Litsy

I Spy Treasure Hunt: A Book of Picture Riddles | Jean Marzollo

Sorry, gang, totally spaced on posting June's #ISpyBingo board!!

As always, if you want to track on Storygraph, the challenge is here - https://app.thestorygraph.com/reading_challenges/85a6eb78-a914-4e84-a200-9073f75...

And if you would like to see ALL the 2025 boards in once place (especially since I can't seem to remember to post them in a timely manner 😂) the link to the Canva document is in the comment below!!

All are welcome to play!!

TheAromaofBooks Canva document with all the 2025 boards: https://www.canva.com/design/DAGVO4NctsY/-lGsmflP3sUW9FsAung8hg/view?utm_content... 20h

TheAromaofBooks If you want to be added/removed from the tag list, just let me know!!

@BarbaraBB @Deblovestoread @Faranae @julieclair @lauredhel @LiseWorks @LitsyEvents @MatchlessMarie @Read4life @peanutnine @PuddleJumper @willaful @Sarahreadstoomuch @OriginalCyn620 @Julies_Bookshelf_Adventures @cewilf @mom2bugnbee 20h

Lkempf This looks like a great game. Please add me to the tag. 19h

BarbaraBB Still loving this! 13h

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ElizaMarie

SpyBoy Volume 5: Spy-School Confidential | Various

My May #ISpy - I really enjoy playing these. I am gonna keep the same 1 card a month for another month longer, but I might make changes on how I tackle these in July - because they are SOOO hard!

@TheAromaOfBooks

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! I definitely can't clear one of these in a month 😂 I've been adding the new month's card each month, but I'm giving myself a full year to try and check off all the prompts. Annnnnd this reminds me that I totally spaced on posting June's board WHOOPS 20h

ElizaMarie Been thinking that in July Ill do 3 months at a time or a second half of the year. And do all 6 left at once 19h

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TheAromaofBooks

Miss Carter and the Ifrit | Susan Alice Kerby

so-so

This book had all the ingredients that I should enjoy, but somehow they just didn't work here. Miss Carter is a middle-aged woman, never married, who lives by herself in a small flat in London and works for the censor's office during WWII. Through a series of events, she finds herself in possession of an ifrit (i.e. genie). Part of the reason this book didn't quite work for me was that the ifrit's magic never really made sense to me. Apparently ⬇

TheAromaofBooks (cont'd) he can't actually make things, just conjure them from other places? But he has to actually go in person and fetch them? Or something? And he physically flies to these places and consequently can be shot down by bullets? Or something? I was very distracted by the lack of sensible magic (you know what I mean haha) There is also a strange romance (ish) that I guess is supposed to be an acceptance of practicalities, but instead I just felt ⬇ 2w

TheAromaofBooks (cont'd) bad that Miss Carter was giving up her peacefully independent life to go live with someone who more or less takes her for granted/doesn't seem to appreciate her. It was a strange vibe.

All in all, it was okay for a one-time read, but it's not a book I'm planning to keep. Right ingredients, wrong mixture.

But look at all those #ISpy prompts! 😂 - Cleaning Utensil, Cursive Font, Cat, Title/Author in Different Font, Book, Circle 2w

TheAromaofBooks Also!! 1945 for the #192025 challenge @Librarybelle
#100YearsofBooks
#GottaCatchEmAll - Ghost or Spirit @PuddleJumper
#Read2025 - 25/100 TBR books read @DieAReader
#BookSpinBingo 2w

DieAReader Great!! 2w

Librarybelle Yay!!! 1w

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OrangeMooseReads

Bingo! | Rosemary Wells

My bingo/I spy card so far.
#ispy

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mom2bugnbee

I, Spy: a Bletchley Park mystery | Rhian Tracey

I realized today that I never shared my April #ISpy board. Much better than last month! @TheAromaofBooks

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! Great progress!! 4w

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Read4life

I Spy Treasure Hunt: A Book of Picture Riddles | Jean Marzollo

I got 2 bingos on my April #ISpyBingo board.

TheAromaofBooks

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! Looking great!! 4w

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Deblovestoread

Untitled | Unknown

#AprilChallengeUpdate

Read #Bookspin & #DoubleSpin

Read 1 #ReadYourEBook

#WickedWords:

The Briar Club: Gambling
King A Life: Singer, Massachusetts
Wild Dark Shore: Fish
The Martha‘s Vineyard Beach and Book Club: Portuguese

#ISpy

April: 5 remaining
March: 4 remaining
February: 2 remaining
January: complete

@TheAromaofBooks @CBee @AsYouWish

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! Good luck!! 1mo

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Lauredhel

The Cartoonists Club: A Graphic Novel | Scott McCloud, Raina Telgemeier

Another month down in #ISpyBingo #ISpy @TheAromaOfBooks

The Cartoonists Club was a fun read, part story of the formation of a new school club, part instructional book on making comics and zines, part Ms Frizzle style encouragement to budding artists and writers to “take chances! make mistakes! get messy!“

I love the librarian who facilitates the group meetings, she's great.

TheAromaofBooks Yay!! Looking great!! 1mo

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ElizaMarie

Spyworld | Mike Frost