Cafe Crawl Reading Challenge @ Genie in a Novel

A new one to me. Though I'm not a coffee drinker, I thought this one sounded fun. It's at Genie in a Novel.

Drink Menu

Espresso--A thriller that keeps you on edge: Two Can Keep a Secret--Karen M. McManus

Regular Coffee--A popular book: Great Big Beautiful Life--Emily Henry

Tea--Historical Fiction: The Viscount Who Loved Me--Julia Quinn

Iced Coffee--Under 226 pages: Red at the Bone--Jacqueline Woodson

Chai Latte--Creative protagonist: The Quilt--T. Davis Bunn

Flat White--Has a coffee shop setting: The Silver Needle Murder--Laura Childs

Pastry Menu

Croissant--Takes place in France: Five Quarters of the Orange--Joanne Harris

Muffin--Protagonist is a baker/set in bakeshop:

Donut--A classic: The Black Stallion--Walter Farley

Chocolate Chip Cookie--Reread an old favorite:

Macaron--A colorful cover: The Paradise Problem--Christina Lauren

Scone--Set in Scotland, Ireland or England: Devil in Winter--Lisa Kleypas

Specials Board (Bonus Prompts)

Pumpkin Spice Latte--Small-town romance: 311 Pelican Court--Debbie Macomber

Peppermint Mocha--Takes place in winter:

Matcha Latte--Anime or novel set in Japan: Pachinko--Min Jin Lee

Strawberry Shortcake--Takes place in summer: The Endless Beach--Jenny Colgan

Cheesecake--Longer than 450 pages: Carve the Mark--Veronica Roth

Banana Bread--A book you've put off for way too long: The Reading Group--Elizabeth Noble

RAD Reading Challenge for 2026

 Another I've been waiting for. I like how this only has nine categories.

1. Picked for the vibes: Red at the Bone--Jacqueline Woodson
2. Would give 10 stars: Sounds Like Love--Ashley Poston
3. Genre I rarely read: Self-Sufficient Living--Andy Westley
4. Feels cozy: Just in Time--Marie Bostwick
5. About friendship: The Accidental Bestseller--Wendy Wax
6. From a  small or indie press: Reclaiming Our Space--Feminista Jones
7. Scares me: Two Can Keep a Secret--Karen M. McManus
8. Author I've not heard of: The Indigo Girl--Natasha Boyd
9. Feels like my fave season: A Fall of Marigolds--Susan Meissner

Challenge completed on February 19

Feminist Reading Challenge 2026

Another I have been waiting for, at the host's Instagram.  I wasn't able to get all the categories on this year's challenge, but as always, I will get as many as I can next year.  For this challenge, the aim is to read books by women, non-binary, trans and people of color.

1. Non-fiction about grief, death or dying: This Close to Happy--Daphne Merkin
2. About books, bookshops or reading: The Accidental Bestseller--Wendy Wax
3. Fantasy by a trans writer
4. Short story collection from an indie press: Brown Neon--Raquel Gutierrez
5. Set in ancient times/about ancient history: The Wrath and the Dawn--Renee Ahdieh
6. A banned book: Red at the Bone--Jacqueline Woodson
7. Memoir by an African writer: The Girl Who Smiled Beads--Clemantine Wamariya
8. Published prior to 1900s: Sense and Sensibility--Jane Austen
9. An audiobook: Sounds Like Love--Ashley Poston
10. Set in a utopia/dystopia: Carve the Mark--Veronica Roth
11. Poetry by an Asian/Asian diaspora writer
12. Gothic fiction by Latinx author
13. Fiction by an indigenous writer
14. Manga or manhwa: Apple Crush--Lucy Knisely
15. Non-fiction about food/cooking: Lemon Zest--Lori Longbotham
16. Femgore
17. About motherhood: 6 Rainier Drive--Debbie Macomber
18. Non-fiction about Palestine
19. Translated fiction under 150 pages
20. Featuring mythical creatures or beasts: Me (Moth)--Amber McBride
21. About refugees: Pachinko--Min Jin Lee
22. Featuring animals or about animals: The Night We Met--Abby Jimenez
23. Fiction by a writer from a country which is an island (not the UK/Ireland): Taiwan Travelogue--Yang Shuang-Zi
24. By an Iranian writer

Day After Christmas

 

13 Christmas Cats

Colleen at The Thursday 13 holds a weekly blogging prompt where bloggers make a list of 13 things on Thursdays. The topic is for you to choose. The blog host doesn't have any official graphics to display on the Thursday 13 posts, so I decided to whip one up myself. 🙂  

It's the last Thursday of this year and it's Christmas. I chose to focus on cats for Christmas. Merry Christmas to you, those who celebrate.

 

I will be back with the Thursday 13 next year. See you then.

Fun for Christmas Eve

 

Christmas Eve Eve