This challenge was created in 2021 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 2024) and the main “rule” is that books do not double-count.
January – RESOLUTIONS
- Read a book that you meant to complete last year
- Read a book that is part of a series that you have already started
February – SWEET
- Read a book involving friendship
- Read a book with something sweet on the cover
March – NEW BEGINNINGS
- Read a debut novel
- Read a book about someone starting over
April – EARTH DAY
- Read a book with nature on the cover
- Read a dystopian book
May – MAY THE 4TH BE WITH YOU
- Read a Sci-Fi book
- Read a book that you associate with the number four
June – PRIDE
- Read an LGBTQ+ book
- Read a book with a pan or ace character
July – VACATION
- Read a book set in another country
- Read a book involving a road trip
August – BACK TO SCHOOL
- Read a book with a book on the cover
- Read a nonfiction
September – LEAVES
- Read a book with leaves on the cover
- Read a book set in nature
October – HALLOWEEN
- Read a spooky book
- Read a mystery
November – THANKFULNESS
- Read a book that involves family
- Read a book with food on the cover
December – ENDINGS
- Read a book that is the end of a series
- Read a book where something ends
June Novel Picks: I’ll Give You the Sun & Forward March
I am selecting I’ll Give You the Sun for the prompt (Read an LGBTQ+ book) and Forward March for the second one (Read a book with a pan or ace character).
~ JANUARY ~ Theme: RESOLUTIONS – Prompt 1 (read a book that you meant to complete last year) – Book Lovers & Prompt 2 (read a book that is part of a series that you have already started) – A Tale of Beauty and Beast (Beyond the Four Kingdoms #2).
~ FEBRUARY ~ Prompt 1 (read a book involving friendship) – The Secret Garden & Prompt 2 (read a book with something sweet on the cover) – Take a Chance on Me.
~ MARCH ~ Prompt 1 (Read a debut novel) – Shiver (The Wolves of Mercy Falls #1) & Prompt 2 (Read a book with nature on the cover) – Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine.
~ APRIL ~ Prompt 1 (Read a dystopian book) – Matched (Matched #1) & Prompt 2 (Read a book about someone starting over) – The Sweet Taste of Muscadines.
~ MAY ~ Prompt 1 (Read a Sci-Fi book) – Light From Uncommon Stars & Prompt 2 (Read a book that you associate with the number four) – Well Traveled (Well Met #4).
~ JUNE ~ Prompt 1 (Read an LGBTQ+ book) – I’ll Give You the Sun & Prompt 2 (Read a book with a pan or ace character) – Forward March.
June is all about Pride novels. I have a ton on my TBR, so narrowing it down to two for this challenge was difficult. Not all novels “advertise” that they are about an ace or pan character so the second prompt was a little difficult, but I did find a nice novel to try. Both novels haven’t been on my radar for a long time, so I cannot wait to read both of them.
HAPPY READING!
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