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[Nicole]

I'm in :)

[Cassandra]

Welcome to the challenge everyone! I'm glad to see so much interest in this challenge.

Kathryn and Kathryn, since there are two of you with the same spelling, I've listed you using your location on your profile. If you can think of a better/easier way to identify yourselves, please let me know. I just want to make sure I don't get confused midway through the year. :)

[Kathryn]

Cassandra wrote: "Welcome to the challenge everyone! I'm glad to see so much interest in this challenge.

Kathryn and Kathryn, since there are two of you with the same spelling, I've listed you using your location o..."

That suits me, Cassandra! Thank you!

[Agnes]

Cassandra wrote: "I SPY CHALLENGE
Duration: January 1, 2015 - December 31, 2015

Read a book that contains a word in the title that fits each of the 25 categories below. If you're having trouble with a particular ca..."

Sounds like fun, count me in!
I SPY CHALLENGE
1. Color - The Black House
2. Number - The 13 Clocks
3. Things That Grow - The Ghost Orchid
4. Seasons - Suddenly Last Summer
5. First Name - Operation Napolean
6. Places - Mystery on the Isle of Shoals
7. Body Part - Lacy Eye
8. Weapon - ,Switchblade
9. Body of Water - A Wicked Snow
10. Form of Water - Snowblind
11. Product of Fire - The Scorch Trial
12. Celestial Body - The Sun Killer
13. Architecture - The Farm
14. Senses - Seeing Julia
15. Royal Title - King of Swords
16. Family Member - The Hangman's Daughter
17. Elements - At the Water's Edge
18. Time of Day - A Thousand Mornings
19. Metal - The Goldfinch
20. XEmotion/Feeling - Outrage
21. Animal/Insect - Bad Wolf
22. Something to Read - The Book of You
23. Gender Identifier - Child 44
24. Paranormal Being - A Safe Man; A Ghost Story
25. XOccupation - The Painter

Nailed it! Fun challenge ~

[Carrie]

This one looks like fun :) Count me in!!


1. Color ↠The White Giraffe 9/2015
2. Number ↠ The One and Only Ivan 5/17/15
3. Things That Grow ↠ In the Woods 7/13/15
4. Seasons ↠ Winterling 3/12/15
5. First Name ↠ Gingersnap
6. Places ↠ The Girl in the Park 8/7/15
7. Body Part ↠ Stowaway Heart
8. Weapon ↠
9. Body of Water ↠
10. Form of Water ↠
11. Product of Fire ↠ Shadow Spell 2/25/15
12. Celestial Body ↠ Moon Over Manifest 3/24/15
13. Architecture ↠ Bradstreet Gate 8/5/15
14. Senses ↠ The Coldest Girl in Coldtown 8/11/15
15. Royal Title ↠
16. Family Member ↠ One Dog and His Boy
17. Elements ↠
18. Time of Day ↠
19. Metal ↠
20. Emotion/Feeling ↠ Missing You 4/14/15
21. Animal/Insect ↠
22. Something to Read ↠ The Bookseller 5/14/15
23. Gender Identifier ↠ Where She Went 3/12/15
24. Paranormal Being ↠ Undead 3/1/15
25. Occupation ↠ The Apothecary

[Cassandra]

Agnes and Carrie, I added you both. Welcome to the challenge!

[Jannene]

Dominique wrote: "L'm in!

I SPY CHALLENGE
Duration: January 1, 2015 - December 31, 2015

Read a book that contains a word in the title that fits each of the 25 categories below. If you're having trouble with a part..."

You have some good books on your list. I almost picked The Son and Water for Elephants.

[Mallory]

looks like a good challenge!!! Sign me up please

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[Laura Jane]

I'll give this a go. Add me to the list for all 25 please.

[Laura Jane]

My list so far! I've still got a few to fill in but will add them in as I go.


1. Color: The Color Purple
2. Number: Slaughterhouse-Five
3. Things That Grow: Seed
4. Seasons: The Dead of Summer
5. First Name: A Friend Like Henry
6. Places: Wild Swans: Three Daughters of China
7. Body Part: The Mother Tongue: English and How It Got That Way
8. Weapon: Dark Lover (Black Dagger Brotherhood)
9. Body of Water: The Ocean at the End of the Lane
10. Form of Water: Smilla's Sense of Snow
11. Product of Fire:
12. Celestial Body: The Almost Moon
13. Architecture:
14. Senses: The Hunger Games Does Hunger Count? I will probably look for something else for this!
15. Royal Title: The Constant Princess
16. Family Member: The Bad Mother's Handbook
17. Elements:
18. Time of Day: Midnight's Children
19. Metal: The Golden Compass
20. Emotion/Feeling: Pride and Prejudice
21. Animal/Insect: When God Was a Rabbit
22. Something to Read: The Scarlet Letter
23. Gender Identifier: I Am Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban
24. Paranormal Being: The Noonday Demon: An Atlas of Depression
25. Occupation: Doctor Sleep

[James]

On Wow this sounds good count me in, let me see how many of these I can get done this year. I like this challenge, bring it on.

I SPY Challenge - 2015
Duration: January 1, 2015 - December 31, 2015


Finished and Read: 13 / 25

✔ 1. Color - Francona: The Red Sox Years by Terry Francona
✔ 2. Number - The 6th Target by James Patterson
✔ 3. Things That Grow - Roses are Red
✔ 4. Seasons - The Summer of the Danes by Ellis Peters
5. First Name - George Washington: A Biography by John R. Alden
6. Places - Battle Of New Orleans by Robert Remini
✔ 7. Body Part - The Right Hand of Evil by John Saul
✔ 8. Weapon - The Guns of August by Barbara W. Tuchman
✔ 9. Body of Water - The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman
✔ 10. Form of Water - Frozen in Time: An Epic Story of Survival and a Modern Quest for Lost Heroes of World War II by Mitchel Zuckoff
✔ 11. Product of Fire - Angela's Ashes by Frank McCourt
12. Celestial Body - Bad Moon Rising by Jonathan Maberry
✔ 13. Architecture - Habits of the House by Fay Weldon
14. Senses - The Scent of Rain and Lightning by Nancy Pickard
✔ 15. Royal Title - A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court by Mark Twain
16. Family Member - The Silent Wife by A.S.A. Harrison
17. Elements - Into the Fire: A Firsthand Account of the Most Extraordinary Battle in the Afghan War by Dakota Meyer
18. Time of Day - An Army at Dawn: The War in North Africa, 1942-1943 by Rich Atkinson
19. Metal - The Brass Verdict ny Michael Connelly
20. Emotion/Feeling - Nothing to Fear: FDR's Inner Circle and the Hundred Days That Created ModernAmerica by Adam Cohen
21. Animal/Insect - Trident K9 Warriors: My Tale from the Training Ground to the Battlefield with Elite Navy SEAL Canines by Michael Ritland
22. Something to Read - People of the Book by Geraldine Brooks
✔ 23. Gender Identifier - Girl Missing by Tess Gerritsen
✔ 24. Paranormal Being - Angels at Christmas: Those Christmas Angels / Where Angels Go by Debbie Macomber
25. Occupation - Death of a Policeman by M.C. Beaton

[Cassandra]

Updated to here!

[Dana]

Please add me to this challenge.

[❦Dawn❦]

I WOULD LIKE TO JOIN THIS ONE WITH ALL 25:


1. Color - red, crimson, indigo
2. Number - one, twice, third
3. Things That Grow - tree, rose, garden
4. Seasons - spring, fall, autumn
5. First Name - Jacqueline, Robert, Ajax
6. Places - country, empire, London
7. Body Part - hand, bone, mind
8. Weapon - knife, poison, arrow
9. Body of Water - sea, river, pond
10. Form of Water - ice, mist, rain
11. Product of Fire - heat, ash, flames
12. Celestial Body - sun, star, planet
13. Architecture - castle, bridge, house
14. Senses - sight, touch, taste
15. Royal Title - king, duke, emperor
16. Family Member - brother, aunt, parent
17. Elements - fire, wind, air
18. Time of Day - morning, dusk, evening
19. Metal - gold, bronze, steel
20. Emotion/Feeling - love, fear, pride
21. Animal/Insect - dog, tiger, unicorn
22. Something to Read - book, story, newspaper
23. Gender Identifier - wife, man, lady
24. Paranormal Being - vampire, angel, ghost
25. Occupation - doctor, assassin, detective

[Cassandra]

I've added everyone.

Myles, I'm glad you like this challenge and I hope you'll find the challenges we run throughout the year fun as well. :)

[Whitney]

I'm in for this challenge! (13/25)

1. Color - The White Tigerby Aravind Adiga read 1/11/15
2. Number - Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel read 2/12/15
3. Things That Grow - The Crimson Petal and the White by Michael Faber read 5/10/15
4. Seasons - The Winter Peopleby Jennifer McMahon read 4/3/15
5. First Name -
6. Places - Notes from Underground read 2/22/15
7. Body Part -
8. Weapon -
9. Body of Water - The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman read 3/29/15
10. Form of Water -
11. Product of Fire -
12. Celestial Body -
13. Architecture - Paper Towns by John Green read 5/21/15
14. Senses -
15. Royal Title -
16. Family Member - The Husband's Secret by Liane Moriarty read 7/25/15
17. Elements -
18. Time of Day -
19. Metal - The Silver Linings Playbook by Matthew Quick read 3/24/15
20. Emotion/Feeling - Atonement read 1/19/15; Great Expectations read 3/2/15
21. Animal/Insect - When We Were Animals by Joshua Gaylord read 6/9/15
22. Something to Read - The Book of Strange New Things by Michael Faber read 1/6/15
23. Gender Identifier - The Girl on the Train read 1/25/15
24. Paranormal Being -
25. Occupation -

[Anna]

I'm all in for 25! :D
I'll add my books as I read them.

1. Color - red, crimson, indigo
2. Number - one, twice, third
3. Things That Grow - tree, rose, garden
4. Seasons - spring, fall, autumn
5. First Name - Jacqueline, Robert, Ajax
6. Places - country, empire, London
7. Body Part - hand, bone, mind
8. Weapon - knife, poison, arrow
9. Body of Water - sea, river, pond
10. Form of Water - ice, mist, rain
11. Product of Fire - heat, ash, flames
12. Celestial Body - sun, star, planet
13. Architecture - castle, bridge, house
14. Senses - sight, touch, taste
15. Royal Title - king, duke, emperor
16. Family Member - brother, aunt, parent
17. Elements - fire, wind, air
18. Time of Day - morning, dusk, evening
19. Metal - gold, bronze, steel
20. Emotion/Feeling - love, fear, pride
21. Animal/Insect - dog, tiger, unicorn
22. Something to Read - book, story, newspaper
23. Gender Identifier - wife, man, lady
24. Paranormal Being - vampire, angel, ghost
25. Occupation - doctor, assassin, detective

[Dominique]

Jannene wrote: "Dominique wrote: "L'm in!

I SPY CHALLENGE
Duration: January 1, 2015 - December 31, 2015

Read a book that contains a word in the title that fits each of the 25 categories below. If you're having t..."

I wasn't sure about Water for elephants but it was a good fit

[Shantanu]

Sounds fun! This will be my first challenge, I hope I'll be able to complete it.

Here's my (partial) list:

☐1. Color - The Colour of Magic
☑2. Number - Fahrenheit 451
☐3. Things That Grow - The Name of the Rose
☐4. Seasons -
☑5. First Name - Charlotte's Web
☑6. Places - Alcatraz Versus the Evil Librarians
☑7. Body Part - Alcatraz Versus the Scrivener's Bones
☑8. Weapon - The Subtle Knife
☑9. Body of Water - The Ocean at the End of the Lane
☐10. Form of Water - Cloud Atlas
☑11. Product of Fire - The Way of Shadows
☐12. Celestial Body - The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress
☑13. Architecture - Howl's Moving Castle
☐14. Senses - All the Light We Cannot See
☑15. Royal Title - The Way of Kings
☐16. Family Member - Mother Night
☑17. Elements - Stardust
☐18. Time of Day - Night
☐19. Metal - The Alloy of Law
☐20. Emotion/Feeling - Pride and Prejudice
☑21. Animal/Insect - Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?
☑22. Something to Read - Words of Radiance
☑23. Gender Identifier - The Princess Bride
☑24. Paranormal Being - The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
☑25. Occupation - Guards! Guards!

Completed: 15/25

[[deleted user]]

I think it will be interesting and fun so how many categories the books I read can fit in to. Will update as I go along.

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[Marika]

I'm in! :)

25/25

1. Color - Marko Hautala (toim.): Valkoiset varpaat ('valkoiset' = white)
2. Number - David Nicholls: Starter for Ten
3. Things That Grow - Colette: The Ripening Seed
4. Seasons - John Steinbeck: The Winter of Our Discontent
5. First Name - Marian Keyes: Rachel's Holiday
6. Places - Vilmos Kondor: Budapestin synnit ('Budapest')
7. Body Part - Nathanael West: Miss Lonelyhearts
8. Weapon - Jari Järvelä: Tyttö ja pommi ('pommi' = a bomb)
9. Body of Water - Annika Thor: Saari meren keskellä ('An Island in the Middle of the Sea')
10. Form of Water - Ulla-Lena Lundberg: Jää ('jää' = ice)
11. Product of Fire - Olli Jalonen: Tuhkasaari ('tuhka' = ash)
12. Celestial Body - Mari Strachan: The Earth Hums in B Flat
13. Architecture - Agatha Christie: The Murder at the Vicarage
14. Senses - Sari Peltoniemi: Kuulen kutsun metsänpeittoon ('kuulen' = I hear)
15. Royal Title - Ellery Queen: The King is Dead
16. Family Member - Lene Kaaberbøl: The Shamer's Daughter (The Shamer Chronicles #1)
17. Elements - Kenneth Grahame: The Wind in the Willows
18. Time of Day - Katja Kettu: Yöperhonen ('yö' = night)
19. Metal - Arthur Conan Doyle: Silver Blaze
20. Emotion/Feeling - Ane Menendez: Loving Che
21. Animal/Insect - Diana Gabaldon: Dragonfly in Amber
22. Something to Read - Emmi Itäranta: Teemestarin kirja ('kirja' = book)
23. Gender Identifier - Caitlin Moran: How to Build a Girl
24. Paranormal Being - Liz Williams: The Demon and the City
25. Occupation - Tarquin Hall: The Case of the Missing Servant

[Jave]

Can I join too? :D

COMPLETED: 20/25

✔ Color - Grey: Fifty Shades of Grey
✔ Number - Four: The Sign of Four
✔ Things That Grow - Rye: The Catcher in the Rye
✔ Seasons - Summer: Summer
✔ First Name - Gatsby: The Great Gatsby
✔ Places - Idhún: Memoirs of Idhún #1: La resistencia
7. Body Part - <>Heart: Heart of Darkness
✔ Weapon - Spindle: The Sleeper and the Spindle
✔ Body of Water - Sea: The Old Man and the Sea
10. Form of Water - <>Snow: Spring Snow
✔ Product of Fire - Shining: The Shining
✔ Celestial Body - Star: Stardust
✔ Architecture - Window: The Hundred-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out of the Window and Disappeared
✔ Senses - Sense: The Sense of an Ending (Is this cheating?)
✔ Royal Title - Empress: Sissi Emperatriz: Elizabeth de Austria
16. Family Member - <>Twins: Time of the Twins (Dragonlance Legends #1)
✔ Elements - Fire: Catching Fire
18. Time of Day - <>Night: The Night Circus
19. Metal - <>Silver: The Silver Chair
✔ Emotion/Feeling - Hunger: The Hunger Games
✔ Animal/Insect - Mockingjay: Mockingjay
✔ Something to Read - Tale: The Handmaid's Tale
✔ Gender Identifier - Men: The Secret Lives of Men
✔ Paranormal Being - Demons: Of Love and Other Demons
✔ Occupation - Songmaster: Songmaster

I did my best and it was lots of fun :)

[Cassandra]

Of course you can join! :) I've added everyone. I'm really looking forward to seeing what everyone reads for each of the categories.

[Holli]

Sign me up please :)

11/25
1. Color - The Silver Linings Playbook - Matthew Quick
2. Number - Four: A Divergent Story Collection - Veronica Roth
3. Things That Grow - Flowers in the Attic - V.C. Andrews
4. Seasons - spring, fall, autumn
5. First Name - Mary Poppins - P.L. Travers
6. Places - Harvey Pekar's Cleveland - Harvey Pekar
7. Body Part - hand, bone, mind
8. Weapon - knife, poison, arrow
9. Body of Water - Green River Killer - Jeff Jensen
10. Form of Water - ice, mist, rain
11. Product of Fire - heat, ash, flames
12. Celestial Body - First World Problems: 101 Reasons Why The Terrorists Hate Us - Ben Nesvig (6/13)
13. Architecture - castle, bridge, house
14. Senses - sight, touch, taste
15. Royal Title - king, duke, emperor
16. Family Member - brother, aunt, parent
17. Elements - fire, wind, air
18. Time of Day - morning, dusk, evening
19. Metal - gold, bronze, steel
20. Emotion/Feeling -
21. Animal/Insect - Doggie Day Care Murder - Laurien Berenson
22. Something to Read - book, story, newspaper
23. Gender Identifier - Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl - Harriet Jacobs
24. Paranormal Being - 20th Century Ghosts - Joe Hill
25. Occupation - doctor, assassin, detective

[Jason]

I would like to join in as well. Great challenge!

Completed: 25/25

[X] 1. Color – Orange is the New Black by Piper Kerman
[X] 2. Number – Trinity: A Graphic History of the First Atomic Bomb by Jonathan Fetter-Vorm
[X] 3. Things That Grow – A Walk in the Woods: Rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail by Bill Bryson
[X] 4. Seasons – One Summer: America, 1927 by Bill Bryson
[X] 5. First Name – The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates by Wes Moore
[X] 6. Places – Future Arctic: Field Notes from a World on the Edge by Edward Struzik
[X] 7. Body Part – Crooked Little Vein by Warren Ellis
[X] 8. Weapon – Whipping Boy: The Forty-Year Search for My Twelve-Year-Old Bully by Allen Kurzweil
[X] 9. Body of Water – Lost at Sea: The Jon Ronson Mysteries by Jon Ronson
[X] 10. Form of Water – The Ice Harvest by Scott Phillips
[X] 11. Product of Fire – The Flame Trees of Thika: Memories of an African Childhood by Elspeth Huxley
[X] 12. Celestial Body – Low Moon by Jason
[X] 13. Architecture – Feral Cities: Adventures with Animals in the Urban Jungle by Tristan Donovan
[X] 14. Senses – Blind Side: Evolution of a Game by Michael Lewis
[X] 15. Royal Title – The Baron in the Trees by Italo Calvino
[X] 16. Family Member – An Ideal Husband by Oscar Wilde
[X] 17. Elements – The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame
[X] 18. Time of Day – Dawn by Octavia E. Butler
[X] 19. Metal – Cat on a Hot Tin Roof by Tennessee Williams
[X] 20. Emotion/Feeling – A Few Seconds of Panic: A 5-Foot-8, 170-Pound, 43-Year-Old Sportswriter Plays in the NFL by Stefan Fatsis
[X] 21. Animal/Insect – To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
[X] 22. Something to Read – The Library Beyond the Book by Jeffrey T. Schnapp and Matthew Battles
[X] 23. Gender Identifier – The Suspicions of Mr. Whicher: A Shocking Murder and the Undoing of a Great Victorian Detective by Kate Summerscale
[X] 24. Paranormal Being – The Sea of Monsters by Rick Riordan
[X] 25. Occupation – The Sculptor by Scott McCloud

[Madalena]

Looks like fun. Count me in please.
1. Color- Anne of Green Gables
2. Number - Fahrenheit 451
3. Things That Grow -The Perks of Being a Wallflower
4. Season -
5. First Name - Veronika Decides to Die
6. Places - Οι μάγισσες της Σμύρνης
(The witches of Smirna)
7. Body Part - Heart of Darkness
8. Weapon - The Dark Tower, Volume 1: The Gunslinger Born
9. Body of Water -The Old Man and the Sea
10. Form of Water - Frostfeuer (Heart of ice)
11. Product of Fire - Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
12. Celestial Body - The Fault in Our Stars
13. Architecture - The Two Towers
14. Senses - A Room with a View
15. Royal Title - Lord of the Flies
16. Family Member - Sons and Lovers
17. Elements - The Good Earth
18. Time of Day - The Voyage of the Dawn Treader
19. Metal - gold, bronze, steel
20. Emotion/Feeling - Living Loving and Learning
21. Animal/Insect - A Dance with Dragons
22. Something to Read - The Book Thief
23. Gender Identifier - Little Women
24. Paranormal Being - City of Fallen Angels
25. Occupation - Memoirs of a Geisha

[Nola]

Please add me to this challenge! 5/25
1. Color - red, crimson, indigo

2. Number - one, twice, third

3. Things That Grow - tree, rose, garden
4. Seasons - spring, fall, autumn
5. First Name - Jacqueline, Robert, Ajax
6. Places - country, empire, London
7. Body Part - hand, bone, mind
8. Weapon - knife, poison, arrow
9. Body of Water - sea, river, pond
10. Form of Water - ice, mist, rain
11. Product of Fire - heat, ash, flames
12. Celestial Body - sun, star, planet
13. Architecture - castle, bridge, house
14. Senses - sight, touch, taste
15. Royal Title - king, duke, emperor
16. Family Member - brother, aunt, parent
17. Elements - fire, wind, air
18. Time of Day - morning, dusk, evening
19. Metal - gold, bronze, steel
20. Emotion/Feeling - love, fear, pride
21. Animal/Insect - dog, tiger, unicorn
22. Something to Read - book, story, newspaper
23. Gender Identifier - wife, man, lady
24. Paranormal Being - vampire, angel, ghost
25. Occupation - doctor, assassin, detective

[Renee]

Can I still join this challenge please?

[Renee]

I Spy Challenge
Duration 1/1/15 - 12/31/15
0/25

1. Color - red, crimson, indigo
2. Number - one, twice, third
3. Things That Grow - tree, rose, garden
4. Seasons - spring, fall, autumn
5. First Name - Jacqueline, Robert, Ajax
6. Places - country, empire, London
7. Body Part - hand, bone, mind
8. Weapon - knife, poison, arrow
9. Body of Water - sea, river, pond
10. Form of Water - ice, mist, rain
11. Product of Fire - heat, ash, flames
12. Celestial Body - sun, star, planet
13. Architecture - castle, bridge, house
14. Senses - sight, touch, taste
15. Royal Title - king, duke, emperor
16. Family Member - brother, aunt, parent
17. Elements - fire, wind, air
18. Time of Day - The Witching Hour
19. Metal - gold, bronze, steel
20. Emotion/Feeling - love, fear, pride
21. Animal/Insect - dog, tiger, unicorn
22. Something to Read - book, story, newspaper
23. Gender Identifier - wife, man, lady
24. Paranormal Being - vampire, angel, ghost
25. Occupation - doctor, assassin, detective

[Ange]

I SPY CHALLENGE
Duration: January 1, 2015 - December 31, 2015

Read a book that contains a word in the title that fits each of the 25 categories below. If you're having trouble with a particular category, ask other members what they are reading for it. You may also use the name of the series for up to three categories.

Here are the 25 categories with examples. The examples are just to get you started - any word that fits the category is fair game.

1. Color - red, crimson, indigo
2. Number - one, twice, third
3. Things That Grow - tree, rose, garden
4. Seasons - spring, fall, autumn
5. First Name - Jacqueline, Robert, Ajax
6. Places - country, empire, London
7. Body Part - hand, bone, mind
8. Weapon - knife, poison, arrow
9. Body of Water - sea, river, pond
10. Form of Water - ice, mist, rain
11. Product of Fire - heat, ash, flames
12. Celestial Body - sun, star, planet
13. Architecture - castle, bridge, house
14. Senses - sight, touch, taste
15. Royal Title - king, duke, emperor
16. Family Member - brother, aunt, parent
17. Elements - fire, wind, air
18. Time of Day - morning, dusk, evening
19. Metal - gold, bronze, steel
20. Emotion/Feeling - love, fear, pride
21. Animal/Insect - dog, tiger, unicorn
22. Something to Read - book, story, newspaper
23. Gender Identifier - wife, man, lady
24. Paranormal Being - vampire, angel, ghost
25. Occupation - doctor, assassin, detective

[Raluca]

Another fun challenge :) Sign me up for 25

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[SibylM]

I'm in! Not sure what I am going to read yet, so I will come back and edit in my entries as I go.

1. Color - red, crimson, indigo
2. Number - one, twice, third
3. Things That Grow - tree, rose, garden
4. Seasons - spring, fall, autumn
5. First Name - Jacqueline, Robert, Ajax
6. Places - country, empire, London
7. Body Part - hand, bone, mind
8. Weapon - knife, poison, arrow
9. Body of Water - sea, river, pond
10. Form of Water - ice, mist, rain
11. Product of Fire - heat, ash, flames
12. Celestial Body - sun, star, planet
13. Architecture - castle, bridge, house
14. Senses - sight, touch, taste
15. Royal Title - king, duke, emperor
16. Family Member - brother, aunt, parent
17. Elements - fire, wind, air
18. Time of Day - morning, dusk, evening
19. Metal - gold, bronze, steel
20. Emotion/Feeling - love, fear, pride
21. Animal/Insect - dog, tiger, unicorn
22. Something to Read - book, story, newspaper
23. Gender Identifier - wife, man, lady
24. Paranormal Being - vampire, angel, ghost
25. Occupation - doctor, assassin, detective

[Sally]

Sounds fun! I'm not sure what I'll read for each one but will update as I go along.

I SPY CHALLENGE
Duration: January 1, 2015 - December 31, 2015

1. Color - The Red Tent - Anita Diamant ★★☆☆☆ (01/02/15)
2. Number - Station Eleven - Emily St. John Mandel ★★★★★ (04/02/15)
3. Things That Grow - tree, rose, garden
4. Seasons - Secrets of a Summer Night - Lisa Kleypas ★★★☆☆ (21/02/15)
5. First Name - Jane Eyre - Charlotte Brontë ★★★★★ (11/02/15)
6. Places - country, empire, London
7. Body Part - hand, bone, mind
8. Weapon - knife, poison, arrow
9. Body of Water - sea, river, pond
10. Form of Water - Iced - Karen Marie Moning ★★★☆☆ (24/01/15)
11. Product of Fire - Burned - Karen Marie Moning ★★★★☆ (26/01/15)
12. Celestial Body - The Fault in Our Stars - John Green ★☆☆☆☆ (10/01/15)
13. Architecture - castle, bridge, house
14. Senses - sight, touch, taste
15. Royal Title - Red Queen - Victoria Aveyard ★★★☆☆ (01/03/15)
16. Family Member - The Sin Eater’s Daughter - Melinda Salisbury ★★☆☆☆ (06/03/15)
17. Elements - Gone with the Wind - Margaret Mitchell ★★★★☆ (15/03/15)
18. Time of Day - morning, dusk, evening
19. Metal - gold, bronze, steel
20. Emotion/Feeling - love, fear, pride
21. Animal/Insect - dog, tiger, unicorn
22. Something to Read - book, story, newspaper
23. Gender Identifier - The Girl on the Train - Paula Hawkins ★★★★☆ (28/01/15)
24. Paranormal Being - Dead Witch Walking - Kim Harrison ★★☆☆☆ (24/02/15)
25. Occupation - doctor, assassin, detective

12/25

[Book Dragon &#x1f409; &#x1f4da;]

I would love to participate in this one.

1. Color - red, crimson, indigo
2. Number - one, twice, third
3. Things That Grow - tree, rose, garden
4. Seasons - spring, fall, autumn
5. First Name - Jacqueline, Robert, Ajax
6. Places - country, empire, London
7. Body Part - hand, bone, mind
8. Weapon - knife, poison, arrow
9. Body of Water - sea, river, pond
10. Form of Water - ice, mist, rain
11. Product of Fire - heat, ash, flames
12. Celestial Body - sun, star, planet
13. Architecture - castle, bridge, house
14. Senses - sight, touch, taste
15. Royal Title - king, duke, emperor
16. Family Member - brother, aunt, parent
17. Elements - fire, wind, air
18. Time of Day - morning, dusk, evening
19. Metal - gold, bronze, steel
20. Emotion/Feeling - love, fear, pride
21. Animal/Insect - dog, tiger, unicorn
22. Something to Read - book, story, newspaper
23. Gender Identifier - wife, man, lady
24. Paranormal Being - vampire, angel, ghost
25. Occupation - doctor, assassin, detective

[Poppy]

Ohhh I'm in please!!

1. Color - red, crimson, indigo
2. Number - one, twice, third
3. Things That Grow - tree, rose, garden
4. Seasons - spring, fall, autumn
5. First Name - Jacqueline, Robert, Ajax
6. Places - country, empire, London
7. Body Part - hand, bone, mind
8. Weapon - knife, poison, arrow
9. Body of Water - sea, river, pond
10. Form of Water - ice, mist, rain
11. Product of Fire - heat, ash, flames
12. Celestial Body - sun, star, planet
13. Architecture - castle, bridge, house
14. Senses - sight, touch, taste
15. Royal Title - king, duke, emperor
16. Family Member - brother, aunt, parent
17. Elements - fire, wind, air
18. Time of Day - morning, dusk, evening
19. Metal - gold, bronze, steel
20. Emotion/Feeling - love, fear, pride
21. Animal/Insect - dog, tiger, unicorn
22. Something to Read - book, story, newspaper
23. Gender Identifier - wife, man, lady
24. Paranormal Being - vampire, angel, ghost
25. Occupation - doctor, assassin, detective

[Suvi]

Count me in! This is my first list challenge in GR, so I'm very excited :)

Read: 0/25

01. Color -
02. Number -
03. Things That Grow -
04. Seasons -
05. First Name -
06. Places -
07. Body Part -
08. Weapon -
09. Body of Water -
10. Form of Water -
11. Product of Fire -
12. Celestial Body -
13. Architecture -
14. Senses -
15. Royal Title -
16. Family Member -
17. Elements -
18. Time of Day -
19. Metal -
20. Emotion/Feeling -
21. Animal/Insect -
22. Something to Read -
23. Gender Identifier -
24. Paranormal Being -
25. Occupation -

[Nancy]

I'd like to join this challenge too please!

I Spy Challenge

Read: 23/25

1. Color - black: ✔The Black Dahlia by James Ellroy - 2.4.15 ★★★★★
2. Number - twelve: ✔Twelve Years a Slave by Solomon Northup - 7.1.15 ★★★★
3. Things That Grow - rye: ✔The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger - 2.1.15 ★★★★
4. Seasons - winter: ✔If on a Winter's Night a Traveller by Italo Calvino - 5.3.15 ★★★
5. First Name - Myra: ✔Myra Breckinridge & Myron by Gore Vidal - 1.1.15 ★★★★
6. Places - Chesil Beach: ✔On Chesil Beach by Ian McEwan - 22.4.15 ★★★★
7. Body Part - arms: ✔Men At Arms by Evelyn Waugh - 26.5.15 ★★★
8. Weapon - arrow: ✔Erasmus Hobart and the Golden Arrow by Andrew Fish - 11.7.15 ★★
9. Body of Water - harbour: ✔Broken Harbour by Tana French - 12.2.15 ★★★★★
10. Form of Water - ice, mist, rain
11. Product of Fire - heat, ash, flames
12. Celestial Body - moon: ✔Fool Moon by Jim Butcher - 2.9.15 ★★★
13. Architecture - farm: ✔Cold Comfort Farm by Stella Gibbons - 12.4.15 ★★★★★
14. Senses - taste: ✔A Morbid Taste for Bones by Ellis Peters - 4.1.15 ★★★★
15. Royal Title - prince: ✔Prince of Thorns by Mark Lawrence - 8.2.15 ★★★
16. Family Member - cousin: ✔My Cousin Rachel by Daphne Du Maurier - 28.5.15 ★★★★
17. Elements - wind: ✔The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss - 21.2.15 ★★★★★
18. Time of Day - night: ✔Live by Night by Dennis Lehane - 18.2.15 ★★★★★
19. Metal - iron: ✔The Iron King by Julie Kagawa - 31.7.15 ★★
20. Emotion/Feeling - shock - ✔The Shock of the Fall by Nathan Filer - 4.4.15 ★★★★
21. Animal/Insect - wolf- ✔The Big Bad Wolf by James Patterson - 26.1.5 ★★★
22. Something to Read - book - ✔The Book of Lost Things by John Connolly - 22.2.15 ★★★
23. Gender Identifier - lady - ✔The Lady of Sorrows by Anne Zouroudi - 3.2.15 ★★★★
24. Paranormal Being - angel - ✔Miss Garnet's Angel by Salley Vickers - 26.3.15 ★★
25. Occupation - agent - ✔Agent 6 by Tom Rob Smith - 6.2.15 ★★★

[Tiffany-Rae]

In for all. Add as I go.

[Cassandra]

Welcome to the challenge, everyone, and happy new year!

[Gayle]

1 challenge completed:
24. Paranormal Being: City of Fallen Angels

[Nancy]

I'd like to join this challenge. Thanks!

[Cassandra]

I added you, Nancy!

Congratulations, Gayle, on being the first to complete one of the categories.

[Caro]

I already have 7 Challenge, but this one sounds nice because I will have to think about it before putting the book and in my TBR list I can find some interesting things.... put me in, please.

[Laura]

Hi, I really like the sound of this one, please add me in for all 25 :-)

[Cassandra]

Awesome! I added you both. Laura, you're listed as Laura A.

It's tough to keep all the first names straight on these popular challenges, but that's a good problem to have. ;)

[Voracious_reader]

I'm in for all 25. This sounds great! It's my first challenge. :)

01. Color - The Blue Notebook by James A. Levine
02. Number - Knit Two by Kate Jacobs
03. Things That Grow -The Dandelion's Tale by Kevin Sheehan
04. Seasons -Fall Leaves Fall! by Zoe Hall
05. First Name - Lyle at the Office by Bernard Waber
06. Places - The Heaven of Animals by Nancy Tillman
07. Body Part - The Foot Book by Dr. Seuss
08. Weapon -
09. Body of Water - The Lighthouse: The Mystery of the Eilean Mor Lighthouse Keepers by Keith McCloskey
10. Form of Water -The Deep and Snowy Wood by Elwyn Tate
11. Product of Fire -
12. Celestial Body - New Moon by Stephenie Meyer
13. Architecture - Bats at the Library by Brian Lies
14. Senses - Polar Bear, Polar Bear, What Do You Hear? by Bill Martin Jr.
15. Royal Title -The Princess of 8th Street by Linas Alsenas
16. Family Member - My Father at 100 by Ron Reagan
17. Elements -
18. Time of Day - Breaking Dawn by Stephenie Meyer
19. Metal -
20. Emotion/Feeling - Wherever You Are My Love Will Find You by Nancy Tillman
21. Animal/Insect - The Berenstain Bears' Dinosaur Dig by Jan Berenstain
22. Something to Read -
23. Gender Identifier -
24. Paranormal Being -
25. Occupation - The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency by Alexander McCall Smith

[Cassandra]

I hope you have a lot of fun with it!

[Laura]

That's great, thanks Cassandra. I just realised that my first completed book of the year also completes my first category :-)

1/25

5. The Rosie Effect by Graeme Simsion

[Kylie]

I'm in! I'll add the outline and thoughts of books as I go.

1. Color - red, crimson, indigo - [Book:Shades of Grey: the Road to High Saffron] - Jasper Fforde
2. Number - one, twice, third - The Fourth Bear - Jasper Fforde
3. Things That Grow - tree, rose, garden - The Forgotten Garden - Kate Morton
4. Seasons - spring, fall, autumn - Child of the Northern Spring, etc by Persia Woolley?
5. First Name - Jacqueline, Robert, Ajax - One of Our Thursdays is Missing - Jasper Fforde (Thursday is the name of the protagonist)
6. Places - country, empire, London Seven Little Australians eg The Secret Country by Pamela Dean
7. Body Part - Make Your Brain Work - Amy Brann
8. Weapon - knife, poison, arrow - The Last Dragonslayer - Jasper Fforde does this count?
9. Body of Water - The Ocean at the End of the Lane - Neil Gaiman
10. Form of Water - Raising Steam
11. Product of Fire - heat, ash, flames, coal, smoke - Smoke and Mirrors by Neil Gaiman?
12. Celestial Body - sun, star, planet - Queen of the Summer Stars by Persia Woolley? or A Swiftly Tilting Planet by Madeleine L'Engle
13. Architecture - castle, bridge, house - The Blue Castle by L.M. Montgomery or The Hero's Guide to Storming the Castle by Christopher Healy
14. Senses - sight, touch, taste - Look Who's Back - Timur Vermes (or, loosely, The Hunger Games )
15. Royal Title - king, duke, emperor - The Undomestic Goddess - Sophie Kinsella Does this count?
16. Family Member - brother, aunt, parent - Sibling Rivalry Seven Simple Solutions
17. Elements - fire, wind, air - Catching Fire - Suzanne Collins
18. Time of Day - morning, dusk, evening - Midnight in Austenland by Shannon Hale or Before Midnight by Cameron Dokey or even Four Past Midnight by Stephen King
19. Metal - gold, bronze, steel - Pat of Silver Bush by L.M. Montgomery, or better, Princess of the Silver Woods by Jessica Day George
20. Emotion/Feeling - love, fear, pride - The Emotional Extremist's Guide to Handling Cartoon Elephants How to Solve Elephantine Emotional Problems Without Getting Run Over Chased Flattened
21. Animal/Insect - I Could Chew on This and Other Poems by Dogs - Francesca Marciuliano
22. Something to Read - Lost in a Good Book - Jasper Fforde
23. Gender Identifier - Mr Mercedes - Stephen King
24. Paranormal Being - vampire, angel, ghost - Strange and the Wizard (to be published 2015) - Jasper Fforde
25. Occupation - doctor, assassin, detective The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency series - completed reading The Minor Adjustment Beauty Salon from this series; The Fairy-Tale Detectives by Michael Buckley

[Helen]

I'm in for all 25.