2025 Reading Challenge discussion

DOWN THE RABBIT HOLE
Duration: September 1 - September 30, 2025

September is for chasing whimsy, wonder, and a little bit of nonsense. In this challenge, you’ll tumble into strange lands with curious characters and stories that defy the ordinary. Whether you’re sipping tea with mad friends or questioning what’s real, there’s a prompt here to spark your imagination.

"We're all mad here," so let your TBR reflect that!

To join, post a message telling the challenge leader how many books you plan to read. If you are new to our group and/or our group challenges, take a moment to check out the Yearly, Quarterly, Monthly Challenges - Start Here thread for more information on how our challenges are run.

🐇 A book that starts a series or sends you on a journey
🌹 A book with red on the cover or in the title
🫖 A book where characters gather, dine, or drink
🔍 A book that’s a mystery or made you say “what is going on?!”
🐛 A book with a wise, strange, or philosophical character
🪞 A book with a mirror, reflection, or doppelgänger theme
👑 A book featuring royalty, powerful leaders, or fierce femmes
🎩 A book you chose for no logical reason at all
📖 A book that’s fantasy, surreal, or speculative fiction
⏱️ A book that’s been on your TBR for far too long

Thanks to Susan for inspiring this topsy-turvy challenge. Thank you Beth for agreeing to lead.

Welcome to the September Challenge – “Down the Rabbit Hole”!
Once you have signed up for the challenge with a preliminary goal, you can change that goal at any time by providing an update with the changed goal.

Updating your progress
When posting your progress, please be sure to include both your original message number and progress:
Example: Updated msg #10: 2/8

If you decide to drop out of the challenge, please do not delete your original sign-up post. Simply post an update letting me know. If you wish to do so, you can delete the information that is in your post, but it will be necessary to at least leave a single letter or number in the post.

Any questions - please don't hesitate to ask!

As always, have fun with this!

PARTICIPANTS

Blu's World - 0/3 post 37
Brooke - 8/10 post 101
Bubbles - 0/5 post 31
Caroline - 0/10 post 41
Carrie - 5/10 post 45
Dhruti - 3/5 post 100
Donna - 3/10 post 39
GailW - 0/5 post 28
Marie - 0/10 post 19
Rachel - 0/10 post 40
Sophia - 0/3 post 22
Syd - 0/5 post 38

STATS
Participants: 43
Books Read: 257
Book Goal: 312
Completed: 31

Updated through message #150 on Oct 5 at 6:00 PM USDT.

PARTICIPANTS - COMPLETED

🥳🎉🎈🎊🥂Congratulations!🥂🎊🎈🎉🥳

Allie - 6/5 post 63
Amy - 6/6 post 46
Angel - 10/8 post 15
Ashly - 2/2 post 17
Beth - 10/10 post 4
BriannaRaquel - 20/20 post 35
Brit - 10/10 post 36
Caraina - 3/3 post 48
Carolyn - 8/8 post 12
Carri Carey - 10/10 post 16
Chalmation - 5/5 post 10
Charlotte - 7/5 post 20
Chrissie - 6/3 post 8
Ciara - 10/10 post 26
Dubhease - 4/4 post 24
Jaida - 10/10 post 18
Janine - 6/4 post 13
Jemma - 4/4 post 54
JennH - 7/6 post 7
Jennifer - 10/10 post 47
Karin - 4/3 post 34
Keri - 10/10 post 25
Kristina - 6/5 post 23
Melissa - 10/10 post 27
Sarah - 10/10 post 9
SarahKat - 10/10 post 29
Shari - 5/5 post 14
Susan - 6/6 post 5
Susan - 5/3 post 32
TerryJane - 10/10 post 30
Whitney - 4/4 post 6

Down the Rabbit Hole, Sep 2025

Going for all 10

🐰🐇 A book that starts a series or sends you on a journey - One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García Márquez this was a 100-year 7-generation journey of the Buendía family
🐰🌹 A book with red on the cover or in the title - The Sentence is Death (Hawthorne & Horowitz #2) by Anthony Horowitz

🐰🫖 A book where characters gather, dine, or drink - The Last Precinct (Kay Scarpetta, #11) by Patricia Cornwell Kay, Marino, Lucy, and McGovern get together for Christmas dinner.
🐰🔍 A book that’s a mystery or made you say “what is going on?!” London Bridges (Alex Cross, #10) by James Patterson Mystery is 1st MPG
🐰🐛 A book with a wise, strange, or philosophical character - Booked (The Crossover, #2) by Kwame Alexander All of those adjectives describe Mr. Mac
🐰🪞 A book with a mirror, reflection, or doppelgänger theme - I Know This Much Is True by Wally Lamb the story focuses on twins Dominick and Thomas Birdsey
🐰👑 A book featuring royalty, powerful leaders, or fierce femmes - The Patriot Threat (Cotton Malone, #10) by Steve Berry Both Stephanie Nelle and Isabella Schaefer are incredibly capabable federal agents.
🐰🎩 A book you chose for no logical reason at all - The Five: The Untold Lives of the Women Killed by Jack the Ripper by Hallie Rubenhold no reason related to this challenge
🐰📖 A book that’s fantasy, surreal, or speculative fiction - Weyward by Emilia Hart Fantasy is 2nd MPG
🐰⏱️ A book that’s been on your TBR for far too long - Zook, Kristal Brent - Black Women's Lives: Stories of Pain and Power added to my TBR Jun 25, 2023

I'd like to join for 6! Thanks!

Progress: 6/6

🫖 A book where characters gather, dine, or drink - The Last Precinct (Main characters have dinner and drinks on Christmas) - Finished 9/9/25
🐇 A book that starts a series or sends you on a journey - The Knight and the Moth - Finished 9/10/25
🌹 A book with red on the cover or in the title - The September House - Finished 9/14/25
🔍 A book that’s a mystery or made you say “what is going on?!” - The Perfect Stranger - Finished 9/20/25
🎩 A book you chose for no logical reason at all - Party Girl - Finished 9/21/25
📖 A book that’s fantasy, surreal, or speculative fiction - Weyward - Finished 9/16/25
⏱️ A book that’s been on your TBR for far too long - Things You Won't Say

I'm in for 4!

Progress: 4/4

🐇 A book that starts a series or sends you on a journey
- The Quiet Librarian by Allen Eskens (Completed 9/4/25)
Main character is being hunted.

🌹 A book with red on the cover or in the title
- The Heart Principle by Helen Hoang (Completed 9/11/25)


🫖 A book where characters gather, dine, or drink
- Meet Me at the Lake by Carley Fortune (Completed 9/25/25)
Main character owns a resort. There are multiple scenes involving social gatherings.

👑 A book featuring royalty, powerful leaders, or fierce femmes
- A Rogue of One's Own by Evie Dunmore (Completed 9/4/25)
Main character and friends are part of a women's suffrage group.

Please sign me up for 6.

DOWN THE RABBIT HOLE
Duration: September 1 - September 30, 2025

8/6

🐇 A book that starts a series or sends you on a journey
The Honjin Murders by Seishi Yokomizo 9/6/25
🌹 A book with red on the cover or in the title
Ring Shout by P. Djèlí Clark 9/21/25
🫖 A book where characters gather, dine, or drink
Finlay Donovan Rolls the Dice by Elle Cosimano 9/8/25
🔍 A book that’s a mystery or made you say “what is going on?!”
The 23rd Midnight by James Patterson & Maxine Paetro 9/8/25
🐛 A book with a wise, strange, or philosophical character
In an Absent Dream by Seanan McGuire 9/9/25
🪞 A book with a mirror, reflection, or doppelgänger theme
👑 A book featuring royalty, powerful leaders, or fierce femmes
Throne of Jade by Naomi Novik 9/2/25
🎩 A book you chose for no logical reason at all
Tokyo Ghoul, Tome 1 by Sui Ishida 9/8/25
📖 A book that’s fantasy, surreal, or speculative fiction
Nimona by N.D. Stevenson 9/8/25
⏱️ A book that’s been on your TBR for far too long

Finished: 2025/09/30

Progress: 6/3

✓ A book that starts a series or sends you on a journey (09/09)
✓ A book with red on the cover or in the title (09/03)
🫖 A book where characters gather, dine, or drink
✓ A book that’s a mystery or made you say “what is going on?!” (09/09)
🐛 A book with a wise, strange, or philosophical character
🪞 A book with a mirror, reflection, or doppelgänger theme
👑 A book featuring royalty, powerful leaders, or fierce femmes
✓ A book you chose for no logical reason at all (09/25)
✓ A book that’s fantasy, surreal, or speculative fiction (09/20)
✓ A book that’s been on your TBR for far too long (09/20)

Sign me up for 10 books

10/10 - COMPLETED

✅A book that starts a series or sends you on a journey.
Blood Queen (16/9/25)

✅A book with red on the cover or in the title.
Little Red Riding Hood (11/9/25)

✅A book where characters gather, dine, or drink.
Murder with Fried Chicken and Waffles (18/9/25)

✅A book that’s a mystery or made you say “what is going on?!”
Her Royal Spyness (12/9/25)

✅A book with a wise, strange, or philosophical character.
Me and Earl and the Dying Girl (13/9/25)

✅A book with a mirror, reflection, or doppelganger theme.
The Double (28/9/25)

✅A book featuring royalty, powerful leaders, or fierce femmes.
Mary, Bloody Mary (19/9/25)

✅A book you chose for no logical reason at all.
Show, Don't Tell (17/9/25)

✅A book that’s fantasy, surreal, or speculative fiction.
American Gods (15/9/25)

✅A book that’s been on your TBR for far too long.
The Chosen Queen (14/9/25)

I'm in for 5.

5/5
Challenge Complete

🎩 A book you chose for no logical reason at all
White Wedding (Jack Marconi #2)

⏱️ A book that’s been on your TBR for far too long
The Slab since 2012

🔍 A book that’s a mystery or made you say “what is going on?!”
Ordeal by Innocence

🌹 A book with red on the cover or in the title


📖 A book that’s fantasy, surreal, or speculative fiction
Wolves of the Calla (The Dark Tower #5)

Participant list and stats updated through here.

I'm in for 10 adjusted to 8

🐇 A book that starts a series or sends you on a journey Frankie B - The Ghost Ship Andrene Low 27/09

🫖 A book where characters gather, dine, or drink Love, Lies and Pumpkin Spice 28/09
🐛 A book with a wise, strange, or philosophical character The Horse and His Boy 13/09
🪞 A book with a mirror, reflection, or doppelgänger theme Julie Chan Is Dead 05/09
👑 A book featuring royalty, powerful leaders, or fierce femmes The Radical Lives of Helen Keller 08/09
🎩 A book you chose for no logical reason at all Low Tide Murder 12/09
📖 A book that’s fantasy, surreal, or speculative fiction Reactive 05/09
⏱️ A book that’s been on your TBR for far too longAll He Takes 09/09

Please sign me up for 4!

I would like to join for 5 books.

Progress: 5 / 5 - Completed

🐇 A book that starts a series or sends you on a journey A Sugar Creek Christmas - 1st in a series
🌹 A book with red on the cover or in the title The Busybody Book Club
🫖 A book where characters gather, dine, or drink Airborne
🔍 A book that’s a mystery or made you say “what is going on?!” The Coworker
🐛 A book with a wise, strange, or philosophical character
🪞 A book with a mirror, reflection, or doppelgänger theme
👑 A book featuring royalty, powerful leaders, or fierce femmes
🎩 A book you chose for no logical reason at all Women's Hotel
📖 A book that’s fantasy, surreal, or speculative fiction
⏱️ A book that’s been on your TBR for far too long

DOWN THE RABBIT HOLE
Duration: September 1 - September 30, 2025
Completion9/8 (But Maybe 10)

"We're all mad here," so let your TBR reflect that!

🐇 A book that starts a series or sends you on a journey The Duke and I | Julia Quinn | 09.13
🌹 A book with red on the cover or in the title | Death Turns a Trick | Julie Smith | 09.11

🫖 A book where characters gather, dine, or drink | The Club | Ellery Lloyd | 09.05
🔍 A book that’s a mystery or made you say “what is going on?!” | Easy Prey: A Dark and Twisted Psychological Thriller Inspired by True Scams | A.B. Whelan | 09.07
🐛 A book with a wise, strange, or philosophical character | wise and strange Leah | One for Sorrow | Sarah A. Denzil | 09.14
🪞 A book with a mirror, reflection, or doppelgänger theme | Doppelganger | The Drowning Woman | Robyn Harding | 09.08
👑 A book featuring royalty, powerful leaders, or fierce femmes | Fearful | Lauren Roberts | 09.07
🎩 A book you chose for no logical reason at all | In What Remains | K.B. Rose | 09.09
📖 A book that’s fantasy, surreal, or speculative fiction | Before I Go to Sleep | S.J. Watson | 09.16
⏱️ A book that’s been on your TBR for far too long Layla | Colleen Hoover | 09.03

Please sign me up for 10!
Progress: 10/10

✅ A book that starts a series or sends you on a journey Shadeslinger - Read 9/21/25
✅ A book with red on the cover or in the title The Nickel Boys - Read 9/15/25
✅ A book where characters gather, dine, or drink Wicked Appetite - Read 9/6/25
✅ A book that’s a mystery or made you say “what is going on?!” The Chain - Read 9/4/25
✅ A book with a wise, strange, or philosophical character Becoming - Read 9/13/25
✅ A book with a mirror, reflection, or doppelgänger theme The Prestige - Read 9/19/25
✅ A book featuring royalty, powerful leaders, or fierce femmes The Collective - Read 9/23/25
✅ A book you chose for no logical reason at all Burn Baby Burn - Read 9/19/25
✅ A book that’s fantasy, surreal, or speculative fiction The Witch's Daughter - Read 9/9/25
✅ A book that’s been on your TBR for far too long When Breath Becomes Air - Read 9/13/25

I'm in for 2

✅🌹 A book with red on the cover or in the title -
✅⏱️ A book that’s been on your TBR for far too long -

2/2 read

hi, sign me up for 10!

I would like to join for 10
September challenge

🐇 A book that starts a series or sends you on a journey The Magic Chair Murder
🌹 A book with red on the cover or in the title red wine
🫖 A book where characters gather, dine, or drink Wavewalker: Breaking Free
🔍 A book that’s a mystery or made you say “what is going on?!” The Match
🐛 A book with a wise, strange, or philosophical character Katabasis
🪞 A book with a mirror, reflection, or doppelgänger theme Tie Died
👑 A book featuring royalty, powerful leaders, or fierce femmes The Witches' Tree
🎩 A book you chose for no logical reason at all Flowers for Miss Pengelly
📖 A book that’s fantasy, surreal, or speculative fiction The Lighthouse
⏱️ A book that’s been on your TBR for far too long First Position

And Done

I'm in for 5 to start with!

Progress: 7/5

🐇 A book that starts a series or sends you on a journey
Julosaurusen Tom Fletcher 9/16/25 - it is the first book in a series
🌹 A book with red on the cover or in the title
The Reappearance of Rachel Price Holly Jackson 9/7/25 - red on the cover
🫖 A book where characters gather, dine, or drink
Sun and Moon, Ice and Snow Jessica Day George 9/2/25 - The MC dines with the polar bear.
🔍 A book that’s a mystery or made you say “what is going on?!”
Kill Joy Holly Jackson 9/4/25 - it is a mystery
🐛 A book with a wise, strange, or philosophical character
🪞 A book with a mirror, reflection, or doppelgänger theme
👑 A book featuring royalty, powerful leaders, or fierce femmes
The King of Elfland's Daughter Lord Dunsany 9/11/25 - There is a king and a princess in the story.
🎩 A book you chose for no logical reason at all
📖 A book that’s fantasy, surreal, or speculative fiction
Animal Farm George Orwell 9/14/25 - fantasy
⏱️ A book that’s been on your TBR for far too long
The Witch of Blackbird Pond Elizabeth George Speare 9/8/25 - I've owned this book for way to long, and I finally got around to reading it!

Participant list and stats updated through here.

Please sign me up for 3 :)

DOWN THE RABBIT HOLE
September 01 - September 30, 2025
Progress: 6/5

Sign me up for 5!

✅ 1. 🐇 A book that starts a series or sends you on a journey: Katabasis by R.F. Kuang
✅ 2.🌹 A book with red on the cover or in the title: Real Hero Shit by Kendra Wells
✅ 3. 🫖 A book where characters gather, dine, or drink: The Lion Women of Tehran by Marjan Kamali
✅ 4. 🔍 A book that’s a mystery or made you say “what is going on?!”: The Long Goodbye by Raymond Chandler
✅ 7. 👑 A book featuring royalty, powerful leaders, or fierce femmes: Lords and Ladies by Terry Pratchett
✅ 10. ⏱️ A book that’s been on your TBR for far too long: The Traitor Baru Cormorant by Seth Dickinson

I'm going to do 4

4/4

🐇 A book that starts a series or sends you on a journey
🌹 A book with red on the cover or in the title - Home Is Where the Bodies Are
🫖 A book where characters gather, dine, or drink
🔍 A book that’s a mystery or made you say “what is going on?!”
🐛 A book with a wise, strange, or philosophical character
🪞 A book with a mirror, reflection, or doppelgänger theme
👑 A book featuring royalty, powerful leaders, or fierce femmes - Witchcraft for Wayward Girls
🎩 A book you chose for no logical reason at all - Mother-Daughter Murder Night
📖 A book that’s fantasy, surreal, or speculative fiction
⏱️ A book that’s been on your TBR for far too long - An Audience of Chairs

I'm shooting for all ten but may regret this decision as September is looking to be my busy month.


🐇 A book that starts a series or sends you on a journey - Here, There Be Dragons
🌹 A book with red on the cover or in the title - The Sin Eater's Daughter
🫖 A book where characters gather, dine, or drink - The Lake House
🔍 A book that’s a mystery or made you say “what is going on?!” - Knightley & Son
🐛 A book with a wise, strange, or philosophical character - Reap the Wild Wind (not sure this one fits the theme but I am giving it a shot).
(I'm a little bit upset about this one because I JUST finished the perfect book for this theme as it had a whole slew of philosophers and philosophical moments: Small Gods by Terry Pratchett. Now I am going to have to find something else.)
🪞 A book with a mirror, reflection, or doppelgänger theme - The Girl with No Reflection
👑 A book featuring royalty, powerful leaders, or fierce femmes - Tower of Thorns
🎩 A book you chose for no logical reason at all - A Nearer Moon
📖 A book that’s fantasy, surreal, or speculative fiction - The Last Unicorn
⏱️ A book that’s been on your TBR for far too long - Agatha H and the Airship City

I will go for all ten!

Completed! 10/10

🐇 A book that starts a series or sends you on a journey Small Spaces (starts a series), completed
🌹 A book with red on the cover or in the title Bless Me Father, red on cover, completed
🫖 A book where characters gather, dine, or drink The Correspondent, completed
🔍 A book that’s a mystery or made you say “what is going on?!” How to Be a Saint: An Extremely Weird and Mildly Sacrilegious History of the Catholic Church's Biggest Names, in progress ("what's going on?")
🐛 A book with a wise, strange, or philosophical character Priestdaddy (strange character), completed
🪞 A book with a mirror, reflection, or doppelgänger theme Hemlock & Silver, completed
👑 A book featuring royalty, powerful leaders, or fierce femmes Barking to the Choir (powerful leaders), completed
🎩 A book you chose for no logical reason at all Everything Is Tuberculosis, completed
📖 A book that’s fantasy, surreal, or speculative fiction Book of Doors, completed
⏱️ A book that’s been on your TBR for far too long A History of Loneliness, completed

Please sign me up for 5:

1. A book that starts a series or sends you on a journey
2. A book with red on the cover or in the title
3. A book where characters gather, dine, or drink
4. A book that’s a mystery or made you say “what is going on?!”
5. A book with a wise, strange, or philosophical character
6. A book with a mirror, reflection, or doppelgänger theme
7. A book featuring royalty, powerful leaders, or fierce femmes
8. A book you chose for no logical reason at all
9.A book that’s fantasy, surreal, or speculative fiction
10. A book that’s been on your TBR for far too long

10/10

🐇 A book that starts a series or sends you on a journey
Scythe by Neal Shusterman
🌹 A book with red on the cover or in the title
The Sentence is Death
🍔A book where characters gather, dine, or drink
Before We Forget Kindness
🔍 A book that’s a mystery or made you say “what is going on?!”
Night Film
🐛 A book with a wise, strange, or philosophical character
Confronting Christianity: 12 Hard Questions for the World's Largest Religion
👭 A book with a mirror, reflection, or doppelgänger theme
The Perfect Stranger by Megan Miranda
👑 A book featuring royalty, powerful leaders, or fierce femmes
Catherine the Great: Portrait of a Woman
🎩 A book you chose for no logical reason at all
The Warehouse by Rob Hart
📖 A book that’s fantasy, surreal, or speculative fiction
The Rook by Daniel O'Malley
⏱️ A book that’s been on your TBR for far too long
We Need to Talk About Kevin

🐇 DOWN THE RABBIT HOLE - Monthly Challenge
Duration: September 1 - September 30, 2025
Progress: 10/10 -- COMPLETE

🐇🌹☕🔍🐛👯‍♀️👑🎩📖⏱️🐇🌹☕🔍🐛👯‍♀️👑🎩📖⏱️

🐇 A book that starts a series or sends you on a journey
The River Is Waiting

🐇 A book with red on the cover or in the title
Great Big Beautiful Life

🐇 A book where characters gather, dine, or drink
So Happy Together

🐇 A book that’s a mystery or made you say “what is going on?!”
Not Quite Dead Yet

🐇 A book with a wise, strange, or philosophical character
Martyr!

🐇 A book with a mirror, reflection, or doppelgänger theme
The Princess of Las Vegas

🐇 A book featuring royalty, powerful leaders, or fierce femmes
Park Avenue

🐇 A book you chose for no logical reason at all
One Dark Night

🐇 A book that’s fantasy, surreal, or speculative fiction
The Book of Lost Hours

🐇 A book that’s been on your TBR for far too long
The Dutch House

I'm in for 5

DOWN THE RABBIT HOLE
Duration: September 1 - September 30, 2025

2/5

🐇 A book that starts a series or sends you on a journey
Morbidly Yours by Ivy Fairbanks - 9/3
How it Fits: Starts a series

🌹 A book with red on the cover or in the title

🫖 A book where characters gather, dine, or drink
The Bewitching by Silvia Moreno-Garcia - 9/3
How it Fits: There are many scenes of various characters eating lunch and/or dinner together.

🔍 A book that’s a mystery or made you say “what is going on?!”
🐛 A book with a wise, strange, or philosophical character
🪞 A book with a mirror, reflection, or doppelgänger theme
👑 A book featuring royalty, powerful leaders, or fierce femmes
🎩 A book you chose for no logical reason at all
📖 A book that’s fantasy, surreal, or speculative fiction
⏱️ A book that’s been on your TBR for far too long

Can I sign up for 3? SusanItaly

I will sign up for 2 😊

I"m signing up for 3-I've moved the cool emojis and will add them back to any I complete once I've read the book.

4/3

🐇 🌹 🫖 🔍 🐛 🪞👑 🎩 📖 ⏱️
🐇 A book that starts a series or sends you on a journey An Open Heart by Harry Kraus sent me from the US to Kenya
A book with red on the cover or in the title
🫖 A book where characters gather, dine, or drink Knee High by the Fourth of July
🔍 A book that’s a mystery or made you say “what is going on?!” An Open Heart
🐛A book with a wise, strange, or philosophical character Under the Magnolias has several that fit this description
A book with a mirror, reflection, or doppelgänger theme
A book featuring royalty, powerful leaders, or fierce femmes
A book you chose for no logical reason at all
A book that’s fantasy, surreal, or speculative fiction
A book that’s been on your TBR for far too long

DOWN THE RABBIT HOLE
Duration: September 1 - September 30, 2025

20/20 (2 each)

🐇 A book that starts a series or sends you on a journey🌱
The Wild Robot & An Absolutely Remarkable Thing
🌹 A book with red on the cover or in the title🌱
Mind the Gap, Dash & Lily & Heartless
🫖 A book where characters gather, dine, or drink🌱
Competitive Grieving & Play to Win
🔍 A book that’s a mystery or made you say “what is going on?!”🌱
The Only Girl in Town & Aurora's End
🐛 A book with a wise, strange, or philosophical character🌱
A Beautifully Foolish Endeavor & 'Til Death
🪞 A book with a mirror, reflection, or doppelgänger theme🌱
Mirror Me & The Last Illusion of Paige White
👑 A book featuring royalty, powerful leaders, or fierce femmes🌱
Queen Bee & Thirst
🎩 A book you chose for no logical reason at all🌱
Man o' War & I Married My Female Friend Vol. 1
📖 A book that’s fantasy, surreal, or speculative fiction🌱
Aurora Rising & Aurora Burning
⏱️ A book that’s been on your TBR for far too long🌱
NerdCrush & Wish You Were Here

Hi there! I'd like to see if I can complete 9 of these prompts. *Update: completed 10/10

🐇 A book that starts a series or sends you on a journey
Will

🌹 A book with red on the cover or in the title
Phantasma

🫖 A book where characters gather, dine, or drink
So Special: Fanatic Love

🔍 A book that’s a mystery or made you say “what is going on?!”
In Five Years

🐛 A book with a wise, strange, or philosophical character
Pen Pal

🪞 A book with a mirror, reflection, or doppelgänger theme
The Life and Loves of a She Devil

👑 A book featuring royalty, powerful leaders, or fierce femmes
Shield of Sparrows

🎩 A book you chose for no logical reason at all
Barbarian Mine

📖 A book that’s fantasy, surreal, or speculative fiction
The Secret World of Maggie Grey

⏱️ A book that’s been on your TBR for far too long
Taming Kane

Please sign me up for 3 books this month:

🐛 A book with a wise, strange, or philosophical character
The Picture of Dorian Gray

👑 A book featuring royalty, powerful leaders, or fierce femmes
The Seventh Bride

⏱️ A book that’s been on your TBR for far too long
In the Shadow of a Dream

Completed: 0/3

Sign me up for 5!

"DOWN THE RABBIT HOLE
Duration: September 1 - September 30, 2025

I'm going to jump in and try for all 10. (Even if I fall short, I land in the stars, right?) All books TBD at the moment.



🐇 A book that starts a series or sends you on a journey - Mountain Laurel
🌹 A book with red on the cover or in the title - Scarlett and the Dark Woods
🫖 A book where characters gather, dine, or drink
🔍 A book that’s a mystery or made you say “what is going on?!”
🐛 A book with a wise, strange, or philosophical character
🪞 A book with a mirror, reflection, or doppelgänger theme
👑 A book featuring royalty, powerful leaders, or fierce femmes
🎩 A book you chose for no logical reason at all
📖 A book that’s fantasy, surreal, or speculative fiction - The Book Witch by Lyra Grey
⏱️ A book that’s been on your TBR for far too long

DOWN THE RABBIT HOLE
Duration: September 1 - September 30, 2025

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🐇 A book that starts a series or sends you on a journey:The Deathless One By Emma Hamm
🌹 A book with red on the cover or in the title: Sword Catcher By Cassandra Clare
🫖 A book where characters gather, dine, or drink:The Name of the Wind By Patrick Rothfuss
🔍 A book that’s a mystery or made you say “what is going on?!”: House of Earth and Blood By Sarah J. Maas
🐛 A book with a wise, strange, or philosophical character: Katabasis by R.F. Kuang
🪞 A book with a mirror, reflection, or doppelgänger theme:Rose in Chains By Julie Soto
👑 A book featuring royalty, powerful leaders, or fierce femmes: Arcana Academy By Elise Kova
🎩 A book you chose for no logical reason at all:Warrior Princess Assassin By Brigid Kemmerer
📖 A book that’s fantasy, surreal, or speculative fiction: The Sea Witch By Eva Leigh
⏱️ A book that’s been on your TBR for far too long:Girls of Storm and Shadow By Natasha Ngan

Please sign me up for 10!

Going for 10!

Caroline wrote: "Going for 10!"

Caroline, would you please edit post #42 to remove your goal? It's a duplicate of post #41. Please don't delete 42; just edit it to say NTSH (nothing to see here), or never mind, or something like that.

Thanks!

Day 1 of our challenge has arrived... happy to see so many of you playing along!

Participant list and stats updated through here.

Please sign me up for all 10!

♠️🐰DOWN THE RABBIT HOLE🐰♠️
Duration: September 1 - September 30, 2025
🥳Completed: 10/10

🐇 A book that starts a series or sends you on a journey - All the Colors of the Dark
🌹 A book with red on the cover or in the title - Veil of Night
🫖A book where characters gather, dine, or drink - Just for the Summer
🔍 A book that’s a mystery or made you say “what is going on?!” - My Sister, the Serial Killer
🐛 A book with a wise, strange, or philosophical character - The Grapes of Wrath
🪞A book with a mirror, reflection, or doppelgänger theme - The Outsider
👑 A book featuring royalty, powerful leaders, or fierce femmes - The Choice
🎩 A book you chose for no logical reason at all - Home Is Where the Bodies Are
📖A book that’s fantasy, surreal, or speculative fiction - Onyx Storm
⏱️ A book that’s been on your TBR for far too long - Breaking the Rules

I will try 6 books!
6/6-- Challenge Complete!
🐇 A book that starts a series or sends you on a journey: Double Whammy (Skink #1)
🌹 A book with red on the cover or in the title: The Bang-Bang Sisters
🫖 A book where characters gather, dine, or drink: A Willing Murder
🔍 A book that’s a mystery or made you say “what is going on?!”: A Justified Murder
🐛 A book with a wise, strange, or philosophical character
🪞 A book with a mirror, reflection, or doppelgänger theme
👑 A book featuring royalty, powerful leaders, or fierce femmes: Lei and the Fire Goddess
🎩 A book you chose for no logical reason at all
📖 A book that’s fantasy, surreal, or speculative fiction: The Starless Sea
⏱️ A book that’s been on your TBR for far too long

Finished!
10/10

A book that’s a mystery or made you say “what is going on?!” Etiquette for Lovers and Killers
A book with red on the cover or in the title Marriage of Inconvenience
A book that starts a series or sends you on a journey Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children
A book where characters gather, dine, or drink Lady Pirate (The pirates, including the main character, constantly drink)
A book with a wise, strange, or philosophical character The Picture of Dorian Gray
A book with a mirror, reflection, or doppelgänger theme The Bridal Swap (The main female character looks like the dead wife of another character, and this is central to one of the subplots)
A book featuring royalty, powerful leaders, or fierce femmes Daughter of the Pirate King (The main character is half pirate king daughter/half (view spoiler)[siren queen (hide spoiler)] and she kicks tush.
A book you chose for no logical reason at all His Precious Inheritance (I only finished this for this category)
A book that’s fantasy, surreal, or speculative fiction Some Girls Bite
A book that’s been on your TBR for far too long Baby Proof

DOWN THE RABBIT HOLE
Duration: September 1 - September 30, 2025

Completed: 3/3

🐇 A book that starts a series or sends you on a journey What the Lady's Maid Knew - E.E. Holmes 9/1/25
🌹 A book with red on the cover or in the title
🫖 A book where characters gather, dine, or drink
🔍 A book that’s a mystery or made you say “what is going on?!”
🐛 A book with a wise, strange, or philosophical character
🪞 A book with a mirror, reflection, or doppelgänger theme
👑 A book featuring royalty, powerful leaders, or fierce femmes
🎩 A book you chose for no logical reason at all
📖 A book that’s fantasy, surreal, or speculative fiction White Hot Kiss - Jennifer L. Armentrout 9/6/25
⏱️ A book that’s been on your TBR for far too long In the Time of the Butterflies - Julia Alvarez 9/1/25

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