After two years of researching, posting, and reading books from different genres, it’s time for the Colour Me Read Challenge to come to a close. This is a hard post to write because this challenge has been so dear to me. Without it, I wouldn’t have discovered certain genres I’ve come to enjoy. I’ve also talked to people who participated in the challenges and hearing about their reading experience was the most rewarding thing.
As fun as it was to plan and pick genres for each month, it also came with challenges. Life would often catch up with me and I’d find myself posting late or last minute. I didn’t want to give it up, but I also felt like it didn’t get as much time as it deserved. This happened month after month halfway through 2017 and I almost stopped the challenge altogether after December.
The more I thought about it, the more I leaned towards ending the challenge at some point in the future. While it still had participants on and off, it also lost traction without spiking new interests from other readers. I thought about pushing the challenge until the end of 2018, but I think this is the best time to close it.
Readers who still want to continue with the challenge can ‘start over’ by using prompts from June 2016 to May 2018 and I’ll be sure to keep all the links updated for past challenges here. You can do it in order or jump in between, it’s entirely up to you! The most important thing is to have fun and discover books which is all I hoped for from this challenge.
From the bottom of my heart, I sincerely thank each and every person who has joined, shared, or posted about the Colour Me Read Challenge. It’s been a fulfilling two years and I hope you continue reading and discovering books with me as we close this chapter and move forward. ❤️
Love always,
Shari
