4 READING CHALLENGES to try out!
A reading challenge is excellent for bringing your reading to the next level! You can challenge yourself or your reading buddies to read more different books.
If you are currently in a reading slump, a reading challenge can open your eyes to many great new book titles!
Let's try one of these challenges or make your own!
Make the challenge more effortless, and use stickers!
1. Reading Challenge
a book you can read in one sitting
read a thriller
a book you’ve been meaning to finish
a book with yellow color
a collection of short stories
a book published the month of your birthday
a book by an author who shares your first name
a book you’ve been meaning to read
book you know nothing about
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a book about the afterlife
a book about witches
read a duology
read a 5-star book
a book from a favorite author
the first book you touch on a shelf with your eyes closed
a book in the front window of a bookstore
the first book in a series you haven’t read before
a book outside your comfort zone
a used book
a book with an ugly cover
a book with magic
a sci-fi novel
read a mystery
a book you loved as a kid
a book adapted into a movie
read a friend’s favorite book
a book with a number in the title
a new release
reread a favorite book
read a YA bestseller
book you bought without reading the back
a book that takes place on an island
a book that’s under 200 pages
read a bestselling novel
a book based on a fairytale
a book about best friends
a book set in your home country
2. Reading Challenge
book with an alternate ending
book with ”Author’s Note”
book with a bilingual character
a book set in a city you love
a novel written in the 2000s
book with an adorable cover
book with a one-word title
sci-fi book by a woman author
book you bought last year
book waiting to be read by years
book by an author who published in more than one genre
book by a woman author you’ve never read before
book with less than 1000 ratings on Goodreads
a book that has less than 3 colors on the cover
the newest book on your TBR
on your TBR for 2+ years
a book with a textured cover
a book that has won Goodreads Awards
a retelling
a book realeased 5+ years ago
a book with an even number of pages
a book you bought because of social media
a book with a 40+ years old main character
has one of 4 elements on the cover
a second-person narrative
featuring a library or a bookstore
chapters have titles
a book based on a real person
a character with superhuman ability
a five-syllable title
a book you’ve seen someone reading in a public place
a book picked on its spine
includes a map
award-winning book from your country
book over 500 pages long
from the villain’s perspective
3. Reading Challenge - Book genres
A great challenge to explore more book genres!
read a thriller
read a mystery
read an adventure book
read an action book
read a classics
read a comic book
read a graphic novel
read a detective book
read a fantasy novel
read a historical fiction book
read a horror book
read a literary fiction
read a romance
read a sci-fi book
read a short stories collection
read a women’s fiction book
read a biography
read a history book
read a memoir
read a poetry book
read a true crime book
read a dystopian book
read a contemporary fiction
read a magical realism book
read a YA novel
read a New Adult novel
read a LGBTQIA+ book
read a children’s book
read an alternate history
read a drama
read a satire
read a western
read a journal
read a diary
read a review
read a suspense book
read a self-help book
4. Reading Challenge - Book Colors
A reading challenge doesn't have to be complicated! Just read the books by their colors.
blue
light blue
dark blue
red
dark red
burgundy
yellow
light yellow
bold yellow
green
light green
lime
brown
black
white
purple
light purple
dark purple
orange
silver
pink
golden
bronze
teal
turquoise
grey
salmon