1) The challenge runs all year long from January 1, 2022 to December 31, 2022.
2) Eight “key words” are given for each month. Your task is to read 1 book that includes one or more of the key words in the title.
3) Synonyms and different suffixes are allowed. For example, if the keyword is ‘Lake’ you may also use the words ‘Lakes’, ‘Water’, ‘Sea’, ‘Ocean’.
4) A check in post will be published here on the blog, in our Goodreads GXO Reading Challenges group and on Instagram each month. You can link up on the blog posts to announce your completion of that months challenge using the hashtag #Monthly KeyWordGXO
5) 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.
6) If you post what you’ve read to social media please use the hashtag #MonthlyKeyWordGXO.
7) If you are on Goodreads consider joining our GXO Goodreads Reading Challenge Group. You can get book suggestions, do progress check-ins and meet other challenge participants.
8) You can track your progress using a blog or any social media platform. We are active on Instagram, Twitter, and Goodreads.
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Monthly Check in Posts will be linked below as soon as they’re posted. You can check in there, on our GXO Goodreads Reading Challenge Group or with our Instagram hashtag #KeyWordReadingChallenge
MONTHLY KEY WORDS
JAN – Last, Kingdom, Girl, Dark, When, Winter, Light, Window
FEB – Midnight, Never, Into, Sun, Love, Good, Spell, Search
MAR – End, Fall, Loud, Queen, Woods, Nine, Beautiful, Crown
APR – Race, Now, Chose, While, Stop, Burn, Red, One
MAY – Thorn, Catch, Black, Under, City, Cloud, Sing, Legacy
JUN – Sea, You, Hate, Perfect, Shade, Until, Beach, Little
JUL – Star, Next, Infinity, Iron, Word, People, Rise, Clear
AUG – Breath, Case, Hundred, Day, Happy, Language, Stay, Lie
SEP – Bright, Here, Out, Life, Strange, Rule, Story, Salt
OCT – House, Bone, Haunt, Body, Blood, Witch, Murder, Mystery
NOV – Many, Boy, River, Fever, Down, Gold, Jade, Hill
DEC – Still, Cabin, Cafe, Night, Lake, By, Holiday, Fire