Take It Or Leave It - birthstone colour challenge

Please post your covers here for the Birthstone Colour Challenge.

ETA: I'm going to use this thread for >23 humouress: the October birthstone challenge too.

... and for >60 humouress: the November birthstone challenge
... and for >81 humouress: the December birthstone challenge

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Challenge 15 : Read a book with a (predominantly) jasper-coloured cover.

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Our dog Jasper was named (after much debate and discussion) for the September birthstone that matches his coat colour, since he was born in September.

   

September TIOLI thread: https://www.librarything.com/topic/310564#6912689
October TIOLI thread: https://www.librarything.com/topic/311585
November TIOLI thread: https://www.librarything.com/topic/312413
December TIOLI thread: https://www.librarything.com/topic/313282#

... continued in 2020

Hi Nina! I hope this cover will do:



It's a copy I've borrowed from the library, and it is very jasper-colored, except for the green spine and gold lettering. If it's not jasper-ish enough, let me know!

Btw, your Jasper is adorable!

>2 FAMeulstee: Welcome Anita! I should have known I could rely on you to kick things off.

>3 Dejah_Thoris: That's perfect, Dejah.

Thank you re Jasper. That's a photo from when we first got him, with all his puppy cuteness. He's still cute, although much larger now; even when I'm angry with him (because he's just chewed up my sock) I can't stay that way long - so I have to pretend.

Would this cover be "Jasper" enough?

>5 FAMeulstee: That works for me, Anita.

I've added another photo of Jasper, taken last week. Poor thing was absolutely wiped out after a long day of ... lying around doing pretty much nothing.

>6 humouress: Thanks, Nina.
Jaspers coat has a lot of shades in the second picture.

Here's mine...

How fortunate you (and your family) are to have a Jasper in your life!

Here's my cover and I hope it fits (although) the cover is predominately blue I think it is very Jasperesque

Is this one jasper enough? Percentage-wise there's more white, but the jasper shades seems like the predominant overall color to me.

>7 FAMeulstee: Jasper started out quite pale and has got a bit darker over the years - although I'm never sure how much he has ... um ... acquired ... from the lawn. We did meet an older retriever the other week who was paler than him and who was even more enthusiastic than him. I think he startled Jasper rather; now he knows what it's like for other animals when they meet him!

>8 quondame: >9 Morphidae: >11 antqueen: I can definitely see Jasper shades on your covers.

>10 Carmenere: Thank you! He does act a bit ditzy and can be a nuisance when he wants but we love him. Your book is predominantly blue, but you got me with those puppy eyes, so I'll allow it. I did say I would be flexible.

>13 humouress: >10 Carmenere: Ruff ruff ("Thank you" for those who do not speak canine) :0)

my jasperian contribution

would fit one of my bookmarks, too:

>14 Carmenere: Awooor ('You're welcome' with licks - because he's that kind of dog).

>15 paulstalder: You're welcome to join the Jasper challenge, Paul, or put it in your challenge, whichever you prefer.

>16 humouress: thanks, I leave it here with Jasper

This is pretty jasperish:

>18 quondame: Cheers for IA!

Mostly jasper-ish.

>17 paulstalder: >18 quondame: >20 countrylife: Yay for more Jasper-ish!

I’m late to my own party and this isn’t the book I was originally hoping to post but here’s my contribution:

The Magician’s Nephew by C. S. Lewis

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Challenge 18: Read a book with a multicoloured cover for the October birthstone (tourmaline and opal) challenge.
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So today is the day I turn 50 and I thought I would continue the birthstone challenge into October to celebrate. October birthstones are tourmaline, which comes in a multitude of colours:

  

and opal, which is usually multicoloured in a single gem (although it can also be a single colour):

  

and that keeps my Libran heart happy since I don't have to pick just one colour :0)

Happy birthday, Nina!

And here is my multicolored cover:

Thank you Anita!

>26 Morphidae: Whoa, that’s in yer face!

>27 humouress: That's Spider (the main character) for ya.

I changed my image to a link to the work.

Happy birthday, Nina!

Would this cover do?



It definitely NOT as colorful as the other two posted....

If it's sufficiently multi-chromatic, let me know - there's another spot it can go.

Thanks!

Thank you Dejah!

I want to say ‘yes’ and it’s certainly colourful but it’s really just blue and shades of yellow. Would it fit the other challenge better?

It will fit into the other challenge just fine. I'll find another for yours!

Well shoot, I always have problems posting covers. I want to read the audiobook of Angels' Flight by Nalini Singh. I'll post it, and you can go to my copy of the book to view the cover and see what you think.

>32 Citizenjoyce: I'll give it a try, you mean this one?

>33 FAMeulstee: doggone it, that's what I got.

How's this?

>33 FAMeulstee: you got it!
>35 Morphidae: thanks, but that’s not the audiobook.

>34 Citizenjoyce: >36 Citizenjoyce: I’m a bit confused; is >33 FAMeulstee: right or not?

>37 humouress: Yes but, is it just me? Sometimes the cover shows up and sometimes it doesn't. Tonight it doesn't.

>36 Citizenjoyce: It is an audiobook version just not yours.

>38 Citizenjoyce: It's not a bug, it's a feature.

Put https:// in front of the link in your browser.

>39 Morphidae: thanks

>32 Citizenjoyce: I've been dithering a bit because I hate saying 'No'; do you have another challenge your book would fit into? I was thinking of 'multi-coloured' as 'lots of colours' rather than just 'more than one or two colours'.

If it helps, the one I'm planning to read is:

>41 humouress: I think I can fit it elsewhere.

How about this one? Mambo in Chinatown.
ETA YAHOO
ETalso add I see it has only 4 colors. Probably not multiple enough.

>43 Citizenjoyce: That links to your work. It's the HTML of the cover image you want to use, not the HTML of the work page.

>44 PawsforThought: Thanks, I finally got it, for now.

OK, I think I have it now.
it has at least 8 different colors.

It's about time to re-re-read an old familiar story:

>42 Citizenjoyce: Oh good; then I don't feel so guilty.

>43 Citizenjoyce: I can't see that, for some reason.

>46 Citizenjoyce: Yes! I love that aqua colour in the middle.

>47 quondame: That sounds familiar for some reason but I can't remember if I've ever read it. I like the picture on the sail.

>49 humouress: Jody A Lee has a pretty recognizable style.

My ebook of Up the Line has this awesome cover.

>51 jeanned: that’s pretty awesome.

>51 jeanned: >52 Citizenjoyce: It is, I agree.

I hope this cover fits in a little better!

>41 humouress: Nina, I'm a fan of Dave Duncan's four part A Man of His Word series. I reread it not all that long ago, but I may try to join you, especially if you're planning on reading all four books over the next few months. Have you started it yet?

A Pure Heart

>54 Dejah_Thoris: That looks good.

I haven't started A Man of His Word yet. I'm trying to finish The Great Hunt first; hopefully I'll finish today or tomorrow and then I can move on to Duncan's book next week. It'd be great to read together! I might get my first TIOLI point in ages ;0)

>55 dallenbaugh: Looks good too.

>57 Citizenjoyce: An insult to pigs everywhere!

>57 Citizenjoyce: Hmm; I'm not sure if I should sanction that ;0) but you could squeak it past me. Use the unofficial channel.

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Challenge 16: Read a book with an orange and/or yellow cover for the November birthstone challenge
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The November birthstone challenge.

There are two birthstones for November: citrine (which is yellow) and topaz which comes in several pretty colours but the most desirable, apparently, is imperial topaz - a rich orange colour so I will go with autumnal colours.



link back to November TIOLI thread

Found an orange cover The Life of Lazarillo de Tormes

Some Buried Caesar by Rex Stout

Out Of Orange by Cleary Wolters
After having both watched the series of and read the book Orange Is the New Black which is both a memoir by Piper Kerman and A commentary on the prison system, I thought I’d look at the situation from Alex’s point of view. After reading one review I understand this memoir is much more self centered and less of a social commentary, about what anyone familiar with the story would expect.

I do hope this qualifies as I have it checked out from 2 libraries.....

>61 FAMeulstee: That is orange!

>62 dallenbaugh: That's bright!

>63 Citizenjoyce: At first I thought that one was just a shirt until I scrolled down.

>64 quondame: Oh, Susan *shakes head*

... no, just teasing ;0) Yes, that qualifies.

Faery Lands Forlorn by Dave Duncan

It certainly has citrine elements - is it enough to count?

>66 Dejah_Thoris: Yes, it does.

What do you think? Will this work?

>68 Citizenjoyce: Woah that's bright! Yes, that works.

>66 Dejah_Thoris: I've joined you but am only progressing slowly.

>70 humouress: I'll hold off a bit - if you think we need to move it to December, let me know!

Twisted Twenty-Six

It's bright! And a trifle more orange in person.

>72 Dejah_Thoris: I like the swirls of colour too.

>71 Dejah_Thoris: I'l give it another go today. Recent weeks have been especially busy with exams and this weekend I managed to double book one sons birthday party (for which I always make the cake) and the Parents' Choir performance - but managed both, with the help of the rest of the family.

>73 humouress: Just let me know how it's going. November, December - what ever!

And I'm sorry to hear your weekend was so crazy, but I'm glad things worked out.

would that be okay for this month? My scanner made it slightly darker, though.

>74 Dejah_Thoris: I'm about half-way through, so I think we can count it for November.

This week has been more relaxed. Today I ended up staying at home with my younger son who was off school with a cold. Obviously it wasn't too bad because he was up and about rather than sleeping it off - so we ended up starting a 1,500 piece jigsaw. We managed to do the edge (apart from 4 or 5 pieces) and he's planning on continuing with it tomorrow. I suspect he'll be well enough to go to school, though. :0)

ETA: there's not a lot of variation in the colours. Maybe I can count it towards the November birthstone challenge ...



>75 paulstalder: Looks like that will work, Paul.

>76 humouress: thanks a lot

Hello, Sunshine, Laura Dave (Completed)

I'm going to add this for the November challenge -

I guess we are going to use this thread again for the December challenge?

If so, here is my blue December book, the Dutch translation of The honest truth by Dan Gemeinhart:

Yes we are! I suppose I should really copy the challenge across. :0)

So; while my reading seems to be even slower than usual, I still want to attempt posting a year of birthstone challenges. Oddly enough, birthstones aren't something I'm that fussed about; just curious. Each time I set the monthly challenge, I have to look up the birthstones and learn something about them. They're not always consistent across the board or even across time. For instance, from the 15th to 20th centuries the December birthstones were bloodstone and ruby.

December is all about blue, even though there is a choice of three stones - turquoise, tanzanite and (for those following US birthstone charts) blue zircon. So you have a choice of shades of blue.



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Challenge 16: Read a book with a (predominantly) blue cover for the December birthstone challenge
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December TIOLI thread

Here is my blue cover:

"Mostly" blue

I have 2, maybe

And this one if you think it has enough blue. If not, it can go in the lovely catch-all challenge

I almost forgot to post mine....



City of Broken Magic by Mirah Bolender

>80 FAMeulstee: >82 DeltaQueen50: >83 quondame: >84 Citizenjoyce: >85 Citizenjoyce: >86 Dejah_Thoris: They are all beautifully blue!

Is there enough blue on this one?

>88 Citizenjoyce: Mmmm ... I don't think so. Only about a quarter of the background is blue and I don't see any more - unless my monitor isn't picking it up?

Sorry :0/

>89 humouress: I think you're seeing it the way it is. No problem, I think I can fit it in Paul's weird Christmas tree challenge.

Here's mine:

I really have to stop adding books, but I just got this one

>91 swynn: >92 Citizenjoyce: All good.

>92 Citizenjoyce: :0)

This will be mine:

blue enough?

>95 paulstalder: I’ll give you the turquoise. Yes.

Blue enough?

>97 simchaboston: Yes :0)

Yay! :)

I can't quite make out if this is predominately blue. What do you think?

>100 countrylife: For what it's worth...



Some people think TinEye is great, others think it's worthless. In this case, the "Black Russian" looks like a super dark navy to me. YMMV.

Murder at the Palace by Margaret Dumas

>100 countrylife: It does look like most of the water is blue. I could give you a very dark tanzanite.

>101 Morphidae: Oh.

Well, Morphy thinks navy - so yes.

>102 Dejah_Thoris: Phew, this one is easier. No.

.... Just kidding; it's turquoise ;0)

Interesting - I've never heard of TinEye. I'm going to finish Maggie for this challenge, then. Thank you!

Tanzanite I think, Heather, with a touch of zircon.

I'll submit Astray

>107 quondame: Turquoise

I finished Maggie by Charles Martin, The German Midwife by Mandy Robotham, both pictured above, and Made in the USA by Billie Letts.

I'm hoping this will work!



Let me know when you get back online, humouress. I'll do the stats after that. :D

Thanks!

I’m here!

>111 humouress: Welcome home!

Thank you!

I submit this cover for January -

This is my January read:

I think it’ll be easier to continue this in the 2020 group, so I’ve created a new thread:

https://www.librarything.com/topic/316042

Feel free to repost your covers there if you wish.

>114 quondame: >115 Citizenjoyce: Both gorgeously garnet-y!

For April

>118 quondame: That will work.

PS - the link for the 2020 thread is in post >116 humouress: