Welcome back for the 2026 edition of the Key Word Reading Challenge!
HOW IT WORKS
:: Your task is simple. Read a book each month with one (or more) of the key words in the title. Variations of key words are allowed. For example: Drown, Drowning, Drowned are all okay for the key word ‘drown’.
:: Track your progress through our Goodreads challenge group or on Storygraph! Post about your book each month on social media using the hashtag #motifreadingchallenge. Tag @chapter_adventure on Instagram.
:: Have Fun!
JANUARY
Weekend
Keep
Ground
Door
Among
Midnight
Glitter
Highway
FEBRUARY
Lying
Ruin
Alchemy
Hoax
Blind
Chance
Flower
Sound
MARCH
Favorite
Orange
Picture
Broken
Sister
Look
Forget
Fortune
APRIL
Mirror
Mist
Party
Stray
Light
People
Everlasting
Spell
MAY
Bright
Creek
Letter
Empire
Forever
Emerald
Wreck
Eye
JUNE
Box
Apple
Castle
Fool
Middle
Cold
Flight
Become
JULY
Fall
Sun
Boyfriend
Thousand
Shores
Country
Confession
Society
AUGUST
Matter
Spy
Roof
Missed
Zero
Enchant
Water
Point
SEPTEMBER
Orbit
Hot
Daydream
Endure
Curse
Ice
Decay
Smile
OCTOBER
Prey
Crypt
Hollow
Dreadful
Killer
Hex
Wolf
Lore
NOVEMBER
Whistle
Quiet
Bitter
Rising
Strings
Lands
Seven
Song
DECEMBER
Lemon
Welcome
Bake
Crush
Cafe
Taste
Cat
Kind
Thank you for your support !
