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Read the Rainbow (2012)
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An update on how I'm going:Read the Rainbow July 1st - Sept 30th
12/12 completed
RED -
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ORANGE -
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YELLOW -
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GREEN -
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BLUE -
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PURPLE/VIOLET -
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I decided to challenge myself (as it's my first challenge in this group!) and double my books...hopefully I can do it!!
Finished:Red: Strangled Prose by Joanne Hess
Orange: Dig Deep for Murder by Kate Kingsbury
Yellow: Heirloom Murders by Kathleen Ernest
Green: Cockatiels at Seven by Donna Andrews
Blue: Town in a Blueberry Jam by B.B. Haywood
Purple: English Tea Murder by Leslie Meier
Gold: Sweet Revenge by Andrea Penrose
Thank you for a great challenge!
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2/6 Done1. Red: Evil in Carnations by Kate Collins
2. Orange: TBD
3. Yellow: TBD
4. Green:
5. Blue:
6. Purple: TBD
Valorie wrote: "2/6 Done ...3. Yellow: TBD ..."
I don't know if you've already picked out books, but Dick Francis's Shattered has a very yellow cover :)
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Leslie wrote: "Valorie wrote: "2/6 Done ...3. Yellow: TBD ..."
I don't know if you've already picked out books, but Dick Francis's Shattered has a very yellow cover :)"
Thanks Leslie, I'll check it out.
My completed rainbow!Red -The Clocks
(my cover is solid red) finished 7/12/12Orange - Maisie Dobbs
finished 8/21/12Yellow -Manor of Death
finished 7/21/12Green - Have Your Cake and Kill Him Too
finished 8/12/12Blue - Death Takes Passage
finished 7/9/12Purple/Violet -Murder at the Pentagon
finished 8/7/12
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Read the Rainbow -- July 1 - Sept 316/7 completed
Red - In Deep Shitake, 8/27/12 - ★★★★
Orange - Right from the Gecko, 8/5/12 - ★★★★
Yellow - Hare Today, Dead Tomorrow, 8/3/12 - ★★★★
Green - The Pigeon Pie Mystery: A Novel, 7/11/12 - ★★★★
Blue - Dead Canaries Don't Sing, 7/13/12 - ★★�
Indigo
Violet - Putting On The Dog, 7/30/12 - ★★★★
I have just completed this challenge!Read the Rainbow July 1st - Sept 30th
12/12 completed
RED -
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ORANGE -
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YELLOW -
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GREEN -
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BLUE -
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PURPLE/VIOLET -
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I decided to challenge myself (as it's my first challenge in this group!) and double my books...I did it!!:)
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Read the Rainbow -- July 1 - Sept 317/7 - Challenge Completed
Red - In Deep Shitake, 8/27/12 - ★★★★
Orange - Right from the Gecko, 8/5/12 - ★★★★
Yellow - Hare Today, Dead Tomorrow, 8/3/12 - ★★★★
Green - The Pigeon Pie Mystery: A Novel, 7/11/12 - ★★★★
Blue - Dead Canaries Don't Sing, 7/13/12 - ★★�
Indigo - The Secret Adversary, 9/3/12 - ★★★★
Violet - Putting On The Dog, 7/30/12 - ★★★★
This was fun, and ever so colorful! Congrats to all!
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Read the RainbowDuration 7/1/12 to 9/31/12
6/6 Done
1. Red:
2. Orange:
3. Yellow:
4. Green:
5. Blue:
6. Purple/Violet:
I finished. Yahoo. That was fun.
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5 / 6
Red: Quilt or Innocence by Elizabeth Spann Craig (07/28/2012 - ★★★★)
Orange: The Hydrogen Murder by Camille Minichino (07/10/2012 - ★★★★)
Yellow: Bedeviled Eggs by Laura Childs (09/13/2012 - ★★�)
Green: A Wicked Slice by Aaron J. Elkins (07/21/2012 - ★★★★)
Blue: Endangered by Pamela Beason (07/12/2012 - ★★)
Purple/Violet
Hooray for the finishers so far!!5/6 Done
1. Red:
2. Orange:
3. Yellow: Suspense and Sensibility by Carrie Bebris
4. Green:
5. Blue:
6. Purple:
What a fun challenge!!! Red:
7/30Orange
Yellow
Green
Blue:
8/19Purple/Violet:
9/7
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Done
Red: Quilt or Innocence by Elizabeth Spann Craig (07/28/2012 - ★★★★)
Orange: The Hydrogen Murder by Camille Minichino (07/10/2012 - ★★★★)
Yellow: Bedeviled Eggs by Laura Childs (09/13/2012 - ★★�)
Green: A Wicked Slice by Aaron J. Elkins (07/21/2012 - ★★★★)
Blue: Endangered by Pamela Beason (07/12/2012 - ★★)
Purple/Violet: A Charming Crime by Tonya Kappes (09/19/2012 - ★★★★)
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Finished!Red -
- 7/19Orange -
(it looks more orange in person) - 7/25Yellow -
9/20Green -
- 7/20Blue -
- 7/14Violet -
- 7/21
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Read the Rainbow!July 1 - Sep 30
Red
Death of a Butterfly by Margaret Maron
The Case of the Man Who Died Laughing: From the Files of Vish Puri, Most Private Investigator by Tarquin Hall
Orange
Since the Surrender by Julie Anne Long
Yellow
A Crafty Killing by Lorraine Bartlett (bldg, spine & back cover)
Green
Summer in the South: A Novel by Cathy Holton
The Peach Keeper: A Novel by Sarah Addison Allen
Blue
Death in Blue Folders by Margaret Maron
Death at Wentwater Court by Carola Dunn
Violet
The Diva Digs Up the Dirt by Krista Davis (& spine)
The Winter Garden Mystery by Carola Dunn
Good for you Nell! I'm hoping to finish just one each!
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Finished SatRed Quilt or Innocence Elizabeth Craig 8/27/12
Orange Mind Your Own Beeswax Hannah Reed 8/19/12
Yellow Bedeviled Eggs Laura Childs 8/12/12
Green Sentenced to Death Lorna Barrett 8/17/12
Blue The Darling Dahlias and the Cucumber Tree Susan Wittig Albert 7/27/12
Purple/Violet Town in a Lobster Stew B B Haywood 9/29/12
I finished 4 of 6, I still had the blue and purple to finish. : (
Congrats to the finishers! I'm done, but forgot to post!6/6 Done Yay!
1. Red:
2. Orange:
3. Yellow:
4. Green:
5. Blue:
6. Purple:
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5/7 completed
Red
Orange - Right from the Gecko, 8/5/12 - ★★★★
Yellow - Hare Today, Dead Tomorrow, 8/3/12 - ★★★★
Green - The Pigeon Pie Mystery: A Novel, 7/11/12 - ★★★★
Blue - Dead Canaries Don't Sing, 7/13/12 - ★★�
Indigo
Violet - Putting On The Dog, 7/30/12 - ★★★★