During Labor Day weekend, I came across a blogger who threw out a “Color Coded Challenge.” It was a unique way to get nine books read, and I accepted. The goal was to read a book with the cover the of each color listed and to finish by December 31st.

I am pleased to announce that I have finished today, November 17th. I also rounded the challenge out to ten books, including one by an author of color. The book covers were to be the following: blue, red, yellow, green, brown, black white, any other color not mentioned, a book involving a title expressing a concept of color (such as a rainbow), and a book by an author of color.

Here were my reads from Labor Day through November 17th:

1. blue–Song of Susannah, Book six of “The Dark Tower Series” by Stephen King. (reviewed on https://powerfulwomenreaders.wordpress.com)
2. red–Half Broke Horses, a novel by Jeanette Walls (author of the memoir, Glass Castle) reviewed on PWR
3. yellow–The Enormous Crocodile by Roald Dahl, a children’s book I put in my Little Free Library after reading
4. green–Rules of Prey by John Sanford, a mystery/crime novel placed in my LFL by an anonymous donor
5. brown–The Resurrection of Joan Ashby by Cherise Wolas, read on my Kindle
6. black–Revival, a horror story by Stephen King
7. white–Stitches, a book of essays by Anne Lamott, themed around sewing (soon to be reviewed on PWR)
8. any other color–pink–Wizard and Glass, Book Four of the “Dark Tower Series” by Stephen King (reviewed on PWR)
9. a word/concept that includes color in the title–Crystal Clear a novelette by Aiden Reid (reviewed on PWR)
10. author of color–Loose Woman, a book of love poems by Sandra Cisneros 

I have read many other books during this time period, but I have made sure I only included ones I liked and would recommend to friends.  So, there you are, friends. Get reading!