I'm participating in the House Cup reading challenge, again :-)
The best thing to get a lot of books read is to follow a reading challenge prompt. (Yes, yes, you know I love those things.)
So, here's some:
PROMPTS:
1. "life starts all over again when it gets crisp in the fall" - read a book with an autumnal cover
2. candles, crumbles and cocoa - do something cosy that brings you joy
3. spooky or cosy?! read a book which represents your autumn aesthetic
4. pics or it didn't happen - take an autumnal photo (and share it on social media using the hashtag #fallintoautumnreadathon )
5. pumpkin spice and all things nice - make your favourite autumnal drink
Pumpkin spice mix: mix equal amounts of ground cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, and allspice or cloves. Or vary the portions according to your preferences. You can for example have 1 part cinnamon to 1 part of the other spices. Cloves and ginger often have an overpowering sting. I prefer allspice to cloves, because it's a softer and more flavorful spice. Just put it in everything, and enjoy pumpkin spice everything :-D
READING CHALLENGES:
COSTUME PARTY:
Scary Costume: Read a Horror
Silly Costume: Read a book you think will make you laugh
Fantasy Costume: Read a Fantasy
Couples Costume: Read a Romance
Besties Costume: Buddy Read a book
REFRESHMENTS:
Punch Bowl: A book with a character who fights
Eyeball Soup: A cover you can’t stop eyeballing
Mrs. Lovett’s Meat Pies: A book with a character you think will be unlikable
Devil’s Food Cake: A black cover
Candy Bowl: Take a small piece and read a novella or graphic novel
DANCE FLOOR PLAYLIST:
Monster Mash: A book with a monster (literally or figuratively)
I Put a Spell on You: A book with magic
Time Warp: Set in a different time
Superstition: Based on folklore/mythology
Thriller: A thriller
FESTIVITIES:
Carve Jack O Lanterns: A face on the cover
Bob for Apples: Sink your teeth in and read a tome
Hang Out With The Pets: Animal on the cover
Trick or Treat: Choose a book you think you’ll love + a book you think you’ll hate. Flip a coin to decide which you’ll read.
I'm going to hate The Beekeeper's Apprentice - tails
I'm going to love Dark Lord of Derkholm - heads
PHOTO CHALLENGES:
OCT 1: October reads
OCT 2: A photo you took the night of the full moon
OCT 3: October Craft
OCT 4: October Decor
OCT 5: Books and Candy
OCT 6: Something that scares you
OCT 7: Blackout poetry
OCT 8: Favorite October treat
OCT 9: Fall Aesthetic
OCT 10: Spring Aesthetic (in honor of our southern hemisphere friends)
OCT 11: Continue a book cover
OCT 12: Reading Spot
OCT 13: Bookish Costume
Characters:
Buffy: The Hero – Read a book featuring a badass female protagonist
Benefit: Skip Prompt # 10
Willow: The Wicca – Read a witchy Read
Benefit: Change one prompt to a prompt of your choosing. (Aside from Prompt #9)
Xander: The Loyal Sidekick – Read a book by your favorite author or re-read a favorite.
Benefit: Save Dark Willow, bringing her back from the brink. Skip prompt #9
Giles: The Mentor – Read a non-fiction or historical fiction. Something you can learn from.
Benefit: You can complete the prompts in whatever order you choose.
Spike: The Bad Boy – Hate to Love Trope
Benefit: You can read one book to fulfill more than one prompt (Aside from Prompt #2).
Angel: - The Redeemed: Read a book with a second chance romance.
Benefit: Sacrifice Yourself in Prompt #4, saving us the hassle of killing you. Skip this prompt.
Cordelia: The Mean Girl – Read a book with a beautiful cover or a cover buy
Benefit: Skip Prompt #2
Dawn: The Key – Read a book with a strong focus on a sibling relationship
Benefit: Skip Prompt #7
Tara: The Lost Lover – Read a book featuring a LGBTQ Character or a character with diverse representation.
Benefit: Remove the challenge of your choice aside from the final battle.
Oz: The Werewolf – Read a book featuring shapeshifting/transfiguration
Benefit: Oz is the WILDcard. If you read his prompt, you can choose whatever benefit you want
LOCATIONS:
#1 Starting Location: The Bronze: Read a light and fluffy read. Or a highlight anticipated read.
#2 Restfield Cemetery: After a night of fun at the Bronze you head out to patrol. While on patrol, you are attacked by a Monster-of-the-Week. In order to defeat them, knock out short or quick read. If you picked Cordelia as your character, skip this prompt.
#3 The School Library -You head back to the school library to discuss the attack with Giles. That’s when he tells you about The Master: an ancient vampire who is determined to open the Hellmouth. To prevent him from succeeding, read the oldest book on your TBR (either oldest publication date, or the book that has been on your TBR the Longest).
# 4 - The Mansion – Drusilla, Spike, and Angelus are attempting to wake Acathla and destroy the world (Tsk tsk). You know you will have to stop him by making some hard choices: Challenge: Read the next book in a series you have been delayed in continuing. Or start a new series. If you chose Angel as your character, you get to skip this round. If you chose Spike, well, your punishment for shenanigans is going to be that you CANNOT double up. You must read one book to fulfill this prompt.
#5 Sunnydale High – The Master has been defeated, and you are looking forward to a calm Senior year. But that is not to be. The new Slayer, Faith, has teamed up with the wicked Mayor, and now you have to stop them or no one will live to see graduation. Challenge: Read a book with a school as the main setting (This can be high school, boarding school, college, etc).
#6 UC Sunnydale: After defeating the mayor, you move on to college where you hope to have normal relationships and wish that everything was less….Monstery. Unfortunately, you discover “The Initiative” ran by the demented Maggie Walsh and her Franken Pet, Adam. Challenge: Read a book with your least favorite trope
#7 The Tower: College is just no longer in the cards. Especially with the arrival of the Hell God trapped in a Human’s body that is trying to get back to her dimensions. Defeat Glory by sacrificing yourself: Read a book that is outside of your comfort zone.
#8. The Magic Box: The world has been saved…..again. But shenanigans ensue when a fun-loving demon turns Sunnydale into a Broadway musical. Read a poetry book/A book written in prose, or read a book where music is a primary Plot point
#9 – Willow has gone dark over the loss of her love. She has flayed Warren and is hunting Andrew and Jonathan. But she has to be stopped! Read a dark or taboo book. If you chose Xander as your character, skip this round. If you chose Willow, well, there have to be some consequences. You cannot change this prompt. You must read a dark or taboo book.
#10. The Hellmouth: You’ve finally made it to your last battle. The biggest of them all. You must defeat The First Evil and banish the Hellmouth for good. In order to do this, you must battle the largest book on your TBR or a book that intimidates you. If you chose Buffy as your character, you can skip this prompt.
A scary book
A book that was written by a woman and features a male protagonist
A book and its sequel
A celebrity memoir
A book on all the bestseller lists
A book recommended by an independent bookstore employee
A book that your book club read but you skipped
A book that you always wanted to read but never got around to reading
A book by a famous author you've never read
A book based on a historical event
A book that was published in 1995
A book that was published in 2015
A book with food in the title
A book with a pun in the title
A book that takes place during fall
A book with an orange cover
Team Sanderson Sisters! Prompts
Group Book: Mooncakes by Suzanne Walker (15pt)
Sarah: Read a book that features sisters (10pt)
Winifred: Read a book about powerful witches (10pt)
Mary: Read a book about an evil character (10pt)
Strength: You cast a spell of speed to catch those pesky children. You can skip one prompt and still get the points
Weakness: People know about the history of the Sanderson sisters, you must go into hiding. You can't read for a whole 24 hours
Team Undead! Prompts
Group Book: Cemetery Boys by Aiden Thomas (15pt)
Binx: Read a book that has to do with family (10pt)
Billy: Read a book with a morally grey character (10pt)
Emily: Read a book about ghosts or paranormal (10pt)
Strength: You are now the Ghost of Emily Binx. No one can see you, you get to be stealthy. You may double up on one prompt of your choosing.
Weakness: Unfortunately, Billy only has 24 hours until he must go back to his grave. You must have a 24-hour readathon
Team Trick or Treaters! Prompts
Group book: The Girl who Drank the Moon by Kelly Barnhill (15pt)
Max: Dress up as a character while you read a book (10pt)
Dani: Read a book about siblings (10pt)
Allison: Defeat the Sanderson witches, read a book about witches (10pt)
Team Trick or Treaters!
Strength: You deserve something sweet! You may trade a prompt with another team's prompt of your choice!
Weakness: Hurry! You have to rush back home for curfew. You must read one book only during the day time.
Bonus! Every 100 pages you finish for the readathon, you get an extra 2 points for your team!
Earn 15 points for your team simply by watching the movie!
Back-Oween-Athon
A fantasy novel by a Black Author
A book by a black trans, queer, or non-binary author
A book that features Black mermaids/sirens
A mystery book by a Black author
A historical fiction book by a Black author
A thriller book by a Black author
A book that discusses intersectionality by a Black author
A book that includes a Black witch
Read Giovanni's Room by James Baldwin
Read a book by an underrated Black author
Everyone's Librarian fall challenge 2016
Read in your PJs
Read a Graphic Novel
Re-read a favorite
Read a book about school
Read with a flashlight
Read a cookbook
Read a book about change
Read poetry
A book with a school setting
A mother/daughter relationship book
Any cozy book set during fall
A book with complicated love interests
A book by an Asian author/with Asian representation
The next book in a series you haven't finished yet
A book with food on the cover, or where food is a crucial part to the storyline
A booklovers Autumn Reading Challenge
A book set in an era you love
A book you've owned for over a year
A book with a pretty spine
A book about school
A book featuring fancy clothes
A book concerning love
A book with an award
A book with over 40 chapters
A book with handwriting on the cover
A book you need to review
A humorous read
A book with over 200 pages
A book featuring animals
A book with a child MC
A book with your favourite colour on the cover
A historical fiction
A book containing more than one POV
A book published before 1880
A book with a cover of mostly one colour
A book with less than 25 chapters
A book with characters not of your nationality
A classic
A book taking place in your province/state
A book based on true events
A book written by an author you love
A book with over 10 letters in the title
A book you were given
A book with a character's name on the cover
A nonfiction
A book written by dual authors
A sequel
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