2025 Reading Challenge
The 2025 Reading Challenge is here! This will be the 8th reading challenge since Jackie and I started Beyond the Bookends. We love seeing how much the challenge has grown and how much all of you have embraced it!
The 2025 Reading Challenge aims to balance niche-specific reads with broader prompts to help enrich your reading life.
As usual, I’ve provided a list of suggested books for each prompt, but you are always free to read a book of your choosing.
2025 Reading Challenge Prompts
- January – Read a Book Being Adapted to the Screen
- February – Read a Second Chance Story
- Check out Second Chance Romances
- March – Read a Middle Grade Fantasy
- April – Read a Book Set in Hollywood
- Check out Hollywood Novels or Old Hollywood Novels
- May – Read a Young Adult Book
- June – Read a Nonlinear Narrative
- July- Read a Book with a Food in the Title
- August – Read an Epistolary Novel
- September – Read a High School Novel
- Check out High School Romance Books or Books Set in High School
- October – Read a Mythology Story
- Check out Mythology Books or Greek Mythology Retellings
- November – Read a Book with a Neurodivergent Character
- December – Read a Cozy Mystery
2025 Reading Challenge Rules
The Beyond the Bookends 2025 reading challenge runs from January 1 to December 31, 2025.
The only rule is, unlike Summer reading bingo, you can’t repeat books on this board. Each of the prompts should be unique books that you read during the challenge time frame.
How to Play
In order to play along with the 2025 reading challenge, you will need to screenshot the template over on Instagram or download it right from this page (right-click to save the image).
When you complete a book, upload your board to stories by adding text or an image of the book you read over the prompt. Feel free to tag @beyondthebookends as you fill in the books along the way. I am looking forward to sharing everyone’s boards all fall long!
Quarterly Magazine
Free subscriber exclusive! The magazine features previews of the coming reading challenge prompts and it will also feature highlights for the upcoming book releases. Jackie and I work hard on it each quarter!
You’ll get our personal takes on which books we are most excited about broken down by month. Think of it as an easier-to-read, more personal version of the quarterly adult new releases posts. I’ve included some sample pages below.
Instagram Tracker
Share your monthly picks with us over on Instagram. Instagram is where Jackie and I do most of the book giveaways too, so if you aren’t following us there already, now’s the perfect time to do so.
You’ll also find a video tutorial of how to add book covers to the Instagram reading challenge tracker available in our highlights.
Helpful Tips
- In December, our Instagram community will be voting on book suggestions to create an ideal board of both popular picks and sleeper picks. Feel free to join the voting!
- The results from voting will be saved in highlights for reference throughout the reading challenge time frame.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the 2025 Reading Challenge?
We are so excited about our 2025 reading challenge. Each year, we post one prompt per month to help you expand your reading horizons. Join the Beyond the Bookends community as we discuss our picks for the reading challenge, get input from our readers, and help you decide what you want your next read to be.
How does a Reading Challenge work?
Every month we will provide you with a list of books we think you will love. We will provide a range of books from fiction and historical fiction to romances. Feel free to pick one of our suggested books or, if these do not appeal to you, any book of your choice.
How do I Join the Reading Challenge for 2025?
It is so easy to join us for the Beyond the Bookends 2025 Reading Challenge. You can simply sign up for our email and download the templates from the subscriber printable library. Every month you can see our recommendations and suggestions for great books to read.
What is the best 2025 reading challenge?
The Beyond the Bookends reading challenge! Played over 12 months, this 12-prompt challenge is fulfilling and fun. For more of a challenge, check out the seasonal reading challenges.
What to Challenge Yourself Even More?
Do you love to read and want to challenge yourself even more? We just started doing mini-book challenges for each season. There is a preview of the Fall 2024 Reading Challenge above. Be sure to head over to our Reading Challenge page for each of the seasonal reading challenges and our famous Summer Reading Bingo!
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Epilogue
That’s the Beyond the Bookends 2025 Reading Challenge! Are you happy with this year’s prompts? Is there something that you would like me to add to our next reading challenge? Send me an email with any suggestions!
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