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
Prompts in the TBR jar:
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 (See TBR jar info Doc. For link)
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 and/or your kids loved growing up
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
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