Challenge: something blue!

[fred_mouse]

The fourth and final part of the challenge set that I wanted to work through this year: a reading challenge for September on the theme of 'Something blue'. Possibly the most fun, but also the most challenging for me, not least because it is open to so many interpretations! Cover colour. Word in the title. Sky, surf, scenery in the distance. Depression. Singing. Traditional children's tales.

Looking forward to seeing how people interpret this one!

(edited, because the draft got published, which was missing some words)

Comments

[fred_mouse]

On my possible list

• Along the Saltwise Sea (A Deborah Baker) - sea
• The Blue Sword (Robin McKinley)
• The Blue Hawk (Peter Dickinson)
• Radio Silence (Alice Oseman) - Blue cover
• Lycanthropy and other Chronic Illnesses (Kristen O'Neal) - blue spine

And I have two 'near finished' that fit -- All Boys Aren't Blue by George M Johnson, and The Blue Boa by Jenny Nimmo.

[autumndaze]

Hope you like The Blue Sword! I read it ages ago.

[fred_mouse]

I have a suspicion that I'm going to have to give it a miss, only because it is on a bookshelf I can't currently access (once the weather warms up, and that space isn't full of drying racks, maybe)

[peaceful_sands]

Seeing The Blue Hawk on your list reminded me I have a copy of the same waiting to be read.

[fred_mouse]

:)

[autumndaze]

This one might have to happen by accident lol I mean I generally read stories about characters with depression, so... Although I am rereading a "Dragon Age: Inquisition" fanfic as it's posted on Wattpad that has a blue cover, so maybe that counts?

[fred_mouse]

that absolutely counts!

[peaceful_sands]

I hope you enjoy it.

[peaceful_sands]

So I typed 'blue' into my catalogue to see what came up and I have three books with blue or blues in the title (also have one with Cerulean so that counts too!) but one of them is a second in a series so that won't work. A bunch also turned up that I have no idea why - it's not in the title, I haven't tagged it with that so part of me is curious to

I may have to focus further on books with blue covers - blueish/turquoisey/slightly green but in the run of blue - that kind of thing - or if they've got pictures a fair amount of blue in the picture (e.g. lots of sky/sea...).

At the moment I'm in the middle of reading - all were started before so if they match with the challenge it's coincidence not planned:

Small Gods by Terry Pratchett (lots of blue on the cover coincidentally)
The Good Women of Chine by Xinran (no blue in title or cover, but there are some very sad stories in side)
Practice Makes Perfect by Penny Parkes (blue edging around the cover)
Crimea by Orlando Figes (blue not relevant)

[fred_mouse]

I feel that picking things that are in theme and already started is a sensible option! As you can see above, I also coincidentally had two that fit!