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For those who love challenges . . .


The 2024 Summer Olympics will be held in Paris, France from July 26 to August 11. This challenge will run during the months of July and August. Books may be used only once in this challenge, but may be used in other challenges.

The challenges (do one or both, it's entirely up to you):

* Read books with covers (or spines) with a main color matching one of the five colors of the Olympic Rings, plus the flag background.

*Read a book in which each color is a word in the title of a book (e.g.: Grace Sees Red).


BLUE —

YELLOW —

BLACK —

GREEN —

RED —

WHITE —

Bonus: Read a book set in any city that has hosted the Olympics. Find list here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of...




History of the Olympic Flag courtesy of Wikipedia:
The rings are five interlocking rings, colored blue, yellow, black, green and red on a white field, known as the "Olympic rings". The symbol was originally created in 1913 by Baron de Coubertin. He appears to have intended the rings to represent the five continents: Europe, Asia, Africa, America, and Oceania. According to Coubertin, the colors of the rings together with the white of the background included the colors composing every competing nation's flag at the time.

Ooh this sounds exciting! I'm in!

2024 Olympic Challenge
Duration: 1/7/24 - 31/8/24
7/7

* Read books with covers (or spines) with a main color matching one of the five colors of the Olympic Rings, plus the flag background.

BLUE — Kaldoras by Lynette Noni 5★s 9/7/24

YELLOW — An Augathella Baby by Annie Seaton 4★s 28/7/24

BLACK — No Stone Unturned by Pam Lecky 5★s 21/7/24

GREEN — Silver Linings by Katrina Nannestad 4★s 19/7/24

RED — A Pocket Full of Pie by Mandy Morton 4★s 4/7/24

WHITE — The Wrong Man by Tim Ayliffe 4★s 3/7/24

Bonus: Read a book set in any city that has hosted the Olympics. Melbourne, Australia - 1956.
The Girls from Fitzroy by Jennie Jones 5★s 27/7/24

BLUE — Funny Story by Emily Henry- completed 7/14/2024


YELLOW —

BLACK —

GREEN —

RED —

WHITE —

Bonus: Read a book set in any city that has hosted the Olympics.
BERLIN

Only the Brave by Danielle Steel completed 07/20

I'm in!

2024 Olympic Challenge
7/1/24 - 8/31/24

BLUE — Blueberry Blunder

YELLOW —

BLACK — Seven Black Stones

GREEN —

RED — Grace Sees Red

WHITE —

Bonus: Read a book set in any city that has hosted the Olympics. Find list here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of...

2024 Olympic Challenge
Duration: 1/7/24 - 31/8/24

6/7

* Read books with covers (or spines) with a main color matching one of the five colors of the Olympic Rings, plus the flag background.


✔ BLUE — 7/6/24 4★

✔ YELLOW — 7/14/24

BLACK —

✔ GREEN — 7/8/24 4★

✔ RED — 7/12/24 5★

✔ WHITE — 7/22/24

✔ Bonus: Read a book set in any city that has hosted the Olympics - Bob by Wendy Mass 7/30/24 Set in Melbourne

Alice's spot

BLUE — Every Summer After by Carley Fortune

YELLOW — Three Shots to the Wind by Sherry Harris

BLACK — A Dream of Death by Connie Berry

GREEN — The Night Caller by David Field

RED — Crow Mary by Kathleen Grissom

WHITE —

Bonus: Read a book set in any city that has hosted the Olympics. Find list here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of...

A Murder Most French by Colleen Cambridge - Paris

Murder at the Mortuary by Lee Strauss London

2024 Olympic Challenge

The challenges (do one or both, it's entirely up to you):

* Read books with covers (or spines) with a main color matching one of the five colors of the Olympic Rings, plus the flag background.

*Read a book in which each color is a word in the title of a book (e.g.: Grace Sees Red).


BLUE — Peter Pan by J.M. Barrie 8/5/24


YELLOW — Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll 7/28/24


BLACK — Crooked Kingdom by Leigh Bardugo 7/31/24


GREEN — Rich People Problems by Kevin Kwan 7/7/24


RED — Erasure by Percival Everett 8/1/24


WHITE —

Bonus: Read a book set in any city that has hosted the Olympics. Find list here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of...

Heather L wrote: "Read books with covers (or spines) with a main color matching one of the five colors of the Olympic Rings, plus the flag background."

Do they have to be mysteries, Heather?

I'm in!

0/7

* Read books with covers (or spines) with a main color matching one of the five colors of the Olympic Rings, plus the flag background.

*Read a book in which each color is a word in the title of a book (e.g.: Grace Sees Red).


BLUE — 7/18

YELLOW — 7/4

BLACK —

GREEN —

RED —

WHITE —

Bonus: Read a book set in any city that has hosted the Olympics

Barb — No, you can read any genre for this one.

Heather L wrote: "Barb — No, you can read any genre for this one."

Good to know, thanks! I was having trouble finding a black cover, but then I remembered you said we could spines too :)

2024 OLYMPIC CHALLENGE, 7/1 - 8/31
* Read books with covers (or spines) with a main color matching one of the five colors of the Olympic Rings, plus the flag background.

BLUE : A Burial at Sea (Charles Lenox #5), by Charles Finch, finished 7/3/24 ★★★★


YELLOW : The Glass Room (Vera Stanhope #5), by Ann Cleeves, finished 7/21/24 ★★★★


BLACK : Enigma (FBI #21), by Catherine Coulter, finished 7/13/24 ★★★★
- the spine is mostly black

GREEN : He Needed Killing Too (Needed Killing #2), by Bill Fitts, finished 7/15/24 ★★★★


RED : The Ape Who Guards the Balance (Amelia Peabody #10), by Elizabeth Peters, finished 8/4/24 ★★★★


WHITE : Mariner’s Compass (Benni Harper #6), by Earlene Fowler, finished 7/29/24 ★★★★


Bonus: Read a book set in any city that has hosted the Olympics.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of...
set Los Angeles area : Too Big to Die (Odelia Grey #12), by Sue Ann Jaffarian, finished 7/30/24 ★★★★

2024 Olympic Challenge
Duration: 7/1/24-8/31/24
6/6


BLUE —
Murder Most English by B.D. Churston

YELLOW —
Lemon Yellow Lies by Emily Oberton -- 3ύ -- 30/08/2024

BLACK —
Black Jade by Gloria Oliver -- 3★ -- 28/08/2024

GREEN — book:The Willow Marsh Murder|48902361] -- -- 5★ -- 13/07/2024

RED — The Dagger and the Flame -- -- 4★ -- 08/07/2024

WHITE — Teatime Pastries and Punishments by Leighann Dobbs<-- 3★ -- 25/08/2024

***Completed**

2024 Olympic Challenge
Duration: 7/1/24-8/31/24
7/7

The challenges (do one or both, it's entirely up to you):

* Read books with covers (or spines) with a main color matching one of the five colors of the Olympic Rings, plus the flag background.

*Read a book in which each color is a word in the title of a book (e.g.: Grace Sees Red).


BLUE —

YELLOW —

BLACK —

GREEN —

RED —

WHITE —

Bonus: Read a book set in any city that has hosted the Olympics. Find list here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of...

2024 OLYMPIC CHALLENGE
7/1/24 - 8/31/24

Books Read : 2/7

*Read books with covers (or spines) with a main color matching one of the five colors of the Olympic Rings, plus the flag background.

BLUE — The Fault in Our Stars by John Green

YELLOW — The Bodyguard by Katherine Center

BLACK — The Book of Azrael by Amber V. Nicole

GREEN — Six Days by Dani Atkins

RED — Yours Truly by Abby Jimenez


WHITE — Love & Luck by Jenna Evans Welch

Bonus: Read a book set in any city that has hosted the Olympic
(Seoul - South Korea)
XOXO by Axie Oh

2024 Olympic Challenge COMPLETED

Progress: 7/7
*Read books with covers (or spines) with a main color matching one of the five colors of the Olympic Rings, plus the flag background.
OR
*Read a book in which each color is a word in the title of a book (e.g.: Grace Sees Red).

BLUE — Continental Drifter by Kathy MacLeod - July 14


YELLOW — Vincent: A Graphic Biography by Simon Elliott - July 9


BLACK — (BLACK)mail and Bibingka by Mia P. Manansala - July 18

GREEN — (GREEN) Lantern: Legacy by Minh Lê - Aug. 6

RED — Taxi Ghost: A Graphic Novel by Sophie Escabasse - July 31


WHITE — The Color of Earth by Kim Dong Hwa - July 2


Bonus: Read a book set in any city that has hosted the Olympics. The New Girl by Cassandra Calin - Montreal - July 19

Finished

2024 Olympic Challenge
Duration: 1/7/24 - 31/8/24
7/7

* Read books with covers (or spines) with a main color matching one of the five colors of the Olympic Rings, plus the flag background.

BLUE — Kaldoras by Lynette Noni 5★s 9/7/24

YELLOW — An Augathella Baby by Annie Seaton 4★s 28/7/24

BLACK — No Stone Unturned by Pam Lecky 5★s 21/7/24

GREEN — Silver Linings by Katrina Nannestad 4★s 19/7/24

RED — A Pocket Full of Pie by Mandy Morton 4★s 4/7/24

WHITE — The Wrong Man by Tim Ayliffe 4★s 3/7/24

Bonus: Read a book set in any city that has hosted the Olympics. Melbourne, Australia - 1956.
The Girls from Fitzroy by Jennie Jones 5★s 27/7/24

* Read books with covers (or spines) with a main color matching one of the five colors of the Olympic Rings, plus the flag background.

BLUE — 07.11.24

YELLOW — 07.15.24

BLACK — 07.25.24

GREEN — 07.14.24

RED —

WHITE — 07.28.24

Finished

2024 OLYMPIC CHALLENGE, 7/1 - 8/31
* Read books with covers (or spines) with a main color matching one of the five colors of the Olympic Rings, plus the flag background.

BLUE : A Burial at Sea (Charles Lenox #5), by Charles Finch, finished 7/3/24 ★★★★


YELLOW : The Glass Room (Vera Stanhope #5), by Ann Cleeves, finished 7/21/24 ★★★★


BLACK : Enigma (FBI #21), by Catherine Coulter, finished 7/13/24 ★★★★
- the spine is mostly black

GREEN : He Needed Killing Too (Needed Killing #2), by Bill Fitts, finished 7/15/24 ★★★★


RED : The Ape Who Guards the Balance (Amelia Peabody #10), by Elizabeth Peters, finished 8/4/24 ★★★★


WHITE : Mariner’s Compass (Benni Harper #6), by Earlene Fowler, finished 7/29/24 ★★★★


Bonus: Read a book set in any city that has hosted the Olympics.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of...
set Los Angeles area : Too Big to Die (Odelia Grey #12), by Sue Ann Jaffarian, finished 7/30/24 ★★★★

* Read books with covers (or spines) with a main color matching one of the five colors of the Olympic Rings, plus the flag background.

*Read a book in which each color is a word in the title of a book (e.g.: Grace Sees Red).


BLUE —

YELLOW —

BLACK —

GREEN —

RED —

WHITE —

Bonus: Read a book set in any city that has hosted the Olympics. Find list here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of...

Done!

BLUE — Blueberry Blunder 7/9/24

YELLOW — Crêpe Murder 8/21/24

BLACK — The Hunger Games 7/15/24

GREEN — Seven Black Stones 7/6/24

RED — Grace Sees Red 7/21/24

WHITE — Murder at Marble House 8/2/24

Bonus: Read a book set in any city that has hosted the Olympics. Find list here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of...
Baguette Murder (Paris, France) 8/14/24