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The reason behind this challenge is to help you get caught up on all those pesky vowels from your other spell-out challenges! When you finish you will have read approximately 15 to 30 books, depending on which option(s) you choose.

Duration: You set the pace.
Please choose your option at the time you elect to join the challenge, and please post your color name/scale, or the name you're using and the conditions that apply to it at well.

Note: The words "A" and "AN" at the beginning of a title do not count. The word "I" does.

Object: Choose how you wish to play.
Option 1
Option 2
Option 3 (Do both Options 1 and 2).

Option 1;
Write down the name of your favorite color.
Count the vowels and consonants in the color name.
Answer the question below and read books according to the scale that applies:

Does your color name have more vowels than consonants?

If so, read 15 books:
Titles or authors that start with A: 3
Titles or authors that start with E : 4
Titles or authors that start with I: 3
Titles or authors that start with O: 1
Titles or authors that start with U: 2
Titles or authors that start with Y: 2

Does your color name have more consonants than vowels?

If so, read 15 books:
Titles or authors that start with A: 5
Titles or authors that start with E : 2
Titles or authors that start with I: 3
Titles or authors that start with O: 2
Titles or authors that start with U: 2
Titles or authors that start with Y: 1

Option 2:
Write down your first name. (If you'd rather use your middle or last name, that's fine. If you'd rather not post your personal information and want to use some other name, that's fine too -- just post the name you used.) Evaluate your name according to the following conditions and read accordingly:

How many consonants in your name?
1 or 3: read one title/author that starts with A
2 or 4: read 2 titles/authors that start with A
5 or 7: read 3 titles/authors that start with A
6 or 8: read 4 titles/authors that start with A
More than 8: Read 5 titles/authors that start with A

How many vowels in your name?
1 or 3: Read 4 titles/authors that start with E
2 or 4: Read 3 titles/authors that start with E
5 or 7: Read 2 titles/authors that start with E
More than 7: Read 1 title/author that starts with E

Does your name contain a consecutive double letter?
Read 2 titles/authors that start with I.

Does your name contain a letter that appears more than once (NOT consecutive)?
Read 2 titles/authors that start with U.

Does your name start with a consonant?
Read 1 title/author that starts with I.

Does your name start with a vowel?
Read 1 title/author that starts with U.

Does your name end with a consonant?
If so, read 2 titles/authors that start with the vowel of your choice (both must be the same vowel) -- however if your name has NO double letters AND NO letters that appear more than once, the vowel you choose must be either I or U.


Does your name end with a vowel?
If so, read 3 titles/authors that start with the vowel of your choice (all three must be the same vowel) -- however if your name has NO double letters AND NO letters that appear more than once, the vowel you choose must be either I or U.


Read one title/author that starts with O for each syllable of your name.
Example: My name - Jennifer - is three syllables, I get three Os.


Option 3: Do both Option 1 (the "color" option) and Option 2 (The "name" option).


Challenge Rules
*For each book that you read please post a link to the book, the author and the date you finished it.
*Each book may only be used for one task or letter
*To count a book towards a challenge you must read the majority of it after the start date of the challenge.
* Where more than one option is given for a task, please state which option your book relates to.
*If the task relates to the cover of your book, please post the cover AND the book link.
*All genres and formats are fine.
*Re-reads are allowed.
*No page minimum.
*Please update your original post as you go.

*When you have finished, please re-post your whole challenge as a new message and MARK AS FINISHED or you will not be considered to have completed the challenge and we will not be able to award your Hall of Fame badge

(Even if you don't hit the level you were aiming for by the deadline, please re-post your challenge anyway as you may still be eligible for a lower level badge.)

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Duration: You set the pace.
Start 6/2/2018

Note: The words "A" and "AN" at the beginning of a title do not count. The word "I" does.


Option 3 (Do both Options 1 and 2).

Option 1:color

If so, read 15 books:
Titles or authors that start with A: 5
1. Nemesis
Pages: 282 p. Date read: 10/2/2014 Rating:4 stars
2. The Sign of Four Arthur Conan Doyle
Pages: 288 p. Date read: 24/2/2018 Rating:3 stars
3.Three Act Tragedy Agatha Christie
Pages: 275 p. Read:21/2/2018 Rating:3 stars
4.The Mirror Crack'd from Side to Side Agatha Christie
Pages: 215 p. Date read: 22/2/2018 Rating: 3 stars
5. The Awakening Kate Chopin 195 p. Read:5 march 2018 4 stars

Titles or authors that start with E : 2
1.Rendezvous Esther Verhoef Pages: 353 p. Date read: 17/2/2018 Rating: 2 stars
2. Equal Rites Terry Pratchett Pages:283 p. Date read:27/2/2018 Rating:5 stars

Titles or authors that start with I: 3
1. Ignorance Milan Kundera
Pages: 195 p. Date read:13/2/2018 Rating:5 stars
2.
Pages:274 p. Date read: 21/2/2018 Rating: 4 stars
3.Black Dogs Ian McEwan
Pages: 214 p. Date read:20/2/2018 Rating: 4 stars
Titles or authors that start with O: 2
1. Alles goed en wel Mirjam Oldenhave
256 p. read:4/3/2018 3 stars
2.

Titles or authors that start with U: 2
1. City Of Illusions Ursula K. Le Guin
Pages:199 p. Read:20/2/2018 Rating: 4 stars
2.
Titles or authors that start with Y: 1
Life of Pi Yann Martel
Pages:352 p. Date read:24/2/2018 Rating 3 stars
Option 2:


CLAIRE
How many consonants in your name?
1 or 3: read one title/author that starts with A
1. Alle Indische tantes Yvonne Keuls
175 p. Read: 4/3/2018 3 stars
2.
How many vowels in your name?
1 or 3: Read 4 titles/authors that start with E
1. Green Hills of Africa Ernest Hemingway
Pages: 308 p. Date read: 8/2/2018 Rating:3 stars
2.Enduring Love Ian McEwan
3.
4.

Does your name start with a consonant?
Read 1 title/author that starts with I.
The Innocence of Father Brown Volume 1G.K. Chesterton
Pages:232 p. Date read: 3/3/2018 Rating:3 stars
Does your name end with a vowel?
If so, read 3 titles/authors that start with the vowel of your choice (all three must be the same vowel) -- however if your name has NO double letters AND NO letters that appear more than once, the vowel you choose must be either I or U.
1.Nutshell Ian McEwan
208 p. Read:2/3/2018 4 stars
2.
3.
Read one title/author that starts with O for each syllable of your name=2.



Option 3: Do both Option 1 (the "color" option) and Option 2 (The "name" option).

Welcome to the challenge, Claire!

Jennifer wrote: "Welcome to the challenge, Claire!"

Thank you. Great way to get some out of the way:-)

Ok, that took a while to understand, but I think I've got it an I'm in, option 3

(If I've done something wrong, please tell me XD)


RAINBOW

(because, I'm a rebel, and I like all colours, never have a favorite)

Does your color name have more consonants than vowels?

If so, read 15 books:

Titles or authors that start with A: 5
After the End by Katie Ruggle (2/19/18)
Absolute Liability by J.W. Becton (2/24/18)
Agatha Christie wrote Cards on the Table (3/6/18)
Kendra Ashe wrote Kissing the Werewolf (3/17/18)
Alte Geister ruhen unsanft by Thomas Brezina (4/1/18)

Titles or authors that start with E : 2
Elly Grant wrote Palm Trees in the Pyrenees (2/19/18)
Janet Evanovich wrote Lean Mean Thirteen (2/23/18)

Titles or authors that start with I: 3
Iris Apfel: Accidental Icon by Iris Apfel (5/13/18)
In Praise of Difficult Women: Life Lessons from 29 Heroines Who Dared to Break the Rules by Karen Karbo (7/16/18)
Violet Ingram wrote Death By High Heels (10/14/18)

Titles or authors that start with O: 2
On the Rocks by Sawyer Bennett (6/5/18)
One Shade of Gray by Monica Corwin (6/17/18)

Titles or authors that start with U: 2
Undiscovered by Anna Hackett (3/4/18)
Unspeakable Things: Sex, Lies and Revolution by Laurie Penny (4/24/18)

Titles or authors that start with Y: 1
Nicola Yoon wrote Everything, Everything (2/9/18)


ROSA

How many consonants in your name?
2 or 4: read 2 titles/authors that start with A
Tracey Alvarez wrote Melting into You (4/7/18)
A is for Alibi by Sue Grafton (4/16/18)

How many vowels in your name?
2 or 4: Read 3 titles/authors that start with E
Janet Evanovich wrote Ten Big Ones (2/11/18)
Janet Evanovich wrote Eleven on Top (2/17/18)
Janet Evanovich wrote Twelve Sharp (2/18/18)

Does your name start with a consonant?
Read 1 title/author that starts with I
Icarus Rising by N.W. Moors (12/15/18)

Does your name end with a vowel?
If so, read 3 titles/authors that start with either I or U.
The Usual Santas: A Soho Crime Holiday Anthology by Peter Lovesey (5/2/18)
An Uncommon Sense by Serenity Woods (11/8/18)
Unleashed by Cherrie Lynn (11/10/18)

Read one title/author that starts with O for each syllable of your name.
1) Suzie O'Connell wrote Mistletoe Kisses (9/30/18)
2) Open Mic Night at Westminster Cemetery by Mary Amato
(11/7/17)

Welcome to the challenge, rebel girl!

Creative idea, Jennifer! I'm in for Option 3.

I'd Like to Buy a Vowel
Timeframe: 2/7/18 to 6/12/18
28/28

Option 1: (15/15)
Favorite color - YELLOW - More consonants than vowels

Titles or authors that start with A: 5
1. Accidental Cowgirl by Maggie McGinnis - 2/14/18 ♥♥♥♥
2. Author Praveen Asthana - The Woman in the Movie Star Dress - 2/20/18 ♥♥
3. Author Kristen Ashley - Rock Chick Redemption - 3/2/18 ♥♥♥♥♥
4. Arm Candy by Jessica Lemmon - 3/23/18 ♥♥♥♥
5. Author Anna Bennett - My Brown-Eyed Earl - 3/29/18 ♥♥♥♥



Titles or authors that start with E : 2
1. Author Eileen Cook - Unpredictable - 2/13/18 ♥♥♥
2. Author Janet Evanovich - Turbo Twenty-Three - 2/21/18 ♥♥♥♥



Titles or authors that start with I: 3
1. Iron Kissed by Patricia Briggs - 2/24/18 ♥♥♥♥♥
2. Indiscreet by Kasey Michaels - 4/16/18 ♥♥♥♥
3. The Illusion of Separateness by Simon Van Booy - 5/12/18 ♥♥♥♥



Titles or authors that start with O: 2
1. One Grave at a Time by Jeaniene Frost - 3/9/18 ♥♥♥♥
2. Orange Is the New Black by Piper Kerman - 4/20/18 ♥♥♥



Titles or authors that start with U: 2
1. Unlucky in Love by Maggie McGinnis - 3/28/18 ♥♥♥♥♥
2. Until Trevor by Aurora Rose Reynolds - 5/4/18 ♥♥♥



Titles or authors that start with Y: 1
1. Author Yvonne Whittal - House of Mirrors - 4/26/18 ♥♥♥♥



Option 2: (13/13)
First name - Connie

Consonants in your name - 3
Read one title/author that starts with A
1. Author Anne George - Murder Runs in the Family - 4/10/18 ♥♥♥♥



Vowels in your name - 3
Read 4 titles/authors that start with E
1. Author Emma Douglas - Need You Now - 3/4/18 ♥♥♥♥
2. Author Richard Paul Evans - A Step of Faith - 3/7/18 ♥♥♥♥
3. Author Janet Evanovich - Hardcore Twenty-Four - 3/9/18 ♥♥♥♥
4. Author Ellen Marie Wiseman - The Life She Was Given - 4/6/18 ♥♥♥♥



Contains a consecutive double letter - Yes
Read 2 titles/authors that start with I.
1. Author Alyssa Rose Ivy - Soar - 5/19/18 ♥♥♥♥
2. It Happened One Wedding by Julie James - 5/31/18 ♥♥♥♥



Starts with a consonant
Read 1 title/author that starts with I.
1. Author Ilona Andrews - Magic Bleeds - 5/31/18 ♥♥♥♥♥



Ends with a vowel
If so, read 3 titles/authors that start with the vowel of your choice (all three must be the same vowel) - E
1. The Escape Diaries by Juliet Rosetti - 4/7/18 ♥♥♥♥♥
2. Author Nicole Edwards - Bad Reputation - 4/22/18 ♥♥♥♥
3. Author Emily March - Heartache Falls - 6/12/18 ♥♥♥



Read one title/author that starts with O for each syllable of your name - 2.
1. Once Upon a Thanksgiving by Holly Jacobs - 4/25/18 ♥♥♥♥
2. One Less Problem Without You by Beth Harbison - 6/3/18 ♥♥♥



****CHALLENGE COMPLETE 6/12/18*****

Brave girl, Connie. Me too, I just haven’t posted yet.

I'm going for Option 3.

I'd Like to Buy a Vowel
Start Date: February 7, 2018

READ: 30/30

PURPLE
Does your color name have more consonants than vowels?

If so, read 15 books:
✔ Titles or authors that start with A: 5
1. Anansi Boys - Neil Gaiman 2/24
2. The Penguin Who Knew Too Much - Donna Andrews 2/15
3. Beauty's Beast - Amanda Ashley 3/10
4. A Wild Fright in Deadwood - Ann Charles 3/12
5. Baby, Don't Go - Susan Andersen 3/27

✔ Titles or authors that start with E : 2
1. Deadly Sting - Jennifer Estep 2/5
2. Etched in Bone - Anne Bishop 3/31

✔ Titles or authors that start with I: 3
1. Island of Glass - Nora Roberts 3/23
2. I Know a Secret - Tess Gerritsen 4/2
3. Invincible Summer - Alice Adams 6/29

✔ Titles or authors that start with O: 2
1. Ox-Tales: Earth - Mark Ellingham 2/27
2. Oasis - Randie Lipkin 3/2

✔ Titles or authors that start with U: 2
1. The Red Hunter - Lisa Unger 4/12
2. Unlucky - Jana DeLeon 7/12

✔ Titles or authors that start with Y: 1
1. Night Huntress - Yasmine Galenorn 2/20

BARBARA
✔ How many consonants in your name?
2 or 4: read 2 titles/authors that start with A
1. Passenger - Alexandra Bracken 3/29
2. Angels Of Darkness - Andrews/Singh/Shinn/Brooks 5/29

✔ How many vowels in your name?
1 or 3: Read 4 titles/authors that start with E
1. A Hopeless Romantic - Harriet Evans 2/26
2. Heart of Venom - Jennifer Estep 3/8
3. Dragon Blood - Eileen Wilks 3/18
4. Cruelty - Ellen Croshain 4/26

✔ Does your name contain a letter that appears more than once (NOT consecutive)?
Read 2 titles/authors that start with U.
1. Unloved - Katy Regnery 9/3
2. Five - Ursula Poznanski 10/8

✔ Does your name start with a consonant?
Read 1 title/author that starts with I.
1. An Indomitable Beast - Alan Rabinowitz 5/31

✔ Does your name end with a vowel?
If so, read 3 titles/authors that start with the vowel of your choice (all three must be the same vowel) -- however if your name has NO double letters AND NO letters that appear more than once, the vowel you choose must be either I or U.
1. The Sun Is Also a Star - Nicola Yoon 2/23
2. Demon Mistress - Yasmine Galenorn 3/16
3. Y is for Yesterday - Sue Grafton 4/22

✔ Read one title/author that starts with O for each syllable of your name.
1. Owlflight - Mercedes Lackey 5/18
2. Sacred Cows - Karen E. Olson 5/23
3. Over Her Dead Body - Kate White 5/28

CHALLENGE COMPLETE

I love this idea - and I love vowels :-)

I'd Like to Buy a Vowel
Start Date: 2/7/18
Option: 3 (Do both Options 1 and 2)
READ: 19/30
no page minimum, re-reads are ok, re-post when finished
A: 3/8, U: 2/5, Y: 1/4
✓: E (5), I (3), O (5),

Option 1:
Write down the name of your favorite color - blue
Count the vowels and consonants in the color name. 2/2
Answer the question below and read books according to the scale that applies:

Read 15 books:
Titles or authors that start with A: 5
A: All-Time Favorite Bible Stories: Old Testament by V. Gilbert Beers & Ronald A. Beers 2* 3/10
A: Alles ist gut.: Sechzehn sehr kurze Geschichten, in denen gar nichts gut ist by Diego Bernardini 6* 4/20 - lit. transl: All's well: Sixteen very short stories where nothing is well
A: Angie's Hit List by Tom Cornett 4* 6/1
A:
A:

✓ Titles or authors that start with E: 2
E: An Eclair To Remember by Rich Amooi 5* 3/21
E: 110 - Ein Bulle hört zu: Aus der Notrufzentrale der Polizei by Cid Jonas Gutenrath 6* 4/14 lit. translation: 110 (German emergency number) - A Cop (or Pig - sorry it's the author's decision to use this word) Listens: From Police' Emergency Call Center / 110 is spelled eins, eins, null

✓ Titles or authors that start with I: 3
I: If Ever I Would Leave You by Susan May Warren 1* 3/5
I: I Can't But Jesus Can: Experiencing the Power of Surrender by Adam Houge 6* 3/15
I: I łzy zmienią się w diamenty by Rosemarie Claussen 4* 5/24 English title: Tears Turn To Diamonds

✓ Titles or authors that start with O: 2
O: On The Run by Taylor Hart 4* 2/12
O: One Man's Meat by Jeffrey Archer 3* 2/27

✓ Titles or authors that start with U: 2
U: Unter Fremden by Jutta Profijt 6* 4/9 lit. translation: Among Strangers
U: Unmasked Passion by Eddie Cleveland 3* 5/31

✓ Titles or authors that start with Y: 1
Y: Young, Luke: Friends With Partial Benefits 4* 2/19


Option 2:
Write down your first name. Agnieszka
How many consonants in your name? 5: read 3 titles/authors that start with A
A:
A:
A:

✓ How many vowels in your name? 4: Read 3 titles/authors that start with E
E: Einladung zum Mord=Reunion in Death by J.D. Robb 3* 4/28
E: Erbarmen=The Keeper of Lost Causes by Jussi Adler-Olsen 3* 5/6
E: Explicit by Roxy Sloane 6* 5/15

Does your name contain a consecutive double letter? - Nope
:-(

Does your name contain a letter that appears more than once (NOT consecutive)? Read 2 titles/authors that start with U.
U:
U:

Does your name start with a vowel? Read 1 title/author that starts with U.
U:

Does your name end with a vowel? If so, read 3 titles/authors that start with the vowel of your choice => I noticed I need only 1 Y for this challenge so far and decided to go for these here :-)
Y:
Y:
Y:

✓ Read one title/author that starts with O for each syllable of your name. => 3Os
O: One Dead=The Hunter by Chris Carter 5* 3/29
O: One Night with her Roommate by Noelle Adams 4* 5/4
O: Orphan Train by Christina Baker Kline 5* 5/29

What do I do when my favorite color has the same number of vowels and consonants - blue has two of both?

Pick the option that most cleans up your other challenges for you.

Welcome to the challenge, Barbara and Agnieszka!

Welcome everyone and good luck!!

Jennifer wrote: "Pick the option that most cleans up your other challenges for you."

Thank you!

I will do Option 3.

Option 1
green

Read 15 books:
Titles or authors that start with A: 5
1. After Anna by Lisa Scottoline | 6/11/18 *****
2. After the Fall Julie Cohen | 4/21/18 *****
3. The High Tide Club by Mary Kay Andrews | 6/28/18 *****
4. All the Beautiful Lies by Peter Swanson | 7/21/18 ****
5. Alex, Approximately by Jenn Bennett | 8/4/18 ***
Titles or authors that start with E : 2
1. No One Knows by J.T. Ellison | 2/19/18 *****
2. Pretty Little World by Elizabeth LaBan | 6/21/18 **
Titles or authors that start with I: 3
1. I've Got My Eyes on You by Mary Higgins Clark | 5/15/18 ***
2. I Have Lost My Way by Gayle Forman | 6/17/18 ***
3. If I Live by Terri Blackstock | 8/29/18 *****
Titles or authors that start with O: 2
1. Of Mess and Moxie: Wrangling Delight Out of This Wild and Glorious Life by Jen Hatmaker | 3/15/18 ****
2. Odd Child Out by Gilly Macmillan | 2/22/18 *****
Titles or authors that start with U: 2
1.
2.
Titles or authors that start with Y: 1
1. You Don't Own Me by Mary Higgins Clark | 11/20/18 ****

Option 2:
Write down your first name. Niki

How many consonants in your name?
2 or 4: read 2 titles/authors that start with A
1. All Your Perfects by Colleen Hoover | 9/19/18 *****
2. An Unwanted Guest by Shari Lapena | 10/11/18 ****

How many vowels in your name?
2 or 4: Read 3 titles/authors that start with E
1. Every Day by David Levithan | 7/12/18 *****
2. All We Ever Wanted by Emily Giffin | 8/24/18 *****
3. The Cold Room by J.T. Ellison | 12/27/18 *****

Does your name contain a letter that appears more than once (NOT consecutive)?
Read 2 titles/authors that start with U.
1.
2.

Does your name start with a consonant?
Read 1 title/author that starts with I.
1. I See You by Clare Mackintosh | 9/25/18 *****

Does your name end with a vowel?
Read 3 titles/authors that start with the vowel of your choice (all three must be the same vowel)
1. Every Breath by Nicholas Sparks | 11/3/18 *****
2. Look Alive Twenty-Five by Janet Evanovich | 11/23/18 ****
3. Tear Me Apart by J.T. Ellison | 10/6/18 *****

Read one title/author that starts with O for each syllable of your name.
1. One More Day by Kelly Simmons | 5/9/18 **
2. Out of the Spin Cycle: Devotions to Lighten Your Mother Load by Jen Hatmaker | 12/31/18 *****

Love this!

I'd Like to Buy a Vowel
Timeframe: 2/7/18 to ?
No pg minimum
Option 3
26/26

Option 1:
Write down the name of your favorite color. - Purple
Count the vowels and consonants in the color name. - 4 Consonants & 2 vowels
Answer the question below and read books according to the scale that applies:

Does your color name have more consonants than vowels? Yes

If so, read 15 books:
♐Titles or authors that start with A: 5/5
(view spoiler)[
1. Ace's Wild Sarah McCarty - 2/28
2. Dimitri's Forbidden Submissive Ann Mayburn - 2/20
3. The Wife Alafair Burke - 3/2
4. Rocky Mountain Freedom Vivian Arend - 3/8
5. Axel Harper Sloan - 3/20
(hide spoiler)]


♐Titles or authors that start with E : 2/2
(view spoiler)[
1. Wait for Me Elisabeth Naughton - 2/26
2. Never Say Never Nicole Edwards - 3/11
(hide spoiler)]


♐Titles or authors that start with I: 3
(view spoiler)[
1. Irish Rose Nora Roberts - 4/2
2. Impulse Debra Webb - 4/8
3. Innocent in Death J.D. Robb - 4/20
(hide spoiler)]


♐Titles or authors that start with O: 2/2
(view spoiler)[Obsession Debra Webb - 3/6
One Starry Night: Sinners on Tour Extras Olivia Cunning - 6/28 (hide spoiler)]


♐Titles or authors that start with U: 2/2
(view spoiler)[
1. Undone By You Kate Meader - 3/6
2. Unraveled Helen Hardt - 5/26 (hide spoiler)]


♐Titles or authors that start with Y: 1
(view spoiler)[Yummy Addictions Belle Davis - 7/8 (hide spoiler)]


Option 2:
Write down your first name. - Karen
Evaluate your name according to the following conditions and read accordingly:

How many consonants in your name? 3
♐1 or 3: read one title/author that starts with A - 1/1
(view spoiler)[Alexandr's Cherished Submissive Ann Mayburn - 3/24 (hide spoiler)]


How many vowels in your name? - 3
♐2 or 4: Read 3 titles/authors that start with E
(view spoiler)[1. Deadly Fear Cynthia Eden - 4/17
2. Exclusive Sandra Brown - 5/30
3. Eternity in Death J.D. Robb - 6/4 (hide spoiler)]


Does your name start with a consonant? Yes
♐Read 1 title/author that starts with I. - 1/1
(view spoiler)[Infinite Possibilities Lisa Renee Jones - 6/10 (hide spoiler)]


♐Does your name end with a consonant? Yes - 2/2
If so, read 2 titles/authors that start with the vowel of your choice (both must be the same vowel) -- however if your name has NO double letters AND NO letters that appear more than once, the vowel you choose must be either I or U.
I - Insidious Aleatha Romig - 7/12
I - Irish Rebel Nora Roberts - 8/30


♐Read one title/author that starts with O for each syllable of your name. - 2 syllables - 2/2
Example: My name - Jennifer - is three syllables, I get three Os.
O - One Plus One Jojo Moyes - 5/31
O - Lost Without You Molly O'Keefe - 7/17


Option 3: Do both Option 1 (the "color" option) and Option 2 (The "name" option).

Finished on 7/3/2018*********

Option 3:

Pink

Does your color name have more consonants than vowels?

If so, read 15 books:
Titles or authors that start with A: 5
A: Archie and Amelie: Love and Madness in the Gilded Age
A: Assault and Pepper
A: Advanced Magic: A Course in Manifesting an Exceptional Life
A: The Awakening Course: The Secret to Solving All Problems
A: As Bright as Heaven
Titles or authors that start with E : 2
E: East of the Sun
E: The English Wife
Titles or authors that start with I: 3
I: In Over Her Head
I: Illegally Iced
I: Iron Lake
Titles or authors that start with O: 2
O: One Bad Apple
O: One Night in Paris
Titles or authors that start with U: 2
U: The Unfinished Clue
U: The Unknown Ajax
Titles or authors that start with Y: 1
Y: The Year of Magical Thinking

Option 2:
Jennifer

How many consonants in your name?
5 or 7: read 3 titles/authors that start with A
A: The Address
A: Adjust to Wealth and Health
A: An American Marriage

How many vowels in your name?
1 or 3: Read 4 titles/authors that start with E
E: Every Woman for Herself
E: The Exiles
E: Everybody Kills Somebody Sometime
E: The Engagements


Does your name contain a consecutive double letter?
Read 2 titles/authors that start with I.
I: The Invitation
I: The It Girls

Does your name contain a letter that appears more than once (NOT consecutive)?
Read 2 titles/authors that start with U.
U: Until Death Do Us Tart
U: Undercover in High Heels

Does your name start with a consonant?
Read 1 title/author that starts with I.
I: The It Girls

Does your name end with a consonant?
O: Our Little Racket
O: The Other Daughter

Read one title/author that starts with O for each syllable of your name.
O: On Thin Icing
O: Old Haunts
O: Overseas

Going for option 3

Option 1;
Write down the name of your favorite color. GREEN
Count the vowels and consonants in the color name.
Answer the question below and read books according to the scale that applies:

Does your color name have more consonants than vowels?
If so, read 15 books:
Titles or authors that start with A: 5
The Address- Fiona Davis - 2/28/18
Persuasion - Jane Austen - 3/21/18
Parker Pyne Investigates - Agatha Christie - 4/19/18
The Dead in Their Vaulted Arches - Alan Bradley - 5/3/18
Alice - Christina Henry- 5/17/18

Titles or authors that start with E : 2
Emily Brightwell - Mrs. Jeffries Questions the Answer - 2/20/18
Elinor Florence - Wildwood - 3/30/18

Titles or authors that start with I: 3
I: In Farleigh Field - Rhys Bowen - 4/3/18
I: I Let You Go - Clare Mackintosh - 6/22/18
I: Ian Ronayne - Ours': The Jersey Pals in the First World War - 7/5/18

Titles or authors that start with O: 2
The Old Fox Deceiv'd - Martha Grimes - 2/22/18
Odden, Karen -A Lady in the Smoke: A Victorian Mystery - 5/5/18

Titles or authors that start with U: 2
Undertaking Irene: A Jane Delaney Mystery, book 1 - Pamela Burford - 4/1/18
Uncle Montague's Tales of Terror - Chris Priestley - 5/23/18

Titles or authors that start with Y: 1
You Belong To Me - Mary Higgins Clark - 3/12/18


Option 2:
Write down your first name. JOANN
Evaluate your name according to the following conditions and read accordingly:

How many consonants in your name?
1 or 3: read one title/author that starts with A
A: Agatha Christie - The Murder at the Vicarage - 5/24/18

How many vowels in your name?
2 or 4: Read 3 titles/authors that start with E
E: Mrs. Jeffries Reveals Her Art - Emily Brightwell - 4/4/18
E: Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine - Gail Honeyman - 4/16/18
E: Crooked Heart - Lissa Evans - 5/2/18


Does your name contain a consecutive double letter?
I: Itsy Bitsy Spider - Willow Rose - 8/13/18
I: Imogen Robertson - Circle Of Shadows - 9/30/18

Does your name start with a consonant?
I: Theft of Life - Imogen Robertson - 10/12/18

Does your name end with a consonant?
If so, read 2 titles/authors that start with the vowel of your choice (both must be the same vowel)
E: Emily Brightwell - Mrs. Jeffries Takes the Cake - 5/16/18
E: Emily Bronte - Wuthering Heights - 6/4/18

Read one title/author that starts with O for each syllable of your name.
O: Once Gone - Blake Pierce - 10/15/18
O: Open Season- Archer Mayor - 11/25/18

Welcome aboard! I hope this challenge helps you knock out a few others!!

Welcome Niki, Karen, Jennifer and Joann!

I'd Like to Buy a Vowel
Duration: 09.02.2018 - (open end)
Option 3

26/26

Note: The words "A" and "AN" at the beginning of a title do not count. The word "I" does.

Favorite color: Purple

Titles or authors that start with A: 5/5
1. A Gentleman in Moscow, Amor Towles, 14.02.2018
2. Magic Burns, Ilona Andrews, 23.02.2018
3. Along Came a Spider, James Patterson, 28.02.2018
4. Jede Sekunde zählt, R.T. Acron, 10.03.2018
5. Magpie Murders, Anthony Horowitz, 14.03.2018

Titles or authors that start with E : 2/2
1. Auge um Auge, Lukas Erler, 20.02.2018
2. The Secret, Book and Scone Society, Ellery Adams, 24.02.2018

Titles or authors that start with I: 3/3
1. Magic Strikes, Ilona Andrews, 04.03.2018
2. I Liked My Life, Abby Fabiaschi, 21.03.2018
3. Magic Bleeds, Ilona Andrews, 14.04.2018

Titles or authors that start with O: 2/2
1. One Stiletto in the Grave, Jason Krumbine, 11.07.2018
2. The Scarlet Pimpernel, Emmuska Orczy, 15.07.2018

Titles or authors that start with U: 2/2
1. The Upside of Unrequited, Becky Albertalli, 04.03.2018
2. Upon a Midnight Dream, Rachel Van Dyken, 24.05.2018

Titles or authors that start with Y: 1/1
1. Life of Pi, Yann Martel, 27.07.2018

Name: Rina
read one title/author that starts with A 1/1
1. Astrophysics for People in a Hurry, Neil deGrasse Tyson, 23.03.2018

Read 4 titles/authors that start with E 4/4
1. Air Awakens, Elise Kova, 08.04.2018
2. Etwas endet, etwas beginnt: Erzählungen, Andrzej Sapkowski, 14.04.2018
3. Crocodile on the Sandbank, Elizabeth Peters, 03.05.2018
4. Dead Wake: The Last Crossing of the Lusitania, Erik Larson, 09.05.2018

Read 1 title/author that starts with I. 1/1
1. Magic Slays, Ilona Andrews, 02.05.2018

read 3 titles/authors that start with the vowel of your choice -
I 3/3
1. Iron Kissed, Patricia Briggs, 29.05.2018
2. Magic Breaks, Ilona Andrews, 06.06.2018
3. Magic Shifts, Ilona Andrews, 24.06.2018

Read one title/author that starts with O for each syllable of your name. 2/2
1. Wild Irish Heart, Tricia O'Malley, 07.11.2018
2. On the Edge, Ilona Andrews, 27.12.2018

Welcome to the challenge, Rina!

Welcome Rina!

I'd Like to Buy a Vowel
Duration: 02/10/2018 - (open end)
Option 3

Welcome aboard Viji!

I'd Like To Buy A Vowel
Start date: 12/2/18
Option 3

Red
Titles or authors that start with A: 5
Titles or authors that start with E : 2
Titles or authors that start with I: 3
Titles or authors that start with O: 2
Titles or authors that start with U: 2
Titles or authors that start with Y: 1

Angie
read 2 titles/authors that start with A
Read 4 titles/authors that start with E
Read 1 title/author that starts with U.
If so, read 3 titles/authors that start with the vowel of your choice (all three must be the same vowel) -- however if your name has NO double letters AND NO letters that appear more than once, the vowel you choose must be either I or U.
Read one title/author that starts with O for each syllable of your name.
Example: My name - Jennifer - is three syllables, I get three Os.

Welcome to the challenge Angie!

Welcome Viji and Angie!

So I don't know about you guys, but since i started this challenge, vowel books seem to be flooding in. I've read an A, two Is and am in the middle of an O. I have another challenge with about two dozen unread vowels in it and who knows -- I may actually finish it!

Way to go Jennifer!!

"I'd Like to Buy a Vowel" Challenge
Duration: You set the pace.

Note: The words "A" and "AN" at the beginning of a title do not count. The word "I" does.

Object: Option 3 (Do both Options 1 and 2).

Option 1;
Write down the name of your favorite color - Pink
Count the vowels and consonants in the color name - 1 V and 3 C
Answer the question below and read books according to the scale that applies:

Does your color name have more consonants than vowels? - Yes

If so, read 15 books:
Titles or authors that start with A: 5
1. As Time Goes By - Mary Higgins Clark - 4/28/2018
2. All the Light We Cannot See - Anthony Doerr - 4/30/2018
3. Faithful - Alice Hoffman - 5/5/2018
4. The Light of Machu Picchu - Antoine B. Daniel - 5/20/2018
5. All These Things I've Done - Gabrielle Zevin - 5/22/2018

Titles or authors that start with E : 2
1. The Danish Girl - David Ebershoff - 3/17/2018
2. Lake of Sorrows - Erin Hart - 3/25/2018

Titles or authors that start with I: 3
1. Interview with the Vampire - Anne Rice - 5/29/2018
2. In the Country We Love: My Family Divided - Diane Guerrero - 6/2/2018
3. Iron Cradles - Carol Mara - 7/3/2018

Titles or authors that start with O: 2
1.
2.

Titles or authors that start with U: 2
1. The Underground Railroad - Colson Whitehead - 5/15/2018
2.

Titles or authors that start with Y: 1
1.

Option 2:
Write down your first name. - Melanie
Evaluate your name according to the following conditions and read accordingly:

How many consonants in your name? - 3
1 or 3: read one title/author that starts with A
1. 13 Reasons Why - Jay Asher - 4/19/2018

How many vowels in your name? - 4
2 or 4: Read 3 titles/authors that start with E
1. Eva's Story: A Survivor's Tale by the Step-Sister of Anne Frank - Eva Schloss - 4/12/2018
2. Every Note Played - Lisa Genova - 6/12/2018
3. Notorious Nineteen - Janet Evanovich - 6/29/2018

Does your name contain a letter that appears more than once (NOT consecutive)?- Yes (E)
Read 2 titles/authors that start with U.
1.
2.

Does your name start with a consonant? - Yes
Read 1 title/author that starts with I.
1.

Does your name end with a vowel? - Yes (E)
If so, read 3 titles/authors that start with the vowel of your choice (all three must be the same vowel)
1.
2.
3.

Read one title/author that starts with O for each syllable of your name. (3)
1.
2.
3.

Welcome to the challenge, Melanie!

I'd Like to Buy a Vowel
Duration: 03/01/2018 - 02/28/19
Option 3
Progress: 17/24

**No page minimum**

Favorite Color: Purple
Does your color name have more consonants than vowels?

If so, read 15 books:
Titles or authors that start with A: 5
1. After the Kiss 05/04/18
2. Addiction 5/04/18
3. Retrieval by Aly Martinez 04/16/18
4.
5.

Titles or authors that start with E : 2
1. Lucifer's Daughter by Eve Langlais 05/10/18
2. The Devil in Disguise by Cynthia Eden 05/10/18

Titles or authors that start with I: 3
1. Ice Planet Barbarians 04/25/18
2. Into the Fire 04/08/18
3. Initiation 04/13/18

Titles or authors that start with O: 2
1. Doppelbanger by Heather M. Orgeron 05/12/18
2. Open Season 05/03/18

Titles or authors that start with U: 2
1.
2.

Titles or authors that start with Y: 1
1.

Name: Shan
How many consonants in your name?
1 or 3: read one title/author that starts with A
1.

How many vowels in your name?
1 or 3: Read 4 titles/authors that start with E
1. Ex Games 05/02/18
2. RUSH by Emma Scott 03/25/18
3. Emphatic 03/16/18
4. Four to Score by Janet Evanovich 03/02/18

Does your name contain a consecutive double letter? No


Does your name contain a letter that appears more than once (NOT consecutive)? No

Does your name start with a consonant?
Read 1 title/author that starts with I.
1.

Does your name start with a vowel? No


Does your name end with a consonant?
If so, read 2 titles/authors that start with the vowel of your choice (both must be the same vowel) -- however if your name has NO double letters AND NO letters that appear more than once, the vowel you choose must be either I or U.
1. Backstage Pass by Olivia Cunning 03/27/18
2. One Gold Knot by Sadie Haller 03/31

Does your name end with a vowel? No

Read one title/author that starts with O for each syllable of your name.
1. On a Tuesday 04/10/18

Welcome aboard Shan -A!

Welcome Melanie and Shan!

"I'd Like to Buy a Vowel" Challenge
Duration: March 1, 2018 - ???
Option 3: 30/30

Option 1;
PINK

Does your color name have more consonants than vowels?
If so, read 15 books:

Titles or authors that start with A:
1 Angels' Blood by Nalini Singh 3/19/18
2 The Accidental Werewolf by Dakota Cassidy 3/25/18
3 To Catch a Bad Guy by Marie Astor 3/27/18
4 Ghost of a Chance by Ani Gonzalez 3/31/18
5 Stormwalker by Allyson James 4/13/18

Titles or authors that start with E : 2
1 My Big Fat Supernatural Wedding by P.N. Elrod 3/16/18
2 Pirate by Eve Langlais 3/29/18

Titles or authors that start with I: 3
1 Magic Breaks by Ilona Andrews 3/29/18
2 Flight by Alyssa Rose Ivy 4/20/18
3 Immortal Ops by Mandy M. Roth 5/14/18

Titles or authors that start with O: 2
1 Out of Darkness by Jason D. Morrow 5/19/18
2 Obsidian by Jennifer L. Armentrout 5/27/18

Titles or authors that start with U: 2
1 Until Jax by Aurora Rose Reynolds 5/22/18
2 Undead and Unemployed by MaryJanice Davidson 6/1/18

Titles or authors that start with Y: 1
1 You'll Understand When You're Dead by Michele Bardsley 5/3/18


Option 2:
SUNSHINE

How many consonants in your name?
5 or 7: read 3 titles/authors that start with A
1 Archangel's Kiss by Nalini Singh 5/1/18
2 Nightshifted by Cassie Alexander 6/29/18
3 Archangel's Consort by Nalini Singh 7/26/18

How many vowels in your name?
1 or 3: Read 4 titles/authors that start with E
1 Ellie Jordan, Ghost Trapper by J.L. Bryan 4/18/18
2 Lightning Blade by D.N. Erikson 5/9/18
3 Stone-Cold Fox by Hailey Edwards 5/10/18
4 Death Threads by Elizabeth Lynn Casey 5/25/18

Does your name contain a letter that appears more than once (NOT consecutive)?
Read 2 titles/authors that start with U.
1. Undead and Unappreciated by MaryJanice Davidson 7/16/18
2. Unmentionable: The Victorian Lady's Guide to Sex, Marriage, and Manners by Therese Oneill 9/1/18

Does your name start with a consonant?
Read 1 title/author that starts with I.
1. Magic Shifts by Ilona Andrews 6/22/18

Does your name end with a vowel?
If so, read 3 titles/authors that start with the vowel of your choice (all three must be the same vowel)
1 Pinned for Murder by Elizabeth Lynn Casey 6/13/18
2 Eye of the Tempest by Nicole Peeler 6/16/18
3 Bunny and the Bear by Eve Langlais 7/18/18

Read one title/author that starts with O for each syllable of your name.
1 One Bite With A Stranger by Christine Warren 6/8/18
2 Owls Well That Ends Well by Donna Andrews 6/24/18

Glad to have you with us, Sunshine!

Good to have you with us, Bookworm!

Welcome Sunshine and Dee!

The Lost Challenges
"I'd Like to Buy a Vowel" Challenge
Duration: 5/1/2018 - You set the pace.

Progress: 29 out of 29 - Option 3 (Do both Options 1 and 2)

The reason behind this challenge is to help you get caught up on all those pesky vowels from your other spell-out challenges! When you finish you will have read approximately 15 to 30 books, depending on which option(s) you choose.

Please choose your option at the time you elect to join the challenge, and please post your color name/scale, or the name you're using and the conditions that apply to it at well.

Note: The words "A" and "AN" at the beginning of a title do not count. The word "I" does.

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*If the task relates to the cover of your book, please post the cover AND the book link.
*All genres and formats are fine.
*Re-reads are allowed.
*No page minimum.
*Please update your original post as you go.

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(Even if you don't hit the level you were aiming for by the deadline, please re-post your challenge anyway as you may still be eligible for a lower level badge.)

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Option 1;
Write down the name of your favorite color = BLUE
Count the vowels and consonants in the color name = 2
Answer the question below and read books according to the scale that applies:

Does your color name have more vowels than consonants?

If so, read 15 books:
Titles or authors that start with A: 3
1. Giant Days, Vol. 4 by John Allison - ***** - 5/2/2018 - 112 Pages
2. Bitten by Kelley Armstrong - ***** - 5/8/2018 - 436 Pages
3. Giant Days, Vol. 5 by John Allison - ***** - 5/15/2018 - 112 Pages

Titles or authors that start with E : 4
4. The Emerald City of Oz by Eric Shanower - **** - 5/1/2018 - 120 Pages
5. My Big Fat Supernatural Wedding by P.N. Elrod - ***** - 5/3/2018 - 310 Pages
6. My Favorite Thing Is Monsters, Vol. 1 by Emil Ferris - ** - 5/18/2018 - 414 Pages
7. The Eye of the World: The Graphic Novel, Volume 1 by Robert Jordan - *** - 7/4/2018 - 240 Pages

Titles or authors that start with I: 3
8. On the Edge by Ilona Andrews - ***** - 5/4/2018 - 309 Pages
9. Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro - **** - 6/8/2018 - 288 Pages
10. Foundation by Isaac Asimov - *** - 6/12/2018 - 244 Pages

Titles or authors that start with O: 1
11. Snotgirl, Vol. 1: Green Hair Don't Care by Bryan Lee O'Malley - ***** - 6/18/2018 - 136 Pages

Titles or authors that start with U: 2
12. The Unstoppable Wasp, Vol. 2: Agents of G.I.R.L. by Jeremy Whitley - ***** - 7/19/2018 - 120 Pages
13. Uprooted by Naomi Novik - ***** - 9/10/2018 - 435 Pages

Titles or authors that start with Y: 2
14. Your Inner Critic Is a Big Jerk: And Other Truths About Being Creative by Danielle Krysa - ***** - 5/15/2018 - 136 Pages
15. Boxers by Gene Luen Yang - ***** - 6/7/2018 - 336 Pages



Option 2:
Write down your first name = SUZANNE

Evaluate your name according to the following conditions and read accordingly:

How many consonants in your name?
2 or 4: read 2 titles/authors that start with A
16. The Redhead Revealed by Alice Clayton - ***** - 5/22/2018 - 305 Pages
17. The Redhead Plays Her Hand by Alice Clayton - ***** - 5/23/2018 - 304 Pages


How many vowels in your name?
1 or 3: Read 4 titles/authors that start with E
18. The Eye of the World: The Graphic Novel, Volume Two by Robert Jordan - ***** - 7/5/2018 - 176 Pages
19. Bream Gives Me Hiccups by Jesse Eisenberg - **** - 7/17/2018 - 273 Pages
20. Ella Enchanted by Gail Carson Levine - **** - 10/9/2018 - 232 Pages
21. Through the Woods by Emily Carroll - *** - 10/17/2018 - 208 Pages


Does your name contain a consecutive double letter?
Read 2 titles/authors that start with I.
22. Behold the Dreamers by Imbolo Mbue - **** - 7/11/2018 - 380 Pages
23. The Indigo Girl by Natasha Boyd - ***** - 7/23/2018 - 343 Pages


Does your name start with a consonant?
Read 1 title/author that starts with I.
24. When Darkness Comes by Alexandra Ivy - *** - 8/9/2018 - 359 Pages


Does your name end with a vowel?
If so, read 3 titles/authors that start with the vowel of your choice (all three must be the same vowel)
25. Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly by Anthony Bourdain - **** - 5/29/2018 - 312 Pages
26. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda by Becky Albertalli - ***** - 6/22/2018 - 303 Pages
27. Lucky Penny by Ananth Hirsh - ***** - 6/29/2018 - 208 Pages


Read one title/author that starts with O for each syllable of your name.
Example: My name - Jennifer - is three syllables, I get three Os.
28. Snotgirl, Vol. 2: California Screaming by Bryan Lee O'Malley - *** - 8/7/2018 - 136 Pages
29. The Altered History of Willow Sparks by Tara O'Connor - ***** - 10/17/2018 - 144 Pages

Welcome aboard Suzanne! I’m finding this challenge is going more quickly than I thought it would. Maybe you will too!! Good luck!

Welcome Suzanne!

So...... So far I've read a slew for this challenge. I'm all but one book done with "I" and "E"....... Started a U last night though that 10 pages in I already know i'm only going to finish it because I need it for so many challenges....

Until Death Do Us Tart

Nice colorful covers. Terrible writing, so far....

Bummer Jennifer!

FInished it last night. The elusive one-star read! Immediately started a better book to get the taste out of my mouth.

At least it was a U. I can use that in about ten challenges. :)

YAY!!!

I'd Like to Buy A Vowel
May 12th, 2018-?
Completed: 0/27

I'd like to be in this one. I'll post what books I need to read tonight after work. I'm doing Option Three, do both Options One and Two.

Option One:
Write down the name of your favorite color. Purple

Does your color name have more consonants than vowels?

If so, read 15 books:

Titles or authors that start with A: 5
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

Titles or authors that start with E : 2
1.
2.

Titles or authors that start with I: 3
1.
2.
3.

Titles or authors that start with O: 2
1.
2.

Titles or authors that start with U: 2
1.
2.

Titles or authors that start with Y: 1
1.

Option 2:
Write down your first name. Tanya
Evaluate your name according to the following conditions and read accordingly:

How many consonants in your name?
3: read one title/author that starts with A
1.

How many vowels in your name?
2: Read 3 titles/authors that start with E
1.
2.
3.

Does your name contain a letter that appears more than once (NOT consecutive)?
Read 2 titles/authors that start with U.
1.
2.

Does your name start with a consonant?
Read 1 title/author that starts with I.
1.

Does your name end with a vowel?
If so, read 3 titles/authors that start with the vowel of your choice (all three must be the same vowel).
1.
2.
3.

Read one title/author that starts with O for each syllable of your name.
1.
2.

Glad to have you with us, Tanya!!