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