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2019 I SPY BOOK HUNT
Finished with 34 prompts filled, some had more than one book.
1- Winter cover


2- Christmas



3- Travel

6- Purple cover


7- Evergreens on cover

8- New to you author

9- 1st of series

10- Destination

11- Fav genre

12- Buddy read
14- Valentine read

15- Thrift store find
16- Book club read


17- St Patrick's Day


18- Fav author

19- Colouring options
21- Library book sale
24- Freebie

25- Bouquet on cover

26- Letter on cover--

27- New release

28- New to you country

29- Bicycle on cover

30- Palm tree on cover

31- Seashore on cover


32- Snow on cover


33- Name of month Jeopardy in January
34- Number in title Knit One, Kill Two
35- One word title
36- Pumpkin on cover

37- Bookshop topic



38- Library topic


39- Mittens on cover

40- Recipes in book

41- Stars on cover

42- Tea mentioned

45- Where you'd love to live

46- Author's initials match yours
47- Mystery

50- Free choice . . .

Welcome and Well Done, Tari !
Instructions have worked - YaY :)
and you've a good running start on your titles in just the 1st month of Spying - great beginning...
Thanks for joining in !
Yes, to both - if you SPY more than 1/ match and want to read them, absolutely! If it makes the challenge FuN go for it !
Instructions have worked - YaY :)
and you've a good running start on your titles in just the 1st month of Spying - great beginning...
Thanks for joining in !
Yes, to both - if you SPY more than 1/ match and want to read them, absolutely! If it makes the challenge FuN go for it !

Instructions have worked - YaY :)
and you've a good running start on your titles in just the 1st month of Spying - great beginning...
Thanks for joining in !" You're so welcome! This was a cool discovery that my books since the first of December would count in a challenge :)


2- Christmas

3- Travel

4- Translated

5- Non fiction

6- Purple cover

7- Evergreens on cover

8- New to you author

9- 1st of series

10- Destination

11- Fav genre

12- Buddy read
13- Found

14- Valentine read

15- Thrift store find
16- Book club read
17- St Patrick's Day
18- Fav author Joyce Lavene Really, anything she has written
19- Colouring options
20- Pinned to the I SPY board
21- Library book sale
22- Little Free Library find
23- Coffee shop find
24- Freebie
25- Bouquet on cover

26- Letter on cover
27- New release
28- New to you country

OK it's Monday 5:08 am. *ugh* That'll do for a start, I hope. :)
29- Bicycle on cover
30- Palm tree on cover
31- Seashore on cover
32- Snow on cover
33- Name of month
34- Number in title
35- One word title
36- Pumpkin on cover
37- Bookshop topic
38- Library topic
39- Mittens on cover
40- Recipes in book
41- Stars on cover
42- Tea mentioned
43- Read with a child
44- Atypical genre
45- Where you'd love to live
46- Author's initials match yours
47- Mystery
48- Romance
49- War
50- Free choice . . .
Start Date: December 01, 2018
End Date: November 30, 2019
LuAnn wrote: ". That'll do for a start, I hope. :).."
woW WoW - you are blazing the trail my girl! Well Done ;)
Yes, to needing a buddy for the buddy read - probably will do that with elena 's annual buddy readathon - which I love and always watchfor so I'll announce it and we can participate - always lots looking for buddies :) and colouring options would be some book with space for colouring - maybe a journal type or outright colouring book - these also get offered for reviews.
So pleased you're here and I do hope you'll enjoy the Spying !
woW WoW - you are blazing the trail my girl! Well Done ;)
Yes, to needing a buddy for the buddy read - probably will do that with elena 's annual buddy readathon - which I love and always watchfor so I'll announce it and we can participate - always lots looking for buddies :) and colouring options would be some book with space for colouring - maybe a journal type or outright colouring book - these also get offered for reviews.
So pleased you're here and I do hope you'll enjoy the Spying !
Tari wrote: "This was a cool discovery that my books since the first of December would count in a challenge :)
..."
One of the reasons I wanted the challenge to begin Dec 1 - so they'd have value all year rather than just read and dismissed with the ending of another challenge. Unless they were needed to complete the other challenge - then they'd count for both ;)
HapPy Hunting!
..."
One of the reasons I wanted the challenge to begin Dec 1 - so they'd have value all year rather than just read and dismissed with the ending of another challenge. Unless they were needed to complete the other challenge - then they'd count for both ;)
HapPy Hunting!

1- Winter cover

2- Christmas

3- Travel
4- Translated
5- Non fiction
6- Purple cover
7- Evergreens on cover
8- New to you author
9- 1st of series
10- Destination
11- Fav genre
12- Buddy read
13- Found
14- Valentine read
15- Thrift store find
16- Book club read
17- St Patrick's Day
18- Fav author
19- Colouring options
20- Pinned to the I SPY board
21- Library book sale
22- Little Free Library find
23- Coffee shop find
24- Freebie
25- Bouquet on cover
26- Letter on cover
27- New release
28- New to you country
29- Bicycle on cover
30- Palm tree on cover
31- Seashore on cover
32- Snow on cover
33- Name of month
34- Number in title
35- One word title
36- Pumpkin on cover
37- Bookshop topic
38- Library topic
39- Mittens on cover
40- Recipes in book
41- Stars on cover
42- Tea mentioned
43- Read with a child
44- Atypical genre
45- Where you'd love to live
46- Author's initials match yours
47- Mystery
48- Romance
49- War
50- Free choice . . .
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2019 I SPY BOOK HUNT
1- Winter cover
2- Christmas

3- Travel

4- Translated
5- Non fiction
6- Purple cover

7- Evergreens on cover
8- New to you author - The Mistletoe Kiss by Janet Barton
9- 1st of series

10- Destination
11- Fav genre
12- Buddy read
13- Found

14- Valentine read

15- Thrift store find

16- Book club read
17- St Patrick's Day
18- Fav author
19- Colouring options
20- Pinned to the I SPY board
21- Library book sale

22- Little Free Library find
23- Coffee shop find
24- Freebie
25- Bouquet on cover
26- Letter on cover
27- New release

28- New to you country
29- Bicycle on cover
30- Palm tree on cover
31- Seashore on cover

32- Snow on cover
33- Name of month
34- Number in title
35- One word title

36- Pumpkin on cover
37- Bookshop topic
38- Library topic
39- Mittens on cover
40- Recipes in book

41- Stars on cover
42- Tea mentioned
43- Read with a child
44- Atypical genre
45- Where you'd love to live

46- Author's initials match yours
47- Mystery

48- Romance
49- War
50- Free choice . . .
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2- Christmas

3- Travel
4- Translated

5- Non fiction

6- Purple cover

7- Evergreens on cover
8- New to you author

9- 1st of series

10- Destination
11- Fav genre
12- Buddy read
13- Found

14- Valentine read

15- Thrift store find
16- Book club read

17- St Patrick's Day
18- Fav author
19- Colouring options
20- Pinned to the I SPY board
21- Library book sale
22- Little Free Library find
23- Coffee shop find
24- Freebie
25- Bouquet on cover

26- Letter on cover
27- New release

28- New to you country
29- Bicycle on cover
30- Palm tree on cover
31- Seashore on cover

32- Snow on cover

33- Name of month
34- Number in title

35- One word title

36- Pumpkin on cover
37- Bookshop topic
38- Library topic
39- Mittens on cover
40- Recipes in book
41- Stars on cover
42- Tea mentioned
43- Read with a child
44- Atypical genre

45- Where you'd love to live
46- Author's initials match yours
47- Mystery
48- Romance

49- War
50- Free choice . . .
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Arnetta wrote: "2019 I SPY BOOK HUNT ..."
Welcome to the SPYIng , Arnetta! Glad to find your list posted and look forward to seeing your covers and titles accumulating as you SPY and add them ...
Welcome to the SPYIng , Arnetta! Glad to find your list posted and look forward to seeing your covers and titles accumulating as you SPY and add them ...
Deanne wrote: "2019 I SPY BOOK HUNT..."
Beautiful first SPY, Deanne - and pleased you've joined in ! Looking forward to discovering what you'll SPY next...
Beautiful first SPY, Deanne - and pleased you've joined in ! Looking forward to discovering what you'll SPY next...
William wrote: "..4- Translated When Santa Fell to Earth ..."
Sounds like a great read, William! Feel free to add any comments to books you add to your SPY list - I always enjoy your intriguing reads and look forward to new discoveries we can SPY out for next reads...
Glad you've joined us!
Sounds like a great read, William! Feel free to add any comments to books you add to your SPY list - I always enjoy your intriguing reads and look forward to new discoveries we can SPY out for next reads...
Glad you've joined us!

Beautiful first SPY, Deanne - and pleased you've joined in ! Looking forward to discovering what you'll SPY next..."
Thank you, fun to be here. I enjoy these cover searches :)

1- Winter cover
2- Christmas

3- Travel
4- Translated

5- Non fiction

6- Purple cover
7- Evergreens on cover
8- New to you author
9- 1st of series
10- Destination
11- Fav genre

12- Buddy read
13- Found
14- Valentine read
15- Thrift store find
16- Book club read

17- St Patrick's Day
18- Fav author

19- Colouring options
20- Pinned to the I SPY board
21- Library book sale
22- Little Free Library find
23- Coffee shop find
24- Freebie
25- Bouquet on cover
26- Letter on cover
27- New release
28- New to you country
29- Bicycle on cover
30- Palm tree on cover
31- Seashore on cover
32- Snow on cover

33- Name of month

34- Number in title

35- One word title
36- Pumpkin on cover
37- Bookshop topic
38- Library topic
39- Mittens on cover
40- Recipes in book
41- Stars on cover
42- Tea mentioned
43- Read with a child

44- Atypical genre
45- Where you'd love to live
46- Author's initials match yours
47- Mystery
48- Romance
49- War
50- Free choice . . .
reply | flag *

Sounds like a great read, William! Feel free to add any comments to books you add to your SPY list - I always enjoy your intriguing re..."
Thanks. Clicking on the title will take you to my short review or thoughts about that particular book.


1- Winter cover
2- Christmas
3- Travel
4- Translated
5- Non fiction
6- Purple cover
7- Evergreens on cover
8- New to you author
9- 1st of series
10- Destination
11- Fav genre
12- Buddy read
13- Found
14- Valentine read
15- Thrift store find
16- Book club read
17- St Patrick's Day
18- Fav author
19- Colouring options
20- Pinned to the I SPY board
21- Library book sale
22- Little Free Library find
23- Coffee shop find
24- Freebie
25- Bouquet on cover
26- Letter on cover
27- New release
28- New to you country
29- Bicycle on cover
30- Palm tree on cover
31- Seashore on cover
32- Snow on cover
33- Name of month
34- Number in title
35- One word title
36- Pumpkin on cover
37- Bookshop topic
38- Library topic
39- Mittens on cover
40- Recipes in book
41- Stars on cover
42- Tea mentioned
43- Read with a child
44- Atypical genre
45- Where you'd love to live
46- Author's initials match yours
47- Mystery
48- Romance
49- War
50- Free choice . . .

1- Winter cover
2- Christmas
3- Travel
4- Translated
5- Non fiction
6- Purple cover
7- Evergreens on cover
8- New to you author
9- 1st of series
10- Destination
11- Fav genre
12- Buddy read
13- Found
14- Valentine read
15- Thrift store find
16- Book club read
17- St Patrick's Day
18- Fav author
19- Colouring options
20- Pinned to the I SPY board
21- Library book sale
22- Little Free Library find
23- Coffee shop find
24- Freebie
25- Bouquet on cover
26- Letter on cover
27- New release
28- New to you country
29- Bicycle on cover
30- Palm tree on cover
31- Seashore on cover
32- Snow on cover
33- Name of month
34- Number in title
35- One word title
36- Pumpkin on cover
37- Bookshop topic
38- Library topic
39- Mittens on cover
40- Recipes in book
41- Stars on cover
42- Tea mentioned
43- Read with a child
44- Atypical genre
45- Where you'd love to live
46- Author's initials match yours
47- Mystery
48- Romance
49- War
50- Free choice . . .

1- Winter cover
2- Christmas
3- Travel
4- Translated
5- Non fiction
6- Purple cover
7- Evergreens on cover
8- New to you author
9- 1st of series
10- Destination
11- Fav genre
12- Buddy read
13- Found
14- Valentine read
15- Thrift store find
16- Book club read
17- St Patrick's Day
18- Fav author
19- Colouring options
20- Pinned to the I SPY board
21- Library book sale
22- Little Free Library find
23- Coffee shop find
24- Freebie
25- Bouquet on cover
26- Letter on cover
27- New release
28- New to you country
29- Bicycle on cover
30- Palm tree on cover
31- Seashore on cover
32- Snow on cover
33- Name of month
34- Number in title
35- One word title
36- Pumpkin on cover
37- Bookshop topic
38- Library topic
39- Mittens on cover
40- Recipes in book
41- Stars on cover
42- Tea mentioned
43- Read with a child
44- Atypical genre
45- Where you'd love to live
46- Author's initials match yours
47- Mystery
48- Romance
49- War
50- Free choice . . .
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Lesley wrote: "a good, new list for 2019!"
Gotta keep us spies on our toes!
Happy hunting Lesley.. glad to see you ;)
Gotta keep us spies on our toes!
Happy hunting Lesley.. glad to see you ;)
Kimberly wrote: "2019 I SPY BOOK HUNT
..."
Welcome, Kimberly..glad you've joined the I Spy Challenge! Have fun with it ;)
..."
Welcome, Kimberly..glad you've joined the I Spy Challenge! Have fun with it ;)
Abbie DiscoSuperFly wrote: "
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Great to see your list posted, Abbie.. have fun filling in your I Spy finds!
..."
Great to see your list posted, Abbie.. have fun filling in your I Spy finds!
Mary wrote: "2019 I SPY BOOK HUNT- ."
Your list is up and you're set for Spying! Glad to see you back Mary.. Happy hunting..
Your list is up and you're set for Spying! Glad to see you back Mary.. Happy hunting..
William wrote: ".."
Ahh perfect.. Thanks for that William. Helpful tip we can all use!
Happy New Year reading [ and Spying! ]
Ahh perfect.. Thanks for that William. Helpful tip we can all use!
Happy New Year reading [ and Spying! ]
Lucy wrote: "2019 I SPY BOOK HUNT..."
Nice, Lucy! Great Spying and glad to see you're well underway.. Happy reading for this New Year!
Nice, Lucy! Great Spying and glad to see you're well underway.. Happy reading for this New Year!

My 2019 “I SPY” Challenge List
December 1, 2018 - November 30, 2019
I spy with my little eye...
1. Winter cover:

2. Christmas:

3. Travel:

4. Translated:

5. Non fiction:

6. Purple cover:

7. Evergreens on cover:

8. New to you author:

9. 1st of series:

10. Destination:

11. Fav genre:

12. Buddy read:

13. Found:

14. Valentine read:

15. Thrift store find:

16. Book club read:

17. St. Patrick's Day:

18. Fav author:

19. Coloring options:

20. Pinned to the I SPY board:

21. Library book sale:
22. Little Free Library find:

23. Coffee shop find:

24. Freebie:

25. Bouquet on cover:

26. Letter on cover:

27. New release:

28. New to you country:

29. Bicycle on cover:

30. Palm tree on cover:

31. Seashore on cover:

32. Snow on cover:

33. Name of month:

34. Number in title:

35. One word title:

36. Pumpkin on cover:

37. Bookshop topic:

38. Library topic:

39. Mittens on cover:

40. Recipes in book:

41. Stars on cover:

42. Tea mentioned:

43. Read with a child:

44. Atypical genre:

45. Where you'd love to live:

46. Author's initials match yours:

47. Mystery:

48. Romance:

49. War:

50. Free choice:

Tasks Completed: 44/50
Thank you for creating this challenge, Writer! I love its task items and flexibility! :)
Hey .. Glad to find you here Monique with your I Spy list already underway! Nice start 😎
Another Catching Christmas fan I'm happy to see ...
Another Catching Christmas fan I'm happy to see ...


2- Christmas

3- Travel

4- Translated

5- Non fiction

6- Purple cover

7- Evergreens on cover

8- New to you author

9- 1st of series

10- Destination

11- Fav genre

12- Buddy read

13- Found
14- Valentine read

15- Thrift store find

16- Book club read

17- St Patrick's Day

18- Fav author

19- Colouring options
20- Pinned to the I SPY board

21- Library book sale
22- Little Free Library find
23- Coffee shop find
24- Freebie
25- Bouquet on cover

26- Letter on cover

27- New release

28- New to you country

29- Bicycle on cover

30- Palm tree on cover

31- Seashore on cover

32- Snow on cover

33- Name of month

34- Number in title

35- One word title

36- Pumpkin on cover
37- Bookshop topic
38- Library topic
39- Mittens on cover
40- Recipes in book

41- Stars on cover

42- Tea mentioned

43- Read with a child

44- Atypical genre

45- Where you'd love to live

46- Author's initials match yours

47- Mystery

48- Romance

49- War

50- Free choice . . .


1- Winter cover
2- Christmas
3- Travel
4- Translated
5- Non fiction
6- Purple cover
7- Evergreens on cover
8- New to you author
9- 1st of series
10- Destination
11- Fav genre
12- Buddy read
13- Found
14- Valentine read
15- Thrift store find
16- Book club read
17- St Patrick's Day
18- Fav author
19- Colouring options
20- Pinned to the I SPY board
21- Library book sale
22- Little Free Library find
23- Coffee shop find
24- Freebie
25- Bouquet on cover
26- Letter on cover A is for Alibi

27- New release
28- New to you country
29- Bicycle on cover
30- Palm tree on cover
31- Seashore on cover
32- Snow on cover
33- Name of month
34- Number in title
35- One word title
36- Pumpkin on cover
37- Bookshop topic
38- Library topic
39- Mittens on cover
40- Recipes in book
41- Stars on cover
42- Tea mentioned
43- Read with a child
44- Atypical genre
45- Where you'd love to live
46- Author's initials match yours
47- Mystery
48- Romance
49- War
50- Free choice . . .
Kara wrote: "2019 I SPY BOOK HUNT.."
Welcome, Kara.. glad to find your I Spy finds underway - EnJoy the challenge 😊
Welcome, Kara.. glad to find your I Spy finds underway - EnJoy the challenge 😊
Mande wrote: "1- Winter cover
..."
Welcome to the I Spy challenge, Mande.. It looks like your book hunt is well underway .. EnJoy!
..."
Welcome to the I Spy challenge, Mande.. It looks like your book hunt is well underway .. EnJoy!

Arnetta wrote: "I'm a bit unsure ...'found'...like in a box of books in the top ..."
That sounds great for a found book.. wherever your book 'discovery' as we may come upon a book to read.. hoping this helps . Just have fun with this challenge - which is the main idea ! ☺
That sounds great for a found book.. wherever your book 'discovery' as we may come upon a book to read.. hoping this helps . Just have fun with this challenge - which is the main idea ! ☺

That sounds great for a found book.. wherever your book 'discovery' as we may come upon a book to read.. hoping..."
Having loads of fun.... thanks for putting it together!
Arnetta wrote: "writer... wrote: "Arnetta wrote: "I'm a bit unsure ..."
Thankyou Arnetta! Glad you're having Fun.. you're most Welcome.. 😊
Thankyou Arnetta! Glad you're having Fun.. you're most Welcome.. 😊

I'm really enjoying this reading challenge so far! I didn't follow the directions correctly in the beginning and had my list posted in the wrong spot, lol. I wanted to relocate it to make sure everyone can see what I am reading :)
2019 I SPY BOOK HUNT
1- Winter cover:

2- Christmas:

3- Travel:


4- Translated:

5- Non fiction:



6- Purple cover:


7- Evergreens on cover:

8- New to you author:



9- 1st of series:

10- Destination:

11- Fav genre:


12- Buddy read:

13- Found:

14- Valentine read:

15- Thrift store find:

16- Book club read:

17- St Patrick's Day:

18- Fav author:

19- Colouring options:

20- Pinned to the I SPY board:

21- Library book sale:

22- Little Free Library find:

23- Coffee shop find:

24- Freebie:


25- Bouquet on cover:

26- Letter on cover:


27- New release:


28- New to you country:

29- Bicycle on cover:

30- Palm tree on cover
31- Seashore on cover:

32- Snow on cover:

33- Name of month:

34- Number in title:

35- One word title:


36- Pumpkin on cover:

37- Bookshop topic:

38- Library topic:


39- Mittens on cover
40- Recipes in book:

41- Stars on cover:

42- Tea mentioned:


43- Read with a child:

44- Atypical genre:

45- Where you'd love to live:

46- Author's initials match yours:

47- Mystery:


48- Romance:


49- War:


50- Free choice :



Melissa wrote: "Hi everyone,
I'm really enjoying this reading challenge so far! I didn't follow the directions correctly in the beginning and had my list posted in the wrong spot, lol. I wanted to relocate it to ..."
Welcome, Melissa! Glad you're enjoying and sharing you reading with us! Thanks for joining us and posting your finds here. Happy hunting 😊
I'm really enjoying this reading challenge so far! I didn't follow the directions correctly in the beginning and had my list posted in the wrong spot, lol. I wanted to relocate it to ..."
Welcome, Melissa! Glad you're enjoying and sharing you reading with us! Thanks for joining us and posting your finds here. Happy hunting 😊

Tari wrote: "Update to msg. 2: I'm pretty happy with my outcome for 2019. I found books for 34 of the prompts. There were a couple of them that I wished I had gotten to, but maybe those books will fit the 2020 ..."
Fantastic! And well done Spying, Tari!
Fantastic! And well done Spying, Tari!
Melissa wrote: "Hi everyone,
I'm really enjoying this reading challenge so far! ..."
Well done, Melissa .. You've had a fab year of Book Spying ! Hoping you'll enjoy 2020's round of prompts !
I'm really enjoying this reading challenge so far! ..."
Well done, Melissa .. You've had a fab year of Book Spying ! Hoping you'll enjoy 2020's round of prompts !
Books mentioned in this topic
The Printed Letter Bookshop (other topics)Before She Knew Him (other topics)
The Girl in the Blue Coat (other topics)
I Could Pee on This: and Other Poems by Cats (other topics)
Good Girl, Bad Girl (other topics)
More...
Authors mentioned in this topic
Lucy Burdette (other topics)Tonya Kappes (other topics)
Laurie R. King (other topics)
Angie Fox (other topics)
Joyce Lavene (other topics)
1- Winter
2- Christmas
3- Travel
4- Translated
5- Non fiction
6- Purple cover
7- Evergreens on cover
8- New to you author
9- 1st of series
10- Destination - Australia
11- Fav genre - Historical fiction
12- Buddy read
13- Found
Unexpected find in a goodwill shop...
14- Valentine read
A Very Austen Valentine
15- Thrift store find
16- Book club read
17- St Patrick's Day
18- Fav author
19- Colouring options
20- Pinned to the I SPY board
21- Library book sale
22- Little Free Library Find
23- Coffee shop find
A cafe book basket discovery in Scotland -
24- Freebie ~ received audio and printable True You journal free with purchase of ~
25- Bouquet on cover
26- Letter on cover
27- New release
28- New to you country
29- Bicycle on cover
30- Palm tree on cover
31- Seashore on cover
32- Snow on cover
33- Name of month
34- Number in title
35- One word title
36- Pumpkin on cover
37- Bookshop topic
38- Library topic
39- Mittens on cover
40- Recipes in book
41- Stars on cover
42- Tea mentioned
A Case of First Impression
43- Read with a child
44- Atypical genre
45- Where you'd love to live
46- Author's initials match yours
47- Mystery
48- Romance
49- War
50- Free choice . . .
Infatuation and Independence: A Modern Austen Short Story