Cover Scavenger Hunt Quarterly Challenge

Cover Scavenger Hunt Quarterly Challenge

March 15, 2025 - June 14, 2025

We've all been on a scavenger hunt - this time we are doing it with the covers of the books we read! For every book you read from March 15th through June 14th try to find an item on the cover for a category below. List the book in the category and provide the cover along with the date you finished reading the book. The rules are simple:
● One item per book.
● Each category is five items maximum. To complete a category, find 5 different items.
● Items in each category must be distinct - one only cover with a dog, but remember wolves and dogs aren't the same thing!
● For items to be distinct, they have to be different both ways. A woman's bracelet and a man's bracelet are the same and both can't be used - no matter how you look at it, it is a bracelet. But a river and a waterfall are different because while a waterfall is usually part of a river, a river isn't a waterfall.
● Audiobooks and rereads are acceptable.
● You may use the cover from any edition, for example, you can use the ebook cover even if you listen to the audiobook.
● The minimum page count for this challenge is 75 pages.
● To post your completion, please show the cover and the date you finished reading the book.
● If you want to use an unconventional item for a category, you will need to explain how it fits from the story - for example, if the heroine stabs someone with a pen, the pen is a weapon and can count for that category if found on the cover.
 
Pick a level and begin reading on March 15th!
 
Levels:
Level 1 - Find any 10 items on your book covers.
Level 2 - Find 15 items on your book covers, with one category complete.
Level 3 - Find 25 items on your book covers, with two categories complete.
Level 4 - Find 35 items on your book covers, with four categories complete.
Level 5 - Find 45 items total on your book covers so all categories complete.
 
9/15
 
Categories:
 
Jewelry:
Examples: ring, necklace, earring, bracelet, cufflink

1.
 
Articles of Clothing:
Examples: shirt, dress, pants, tie, gloves, shoes

1. Dress - Snowbound with the Brooding Lord - Sarah Mallory (HH #1762 - Dec 2023) - Mar 18

2. Shirt - Taming a Heartbreaker - Brenda Jackson (HSE #3047 - June 2024) - Mar 21

3. Shawl - How to Court a Rake - Bronwyn Scott (HH #1849 - Apr 2025) - Mar 23

4. Vest - The Warrior's Bride Alliance - Denise Lynn (HH #1848 - Mar 2025) - Apr 3
 
Modes of transport:
Examples: car, boat, plane, bike

1.
 
Animals:
Examples: dog, cat, horse, bird

1.
 
Homes/Buildings:
Examples: house, mansion, castle, highrise, barn

1.
 
Weapons:
Examples: gun, knife, sword

1.
 
Household items:
Examples: lamp, bed, table, rug

1. Table - Spilling the Tea - Brenda Jackson (HQN - Apr 2025) - Mar 17

2. Bookshelves - The Dandy Lyon - Jenna Jaxon (Dragonblade - Mar 2025) - Mar 29
 
Bodies of Water:
Examples: ocean, lake, river, puddle

1. Ocean - Husband Material - Brenda Jackson (HQN - Feb 2020) - Mar 21
 
Items Found in Nature:
Examples: tree, flower, grass

1. tree - The Duke's Lance - C.H. Admirand (Dragonblade - Mar 2025) - Mar 17

2. mountains - Wyoming Double Jeopardy - Juno Rushdan (HI #2280 - Apr 2025) - Mar 24 

Bonus:
Read a book with items from five different categories on the cover.
The bonus may be as many books as you find!
 
Super Ultimate Bonus:
Read a book with an item from ALL the categories on the cover!
I don't know if this is possible, but I can't wait to see if someone finds one!
 
Happy Hunting!
 
**There is no minimum page requirement for this challenge.
Audiobooks and rereads are allowed.
You can always add levels as you go.
You may update your original post with your progress or repost , it is your choice. But please repost upon completion**