Chapter Adventure Reading Challenges (Formerly GXO) discussion

This is your space to plan out your reading challenges for the year and the books you want to read. Edit as necessary all year long!

It can be for any reading challenges you're doing - not just ours.

+ JAN +

Monthly Motif -
Key Word -
Book Award -

+ FEB +

Monthly Motif - Legendborn, Tracy Deonn
Key Word -
Book Award -

+ MAR +

Monthly Motif - Under the Whispering Door
Key Word -
Book Award - Piranesi, Susanna Clarke (Audie Audiobook of the Year 2021)

+ APR +

Monthly Motif -
Key Word -
Book Award -

+ MAY +

Monthly Motif -
Key Word -
Book Award -

+ JUN +

Monthly Motif -
Key Word -
Book Award -

+ JUL +

Monthly Motif -
Key Word -
Book Award -

+ AUG +

Monthly Motif -
Key Word -
Book Award -

+ SEP +

Monthly Motif -
Key Word -
Book Award -

+ OCT +

Monthly Motif -
Key Word -
Book Award -

+ NOV +

Monthly Motif -
Key Word -
Book Award -

+ DEC +

Monthly Motif -
Key Word -
Book Award -

Here's mine (titles subject to change):

+ JAN +

Monthly Motif - The Ruby Raven by Michael Dahl OR The Burden of Guilt by Ian Godon
Key Word - Fade-Away Girl by Martha Grimes


+ FEB +

Monthly Motif - Something about Midnight by D. B. Olsen (female author)
Key Word - Something about Midnight by D. B. Olsen

+ MAR +

Monthly Motif - Eight Perfect Murders by Peter Swanson [lots of my online friends have read this one in 2021]
Key Word - Home by Nightfall by Charles Finch


+ APR +

Monthly Motif - The Lodger by Marie Belloc Lowndes (films in 1927 & 1944)
Key Word - Murder in Bright Red by Frances Crane

+ MAY +

Monthly Motif - Murder in the Stacks by Marion Havighurst
Key Word - Legacy by Michael Jan Friedman


+ JUN +

Monthly Motif - The Galactic Whirlpool by David Gerrold
Key Word - The Perfect Murder Case by Christopher Bush

+ JUL +

Monthly Motif - Pride of the Peacock by Victoria Holt
Key Word - The Word Is Murder by Anthony Horowitz

+ AUG +

Monthly Motif - Mystery of the Hidden Hand by Phyllis A. Whitney
Key Word - Breath of Suspicion by Elizabeth Ferrars

+ SEP +

Monthly Motif - Read & Buried by Erica Chase
Key Word - The Mammoth Book of Roaring Twenties Whodunnits: Murder Mysteries from the Age of Bright Young Things ~Mike Ashley

+ OCT +

Monthly Motif - Welcome Death by Glyn Daniel
Key Word - The Mystery at Orchard House by Joan Coggin

+ NOV +

Monthly Motif - Borkman's Point ~Häkan Nesser
Key Word - Down Among the Dead Men ~Stewart Sterling

+ DEC +

Monthly Motif - The Saint Plays with Fire ~Leslie Charteris
Key Word - The Saint Plays with Fire ~Leslie Charteris

+ JAN +
Monthly Key Word
Monthly Motif
Reading Challenge: Romance Books

+ FEB +
Monthly Key Word
Monthly Motif
Reading Challenge: Romance Books

+ MAR +
Monthly Key Word
Monthly Motif
Reading Challenge: Romance Books

+ APR +
Monthly Key Word
Monthly Motif
Reading Challenge: Romance Books

+ MAY +
Monthly Key Word
Monthly Motif
Reading Challenge: Romance Books

+ JUN +
Monthly Key Word
Monthly Motif
Reading Challenge: Romance Books

+ JUL +
Monthly Key Word
Monthly Motif
Reading Challenge: Romance Books

+ AUG +
Monthly Key Word
Monthly Motif
Reading Challenge: Romance Books

+ SEP +
Monthly Key Word
Monthly Motif
Reading Challenge: Romance Books

+ OCT +
Monthly Key Word
Monthly Motif
Reading Challenge: Romance Books

+ NOV +
Monthly Key Word
Monthly Motif
Reading Challenge: Romance Books

+ DEC +Monthly Key Word
Monthly Motif
Reading Challenge: Romance Books

2022 Goal: 26 books
2022 Progress:

+JAN+
Monthly Key Word Challenge +Last, Kingdom, Girl, Dark, When, Winter, Light, Widow+

Challenge by @Marsha Mullis

+FEB+
Monthly Key Word Challenge +Midnight, Never, Into, Sun, Love, Good, Spell, Search+


+MAR+
Monthly Key Word Challenge +End, Fall, Loud, Queen, Wood, Nine, Beautiful, Crown+


+APR+
Monthly Key Word Challenge +Race, Now, Chose, While, Stop, Burn, Red, One+


+MAY+
Monthly Key Word Challenge

+JUN+
Monthly Key Word Challenge

2022 GXO Reading Challenge Plan:

+ JANUARY +
Monthly Key Word: Last, Kingdom, Girl, Dark, When, Winter, Light, Widow
Monthly Motif: (NEW TO ME)


+ FEBRUARY +
Monthly Key Word: Midnight, Never, Into, Sun, Love, Good, Spell, Search
Monthly Motif: (GIRL POWER)

+ MARCH +
Monthly Key Word: End, Fall, Loud, Queen, Woods, Nine, Beautiful, Crown
Monthly Motif: (BUZZED ABOUT BOOKS)


+ APRIL +
Monthly Key Word: Race, Now, Chose, While Stop, Burn, Red, One
Monthly Motif: (BOOKS TO SCREEN)


+ MAY +
Monthly Key Word: Thorn, Catch, Black, Under, City, Cloud, Sing, Legacy
Monthly Motif: (BOOK LOVERS UNITE)

+ JUNE +
Monthly Key Word: Sea, You, Hate, Perfect, Shade, Until, Beach, Little
Monthly Motif: (SUPPORTING PRIDE THROUGH BOOKS)


+ JULY +
Monthly Key Word: Star, Next, Infinity, Iron, Word, People, Rise, Clear
Monthly Motif: (SUMMER LOVIN' - HAVING A BLAST)


+ AUGUST +
Monthly Key Word: Breath, Case, Hundred, Day, Happy, Language, Stay, Lie
Monthly Motif: (QUICK LIT)


+ SEPTEMBER +
Monthly Key Word: Bright, Here, Out, Life, Strange, Rule, Story, Salt
Monthly Motif: (TITLE PLAY)


+ OCTOBER +
Monthly Key Word: House, Bone, Haunt, Body, Blood, Witch, Murder, Mystery
Monthly Motif: (MURDER OR MAGIC)


+ NOVEMBER +
Monthly Key Word: Many, Boy, River, Fever, Down, Gold, Jade, Hill
Monthly Motif: (BOOKS IN TRANSLATION)


+ DECEMBER+
Monthly Key Word: Still, Cabin, Cafe, Night, Lake, By, Holiday, Fire
Monthly Motif: (THE FIRE IS SO DELIGHTFUL)

+ JANUARY +
Monthly Key Word: Last, Kingdom, Girl, Dark, When, Winter, Light, Widow
Dark Archives: A Librarian's Investigation Into the Science and History of Books Bound in Human Skin

Monthly Motif: (NEW TO ME) - New Author, New Series
The Final Empire

+ FEBRUARY +
Monthly Key Word: Midnight, Never, Into, Sun, Love, Good, Spell, Search
Spellbreaker

Monthly Motif: (GIRL POWER) - Female Author, Strong Female MC
All That Remains

+ MARCH +
Monthly Key Word: End, Fall, Loud, Queen, Woods, Nine, Beautiful, Crown
They Both Die at the End

Monthly Motif: (BUZZED ABOUT BOOKS)
Broken

+ APRIL +
Monthly Key Word: Race, Now, Chose, While, Stop, Burn, Red, One
Beautiful One

Monthly Motif: (BOOKS TO SCREEN)
The Exorcist

+ MAY +
Monthly Key Word: Thorn, Catch, Black, Under, City, Cloud, Sing, Legacy
Under the Whispering Door

Monthly Motif: (BOOK LOVERS UNITE) - Title word: BOOK
Book of Night

+ JUNE +
Monthly Key Word: Sea, You, Hate, Perfect, Shade, Until, Beach, Little
Eight Perfect Murders

Monthly Motif: (SUPPORTING PRIDE THROUGH BOOKS) - Author is LGBTQIA+, book features LGBTQIA+ characters
Rainbow Rainbow

+ JULY +
Monthly Key Word: Star, Next, Infinity, Iron, Word, People, Rise, Clear
Six Word Wonder

Monthly Motif: (SUMMER LOVIN' - HAVING A BLAST) - Genre: Romance
How to Be a Normal Person

+ AUGUST +
Monthly Key Word: Breath, Case, Hundred, Day, Happy, Language, Stay, Lie
The Magician's Lie by Greer Macallister

Monthly Motif: (QUICK LIT) - Less than 200 pages
The Lamb Will Slaughter the Lion

+ SEPTEMBER +
Monthly Key Word: Bright, Here, Out, Life, Strange, Rule, Story, Salt
The Rules of Magic

Monthly Motif: (TITLE PLAY) - Title is play on words
Don't Taco 'Bout Murder

+ OCTOBER +
Monthly Key Word: House, Bone, Haunt, Body, Blood, Witch, Murder, Mystery
The Once and Future Witches

Monthly Motif: (MURDER OR MAGIC) - Genre: Magical Realism
Piranesi

+ NOVEMBER +
Monthly Key Word: Many, Boy, River, Fever, Down, Gold, Jade, Hill
A Ferry of Bones & Gold

Monthly Motif: (BOOKS IN TRANSLATION) - Translated from Polish
The Time of Contempt

+ DECEMBER+
Monthly Key Word: Still, Cabin, Cafe, Night, Lake, By, Holiday, Fire
The Wandering Fire

Monthly Motif: (THE FIRE IS SO DELIGHTFUL) - Title word: FIRE
The Girl Who Played with Fire

2022 GXO Reading Challenge Plan:

+ JANUARY +
Monthly Key Word: Last, Kingdom, Girl, Dark, When, Winter, Light, Widow

Monthly Motif:


+ FEBRUARY +
Monthly Key Word: Midnight, Never, Into, Sun, Love, Good, Spell, Search


Monthly Motif: (GIRL POWER)


+ MARCH +
Monthly Key Word: End, Fall, Loud, Queen, Woods, Nine, Beautiful, Crown

Monthly Motif: (BUZZED ABOUT BOOKS)


+ APRIL +
Monthly Key Word: Race, Now, Chose, While Stop, Burn, Red, One

Monthly Motif: (BOOKS TO SCREEN)


+ MAY +
Monthly Key Word: Thorn, Catch, Black, Under, City, Cloud, Sing, Legacy
Monthly Motif: (BOOK LOVERS UNITE)

+ JUNE +
Monthly Key Word: Sea, You, Hate, Perfect, Shade, Until, Beach, Little

Monthly Motif: (SUPPORTING PRIDE THROUGH BOOKS)


+ JULY +
Monthly Key Word: Star, Next, Infinity, Iron, Word, People, Rise, Clear
Monthly Motif: (SUMMER LOVIN' - HAVING A BLAST)


+ AUGUST +
Monthly Key Word: Breath, Case, Hundred, Day, Happy, Language, Stay, Lie


Monthly Motif: (QUICK LIT)


+ SEPTEMBER +
Monthly Key Word: Bright, Here, Out, Life, Strange, Rule, Story, Salt

Monthly Motif: (TITLE PLAY)


+ OCTOBER +
Monthly Key Word: House, Bone, Haunt, Body, Blood, Witch, Murder, Mystery

Monthly Motif: (MURDER OR MAGIC)


+ NOVEMBER +
Monthly Key Word: Many, Boy, River, Fever, Down, Gold, Jade, Hill


Monthly Motif: (BOOKS IN TRANSLATION)


+ DECEMBER+
Monthly Key Word: Still, Cabin, Cafe, Night, Lake, By, Holiday, Fire
Monthly Motif: (THE FIRE IS SO DELIGHTFUL)

FEBRUARY- Power. Go Tell the Bees That I Am Gone, Diana Gabldon https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5...#

MARCH- Buzzed About Books. A spindle splintered, Alix E Harrow https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5... or Sistersong, Lucy Holland https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5...

APRIL- Books to Screen. The Lost Daughter by Elena Ferrante https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1..., The Power by Naomi Alderman https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2..., or Kindred by Octavia E. Butler https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6...

MAY- Book Lovers Unite. Literary Wonderlands: a journey through the greatest fictional worlds ever created by Laura Miller https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...

JUNE- Supporting PRIDE through books. My policeman: A Novel by Bethan Roberts https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1...

JULY- Summer Lovin’. It’s Been A Pleasure, Noni Blake by Claire Christian https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5...

AUGUST- Quick Lit. Their eyes were watching God by Zora Neale Hurston https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3...

SEPTEMBER- Title Play. Kiss the Earl by Gina Lamm https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1...

OCTOBER- Murder or Magic. How to stop time by Matt Haig https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4...

NOVEMBER- Books in Translation. Death is Hard Work by Khaled Khalifa https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4...

DECEMBER- The Fire is So Delightful. Darkest Flame by Donna Grant https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1...

I love seeing what everyone has planned :-)

I have planned my reading challenges for the year but usually pick books as I go. My goal is 75 books this year, split between 3 reading challenges & 1 reading group. I've got January going: Sharpe's Tiger (Audiobook+6Shooter) & In the Heart of the Fire (Monthly Motif+6Shooter). I've nominated a book for February read-along (TurtleRecall). I've also got my website ready for the coming year too.

Happy reading, y'all!

GXO Reading Challenges 2020 - Monthly Key Word Reading Challenge
I am going to choose my books month by month.

January: Key word - Last
The Last Bookshop in London
by Madeline Martin

Monthly Motif: (NEW TO ME) - New Author for me



February: Key Word - Love
Redeeming Love
by Francine Rivers
Monthly Motif: (GIRL POWER) Main character becomes a strong female

2022 GXO Reading Challenge Plan:

+ JANUARY +

Monthly Key Word: Last, Kingdom, Girl, Dark, When, Winter, Light, Widow
- The Lady's Guide to Petticoats and Piracy

Monthly Motif: (NEW TO ME)
- The Devil Makes Three (new author)

+ FEBRUARY +

Monthly Key Word: Midnight, Never, Into, Sun, Love, Good, Spell, Search
- Midnight at the Bright Ideas Bookstore

Monthly Motif: (GIRL POWER)
- Moxie

+ MARCH +

Monthly Key Word: End, Fall, Loud, Queen, Woods, Nine, Beautiful, Crown
- The Adventure Ends

Monthly Motif: (BUZZED ABOUT BOOKS)
-

+ APRIL +

Monthly Key Word: Race, Now, Chose, While Stop, Burn, Red, One

Monthly Motif: (BOOKS TO SCREEN)


+ MAY +

Monthly Key Word: Thorn, Catch, Black, Under, City, Cloud, Sing, Legacy

Monthly Motif: (BOOK LOVERS UNITE)

+ JUNE +

Monthly Key Word: Sea, You, Hate, Perfect, Shade, Until, Beach, Little

Monthly Motif: (SUPPORTING PRIDE THROUGH BOOKS)


+ JULY +

Monthly Key Word: Star, Next, Infinity, Iron, Word, People, Rise, Clear

Monthly Motif: (SUMMER LOVIN' - HAVING A BLAST)
- Pride and Prejudice and Mistletoe

+ AUGUST +

Monthly Key Word: Breath, Case, Hundred, Day, Happy, Language, Stay, Lie

Monthly Motif: (QUICK LIT)
- The Witch Doesn't Burn In This One

+ SEPTEMBER +

Monthly Key Word: Bright, Here, Out, Life, Strange, Rule, Story, Salt
- In Another Life

Monthly Motif: (TITLE PLAY)


+ OCTOBER +

Monthly Key Word: House, Bone, Haunt, Body, Blood, Witch, Murder, Mystery
- The Witch King

Monthly Motif: (MURDER OR MAGIC)


+ NOVEMBER +

Monthly Key Word: Many, Boy, River, Fever, Down, Gold, Jade, Hill

Monthly Motif: (BOOKS IN TRANSLATION)


+ DECEMBER+

Monthly Key Word: Still, Cabin, Cafe, Night, Lake, By, Holiday, Fire
- The Night Watch

Monthly Motif: (THE FIRE IS SO DELIGHTFUL)

2022 GXO Reading Challenge Plan:

+ JANUARY +

Monthly Key Word: Kingdom

- To Kill a Kingdom by Alexandra Christo

+ FEBRUARY +

Monthly Key Word: Midnight

- The Midnight Sea by Kat Ross

Monthly Motif: (GIRL POWER)

- For the Wolf by Hannah F. Whitten

+ MARCH +

Monthly Key Word: Queen

- The Orphan Queen by Jodi Meadows

+ APRIL +

Monthly Key Word: Chose

- Love Chosen by Marne Ann Kirk


+ MAY +

Monthly Key Word: Black

- Black City by Elizabeth Richards

+ JUNE +

Monthly Key Word: Sea

- Skin of the Sea by Natasha Bowen


+ JULY +

Monthly Key Word: Iron

- Heart of Iron by Ashley Poston


+ AUGUST +

Monthly Key Word: Language


- The Language of Thorns: Midnight Tales and Dangerous Magic
(Grishaverse) by Leigh Bardugo


+ SEPTEMBER +

Monthly Key Word: Bright

- The Brightest Night by Jennifer L. Armentrout


+ OCTOBER +

Monthly Key Word: Blood

- Blood & Honey by Shelby Mahurin


+ NOVEMBER +

Monthly Key Word: Gold

- Chain of Gold by Cassandra Clare


+ DECEMBER+

Monthly Key Word: Fire

- Phoenix Fire by S.D. Grimm

Deborah wrote: "GXO Reading Challenges 2020 - Monthly Key Word Reading Challenge
I am going to choose my books month by month.

January: Key word - Last
The Last Bookshop in London
by Madeline Martin

February: Key Word - Love
Redeeming Love
by Francine Rivers

MARCH: Key word - Fall
Fall Into Temptation
by Lucy Score

Deborah wrote: "Deborah wrote: "GXO Reading Challenges 2020 - Monthly Key Word Reading Challenge
I am going to choose my books month by month.

January: Key word - Last
The Last Bookshop in London
by Madeline ..."