I Spy - 2022

[Jennifer]

Updating message #43

1/30 completed

2. Inspirational people - March: Book One DONE

[Megan BG]

message 67

2 done

20. Emotion/Feeling: Alert

[Ursula]

Update to message 7: 3/25 books read

[Soelo]

Update to Message #32:
13/25 books read

[Trisha]

Progress updated through msg#209.

To those who haven't yet declared their goals, please do so asap.

[Nina]

Updated Message #82

I also ajusted my goal to 10 books.

Progress: 5/10

[Emily]

Update to message 51

Progress 3/25
Read The Hive by Barry Lyga and Morgan Baden for architecture

[Alison]

update to message #131

5/25 books read

5. First Name - The Murder of Roger Ackroyd

7. Body Part - Written in My Own Heart's Blood

12. Celestial Body - Murder at Half Moon Gate

21. Animal/Insect - Why Fish Don't Exist: A Story of Loss, Love, and the Hidden Order of Life

23. Sports - Nowhere To Run

[TEE]

Update to Msg #199
2/25

Celestial Body
Something to Read

[TerryJane, Challenges]

Update to Message #4: 6/25

[Laureen]

Update to Message #47:
#21: Animal/Insect: Jonathan Livingston Seagull by Richard Back



5/25

[Hilary]

5. First Name Hamnet
6. Place The Lake District Murder
13. Architecture Our House
16. Family Member Sister, Sister

Update to message #185 4/25

[Amy]

Update to message 31: 3/20 books read.

[Kiawi]

I'd like to sign up for this challenge!
I have already fulfilled some of the clues, I think I'll go for 10 books at first but maybe up my goal later!

3/10 books completed.

Primary 25 categories with examples:
1. Color - red, crimson, indigo
🕵️‍♀️2. Number - one, twice, third - One Last Stop
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 - Bringing Down the Duke currently reading
16. Family Member - brother, aunt, parent
🕵️‍♀️17. Elements - fire, wind, air - Open Water
18. Time of Day - morning, dusk, evening
19. Metal - gold, bronze, steel
20. Emotion/Feeling - love, fear, pride
🕵️‍♀️21. Animal/Insect - dog, tiger, grasshopper - The Last Black Unicorn
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 - The list of our monthly themes can be found here.

[Carri Carey, TBR Twins]

Update to message 10 - 4/25 read

[Carmen]

Update to message #13

PROGRESS: 5/25

[Eggp]

January update: message #41
Goal: 1/25, 04.00%

06. Places: Dune Messiah - 21 Jan 2022, 4/5

[=MYSTIQUE=]

Updated message #17

Progress: 7/25

[Tahreem]

Hello! I'd like to join for 25 books!

16/25

Primary 25
✔ 1. Color - Honey Girl
✔ 2. Number - The Atlas Six
✔ 3. Things That Grow - The Poppy War
4. Seasons - spring, fall, autumn
✔ 5. First Name - Hana Khan Carries On
✔ 6. Places - Banthology: Stories from Unwanted Nations
7. Body Part - hand, bone, mind
✔ 8. Weapon - These Violent Delights
9. Body of Water - sea, river, pond
10. Form of Water - ice, mist, rain
✔ 11. Product of Fire - We Hunt the Flame
✔ 12. Celestial Body - Black Sun
✔ 13. Architecture - The City We Became
14. Senses - sight, touch, taste
✔ 15. Royal Title - Bringing Down the Duke
✔ 16. Family Member - My Sister, the Serial Killer
17. Elements - fire, wind, air
18. Time of Day - morning, dusk, evening
✔ 19. Metal - Gold Diggers
✔ 20. Emotion/Feeling - Sorrowland
✔ 21. Animal/Insect - I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
✔ 22. Something to Read - The Sentence
23. Sports - baseball, basketball, football
24. Paranormal Beings - vampire, angel, ghost
✔ 25. Occupation - Dating Dr. Dil

[Brittany]

Updated post 27

6/25

[Martha☀]

update to message #20 - Martha*

5/25

January reads:
✔4. Seasons - ✔Apples Never Fall27 Jan
✔12. Celestial Body - ✔When Stars Are Scattered21 Jan
✔15. Royal Title - (crown) ✔Outlander28 Jan
✔✔ 22. Something to Read - ✔The Reading List 14 Jan AND ✔The Plot 17 Jan
✔23. Sports -I Hate Running and You Can Too22 Jan

[Lisa Marie]

Update of Message #117

3/25

#2: Number - One Italian Summer by Rebecca Serle


#7: Body Parts - Along for the Ride by Sarah Dessen


#23: Sports - The Singles Game by Lauren Weisberger

[Sally]

Update msg 127
2/25

[Ashleigh]

Update to #25

3/12

Something you read - Paper and Fire

[Greg]

Update to message 65:

12. Celestial Body - sun, star, planet Earth Strike

6/20

[Trisha]

Welcome new spies! So thrilled to have you here!

Bravo my oldies, you're doing so well! :D *proud mama*

Updated through here.

[Echo]

Message 66 updated - 6 of 30 read

[Ursula]

update to message 7, 4/25 books read

[Laureen]

Update to Message #47

#5 First Name: Heidi by Johanna Spyri

6/25

[Debra Diggs]

Hi. I would like to join, 25 books.

22/25

Primary 25 categories with examples:
✔ 1. Color - grey - The Grey Horse by R.A. MacAvoy
✔ 2. Number - one - One-Hit Wonder by Lisa Jewell
✔ 3. Things That Grow - garden - Garden Spells by Sarah Addison Allen
4. Seasons - spring, fall, autumn
✔ 5. First Name - The True Story of Hansel and Gretel by Louise Murphy
✔ 6. Places - city - Casablanca by Howard Koch
✔ 7. Body Part - knee - Fall on Your Knees by Ann-Marie MacDonald
✔ 8. Weapon - killing machine - The Terminator by Randall Frakes
✔ 9. Body of Water - river - Rivers by Michael Farris Smith
✔ 10. Form of Water - storm - Siege and Storm by Leigh Bardugo
11. Product of Fire - heat, ash, flames
✔ 12. Celestial Body - sun - Circling the Sun by Paula McLain
✔ 13. Architecture - house - The House Across the Lake by Riley Sager
✔ 14. Senses - touch - Touch Not the Cat by Mary Stewart
✔ 15. Royal Title - queen - The Queen of the Damned by Anne Rice
✔ 16. Family Member - daughter - The Good Daughter by Karin Slaughter
✔ 17. Elements - air - Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mount Everest Disaster by Jon Krakauer
✔ 18. Time of Day - dawn - The Dawn Patrol by Don Winslow
19. Metal - gold, bronze, steel
✔ 20. Emotion/Feeling - horror- The Horror in the Museum by H.P. Lovecraft
✔ 21. Animal/Insect - owl on cover - Hoot by Carl Hiaasen
✔ 22. Something to Read - story - The Story of the Trapp Family Singers by Maria Augusta von Trapp
✔ 23. Sports - dance - Dance with the Devil by Sherrilyn Kenyon
✔ 24. Paranormal Beings - ghost dogs on cover - Elatsoe by Darcie Little Badger
✔ 25. Occupation - bootlegger - Connecticut Bootlegger Queen Nellie Green by Tony Renzoni

[Paula]

Update message 144 -3/25

[Carma]

I know I'm late joining, but I want to take part in the "I Spy" challenge. I'll post my update soon. Thanks for a great challenge!

[Toni]

Updated message 94
Progress: 16/30

[TEE]

Update to Msg 199
4/25

Royal Title
Paranormal Being

[Sally]

Update msg 127
3/25

[Gretchen]

Edit Msg 35
Read 4/10

[Laureen]

Update to message #47: I realized I've been posting under Message #48 by accident, so I went back and changed a few of them. Here is my update of what I have done:
#3: Things that Grow: Concrete Rose by Angie Thomas
#5: First Name: Heidi by Johanna Spyri
#8: Weapon: The Lost Apothecary by Sarah Penner
#13 Architecture: Piranesi by Susanna Clark
#17: Elements: Firekeeper's Daughter
#21 Animal/Insect: Jonathan Livingston Seagull by Richard Bach


6/25 so far. Sorry for any confusion!

[Laureen]

Martha☀ wrote: "Laureen wrote: "I have a question about the challenge: Is it only I spy for words or does it include pictures on the cover or themes of the book? I just read The Lost Apothecary which is about a wo..."

Thank you! I appreciate it!

[Stephanie]

Updated message #40: 9/10

Will you please increase my goal to 25? I'm finding a lot more books fit the prompts than I originally thought.

[Echo]

Message 66 updated: 7 of 30 read

[Chrissie]

Update message #21: completed 7/25 reads.

[SarahKat, Buddy Reads]

Update to Message 8: 9/30

9/30

2. Number
Daisy Jones & The Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid
6. Places
The Family Upstairs by Lisa Jewell
9. Body of Water
The House in the Cerulean Sea by T.J. Klune
10. Form of Water
Song of the Forever Rains by E.J. Mellow
16. Family Member
The Husband's Secret by Liane Moriarty
18. Time of Day
The Night She Disappeared by Lisa Jewell
20. Emotion/Feeling
A Night in the Lonesome October by Roger Zelazny
21. Animal/Insect
The Sanctuary Sparrow by Ellis Peters
24. Paranormal Beings
A Wizard of Earthsea by Ursula K. Le Guin

[Laureen]

Update to Message #47:
#9: Body of Water: The Island of Sea Women by Lisa See

7/25

[Trisha]

Carma wrote: "I know I'm late joining, but I want to take part in the "I Spy" challenge. I'll post my update soon. Thanks for a great challenge!"

No dear Carma, you aren't late at all! Yearly challenges are open all the year round for new joiners and this is just the beginning of the second month so you're right on time!

However, I'd need you to declare a goal i.e. the number of books you plan to read for this challenge. Please note that the goal could be modified later by informing the challenge leader (me!).

[Trisha]

Laureen wrote: "Update to message #47: I realized I've been posting under Message #48 by accident, so I went back and changed a few of them. Here is my update of what I have done:
#3: Things that Grow: Concrete R..."

Hey Laureen! That wasn't your fault. You originally signed up for this challenge in msg#48 but one of the participants have deleted a comment resulting in the shift of the numbers. You don't have to worry though. I am tracking your messages carefully. :)

[Trisha]

Stephanie wrote: "Updated message #40: 9/10

Will you please increase my goal to 25? I'm finding a lot more books fit the prompts than I originally thought."

Fantastic Stephanie! Your goal has been updated. :D

[Trisha]

Welcome Debra & Carma! Delighted to have you :D

Good job, everyone! Keep Sherlocking!!

Updated through here.

[Ursula]

update to message 7: 5/25 books read

[Debra Diggs]

Update to message #236: 5/25

[Paula]

Update 144: Updated message 4/25