writer...’s Comments (group member since Nov 19, 2017)

writer...’s comments from the I Spy Reading Challenge group.

Abbie DiscoSuperFly wrote: "Hi, I am new, just joined today. Since the challenge started in December is it okay to back date with the books I have already read earlier this month?"

Welcome Abbie! Yes def ok to add books from earlier in Dec. As to chat thread i can start a new folder . If you have topics or want to just keep it open, either is doable.
Happy Spying!

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!

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...

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 ...

Tari wrote: "This was a cool discovery that my books since the first of December would count in a challenge :)
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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!

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 !

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 !

Shaz wrote: "This looks like a fun challenge so I have signed up to read 50 books. I have gone to the challenge tab but not sure how I am suppose to add a list of the challenges. It has just set me up with the ..."

Welcome Shaz!
HapPy to find your interest and participation. I've updated the instructions and information under the 2019 Discussion folders so it should all be simplified for your participation.

Let me know how you get on once you've tried what's updated.

Glad you've joined us !
HapPy Book Spying

2019 I SPY BOOK HUNT

1- Winter
The Secret of the Swiss Chalet
Murder on a Winter Afternoon

2- Christmas
Campion at Christmas: 4 Holiday Stories Carols and Chaos
Christmas at the Cottage Christmas with the Book Lovers

3- Travel
And Every Morning the Way Home Gets Longer and Longer

4- Translated
Sebastian and the Troll

5- Non fiction
I'd Rather Be Reading: The Delights and Dilemmas of the Reading Life
Simply Tuesday: Small-Moment Living in a Fast-Moving World

6- Purple cover
The Labours Of Hercules Happy Birthday, Mr Darcy

7- Evergreens on cover
The Blue Castle Death of a Dreamer

8- New to you author
Freefall Gray Mountain: A Novel

9- 1st of series
Murder at the Flamingo A Quiet Life In The Country

10- Destination - Australia
All Made Up

11- Fav genre - Historical fiction
The Black A scot The Tuesday Club Murders

12- Buddy read
The Blue Castle The Spies of Shilling Lane

13- Found
Unexpected find in a goodwill shop...
Jesus Calling: Enjoying Peace in His Presence

14- Valentine read

A Very Austen Valentine

15- Thrift store find
Color Me Calm: 100 Coloring Templates for Meditation and Relaxation

16- Book club read
Ten Lords A-Leaping Before the Fall

17- St Patrick's Day
The Empress of Ireland Love Comes For Saint Patrick's Day

The Shamrock Case

18- Fav author
Kingdom of the Blind

19- Colouring options
Faith and Lettering Companion Lettering Journal

20- Pinned to the I SPY board
The Printed Letter Bookshop

21- Library book sale
By Its Cover

22- Little Free Library Find
The Railway Children came with audio 😊

23- Coffee shop find
A cafe book basket discovery in Scotland -
Belgravia

24- Freebie ~ received audio and printable True You journal free with purchase of ~
True You: Letting Go of Your False Self to Uncover the Person God Created

25- Bouquet on cover
Promises and Primroses
Natural Born Readers Amish Brides

26- Letter on cover
The Love Letter Peril by Post

27- New release
Praying with Jane: 31 Days through the Prayers of Jane Austen
City of Secrets

28- New to you country
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society

29- Bicycle on cover
The Vintage Wren: Week 1

30- Palm tree on cover
The Aloha Quilt

31- Seashore on cover
Valley of the Shadow Undaunted Hope

32- Snow on cover
Stone and Snow Mole's Christmas Welcome
Twist of Fate

33- Name of month
The Enchanted April

34- Number in title
Ten Lords A-Leaping ...And a Silver Sixpence in Her Shoe

35- One word title
Maud: A Novel Inspired by the Life of L.M. Montgomery

36- Pumpkin on cover
Queen of Halloween Pumpkin Everything

37- Bookshop topic
The Secrets of Paper and Ink
Natural Born Readers Right Under Your Nose
Paris by the Book

38- Library topic
Summer at the Garden Cafe By Its Cover

39- Mittens on cover
Christmas Holidays at Merryvale

40- Recipes in book
Christmas Joy: A Keepsake Book from the Heart of the Home
Blackberry Pie Murder Key Lime Pie Murder Scones & Bones

41- Stars on cover
You're Doing THAT in the Talent Show?!
Piece de Resistance Hidden Among the Stars

42- Tea mentioned
Under a Maui Moon Gold Dust Tea: A Teacup Courtship Novella

A Case of First Impression

43- Read with a child
The Railway Children

44- Atypical genre
The Deal of a Lifetime

45- Where you'd love to live
England - Land of Legends

46- Author's initials match yours
Laurie R. King

47- Mystery
The House on Foster Hill Murder on Black Swan Lane

48- Romance
Night at the Opera

49- War
The Care and Management of Lies: A Novel of the Great War
The Best of Intentions A Song Unheard The Book Thief

50- Free choice . . .

Infatuation and Independence: A Modern Austen Short Story

LuAnn wrote: "Not sure if I did it right, or overwrote someone else's challenge. *sigh*"

Welcome LuAnn!

nothing seems amiss, LuAnn, so no worries - and they don't provide us with instructions even when a new system is introduced, so if you just want to follow my updated instructions, copy and paste the I SPY book list into a comment and fill it in from there is OK Great exactly what WILL work!
I also copied the list and blog posted so it's always easily at hand to add another find spied ;)

Hoping this now works for you ? Should work well - I've ironed out the kinks and written new instructions to simplify as I went along .

I'll help however I can to make it fun and an easy challenge - none of us need further life complications !!

Glad you've joined us!
HapPy Book Spying

Lucy wrote: "I will start next year's challenge. I may only get a few read but fun to look for themes and cover categories you listed. Thanks for the invite! 💕"

Delighted, Lucy! Happy to have you join us and make it an opp for book FuN :)

*INSTRUCTIONS: UPDATED Dec 15:

Copy and paste the I Spy Book Hunt list posted above as your own comment under the Discussion Heading "2019 SPIES List". {see my example as posted}
This will allow us to edit and add our books "Spied" as a running collection using the "add book/author" link.

NEXT:
Go over to the "Challenges" topic [box on Right at top ] To "Create Challenge" for your own I SPY book finds. Name your I SPY goodreads shelf as prompted. It will automatically tally when you mark your book finds as an I SPY read. Hit "Save" .

Using this CHALLENGE page automatically tabulates a running total of your Spied book completions according to your designated goodreads I SPY shelf. As you mark your I SPY books "read" they are added to your year's total - making life easier for each of us!

Shelf Opens as of the Challenge start date - December 1st . Ready set go...?

Begin the FuN ! Start your I SPY Hunting !

And THANK YOU for joining the SPY Ring

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 . . .

Lesley wrote: "1Winter setting -
2Advent-The Christ of Christmas: Readings for Advent
3Christmas –Gather 'Round the Sound
4NewYear -Squirrel's New Year's Resolution
..."

Looking good, Lesley ! Thanks for posting ...

Mary wrote: "1Winter setting -

2Advent-

3Christmas –

4NewYear -[bookcover:..."

Superb, Mary! Well Done with your I Spy choices and completions...

CONGRATS to Mary !!

writer... wrote: "Mary wrote: "1Winter setting -

Well done, Mary ! You definitely know how to play I SPY !!

writer... wrote: "Joni wrote: "This is an amazing initiative !
I'm Going to add to the list books from bookgobbler.com which you all can get for free - a service much like NetGalley which a few of us struggling aut..."

Thanks for sharing, Joni ...

I found 1 more audiobook to end the month..
by Carlene O'Connor

I've enjoyed The Library at the Edge of the World
written by Irish author Felicity Hayes-McCoy
capably narrated by Emma Lowe with distinguishing accents.
Descriptive Irish locales with clearly pictured characters and settings. A lovely wee bit o' the blarney for St Patrick's celebrating this month ;)

How many are reading a book themed for St Patrick's Day ?
set in Ireland or by an Irish author...?

Any you'd recommend?

Please do add your own shelf of books read as you're able . Thanks for joining the SPY Ring ;) !