2016 Literary Pickers Challenge

Going to try this one again. Sign up at Delighted Reader.

How keen of an observer are you? Good at finding important stuff? Or maybe not, but you just want to participate anyway? This challenge is just a fun way to see if you can find a list of items as you read no matter what romance style you pick up. The reader picks and chooses how many books and what list items they want to find. It can be a commitment to ten reads a year or a hundred. Everyone is welcome to participate.

Level One – Treasure Hunter in Training- 10 items/10 places

Level Two – Garage Sale Guru- 25 items/ 25 places

Level Three -Professional Picker- 50 items/50 places

Instructions:

1. Choose level and share in your initial post and/or below in the comments.
2. Make initial challenge post and then update once a month. Leave blog links or update in comment section for our monthly reading challenge post. Tracking may be as simple or as elaborate as you wish to make it (list objects with books in running tally or just updating with new additions from that month).
3. Start on or after January 1 and no later than November 1, 2016 – End before or on December 31of 2016.

Rules:

1. Qualifying books must be published (ARCs may be included),
   Be romance or have strong romance element.
   No restriction on sub-genre (Dystopian, Historical, Contemporary, LGBT, etc), reading level (YA, NA, or Adult), format (paper, e-book, audio), source (purchased, gifted or borrowed) or length of book.
   May be a re-read as long as it is started after Jan. 1^st.
   Must be listed by Title and Author. Place in a series or connection to series would be good to know too.
   Books can count toward other reading challenges.
2. Reader can count only one item per book even if book offers several items from the Scavenger Hunt list.
3. Reader must have an on-line place to track for challenge whether it is on a blog or whether it is creating a specified ‘Literary Pickers’ Challenge shelf at a place like GoodReads or Shelfari as the point is for other readers be able to see what you are reading.Having a review and rating for each book completed would be great, but not required.
4. Reader may choose a lower level to start and advance to an upper level if needed.

Scavenger Hunt participants must work off the specified list, but if you found an object that is in the same spirit of the one on the list you can count it. Most of all just have fun and encourage each other on in reading and chatting about books.

2016 Literary Pickers Challenge- Scavenger List

Household Goods

1. Ceiling Fan
2. Portrait  (pg. 96) Jane Eyre--Charlotte Bronte
3. House Plant
4. Pumpkin (pg. 137) The Funeral Dress--Susan Gregg Gilmore
5. Candelabra
6. Dead Bolt (pg. 399) The Chemist--Stephenie Meyer
7. Grandfather Clock/Mantle Clock (pg. 51) The Girl You Left Behind--Jojo Moyes
8. Window Blinds (pg. 176) Bed Rest--Sarah Bilston
9. Microwave (pg. 16) On the Count of Three--Maureen Johnson
10. Table Cloth
11. Razor (pg. 64) Hope in a Jar--Beth Harbison
12. Nail Polish (Fingernail Polish) (pg. 200) The Girl Who Chased the Moon--Sarah Addison Allen
13. Hand/Purse Mirror
14. Coffee Table (pg. 74) Afterburn/Aftershock--Sylvia Day
15. E-Reader
16. Earbuds (pg. 99) Until There Was You--Kristan Higgins
17. Window Shutters (pg. 81) The Pilot's Wife--Anita Shreve
18. Sink (pg. 25) The Summer Wind--Mary Alice Monroe
19. Lawn Mower/Equipment (pg. 168) The Lake House--Kate Morton
20. Tile floor

Clothing/Accessories

21. Hard Helmet (pg. 123) Cindy and the Fella/Calling All Glass Slippers--Jacqueline Diamond
22. Earring/s (pg. 19) The Notebook--Nicholas Sparks
23. Head Band (Headband) (pg. 268) Broken--Megan Hart
24. Flip Flops (pg. 16) The Weekenders--Mary Kay Andrews
25. Motorcycle boots
26. Belt (pg. 170) Faking 19--Alyson Noel
27. Tattoo/Body Art  (pg. 60) Total Rush--Deirdre Martin
28. Evening Gown/Dress (pg. 25) Attachments--Rainbow Rowell
29. Business Suit
30. Cuff Links
31. Space Suit
32. Military Uniform (pg. 18) 12 Shades of Surrender 
33. Fisherman/Newsboy Cap
34. Scarf  (pg. 177) Everything I Never Told You--Celeste Ng
35. Mask
36. Bracelets/Cuffs (pg. 125) Villette--Charlotte Bront
37. Natty or Ugly Sweater (pg. 92) Carol--Patricia Highsmith
38. Sunglasses (pg. 45) Fly Away--Kristin Hannah
39. Business Card/s  (pg. 39) Girl Online--Zoe Sugg
40. Lingerie (pg. 46) Pink Slip--Rita Ciresi

Work Tools/Weapons

41. Rifle(s)  (pg. 148) Corsets and Clockwork
42. Saddle  (pg. 312) The Widow of the South--Robert Hicks
43. Whip
44. Hammer (pg. 64) Enchanted August--Brenda Bowen
45. Tool Belt/Box
46. Briefcase/bag
47. File Folder (pg. 65) Firefly Lane--Kristin Hannah
48. Work Gloves/Garden Gloves
49. Cash Register  (pg. 20) The School of Essential Ingredients--Erica Bauermeister
50. Measuring Tape/Ruler
51. Microscope
52. Ingredients (pg. 20) The Coincidence of Coconut Cake--Amy E. Reichert
53. Sports Equipment
54. Silencer for a gun  (pg. 17) Thirst No. 2--Christopher Pike
55. Explosive
56. Lock Picks
57. Safe
58. Photocopier
59. Stamps (pg. 41) From the Notebooks of Melanin Sun--Jacqueline Woodson
60. Notebook/pad (pg. 56) Fangirl--Rainbow Rowell

Transportation/Places

61. European Sports Car(s) (pg. 63) We Should Hang Out Sometime--Josh Sundquist
62. American Muscle Car
63. Fighter Jet/Spacecraft
64. Steam-Powered Vehicle
65. Ice Skates  (pg. 201) The Penalty Box--Deirdre Martin
66. Russia (pg. 51) Looking for Alaska--John Green
67. China (pg. 138) Devil's Prize--Kat Martin
68. India (pg. 24)  The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel--Deborah Moggach
69. Spain
70. Brazil
71. Underwater
72. Another planet (pg. 187) The Husband's Secret--Liane Moriarity
73. Another Dimension/Parallel Earth
74. Desert (pg. 40) Cinderella and the Sheikh--Natasha Oakley
75. Tropical Island
76. Place of Archeological Interest
77. War Zone(s) (pg. 58) Summerland--Elin Hilderbrand
78. Cart/Wagon  (pg. 9) Queen's Own Fool--Jane Yolen and Robert J. Harris
79. Camel/Donkey
80. Sailboat

Romantic Encounters

81. Alien/Alien or Alien/Human
82. With a Geek
83. Male/Male or Female/Female
84. Menage or Poly
85. Love Triangle (pg. 376) Leave Me--Gayle Forman
86. Arranged Marriage (pg 59) The Ghost Bride--Yangstzee Choo
87. Fated Mate
88. Fake Mates/Marriage of Convenience
89. Reunion or Second Chance
90. Blind Date/Dating Service (pg. 7) Savannah Breeze--Mary Kay Andrews
91. Dominant/submissive or Master/slave (pg. 97) The Claiming of Sleeping Beauty--A.N. Roquelaure
92. Capture/captive
93. One Night Stand
94. Male/Female
95. Older/Younger (5 years or more age difference)
96. Highschool Sweethearts/Young Love
97. Apocalyptic/Dystopian Romance
98. Romance before 1950
99. Older Couple (over 50)/Winter Romance
100. Enemies to Lovers

Calling this complete on December 30