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I Spy - 2025
Update to message 481Progress: 48/60
UPDATE MSG 79: 22/25 + I Spy in the Cave (Murder in the Sandcastle Shop)= 23/25
Sign me up for 8 please with 1 book completed. 13. On the beach - The Summer I Turned Pretty
06/25-07/11
15. In celebration - We'll Always Have Summer
07/30-08/27
30. In time - It's Not Summer Without You
07/11-07/30
35. In the world - The Map That Leads to You
08/01-08/19
Update to message #43 (was #44)27/36
Update to message #25 - 27/36 books read!
#542 32/35~Blākie
Getting there….
I Spy Yearly Challenge
#542
32/36 books
✅done
🤔 to do
✅In Your Heart: “An Unfinished Love Story: A Personal History of the 1960s” by Doris Kearns Goodwin (title)
✅In the color wheel: “The Madness of Crowds” by Louise Penny (multicolored sky behind a blacked out pine tree silhouette)
✅In the living room: “Lessons in Chemistry” by Bonnie Garmus (TV on cover)
✅In autumn: Shelved Under Murder” by Victoria Gilbert (cover features a library window looking out onto an fall scene with a tree and colorful falling leaves
✅In a cave: “The Jewel of the Isle” by Kelly Rea “Jewel in title and on cover)
✅Of the body: “ The Emperor of Gladness” by Ocean Vuong (beautiful silhouette of human from shoulders up with sun in background)
🤔At the Amusement Park
✅On the table: “Nora Goes off Script” by Annabel Monaghan (cup)
✅On the farm: “So Big” by Edna Ferber (cover includes farm scene)
✅In the church: “The Great Believers “ by Rebecca Makkai (Title)
✅In communication: “The Murder of Roger Ackroyd” by Agatha Christie (old fashioned telephone on cover)
✅In the toy box: “The List Bookshop” by Evie Woods (dollhouse on cover)
✅On the Beach “ A Vineyard Season” by Jean Stone (beach, ocean, lighthouse on cover)
✅In the Library: “Great Big Beautiful Life” by Emily Henry (main characters holding books on the cover)
🤔In celebration
✅At the zoo “ “How Much of theses Hills is Gold” by C Pam Zhang (tiger on the cover)
✅In the garden: “Moloka’i” by Alan Brennert (flowers on cover)
✅In a glass “A Better Man” by Louise Penny (water on the cover)
🤔At the ball park
🤔In the castle
✅In the hospital: “Keeper of Enchanted Rooms” by Charlie Holmberg ( in title “rooms”
✅In fiction: “The Lost Bookshop” by Evie Woods
✅In your free time: “Vol State 500K: A Journey through Madness, Blurring the Lines of American Division (long distance racer on cover)
✅In school: “Rock, Paper, Scissors “ by Alice Feeney (title)
✅At the Museum: “The Scarlet Pimpernel” (portrait on the cover is hanging in the Louvre in Paris)
✅In the closet: “The Lilac People” by Milo Todd (hat)
✅At the police station: “Past Perfect” by Susan Isaacs (main character writer/investigator/former CIA on cover)
✅In the family: “The Swiss Family Robinson” by Johann David Wyss (family on cover)
✅In the city : “The Redhead by the Side of the Road” by Anne Tyler (runner with the city in the background)
✅In time “A World of Curiosities” by Louise Penny (pocket watch featured on cover)
✅Under the sea: “Remarkably Bright Creatures” by Shelby Van Pelt (octopus in ocean on cover)
✅In the sky: “The Giver of Stars” by JoJo Moules (“stars” in title and sky on cover)
✅In the armory “An American Mother” by Colum and Fol McCann (features a combat jounalist, James Foley, in gear, on cover)
✅In space: “The Outsider” by Stephen King (alien being on cover)
✅In the world: “All the Devils are Here” by Louise Penny (cover is the Eifel Tower, Paris, at night)
✅In music: “The Midnight Library” by Matt Haig (includes a microphone on a mic stand on cover)
Update message #533Progress: 10/30
Updated message #84 to complete 20/20Would love to up to 30 books if possible - thanks!
update message 1126/36
Update to message 481Progress: 49/60
Updating message #3819/36 completed
11. In communication - phone, typewriter, letter
(talk) DONE12. In the toy box - jacks, blocks, stuffed animal
(viewfinder) DONE19. At the ballpark - ball, hot dog, hat
DONE
#542 Update~Blākie
32/36 books
✅done
🤔 looking 😘selected to read
✅In Your Heart: “An Unfinished Love Story: A Personal History of the 1960s” by Doris Kearns Goodwin (title)
✅In the color wheel: “The Madness of Crowds” by Louise Penny (multicolored sky behind a blacked out pine tree silhouette)
✅In the living room: “Lessons in Chemistry” by Bonnie Garmus (TV on cover)
✅In autumn: Shelved Under Murder” by Victoria Gilbert (cover features a library window looking out onto an fall scene with a tree and colorful falling leaves
✅In a cave: “The Jewel of the Isle” by Kelly Rea “Jewel in title and on cover)
✅Of the body: “ The Emperor of Gladness” by Ocean Vuong (beautiful silhouette of human from shoulders up with sun in background)
😘At the Amusement Park: “Joyland” ~ Stephen King (cover/setting)
✅On the table: “Nora Goes off Script” by Annabel Monaghan (cup)
✅On the farm: “So Big” by Edna Ferber (cover includes farm scene)
✅In the church: “The Great Believers “ by Rebecca Makkai (Title)
✅In communication: “The Murder of Roger Ackroyd” by Agatha Christie (old fashioned telephone on cover)
✅In the toy box: “The List Bookshop” by Evie Woods (dollhouse on cover)
✅On the Beach “ A Vineyard Season” by Jean Stone (beach, ocean, lighthouse on cover)
✅In the Library: “Great Big Beautiful Life” by Emily Henry (main characters holding books on the cover)
😘In celebration: “The Wish”~ Nicholas Sparks (fireworks on cover)
✅At the zoo “ “How Much of theses Hills is Gold” by C Pam Zhang (tiger on the cover)
✅In the garden: “Moloka’i” by Alan Brennert (flowers on cover)
✅In a glass “A Better Man” by Louise Penny (water on the cover)
🤔At the ball park:
✅In the castle: “Keeper of Enchanted Rooms” by Charlie Holmberg ( in title “rooms”
😘In the hospital: “The Lost Apothecary “ Sarah Penner
✅In fiction: “The Lost Bookshop” by Evie Woods
✅In your free time: “Vol State 500K: A Journey through Madness, Blurring the Lines of American Division (long distance racer on cover)
✅In school: “Rock, Paper, Scissors “ by Alice Feeney (title)
✅At the Museum: “The Scarlet Pimpernel” (portrait on the cover is hanging in the Louvre in Paris)
✅In the closet: “The Lilac People” by Milo Todd (hat)
✅At the police station: “Past Perfect” by Susan Isaacs (main character writer/investigator/former CIA on cover)
✅In the family: “The Swiss Family Robinson” by Johann David Wyss (family on cover)
✅In the city : “The Redhead by the Side of the Road” by Anne Tyler (runner with the city in the background)
✅In time “A World of Curiosities” by Louise Penny (pocket watch featured on cover)
✅Under the sea: “Remarkably Bright Creatures” by Shelby Van Pelt (octopus in ocean on cover)
✅In the sky: “The Giver of Stars” by JoJo Moules (“stars” in title and sky on cover)
✅In the armory “An American Mother” by Colum and Fol McCann (features a combat jounalist, James Foley, in gear, on cover)
✅In space: “The Outsider” by Stephen King (alien being on cover)
✅In the world: “All the Devils are Here” by Louise Penny (cover is the Eifel Tower, Paris, at night)
✅In music: “The Midnight Library” by Matt Haig (includes a microphone on a mic stand on cover)
Update message #533Progress: 11/30
Update to message #525: 29/36 completed.
Update message #533Progress: 12/30
Hi ! Update to message #33 : 19/25, thank you !
It's been a while since I join a challenge in this group, so I'm signing up now and I will be using the books I read since January. I will see if I can get all 36!1. In your heart - happy, love, shame
2. In the color wheel - crimson, green, sunshine
3. In the living room - sofa, television, laptop
4. In autumn - leaf, pumpkin, Halloween
5. In a cave - crystal, bat, spider
6. Of the body - arm, heart, eye
7. At the amusement park - rollercoaster, balloons, clown
8. On the table - napkin, hamburger, lamp
9. On the farm - hay, tractor, sheep
10. In the church - angel, pew, candle
11. In communication - phone, typewriter, letter
12. In the toy box - jacks, blocks, stuffed animal
13. On the beach - sea, umbrella, towel
14. In the library - book, video game, record
15. In celebration - balloons, fireworks, cake
16. At the zoo - bear, snake, elephant
17. In the garden - vine, rose, tree
18. In a glass - wine, milk, water
19. At the ballpark - ball, hot dog, hat
20. In the castle - throne, princess, crown
21. In the hospital - doctor, needle, patient
22. In fiction - dragon, satyr, fairy
23. In your free time - puzzle, sewing machine, stamps
24. In school - book, locker, pencil
25. At the museum - art, statue, dinosaur
26. In the closet - jacket, scarf, vacuum
27. At the police station - detective, case, cell
28. In the family - brother, dad, aunt
29. In the city - people, streetlight, school
30. In time - hour, year, later
31. Under the sea - fish, seaweed, coral
32. In the sky - bird, kite, cloud
33. In the armory - gun, sword, helmet
34. In space - star, asteroid, alien
35. In the world - Canada, Asia, Atlanta
36. In music - cello, notes, melody
📚COMPLETED📚
Updating message #3821/36 completed
1. In your heart - happy, love, shame
(longing) DONE9. On the farm - hay, tractor, sheep
(fence) DONE
Update to message 481Progress: 50/60
#542 36/36 books
Thanks for such a fun challenge.
~Blākie
✅In Your Heart: “An Unfinished Love Story: A Personal History of the 1960s” by Doris Kearns Goodwin (title “love”)
✅In the color wheel: “The Madness of Crowds” by Louise Penny (multicolored sky behind a blacked out pine tree silhouette)
✅In the living room: “Lessons in Chemistry” by Bonnie Garmus (TV on cover)
✅In autumn: Shelved Under Murder” by Victoria Gilbert (cover features a library window looking out onto an fall scene with a tree and colorful falling leaves
✅In a cave: “The Jewel of the Isle” by Kelly Rea “Jewel in title and on cover)
✅Of the body: “ The Emperor of Gladness” by Ocean Vuong (beautiful silhouette of human from shoulders up with sun in background)
✅At the Amusement Park: “Joyland” ~ Stephen King (cover/setting)
✅On the table: “Nora Goes off Script” by Annabel Monaghan (cup)
✅On the farm: “So Big” by Edna Ferber (cover includes farm scene)
✅In the church: “The Great Believers “ by Rebecca Makkai (Title)
✅In communication: “The Murder of Roger Ackroyd” by Agatha Christie (old fashioned telephone on cover)
✅In the toy box: “The List Bookshop” by Evie Woods (dollhouse on cover)
✅On the Beach “ A Vineyard Season” by Jean Stone (beach, ocean, lighthouse on cover)
✅In the Library: “Great Big Beautiful Life” by Emily Henry (main characters holding books on the cover)
✅In celebration: “The Wedding”~ Nicholas Sparks (a wedding is a celebration)
✅At the zoo “ “How Much of theses Hills is Gold” by C Pam Zhang (tiger on the cover)
✅In the garden: “Moloka’i” by Alan Brennert (flowers on cover)
✅In a glass “A Better Man” by Louise Penny (water on the cover)
✅At the ball park: “Strange Sally Diamond” by Liz Nugent (baseball played on a diamond)
✅In the castle: “Keeper of Enchanted Rooms” by Charlie Holmberg (in title “rooms”)
✅In the hospital: “The Lost Apothecary “ by Sarah Penner (title apothecary/pharmacy)
✅In fiction: “The Lost Bookshop” by Evie Woods
✅In your free time: “Vol State 500K: A Journey through Madness, Blurring the Lines of American Division (long distance walker racer on cover)
✅In school: “Rock, Paper, Scissors “ by Alice Feeney (title)
✅At the Museum: “The Scarlet Pimpernel” (portrait on the cover is hanging in the Louvre in Paris)
✅In the closet: “The Lilac People” by Milo Todd (hat fulfills the category, but the theme is of the characters hiding/closeting their gender/sexuality to save their lives)
✅At the police station: “Past Perfect” by Susan Isaacs (main character writer/investigator/former CIA on cover)
✅In the family: “The Swiss Family Robinson” by Johann David Wyss (family on cover)
✅In the city : “The Redhead by the Side of the Road” by Anne Tyler (runner with the city in the background)
✅In time “A World of Curiosities” by Louise Penny (pocket watch featured on cover)
✅Under the sea: “Remarkably Bright Creatures” by Shelby Van Pelt (octopus in ocean on cover)
✅In the sky: “The Giver of Stars” by JoJo Moules (“stars” in title and sky on cover)
✅In the armory “An American Mother” by Colum and Fol McCann (features a combat jounalist, James Foley, in gear, on cover)
✅In space: “The Outsider” by Stephen King (alien being on cover)
✅In the world: “All the Devils are Here” by Louise Penny (cover is the Eifel Tower, Paris, at night)
✅In music: “The Midnight Library” by Matt Haig (includes a microphone on a mic stand
Update message #533Progress: 13/30
Update to message #525: 30/36 completed.
Message 55 updated: 18 of 36 completed - halfway!!
Update to message 481Progress: 51/60
Hi there. I just wanted to see if it was still possible to join this challenge. I know I'm very late, but I've been doing the PopSugar Challenge and saw this one as well
Update to message 481Progress: 52/60
I'm at 27/24!1. In your heart - love
2. In the color wheel - blue
3. In the living room - television
4. In autumn - barren trees
5. In a cave - snake
6. Of the body - fingers
7. At the amusement park - ferris wheel
9. On the farm - shovel
10. In the church - woman's hat
12. In the toy box - balls
13. On the beach - swimsuit
14. In the library - Langston Hughes
15. In celebration - champagne
16. At the zoo - parrot
17. In the garden - flowers
20. In the castle - grand piano
22. In fiction - paper
23. In your free time - little free library
24. In school - notebook
26. In the closet - sun hat
27. At the police station - profile
28. In the family - brother and sister
29. In the city - bridge and buildings
32. In the sky - snowflakes
34. In space - space shuttle
35. In the world - sky
36. In music - boombox
Update to Msg 56: 25/301. In your heart - happy, love, shame - Marigold Mind Laundry
2. In the color wheel - crimson, green, sunshine -All the Colors of the Dark
3. In the living room - sofa, television, laptop - Under the Whispering Door
4. In autumn - leaf, pumpkin, Halloween - The Pumpkin Spice Café
5. In a cave - crystal, bat, spider
6. Of the body - arm, heart, eye -Silver Nitrate - eyes on the cover
7. At the amusement park - rollercoaster, balloons, clown -The Circus at the End of the Sea
8. On the table - napkin, hamburger, lamp - A Deal with the Bossy Devil
9. On the farm - hay, tractor, sheep - The Bodyguard- they stay on the ranch with cows
10. In the church - angel, pew, candle - Parable of the Sower
11. In communication - phone, typewriter, letter - This Is How You Lose the Time War
12. In the toy box - jacks, blocks, stuffed animal - Hot Toy
13. On the beach - sea, umbrella, towel - House of Salt and Sorrows
14. In the library - book, video game, record - Apprentice to the Villain (spell books)
15. In celebration - balloons, fireworks, cake - The Unhoneymooners
16. At the zoo - bear, snake, elephant
17. In the garden - vine, rose, tree - The Forgotten Garden
18. In a glass - wine, milk, water - Funny Story
19. At the ballpark - ball, hot dog, hat
20. In the castle - throne, princess, crown - Assistant to the Villain
21. In the hospital - doctor, needle, patient - The Women
22. In fiction - dragon, satyr, fairy - Iron Flame
23. In your free time - puzzle, sewing machine, stamps
24. In school - book, locker, pencil
25. At the museum - art, statue, dinosaur - The Relic
26. In the closet - jacket, scarf, vacuum
27. At the police station - detective, case, cell - Purrfect Murder
28. In the family - brother, dad, aunt - Water Moon
29. In the city - people, street light, school - Genesis
30. In time - hour, year, later
31. Under the sea - fish, seaweed, coral
32. In the sky - bird, kite, cloud - The Fall of Hyperion
33. In the armory - gun, sword, helmet
34. In space - star, asteroid, alien - Cold Eternity
35. In the world - Canada, Asia, Atlanta
36. In music - cello, notes, melody
Darleen wrote: "Hi there. I just wanted to see if it was still possible to join this challenge. I know I'm very late, but I've been doing the PopSugar Challenge and saw this one as well"Hi Darleen. It’s not too late to join, as long as the challenge is not over. You can include any books you’ve read since the beginning of the year. Happy spying!
Updated post 61 33/36!Getting very close!
Update to message 481Progress: 53/60
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28. In the family - brother, dad, aunt
30. In time - hour, year, later
35. In the world - Canada, Asia, Atlanta