2025 & 2026 Reading Challenge discussion

I want to first start by saying that I borrowed this from another group. I changed a few things to fit with our group but all the creative planning was all them!!

This one is a TITLE search challenge--it's not based on finding pictures on the cover, but finding words in the title of the book.

But instead of giving you specific words to search for, we're going to do categories. I've listed a bunch of examples, but you're not limited to those--use your imagination and find words that fit the categories.

The duration of this challenge will be one year from your start date starts January 1st 2012. So whenever you decide to start, you will have one year to complete it. Please post your dates with your list.

You may use anthologies & rereads but must read again in 2012 not previous years.

Also, if you are having a hard time with a category, you many use the series name if it is printed on the cover of the book. Everyone can do that for up to 3 categories.
Please create a post under this folder that has your list (if you know it, if not then number 1-24. Be sure to add what category it is at each number) as you finish each category you will “edit” your post to add what Book it was, the author, how many stars you are giving it and the date you finished.

In the TITLE of a book, find a word that fits the below categories:

***items below in italics are just suggestions from me, use them or come up with new ones, I just wanted to give examples and I got carried away. :)

1. Color: don't forget the good ones like crimson & indigo

2. Number: one, two, three, as well as once, twice, first, second

3. Things That Grow: flower, tree, rose, orchid, garden, lily, forest, seed, thorn, ivy

4. 4 Seasons: spring, summer, fall, autumn, winter

5. First Name: Dick, Tom, Harry, Harriet

6. Places: city, state, country, land, town, empire, kingdom, world OR the proper name of a city, state or country (NY, London)

7. Body Part: heart, eye, hand, bone, skin, mind, foot

8. Weapon: knife, sword, arrow, dart, poison, blade, razor

9. Body of Water: sea, ocean, river, lake, pond, bayou

10. Form of Water: ice, fog, rain, snow, water, mist

11. Product of Fire: heat, smoke, fire, burn, flames, light, ash, blaze

12. Heavenly Body: sun, moon, star

13. Architecture: castle, house, tower, bridge, gate

14. 5 Senses: sight, sound, touch, scent, taste

15. Royal Title: king, queen, princess, duke

16. Family Member: brother, daughter, mother

17. 4 Elements: fire, earth, air/wind, water

18. Time of Day: morning, noon, night, evening, midnight, twilight, dusk, dawn

19. Metal: gold, silver, bronze, iron, steel

20. Emotion/Feeling: love, hate, pride, passion, desire, fear, envy

21. Animal/Insect: dog, cat, wolf, tiger, bird, spider, fox, crow, goose, snake

22. Something to Read: book, tale, story

23. Gender Identifier: boy, girl, man, woman, wife, husband, lady

24. Paranormal Being: vampire, demon, angel, succubus, ghost, zombie, devil, unicorn, dragon

(Added)
25. Occupation: doctor, detective, assassin

GET YOUR CHALLENGE ON.

Awesome :D

Should this be added to our first challenge post, the one with a number of books we´re doing or a different one?

And I like it!

you can put it right here or I can make a new folder. its up to you....

1. Color: The Color Purple

2. Number: 1st to Die

3. Things That Grow:

4. 4 Seasons:

5. First Name:

6. Places:

7. Body Part:

8. Weapon:

9. Body of Water:

10. Form of Water:

11. Product of Fire:

12. Heavenly Body:

13. Architecture:

14. 5 Senses:

15. Royal Title:

16. Family Member:

17. 4 Elements:

18. Time of Day: Midnight in Austenland

19. Metal:

20. Emotion/Feeling:

21. Animal/Insect:

22. Something to Read: The Notebook

23. Gender Identifier:

24. Paranormal Being: Nightfall

25. Occupation:

I am participating and will keep track in my personal folder under Member's corner.

Are you asking me? or everyone? I would say it's ok to jump around. It may be too hard to try to do them in order.

I will also be participating. My progress can be tracked in Tatum's Corner in the Member's Corner.

I Spy Challenge
1.1.12-12.31.12

1. Color: Orange is the New Black: My Year in a Women's Prison Finished 1/27/12

2. Number: Twelve Angry Men

3. Things That Grow: A Tree Grows in Brooklyn

4. 4 Seasons: spring, summer, fall, autumn, winter

5. First Name: Princess Mia Finished 2/3/12

6. Places: Anna and the French Kiss Finished January 6 2012

7. Body Part: Another Piece of My Heart

8. Weapon: knife, sword, arrow, dart, poison, blade, razor

9. Body of Water: sea, ocean, river, lake, pond, bayou

10. Form of Water: The Lady of the Rivers

11. Product of Fire: heat, smoke, fire, burn, flames, light, ash, blaze

12. Heavenly Body: sun, moon, star

13. Architecture: castle, house, tower, bridge, gate

14. 5 Senses: sight, sound, touch, scent, taste

15. Royal Title: Sex with Kings: 500 Years of Adultery, Power, Rivalry, and Revenge Finished 2/15

16. Family Member: Maus I: My Father Bleeds History

17. 4 Elements: Earth: A Visitor's Guide to the Human Race

18. Time of Day: The Night Circus Finished 1/17/12

19. Metal: gold, silver, bronze, iron, steel

20. Emotion/Feeling: Love the One You're With

21. Animal/Insect: Walter the Farting Dog Finished 2/14

22. Something to Read: Diary of a Wombat Finished 2/14

23. Gender Identifier: The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo Finished 2/22

24. Paranormal Being: The Very Fairy Princess Finished 2/14

Sara, I would prefer to jump around and I think for a year long challenge that makes more sense as we can work it in along with other reads better that way... but if the group decides to go in order, I'll work around it.

I´m doing this challenge and I´ll keep track of it in my topic Johanna´s in the member´s corner. I wish we can jump around!

Added occupation to my I SPY Challenge... very foolishly went and looked at the page for The Historian... went to website and bought The Historian... now have another long book to read... 734 pages, good for Door Stopper Challenge too, pleased again... though someone should stop me from going to look at books people talk about it almost always ends with me with an ever longer TBR pile!

I'm also doing this challenge but as my challenge is only 50 books this year and I'm also participating in a few other challenges, I only picked a few from this list. I'll be keeping track in my personal corner as well.

I Spy Challenge

1. Color: Half of a Yellow Sun by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie.

2. Number: Ready Player One by Ernest Cline.

3. Things that Grow: Into the Forest by Jean Hegland.

21. Animal: Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep by Philip K. Dick.

22. Something to Read:Wastelands Stories of the Apocalypse. Edited by John Joseph Adams.

23. Gender Identifier: Brown Girl in the Ring by Nalo Hopkinson.

24. Paranormal Being: Lover Awakened by J.R. Ward.

Note: I may add different categories and books as the year progresses.

Here is my outlook on the I Spy Challenge. I am trying to read over 200 books this year. So these will help me with my goal. I will be updating as soon as I get more books or finish with the others. Good Luck Everyone!!!

I Spy Challenge

1. Color: Guilty Pleasures by Laurell Hamilton
2. Number
3. Things that grow
4. 4 Seasons
5. First Name
6. Places
7. Body Part
8. Weapon
9. Body of Water
10. Form of Water
11. Product of Fire: The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
12. Heavenly Body: Dark Side of the Moon by Sherilyn Kenyon
13. Architecture
14. 5 Senses
15. Royal Title: Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J K Rowling
16. Family Member
17. 4 Elements
18. Time of Day
19. Metal
20. EmotionMaster of Torment by Karin Tabke 1/5/12
21. Animal/Insect: Obsidian Butterfly by Laurell Hamilton
22. Something to Read: Bridget Jones's Diary by Helen Fielding
23. Gender Identifier: Some Girls Bite by Chloe Neill
24. Paranormal Being: Succubus Revealed by Richelle Mead

I am participating and will keep track in my personal folder under Member's corner.

Me too! I added the I Spy list to my personal challenge post

Sounds like fun, so I'm in!
I'll keep track in the Member's corner

I'm joining! My list is in my member corner :)

Robyn wrote: "i am starting with . i am using it to fulfill number 21 the animal. creatures sound like an animal to me. oh and happy new year everyone!"

I'd say that would be "animal" too. I think that I will use that one too for that category.

I think this is a great challenge. I'll be participating in my members corner thread.

Robyn wrote: "i am starting with . i am using it to fulfill number 21 the animal. creatures sound like an animal to me. oh and happy new year everyone!"

Oh that was a good book (:

I also want to participate in this challenge. I will keep track of my list of books in my corner. I am also participating in several other year long challenges so I will keep a running list of all of my challenges in the same "Audrey's Corner" thread. Good luck everyone!

I have 1 as well, the number one, Hytti nro 6. Rated 2/5, finished 3.1.2012 (yes we mark dates differently so don´t get confused! :) )

Count me in for the challenge! I'll be keeping track in Lisa's Corner in Members Corner.

1. Color:
2. Number:
3. Things That Grow:
4. 4 Seasons:
5. First Name:
6. Places: The Paris Wife
7. Body Part:
8. Weapon:
9. Body of Water:
10. Form of Water:
11. Product of Fire:
12. Heavenly Body:
13. Architecture:
14. 5 Senses:
15. Royal Title:
16. Family Member:
17. 4 Elements:
18. Time of Day:
19. Metal:
20. Emotion/Feeling: The Pursuit of Love
21. Animal/Insect:
22. Something to Read:
23. Gender Identifier:
24. Paranormal Being:
25. Occupation:

I am 1/25!

I finished my Time of day spot with; Destined, House of Night

I´ve done two! for paranormal being ( Odd and the Frost Giants) and the number (Hytti nro 6.).

Sara, I have 2 so far. Where should I be putting them so you can find therm?


20. Hunger Games
5. Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks

I now have three, I did the 4 elements yesterday!

Congrats on finishing three Johanna!

I have one done, First Name: The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde. I rated it 2/5 and my review is in my personal challenge thread.

Honestly, about the only thing I think this book was good for is that I could use it in two challenges! But I sort of had to finish it as it's the group read in another one of my groups.

I finished my first book for #5 (First Name): Elizabeth the Queen.

If you scroll up a little Sara I think you may have missed Johanna saying she'd finished her 3rd and me saying I managed to get 1.

Congrats to all who have completed books so far and happy reading! :)

I have finished Time of day: Night by Elie Wiesel & Animal/Insect: 19 Varieties Of Gazelle by Naomi Shihab Nye. 2 out if 25 for this challenge complete. Thanks!

Got books for First Name, Body Part, 5 senses, and Emotion/Feeling.

25. occupation: City of Thieves

I love how Shelly said that thief is an occupation... as a fantasy lover, I totally agree mind you, but it made me laugh!

Sara wrote: "Adriana wrote: "Got books for First Name, Body Part, 5 senses, and Emotion/Feeling."

have you read them yet? Once books are read I'll add them to our group count :)"

yep!

I've one this far: 2. Explosive Eighteen

Does Unearthly count as Elements?

Oh I want to do this. I like forcing myself to read books, that way they'll have a chance to get off my TBR-shelf ;).

Sara wrote: "Adriana wrote: "Does Unearthly count as Elements?"

The four elements are earth, fire, water, and air. So I think Unearthly could be interpreted to be earth :)"

If you count chinese elements as well, you can pick wood and metal ;).
Oh, but I read Ox-tales: Earth and finished it yesterday, that does count for the Elements, doesn't it?

If it hadn't counted, I would have read the three following ones entitled "Fire", "Water" and "Air" ;).

Sara wrote: "Adriana wrote: "Does Unearthly count as Elements?"

The four elements are earth, fire, water, and air. So I think Unearthly could be interpreted to be earth :)"

okay so I've got five now :D

I am off to a somewhat slow start with 1 complete. That said, I was trying to not have these books be part of other challenges and I have been busily trying to get the books for the other challenges read. I figure I have 11 months left, plenty of time right? We will be in trouble if I am still saying this come November!

21. Animal/Insect War Horse

This only takes a couple of hours to read....
Big bang for your reading buck.

I've read four so far:

2. Number: Ready Player One by Ernest Cline
Finished: 17 Jan
Rating: 5 stars

6. Places: Agent of Vega by James H. Schmitz
Finished: 14 Jan
Rating: 3 stars

12. Heavenly Body: Mutineers' Moon by David Weber
Finished: 02 Jan
Rating: 4 stars

21. Animal/Insect: Rats, Bats & Vats by Dave Freer
Finished: 10 Jan
Rating: 3 stars

It looks like I'm hitting the sci-fi ones first up!

I saw at least one other person with Ready Player One on their list - read it now!! Really, you won't be sorry!

So far I have two down

Family Member - The Horsemasters Daughter - Susan Wiggs

and

Something to Read - The Poisonwood Bible - Barbara Kingslover

I started my 3rd which is

Metal - The Bronze Horseman - Paullina Simmons.

I'm off to a pretty good start with my reading this year since I instituted 8:00 pm DEAR (Drop Everything And Read) time in my house. What can I say I'm regressing back to my childhood. DEAR time at school was my absolute favourite and I have lots of fond memories of being chastised for trying to hide my book in my lap and continue reading after it was over :)

I would say a 7 year old is a little too young.
Although much of the violence is muted, its still about war and killing people.

Sara wrote: "Shelly wrote: "This only takes a couple of hours to read....
Big bang for your reading buck."

it's listed as a children's book-do you think it would be appropriate for me to read out loud to my s..."

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