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I Spy - 2022

Primary 25 categories with examples:
1. Color - red, crimson, indigo - Red

2. Number - one, twice, third - Numbers


3. Things That Grow - tree, rose, garden - Flowers

4. Seasons - spring, fall, autumn - book:Seasons

5. First Name - Jacqueline, Robert, Tanya - book:Ariadne

6. Places - country, empire, London - World

7. Body Part - hand, bone, mind - Brain

8. Weapon - knife, poison, arrow - Blade

9. Body of Water - sea, river, pond - Sea

10. Form of Water - ice, mist, rain - 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, grasshopper - Cuckoo

22. Something to Read - book, story, newspaper - Book

23. Sports - baseball, basketball, football
24. Paranormal Beings - vampire, angel, ghost
[bookcpver:The Magicians|6101718]The Magicians
25. Occupation - doctor, assassin, detective

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Bonus 5 categories with examples (only open for members who have finished reading for all the primary categories):
1. Magical beings - witches, wizards, elves

2. Inspirational people - Mandela, Gandhi, Obama

3. Mental Health - depression, therapy, anxiety

4. Subjects - Biology, Psychology, Chemistry

5. Monthly themes of the 2022 Reading Challenge - The list of our monthly themes can be foun


GOAL: 30
Primary: 0/25
Bonus: 0/5
Primary 25 categories with examples:
1. Color - red, crimson, indigo The Spy with the Red Balloon
2. Number - one, twice, third Just One Day
3. Things That Grow - tree, rose, garden Rose Kennedy's Family Album: From the Fitzgerald Kennedy Private Collection, 1878-1946
4. Seasons - spring, fall, autumn Winter's Tale
5. First Name - Jacqueline, Robert, Tanya Me and Earl and the Dying Girl
6. Places - country -- Ukraine, empire, London I'll Never Change My Name: An Immigrant's American Dream from Ukraine to the USA to Dancing with the Stars
7. Body Part - hand, bone, mind I Love the Bones of You: My Father And The Making Of Me
8. Weapon - knife, poison, arrow The Impossible Knife of Memory
9. Body of Water - sea, river, pond The Sea of Trolls
10. Form of Water - ice, mist, rain The Mist
11. Product of Fire - heat, ash, flames Kingdom of Ash and Briars
12. Celestial Body - sun, star, planet, moon Doctor Who: Hunter's Moon
13. Architecture - castle, bridge, house Charlie Bone and the Castle of Mirrors
14. Senses - sight, touch, taste Doctor Who: Touched By An Angel
15. Royal Title - king, duke, emperor Duke, Actually
16. Family Member - brother, aunt, parent, father Father's Day: A Journey into the Mind and Heart of My Extraordinary Son
17. Elements - fire, wind, air The Fireman
18. Time of Day - morning, dusk, evening, night Night Shift
19. Metal - gold, bronze, steel The Golden Hat: Talking Back to Autism
20. Emotion/Feeling - love, fear, pride Love, Lies and Spies
21. Animal/Insect - dog --- on cover, tiger, grasshopper Until Tuesday: A Wounded Warrior and the Golden Retriever Who Saved Him
22. Something to Read - book, story, newspaper Barnum's Own Story: The Autobiography of P. T. Barnum
23. Sports - baseball, basketball, football Catching Jordan
24. Paranormal Beings - vampire, angel, ghost Angel
25. Occupation - doctor, assassin, detective The Assassin Game

























Bonus 5 categories with examples (only open for members who have finished reading for all the primary categories):
1. Magical beings - witches, wizards, elves The Nature of Witches
2. Inspirational people - Mandela, Gandhi, Obama Dreams from My Father: A Story of Race and Inheritance
3. Mental Health - depression, therapy, anxiety
4. Subjects - Biology, Psychology, Chemistry
5. Monthly themes of the 2022 Reading Challenge - The list of our monthly themes can be found here



Update to message 102 -
11. Product of Fire - heat, ash, flames - Kingdom of Ash by Sarah J. Maas 01/06
11. Product of Fire - heat, ash, flames - Kingdom of Ash by Sarah J. Maas 01/06

GOAL 7/25
PRIMARY CATERGORIES
1. Color -

2. Number -

3. Things That Grow -

4. Seasons -

5. First Name -

6. Places -

7. Body Part -

8. Weapon -

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, grasshopper
22. Something to Read - book, story, newspaper
23. Sports -

24. Paranormal Beings - vampire, angel, ghost
25. Occupation - doctor, assassin, detective

Completed 2/25
1. Color - Golden Girl
2. Number - Zero to One
3. Things That Grow - The Last Rose of Shanghai
4. Seasons - Winter Garden
5. First Name -
6. Places -
7. Body Part - Shadow and Bone
8. Weapon -
9. Body of Water -
10. Form of Water -
11. Product of Fire -
12. Celestial Body -
13. Architecture -
14. Senses - Thinking Fast and Slow
15. Royal Title -
16. Family Member -
17. Elements -
18. Time of Day - Sold on a Monday
19. Metal -
20. Emotion/Feeling - Anxious People
21. Animal/Insect -
22. Something to Read -
23. Sports -
24. Paranormal Beings -
25. Occupation -

8/25 Complete
Color Silver in the Wood by Emily Tesh 1-2-22
Place You're My Home by Katie Moore 1-1-22
Body Part Heart in Hand by Mary Calmes 1-6-22
Weapon Once A Hero by Ari McKay 1-2-22

Form of Water Fergus's Hurricane by Taylor Rylan 1-1-22
Metal Rendezvous by Amanda Quick 1-2-22

Emotion/Feeling All the Feels by Olivia Dade 1-5-22
Something to Read Open Book by Jessica Simpson 1-3-22

Duration: January 1, 2022 - December 31, 2022
I'm aiming for 25 categories!
Progress: 24/25
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. Color - red, crimson, indigo
-- Black Cake
2. Number - one, twice, third
-- Nine Lives
3. Things That Grow - tree, rose, garden
-- What Zola Did on Monday
4. Seasons - spring, fall, autumn
-- That Summer
5. First Name - Jacqueline, Robert, Tanya
-- Hani and Ishu's Guide to Fake Dating
6. Places - country, empire, London
-- Beautiful World, Where Are You
7. Body Part - hand, bone, mind
-- Face to Face: Amazing New Looks and Inspiration from the Top Celebrity Makeup Artist
8. Weapon - knife, poison, arrow
-- The Book Ninja
9. Body of Water - sea, river, pond
-- Love, Creekwood
10. Form of Water - ice, mist, rain
-- Shine your Icy Crown
11. Product of Fire - heat, ash, flames
12. Celestial Body - sun, star, planet
-- House of Sky and Breath
13. Architecture - castle, bridge, house
-- The Library
14. Senses - sight, touch, taste
-- See You Yesterday
15. Royal Title - king, duke, emperor
-- Her Majesty's Royal Coven
16. Family Member - brother, aunt, parent
-- Daughters of Eve
17. Elements - fire, wind, air
-- Rock Paper Scissors
18. Time of Day - morning, dusk, evening
-- Blue Hour
19. Metal - gold, bronze, steel
-- The Golden Couple
20. Emotion/Feeling - love, fear, pride
-- Fancy Meeting You Here
21. Animal/Insect - dog, tiger, grasshopper
-- Bunnygirl: Treehouse Friends
22. Something to Read - book, story, newspaper
-- Book Lovers
23. Sports - baseball, basketball, football
-- Carrie Soto Is Back
24. Paranormal Beings - vampire, angel, ghost
-- Mermaid of Venice
25. Occupation - doctor, assassin, detective
-- The Maid
Bonus 5 categories with examples (only open for members who have finished reading for all the primary categories):
1. Magical beings - witches, wizards, elves
-- Witch 13
2. Inspirational people - Mandela, Gandhi, Obama
-- The Agathas
3. Mental Health - depression, therapy, anxiety
-- The Patient
4. Subjects - Biology, Psychology, Chemistry
-- A Botanist's Guide to Parties and Poisons
5. Monthly themes of the 2022 Reading Challenge - The list of our monthly themes can be found here - Reset, Fandom, Happiness, Creativity, Media, Red, Travels, Trust, Moon, Glass, Harmony
-- How Do You Say I Love You?

I’m going to aim for the 25 Primary prompts.
Primary 25 categories with examples:
✅1.Color - red, crimson, indigo. The Color Purple, Alice Walker
✅2. Number - one, twice, third. The Bookshop of Second Chances, Jackie Fraser
✅3. Things That Grow - tree, rose, garden The Camomile Lawn, Mary Weselley
✅4. Seasons - spring, fall, autumnSummer Sisters, Judy Blume
✅5. First Name - Jacqueline, Robert, Tanya…A Street Cat Named Bob, James Bowen.
✅6. Places - country, empire, London. The Helmingham Rose, Joan Heyassonn
✅7. Body Part - hand, bone, mind. Skeletons, Jane Fallon
✅8. Weapon - knife, poison, arrow. Poison me! Came Checketts.
✅9.Body of Water - sea, river, pond. The Hungry Tide, Valerie Wood.
✅10. Form of Water - ice, mist, rain. The Rainmaker, John Grisham.
✅11. Product of Fire - heat, ash, flames. A Breath on Dying Embers, Denzil Meyrick.
✅12. Celestial Body - sun, star, planet. Polar Star, Martin Cruz Smith.
✅13. Architecture - castle, bridge, house The House at Riverton, Kate Morton.
✅14. Senses - sight, touch, taste. A Taste of Home, Heidi Swain
✅15. Royal Title - king, duke, emperor The Old King in his Exile, Arno Geiger.
✅16. Family Member - brother, aunt, parent, Seven Sisters, Lucinda Riley.
✅17. Elements - fire, wind, air. Column of Fire, Ken Follett.
✅18. Time of Day - morning, dusk, evening. Midnight Library, Matt Haig
✅19. Metal - gold, bronze, steelGold Mine, Wilbur Smith,
✅20. Emotion/Feeling - love, fear, pride. Nest of Sorrows.
✅21. Animal/Insect - dog, tiger, grasshopper The Little White Horse, Elizabeth Goudge.
✅22. Something to Read - book, story, newspaper. On Mother Brown’s Doorstep, Mary Jane Staples.
✅23. Sports - baseball, basketball, football. The Thursday Murder Club, Richard Osman.
✅24. Paranormal Beings - vampire, angel, ghost. Ghost Files 1, Apryl Baker
✅25. Occupation - doctor, assassin, detective. Doctors get Cancer Too. dr Philippa Kaye
Bonus 5 categories with examples (only open for members who have finished reading for all the primary categories):
✅1. Magical beings - witches, wizards, elves. A Discovery of Witches, Deborah Harkness.
✅2. Inspirational people - Mandela, Gandhi, Obama What I Wish People Knew about Dementia, Wendy Mitchell.
✅3.Mental Health - depression, therapy, anxiety The Fear Bubble, Ant Middleton
✅4. Subjects - Biology, Psychology, Chemistry. Lessons in Chemistry, Bonnie Garmus
✅5. Monthly themes of the 2022 Reading Challenge - The list of our monthly themes can be found here. The Wedding Dress Sewing Circle, Jennifer Ryan (April, Creativity)

Tea's I Spy Challenge
Primary 25 categories with examples:
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, Tanya
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, grasshopper
22. Something to Read - book, story, newspaper
23. Sports - baseball, basketball, football
24. Paranormal Beings - vampire, angel, ghost
25. Occupation - doctor, assassin, detective
Bonus 5 categories with examples (only open for members who have finished reading for all the primary categories):
1. Magical beings - witches, wizards, elves
2. Inspirational people - Mandela, Gandhi, Obama
3. Mental Health - depression, therapy, anxiety
4. Subjects - Biology, Psychology, Chemistry
5. Monthly themes of the 2022 Reading Challenge - Themes can be found here.

1. Color - White River Burning
2. Number - Knight of a Trillion Stars
5. First Name - Alice Teale is Missing
6. Places - Middlemarch
7. Body Part - The Ink Black Heart
9. Body of Water - Once Upon a River
10. Form of Water - The Ice
12. Celestial body - The Moonstone
13. Architecture - The Dead Mountaineer's Inn
15. Royal Title - The Count of Monte Cristo
16. Family Member - My Sister's Grave
17. Elements - The Devil and the Dark Water
18. Time of Day - A Minute to Midnight
21. Animal / Insect - The Essex Serpent
22. Something to Read - Chess Story
24. Paranormal Beings - The Vurdulak's Family: A Russian Vampire Tale
25. Occupation - The Eighth Detective

As of 9/2/2022...Challenge Complete!!
25 /25 books read
5 / 5 Bonus Prompts
Primary 25 categories with examples:
√ 1. Color - Get a Life, Chloe Brown
√ 2. Number - One Corpse Too Many
√ 3. Things That Grow - Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe
√ 4. Seasons - Secrets of a Summer Night
√ 5. First Name - The Murder of Roger Ackroyd
√ 6. Places - Murder at Kensington Palace
√ 7. Body Part - Written in My Own Heart's Blood
√ 8. Weapon - The Hidden Blade
√ 9. Body of Water - The Island of Sea Women
√ 10. Form of Water - The Scent of Rain and Lightning
√ 11. Product of Fire - Paradise: One Town's Struggle to Survive an American Wildfire
√ 12. Celestial Body - Murder at Half Moon Gate
√ 13. Architecture - House of Sky and Breath
√ 14. Senses - Blind Sight
√ 15. Royal Title - Murder at Queen's Landing
√ 16. Family Member - The Guncle
√ 17. Elements - Cold Wind
√ 18. Time of Day - One Night on the Island
√ 19. Metal - Heart of Iron
√ 20. Emotion/Feeling - From Lukov with Love
√ 21. Animal/Insect - Why Fish Don't Exist: A Story of Loss, Love, and the Hidden Order of Life
√ 22. Something to Read - The Book of Cold Cases
√ 23. Sports - Nowhere To Run
√ 24. Paranormal Beings - Angels & Demons
√ 25. Occupation - The Coroner's Lunch
Bonus 5 categories with examples (only open for members who have finished reading for all the primary categories):
√ 1. Magical beings - Elvish
√ 2. Inspirational people - The Hemingses of Monticello: An American Family
√ 3. Mental Health - Anxious People
√ 4. Subjects - Force of Nature
√ 5. Monthly themes of the 2022 Reading Challenge - The Redbreast (July's theme of 'Red')


Progress 1/25
Read Moonglow by Michael Chabon for celestial bodies

✓16. Family Member - brother, aunt, parent: on cover "for a mother and her two teenaged daughters", Death Cruise by Don Davis (finished 1/6)


#6 Places- Harlem Shuffle by Colson Whitehead
Great first read of 2022! Story of crime, survival and living in Harlem in the 1960s. Follows the story of Ray Carney, a local businessman, just trying to make a good living for his family and secure them a solid future. When his cousin Freddie pulls him into his world of mischief - filled with drug dealers, mob bosses and bad cops- Ray struggles with walking the fine line between honestly and corruption.

Primary 25 categories with examples:
1. Color - Crimson Joy
2. Number - One Summer
3. Things That Grow - The Bean Trees
4. Seasons - Summer Rental
5. First Name - Martin Misunderstood
6. Places - Forgiving Paris
7. Body Part - The Unremarkable Heart
8. Weapon - I Am the Weapon
9. Body of Water - The Girl from the Sea
10. Form of Water - The Scent of Rain and Lightning
11. Product of Fire - A Butterfly in Flame: A Fred Taylor Art Mystery
12. Celestial Body - Daughter of the Morning Star
13. Architecture - The Cider House Rules
14. Senses - A Taste of Sage
15. Royal Title - Queen of the Night
16. Family Member - Sister, Sister
17. Elements - Camino Winds
18. Time of Day - Waiting for the Night Song
19. Metal - I'll Be Gone in the Dark: One Woman's Obsessive Search for the Golden State Killer
20. Emotion/Feeling - Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents
21. Animal/Insect - Pigs in Heaven
22. Something to Read - The Red Book
23. Sports - Nowhere To Run
24. Paranormal Beings - The Stolen Angel
25. Occupation - The Henna Artist
Bonus 5 categories with examples:
1. Magical beings - witches, wizards, elves
2. Inspirational people - Mandela, Gandhi, Obama
3. Mental Health - depression, therapy, anxiety
4. Subjects - Biology, Psychology, Chemistry
5. Monthly themes of the 2022 Reading Challenge

8/25
Primary 25 categories with examples:
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 -

6. Places - country, empire, London -

7. Body Part - hand, bone, mind
8. Weapon - knife, poison, arrow
9. Body of Water -

10. Form of Water - ice, mist, rain
11. Product of Fire - heat, ash, flames
12. Celestial Body - sun, star, planet
13. Architecture -

14. Senses - sight, touch, taste
15. Royal Title -

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, grasshopper
22. Something to Read -

23. Sports - baseball, basketball, football
24. Paranormal Beings - vampire, angel, ghost
25. Occupation - doctor, assassin, detective -

Bonus 5 categories with examples:
1. Magical beings - witches, wizards, elves
2. Inspirational people - Mandela, Gandhi, Obama
3. Mental Health - depression, therapy, anxiety
4. Subjects - Biology, Psychology, Chemistry
5. Monthly themes of the 2022 Reading Challenge

✓25. Occupation - doctor, assassin, detective: Rise of the Governor by Robert Kirkman, Jay Bonansinga (finished 1/10)
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2. Number
3. Things That Grow
4. Seasons
5. First Name
6. Places
7. Body Part
8. Weapon
9. 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. Sports
24. Paranormal Beings
25. Occupation