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!!
// Comments //
Kylie
I’m joining this challenge a bit late but will posting on Instagram @kepz_lovesreading
Kimberly Lynne
Great! Happy to have you!
Cheryl @ I Heart Fictional People
I’m super late, but COUNT ME IN! Here is my sign-up post:
https://iheartfictionalpeople.net/2020/04/2020-reading-challenge-sign-ups/
This was always one of my favorite challenges. Thanks for keeping it alive!
Kimberly Lynne
@Cheryl Yay! Thanks for joining us.
Diya
Count me in!
I’ll be updating from my instagram account and my blog
Instagram account – @emmafoster740 and link https://www.instagram.com/p/B-KTpI6Bnmp/
DIYA
Is it okay to sign up for the challenge now?
If yes, then count me in!
Kimberly Lynne
@ DIYA Of course!
Nancy Baker
Just found this and I am in – Will update on Goodreads
https://www.goodreads.com/review/list/67057446-nancy?shelf=2020-monthly-keyword
Amanda Claassens
Hi, I am joining the Keywords. I mostly , but not excludively, read Afrikaans books. I will translate and point out the keyword for the benefit of non-Afrikaans readers. On twitter @claassensa. I also post to Facebook’s Lekkerleesboekrak and I have a blog penpunt.wordpress.com
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