Monthly Key Word Reading Challenge 2020

Monthly Key Word

Hi friends! Welcome to the 2020 Monthly Key Word Reading Challenge. Here’s a little background on this reading challenge:

I (Kim) started this challenge on my original book blog: Bookmark to Blog in 2013. When Tanya and I decided to join forces and co-blog here at Girlxoxo.com I brought the Monthly Motif Reading Challenge with me but let Claudia of My Soul Called Life take over hosting for the Monthly Key Word Reading Challenge. Claudia later disappeared from the blogosphere 🙁 and no one could get in touch with her.  Bev from My Readers Block decided to keep the challenge going when she couldn’t get in contact with Claudia. She’s been running it for the past two years. Bev also hosts several other yearly reading challenges, so make sure you go check those out on her blog!

For 2020, the Monthly Key Word Reading Challenge is coming back to its roots. As its creator I’m very excited to have it back! Read below for the details on this challenge and we hope you’ll choose to join us for next year…

HOW IT WORKS

~ This is a monthly challenge that runs all year long from January 1, 2020 to December 31, 2020.

~ Six “key words” are given for each month. Your task is to read 1 book that includes one or more of the key words in the title.

~ The title you choose can be a variation on one of the key words. For example- your title could include the word ‘snowing’ or ‘snowflake’ even though the key word is ‘snow.’

~ Key words can be tweaked. For example- You could read “Cinder” or “Ashes” for the key word ‘Fire’. If the key word is ‘family’ then your title could include the word ‘sister’ or ‘mother.’ If the key word is ‘food’ then your title could include the word ‘cake.’ Use your best judgement and have fun with it!

~ Please link back to Girlxoxo, Tanya, or Kim any time you post about the challenge on your blog so that we can follow along with your progress!!

~ If you post what you’ve read to social media please use the hashtag #MonthlyKeyWordGXO .

~ New This Year: A check in post will be published at the end of each month where you can see what we read for the challenge and comment with the book you chose and a link to your review.

MONTHLY 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, Color, Lock, Now

DECEMBER – Sword, Magic, Fly, Of, Silver, Crown

SIGN UP TO PARTICIPATE

~ Sign up by commenting “COUNT ME IN” below, to participate – make sure you leave a link to your sign up post (or social media announcement) later on when you’ve posted about it! Announce your participation via your blog, Goodreads, or other social media platform using the hashtag #MonthlyKeyWordChallenge and link back to Girlxoxo.com blog or Instagram (awesomerxoxo) & (chapter_adventure).

*NOTE– We are doing away with linky’s because they have become more pain than they’re worth. You’ll need to scroll all the way to the bottom of the post to find the comment box to use instead of a linky button. Thanks!!

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Kim and Tanya

Kim is a librarian - professor - ancient history nerd - mom to 2 little boys - Utah native - digital archivist - British comedy and detective show junkie - outdoor lover. Tanya is an avid reader - teenage boy wrangler - husband tamer - adventure seeker.

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// Comments //

  1. Heather

    Feb 07

    Can’t tell in the comments if I ever added one with my sign up post on instagram, so here it is!

    https://www.instagram.com/p/B60vb0cjNxE/?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet

  2. Heather

    Jan 31

    For the Monthly Key Word challenge this month I read The Water Cure by Sophie Mackintosh. I am adding my instagram post on the book!

    https://www.instagram.com/p/B7HySbaDRPr/?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet

  3. Richa

    Jan 16

    Count me in… I am really excited for this challenge. Here is my sign up post:
    https://blogitwithricha.wordpress.com/2020/01/10/reading-challenges-in-2020/

  4. Veronica

    Jan 14

    Count me in! My link https://libriamicimiei.blogspot.com/2020/01/monthly-key-word-challenge-2020.html
    Thanks for hosting!

  5. Sofie

    Jan 12

    Count me in! Instagram is @sofie_booksnmore
    My monthly keyword shelf on goodreads is: https://www.goodreads.com/review/list/79944279-sofie?shelf=2020-monthly-keyword

  6. Alex

    Jan 10

    I’m in!
    Here’s the Goodreads post with my 2020 challenges: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/3109597735 🙂

  7. Count me in!
    https://erraticprojectjunkie.blogspot.com/p/monthly-key-word-challenge.html

    I can also be found on Instagram and Twitter via @ErraticElle

  8. Kerra

    Jan 05

    I’m really excited to join this challenge. I think I’ll be doing this and the Motif one. I’m on Facebook & Instagram.

  9. Kyle O'Keefe

    Jan 04

    I’ll be joining the motif challenge and the key words challenge!

    https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/100234304-kyle-o-keefe
    https://www.instagram.com/books_and_costumes/

    Post will be up soon!

    • @Kyle Great! Thanks for joining us for the challenges. Make sure you find us on Goodreads (GXO Reading Challenges)

  10. Colleen

    Jan 04

    Count me in! First time joining! I’m going to post on Goodreads
    https://www.goodreads.com/review/list/2441461-colleen-scidmore?shelf=2020-monthly-keyword-challenge
    And my IG is @colleensreadingadventures

  11. Sherry

    Jan 03

    Count me in! Instagram @bookloveratheart goodreads https://www.goodreads.com/hobbssa

  12. Karine

    Jan 02

    Count me in
    https://bookshelfdreaming.wordpress.com/2020-reading-challenges/

  13. Natasha

    Jan 02

    Count me in.

    I will post my progress on Goodreads and maybe Instagram.

  14. Count me in! https://medicallybookish.home.blog/2019/12/27/most-anticipated-books-of-2020/

  15. Count me in!!! https://readingwithjessica.wordpress.com/2020/01/02/2020-reading-challenges/

  16. Heather Kochan

    Jan 02

    Count me in!
    https://www.instagram.com/p/B60vb0cjNxE/?igshid=2b336k9liskg

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