2026 Book Reading Challenges

Book H... Monthly Surprise Prompts

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Read Your Bookshelf Challenge

FORM

January: title must include an article (a, an, the)

   The Red Cottage

 

February: three or more objects on cover (not including person)

   any cozy mystery 

 

March: weapon on cover or title

   Castle of Whispers

 

April: title includes conjunction (and, but, or, so)

   Hieroglyphs and Homicide 

   Man of Shadow and Mist

 

May: title includes a place (country, city, room, valley, mountain)

   The Heather Hills of Stonewycke

   Storm in the Village

   The Vanishing of Loxby Manor

 

June: five or more words

   Check TBR, many

   The Count of Monte Cristo

 

July: has a map inside (Mantles of Oak and Iron)

   The Orb and the Airship

 

August: water on cover or title

   Be an Angel 

 

September: animal on cover or title (Caleb and Kit)

   Caleb and Kit

 

October: book on cover or title (Between the Shadows)

   Bound by Disaster

   a cozy mystery?

   The Stolen Letter

 

November: vehicle on cover (Breath of Bones)

   Breath of Bones

   Death by the Book

 

December: True or false in title, or the word lies, or a true statement, false statement

   Unlocking the Truth

   And Only to Deceive?

 

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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.

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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 

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Check ins throughout the year: March, June & September 

Linky

Read-a-Thons: (check back Jan. 1st on same post)

 

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The Goal:  Read & review 48 books (Library Addict)

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

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

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

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 Mid-Year Check-In (July 7), End Of Year Check-In (Dec. 15th)

The Goal:    

16-25 books – Detective

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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Reading With Wrigs

An author with a Z in their name            
A book about siblings            
A book with a tree on the cover            
A book with a road trip            
A book set in a Nordic country            
A book with a body part in the title            
A book to screen adaptation            
A book with an animal main character            
A book with a building or cityscape on the cover            
A book featuring music or a musician            
A book with a color in the title            
A book with a recipe in it            

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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.