2025 Reading Challenge discussion

I SPY CHALLENGE
Duration: January 1, 2023 - December 31, 2023

One of the most popular challenges of 2022, I Spy is back with new prompts and a new challenge!

Read a book that contains a word in the title or the cover that fits one of the 25 categories mentioned below. This is a pretty open challenge, so you can interpret the categories in ways that work best for you. You can use the title or the cover to fulfill each category. If you're having trouble with a particular category, ask other members what they are reading for it. To sign up for the challenge, please let the challenge leader know the number of categories you plan to finish, you can choose and change your categories throughout the duration of the challenge.

We have listed some ideas/examples of what we are looking for but you DO NOT have to use them; these are just to get you started - any word that fits the category is fair game.

Good luck!

Primary 25 categories with examples

1. Transportation (car, train, skateboard)
2. Days of the week (Monday, Saturday, Wednesday)
3. A food or drink (carrot, chips, coffee)
4. Type of crime (thievery, murder, robbery)
5. Olympic sport (skiing, basketball, gymnastics)
6. Musical instruments (saxophone, piano, drums)
7. Cat family (tiger, tabby, cheetah)
8. School subject (mathematics, English, chemistry)
9. Type of weather (stormy, rainy, sunny)
10. City in Europe (Paris, Istanbul, Athens)
11. Celebration (birthday, wedding, Eid)
12. Something you sit on (sofa, chair, bed)
13. A source of light (sun, lamp, torch)
14. Art or craft (painting, sewing, scrapbooking)
15. A measurement (metres, feet, pounds)
16. Something you hang on the wall (clock, picture, frame)
17. Something you find at a circus (clown, ringmaster, popcorn)
18. A direction (North, West, East)
19. An accessory (bag, necklace, scarf)
20. Name for a road (avenue, street, circuit)
21. Shade of purple (plum, violet, magenta)
22. Something you write (poem, book, essay)
23. Something you walk through (tunnel, arch, door)
24. Something you find in a house (picture, kitchen, couch)
25. A bird (raven, crow, pigeon)

Bonus 5 categories with examples (only open for members who have finished reading for all the primary categories):

26. Something you find on a farm (chicken, tractor, hay)
27. A term of endearment (sweetheart, honey, love)
28. A chess piece (pawn, bishop, knight)
29. Something yellow (corn, daffodil, amber)
30. Technology (phone, computer, television)

How to Participate:

1. Post here telling the challenge leader that you'd like to join the challenge. You can choose your books for the challenge at the beginning, or add them as you go. You can join a challenge at any time, as long as the challenge is still active. You must choose a goal for the challenge.

2. Whenever you finish a book for the challenge, post here and let the challenge leader know so they can update your progress. Please be sure to post the number of books you have completed and the number of your original message every time you post an update. The challenge leader is not able to keep track of your total number of books for you because of the number of participants in the challenge. The number of the original post is used to identify you, as there can be many members with the same name. The challenge leader will not look at this post to track your progress.

Example:
Message#32 updated - 2/25 books read.

For more information about how challenges work, check out this thread or ask your challenge leader.

P.S. Please do not delete posts! It makes updating very confusing for the Moderators! If you decide to leave the challenge, please just let us know. You can edit your original post to say {redacted}. Thank you!

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Participants

TerryJane #4 - 30/30 Completed!
Amy (Other Amy) #5 - 0/30
Carol #6 - 30/30 Completed!
Brittany #7 - 11/25
Theresa #8 - 12/10 Completed!
Carri Carey #9 - 30/30 Completed!
Carmen #10 - 30/30 Completed!
Mouse333 #11 - 0/30
Bobbi #12 - 0/25
KSMary #13 - 25/25 Completed!
Kendra #14 - 25/25 Completed!
Jennifer #15 - 30/30 Completed!
Lara #16 - 0/30
Amy #17 - 15/20
Bev #18 - 0/25
Megan #19 - 28/30
Sally #20 - 30/30 Completed!
Julie #21 - 9/10
Kristina #22 - 30/30 Completed!
Marissa #23 - 0/30
Allie #24 - 30/30 Completed!
Laureen #25 - 27/30
Ashleigh #26 - 13/10 Completed!
Chrissie #27 - 19/25
Shelley #28 - 25/25 Completed!
Ashley #29 - 16/30
Darinda #30 - 30/25 Completed!
AnnaG #31 - 0/30
eggp #32 - 25/25 Completed!
Megan BG #33 - 10/14
Dominque #34 - 0/25
Sarah #35 - 30/30 Completed!
Shari #36 - 21/30
Greg #37 - 12/25
Martha #38 - 23/30
TEE #39 - 25/25 Completed!
Hina #40 - 2/25
Tahreem #41 - 0/25
Karen #42 - 29/30
Joelyn #43 - 1/5
Sayonee (Taylor's Version) #44 - 0/30
Ziggy #45 - 12/12 Completed!
Emily #46 - 5/5 Completed!
Alyana #47 - 30/30 Completed!
Kylie #48 - 2/15
Jannene #49 - 26/25 Completed!
Gabby #50 - 0/10
Lindey #51 - 30/30 Completed!
Amber #53 - 0/10
Hilary #54 - 10/25
Echo #55 - 30/30 Completed!
Nina #56 - 0/10
Gail #57 - 1/15
Summer #58 - 0/15
ReGina #59 - 30/25 Completed!
Suzanne #60 - 0/30
Patty #61 - 25/25 Completed!
Janine #62 - 20/20 Completed!
Jennifer #63 - 0/10
Jodie (JT) #64 - 0/30
Agnieszka #65 - 13/30
Brianna Raquel #66 - 30/30 Completed!
Tammy #67 - 13/10 Completed!
Bucherhaschen #68 - 0/20
Elaine #69 - 12/25
Amy #71 - 29/30
SarahKat #73 - 30/30 Completed!
Gem #75 - 8/10
Caraina #76 - 0/30
Tori #77 - 0/35
Roop #76 - 8/20
Veronica #79 - 6/15
Mariana #81 - 15/30
Gwen S #82 - 1/15
Jenn #83 - 30/30 Completed!
Teresa #84 - 0/30
Raluca #86 - 0/15
Ariail #85 - 30/30 Completed!
Evil Secret #90 - 0/25
Carrie #91 - 2/30
Patricia #92 - 0/10
Manda #93 - 10/15
Tania #97 - 17/25
Ariana #100 - 0/25
Erika #110 - 14/30
Gwen #113 - 30/30 Completed!
Cynthia #114 - 0/30
Marta #116 - 16/30
Karin #130 - 20/20 Completed!
Mave #131 - 0/30
Katy #132 - 0/20
Nathalia #140 - 0/25
Clare #150 - 2/10
squeakers #153 - 12/25
Sheila #156 - 16/30
Paula #159 - 29/30
JenniferJ #160 - 0/30
Lucy-Bookworm #165 - 10/30
Rina #171 - 24/25
Miss #192 - 0/15
Sheila #197 - 0/30
Lisa Marie #201 - 14/30
Lina #215 - 30/15 Completed!
Marta #217 - 5/25
Kat #247 - 5/25
Dima #252 - 21/30
Jess #259 - 2/30
Lilli Gilliam #261 - 0/?
sweet orange books #314 - 22/30
Magdalena #356 - 16/25
Kalyn #472 - 8/15
Roevardotter #288 - 21/25
Alyssa #429 - 0/30
Beth #376 - 30/30 Completed!
Laurie #322 - 30/30 Completed!
Anna #556 - 15/15 Completed!

Reserved

👀 I SPY - Yearly Challenge
Duration: January 1 - December 31, 2023
Progress: 30/30 -- COMPLETE

My member's corner I SPY tracking post

Primary Categories
👀 1. Transportation (car, train, skateboard)
The Stranger in the Lifeboat
👀 2. Days of the week (Monday, Saturday, Wednesday)
My Name is Not Friday
👀 3. A food or drink (carrot, chips, coffee)
So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish
👀 4. Type of crime (thievery, murder, robbery)
The Icepick Surgeon: Murder, Fraud, Sabotage, Piracy, and Other Dastardly Deeds Perpetrated in the Name of Science
👀 5. Olympic sport (skiing, basketball, gymnastics)
A Most Beautiful Thing: The True Story of America's First All-Black High School Rowing Team
👀 6. Musical instruments (saxophone, piano, drums)
You Don't Know Me: Reflections of My Father, Ray Charles (piano on cover)
👀 7. Cat family (tiger, tabby, cheetah)
Fries and Alibis - Caracal on cover
👀 8. School subject (mathematics, English, chemistry)
All about Me!: My Remarkable Life in Show Business
👀 9. Type of weather (stormy, rainy, sunny)
Before the Coffee Gets Cold
👀 10. City in Europe (Paris, Istanbul, Athens)
Amsterdam, Paris, London, Portugal, Warsaw, Leningrad)
The Paris Library
👀 11. Celebration (birthday, wedding, Eid)
4th of July
👀 12. Something you sit on (sofa, chair, bed)
Liar's Bench Hoopla
👀 13. A source of light (sun, lamp, torch)
Bettyville: A Memoir lamp on cover
👀 14. Art or craft (painting, sewing, scrapbooking)
Untimely Death - sewing room on cover
👀 15. A measurement (metres, feet, pounds)
It Is Wood, It Is Stone
👀 16. Something you hang on the wall (clock, picture, frame)
The 13 Clocks
👀 17. Something you find at a circus (clown, ringmaster, popcorn)
The Horse Dancer
👀 18. A direction (North, West, East)
The North Water
👀 19. An accessory (bag, necklace, scarf)
You Should See Me in a Crown
👀 20. Name for a road (avenue, street, circuit)
The Attic on Queen Street
👀 21. Shade of purple (plum, violet, magenta)
Orchid Beach
👀 22. Something you write (poem, book, essay)
Here for It; Or, How to Save Your Soul in America: Essays
👀 23. Something you walk through (tunnel, arch, door)
The House Next Door Hoopla
👀 24. Something you find in a house (picture, kitchen, couch)
The Glass Woman
👀 25. A bird (raven, crow, pigeon)
Flying Solo (ducks on cover)

Bonus Categories
👀 26. Something you find on a farm (chicken, tractor, hay)
The Jesus Cow
👀 27. A term of endearment (sweetheart, honey, love)
Dear Girls: Intimate Tales, Untold Secrets, & Advice for Living Your Best Life
👀 28. A chess piece (pawn, bishop, knight)
The Queen of Hearts
👀 29. Something yellow (corn, daffodil, amber)
A Red Herring Without Mustard
👀 30. Technology (phone, computer, television)
Click'd

YES! I failed last year and I have still been standing outside the yearly challenges going "open open open" for I Spy. In for 30.

Tracking in my corner.

Primary: 0/25
Bonus: To be unlocked, 0/5

Count me in!

25/25 primary books - finished 5/4/23

5/5 bonus books - finished 7/1/23

30/30 total books - finished 7/1/23 - challenge completed!

Primary 25 categories with examples:

1. Transportation (car, train, skateboard) - boat - Hyperion, or the Hermit in Greece by Friedrich Hölderlin - finished 1/3/23
2. Days of the week (Monday, Saturday, Wednesday) - Cat on a Blue Monday by Carole Nelson Douglas - finished 2/15/23
3. A food or drink (carrot, chips, coffee) - bread - Dobry by Monica Shannon - finished 2/2/23
4. Type of crime (thievery, murder, robbery) - Murder at the Watergate by Margaret Truman - finished 3/12/23
5. Olympic sport (skiing, basketball, gymnastics) - race walking - The Reveries of a Solitary Walker by Jean-Jacques Rousseau - finished 1/23/23
6. Musical instruments (saxophone, piano, drums) - hard to see here, but there is a horn in the crest - Let Sleeping Dogs Lie by Rita Mae Brown - finished 2/14/23
7. Cat family (tiger, tabby, cheetah) - File M for Murder by Miranda James - finished 2/23/23
8. School subject (mathematics, English, chemistry) - Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus - finished 4/1/23
9. Type of weather (stormy, rainy, sunny) - stormy & rainy - Cold Earth by Ann Cleeves - finished 1/15/23
10. City in Europe (Paris, Istanbul, Athens) - street scene from Victorian London - A Christmas Promise by Anne Perry - finished 2/9/23
11. Celebration (birthday, wedding, Eid) - Birthday Bride by Jessica Hart - finished 3/27/23
12. Something you sit on (sofa, chair, bed) - couch - The Canary Murder Case by S.S. Van Dine - finished 4/20/23
13. A source of light (sun, lamp, torch) - menorah - Conversations with Rabbi Small by Harry Kemelman - finished 1/6/23
14. Art or craft (painting, sewing, scrapbooking) - painter's palette - Artists in Crime by Ngaio Marsh - finished 5/4/23
15. A measurement (metres, feet, pounds) - An Ounce of Cure by Alan E. Nourse - finished 4/8/23
16. Something you hang on the wall (clock, picture, frame) - a cross - One Fine Day the Rabbi Bought a Cross by Harry Kemelman - finished 3/14/23
17. Something you find at a circus (clown, ringmaster, popcorn) - the big top/tents - Murder at the Circus by Lee Strauss - finished 4/17/23
18. A direction (North, West, East) - North, South - North and South by Elizabeth Gaskell - finished 1/27/23
19. An accessory (bag, necklace, scarf) - necklace, earrings, & white gloves - The Kiss Murder by Mehmet Murat Somer - finished 1/1/23
20. Name for a road (avenue, street, circuit) - Half Moon Street by Anne Perry - finished 5/2/23
21. Shade of purple (plum, violet, magenta) - A Tangled Web by Nicholas Blake
22. Something you write (poem, book, essay) - a guide - The Honey Guide by Richard Crompton - finished 2/5/23
23. Something you walk through (tunnel, arch, door) - bank vault door - Deception on All Accounts by Sara Sue Hoklotubbe - finished 2/9/23
24. Something you find in a house (picture, kitchen, couch) - chair - Anthropology: 101 True Love Stories by Dan Rhodes - finished 2/11/23
25. A bird (raven, crow, pigeon) - black bird sitting on gate - The Cold Blue Blood by David Handler - finished 1/10/23

Bonus 5 categories with examples (only open for members who have finished reading for all the primary categories):

26. Something you find on a farm (chicken, tractor, hay) - red barn - The Farmer's Second Chance - A Later-in-Life Romance by Sharon A. Mitchell - finished 5/24/23
27. A term of endearment (sweetheart, honey, love) - my dear - Frankly, My Dear by Sandra Hill - finished 5/18/23
28. A chess piece (pawn, bishop, knight) - The King in Yellow by Robert W. Chambers - finished 7/1/23
29. Something yellow (corn, daffodil, amber) - lemons - Lemon Meringue Pie Murder by Joanne Fluke - finished 5/10/23
30. Technology (phone, computer, television) - computer keyboard - Virtually Mine by Katy Paige - finished 5/25/23

I'm in for 25

15/25
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1. Transportation (car, train, skateboard) ship on cover
2. Days of the week (Monday, Saturday, Wednesday)
3. A food or drink (carrot, chips, coffee)
4. Type of crime (thievery, murder, robbery)
5. Olympic sport (skiing, basketball, gymnastics)
6. Musical instruments (saxophone, piano, drums)
7. Cat family (tiger, tabby, cheetah)
8. School subject (mathematics, English, chemistry)
9. Type of weather (stormy, rainy, sunny)
10. City in Europe (Paris, Istanbul, Athens) London map on cover
11. Celebration (birthday, wedding, Eid)
12. Something you sit on (sofa, chair, bed) bed on cover
13. A source of light (sun, lamp, torch)
14. Art or craft (painting, sewing, scrapbooking)
15. A measurement (metres, feet, pounds)
16. Something you hang on the wall (clock, picture, frame)
17. Something you find at a circus (clown, ringmaster, popcorn)
18. A direction (North, West, East)
19. An accessory (bag, necklace, scarf) bag and scarf on cover
20. Name for a road (avenue, street, circuit)
21. Shade of purple (plum, violet, magenta) the very purple title
22. Something you write (poem, book, essay)
23. Something you walk through (tunnel, arch, door) tunnel/arch on cover
24. Something you find in a house (picture, kitchen, couch) mirror on the cover
25. A bird (raven, crow, pigeon) (hide spoiler)]

I'll join for 10 books I will likely increase that goal sometime in 2023.

Progress: 12/10

My progress is shown in the spoiler link.

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✔1. Transportation Life Flight cover (Feb. 12)
✔3. Food/Drink None of This Would Have Happened If Prince Were Alive cover (Feb. 10)
✔4. Type of crime Pudding Up With Murder title (Jul. 20)
✔7. Cat family The Blue Moth Motel cover (Apr.5)
✔9. Type of weather Hurricane Season title-audio version- (Sep. 24)
✔13. A source of light - The Sight of You cover (Apr. 26)
15. A measurement The Last Mile title
✔16. Something you hang on the wall Off the Chain cover (Mar. 31)
✔19. An accessory The Designer Bag at the Garbage Dump title (May 28)
✔21. A shade of purple Acts of Violet title (Jun. 16)
✔23. Something you walk through cover The Red Canary (Aug. 31)
✔24. Something you find in a house title Anxious People (Apr. 30)
✔25. A bird (raven, crow, pigeon) Home Safe cover (Jun. 4)
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Put me down for 30 please!

Progress 30/30

✔️ 1. Transportation (car, train, skateboard) Murder on the Orient Express - Read 7/9/23
✔️ 2. Days of the week (Monday, Saturday, Wednesday) The Thursday Murder Club - Read 8/7/23
✔️ 3. A food or drink (carrot, chips, coffee) Almond - Read 2/1/23
✔️ 4. Type of crime (thievery, murder, robbery) Invisible Murder - Read 1/11/23
✔️ 5. Olympic sport (skiing, basketball, gymnastics) Carrie Soto Is Back - Read 3/9/23
✔️ 6. Musical instruments (saxophone, piano, drums) The Violin Conspiracy - Read 7/28/23
✔️ 7. Cat family (tiger, tabby, cheetah) The Cricket in Times Square - Read 6/8/23
✔️ 8. School subject (mathematics, English, chemistry) World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War - Read 3/27/23
✔️ 9. Type of weather (stormy, rainy, sunny) Storm Prey - Read 4/7/23
✔️ 10. City in Europe (Paris, Istanbul, Athens) The Paris Apartment - Read 5/30/23
✔️ 11. Celebration (birthday, wedding, Eid) Slumber Party - Read 8/24/23
✔️ 12. Something you sit on (sofa, chair, bed) The Hanging Game - Read 8/6/23
✔️ 13. A source of light (sun, lamp, torch) The Fire and the Ore - Read 1/23/23
✔️ 14. Art or craft (painting, sewing, scrapbooking) Hooked: How Crafting Saved My Life - Read 3/30/23
✔️ 15. A measurement (metres, feet, pounds) Magic Hour - Read 2/20/23
✔️ 16. Something you hang on the wall (clock, picture, frame) The Phantom Tollbooth - Read 1/3/23
✔️ 17. Something you find at a circus (clown, ringmaster, popcorn) All Good People Here - Read 1/24/23
✔️ 18. A direction (North, West, East) - Let the Right One In - Read 1/31/23
✔️ 19. An accessory (bag, necklace, scarf) Disappearing Moon Cafe - Read 1/14/23
✔️ 20. Name for a road (avenue, street, circuit) The Girls at 17 Swann Street - Read 5/23/23
✔️ 21. Shade of purple (plum, violet, magenta) Paper Doll Lina - Read 2/4/23
✔️ 22. Something you write (poem, book, essay) What My Bones Know: A Memoir of Healing from Complex Trauma - Read 6/8/23
✔️ 23. Something you walk through (tunnel, arch, door) Keeper of Enchanted Rooms - Read 3/19/23
✔️ 24. Something you find in a house (picture, kitchen, couch) The Enigma of Room 622 - Read 5/29/23
✔️ 25. A bird (raven, crow, pigeon) Funny Farm: My Unexpected Life with 600 Rescue Animals - Read 8/20/23

Bonus 5 categories with examples (only open for members who have finished reading for all the primary categories):

✔️ 26. Something you find on a farm (chicken, tractor, hay) I Never Promised You a Rose Garden - Read 9/27/23
✔️ 27. A term of endearment (sweetheart, honey, love) Mad Honey - Read 8/30/23
✔️ 28. A chess piece (pawn, bishop, knight) The Inheritance Games - Read 9/11/23
✔️ 29. Something yellow (corn, daffodil, amber) Golden Prey - Read 9/19/23
✔️ 30. Technology (phone, computer, television) The Right Stuff - Read 10/31/23

Hola!
Count me in please 😉

PROGRESS: 30/30

Primary 25 categories with examples
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❎1. Transportation (car, train, skateboard) Tren bala

❎2. Days of the week (Monday, Saturday, Wednesday) Thursdays at Eight

❎3. A food or drink (carrot, chips, coffee) Agatha Raisin and the Quiche of Death

❎4. Type of crime (thievery, murder, robbery) The Penguin Pool Murder

❎5. Olympic sport (skiing, basketball, gymnastics) La pequeña comunista que no sonreía nunca

❎6. Musical instruments (saxophone, piano, drums) The Cellist of Sarajevo

❎7. Cat family (tiger, tabby, cheetah) Agatha Raisin and the Vicious Vet

❎8. School subject (mathematics, English, chemistry) La historia de la mujer en 100 objetos

❎9. Type of weather (stormy, rainy, sunny) Taming A Hurricane

❎10. City in Europe (Paris, Istanbul, Athens) Moscow to the End of the Line

❎11. Celebration (birthday, wedding, Eid) The Secret Bridesmaid

❎12. Something you sit on (sofa, chair, bed) Tolstoy and the Purple Chair: My Year of Magical Reading

❎13. A source of light (sun, lamp, torch) Tropic Moon

❎14. Art or craft (painting, sewing, scrapbooking) The Runaway Quilt

❎15. A measurement (metres, feet, pounds) A Spoonful of Murder

❎16. Something you hang on the wall (clock, picture, frame) Family Pictures

❎17. Something you find at a circus (clown, ringmaster, popcorn) Girl on a Wire

❎18. A direction (North, West, East) Norte y sur

❎19. An accessory (bag, necklace, scarf) The President's Hat

❎20. Name for a road (avenue, street, circuit) Murder on Mulberry Bend

❎21. Shade of purple (plum, violet, magenta) Violeta

❎22. Something you write (poem, book, essay) The Red Notebook

❎23. Something you walk through (tunnel, arch, door) Too Loud a Solitude

❎24. Something you find in a house (picture, kitchen, couch) Una habitación propia

❎25. A bird (raven, crow, pigeon) Tres plumas blancas

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Bonus 5 categories with examples (only open for members who have finished reading for all the primary categories):
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❎️26. Something you find on a farm (chicken, tractor, hay) Chicken Culprit

❎️27. A term of endearment (sweetheart, honey, love) Good Night, My Darling

❎️28. A chess piece (pawn, bishop, knight) El peón que renació

❎️29. Something yellow (corn, daffodil, amber) Vampiros y limones

❎️30. Technology (phone, computer, television) Landline

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Progress: 29/30

1. Transportation (car, train, skateboard) Blind Tiger
2. Days of the week (Monday, Saturday, Wednesday) Sundays are for Hangovers
3. A food or drink (carrot, chips, coffee) The Butterfly Effect
4. Type of crime (thievery, murder, robbery) The Maddest Obsession
5. Olympic sport (skiing, basketball, gymnastics) Tentacles & Triathlons
6. Musical instruments (saxophone, piano, drums) Dark Notes
7. Cat family (tiger, tabby, cheetah) Force of Temptation
8. School subject (mathematics, English, chemistry) How the World Works: Biology: From the science of the ancients to modern genetics
9. Type of weather (stormy, rainy, sunny) Dane's Storm
10. City in Europe (Paris, Istanbul, Athens) Alpha Night
11. Celebration (birthday, wedding, Eid) Revival of the Court
12. Something you sit on (sofa, chair, bed) Neon Gods
13. A source of light (sun, lamp, torch) The Nanny
14. Art or craft (painting, sewing, scrapbooking) MILF: Wrong Kind of Love
15. A measurement (metres, feet, pounds) Both Feet in the Grave
16. Something you hang on the wall (clock, picture, frame) Tis the Season for Revenge
17. Something you find at a circus (clown, ringmaster, popcorn) The Blood Witch
18. A direction (North, West, East) Locked Up Liars
19. An accessory (bag, necklace, scarf) The Golden Princess
20. Name for a road (avenue, street, circuit)
21. Shade of purple (plum, violet, magenta) Impossible Things
22. Something you write (poem, book, essay) The Book of Humans: A Brief History of Culture, Sex, War and the Evolution of Us
23. Something you walk through (tunnel, arch, door) Next Door Dragon Daddy
24. Something you find in a house (picture, kitchen, couch) Silver Lining
25. A bird (raven, crow, pigeon) The Prize

Bonus:
26. Something you find on a farm (chicken, tractor, hay) A Goose Girl
27. A term of endearment (sweetheart, honey, love) Love in the Afternoon
28. A chess piece (pawn, bishop, knight) The Mountain King
29. Something yellow (corn, daffodil, amber) Do I Know You?
30. Technology (phone, computer, television) Polaris Rising

I'll try for 25.

Start: January 1, 2023
End: December 31, 2023
Read: 11/25

✔1. Transportation (car) - Jeff Strand 🔍🔍 1/2/23
2. Days of the week (Monday, Saturday, Wednesday)
3. A food or drink (carrot, chips, coffee)
4. Type of crime (thievery, murder, robbery)
5. Olympic sport (skiing, basketball, gymnastics)
6. Musical instruments (saxophone, piano, drums)
✔7. Cat family (lion) - Ilona Andrews 🔍🔍🔍🔍 1/9/23
8. School subject (mathematics, English, chemistry)
✔9. Type of weather (Foggy) Changeless - Gail Carriger 🔍🔍 2/16/23
10. City in Europe (Paris, Istanbul, Athens)
11. Celebration (birthday, wedding, Eid)
12. Something you sit on (sofa, chair, bed)
✔13. A source of light (Moon) - Alma Katsu 🔍🔍🔍🔍 1/21/23
14. Art or craft (painting, sewing, scrapbooking)
15. A measurement (metres, feet, pounds)
✔16. Something you hang on the wall (Neon Sign) - Alex Finlay 🔍🔍🔍🔍 2/12/23
✔17. Something you find at a circus (clown) - Adam Cesare 🔍🔍🔍 3/15/23
18. A direction (North, West, East)
✔19. An accessory (mask) - R.L. Stine 🔍🔍🔍🔍 1/4/23
20. Name for a road (avenue, street, circuit)
21. Shade of purple (plum, violet, magenta)
✔22. Something you write (books) - Jasper Fforde 🔍🔍🔍 2/7/23
✔23. Something you walk through (doorway) - Andrew J. Morgan 🔍🔍 1/25/23
✔24. Something you find in a house (Dog) - James Herriot 🔍🔍🔍🔍🔍 1/12/23
✔25. A bird (raven) Kismet - Amina Akhtar 🔍🔍🔍🔍 5/24/23

Bonus:
26. Something you find on a farm (chicken, tractor, hay)
27. A term of endearment (sweetheart, honey, love)
28. A chess piece (pawn, bishop, knight)
29. Something yellow (corn, daffodil, amber)
30. Technology (phone, computer, television

I SPY CHALLENGE
Duration: January 1, 2023 - December 31, 2023

Goal 25/25 ✔

✔1. Transportation (car, train, skateboard) - sleigh
✔2. Days of the week (Monday, Saturday, Wednesday) Monday Mornings
✔3. A food or drink (carrot, chips, coffee) - wine bottles on cover
✔4. Type of crime (thievery, murder, robbery) The Feather Thief: Beauty, Obsession, and the Natural History Heist of the Century
✔5. Olympic sport (skiing, basketball, gymnastics) Us Against You - hockey
✔6. Musical instruments (saxophone, piano, drums) The Violin Conspiracy
✔7. Cat family (tiger, tabby, cheetah) Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother
✔8. School subject (mathematics, English, chemistry) The Atomic City Girls physics
✔9. Type of weather (stormy, rainy, sunny)
✔10. City in Europe (Paris, Istanbul, Athens) The Prime Minister's Secret Agent- Glascow and London
✔11. Celebration (birthday, wedding, Eid) The Last AnniversaryThe Cold Millions
✔12. Something you sit on (sofa, chair, bed) The Cold Millions - wheelchair
✔13. A source of light (sun, lamp, torch)
✔14. Art or craft (painting, sewing, scrapbooking) - paintbrushes on cover
✔15. A measurement (metres, feet, pounds) The Cold Millions
✔16. Something you hang on the wall (clock, picture, frame) The Marriage Portrait- portrait
✔17. Something you find at a circus (clown, ringmaster, popcorn) In the Lives of Puppets
✔18. A direction (North, West, East) Exit West
✔19. An accessory (bag, necklace, scarf)
✔20. Name for a road (avenue, street, circuit) The Lincoln Highway
✔21. Shade of purple (plum, violet, magenta)
✔22. Something you write (poem, book, essay) - letters
✔23. Something you walk through (tunnel, arch, door)
✔24. Something you find in a house (picture, kitchen, couch) cutlery in wings
✔25. A bird (raven, crow, pigeon) That Quail, Robert

Bonus 5 categories with examples (only open for members who have finished reading for all the primary categories):

26. Something you find on a farm (chicken, tractor, hay)
27. A term of endearment (sweetheart, honey, love)
28. A chess piece (pawn, bishop, knight)
29. Something yellow (corn, daffodil, amber)
30. Technology (phone, computer, television)

26. Something you find on a farm (chicken, tractor, hay)
27. A term of endearment (sweetheart, honey, love)
28. A chess piece (pawn, bishop, knight)
29. Something yellow (corn, daffodil, amber)
30. Technology (phone, computer, television)

I'm in for 30

Progress so far: 25 /25
Bonus: 5 /5

⭐✅ 1. Transportation - motorcycle - rockets - bikes

✅ 2. Days of the week (Monday, Saturday, Wednesday) - Sunday

⭐✅ 3. A food or drink - watercress - mooncakes - noodles

⭐✅ 4. Type of crime - spying - murder - theft

⭐✅ 5. Olympic sport (skiing, basketball, gymnastics) - figure skating - swimming - boxing

⭐✅ 6. Musical instruments - tuba - piano - harp

⭐✅ 7. Cat family (tiger, tabby, cheetah) - cats - tiger - cat

⭐✅ 8. School subject (mathematics, English, chemistry) - syllabus - history - orchestra

⭐✅ 9. Type of weather (stormy, rainy, sunny) - Rain

⭐✅ 10. City in Europe (Paris, Istanbul, Athens) - Olympus - Paris (Gare du Nord) - Atlanta

⭐✅ 11. Celebration - Ceremony - a birth - rituals

⭐✅ 12. Something you sit on - a burro - a monster - the floor

⭐✅ 13. A source of light - Lighter - Lantern - candle

⭐✅ 14. Art or craft - Magic - dance - healer

⭐✅ 15. A measurement (metres, feet, pounds) - height - time - weight

⭐✅ 16. Something you hang on the wall (clock, picture, frame) - a flag - a TV - curtains

⭐✅ 17. Something you find at a circus - horseback diver - donuts - ferris wheel

⭐✅ 18. A direction (North, West, East) - South - North - here

⭐✅ 19. An accessory - scarf - cape - pins

⭐✅ 20. Name for a road - Way - Market - Evergreen

⭐✅ 21. Shade of purple (plum, violet, magenta)

⭐✅ 22. Something you write - a list - a law - subtweet - parable

⭐✅ 23. Something you walk through (tunnel, arch, door) - a gate in a fence - a house for sale

⭐✅ 24. Something you find in a house (picture, kitchen, couch) - a wall - wallpaper - a closet

⭐✅ 25. A bird


Bonus 5 categories with examples (only open for members who have finished reading for all the primary categories):

⭐✅ 26. Something you find on a farm - butterflies - birds - grass

⭐✅ 27. A term of endearment (sweetheart, honey, love) - sweetness - my love - angel

⭐✅ 28. A chess piece (pawn, bishop, knight) - queen

⭐✅ 29. Something yellow (corn, daffodil, amber) - light - gold

⭐✅ 30. Technology - engine - clockwork - telegraph

So excited to be spy again this year! Please sign me up for 30 books.

30/30 completed

1. Transportation (car, train, skateboard) The Midnight Library DONE
2. Days of the week (Monday, Saturday, Wednesday) Sold on a Monday DONE
3. A food or drink (carrot, chips, coffee) Once Upon an Eid DONE
4. Type of crime (thievery, murder, robbery) Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI DONE
5. Olympic sport (skiing, basketball, gymnastics) Beartown DONE
6. Musical instruments (saxophone, piano, drums) Fierce Fairytales: Poems and Stories to Stir Your Soul DONE
7. Cat family (tiger, tabby, cheetah) The Travelling Cat Chronicles DONE
8. School subject (mathematics, English, chemistry) A Short History of Nearly Everything DONE
9. Type of weather (stormy, rainy, sunny) The Name of the Wind DONE
10. City in Europe (Paris, Istanbul, Athens) Flow Down Like Silver: Hypatia of Alexandria DONE
11. Celebration (birthday, wedding, Eid) A Spindle Splintered DONE
12. Something you sit on (sofa, chair, bed) And Every Morning the Way Home Gets Longer and Longer DONE
13. A source of light (sun, lamp, torch) The Sun and the Void DONE
14. Art or craft (painting, sewing, scrapbooking) The Henna Artist DONE
15. A measurement (metres, feet, pounds) 100 Days of Sunlight DONE
16. Something you hang on the wall (clock, picture, frame) Woodland Folk Tales of Britain and Ireland DONE
17. Something you find at a circus (clown, ringmaster, popcorn) Water for Elephants DONE
18. A direction (North, West, East) West with Giraffes DONE
19. An accessory (bag, necklace, scarf) Sula DONE
20. Name for a road (avenue, street, circuit) The Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane DONE
21. Shade of purple (plum, violet, magenta) The Indigo Girl DONE
22. Something you write (poem, book, essay) The Book of Lost Names DONE
23. Something you walk through (tunnel, arch, door) The Flat Share DONE
24. Something you find in a house (picture, kitchen, couch) How to Suffer Outside: A Beginner's Guide to Hiking and Backpacking DONE
25. A bird (raven, crow, pigeon) The Nightingale DONE

26. Something you find on a farm (chicken, tractor, hay) How to Be a Good Creature: A Memoir in Thirteen Animals DONE
27. A term of endearment (sweetheart, honey, love) Dear Martin DONE
28. A chess piece (pawn, bishop, knight) Horse DONE
29. Something yellow (corn, daffodil, amber) Hitler's Canary DONE
30. Technology (phone, computer, television) Eleanor & Park DONE

I'm in for 30 Thanks

I SPY CHALLENGE
Duration: January 1, 2023 - December 31, 2023

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Read a book that contains a word in the title or the cover that fits one of the 25 categories mentioned below. This is a pretty open challenge, so you can interpret the categories in ways that work best for you. You can use the title or the cover to fulfill each category. (hide spoiler)]

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Primary
1. Transportation (car, train, skateboard)
2. Days of the week (Monday, Saturday, Wednesday)
3. A food or drink (carrot, chips, coffee)
4. Type of crime (thievery, murder, robbery) A Murder in Time
5. Olympic sport (skiing, basketball, gymnastics)
6. Musical instruments (saxophone, piano, drums)
7. Cat family (tiger, tabby, cheetah)
8. School subject (mathematics, English, chemistry)
9. Type of weather (stormy, rainy, sunny)
10. City in Europe (Paris, Istanbul, Athens)
11. Celebration (birthday, wedding, Eid)
12. Something you sit on (sofa, chair, bed)
13. A source of light (sun, lamp, torch)
14. Art or craft (painting, sewing, scrapbooking)
15. A measurement (metres, feet, pounds)
16. Something you hang on the wall (clock, picture, frame)
17. Something you find at a circus (clown, ringmaster, popcorn)
18. A direction (North, West, East)
19. An accessory (bag, necklace, scarf)
20. Name for a road (avenue, street, circuit)
21. Shade of purple (plum, violet, magenta)
22. Something you write (poem, book, essay)
23. Something you walk through (tunnel, arch, door)
24. Something you find in a house (picture, kitchen, couch)
25. A bird (raven, crow, pigeon)

Bonus
26. Something you find on a farm (chicken, tractor, hay)
27. A term of endearment (sweetheart, honey, love)
28. A chess piece (pawn, bishop, knight)
29. Something yellow (corn, daffodil, amber)
30. Technology (phone, computer, television)

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Please put me down for 20, thanks!

15/20

1. Transportation: 'The Revenge Pact' by Brooke Stanton
2. Days of the week (Monday, Saturday, Wednesday)
3. A food or drink: 'Mad Honey' by Jodi Picoult & Jennifer Finney Boylan
4. Type of crime: 'A Good Girl's Guide to Murder' by Holly Jackson
5. Olympic sport: 'Game' - 'The Family Game' by Catherine Steadman
6. Musical instruments (saxophone, piano, drums)
7. Cat family (tiger, tabby, cheetah)
8. School subject: 'The Spanish Love Deception' by Elena Armas
9. Type of weather: Snow on cover - 'I Wish It Could Be Christmas Every Day' by Milly Johnson
10. City in Europe (Paris, Istanbul, Athens)
11. Celebration: 'Summer Wedding' by Sarah Morgan
12. Something you sit on: 'The Hating Game' by Sally Thorne
13. A source of light: 'The Forbidden Zone' by Tom Trott
14. Art or craft (painting, sewing, scrapbooking)
15. A measurement (metres, feet, pounds)
16. Something you hang on the wall (clock, picture, frame)
17. Something you find at a circus (clown, ringmaster, popcorn)
18. A direction (North, West, East)
19. An accessory: Necklace on cover - 'The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo' by Taylor Jenkins Reid
20. Name for a road (avenue, street, circuit): 'Memory Lane' by Becky Wade
21. Shade of purple: Purple on the cover - 'Daisy Jones & The Six' by Taylor Jenkins Reid
22. Something you write: 'Book Lovers' by Emily Henry
23. Something you walk through: Doors on cover - 'Evidence of the Affair' by Taylor Jenkins Reid
24. Something you find in a house: 'The Locked Attic' by B.P. Walter
25. A bird (raven, crow, pigeon)

Bonus:

26. Something you find on a farm (chicken, tractor, hay)
27. A term of endearment (sweetheart, honey, love)
28. A chess piece (pawn, bishop, knight)
29. Something yellow (corn, daffodil, amber)
30. Technology (phone, computer, television)

Yes Please! I didn't quite make it this year, but hoping for a win in 2023.
0/25

I’m in for all 30!

1. Transportation (spaceship on cover) - The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet by Becky Chambers - completed January 2023
2. Day of the week - Tranquility by Tuesday: 9 Ways to Calm the Chaos and Make Time for What Matters by Laura Vanderkam - completed January 2023
3. Food - Why We Cook : Women on Food, Identity, and Connection by Lindsay Gardner - completed February 2023
4. Crime (espionage) - A Spy in the House by Y. S. Lee - completed January 2023
5. Olympic sport (fencing) - As You Wish: Inconceivable Tales from the Making of The Princess Bride by Cary Elwes - completed July 2023
6. Musical instrument (drums) - The Black God's Drums by P. Djeli Clark - completed October 2023
7. Cat family (panther) - The Black Panther Party: A Graphic Novel History by David F. Walker and Marcus Kwame Anderson - completed January 2023
8. School subject - Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus - completed May 2023
9. Weather (drizzle) - Drizzle, Dreams, and Lovestruck Things by Maya Prasad - completed February 2023
10. City in Europe (London) - Rivals in the City by Y. S. Lee - completed May 2023
11. Celebration - A Match Made for Thanksgiving by Jackie Lau - completed September 2023
12. Sit on (tree branch) - Lily and Dunkin by Donna Gephart - completed April 2023
13. Light (sun on cover) - A Closed and Common Orbit by Becky Chambers - completed January 2023
14. Art - Auntie Luce’s Talking Paintings by Francie LaTour - completed April 2023
15. Measurement - The Black Hand: The Epic War Between a Brilliant Detective and the Deadliest Secret Society in American History by Stephen Talty - completed October 2023
16. Something to hang on the wall (light) - City of Light by Lauren Belfer - completed June 2023
17. Circus (horse) - Man Called Horse: John Horse and the Black Seminole Underground Railroad by Glennette Tilley Turner - completed January 2023
18. Direction - North and South by Elizabeth Gaskell - completed January 2023
19. Accessory - You Should See Me in a Crown by Leah Johnson - completed May 2023
20. Road - After Hours on Milagro Street by Angelina M. Lopez - completed February 2023
21. Shade of purple (color on cover) - Let's Talk About Love by Claire Kann - completed January 2023
22. Something you write - Hell of a Book by Jason Mott - completed January 2023
23. Walk through (woods) - What Lies in the Woods by Kate Alice Marshall - completed January 2023
24. Something found in house (shelves/gramophone on cover) - Lost in the Moment and Found by Seanan McGuire - completed February 2023
25. Birds - No Land to Light On by Yara Zgheib - completed March 2023
26. Found on farm - cabin - The Woman in Cabin 10 by Ruth Ware - completed October 2023
27. Term of Endearment (sexy) - Sexy/Dangerous by Beverly Jenkins - completed October 2023
28. Chess piece (queen) - The Bandit Queens by Parini Shroff - completed December 2023

28/30

Count me in for 30


Primary 25 categories with examples

🌻1. Transportation (car, train, skateboard) The Soul Survivor, Joe Townsend and Shawn Doyle. (Aircraft on cover)
🌻. Days of the week (Monday, Saturday, Wednesday) The Saturday Morning Park Run, Jules WaKe.
🌻3. A food or drink (carrot, chips, coffee) The Little Library on Cherry Lane, Katie Ginger.
🌻4. Type of crime (thievery, murder, robbery) Worth Dying For. Lee Childs
🌻5. Olympic sport (skiing, basketball, gymnastics)The Ladies Midnight Swimming Club, Faith Hogan.
🌻 6.Musical instruments (saxophone, piano, drums) Drums of Autumn, Diana Gabaldon
🌻7. Cat family (tiger, tabby, cheetah) Felix the Railway Cat, Kate Moore
🌻8.School subject (mathematics, English, chemistry) Night Music, JoJo Moyes.
🌻9. Type of weather (stormy, rainy, sunny)Before the Rains, Dinah Jeffries.
🌻10. City in Europe (Paris, Istanbul, Athens) The Forgotten Bookshop in Paris, Daisy Wood.
🌻11. Celebration (birthday, wedding, Eid)A Quality Street Wedding, Penny Thorpe.
🌻12. Something you sit on (sofa, chair, bed). The Little Bed and Breakfast by the Sea. Jennifer Joyce.
🌻13. A source of light (sun, lamp, torch) Eagle in the Sky, Wilbur
Smith.
🌻14. Art or craft (painting, sewing, scrapbooking) The Patchwork Girls, Elaine Everest.
🌻15. A measurement (metres, feet, pounds). 61 Hours, Lee Child.
🌻16. Something you hang on the wall (clock, picture, frame) The Clockmakers’ Daughter, Kate Morton
🌻17. Something you find at a circus (clown, ringmaster, popcorn)The Magic Cottage, James Herbert.
🌻18. A direction (North, West, East) Westwind, Ian Rankin
🌻19. An accessory (bag, necklace, scarf). War Baby, Lizzie Lane
🌻20. Name for a road (avenue, street, circuit) The Mothers of Quality Street, Penny Thorpe.
🌻21. Shade of purple (plum, violet, magenta)Second Chances, Jane Green (character called Violet)
🌻22. Something you write (poem, book, essay) The Lighthouse Bookshop, Sharon Gosling
🌻23. Something you walk through (tunnel, arch, door)A Mother’s Choice, Val Wood
🌻24. Something you find in a house (picture, kitchen, couch)The Light of Amsterdam, David Park
🌻25. A bird (raven, crow, pigeon) The Seagull, Ann Cleeves

Bonus 5 categories with examples (only open for members who have finished reading for all the primary categories):

🌻26. Something you find on a farm (chicken, tractor, hay)A Year in the Life of the Yorkshire Shepherdess, Amanda Owen
🌻27. A term of endearment (sweetheart, honey, love)Honey Queen, Cathy Kelly.
🌻28. A chess piece (pawn, bishop, knight) The King of Torts, John Grisham
🌻29. Something yellow (corn, daffodil, amber)Afternoon Tea at the Sunflower Cafe, Millie Johnson
🌻30. Technology (phone, computer, television. The phone booth at the Edge of the World, Laura Imari Messini.

I'm in for 10 books.

9/10

18. a directionUnder the Southern Sky

10. a city in Europe- (Saint-Malo)


9. a type of weather (stormy)


13. a source of light (lamp)


8. school subject


1. transportation


24. Something you find in a house


21. Shade of purple


3. A food or drink

I Spy
January 01 - December 31, 2023
Progress: 30/30

Count me in for all 25 main and the bonus 5!

Primary 25 categories

✅ 1. Transportation: A Streetcar Named Desire by Tennessee Williams
✅ 2. Days of the week: The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman
✅ 3. A food or drink: Watership Down by Richard Adams
✅ 4. Type of crime: Magpie Murders by Anthony Horowitz
✅ 5. Olympic sport: Fence, Vol. 1 by C.S. Pacat
✅ 6. Musical instruments: Drums of Autumn by Diana Gabaldon
✅ 7. Cat family: Cat Sense: How the New Feline Science Can Make You a Better Friend to Your Pet by John Bradshaw
✅ 8. School subject: Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus
✅ 9. Type of weather: A Wind in the Door by Madeleine L'Engle
✅ 10. City in Europe: Babel, or the Necessity of Violence: An Arcane History of the Oxford Translators' Revolution by R.F. Kuang
✅ 11. Celebration: Her Body and Other Parties: Stories by Carmen Maria Machado
✅ 12. Something you sit on: All the Pretty Horses by Cormac McCarthy
✅ 13. A source of light: She Who Became the Sun by Shelley Parker-Chan
✅ 14. Art or craft: The Prince and the Dressmaker by Jen Wang
✅ 15. A measurement: The Year of Magical Thinking by Joan Didion
✅ 16. Something you hang on the wall: The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde
✅ 17. Something you find at a circus: Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins
✅ 18. A direction: East of Eden by John Steinbeck
✅ 19. An accessory: Night Watch by Terry Pratchett
✅ 20. Name for a road: The Watchmaker of Filigree Street by Natasha Pulley
✅ 21. Shade of purple: Purple Hibiscus by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
✅ 22. Something you write: Parable of the Sower by Octavia E. Butler
✅ 23. Something you walk through: A Wind in the Door by Madeleine L'Engle
✅ 24. Something you find in a house: The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver
✅ 25. A bird: Magpie Murders by Anthony Horowitz

Bonus 5 Categories

✅ 26. Something you find on a farm: Breasts and Eggs by Mieko Kawakami
✅ 27. A term of endearment: To Love a Thief by Julie Anne Long
✅ 28. A chess piece: The Queen's Gambit by Walter Tevis
✅ 29. Something yellow: The Yellow Wife: A Novel by Sadeqa Johnson
✅ 30. Technology: Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. Dick

I Spy 2023
Duration: January 1-December 31, 2023
Progress: 4/30

1. Transportation (car, train, skateboard)
2. Days of the week (Monday, Saturday, Wednesday)
✔️3. A food or drink (carrot, chips, coffee)
--- Brownies and Broomsticks by Bailey Cates (3/4)
✔️4. Type of crime (thievery, murder, robbery)
--- Sprinkle with Murder by Jenn McKinlay (7/9)
5. Olympic sport (skiing, basketball, gymnastics)
6. Musical instruments (saxophone, piano, drums)
7. Cat family (tiger, tabby, cheetah)
8. School subject (mathematics, English, chemistry)
9. Type of weather (stormy, rainy, sunny)
10. City in Europe (Paris, Istanbul, Athens)
11. Celebration (birthday, wedding, Eid)
12. Something you sit on (sofa, chair, bed)
✔️13. A source of light (sun, lamp, torch)
--- A Million Suns by Beth Revis (5/31)
14. Art or craft (painting, sewing, scrapbooking)
15. A measurement (metres, feet, pounds)
16. Something you hang on the wall (clock, picture, frame)
17. Something you find at a circus (clown, ringmaster, popcorn)
18. A direction (North, West, East)
19. An accessory (bag, necklace, scarf)
20. Name for a road (avenue, street, circuit)
21. Shade of purple (plum, violet, magenta)
✔️22. Something you write (poem, book, essay)
--- Book of Night by Holly Black (7/15)
23. Something you walk through (tunnel, arch, door)
24. Something you find in a house (picture, kitchen, couch)
25. A bird (raven, crow, pigeon)

Bonus 5 categories with examples (only open for members who have finished reading for all the primary categories):

26. Something you find on a farm (chicken, tractor, hay)
27. A term of endearment (sweetheart, honey, love)
28. A chess piece (pawn, bishop, knight)
29. Something yellow (corn, daffodil, amber)
30. Technology (phone, computer, television)

Count me in for 30
Progress 25/25
5/5


🕵️‍♂️1. Transportation (car, train, skateboard) BOAT


🕵️‍♂️2. Days of the week (Monday, Saturday, Wednesday) Monday Mourning


🕵️‍♂️3. A food or drink (carrot, chips, coffee)


🕵️‍♂️4. Type of crime (thievery, murder, robbery)


🕵️‍♂️5. Olympic sport (skiing, basketball, gymnastics) BIKING


🕵️‍♂️6. Musical instruments (saxophone, piano, drums) Voice of the Violin

🕵️‍♂️7. Cat family (tiger, tabby, cheetah)


🕵️‍♂️8. School subject (mathematics, English, chemistry) Lessons in Chemistry

🕵️‍♂️9. Type of weather (stormy, rainy, sunny)


🕵️‍♂️10. City in Europe (Paris, Istanbul, Athens)


🕵️‍♂️11. Celebration (birthday, wedding, Eid) Hallowe'en Party

🕵️‍♂️12. Something you sit on (sofa, chair, bed)
Powers and Thrones: A New History of the Middle Ages

🕵️‍♂️13. A source of light (sun, lamp, torch)


🕵️‍♂️14. Art or craft (painting, sewing, scrapbooking)


🕵️‍♂️15. A measurement (metres, feet, pounds) The Dark Hours

🕵️‍♂️16. Something you hang on the wall (clock, picture, frame)


🕵️‍♂️17. Something you find at a circus (clown, ringmaster, popcorn)
All the Pretty Horses

🕵️‍♂️18. A direction (North, West, East) Deep South

🕵️‍♂️19. An accessory (bag, necklace, scarf) HAT


🕵️‍♂️20. Name for a road (avenue, street, circuit) The Road to Little Dribbling: Adventures of an American in Britain

🕵️‍♂️21. Shade of purple (plum, violet, magenta)


🕵️‍♂️22. Something you write (poem, book, essay)


🕵️‍♂️23. Something you walk through (tunnel, arch, door)


🕵️‍♂️24. Something you find in a house (picture, kitchen, couch)


🕵️‍♂️25. A bird (raven, crow, pigeon)


Bonus 5 categories with examples (only open for members who have finished reading for all the primary categories):

🕵️‍♂️26. Something you find on a farm (chicken, tractor, hay)

🕵️‍♂️27. A term of endearment (sweetheart, honey, love) Milk and Honey
🕵️‍♂️28. A chess piece (pawn, bishop, knight) The Bishop's Pawn
🕵️‍♂️29. Something yellow (corn, daffodil, amber)

🕵️‍♂️30. Technology (phone, computer, television)

I'd like to join for 20. thank you!

I'll be joining this myself for 10

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Tracking

13/10

✅3. A food or drink - Legends & Lattes
✅4. Type of crime - Revenge, Murder in Three Parts
✅7. Cat family - The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
✅8. School subject - Lessons in Chemistry
✅9. Type of weather - A ​Sky Beyond the Storm
✅13. A source of light - Soul of the Fire
✅16. Something you hang on the wall - The Picture of Dorian Gray
✅17. Something you find at a circus - In the Lives of Puppets
✅18. A direction - North and South
✅20. Name for a road - A Court of Thorns and Roses
✅22. Something you write The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
✅24. Something you find in a house - Book Lovers
✅25. A bird - The Bear and the Nightingale

1. Transportation (car, train, skateboard)
2. Days of the week (Monday, Saturday, Wednesday)
5. Olympic sport (skiing, basketball, gymnastics)
6. Musical instruments (saxophone, piano, drums)
10. City in Europe (Paris, Istanbul, Athens)
11. Celebration (birthday, wedding, Eid)
12. Something you sit on (sofa, chair, bed)
14. Art or craft (painting, sewing, scrapbooking)
15. A measurement (metres, feet, pounds)
19. An accessory (bag, necklace, scarf)
21. Shade of purple (plum, violet, magenta)
23. Something you walk through (tunnel, arch, door)

Bonus 5 categories with examples (only open for members who have finished reading for all the primary categories):

26. Something you find on a farm (chicken, tractor, hay)
27. A term of endearment (sweetheart, honey, love)
28. A chess piece (pawn, bishop, knight)
29. Something yellow (corn, daffodil, amber)
30. Technology (phone, computer, television)

Finished: 2025/02/02

Trying again with 25.

25/25

1. Transportation - ✓
2. Days of the week - Der Donnerstagsmordclub ✓
3. A food or drink - ✓
4. Type of crime Und dann verschwinde ich in die Nacht: Der Golden-State-Killer (True Crime) ✓
5. Olympic sport - (fencing) ✓
6. Musical instruments - ✓
7. Cat family - ✓
8. School subject - Eine Frage der Chemie ✓
9. Type of weather - ✓
10. City in Europe - ✓
11. Celebration - Vor dem Fest ✓
12. Something you sit on - ✓
13. A source of light - (lighthouse) ✓
14. Art or craft - ✓
15. A measurement - Infinity in Our Hearts ✓
16. Something you hang on the wall - Der Geheimbund der Masken ✓
17. Something you find at a circus - (mask) ✓
18. A direction - Somewhere Beyond the Sea ✓
19. An accessory - ✓
20. Name for a road - The Coast Road ✓
21. Shade of purple - ✓
22. Something you write - Feldpost ✓
23. Something you walk through - ✓
24. Something you find in a house - ✓
25. A bird - Ich, Sperling: Roman Der Sunday Times Bestseller ✓

Sounds fun! We'll see if I have the attention span for this. Put me down for 25.

STATUS: 25/25
UPDATED: 11/04/2023

Primary 25 Categories:
1. Transportation (car, train, skateboard)
03/05/2023
2. Days of the week (Monday, Saturday, Wednesday)
- 10/07/2023
3. A food or drink (carrot, chips, coffee)
- 09/25/2023
4. Type of crime (thievery, murder, robbery)
04/23/2023
5. Olympic sport (skiing, basketball, gymnastics)
- 10/03/2023
6. Musical instruments (saxophone, piano, drums)
05/01/2023
7. Cat family (tiger, tabby, cheetah)
03/11/2023
8. School subject (mathematics, English, chemistry)
05/03/2023
9. Type of weather (stormy, rainy, sunny)
06/05/2023
10. City in Europe (Paris, Istanbul, Athens)
- 11/04/2023
11. Celebration (birthday, wedding, Eid)
- 08/15/2023
12. Something you sit on (sofa, chair, bed)
01/05/2023
13. A source of light (sun, lamp, torch)
03/15/2023
14. Art or craft (painting, sewing, scrapbooking)
08/24/2023
15. A measurement (metres, feet, pounds)
06/07/2023
16. Something you hang on the wall (clock, picture, frame)
10/04/2023
17. Something you find at a circus (clown, ringmaster, popcorn)
09/06/2023
18. A direction (North, West, East)
- 09/30/2023
19. An accessory (bag, necklace, scarf)
04/25/2023
20. Name for a road (avenue, street, circuit)
03/23/2023
21. Shade of purple (plum, violet, magenta)
01/22/2023
22. Something you write (poem, book, essay)
05/20/2023
23. Something you walk through (tunnel, arch, door)
05/29/203
24. Something you find in a house (picture, kitchen, couch)
03/20/2023
25. A bird (raven, crow, pigeon)
01/14/2023

Bonus 5 categories (only open for members who have finished reading for all the primary categories):
26. Something you find on a farm (chicken, tractor, hay)
27. A term of endearment (sweetheart, honey, love)
28. A chess piece (pawn, bishop, knight)
29. Something yellow (corn, daffodil, amber)
30. Technology (phone, computer, television)

Update to Message 28: #/25 categories.

In for 30
16/30

1. Transportation (car, train, skateboard)
Honeymoons Can Be Hazardous
2. Days of the week (Monday, Saturday, Wednesday)
3. A food or drink (carrot, chips, coffee)
4. Type of crime (thievery, murder, robbery)
Ill Intent
5. Olympic sport (skiing, basketball, gymnastics)
6. Musical instruments (saxophone, piano, drums)
7. Cat family (tiger, tabby, cheetah)
8. School subject (mathematics, English, chemistry)
9. Type of weather (stormy, rainy, sunny)
No Home for Killers
10. City in Europe (Paris, Istanbul, Athens)
Beartown
11. Celebration (birthday, wedding, Eid)
12. Something you sit on (sofa, chair, bed)
13. A source of light (sun, lamp, torch)
The 5th Horseman
14. Art or craft (painting, sewing, scrapbooking)
The Guest Cat
15. A measurement (metres, feet, pounds)
16. Something you hang on the wall (clock, picture, frame)
One of Us Is Next
17. Something you find at a circus (clown, ringmaster, popcorn)
18. A direction (North, West, East)
The 6th Target
19. An accessory (bag, necklace, scarf)
Jane Eyre
20. Name for a road (avenue, street, circuit)
The Lincoln Highway
21. Shade of purple (plum, violet, magenta)
The Hunting Wives
22. Something you write (poem, book, essay)
People We Meet on Vacation
23. Something you walk through (tunnel, arch, door)
How Lucky
24. Something you find in a house (picture, kitchen, couch)
Bad Medicine: A Medical Thriller (Brad Parker and Karen Richmond, #3
25. A bird (raven, crow, pigeon)

Bonus 5 categories with examples (only open for members who have finished reading for all the primary categories):

26. Something you find on a farm (chicken, tractor, hay)
Razorblade Tears
27. A term of endearment (sweetheart, honey, love)
28. A chess piece (pawn, bishop, knight)
29. Something yellow (corn, daffodil, amber)
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
30. Technology (phone, computer, television)

I'm in for 25 books!

30/25

1. Transportation - Murder on a Mississippi Steamboat
2. Days of the week - The Man Who Was Thursday
3. A food or drink - Life After Coffee
4. Type of crime - Identity Theft
5. Olympic sport - Diving for Love
6. Musical instruments - Girl with Guitar
7. Cat family - Blind Tiger
8. School subject - Suggested Reading
9. Type of weather - Stone Cold Fox
10. City in Europe - Meet Me in London
11. Celebration - Beach Wedding
12. Something you sit on - The Woman on the Bench
13. A source of light - Working Fire
14. Art or craft - The Woman in the Painting
15. A measurement - The Stolen Hours
16. Something you hang on the wall - The Girl with a Clock for a Heart
17. Something you find at a circus - Magic Lessons
18. A direction - West End Girls
19. An accessory - Watch Out for Her
20. Name for a road - On a Quiet Street
21. Shade of purple - Amethyst Dreams
22. Something you write - Lisey's Story
23. Something you walk through - Agatha Arch is Afraid of Everything
24. Something you find in a house - The Bedroom Window
25. A bird - Hawk

Bonus:
26. Something you find on a farm - Girls and their Horses
27. A term of endearment - You Look Beautiful Tonight
28. A chess piece - The Queen of Hearts
29. Something yellow - Lemons
30. Technology - House of Robots

In for 30 ... 30/30 - Yay!! Although might find a better one for Day of the week...

Primary 25 categories with examples

✅1. Transportation (car, train, skateboard)
✅2. Days of the week (Monday, Saturday, Wednesday)
✅3. A food or drink (carrot, chips, coffee)
✅4. Type of crime (thievery, murder, robbery)
✅5. Olympic sport (skiing, basketball, gymnastics)
✅6. Musical instruments (saxophone, piano, drums)
✅7. Cat family (tiger, tabby, cheetah)
✅8. School subject (mathematics, English, chemistry)
✅9. Type of weather (stormy, rainy, sunny)
✅10. City in Europe (Paris, Istanbul, Athens)
✅11. Celebration (birthday, wedding, Eid)
✅12. Something you sit on (sofa, chair, bed)
✅13. A source of light (sun, lamp, torch)
✅14. Art or craft (painting, sewing, scrapbooking)
✅15. A measurement (metres, feet, pounds)
✅16. Something you hang on the wall (clock, picture, frame)
✅17. Something you find at a circus (clown, ringmaster, popcorn)
✅18. A direction (North, West, East)
✅19. An accessory (bag, necklace, scarf)
✅20. Name for a road (avenue, street, circuit)
✅21. Shade of purple (plum, violet, magenta)
✅22. Something you write (poem, book, essay)
✅23. Something you walk through (tunnel, arch, door)
✅24. Something you find in a house (picture, kitchen, couch)
✅25. A bird (raven, crow, pigeon)

Bonus 5 categories with examples (only open for members who have finished reading for all the primary categories):

✅26. Something you find on a farm (chicken, tractor, hay)
✅27. A term of endearment (sweetheart, honey, love)
✅28. A chess piece (pawn, bishop, knight)
✅29. Something yellow (corn, daffodil, amber)
✅30. Technology (phone, computer, television)

Sign me up for 25, thank you!

I Spy, message #32
Goal: 25/25, 100.00%

01. Transportation: The Old Ways: A Journey On Foot - 29 Jun 2023, 3/5
02. Days of the week: The Sundays of Jean Dézert - 19 Sep 2023, 3/5
03. A food or drink: Legends & Lattes - 02 Jan 2023, 4/5
04. Type of crime: Sleeping Murder - 12 Feb 2023, 3/5
05. Olympic sport: The Coming Race - 13 Jan 2023, 2/5
06. Musical instruments: Shoot the Piano Player - 16 Sep 2023, 3/5
07. Cat family: Thrice the Brinded Cat Hath Mew'd - 08 Sep 2023, 3/5
08. School subject: Anthony Powell: Dancing to the Music of Time - 28 Jul 2023, 3/5
09. Type of weather: Gone with the Wind - 25 Jan 2023, 5/5
10. City in Europe: Tartarin of Tarascon - 21 Jan 2023, 3/5
11. Celebration: Cakes and Ale - 25 Apr 2023, 4/5
12. Something you sit on: The Driver's Seat - 09 Sep 2023, 5/5
13. A source of light: The Light Brigade - 28 Feb 2023, 4/5
14. Art or craft: The Tailor of Panama - 04 May 2023, 3/5
15. A measurement: A Reader's Book of Days - 31 Aug 2023, 3/5
16. Something you hang on the wall: Next of Kin - 05 Nov 2023, 3/5
17. Something you find at a circus: The Man Who Folded Himself - 17 Feb 2023, 3/5
18. A direction: Go Down, Moses - 15 Aug 2023, 2/5
19. An accessory: The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat - 11 Jan 2023, 3/5
20. Name for a road: Washington Square - 16 Aug 2023, 5/5
21. Shade of purple: The Juniper Tree - 23 Jun 2023, 4/5
22. Something you write: A Canticle for Leibowitz - 08 Apr 2023, 5/5
23. Something you walk through: Daisy Miller and Other Tales - 08 Jul 2023, 3/5
24. Something you find in a house: Cards on the Table - 13 Mar 2023, 3/5
25. A bird: The Penguin Book of Sick Verse - 14 Apr 2023, 3/5

Goal: 10/14

1. Transportation (car, train, skateboard)
2. Days of the week (Monday, Saturday, Wednesday)
3. A food or drink (carrot, chips, coffee)
4. Type of crime: Killers of a Certain Age
5. Olympic sport: The Running Girls
6. Musical instruments (saxophone, piano, drums)
7. Cat family (tiger, tabby, cheetah)
8. School subject (mathematics, English, chemistry)
9. Type of weather: Wet Hot American Summer
10. City in Europe (Paris, Istanbul, Athens): The Paris Apartment
11. Celebration (birthday, wedding, Eid): The Wedding Dress Sewing Circle
12. Something you sit on (sofa, chair, bed)
13. A source of light (sun, lamp, torch): The Five-Star Weekend
14. Art or craft: The Writing Retreat
15. A measurement (metres, feet, pounds)
16. Something you hang on the wall (clock, picture, frame): The People vs. Alex Cross
17. Something you find at a circus (clown, ringmaster, popcorn)
18. A direction (North, West, East)
19. An accessory (bag, necklace, scarf)
20. Name for a road (avenue, street, circuit)
21. Shade of purple (plum, violet, magenta)
22. Something you write (poem, book, essay)
23. Something you walk through (tunnel, arch, door)
24. Something you find in a house (picture, kitchen, couch): The Island
25. A bird: Swan Light

I SPY CHALLENGE
Duration: January 1, 2023 - December 31, 2023

13/25

Primary 25 categories with examples

1. Transportation (car, train, skateboard)
1/6/23
2. Days of the week (Monday, Saturday, Wednesday)
3. A food or drink (carrot, chips, coffee)
4. Type of crime (thievery, murder, robbery)
Theft of Swords 02/04/23
5. Olympic sport (skiing, basketball, gymnastics)
6. Musical instruments (saxophone, piano, drums)
7. Cat family (tiger, tabby, cheetah)
8. School subject (mathematics, English, chemistry)
Lessons in Chemistry 1/13/23
9. Type of weather (stormy, rainy, sunny)
The Emerald Storm 6/27/23
10. City in Europe (Paris, Istanbul, Athens)
11. Celebration (birthday, wedding, Eid)
12. Something you sit on (sofa, chair, bed)
Throne of Jade 1/10/23
13. A source of light (sun, lamp, torch)
A Court of Frost and Starlight 2/16/23
14. Art or craft (painting, sewing, scrapbooking)
15. A measurement (metres, feet, pounds)
Children of Time 1/29/23
16. Something you hang on the wall (clock, picture, frame)
Record of a Spaceborn Few 3/22/23
17. Something you find at a circus (clown, ringmaster, popcorn)
18. A direction (North, West, East)
19. An accessory (bag, necklace, scarf)
The Emerald Storm 6/27/23
20. Name for a road (avenue, street, circuit)
21. Shade of purple (plum, violet, magenta)
22. Something you write (poem, book, essay)
The Book of the Unnamed Midwife 5/24/23
23. Something you walk through (tunnel, arch, door)
The Broken Room 2/5/2023
24. Something you find in a house (picture, kitchen, couch)
The Cabinet of Dr. Leng 7/12/23
25. A bird (raven, crow, pigeon) Victory of Eagles 4/19/23

Bonus 5 categories with examples (only open for members who have finished reading for all the primary categories):

26. Something you find on a farm (chicken, tractor, hay)
27. A term of endearment (sweetheart, honey, love)
28. A chess piece (pawn, bishop, knight)
29. Something yellow (corn, daffodil, amber)
30. Technology (phone, computer, television)

Sign me up for all 30 books

Primary: 25/25
Bonus: 5/5

Overall Total: 30/30

CHALLENGE COMPLETED

Primary 25 categories:
✅1. Transportation: The Railway Children (5/4/23)
✅2. Days of the week: The Thursday Murder Club (16/10/23)
✅3 A food or drink: If You Give a Mouse a Cookie (30/1/23)
✅4. Type of crime: The Dime Museum Murders (4/5/23)
✅5. Olympic sport: The Little Gymnast (28/1/23)
✅6. Musical instruments: Drum Dream Girl: How One Girl's Courage Changed Music (20/2/23)
✅7. Cat family: The White Tiger (29/3/23)
✅8. School subject: Lessons in Chemistry (17/2/23)
✅9. Type of weather: Sunny Meadows Woodland School (13/2/23)
✅10. City in Europe: Lost London (6/1/23)
✅11. Celebration: Christmas Oranges (30/3/23)
✅12. Something you sit on: The Curious Sofa (13/3/23)
✅13. A source of light: Torch (13/4/23)
✅14. Art or craft: The Sewing Machine (21/10/23)
✅15. A measurement: 66 Metres (2/11/23)
✅16. Something you hang on the wall: A Clockwork Orange (2/4/23)
✅17. Something you find at the circus: 100 Pounds of Popcorn (14/2/23)
✅18. A direction: North of Beautiful (24/4/23)
✅19. An accessory: The Paper Bag Princess (4/2/23)
✅20. Name for a road: Our Street: East End Life in the Second World War (30/3/23)
✅21. Shade of purple: Violet Eyes (24/3/23)
✅22. Something you write: Woman Without Shame: Poems (31/3/23)
✅23. Something you walk through: The House of Many Doors (27/1/23)
✅24. Something you find in a house: There's a Boy in the Girls' Bathroom (25/2/23)
✅25. A bird: The Snow Goose (1/2/23)

Bonus 5 categories (only open for members who have finished reading for all the primary categories):
✅26. Something you find on a farm: The Red Pony (1/12/23)
✅27. A term of endearment: Puppy Love (2/12/23)
✅28. A chess piece: Murder Queen High (3/12/23)
✅29. Something yellow: Purple, Green and Yellow (4/12/23)
✅30. Technology: And So It Goes: Adventures in Television (20/12/23)

I'm in for all 30!

I SPY CHALLENGE
Duration: January 1, 2023 - December 31, 2023

Progress: 21 / 30

Read a book that contains a word in the title or the cover that fits one of the 25 categories mentioned below.

Primary 25 categories with examples

🔎 1. Transportation (car, train, skateboard)
🔎 2. Days of the week (Monday, Saturday, Wednesday) Saturday Night at the Lakeside Supper Club
🔎 3. A food or drink (carrot, chips, coffee) The Long Quiche Goodbye
🔎 4. Type of crime (thievery, murder, robbery) Christmas Witness Conspiracy
5. Olympic sport (skiing, basketball, gymnastics)
🔎 6. Musical instruments (saxophone, piano, drums) Everything Is Just Beginning
🔎 7. Cat family (tiger, tabby, cheetah) Tales from the Café
8. School subject (mathematics, English, chemistry)
🔎 9. Type of weather (stormy, rainy, sunny) Unexpected Grace Comfort In The Midst Of Loss
🔎 10. City in Europe (Paris, Istanbul, Athens) Until Leaves Fall in Paris
🔎 11. Celebration (birthday, wedding, Eid) The Wedding Planner
🔎 12. Something you sit on (sofa, chair, bed)
🔎 13. A source of light (sun, lamp, torch) The Color of Our Sky
🔎 14. Art or craft (painting, sewing, scrapbooking) The Goodbye Quilt
🔎 15. A measurement (metres, feet, pounds) The Minuscule Mansion of Myra Malone
🔎 16. Something you hang on the wall (clock, picture, frame) The Lost Girls of Paris
17. Something you find at a circus (clown, ringmaster, popcorn)
18. A direction (North, West, East)
🔎 19. An accessory (bag, necklace, scarf)
🔎 20. Name for a road (avenue, street, circuit) Second Suns: Two Doctors and Their Amazing Quest to Restore Sight and Save Lives
🔎 21. Shade of purple (plum, violet, magenta)
🔎 22. Something you write (poem, book, essay) The Red Address Book
🔎 23. Something you walk through (tunnel, arch, door)
🔎 24. Something you find in a house (picture, kitchen, couch) Within These Gilded Halls
🔎 25. A bird (raven, crow, pigeon)

Bonus 5 categories with examples (only open for members who have finished reading for all the primary categories):

26. Something you find on a farm (chicken, tractor, hay)
27. A term of endearment (sweetheart, honey, love)
28. A chess piece (pawn, bishop, knight)
29. Something yellow (corn, daffodil, amber)
30. Technology (phone, computer, television)

I did well with this challenge in 2022. So I will try 25 books this time.

1. Transportation (car, train, skateboard) The Warrior's Path

4. Type of crime (thievery, murder, robbery) Burglary, sexual assault, murder: The Dark Hours
5. Olympic sport (skiing, basketball, gymnastics) Torpedo Run

7. Cat family (tiger, tabby, cheetah) If It Bleeds

9. Type of weather (stormy, rainy, sunny) A Rising Thunder

13. A source of light (sun, lamp, torch): Dark Sacred Night

15. A measurement (metres, feet, pounds) The Big Nowhere
16. Something you hang on the wall (clock, picture, frame) Cross of Iron
17. Something you find at a circus (clown, ringmaster, popcorn) Sudden Mischief
18. A direction (North, West, East) Downbelow Station

22. Something you write (poem, book, essay) Hidden Order
23. Something you walk through (tunnel, arch, door) The Shadow Hunter

12/25

I will join the challenge in hopes of reading 20 30 of the prompts.

Progress 23/30
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1. Transportation = cycling
🔲Signs of Life: To the Ends of the Earth with a Doctor

2. Days of the week = date (Friday)
✅️ 11/22/63 23 Jan

3. A food or drink = Food
✅️ In Defense of Food: An Eater's Manifesto 15 Mar

4. Type of crime = kidnap
✅️ Local Woman Missing 3 July

5. Olympic sport = gymnastics
✅️ Winterland 18 Jan

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6. Musical Instrument = guitar
✅️ A Visit from the Goon Squad

7. Cat family = tiger
✅️ The Tiger's Wife 18 Feb

8. School subject = chemistry
✅️ Lessons in Chemistry

9. Type of weather = Snow
✅️ Snow 17 Jan

10. City in Europe = Belfast
🔲 Beyond Belfast: A 560 Mile Journey Across Northern Ireland ..

11. Celebration = marriage
✅️ The Marriage Plot

12. Something to sit on = plastic
🔲 Plastic: A Toxic Love Story

13. A source of light = star
✅️ Starlight 19 Mar

14. Art or craft = art
✅️

15. A measurement = 'at the top'
🔲 The Boy at the Top of the Mountain

16. Hang on the wall = portrait
✅️ The Marriage Portrait

17. Find at a circus = madhouse/funhouse
🔲 Madhouse at the End of the Earth: The Belgica's Journey

18. A direction = sign post
✅️ Adventures in Opting Out: A Field Guide.. 10 Feb

19. An accessory = locket
✅️ Notes on an Execution

20. Name for a road = title
✅️ 84, Charing Cross Road

21. Shade of purple =cover colour
✅️ Screaming on the Inside: The Unsustainability of American Motherhood 12 Jan

22. Written = sentence
✅️ The Sentence 30 June

23. To walk through = door
✅️ Brooklyn

24. Found in a house = nail file
✅️ How to Pronounce Knife: Stories

25. A bird = white bird
✅️ Sadness Is a White Bird 02 Oct

Bonus 5 categories:

26. Find on a farm = chickens
✅️ On Animals 27 Apr

27. A term of endearment =
🔲 Beloved

28. A chess piece = knight/horse
🔲 The Enchanted

29. Something yellow = cover
✅️ Carrie Soto Is Back

30. Technology
✅️ The Echo Chamber 13 Apr
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1)transportation 2)✅️day 3)✅️food 4)✅️crime
5)✅️olympic 6)✅️instrument 7)✅️cat 8)✅️school
9)✅️weather 10)Europe 11)✅️celebration 12)seat
13)✅️light 14)✅️art 15)measurement 16)✅️on wall
17)circus 18)✅️direction 19)✅️accessory 20)✅️road
21)✅️purple 22)✅️written 23)✅️gothrough 24)✅️inhouse
25)✅️bird 26)✅️farm 27)endearment 28)chess
29)✅️yellow 30)✅️technology

I rather enjoyed this challenge in 2022. Please add me for 25. Thank you!

I SPY 2023
Progress: 13/25

✔1. Transportation
Raft of Stars by Andrew J. Graff 18/1
2. Days of the week
Sold on a Monday by Kristina McMorris
✔3. A food or drink:
Death by Bubble Tea by Jennifer J. Chow 3/8
✔4. Type of crime:
A Good Girl's Guide to Murder by Holly Jackson 7/3
✔5. Olympic sport
The Swimmers by Julie Otsuka 6/4
✔6. Musical instruments:
by Becky Jerams 29/1
7. Cat family:
The Lioness by Chris Bohjalian
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✔8. School subject:
The Secret History by Donna Tartt 29/3
✔9. Type of weather
Moon of the Crusted Snow by Waubgeshig Rice 7/1
✔10. City in Europe:
The Paris Apartment by Lucy Foley 1/2
11. Celebration:
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✔12. Something you sit on:
by Fredrik Backman 3/4
✔13. A source of light:
by Melissa Payne 1/1
14. Art or craft
The Girl in the Painting by Tea Cooper
✔15. A measurement
Five Feet Apart by Rachael Lippincott 14/4
16. Something you hang on the wall
https://www.goodreads.com/review/list...
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17. Something you find at a circus
Beyond the Wand: The Magic and Mayhem of Growing Up a Wizard by Tom Felton
✔18. A direction:
Headscarves and Hymens: Why the Middle East Needs a Sexual Revolution by Mona Eltahawy 8/2
19. An accessory:
Girl with a Pearl Earring by Tracy Chevalier
20. Name for a road:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/list...
21. Shade of purple:
by Aiden Thomas
22. Something you write:
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✔23. Something you walk through:
The Ten Thousand Doors of January by Alix E. Harrow 17/7
24. Something you find in a house:
Keeper of Enchanted Rooms by Charlie N. Holmberg
25. A bird:
Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo

Trying this one again, hopefully with more success lol. I'm in for 25!

Progress: 0/25
✔️ = complete
✨ = recommend
🎀 = favorite


1. Transportation (car, train, skateboard)
2. Days of the week (Monday, Saturday, Wednesday)
3. A food or drink (carrot, chips, coffee)
4. Type of crime (thievery, murder, robbery)
5. Olympic sport (skiing, basketball, gymnastics)
6. Musical instruments (saxophone, piano, drums)
7. Cat family (tiger, tabby, cheetah)
8. School subject (mathematics, English, chemistry)
9. Type of weather (stormy, rainy, sunny)
10. City in Europe (Paris, Istanbul, Athens)
11. Celebration (birthday, wedding, Eid)
12. Something you sit on (sofa, chair, bed)
13. A source of light (sun, lamp, torch)
14. Art or craft (painting, sewing, scrapbooking)
15. A measurement (metres, feet, pounds)
16. Something you hang on the wall (clock, picture, frame)
17. Something you find at a circus (clown, ringmaster, popcorn)
18. A direction (North, West, East)
19. An accessory (bag, necklace, scarf)
20. Name for a road (avenue, street, circuit)
21. Shade of purple (plum, violet, magenta)
22. Something you write (poem, book, essay)
23. Something you walk through (tunnel, arch, door)
24. Something you find in a house (picture, kitchen, couch)
25. A bird (raven, crow, pigeon)

Hi Ashleigh - Count me in for all 30 prompts.

I SPY CHALLENGE
Duration: January 1, 2023 - December 31, 2023
Progress: 25/25 + 4/5

Primary 25 categories with examples

√1. Transportation (ferry) - Under a Veiled Moon (Inspector Corravan, #2) - Karen Odden

√2. Days of the week (Monday, Saturday, Wednesday) - Sunday the Rabbi Stayed Home (Rabbi David Small Mystery, #3) - Harry Kemelman

√3. A food or drink (gingerbread cookie) - Gingerbread Dead (Christmas Cookies) - Lori L. Robinett

√4. Type of crime (murder) - Moving is Murder (Middle Age is Murder, #1) - Nellie H. Steele

√5. Olympic sport (Muay Thai recognized this year) - The Knockout - Sajni Patel

√6. Musical instruments (guitar) - Summer of Love: A Music & Murder Mystery - Paul D. Martin

√7. Cat family (housecat & tuxedo cat) - Dial M for Meow (Bookshop Kitties Mysteries, #1) - Ruth J. Hartman

√8. School subject (reading) - Reading, Writing, and Murder (Chocolate Martini Sisters Mystery, #2) - Brenda Whiteside, Joyce Proell

√9. Type of weather (sunny) - Murder, She Wrote: Death on the Emerald Isle (Murder, She Wrote, #56) - Jessica Fletcher

√10. City in Europe (Paris, Istanbul, Athens) - Murder in Trastevere: A Roman Holiday Mystery (Roman Holiday Mystery, #2) - Jen Collins Moore

√11. Celebration (birthday, wedding, Eid) - THE LAST MARDI GRAS: A Code Crackers Thriller - Bill Black

√12. Something you sit on (seats) - Shadowed Seats (Oliana Mercer, #1) - Marguerite Ashton

√13. A source of light (sun) - Sun Keep Rising - Kristen R. Lee

√14. Art or craft (painting) - What Meets the Eye (Kate Myles, #1) - Alex Kenna

√15. A measurement (metres, feet, pounds, hours) - Murder's Legacy: (Tori Winters Mystery, #2) - Anita Dickason

√16. Something you hang on the wall (frame) - In the Frame (Rosedale Investigations, #3) - Lyn Farrell

√17. Something you find at a circus (Big Top) - The Key to Circus-Mom Highway - Allyson Rice

√18. A direction (North, West, East) - Dead West: A Novel (Endings, #3) - Linda L. Richards

√19. An accessory (stethoscope) - Doc Showmance - Zoe Forward

√20. Name for a road (road) - The Low Road (McLaren Mystery, #16) - Jo A. Hiestand

√21. Shade of purple (lavender) - Snuffed Out (Magic Candle Shop Mysteries, #1) - Valona Jones

√22. Something you write (journal/diary) - In The Shadow of The Apennines - Kimberly Sullivan

√23. Something you walk through (door) - The Greenleaf Murders (Historic Homes, #1) - R.J. Koreto

√24. Something you find in a house (table, drink) - Vampires and Villains (Magical Mystery Book Club, #2) - Elizabeth Pantley

√25. A bird (falcon) - Spice Road (Spice Road Trilogy, #1) - Maiya Ibrahim


Bonus 5 categories with examples (only open for members who have finished reading for all the primary categories):

√26. Something you find on a farm (crops, fence, farmhouse) - Killing Johnny Miracle - J.K. Franko

√27. A term of endearment (sweetheart, honey, love) - One Love for Liv - Marianne Arkins

28. A chess piece (pawn, bishop, knight)
√29. Something yellow (corn, daffodil, amber) - Hawke's Prey (Sonny Hawkes Thriller, #1) - Reavis Z. Wortham

√30. Technology (mic, wireless headset) - In the Key of Dead: A Miami Music Mystery (Miami Music Mystery, #2) - Zaida Alfaro

count me in!
goal: 5 categories!

I'm going in for 30!


Primary : 0/25

1. Transportation
2. Days of the week
3. A food or drink
4. Type of crime
5. Olympic sport
6. Musical instruments
7. Cat family
8. School subject
9. Type of weather
10. City in Europe
11. Celebration
12. Something you sit on
13. A source of light
14. Art or craft
15. A measurement
16. Something you hang on the wall
17. Something you find at a circus
18. A direction
19. An accessory
20. Name for a road
21. Shade of purple
22. Something you write
23. Something you walk through
24. Something you find in a house
25. A bird


Bonus (to be unlocked): 0/5
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I'd like to sign up for 5

5/5 - Completed 9/16/2023

4. Type of crime - Murder at the Serpentine Bridge by Andrea Penrose - completed 9/7/2023
13. A source of light - All the Bright Places by Jennifer Niven - completed 1/22/2023
16. Something you hang on the wall - Hidden Pictures by Jason Rekulak - completed 9/16/2023
21. Shade of purple - The Color Purple by Alice Walker - completed 2/16/2023
22. Something you write - Love Story by Erich Segal - completed 1/23/2023

Primary 25 categories with examples
Progress: 30/30

1. Transportation (car, train, skateboard) - Hidden Pictures (car) 01/08
2. Days of the week (Monday, Saturday, Wednesday) - Mothering Sunday (Sunday) 01/15
3. A food or drink (carrot, chips, coffee) - Twilight (apple) 01/05
4. Type of crime (thievery, murder, robbery) - The Murders at Fleat House - 01/03
5. Olympic sport (skiing, basketball, gymnastics) - Breathless (swimming) 03/31
6. Musical instruments (saxophone, piano, drums) - [[book:The Boots My Mother Gave Me|11260839] (guitar) 04/18
7. Cat family (tiger, tabby, cheetah) - The Jungle Book (tiger) - 02/28
8. School subject (mathematics, English, chemistry) - Lessons in Chemistry (chemistry) 03/23
9. Type of weather (stormy, rainy, sunny) - Search for Treasure (sunny) 03/15
10. City in Europe (Paris, Istanbul, Athens) - The Tattooist of Auschwitz (Auschwitz) 01/09
11. Celebration (birthday, wedding, Eid) - Birthday (birthday) 02/20
12. Something you sit on (sofa, chair, bed) - The Flatshare (bed) 01/30
13. A source of light (sun, lamp, torch) - We Begin at the End (sun) 01/15
14. Art or craft (painting, sewing, scrapbooking) - Everyone is Beautiful (baking) 01/18
15. A measurement (metres, feet, pounds) - The Third to Die (third) 05/17
16. Something you hang on the wall (clock, picture, frame) - Princess in Waiting (clock) 02/14
17. Something you find at a circus (clown, ringmaster, popcorn) - Pony (horse) 02/23
18. A direction (North, West, East) - Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood (south) 03/24
19. An accessory (bag, necklace, scarf) - The Dead Boyfriend (necklace) 01/10
20. Name for a road (avenue, street, circuit) - Give Me a K-I-L-L (Fear Street) 03/20
21. Shade of purple (plum, violet, magenta) - The Werewolf Of Fever Swamp (violet cover) 01/03
22. Something you write (poem, book, essay) - The Nothing Man (book) 01/03
23. Something you walk through (tunnel, arch, door) - The Henna Artist (arch) 02/21
24. Something you find in a house (picture, kitchen, couch) - The Breakdown (window) 01/28
25. A bird (raven, crow, pigeon) - The Dead Romantics (crow) - 02/27

Bonus 5 categories with examples (only open for members who have finished reading for all the primary categories):

26. Something you find on a farm (chicken, tractor, hay) - The Four Winds (rice plant) 03/15
27. A term of endearment (sweetheart, honey, love) - Mad Honey (honey) 01/27
28. A chess piece (pawn, bishop, knight) - The Marsh King's Daughter (King) 01/06
29. Something yellow (corn, daffodil, amber) - After You (yellow cover) 02/25
30. Technology (phone, computer, television) - The Moment I Met You (camera) 03/03

📚COMPLETED📚

I'm in for 15. Progress: 2/15

1. Transportation (car, train, skateboard) - Don't Hex and Drive by Juliette Cross
2. Days of the week (Monday, Saturday, Wednesday)
3. A food or drink (carrot, chips, coffee)
4. Type of crime (thievery, murder, robbery)
6. Musical instruments (saxophone, piano, drums)
7. Cat family (tiger, tabby, cheetah)
8. School subject (mathematics, English, chemistry)
9. Type of weather (stormy, rainy, sunny)
10. City in Europe (Paris, Istanbul, Athens)
11. Celebration (birthday, wedding, Eid)
12. Something you sit on (sofa, chair, bed)
13. A source of light (sun, lamp, torch)
14. Art or craft (painting, sewing, scrapbooking)
15. A measurement (metres, feet, pounds)
16. Something you hang on the wall (clock, picture, frame)
17. Something you find at a circus (clown, ringmaster, popcorn)
18. A direction (North, West, East)
19. An accessory (bag, necklace, scarf)
20. Name for a road (avenue, street, circuit)
21. Shade of purple (plum, violet, magenta) - Fangsters, a novel by Jo-Ann Carson

22. Something you write (poem, book, essay)
23. Something you walk through (tunnel, arch, door)
24. Something you find in a house (picture, kitchen, couch)
25. A bird (raven, crow, pigeon)

I'll sign up for 25. 26/25

1. Transportation (car, train, skateboard) (railway)
3. A food or drink (carrot, chips, coffee) Rabbit is a food.
4. Type of crime (thievery, murder, robbery) The Executioner execution is a type of crime
5. Olympic sport (skiing, basketball, gymnastics) The Running Man
6. Musical instruments (saxophone, piano, drums) (guitar)
7. Cat family (tiger, tabby, cheetah) Tiger Paw
8. School subject (mathematics, English, chemistry) The Death Sculptor scuplting is a university subject
9. Type of weather (stormy, rainy, sunny) Stormcaster
10. City in Europe (Paris, Istanbul, Athens) A Gentleman in Moscow
12. Something you sit on (sofa, chair, bed) The Crown Tower horse
13. A source of light (sun, lamp, torch) Sunshine
14. Art or craft (painting, sewing, scrapbooking) The Lock Artist (He could open locks and draw.)
15. A measurement (metres, feet, pounds) In Their Footsteps foot
16. Something you hang on the wall (clock, picture, frame) Thief of Hearts hearts
17. Something you find at a circus (clown, ringmaster, popcorn) (snake/s) are at a circus
18. A direction (North, West, East) Deep Down down is a direction
19. An accessory (bag, necklace, scarf) crown is an accessory
20. Name for a road (avenue, street, circuit) American Ruin: Life and Death on the Streets of Detroit - America's Deadliest City
22. Something you write (poem, book, essay) (book)
23. Something you walk through (tunnel, arch, door)
24. Something you find in a house (picture, kitchen, couch) (man)
25. A bird (raven, crow, pigeon)
27. A term of endearment (sweetheart, honey, love) The Doll's House doll can be endearment
28. A chess piece (pawn, bishop, knight)
29. Something yellow (corn, daffodil, amber) Killing Moon - moon is yellow
30. Technology (phone, computer, television) (phone)

Count me in for 10 of the prompts, but I will likely increase as the year goes on.

My Member's Corner

Sign me up for the primary 25! Bonus 5 to be determined.