TBR game
TBR game
Rules:
- If I finish my TBR from the previous month I get to choose any books on my TBR
- If I don't finish my TBR from the previous month I have to choose books from my owned books TBR
- I have to get 50% through a book for it to count as complete
- Whatever books I don't finish have to be transferred over to the next month on top of whatever books I pick for the prompts I pull for the next month
- . if a prompt repeats in the same game it can go back in the jar
- If
a library book Is chosen for a prompt and the Book has A long wait time That
book can be skipped and moved to the next month
Prompts in the TBR jar:
Read a book published
- Published before 2015
- Published before 2017
- Published in 2018
- Published in 2019
- A book published in 2020
- A book published in 2021
- A book published in 2022
- A book published in 2023
- A book published in 2024
- A book published in the last week
- A book published the decade before you were born
- Indie published
- A book published before you were born
- A book released in the last month
- A book published on your birthday
- A book published the year you were born
- A book published last year
Awards
- A book nominated for an award this year
- A book that won an award last year
- Read a Goodreads Choice Awards book
Format
- A format outside your comfort zone (i.e., print, E-books, audiobook)
- Read just audiobook
- Read just E-books
- Read an E-books and audiobook
- A book that is only available as an E-books
Challenges
- A book that fits your favorite prompt from another reading challenge
- A book featuring or specifically about one of your other hobbies besides reading such as cooking, hiking, gardening, sports, knitting, etc.
- An #OwnVoices book
- A Book with A Great First Sentence
- Includes illustrations
- A book you think will make you cry (see TBR jar doc. info link for Rec.)
- A book with text messages in it
- A book with letters in it
- A book with a map at the beginning
- A book with a preposition in the title (“on,” “in,” “at,” etc., see TBR jar doc. info link for Rec.)
- A book with a character that has the same name as one of your loved ones
- A book involving a career you wanted as a kid
- Roll a dice Read a book with as many words in the title
- TBR machine website
Comfort zone
- A book outside your genre comfort zone
- A book outside your trope out of comfort zone
TBR shelf
- The book you own that's been on your unread shelf the longest (can be print or electronic. The point is to read something you own to get through your to-be-read (TBR) list)
- A book that's been on your TBR list the longest (It does not have to be one you own)
- TBR vet
- A book on your TBR for more than year.
- Pick a TBR card
- A book older than you
- Longest book on TBR
- Shortest book on TBR
- A Kindle Unlimited book
- The most recent add to your TBR
- Read the book on your TBR with the longest title
- A book that’s been on your TBR for over a year
Audiobook
- An audiobook by your favorite narrator. (It can be read by the author, a celebrity, or an actor we typically see in movies or TV.)
- A book with an unreliable narrator
- Listen to an audiobook
Backlist
- A book on the backlist of one of your favorite authors. (Backlist means a book of theirs that you haven't read yet.)
- A backlist book by a favorite author.
Events
- A book with a subject related to or on current events
- Either fiction based on current events or a nonfiction book
Reread
- A reread of one of your favorite books
- Reread an old favorite
- A reread
- Reread a book you read as a kid
Translation
- A book in translation
Meant to
- A book you meant to read in the last few years.
- A book you meant to read last year
- A book you’ve had for years and keep saying “I can’t wait to read this”
Something on the cover/color
- A book with mostly pink on the cover
- Red cover
- Purple cover
- Blue cover
- Green cover
- Yellow cover
- Orange cover
- Brown cover
- Black cover
- Pink cover
- White cover
- Person on the cover
- Animal on the cover
- Weapon on the cover
- Nature on the cover
- Water on the cover
- A Book with Trees on The Cover
- A Book with Your Favorite Color
- Person on the cover
- Bird on the cover
- A Book with Food or Drink on The Cover
- Flowers on cover
- A Book with No People on The Cover
- A Book with A Mostly Blue Cover
- Hand on the cover
- A book with the prettiest cover
- A book with mostly blue on the cover
- A book with a map or compass on the cover
- A book with a bright-colored cover
- A book with a fully neutral cover (all black, brown, gray, white, etc.)
- A book with your favorite color on the cover
- A book with your least favorite color on the cover
- A book with stars on the cover
- A book with mountains on the cover
- A book with a moon on the cover
- A book with a rainbow cover
- A book with mostly orange on the cover
- A book with a cover matching the shirt you are wearing
- A book with a road on the cover
- A book with mostly green on the cover
- A book with mostly purple on the cover
- A book with a camera on the cover
- A book with mostly yellow on the cover
- A book with mostly red on the cover
- A book with a tree on the cover
Type of cover
- Beautiful cover
- Illustrated cover
Pages
- Under 300 pages
- Over 400 pages
- A Book with Less Than 300 Pages
- Big book >500
- A Book with An Odd Number of Pages
- A book that is over 400 pages
- A book that has an even number of pages
- A book under 300 pages
- A book at least 500 pages long
- A book between 321 and 456 pages
- A book at least 700 pages long
Series
- Continue a series
- A Book in A Series
- A book in a trilogy
- A book in a Duet
- Read the next book in a series
- Start the first book in a new series
- Start the longest series on your TBR
- Read a sequel
Buy
- Recent purchase
- Buy a new book!
- New Release
- Treat your shelf
- A book you bought because you liked the cover
Gift
- A book gifted by a loved one
Someone/something picks
- Pet pick
- Blindfold pick
- Mom pick
Genres
- Non-fiction
- An autobiography or biography
- A Romantasy book
Random
- Random letter
- Random number
- Random Color
- Restart TBR
This scares me.
- Intimidating book
- A Book That Scares You
- Book you feel like you missed out on
Sub-genres
- Historical fiction
- Contemporary
- Cozy Mystery
- Rom-Com
Recommendations
- Booktube rec
- Instagram rec
- Recommended
- Goodreads rec.
- A book recommended by social media
- A book that's highly recommended by a source you trust
- Use recommendation service
- Read the last book someone recommended to you
- A book recommended to you more than once
- Rating
- Lowest rated
- Highest rated
- The highest rated book from your Goodreads TBR (that you own)
- The lowest rated book from your Goodreads TBR (that you own)
Borrowed
- Library book
- Library list
- A book that takes place in a library
- A book on display at your local library
- The first book in a series available at your local library.
- A book from the "New Arrivals" section.
Standalone
- Standalone
- An interconnected standalone
A book about?
- A book you know nothing about
Anticipated
- Most anticipated
Adaptation
- Adaptation
- A book mentioned in another book, movie, or TV show
- A book being made into a movie this year(Check out #BookToFilm or #BookToBoxOffice for ideas)
- A book being made into a TV series this year(Use #BookToTV or #BookToTVSeries for ideas)
Freebies
- Mood read
- You pick!
Title
- A book with a single syllable title
- A book with a title at least 7 syllables long
- A book that has a reading-related word in the title
- More than 5 words in title
- A book with a 3-word title
- The title begins with a A
- The title begins with a B.
- The title begins with a C.
- The title begins with a D.
- The title begins with a E.
- The title begins with a F.
- The title begins with a G.
- The title begins with a H.
- The title begins with a I
- The title begins with a J.
- The title begins with a K.
- The title begins with a L.
- The title begins with a M.
- The title begins with a N.
- The title begins with a O.
- The title begins with a P
- The title begins with a Q.
- The title begins with a R.
- The title begins with a S.
- The title begins with a T.
- The title begins with a U.
- The title begins with a V.
- The title begins with a W.
- The title begins with a X.
- The title begins with a Y.
- The title begins with a Z
- A Book with A Title That Is 2 Words or Less
- A Book That Does Not Start With “The”
- One word title
- A Book with A Place in The Title
- A Book with A Title That Is More Than 6 Words
- Number in title
- A book with a 1 author name one word title
- A book with a name in the title
- A Book with A Title You Love A book that starts with the same letter as your first name
- A book with a color in the title
- A Book With “Girl, Lady, or Woman” In The Title
- A book with more vowels than consonants in the title
- A book with a title that starts with a vowel
- Read a book with a pun in the title
Theme
- A book about social media
- A holiday novel
- Sad book
- Happy book
- A book set during one of your favorite holidays. In case you haven’t noticed ( Christmas, Memorial Day, America’s Independence Day. Thanksgiving)
- Includes cooking
- Includes music
- A book about an athlete or sport in the Olympics
- Seasonal book
- A beach/summer read
- Read a book about your favorite sport.
Setting
- A book set in the fall/autumn
- A book set in winter
- A book set in a Mediterranean country
- A book set in a small town
- A cozy mystery set outside the United States or United Kingdom
- A book set in a country that you’d like to visit
- A book set in Hollywood
- A Book Set in A Different Continent
- Set outside of North America
- A book set in your favorite season
- A Book Set Somewhere You’d Like to Visit
- Set in Europe
- A book set in the state or province where you currently live
- A book set in the state or province where you're originally from
- A book set in a city
- A book set in winter/snow/cold/etc.
- A book set in your hometown (or close to it)
- A book that takes place in another world
- A book set in a country you’ve never been to
- Read a book set in Canada.
Representation
- A book with a protagonist with a disability
- Disability rep.
- POC rep.
- LGBTQ+ rep.
- Gender discrimination
Trope
- A friends-to-lovers romance
- A slow burn romance
- A Sports Romance Book
- A book about a road trip or a long voyage
- A book about a long-distance relationship
- Family Bond
- Friendship circle
- Enemies to Lovers
- Friends to Lovers
- Sibling Relationship
- Marriage of Convience
- A second-chance romance A sports romance
- A grumpy/sunshine romance
- Read a book with your least favorite trope
Author
- A Book Written by A Male Author
- Book By an Author That Has Written More Than 10 Books
- A Book by An Author Whose Last Name Starts with A Letter After M
- A Book Written by An Author with Your Initials
- A book by an author with the same last initial as you
- A book by a new-to-you female author
- A book by a new-to-you BIPOC author
- New author
- A book written by a female author by 2 or more authors
- A book by a new-to-you LGBTQ+ author
- Favorite Author New to you author
- Author you love
- Authors debut
- A book by an author from your home state
- Asian Author
- Black Author
- LGBTQ+ Author
- A Book by One of Your Favorite Authors
- A book written by an author under 30 years old
- A book from an author with a 4-letter surname
- A book from an author whose name starts with a vowel (i.e., A, E, I, O, and U. )
- A book from an author with a disability
- A book mentioned by your Favorite author
- Read from an author you’ve never heard of
- A book by multiple authors
- A Read from an author who blurbed your favorite book
- A book from an author with a 3-letter first name
Character
- A Book with A Main Character That Starts With A, B, or C
- A book featuring your favorite pet(s) or animal(s).
- A book with a character or by an author with the same first, or last name as you
- Strong Female Character
- Animal sidekick
- A book where one of the main characters is bookish (author, reader, book influencer, etc.)
- A book with a nonbinary protagonist
- A book with a protagonist that’s at least 50 years old
- A book featuring a protagonist with a disability
- A book featuring a famous person or character
Social Media
- A Book You Discovered on Social Media
- A book voted for you by Bookstagram or other group of people
- Poll pick
- A popular book that you haven’t read yet
- A book you found on TikTok
- Read the last book you saw on TikTok
- Read the last book you saw on Instagram
Chapters
- A book with over 40 chapters
- A book with over 10 chapters
- A book with over 20 chapters
- A book with over 30 chapters
- A book with over 100 chapters
- A book with under 10 chapters
- A book with under 20 chapters
- A book with under 30 chapters
- A book with under 25 chapters
- A book with under 100 chapters
- A book with under 200 chapters
POVs
- A Book with Multiple POVs
- A book with alternating POV
- A book with more than one point of view
Length of book
- Short Book
- Novella
ARC’s
- Read an ARC
- Read an ALC
Kids
- A book you and/or your kids loved growing up
Hope you enjoy,
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