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Annual Colour Challenge

For this challenge you are given twelve different colours and your choices are to select for each colour -
a. a book with that coloured cover (at least 50%, please post the cover)
b. a book where the title starts with a letter which can be found in that colour (use or ignore a/an/the)
c. a book by an author whose first AND last initials can be found in that colour (if the initials are the same the letter must appear twice)

For example: RED
a. RED cover Earthly Delights by Kerry Greenwood
b. Title starts with a letter in the word RED Eric by Terry Pratchett
c: Both of the author's initials are in the word RED Pawn of Prophecy by David Eddings

Levels
Easy: All a's. Read one option per colour, 12 books (minimum 3 AA)
Medium: a's +b's Read two options per colour, 24 books (minimum 6AA)
Hard: read all three options per colour, 36 books (minimum 9 AA)

**Completed Challenges: When you have completed your challenge, please post your entire completed challenge as a new message indicating you have finished. A completed challenge must have the following information: (1) Link to book title, (2) Author's name, (3) Date you finished reading your book, (4) Your rating.
**Once you've posted your completed challenge, your name will be ticked off the list.

Don't forget the guidelines HERE

🤗🤗🤗A special thankyou to Catsalive for creating this challenge🤗🤗🤗


Colour Challenge 1/1/23 -31/12/23
Level:
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RED
a.
b.
c.

ORANGE
a.
b.
c.

YELLOW
a.
b.
c.

BROWN
a.
b.
c.

BLACK
a.
b.
c.

GREEN
a.
b.
c.

GREY
a.
b.
c.

BLUE
a.
b.
c.

TURQUOISE
a.
b.
c.

PINK
a.
b.
c.

WHITE
a.
b.
c.

PURPLE
a.
b.
c

✅Amanda
Amy
✅Ashleigh
✅Barbara
✅Brenda
✅Calvin
✅Carol
✅Catsalive
✅Cherie
✅Clare
✅Denise MF
✅Elisabeth
✅Genevieve
✅Helen
✅Jacinta
✅Jackmeister
✅Jacm
✅Jane
✅Janelle
✅Janine
✅Jasmine's
✅Jazzy
✅Jenn
✅Jenny
✅Jonquil
✅Krystal
✅Kylie H
Lily
✅Lorraine
✅Lynxie
✅Mari
✅Meg
Melissa
✅Phrynne
Rachael
✅Sarah
✅Sharon Louise
✅Sue
✅Teresa
✅TheMadHatter
Tien
✅Trish
✅Veronique

Colour Challenge 1/1/23 -31/12/23
Level: Hard
36/36

RED
a. Cover Gone But Not for Garden by Kate Collins 4 stars 18/1/23
b. Title.Exiles by Jane Harper AA 4 stars 10/1/23
c. Initials. Her Deadly Game by Robert Dugoni 5 stars 25/1/23

ORANGE
a. Cover Nancy Business by R.W.R. McDonald AA 3 stars 8/11/23
b. Title Aunt Bessie Likes by Diana Xarissa 4 stars 10/2/23
c. Initials Reading Up a Storm by Eva Gates 4 stars 24/1/23


YELLOW
a. Cover The Wattle Island Book Club by Sandie Docker AA 4 stars 6/9/23
b. Title. Outback Roads: The Nanny by Annie Seaton AA 4 stars 15/1/23
c. Initials. Dedication to Murder by Lauren Elliott 4 stars 26/1/23

BROWN
a. Cover The Barrakee Mystery by Arthur W. Upfield AA 4 stars 4/3/23
b. Title. A Botanist's Guide to Flowers and Fatality by Kate Khavari 4 stars 2/3/23
c. Initials. Key of Knowledge by Nora Roberts 5 stars 26/11/23

BLACK
a. Cover by Adrian McKinty AA 3 stars 16/3/23
b. Title. The Last Orphan by Gregg Andrew Hurwitz 5 stars 8/4/23
c. Initials. Jumping Jenny by Anthony Berkeley 4 stars 9/1/23

GREEN
a. Cover Beyond the Grave by C.J. Archer AA 4 stars 10/1/23
b. Title. The Resistance Man by Martin Walker 5 stars 5/6/23
c. Initials. Viviana Valentine Goes Up River by Emily J. Edwards 4 stars 8/4/23

GREY
a. Cover Look Closer by Rachel Amphlett AA 5 stars 9/4/23
b. Title. You Deserve Each Other by Sarah Hogle 3 stars 23/2/23
c. Initials. Death Knells and Wedding Bells by Eva Gates 5 stars 27/5/23

BLUE
a. Cover Murder at the Freak Show by Helen Goltz AA 5 stars 20/1/23
b. Title. Black Diamond by Martin Walker 5 stars 11/3/23
c. Initials. Post After Post-Mortem: An Oxfordshire Mystery by E.C.R. Lorac 4 stars 3/2/23

TURQUOISE
a. Cover Under the Whispering Door by T.J. Klune 4 stars 12/2/23
b. Title. Take the Honey and Run by Jennie Marts 3 stars 23/6/23
c. Initials. A Heart Full of Headstones by Ian Rankin 4 stars 6/2/23

PINK
a. Cover The Dying Season: A Bruno Courrèges Investigation by Martin Walker 5 stars 3/8/23
b. Title. Paper Cuts by Ellery Adams 4 stars 2/4/23
c. Initials. The Mystery Guest by Nita Prose 4 stars 26/10/2023

WHITE
a. Cover Death Comes to Marlow by Robert Thorogood 5 stars 5/6/23
b. Title. The Homecoming by Alison Stuart AA 4 stars 5/1/23
c. Initials. Murder at a Scottish Wedding by Traci Hall 3 stars 18/1/23

PURPLE
a. Cover Murder at the Charity Ball by Helena Dixon 4 stars 11/1/23
b. Title. Read to Death at the Lakeside Library by Holly Danvers 4 stars 4/8/23
c. Initials. A World of Curiosities by Louise Penny 3 stars 14/1/23

Annual Colour Challenge
Duration: 1/1/23 - 31/12/23
Level: Hard
36/36

RED
a. Cover - The Redgum River Retreat by Sandie Docker 5★s 16/3/23 AA
b. Title - The Red Book by James Patterson 4★s 15/2/23
c. Author - Notorious by Ray Ellis 4★s 21/4/23

ORANGE
a. Cover - Never to Surrender by Mary-Anne O'Connor 5★s 24/1/23 AA
b. Title - Outback Sky: The Pilot by Annie Seaton 3★s 7/2/23 AA
c. Author - The Bay by Allie Reynolds 5★s 23/1/23 AA

YELLOW
a. Cover - Just Murdered by Katherine Kovacic 5★s 5/1/23 AA
b. Title - A Winter Grave by Peter May 4★s 12/1/23
c. Author - The Woman Who Knew Too Little by Olivia Wearne 3★s 23/1/23 AA

BROWN
a. Cover - Captured by a Scottish Lord by Marie Laval 4★s 15/1/23
b. Title - The War Pianist by Mandy Robotham 5★s 13/2/23
c. Author - Angels Fall by Nora Roberts 5★s 30/3/23

BLACK
a. Cover - A Silent Truth by Rachel Amphlett 5★s 18/2/23 AA
b. Title - Kisscut by Karin Slaughter 4★s 12/2/23
c. Author - Snowy Mountains Promise by Alissa Callen 3★s 12/20/1/23 AA

GREEN
a. Cover - Dizzy Spells by Morgana Best 4★s 10/4/23 AA
b. Title - No Country for Girls by Emma Styles 4★s 19/1/23 AA
c. Author - The Polish Girl by Gosia Nealon 3★s 20/2/23

GREY
a. Cover - Kisscut by Karin Slaughter 4★s 12/2/23
b. Title - River Sing Me Home by Eleanor Shearer 5★s 30/1/23
c. Author - Close to Her by Elizabeth Gunn 4★s 30/5/23

BLUE
a. Cover - 537 Days of Winter: A Tale of Resilience, Endurance and Humanity while Stranded in Antarctica During the Pandemic by David Knoff 5★s 26/1/23 AA
b. Title - Encore in Death by J.D. Robb 5★s 4/2/23
c. Author - Murder at an Irish Castle by Ellie Brannigan 5★s 2/2/23

TURQUOISE
a. Cover - Death on Deck by Verity Bright 5★s 9/3/23
b. Title - The Queen's Tiger by Peter Watt 5★s 3/3/23 AA
c. Author - The Stolen Twins by Shari J. Ryan 5★s 11/2/23

PINK
a. Cover - The One and Only Dolly Jamieson by Lisa Ireland 5★s 10/2/23 AA
b. Title - In the Deep by Loreth Anne White 4★s 18/1/23
c. Author - The Nantucket Inn by Pamela M. Kelley 5★s 31/5/23

WHITE
a. Cover - Hide and Seek by Ian Rankin 4★s 13/3/23
b. Title - The Wife List by J.A. Schneider 5★s 16/2/23
c. Author - The Light We Left Behind by Tessa Harris 4.5★s 30/6/23

PURPLE
a. Cover - Murder at the Charity Ball by Helena Dixon 5★s 11/1/23
b. Title - The Last Letter From Paris by Kate Eastham 4.5★s 6/2/23
c. Author - Cheddar Late Than Dead by Linda Reilly 5★s 21/1/23

Colour Challenge 1/1/23 -31/12/23
Level: Hard
26/36 (15/9 AA)

RED
a. cover: Tattoo of Crimson (Blood of the Fae Book #1) by Sarah Chislon -Read 18/01
b. title: December Heat (Delegado Espinosa #2) by Luiz Alfredo Garcia-Roza -Read 05/01
c. author



ORANGE
a. cover: John le Carré: The Biography by Adam Sisman -Read 19/01
b. title: Angel Puss by Colleen McCullough AA -Read 07/02
c. author



YELLOW
a. cover: Your Dream Life Starts Here by Kristina Karlsson AA -Read 21/01
b. title: The Will and the Wilds by Charlie N. Holmberg -Read 06/01
c. author



BROWN
a. cover: The Chain by Adrian McKinty AA -Read 20/02
b. title: The Witch Who Courted Death (Supernatural Sisters #4) by Maria Lewis AA -Read 15/02
c. author



BLACK
a. cover: Beautiful by Juliet Marillier AA -Read 24/03
b. title: The Lady in the Lake (Philip Marlowe #4) by Raymond Chandler -Read 13/01
c. author initials: Agatha Christie - After the Funeral (Hercule Poirot #26) -Read 06/01



GREEN
a. cover
b. title: Elizabeth Costello by J.M. Coetzee AA -Read 15/03
c. author



GREY
a. cover:
b. title: Retribution (Lexi Winter #2) by Sarah Barrie AA -Read 14/04
c. author



BLUE
a. cover: Murder at the Country Club (Miss Underhay #9) by Helena Dixon -Read 01/01
b. title: Babel, Or the Necessity of Violence: An Arcane History of the Oxford Translators' Revolution by R.F. Kuang -Read 08/01
c. author: Louisa Bennet AA - Monty and Me (Monty Dog Detective #1) -25/04



TURQUOISE
a. cover
b. title: The Spite Game by Anna Snoekstra AA -Read 07/01
c. author



PINK
a. cover: The Matchmaker by Saman Shad AA -Read 26/02
b. title: The Plains by Gerald Murnane AA -Read 08/01
c. author: P.J. Nwosu - Dream of Death City (Red Kingdom #1) AA -Read 28/02



WHITE
a. cover: Diary of a Bad Year by J.M. Coetzee AA -Read 12/01
b. title: Trowel and Error (English Cottage Garden #4) by H.Y. Hanna AA -Read 28/01
c. author: Edward White - The Twelve Lives of Alfred Hitchcock: An Anatomy of the Master of Suspense -Read 06/01



PURPLE
a. cover: Finding Mercy (Home Valley #3) by Karen Harper -Read 24/02
b. title: A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara -Read 15/01
c. author: Poor Man's Orange (Harp in the South #3) by Ruth Park AA -Read 28/02

Colour Challenge 1/1/23 -31/12/23
Level: EASY - 3 🐨

RED
a. Fahrenheit 451 - Ray Bradbury Read 07.03.23 (4 stars)

ORANGE
a. Don't You Leave Me Here: My Life - Wilko Johnson
Read 26.08.23 (3.5 stars)

YELLOW
a. - Good Samaritans - Will Carver Read 26.04.23 DNF

BROWN
a. Will - Will Smith Read 28.01.23 (2 stars)

BLACK
a. The House Guest - Mark Edwards Read 16.09.23

GREEN
a. Turns Out, I'm Fine: How Not To Fall Apart - Judith Lucy read 24.01.23 (4 stars)🐨

GREY
a. Corpse Road - David J. Gatward Read 17.07.23 (3.5 stars)

BLUE
a. Another Woman's Child - Kerry Fisher Read 14.03.23 (3.5 stars)

TURQUOISE
a. Barrenjoey Road - Neil Mercer Read 22.02.23 (4 stars) 🐨

PINK
a. Caught in the Act - Shane Jenek Read 10.02.23 (3.5 stars) 🐨

WHITE
a. Ghoster - Jason Arnopp Read 02.09.23 (4 stars)

PURPLE
a. The Kookaburra Creek Cafe - Read 12.09.23 (2 stars)🐨

Ok Phrynne and Cats ... how tough have you made this challenge?
If I go for Easy - do the books have to be all a's or b's or c's, or can it be a mix of a b c?
(I think I know the answer to my question already....)

Colour Challenge 01/01/23 -31/12/23
Level: Easy (Cover Colours)
12/12
Completed 13th November.

🌈 RED
The Burning Girls by C.J. Tudor 11/01 ★★★★★

🌈 ORANGE
That Way Murder Lies by Ann Granger 02/02 ★★★★☆

🌈 YELLOW
The Yellow Villa by Amanda Hampson *AA* 07/03 ★★★☆

🌈 BROWN
Rattling the Bones by Ann Granger 16/07 ★★★★★

🌈BLACK
The Island by Ragnar Jónasson 06/06 ★★★★☆

🌈 GREEN
The Bellbird River Country Choir by Sophie Green *AA* 22/05 ★★★★

🌈 GREY
The Chestnut Man by Søren Sveistrup 14/08 ★★★★★

🌈 BLUE
A Royal Murder by Verity Bright 26/07 ★★★☆

🌈 TURQUOISE
My One True North by Milly Johnson 13/11 ★★★

🌈 PINK
Love Stories by Trent Dalton *AA* 10/09 ★★★

🌈 WHITE
Winterkill by Ragnar Jónasson 07/10 ★★★★


🌈 PURPLE
Death on a Winter's Day by Verity Bright 22/04 ★★★★

sign me up :)

Completed Easy mode :)

completed: 10/24

BLACK
a - cover)
b - title) Black Cockatoo AA
c - author)

GREEN
a) Even Silence Has an End: My Six Years of Captivity in the Colombian Jungle
b)
c)

YELLOW
a) Pretty Little Liars
b)
c)

BLUE
a) Phosphorescence: On Awe, Wonder and Things That Sustain You When the World Goes Dark AA
b)
c)

PURPLE
a) With the Fire on High
b)
c)

RED
a) Garnet Flats
b)
c)

PINK
a) Perfect
b)
c)

WHITE
a)
b) I Don't Need Therapy: and other lies I've told myself AA
c)

BROWN
a) All Things Bright And Beautiful: Murder In The City Of Light AA
b)
c)

ORANGE
a) Flawless
b)
c)

Annual Color Challenge 2023

1 of 2

36/36 DONE
15/9 AA

1 RED
a. cover Karin Slaughter 1/3 ★★★★
b. title A Dangerous Language book 8 Sulari Gentill 1/25 ★★★★★ (AA)
c. author Rise of the Elgen Richard Paul Evans 10/22 ★★★★

2 ORANGE
a. cover Garry Disher 1/6 ★★★★ (AA)
b. title One Blood Graeme Kent 1/13 ★★★
c. author Skull Duggery Aaron Elkins 12/2 ★★★★

3 YELLOW
a. cover The Mystery of a Hansom Cab Fergus Hume 5/8 ★★★ AA
b. title Winter's End: A Mystery Paige Shelton 1/5 ★★★
c. author Gone, Kitty, Gone Eileen Watkins 1/23 ★★★

4 BROWN
a. cover Julie Garwood 2/1 ★★★★
b. title Whispering Death Garry Disher 1/30 ★★★★★ (AA)
c. author Born in Fire Nora Roberts 1/22 ★★★★

5 BLACK
a. cover Keri Arthur 7/2 ★★★★ (AA)
b. title All the Tears in China book 9 Sulari Gentill 1/16 ★★★★ (AA)
c. author Murder on the Widow's Walk Christine Knapp 1/12 ★★★★

6 GREEN
a. cover Hannah M. Lynn 5/27 ★★★★
b. title Eating the Cheshire Cat Helen Ellis 10/10 ★★
c. author Viviana Valentine Gets Her Man Emily J. Edwards 1/10 ★★★★

Annual Color Challenge 2023

2/2

7 GREY
a. cover Garry Disher 1/14 ★★★★ (AA)
b. title Everything to Lose Danielle Girard 1/9 ★★★★
c. author If Dying Was All Ron Goulart 1/21 ★★★

8 BLUE
a. cover book 6 Sulari Gentill 1/24 ★★★★ (AA)
b. title Little Girl Lost Janet Gover 1/17 ★★★★ (AA)
c. author Jian Eric Van Lustbader 5/2 ★★★★

9 TURQUOISE
a. cover Janet Gover 1/4 ★★★★ (AA)
b. title Taking a Chance on the Best Man Fiona McArthur 1/20 ★★★ (AA)
c. author All Fall Down Erica Spindler 1/20 ★★★

10 PINK
a. cover Emily George 3/14 ★★★★ (AA)
b. title It Came Upon a Midnight Shear Allie Pleiter 1/20 ★★★★
c. author Deadly Wedding Kate Parker 4/5 ★★★★

11 WHITE
a. cover Mary Lee Ashford 1/3 ★★★★
b. title A Testament of Characterbook 10 Sulari Gentill 1/13 ★★★★ (AA)
c. author The Lost Bookshop Evie Woods 10/30 ★★★★

12 PURPLE
a. cover H.Y. Hanna 1/1 ★★★ (AA)
b. title Under the Cold Bright Lights Garry Disher 1/5 ★★★★ (AA)
c. author The Summer of the Danes Ellis Peters 6/14 ★★★

Loving these :)

I will have a go at easy

Colour Challenge 1/1/23 -31/12/23
Level: Easy
8/12

RED
a. The Redgum River Retreat Sandie DockerAA
Done 25/4/23 https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

ORANGE
a. Never to Surrender Mary-Anne O'Connor AA

Done 5* 29/1/23 https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
YELLOW
a. The House of Now and Then Jo Dixon

Done 5* 4/1/23 https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
BROWN
a. The Tilt Chris Hammer AA
Done 5* 27/8/23 https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

BLACK
a. The Retreat Nicola Marsh
Done 4* 18/1/23 https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...



GREEN
a. I’ll Leave You With This Kylie Ladd
Done 5* 31/1/23 https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

GREY
a. Taming the Tycoon Amy Andrews AA


BLUE
a. The Understudy Julie Bennett AA

Done 4* 16/1/23
TURQUOISE
a. Kiss Don’t Tell Avril Tremayne AA


PINK
a. The Dating Game Avril Tremayne AA


WHITE
a. The Kissing Contract Amy Andrews AA


PURPLE
a. Heart of the Sky Fiona McArthur AA

Done 5* 24/1/23 https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

I hope I have matched the colours right :)

Kerri_M wrote: "Ok Phrynne and Cats ... how tough have you made this challenge?
If I go for Easy - do the books have to be all a's or b's or c's, or can it be a mix of a b c?
(I think I know the answer to my quest..."

This is one place where it needs to be kept simple so yes - easy is all a's. Medium is a's and b's. Hard is all of them

💚🧡💛All linked to here. Have fun finding those books. I did!💜🤎💙

Colour Challenge 1/1/23 -31/12/23
Level: Medium
24/24

RED
a. Rippling Red by Brigid George 3/2/23 4★AA
b. Deathdeal by Garry Disher 2/5/23 4★ AA

ORANGE
a. Break No Bones by Kathy Reichs4/5/23 4★
b. Revelation by C.J. Sansom 21/1/23 4★

YELLOW
a. Raisins and Almonds by Kerry Greenwood 7/5/23 4★AA
b. Less by Andrew Sean Greer 20/12/23 4★

BROWN
a. A Decline in Prophets by Sulari Gentill 15/4/23 4★ AA
b. Birthright by Fiona Lowe 5/11/23 4★ AA

BLACK
a. An Expert in Murder by Nicola Upson 04/04/23/23 3★
b. Blood and Circuses by Kerry Greenwood 04/03/23 4★ AA

GREEN
a. Love & Virtue by Diana Reid 9/4/23 4★ AA
b. Reputation by Sarah Vaughan 10/6/23 3★

GREY
a. Ruddy Gore by Kerry Greenwood 3/4/23 4★AA
b. Eliza by Annie Seaton 19/3/23 4★AA

BLUE
a. The Jam Queens by Josephine Moon 18/1/23 4★ AA
b. Urn Burial by Kerry Greenwood 6/5/23 4★ AA

TURQUOISE
a. Evil at Echo Point by Grace York 25/7/23 4★ AA AA
b. Exiles by Jane Harper 20/4/23 4★ AA

PINK
a. The Paris Affair by Pip Drysdale 11/5/23 3 ★ AA AA
b. Knife by Jo Nesbø15/3/23 4★

WHITE
a. Say You're Sorry by Michael Robotham 9/9/23 5★AA
b. The Wreckage by Michael Robotham 2/6/23 4★ AA

PURPLE
a Knots and Crosses by Ian Rankin 18/3/23 4★
b. Unnatural Ends by Christopher Huang 16/1/23 4★

Colour Challenge 1/1/23 -31/12/23
Level: Hard (9AA)
36/36

RED
a. cover: The Cat Who Caught a Killer by L.T. Shearer 27/1 4★
b. title: Death at the Belvedere by Sue Williams 13/1 3.5★ (AA)
c. author: Polgara the Sorceress by David Eddings 2/1 3★


ORANGE
a. cover: No Plan B by Lee Child 8/1 2.5★
b. title: N or M? by Agatha Christie 21/1 4★
c. author: The Bullet That Missed by Richard Osman 4/2 5★


YELLOW
a. cover: After the Rain by Lucy Dillon 5/1 3★
b. title: The Little Flower Shop by the Sea by Ali McNamara 30/1 3★
c. author: The Canterville Ghost by Oscar Wilde 8/4 4.5★


BROWN
a. cover: Naked in Death by J.D. Robb 22/1 4.5★
b. title: Outlander by Diana Gabaldon 10/1 5★
c. author: The Devil's Due by Rita Boucher 20/1 3.5★


BLACK
a. cover: Every Version of You by Grace Chan 7/1 3.5★ (AA)
b. title: A Different Dawn by Isabella Maldonado 19/1 3★
c. author: The Librarian of Crooked Lane by C.J. Archer 14/1 3.5★ (AA)


GREEN
a. cover: Sleeping with the Fishes by MaryJanice Davidson 1/1 2.5★
b. title: Glory in Death by J.D. Robb 24/1 4★
c. author: The Book of Unholy Mischief by Elle Newmark 17/2 3.5★


GREY
a. cover: Christine Falls by Benjamin Black 12/2 3.5★
b. title: The Gnostic Gospels by Elaine Pagels 22/2 2.5★
c. author: The Orchard Murders by Robert Gott 3/4 3★


BLUE
a. cover: My Husband's Wives by Faith Hogan 4/1 4★
b. title: Blood And Circuses by Kerry Greenwood 28/1 5★ (AA)
c. author: Trip of a Lifetime by Liz Byrski 17/7 3.5★ (AA)


TURQUOISE
a. cover: Cooking the Books by Kerry Greenwood 9/1 5★ (AA)
b. title: Shop Girl by Mary Portas 13/1 3★
c. author: A Chance Of Stormy Weather by Tricia Stringer 3/1 3.5★ (AA)


PINK
a. cover: Devil's Food by Kerry Greenwood 20/1 5★ (AA)
b. title: The Pool of Two Moons by Kate Forsyth 21/2 4★ (AA)
c. author: Book Lust by Nancy Pearl 7/7 3★


WHITE
a. cover: The Last Wish of Sasha Cade by Cheyanne Young 1/2 2★
b. title: I Work at a Public Library by Gina Sheridan 14/1 3★
c. author: A Guide to Native Bees of Australia by Terry Houston 13/1 5★ (AA)


PURPLE
a. cover: Living Dead in Dallas by Charlaine Harris 12/1 4★
b. title: The Lily and the Rose by Jackie French 16/1 4★ (AA)
c. author: Still Life by Louise Penny 11/1 3.5★

💚🧡💛Welcome to the challenge Kylie and Catsalive:)💜🤎💙

Looks great, Phrynne, & I can steal book ideas from you & Brenda :0)

I have been increasing my WTRs today by checking out everyone else's completed 2022 Calendar of Books challenge. A pastime that has left me frustrated with book envy. 🤣😥🤣😥🤣😥

Phrynne wrote: "💚🧡💛Welcome to the challenge Kylie and Catsalive:)💜🤎💙"

I had a double-take there before I realised there is actually two of us 🤣

I can't believe I am doing this but I am going to sign up for this one too, my third annual challenge for 2023... easy option though! I am a colour coding person so option a) it is. Great idea catsalive and thanks for coming up with it!

Colour Challenge 1/1/23 -31/12/23
Level: Easy
12/12 (4/3 AA)

RED
a. Bones of the Lost by Kathy Reichs finished 08/11/2023 3★

ORANGE
a. Contacts by Mark Watson finished 09/03/2023 4★

YELLOW
a. A Lady's Guide to Fortune-Hunting by Sophie Irwin finished 10/04/2023 3★

BROWN
a. Shelter by Catherine Jinks AA finished 03/11/2023 3★

BLACK
a. A Slow Fire Burning by Paula Hawkins finished 27/08/2023 3.5★

GREEN
a.
Who In Hell Is Wanda Fuca? by G.M. Ford finished 12/10/2023 3.5★

GREY
a. Another Day in the Colony by Chelsea Watego AA finished 06/10/2023 5★

BLUE
a. Rounding the Mark by Andrea Camilleri finished 13/08/2023 3★

TURQUOISE
a. The Cold Cold Ground by Adrian McKinty finished 15/01/2023 3★

PINK
a. Give a Girl a Knife by Amy Thielen finished 28/11/2023 3★

WHITE
a. All That’s Left Unsaid by Tracey Lien AA finished 21/04/2023 4★

PURPLE
a. Win, Lose or Draw by Peter Corris AA finished 16/10/2023 4★

I’m in and that was fun! 😃

Colour Challenge 1/1/23 -31/12/23
Level: Easy
0/12


a. Cover - The Zero Night by Brian Freeman - 4⭐️ - 6/2/23

ORANGE
a. Cover - Body at the Bakeryby Stella Berry - 4⭐️ - 21/2/23

YELLOW
a. Cover - Golden in Death by J.D. Robb - 4⭐️ - 3/1/23

BROWN
a. Cover - We Don't Live Here Anymore by Matt Nable - AA - 3⭐️ - 25/11/23

BLACK
a. Cover - Dastardly Deeds by Ilsa Evans - AA - 5⭐️ - 24/4/23


GREEN
a. Cover - Death Comes eCalling by Leslie O'Kane - 4⭐️ - 3/10/23


GREY
a. Cover - Earthly Delights by Kerry Greenwood - AA - 4⭐️ - 19/7/23

BLUE
a. Cover - Upgrade by Blake Crouch - 4⭐️ - 28/3/23

TURQUOISE
a. Cover - The Investigator by John Sandford - 4⭐️ - 20/1/23

PINK
a. Cover - Devil's Food by Kerry Greenwood - AA - 4⭐️ - 22/8/23

WHITE
a. Cover - Dr. Vigilante by Alberto Hazan - 4⭐️ - 15/4/23

PURPLE
a. Cover - Scared Witchless by Amy Boyles - 4⭐️ - 19/3/23

Colour Challenge 1/1/23 -31/12/23
Level: Medium (min 6 AAs)
24/24
11 AAs

RED
a. Finger Lickin' Fifteen By Janet Evanovich ✅ 4* (10/2)
b. The Ruin by Dervla McTiernan (AA) ✅ 4* (5/2)



ORANGE
a. A Mirror Mended by Alix E. Harrow ✅ 4* (13/2)
b. An English Garden Murder by Katie Gayle ✅ 3* (10/1)



YELLOW
a. Heartbreak Bay by Rachel Caine ✅ 3* (24/1)
b. The Lawson Sisters by Janet Gover (AA) ✅ 4* (7/7)



BROWN
a. Hades by Candice Fox (AA) ✅ 4* (12/3)
b. Notorious Nineteen by Janet Evanovich ✅ 4* (4/6)



BLACK
a. The Dark by Sharon J. Bolton ✅ 5* (6/1)
b. Bombproof by Michael Robotham (AA) ✅ 3* (2/3)



GREEN
a. Big Little Lies by Liane Moriarty (AA) ✅ 4* (28/1)
b. Gone by Midnight by Candice Fox (AA) ✅ 5* (19/5)



GREY
a. An Evil Mind by Chris Carter ✅ 4* (19/1)
b. Gwendy's Magic Feather by Richard Chizmar ✅ 5* (28/1)



BLUE
a. The Bay by Allie Reynolds (AA) ✅ 3* (4/6)
b. Listen to Me by Tess Gerritsen ✅ 4* (16/6)



TURQUOISE
a. A Home Among the Snow Gums by Stella Quinn (AA) ✅ 4* (2/6)
b. The Sandman: Act II by Dirk Maggs ✅ 4* (26/1)



PINK
a. Frantic by Katherine Howell (AA) ✅ 3* (6/6)
b. I Know Where You Live by Gregg Olsen ✅ 3* (3/2)



WHITE
a. Life or Death by Michael Robotham (AA) ✅ 5* (13/4)
b. The Six by Anni Taylor (AA) ✅ 3* (25/3)



PURPLE
a. Smokin' Seventeen by Janet Evanovich ✅ 4* (30/4)
b. Perfect by Cecelia Ahern ✅ 2* (15/2)



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Catsalive wrote: "Looks great, Phrynne, & I can steal book ideas from you & Brenda :0)

I have been increasing my WTRs today by checking out everyone else's completed 2022 Calendar of Books challenge. A pastime that..."

I can imagine! But fun choosing though :)

Catsalive wrote: "Phrynne wrote: "💚🧡💛Welcome to the challenge Kylie and Catsalive:)💜🤎💙"

I had a double-take there before I realised there is actually two of us 🤣"

Hahaha!

Jackmeister wrote: "I’m in and that was fun! 😃

Colour Challenge 1/1/23 -31/12/23
Level: Easy
0/12

RED
b. Title - Encore in Death by J.D. Robb

ORANGE
c. Author - [author:Rachel Amphlet..."

Jackie, I'm afraid you're going to have to start again! Easy is all "a", Medium is "a" and "b", Hard is all of them. You can't mix them up I'm sorry!

This should be a fun one!

Colour Challenge 1/1/23 -31/12/23
Level:hard
36/36
11/9 AA

RED
a. cover ✅ Queens of the Age of Chivalry by Alison Weir fin Jan3 4*
b. title ✅La Débâcle by Émile Zola fin May5 4*
c. author ✅Slammerkin by Emma Donoghue fin May9 3*



ORANGE
a. cover ✅ The Sun Walks Down by Fiona McFarlaneAA fin Jan21 4*
b. title ✅Good Pop, Bad Pop by Jarvis Cocker fin Jan6 5*
c. author ✅Night Blue by Angela O'Keeffe fin Jul26 4*



YELLOW
a. cover ✅ The 22 Murders of Madison May by Max Barry AA fin Jan15 4*
b. title ✅Women in Love by D.H. Lawrence fin Feb5 4*
c. author ✅ The Complete Fairy Stories of Oscar Wilde by Oscar Wilde fin Jan29 4*



BROWN
a. cover ✅ Return to Valetto by Dominic SmithAA fin Jul12 5*
b. title ✅Broken Bay by Margaret HickeyAA fin Jan25 4*
c. author ✅The Employees: A Workplace Novel of the 22nd Century by Olga Ravn fin Oct15 4*



BLACK
a. cover ✅ Zola Photographer by Émile Zola fin Feb10 5*
b. title ✅City of Ash and Red by Hye-Young Pyun fin Jan5 3*
c. author ✅Sword of Kings by Bernard Cornwell fin Feb19 4*



GREEN
a. cover ✅ Second Star: And Other Reasons for Lingering by Philippe Delerm fin Mar12 4*
b. title ✅ The English Patient by Michael Ondaatje fin Mar17 5*
c. author ✅ The Christie Affair by Nina de Gramont fin Oct1 3*



GREY
a. cover ✅ La Bête Humaine by Émile Zola fin Jan14 5*
b. title ✅ Estella by Kathy George AA fin Apr2 5*
c. author ✅ Japanese Tales of Mystery & Imagination by Edogawa Rampo fin Oct26 3*




BLUE
a. cover ✅ The Haunted Hotel by Wilkie Collins fin Jan18 3*
b. title ✅ Leopoldina's Dream by Silvina Ocampo fin Jan24 3*
c. author ✅The Islands by Emily BrugmanAA fin Mar11 3*



TURQUOISE
a. cover ✅ Dinner Party by Sarah Gilmartin fin Mar1 4*
b. title ✅Seven Sisters by Katherine Kovacic AA fin Jan23 4*
c. author ✅The Tunnel by Ernesto Sábato fin May14 5*



PINK
a. cover ✅ A Country of Eternal Light by Paul DalgarnoAA fin Mar14 3*
b. title✅ Katherine Mansfield: A Secret Life by Claire Tomalin fin Feb27 5*
c. author ✅ When We Were Orphans by Kazuo Ishiguro fin Oct31 5*



WHITE
a. cover ✅The Joys of Motherhood by Buchi Emecheta fin Jan8 4*
b. title ✅Tokyo Express by Seichō Matsumoto fin Jan10 3*
c. author ✅That Eye, the Sky by Tim WintonAA fin Aug8 3*



PURPLE
a. cover✅ Butterfly Fish by Irenosen Okojie fin Apr13 4*
b. title✅ Restless Dolly Maunder by Kate GrenvilleAA fin Jul5 5*
c. author ✅ A Silence Shared by Lalla Romano fin Feb10 3*

Colour Challenge 1/1/23 -31/12/23
Level: Medium
24/24

RED
a. Cover No Plan B by Lee Child READ 16/1/23 4*
b. Title Retribution by Sarah Barrie(AA) READ 23/3/23 4*

ORANGE
a. Cover The Good Teacher by Petronella McGovern(AA) READ 28/2/23 3*
b. Title The Only Child by Kayte Nunn(AA) READ 3/1/23 5*

YELLOW
a. Cover A Stone’s Throw Away by Karly Lane(AA) READ 4/3/23 4*
b. You Can Lead a Horse to Murder by Tara Meyers READ 4/2/23 4*

BROWN
a. Cover Stay Awake by Megan Goldin(AA) READ 23/4/23 3*
b. Title The Bullet That Missed by Richard Osman READ 2/1/23 4*

BLACK
a. Cover Captive on the Fens by Joy Ellis READ 19/4/23 4*
b. Title The Butterfly Collector by Tea Cooper(AA) READ 27/3/23 5*

GREEN
a. Cover Desperation in Death by J.D. Robb
READ 18/1/23 3*
b. Title The Girls of Lake Evelyn by Averil Kenny(AA) READ 29/1/23 4*

GREY
a. Cover The Keepers of the Lighthouse by Kaye Dobbie(AA) READ 18/2/23 4*
b. Title Ricochet by Sandra Brown READ 12/1/23 2*

BLUE
a. Cover Mary, Mary by James Patterson READ 13/2/23 3*
b. Title The Library at Wagtail Ridge by Janet Gover(AA)READ 31/1/23 4*

TURQUOISE
a. Cover At the End of the Day by Liz Byrski(AA) READ 28/1/23 4*
b. Title Quarter to Midnight by Karen Rose READ 27/4/23 4*

PINK
a. Cover Wish You Were Here by Karly Lane(AA) READ 4/2/23 5*
b. Title The Paris Network by Siobhan Curham READ 27/1/23 3*

WHITE
a. Cover All That’s Left Unsaid by Tracey Lien(AA)
READ 13/1/23 4*
b. Title The Wrong Sister by Fiona Palmer(AA) READ 27/1/23 4*

PURPLE
a. Cover Exiles by Jane Harper(AA) READ 8/1/23 4*
b. Title Under the Wire by Cindy Gerard READ 17/2/23 3*

Colour Challenge 1/1/23 -31/12/23
Level: Medium
24/24 as of 23/12/23

RED
a. Cover: Lament: The Faerie Queen's Deception by Maggie Stiefvater
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... (3 Stars) - 23/12/23
b. Title: "R" Romancing Mr Bridgerton by Julia Quinn
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... (3.5 Stars) - 14/2/23



ORANGE
a. Cover: Trying War by S.D. Gentill AA
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... (4 Stars) - 17/2/23
b. Title: "O" One of Us Is Lying by Karen M. McManus
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... (4 Stars) - 25/3/23



YELLOW
a. Cover: The Help by Kathryn Stockett
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... (4 Stars) - 28/8/23
b. Title: "Y" Year One by Nora Roberts
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... (3 Stars) - 12/2/23




BROWN
a. Cover: Pandora by Anne Rice
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... (3.5 Stars) - 14/12/23
b. Title: "B" Breath of Fire by Amanda Bouchet
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... (5 Stars) - 13/2/23



BLACK
a. Cover: Dark Rise by C.S. Pacat AA
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... (3.5 Stars) - 19/3/23
b. Title: "B" The Bridge Kingdom by Danielle L. Jensen
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... (3.5 Stars) - 3/12/23



GREEN
a. Cover: Juniper Hill by Devney Perry
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... (3 Stars) - 9/1/23
b. Title: "G" A Good Girl's Guide to Murder by Holly Jackson
Review: Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/edit... (3.5 Stars) - 29/3/23



GREY
a. Cover: The Hunter by L.J. Shen
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... (3 Stars) - 1/10/23
b. Title: "G" Gifted Curse by C.M. Owens
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... (2 Stars) - 18/10/23



BLUE
a. Cover: A Promise of Fire by Amanda Bouchet
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... (5 Stars)
b. Title: "B" Barbarian Bride by Eva Scott
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... (3 Stars) - 21/3/23



TURQUOISE
a. Cover: An Unexpected Peril by Deanna Raybourn
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... (3.5 Stars) - 23/2/23
b. Title: "T" The Takeover by T.L. Swan AA
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... (4 Stars) - 9/9/23



PINK
a. Cover: Emergency Contact by Mary H.K. Choi
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... (3.5 Stars) - 19/5/23
b. Title: "P" Power of Five by Alex Lidell
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... (3 Stars) - 26/6/23



WHITE
a. Cover: The Flame by Leonard Cohen
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... (3 Stars) - 26/9/23
b. Title: "W" The Wreckage by Michael Robotham AA
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... (3 Stars) - 9/1/23



PURPLE
a. Cover: The Place on Dalhousie by Melina Marchetta AA
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... (5 Stars) - 27/3/23
b. Title: "P" The Protector by Allison Butler AA
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... (3.5 Stars) - 6/4/23

Brenda wrote: "Jackmeister wrote: "I’m in and that was fun! 😃

Colour Challenge 1/1/23 -31/12/23
Level: Easy
0/12

RED
b. Title - Encore in Death by J.D. Robb

ORANGE
c. Author - [a..."

Fixed it! Lol

Colour Challenge 1/1/23 -31/12/23
Level: Hard
36/36 14/9 AA

RED
✔︎a. Cover: Interior Chinatown by Charles Yu 6/1 4★
✔︎b. Title: Eligible by Curtis Sittenfeld 9/4 4★
✔︎c. Author: A Cry In The Jungle Bar by Robert Drewe 22/1 2★

ORANGE
✔︎a. Cover: Zoli by Colum McCann 12/2 5★
✔︎b. Title: The Night Gate by Peter May 8/1 4★
✔︎c. Author: The Man Who Died Twice by Richard Osman 13/2 4★

YELLOW
✔︎a. Cover: The Watch Tower by Elizabeth Harrower AA 24/1 5★
✔︎b. Title: The Lady with the Gun Asks the Questions by Kerry Greenwood AA 15/1 4★
✔︎c. Author: Kinder Than Solitude by Yiyun Li 28/2 4★

BROWN
✔︎a. Cover: Once There Were Wolves by Charlotte McConaghy 29/8 5★
✔︎b. Title: The Bullet That Missed by Richard Osman 5/1 3★
✔︎c. Author: Lorna Doone by RD Blackmore 23/4 4★

BLACK
✔︎a. Cover: Just Kids by Patti Smith 3/1 4★
✔︎b. Title: The Beekeeper's Secret by Josephine Moon AA 20/3 3★
✔︎c. Author: The Other Side of Beautiful by Kim Lock AA 16/4 4★

GREEN
✔︎a. Cover: The Pea Pickers by Eve Langley AA 13/8 3★
✔︎b. Title: Grow a Little Fruit Tree: Simple Pruning Techniques for Small-Space, Easy-Harvest Fruit Trees by Ann Ralph 22/2 4★
✔︎c. Author: The Ink Black Heart by Robert Galbraith 26/3 4★

GREY
✔︎a. Cover: Willowman by Inga Simpson 5/11 5★
✔︎b. Title: Red Bones by Ann Cleeves 7/8 4★
✔︎c. Author: Claudius the God by Robert Graves 31/10 4★

BLUE
✔︎a. Cover: Maureen Fry and the Angel of the North by Rachel Joyce 1/1 3★
✔︎b. Title: Babel: Around the World in Twenty Languages by Gaston Dorren 31/1 5★
✔︎c. Author: Fortune by Lenny Bartulin AA 24/2 3★

TURQUOISE
✔︎a. Cover: This Side Of Brightness by McCann, Colum New Edition by Colum McCann 27/11 4★
✔︎b. Title: The Shelly Bay Writers' Group by June Loves 6/2 3★
✔︎c. Author: Three Little Maids by Ethel Turner AA 25/9 3★

PINK
✔︎a. Cover: Barefoot in Baghdad: A Story of Identity-My Own and What It Means to Be a Woman in Chaos by Manal M. Omar 7/10 3★
✔︎b. Title: The Performance by Claire Thomas 18/12 4★
✔︎c. Author: The Buried Giant by Kazuo Ishiguro 19/3 4★

WHITE
✔︎a. Cover: Naked by David Sedaris 24/5 3★
✔︎b. Title: Huda and Me by H. Hayek 14/9 3★
✔︎c. Author: Fathers and Sons by Ivan Turgenev 27/10 4★

PURPLE
✔︎a. Cover: Loud 16/9 4★
✔︎b. Title: Unusual Uses for Olive Oil by Alexander McCall Smith 19/2 4★
✔︎c. Author: All the Devils Are Here by Louise Penny 17/1 4★

Colour Challenge 1/1/23 -31/12/23
Level: Easy
12/12

RED
a. -- -- Out Of Print by Isabella Bassett -- 5★ -- 11/01/2023

ORANGE
a. -- -- The Long Weekend by Gilly Macmillan -- 4★ -- 10/04/2023

YELLOW
a. -- -- The Empty Chair by Jeffery Deaver -- 4★ -- 04/01/2023

BROWN
a. -- -- Food For The Gallows by Suzanne Downes -- 5★ -- 07/05/2023

BLACK
a. -- -- A World of Curiosities by Louise Penny -- 5★ -- 5/01/2023

GREEN
a. -- -- The Maid by Nita Prose -- 2★ -- 09/03/2023

GREY
a. -- -- Amulet of Death by Suzanne Gilchrist -- 5★ -- 16/04/2023

BLUE
a. -- -- File M for Murder by Miranda James -- 4★ -- 10/04/2023

TURQUOISE
a. -- -- The Corpse at the Carnival by Grace York -- 5★ -- 16/05/2023

PINK
a. -- -- The Holiday Homicide by Grace York -- 5★ -- 22/05/2023

WHITE
a. -- -- The Burning Girls by C.J. Tudor -- 4★ -- 13/04/2023

PURPLE
a. -- -- The Mystery of the Skelton Diamonds by Karen Charlton -- 5★ -- 19/05/2023

Oh, I love challenges - I would say one of the best parts of them is making the lists! Thank you!

Colour Challenge 1/1/23 -31/12/23
Level: Hard
36/36
11/9 AA

For this challenge you are given twelve different colours and your choices are to select for each colour -
a. a book with that coloured cover (at least 50%, please post the cover)
b. a book where the title starts with a letter which can be found in that colour (use or ignore a/an/the)
c. a book by an author whose first AND last initials can be found in that colour (if the initials are the same the letter must appear twice)

RED
✅ a. The Changeling (1622) - Thomas Middleton 10/1/23 5★
✅ b. The Red House Mystery (1922) - A.A. Milne 17/2/23 5★
✅ c. 🦘My Fat, Mad Diary (2007) - Rae Earl AA 24/9/23 5★


✅ ORANGE
✅ a.🦘The Lady with the Gun Asks the Questions (2021)-Kerry Greenwood AA 11/3/23 5★
✅ b. Orange Bitter, Orange Sweet (2001) - Anthony McDonald 15/7/23 5★
✅ c. Keep the Aspidistra Flying (1936) - George Orwell 10/7/23 5★


✅ YELLOW
✅ a. The Secret Adversary (1922) - Agatha Christie 8/2/23 5★
✅ b. The Mystery of the Yellow Room (1907) - Gaston Leroux 12/6/23 5★
✅ c. 🦘Louisa Lawson - Dert and Do (1904) - AA 11/1/23 4★


Louisa Lawson

✅ BROWN
✅ a. 🦘The Mystery of a Hansom Cab (1886) - Fergus Hume AA
✅ b. The Browning Version (1948) - Terence Rattigan 17/2/23 5★
✅ c. 🦘The silent land and other verses (1906) - Bernard O'Dowd AA 27/1/23 4★


Bernard O'Dowd

✅ BLACK
✅ a.🦘CAPRICORNIA (1937) - Xavier Herbert AA 12/3/23 5★
✅ b. The Black Eagle Mystery (1916) - Geraldine Bonner 11/7/23 5★
✅ c. Agatha Christie - The Moving Finger (1942) 25/6/23 5★


✅ GREEN
✅ a. Under the Volcano (1947) - Malcolm Lowry 11/2/23 5★
✅ b. Gawayne and the Green Knight (1350) - Unknown 16/7/23 5★
✅ c. Literary Paris: A Photographic Tour (2019) - Nichole Robertson 11/7/23 5★


✅ GREY
✅ a. The Worst Journey in the World (1922) - Apsley Cherry-Garrard 14/1/23 5★
✅ b. The Grey Woman: (1861) - Elizabeth Gaskell 12/7/23 5★
✅ c. 🦘 Australian Poetry Since 1788 - Geoffrey Lehmann and Robert Gray AA 16/9/23 5★


Robert Gray

✅ BLUE
✅ a. Just Patty (1911) - Jean Webster 25/6/23 5★
✅ b. 🦘 Blueback (1997) - Tim Winton AA 15/7/23 5★
✅ c. Leon Uris - QB VII (1970) 30/6/23 5★


✅ TURQUOISE
✅ a. 🦘Just Murdered: Ms Fisher's Modern Murder Mysteries (2021) - Katherine Kovacic AA 22/1/23 5★
✅ b. Sting-Ray Afternoons (2017) - Steve Rushin 16/7/23 5★
✅ c. Zazie in the Metro (1959) - Raymond Queneau24/5/23 5★


✅ PINK
✅ a. A Passage To India (1924) - E.M. Forster 22/1/23 5★
✅ b. 🦘Pink (2012) - Lili Wilkinson AA 4/6/23 3★
✅ c. The Saviors of God (1927) - Nikos Kazantzakis 17/7/23 4★


✅ WHITE
✅ a. The Vendor of Sweets (1967) - R.K. Narayan 28/5/23 5★
✅ b. White Butterfly (1992) - Walter Mosley 18/7/23 5★
✅ c. The Hustler (1959) - Walter Tevis 18/7/23 5★


✅ PURPLE
✅ a. 🦘Vera (1921) - Elizabeth von Arnim AA 22/1/23 5★
✅ b. Purple Cane Road (2000) - James Lee Burke 18/7/23 5★
✅ c. QB VII (1972) - Leon Uris 30/6/23 5★

Finished 20/12/23

Colour Challenge 1/1/23 -31/12/23
Level: Medium
24/24 10/10 AA

RED
a. Killing Season: A Paramedic's Dispatches from the Front Lines of the Opioid Epidemic Peter Canning AA 3* 30/11/23
b. The Retreat Sarah Pearse 3* 06/10/23



ORANGE
a. Tandia Bryce Courtenay 02/03/23 5* AA
b. One of Us Is Next Karen M. McManus 4* 13/07/23



YELLOW
a. Making It Up As I Go Along Marian Keyes 4* 22/10/23
b. You Caroline Kepnes 4* 07/01/23



BROWN
a. Sycamore Row John Grisham 20/09/23 4*
b. Barracuda Christos Tsiolkas AA 26/09/23 3*



BLACK
a. The Trees Percival Everett *4 04/01/22
b. Breath Tim Winton AA 20/12/23 3*



GREEN
a. The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo Taylor Jenkins Reid 5* 09/04/23
b. The Grand Hotel Scott Kenemore 1* 18/11/23



GREY
a. The Betrayals Fiona Neill 4* 09/12/23
b. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies Jared Diamond 01/05/23 4*



BLUE
a. Pacific Judy Nunn 5* 30/05/23 AA
b. Bleed for Me Michael Robotham AA 4* 22/01/23



TURQUOISE
a. Tiny Beautiful Things: Advice from Dear Sugar Cheryl Strayed 1* 09/03/23
b. The Things We Keep Sally Hepworth AA 5* 15/04/23



PINK
a. Lessons in Chemistry Bonnie Garmus 4* 30/01/23
b. Persons of Rank Anna Jacobs AA 05/07/23 5*



WHITE
a. Grown Ups Marian Keyes 4* 07/06/23
b. Watching You Michael Robotham 11/05/23 4* AA



PURPLE
a. The Island of Missing Trees Elif Shafak 4* 25/01/23
b. The Pearl Thief Fiona McIntosh 5* 05/06/23 AA

💚🧡💛All linked to here. Welcome to the challenge! 💜🤎💙

Colour Challenge 1/1/23 -31/12/23
Level: Hard - 9AA

Complete: 🔶⭐🟤🤍📘🟦🖤🌫️💗🟣❤️🟩


a. coloured cover
b. title starts with a letter in that colour
c. author initials found in colour

RED
a. Providence by Max Barry AA finished 13/5/23 5⭐
b. Resurrection Bay by Emma Viskic AA finished 5/1/23 3⭐
c. Room by Emma Donoghue AA finished 29/8/23 5⭐


ORANGE
a. A Beautifully Foolish Endeavor by Hank Green finished 29/3/23 3⭐
b. Runt by Craig Silvey AA finished 3/1/23 4.5⭐
c. Limberlost by Robbie Arnott AA finished 17/8/23 5⭐


YELLOW
a. Afterlife by Julia Alvarez finished 12/1/23 4⭐
b. What Happens to Our Kids When We Fail to Grow Up by Maggie Hamilton AA finished 10/5/23 1⭐
c. The Liar's Dictionary by Eley Williams finished 21/2/23 4⭐


BROWN
a. Return to Valetto by Dominic Smith AA finished 23/2/23 5⭐
b. Behold the Dreamers by Imbolo Mbue finished 26/1/23 5⭐
c. The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde finished 8/5/23 4⭐


BLACK
a. Aurora Rising by Amie Kaufman AA finished 5/3/23 4⭐
b. Cherry Beach by Laura McPhee-Browne AA finished 23/2/23 5⭐
c. When We Fall by Aoife Clifford AA finished 3/1/23 3.5⭐


GREEN
a. Chai Time At Cinnamon Gardens by Shankari Chandran AA finished 22/2/23 5⭐
b. Nothing Bad Ever Happens Here by Heather Rose AA finished 4/1/23 4⭐
c. The Book of Dreams by Nina George AA finished 12/11/23 3⭐


GREY
a. Shine your Icy Crown by Amanda Lovelace finished 9/3/23 3⭐
b. Exiles by Jane Harper AA finished 26/3/23 4⭐
c. An Immense World: How Animal Senses Reveal the Hidden Realms Around Us by Ed Yong finished 7/5/23 5⭐


BLUE
a. The Uncaged Sky: My 804 Days in an Iranian Prison by Kylie Moore-Gilbert AA finished 9/2/23 2⭐
b. The Bay by Allie Reynolds finished 10/6/23 4⭐
c.Family of Liars by E. Lockhart finished 28/5/23 3⭐


TURQUOISE
a. How the Penguins Saved Veronica by Hazel Prior finished 19/3/23 2.5⭐
b. The Things She Owned by Katherine Tamiko Arguile AA finished 6/6/23 3⭐
c. The Bullet That Missed by Richard Osman finished 21/6/23 4⭐


PINK
a. Julia Morris Makes it EASY by Julia Morris AA finished 19/2/23 3⭐
b. Inconceivable: Heartbreak, bad dates and finding solo motherhood AA finished 6/6/23 4⭐
c. The Maid by Nita Prose finished 6/8/23 3⭐


WHITE
a. Able: Gold Medals, Grand Slams and Smashing Glass Ceilings by Dylan Alcott AA finished 15/3/23 3.5⭐
b. How to Kill a Client by Joanna Jenkins AA finished 8/5/23 4⭐
c. Clarke by Holly Throsby AA finished 17/2/23 4⭐


PURPLE
a.Lock Every Door by Riley Sager finished 27/7/23 3.5⭐
b.P is for Pearl by Eliza Henry-Jones AA finished 17/2/23 4⭐
c.The Sun Sister by Lucinda Riley finished 16/6/23 3⭐

LOVE IT!!!!

Definitely signing up for an easy on this one please:

Colour Challenge 1/1/23 -31/12/23
Level: Easy
0/12

RED

ORANGE

YELLOW
a. Children of Sugarcane by Joanne Joseph


BROWN

BLACK

GREEN

GREY

BLUE

TURQUOISE
a.The House of Memories by Monica McInerney


PINK

WHITE

PURPLE

💚🧡💛 Welcome to the challenge Carol and Meg! 💜🤎💙

This one look like fun! Will aim for hard but we'll see how I go - some of those colours might get a bit tricky!

Colour Challenge 1/1/23 -31/12/23
Level: Hard
36/36 @ 30-SEP-2023

RED
a. Magpie Murders by Anthony Horowitz 07-MAR-2023 5*

b. Desert Heat by J.A. Jance 09-JAN-2023 5*
c. James and the Giant Peach by Roald Dahl 01-JAN-2023 5*

ORANGE
a. No Plan B by Lee Child 04-MAR-2023 3*

b. Outback Roads: The Nanny by Annie Seaton AA 17-MAY-2023 4*
c. The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman 05-JAN-2023 5*

YELLOW
a. The Girl You Left Behind by Jojo Moyes 28-APR-2023 5*

b. East of Alice by Annie Seaton AA 06-APR-2023 4*
c. The Grand Tour by Olivia Wearne AA 10-MAR-2023 2*

BROWN
a. Cold Harbour by Jack Higgins 22-JUN-2023 3*

b. Winter by Marissa Meyer 30-MAR-2023 5*
c. The Art of Deception by Nora Roberts 02-APR-2023 3*

BLACK
a. Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë 07-JUL-2023 4*

b. Lost to the Lake by Anna Willett AA 05-FEB-2023 3*
c. Upgrade by Blake Crouch 03-JUL-2023 4*

GREEN
a. Dead to Rights by J.A. Jance 14-APR-2023 4*

b. Exiles by Jane Harper AA 01-JAN-2022 5*
c. Song of the West by Nora Roberts 07-FEB-2023 2*

GREY
a. Winterkill by Ragnar Jónasson 27-FEB-2023 4*

b. You're Doing it Wrong: A History of Bad & Bonkers Advice to Women by Kaz Cooke AA 05-FEB-2023 3*
c. The Ink Black Heart by Robert Galbraith 25-JUN-2023 5*

BLUE
a. A Night Like This by Julia Quinn 27-MAY-2023 4*

b. The Liars by Petronella McGovern AA 05-MAY-2023 4*
c. The What If Guy by Lauren Blakely 06-APR-2023 4*

TURQUOISE
a. Murder in Williamstown by Kerry Greenwood AA 07-APR-2023 4*

b. Rattlesnake Crossing by J.A. Jance 03-JUN-2023 4*
c. The Vet from Snowy River by Stella Quinn AA 13-SEP-2023 4*

PINK
a. Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus 26-MAY-2023 5*

b. Isla by Annie Seaton AA 15-FEB-2023 4*
c. The Maid by Nita Prose 19-JUN-2023 4*

WHITE
a. King and Maxwell by David Baldacci 30-SEP-2023 4*

b. Headcase by Jack Heath AA 09-APR-2023 4*
c. Book Lovers by Emily Henry 07-FEB-2023 5*

PURPLE
a. Outlaw Mountain by J.A. Jance 06-JUL-2023 4*

b. Rabbit Hole: A Novel of Suspense by Mark Billingham 10-MAY-2023 3*
c. The Mummy Case by Elizabeth Peters 21-JAN-2023 3*

Jackmeister wrote: "I’m in and that was fun! 😃

Colour Challenge 1/1/23 -31/12/23
Level: Easy
0/12

RED
a. Cover - The Zero Night by Brian Freeman

ORA..."

Good job Jackie - thanks!!!

💚🧡💛 Welcome to the challenge Jane! 💜🤎💙

Please count me in for Easy.
Did not complete.

Black
A). Sharp Objects - finished 20.01.2023 - 3 stars ⭐️

Green
A). One Thousand Chestnut Trees: a Novel of Korea - finished 10.05.2023 - 3 stars ⭐️

Blue
A). Hamnet - finished 16.03.2023 - 4 stars ⭐️

💚🧡💛 Welcome to the challenge Amy💜🤎💙

Finally chosen all my books! ... Hope you're having a fab holiday x

Jazzy wrote: "Finally chosen all my books! ... Hope you're having a fab holiday x"

I certainly am thank you Jazzy:)
I admire your very broad taste in books by the way. That's a huge range of genres!

Phrynne wrote: "I certainly am thank you Jazzy:)
I admire your very broad taste in books by the way. That's a huge range of genres!"

And many thanks to you, Phrynne! You always read such. interesting books too! Did you notice that every book has the name of the colour in it as well?
I have to read a lot of genres, the time for reading books grows short, I may not finish all these, but i'll have fun trying x

I did notice. Well done! I also decided I would not like to meet Bernard 'O'Dowd on a lonely street at night. Not a reassuring looking man:)

haha, you know, he was a child prodigy, and amongst other things, a librarian!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernard...

I don't know Phrynne, he looks like a nice gentleman from thishttps://www.bing.com/images/search?vi...

Jazzy wrote: "Phrynne wrote: "I certainly am thank you Jazzy:)
I admire your very broad taste in books by the way. That's a huge range of genres!"

And many thanks to you, Phrynne! You always read such. interest..."

That's very clever Jazzy! Well done :)

Sharon Louise wrote: "I don't know Phrynne, he looks like a nice gentleman from thishttps://www.bing.com/images/search?vi......"

He seems to have matured well:)