Welcome to the 2019 Monthly Motif Reading Challenge! This challenge runs from JANUARY 1, 2019 – DECEMBER 31, 2019 ~ For this challenge, each month of the year is assigned a motif or theme. Your task is to read one book per month that fits in with the assigned motifs…
2019 Monthly Motif Reading Challenge
Read a book by an author whose writing you’ve never read before.
Yes. We’re giving you permission to judge a book by its cover and read a book with a cover that really caught your eye.
MARCH – Royalty, Kingdoms, Empires, Governments
Read a book in which the character is involved in a ruling or governing body in some way.
Read a mystery, detective story, true crime, cozy mystery, or book involving a puzzle to solve.
Read something that is short enough you could get through it in one sitting- try a graphic novel, comic book, short story, essay, or short collection of poetry.
Read a book with a character (or written by an author) of a race, religion, or sexual orientation other than your own or read about a culture you want to learn more about.
Read a book involving time travel, a book with a ‘time’ setting such as The Great Gatsby (20s), read a historical fiction/nonfiction, or choose a book published in your birth year.
AUGUST – Mode of Transportation
Read a book where the mode of transportation plays a role in the story (ex. Murder on the Orient Express or The Boys in the Boat)
SEPTEMBER – Animal, Number, Color, Name
One of those things needs to be in the title of the book you choose (ex. Water for Elephants, Red Queen, Fahrenheit 451, Rebecca, Harry Potter)
Read a book set in a theater, an amusement park, a circus, or a book involving magic, illusions, or characters with special powers.
NOVEMBER – Seasons, Elements, and Weather
Embrace a winter wonderland setting, pick a beach read, or read about a natural disaster. As long as a season, element, or the weather plays a key role in the story or is part of the title, it counts. (ex. Little Fires Everywhere, The Snow Child, On The Island)
Finally read that one book that you’ve been meaning to get to all year long.
The Nuts and Bolts – IMPORTANT!
Below is a participation linky (the blue button.) Please use it to sign up and/or link up to your Monthly Motif Introduction blog post. If you don’t write a blog, link up to your Goodreads profile page, your Instagram, etc.
We’d love for you to post to social media (if you use it) using the hashtag #monthlymotifgxo.
Just before the first of each month we’ll be checking in with you and putting up a new linky for you to link your reviews for that month to. You will have until the 10th of the next month to add your link. After that the linky will be closed. You can still link up after that, you’ll just need to message me.
You can find our latest Monthly Motif post in the blog sidebar.
Thanks for joining and have fun!
(If you are reading this post in a blog reader you’ll need to click through to the site to see the participation linky below.)
// Comments //
Melissa
Oops! Same problem as last month. September link does not exist yet. 😉
Melissa
Oh, I just tried to upload my August book, but it says the page doesn’t exist. Just checking to see if you guys are still doing the monthly motif and if everything is okay!
Kimberly Lynne
So sorry! I think I’ve got it fixed now. We have both been crazy busy but yes, we’re still here.
Melissa
Oh good! Glad you are both doing well, albeit crazy, but good crazy!
Kimberly Lynne
Thank you! Hoping to get some more time soon for the blog.
Bev@My Reader's Block
The link for August reviews doesn’t seem to be working.
Kimberly Lynne
So sorry Bev! I think I’ve got it fixed now.
Dorothy Dickerson
Any recommendations for March? I’ll be looking through all my books as well as my daughter’s, but I welcome any new input. Any new good books for my shelf 😀
Kimberly Lynne
What genre are you interested in reading? Then I can narrow down my suggestions.
Dorothy Dickerson
Fantasy, historical fiction, anything really is cool with me.
Kimberly Lynne
Try something from these lists: https://www.goodreads.com/list/tag/royalty
Sue at Book By Book
Oh, shoot! I’m late signing up, but I participate in this challenge every year and really enjoy it.
Can I still sign up?
Here’s my 2019 Challenges page – just running a bit behind after a crisis-filled January!
https://bookbybook.blogspot.com/p/2019-reading-challenges.html
Thanks –
Sue
Kimberly Lynne
Yes! We’d love to have you participate this year. Just start adding your links to the month check-ins. Thanks Sue!
Laurie
I’ve never participated in reading challenges before but am going to attempt several this year!
https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/991109-laurie
https://www.instagram.com/bluecat_forest/
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