For a while this year I thought I would not complete this Challenge, hosted by Bev at My Reader’s Block – but I have!

It’s a simple challenge – to read nine books in the following categories – the links are to my posts on the books:

1. A book with ‘Blue’ or any shade of Blue (Turquoise, Aquamarine, Navy, etc) in the title – Blue Heaven by C J Box.

2. A book with ‘Red’ or any shade of Red (Scarlet, Crimson, Burgundy, etc) in the title – A Study in Scarlet by Arthur Conan Doyle.

3. A book with ‘Yellow’ or any shade of Yellow (Gold, Lemon, Maize, etc.)in the title – The Yellow Wallpaper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman.

4. A book with ‘Green’ or any shade of Green (Emerald, Lime, Jade, etc) in the title –  Christmas at Thrush Green by Miss Read.

5. A book with ‘Brown’ or any shade of Brown (Tan, Chocolate, Beige, etc) in the title – Portrait in Sepia by Isabel Allende.

6. A book with ‘Black’ or any shade of Black (Jet, Ebony, Charcoal, etc) in the title – Black Dogs by Ian McEwan.

7. A book with ‘White’ or any shade of White (Ivory, Eggshell, Cream, etc) in the title – Seven White Gates by Malcolm Saville.

8. A book with any other color in the title (Purple, Orange, Silver, Pink, Magneta, etc.) – Purple Hibiscus by Chimamanda Ngozi  Adichie

9. A book with a word that implies color (Rainbow, Polka-dot, Plaid, Paisley, Stripe, etc.) —Dying in the Wool by Frances Brody