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📚FORMAL BUDDY READS📚

📖 October Formal Buddy Reads | Diwali: Illuminated Journeys
Theme: A vibrant exploration of light and resilience, where the beauty of tradition intertwines with personal journeys, illuminating the path to self-discovery and hope.

✨ Main Book: The Forest of Enchantments by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni
✨ Kindle Unlimited/Low Cost Book: The Henna Artist by Alka Joshi

📖 Series Buddy Reads: Ongoing & New!

✨ Our 4th Quarter Series Buddy Read has not yet been chosen. Nominate a series here and keep your eyes peeled for the upcoming poll!

📚READATHONS📚

📖 24 Hour
✨Halloween for Book Lovers (October 31) by mod Donna

📖 Weekend
✨World Animal Day (October 4-6) by mod Donna

📖 Week
✨Farmer's Day (October 12-18) by mod Donna

📖 1 Month
✨Black History Month (October) by mod Donna

📖 Seasonal
✨Fall Seasonal Readathon (September 23-December 20) by mod Donna

📚MARATHONS📚

✨Comicounting the Tales of 2023 by mod Donna
✨26: A Marathon Challenge by mod Donna
✨Fantasy Marathon by mod Donna
✨Reading With Your Ears: Audiobooks Challenge by mod Michelle
✨Mystery Marathon by mod Donna
✨Checkpoint Marathon by mod Donna
✨Sprint vs Marathon by mod Donna

📚INDIVIDUAL CHALLENGES📚

📖 1 Month
✨Symbols of Luck and Fortune | Rainbows - July by mod Ashley
✨TBR Busters - July by mod Donna
✨Listopia Madness - July by mod Donna
✨Once Upon a Drag - July by mod Lisa

📖 2 Month
✨Campfire Cookout - July-August by mod Teresa

📖 3 Month
✨Buzzwords - Q3, 2025 by mod Donna
✨ABC Challenge Quarter 3 | Passionate Readers Seek Truths Unveiling Stories by mod Ashley
✨Siren's Song - May-July, 2025 by mod Namita
✨Bingo - Q3, 2025 by mod Michelle
✨Mystery Maven's Magical Manipulation of Mirth and Mayhem! - July - September by mod Teresa

📖 6 Month
✨Fairytale Re-Tellings - May-September, 2025 by mod Namita
✨ABC Characters - June-December, 2025 by mod Donna

📖 12 Month
These challenges can be joined at any time during the year!
✨Teamwork Makes the Dream Work!, 2025 by mod Michelle
✨(Impossible) Solar System Challenge, 2025 by mod Ashley
✨A to Z Challenge, 2025 by mod Ashley
✨I Like Big Books and I Cannot Lie, 2025 by mod Ashley

📖 Self-Paced / Open-Ended
✨I Spy! Challenge by mod Michelle
✨Just for Fun: Me Challenge by mod Donna
✨Read the 2024 Goodreads Choice Awards by mod Donna
✨Read the 2023 Goodreads Choice Awards by mod Donna
✨Read the 2022 Goodreads Choice Awards by mod Donna
✨Ridiculously Random Reading Challenge by mod Michelle
✨Author Spotlight: Anne McCaffrey by mod Donna
✨D&D Adventures by mod Donna
✨Author Spotlight: James Patterson by mod Michelle
✨The Best Part of Waking Up by mod Michelle
✨Famous Tropes Challenge by mod Namita

📚PARTNER CHALLENGES📚

📖 2 Month
✨Partner Pick by mod Angie

📖 Self-Paced
✨The Narrative Nexus by mod Lisa

📚TEAM CHALLENGES📚

📖 3 Month
✨Water Balloon Wars - June-August, 2025 by mod Donna

📖 12 Month
✨Book Quest Adventure by mod Ashley (currently in need of backup players!)

📖 Self-paced
✨Killer Clown Roundup by mod Donna
✨Titan Monster Roundup by mod Donna
✨D&D Adventures by mod Donna

📚ENGAGEMENT THREADS📚

✨Monthly Themed Book Chat by mod Ashley
✨The Lore Vault - Facts and Trivia with a rotating host
✨Weekly Author Appreciation Thread by mod Ashley