2025 Book Reading Challenges

Book H... Monthly Surprise Prompts

January – Meant to read last year – Unexpected Blessings

February – 

March – 

April – 

May – 

June – 

July – 

August – 

September – 

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November – 

December – 

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Read Your Bookshelf Challenge

January – BEAUTY 

    When Beauty Blooms by Victoria Lynn

February – SIZE (measurement word? huge, large, small -- could be the actual size of book)

     Children of the Storm by Elizabeth Peters

March – TIME (time travel, clock) 

     An Hour Unspent by Roseanna M. White, Facing the Dawn (Ruchti)

April – FLOWERS

     White Orchids by Grace Livingston Hill, Garden of the Midnights by Hannah Linder

May – FAVORITE (author, color, series)

     The Grave's a Fine and Dandy Place by Alan Bradley

June – BIRDS (Bitter End Birding Society, Nature of Small Birds)

     When We Flew Away

July – ROYALTY

     The Queen's Cook by Tessa Afshar

August – SPACE (planet, stars)

     Gestern by J. Grace Pennington

September – TRAVEL (road trip, vehicle on cover)

     Greater Than Gold by Roseanna M. White

October – HISTORY (classics, non-fiction, history in title, historical setting)

    any historical fiction, too many options

November – FOOD 

    The Christmas Mouse by Miss Read, Guernsey Potato

December – FROSTY (cold, wintry, probably Christmas)

     A Christmas Promise by Donna Van Liere

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Eating Our Words Reading Challenge

Post a comment & fill out checklist at end of year. Read in correct month or anytime.

JAN - Frozen Food Aisle - a book in a cold weather setting

     From the Old World to the New by William T. Stead, or Endurance

FEB - Baking Aisle - a book with “sweet” or “sweets” in the title

     Brooke's Sweet Valentine

     God, Me, and Sweet Iced Tea by Rose Chandler Johnson

MAR - Spices Aisle - a book set in an exotic location

     Children of the Storm by Elizabeth Peters 

APR - Canned Good Aisle - a book that has been out at “least” five years

MAY - Fresh Produce Aisle - a brand new release (must release in May 2025)

     Make Believe (ARC), or...?

JUN - Meat and Poultry Aisle - a book with a meaty topic or something you’ve been chicken to try

     Netgalley choice?

JUL - Bread/Bakery Aisle - a book that has risen to the top (an award-winning book)

     Match with another challenge?

     Beyond Ivy Walls, If the Boot Fits, When the Day Comes, Meeting Her Match

     Christy Awards?

AUG - Dairy Aisle - a book set on a farm or ranch

     The Tale of Cuckoo Brow Wood by Susan Wittig Albert

SEP - Locally Grown Aisle - book by an Eating Our Words Author (Kim, Becca, Tracie, Jayna, Darcie, Jocelyn, Jaime)

     The Secrets Beneath by Kimberley Woodhouse

     The Haunting at Bonaventure Circus by Jaime Jo Wright

OCT - Snack Aisle - a book that is a boxed set or collection of novellas

     Ladies of Intrigue by Michelle Griep

NOV - Pharmacy Aisle - book set during a time in history with an epidemic (I.e. Spanish flu, smallpox, the black plague etc)

     

DEC - Holiday Aisle - book set during a holiday (doesn’t have to be Christmas)

     The Christmas Promise by Donna Van Liere

BONUS - if you don’t have a book for one month you may use the :

SELF-CHECKOUT AISLE and fill it in with any book of your choice - BUT you must put “self-checkout” next to the month and title.

Note to self: You can also get bonus points for doing ALL months and an extra Self-Checkout aisle selection 

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Malissa's Merry Reading Challenge 

January: a book starting with the first letter of your first name: Toward the Sunrising by Gilbert Morris

February: a book about nature: The Tale of Cuckoo Brow Wood by Susan Wittig Albert

March: a book about the law: Deadly Proof by Rachel Dylan

April: set in a place you'd like to visit: The Grave's a Fine and Dandy Place

May: a book made into a movie: Streams in the Desert by Lettie Cowman

June: written by someone you disagree with: Almost Everything by Anne Lamott

July: a number in the title: Three Bedrooms, One Corpse

August: a biography or autobiography: Grace Livingston Hill

Sept: re-read a classic: Little Women 

Oct: written by a male author: Deeds of Darkness By Mel Starr

Nov: book that includes your favorite animal: dog?

Dec: a royal character: The Queen's Cook

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COYER 

Read-a-Thons:

Jan 12th – 26th READ A BOOK FROM YOUR FRIENDS LIST 

Feb 9th – 23rd LOVE AND LIBRARIES 

March 9th – 23rd Shelf Books! 

April 13th – 27th MYSTERY-A-THON 

May 4th – 18th Catch Up/Finish what you started 

June 8th– 22nd Diversity Readathon 

July 6th – 20th Christmas In July 

August 1st – 31st Recommend me a Book 

September 14th – 21st – A Galaxy Far Far Away 

October 12th to 31st – Halloween Reading 

November 9th to 23rd – New Release Catch Up

December 7th to 21st – Get ahead start 2026 

The Goal:  Read & review 12 books from the library in all 3 semesters!

➜ Winter Semester: Jan. 1st, 2025 – April 30th, 2025

➜ Summer Semester: May 1st, 2025 – Aug. 31st, 2025

➜ Autumn Semester: Sept. 1st, 2025 – Dec. 31st, 2025

Note to self: Link up on review linky as I finish each book.

Giveaway: At the end of each semester. 

Bonus: Audiobook Challenge (June-July), the Library BINGO (Sept-Oct), & an End Of Year Check-In (Dec. 15th)

The Goal:    

Amateur Sleuth - 5-15 books

Note to self: Mystery/Suspense/Thriller/Crime genres, 100+ pages.
Monthly linky. (Linked up in: [])

Giveaway:  Halfway point & end of the year.

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Personal Challenge: Read as many Netgalley books as possible (coordinate with B.H. challenge).

2ndly: Read from Goodreads TBR.

3rdly: Read from BookFunnel / Kindle library.

4thly: After finishing other book challenges, return to finish all B.H. categories.