Romance Readers Reading Challenges discussion

Read A Rainbow
Duration: 3 months

This is an 'ongoing' challenge that members can undertake in their own time. You pick the start date, but it has to be finished within 3 months :)

The challenge is very simply and is based on the PREDOMINANT color of your book covers. Pick out the colors of the rainbow from your book covers, but you can only use the covers where there is a dominant color that matches ONE of the colors of a rainbow. You must read a book to match each color.

The rainbow is made up of:
Violet
Indigo/Black
Blue
Green
Yellow
Orange
Red

To make it more a challenge for those read-a-holics out there, try reading the rainbow in just one genre :) State your genre at the beginning of your challenge.

The finishing line up is here


Here is a visual of the rainbow colors for clarification (some minor variation is fine):

Read a Rainbow Challenge

Duration: July, 19 - October, 19, 2013
genre: Contemporary romance Read 7/7
Violet:Wish Upon a Star, 8/19/2013
Indigo/Black:Sizzle and Burn by Jayne Ann Krentz, 9/3/2013
Blue: Sand Castle Bay by Sherryl Woods, 7/29/2013
Green:Catching Jordan by Miranda Kenneally, 7/20/2013
Yellow: Two of a Kind by Susan Mallery, 10/3/2013
Orange: The Perfect Hope by Nora Roberts, 8/5/2013
Red:Rock Chick Reckoning by Kristen Ashley, 9/8/2013


Duration: July, 29 - October, 29, 2013
genre: Romantic suspense Read 7/7
Violet: Rock Chick Revolution, 10/25/2013
Indigo/Black:Rock Chick Regret, 9/16/2013
Blue:Beg for Mercy, 8/4/2013
Green: Midnight Rainbow by Linda Howard, 10/29/2013
Yellow: Sense of Evil by Kay Hooper, 9/15/2013
Orange:Predatory Game, 10/28/2013
Red: Notorious Nineteen by Janet Evanovich, 7/29/2013,




I'm adding two more genres

Duration: July 30 - Octover 30, 2013
genre: Historial Romance, Read 7/7
Violet: The Pirate Hunter, 8/27/13
Indigo/Black:Tamed by a Highlander, 9/20/2013
Blue: Το μαντολίνο του λοχαγού Κορέλι, 8/24/2013
Green: Once Upon a Winter's Eve, 10/2/2013
Yellow: His at Night, 7/31/2013
Orange:A Heart So Wild, 8/11/2013
Red: The Bride of Larkspear: A Fitzhugh Trilogy Erotic Novella, 8/1/2013



Duration: July 30-October 30, 2013
genre: Paranormal Read 7/7
Violet: Heartless, 8/19/2013
Indigo/Black: For I Have Sinned, 8/13/13
Blue: Second Grave on the Left, 9/4/13
Green: An Apple for the Creature, 9/3/13
Yellow:Hit List, 9/6/13
Orange:Dragon Bound, 8/18/2013
Red:Kitty Goes to Washington, 9/2/13

Interesting.....

Read a Rainbow Challenge
Duration: July 19/13 - October 15/13

Read 7/7

Genre: Historical Fiction

Violet: The Uninvited by Heather Graham 07/27/13 ****

Indigo/Black: The Merchant's Daughter by Melanie Dickerson 07/20/13 ****

Blue: Queen Isabella: Treachery, Adultery, and Murder in Medieval England by Alison Weir 07/30/13 ****

Green: Goddess of the Green Room by Jean Plaidy 07/29/13 ***

Yellow: Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen 07/31/13 ****

Orange: Peach Blossom Pavilion by Mingmei Yip 07/21/13 ***

Red: Katherine Swynford: The Story of John of Gaunt and His Scandalous Duchess by Alison Weir 07/20/13 ****

Romance Readers Reading Challenges
Read A Rainbow
Duration: 7/19/2013 - 10/19/2013

Progress: 7 out of 7

Paranormal Romance
Violet = The Diviners by Libba Bray - ***** - 8/8/2013
Indigo/Black = Lover Avenged by J.R. Ward - **** - 7/24/2013
Blue = Outlander by Diana Gabaldon - ***** - 8/4/2013
Green = Fourth Grave Beneath My Feet by Darynda Jones - ***** - 10/6/2013
Yellow = Magic Rises by Ilona Andrews - ***** - 9/15/2013
Orange = Face the Fire by Nora Roberts - *** - 10/8/2013
Red = Third Grave Dead Ahead by Darynda Jones - *** - 8/21/2013

Start Date 22 July 2013

14/14 Complete

M/M Contemporary Complete 15 Aug
Violet A Matter of Time, Vol. 2 (re-read) finished 8/14 5*
Indigo/Black Polar Reaction finished 8/11 3.5*
Blue A Ring and a Promise finished 7/29 4*
Green Uniform Desires finished 7/29 2.5*
Yellow The Road To Byron finished 7/28 3*
Orange Zane's Inferno finished 7/29 3*
Red IM finished 7/31 3.5*



M/M Paranormal/SciFi/Fantasy Complete 16 Aug
Violet Sky Hunter finished 7/23 3*
Indigo/Black Prisoner 374215 finished 7/30 5*
Blue Irregulars finished 7/28 4*
Green To Steal the Tithe finished 7/31 3*
Yellow Undertow finished 8/16 5*
Orange Freefall finished 8/2 5*
Red Bloodlines finished 7/25 5*

The finishers :)

Nay Nay

man, thank goodness for the newsletter or I woulda missed this! I think the main page has too many *pinned* or sticky'd threads in this category so anything not pinned stays hidden. I'm in! Is there an official start/end date or is this ongoing? duh. I just re-read.

Up to you Ty :) You can pick your start date, but it is limited to 3 months, so if you pick today (25 July), then you finish in 3 months time (24 October)...

(I agree on the crazy number of sticky threads in Other Challenges, but they are the official challenges and I don't think we can expand the shown set number - I'll look into what we can do though :)

Rainbow Challenge RRRC
Aug 2 - Nov 2
READ 14/14 COMPLETE

M/M Law enforcement
Violet:Cold Front Aug 2 ★★★★★
Indigo/Black: In the Dark Aug 16 ★★★★
Blue: Witness Aug 2 ★★★★
Green:Uniform Desires Sept 3 ★★
Yellow:Undertow Sep 12 ★★★★★
Orange:Personal Demons Aug 30 ★★★★
Red:The Morning Star Aug 11 ★★★★



M/M Contemporary
violet:Squire Aug 16 ★★★★
indigo/black: Hearts Under Fire Aug 6 ★★★
blue:A Gentleman's Gentleman Aug 12 ★
green: Wish List Aug 26 ★★★
yellow:Ethan in Gold Oct 18 ★★★
orange: Inside Out Aug 16 ★★★
red:A Rose is a Rose Aug 9 ★★★★

I'm in! My dates are going to be 8/1/13 to 11/1/13. Looks like fun.

July 23 - October 23

Romantic Suspense/Mystery -going to make this a hard one for me and just read one series that falls in this genre

finished 7/7

The rainbow is made up of:

Violet Naked Edge finished 9/27

Indigo/Black Skin Deep finished 9/30

Blue Hard Evidence7/24

Green Extreme Exposure 8/3

Yellow Breaking Point finished 9/29

Orange Striking Distance finished 11/24

Red Unlawful Contactfinished 8/31

I'm in. I'll start mine on August first. Post soon....

I'll join too :)

Read a Rainbow Challenge

Duration: 25th July 2013 - 25th October 2013

Read: 1/7

Violet: At Grave's End
Indigo/Black: Verführerisches Zwielicht
Blue: One Foot in the Grave
Green: Destined for an Early Grave
Yellow: Eternally Yours
Orange: This Side of the Grave
Red: Halfway to the Grave✓ [08/26] ★★★★✩




For a challenge like this I simply had to think of the "Night Huntress" series by Jeaniene Frost :)
Unfortunately only the German Version has colorfull covers. I hope it's alright to use almost only one series for this challenge.

- Could this pass as violet? It looks more pink to me.

Other Challenges > Read A Rainbow

genre: Contemporary romance
0/7
Violet
Indigo/Black
Blue
Green
Yellow
Orange
Red

genre : Paranormal Romance
0//7
Violet
Indigo/Black
Blue
Green
Yellow
Orange
Red

ROY G BIV - I'm in

4 of 7
Start Date: 07/25/13
Genre: Historical Romance

R - The Firebird by Susanna Kearsley 09/04
O - The Brazen Bride by Stephanie Laurens - 425 pps. Finished 08/10/13
Y - When You Give a Duke a Diamond by Shana Galen - 356 pps. finished 8/21/13
G - Hidden Away by Maya Banks 486 pps. Finished 8/30/13 ***
B - Lover Eternal JR Ward 7/30*** To Seduce an Earl Lori Brighton 8/15
I - Slightly Scandalous 11/04
V - The Secret - Julie Garwood - 7/26





***Lover Eternal does not fit in Historical Romance category

Lacy wrote: " - Could this pass as violet? It looks more pink to me."

I was going to use it for Violet also

Nadine wrote: "Lacy wrote: " - Could this pass as violet? It looks more pink to me."

I was going to use it for Violet also"

Yay! Thanks!

Duration: 7/25 - 10/25


Violet: Holden and Yves – The Early Years
Indigo/Black: Nine-Tenths of the Law
Blue: Fun With Dick and Shane
Green: 72 Hours
Yellow: Out of the Blue
Orange: Downtime
Red: Hell's Pawn

Lacy wrote: " - Could this pass as violet? It looks more pink to me."

I'm happy with it as violet in the mix. It doesn't show up as really pink just looking at the cover in a list here :) (I think the graduating color saves it :)

Rainbow Challenge:


CONTEMPORARY
Violet
Indigo/Black
Blue
Green
Yellow
Orange
Red

PARANORMAL
Violet
Indigo/Black
Blue
Green
Yellow
Orange
Red

Jane (PS) wrote: "Lacy wrote: " - Could this pass as violet? It looks more pink to me."

I'm happy with it as violet in the mix. It doesn't show up as really pink just looking at the ..."

Thanks, Jane!

July 27 to October 27
1st Set: PNR 7/7 completed

Violet: Styxx 09/05
Indigo/black: Night Embrace 08/20
Blue: Devil May Cry 08/28
Green: Retribution 10/13
Yellow: Time Untime 10/24
Orange: The Guardian 10/19
Red: One Silent Night 09/24



August 23 to November 23
2nd Set: PNR 7/7 completed

Violet: Archangel's Legion 11/21
Indigo/Black: Archangel's StormNalini Singh 11/18
Blue: Archangel's Blade 11/08
Green: Archangel's Consort 09/11
Yellow: Archangel's Kiss 08/26
Orange: Angels' Blood 08/24
Red: Must Love Hellhounds 09/02

Rainbow Challenge:
Duration: August 1, 2013-October 31, 2013
4/7

Violet- A Touch of Midnight 8/8
Indigo/Black- Pushing Limits 8/13
Blue- Fault in Our stars 8/29
Green- Unraveled
Yellow- It Happened One Autumn 8/25
Orange - Untamed highlander 8/24
Red- Ashes of Midnight 8/13

I'm in.


Read A Rainbow Challenge
Duration: July 27, 2013- October 27, 2013

RAINBOW

Violet:

Indigo/ Black:

Blue:

Green:

Yellow:

Orange:

Red:

RRRC Read a Rainbow Challenge
Duration: July 19, 2013 - October 19, 2013

4/7 Done

Red: The Matters at Mansfield by Carrie Bebris 7/26 ★★★★
Orange Touch of Seduction by Rhyannon Byrd 7/20 ★★★★
Yellow: Out of Sight by Stella Cameron 7/23 ★★★
Green: Season Of Strangers by Kat Martin
Blue: Dead Reckoning: The New Science of Catching Killers by M. Baden 7/24 ★★★★
Indigo: Taken by Midnight by Lara Adrian
Violet: Angels' Flight by Nalini Singh

RRRC Read a Rainbow Challenge
Duration: July 29, 2013 - October 29, 2013


Paranormal
Progress: 5/7

Violet: Slave to Sensation(Psy-Changeling #1) by Nalini Singh 07.29
Indigo/ Black: Kiss of the Highlander(Highlanders #4) by Karen Marie Moning 08.23
Blue: Second Grave on the Left(Charley Davidson #2) by Darynda Davidson 08.27.
Green:
Yellow:
Orange:
Red: Watchers in the Night(The Guardians of the Night, #1) by Jenna Black 10.10.



Historical
Progress 4/7

Violet: A Night of Forever(Night #1.5) by Lori Brighton 10.20
Indigo/ Black:
Blue: Simply Sinful(House of Pleasure #2) by Kate Pearce 08.12
Green: Once Upon a Winter's Eve(Spindle Cove #1.5) by Tessa Dare 10.20
Yellow:
Orange:
Red: What Happens in London(Bevelstoke #2) by Julia Quinn 09.03

Read A Rainbow


Duration: 3 months
Start: 30.7.
End: 29.10.

I was thinking to pass this challenge but ... I can't! I'm too addicted to the challenges! :)

7/7 read
Done!

Violet: Cry of the Wild by Catherine Anderson [11.8.]
Indigo/Black: Imitation in Death by J.D. Robb [27.8.]
Blue: White Lies by Linda Howard [1.8.]
Green: Thread of Fear by Laura Griffin [8.9.]
Yellow: Passion Unleashed by Larissa Ione [8.10.]
Orange: Stupid White Men & Other Sorry Excuses for the State of the Nation
by Michael Moore [28.8.]
Red: Double Standards by Judith McNaught [4.8.]

LOL Ethel!

Read A Rainbow
Duration: 8/1/13-10/31/13
Complete: 4/7

Violet- Glory in Death by J.D. Robb *8/2 ★★★★☆
Indigo/Black
Blue- Seducing Cinderella by Gina L. Maxwell *8/23 ★★★☆☆
Green
Yellow- Magic Rises by Ilona Andrews *8/25 ★★★★★
Orange- Ever After by Kim Harrison *8/26 ★★★★★
Red-

I finished my challenge...but I think I will play again BUT use a different GENRE. Happy Reading All!!

Read 7/7

Genre: Historical Fiction

Violet: The Uninvited by Heather Graham 07/27/13 ****

Indigo/Black: The Merchant's Daughter by Melanie Dickerson 07/20/13 ****

Blue: Queen Isabella: Treachery, Adultery, and Murder in Medieval England by Alison Weir 07/30/13 ****

Green: Goddess of the Green Room by Jean Plaidy 07/29/13 ***

Yellow: Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen 07/31/13 ****

Orange: Peach Blossom Pavilion by Mingmei Yip 07/21/13 ***

Red: Katherine Swynford: The Story of John of Gaunt and His Scandalous Duchess by Alison Weir 07/20/13 ****

Wow! Congrats Nay Nay! You knocked that one off quickly :)

Congrats, NayNay! :)

Congrats!

READ THE RAINBOW CHALLENGE (#35) – Updated 10/1
Duration: August 1 – October 31, 2013
Categories: 3 of 3!
Books Read: 21 of 21!

Contemporary – 7 of 7 Complete!
√ Violet: Sugar Springs by Kim Law – 8/8
√ Indigo/Black: Mouth To Mouth by Erin McCarthy – 8/2
√ Blue: The Way You Look Tonight by Bella Andre – 8/14
√ Green: Exclusively Yours by Shannon Stacey – 10/6
√ Yellow: Two of a Kind by Susan Mallery – 8/7
√ Orange: Sunrise Point by Robyn Carr – 9/20
√ Red: Naughty and Nice: A Holiday Romance Collection by Jaci Burton, et al. – 8/27



Historical -- 7 of 7 Complete
√ Violet: An English Bride in Scotland by Lynsay Sands – 9/15
√ Indigo/Black: One Good Earl Deserves a Lover by Sarah MacLean – 9/4
√ Blue: The Lady Most Willing...: A Novel in Three Parts by Julia Quinn et al. – 8/29
√ Green: Always by Lynsay Sands – 9/11
√ Yellow: Too Wicked to Wed by Cara Elliot – 9/27
√ Orange: Romancing Lady Stone by Delilah Marvelle – 10/18
√ Red: His Mistress by Christmas by Victoria Alexander – 10/1



Paranormal -- 7 of 7 Complete!
√ Violet: Magic Burns by Ilona Andrew – 8/16
√ Indigo/Black: Hard Mated by Jennifer Ashley – 8/6
√ Blue: Mate Claimed by Jennifer Ashley – 9/8
√ Green: Hex Appeal by Linda Wisdom – 10/5
√ Yellow: Heart of Obsidian by Nalini Singh – 8/4
√ Orange: Serpent's Kiss by Thea Harrison – 9/14
√ Red: Must Love Vampires by Heidi Betts – 9/9

Wow Nay Nay! Good job!

9/14 Complete

I'm doing 2 sets of no specified genre.

Set 1:

Violet: Fifth Grave Past the Lightby Darynda Jones - 8/11/2013 - *****
Indigo/Black: Until Fountain Bridge by Samantha Young - 8/9/2013 - ***
Blue: Something Like Winter by Jay Bell - 8/1/2013 - *****
Green: Back Spin by Harlan Coben - 9/1/2013 - ****
Yellow
Orange: Unravel Me by Christie Ridgway - 8/14/2013 - ***
Red

* *

Set 2:

Violet: Rock Chick by Kristen Ashley - 8/18/2013 - ****
Indigo/Black: Real by Katy Evans - 8/25/2013 - ***
Blue: Hopeless by Colleen Hoover - 8/23/2013 - ****
Green
Yellow
Orange: Sun Kissed by Catherine Anderson - 8/21/2013 - ***
Red

** *

Duration: 7/25 - 10/25


Violet: Holden and Yves – The Early Years
Indigo/Black: Nine-Tenths of the Law
Blue: Fun With Dick and Shane
Green: 72 Hours
Yellow: Out of the Blue
Orange: Downtime
Red: Hell's Pawn 8/2/13 ★★★★✩

Duration: 7/25 - 10/25


Violet: Holden and Yves – The Early Years
Indigo/Black: Nine-Tenths of the Law 8/3/13 ★★✩✩✩
Blue: Heartstrings 8/10/13 ★★★★✩
Green: 72 Hours
Yellow: Out of the Blue
Orange: Downtime
Red: Hell's Pawn 8/2/13 ★★★★✩

Jasmin wrote: " I hope it's alright to use almost only one series for this challenge..."

Sorry Jasmin, I missed your comment at the end of your earlier post... That's fine to use just one series, or mostly one series. No limits other than the colour of the cover :)

Finished 2 Rainbows

Brandilyn wrote: "Start Date 22 July 2013

14/14 Complete

M/M Contemporary Complete 15 Aug
Violet A Matter of Time, Vol. 2 (re-read) finished 8/14 5*
Indigo/Black Polar Reaction finished 8/11 3.5*
Blue A Ring and a..."

Grrr! The books I've chosen for this challenge have different cover here on GR. So the color I have don't match. :/ Need to find new ones now! (Ranting, cause what I chose fit in other challenges) :/ =))

Read a Rainbow
Aug 1 - Oct 31
3/7 Completed


√Violet ~ The Hero by Robyn Carr 10/7 (4.5 Stars)
Indigo/Black ~ Extreme Love by Abby Niles
√Blue ~ Sultry with a Twist by Macy Beckett 8/28 (4 Stars)
√Green ~ When Summer Comes by Brenda Novak 8/11 (4.5 Stars)
Yellow ~ Lingerie Wars Janet Elizabeth Henderson
Orange ~ Love Drunk Cowboy by Carolyn Brown
Red ~ Wyoming Bold by Diana Palmer

Mary Joie wrote: "Grrr! The books I've chosen for this challenge have different cover here on GR. So the color I have don't match. :/ Need to find new ones now! (Ranting, cause what I chose fit in other challenges) ..."

You can find the edition you have. Just when you add the link to the book, under the button "add" you can find other editions of this book and choose the one you have.

Thanks Elizabeth! I've been at work without Internet access...

Congrats to all the finishers so far!

RRRC Read a Rainbow Challenge
Duration: July 19, 2013 - October 19, 2013

7/7 Done Yay!

Red: The Matters at Mansfield by Carrie Bebris 7/26 ★★★★
Orange Touch of Seduction by Rhyannon Byrd 7/20 ★★★★
Yellow: Out of Sight by Stella Cameron 7/23 ★★★
Green: Season Of Strangers by Kat Martin 8/23 ★★★
Blue: Dead Reckoning: The New Science of Catching Killers by M. Baden 7/24 ★★★★
Indigo: Taken by Midnight by Lara Adrian 8/15 ★★★★★
Violet: Angels' Flight by Nalini Singh 8/11 ★★★★

Congratulations Valorie!!!

Thanks Jane!

Oh. Thanks, Elizabeth! :) Haven't been exploring much on GR.

UPDATE: All Done

READ A RAINBOW CHALLENGE
Duration: July 27, 2013- October 27,2013

Violet: Bad to the Bone by Vivi Anna 8/13/13

Indigo/ Black: Tag Team by Nicole Marsh 7/28/13

Blue: Clamour by Penelope Fletcher 8/2/13

Green: Elfbitten by Leila Bryce Sin 8/13/13

Yellow: Rules of Engagement by Suzanne Enoch 8/2/13

Orange: The Demon' s Bargain by Lisa Alder 8/12/13

Red: Smokeless Fire by Samantha Young 8/23/13