Tuesday, December 21, 2021

2022 Monthly Motif Challenge


The link for this challenge is

https://www.goodreads.com/group/show/1056220-gxo-reading-challenges

https://www.girlxoxo.com/category/reading-challenges/

~ This is a monthly challenge that runs all year long from January 1, 2022 to December 31, 2022.

~ A Motif (theme) is given for each month. Your task is to read 1 book that fits the motif for that month.

~ A check in post will be published here on the blog, in our Goodreads group, and on Instagram each month where you can track your progress and link up with other participants.

~ Please properly credit and link back to Girlxoxo  or Kim on Instagram any time you post about the challenge on your blog or social media.

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

~ If you are on Goodreads consider joining our the GXO Goodreads Reading Challenge Group. You can get book suggestions, plan your reading, do progress check-ins and meet other challenge participants.

JANUARY-  New To You. Celebrate the New Year with something new to you- a new genre, a new author, a new book series, a new book purchase, etc.

FEBRUARY- Girl Power. Highlighting Women! Female Authors, Fierce female characters, feminism, female body positivity, females in science/government, etc.

MARCH- Buzzed About Books. Read a book you saw buzzed about a lot in 2021 but haven’t gotten around to reading it yet.

APRIL- Books to Screen. Read a book that has a movie or TV adaptation made based on it. For an extra challenge, watch the show after reading the book.

MAY- Book Lovers Unite. Read a book set in a library or bookstore; with a librarian, author, or book loving character; OR a book with the word ‘BOOK’ in the title.

JUNE- Supporting PRIDE through books. Read a book by an author who is a member of the LGBTQIA+ community or a book featuring LGBTQIA+ character(s).

JULY- Summer Lovin’ – Having a Blast. This month it’s all about the beach reads, rom coms,  and/or love stories. Pick something fun and light-hearted.

AUGUST- Quick Lit. Novellas, Graphic Novels, Poetry Collections, books under 200 pages, one sitting reads.

SEPTEMBER- Title Play. Read a book with a clever title that uses a play on words, a pun, a joke, or titles that have double meanings. 

OCTOBER- Murder or Magic. Read a murder mystery book or a magical realism book.

NOVEMBER- Books in Translation. Read any book that wasn’t originally written in your native language but has since been translated to it.

DECEMBER- The Fire is So Delightful. Read a book that has a fire, flames, candles, smoke, or burning in the title or on the cover.

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 + JANUARY +

Monthly Motif: (NEW TO ME)

New Author: The Bastard Prince by Alix Nichols    DONE


+ FEBRUARY +

Monthly Motif: (GIRL POWER)


+ MARCH +

Monthly Motif: (BUZZED ABOUT BOOKS)


+ APRIL +

Monthly Motif: (BOOKS TO SCREEN)


+ MAY +

Monthly Motif: (BOOK LOVERS UNITE)


+ JUNE +

Monthly Motif: (SUPPORTING PRIDE THROUGH BOOKS)


+ JULY +

Monthly Motif: (SUMMER LOVIN' - HAVING A BLAST)


+ AUGUST +

Monthly Motif: (QUICK LIT)


+ SEPTEMBER +

Monthly Motif: (TITLE PLAY)


+ OCTOBER +

Monthly Motif: (MURDER OR MAGIC)


+ NOVEMBER +

Monthly Motif: (BOOKS IN TRANSLATION)


+ DECEMBER+

Monthly Motif: (THE FIRE IS SO DELIGHTFUL)

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