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2026 Booklover’s Combat Full Character Archetypes List
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protagonist / Bounty Hunter- Read a book that features a bounty hunter as a main character or a main character has a bounty on their head.
antagonist / Assassin- Read a book with an assassin or hired killer.
2026 Booklover’s Combat The Hero's Journey Books
✔️ The Incandescent by Emily Tesh - 01.02.2026
✔️ Hammajang Luck by Makana Yamamoto - 01.04.2026
✔️ Station Eternity by Mur Lafferty
✔️ Godkiller by Hannah Kaner - 01.26.2026
✔️ Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo - 03.09.2026
📚 The Blighted Stars by Megan E. O'Keefe
✔️ The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafón - 04.09.2026
✔️ All That We See or Seem by Ken Liu - 05.27.2026
✔️ Birth of a Dynasty by Chinaza Bado - 04.20.2026
✔️ Outlaw Planet by M.R. Carey - 05.17.2026
✔️ The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde - 06.05.2026
✔️ We by Yevgeny Zamyatin - 05.19.2026
✔️ Wolf Worm by T. Kingfisher - 06.27.2026
✔️ There Is No Antimemetics Division by qntm - 07.21.2026
✔️ The Antidote by Karen Russell - 07.19.2026
📚 The History of Bees by Maja Lunde
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Antuna's Story really fits for Multi-Cultural Alien Planet
2026 Booklover's CombatBonus Quest Points
✔️ Ordinary World: Read an SFF/horror book that begins in a modern-day, realistic setting, but then shifts to a more fantastical, futuristic, or horrific setting - The Staircase in the Woods by Chuck Wendig - 02.15.2026
✔️ Call to Adventure: Read a book where the main character leaves their home to complete a quest or go on an adventure - The Caves of Steel by Isaac Asimov - 04.10.2026
✔️Refuse the Call: Read a book where the main character refuses (at first) their call to adventure - When the Wolf Comes Home by Nat Cassidy - 06.08.2026
✔️Meet the Mentor: Read a book with a character who mentors (mental or physical training of some kind) the main character - Between Two Fires by Christopher Buehlman - 06.04.2026
✔️ Cross the Threshold: Read a book where a main character crosses a portal or threshold of some kind - Milkteeth by Caitlin Starling - 06.24.2026
✔️ Tests, Allies, and Enemies: Read a book where the main character is tested in some way - Monstress, Book Three by Marjorie M. Liu - 07.15.2026
✔️ Tests, Allies, and Enemies: Read a book where the main character recruits an ally or acquires an enemy - The Manor of Dreams by Christina Li - 07.08.2026
Booklover’s CombatSummer Bonus (June 21 - September 22)
Horror End-Game Objectives:
✔️ Save the Girl: Read a book where a main character needs to rescue a female or child character - A Plagued Sea by Kim Bo-young - 06.22.2026
✔️ Get Out Alive: Read a book where a main character almost dies - Student of Death: A Flesch & Stone novel by Iain Robb Wright - 07.01.2026
✔️ Kill the Villain: Read a book where a main character attempts to kill the prime antagonist - Murder Bimbo by Rebecca Novack - 06.25.2026
2026 Read the Season Portuguese Editionprimavera (Spring)
3/20 - 6/10/26
primavera (Spring) (view spoiler)
Sexta-feira Santa - Good Friday (April 3) (view spoiler)
Domingo de Páscoa - Easter Sunday (April 5) (view spoiler)
Dia da Liberdade - Freedom Day (April 25)
D: House of Monstrous Women by Daphne Fama - 05.08.2026
I: Student of Death: A Flesch & Stone novel by Iain Rob Wright - 07.01.2026
A: Splinter Effect by Andrew Ludington - 06.09.2026
D: The Dungeon Anarchist's Cookbook by Matt Dinniman - 06.12.2026
A: The Phoenix Pencil Company by Allison King - 06.17.2026
L: The Life & Times of Sarah Good, Accused Witch: Salem Stories Prequel by Sandra Wagner-Wright - 04.19.2026
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B: Birding Is My Favorite Video Game: Cartoons about the Natural World From "Bird and Moon" by Rosemary Mosco - 06.19.2026
E: Way Far Away by Evelio Rosero - 06.02.2026
R: Murder Bimbo by Rebecca Novack - 06.22.2026
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A: The Autumn Springs Retirement Home Massacre by Philip Fracassi - 06.21.2026
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Dia do Trabalhador - Labour Day (May 1)
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A: The Antidote by Karen Russell - 07.19.2026
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O: On Earth as it is Beneath by Ana Paula Maia - 06.15.2026
T: Wolf Worm by T. Kingfisher - 06.28.2026
R: The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry by Rachel Joyce - 07.08.2026
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L: The Four Profound Weaves by R.B. Lemberg
H: A Flower Traveled in My Blood by Haley Cohen Gilliland - 06.26.2026
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O: The October Film Haunt by Michael Wehunt - 07.04.2026
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Dia de Portugal, de Camões e das Comunidades Portuguesas - Portugal Day (June 10)
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P: A Plagued Sea by Kim Bo-young - 06.22.2026
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T: Monstress, Book Two by Marjorie M. Liu - 07.14.2026
U: The Unheld: A Novel by Luke Larkin - 06.20.2026
G: Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key: by Jack Gantos - 05.08.2026
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L: Monstress, Book One by Marjorie M. Liu - 07.03.2026
2026 Read the Season Portuguese Edition - verão (Summer)Duration: June 21, 2026 - September 21, 2026
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R: Murder Bimbo by Rebecca Novack - 06.22.2026
A: The Autumn Springs Retirement Home Massacre by Philip Fracassi - 06.21.2026
O: The October Film Haunt by Michael Wehunt - 07.04.2026
Dia de São João
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I: The Naked Sun by Isaac Asimov - 06.21.2026
A: The Antidote by Karen Russell - 07.19.2026
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T: They Bloom at Night by Trang Thanh Tran - 06.22.2026
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S: Monstress, Vol. 10 by Marjorie M. Liu - 07.16.2026
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T: Wolf Worm by T. Kingfisher - 06.28.2026
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Team Horror
Books Read: 24/24
Demons & Possessions (view spoiler)[
✔️ Demonic Influence- Read a book where a character is influenced or possessed by a demon or devil - Road of Bones by Christopher Golden - 01.08.2026
✔️ Pact with a Devil- Read a book with a contract of any kind on the cover - The Devil's Apprentice by Kenneth B. Andersen - 03.21.2026 (hide spoiler)]
Occult Horror (view spoiler)[
✔️ Mysterious Knowledge- Read a book where knowledge of something supernatural, magical, or spiritual is essential to the plot - Witchcraft for Wayward Girls by Grady Hendrix - 01.12.2026
✔️ Paraphernalia- Read a book with occult paraphernalia on the cover - Conjure Wife by Fritz Leiber - 03.12.2026 (hide spoiler)]
Psychological Horror (view spoiler)[
✔️ It’s All in Your Mind- Read a book where the main character struggles to stay mentally sane - We Used to Live Here by Marcus Kliewer - 01.15.2026
✔️ Fear Face- Read a book where a character is displaying fear on the cover - Savages by Greg F. Gifune - 04.15.2026 (hide spoiler)]
Body Horror (view spoiler)[
✔️ Embodiment- Read a book where a character’s body is altered against their will - The War by Garth Ennis - 01.01.2026
✔️ Disfigurement- Read a book with someone (or something sentient) disfigured on the cover - Sour Cherry by Natalia Theodoridou (hide spoiler)]
Gothic Horror (view spoiler)[
✔️ Dark Victorian- Read a book that contains either a forbidden love, a character fallen into moral decay, a fallen aristocrat, a madman, and/or an angry spirit - Sayuri by Rensuke Oshikiri - 01.31.2026
✔️ Goth Vibes- Read a book with a gothic (preferably crumbling) castle on the cover - The House on the Borderland by William Hope Hodgson - 01.04.2026 (hide spoiler)]
Slasher & Gore (view spoiler)[
✔️ Near Indestructible Killer- Read a book where the main antagonist is extremely hard to kill or survives an attempt to end their life - Blindsight by Peter Watts - 02.02.2026
✔️ Blood Everywhere- Read a book with a significant amount of blood on the cover - Grief Eater by Emma Osborne - 02.19.2026 (hide spoiler)]
Out of Control Virus (view spoiler)[
✔️ Viral- Read a book where the main conflict is the spreading of a virus - Dating After the End of the World by Jeneva Rose - 03.28.2026
✔️ Lab- Read a book with a lab or lab equipment on the cover - Science Under Siege: How to Fight the Five Most Powerful Forces that Threaten Our World by Michael E. Mann - 05.11.2026 (hide spoiler)]
Locked Room (view spoiler)[
✔️ Trapped!- Read a book where a main character is trapped for a significant amount of time - The Starving Saints by Caitlin Starling - 02.26.2026
✔️ Lock-n-Key- Read a book with any kind of lock and/or key on the cover - Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key: by Jack Gantos - 05.08.2026 (hide spoiler)]
Classic Monster (view spoiler)[
✔️ Natural Weapon- Read a book where a main character uses a natural weapon (claws, fangs, and the like). - Blood on Her Tongue by Johanna van Veen - 02.23.2026
✔️ Got Monster?- Read a book with a classic monster (vampire, werewolf, zombie, and the like) on the cover - In the Labyrinth of Drakes by Marie Brennan - 03.27.2026 (hide spoiler)]
Campy Horror (view spoiler)[
✔️ Dark Humour- Read a book where dark/gallows humour is used repeatedly by the story's narrator or a main character - The Affair of the Mysterious Letter by Alexis Hall - 03.19.2026
✔️ Joke’s on the Cover- Read a book with a visual joke on the cover or punny title - Roadside Picnic by Arkady Strugatsky - 02.14.2026 (hide spoiler)]
Nightmare Fetish (view spoiler)[
✔️ Love is Strange: Read a book where the main character has a non-traditional object of their affection - Otared by Mohammed Rabie - 02.15.2026
✔️ Love Overcomes Evil: Read a book with an unlikely couple embracing on the cover - Saga, Volume 1 by Brian K. Vaughan - 03.07.2026 (hide spoiler)]
Horror+ (view spoiler)[
✔️ Multi-genre- Read a book that is classified as more than one genre - The Stepford Wives by Ira Levin - 01.02.2026
✔️ Best of Both Worlds- Read a book set on more than one ‘world’ or that depicts multiple planets on the cover - Hekate - The Witch by Nikita Gill - 01.09.2026 (hide spoiler)]