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2025 Read the Season Japanese Edition
aki (Autumn)
September 22, 2025 through December 20, 2025

The Read the Season Challenge is fun and easy! Using the first letter of the title, author's first or last name or series name, spell out the season, aki (Autumn), and holidays if you choose, in Japanese. Please disregard any diacritical marks. Feel free to ignore articles: a, an, the, etc. in your titles. If you use the series title, please make sure to include that in your book list. Books must be started and finished within the challenge duration.

Choose your level:
Level 1 - Read the season.
Level 2 - Read the season and any 1 holiday.
Level 3 - Read the season and any 2 holidays.
Extreme! - Read the season and all holidays.


Autumn Holidays:
Shūbun no Hi -Autumnal Equinox (September 22)
Supōtsu no Hi - Sports Day (October 13)
Bunka no Hi - Culture Day (November 3)
Kinrō Kansha no Hi - Labor Thanksgiving Day (November 23)


Schedule for 2025:
Winter - December 21, 2024 through March 19, 2025
Spring - March 20, 2025 through June 19, 2025
Summer - June 20, 2025 through September 21, 2025
Autumn - September 22, 2025 through December 20, 2025


You may start this challenge at any time during the season and books may be backdated if they were read within the duration. There is no minimum page requirement, rereads and audiobooks are allowed.

*Please repost upon completion rather than updating a previous post!*

Happy Autumn Reading!

2025 Read the Season Japanese Edition
aki (Autumn)
September 22, 2025 through December 20, 2025

Level 3 - Read the season and any 2 holiday.

Season : Aki
A : A Date to Impress Him by Michele Notaro - ✅ 4⭐️ read September 22, 2025
K : Kept in the Dark by Charlie Cochet - ✅ 3.5⭐️ read September 24, 2025
I : Invisible Scars by Nicky James - ✅ 3⭐️ read September 22, 2025



Holiday : Kinrō Kansha no Hi

K : Kane, Ashlyn - Winging It - ✅ 5⭐️ read September 26, 2025
I : (the) Inside Edge by Ashlyn Kane - ✅ 3.5⭐️ read September 29, 2025
N : N.R. Walker - Deck the Fire Halls - ✅ 3.5⭐️ read October 4, 2025
R : Rise & Fall by Charlie Cochet - ✅ 4⭐️ read September 23, 2025
O : On the Mall by Lucy Lennox - ✅ 3⭐️ read September 29, 2025



K : Kane, Ashlyn - The Winging It Holiday Special - ✅ 4⭐️ read September 27, 2025
A : Allie Therin - Liar City - ✅ 4.5⭐️ read October 3, 2025
N : N.R. Walker - Bloom - ✅ 3⭐️ read October 6, 2025
S : Scoring Position by Ashlyn Kane - ✅ 4.25⭐️ read October 3, 2025
H : Heated Rivalry by Rachel Reid - ✅ 4⭐️ read September 27, 2025
A : Ana Ashley - Winter Wishes and Coffee Kisses - ✅ 4⭐️ read October 5, 2025



N : Newcomer by Ana Ashley - ✅ 3⭐️ read October 7, 2025
O : On Circus Lane by Lily Morton - ✅ 4⭐️ read October 8, 2025

H : How to Catch a Bookworm by Ana Ashley - ✅ 3⭐️ read October 10, 2025
I : Inn Love by Lucy Lennox - ✅ 2.5⭐️ read September 30, 2025



Holiday : Bunka no Hi

B : Born to Be Legends by Hailey Turner - ✅ 4⭐️ read October 11, 2025
U : The Unlikely Heir by Jax Calder - ✅ 5⭐️ read October 21, 2025
N : Neuhold, K.M. - The Real Deal - ✅ 2⭐️ read October 22, 2025
K : Kane, Ashlyn - Unrivaled - ✅ 4⭐️ read October 20, 2025
A : Archer, May - The Stargazers of Copper County - ✅ 2.5⭐️ read October 9, 2025



N : Nora Phoenix - The Prince and the Player - ✅ 3⭐️ read October 23, 2025
O : (the) Omega's Secret Baby by Ann-Katrin Byrde - ✅ 3.5⭐️ read October 10, 2025

H : He's to Die For by Erin Dunn - ✅ 5⭐️ read October 22, 2025
I : Imago by N.R. Walker - ✅ 5⭐️ read November 3, 2025



COMPLETED

2025 Read the Season Japanese Edition
aki (Autumn)
September 22, 2025 through December 20, 2025
COMPLETE

aki (Autumn)
A: Rachel Amphlett, Scared to Death Sept 22 ★★★★
K: Kathleen Suzette, Fall for Murder Sept 22 ★★
I: Into the Tempest Sept 24 ★★★★

Shūbun no Hi -Autumnal Equinox (September 22)
S: The Sun Down Motel Sept 24 ★★★★
H: Hamish Macbeth #1, Death of a Gossip Sept 23 ★★★★
U: Undercover Hunter Oct 3 ★★★★
B: Beverley WAtt, Grace Sept 22 ★★★
U: Undercover in Conard County Oct 4 ★★★
N: Neil Richards & Matthew Costello, A Score to Settle Sept 23 ★★★★
N: NR Walker, Touch the Lightning Sept 24 ★★★★★
O: One to Watch Oct 8 ★★★★
H: CS Harris, Who Will Remember Sept 26 ★★★★★
I: In Plain Sight Sept 26 ★★★★

Supōtsu no Hi - Sports Day (October 13)
S: Shotgun Council: A Maya Thorne Australian Outback Thriller Sept 23 ★★★
U: An Unlikely Alliance Oct 8 ★★★
P: Phillip Strang, The Devil's Marbles: An Australian Outback Thriller Sept 22 ★★★
O: An Odysseus Kalaris Australian Outback Thriller, Songline Silence: An Odysseus Kalaris Australian Outback Thriller Sept 25 ★★★
T: Marion Todd, See Them Run Sept 24 ★★★★
S: Straight Oct 9 ★★★★
U: Until Nothing Remains: An Apocalyptic Survival Thriller Oct 9 ★★★
N: Naia Thulin #1, The Chestnut Man Sept 27 ★★★★★
O: Andrea Ocean, Second Chance With The Grumpy Billionaire Sept 30 ★★★
H: Alessandra Hazard, Just a Bit Bossy Sept 30 ★★★★
I: Interstellar Matchmaking #1, Korjh's Bride Sept 27 ★★

Bunka no Hi - Culture Day (November 3)
B: Molly Black, Girl Twelve: Silenced Sept 25 ★★
U: Undercover On The Calypso: Book One: The Cozy Cruise Mysteries Oct 10 ★★★
N: Nemesis Sept 28 ★★★★
K: Kathleen Suzette, Love is Murder Sept 22 ★★
A: Arnaldur Indriðason, Silence of the Grave Oct 13 ★★★★
N: Next in Line Oct 5 ★★★
O: Lisa Oliver, A Marriage of Necessity Sept 30 ★★★
H: Hamish Macbeth #3, Death of an Outsider Sept 30 ★★★
I: iCheat, Blood Sept 29 ★★★★

Kinrō Kansha no Hi - Labor Thanksgiving Day (November 23)
K: Yolande Kleinn, Intimate Places Sept 29 ★★★★
I: iCheat, Blind Date Sept 29 ★★★★
N: NR Walker, Outrun the Rain Sept 23 ★★★★
R: Rogue Protocol Sept 24 ★★★★★
O: Once Upon a Compromise: A Pride & Prejudice Variation Novella Oct 2 ★★★★
K: Kelly Anne Bruce, A Lady's Favour Oct 1 ★★★
A: Alex Messenger, The Twenty-Ninth Day Sept 30 ★★★★
N: Not So Savage Barbarian, Saved by a Barbarian Oct 4 ★★★
S: Somerset Stories #5, A Lady of Conscience Sept 23 ★★★★
H: Hamish Macbeth #6, Death of a Snob Sept 30 ★★★
A: ALice Feeney, Rock Paper Scissors Sept 30 ★★★
N: No So Savage Barbarian, Saved by a Barbarian Oct 4 ★★★
O: Lisa Oliver, Six Types of Apology Oct 2 ★★★★
H: Hotshot Oct 1 ★★★★
I: iCheat, Emotionally Stunted Idiots Sept 29 ★★★★

Goal: Extreme!
Read: 0/48

Level:
Level 1 - Read the season.
Level 2 - Read the season and any 1 holiday.
Level 3 - Read the season and any 2 holidays.
Extreme! - Read the season and all holidays.

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Shūbun no Hi -Autumnal Equinox (September 22)

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Supōtsu no Hi - Sports Day (October 13)

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Bunka no Hi - Culture Day (November 3)

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Kinrō Kansha no Hi - Labor Thanksgiving Day (November 23)

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I'm in!

2025 Read the Season Japanese Edition - aki (Autumn)
Duration: September 22, 2025 - December 20, 2025

Rules: Using the first letter of the title, author's first or last name or series name, spell out the season, aki (Autumn), and holidays if you choose, in Japanese. Please disregard any diacritical marks. Feel free to ignore articles: a, an, the, etc. in your titles. If you use the series title, please make sure to include that in your book list.

Choose your level:
Extreme! - Read the season and all holidays.

aki (Autumn)
A: Addison Moore - Just Add Mistletoe: Christmas in Gingerbread, Colorado 9/24/25
K: Katie Sise - You Must Be New Here 9/23/25
I: Infection - J.T. Sawyer 10/3/25

Shūbun no Hi -Autumnal Equinox (September 22)
S: Sara Nisha Adams - The Reading List 9/25/25
H: The Hard Way - Lee Child 9/22/25
U: Undead AF - MaryJanice Davidson 9/23/25
B: The Bone Collector - Jeffery Deaver 9/27/25
U: Undertow - Michael Buckley 9/26/25
N: No One But Us - Elizabeth O'Roark 9/29/25
N: North, Alex - The Man Made of Smoke 10/8/25
O: One Day - David Nicholls 9/27/25
H: Hannah Swensen Series - Cherry Cheesecake Murder - Joanne Fluke 9/24/25
I: In Bloom: Three Delightful Love Stories Perfect for Spring Reading - Fern Michaels 10/6/25

Supōtsu no Hi - Sports Day (October 13)
S: Sharon Sala - The Next Best Day 9/30/25
U: Unfated Mates - Lexie Talionis 10/28/25
P: Patterson, James - 25 Alive 9/28/25
O: One Perfect Couple - Ruth Ware 9/30/25
T: The Trees - Percival Everett 9/29/25
S: The Shadow of the Empire: A Judge Dee Investigation - Qiu Xiaolong 10/1/25
U: An Unfated Mates Tale: Preston & Ethan - Lexie Talionis 10/28/25
N: Natasha Preston - You Will Be Mine 10/11/25
O: One Week - Tiye Love 10/11/25
H: The Hardest Fall - Ella Maise 9/29/25
I: Infestation - J.T. Sawyer 10/9/25

Bunka no Hi - Culture Day (November 3)
B: Bush, Mary - A Simple Lie 10/1/25
U:
N: Northern Shore Intrigue Series - Fatal Winter - Lyn Cote 10/20/25
K: Katrin Schumann - The Forgotten Hours 10/14/25
N: No Place To Hide - J.T. Sawyer 10/30/25
O: Oliver, Lauren - Before I Fall 11/4/25
H: Howard Pyle - The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood 10/1/25
I: Incursion - J.T. Sawyer 10/9/25

Kinrō Kansha no Hi - Labor Thanksgiving Day (November 23)
K: Karrine Steffans - Confessions of a Video Vixen: An Eye-Opening Memoir of Survival, Abuse, and Redemption in the Music Industry 10/15/25
I: Ink and Shadows - Ellery Adams 10/29/25
N: N.J. Adel - You Will Be Mine 10/31/25
R: Running Barefoot - Amy Harmon 10/5/25
O: Ocean Vuong - The Emperor of Gladness 11/21/25
K: Kimono Suicide - Kay Hadashi 10/20/25
A: Alaska Twilight - Colleen Coble 9/26/25
N: Not Your Pucking Girl - Sheridan Anne 11/15/25
S: Stolen Tongues - Felix Blackwell 10/4/25
H: Hughes, Lorena - The Spanish Daughter 10/6/25
A: Ashley Elston - First Lie Wins 10/3/25
N: Night of the Living Deed - E.J. Copperman 11/11/25
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H: Halloween Kills: The Official Movie Novelization - Tim Waggoner 10/16/25
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2025 Read the Season Japanese Edition
September 22 - December 20, 2025

K Killer Brownies: Amelia Pine 11/18
I I'll Be Home for Christmas Amie Denman 11/10
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R Riding the High Paisley Hope 10/13
O Odd Job Annie Beth Riner 10/21
K Key Lime Garden Inn Annie Cabot 10/16
A Alchemy and a Cup of Tea Rebecca Thorne 10/2
N Non-Suspicious Ed Church 11/19
S Sinner's Gin Rhys Ford 10/11
H Hell for Hire Rachel Aaron 9/24
A Akhenaten: Son of the Sun Moyra Caldecott 10/15
N Nabbed in the Nasturtiums Dale Mayer 11/3
O Out of the Shadows Vincent Valentean 10/17
H How to Lose a Lord in Ten Days Sophie Irwin 10/21
I If Cooks Could Kill Joanne Pence 11/8

S Sunrises and Sagebrush Liz Miller 9/24
H High Noon Debra Webb 10/2
U Unplugged Gordon Korman 10/7
B Balanced on the Blade's Edge Lindsay Buroker 9/30
U Under the Storm Christoffer Carlsson 10/16
N Natural Barn Killer Amanda Flower 10/22
N Next of Sin Lisa Gordon 10/10
O Off the Air Christina Estes 10/8
H Hot on the Trail Mix P.D. Workman 9/26
I I Will Find You Harlan Coben 10/4

A Arcana Academy Elise Kova 10/12
K Kiss Of Death Susan Harris 9/29
I Immortal by Morning Lynsay Sands 10/3

Read the Season Challenge Japanese Edition: aki
September 22 - December 20

My Read the Season Challenge (msg 8)

Level 3 ❱❱ Read the season and any 2 holidays
Books Read ❱❱

AKI (Autumn)



☑️A ❱❱ Almost a Bride ❱❱ 09.24 ★★★
🔺K ❱❱ Kathryn
🔺I ❱❱ Irresistible In Love


BUNKA NO HI - Culture Day


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☑️B ❱❱ Belle ❱❱ 10.08 ★★★
🔺U ❱❱ Undead and Unworthy
🔺N ❱❱ Night Driving
🔺K ❱❱ Kitty's House of Horrors
🔺A ❱❱ Accomplice to the Villain

🔺N ❱❱ Nights with Him
☑️O ❱❱ On Loverose Lane ❱❱ 10.03 ★★★★

☑️H ❱❱ Hal ❱❱ 09.23 ★★★★
🔺I ❱❱ If I Could Turn Back Time


KINRO KANSHA NO HI - Labor Thanksgiving Day



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🔺K ❱❱ Kiss of Frost
🔺I ❱❱ An Introduction to Pleasure
🔺N ❱❱ Nine Tailed
🔺R ❱❱ Rescue Team
🔺O ❱❱ Outlaw Seduction

🔺K ❱❱ A Kowalski Secret
🔺A ❱❱ Aced
🔺N ❱❱ No Chance
☑️S ❱❱ Sanctuary ❱❱ 10.04 ★★★★
☑️H ❱❱ Happy After All ❱❱ 09.28 ★★★★
🔺A ❱❱ At Her Service

🔺N ❱❱ The North Pole Prize
🔺O ❱❱ Out of the Blue

🔺H ❱❱ The Huntress
🔺I ❱❱ The Invitation

2025 Read the Season Japanese Edition - aki (Autumn)
Duration: September 22, 2025 - December 20, 2025

A: Alpha's Prize Renee Rose - 10/4/25
K: Killer on Fire Alexis Abbott - 10/8/25
I: Series-Iron Vikings MC-Demon Anna Castor - 10/16/25


Shūbun no Hi -Autumnal Equinox (September 22)

S: Wild Card Elsie Silver - 10/17/25
H: Series-Huge - 10 Men Stephanie Brother - 11/3/25
U: Untouchable Ivy Smoak - 10/9/25
B: Misadventures with a Speed Demon Chelle Bliss - 10/3/25
U: Unbreakable Melanie Harlow - 10/13/25
N: Seth & Amber: 3 in 1 Edition Nathan L. Flamank - 10/27/25
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O: Series-Original Sinners-The Auction Tiffany Reisz - 11/14/25
H: Chance Helen Hardt - 11/12/25
I: Series-Iron Vikings MC-Wolf Anna Castor - 10/26/25

2025 Read the Season Japanese Edition
aki (Autumn)
September 22, 2025 through December 20, 2025

Choose your level:
Level 1 - Read the season.
Level 2 - Read the season and any 1 holiday.
Level 3 - Read the season and any 2 holidays.
Extreme! - Read the season and all holidays.

BOOKS READ:

Autumn Holidays:
Shūbun no Hi -Autumnal Equinox (September 22)
S: Sadie (MC)-Psycho Fae-9/25/25
H: Harper, Christian (MC)-Twisted Love-10/11/25
U:
B: Bailey, Tessa (Author)-Tools of Engagement-10/25/25
U:
N:Nicholas Woods (MC)-Wretched-9/28/25

N:The Never King-11/7/25
O:The Other Miss Bridgerton-10/2/25

H:Hannah Brooks (MC)-The Bodyguard-11/6/25
I: Ian McNab (MC)-Loyalty in Death-10/5/25



Supōtsu no Hi - Sports Day (October 13)
S:Silver, Rowen (MC)-Enchantra-10/18/25
U:
P:Problematic Summer Romance-10/12/25
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S: The Soulmate Equation-11/8/25
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N:Noah Taylor (MC)-The Fake Mate-11/9/25
O:Orion (MC)-The Reckoning-11/13/25

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I: In Death (Series)-Witness in Death-11/7/25



Bunka no Hi - Culture Day (November 3)
B: Belmont, Wes (MC)-Wild Eyes-10/19/25
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K:Kingfisher (MC)-Quicksilver-11/2/25
A:Alison Espach-The Wedding People-11/14/25

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Kinrō Kansha no Hi - Labor Thanksgiving Day (November 23)
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R: Rosalie Belmont (MC)-Wild Love-10/11/25
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A:Ascher (MC)-Psycho Beasts-10/18/25
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S:Skylar Paige (MC)-Pitcher Perfect-10/27/25
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A:Abby Jimenez-Say You'll Remember Me-11/2/25

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H:Hudson (MC)-Covet11/1/25
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