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2025 YEARLY CHALLENGES
1. 2025 A-Z Author Challenge (MM) - #3
2. 2025 A-Z Character Challenge (MM) - #4
3. 2025 A-Z Book Title Challenge (MM) - #5
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5. 2025 A-Z Author Challenge - #7
6. 2025 A-Z Male Character Challenge - #8
7. 2025 A-Z Female Character Challenge - #9
8. 2025 A-Z Book Challenge - #10
9. 2025 Stacking the Series Challenge - #11
10. 2025 I Spy......Challenge- #12
11. Popsugar Challenge - 2025 - #13
12. I Spy - 2025 - #14
13. Serial Reader - 2025 - #15
15. Bibliopoly - 2025 - #21
16. 2025 Let's Spell It Out Challenge - #20
17. Genre Bingo - 2025 - #22
QUARTERLY / BIANNUAL CHALLENGES
1. 2025 Whips & Kisses - Second Half - 24
TEAM CHALLENGES
9.Wheeling Around the World
10. MM Christmas Bingo
ENDED
1. M/M Team Spell Challenge
2. The Bachelor Team Challenge
5. Pass The Parcel (Team Challenge)
6. The Amazing Race Team Challenge
1. 2025 April Monthly Challenge - #18
2. April - Book Scrabble - #19
14. 2025 Q1 Group Reading Chain - #16
1. 2025 Whips & Kisses - First Half - #17
2. 2025 June Word Hunt - #25
3. 3. 2025 Read the Month Japanese Edition - rokugatsu (June) - #23
4. M/M Team Bingo Challenge
4. 2025 July Word Hunt - #26
5. The Bachelor Team Challenge
10. Team New Years - Chat
4. TARTC
3. 2025 MM Scavenger Hunt - Ongoing - 25th
2025 A-Z Author Challenge (26/26) Duration: 1 January 2025– 31 Dec 2025
Author | Book | Read | Rating
A 📗. Ana Ashley | Heartstring | 01/31 | 4 ⭐️
B 📗. Bix Barrow | Holding On to a Hero | 02/17 | 5 ⭐️
C 📗. Charlie Adhara | The Wolf at the Door | 02/10 | 4 ⭐️
D 📗. Dianna Roman | In the Eye of the Beholder | 01/17 | 4 ⭐️
E 📗. Evangeline Anderson | The Assignment | 03/12 | 3 ⭐️
F 📗. Aja Foxx | The Capo's Boy | 03/11 | 4 ⭐️
G 📗. Lyn Gala | Claimings, Tails, and Other Alien Artifacts | 10/13 | 3 ⭐️
H 📗. Alessandra Hazard | Just a Bit Shameless | 01/10 | 4 ⭐️
I 📗. M.A. Innes | Without Limits | 03/15 | 3 ⭐️
J 📗. J.C. Owens | Dragon Forge | 02/12 | 4 ⭐️
K 📗. Renae Kaye | Loving Jay | 02/26 | 4 ⭐️
L 📗. Lucy Lennox | Hitched | 03/05 | 5 ⭐️
M 📗. M.A. Wardell | Teacher of the Year | 03/17 | 4 ⭐️
N 📗. Nyla K. | Double-Edged | 03/14 | 4 ⭐️
O 📗. Onley James | Maniac | 02/11 | 5 ⭐️
P 📗. C.S. Pacat | Captive Prince: Volume Two | 03/02 | 5 ⭐️
Q 📗. Quinn Anderson | Are You Kitten Me | 08/08 | 3 ⭐️
R 📗. Rina Kent | Kiss the Villain | 04/01 | 5 ⭐️
S 📗. Sarina Bowen | Us | 03/25 | 5 ⭐️
T. 📗. Todd Young | Jumbo | 12/05 | 3 🌟
U 📗. Madeleine Urban | Warrior's Cross | 03/05 | 5 ⭐️
V 📗. Vinni George | Jonah and the Narwhal | 05/26 | 3 ⭐️
W 📗. Katie Warren | The Right Wrong Number | 01/15 | 5 ⭐️
X. 📗. Marie Sexton | Strawberries for Dessert | 08/13 | 4 ⭐️
Y. 📗. Todd Young | Jumbo | 12/05 | 3 🌟
Z. 📗. Cari Z. | Stay in Your Lane! | 09/20 | 4 ⭐️
📗- Read
📔- TBR
2025 A-Z Character Challenge (26/26)Duration: 1 January 2025– 31 Dec 2025
A. ARCHER MULVANY | Lunatic | Onley James | 5 ⭐️
B. BLAKE VITALE | End It All | Brea Alepoú | 5 ⭐️
C. CYRUS | Double-Edged | Nyla K. | 3.5 ⭐️
D. DAMIANOS | Prince's Gambit | C.S. Pacat | 5 ⭐️
E. EZEKIEL BOEHM | Lucky Bounce | Cait Nary | 4 ⭐️
F. FELIX NAVARRO | Mad Man | Onley James | 5 ⭐️
G. GUNTHER ZUNIGA | Merry Christmas Cupid | N.R. Walker | 4 ⭐️
H. HAMISH KENNEALLY | Tic-Tac-Mistletoe | N.R. Walker | 4 ⭐️
I. ISSAC BRANNIGAN | Blind Faith | N.R. Walker | 4 ⭐️
J. JERICHO NAVARRO | Moonstruck | Onley James | 5 ⭐️
K. KYRALIAN | Dragon Forge | J.C. Owens | 4 ⭐️
L. LUCAS BLACKWELL | Psycho | Onley James | 5 ⭐️
M. MATEO SANCHEZ | Broken Pieces | Riley Hart | 5 ⭐️
N. NOAH HOLT | Unhinged | Onley James | 5 ⭐️
O. OLAN STONE | Teacher of the Year | M.A. Wardell | 4 ⭐️
P. PERCY CHAMPION | Hitched | Lucy Lennox | 5 ⭐️
Q. QUINN | Dad Next Door | Willow Dixon | 4 ⭐️
R. RILEY LANDON | His Innocent Angel | Aiden Bates | 4 ⭐️
S. SEAN O'BRIAN | The Assignment | Evangeline Anderson | 3 ⭐️
T. TEDDY HUGHES | The Boyfriend Subscription | Steven Salvatore | 4 ⭐️
U. NICOLAE URSACHE | Exhale | Joel Abernathy | 3.5 ⭐
V. VLAD | Just a Bit Wicked | Alessandra Hazard | 4 ⭐️
W. WILL GRAHAM | Holding On to a Hero | Bix Barrow | 5 ⭐️
X. XANDER BLACKWOOD | Midnight Ash | Ana Ashley | 5 ⭐️
Y. DANNY YARROW | Sweet Reunion | Shawn Lane | 4 ⭐
Z. ZANE SCOTT | Headcase | Onley James | 5 ⭐️
2025 A-Z Book Title Challenge (22/26)Duration: 1 January 2025– 31 Dec 2025
A. The Assignment | Evangeline Anderson | 3 ⭐️
B. Broken Pieces | Riley Hart | 5 ⭐️
C. Captive Prince: Volume Two | C.S. Pacat | 5 ⭐️
D. Dad Next Door | Willow Dixon | 4 ⭐️
E. End It All | Brea Alepoú | 5 ⭐️
F. Fear | K.A. Merikan | 3.5 ⭐️
G. Ghost | Joel Abernathy | 4 ⭐️
H. Hitched | Lucy Lennox | 5 ⭐️
I. In the Eye of the Beholder | Dianna Roman | 4 ⭐️
J.Just a Bit Wicked By Alessandra Hazard | 4 ⭐️
K. The Kite | N.R. Walker | | 5 ⭐️
L. Lunatic | Onley James | 5 ⭐️
M. Maniac | Onley James | 5 ⭐️
N. Never Have I Ever: Submitted to My Enemy | Willow Dixon | 5 ⭐️
O. Once Upon a Wolf | Rhys Ford
P. Psycho | Onley James | 5 ⭐️
Q. The Quarterback
R. The Right Wrong Number | Katie Warren | 5 ⭐️
S. Strawberries for Dessert | Marie Sexton | 3.5 ⭐️
T. Tic-Tac-Mistletoe | N.R. Walker | 4 ⭐️
U. Unhinged | Onley James | 5 ⭐️
V.
W.Without Limits | M.A. Innes | 3 ⭐️
X.
Y. You Can See Me | A.E. Via | 4 ⭐️
Z.
2025 Let’s play Yahtzee! - (12/12) Duration: 1 January 2025– 31 Dec 2025
📗 JANUARY- (Alternate Task: Read a book from a new-to-you author) - The Capo's Boy By Aja Foxx - 5 ⭐️
📗FEBRUARY- (Alternate Task: Read a book that has been sitting on your TBR shelf the longest) - Double-Edged (TBR Date- Dec 2023) By Nyla K. - 3.5 ⭐️
📗MARCH
1st Roll- 1 1 4 3 1 - 3 of a Kind - Us (Pages 324) By Sarina Bowen - 5 ⭐️
📗APRIL
1st Roll- 2 3 3 6 3
2nd Roll- 2 3 3 3 3 - Threes – Kings Rising (Book 3 in Series & Page Count 385) By C.S. Pacat - 5 ⭐️
📗MAY
1st Roll- 4 2 1 4 2
2nd Roll- 4 1 1 4 5
3rd Roll- 5 1 1 1 5 - Ones - Power Plays & Straight A's (Book#1 in Series and Page Count 316) By Eden Finley | 5 ⭐️
📗JUNE
1st Roll- 5 5 1 3 3
2nd Roll- 5 5 1 5 5
3rd Roll- 5 5 5 5 5 - Yahtzee - Reader's Choice Dead Speak By Pandora Pine | 5 ⭐️
📗JULY
1st Roll- 3 5 6 3 3
2nd Roll- 3 2 3 3 3 - 4 of a Kind- 4.0 rating on Goodreads The Good Liar By C.P. Harris | 4 ⭐️
📗AUGUST
1st Roll- 1 5 6 6 3
2nd Roll- 1 3 6 6 4
3rd Roll- 3 4 6 6 6- Sixes - published in June or December- Deal Maker By Lily Morton | 4 ⭐️
📗SEPTEMBER
1st Roll - 4 4 6 5 4
2nd Roll - 4 4 2 4 4- Fours – published in April or October Tentacles & Triathlons By Ashley Bennett - 5 🌟
📗OCTOBER (Alternate Task: Read a book published in 2025) - Forbidden Titan (Pub Date- Mar 2025) By E.V. Olsen - 5 ⭐️
📗NOVEMBER
1st Roll - 3 3 3 6 6- Full House – Spell HOUSE Clutch (H, U- From Title, O, S, E- From Series) By Piper Scott - 4 🌟
📗DECEMBER
1st Roll - 1 1 5 5 5- Fives – published in May or November Jumbo By Todd Young - 3 🌟
Tasks
Twos
Fours
Fives
Sixes
4 of a Kind
Full House
Small Straight
Large Straight
Chance
2025 A-Z Author Challenge (26/26) Duration: 1 January 2025– 31 Dec 2025
A. Alessandra Hazard | Just a Bit Wicked | 01/04 | 4 ⭐️
B. Bix Barrow | Holding On to a Hero | 02/17 | 5 ⭐️
C. Claire Kingsley | Temptation Trails | 02/04 | 5 ⭐️
D. Amber Davis | Isabelle and the New Guy | 03/30 | 4 ⭐️
E. Emilia Rossi|His Tesoro| 01/03 | 5 ⭐️
F. Lana Ferguson | The Nanny | 02/19 | 5 ⭐️
G. J.T. Geissinger |Beautifully Cruel | 02/15 | 5 ⭐️
H. Jescie Hall | That Sik Luv | 03/24 | 5 ⭐️
I. M.A. Innes | Without Limits | 01/15 | 3 ⭐️
J. Jennifer Lynn Barnes | The Inheritance Games | 02/02 | 5 ⭐️
K. Katie Warren | The Right Wrong Number | 01/15 | 5 ⭐️
L. Letizia Lorini | Desserts for Stressed People | 01/29 | 4 ⭐️
M. Morgan B. Lee | Blood Oath | 01/07 | 4 ⭐️
N. Nikki Ash | Hooked on You | 01/05 | 5 ⭐️
O. Onley James | Unhinged | 01/22 | 5 ⭐️
P. DENVEY PERRY | Coach 01/11 | 4 ⭐️
Q. Julia Quinn | The Duke and I | 03/28 | 5 ⭐️
R. Renae Kaye | Loving Jay | 02/26 | 4 ⭐️
S. Steven Salvatore | The Boyfriend Subscription | 02/19 | 4 ⭐️
T. Liz Tomforde | Caught Up | 03/14 | 5 ⭐️
U. Madeleine Urban | Caught Running | 10/05 | 5 ⭐
V. Sara Vincent | Puck Your Neighbor | 05/21 | 4 ⭐️
W. Willow Dixon | Dad Next Door | 01/02 | 4 ⭐️
X. Mika Nix | Burned | 11/10 | 5 🌟
Y. Rebecca Yarros | Fourth Wing | 12/03 | 5 ⭐
Z. Mariana Zapata | From Lukov with Love | 04/08 | 5 ⭐️
2025 A-Z Male Character Challenge (26/26)Duration: 1 January 2025– 31 Dec 2025
A. ADAM MULVANEY | Unhinged | Onley James | 5⭐️
B. BREN | Dragon Forge | J.C. Owens | 4 ⭐️
C. CASS CAMPION | Christmas Wish List | N.R. Walker | 4⭐️
D. DANTE MORETTI | Dante | Sadie Kincaid | 5 ⭐️
E. EVAN INGLE | Two Daddies for the Single-Dad Omega | Anna Wineheart | 4 ⭐️
F. FORD ELLIS | Coach | Devney Perry | 4 ⭐️
G. GUNTER ZUNIGA | Merry Christmas Cupid | N.R. Walker | 4⭐️
H. HOUSTON MORROW | Lilac | B.B. Reid | 5 ⭐️
I. ISSAC BRANNIGAN | Blind Faith | N.R. Walker | 4⭐️
J. JERICHO NAVARRO I Moonstruck | Onley James | 5 ⭐️
K. KAI ALEXANDER | Never Have I Ever: Submitted to My Enemy | Willow Dixon | 5⭐️
L. LIAM BLACK | Beautifully Cruel | J.T. Geissinger | 5 ⭐️
M. MATTEO ROSSI |His Tesoro|Emilia Rossi| 5⭐️
N. NASH | Start a War | Elle Thorpe | 5 ⭐️
O. OLIVER PARK | The Wolf at the Door | Charlie Adhara | 4 ⭐️
P. PERCY CHAMPION | Hitched | Lucy Lennox | 5 ⭐️
Q. QUINN | Dad Next Door | Willow Dixon | 4⭐️
R. RYDER DU PONTE | Hooked on You | Nikki Ash | 5⭐️
S. SPENCER MCLEOD | Lucky Bounce | Cait Nary | 4 ⭐️
T. TRISTAN CROFT | Broken Pieces | Riley Hart | 5 ⭐️
U. NICOLAE URSACHE | Exhale | Joel Abernathy | 3.5 ⭐
V. VLAD | Just a Bit Wicked | Alessandra Hazard | 3 ⭐️
W. WILL GRAHAM | Holding On to a Hero | Bix Barrow | 5 ⭐️
X. XANDER BLACKWOOD | Midnight Ash | Ana Ashley | 5 ⭐️
Y. DANNY YARROW | Sweet Reunion | Shawn Lane | 4 ⭐
Z. ZANE SCOTT | Headcase | Onley James | 5 ⭐️
2025 A-Z Female Character Challenge (20/26)Duration: 1 January 2025– 31 Dec 2025
A. AURORA SCUDERI | By Frenzy I Ruin | Cora Reilly | 03/01 | 5 ⭐️
B. BLISS | Start a War | Elle Thorpe | 01/06 | 5 ⭐️
C. CADY JACKMAN | The Knotty Omega | Jessica Winters | 04/20 | 4.5 ⭐️
D. DAHLIA | Beautiful Venom | Rina Kent | 5 ⭐️
E. ELSIE HANNAWAY | Love, Theoretically | Ali Hazelwood | 04/30 | 5 ⭐️
F.
G. GIULIA MORETTI | Sweet Temptation | Cora Reilly | 05/16 | 4 ⭐️
H. HANNAH BECKHAM | Her Knotty Alphas | Jessica Winters | 09/02 | 4 ⭐️
I. ISABELLE | Isabelle and the New Guy | Amber Davis | 01/30 | 4 ⭐️
J. JASMINE | From Lukov with Love | 04/09 | 4.5 ⭐️
K. KIRA ADAMS | Hooked on You | Nikki Ash | 01/05 | 5 ⭐️
L. LONDON NOBEal | Born, Darkly | Trisha Wolfe | 10/09 | 5 ⭐️
M. MILLIE | Coach | Devney Perry | 01/11 | 4 ⭐️
N. NORA STEPHENS | Book Lovers | 04/06 | 5 ⭐️
O. OPHELIA GRIMM | Phantasma | Kaylie Smith | 04/14 | 5 ⭐️
P.
Q.
R. REBEL | Rebel Revenge |Elle Thorpe | 08/16 | 4 ⭐️
S. SOFIYA ROSSI |His Tesoro|Emilia Rossi| 02/23 | 5 ⭐️
T. TRUVY | Beautifully Cruel | J.T. Geissinger | 02/15 | 5 ⭐️
U.
V. VIOLET SORRENGAIL | Fourth Wing | Rebecca Yarros | 12/04 | 5 ⭐
W. WEST | He's So Slick | Sinclair Kelly | 09/04 | 4 ⭐️
X.
Y.
Z. ZEPHYRA | One Silent Night | Sherrilyn Kenyon] | 10/30 | 4 ⭐️
2025 A-Z Book Challenge (22/26)Duration: 1 January 2025– 31 Dec 2025
A. The Assignment | Evangeline Anderson | 3 ⭐️
B. Blood Oath | Morgan B. Lee | 4 ⭐️
C. Coach | Devney Perry | 4⭐️
D. Dad Next Door| Willow Dixon | 4 ⭐️
E. End It All | Brea Alepoú | 5 ⭐️
F. From Lukov with Love | Mariana Zapata | 4.5 ⭐️
G. Ghost | Joel Abernathy | 5 ⭐️
H. His Tesoro | Emilia Rossi| 5 ⭐️
I. It Ends With Violence | Elle Thorpe | 5 ⭐️
J. Just a Bit Gay | Alessandra Hazard | 4 🌟
K. Kiss the Villain | Rina Kent | 5 ⭐️
L. Lunatic | Onley James | 5 ⭐️
M. Maniac | Onley James | 5 ⭐️
N. The Nanny | Lana Ferguson | 5 ⭐️
O. One Silent Night | Sherrilyn Kenyon | 4 🌟
P. Psycho | Onley James | 5⭐️
Q. Quicksilver
R. Red, White & Royal Blue | Casey McQuiston | 5 ⭐️
S. Sweet Temptation | Cora Reilly | 4 ⭐️
T. Tic-Tac-Mistletoe By N.R. Walker | 4 ⭐️
U. Unhinged | Onley James |5 ⭐️
V. The Viscount Who Loved Me | Julia Quinn | 4 🌟
W. Warrior's Cross | Madeleine Urban | 5 ⭐️
X. XOXO
Y. You Can See Me | A.E. Via | 4 🌟
Z. Zale
2025 Stack the Series ChallengeDuration: 1 January 2025– 31 Dec 2025
Number of Series: 3/6
Progress: 12/21
Series 1 - HEAVEN'S BALLROOM - 6 Books
1. His Innocent Angel | 01/27 | 4 ⭐️
2. His Broken Angel | 02/02 | 4 ⭐️
3. Betting on His Angel
4. His Undercover Angel
5. His Second Chance Angel
6. Saving His Angel
Series 2 - HARTBRIDGE CHRISTMAS - 5 Books
1. Tic-Tac-Mistletoe | 01/22 | 4 ⭐️
2. Christmas Wish List | 01/24 | 4⭐️
3. Merry Christmas Cupid 01/25 | 4 ⭐️
4. Holiday Heart Strings | 01/26 | 4 ⭐️
5. Deck the Fire Halls | 11/09 | 5 ⭐
Series 3 - CURSED LEGACIES - 4 Books
1. Blood Oath | 01/07 | 4 ⭐️
2. Shadow Heart | 01/09 | 5 ⭐️
3. Twisted Soul | 01/13 | 5 ⭐️
4. Divine Fate | 05/11 | 5 ⭐️
Series 4 - WASHINGTON WOLVES - 3 Books
1. The Bombshell Effect | 03/06 | 4⭐️
2. The Marriage Effect | 11/12| 5 🌟
3. The Ex Effect
Series 5 - BEAUTIFULLY CRUEL - 2 Books
1. Beautifully Cruel | 03/15 | 5 ⭐️
2. Cruel Paradise | 12/09 | 4.5 ⭐
Series 6 - VILLIAN - 1 Book
1. Kiss the Villain | 04/01 | 5 ⭐️
2025 I Spy....Challenge (25/25) Duration: 1 January 2025– 31 Dec 2025
📗 motion/movement- Caught Running By Madeleine Urban | 5 🌟
📗 meal/food/drink- Strawberries for Dessert By Marie Sexton | 4 🌟
📗 color/lightness/brightness- White Trash Warlock By David R. Slayton | 4 🌟
📗 calendar- Teacher of the Year By M.A. Wardell | 4 ⭐
📗 name, nickname or title- Dante | Sadie Kincaid | 4⭐️
📗 climate or temperature - Christmas Heat by Liam Kingsley | 3 ⭐
📗 outdoor scenery- Temptation Trails By Claire Kingsley | 5⭐️
📗 indoor scenery- The Wolf at the Door By Charlie Adhara | 4⭐️ -
📗 animal - The Merry Moose's Mates By Lorelei M. Hart | 3 ⭐️
📗 transportation- Planes, Trains, and Hurricanes By Eli Easton | 5 ⭐️
📗 occupation/sport- Coach By Devney Perry | 4⭐️
📗 clothing- Lush in Lace By A.J. Ridges | 3⭐️
📗 celebration- The Wedding Menu By Letizia Lorini | 5 🌟
📗 communication- No Caller ID By Aria Grace | 3 ⭐
📗 location/place- Dasher By Lorelei M. Hart | 12/10 | 4 ⭐- Series "Mated at North Pole"
📗 math/number- One Silent Night By Sherrilyn Kenyon | 4 🌟
📗 sweet or savory- Sweet Temptation | Cora Reilly | 4 ⭐️
📗 body part- In the Eye of the Beholder | Dianna Roman | 4⭐️
📗 size- Jumbo By Todd Young | 3 ⭐
📗 social status- Two Daddies for the Single-Dad Omega By Anna Wineheart | 4⭐️
📗 sound- Echo By Chani Lynn Feener | 5 ⭐
📗 direction- Going Up By Amy Lane | 4 🌟
📗 term of endearment- Heavyweight Daddy By Austin Bates | 3 ⭐
📗 feelings or emotions- Just a Bit Wicked By Alessandra Hazard | 4⭐️
📗 manners- Dearest Milton James By N.R. Walker | 5 ⭐
📔- Tbr
📗- Read
Popsugar Challenge 2025Duration: 1 January 2025– 31 Dec 2025 (06/30)
Main Prompts
- A book about a POC experiencing joy and not trauma
- A book you want to read based on the last sentence
- A book about space tourism
📗 A book with two or more books on the cover or 'book' in the title _ Book Lovers | 04/06 | 5 ⭐️
- A book with a snake on the cover or in the title
📗 A book that fills your favorite prompt from the 2015 PS Reading Challenge_ Prompt 45 If Only In Our Dreams | 04/29 | 5 ⭐️
- A book about a cult
📗 A book under 250 pages _ Mind Magic | 04/29 | 5 ⭐️
- A book that features a character going through menopause
- A book you got for free
- A book mentioned in another book
- A book about a road trip
- A book rated less than three stars on Goodreads
- A book about a nontraditional education
- A book that an AI chatbot recommends based on your favorite book
- A book set in or around a body of water
- A book about a run club
📗 A book containing magical creatures that aren't dragons_ The Orc Who Hated Christmas | 12/06 | 4 ⭐
📗 A highly anticipated read of 2025_ Kiss the Villain | 04/01 | 5 ⭐️
📗 A book that fills a 2024 prompt you'd like to do over (or try out) -Prompt 32 Love, Theoretically | 04/30 | 5 ⭐️
📗 A book where the main character is a politician_ Red, White & Royal Blue | 05/02 | 5 ⭐️
- A book about soccer
- A book that is considered healing fiction
- A book with a happily single woman protagonist
- A book where the main character is an immigrant or refugee
- A book where an adult character changes careers
- A book set at a luxury resort
- A book that features an unlikely friendship
- A book about a food truck - With or Without You
- A book that reminds you of your childhood - The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
📗 A book where music plays an integral part of the storyline- The Happy Ever After Playlist | 02/22 | 5 🌟
- A book about an overlooked woman in history
- A book featuring an activity on your bucket list
📗 A book written by an author who is neurodivergent - The Kiss Quotient | 10/30 | 5 🌟
- A book centering LGBTQ+ characters that isn't about coming out - Boyfriend Material
- A book with silver on the cover or in the title - Flawless By Elsie Silver
- Two books with the same title (1) - Collide By Bal Khabra
- Two books with the same title (2) - Collide By Riley Hart
- A classic you've never read - Howl’s Moving Castle
📗 A book about chosen family - Keeping 13 | Chloe Walsh | 11/27 | 5 ⭐
Advanced Prompts – Easy
- A book by the oldest author in your TBR pile
- A book with a title that starts with the letter Y
- A book that includes a nonverbal character
- A book you have always avoided reading
Advanced Prompts – Medium
- A book with a left-handed character
- A book where nature is the antagonist
- A book of interconnected short stories
Advanced Prompts – Hard
- A book that features a married couple who don't live together
- A dystopian book with a happy ending
- A book that features a character with chronic pain
I SPY 2025Duration: 1 January 2025– 31 Dec 2025
Sign me Up for 36 books. (15/36)
📗 1. In your heart - Blood in Title- Blood Oath | 4 ⭐️
📗 2. In the color wheel - Colors (Red, White, Royal Blue) in Title- Red, White & Royal Blue | 05/02 | 5 ⭐️
📗 3. In the living room - Ceiling Hanging Lamp on Cover- The Nanny | 02/19 | 5 ⭐️
4. In autumn - leaf, pumpkin, Halloween
📗 5. In a cave - Skull- Phantasma | 04/14 | 5 ⭐️
📗 6. Of the body - Eye in Title- In the Eye of the Beholder | 01/17 | 4 ⭐️
7. At the amusement park - rollercoaster, balloons, clown
📗 8. On the table - Books- Unexpectedly You] | 09/05 | 4 🌟
9. On the farm - hay, tractor, sheep
📔 10. In the church - Priest in Title- Priest |
📗 11. In communication - Letters on Cover- Dearest Milton James | | 05/27 | 4.5 ⭐️
📔 12. In the toy box - Stuffed Animal on Cover- Josh’s Jackpot |
13. On the beach - sea, umbrella, towel
📗 14. In the library - Book on Cover - Book Lovers | 04/06 | 5 ⭐️
📗 15. In celebration - Cake on Cover - The Wedding Menu | 07/01 | 5 ⭐️
📗 16. At the zoo - Snake on Cover - Beautiful Venom | 07/09 | 5⭐️
17. In the garden - vine, rose, tree
18. In a glass - wine, milk, water
19. At the ballpark - ball, hot dog, hat
📗 20. In the castle - Crown on cover- His Tesoro | 01/03 | 5 ⭐️
📗 21. In the hospital - Doctor with Stethoscope on Cover - The Knotty Omega | 04/20 | 4.5 ⭐️
📗 22. In fiction - Dragon in Title- Dragon Forge | 02/12 | 4 ⭐️
23. In your free time - puzzle, sewing machine, stamps
24. In school - Teacher in Title- Teacher of the Year | 03/17 | 4 ⭐️
25. At the museum - art, statue, dinosaur
📔 26. In the closet - Dress on Cover- Size 12 Is Not Fat |
27. At the police station - detective, case, cell
📗 28. In the family - Dad in Title- Dad Next Door | 01/02 | 4 ⭐️
📗 29. In the city - Buildings on Cover- Caught Up | 03/14 | 5 ⭐️
📗 30. In time - Seconds in Title- Eight Seconds to Ride | 04/24 | 3.5 ⭐️
31. Under the sea - fish, seaweed, coral
📗 32. In the sky - Kite in Title- The Kite | 03/10 | 5 ⭐️
📗 33. In the armory - Gun on Cover- Warrior's Cross | 03/05 | 5 ⭐️
34. In space - star, asteroid, alien
35. In the world - Canada, Asia, Atlanta
📔 36. In music - Song in Title - The Song of Achilles
📔- TBR / Currently Reading
📗- Read / Completed
SERIAL READER - 2025Duration: January 1, 2025 - December 31, 2025
SIGNING UP FOR (3/60)
Before 2025 (2023- 53)
(view spoiler)
IN 2025
1. HEAVEN'S BALLROOM
1. His Innocent Angel
2. His Broken Angel
3. Betting on His Angel
4. His Undercover Angel
5. His Second Chance Angel
6. Saving His Angel
2. THE HAVEN BROTHERS
1. Obsession Falls
2. Storms and Secrets
3. Temptation Trails
4. Whispers and Wildfire
3. BENT OAK, TEXAS
1. Holding On to a Hero
2. Heart Me Up
3. Head Over Feels
4. What's Santa Got to Do with It?
5. We Don't Need Another Santa
3. BIG BAD WOLF
1. The Wolf at the Door
2. The Wolf at Bay
3. Thrown to the Wolves
4. Wolf in Sheep's Clothing
5. Cry Wolf
4. HARTBRIDGE CHRISTMAS
1. Tic-Tac-Mistletoe
2. Christmas Wish List
3. Merry Christmas Cupid
4. Holiday Heart Strings
5. Deck the Fire Halls
5. HOLLOW BOYS
1. The Lies We Steal
2. The Truths We Burn
3. The Blood We Crave: Part One
4. The Blood We Crave: Part Two
5. The Oath We Give
6. THE INHERITANCE GAMES
1. The Inheritance Games
2. The Hawthorne Legacy
3. The Brothers Hawthorne
4. The Final Gambit
7. DADDIES FOR DUMPSTEROMEGA
1. A Daddy for the Chubby Omega
2. A Daddy for the Rescued Omega
3. Two Daddies for the Single-Dad Omega
4. A Daddy for the Stowaway Omega
📗- Read in 2025
2025 Q1 Group Reading ChainBOOK 1
Using E of George
Us By Sarina Bowen & Elle Kennedy
Finished- 3/25 , 5 ⭐️
MPG SPORTS
FRIENDS TO LOVERS
Next: S, A, N, E, Y
BOOK 2
Using E of Kite
Affogato By E.M. Lindsey
Published - July 2023
Next: O, Y
Whips and Kisses - 2025 Duration: 1 January 2025– 31 Dec 2025 - 16
🎲 Rolled 3 ->Square 3 (M/M Romance With Large Bodies of Water on the Cover): Loving Jay By Renae Kaye | 26th Feb | 4 ⭐️
🎲 Rolled 6 -> Square 9 (Task 2: Read a book you've been putting off reading for some reason): Broken Pieces By Riley Hart | 27th Feb | 5 ⭐️
🎲 Rolled 5 -> Square 14( MM Romance/Action/Fantasy): Captive Prince: Volume Two By C.S.Pacat | 2nd Mar | 5 ⭐️
🎲 Rolled 2 -> Square 16( Best Gay Winter'ish Holiday Romance):
Warrior's Cross | Madeleine Urban | 5th Mar | 5 ⭐️
🎲 Rolled 6 -> Square 22( M/M Romance Series): The Assignment By Evangeline Anderson | 12th Mar | 3 ⭐️
🎲 Rolled 1 -> Square 23( Gay Romance Featuring Teachers/Professors/Tutors): Teacher of the Year By M.A. Wardell | 17th Mar | 4 ⭐️
🎲 Rolled 5 -> Square 28( Task 4. Re-read a favorite book, or read a new book by a favorite author): Us By Sarina Bowen | 25th Mar | 5 ⭐️
🎲 Rolled 3 -> Square 31( M/M Romance by Australasian Authors): Kings Rising | C.S. Pacat | 18th Apr | 5 ⭐️
🎲 Rolled 5 -> Square 36( Task 5: Read a book with a 5, 6 or 7 in the page count): Eight Seconds to Ride (Page count 377) By Ashley James | 24th Apr | 4 ⭐️
🎲 Rolled 4 -> Square 40( Task 6: Read a stand alone from your TBR): Red, White & Royal Blue | Casey McQuiston | 2nd May | 5 ⭐️
🎲 Rolled 2 -> Square 42( Best Gay Romance with a Coming Out/In the Closet Theme): Power Plays & Straight A's | Eden Finley | 14th May | 4 ⭐️
🎲 Rolled 6 -> Square 48( Task 8: Read a book with a cover that does NOT have a person): The 12 Kittens of Christmas | Amy Lane | 6th June | 4 ⭐️
🎲 Rolled 2 -> Square 50( Free Read): Dead Reckoning By Pandora Pine | 10th Jun | 4.5 ⭐️
🎲 Rolled 5 -> Square 55( Task 9: Read a book that has been co-written by 2 authors (or more): Goal Lines & First Times By Eden Finley & Saxon James | 06/14 | 4 ⭐️
🎲 Rolled 4 -> Square 59 ( Task 10: Read a holiday themed book (any holiday)): Christmas Heat MPG Holiday & Christmas By Liam Kingsley | 14th June | 3 ⭐️
🎲 Rolled 6 -> Kisses 65 -> Square 82 ( Task Task 13: Read a book that has been published in the last 6 months): Blitz'd Published On April 28 2025 By Lee McCormick & R.S. McKenzie | 28th June | 5 ⭐️
📗- Currently Reading
🎲- Completed/ Read
2025 April Monthly Challenge- (5/5)1. Happy April Birthday!
Read a book:
❇️ published in April - Under the Dragon's Spell | Ann-Katrin Byrde | 04/09 | 3 ⭐️
2. April Month-Long Observance ❱❱ Mathematics and Statistics Awareness Month ❱❱ Read a book:
❇️ with a character who studies, teaches, or works in a STEM related field
Love, Theoretically | Ali Hazelwood | 04/30 | 5 ⭐️
4. National Frog Month ❱❱ Read a book:
❇️ that has any kind of animal on the cover
Eight Seconds to Ride | Ashley James | 04/24 | 3.5 ⭐️
6. Find a Rainbow Day ❱❱ April 3 ❱❱ Read a book:
❇️ that starts with a letter in RAINBOW - B
Broken Pieces | Tammi Lynn | 04/16 | 4 ⭐️
8. National Orchid Day ❱❱ April 16 ❱❱ Read a book:
❇️ with 5 or 2 in the page count or publish date - 12th Jan 2018
Love Me Whole | Nicky James | 04/07 | 4.5 ⭐️
10. Reader's Choice
❇️ Phantasma | Kaylie Smith | 04/14 | 5 ⭐️
BOOK SCRABBLE!Duration: April 1, 2025 - April 30, 2025
I'm in for 4 Books
L - Love Me Whole | Nicky James | 04/07 | 4.5 ⭐️
U - Under the Dragon's Spell | Ann-Katrin Byrde | 04/09 | 3 ⭐️
D -
O - One Plus One
2025 Let's Spell It Out ChallengeVISITOR - 7 COUNTRIES - (01/07)
1. MONACO
M📗. Maniac | Onley James | 02/11 | 5 ⭐️ |Title
O📗. Unhinged | Onley James | 01/22 | 5 ⭐️ |Author's First Name
N📗. Psycho | Onley James | 01/24 | 5 ⭐️ |Series Title - Necessary Evils
A📗. The Assignment | Evangeline Anderson | 02/23 | 3 ⭐️ |Title
C📗. Christmas Wish List | N.R. Walker | 01/24 | 4 ⭐️ |Title
O📗. Dragon Forge | J.C. Owens | 02/12 | 4 ⭐️ |Author's Surname
2. NAURU
N📗. Hooked on You | Nikki Ash | 01/5 | 5 ⭐️ |Author's First Name
A📗. Just a Bit Shameless | Alessandra Hazard | 01/10 | 4 ⭐️ |Author's First Name
U📗. Us | Sarina Bowen | 03/25 | 5 ⭐️ |Title
R📗. By Frenzy I Ruin | Cora Reilly | 03/1 | 5 ⭐️ |Author's Last Name
U📗. Under the Dragon's Spell | Ann-Katrin Byrde | 04/9 | 4 ⭐️ |Title
3. TUVALU
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4. MALTA
M📗. Mind Magic | Poppy Dennison | 04/28 | 5 ⭐️ | Title
A📗. The Happy Ever After Playlist | Abby Jimenez | 02/22 | 5 ⭐️ |Author's First Name
L📗. Lucky Bounce | Cait Nary | 02/22 | 4 ⭐️ |Title
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E📗. Eight Seconds to Ride | Ashley James | 04/24 | 4 ⭐️ | Title
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6. PALAU
P📗. Power Plays & Straight A's | Eden Finley | 05/14 | 5 ⭐️ - Title
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7. MALDIVES
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I📗. If Only In Our Dreams | Fae Quin | 04/29 | 5 ⭐️ | Title
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BIBLIOPOLYDuration: January 1 - December 31, 2025
Signing Up for 30 books for now. (10/30)
And the Dice Rolls
Lap 1
🗺️ 1. Go: Read a book set on two or more continents- UK and US - Red, White & Royal Blue | 05/02 | 5 ⭐️
Rolled 6
🟦 7. Blue: Read a book with any type of hat or headwear on the cover or in the title. - Helmet on Cover - Face Offs & Cheap Shots | 05/18 | 4 ⭐️
Rolled 6
💡 13. Electric Company: Read a book with a light source on the cover. - Stadium Lights on Cover - Goal Lines & First Times | 06/14 | 4 ⭐️
Rolled 4
🟠 17. Orange: Read a book with a ship or boat on the cover, or involving water travel. - Ship on Cover - Three's Company | 07/18 | 4 ⭐️
Rolled 4
🚘 21. Free Parking: Read a book of your choice. Anything goes. - Free Choice - Mine | 07/22 | 4 ⭐️
Rolled 5
🚂 26. B&O Railroad: Read a book with an author or title beginning with B or O. (Author’s first or last name; title’s first main word. Omit the, and, of, etc.) - - Fake the Date | 07/25 | 4 ⭐️

Rolled 3
🚿 29. Water Works: Read a book with any form of water on the cover - Water on Cover - You Can See Me | 08/05 | 4 ⭐️

Rolled 4
🟩 33. Green: Read a book with an author or character whose gender is different from your own. - Author's Gender Male- White Trash Warlock | 08/15 | 4 ⭐️

Rolled 3
🚂 36. Shortline Railroad: Read a book under 200 pages long. - With 162 Pg Lucky Suit | 10/05 | 4 🌟

Rolled 4
🧿 40. Dark Blue: Read a book that won an award. (Which one?) - Winner for Readers' Favorite Romance (2018) The Kiss Quotient | 10/23 | 5 🌟

Lap 2
Rolled 5
💲 5. Tax: Read a book with money on the cover or in the title. - Money in Title Baby for the Billionaire | 12/08 | 4 🌟

Rolled 5
🟦 10. Blue: Read a book with any shade of blue on the cover or in the title. - Blue color on cover If the Shoe Fits | 12/12 | 4.5 🌟
GENRE BINGO CHALLENGEDuration: January 1, 2025 - December 31, 2025
Signing Up for 15 Books - (12/15)

ROW 1
Art/Photography -
LGBTQ+ - Kiss the Villain | Rina Kent | 04/01 | 5 ⭐️
Short Story -
Historical Fiction - The Duke and I | Julia Quinn | 03/28| 5 ⭐️
Autobiography/ Memoir -
ROW 2
Essay -
Horror - Where's Molly | H.D. Carlton | 04/01 | 4 ⭐️
Drama - The Tearsmith | Erin Doom
Western - Eight Seconds to Ride | Ashley James | 04/24 | 4 ⭐️
Fantasy - Under the Dragon's Spell | Ann-Katrin Byrde | 04/09 | 3 ⭐️
ROW 3
Religion -
Science Fiction - Echo | Chani Lynn Feener | 04/04 | 4 ⭐️
Free Space - Love, Theoretically | Ali Hazelwood | 04/30 | 5 ⭐️
Action/ Adventure - The Hawthorne Legacy | Jennifer Lynn Barnes | 05/12 | 5 ⭐️
YA - The Inheritance Games | Jennifer Lynn Barnes | 02/02 | 5 ⭐️
ROW 4
Hobbies -
True Crime -
Biography -
Romance - Book Lovers | Emily Henry | 04/06 | 5 ⭐️
Classic Fiction -
ROW 5
Food & Drink -
Science -
Humor - Wallbanger | Alice Clayton | |
Mystery - The Kite | N.R. Walker | 03/10 | 5 ⭐️
Steampunk - Fear | K.A. Merikan | 05/07 | 3.5 ⭐️
Read the Month Japanese Editionrokugatsu (June)
Duration: June 1, 2025 - June 31, 2025
ROKUGATSU
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K:
U:
G:
A:
T:
S:
U:
MINADUKI
M:
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N: Night Drop | Marshall Thornton
A:
D: Dead Speak | Pandora Pine | 06/05 | 5 ⭐️
U: Unsteady | Peyton Corinne | 06/04 | 5 ⭐️
K: Rina Kent | Beautiful Venom
I:
Whips and Kisses - 2025- H2 🎲 Rolled 2 ->Square 2 (Gay Romance Takes Place on an Island): Three's Company | N.R. Walker | 07/18 | 4 ⭐️
🎲 Rolled 5 ->Square 7 (Best Gay For You Romance): The Trap | Indigo Wren | 07/31 | 3 ⭐️
🎲 Rolled 5 ->Square 12 (Best Gay Romances that are Also Very Popular (500 ratings or more)): Strawberries for Dessert | Marie Sexton | 08/13 | 3.5 ⭐️
🎲 Rolled 6 ->Square 18 💋 to Square 31 (Task 6: Read a book with less than 100 pages): Going Up | Amy Lane | 10/09 | 3 ⭐️
🎲 Rolled 2 ->Square 33 (M/M Romance with Mostly Green Covers): Claimings, Tails, and Other Alien Artifacts | Lyn Gala | 10/13 | 3 ⭐️
🎲 Rolled 6 ->Square 39 (Task 7: Read a book published in your birth month): Forbidden Titan | E.V. Olsen | 10/30 | 5 ⭐️
🎲 Rolled 5 ->Square 44 (M/M Romance with Musician MC): Collided | Becca Steele | 11/25 | 5 ⭐️
🎲 Rolled 4 ->Square 48 (Over used Cheesey Stock Photo & Man Chest Free): Exhale | Joel Abernathy | 11/29 | 4 ⭐️
🎲 Rolled 6 ->Square 54 (M/M Romance with Witches or Magic): The Orc Who Hated Christmas | Gigi Rivers | 12/06 | 4 ⭐️
🎲 Rolled 4 ->Square 58 (Best M/M Books Written by Two Authors): All I Want for Christmas... Is My Sister's Boyfriend | Brooke Blaine & Ella Frank | 12/07 | 5 ⭐️
🎲 Rolled 5 ->Square 63 💋 to Square 76 (Task 13: Read a book with a page count between 100 and 300 pages): Dasher (Pages 232) | Lorelei M. Hart | 12/10 | 4 ⭐️
🎲 Rolled 4 ->Square 80 💋 to Square 87 (Free Read): Be My Alien | M.A. Church | 12/12 | 4 ⭐️
📗 Rolled 4 ->Square 92 (Timeless MM or Gay romance): | ] | 12/12 | ⭐️
📗- Currently Reading
🎲- Completed/ Read
Monthly Word Hunt - June - (16/16)✔️wild- The Husband Hoax | 06/15 | pg 95
So fucking wild. But I swear to God, if he’s messing with you and you do this and he doesn’t follow through, I will stab him.
✔️string- Goal Lines & First Times | 06/14 | pg 136 -
but I’m distracted for only a second because it’s followed by a string of curses and a warning.
✔️play- The Husband Hoax | 06/15 | pg 18
I like to play a game.
✔️bail- Ruthless Creatures | 06/21 | Ch 30
“What a bait and switch! That’s ruining the whole point of pizza. Why not just have a salad, for god’s sake?”
✔️flame- King of Greed | 06/12 | pg 158 -
I stared at the flame as it danced against the night and illuminated the words engraved in silver.
glass- The Au Pair Affair | 06/23 | ch 14-
Louis was walking on shards of glass about Dan’s reaction to him having been a porn actor.
✔️steam- book:The Au Pair Affair|17355425] | 06/23 | ch 8-
To vent the building head of steam, Louis hooked up with old friends for sex benefits on his days off.
✔️rough - Lola & the Millionaires: Part One - 06/11 - pg 267-
The kiss was rough and messy to start with, but soon Matthieu’s hands were on my back, sliding up to hold my head.
✔️butter- Goal Lines & First Times | 06/14 | pg 213 -
Zach chokes on his water at the same moment Richie’s butter knife clatters against the dish.
✔️double- Night Drop | 06/19 | pg 135
Your double murder doesn’t sound very much like mine.
Bonus
✔️daughter- King of Greed | 06/12 | pg 170 -
They ruminated over why the daughter of a famous supermodel was dating a “nobody,”
✔️thumb- Mafia and Maid | 06/22 | pg 42-
Then she rests her sleepy head against me, sticking her thumb in her mouth.
✔️intense- Ruthless Creatures | 06/21 | Ch 13
I close my eyes and exhale. God, you’re intense.
✔️middle- Night Drop | 06/19 | pg 121
One of them had a slash down the middle that might have been a cactus.
✔️pancakes- Mafia and Maid | 06/22 | pg 91-
Things didn’t start off well this morning after I knocked over Marco’s glass of water at breakfast and burned the pancakes.
Bonus- Bonus
✔️abandoned - Lola & the Millionaires: Part One - 06/11 - pg 41
I slid out from between Leo and the wall of my tiny bedroom and headed for the bathroom, washing my face and finding an abandoned t-shirt and sleep shorts to change into.
Monthly Word Hunt - July - (02/16)juice
ball
float
fine
sugar
grab
left
emerge
soul
lip
Bonus
cherry- Beautiful Venom -Pg 178 - I blink my eyes open a couple of times and a smooth ceiling with painted cherry blossoms materializes before me.
peered
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chest
reason- Beautiful Venom -Pg 11 - The reason those three play well together is probably because, even after everyone went home, they took to the rink again.
Bonus Bonus
benefactor
📚 July Monthly Challenge_ July 1-31st, 20251. Happy July Birthday - Read a book:
❇️ with red on the cover (July birthstone, Ruby). - Boss of Me - 07/21 | 4 ⭐
2. Dog Days of Summer (Month-Long Observance) - Read a book:
❇️ with a dog on the cover or in the storyline.- Fake the Date - 07/25 | 4 ⭐
4. Nude Recreation Week (Second Week of July) - Read a book:
❇️ with a beach on the cover- Three's Company - 07/18 | 4 ⭐
5. Capture the Sunset Week (Third Week of July) - Read a book:
❇️ with a sunset or sunset colors on the cover- Boyfriend Goals - 07/05 | 5 ⭐
7. July 2 - I Forgot Day - Read a book:
❇️ has an enemies-to-lovers storyline. - The Wedding Menu - 07/01 | 5 ⭐
8. July 3 - Civil Disobedience Day - Read a book:
❇️ death plays a part in the story- Dead Serious Case #2: Mrs Delores Abernathy - 07/02 | 5 ⭐
9. July 8 - Video Games Day - Read a book:
❇️ has technology on the cover - To Love Jason Thorn - 07/12 | 5 ⭐
10. Reader’s Choice -
❇️ Read any book of your choice- Beautiful Venom - 07/09 | 5 ⭐
2026 1. YEARLY CHALLENGE
a. This or That- 2026 - MP 48 - MC 29
b. I Spy - MP 59 - MC 30
c. Bibliopoly - MP 57- MC 32
d. I SPY - MP 16 - MC 34
e. MM A to Z Characters Challenge - MP 11 - MC 35
f. A to Z Female Characters Challenge - MP 9 - MC 36
g. A to Z Book Challenge - MP 16 - MC 37
h. A to Z Author Challenge - MP 15 - MC 38
i. Popsugar 2026 - MP 48 - MC 40
j. New to you Authors - 2026 - MP 40 - MC 41
2. BIANNUAL CHALLENGE
a. MM TBR Series Knockout Challenge - MP 21 - MC 29
b. Let's Find-a-Word M/M Style! - MP 13 - MC 39
3. QUARTERLY CHALLENGE
4. MONTHLY CHALLENGE
a. January Word Hunt - MP 16 - MC 33
5. TEAM CHALLENGE
a.
b. UNO 2026 - Monthly
c. RRRC's Cornhole Team Challenge - Sunday
d. MM Scavanger Hunt - Monthly
e. MM Bingo
f. Pass the Parcel
g. The Amazing Race
2026 - TBR Series Knockout Challenge – First Half 2026WEEKLY POSITION
Week 1: Dec 31 to Jan 6 - R2C6 - Irresponsible Puckboy - 01/03 - 5 ⭐
Week 2: Jan 7 to Jan 13 - R4C5 - Hell & High Water - 01/11 - 5 ⭐
Week 3: Jan 14 to Jan 20 - R3C2 - Try - 01/18 - 5 ⭐
Week 4: Jan 21 to Jan 27 - R5C2 - Chokehold - 01/28 - 4.5 ⭐
Week 5: Jan 28 to Feb 3 - R6C4 - Head Above Water | 02/06 | 4 ⭐
Week 6: Feb 4 to Feb 10 - R3C1 - Rent: Paid in Full | 02/18 | 4 ⭐
Week 7: Feb 11 to Feb 17 - R1C4 - Follow the River | 02/22 | 5 ⭐
Week 8: Feb 18 to Feb 24 - R4C5 - The New Guy | 03/01 | 5 ⭐
Week 9: Feb 25 to Mar 3 - R5C6 - The Retreat | 03/11 | 4 ⭐
Week 10: Mar 4 to Mar 10 - R2C2 - Let's Do This
Week 11: Mar 11 to Mar 17 - R4C2 - Wicked Games | 03/18 | 4.5 ⭐
Week 12: Mar 18 to Mar 24 - R5C5 - Under the Whispering Door
Week 13: Mar 25 to Mar 31 - R4C6 - The Best Men
Week 14: April 1 to April 7 - R1C4 - Ricochet
Week 15: April 8 to April 14 - R6C2 - Hide and Seek
Week 16: April 15 to April 21 - R2C2 - Edin
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THIS OR THAT - 09/40Duration: January 1 - December 31, 2026
1. Playlists or podcasts? Playlists
2. Shoes or slippers? Shoes - - Hunt the Villain | 04/ 07 | 5 ⭐
3. Pork or beef? Pork
4. Swimming pool or beach? Beach - Beach Read
5. Fruits or vegetables? Vegetables
6. Cats or dogs? Cats
7. Summer or winter? Summer
8. Salt or pepper? Salt
9. Cash or credit cards? Cash
10. Cookies or chips? Cookies
11. Soda or juice? Soda
12. Country or city? City
13. Text or call? Text - (view spoiler) The Trouble with Trying to Date a Murderer - 02/06 | 5 ⭐
14. Coffee or tea? Coffee
15. Black or white? Black - (view spoiler) - Iron Flame | 03/30 | 5 ⭐
16. Driver or passenger? Passenger
17. Laptop or tablet? Tablet - (view spoiler) - The Retreat - 03/11 | 4 ⭐
18. Comedy or Horror? Comedy
19. Beer or wine? Beer - (view spoiler) - Bodybuilders for the BBW | 03/25 | 3 ⭐
20. Dine in or dine out? Dine In
21. Movies or TV shows? Movies - (view spoiler) - King of Sloth | 03/30 | 5 ⭐
22. iOS or Android? Android
23. Waffles or pancakes? Waffles
24. Early bird or night owl? Night Owl
25. Football or baseball? Football -(view spoiler) - Icing the Kicker | 01/17 | 5 ⭐
26. Trucks or cars? Cars
27. Lunch or dinner? Dinner
28. Weekends or weekdays? Weekends
29. Pizza or pasta? Pizza
30. Friends or family? Friends - (view spoiler) - Wicked Games | 03/18 | 4.5 ⭐
31. Boys or girls? Boys
32. Fiction or non-fiction? Fiction
33. Skiing or snowboarding? Skiing
34. Red wine or white wine? White Wine
35. Singing in the shower or singing in the car? Singing in car
36. Organized or messy? Messy - (view spoiler) - Little Liar | 04/03 | 5 ⭐
37. Costume party or pool party? Costume Party
38. Music festival or art festival? Music Festival
39. Mountains or ocean? Ocean
40. Ghost tour or historical tour? Ghost Tour
I SPY - 0/36Duration: January 1 - December 31, 2026
1. In the awards - winner, Oscar, best
2. In winter - snow, Christmas, ice
3. In the forest - tree, bird, stream
4. In the kitchen - table, lemon, cup
5. At work - fisherman, housekeeper, driver
6. On the number line - one, two, three
7. In description - beautiful, dark, strange
8. In a group - order, herd, court
9. At night - sleep, moon, owl
10. In role call - Harry, Eleanor, Alex
11. In honorifics - miss, captain, master
12. In the ear - howl, scream, sound
13. In the eye - beauty, sky, sight
14. On the tongue - sweet, sour, taste
15. In the nose - floral, burnt, scent
16. On your skin - cold, rough, touch
17. In death - ghost, grief, inheritance
18. In geometry - circle, angle, diamond
19. In preposition - across, in, under
20. In geography - swamp, forest, desert
21. In your head - idea, madness, anxiety
22. In physics - gravity, energy, force
23. At the pet store - cat, cage, fish
24. On the screen - Batman, Lost, Severance
25. In a marriage - wife, love, home
26. In the ground - root, water, stone
27. In meteorology - storm, wind, sunshine
28. In chemistry - oxygen, element, acid
29. In a book - word, story, escape
30. On the go - train, ship, flight
31. At the apothecary - opium, poison, cure
32. In art - paper, color, stone
33. In the desert - sand, camel, bloom
34. In games - card, pieces, friend
35. In mystery - detective, murder, knife
36. In technology - phone, spaceship, mouse
BIBLIOPOLY 🎲 - Player Level - STRONG (07/16)Duration: January 1 - December 31, 2026
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💲 5. Tax: Read a book with money on the cover or in the title.(view spoiler) - Pennies - 01/05 - 4.5 ⭐
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❓ 8. Chance: Read a book from your TBR shelf within the ten highest or lowest number of ratings. (view spoiler)- Baby For My Omega - 01/07 - 3 ⭐
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🟦 9. Blue: Read a book with an author or character whose sexual orientation is different from your own. (view spoiler)- Hell & High Water - 01/11 - 5 ⭐
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🌸 15. Pink: Read a book with any shade of pink on the cover or in the title. (view spoiler)- Bodybuilders for the BBW - 03/25 - 3 ⭐
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🚘 21. Free Parking: Read a book of your choice. Anything goes! - First Grave on the Right - 03/28 - 5 ⭐
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🟥 24. Red: Read a book with an author or character whose race or ethnicity is different from your own. (view spoiler) - Iron Flame - 03/30 - 5 ⭐
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🟨 30. Yellow: Read a book with any shade of yellow on the cover or in the title. (view spoiler) - King of Sloth - 03/30 - 5 ⭐
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Monthly Word HuntDuration: January 1, 2026 - January 31, 2026
Year: Icing the Kicker - Ch 01
"Six is a new kicker drafted this year"
Engage: On Guard - 01/14 - Ch 11
"I refuse to engage with his line of questioning".
Class: Hell & High Water - 01/11 - Ch 01
"Top of the class".
Best: On Guard - 01/14 - Ch 11
"He’s my best friend"
Week: Try - 01/18 - Ch 03
"You pick a woman one week and a guy the next?"
Natural: Try - 01/18 - Ch 03
"It was definitely natural because,"
Embarrass: Icing the Kicker - 01/17 - Ch 05
"and I don’t want to embarrass him now by jerking away."
Nose: Baby For My Omega - 01/07 - Ch 10
"kissed Oscar’s forehead, then his nose,"
Rest: Hell & High Water - 01/11 - Ch 01
"They’re not like the rest of us."
Lunch: Pennies - 01/05 - Ch 16
"carrying a tray with unknown lunch beneath a silver dome"
Bonus: you must find the EXACT word
ribbon: Savage Hearts - 01/10 - Ch 37
"carrying a large black box tied with white ribbon in her arms."
begin: Savage Hearts - 01/10 - Ch 31
"I begin to understand that when he answered “as long as it takes"”.
hardened: Pennies - 01/05 - Ch 17
"His jaw hardened"
crumble:Irresponsible Puckboy - 01/03 - Ch 10
"Or the spotlight on your relationship from the media was too stressful and made it crumble.
mirror: Baby For My Omega - 01/07 - Ch 07
"Adam shook his head at Oscar’s face in the mirror in front of him."
Bonus-Bonus
disappear: Irresponsible Puckboy - 01/03 - Ch 12
“I’ve heard marriages can magically disappear,"
I SPYDuration: January 1, 2026 - December 31, 2026
1. motion/movement-
2. meal/food/drink-
3. color/lightness/brightness-
4. calendar- The Seven Year Slip | 02/10 | 5 ⭐
5. name, nickname or title-
6. climate or temperature -
7. outdoor scenery-
8. indoor scenery-
9. animal -Wolf - Once Upon a Wolf | 01/24 | 3 ⭐
10. transportation-
11. occupation/sport-
12. clothing-
13. celebration-
14. communication-
15. location/place-
16. math/number-
17. sweet or savory-
18. body part-
19. size-
20. social status-
21. sound-
22. direction- Head Above Water | 02/06 | 5 ⭐
23. term of endearment-
24. feelings or emotions-
25. manners-
A to Z Character Challenge - MMDuration: January 1, 2026 - December 31, 2026
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S. SLOANE BRODIE | Hell & High Water | 01/11 | 5 ⭐
T. TRIPP MITCHELL | Irresponsible Puckboy | 01/03 | 5 ⭐
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V. VO'AK | You're Not My King! | 01/23 | 4.5 ⭐
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A to Z Female Character Challenge - 01/26Duration: January 1, 2026 - December 31, 2026
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A to Z Book Challenge Duration: January 1, 2026 - December 31, 2026
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A to Z Author ChallengeDuration: January 1, 2026 - December 31, 2026
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Let's Find-a-Word M/M StyleLevel - Piece of Cake - 0/10
1. (view spoiler) - Edin
2. (view spoiler)- Salvaged Heart
3. (view spoiler)- Triple Trouble
4. (view spoiler)- Never Will I Ever
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6. (view spoiler)- The Mercenary and the Mortician
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Popsugar 2026 - 0/201st January 2026 - 31st December 2026
1. A book where gardening or a garden is central to the plot
2. A book that features a platonic friendship between a man and woman
3. A book you meant to read in 2025
4. A book that starts with the letter "Z"
5. A book about women astronauts
6. A book with an overweight main character whose story isn't about losing weight
7. A book about a granny hobby
8. A book about a sexless marriage
9. A book with a "type C" character
10. A book about a horse or with a horse on the cover
11. A book with a dad as the primary caregiver
12. A book with "pop" or "sugar" in the title
13. A book featuring a character with a hidden past
14. A book set in Michigan or written by an author from Michigan
15. A book about new beginnings
16. A book less than 260 pages
17. A book about your favorite event in the Winter Olympics
18. A love story that defies social boundaries
19. A book about teen angst
20. A book with a character who does Pilates or Lagree
21. A book about a bachelorette trip
22. A book about a book club
23. A book you were hoping would fit into a prompt but doesn't
24. A book about postpartum
25. A book that explores influencer culture
26. A book with a character who navigates infertility
27. A book with a character who has curly hair
28. A book about debt
29. A book that takes place during harvesting season
30. A travel ghost story
31. A book that makes you feel FOMO
32. A book with an underwater civilization
33. A book about college
34. A book with a trans or nonbinary protagonist
35. A book that makes you want to travel to Italy
36. A book about a mob (fiction or nonfiction)
37. A book about a pop star
38. A book with any type of fruit on the cover or in the title
39. A book with a character who runs a marathon
40. A book outside your comfort zone
41. A book in a different format than your usual: physical, audio, eBook
42. A book inspired by a real song, album, band, or artist
43. Two books written by real-life partners or spouses (1)
44. Two books written by real-life partners or spouses (2)
45. A book that features birding
46. A sapphic comic
47. A book told entirely through letters
48. A book with a shadow daddy
49. A book with a mention of your zodiac sign (Pisces)
50. A book about Afrofuturism
New 2U Authors Challenge 2026Duration: January 1 - December 31, 2026
Come What May = Let's see how many I read.
1. Pennies | Pepper Winters | 01/05 | 4 ⭐
2. Baby For My Omega | Dex Bass | 01/07 | 3 ⭐
3. Hell & High Water | Charlie Cochet | 01/11 | 5 ⭐
4. You're Not My King! | Eryn Hawk | 01/23 | 4 ⭐
5. Tattoos & Teacups | Anna Martin | 01/31 | 4 ⭐
6. Fake Dates and Mooncakes | Sher Lee | 02/03 | 5 ⭐
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UNO 20260. 0 or Zero | Letter Z | Standalone
1. 1 or One | Letter O | Book #1 in a series
2. 2 or Two | Letter T
3. 3 or Three | Letter H
4. 4 or Four | Letter F
5. 5 or Five | Letter I
6. 6 or Six | Letter S
7. 7 or Seven | Letter V
8. 8 or Eight | Letter E
9. 9 or Nine | Letter N | Book #9 in a series
👉 Letter can apply to title, author, main character, or setting
👉 Ignore articles A / An / The
Skip. Letter K or P | OR skip reading (no points)
Reverse. Same book already read by another team member
Draw Two. One book counts for two cards
Wild. Duplicate any other card in the same hand
Wild Draw Four. Duplicate a coloured card (number + cover colour)
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