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Announcing the 2025 Cover Lovers Reading Challenge
I love me a reading challenge and I especially love me a prompt-based challenge, so I decided to take a stab at creating my own. I've enjoyed searching out certain types of book covers this year for various challenges, which is why this challenge is focused on that. Each of the 50 prompts below include an element to look for on the covers of the books you read. Most of them are pretty general, I think. At any rate, I'm excited to take them on. How about you? Do you want to join me for the 2025 Cover Lovers Reading Challenge?
Here how it will work:
1. The challenge will run from January 1, 2025 to December 31, 2025.
2. Since this isn't a competition and we're just playing for fun, not prizes or even acclaim, books of any length count (as long as they fit one of the prompts). All genres and formats are allowed.
3. Don't overthink or stress out about the prompts. If a book fits-ish a prompt, that's totally fine, but a book should only be used once (unless you're going rogue and just doing things your own way). I'm all about being flexible and laidback!
4. 50 prompts can be overwhelming, so let's break it down:
Level One: 1-10 books
Level Two: 11-20 books
Level Three: 21-30 books
Level Four: 31-40 books
Level Five: 41-50 books
You can sign up at any level you'd like and even change levels mid-challenge if you need to.
5. Reviews aren't required, but I always like to get suggestions for prompts and for good reads. I will publish a challenge post at the beginning of each month with a form for review links. If you post one, I promise to come give it some love. On second thought, I'm not going to bother with a monthly review link. Too much work. Feel free to post links to your reviews in the comments on this post, though, and I will stop by and give them some love!
Easy peasy, right?
Here are the prompts...
Read a book with a cover that includes:
1. your favorite color
2. headwear of some kind (hat, helmet, yarmulke, hijab, etc.)
3. a mode of transportation
4. bookish elements
5. an author that has a common name spelled in an uncommon way (i.e. Stephenie Meyer, Kelley Armstrong, etc.)
6. an illustrated scene
7. a design that is in desperate need of a makeover
8. a wintry scene
9. a summery scene
10. food
11. a skeleton, bones, or a skull and crossbones
12. floral elements
13. sports equipment
14. a title and/or scene that makes you laugh
15. something you might see in a hospital (medicine bottles, IV stand, stethoscope, doctor, etc.)
16. someone wearing period clothing
17. a famous structure or landmark (man-made or natural)
18. a frame-worthy design
19. at least one person of color (POC)
20. someone partly or fully submerged in water
21. a lighted window
22. a bird
23. a futuristic scene
24. a weapon
25. the name of and/or a depiction of a famous person
26. a number in the title or design (numeral or spelled out)
27. a backpack or piece of luggage
28. the words "light" and/or "dark" in the title
29. a foggy/stormy scene
30. a television or movie screen
31. no people
32. an object that is broken
33. a silhouette or shadow
34. a piece of jewelry
35. a sunrise or sunset
36. a cityscape
37. an aquatic animal
38. a light source that can be held in the hand (flashlight, torch, lantern, etc.)
39. the name of one of the four seasons in the title, design, or author's name
40. a depiction of something that has been spilled (milk, paint, blood, etc.)
41. eyewear of some kind (sunglasses, goggles, eyepatch, etc.)
42. a spooky scene
43. something you might find in a child's bedroom (teddy bear, nightlight, crib, etc.)
44. a key and/or a keyhole
45. a real, historical photograph
46. a proper noun in the title or design
47. something that is plaid
48. outdated technology (typewriter, film camera, rotary telephone, etc.)
49. the name of a month in the title, design, or author's name
50. a flag, pennant, or banner
If you'd like a printable version of the prompts, here you are:


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