2025 Challenge

   October 1, 2024

The Read Between the Lines Reading Challenge runs from January 1st 2025 until December 31st 2025. The aim is to read 50 books throughout the year based on the prompts below:

  1. The 25th Book of an Author
  2. A Book that Was Nominated for the Booker Prize
  3. A Book with an Indigenous Character
  4. A Book from Richard & Judy’s Book Club
  5. A Book with a Green Cover
  6. A Book Written in Present Tense
  7. The Title is a Palindrome
  8. Written by Neil Gaiman or Terry Pratchett
  9. A Book Set in San Francisco, California, USA
  10. Rivals/Enemies to Lovers Plot
  11. A Book From a Series with 25 Books or More
  12. A Fantasy or Science Fiction Book
  13. A Book Published in the Year of the Snake
  14. Written by an Author with Initials (ie CL Taylor)
  15. An Omniscient Narrator
  16. A Book with the Word “Murder” in the Title
  17. A Book Featuring Mythical Creatures (Dragons, Fairies, Abominable Snowman)
  18. A Book without People on the Cover
  19. A Book Title that Starts with the Letter A
  20. Written by an Author with a Flower in Their Name
  21. A Book That Has Been Translated into 25 or More Languages
  22. A Book with the Word “Guide” in the Title
  23. A Book You Wanted to Read Last Year
  24. A Book With the Same Title as a Film (but isn’t necessarily the same)
  25. A Psychological Thriller
  26. Written by a Latinx Author
  27. Women in STEM
  28. A Book with a Child or Adolescent Protagonist
  29. A Different Format than Your Normal Books (Audiobook, Manga, eBook)
  30. A Buddy Read or Book Club Read
  31. A Book with 25 Letters in its Title
  32. A Weapon on the Cover (Gun, Crossbow, Knife, Sword)
  33. A Horror Novel Written by a Woman
  34. A Classic
  35. A Novella or a Book containing Poetry
  36. A Book with a Face on the Cover
  37. Title Contains a Deity (God, Buddha, Hera, Odin etc)
  38. Published in 2025
  39. A Memoir or (Auto) Biography
  40. A Book with a Pink Spine
  41. A Book Published in or before 2000
  42. A Book You Would Recommend to Your Family / BFF
  43. At Least 3 POVs in the Book
  44. A GoodReads Choice Award Nominee
  45. A Book Without a Romantic Liaison
  46. A Book About a Character with Superpowers
  47. A Book Set in Oceania
  48. Title Contains a Monarchical Title (King, Queen, Emperor, Empress)
  49. Protagonist is 25 Years Old
  50. Written by a Trans Author