~ TBR Knockout Reading Challenge: Update & December TBR ~

This challenge was created last year by Completely Melanie. You can check out her Booktube channel with the original rules, posts, and prompts by clicking here. In this challenge, there are two prompts/challenges per month. The goal is to complete both challenges using titles from your TBR (novels published prior to 2022) and the main “rule” is that books do not double-count.

---

---

For January, I completed Ash Princess for the first prompt (Read a book that you meant to read last year or finish reading a book that you started last year) and I chose Wings of Ebony for the second prompt (Read the 1st book in a series).

For February, I completed Bridal Boot Camp for the second prompt (Read a short book – 250 pages or less) and Fierce Fairytales: Poems and Stories to Stir Your Soul for the first prompt (Read a short story collection)

My March selections were As Old as Time (Twisted Tales #3) for the first prompt (Read a book that has some form of shapeshifting). For the other prompt (Read a book that includes magic), I completed Serpent and Dove (Serpent & Dove #1).

My April selections were Cinder (The Lunar Chronicles #1) for the first prompt (Fresh and New: Read a debut novel) and The Dating Plan (Marriage Game #2) for the second prompt (Read a book with flowers on the cover).

For May, I decided to continue to attempt series by Sarah Maas with the ACOTAR series. While the covers vary, I based my choices off the covers I liked best. I completed A Court of Thorns and Roses (#1) for the first prompt (5/7: Read a book with 5-7 words in the title) and A Court of Mist and Fury (#2) to fulfill the second prompt (Emerald: Read a book with green on the cover or spine).

My June picks were Something to Talk About for the first prompt (Read an LGBTQ+ book) and I Wish You All the Best for the second prompt (Read a book with a transgender or nonbinary character).

For July, the theme was “BEACH READS.” My two novels for the month were Out of the Blue for the second prompt (Read a book with water on the cover) and Skin of the Sea (#1) for the first prompt (read a book with a water creature). Since both novels have water on the cover and feature mermaids, I randomly matched them to the prompts.

For August, the theme was “BACK TO SCHOOL.” My first novel was The Ten Thousand Doors of January for the prompt, buddy read a novel. My second was Troy (Stephen Fry’s Great Mythology #3) for the prompt, read a nonfiction.

The theme for September was “FALL.” For the first prompt (Read a book with leaves on the cover), I completed Island Affair (Keys to Love #1). For the second one (Read a book with red, orange, or yellow on the cover), I completed a novel that had all three colors, Wait for It.

For October, the theme was “HALLOWEEN.” My first novel was Black Sun (Between Earth and Sky) for the prompt, Read a book with the word Black in the title, series name, or author’s name . My second novel was The Once and Future Witches for the prompt, Read a paranormal book.

November’s theme was “ROLL BACK THE CLOCKS.” I completed A Witch in Time for the first prompt, read a book with time travel, and All This Time for the second one, read a book with the word time in the title or series name.

---

November Novel Picks: Winter Street (Winter #1) & The Christmas Bookshop

The theme for December is “MERRY BOOKMAS.” For the first prompt, read a book that you think will make you merry, I selected Winter Street (Winter #1) as Elin Hilderbrand’s work is usually really enjoyable plus is holiday themed. As for the second prompt, read a bookish book (ex. a book within a book, bookish characters, bookish setting, etc.), I chose The Christmas Bookshop.

---

---

I can’t believe I am on my final two novels for this challenge! All 22 novels, so far have been enjoyable in some way and I cannot wait for the final two books. These last two choices have been on my TBR for awhile, especially Winter Street.

HAPPY READING!