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message 1: by writer..., Curator (new)

writer... (goodreadscomwriter) | 189 comments Mod
Post a copy of the 2020 I Spy Challenge List to record your progress.


message 2: by Jessica (last edited Apr 06, 2020 07:39PM) (new)

Jessica (jeska7) | 3 comments I may not update this list with regularity, because I will posting these on my blog. I'm excited to start my second round of I Spy!

Edited to add: I deleted the prompts and added a link to my blog.




message 3: by writer..., Curator (new)

writer... (goodreadscomwriter) | 189 comments Mod
Happy to have you joining for your 2nd round Jessica!
Feel free to post your blog link so we can check in with you 🔍
Jessica wrote: "I may not update this list with regularity, because I will posting these on my blog. I'm excited to start my second round of I Spy! ..."


message 4: by Aurelia (last edited Dec 01, 2019 12:32PM) (new)

Aurelia | 2 comments So this is going to be my first challenge here on ŷ and I'm really excited about it. Thank you for having me. Hope I get everything right with the links and posting.
Thank you for hosting the challenge. I wish every participant lots of fun hunting and of course reading your picks.

1 Free Choice

2 Your Fav Colour

3 Number on Cover

4 Upside Down Item

5 Luggage

6 Umbrella

7 Clouds

8 Moon

9 Shopfront

10 Plant

11 Book

12 Pen/Pencil

13 Traincar

14 Balloon

15 Quilt

16 Motorbike

17 Beach

18 Snow

19 Hat

20 Animal

21 Truck

22 Spy Glass

23 Scissors

24 Food

25 Beverage

26 Lamp

27 Saddle

28 Author's Middle Initial

29 Your 1st or last Name

30 Shoes

31 Autumn Foliage

32 Spring Flower

33 Winter Decor

34 Chair

35 Child

36 Swing

37 Door

38 Snowman

39 Water

40 4 Leaf Clover

41 " Christmas "

42 Valentine

43 Cross

44 Cake

45 Rain

46 Wind

47 Bridge

48 Bee

49 Bird

50 " Freedom "


message 5: by writer..., Curator (last edited Dec 01, 2019 02:41PM) (new)

writer... (goodreadscomwriter) | 189 comments Mod
Aurelia wrote: "So this is going to be my first challenge here on ŷ and I'm really excited about it. Thank you for having me. Hope I get everything right with the links and posting.
Thank you for hosting t..."


Welcome to the I Spy Challenge, Aurelia , we're happy you're part of this 2020 book FuN! 🔍


message 6: by Kara (last edited Dec 19, 2019 07:57PM) (new)

Kara | 2 comments My I Spy list for 2020:
Dec. 1, 2019-Nov. 30, 2020
1/30


Writer's 2020 I Spy Challenge:

1 Free Choice

2 Your Fav Colour

3 Number on Cover

4 Upside Down Item

5 Luggage

6 Umbrella

7 Clouds

8 Moon

9 Shopfront

10 Plant

11 Book

12 Pen/Pencil

13 Traincar

14 Balloon

15 Quilt

16 Motorbike

17 Beach

18 Snow

19 Hat: The Hound of the Baskervilles by Arthur Conan Doyle The Hound of the Baskervilles 12/19/2019

20 Animal

21 Truck

22 Spy Glass: A Study in Scarlet by Arthur Conan Doyle A Study in Scarlet 12/3/2019

23 Scissors

24 Food

25 Beverage

26 Lamp: The Sign of the Four (Dream Classics) by Arthur Conan Doyle The Sign of the Four 12/11/2019

27 Saddle

28 Author's Middle Initial

29 Your 1st or last Name

30 Shoes

31 Autumn Foliage

32 Spring Flower

33 Winter Decor

34 Chair

35 Child

36 Swing

37 Door

38 Snowman

39 Water

40 4 Leaf Clover

41 " Christmas "

42 Valentine

43 Cross

44 Cake

45 Rain

46 Wind

47 Bridge

48 Bee

49 Bird

50 " Freedom "


message 7: by writer..., Curator (new)

writer... (goodreadscomwriter) | 189 comments Mod
Kara wrote: "My I Spy list for 2020..."

Welcome Kara! Glad to see your list posted. Have a wonderful reading year Spying Book Covers 🔍


message 8: by Tari (last edited Dec 16, 2020 11:13AM) (new)

Tari (thann) I'm back for another year!

My I Spy list for 2020:
Dec. 1, 2019-Nov. 30, 2020

45/50


1 Free Choice Negative Exposure (Killer Shots Mysteries #1) by Lisa B. Thomas Lisa B. Thomas 1/4/20

2 Your Fav Colour Winter Takes All by M.L. Erdahl ML Erdahl 12/9/19

3 Number on Cover Murder in Cherry Hills (Cozy Cat Caper Mystery, #1) by Paige Sleuth Paige Sleuth 1/22/20

4 Upside Down Item (knife)-- Homicide in Hardcover (Bibliophile Mystery, #1) by Kate Carlisle Kate Carlisle 1/27/20

5 Luggage- Murder at the Falls (Creature Comforts #3) by Arlene Kay Arlene Kay 7/18/20

6 Umbrella-- Until Death Do Us Tart (Patty Cakes Bake Shop #1) by Holly Plum Holly Plum 2/29/20

7 Clouds-- One Bad Apple (Orchard, #1) by Sheila Connolly Sheila Connolly 1/20/20

8 Moon-- Doom and Broom (Wicked Witches of Coventry #2) by Sara Bourgeois Sara Bourgeois 1/25/20

9 Shopfront The 5K Killer A Cozy Mystery for Pet Lovers (A Walk in the Bark Book 3) by Mel Faye Mel Faye 12/27/19

10 Plant There's A Murder Afoot (A Sherlock Holmes Bookshop Mystery, #5) by Vicki Delany Vicki Delany 1/5/20

11 Book Verse and Vengeance (Magical Bookshop, #4) by Amanda Flower Amanda Flower 12/23/19

12 Pen/Pencil-- Death on the Page (Castle Bookshop Mystery #2) by Essie Lang Essie Lang 3/10/20 (on the book)

13 Traincar

14 Balloon-- Raining Men and Corpses (Raina Sun Mystery #1) by Anne R. Tan Anne R. Tan 1/12/20

15 Quilt-- A Crafter Quilts a Crime (A Handcrafted Mystery #3) by Holly Quinn Holly Quinn 2/10/20

16 Motorbike

17 Beach-- Sunshine Hunter (Susan Hunter Mystery, #1) by Maddie Cochere Maddie Cochere 1/7/20

18 Snow-- Silenced in Sequins (Resale Boutique Mystery #2) by Debra Sennefelder Debra Sennefelder 1/16/20

19 Hat-- Poppy Harmon and the Hung Jury (A Desert Flowers Mystery #2) by Lee Hollis Lee Hollis 1/8/20

20 Animal Pooches, Pumpkins, and Poison (Pooch Party #1) by Carolyn Ridder Aspenson Carolyn Ridder Aspenson 12/12/19

21 Truck-- That Old Flame of Mine (Sweet Pepper Fire Brigade Mystery, #1) by J.J. Cook J.J. Cook 2/20/20

22 Spy Glass Sabers, Sails, and Murder by Nola Robertson Nola Robertson 10/11/20

23 Scissors (in apron pocket)-- Hems and Homicide (Apron Shop #1) by Elizabeth Penney Elizabeth Penney 1/19/20

24 Food--pie BlackBuried Pie (Black Cat Cafe #3) by Lyndsey Cole Lyndsey Cole 1/3/20

25 Beverage--coffee Holiday Roast Mortem (Killer Coffee #7) by Tonya Kappes Tonya Kappes 12/30/19

26 Lamp-- The Bodies in the Library (First Edition Library Mystery, #1) by Marty Wingate Marty Wingate 1/25/20

27 Saddle

28 Author's Middle Initial--Q-- Zombie Waffle Murder (The Wicked Waffle Series) (Volume 8) by Carolyn Q. Hunter Carolyn Q. Hunter 1/9/20

29 Your 1st or last Name I spy "Tari" spelled out inside the author's name, Catie Murphy Dead in Dublin (The Dublin Driver Mysteries #1) by Catie Murphy Catie Murphy 1/21/20

30 Shoes (it's actually just one) A Field Guide to Homicide (Cat Latimer Mystery #6) by Lynn Cahoon Lynn Cahoon 1/29/20

31 Autumn Foliage-- Bound for Murder (Blue Ridge Library Mysteries #4) by Victoria Gilbert Victoria Gilbert 1/22/20

32 Spring Flower-- The Diva Takes the Cake (A Domestic Diva Mystery, #2) by Krista Davis Krista Davis 12/31/19

33 Winter Decor Mistletoe Murder (Dewberry Farm Mysteries, #4) by Karen MacInerney Karen MacInerney 12/6/19

34 Chair Theater Nights Are Murder (A Poppy McAllister Mystery, #4) by Libby Klein Libby Klein 1/2/20

35 Child Murder to the Max (Witches of Keyhole Lake, #2) by Tegan Maher Tegan Maher 12/3/20

36 Swing(s)-- Stay At Home Dead by Jeffrey Allen Jeffrey Allen 2/13/20

37 Door-- Cold as a Witch's Toffee (Allegra Darling Cozy Mystery Book 1) by Sara Bourgeois Sara Bourgeois 2/11/20

38 Snowman-- Death of a Dapper Snowman (Stormy Day Mystery #1) by Angela Pepper Angela Pepper 1/11/20

39 Water-- Death by Cashmere (Seaside Knitters Mystery, #1) by Sally Goldenbaum Sally Goldenbaum 1/30/20

40 4 Leaf Clover

41 "Christmas " Murder Under the Tree (A Kay Driscoll Mystery #2) by Susan Bernhardt Susan Bernhardt 12/4/19

42 Valentine-- In Cold Chamomile (A Tea and Read Mystery #3) by Joy Avon Joy Avon 2/8/20

43 Cross-- Cherry Pie or Die (Baker Street Mysteries #1) by CeeCee James CeeCee James 1/15/20 (the lattice top pie crust makes a lot of little crosses)

44 Cake Murder Takes the Cake A Daphne Martin Cake Mystery by Gayle Trent Gayle Trent 12/8/19

45 Rain

46 Wind- All You Need is Fudge (Candy-Coated, #4) by Nancy CoCo Nancy Coco 6/30/20

47 Bridge- Mums and Mayhem (A Magic Garden Mystery #3) by Amanda Flower Amanda Flower 8/20/20

48 Bee-- Death Bee Comes Her by Nancy CoCo Nancy CoCo 1/14/20

49 Bird-- Drugged on Deck (Caribbean Cruise Cozy Mystery #1) by Susan Harper Susan Harper 2/5/20

50 "Freedom" (American flag on cover)-- Booked for Death (Booklovers B&B Mysteries #1) by Victoria Gilbert Victoria Gilbert 6/21/20


message 9: by writer..., Curator (last edited Dec 04, 2019 09:00PM) (new)

writer... (goodreadscomwriter) | 189 comments Mod
Tari wrote: "I'm back for another year! ..."

Pleased with your 2019 I Spying? Glad you're back, Tari, and Congrats on your great Spy list of finds! 🔍


message 10: by Tari (new)

Tari (thann) writer... wrote: "Tari wrote: "I'm back for another year! ..."

Pleased with your 2019 I Spying? Glad you're back, Tari, and Congrats on your great Spy list of finds! 🔍"
I was and thanks, but wished I could have gotten in just a few more, always the case right? I’ll be updating any challenges later today that need it as I have a little pocket of time before working on stuff for the craft show Saturday evening.


message 11: by Vanessa (last edited Jan 06, 2020 07:50PM) (new)

Vanessa Mozayani | 1 comments I look forward to joining this challenge.

1 Free Choice

2 Your Fav Colour

3 Number on Cover

4 Upside Down Item

5 Luggage

6 Umbrella

7 Clouds

8 Moon

9 Shopfront

10 Plant

11 Book

12 Pen/Pencil

13 Traincar� In the Shadow of Denali by Tracie Peterson and Kimberley Woodhouse In the Shadow of Denali (The Heart of Alaska, #1) by Tracie Peterson Finished 04/01/2020

14 Balloon

15 Quilt

16 Motorbike

17 Beach

18 Snow - ✅Winter Solstice by Elin Hildebrand Winter Solstice (Winter #4) by Elin Hilderbrand read 12/2019

19 Hat

20 Animal

21 Truck

22 Spy Glass

23 Scissors

24 Food

25 Beverage

26 Lamp

27 Saddle

28 Author's Middle Initial

29 Your 1st or last Name

30 Shoes

31 Autumn Foliage

32 Spring Flower

33 Winter Decor ✅Winter Street by Elin Hildebrand Winter Street (Winter, #1) by Elin Hilderbrand Read 12/2019

34 Chair

35 Child

36 Swing

37 Door

38 Snowman

39 Water

40 4 Leaf Clover

41 " Christmas� " Twelve Days of Christmas by Tricia Ashley Twelve Days of Christmas by Trisha Ashley Read 12/2019

42 Valentine

43 Cross

44 Cake

45 Rain

46 Wind

47 Bridge� The Night Olivia Fell by Christina McDonald The Night Olivia Fell by Christina McDonald Finished 05/01/2020

48 Bee

49 Bird ✅The Long Flight Home by Alan Hlad The Long Flight Home by Alan Hlad Finished 07/01/2020

50 " Freedom "


message 12: by Lucy Jade (last edited Dec 31, 2019 07:36AM) (new)

Lucy Jade (lucyjadex) | 1 comments Hi all - new to the group and excited to join!

1 Free Choice

2 Your Fav Colour

3 Number on Cover

4 Upside Down Item

5 Luggage

6 Umbrella

7 Clouds

8 Moon

9 Shopfront

10 Plant

11 Book

12 Pen/Pencil

13 Traincar

14 Balloon

15 Quilt

16 Motorbike

17 Beach

18 Snow

19 Hat

20 Animal

21 Truck

22 Spy Glass

23 Scissors

24 Food

25 Beverage

26 Lamp

27 Saddle

28 Author's Middle Initial

29 Your 1st or last Name

30 Shoes

31 Autumn Foliage

32 Spring Flower

33 Winter Decor

34 Chair

35 Child

36 Swing

37 Door

38 Snowman

39 Water

40 4 Leaf Clover

41 " Christmas "

42 Valentine

43 Cross

44 Cake

45 Rain

46 Wind

47 Bridge

48 Bee

49 Bird

50 " Freedom "


message 13: by Kathy (new)

Kathy (momwithabook) | 2 comments Can't wait to get started!


1 Free Choice

2 Your Fav Colour

3 Number on Cover

4 Upside Down Item

5 Luggage

6 Umbrella

7 Clouds

8 Moon

9 Shopfront

10 Plant

11 Book

12 Pen/Pencil

13 Traincar

14 Balloon

15 Quilt

16 Motorbike

17 Beach

18 Snow

19 Hat

20 Animal

21 Truck

22 Spy Glass

23 Scissors

24 Food

25 Beverage

26 Lamp

27 Saddle

28 Author's Middle Initial

29 Your 1st or last Name

30 Shoes

31 Autumn Foliage

32 Spring Flower

33 Winter Decor

34 Chair

35 Child

36 Swing

37 Door

38 Snowman

39 Water

40 4 Leaf Clover

41 " Christmas "

42 Valentine

43 Cross

44 Cake

45 Rain

46 Wind

47 Bridge

48 Bee

49 Bird

50 " Freedom "


message 14: by writer..., Curator (new)

writer... (goodreadscomwriter) | 189 comments Mod
Vanessa wrote: "I look forward to joining this challenge...."

We're happy to have you join us, Vanessa! You're well away with book covers already spied 👓 Enjoy the hunt & a Happy New Year Welcome !


message 15: by writer..., Curator (new)

writer... (goodreadscomwriter) | 189 comments Mod
Lucy Jade wrote: "Hi all - new to the group and excited to join! ..."

Great to have you here, Lucy Jade! Looking forward to your spying finds and cheering your success ! 👓 🌟


message 16: by writer..., Curator (new)

writer... (goodreadscomwriter) | 189 comments Mod
Kathy wrote: "Can't wait to get started! ..."

Glad you've joined the FuN.. welcome!
Cheering you on, Kathy, as you Spy your finds and enjoy the Happy New Year of reading ! ! 📚 👀


message 17: by Cassie (last edited Jul 30, 2020 02:49PM) (new)

Cassie Iturrino | 1 comments 1 Free Choice Then She Was Gone by Lisa Jewell

2 Your Fav Colour

3 Number on Cover

4 Upside Down Item

5 Luggage

6 Umbrella

7 Clouds Following Fake Man by Barbara Ware Holmes

8 Moon

9 Shopfront

10 Plant

11 Book

12 Pen/Pencil The Mailbox (Sunset Beach #1) by Marybeth Mayhew Whalen

13 Traincar

14 Balloon

15 Quilt

16 Motorbike

17 Beach

18 Snow

19 Hat

20 Animal

21 Truck

22 Spy Glass

23 Scissors

24 Food

25 Beverage

26 Lamp

27 Saddle

28 Author's Middle Initial

29 Your 1st or last Name

30 Shoes

31 Autumn Foliage

32 Spring Flower

33 Winter Decor

34 Chair Travelers Rest by Keith Lee Morris

35 Child Summerlost by Ally Condie

36 Swing Jumping Off Swings (Jumping Off Swings, #1) by Jo Knowles

37 Door

38 Snowman

39 Water

40 4 Leaf Clover

41 " Christmas "

42 Valentine

43 Cross

44 Cake

45 Rain

46 Wind

47 Bridge

48 Bee Milk and Honey by Rupi Kaur

49 Bird

50 " Freedom "


message 18: by writer..., Curator (new)

writer... (goodreadscomwriter) | 189 comments Mod
Cassie wrote: "1 Free Choice Then She Was Gone by Lisa Jewell

2 Your Fav Colour.."


A great start Cassie.. happy book 🔎


message 19: by Tari (new)

Tari (thann) Msg. 9 44/50 for this year. I was THIS close to having one with a kid on the cover lol. Just hadn't read it yet.


message 20: by writer..., Curator (new)

writer... (goodreadscomwriter) | 189 comments Mod
Tari wrote: "Msg. 9 44/50 for this year. I was THIS close to having one with a kid on the cover lol. Just hadn't read it yet."

Well done, Tari!
Carryon... i'm behind due to protective safety issues where I live restricting my online access... hoping to get a letter out to members asap!


message 21: by Tari (new)

Tari (thann) writer... wrote: "Well done, Tari!
Carryon... i'm behind due to protective safety issues where I live restricting my online access... hoping to get a letter out to members asap!"


Thanks! And ok, I did read the book with the kid on it so I can at least include that one. :) Thanks, hope things get better for you soon!


message 22: by Alicia (new)

Alicia | 1 comments Hey gang, I know this challenge has finished and the 2021 list is out but this is my first chance to sit and post my 2020 list. There were 5 items I couldn't find books for: Traincar, Truck, Shoes, Swing and Four Leaf Clover.
45/50 for 2020

01 Free Choice - Bride A January Bride by Deborah Raney
02 Your Fav Colour - Lemonade and Lies by Agatha Frost (Peridale Café #2)
03 Number on Cover - Alive in a Dead World by Mark Tufo
04 Upside Down Item - 100 Sideways Miles by Andrew Smith
05 Luggage - The Tourist Attraction by Sarah Morgenthaler
06 Umbrella - Nevermoor by Jessica Townsend
07 Clouds - Sterling by Dannika Dark
08 Moon - They Both Die at the End by Adam Silvera
09 Shopfront - And Then There Were Crumbs by Eve Calder
10 Plant - Guidebook to Murder by Lynn Cahoon (Tourist Trap Mystery #1)
11 Book - A Most Curious Murder by Elizabeth Kane Buzzelli (Little Library Mystery #1)
12 Pen/Pencil - Last Pen Standing by Vivian Conroy
13 Traincar -
14 Balloon - Enchantee by Gita Trelease
15 Quilt - Knitting Bones by Monica Ferris (Needlecraft Mystery #11)
16 Motorbike - Nevermore by Dannika Dark
17 Beach - Sunset Beach by Mary Kay Andrews
18 Snow - Black Crow, White Snow by Michael Livingston
19 Hat - Gunslinger Girl by Lyndsay Ely
20 Animal - The Cat, The Quilt and The Corpse by Leann Sweeney (A Cats in Trouble Mystery #1)
21 Truck -
22 Spy Glass - All-Butter Shortdead (Oxford Tearoom Mysteries - Prequel)
23 Scissors - Rock, Paper, Scissors by Richard Osmond
24 Food - Lemon Meringue Pie Murder by Joanne Fluke (Hannah Swensen #4)
25 Beverage - Murder Simply Brewed by Vannetta Chapman (Amish Village Mystery #1)
26 Lamp - Christmas Lamp by Lori Copeland
27 Saddle - The Compton Cowboys by Walter Thompson-Hernandez
28 Author's Middle Initial - Little Women by Louisa May Alcott
29 Your 1st or last Name - The Prince Boofhead Syndrome by Michael Carr-Gregg & Elly Robinson
30 Shoes -
31 Autumn Foliage - Wicked Autumn by G. M. Malliet
32 Spring Flower - Buzz Off by Hannah Reed (Queen Bee Mystery #1)
33 Winter - Decor By Winter's Light by Stephanie Laurens
34 Chair - Forests, Fishing, & Forgery by Tonya Kappes (Campers and Criminals #3)
35 Child - The Case of the Gypsy Good-Bye by Nancy Springer (Enola Holmes #6)
36 Swing -
37 Door - No Way Home by Annette Dashofy (Zoe Chambers Mystery #5)
38 Snowman - The Snowman Killer by Wendy Meadows
39 Water - Ice Ghosts by Paul Watson
40 4 Leaf Clover -
41 "Christmas" - Christmas Bliss by Mary Kay Andrews
42 Valentine - Bloody Valentine by James Patterson
43 Cross - Wolf's Cross by S. A. Swann
44 Cake - Carrot Cake Murder by Joanne Fluke (Hannah Swenson #)
45 Rain - Rainy Day KISSES by Debbie Macomber
46 Wind - Lockdown by Peter May
47 Bridge - Where Are You Now? By Mary Higgins Clark
48 Bee - Queen Bee by Jane Fallon
49 Bird - Kingdom of Exiles by S.B. Nova
50 " Freedom " - The Fight for Freedom by Melissa Carosella


message 23: by Mary (new)

Mary Rand (maryrand) | 22 comments I got them all. Traincar: Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, Truck: Full Throttle by Joe Hill, Shoes: When God Was a Rabbit, Four Leaf Clove: There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Clover and swing: A King on a swing Okay there are a couple of childrens books there but that was the only two.


message 24: by Mary (new)

Mary Rand (maryrand) | 22 comments There is another one with a swing but I have not read it. Adrian McGinty's latest book.


message 25: by writer..., Curator (new)

writer... (goodreadscomwriter) | 189 comments Mod
Alicia wrote: "Hey gang, I know this challenge has finished and the 2021 list is out but this is my first chance to sit and post my 2020 list. There were 5 items I couldn't find books for: Traincar, Truck, Shoes,..."

Well done Alicia! Thanks for posting, and
hoping to find you joining for 2021 🔎


message 26: by writer..., Curator (new)

writer... (goodreadscomwriter) | 189 comments Mod
Mary wrote: "I got them all. Traincar: Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, Truck: Full Throttle by Joe Hill, Shoes: When God Was a Rabbit, Four Leaf Clove: There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Clover and..."

Great 🔎 Finish Mary! Thanks for posting.. books are books 😉


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