I wanted to do another year long reading challenge so after some Googling, I found this particular one on GIRLXOXO. It seems pretty interesting and I've never tried one like this before so I thought I'd give it a shot!
There's even a hashtag they created for if you share any social media photos about it -- #MonthlyKeyWordGXO
You can also link back to them in the posts if you'd like to -- Kim is chapter_adventure on Instagram. Kim and Tanya also share an Instagram for their blog which is awesomerxoxo on Instagram.
I'll edit this as I finish corresponding books to help me keep track and to keep you up to date!
How It Works:
This reading challenge runs for the entire year of 2020, and each month has six "key words" (hence the "Monthly Key Word" title of the challenge -- it's a fairly self-explanatory title).
The title can be a variation on the key word, so instead of 'water' you could read a book with the word 'waterfall' in the title. Eg, using 'water' as a prefix.
You're also allowed to tweak the key words to help you out! so instead of using the key word 'forest', you could read a book with the word 'tree' or 'woods' in the title. Eg, synonyms for 'forest'.
The Key Words:
JANUARY: Water, This, Hello, Sun, New, Six
FEBRUARY: Girl, Any, Love, Red, Note, Throne
MARCH: Dream, Day, In, House, Luck, Friend
APRIL: Lost, Below, City, Jewel, Night, My
MAY: Sky, Name, Blue, Book, Enchant, Is
JUNE: And, Beach, Number, Wish, Down, Word
JULY: Boy, Last, Day, Into, Dear, Summer
AUGUST: Kiss, Flower, When, Happy, North, Right
SEPTEMBER: Star, Cry, She, Window, Forever, Eye
OCTOBER: Haunt, Around, Shadow, Grave, Murder, Deep
NOVEMBER: Look, Forest, Out, Colour, Lock, Now
DECEMBER: Sword, Magic, Fly, Of, Silver, Crown
Key Words Completed:
I haven't managed to read something for every single month, so I'll leave out the months where I didn't read anything that corresponds to the keywords for that month.
JANUARY:
Water: Rules of Rain - by Leah Scheier
This:
Hello:
Sun:
New:
Six:
APRIL:
Lost:
Below:
City: Tokyo Ghoul, Vol. 5 - by Sui Ishida
Jewel: Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone - by J.K. Rowling
Night:
My:
MAY:
Sky:
Name: My Brother's Name is Jessica - by John Boyne
Blue:
Book:
Enchant: Enchantée - by Gita Trelease
Is:
AUGUST:
Kiss:
Flower: The Thorn Princess - by Bekah Harris
When:
Happy:
North:
Right:
SEPTEMBER:
Star:
There's even a hashtag they created for if you share any social media photos about it -- #MonthlyKeyWordGXO
You can also link back to them in the posts if you'd like to -- Kim is chapter_adventure on Instagram. Kim and Tanya also share an Instagram for their blog which is awesomerxoxo on Instagram.
I'll edit this as I finish corresponding books to help me keep track and to keep you up to date!
How It Works:
This reading challenge runs for the entire year of 2020, and each month has six "key words" (hence the "Monthly Key Word" title of the challenge -- it's a fairly self-explanatory title).
The title can be a variation on the key word, so instead of 'water' you could read a book with the word 'waterfall' in the title. Eg, using 'water' as a prefix.
You're also allowed to tweak the key words to help you out! so instead of using the key word 'forest', you could read a book with the word 'tree' or 'woods' in the title. Eg, synonyms for 'forest'.
The Key Words:
JANUARY: Water, This, Hello, Sun, New, Six
FEBRUARY: Girl, Any, Love, Red, Note, Throne
MARCH: Dream, Day, In, House, Luck, Friend
APRIL: Lost, Below, City, Jewel, Night, My
MAY: Sky, Name, Blue, Book, Enchant, Is
JUNE: And, Beach, Number, Wish, Down, Word
JULY: Boy, Last, Day, Into, Dear, Summer
AUGUST: Kiss, Flower, When, Happy, North, Right
SEPTEMBER: Star, Cry, She, Window, Forever, Eye
OCTOBER: Haunt, Around, Shadow, Grave, Murder, Deep
NOVEMBER: Look, Forest, Out, Colour, Lock, Now
DECEMBER: Sword, Magic, Fly, Of, Silver, Crown
Key Words Completed:
I haven't managed to read something for every single month, so I'll leave out the months where I didn't read anything that corresponds to the keywords for that month.
JANUARY:
Water: Rules of Rain - by Leah Scheier
This:
Hello:
Sun:
New:
Six:
APRIL:
Lost:
Below:
City: Tokyo Ghoul, Vol. 5 - by Sui Ishida
Jewel: Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone - by J.K. Rowling
Night:
My:
MAY:
Sky:
Name: My Brother's Name is Jessica - by John Boyne
Blue:
Book:
Enchant: Enchantée - by Gita Trelease
Is:
AUGUST:
Kiss:
Flower: The Thorn Princess - by Bekah Harris
When:
Happy:
North:
Right:
SEPTEMBER:
Star:
Cry:
She:
Window: The Boy Who Steals Houses - by C.G. Drews
Forever:
Eye:
OCTOBER:
Haunt:
Around:
Shadow:
Grave:
Murder:
Deep:
NOVEMBER:
Look:
Forest:
Out:
Colour:
Lock:
Now:
DECEMBER:
Sword:
Magic:
Fly:
Of:
Silver:
Crown:
Completed Key Word Total:
January - 1/6
February - 0/6
March - 0/6
April - 2/6
May - 2/6
June - 0/6
July - 0/6
August - 1/6
September - 1/6
October - 0/6
November - 0/6
December - 0/6
She:
Window: The Boy Who Steals Houses - by C.G. Drews
Forever:
Eye:
OCTOBER:
Haunt:
Around:
Shadow:
Grave:
Murder:
Deep:
NOVEMBER:
Look:
Forest:
Out:
Colour:
Lock:
Now:
DECEMBER:
Sword:
Magic:
Fly:
Of:
Silver:
Crown:
Completed Key Word Total:
January - 1/6
February - 0/6
March - 0/6
April - 2/6
May - 2/6
June - 0/6
July - 0/6
August - 1/6
September - 1/6
October - 0/6
November - 0/6
December - 0/6
