The end of January brings the end of this fun challenge with two parts, hosted by Riedel Fascination. She runs her challenges from February to January so that the holidays are not filled with final wrap-up jobs. I like that! This was my third year to participate in this one and I had a great time.
(A) LIMITLESS PALETTE 2016
COLOURFUL — 10 books
BRIGHT ——— 20 books
IRIDESCENT — 30 books
I managed partway through BRIGHT with 17 books this year, but my goal was 10 so I achieved my goal plus
COLOURFUL-10 books
1. Blue Lily, Lily Blue, Maggie Stiefvater
2. Bloodroot (China Bayles #10), Susan Wittig Albert
3. Brown Girl Dreaming, Jacqueline Woodson
4. Red Berries, White Clouds, Blue Sky, Sandra Dallas
5. Search the Dark (Inspector Rutledge #3), Charles Todd
6. Anne of Green Gables (Anne #1), L.M. Montgomery
7. Indigo Dying (China Bayles #11), Susan Wittig Albert
8. The Raven King (Raven Cycle #4), Maggie Stiefvater
9. Rose Daughter, Robin McKinley
10. The Rose & the Dagger (Wrath & Dawn #2), Renee Ahdieh
BRIGHT ——— 20 books (didn’t finish this level)
11. Red Queen (Red Queen #1), Victoria Aveyard
12. Tales from Silver Lands, Charles J. Finger
13. All the Light We Cannot See, Anthony Doerr
14. Yellow Brick War (Dorothy Must Die, #3), Danielle Paige
15. Dark Tide (Waterfire Saga #3), Jennifer Donnelly
16. Rainbow Valley (Anne of Green Gables, #7), L.M. Montgomery
17. Full Dark House: A Peculiar Crimes Unit Mystery (Bryant & May #1), Christopher Fowler
(B) GENTLE SUBJECTS 2016
My goal is to get one in every category, which I achieved, but I far exceeded that in several categories.
1. ANIMALS / INSECTS: Related words: meowing, purring, tweeting, flying.
The Beekeeper’s Apprentice (Mary Russell #1), Laurie R. King
Wings of Fire (Inspector Rutledge #2), Charles Todd
Lion in the Valley (Amelia Peabody #4), Elizabeth Peters
Feathers, Jacqueline Woodson
The Tale of Cuckoo Brow Wood (The Cottage Tales of Beatrix Potter, #3), Susan Wittig Albert
The Raven King (Raven Cycle #4), Maggie Stiefvater
Six of Crows (Six of Crows #1), Leigh Bardugo
The Last Camel Died at Noon (Amelia Peabody #6), Elizabeth Peters
The Penguin Who Knew Too Much (Meg Langslow #8), Donna Andrews
The Snake, the Crocodile and the Dog (Amelia Peabody #7), Elizabeth Peters
Cockatiels at Seven (Meg Langslow #9), Donna Andrews
The Hippopotamus Pool (Amelia Peabody #8), Elizabeth Peters
Chickadee, Louise Erdrich (Birchbark House #4)
Thrice the Brinded Cat Hath Mew’d (Flavia de Luce #8), Alan Bradley
Gay-Neck, The Story of a Pigeon, Dhan Gopal Mukerji
Seeing a Large Cat (Amelia Peabody #9), Elizabeth Peters
Six Geese A-Slaying (Meg Langslow #10), Donna Andrews
2. EMOTIONS, SPIRITUAL, PHYSICAL SENSATIONS
An Incomplete Revenge (Maisie Dobbs #5) , Jacqueline Winspear
Happily Ever After (Selection 0.4, 0.5, 2.5, 2.6), Kiera Cass
Among the Mad (Maisie Dobbs #6), Jacqueline Winspear
Leaving Everything Most Loved (Maisie Dobbs #10), Jacqueline Winspear
The Wrath & the Dawn (Wrath & Dawn #1), Renee Ahdieh
A Cold Day for Murder (Kate Shugak #1), Dana Stabenow
Witch Way to Murder (Ophelia & Abby Mystery #1), Shirley Damsgaard
Charmed to Death (Ophelia & Abby Mystery #2), Shirley Damsgaard
The Trouble with Witches (Ophelia & Abby Mystery #3), Shirley Damsgaard
Shiver (The Wolves of Mercy Falls, #1), Maggie Stiefvater
Sea Spell (Waterfire Saga #4), Jennifer Donnelly
Agatha Raisin and the Witch of Wyckhadden (Agatha Raisin #9), M.C. Beaton
The Silent Cry (William Monk #8), Anne Perry
Death of a Greedy Woman (Hamish Macbeth #8), M.C. Beaton
Agatha Raisin and the Love from Hell (Agatha Raisin #11), M.C. Beaton
3. TRADITIONS: Birthdays, marriage, graduation, retirement, baptism, healing rituals.
The Trials of Apollo: The Hidden Oracle (Apollo #1), Rick Riordan
A Pressing Engagement (Lady Darby, #4.5), Anna Lee Huber
The Scorpio Races, Maggie Stiefvater
Agatha Raisin & the Murderous Marriage (Agatha Raisin #5), M.C. Beaton
4. FOOD
The Darling Dahlias and the Cucumber Tree (The Darling Dahlias #1), Susan Wittig Albert
Red Berries, White Clouds, Blue Sky, Sandra Dallas
Playing for Pizza, John Grisham
Salt to the Sea, Ruta Sepetys
The Tale of Oat Cake Crag (Beatrix Potter #7), Susan Wittig Albert
Ming Tea Murder (Indigo Tea Shop #16), Laura Childs
Agatha Raisin & the Quiche of Death (#1), M.C. Beaton
Scorched Eggs (Cackleberry Club #6), Laura Childs
The Whiskey Sea, Ann Howard Creel
5. CLOTHING / FASHION
The Kashmir Shawl, Rosie Thomas
The Crown (Selection #5), Kiera Cass
Cruel Crown (Red Queen #0.1-0.2), Victoria Aveyard
6. ITEMS OF LITERATURE
Fahrenheit 451, Ray Bradbury
The Tale of Beatrix Potter, Margaret Lane
A Fatal Chapter (Booktown #9), Lorna Barrett
A Letter of Mary (Mary Russell #3), Laurie R. King
Inferno (Robert Langdon #4), Dan Brown
The Humbug Murders, L.J. Oliver
People of the Book, Geraldine Brooks
7. PHOTOGRAPHY
Lincoln Through the Lens: How Photography Revealed and Shaped an Extraordinary Life, Martin W. Sandler
8. MUSIC
The Siren, Kiera Cass
The Piano Teacher, Janice Y.K Lee
Echo, Pam Munoz Ryan
9. CANADIAN: Any connection, even “Winnie-The-Pooh”. Look up our inventions, like the 911 emergency number.
A Dangerous Place (Maisie Dobbs #10), Jacqueline Winspear
Anne’s House of Dreams (Anne #5), L.M. Montgomery
Anne of Green Gables (Anne #1), L.M. Montgomery
Anne of Ingleside (Anne of Green Gables #6), L.M. Montgomery
10. COUPLES, PAIRING: Famous inanimate pairings: bowl & spoon, peas in a pod, spark to a flame, moon & stars, black or white, a wink & a smile.
Precious & Grace (The No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency #17), Alexander McCall Smith
Aunt Dimity and the Duke (An Aunt Dimity Mystery, #2), Nancy Atherton
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