I Spy Challenge 2019

I found this challenge as an I Spy Goodreads group, but I signed up through the moderator’s blog too, Faith Hope Cherry Tea-I Spy Challenge 2019 (sign up here). There’s a list of 50 things to look for in a book, its theme/genre, cover description etc. Since I only read cozy mysteries, the numbers you find missing below are items I knew I’d never read or as in another item, getting a book from a Little Library. I’m pretty sure in my area there aren’t any of those, just as there aren’t coffee shops with books for sale in them. As I go through the list, I might even end up deleting more of them. I just found out the buddy read is done through the Goodreads group, so we’ll see how that one goes.

The cool thing about this challenge is that it started December 1, 2018, so I already had a decent amount of books I could add, as you’ll see below in my list. I’ll include covers here too.

Start date: December 1, 2018
End date: November 30, 2018

My 2019 I Spy List:

2019 I SPY BOOK HUNT

1- Winter cover  —Purrfect Slaying—Louise Lynn; also  Snowy Misery–Wendy Meadows

2- Christmas   ‘Twas the Knife Before Christmas–Jacqueline Frost; also  Christmas Carol Murder–Leslie Meier;  Eggs on Ice–Laura Childs

3- Travel  (to England) Gin and Daggers–Jessica Fletcher/Donald Bain

6- Purple cover  Glitter Bomb–Laura Childs and Terrie Farley Moran (back of the book is completely purple); also  Sifting Through Clues–Daryl Wood Gerber

7- Evergreens on cover   Jeopardy in January–Camilla Chafer
(Yes there are evergreens, two by the house shown out the window)
 Trouble on the Books–Essie Lang

8- New to you author  —A Spell of Murder—Clea Simon

9- 1st of series  —Deadly News—Jody Holford

10- Destination  Gin & Daggers–Jessica Fletcher/Donald Bain (England)

11- Fav genre (cozy mystery)  —Mardi Gras Murder—Ellen Byron

12- Buddy read ( I may or may not get to do this one)

14- Valentine read  The St. Valentine’s Day Cookie Massacre–Elisabeth Crabtree

15- Thrift store find

16- Book club read   A Christmas Peril–J.A. Hennrikus;  Deal Gone Dead–Carolyn Ridder Aspenson

17- St Patrick’s Day  A Ghost of Glaze–Melissa Monroe

18- Fav author   Batter Off Dead–Maymee Bell

19- Colouring options

21- Library book sale

24- Freebie  —A Salty Taste of Murder—Christine Zane Thomas

25- Bouquet on cover  Death and Daisies–Amanda Flower

26- Letter on cover

27- New release  —A Choice Cocktail of Death—Christine Zane Thomas

28- New to you country  This Spells Trouble–Stacey Alabaster (Australia–I’ve never read a book set there)

29- Bicycle on cover

30- Palm tree on cover

31- Seashore on cover  Live and Let Chai–Bree Baker;  A Killer Plot–Ellery Adams

32- Snow on cover  A Midwinter’s Tail–Bethany Blake
and  Iced Under–Barbara Ross

33- Name of month

34- Number in title

35- One word title

36- Pumpkin on cover

37- Bookshop topic   –Murder by the Book—Lauren Elliott; —Plotting for Murder–Tamra Baumann

38- Library topic    Past Due for Murder–Victoria Gilbert;  Lending a Paw–Laurie Cass

39- Mittens on cover  (they’re blue) A Pattern for Murder–Ann Yost

40- Recipes in book   Wine and Punishment–Sarah Fox

41- Stars on cover

42- Tea mentioned  No Good Tea Goes Unpunished–Bree Baker

45- Where you’d love to live  Marvels, Mocha and Murder–Christine Zane Thomas

46- Author’s initials match yours

47- Mystery    Purls & Poison—Anne Canadeo

50- Free choice . . .   Apple Die—Chelsea Thomas