Christian Fiction Devourers discussion

Jan - Jun 2023
“I spy with my little eye…”

This challenge is all about spotting items on the covers. The items MUST be on the cover for the books to count. Items may be used as many times as you like.

Categories
Magnifying Glass: 1-3 books
Binoculars: 4-6 books
Spyglass: 7-10 books
Telescope: 11+ books

Rules
* no page minimum
* rereads are allowed
* any format is allowed

Items to spy:
1. body of water
2. mug
3. gray hair
4. stairs
5. flag
6. typewriter
7. envelope(s)
8. dog
9. mountain
10. snow
11. lamppost
12. compass
13. fence or railing
14. a dock
15. berries

Andrea

Bonny
Brittany

Crystal

Elizabeth

Hannah

Jamie
Jenn

Karen
Kate
Katrina
KC
Kim

Lauri
Linda
Loraine
Lynnette

Megan
Missy
Myrna

Sarita
Shash
Sherri

I'm in Binoculars: 4-6 books

Items to spy:

1. body of water


2. mug
3. gray hair
4. stairs
5. flag
6. typewriter

7. envelope(s)


8. dog

9. mountain


10. snow
11. lamppost
12. compass

13. fence or railing


14. a dock
15. berries

I'm in! I Spy | Jan - Jun 2023

Items to spy (15/15):
✓1. body of water
✓2. mug
✓3. gray hair
✓4. stairs
✓5. flag
✓6. typewriter
✓7. envelope(s)
✓8. dog
✓9. mountain
✓10. snow
✓11. lamppost
✓12. compass
✓13. fence or railing
✓14. a dock
✓15. berries

I'm in. Will see how I do.


1. body of water
2. mug
3. gray hair (GM - but clean)
4. stairs -
5. flag
6. typewriter
7. envelope(s) -
8. dog
9. mountain - (GM)
10. snow -
11. lamppost
12. compass -
13. fence or railing ,
14. a dock -
15. berries - (in the flowers)

I'm in

1. body of water

2. mug
3. gray hair
4. stairs
5. flag
6. typewriter
7. envelope(s)
8. dog
9. mountain

10. snow
11. lamppost
12. compass
13. fence or railing
14. a dock
15. berries

I'm in for telescope. 11+

Items to spy:
1. body of water


2. mug


3. gray hair


4. stairs


5. flag


6. typewriter


7. envelope(s)


8. dog


9. mountain


10. snow


11. lamppost


12. compass


13. fence or railing


14. a dock


15. berries

I'm in for Telescope: 11+ books


Items to spy:
1. body of water
(1/29) (2/8) (2/14) (2/20) (2/28) (2/28) (3/31) (5/21) (5/29)
2. mug
(3/31)
3. gray hair
4. stairs
(4/22) (6/22)
5. flag
6. typewriter
7. envelope(s)
8. dog
(5/11) (5/20)
9. mountain
(4/22) (5/19) (6/3) (6/11)
10. snow
(1/30) (4/23)
11. lamppost
(1/4) (2/20)
12. compass
13. fence or railing
(2/6) (4/8) (5/7)
14. a dock
(1/28) (3/14) (6/30)
15. berries
(1/20) (3/27)

I'm in for Telescope: 11+ Books

Items to spy:
1. body of water -
2. mug
3. gray hair
4. stairs
5. flag -
6. typewriter -
7. envelope(s)
8. dog -
9. mountain -
10. snow -
11. lamppost
12. compass -
13. fence or railing -
14. a dock
15. berries

I'm in for Magnifying Glass 1-3:

Items to spy:
1. body of water -
2. mug
3. gray hair - (the cat!)
4. stairs -
5. flag -
6. typewriter
7. envelope(s) -
8. dog -
9. mountain -

10. snow -
11. lamppost -
12. compass
13. fence or railing -
14. a dock -
15. berries -

I'm in!

I Spy
January - June 2023
Telescope: 11+ books

27/11+ Items Found

Items to spy - Items may be used as many times as you like.
1. body of water

2. mug

3. gray hair
4. stairs

5. flag

6. typewriter
7. envelope(s)

8. dog

9. mountain

10. snow

11. lamppost

12. compass
13. fence or railing

14. a dock

15. berries

I'm in with a spyglass (7-10 books).

I Spy
Jan - Jun 2023

1. body of water

2. mug
3. gray hair

4. stairs

5. flag

6. typewriter

7. envelope(s)
8. dog
(GM)
9. mountain

10. snow

11. lamppost

12. compass
13. fence or railing

14. a dock

15. berries

Add me!

Jan - Jun 2023
“I spy with my little eye…”

This challenge is all about spotting items on the covers. The items MUST be on the cover for the books to count. Items may be used as many times as you like.

Categories
Magnifying Glass: 1-3 books
Binoculars: 4-6 books
Spyglass: 7-10 books
Telescope: 11+ books

Items to spy:
1. body of water (1/3) (1/21/23)
2. mug
3. gray hair (4/4)
4. stairs (2/21)
5. flag
6. typewriter
7. envelope(s) (2/11)
8. dog (1/25/23)
9. mountain (1/7) (2/16)
10. snow (1/27) not obvious but it is there
11. lamppost (2/8)
12. compass
13. fence or railing (1/10) (4/12)
14. a dock (1/17)
15. berries

I'm in! I'm going to go for the binoculars level (4-6 books) with at least one book cover 'counting' per month.

01. body of water ~ The Hidden Prince (finished 16 February)
02. mug
03. gray hair
04. stairs
05. flag
06. typewriter
07. envelope(s) ~ The Secret Keepers of Old Depot Grocery (finished 4 March)
08. dog
09. mountain ~ Mountains of Grace (finished 25 May)
10. snow
11. lamppost ~ Love Finds You in Revenge, Ohio (finished 15 June)
12. compass
13. fence or railing ~ The Italian Ballerina (finished 6 January)
14. a dock
15. berries ~ The Jam and Jelly Nook (finished 13 April)

I love these challenges! I'm not sure how well I will do, but I should at least be able to get to Binoculars.

1. body of water -
2. mug -
3. gray hair -
4. stairs -
5. flag
6. typewriter
7. envelope(s) -
8. dog
9. mountain
10. snow
11. lamppost
12. compass
13. fence or railing -
14. a dock -
15. berries -

*I won't get all of them read by the end of June, but I'm working on Flag , Compass , and I still plan to read Snow

I'm in for Telescope 11+ I really enjoy this challenge!

1. body of water 1-3-23 1-4-23 1-14-23 1-14-23 2-15-23 5-5-23 6-20-23

2. mug 1-18-23 1-10-23

3. gray hair 2-8-23 3-7-23

4. stairs 3-1-23 3-13-23 6-28-23

5. flag 1-10-23

6. typewriter 1-11-23 6-19-23

7. envelope(s) 1-10-23 2-10-23 3-14-23 6-28-23

8. dog 1-19-23 2-15-23 6-23-23

9. mountain 2-22-23 3-19-23

10. snow 1-31-23 4-2-23 4-29-23

11. lamppost 1-16-23 2-13-23 4-17-23 5-16-23 6-28-23

12. compass 1-24-23

13. fence or railing 2-3-23 5-2-23 5-9-23 6-1-23

14. a dock 1-14-23 6-24-23

15. berries 1-6-22

Another fun one! I’m in for a book a month, so Binoculars (4-6 books)

Items to spy:
1. body of water
2. mug
3. gray hair (GM)
4. stairs
5. flag
6. typewriter
7. envelope(s)
8. dog
9. mountain
10. snow
11. lamppost
12. compass
13. fence or railing
14. a dock
15. berries

I'll try for Magnifying Glass 1-3

Items to spy:
1. body of water



2. mug
3. gray hair
4. stairs

5. flag
6. typewriter
7. envelope(s)

8. dog
9. mountain

10. snow
11. lamppost
12. compass
13. fence or railing
14. a dock

15. berries

This sounds fun. Let's do Spyglass.

I'm in for Binoculars 4-6 books

1. body of water
2. mug
3. gray hair
4. stairs
5. flag
6. typewriter
7. envelope(s)
8. dog
9. mountain
10. snow
11. lamppost
12. compass
13. fence or railing
14. a dock
15. berries

I would like to join for all 15.

Progress: 5 / 15

Items to spy:
1. body of water
2. mug
3. gray hair
4. stairs -
5. flag
6. typewriter
7. envelope(s)
8. dog
9. mountain
10. snow
11. lamppost
12. compass
13. fence or railing
14. a dock
15. berries

I'm in! But just to see how many I can get, not planning on all 15.

1. body of water
2. mug
3. gray hair
4. stairs
5. flag
6. typewriter
7. envelope(s)
8. dog -
9. mountain
10. snow
11. lamppost
12. compass
13. fence or railing
14. a dock
15. berries -

2023 I SPY CHALLENGE
Duration: Jan 1 - Jun 30, 2023 (6 months)
**CHALLENGE COMPLETED**



Genre: All
Rule: Books with listed items on cover
Level: Telescope, 11+ books


Progress:
GOAL MET! = 24/11

Items to spy:
1. body of water
Set the Stars Alight by Amanda Dykes| 1/16/23
Love's Unfading Light by Naomi Rawlings 2/2/23
Until Leaves Fall in Paris by Sarah Sundin 2/14/23
All the Lost Places by Amanda Dykes 2/15/23
Yesterday's Tides by Roseanna M. White 3/3/23

2. mug
"Scene of the Grind" by Tonya Kappes 1/25/23
(*Secular Cozy Mystery Read, overall clean)
"Mocha and Murder" by Tonya Kappes 2/5/23
(*Secular Cozy Mystery Read, overall clean)
Building Her House: Commonsensical Wisdom for Christian Women by Nancy Wilson 2/13/23

3. gray hair
The Art of Divine Contentment by Thomas Watson 1/27/23

4. stairs

5. flag

6. typewriter
Weakness Is the Way: Life with Christ Our Strength by J.I. Packer 1/29/23
"To Helvetica and Back" by Paige Shelton 2/4/23
(*Secular Cozy Mystery Read, overall clean)

7. envelope(s)
"Stamped Out" by Tonya Kappes 2/3/23
(*Secular Cozy Mystery Read, overall clean)
The Gold in These Hills by Joanne Bischof 3/6/23

8. dog
The Call of the Wild by Jack London 1/25/23
Why Children Matter by Douglas Wilson 2/22/23

9. mountain
"Motorhomes, Maps, and Murder" by Tonya Kappes
(*Secular Cozy Mystery Read, overall clean)
"Canyons, Caravans, & Cadavers" by Tonya Kappes 2/18/23
(*Secular Cozy Mystery Read, overall clean)
A Hunger for God by John Piper 2/23/23
With the Master - In Heavenly Places: A Ladies Bible Study of Ephesians by Susan J. Heck 5/10/23

10. snow
"Christmas, Criminals, and Campers" by Tonya Kappes 1/30/23
(*Secular Cozy Mystery Read, overall clean)
The Expedition of the Donner Party and Its Tragic Fate by Eliza Poor Donner Houghton 1/31/23

11. lamppost

12. compass
Found: God's Will by John F. MacArthur Jr. 2/3/23

13. fence or railing
Undercurrent of Secrets by Rachel Scott McDaniel 1/26/23
The Italian Ballerina by Kristy Cambron 1/20/23

14. a dock

15. berries

I'm upping mine to binoculars since I already have found 4!!!

Loraine wrote: "I'm upping mine to binoculars since I already have found 4!!!"

Fantastic!

Welcome, all! Everyone should be linked to here. If I missed anyone, please let me know.

I'm in.
Can the same book be used for more than one item, example can a snow covered mountain be used for snow and mountain?

1. body of water
2. mug GM
3. gray hair
4. stairs
5. flag
6. typewriter GM - language
7. envelope(s)
8. dog
9. mountain
10. snow
11. lamppost
12. compass (GM, some language)
13. fence or railing
14. a dock
15. berries

I'm in for Spyglass 7-10 books



I Spy
Jan - Jun 2023

Progress: 28/10

Items to spy:
1. body of water - (2/27/23) ( 3/17/23) (3/13/23) (2/17/23)
(3/26/23) (5/8/23)

2. mug -

3. gray hair

4. stairs - (5/1/23)

5. flag - (4/18/23)

6. typewriter -

7. envelope(s) -

8. dog - (3/22/23) (4/24/23) (5/14/23)

9. mountain - (3/2/23) (3/15/23) (3/15/23) (3/15/23)
(3/20/23)

10. snow - (1/28/23) (2/1/23) (2/20/23) (3/7/23) (5/15/23)

11. lamppost - (3/1/23)

12. compass - (4/24/23)

13. fence or railing - (3/3/23) (3/24/23)

14. a dock -

15. berries - (3/27/23) (4/1/23) (4/1/23)

Welcome, Lynnette and Karen! I'll get you both linked up in a moment.

Lynnette, only one category per book please.

Jan - Jun 2023
“I spy with my little eye…”
Telescope: 11+ books
11/11 FINISHED

Items to spy:
1. body of water - The Water Keeper 4/11/23
2. mug - Murder Simply Brewed 2/29/23
5. flag - Saving Aziz: How the Mission to Help One Became a Calling to Rescue Thousands from the Taliban 5/13/23
7. envelope(s) - The Gold in These Hills 3/12/23
8. dog - The Christmas Dog 1/27/23
9. mountain - The Reluctant Warrior
10. snow - The Children's Blizzard (clean nonfiction) 3/6/23
11. lamppost - Then There Was You 5/6/23
12. compass - The Words We Lost 5/9/23
13. fence or railing - The Italian Ballerina 2/8/23
15. berries - Bon Appetit 6/5/23

Welcome, Myrna!

Andrea wrote: "Welcome, Myrna!"

Thanks!

Andrea, does work for stairs, or does it need to be an actual staircase?

That works!

I'm in!

I Spy
January - June 2023
Telescope: 11+ books

This challenge is all about spotting items on the covers. The items MUST be on the cover for the books to count. Items may be used as many times as you like.

Items to spy:
1. body of water
2. mug
3. gray hair
4. stairs
5. flag
6. typewriter
7. envelope(s)
8. dog
9. mountain
10. snow
11. lamppost
12. compass
13. fence or railing
14. a dock
15. berries

Andrea would you consider that brown item in the upper left corner an envelope?

Andrea would you consider the item in the upper left corner an envelope? It looks like a old fashioned one to me.

It looks like a journal or notebook to me, and that seems to be confirmed in the blurb.

Andrea wrote: "It looks like a journal or notebook to me, and that seems to be confirmed in the blurb."

Okay thanks for the reply.

Sure thing.

Andrea can the gray hair be on a cat?

Very creative, Loraine! I'll take that.

Upcoming release (I read an early copy) coming on 6/20/23. I adored this book by Beth K. Vogt and love the typewriter on the cover!

I just went through all of the rest of the books I'll be reading this month, and none of them fit for this challenge, so I'm going to call my I Spy journey finished at 6 books:
fence or railing ~ The Italian Ballerina (finished 6 January)
body of water ~ The Hidden Prince (finished 16 February)
envelopes ~ The Secret Keepers of Old Depot Grocery (finished 4 March)
berries ~ The Jam and Jelly Nook (finished 13 April)
mountain ~ Mountains of Grace (finished 25 May)
lamppost ~ Love Finds You in Revenge, Ohio (finished 15 June)

Finished this yesterday.
Items to spy (15/15):
✓1. body of water
✓2. mug
✓3. gray hair
✓4. stairs
✓5. flag
✓6. typewriter
✓7. envelope(s)
✓8. dog
✓9. mountain
✓10. snow
✓11. lamppost
✓12. compass
✓13. fence or railing
✓14. a dock
✓15. berries

Great job, Kate and Jenn!

I tried to find all 15 items but in the end only spied 10 of the items... but read 30 books that fit.

Items to spy:
1. body of water
(1/29) (2/8) (2/14) (2/20) (2/28) (2/28) (3/31) (5/21) (5/29)
2. mug
(3/31)
3. gray hair
4. stairs
(4/22) (6/22)
5. flag
6. typewriter
7. envelope(s)
8. dog
(5/11) (5/20)
9. mountain
(4/22) (5/19) (6/3) (6/11)
10. snow
(1/30) (4/23)
11. lamppost
(1/4) (2/20)
12. compass
13. fence or railing
(2/6) (4/8) (5/7)
14. a dock
(1/28) (3/14) (6/30)
15. berries
(1/20) (3/27)

Great work!

I found all 15 items (if they all fit) and finished 40 books that I spied. I really like this challenge and there's usually a couple of stumpers. Everyone had great ideas!

See message 16 for the full listing. I wasn't sure if I should repost the whole message or not.