The Seasonal Reading Challenge discussion

25.1 - Bookwrm526's Task: Fall Has ALL the Best Stuff

Fall is my absolute favorite season, mostly for the weather but for many other reasons we will explore in this task!

Read two books, one from each of two different options. REQUIRED: State the options you chose.

Option 1: Holidays!! Fall has the best holidays. For this option, read a book where Halloween, Dia de Los Muertos, or All Saint's Day features prominently in the story. If the connection to the holiday is not obvious from the Goodreads description, provide evidence of the connection in your post.

Here are some lists that might help (you do NOT need to read a book from one of them - these are just to give you some ideas):
Halloween in YA and Middle Grade Fiction
Halloween and Autumn Cozy Mysteries
Halloween Mystery List

Option 2: Pumpkins!! While I'm not a huge fan of pumpkin SPICE everything, I do love pumpkins. For this option, read a book with a pumpkin on the cover.
REQUIRED: Include the cover in your post.

Option 3: Colors!! There's just something about the quality of the light in the fall, combined with the colors of the changing leaves, that makes everything so vibrant. For this option, read a book with leaves in their fall colors (red, orange, yellow) on the cover (attached to a tree or not). Brown and green are not "fall colors" for purposes of this task, although the cover will work if these colors are present in addition to the fall colors.
REQUIRED: Include the cover in your post.

Examples: , .

Books approved for leaves in fall colors:

Reserved

This thread is now open.

Can we assume that carved pumpkins aka Jack O'Lanterns can be used for option 2?
Thanks,
Andy

can you approve for pumpkin on cover

and for Halloween

Would this book work for Option 1? Something Wicked This Way Comes I have not read it, but Halloween is mentioned in the GR description.

For Option 3, would this cover work?



There appears to be some fallen fall leaves in the foreground.

Thanks!

Will any of these work for Option 3?

Would you accept this cover for Option 3? Embiggen and you'll see there's a tree with leaves on the horizon line.

- How to Forget: A Daughter's Memoir

TIA

Can you approve for Option 3?

Would this work for Option #3?

Option 3?

Would this work for option 3?

Andy wrote: "Can we assume that carved pumpkins aka Jack O'Lanterns can be used for option 2?
Thanks,
Andy"

Absolutely!

Marie (UK) wrote: "can you approve for pumpkin on cover

and for Halloween"

Approved on both counts, and I hope you enjoy The Halloween Tree, it's one of my favorites!!

Christine wrote: "Would this book work for Option 1? Something Wicked This Way Comes I have not read it, but Halloween is mentioned in the GR description."

"Ushering in Halloween early", that works for me!

Christine wrote: "For Option 3, would this cover work?



There appears to be some fallen fall leaves in the foreground.

Thanks!"

I'm struggling to see any color? I don't think that's clear enough, sorry.

Brooke wrote: "Will any of these work for Option 3?
, Kindred, The Magician King, and Jane Eyre.

For The Girl of Fire and Thorns, The Gospel of Loki and The Hazel Wood, the leaves all look brown to me, which isn't really a fall color, so I'd have to say no.

Suzanne wrote: "Would you accept this cover for Option 3? Embiggen and you'll see there's a tree with leaves on the horizon line.

- [book:How to Forget: A D..."

I see the tree, but I don't see any color on the leaves!

Diana wrote: "Can you approve for Option 3?"

Absolutely!

Sandra wrote: "Would this work for Option #3?

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There's a LITTLE bit of color change on the leaves in the foreground, so yes.

Book Concierge wrote: "Option 3?
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Absolutely!!

Lauren wrote: "Would this work for option 3?
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Most of the trees don't seem to have leaves, and the ones that do don't really have any color to them, so I don't think so.

Jessica wrote: "Suzanne wrote: "Would you accept this cover for Option 3? Embiggen and you'll see there's a tree with leaves on the horizon line.

- [book:Ho..."

Ah well, back to the drawing board. Really wanna find a task for this book, too. :(

Got one for Option 3, I think!

Paws and Effect

Suzanne wrote: "Got one for Option 3, I think!

Paws and Effect"

I see some orange and red in there, so yes! And maybe your other book will work for one of the 20 point tasks :)

Jessica wrote: "Suzanne wrote: "Got one for Option 3, I think!

Paws and Effect"

I see some orange and red in there, so yes! And maybe your other book will wor..."

Thanks! and, fingers crossed on the other - if nothing else i've still got my 5.10 reader's choice slot open. :D

Are these pumpkin-ish enough? :)

Jen B wrote: "Are these pumpkin-ish enough? :)

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I can't really see those as pumpkins, they don't have stems or the stripes down the sides, they look more like peaches or oranges?

Will this work for fall leaves?

Are these considered fall leaves?

Laura wrote: "Will this work for fall leaves?
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The color isn't coming from the leaves, it's coming from the cover itself, so I don't think so.

Amy wrote: "Are these considered fall leaves?

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I don't see any color on those leaves, other than green? So no, sorry.

Jessica wrote: "Amy wrote: "Are these considered fall leaves?

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I don't see any color on those leaves, other than green? So no, sorry."

I see a few brown leaves (upper right and one near the center at about 10 o'clock by the 'W') - does this mean brown isn't an acceptable color?

Does this work for option 2, pumpkin on the cover? I wasn't sure if it would count as it has handles and a face, haha.

Catering to Nobody


Thank you!

for option 1 or 2

Aprilleigh wrote: "Jessica wrote: "Amy wrote: "Are these considered fall leaves?

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I don't see any color on those leaves, other than green? So no, sorry."

I see a few brown leaves..."

Brown isn't really a fall color to me, it's more of a winter color.

EShay wrote: "Does this work for option 2, pumpkin on the cover? I wasn't sure if it would count as it has handles and a face, haha.

Catering to Nobody


Thank..."

That is a pumpkin, yes!

Deborah wrote: " for option 1 or 2"

That absolutely works for either option.

Is this okay for fall leaves?



and this for Halloween

The Night Country?

Amy wrote: "Is this okay for fall leaves?




and this for Halloween

The Night Country?"

The trees in the back look yellow to me, so that works, and the Halloween book also works (it also sounds really good, so I hope it is!!!)

Can you tell these are leaves? (It's an aerial shot of a forest, but it looks sort of abstract on a screen - it's easier to see on the actual book cover.)

Brooke wrote: "Can you tell these are leaves? (It's an aerial shot of a forest, but it looks sort of abstract on a screen - it's easier to see on the actual book cover.)
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Yes! I was actually thinking of using this one for this task myself!

Do either of these work for the leaves;

or

Thank you!

Susan wrote: "Do either of these work for the leaves;

or

Thank you!"

Both of those have leaves that look orange to me, so that works!

Would this work for fall colours?

Sandra wrote: "Would this work for fall colours?

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I see yellow, so absolutely!!

Will this cover work for fall colors?

Thanks!

the red leaves on the RH tree: are they enough?

thanks!