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Eyes on the TBR (2026) - APRILBooks must have been added to your TBR at the very least the last day of the previous month.
Goal: 3 books per month
Main Category: Last word of title ends with ...
Letters: K or S
1. Sleeping Giants, Rene Denfeld, 22 Mar 2026
2. The God of the Woods, Liz Moore, 3 Apr 2026
3. At the Coffee Shop of Curiosities, Heather Webber, 6 Apr 2026
4. In the Shadow of Vesuvius, Tasha Alexander, 29 Apr 2026
Possibilities:
The Plague of Doves
Palisades Park
Lost Hours
The Lotus Shoes
AprilGoal: 3 Books
Main category: First word of title starts with...
Letter: V or A
Books:
βοΈ 1. At Close Range by Laura Griffin
Read: 8.4.2026
Rating: 4 Stars
βοΈ 2. All the Feels by Olivia Dade
Read: 21.4.2026
Rating: 2 Stars
βοΈ 3. An Art Lover's Guide to Paris and Murder by Dianne Freeman
Read: 16.4.2026
Rating: 3 Stars
Eyes on the TBR (2026) - APRILBooks must have been added to your TBR at the very least the last day of the previous month.
Goal: 3 books per month
Main Category: Last word of title ends with ...
Letters: E or L
1. The Old Woman with the Knife
2. You, Me, and the Colors of Life
3. Go Gentle
Possibilities:
Shy Girl
When Lemons Give You Life
The Mountains We Call Home: The Book Woman's Legacy
Goal: 3 books per monthMain category: Author's country (born/living in)
Continent: Europe
AND
Main category: Published in year containing
Number: 6
Read:
β 1. Bolt by Dick Francis, 12 Apr 26 (UK, 1986)
β 2. Picture Miss Seeton by Heron Carvic, 14 Apr 26 (UK, 1968)
β 3. Forfeit by Dick Francis (1969, UK)
Options:
Bolt by Dick Francis (1986, UK)
Dead Cert by Dick Francis (1962, UK)
The Gustave Sonata by Rose Tremain (2016, UK)
and more
Goal 3 booksPublished in year containing 1
Author's name beginning with W or T
Possibles
Boundary Waters by William Kent Krueger read April 7
Doing Time by Jodi Taylor read April 12
A Borrowed Man by Gene Wolfe
Outposts: Journeys to the Surviving Relics of the British Empire β The Last Account of the Vanishing Empire by Simon Winchester
April 2026Published in Year ending
in 6
1.
2.
3.
Potential
Silver Road - 2016
Heartless - 2016
Killing Thyme - 2016
Twelve Months - 2026
Such a Perfect Family - 2026
The Astral Library - 2026
Eyes on TBR - AprilRead: 3/3
Author's Country
Europe
β 1. Stay with Me by Hanne Γrstavik (Norway) - April 2026
β 2. On the Calculation of Volume III by Solvej Balle (Norway) - April 2026
β 3. Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman (UK) - May 2026
Mod
Main Category: published in year ending in
Number: 1
Goal: 5
1. The Violets of March
2. Louise's War
3. Infinitum
4. Locust Summer
5. Griffin & Sabine
April SpotMain Category: Last Word of Title Ends With
Letter: X or N
Goal: 3
1. The Paper Magician - Read 4/16/26
2. The Accidental Beauty Queen - Read 4/22/26
3. Jane Austen - Read 4/28/26
Eyes on the TBR: April 2026Goal: 3 books per month
Main Category: First Word of the title starts with
Letter: V or A
1. The Abandoned 4/21/26
2.A Familiar Magic 4/23/26
3.
Mod
π Number: 5
Goal: 5
The Amber Owl (Heartwood #1) by Juliet Marillier (pub 2025) -Read 04/12
Rook by Sharon Cameron (pub 2015) -Read 04/13
The Book of Records by Madeleine Thien (pub 2025) -Read 05/05
The White Rose: Munich, 1942-1943 by Inge Scholl (pub 1952) -Read 05/08
2 Sisters Murder Investigations (2 Sisters Detective Agency #2) by James Patterson & Candice Fox pub. 2025 -Read 05/29
April - DONE!Published in year containing 7
Goal: 3 minimum
1. Creation in Death (published 2007) - Completed 4/12/26
2. Minor Detail (published 2017) - Completed 6/5/26
3. The Day of the Jackal (published 1971) - Completed 6/9/26
Eyes on the TBR β±β± April
April 2026
My April Eyes on the TBR (msg 15)
Goal β±β± 3 books per month
Category Spin β±β± Author's initial
Secondary Spin β±β± B or R
TBR only
π₯author last initial R β±β± Stolen in Death β±β± 04.11 β β β β
π₯author last initial B β±β± My Friends β±β± 04.18 β β β
π₯author last initial R β±β± Irish Rebel β±β± 04.25 β β β β
π₯author last initial B β±β± Sweet Revenge β±β± 04.29 β β β
New Books
π₯connection β±β± Stolen in Death β±β± author same first initial J β±β± Dark Frost β±β± 04.24 β β β
Eyes on the TBR: April 2026Duration: March 1 - March 31, 2026
GOAL: 1-3 books
TBR only π
Main Category: Published in Year Ending in 1
Palmetto by Ania Ahlborn 4/7/2026
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Below is the main part of instruction including links to the wheels:
B. TBR only π
We are going to specifically focus on a random category per month and all the books read for this section must be from your TBR*
*TBR - the books must have been added to your TBR at the very least the last day of the previous month. For example, for November, I can read a book I added on 31 October.
You can spin the wheels on the 15th of current month for next month's category to allow for your planning.
For the Main Category, you can follow the below link and spin the wheel:
https://wheeldecide.com/index.php?c1=...
There are only 6 Main Categories for which then you will need to spin another wheel, depending on what you need for the Main Category you've spun:
For letters: https://wheeldecide.com/index.php?c1=...
For numbers: https://wheeldecide.com/index.php?c1=...
For continents: https://wheeldecide.com/index.php?c1=...
You will then ONLY read books that fit this category for the month.
You may have 2 categories per month, if you like, BUT each book must meet both categories to qualify for the challenge.
C. New Books β¨ (Optional)
The only "New Books" you can read for this challenge are those you can make a connection to your "TBR only" books. You may be as creative as you like with these connections BUT note that total of "New Books" read must be LESS than total of "TBR only" books read.
By "New Books", it would mean the book wasn't or hasn't ever been on your TBR so if you have discovered a new author whom you'd like to read all the backlist for, this is the space for it
You make make connections to any "TBR only" books you've read throughout the year and each of these books may have multiple connections.