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2025 October Monthly Challenge


1. Happy October Birthday! ❱❱
Read a book:
❇️ published in October
❇️ with a multi-colored cover in honor of Octobers birthstone, the Opal

2. October Month-Long Observance ❱❱ National Book Month ❱❱
Created in 2003 by the National Book Foundation, National Book Month is held each October. The month-long celebration focuses on the importance of reading, writing and literature. In mid-October, the National Book Awards announces the year’s finalists, celebrating the country’s best books and authors.
Read a book:
❇️ that is in some way a new experience for you - new to you author, new series, new genre, try an audiobook if you've never listened to one, whatever you like, just something a bit new and different. Or, if you'd rather, you can reread an old favorite!

3. Featured Author Challenge (FAC) author ❱❱ Rhys Ford ❱❱
Fun Facts about: Rhys Ford
❱❱ she writes series in the LGBT+ mystery, thriller, paranormal, and urban fantasy genres
❱❱ has 4 cats named: Harley, Badger, Gojira, Gus
❱❱ she is from Hawaii
Read a book:
❇️ written by Rhys Ford, or any author with her first or last name. Link to backlist: https://www.goodreads.com/author/list...
❇️ in one of the genre Rhys writes: LGBT+ mystery, thriller, paranormal, urban fantasy
❇️ set in Hawaii or another place you consider 'paradise'
❇️ with cats in the story or with a character whose name starts with the same letter as one of Rhys' cats' name: H, B, or G

4. Adopt a Shelter Dog Month ❱❱
ASPCA (American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals) sponsors this event to promote the adoption of dogs from local shelters. In 1981, the American Humane Association founded Adopt A Dog Month in response to the growing number of dogs and puppies entering shelters every year. Along with the need for shelters and adoptions, spaying and neutering help curb the rise in unwanted pets, too.
Read a book:
❇️ with a dog on the cover or in the story
❇️ with a title or author initials that starts with a letter in ASPCA
❇️ with SHELTER or ADOPT in the text

5. Fire Prevention Week ❱❱ Week 2 ❱❱
This year’s Fire Prevention Week campaign, “Charge into Fire Safety™: Lithium-Ion Batteries in Your Home,” works to educate everyone about using these batteries safely. The campaign stresses how important it is to BUY, CHARGE, and RECYCLE safely when it comes to lithium-ion batteries.
Read a book:
❇️ with fire on the cover or has a cover with fiery colors on it
❇️ where someone recycles or is environmentally conscious
❇️ where a character needs to 'recharge their batteries' (your interpretation)

6. International Coffee Day ❱❱ October 1 ❱❱
This day celebrates one of the world’s favorite hot beverages, which is enjoyed and celebrated around the world. Call it what you like: coffee, Java, a cup of Joe, or any of dozens of names. Billions of people around the world drink billions of cups of coffee daily.
Read a book:
❇️ with coffee on the cover or a mostly brown/light brown cover (the color of coffee)
❇️ with a title or one of the author initials that starts with a J like Java or Joe
❇️ where a character drinks coffee

7. International Newspaper Carrier Day ❱❱ October 10 ❱❱
This day honors everyone who is now, or once was, a newspaper carrier. This holiday also includes anyone who hawked the paper on the street, or at a newsstand. Years ago, this job was primarily populated by kids, from pre-teen through approximately sixteen. Now, with newspaper circulation dwindling for a few decades and likely continue to do so, few kids deliver papers anymore except in small towns. But, the “Carrier Day” tradition lives. This job is now largely held by adults, many of them delivering the paper from their cars. For the record: In 1950, there were 1,772 daily newspapers in the United States. Today, there are only 1,033.
Read a book:
❇️ where someone reads the news, whether a paper or online
❇️ with between 1,772 and 1,033 ratings on GR
❇️ with a teenager in the story (aged 12-19)

8. White Cane Safety Day ❱❱ October 15 ❱❱
This day celebrates and recognizes the achievements of the blind and visually impaired, and their independence. That independence is represented by the white cane that they use to travel from place to place. This day is not about helping them across the street. Rather, it is about helping blind people to live and function independently. The white cane is an invaluable tool for the blind. It affords blind people freedom of movement they otherwise may not have. The white cane is a well-recognized symbol of independence.
Read a book:
❇️ with a mostly white cover
❇️ with a blind or otherwise physically impaired person in the story
❇️ by an author who publishes independently

9. National Make a Difference Day ❱❱ October 25 ❱❱
This is a national day began in 1992 and is devoted to helping others by doing volunteer work in the community. The activity can be almost anything. On this day, millions of Americans participate in community improvement projects such as cleanup, fix-up, painting, and repair in poorer neighborhoods, parks, and municipal facilities. It doesn’t matter what project you take on. Nor, does it matter whether you help a non-profit organization, the community, your town, a nursing home, a church, a food kitchen, or any other group in need. What matters is that you participate. Commit to helping others for just one day. Make a difference today and every day!
Read a book:
❇️ set in or published in the 1990s
❇️ with a character who is involved in volunteering or whose profession involves helping others (medical or mental health field, social work, first responders, law enforcement, education, etc.
❇️ with the word DIFFERENCE in the text

10. Reader's Choice
❇️ Read any book of your choice!


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When posting your challenge progress, please make sure to put the date/s when you finished your book/s.

Upon completion, please repost your challenge as it helps when updating; you may update your original challenge as or go or repost if you choose.

❇️❇️Happy Reading!!❇️❇️

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October Monthly Challenge 2025

10/10 completed

1) Published in October: Wilder's Promise by Zoey Rose 6/10/25 - 5☆
2) Old favourite: Protective Farmer by Ivy Noir 4/10/25 - 5☆
3) Paranormal: Once Upon a Wolf by Rhys Ford 5/10/25 - 4☆
4) Dog on cover: Man's Best Friend by Kat Baxter 2/10/25 - 3☆
5) Fire on cover: Trusting the Firefighter by Aubrey Kent 3/10/25 - 5☆
6) Brown on cover: Protected by Saint Cassi Hart 5/10/25 - 5☆
7) Teenager in story: Ignited by the Mountain Man by Lilah Hart 3/10/25 - 5☆
8) White cover: Marked By The Possessive Polar Bear by Olivia T. Turner 5/10/25 - 5☆
9) Difference: The Difference One Duke Makes by Elizabeth Essex 4/10/25 - 5☆
10) Reader's Choice: Hard Bred by Kate Hunt 4/10/25 - 5☆

🔥🧯🐶🎃👻2025 October Monthly Challenge👻🎃🐶🧯🔥




0/10 Completed


01. Happy October Birthday!: 🎂Read a book published in October, with a multi-colored cover in honor of Octobers birthstone, the Opal.
A Brand New Ending by Jennifer Probst
OR
The Christmas Village by Annie Rains
OR
Natural Born Lawman by Sherryl Woods
OR
The Cowboy's Big Family Tree by Meg Maxwell
OR
The Viscount Can Wait by Marie Tremayne
OR
Mr. Heartbreaker by Piper Rayne
02. October Month-Long Observance - National Book Month: 📚Read a book that is in some way a new experience for you - new to you author, new series, new genre, try an audiobook if you've never listened to one, whatever you like, just something a bit new and different. Or, if you'd rather, you can reread an old favorite!
The Summer He Came Home by Juliana Stone
OR
The Cowboy's Little Surprise by Barbara White Daille
OR
Say You'll Stay by Corinne Michaels
OR
Crossing Hearts by Kimberly Kincaid
03. Featured Author Challenge (FAC) author ~ Rhys Ford: 👩🏻‍💻Read a book written by Rhys Ford, or any author with her first or last name.
Or read in one of the genre Rhys writes: LGBT+ mystery, thriller, paranormal, urban fantasy, or set in Hawaii or another place you consider 'paradise', or with cats in the story or with a character whose name starts with the same letter as one of Rhys' cats' name: H, B, or G.
Bound by Elisabeth Naughton
OR
Alpha Night by Nalini Singh
OR
Loving the Wolf by Paige Tyler
OR
Winter Lost by Patricia Briggs
OR
Persuading the Dragon by Jessie Donovan
04. Adopt a Shelter Dog Month: 🐶Read a book with a dog on the cover or in the story, with a title or author initials that starts with a letter in ASPCA, or with SHELTER or ADOPT in the text.
A Double Dose of Happiness by Teri Wilson
OR
Rescue You by Elysia Whisler
OR
Wild Streak by Tiffinie Helmer
OR
Situationship by Marina Adair
OR
The Forever Girl by Jill Shalvis
05. Fire Prevention Week (Week 2): 🔥🧯Read a book with fire on the cover or has a cover with fiery colors on it, where someone recycles or is environmentally conscious, or where a character needs to 'recharge their batteries' (your interpretation).
My Wild Irish Dragon by Ashlyn Chase
OR
Her Hometown Man by Shannon Stacey
OR
My Way to You by Catherine Bybee
06. International Coffee Day (October 1): ☕️Read a book with coffee on the cover or a mostly brown/light brown cover (the color of coffee), with a title or one of the author initials that starts with a J like Java or Joe, or where a character drinks coffee.
Making It Right by Catherine Bybee
OR
Better Than Friends by Jill Shalvis
OR
Sweetheart by Sarah Mayberry
07. International Newspaper Carrier Day (October 10): 🗞️Read a book where someone reads the news, whether a paper or online, with between 1,772 and 1,033 ratings on GR, or with a teenager in the story (aged 12-19).
Smooth Moves by Marie Harte
OR
Romancing Daphne by Sarah M. Eden
OR
Falling in Fate by Melanie Shawn
OR
Stay With You by Melanie Shawn
08. White Cane Safety Day (October 15): 👩🏻‍🦯Read a book with a mostly white cover, with a blind or otherwise physically impaired person in the story, or by an author who publishes independently.
Maybe I Do by Nicole McLaughlin
OR
The Christmas Village by Annie Rains
OR
Kiwi Rules by Rosalind James
09. National Make a Difference Day (October 25): 🧰Read a book set in or published in the 1990s, with a character who is involved in volunteering or whose profession involves helping others (medical or mental health field, social work, first responders, law enforcement, education, etc., or with the word DIFFERENCE in the text.
A Warrior's Heart by Margaret Moore
OR
Natural Born Lawman by Sherryl Woods
OR
Brave the Heat by Sara Humphreys
OR
Resisting the Heroby Cindi Madsen
OR
The Lawman's Promise by Alexis Morgan
10. Reader's Choice: 📚Read any book of your choice!




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2025 October Monthly Challenge

03/10 Completed

1. Happy October Birthday! ❱❱
Read a book:
❇️ published in October
Dead of Winter-Rebecca Zanetti 10/02/25

2. October Month-Long Observance ❱❱ National Book Month ❱❱
Read a book:
❇️ that is in some way a new experience for you - new to you author
Lauren Rowe-Hero

3. Featured Author Challenge (FAC) author ❱❱ Rhys Ford ❱❱
Read a book:
❇️ set in Hawaii
Pina Colada Poison-Jasmine Webb

4. Adopt a Shelter Dog Month ❱❱
Read a book:
❇️ with a title that starts with a letter in ASPCA
Smoke on the Water-Harper Jackson

5. Fire Prevention Week ❱❱ Week 2 ❱❱
Read a book:
❇️ where a character needs to 'recharge their batteries' (your interpretation)
My Life in Shambles-Karina Halle

6. International Coffee Day ❱❱ October 1 ❱❱
Read a book:
❇️ with a title that starts with a J like Java or Joe
Just Like That-Lena Hendrix

7. International Newspaper Carrier Day ❱❱ October 10 ❱❱
Read a book:
❇️ with between 1,772 and 1,033 ratings on GR
(1,680)
Stay Toxic-Lani Lynn Vale 10/01/25

8. White Cane Safety Day ❱❱ October 15 ❱❱
Read a book:
❇️ by an author who publishes independently
Jessica Gadziala-Nave 10/04/25

9. National Make a Difference Day ❱❱ October 25 ❱❱
Read a book:
❇️ with a character who is involved in volunteering or whose profession involves helping others (medical or mental health field, social work, first responders, law enforcement, education, etc.
Dime a Dozen-Gina LaManna

10. Reader's Choice
❇️ Read any book of your choice!
Before You Go-Aurora Rose Reynolds

I'm in!
8/10 Complete

1. Happy October Birthday! ❱❱
Read a book:
❇️ published in October
❇️ with a multi-colored cover in honor of Octobers birthstone, the Opal

✔ October Month-Long Observance ❱❱ National Book Month ❱❱
Created in 2003 by the National Book Foundation, National Book Month is held each October. The month-long celebration focuses on the importance of reading, writing and literature. In mid-October, the National Book Awards announces the year’s finalists, celebrating the country’s best books and authors.
Read a book:
❇️ that is in some way a new experience for you - new to you author.
Automatic Noodle, Annalee Newitz - 5 October

✔ Featured Author Challenge (FAC) author ❱❱ Rhys Ford ❱❱
Read a book:
❇️ with cats in the story
Spicy Little Curses, JT Geissinger - 4 October

✔ Adopt a Shelter Dog Month ❱❱
Read a book:
❇️ with a dog on the cover or in the story
The Twisted Ones, T Kingfisher - 2 October

✔ Fire Prevention Week ❱❱ Week 2 ❱❱
Read a book:
❇️ that has a cover with fiery colors on it
Cop Town, Karin Slaughter - 3 October

✔ International Coffee Day ❱❱ October 1 ❱❱
This day celebrates one of the world’s favorite hot beverages, which is enjoyed and celebrated around the world. Call it what you like: coffee, Java, a cup of Joe, or any of dozens of names. Billions of people around the world drink billions of cups of coffee daily.
Read a book:
❇️ where a character drinks coffee
Sweet Expectations, Mary Ellen Taylor - 3 October

✔ International Newspaper Carrier Day ❱❱ October 10 ❱❱
Read a book:
❇️ where someone reads the news, whether a paper or online
One Long Weekend, Shari Low - 1 October

✔ White Cane Safety Day ❱❱ October 15 ❱❱
Read a book:
❇️ with a mostly white cover
Stalking Ground, Margaret Mizuhima - 1 October

9. National Make a Difference Day ❱❱ October 25 ❱❱
This is a national day began in 1992 and is devoted to helping others by doing volunteer work in the community. The activity can be almost anything. On this day, millions of Americans participate in community improvement projects such as cleanup, fix-up, painting, and repair in poorer neighborhoods, parks, and municipal facilities. It doesn’t matter what project you take on. Nor, does it matter whether you help a non-profit organization, the community, your town, a nursing home, a church, a food kitchen, or any other group in need. What matters is that you participate. Commit to helping others for just one day. Make a difference today and every day!
Read a book:
❇️ set in or published in the 1990s
❇️ with a character who is involved in volunteering or whose profession involves helping others (medical or mental health field, social work, first responders, law enforcement, education, etc.
❇️ with the word DIFFERENCE in the text

✔ Reader's Choice
❇️ Read any book of your choice!
Sounds Like Love, Ashley Poston - 4 October

I'm in!

...2/10

1. Happy October Birthday! ❱❱
Read a book:
❇️ published in October
❇️ with a multi-colored cover in honor of Octobers birthstone, the Opal

2. October Month-Long Observance ❱❱ National Book Month ❱❱
Created in 2003 by the National Book Foundation, National Book Month is held each October. The month-long celebration focuses on the importance of reading, writing and literature. In mid-October, the National Book Awards announces the year’s finalists, celebrating the country’s best books and authors.
Read a book:
❇️ that is in some way a new experience for you - new to you author, new series, new genre, try an audiobook if you've never listened to one, whatever you like, just something a bit new and different. Or, if you'd rather, you can reread an old favorite!

3. Featured Author Challenge (FAC) author ❱❱ Rhys Ford ❱❱
Fun Facts about: Rhys Ford
❱❱ she writes series in the LGBT+ mystery, thriller, paranormal, and urban fantasy genres
❱❱ has 4 cats named: Harley, Badger, Gojira, Gus
❱❱ she is from Hawaii
Read a book:
❇️ written by Rhys Ford, or any author with her first or last name. Link to backlist: https://www.goodreads.com/author/list...
❇️ in one of the genre Rhys writes: LGBT+ mystery, thriller, paranormal, urban fantasy
❇️ set in Hawaii or another place you consider 'paradise'
❇️ with cats in the story or with a character whose name starts with the same letter as one of Rhys' cats' name: H, B, or G

4. Adopt a Shelter Dog Month ❱❱: Claws for Alarm: A Mrs. Murphy Mystery by Rita Mae Brown October 4, 3 stars

5. Fire Prevention Week ❱❱ Week 2 ❱❱
This year’s Fire Prevention Week campaign, “Charge into Fire Safety™: Lithium-Ion Batteries in Your Home,” works to educate everyone about using these batteries safely. The campaign stresses how important it is to BUY, CHARGE, and RECYCLE safely when it comes to lithium-ion batteries.
Read a book:
❇️ with fire on the cover or has a cover with fiery colors on it
❇️ where someone recycles or is environmentally conscious
❇️ where a character needs to 'recharge their batteries' (your interpretation)

6. International Coffee Day ❱❱ October 1 ❱❱
This day celebrates one of the world’s favorite hot beverages, which is enjoyed and celebrated around the world. Call it what you like: coffee, Java, a cup of Joe, or any of dozens of names. Billions of people around the world drink billions of cups of coffee daily.
Read a book:
❇️ with coffee on the cover or a mostly brown/light brown cover (the color of coffee)
❇️ with a title or one of the author initials that starts with a J like Java or Joe
❇️ where a character drinks coffee

7. International Newspaper Carrier Day ❱❱ October 10 ❱❱: The Future of Us by Jay Asher October 3, 3 stars

8. White Cane Safety Day ❱❱ October 15 ❱❱
This day celebrates and recognizes the achievements of the blind and visually impaired, and their independence. That independence is represented by the white cane that they use to travel from place to place. This day is not about helping them across the street. Rather, it is about helping blind people to live and function independently. The white cane is an invaluable tool for the blind. It affords blind people freedom of movement they otherwise may not have. The white cane is a well-recognized symbol of independence.
Read a book:
❇️ with a mostly white cover
❇️ with a blind or otherwise physically impaired person in the story
❇️ by an author who publishes independently

9. National Make a Difference Day ❱❱ October 25 ❱❱
This is a national day began in 1992 and is devoted to helping others by doing volunteer work in the community. The activity can be almost anything. On this day, millions of Americans participate in community improvement projects such as cleanup, fix-up, painting, and repair in poorer neighborhoods, parks, and municipal facilities. It doesn’t matter what project you take on. Nor, does it matter whether you help a non-profit organization, the community, your town, a nursing home, a church, a food kitchen, or any other group in need. What matters is that you participate. Commit to helping others for just one day. Make a difference today and every day!
Read a book:
❇️ set in or published in the 1990s
❇️ with a character who is involved in volunteering or whose profession involves helping others (medical or mental health field, social work, first responders, law enforcement, education, etc.
❇️ with the word DIFFERENCE in the text

10. Reader's Choice
❇️ Read any book of your choice!

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2025 October Monthly Challenge
Duration: October 1, 2025 - October 31, 2025

Read 6/10

1. Happy October Birthday! ❱❱
❇️ Read a book Published in October :
📘 Role Model by Rachel Reid (Published on October 1, 2024) - ✅ 5⭐️ read October 2, 2025

2. October Month-Long Observance ❱❱ National Book Month ❱❱
❇️ Read a book that is in some way a new experience for you - new to you author or new series :
Good Pucking Luck (The Jilted Exes' Club, #1) by Riley Hart

3. Featured Author Challenge (FAC) author ❱❱ Rhys Ford ❱❱
❇️ Read a book written by Rhys Ford :
Murder and Mayhem by Rhys Ford

4. Adopt a Shelter Dog Month ❱❱
❇️ Read a book with a dog on the cover or in the story :
Like Real People Do by E.L. Massey

5. Fire Prevention Week ❱❱ Week 2 ❱❱
❇️ Read a book with fire on the cover or has a cover with fiery colors on it :
📘 The Witch's Seal by Michele Notaro - ✅ 3⭐️ read October 1, 2025

6. International Coffee Day ❱❱ October 1 ❱❱
❇️ Read a book with coffee on the cover or a mostly brown/light brown cover (the color of coffee) :
📘 Winter Wishes and Coffee Kisses by Ana Ashley - ✅ 4⭐️ read October 5, 2025

7. International Newspaper Carrier Day ❱❱ October 10 ❱❱
❇️ Read a book with between 1,772 and 1,033 ratings on GR :
Dealing Him In by Charlie Cochet (1633 rating)

8. White Cane Safety Day ❱❱ October 15 ❱❱
❇️ Read a book with a mostly white cover :
📘 Bloom by N.R. Walker - ✅ 3⭐️ read October 6, 2025

9. National Make a Difference Day ❱❱ October 25 ❱❱
❇️ Read a book with a character whose profession involves helping others (medical or mental health field, social work, first responders, law enforcement, education, etc.
📘 Deck the Fire Halls by N.R. Walker (a doctor and a firefighter) - ✅ 3.5⭐️ read October 4, 2025

10. Reader's Choice
❇️ Read any book of your choice!
📘 Scoring Position by Ashlyn Kane - ✅ 4.25⭐️ read October 3, 2025

2025 October Monthly Challenge

Read 7/10

1. Happy October Birthday! - A multi-colored cover
Nine Month Contract - OCT 6 ⭐⭐⭐

2. October Month-Long Observance - New to you author
Soul Code - OCT 1 ⭐⭐⭐⭐

3. FAC - genre Rhys Ford writes: paranormal
Married to the Alien Cowboy - OCT 2 ⭐⭐⭐⭐

4. Adopt a Shelter Dog Month - A dog on the cover or in the story
Say You'll Remember Me - OCT 6 ⭐⭐⭐⭐

5. Fire Prevention Week - Environmentally conscious character
Below Zero - OCT 3 ⭐⭐⭐

6. International Coffee Day - A title or one of the author initials that starts with a J

7. International Newspaper Carrier Day - Between 1,772 and 1,033 ratings on GR
Bodywork - OCT 4 ⭐⭐⭐⭐

8. White Cane Safety Day - Mostly white cover/ independently published
All Is Bright - OCT 7 ⭐⭐⭐⭐

9. National Make a Difference Day - A character whose profession involves helping others (medical or mental health field, social work, first responders, law enforcement, education, etc.

10. Reader's Choice - Any book of your choice!

6 9 10

I'm in!

5/10

✔★

1. Happy October Birthday! ❱❱
Read a book:
❇️ published in October
❇️ with a multi-colored cover in honor of Octobers birthstone, the Opal

✔2. October Month-Long Observance ❱❱ National Book Month ❱❱
❇️ that is in some way a new experience for you - new to you author

The Alice Network by Kate Quinn|10/1/25|★★★

3. Featured Author Challenge (FAC) author ❱❱ Rhys Ford ❱❱
Fun Facts about: Rhys Ford
Read a book:
❇️ written by Rhys Ford, or any author with her first or last name. Link to backlist: https://www.goodreads.com/author/list...
❇️ in one of the genre Rhys writes: LGBT+ mystery, thriller, paranormal, urban fantasy
❇️ set in Hawaii or another place you consider 'paradise'
❇️ with cats in the story or with a character whose name starts with the same letter as one of Rhys' cats' name: H, B, or G

✔4. Adopt a Shelter Dog Month ❱❱
Read a book:
❇️ with a title or author initials that starts with a letter in ASPCA

Rex by Serena Akeroyd|10/4/25|★★★★★

5. Fire Prevention Week ❱❱ Week 2 ❱❱
Read a book:
❇️ with fire on the cover or has a cover with fiery colors on it
❇️ where someone recycles or is environmentally conscious
❇️ where a character needs to 'recharge their batteries' (your interpretation)

✔6. International Coffee Day ❱❱ October 1 ❱❱
Read a book:
❇️ with coffee on the cover or a mostly brown/light brown cover (the color of coffee)

The Pumpkin Spice Café by Laurie Gilmore|10/5/25|★★

✔7. International Newspaper Carrier Day ❱❱ October 10 ❱❱
Read a book:
❇️ with between 1,772 and 1,033 ratings on GR

The Blackstone Bad Dragon by Alicia Montgomery|10/2/25|★★|1,674 ratings

8. White Cane Safety Day ❱❱ October 15 ❱❱
Read a book:
❇️ with a mostly white cover
❇️ with a blind or otherwise physically impaired person in the story
❇️ by an author who publishes independently

✔9. National Make a Difference Day ❱❱ October 25 ❱❱
Read a book:
❇️ with a character who is involved in volunteering or whose profession involves helping others (medical or mental health field, social work, first responders, law enforcement, education, etc.

Running Wild by K.A. Tucker|10/3/25|★★★|Marie is a vet who volunteers at the Iditarod race

10. Reader's Choice
❇️ Read any book of your choice!

Read | 1/10

1. Happy October Birthday! ❱❱
❇️ published in October
❇️ with a multi-colored cover in honor of Octobers birthstone, the Opal

2. October Month-Long Observance ❱❱ National Book Month ❱❱
❇️ that is in some way a new experience for you - new to you author, new series, new genre, try an audiobook if you've never listened to one, whatever you like, just something a bit new and different. Or, if you'd rather, you can reread an old favorite!

3. Featured Author Challenge (FAC) author ❱❱ Rhys Ford ❱❱
❇️ written by Rhys Ford, or any author with her first or last name. Link to backlist: https://www.goodreads.com/author/list...
❇️ in one of the genre Rhys writes: LGBT+ mystery, thriller, paranormal, urban fantasy
❇️ set in Hawaii or another place you consider 'paradise'
❇️ with cats in the story or with a character whose name starts with the same letter as one of Rhys' cats' name: H, B, or G

4. Adopt a Shelter Dog Month ❱❱
❇️ with a dog on the cover or in the story
❇️ with a title or author initials that starts with a letter in ASPCA
❇️ with SHELTER or ADOPT in the text

5. Fire Prevention Week ❱❱ Week 2 ❱❱
❇️ with fire on the cover or has a cover with fiery colors on it
❇️ where someone recycles or is environmentally conscious
❇️ where a character needs to 'recharge their batteries' (your interpretation)

6. International Coffee Day ❱❱ October 1 ❱❱
❇️ with coffee on the cover or a mostly brown/light brown cover (the color of coffee)
The Favorites, Layne Fargo | 10/4
❇️ with a title or one of the author initials that starts with a J like Java or Joe
❇️ where a character drinks coffee

7. International Newspaper Carrier Day ❱❱ October 10 ❱❱
❇️ where someone reads the news, whether a paper or online
❇️ with between 1,772 and 1,033 ratings on GR
❇️ with a teenager in the story (aged 12-19)

8. White Cane Safety Day ❱❱ October 15 ❱❱
❇️ with a mostly white cover
❇️ with a blind or otherwise physically impaired person in the story
❇️ by an author who publishes independently

9. National Make a Difference Day ❱❱ October 25 ❱❱
❇️ set in or published in the 1990s
❇️ with a character who is involved in volunteering or whose profession involves helping others (medical or mental health field, social work, first responders, law enforcement, education, etc.
❇️ with the word DIFFERENCE in the text

10. Reader's Choice
❇️ Read any book of your choice!

🍁 2025 October Monthly Challenge 🍁

1. Happy October Birthday! ❱❱
❇️ published in October
❇️ with a multi-colored cover in honor of Octobers birthstone, the Opal

2. October Month-Long Observance ❱❱ National Book Month ❱❱
❇️ that is in some way a new experience for you - new to you author, new series, new genre, try an audiobook if you've never listened to one, whatever you like, just something a bit new and different. Or, if you'd rather, you can reread an old favorite!

🍁 3. Featured Author Challenge (FAC) author ❱❱ Rhys Ford ❱❱
in one of the genre Rhys writes: LGBT+ mystery, thriller, paranormal, urban fantasy
The Wolf King (5 October)


4. Adopt a Shelter Dog Month ❱❱
❇️ with a dog on the cover or in the story
❇️ with a title or author initials that starts with a letter in ASPCA
❇️ with SHELTER or ADOPT in the text

🍁 5. Fire Prevention Week ❱❱ Week 2 ❱❱
where a character needs to 'recharge their batteries' (your interpretation)
Arcana Academy (5 October)


🍁 6. International Coffee Day ❱❱ October 1 ❱❱
Where a character drinks coffee
Headless Hollow (1 October)


7. International Newspaper Carrier Day ❱❱ October 10 ❱❱
❇️ where someone reads the news, whether a paper or online
❇️ with between 1,772 and 1,033 ratings on GR
❇️ with a teenager in the story (aged 12-19)

🍁 8. White Cane Safety Day ❱❱ October 15 ❱❱
with a blind or otherwise physically impaired person in the story
Of Swamp & Sea, Volume One (4 October)


🍁 9. National Make a Difference Day ❱❱ October 25 ❱❱
with a character who is involved in volunteering or whose profession involves helping others
The Poisoner (2 October)


10. Reader's Choice
❇️ Read any book of your choice!

I'm in!

2025 October Monthly Challenge
Duration: October 1, 2025 - October 31, 2025

Completed: 4/10

1. Happy October Birthday! ❱❱
❇️ published in October
❇️ with a multi-colored cover in honor of Octobers birthstone, the Opal

2. October Month-Long Observance ❱❱ National Book Month ❱❱
❇️ that is in some way a new experience for you - new to you author, new series, new genre, try an audiobook if you've never listened to one, whatever you like, just something a bit new and different. Or, if you'd rather, you can reread an old favorite! The Shadow of the Empire - Qiu Xiaolong 10/1/25

3. Featured Author Challenge (FAC) author ❱❱ Rhys Ford ❱❱
❇️ written by Rhys Ford, or any author with her first or last name. Link to backlist: https://www.goodreads.com/author/list...
❇️ in one of the genre Rhys writes: LGBT+ mystery, thriller, paranormal, urban fantasy
❇️ set in Hawaii or another place you consider 'paradise'
❇️ with cats in the story or with a character whose name starts with the same letter as one of Rhys' cats' name: H, B, or G

4. Adopt a Shelter Dog Month ❱❱
❇️ with a dog on the cover or in the story
❇️ with a title or author initials that starts with a letter in ASPCA A Simple Lie - Mary Bush 10/2/25
❇️ with SHELTER or ADOPT in the text

5. Fire Prevention Week ❱❱ Week 2 ❱❱
❇️ with fire on the cover or has a cover with fiery colors on it Infection - J.T. Sawyer 10/3/25
❇️ where someone recycles or is environmentally conscious
❇️ where a character needs to 'recharge their batteries' (your interpretation)

6. International Coffee Day ❱❱ October 1 ❱❱
❇️ with coffee on the cover or a mostly brown/light brown cover (the color of coffee)
❇️ with a title or one of the author initials that starts with a J like Java or Joe
❇️ where a character drinks coffee

7. International Newspaper Carrier Day ❱❱ October 10 ❱❱
❇️ where someone reads the news, whether a paper or online
❇️ with between 1,772 and 1,033 ratings on GR
❇️ with a teenager in the story (aged 12-19) Grown - Tiffany D. Jackson 10/4/25

8. White Cane Safety Day ❱❱ October 15 ❱❱
❇️ with a mostly white cover
❇️ with a blind or otherwise physically impaired person in the story
❇️ by an author who publishes independently

9. National Make a Difference Day ❱❱ October 25 ❱❱
❇️ set in or published in the 1990s
❇️ with a character who is involved in volunteering or whose profession involves helping others (medical or mental health field, social work, first responders, law enforcement, education, etc.
❇️ with the word DIFFERENCE in the text

10. Reader's Choice
❇️ Read any book of your choice!

October Challenges -

1. Happy October Birthday. Read a book published in October or with a multi-coloured cover:

2. October Month-Long Observance - National Book Month. Read a book that is a new experience for you (new to you author, new series etc) or you can reread an old favourite:

3. Featured Author Challenge (FAC) author - Rhys Ford. Read a book written by Rhys Ford, or any author with her first or last name. You can also read a book shelved as LGBT+ mystery, thriller, paranormal, or urban fantasy, a book set in Hawaii or another place you consider 'paradise', or a book with cats in the story or with a character whose name starts with the same letter as one of Rhys' cats' name: H, B, or G:

4. Adopt a Shelter Dog Month. Read a book with a dog on the cover or in the story, or with a title or author initials that starts with a letter in ASPCA:

5. Fire Prevention Week - Week 2. Read a book with fire on the cover or has a cover with fiery colours on it, where someone recycles or is environmentally conscious, or where a character needs to 'recharge their batteries':

6. International Coffee Day - October 1. Read a book with coffee on the cover or a mostly brown/light brown cover, with a title or one of the author initials that starts with a J, or where a character drinks coffee:

7. International Newspaper Carrier Day - October 10. Read a book where someone reads the news, whether a paper or online, with between 1,772 and 1,033 ratings on GR, or with a teenager in the story:

8. White Cane Safety Day - October 15. Read a book with a mostly white cover, with a blind or otherwise physically impaired person in the story, or by an author who publishes independently:

9. National Make a Difference Day - October 25. Read a book set in or published in the 1990s, with a character who is involved in volunteering or whose profession involves helping others (medical or mental health field, social work, first responders, law enforcement, education, etc.):

10. Reader's Choice. Read any book of your choice:

OCTOBER 2025 MONTHLY CHALLENGE

2/10

1. Happy October Birthday

2. October Month - Long Observance - National Book Month
👻 Salt Kiss by Sierra Simone (new to me series)
👻 Read: 10/2/25; ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

3. Featured Author Challenge (FAC) author - Rhys Ford

4. Adopt a Shelter Dog Month

5. Fire Prevention Week - Week 2

6. International Coffee Day - October 1

7. International Newspaper Carrier Day - October 19

8. White Cane Safety Day - October 15
👻 Forbidden Hearts by Corinne Michaels (MC daughter is deaf)
👻 Read: 10/3/25; ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

9. National Make a Difference Day - October 25

10. Reader's Choice

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2025 October Monthly Challenge

0/10

1. ❇️ published in October
❇️ multi-colored cover

2. ❇️ new to you author, new series

3. FAC author Rhys Ford Sinner's Gin Rhys Ford

4. ❇️ dog on cover or in story

5. ❇️ fire on cover COLD BURN Kit Ehrman 10/1

6.❇️ title or author initials J Julie Tudor Is Not a Psychopath Jennifer Holdich 10/6
7.❇️ between 1,772 and 1,033 ratings on GR --1,757 ratings Alchemy and a Cup of Tea Rebecca Thorne 10/2

8. ❇️ author publishes independently The Blood-Dimmed Tide Viola Russell 10/6

9. ❇️ set in or published in the 1990s
❇️ character who is involved in volunteering or whose profession involves helping others c.
❇️ DIFFERENCE in text

10. Reader's Choice

I'm in :)

1. Happy October Birthday! ❱❱
Read a book:
❇️ published in October
❇️ with a multi-colored cover in honor of Octobers birthstone, the Opal

2. October Month-Long Observance ❱❱ National Book Month ❱❱
Created in 2003 by the National Book Foundation, National Book Month is held each October. The month-long celebration focuses on the importance of reading, writing and literature. In mid-October, the National Book Awards announces the year’s finalists, celebrating the country’s best books and authors.
Read a book:
❇️ that is in some way a new experience for you - new to you author, new series, new genre, try an audiobook if you've never listened to one, whatever you like, just something a bit new and different. Or, if you'd rather, you can reread an old favorite!

3. Featured Author Challenge (FAC) author ❱❱ Rhys Ford ❱❱
Fun Facts about: Rhys Ford
❱❱ she writes series in the LGBT+ mystery, thriller, paranormal, and urban fantasy genres
❱❱ has 4 cats named: Harley, Badger, Gojira, Gus
❱❱ she is from Hawaii
Read a book:
❇️ written by Rhys Ford, or any author with her first or last name. Link to backlist: https://www.goodreads.com/author/list...
❇️ in one of the genre Rhys writes: LGBT+ mystery, thriller, paranormal, urban fantasy
❇️ set in Hawaii or another place you consider 'paradise'
❇️ with cats in the story or with a character whose name starts with the same letter as one of Rhys' cats' name: H, B, or G

4. Adopt a Shelter Dog Month ❱❱
ASPCA (American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals) sponsors this event to promote the adoption of dogs from local shelters. In 1981, the American Humane Association founded Adopt A Dog Month in response to the growing number of dogs and puppies entering shelters every year. Along with the need for shelters and adoptions, spaying and neutering help curb the rise in unwanted pets, too.
Read a book:
❇️ with a dog on the cover or in the story
❇️ with a title or author initials that starts with a letter in ASPCA
❇️ with SHELTER or ADOPT in the text

5. Fire Prevention Week ❱❱ Week 2 ❱❱
This year’s Fire Prevention Week campaign, “Charge into Fire Safety™: Lithium-Ion Batteries in Your Home,” works to educate everyone about using these batteries safely. The campaign stresses how important it is to BUY, CHARGE, and RECYCLE safely when it comes to lithium-ion batteries.
Read a book:
❇️ with fire on the cover or has a cover with fiery colors on it
❇️ where someone recycles or is environmentally conscious
❇️ where a character needs to 'recharge their batteries' (your interpretation)

6. International Coffee Day ❱❱ October 1 ❱❱
This day celebrates one of the world’s favorite hot beverages, which is enjoyed and celebrated around the world. Call it what you like: coffee, Java, a cup of Joe, or any of dozens of names. Billions of people around the world drink billions of cups of coffee daily.
Read a book:
❇️ with coffee on the cover or a mostly brown/light brown cover (the color of coffee)
❇️ with a title or one of the author initials that starts with a J like Java or Joe
❇️ where a character drinks coffee

7. International Newspaper Carrier Day ❱❱ October 10 ❱❱
This day honors everyone who is now, or once was, a newspaper carrier. This holiday also includes anyone who hawked the paper on the street, or at a newsstand. Years ago, this job was primarily populated by kids, from pre-teen through approximately sixteen. Now, with newspaper circulation dwindling for a few decades and likely continue to do so, few kids deliver papers anymore except in small towns. But, the “Carrier Day” tradition lives. This job is now largely held by adults, many of them delivering the paper from their cars. For the record: In 1950, there were 1,772 daily newspapers in the United States. Today, there are only 1,033.
Read a book:
❇️ where someone reads the news, whether a paper or online
❇️ with between 1,772 and 1,033 ratings on GR
❇️ with a teenager in the story (aged 12-19)

8. White Cane Safety Day ❱❱ October 15 ❱❱
This day celebrates and recognizes the achievements of the blind and visually impaired, and their independence. That independence is represented by the white cane that they use to travel from place to place. This day is not about helping them across the street. Rather, it is about helping blind people to live and function independently. The white cane is an invaluable tool for the blind. It affords blind people freedom of movement they otherwise may not have. The white cane is a well-recognized symbol of independence.
Read a book:
❇️ with a mostly white cover
❇️ with a blind or otherwise physically impaired person in the story
❇️ by an author who publishes independently

9. National Make a Difference Day ❱❱ October 25 ❱❱
This is a national day began in 1992 and is devoted to helping others by doing volunteer work in the community. The activity can be almost anything. On this day, millions of Americans participate in community improvement projects such as cleanup, fix-up, painting, and repair in poorer neighborhoods, parks, and municipal facilities. It doesn’t matter what project you take on. Nor, does it matter whether you help a non-profit organization, the community, your town, a nursing home, a church, a food kitchen, or any other group in need. What matters is that you participate. Commit to helping others for just one day. Make a difference today and every day!
Read a book:
❇️ set in or published in the 1990s
❇️ with a character who is involved in volunteering or whose profession involves helping others (medical or mental health field, social work, first responders, law enforcement, education, etc.
❇️ with the word DIFFERENCE in the text

10. Reader's Choice
❇️ Read any book of your choice!

2025 October Monthly Challenge

1. Happy October Birthday! ❱❱
Read a book:
❇️ published in October
❇️ with a multi-colored cover in honor of Octobers birthstone, the Opal

2. October Month-Long Observance ❱❱ National Book Month ❱❱
Created in 2003 by the National Book Foundation, National Book Month is held each October. The month-long celebration focuses on the importance of reading, writing and literature. In mid-October, the National Book Awards announces the year’s finalists, celebrating the country’s best books and authors.
Read a book:
❇️ that is in some way a new experience for you - new to you author, new series, new genre, try an audiobook if you've never listened to one, whatever you like, just something a bit new and different. Or, if you'd rather, you can reread an old favorite!

3. Featured Author Challenge (FAC) author ❱❱ Rhys Ford ❱❱
Fun Facts about: Rhys Ford
❱❱ she writes series in the LGBT+ mystery, thriller, paranormal, and urban fantasy genres
❱❱ has 4 cats named: Harley, Badger, Gojira, Gus
❱❱ she is from Hawaii
Read a book:
❇️ written by Rhys Ford, or any author with her first or last name. Link to backlist: https://www.goodreads.com/author/list...
❇️ in one of the genre Rhys writes: LGBT+ mystery, thriller, paranormal, urban fantasy
❇️ set in Hawaii or another place you consider 'paradise'
❇️ with cats in the story or with a character whose name starts with the same letter as one of Rhys' cats' name: H, B, or G

4. Adopt a Shelter Dog Month ❱❱
ASPCA (American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals) sponsors this event to promote the adoption of dogs from local shelters. In 1981, the American Humane Association founded Adopt A Dog Month in response to the growing number of dogs and puppies entering shelters every year. Along with the need for shelters and adoptions, spaying and neutering help curb the rise in unwanted pets, too.
Read a book:
❇️ with a dog on the cover or in the story
❇️ with a title or author initials that starts with a letter in ASPCA
❇️ with SHELTER or ADOPT in the text

5. Fire Prevention Week ❱❱ Week 2 ❱❱
This year’s Fire Prevention Week campaign, “Charge into Fire Safety™: Lithium-Ion Batteries in Your Home,” works to educate everyone about using these batteries safely. The campaign stresses how important it is to BUY, CHARGE, and RECYCLE safely when it comes to lithium-ion batteries.
Read a book:
❇️ with fire on the cover or has a cover with fiery colors on it
❇️ where someone recycles or is environmentally conscious
❇️ where a character needs to 'recharge their batteries' (your interpretation)

6. International Coffee Day ❱❱ October 1 ❱❱
This day celebrates one of the world’s favorite hot beverages, which is enjoyed and celebrated around the world. Call it what you like: coffee, Java, a cup of Joe, or any of dozens of names. Billions of people around the world drink billions of cups of coffee daily.
Read a book:
❇️ with coffee on the cover or a mostly brown/light brown cover (the color of coffee)
❇️ with a title or one of the author initials that starts with a J like Java or Joe
❇️ where a character drinks coffee

7. International Newspaper Carrier Day ❱❱ October 10 ❱❱
This day honors everyone who is now, or once was, a newspaper carrier. This holiday also includes anyone who hawked the paper on the street, or at a newsstand. Years ago, this job was primarily populated by kids, from pre-teen through approximately sixteen. Now, with newspaper circulation dwindling for a few decades and likely continue to do so, few kids deliver papers anymore except in small towns. But, the “Carrier Day” tradition lives. This job is now largely held by adults, many of them delivering the paper from their cars. For the record: In 1950, there were 1,772 daily newspapers in the United States. Today, there are only 1,033.
Read a book:
❇️ where someone reads the news, whether a paper or online
❇️ with between 1,772 and 1,033 ratings on GR
❇️ with a teenager in the story (aged 12-19)

8. White Cane Safety Day ❱❱ October 15 ❱❱
This day celebrates and recognizes the achievements of the blind and visually impaired, and their independence. That independence is represented by the white cane that they use to travel from place to place. This day is not about helping them across the street. Rather, it is about helping blind people to live and function independently. The white cane is an invaluable tool for the blind. It affords blind people freedom of movement they otherwise may not have. The white cane is a well-recognized symbol of independence.
Read a book:
❇️ with a mostly white cover
❇️ with a blind or otherwise physically impaired person in the story
❇️ by an author who publishes independently

9. National Make a Difference Day ❱❱ October 25 ❱❱
This is a national day began in 1992 and is devoted to helping others by doing volunteer work in the community. The activity can be almost anything. On this day, millions of Americans participate in community improvement projects such as cleanup, fix-up, painting, and repair in poorer neighborhoods, parks, and municipal facilities. It doesn’t matter what project you take on. Nor, does it matter whether you help a non-profit organization, the community, your town, a nursing home, a church, a food kitchen, or any other group in need. What matters is that you participate. Commit to helping others for just one day. Make a difference today and every day!
Read a book:
❇️ set in or published in the 1990s
❇️ with a character who is involved in volunteering or whose profession involves helping others (medical or mental health field, social work, first responders, law enforcement, education, etc.
❇️ with the word DIFFERENCE in the text

10. Reader's Choice
❇️ Read any book of your choice!

In for all 10! 📚

2025 October Monthly Challenge


1. Happy October Birthday! ❱❱
Read a book:
❇️ published in October
❇️ with a multi-colored cover in honor of Octobers birthstone, the Opal

2. October Month-Long Observance ❱❱ National Book Month ❱❱
Created in 2003 by the National Book Foundation, National Book Month is held each October. The month-long celebration focuses on the importance of reading, writing and literature. In mid-October, the National Book Awards announces the year’s finalists, celebrating the country’s best books and authors.
Read a book:
❇️ that is in some way a new experience for you - new to you author, new series, new genre, try an audiobook if you've never listened to one, whatever you like, just something a bit new and different. Or, if you'd rather, you can reread an old favorite!

3. Featured Author Challenge (FAC) author ❱❱ Rhys Ford ❱❱
Fun Facts about: Rhys Ford
❱❱ she writes series in the LGBT+ mystery, thriller, paranormal, and urban fantasy genres
❱❱ has 4 cats named: Harley, Badger, Gojira, Gus
❱❱ she is from Hawaii
Read a book:
❇️ written by Rhys Ford, or any author with her first or last name. Link to backlist: https://www.goodreads.com/author/list...
❇️ in one of the genre Rhys writes: LGBT+ mystery, thriller, paranormal, urban fantasy
❇️ set in Hawaii or another place you consider 'paradise'
❇️ with cats in the story or with a character whose name starts with the same letter as one of Rhys' cats' name: H, B, or G

4. Adopt a Shelter Dog Month ❱❱
ASPCA (American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals) sponsors this event to promote the adoption of dogs from local shelters. In 1981, the American Humane Association founded Adopt A Dog Month in response to the growing number of dogs and puppies entering shelters every year. Along with the need for shelters and adoptions, spaying and neutering help curb the rise in unwanted pets, too.
Read a book:
❇️ with a dog on the cover or in the story
❇️ with a title or author initials that starts with a letter in ASPCA
❇️ with SHELTER or ADOPT in the text

5. Fire Prevention Week ❱❱ Week 2 ❱❱
This year’s Fire Prevention Week campaign, “Charge into Fire Safety™: Lithium-Ion Batteries in Your Home,” works to educate everyone about using these batteries safely. The campaign stresses how important it is to BUY, CHARGE, and RECYCLE safely when it comes to lithium-ion batteries.
Read a book:
❇️ with fire on the cover or has a cover with fiery colors on it
❇️ where someone recycles or is environmentally conscious
❇️ where a character needs to 'recharge their batteries' (your interpretation)

6. International Coffee Day ❱❱ October 1 ❱❱
This day celebrates one of the world’s favorite hot beverages, which is enjoyed and celebrated around the world. Call it what you like: coffee, Java, a cup of Joe, or any of dozens of names. Billions of people around the world drink billions of cups of coffee daily.
Read a book:
❇️ with coffee on the cover or a mostly brown/light brown cover (the color of coffee)
❇️ with a title or one of the author initials that starts with a J like Java or Joe
❇️ where a character drinks coffee

7. International Newspaper Carrier Day ❱❱ October 10 ❱❱
This day honors everyone who is now, or once was, a newspaper carrier. This holiday also includes anyone who hawked the paper on the street, or at a newsstand. Years ago, this job was primarily populated by kids, from pre-teen through approximately sixteen. Now, with newspaper circulation dwindling for a few decades and likely continue to do so, few kids deliver papers anymore except in small towns. But, the “Carrier Day” tradition lives. This job is now largely held by adults, many of them delivering the paper from their cars. For the record: In 1950, there were 1,772 daily newspapers in the United States. Today, there are only 1,033.
Read a book:
❇️ where someone reads the news, whether a paper or online
❇️ with between 1,772 and 1,033 ratings on GR
❇️ with a teenager in the story (aged 12-19)

8. White Cane Safety Day ❱❱ October 15 ❱❱
This day celebrates and recognizes the achievements of the blind and visually impaired, and their independence. That independence is represented by the white cane that they use to travel from place to place. This day is not about helping them across the street. Rather, it is about helping blind people to live and function independently. The white cane is an invaluable tool for the blind. It affords blind people freedom of movement they otherwise may not have. The white cane is a well-recognized symbol of independence.
Read a book:
❇️ with a mostly white cover
❇️ with a blind or otherwise physically impaired person in the story
❇️ by an author who publishes independently

9. National Make a Difference Day ❱❱ October 25 ❱❱
This is a national day began in 1992 and is devoted to helping others by doing volunteer work in the community. The activity can be almost anything. On this day, millions of Americans participate in community improvement projects such as cleanup, fix-up, painting, and repair in poorer neighborhoods, parks, and municipal facilities. It doesn’t matter what project you take on. Nor, does it matter whether you help a non-profit organization, the community, your town, a nursing home, a church, a food kitchen, or any other group in need. What matters is that you participate. Commit to helping others for just one day. Make a difference today and every day!
Read a book:
❇️ set in or published in the 1990s
❇️ with a character who is involved in volunteering or whose profession involves helping others (medical or mental health field, social work, first responders, law enforcement, education, etc.
❇️ with the word DIFFERENCE in the text

10. Reader's Choice
❇️ Read any book of your choice!

1. Happy October Birthday! ❱❱ King of pride
2. October Month-Long Observance ❱❱ Part of Your World
3. Featured Author Challenge (FAC) author ❱❱ Behind the Net
4. Adopt a Shelter Dog Month ❱❱ The Happy Ever After Playlist
5. Fire Prevention Week ❱❱ Wildfire (Maple Hills #2) –
6. International Coffee Day ❱❱ Just Lovers [Like We Were Supposed to Be]
7. International Newspaper Carrier Day ❱❱ Sunrise on the Reaping
8. White Cane Safety Day ❱❱ King of greed
9. National Make a Difference Day ❱❱ The Friend Zone
10. Reader’s choice: King of Sloth (Kings of Sin, #4)

2025 October Monthly Challenge
Timeframe: 10/1/25 to 10/31/25
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1. Happy October Birthday! ❱❱
Read a book:
❇️ published in October
❇️ with a multi-colored cover in honor of Octobers birthstone, the Opal

2. October Month-Long Observance ❱❱ National Book Month ❱❱
Created in 2003 by the National Book Foundation, National Book Month is held each October. The month-long celebration focuses on the importance of reading, writing and literature. In mid-October, the National Book Awards announces the year’s finalists, celebrating the country’s best books and authors.
Read a book:
❇️ that is in some way a new experience for you - new to you author, new series, new genre, try an audiobook if you've never listened to one, whatever you like, just something a bit new and different. Or, if you'd rather, you can reread an old favorite!

3. Featured Author Challenge (FAC) author ❱❱ Rhys Ford ❱❱
Fun Facts about: Rhys Ford
❱❱ she writes series in the LGBT+ mystery, thriller, paranormal, and urban fantasy genres
❱❱ has 4 cats named: Harley, Badger, Gojira, Gus
❱❱ she is from Hawaii
Read a book:
❇️ written by Rhys Ford, or any author with her first or last name. Link to backlist: https://www.goodreads.com/author/list...
❇️ in one of the genre Rhys writes: LGBT+ mystery, thriller, paranormal, urban fantasy
❇️ set in Hawaii or another place you consider 'paradise'
❇️ with cats in the story or with a character whose name starts with the same letter as one of Rhys' cats' name: H, B, or G

4. Adopt a Shelter Dog Month ❱❱
ASPCA (American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals) sponsors this event to promote the adoption of dogs from local shelters. In 1981, the American Humane Association founded Adopt A Dog Month in response to the growing number of dogs and puppies entering shelters every year. Along with the need for shelters and adoptions, spaying and neutering help curb the rise in unwanted pets, too.
Read a book:
❇️ with a dog on the cover or in the story
❇️ with a title or author initials that starts with a letter in ASPCA
❇️ with SHELTER or ADOPT in the text

5. Fire Prevention Week ❱❱ Week 2 ❱❱
This year’s Fire Prevention Week campaign, “Charge into Fire Safety™: Lithium-Ion Batteries in Your Home,” works to educate everyone about using these batteries safely. The campaign stresses how important it is to BUY, CHARGE, and RECYCLE safely when it comes to lithium-ion batteries.
Read a book:
❇️ with fire on the cover or has a cover with fiery colors on it
❇️ where someone recycles or is environmentally conscious
❇️ where a character needs to 'recharge their batteries' (your interpretation)

6. International Coffee Day ❱❱ October 1 ❱❱
This day celebrates one of the world’s favorite hot beverages, which is enjoyed and celebrated around the world. Call it what you like: coffee, Java, a cup of Joe, or any of dozens of names. Billions of people around the world drink billions of cups of coffee daily.
Read a book:
❇️ with coffee on the cover or a mostly brown/light brown cover (the color of coffee)
❇️ with a title or one of the author initials that starts with a J like Java or Joe
❇️ where a character drinks coffee

7. International Newspaper Carrier Day ❱❱ October 10 ❱❱
This day honors everyone who is now, or once was, a newspaper carrier. This holiday also includes anyone who hawked the paper on the street, or at a newsstand. Years ago, this job was primarily populated by kids, from pre-teen through approximately sixteen. Now, with newspaper circulation dwindling for a few decades and likely continue to do so, few kids deliver papers anymore except in small towns. But, the “Carrier Day” tradition lives. This job is now largely held by adults, many of them delivering the paper from their cars. For the record: In 1950, there were 1,772 daily newspapers in the United States. Today, there are only 1,033.
Read a book:
❇️ where someone reads the news, whether a paper or online
❇️ with between 1,772 and 1,033 ratings on GR
❇️ with a teenager in the story (aged 12-19)

8. White Cane Safety Day ❱❱ October 15 ❱❱
This day celebrates and recognizes the achievements of the blind and visually impaired, and their independence. That independence is represented by the white cane that they use to travel from place to place. This day is not about helping them across the street. Rather, it is about helping blind people to live and function independently. The white cane is an invaluable tool for the blind. It affords blind people freedom of movement they otherwise may not have. The white cane is a well-recognized symbol of independence.
Read a book:
❇️ with a mostly white cover
❇️ with a blind or otherwise physically impaired person in the story
❇️ by an author who publishes independently

9. National Make a Difference Day ❱❱ October 25 ❱❱
This is a national day began in 1992 and is devoted to helping others by doing volunteer work in the community. The activity can be almost anything. On this day, millions of Americans participate in community improvement projects such as cleanup, fix-up, painting, and repair in poorer neighborhoods, parks, and municipal facilities. It doesn’t matter what project you take on. Nor, does it matter whether you help a non-profit organization, the community, your town, a nursing home, a church, a food kitchen, or any other group in need. What matters is that you participate. Commit to helping others for just one day. Make a difference today and every day!
Read a book:
❇️ set in or published in the 1990s
❇️ with a character who is involved in volunteering or whose profession involves helping others (medical or mental health field, social work, first responders, law enforcement, education, etc.
❇️ with the word DIFFERENCE in the text

10. Reader's Choice
❇️ Read any book of your choice!

I'm in for 4 this month.

October Monthly Challenge

READ: 0/8

1. Happy October Birthday! ❱❱
Read a book:
❇️ published in October
❇️ with a multi-colored cover in honor of Octobers birthstone, the Opal

2. October Month-Long Observance ❱❱ National Book Month ❱❱
Read a book:
❇️ that is in some way a new experience for you - new to you author, new series, new genre, try an audiobook if you've never listened to one, whatever you like, just something a bit new and different. Or, if you'd rather, you can reread an old favorite!

3. Featured Author Challenge (FAC) author ❱❱ Rhys Ford ❱❱
Read a book:
❇️ written by Rhys Ford, or any author with her first or last name. Link to backlist: https://www.goodreads.com/author/list...
❇️ in one of the genre Rhys writes: LGBT+ mystery, thriller, paranormal, urban fantasy
❇️ set in Hawaii or another place you consider 'paradise'
❇️ with cats in the story or with a character whose name starts with the same letter as one of Rhys' cats' name: H, B, or G

4. Adopt a Shelter Dog Month ❱❱
Read a book:
❇️ with a dog on the cover or in the story
❇️ with a title or author initials that starts with a letter in ASPCA
❇️ with SHELTER or ADOPT in the text

5. Fire Prevention Week ❱❱ Week 2 ❱❱
Read a book:
❇️ with fire on the cover or has a cover with fiery colors on it
❇️ where someone recycles or is environmentally conscious
❇️ where a character needs to 'recharge their batteries' (your interpretation)

6. International Coffee Day ❱❱ October 1 ❱❱
Read a book:
❇️ with coffee on the cover or a mostly brown/light brown cover (the color of coffee)
❇️ with a title or one of the author initials that starts with a J like Java or Joe
❇️ where a character drinks coffee

7. International Newspaper Carrier Day ❱❱ October 10 ❱❱
Read a book:
❇️ where someone reads the news, whether a paper or online
❇️ with between 1,772 and 1,033 ratings on GR
❇️ with a teenager in the story (aged 12-19)

8. White Cane Safety Day ❱❱ October 15 ❱❱
Read a book:
❇️ with a mostly white cover
❇️ with a blind or otherwise physically impaired person in the story
❇️ by an author who publishes independently

9. National Make a Difference Day ❱❱ October 25 ❱❱
Read a book:
❇️ set in or published in the 1990s
❇️ with a character who is involved in volunteering or whose profession involves helping others (medical or mental health field, social work, first responders, law enforcement, education, etc.
❇️ with the word DIFFERENCE in the text

10. Reader's Choice
❇️ Read any book of your choice!

October Monthly Challenge

1/10

1. Happy October Birthday! ❱❱
Read a book:
❇️ published in October
❇️ with a multi-colored cover in honor of Octobers birthstone, the Opal

2. October Month-Long Observance ❱❱ National Book Month ❱❱
Created in 2003 by the National Book Foundation, National Book Month is held each October. The month-long celebration focuses on the importance of reading, writing and literature. In mid-October, the National Book Awards announces the year’s finalists, celebrating the country’s best books and authors.
Read a book:
❇️ that is in some way a new experience for you - new to you author, new series, new genre, try an audiobook if you've never listened to one, whatever you like, just something a bit new and different. Or, if you'd rather, you can reread an old favorite!

3. Featured Author Challenge (FAC) author ❱❱ Rhys Ford ❱❱
Fun Facts about: Rhys Ford
❱❱ she writes series in the LGBT+ mystery, thriller, paranormal, and urban fantasy genres
❱❱ has 4 cats named: Harley, Badger, Gojira, Gus
❱❱ she is from Hawaii
Read a book:
❇️ written by Rhys Ford, or any author with her first or last name. Link to backlist: https://www.goodreads.com/author/list...
❇️ in one of the genre Rhys writes: LGBT+ mystery, thriller, paranormal, urban fantasy
❇️ set in Hawaii or another place you consider 'paradise'
❇️ with cats in the story or with a character whose name starts with the same letter as one of Rhys' cats' name: H, B, or G

4. Adopt a Shelter Dog Month ❱❱
ASPCA (American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals) sponsors this event to promote the adoption of dogs from local shelters. In 1981, the American Humane Association founded Adopt A Dog Month in response to the growing number of dogs and puppies entering shelters every year. Along with the need for shelters and adoptions, spaying and neutering help curb the rise in unwanted pets, too.
Read a book:
❇️ with a dog on the cover or in the story
❇️ with a title or author initials that starts with a letter in ASPCA
❇️ with SHELTER or ADOPT in the text

5. Fire Prevention Week ❱❱ Week 2 ❱❱
This year’s Fire Prevention Week campaign, “Charge into Fire Safety™: Lithium-Ion Batteries in Your Home,” works to educate everyone about using these batteries safely. The campaign stresses how important it is to BUY, CHARGE, and RECYCLE safely when it comes to lithium-ion batteries.
Read a book:
❇️ with fire on the cover or has a cover with fiery colors on it
❇️ where someone recycles or is environmentally conscious
❇️ where a character needs to 'recharge their batteries' (your interpretation)

6. International Coffee Day ❱❱ October 1 ❱❱
This day celebrates one of the world’s favorite hot beverages, which is enjoyed and celebrated around the world. Call it what you like: coffee, Java, a cup of Joe, or any of dozens of names. Billions of people around the world drink billions of cups of coffee daily.
Read a book:
❇️ with coffee on the cover or a mostly brown/light brown cover (the color of coffee)
❇️ with a title or one of the author initials that starts with a J like Java or Joe
Beckett - Josie Jade (Calamitte Jane Pub - Sept 2025) - Oct 2
❇️ where a character drinks coffee

7. International Newspaper Carrier Day ❱❱ October 10 ❱❱
This day honors everyone who is now, or once was, a newspaper carrier. This holiday also includes anyone who hawked the paper on the street, or at a newsstand. Years ago, this job was primarily populated by kids, from pre-teen through approximately sixteen. Now, with newspaper circulation dwindling for a few decades and likely continue to do so, few kids deliver papers anymore except in small towns. But, the “Carrier Day” tradition lives. This job is now largely held by adults, many of them delivering the paper from their cars. For the record: In 1950, there were 1,772 daily newspapers in the United States. Today, there are only 1,033.
Read a book:
❇️ where someone reads the news, whether a paper or online
❇️ with between 1,772 and 1,033 ratings on GR
❇️ with a teenager in the story (aged 12-19)

8. White Cane Safety Day ❱❱ October 15 ❱❱
This day celebrates and recognizes the achievements of the blind and visually impaired, and their independence. That independence is represented by the white cane that they use to travel from place to place. This day is not about helping them across the street. Rather, it is about helping blind people to live and function independently. The white cane is an invaluable tool for the blind. It affords blind people freedom of movement they otherwise may not have. The white cane is a well-recognized symbol of independence.
Read a book:
❇️ with a mostly white cover
❇️ with a blind or otherwise physically impaired person in the story
❇️ by an author who publishes independently

9. National Make a Difference Day ❱❱ October 25 ❱❱
This is a national day began in 1992 and is devoted to helping others by doing volunteer work in the community. The activity can be almost anything. On this day, millions of Americans participate in community improvement projects such as cleanup, fix-up, painting, and repair in poorer neighborhoods, parks, and municipal facilities. It doesn’t matter what project you take on. Nor, does it matter whether you help a non-profit organization, the community, your town, a nursing home, a church, a food kitchen, or any other group in need. What matters is that you participate. Commit to helping others for just one day. Make a difference today and every day!
Read a book:
❇️ set in or published in the 1990s
❇️ with a character who is involved in volunteering or whose profession involves helping others (medical or mental health field, social work, first responders, law enforcement, education, etc.
❇️ with the word DIFFERENCE in the text

10. Reader's Choice
❇️ Read any book of your choice!


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Finished on message 4. Loved reading the October challenge!
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