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message 1: by writer..., Curator (last edited Aug 23, 2025 08:56AM) (new)
Dec 10, 2024 12:40PM

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2025 I SPY READING CHALLENGE

🌈📚Bookcover rainbow

Create a cover rainbow of your books read in 2025

🍁Seasonal Foliage

How many seasons of foliage can you read?

🥁Musical Instrument

Read as many books with music instruments as you’d like!

🌉Bridge

How many different types of bridges can you find?

🦩Bird Watching


Any feathered fowl discovered on your book covers? Tell us ;)


⛷️Winter Sport

Which winter sports have you discovered in your book hunting?

🪁Summer Activity

Time for summer activities? How many are you reading?

✈️ Method of Travel

Calling book reading Travellers to share the covers..

☎️Method of Communication

What book covers feature methods of communication ? Share with us!

🗓️Book of the Month

Hunting book titles naming a month of the year.. Show your finds!

🪆Country foreign to your own

Vicarious travellers, share your book covers read!

🎇Celebration

What book covers featuring Celebrations have you spied this new year? Your time to share !

Start Date: December 01, 2024
End: December 30, 2025


message 2: by Mary (new)
Dec 10, 2024 12:50PM

Mary Rand (maryrand) | 22 comments This is very different from The previous I SPY challenges which I prefer but I will give this a shot.


message 3: by writer..., Curator (new)
Dec 11, 2024 10:08AM

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Mary wrote: "This is very different from The previous I SPY challenges which I prefer but I will give this a shot."

Great to see you’re here, Mary!

This 2025 I Spy gives you as many reading opportunities to explore and list your discoveries as you like.

Glad you’re jumping in for this New I SPY Year’s FuN!


message 4: by writer..., Curator (last edited Oct 06, 2025 11:24AM) (new)
Dec 11, 2024 02:55PM

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WRITER’s 2025 I SPY READING CHALLENGE

🌈📚Bookcover rainbow

Merry Humbug Christmas Two Tales of Holiday Romance by Sandra D. Bricker Christmas by Accident by Camron Wright Christmas Days From Fake Snow to Santalands, the Things That Make Christmas Christmas by Derek McCormack Christmas Sweets by Joanne Fluke Christmas Caramel Murder (The Hannah Swensen Mysteries) by Joanne Fluke The Peppermint Tea Chronicles (44 Scotland Street, #13) by Alexander McCall Smith Closed Casket (New Hercule Poirot Mysteries, #2) by Sophie Hannah
By Gaus P L Prayer For The Night (Amish Country V4) Paperback by Unknown Author The Mystery of Three Quarters (New Hercule Poirot Mysteries, #3) by Sophie Hannah The Letter Keeper (Murphy Shepherd, #2) by Charles Martin The Inheritance (Charles Lenox Mysteries, #10) by Charles Finch Tea With Elephants A Suitcase Sisters Novel (Suitcase Sisters, 1) by Robin Jones Gunn Threadbare (A Needlecraft Mystery,#15) by Monica Ferris The Maharani's Pearls (Bess Crawford, #6.5) by Charles Todd Forsaken Country (Detective Max Rupert, #5) by Allen Eskens
The Sea Keeper's Daughters by Lisa Wingate While We're Far Apart by Lynn Austin The Summer Before the War by Helen Simonson Anne Dares Inspired by Anne of Green Gables (An Anne Chapter Book) by Kallie George
Candy Cane Murder (Hannah Swensen, #9.5) by Joanne Fluke The King's Messenger (Standard Edition) by Susanna Kearsley Honeysuckle Dreams (A Blue Ridge Romance) by Denise Hunter Jane and the Prisoner of Wool House by Stephanie Barron
The Case of the Sin City Sister by Lynne Hinton All I Want for Christmas (Sleigh Bells Ring) by Sandra D. Bricker Home by Nightfall A Charles Lenox Mystery by Charles Finch The Indigo Heiress by Laura Frantz A Murderous Yarn (Needlecraft Mysteries, 5) by Monica Ferris
Jack and the Manger (Jack Tales #2) by Andy Jones Death of a Traitor by M.C. Beaton Prinz Kaspian von Narnia (Die Chroniken von Narnia, #4) by C.S. Lewis The Tragedy at Marsdon Manor Part of the Hercule Poirot Series by Agatha Christie English Tea Murder (Lucy Stone #7) by Leslie Meier Cinnamon Roll Murder by Joanne Fluke


Create a cover rainbow of your books read in 2025

🍁Seasonal Foliage

Shelterwood by Lisa Wingate Shelterwood
A Fresh Beginning & Murder (Prairie Crocus, #1) by Miranda Brickett A Fresh Beginning & Murder
A Pretty Deceit (Verity Kent, #4) by Anna Lee Huber A Pretty Deceit
A Beautiful Disguise (The Imposters Book #1) by Roseanna M. White A Beautiful Disguise
All the Pretty Places by Joy Callaway All the Pretty Places: A Novel of the Gilded Age
Missing Isaac by Valerie Fraser Luesse Missing Isaac
Counting Miracles by Nicholas Sparks Counting Miracles
Death of a Robber Baron (Gilded Age Mysteries (Kensington)) by Charles O'Brien (2013-08-06) by Charles O'Brien Death of a Robber Baron (Gilded Age Mysteries (Kensington)) by Charles O'Brien
A Grave in the Woods A Bruno, Chief of Police Novel (Bruno, Chief of Police Series) by Martin Walker A Grave in the Woods: A Bruno, Chief of Police Novel
Wake the Dawn A Novel by Lauraine Snelling Wake the Dawn: A Novel
Murder on the Red River (The Cash Blackbear Mysteries) by Marcie R. Rendon Murder on the Red River
Backroads of Minnesota Your Guide to Scenic Getaways & Adventures by Perich, Shawn (2011) Paperback by Shawn Perich Backroads of Minnesota: Your Guide to Scenic Getaways & Adventures by Perich, Shawn (2011) Paperback


How many seasons of foliage can you find and read?

🥁Musical Instrument

Sinfonie des Himmels by Chris Fabry Almost Heaven

Read as many books with music instruments as you’d like!

🌉Bridge

The Wishing Bridge by Viola Shipman The Wishing Bridge

A Fatal Lie: A Novel A Fatal Lie A Novel (Inspector Ian Rutledge Mysteries, 23) by Charles Todd

While the City Sleeps (Women of Midtown, #1) by Elizabeth Camden While the City Sleeps

How many different types of bridges can you find?

🦩 Bird Watching
When Cardinals Appear (The Love Birds) by Katie Eagan Schenck A Cast of Falcons (Birder Murder Mystery, #3) by Steve Burrows The King's Messenger by Susanna Kearsley

Any feathered fowl discovered on your book covers?

⛷️Winter Sport
The Icecutter's Daughter (Land of Shining Water, #1) by Tracie Peterson The Icecutter's Daughter

Which winter sports have you discovered in your book hunting?

🪁Summer Activity
That Certain Summer by Irene Hannon Honeysuckle Dreams (Blue Ridge, #2) by Denise Hunter The Summer of Yes by Courtney Walsh Barefoot Summer (Chapel Springs #1) by Denise Hunter Sandcastle Inn (A Hope Harbor Novel Book #10) by Irene Hannon Unter dem Himmel von Maui (Maui-Insel-Serie 1) (German Edition) by Kellie Coates Gilbert The Lost Summer of Louisa May Alcott by Kelly O'Connor McNees Sand Dollar Cove by Nancy Naigle Driftwood Lane (Nantucket, #4) by Denise Hunter If for Any Reason (Nantucket Love Story, #1) by Courtney Walsh
The Summer of the Danes by Ellis Peters One Summer by David Baldacci Hostage in Havana by Noel Hynd
A Barefoot Tide by Grace Greene

Time for summer activities? How many are you reading?

✈️ Method of Travel>

Catching Christmas by Terri Blackstock The Wonder Boy of Whistle Stop by Fannie Flagg The Last Lifeboat by Hazel Gaynor The Polar Express by Chris Van Allsburg Broken English An Amish-Country Mystery by P. L. Gaus (2010-10-26) by P.L. Gaus The Longest Ride by Nicholas Sparks All I Want for Christmas (Sleigh Bells Ring) by Sandra D. Bricker A Christmas Promise (Christmas Stories, #7) by Anne Perry A Christmas Resolution by Anne Perry Christmas by Accident by Camron Wright
An Unexpected Christmas Gift (Amish Christmas Kitchen) by Kate Lloyd The Little Book of Lykke The Danish Search for the World's Happiest People by Meik Wiking A Fatal Lie A Novel (Inspector Ian Rutledge Mysteries, 23) by Charles Todd Captain Stone's Revenge (Nancy Drew Diaries) by Carolyn Keene A Certain Darkness (The Verity Kent Mysteries) (Verity Kent Mysteries, 6) by Anna Lee Huber On the Hippie Trail Istanbul to Kathmandu and the Making of a Travel Writer by Rick Steves The Brideship Wife by Leslie Howard Jane and the Prisoner of Wool House (Jane Austen Mysteries, #6) by Stephanie Barron Gone in a Flash (Women of Justice, #3.5) by Lynette Eason

Calling book reading Travellers to share the covers..

☎️Method of Communication

Murder Takes the Stage (Phyllida Bright Mysteries) by Colleen Cambridge Murder Takes the Stage


What book covers feature methods of communication ? Share with us!

🗓️Book of the Month
One Day in December by Josie Silver TBR Dec
One Day in December
Once Upon a December Holiday Tales of Pride & Prejudice (Christmas with Jane Book 1) by Rose Fairbanks TBR
Once Upon a December: Holiday Tales of Pride & Prejudice
The Reading Group December by Della Parker
The Reading Group: December
June Bug by Chris Fabry June Bug

Hunting book titles naming a month of the year.. Show your finds!

🪆Country foreign to your own
Posted in next comment below …

Vicarious travellers, share your book covers read!

🎇Celebration

Christmas Camp by Karen Schaler Christmas Camp
Hercule Poirot's Christmas (Hercule Poirot, #20) by Agatha Christie Hercule Poirot's Christmas
The Perfect Gift Unwrapping True Joy for Christmas by Barney Cargile III The Perfect Gift: Unwrapping True Joy for Christmas
A Christmas Legacy by Anne Perry A Christmas Legacy
Mistletoe Season Three Christmas Stories by Sheila Roberts Mistletoe Season: Three Christmas Stories
Easter Bunny Murder by Leslie Meier Easter Bunny Murder 🐰
Chocolate Covered Murder (A Lucy Stone Mystery, #18) by Leslie Meier Chocolate Covered Murder 💝

What book covers featuring Celebrations have you spied for this new year? Please share !

Posting TeaTime/ Party Celebrations :
Tea with Elephants (Suitcase Sisters #1) by Robin Jones Gunn Tea Time for the Traditionally Built by Alexander McCall Smith The Afternoon Tea Club by Jane Gilley A Catered Tea Party (A Mystery with Recipes #12) by Isis Crawford Distinguished Leaves Poems for Tea-Lovers by Elizabeth Darcy Jones Broken Bone China (A Tea Shop Mystery #20) by Laura Childs Sweet Tea Revenge SWEET TEA REVENGE Mass Market Paperback by LauraChilds Agony of the Leaves AGONY OF THE LEAVES Mass Market Paperback by LauraChilds Tea-table Talk by Jerome K. Jerome
Murder in a Teacup (Tea by the Sea Mysteries) by Vicki Delany Tea & Treachery (Tea by the Sea Mysteries Book 1) by Vicki Delany (The Blue Bedroom) By Pilcher, Rosamunde Mar, 2013 by Rosamunde Pilcher Chamomile Mourning CHAMOMILE MOURNING Mass Market Paperback by LauraChilds Never Buried (Leigh Koslow Mystery, #1) by Edie Claire How Happiness Happens Bagaimana Kebahagiaan Terjadi by Max Lucado The Teacup Conspiracy by Jackie Zack Happily Ever After (Deep Haven Novels) by Susan May Warren Before the Tea Gets Cold not all memories are the same (Shattered Memories) by Amelia Venjoy
Peach Tea Smash (Tea Shop Mystery) by Laura Childs Murder with Earl Grey Tea (Daisy's Tea Garden Mystery, #9) by Karen Rose Smith Murder with Lemon Tea Cakes (Daisy's Tea Garden Mystery #1) by Karen Rose Smith Gunpowder Tea (The Brides of Last Chance Ranch, #3) by Margaret Brownley English Tea Murder (Lucy Stone Mysteries) by Leslie Meier (2011-11-02) by Leslie Meier Wild Mint Tea (Farm Fresh #2) by Valerie Comer





Start Date: December 01, 2024
End: December 30, 2025


message 5: by writer..., Curator (last edited Sep 20, 2025 09:56AM) (new)
Sep 20, 2025 09:48AM

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🪆Country foreign to your own

The Great Hippopotamus Hotel (No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, #25) by Alexander McCall Smith Botswana
The Great Hippopotamus Hotel
Hostage in Havana (The Cuban Trilogy #1) by Noel Hynd Cuba ++++
Hostage in Havana
When the Summer Was Ours A Novel by Roxanne Veletzos Hungary
When the Summer Was Ours: A Novel
Poirot Investigates A Hercule Poirot Mystery (Annotated) by Agatha Christie Britain
Poirot Investigates: A Hercule Poirot Mystery
From the Valley We Rise by Elizabeth Musser France
From the Valley We Rise
Death of a Spy (Hamish Macbeth, #36) by M.C. Beaton Scotland
Death of a Spy
Tea with Elephants (Suitcase Sisters #1) by Robin Jones Gunn Africa
Tea with Elephants
A Perilous Perspective (Lady Darby Mystery #10) by Anna Lee Huber Scotland
A Perilous Perspective
The Rose and the Thistle by Laura Frantz Scotland
Rose and the Thistle
A Bound Heart by Laura Frantz Scotland
A Bound Heart
The Taster by V.S. Alexander Bavaria
The Taster
English Tea Murder (A Lucy Stone Mystery) by Leslie Meier Britain
English Tea Murder



Sharing book travels..


message 6: by writer..., Curator (last edited Oct 06, 2025 11:28AM) (new)
Oct 06, 2025 11:27AM

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writer... wrote: "🪆Country foreign to your own

The Great Hippopotamus Hotel (No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, #25) by Alexander McCall SmithBotswana.."

More foreign countries:

Earthly Remains (Brunetti) by Donna Leon Italy
Earthly Remains


message 7: by writer..., Curator (new)
Oct 18, 2025 10:53AM

writer... (goodreadscomwriter) | 191 comments Mod
Dewey’s Annual Readathon on now, so a fair amount of reading underway this weekend!

I’ll have to add them to my Challenge shelves once through !

What reading exploits are you enjoying?


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