Sunday, December 29, 2024

2025 Pick Your Poison Reading Challenge

Another I have been waiting for. I always like the variety of categories in this one. Unfortunately, this will be the last year for this challenge ☹️

I will pick the Fortnightly (one catgory from each topic) level once again, then see how much farther I get with the list.



Basic Genres

Western

Biography

Travel book

Classic


Sub-Genres

A mundane science fiction book

An eldritch horror book

Alternate history book

Comedy of manners book


The Interwebs

About social media

Cute cat on the cover

About online shopping

written by an Internet influencer


Change Things Up!

Coin in the title

About switching places

An author who has more than one pen name:

A genre you don't normally read


Let's Go Small

About minimalization

Fewer than 150 pages

Book with characters who are very small

Book set in a small town 


Delve Into the Past

About someone who could be your ancestor

By an author who has been dead for more than 50 years 

About an ancient civilization 

With the word "classic" in the title


Measuring Up

Book with a long-distance romance

Book that includes recipes

Book with the word "height" in the title 

By an author who has "made it big"


Tired Tropes

Multiple timelines

Love triangle

A "chosen one" fantasy

Vampire story


Ticklish

Feather on the cover

Makes you laugh

By a comedian 

About a touchy subject


That Wedding Tradition

Something Old--A book set at least 3 decades before you were born

Something New--Published in 2025

Something Borrowed--Book borrowed from friend or the library

Something Blue--Book with a  blue cover


Beach Days

Towel on the cover

By an author who lives somewhere shiny and warm 

A "beach read"

Book you take on vacation


Sinners and Saints

Demon or devil character

Angel on the cover

By an author known for their philanthropy 

Reminds you of one of the Seven Deadly Sins


That 9 to 5 Thing

About commuting to work

Author whose name is an occupation

Book you hope to discuss at the water cooler

A workplace romance


Just for Adults

An "adult beverage" in the title

About a group of friends reuniting as adults

About a mid-life crisis

Book you wouldn't recommend to a child


Isolation

About being ostracized 

With "lone" or "lonely" in the title

Single person on the cover

With a hermit character


State of Mind

Set in the state where you live

About having a positive outlook

Picture of a brain on the cover

"Mind" in the title


Mistakes Were Made

Story of misadventure

About mistaken identity 

About righting a wrong

About leaving a bad relationship


Love Those Sitcoms

Cheers--Set in a bar

The Odd Couple--About roommates

The Simpsons--A Graphic novel

The Munsters--Non-human characters


Colors

Hair color in the title 

Author with a color name

Your favorite color on the cover

Rainbow on the cover


School Lunches

"Sandwich" in the title

YA novel

With a cheesy cover

By someone who works/worked in food service


Cardinal

Cardinal direction in the title

Bird on the cover

MC belongs to a religious order

Cardinal number in the title


Elemental

Ghost, spirit or similar character

"Earth," "fire," "water" or "air" in the title

Author whose initials are the same as a two-letter chemical symbol 

With a Sherlockian character


Board Games

Life--An epic family novel

Trivial Pursuit--A nonfiction book about an obscure topic 

Twister--Pictures of hands and/or feet on the cover

Clue--Mystery set in house party


Age-Old Tales

With an elderly protagonist

Fairy tale or mythology retelling

By someone older than you

Coming-of-age story


Card Suits

Diamonds--Gem on the cover

Spades--"Garden" in the title

Heart--Book by an author you love

Clubs--About an exclusive group or club


Opening a Can of Worms

Controversial book

About creepy crawlies

Memoir by someone known for outrageous behavior

Book about a scandal


Wildcards

About climate change

About a museum

Short story collection

Book of nursery rhymes

Set in a continent you'd like to visit





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