Reading Challenge Of 2023!

This may be a terrible idea. But I will try to read one book a week for the entire year.

The only way I can do this is by planning out all the books I want to read now. I’m more than a little nervous about this. Am I biting off more than I can chew?

I’ve already lost the original instagram post. But it was there, I promise. It was 52 different prompts for books—simple things like an unlikely detective, a cozy mystery, or by an author you’ve never read before.

Now on top of reading 52 books based on prompts outside of my comfort zone, I also have to find a way to incorporate the books I brought on a whim. So I’ve decided to do this and the A-Z challenge combined. This shall be very interesting.

Since I had so many books, I had to make up some of my own prompts. This list is way more than 52 books. I’m going to tell you now I am cheating by using books that start with the word “THE.” 

I’ll do this in a list format. So on top will be the prompt, and under it will be the book I plan on reading.

• A book on my TBR
  1. A light in the Flame by Jennifer L Armentrout
• A book that gives you hope
  1. A Dog’s Purpose by W. Bruce Cameron
• A book set in the 1700s
  1. Antoinnette’s Sister by Diana Giovinazzo
• A book that makes you laugh
  1. Auntie Mame: An Irreverent Escapade by Patrick Dennis
• A book set in India
  1. Behind the Beautiful Forevers by Katherine Boo
• A book I’ve been excited to read
  1. Beyond the Wand by Tom Felton
• A book with a rabbit on the cover
  1. Bunny by Mona Awad
• An illustrated book
  1. WARNING!!!! This is an NSFW Book. Do not read if you are not an adult. Brutal Prince by Sophie Lark (Free on Kindle Unlimited) 
• Complete an entire series
  1. Beartown Trilogy by Fredrick Backman
• A speculative fiction
  1. Cemetery Boys by Aiden Thomas
• A book about history
  1. Chernobyl: The History of a Nuclear Catastrophe 
• A cozy mystery
  1. Death by Dumpling by Vivian Chien. (Free on Kindle Unlimited)
• A book that I was told I would like
  1. Dear Mr. Knightley by Katherine Reay
• An Indigenous author
  1. Empire of Wild by Cherie Dimaline
• An Anthology
  1. Fragile Things by Neil Gaiman
• A Graphic Novel
  1. Fangs by Sarah Andersen
• An Unlikely detective
  1. Friday the Rabbi Slept Late by Harry Kemelman (Free on Kindle Unlimited)
• A book with a map
  1. Girls of Paper and Fire by Natasha Ngan
• A horror story
  1. Geek Love by Katherine Dunn
• A debut novel
  1. How I’ll Kill you by Ren DeStefano (Comes out March 21, Still time to order)
• LGBTQ+ Fiction
  1. Hell Followed with Us by Andrew Joseph White
• A nonhuman main character
  1. The Humans by Matt Haig
• A book about a shipwreck
  1. In the Heart of the Sea by Nathaniel Philbrick
• An author I’ve never heard of
  1. Josh and Hazel’s Guide to Not Dating by Christina Lauren
• A book about a sport
  1. The Knockout by Sajni Patel
• A book featuring a close friend group
  1. Kate in Waiting by Becky Albertalli
• The first book of a new series
  1. Liberty or Death (The Soldier Chronicles) by David Cook
• A book you’ve heard great things about
  1. Lessons by Ian McEwan
• A bestseller
  1.  Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus
• An author you haven’t read in a while
  1. Mad Honey by Jodi Picoult
• A book featuring pirates
  1. The Mermaid, The Witch and The Sea by Maggie Tokugawa-Hall
• A biography of a person I know nothing about
  1. Madam: The Biography of Polly Adler, Icon of the Jazz Age by Debby Applegate
• A friend’s book recommendation
  1. Medium Raw by Anthony Bourdain
• A second-person narrative
  1. The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern
• Give a DNF book a second chance
  1. Outlander by Diana Gabaldon
• An intimidating book
  1. One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
• A retelling of a classic Disney Story
  1. Prince of Song and Sea by Linsey Miller
• A nonfiction book on a topic I know nothing about
  1. Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can’t Stop Talking by Susan Cain
• A POC author
  1. Real Life by Brandon Taylor
• A National Book Award winner
  1. The Rabbit Hutch by Tess Gunty
• A book with “Adventure” in the title
  1. She: A History of Adventure by H. Rider Haggard
• A Barnes and Noble exclusive
  1. Someone Else’s Shoes by Jojo Moyes
• A book with a tough choice
  1. The Storyteller by Jodi Picoult
• A memoir
  1. Three Pianos by Andrew McMahon
• Another Memoir
  1. Taste: My Life Through Food by Stanley Tucci
• A book about a murder
  1. Under the Midnight Sun by Keigo Higashino
• A book or author everyone is talking about
  1. Ugly Love by Colleen Hoover
• A book might make me cry
  1. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers by Deborah Heiligman
• A librarian’s favorite. (I couldn’t find a librarian, so I asked a person who works at B&N)
  1. What My Bones Know by Stephanie Foo
• A journey of Self
  1. Wherever You Go, There You Are by Jon Kabat-Zinn
• A book published before I was Born
  1. Women Who Run With the Wolves by Clarissa Pinkola Estes
• A fantasy novel
  1. Will Do Magic for Small Change by Andrea Hairston
• A Romance
  1. XOXO by Axie Oh (Free on Kindle Unlimited)
• A favorite on social media
  1. Yes No Maybe So by Becky Albertalli
• A Barnes and Noble’s monthly pick
  1. Yellow Wife by Sadeqa Johnson (Free on Kindle Unlimited)
• A book you’ve already read
  1. Z: a novel of Zelda Fitzgerald by Therese Anne Fowler

I’m not going to be super critical about being in alphabetical order, and I hope you aren’t, either. I am as long as I’m reading a book that starts with an A or a book that begins with a B; when it comes to those times, that’s all that matters. I am also not going to force myself to finish books. If the book is a DNF, then it’s a DNF, not my problem.

I would love to see what books you read using the same prompts. I do know that the monthly book club post just got more interesting.