is listed as paranormal. Thanks!

Amanda Pearl wrote: "I rolled red. For the romance option, can it be a paranormal romance? Or does it have to be a strict human on human romance? I ask because purple is listed as paranormal. Thanks!"

any romance works!

Jenn Renee you are a peach - I have these both on Kindle/Ipad, so I really did not want to try to find these at the store to confirm the color. Green it is!

Fiona (Titch) wrote: "My die was YELLOW: Shall I read which book The Bloodied Ivy - Robert Goldsborough or The Saffron Kitchen - Yasmin Crowther or [book:Half o..."

you can use two of these books for the challenge. You can use one for color in the title and one for the color in the authors name. good choices!

Just to confirm: I rolled a 4 (green). Any shade of green works; not just those listed?

Petra wrote: "Just to confirm: I rolled a 4 (green). Any shade of green works; not just those listed?"

Only the shades listed work for options 2-4 for option 1 it just needs to be a green book cover.

Okay. I was hoping to use Holly as an author's name but I'll find another slot for the book.
Thanks.

Is this okay for purple? While it's mainly black and white, the purple certainly stands out against it.

Janet wrote: "Is this okay for purple? While it's mainly black and white, the purple certainly stands out against it.

"

The Purple does stand out but I don't think its enough purple for a purple cover.

Question on option 5.

I rolled a 3 and got yellow and so the genre was Happy- Humorous or Inspirational.

Is this books I find personally humorous or inspirational or does it needed to be listed in the genre on the books homepage on goodreads?

Hettie wrote: "Question on option 5.

I rolled a 3 and got yellow and so the genre was Happy- Humorous or Inspirational.

Is this books I find personally humorous or inspirational or does it needed to be listed ..."

whatever you find as humorous or inspirational to you. I think that inspiration and funny is a personal opinion.

Jenn Renee wrote: whatever you find as humorous or inspirational to you. I think that inspiration and funny is a personal opinion.

Thanks for the clarification. Going to ponder over my tbr shelf now to choose.

Will work for blue? I just wanted to make sure it wasn't too "young." Thanks!

Name some action adventure books so I can get a feel for what u had in mind

Carla wrote: "Will work for blue? I just wanted to make sure it wasn't too "young." Thanks!"

Yes this will work for blue.

Cindy AL wrote: "Name some action adventure books so I can get a feel for what u had in mind"

I read pretty much young adult so these are some of the ones I would pick as action adventure. Although anything that has action or adventure will work.




if action or adventure is listed on the side its a good choice.

Would you call this orange?

Katy wrote: "Would you call this orange? "

Yes that looks orange to me.

I rolled for purple, would this one be purple enough, or is it too light?

Katrina wrote: "I rolled for purple, would this one be purple enough, or is it too light?
"

On here it looks white, but I did look on amazon and it clearly is a light lavender background so yes this would work. Please note when claiming the points that cover is a light purple and approved. thanks

For yellow I'm considering these two options, will either work?