I Spy Challenge - 2015 Showing 1,501-1,550 of 1,564

[Sally]

Almost there! Just one more to go.

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 - Flowers from the Storm - Laura Kinsale ★★★★☆ (03/10/15)
4. Seasons - Secrets of a Summer Night - Lisa Kleypas ★★★☆☆ (21/02/15)
5. First Name - Jane Eyre - Charlotte Brontë ★★★★★ (11/02/15)
6. Places - The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society - Mary Ann Shaffer ★★☆☆☆ (14/11/15)
7. Body Part - Written on Your Skin - Meredith Duran ★★★☆☆ (27/08/15)
8. Weapon - Sparkling Cyanide - Agatha Christie ★★★★☆ (30/09/15)
9. Body of Water - The Ocean at the End of the Lane - Neil Gaiman ★★★★☆ (04/04/15)
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 - Wolf Hall - Hilary Mantel ★★★☆☆ (06/11/15)
14. Senses - All the Light We Cannot See - Anthony Doerr ★★★★☆ (05/12/15)
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 - Crown of Midnight - Sarah J. Maas ★★★★★ (20/04/15)
19. Metal - The Iron Duke - Meljean Brook ★★☆☆☆ (18/11/15)
20. Emotion/Feeling - Pride and Prejudice - Jane Austen ★☆☆☆☆ (25/10/15)
21. Animal/Insect - To Kill a Mockingbird - Harper Lee ★★★★★ (24/05/15)
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 - The Assassin's Blade - Sarah J. Maas ★★★☆☆ (08/10/15)

24/25

[Sheila]

Sheila wrote: "Sheila wrote: "19/25


✔ 21. Animal/Insect - Planet of the Dogs

[Betwixt the]

@Cassandra:

I just finished my challenge list! (sorry, I forgot to update you on my progress along the way!)

[Emma]

Updated message 1080 - challenge completed. Read 25/25

[Cassandra]

No worries, Elizabeth! Congratulations on finishing your challenge.

Congratulations, Emma!

[Susan (dalmatian21)]

DONE! (Only because hubby said Incredible Hulk should count as a weapon :) )

This was a lot of fun! Debating about next year's I-Spy challenge, might be more than I can do.

Thanks!

25/25 done

1. Color - Princess in Pink: with Project Princess
2. Number - Top Secret Twenty-One
3. Things That Grow – The Shadow and the Rose
4. Seasons – Drums of Autumn
5. First Name - Cinder
6. Places - Eighth Grave After Dark
7. Body Part – Big Boned
8. Weapon - Marvel's Avengers Phase One: The Incredible Hulk
9. Body of Water - The Lake
10. Form of Water - A Breath of Snow and Ashes
11. Product of Fire - Ashes of Midnight
12. Celestial Body - Starfire Angels
13. Architecture - Glass Houses
14. Senses - A Taste of Pearl
15. Royal Title - The Queen's Army
16. Family Member - Kidnapped the Wrong Sister
17. Elements - After the Fire
18. Time of Day - Fire at Twilight
19. Metal - Dazzled by Silver
20. Emotion/Feeling - Size 12 Is Not Fat
21. Animal/Insect - Beauty and the Wolf
22. Something to Read - Neil Patrick Harris: Choose Your Own Autobiography
23. Gender Identifier - Death, and the Girl He Loves
24. Paranormal Being – A Plague of Zombies
25. Occupation – Lord John and the Private Matter

[Katariina]

Message 305 updated: 14/25

[Cassandra]

I agree with him, Susan! Congratulations on finishing the challenge.

[Jannene]

I updated message 100; 16/25.

[Rae]

Updated message 84
23/25 I'm not sure I'll make it. I am trying to finish a series as well as the A-Z Challenge.

[Katariina]

Message 305 updated: it's 15/25 now
I need to do some serious reading during Christmas! ;D

[Jackie B. -]

YES! By completing Winter by Marissa Meyer I have officially completed my challenge! 25/25 completed!

This is the first yearly challenge I've ever completed, and it feels great. I look forward to tackling more in 2016.

Message 937 updated with final list

[Cassandra]

Congratulations, Jackie!

Rae - no worries. Sometimes you have to prioritize challenges.

[Amy (Other Amy)]

Updated message 1389: Full length challenge FINISHED! I ended up doing all 25/25 (unless you disqualify my entry for the metal; I finagled it a bit - in which case 24/24 sounds great to me). I meant to have this finished over a month ago, so very happy to have it done.

Thanks again; this was a great challenge.

[Cassandra]

Congratulations on finishing the challenge, Amy!

[Amy (Other Amy)]

Thanks :)

[Marika]

Message #127 - I have finished the challenge! Thank you for a nice & fun reading challenge. :)

[Cassandra]

Congratulations, Marika!

[Reija]

Cassandra wrote: "Congratulations, Reija! What were some of the more difficult categories? Did you like the books you picked for them?"
Well, Weapon and Form of Water were hardest.. which is weird that you would think that there are like thousands weapon stuff in titles. So I re-read Gunslinger from Dark Tower serie, which I really like, again. It was pretty good. Rain was partly good, I was gonna fit it also in other challenges but I was wonder if I would like Sunbathing In The Rain: A Cheerful Book About Depression more but well.

[Kathryn]

Reija wrote: "Cassandra wrote: "Congratulations, Reija! What were some of the more difficult categories? Did you like the books you picked for them?"
Well, Weapon and Form of Water were hardest.. which is weird ..."

I agree with Weapon being difficult, Reija - there is only one of the books on my TBR list with a weapon in the title - and it's not one that I'm going to get to this year so that one will remain uncompleted :-(

[SibylM]

I have completed my 25 even if I had to resort to children's books for a couple of them. Here we go:
1. Color - Between Shades of Gray
2. Number - A Brief History of Seven Killings
3. Things That Grow - Under the Udala Trees (I really wanted to read Why is the Penis Shaped Like That?: And Other Reflections on Being Human for this series but I was just hating the book and gave up on it).
4. Seasons - Winter Mythologies and Abbots
5. First Name - Nora Webster
6. Places - The Oregon Trail: A New American Journey
7. Body Part - Fire Shut Up in My Bones
8. Weapon - The Water Knife
9. Body of Water - Fourth of July Creek
10. Form of Water - Snowmen at Night
11. Product of Fire - Smoky Night
12. Celestial Body - The Sun Is God
13. Architecture - The Turner House
14. Senses - Final Vision: The Last Word on Jeffrey MacDonald
15. Royal Title - Rat Queens #1
16. Family Member - Fairyland: A Memoir of My Father
17. Elements - Rose Under Fire
18. Time of Day - The House in the Night
19. Metal - The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics
20. Emotion/Feeling - More Happy Than Not
21. Animal/Insect - H is for Hawk
22. Something to Read - Pages for You
23. Gender Identifier - Men Explain Things to Me
24. Paranormal Being - The Buried Giant
25. Occupation - Playing the Whore: The Work of Sex Work

[Cassandra]

Congratulations, Sibyl!

[ChrisP]

Completed 22/25


Form of Water

Water for Elephants

I know this is a stretch but its late December....

[Merja]

Because Christmas is a season, at least according to Wikipedia, I spied season in A Zombie Christmas.

13/25

[Megan BG]

Merja wrote: "Because Christmas is a season, at least according to Wikipedia, I spied season in A Zombie Christmas.

13/25"

I agree! I was going to do that when I was planning out my books, but ended up reading a book with "summer" in it.

[Cassandra]

That's a good one, Merja! It works for me. :)

Chris, no worries about stretching. Is water a form of water? I think so!

[Marina]

✔4. Seasons – Neve di primavera (English: Spring Snow)

20/25

[Leslie]

Please update message 288; 15/25

[Rae]

Would "Feeling" count as a sense? I feel it's stretching it. Looking for a holiday book that overlaps with senses.

[Rae]

Laura Jane wrote: "14. Senses: The Hunger Games Does Hunger Count? I will probably look for something else for this!..."

I was wondering the same thing as I am listening to Hunger Games right now.

[Cassandra]

I think either of those would work fine, Rae. We're close to the end of the year! :)

[Rae]

Updated message 84
24/25 I'm going to make it. already 40% done with the final book in this challenge. Should be done by Sat.

[Sheila]

Updated message 97

22/25

✔ 1. Color - Code Black: Winter of Storm Surfing
✔ 19. Metal- The Gold Bat
✔ 17. Elements - Doctor Who: Dead Air

[Karina]

25/25!

Updated msg 12 in the thread - I'd direct-link it, but clumsyfingers on a tablet makes it hard :3

[Rae]

Updated message 84
25/25 I'm done!!!

[Sally]

COMPLETE :D Phew, it was looking like I wouldn't quite manage it for a while.

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 - Flowers from the Storm - Laura Kinsale ★★★★☆ (03/10/15)
4. Seasons - Secrets of a Summer Night - Lisa Kleypas ★★★☆☆ (21/02/15)
5. First Name - Jane Eyre - Charlotte Brontë ★★★★★ (11/02/15)
6. Places - The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society - Mary Ann Shaffer ★★☆☆☆ (14/11/15)
7. Body Part - Written on Your Skin - Meredith Duran ★★★☆☆ (27/08/15)
8. Weapon - Sparkling Cyanide - Agatha Christie ★★★★☆ (30/09/15)
9. Body of Water - The Ocean at the End of the Lane - Neil Gaiman ★★★★☆ (04/04/15)
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 - Wolf Hall - Hilary Mantel ★★★☆☆ (06/11/15)
14. Senses - All the Light We Cannot See - Anthony Doerr ★★★★☆ (05/12/15)
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 - Crown of Midnight - Sarah J. Maas ★★★★★ (20/04/15)
19. Metal - The Iron Duke - Meljean Brook ★★☆☆☆ (18/11/15)
20. Emotion/Feeling - Pride and Prejudice - Jane Austen ★☆☆☆☆ (25/10/15)
21. Animal/Insect - To Kill a Mockingbird - Harper Lee ★★★★★ (24/05/15)
22. Something to Read - Bridget Jones's Diary - Helen Fielding ★★★★★ (27/12/15)
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 - The Assassin's Blade - Sarah J. Maas ★★★☆☆ (08/10/15)

25/25

[Clare]

Updated message 507 finally completed by last book on Christmas Day: The Tiger in the Smoke Margery Allingham - a classic story from the golden age starring Albert Campion in a post WWII crime thriller.

Thank you for this challenge - I've enjoyed finding books for each category and has helped broaden my reading. Looking forward to the I Spy challenge in 2016.

[Gwen S.]

Well, I'm finishing up my remaining items on my 2015 I Spy Challenge:

#9 Body of Water- Starlight on Willow Lake by Susan Wiggs

#17 Element- Earth Bound by Christine Feehan

23/25... Three more to go.
#8 Weapons
#15 Royal Title:
#19 Metal:

[Gwen S.]

Update:

# 8 Weapon: The Viper Game by Christine Feehan.

#19 Metal: Kiss Me (Fool's Gold, #17)
Would it be okay to use this novel for my metal requirement?

If so, then I'll only have one more left to go : Royal title.

24/ 25

[Cassandra]

Great job, everyone!

Congratulations to Rae, Karina, Sally, and Clare for finishing their challenges.

[Danielle]

Danielle wrote: "I'm in as well. When I look at my reading list for 2015, I can do 17 out of 25. So I probably will not be able to do all 25, but it will be fun and nice to see how far I get.

1. Color: [book:The S..."

I've done 16 for this challenge (post 28).

[Gwen S.]

I forgot 'M'!

M- 'Marry me at Christmas' by Susan Mallery. (double Ms... ;-) )

23/ 26.

[Gwen S.]

Oops, sorry I added that to the incorrect challenge. It should be A to Z.

[Cassandra]

Great job, Danielle!

No problem, Gwen - I got you.

[Sue]

Updated 88. 24/25 but may get the last one done!!

[Sharon]

I SPY CHALLENGE
Duration: January 1, 2015 - December 31, 2015
21/25 that may be what I get
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
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2. Number - one, twice, third
✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
3. Things That Grow - tree,rose, garden
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4. Seasons - spring, fall, autumn
✔
5. First Name - Jacqueline, Robert, Ajax
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6. Places - country, empire, London
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7. Body Part - hand, bone, mind heart
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8. Weapon - knife, poison, arrow
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9. Body of Water - sea, river, pond lake
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10. Form of Water - ice, mist, rain
✔ ✔
11. Product of Fire - heat, ash, flames
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12. Celestial Body - sun, star(s), planet
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13. Architecture - castle, bridge, house
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14. Senses - sight, touch, taste taste is part of the complete title
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15. Royal Title - king, duke, emperor
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16. Family Member - brother, aunt, parent
maybe
17. Elements - fire, wind, air
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18. Time of Day - morning, dusk, evening
19. Metal - gold, bronze, steel
20. Emotion/Feeling - love, fear, pride lonely
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21. Animal/Insect - dog, tiger, unicorn
22. Something to Read - book, story, newspaper
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23. Gender Identifier - wife, man, lady
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24. Paranormal Being - vampire, angel, ghost
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25. Occupation - doctor, assassin, detective
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[Cynthia]

Finished the challenge at 13/25 with Pride and Prejudice

Post 1118

[Merja]

Here's my latest spies..

✔ 7. Body Part - Minecraft: Construction Handbook (Hand)
✔ 14. Senses - Makujen matka - Georgia (Translated as Journey of tastes or something like that)
✔ 20. Emotion/Feeling - The Light Fantastic (Fantastic)

16/25

Might spy some more before end of the year..

[Melissa]

Updating post 190

Finished!!!!

[Cassandra]

Congratulations, Melissa!