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September - Down the Rabbit Hole
Welcome to the September Challenge – “Down the Rabbit Hole”!Once you have signed up for the challenge with a preliminary goal, you can change that goal at any time by providing an update with the changed goal.
Updating your progress
When posting your progress, please be sure to include both your original message number and progress:
Example: Updated msg #10: 2/8
If you decide to drop out of the challenge, please do not delete your original sign-up post. Simply post an update letting me know. If you wish to do so, you can delete the information that is in your post, but it will be necessary to at least leave a single letter or number in the post.
Any questions - please don't hesitate to ask!
As always, have fun with this!
PARTICIPANTS
Allie - 0/5 post 63
Amy - 4/6 post 46
Angel - 0/8 post 15
Ashly - 0/2 post 17
Beth - 7/10 post 4
Blu's World - 0/3 post 37
BriannaRaquel - 0/20 post 35
Brit - 10/10 post 36
Bubbles - 0/5 post 31
Caraina - 3/3 post 48
Caroline - 0/10 post 41
Carolyn - 6/10 post 12
Carri Carey - 6/10 post 16
Carrie - 0/10 post 45
Chalmation - 1/5 post 10
Charlotte - 5/5 post 20
Chrissie - 0/3 post 8
Clara - 0/10 post 26
Debra - 2/2 post 33
Donna - 2/10 post 39
Dubhease - 1/4 post 24
GailW - 0/5 post 28
Jaida - 0/10 post 18
Janine - 0/4 post 13
Jemma - 0/4 post 54
JennH - 7/6 post 7
Jennifer - 3/10 post 47
Karin - 2/3 post 34
Keri - 7/10 post 25
Kristina - 0/5 post 23
Marie - 0/10 post 19
Melissa - 10/10 post 27
Rachel - 0/10 post 40
Sarah - 0/10 post 9
SarahKat - 0/10 post 29
Shari - 0/5 post 14
Sophia - 0/3 post 22
Susan - 3/6 post 5
Susan - 2/3 post 32
Syd - 0/5 post 38
TerryJane - 0/10 post 30
Whitney - 3/4 post 6
STATS
Participants: 42
Books Read: 84
Book Goal: 294
Completed: 6
Updated through message #95 on 16 Sep at 12:20 PM USDT.
Down the Rabbit Hole, Sep 2025Going for all 10
🐰🐇 A book that starts a series or sends you on a journey - One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García Márquez this was a 100-year 7-generation journey of the Buendía family
🐰🌹 A book with red on the cover or in the title - The Sentence is Death (Hawthorne & Horowitz #2) by Anthony Horowitz
🐰🫖 A book where characters gather, dine, or drink - The Last Precinct (Kay Scarpetta, #11) by Patricia Cornwell Kay, Marino, Lucy, and McGovern get together for Christmas dinner.
🐰🔍 A book that’s a mystery or made you say “what is going on?!” London Bridges (Alex Cross, #10) by James Patterson Mystery is 1st MPG
🐰🐛 A book with a wise, strange, or philosophical character - Booked (The Crossover, #2) by Kwame Alexander All of those adjectives describe Mr. Mac
🪞 A book with a mirror, reflection, or doppelgänger theme - Mirror Me a major plot point is the MC avoiding looking at her reflection in mirrors
🐰👑 A book featuring royalty, powerful leaders, or fierce femmes - The Patriot Threat (Cotton Malone, #10) by Steve Berry Both Stephanie Nelle and Isabella Schaefer are incredibly capabable federal agents.
🎩 A book you chose for no logical reason at all - Fifty Shames of Earl Grey no reason related to this challenge
🐰📖 A book that’s fantasy, surreal, or speculative fiction - Weyward by Emilia Hart Fantasy is 2nd MPG
⏱️ A book that’s been on your TBR for far too long - The Blood of Emmett Till added to my TBR Jun 23, 2023
I'd like to join for 6! Thanks!Progress: 3/6
🫖 A book where characters gather, dine, or drink - The Last Precinct (Main characters have dinner and drinks on Christmas) - Finished 9/9/25
🐇 A book that starts a series or sends you on a journey - The Knight and the Moth - Finished 9/10/25
🌹 A book with red on the cover or in the title - The September House - Finished 9/14/25
🔍 A book that’s a mystery or made you say “what is going on?!” - The Perfect Stranger
🎩 A book you chose for no logical reason at all - Party Girl
📖 A book that’s fantasy, surreal, or speculative fiction - The Martian
⏱️ A book that’s been on your TBR for far too long - Things You Won't Say
I'm in for 4!Progress: 3/4
🐇 A book that starts a series or sends you on a journey
- The Quiet Librarian by Allen Eskens (Completed 9/4/25)
Main character is being hunted.
🌹 A book with red on the cover or in the title
- The Heart Principle by Helen Hoang (Completed 9/11/25)
🫖 A book where characters gather, dine, or drink
- Meet Me at the Lake by Carley Fortune
Main character owns a resort. There are multiple scenes involving social gatherings.
👑 A book featuring royalty, powerful leaders, or fierce femmes
- A Rogue of One's Own by Evie Dunmore (Completed 9/4/25)
Main character and friends are part of a women's suffrage group.
Please sign me up for 6.DOWN THE RABBIT HOLE
Duration: September 1 - September 30, 2025
7/6
The Honjin Murders by Seishi Yokomizo 9/6/25
🌹 A book with red on the cover or in the title
Finlay Donovan Rolls the Dice by Elle Cosimano 9/8/25
The 23rd Midnight by James Patterson & Maxine Paetro 9/8/25
In an Absent Dream by Seanan McGuire 9/9/25
🪞 A book with a mirror, reflection, or doppelgänger theme
Throne of Jade by Naomi Novik 9/2/25
Tokyo Ghoul, Tome 1 by Sui Ishida 9/8/25
Nimona by N.D. Stevenson 9/8/25
⏱️ A book that’s been on your TBR for far too long
Progress: 3/3✓
(09/09)✓
(09/03)🫖 A book where characters gather, dine, or drink
✓
(09/09)🐛 A book with a wise, strange, or philosophical character
🪞 A book with a mirror, reflection, or doppelgänger theme
👑 A book featuring royalty, powerful leaders, or fierce femmes
🎩 A book you chose for no logical reason at all
📖 A book that’s fantasy, surreal, or speculative fiction
⏱️ A book that’s been on your TBR for far too long
Sign me up for 10 books0/10
A book that starts a series or sends you on a journey.
Blood Queen
A book with red on the cover or in the title.
Little Red Riding Hood
A book where characters gather, dine, or drink.
Murder with Fried Chicken and Waffles
A book that’s a mystery or made you say “what is going on?!”
Her Royal Spyness
A book with a wise, strange, or philosophical character.
Me and Earl and the Dying Girl
A book with a mirror, reflection, or doppelganger theme.
The Double
A book featuring royalty, powerful leaders, or fierce femmes.
Mary, Bloody Mary
A book you chose for no logical reason at all.
Show, Don't Tell
A book that’s fantasy, surreal, or speculative fiction.
American Gods
A book that’s been on your TBR for far too long.
The Chosen Queen
I'm in for 5.1/5
📖 A book that’s fantasy, surreal, or speculative fiction
Wolves of the Calla (The Dark Tower #5)
Participant list and stats updated through here.
I'm in for 10🐇 A book that starts a series or sends you on a journey The House in the Cerulean Sea
🌹 A book with red on the cover or in the title What You Are Looking For Is in the Library
🫖 A book where characters gather, dine, or drink Beachfront Bakery A Killer Cupcake
🔍 A book that’s a mystery or made you say “what is going on?!” Mr Mercedes
🐛 A book with a wise, strange, or philosophical character The Horse and His Boy
13/09🪞 A book with a mirror, reflection, or doppelgänger theme Julie Chan Is Dead
05/09👑 A book featuring royalty, powerful leaders, or fierce femmes The Radical Lives of Helen Keller
08/09🎩 A book you chose for no logical reason at all Low Tide Murder
12/09📖 A book that’s fantasy, surreal, or speculative fiction Reactive
05/09⏱️ A book that’s been on your TBR for far too longAll He Takes
09/09
I would like to join for 5 books.Progress: 3 / 5
🐇 A book that starts a series or sends you on a journey A Sugar Creek Christmas - 1st in a series
🌹 A book with red on the cover or in the title The Busybody Book Club
🫖 A book where characters gather, dine, or drink
🔍 A book that’s a mystery or made you say “what is going on?!” The Coworker
🐛 A book with a wise, strange, or philosophical character
🪞 A book with a mirror, reflection, or doppelgänger theme
👑 A book featuring royalty, powerful leaders, or fierce femmes
🎩 A book you chose for no logical reason at all
📖 A book that’s fantasy, surreal, or speculative fiction
⏱️ A book that’s been on your TBR for far too long
DOWN THE RABBIT HOLEDuration: September 1 - September 30, 2025
Completion9/8 (But Maybe 10)
"We're all mad here," so let your TBR reflect that!
🐇 A book that starts a series or sends you on a journey The Duke and I | Julia Quinn | 09.13
🌹 A book with red on the cover or in the title | Death Turns a Trick | Julie Smith | 09.11
🫖 A book where characters gather, dine, or drink | The Club | Ellery Lloyd | 09.05
🔍 A book that’s a mystery or made you say “what is going on?!” | Easy Prey: A Dark and Twisted Psychological Thriller Inspired by True Scams | A.B. Whelan | 09.07
🐛 A book with a wise, strange, or philosophical character | wise and strange Leah | One for Sorrow | Sarah A. Denzil | 09.14
🪞 A book with a mirror, reflection, or doppelgänger theme | Doppelganger | The Drowning Woman | Robyn Harding | 09.08
👑 A book featuring royalty, powerful leaders, or fierce femmes | Fearful | Lauren Roberts | 09.07
🎩 A book you chose for no logical reason at all | In What Remains | K.B. Rose | 09.09
📖 A book that’s fantasy, surreal, or speculative fiction | Before I Go to Sleep | S.J. Watson | 09.16
⏱️ A book that’s been on your TBR for far too long Layla | Colleen Hoover | 09.03
Please sign me up for 10!Progress: 6/10
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A book that starts a series or sends you on a journey Shadeslinger✅
A book with red on the cover or in the title The Nickel Boys - Read 9/15/25✅
A book where characters gather, dine, or drink Wicked Appetite - Read 9/6/25✅
A book that’s a mystery or made you say “what is going on?!” The Chain - Read 9/4/25✅
A book with a wise, strange, or philosophical character Becoming - Read 9/13/25🪞
A book with a mirror, reflection, or doppelgänger theme The Prestige👑
A book featuring royalty, powerful leaders, or fierce femmes Red Sparrow🎩
A book you chose for no logical reason at all Burn Baby Burn✅
A book that’s fantasy, surreal, or speculative fiction The Witch's Daughter - Read 9/9/25✅
A book that’s been on your TBR for far too long When Breath Becomes Air - Read 9/13/25
I'm in for 2🌹 A book with red on the cover or in the title -
⏱️ A book that’s been on your TBR for far too long -
0/2 read
I would like to join for 10🐇 A book that starts a series or sends you on a journey
🌹 A book with red on the cover or in the title
🫖 A book where characters gather, dine, or drink
🔍 A book that’s a mystery or made you say “what is going on?!”
🐛 A book with a wise, strange, or philosophical character
🪞 A book with a mirror, reflection, or doppelgänger theme
👑 A book featuring royalty, powerful leaders, or fierce femmes
🎩 A book you chose for no logical reason at all
📖 A book that’s fantasy, surreal, or speculative fiction
⏱️ A book that’s been on your TBR for far too long
I'm in for 5 to start with!Progress: 6/5
🐇 A book that starts a series or sends you on a journey
🌹 A book with red on the cover or in the title
The Reappearance of Rachel Price Holly Jackson 9/7/25 - red on the cover🫖 A book where characters gather, dine, or drink
Sun and Moon, Ice and Snow Jessica Day George 9/2/25 - The MC dines with the polar bear.
🔍 A book that’s a mystery or made you say “what is going on?!”
Kill Joy Holly Jackson 9/4/25 - it is a mystery
🐛 A book with a wise, strange, or philosophical character
🪞 A book with a mirror, reflection, or doppelgänger theme
👑 A book featuring royalty, powerful leaders, or fierce femmes
The King of Elfland's Daughter Lord Dunsany 9/11/25 - There is a king and a princess in the story.
🎩 A book you chose for no logical reason at all
📖 A book that’s fantasy, surreal, or speculative fiction
Animal Farm George Orwell 9/14/25 - fantasy
⏱️ A book that’s been on your TBR for far too long
The Witch of Blackbird Pond Elizabeth George Speare 9/8/25 - I've owned this book for way to long, and I finally got around to reading it!
Participant list and stats updated through here.
DOWN THE RABBIT HOLESeptember 01 - September 30, 2025
Progress: 0/5
Sign me up for 5!
1. 🐇 A book that starts a series or sends you on a journey: Katabasis by R.F. Kuang
2.🌹 A book with red on the cover or in the title: Moonflower Murders by Anthony Horowitz
3. 🫖 A book where characters gather, dine, or drink:
4. 🔍 A book that’s a mystery or made you say “what is going on?!”: Marble Hall Murders by Anthony Horowitz
5. 🐛 A book with a wise, strange, or philosophical character:
6. 🪞 A book with a mirror, reflection, or doppelgänger theme: The Double by Fyodor Dostoevsky
7. 👑 A book featuring royalty, powerful leaders, or fierce femmes: Lords and Ladies by Terry Pratchett
8. 🎩 A book you chose for no logical reason at all:
9. 📖 A book that’s fantasy, surreal, or speculative fiction: The Blacktongue Thief by Christopher Buehlman
10. ⏱️ A book that’s been on your TBR for far too long: Bloodchild and Other Stories by Octavia E. Butler
I'm going to do 41/4
🐇 A book that starts a series or sends you on a journey
🌹 A book with red on the cover or in the title
🫖 A book where characters gather, dine, or drink
🔍 A book that’s a mystery or made you say “what is going on?!”
🐛 A book with a wise, strange, or philosophical character
🪞 A book with a mirror, reflection, or doppelgänger theme
👑 A book featuring royalty, powerful leaders, or fierce femmes
🎩 A book you chose for no logical reason at all - Mother-Daughter Murder Night
📖 A book that’s fantasy, surreal, or speculative fiction
⏱️ A book that’s been on your TBR for far too long
I'm shooting for all ten but may regret this decision as September is looking to be my busy month. 🐇 A book that starts a series or sends you on a journey - Here, There Be Dragons
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(I'm a little bit upset about this one because I JUST finished the perfect book for this theme as it had a whole slew of philosophers and philosophical moments: Small Gods by Terry Pratchett. Now I am going to have to find something else.)
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🎩 A book you chose for no logical reason at all - saving this for a surprise read
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Completed! 10/10🐇 A book that starts a series or sends you on a journey Small Spaces (starts a series), completed
🌹 A book with red on the cover or in the title Bless Me Father, red on cover, completed
🫖 A book where characters gather, dine, or drink The Correspondent, completed
🔍 A book that’s a mystery or made you say “what is going on?!” How to Be a Saint: An Extremely Weird and Mildly Sacrilegious History of the Catholic Church's Biggest Names, in progress ("what's going on?")
🐛 A book with a wise, strange, or philosophical character Priestdaddy (strange character), completed
🪞 A book with a mirror, reflection, or doppelgänger theme Hemlock & Silver, completed
👑 A book featuring royalty, powerful leaders, or fierce femmes Barking to the Choir (powerful leaders), completed
🎩 A book you chose for no logical reason at all Everything Is Tuberculosis, completed
📖 A book that’s fantasy, surreal, or speculative fiction Book of Doors, completed
⏱️ A book that’s been on your TBR for far too long A History of Loneliness, completed
Please sign me up for 5:1. A book that starts a series or sends you on a journey
2. A book with red on the cover or in the title
3. A book where characters gather, dine, or drink
4. A book that’s a mystery or made you say “what is going on?!”
5. A book with a wise, strange, or philosophical character
6. A book with a mirror, reflection, or doppelgänger theme
7. A book featuring royalty, powerful leaders, or fierce femmes
8. A book you chose for no logical reason at all
9.A book that’s fantasy, surreal, or speculative fiction
10. A book that’s been on your TBR for far too long
I'm in for all 10🐇 A book that starts a series or sends you on a journey
🌹 A book with red on the cover or in the title
🍔A book where characters gather, dine, or drink
🔍 A book that’s a mystery or made you say “what is going on?!”
🐛 A book with a wise, strange, or philosophical character
👭 A book with a mirror, reflection, or doppelgänger theme
👑 A book featuring royalty, powerful leaders, or fierce femmes
🎩 A book you chose for no logical reason at all
📖 A book that’s fantasy, surreal, or speculative fiction
⏱️ A book that’s been on your TBR for far too long
🐇 DOWN THE RABBIT HOLE - Monthly ChallengeDuration: September 1 - September 30, 2025
Progress: 0/10
🐇 A book that starts a series or sends you on a journey
The River Is Waiting
🌹 A book with red on the cover or in the title
Great Big Beautiful Life
☕ A book where characters gather, dine, or drink
So Happy Together
🔍 A book that’s a mystery or made you say “what is going on?!”
Not Quite Dead Yet
🐛 A book with a wise, strange, or philosophical character
Martyr!
👯♀️ A book with a mirror, reflection, or doppelgänger theme
The Princess of Las Vegas
👑 A book featuring royalty, powerful leaders, or fierce femmes
Park Avenue
🎩 A book you chose for no logical reason at all
One Dark Night
📖 A book that’s fantasy, surreal, or speculative fiction
The Book of Lost Hours
⏱️ A book that’s been on your TBR for far too long
My Side of the Mountain
I'm in for 5DOWN THE RABBIT HOLE
Duration: September 1 - September 30, 2025
2/5
Morbidly Yours by Ivy Fairbanks - 9/3
How it Fits: Starts a series
🌹 A book with red on the cover or in the title
The Bewitching by Silvia Moreno-Garcia - 9/3
How it Fits: There are many scenes of various characters eating lunch and/or dinner together.
🔍 A book that’s a mystery or made you say “what is going on?!”
🐛 A book with a wise, strange, or philosophical character
🪞 A book with a mirror, reflection, or doppelgänger theme
👑 A book featuring royalty, powerful leaders, or fierce femmes
🎩 A book you chose for no logical reason at all
📖 A book that’s fantasy, surreal, or speculative fiction
⏱️ A book that’s been on your TBR for far too long
I"m signing up for 3-I've moved the cool emojis and will add them back to any I complete once I've read the book.2/3
🐇 🌹 🫖 🔍 🐛 🪞👑 🎩 📖 ⏱️
🐇 A book that starts a series or sends you on a journey An Open Heart by Harry Kraus sent me from the US to Kenya
A book with red on the cover or in the title
A book where characters gather, dine, or drink
A book that’s a mystery or made you say “what is going on?!”
🐛A book with a wise, strange, or philosophical character Under the Magnolias has several that fit this description
A book with a mirror, reflection, or doppelgänger theme
A book featuring royalty, powerful leaders, or fierce femmes
A book you chose for no logical reason at all
A book that’s fantasy, surreal, or speculative fiction
A book that’s been on your TBR for far too long
DOWN THE RABBIT HOLEDuration: September 1 - September 30, 2025
0/20 (2 each)
🐇 A book that starts a series or sends you on a journey
🌹 A book with red on the cover or in the title
🫖 A book where characters gather, dine, or drink
🔍 A book that’s a mystery or made you say “what is going on?!”
🐛 A book with a wise, strange, or philosophical character
🪞 A book with a mirror, reflection, or doppelgänger theme
👑 A book featuring royalty, powerful leaders, or fierce femmes
🎩 A book you chose for no logical reason at all
📖 A book that’s fantasy, surreal, or speculative fiction
⏱️ A book that’s been on your TBR for far too long
Hi there! I'd like to see if I can complete 9 of these prompts. *Update: completed 10/10🐇 A book that starts a series or sends you on a journey
Will
🌹 A book with red on the cover or in the title
Phantasma
🫖 A book where characters gather, dine, or drink
So Special: Fanatic Love
🔍 A book that’s a mystery or made you say “what is going on?!”
In Five Years
🐛 A book with a wise, strange, or philosophical character
Pen Pal
🪞 A book with a mirror, reflection, or doppelgänger theme
The Life and Loves of a She Devil
👑 A book featuring royalty, powerful leaders, or fierce femmes
Shield of Sparrows
🎩 A book you chose for no logical reason at all
Barbarian Mine
📖 A book that’s fantasy, surreal, or speculative fiction
The Secret World of Maggie Grey
⏱️ A book that’s been on your TBR for far too long
Taming Kane
Please sign me up for 3 books this month:🐛 A book with a wise, strange, or philosophical character
The Picture of Dorian Gray
👑 A book featuring royalty, powerful leaders, or fierce femmes
The Seventh Bride
⏱️ A book that’s been on your TBR for far too long
In the Shadow of a Dream
Completed: 0/3
"DOWN THE RABBIT HOLEDuration: September 1 - September 30, 2025
I'm going to jump in and try for all 10. (Even if I fall short, I land in the stars, right?) All books TBD at the moment.
🐇 A book that starts a series or sends you on a journey - Mountain Laurel
🌹 A book with red on the cover or in the title - Scarlett and the Dark Woods
🫖 A book where characters gather, dine, or drink
🔍 A book that’s a mystery or made you say “what is going on?!”
🐛 A book with a wise, strange, or philosophical character
🪞 A book with a mirror, reflection, or doppelgänger theme
👑 A book featuring royalty, powerful leaders, or fierce femmes
🎩 A book you chose for no logical reason at all
📖 A book that’s fantasy, surreal, or speculative fiction - The Book Witch by Lyra Grey
⏱️ A book that’s been on your TBR for far too long
DOWN THE RABBIT HOLEDuration: September 1 - September 30, 2025
0/10
🐇 A book that starts a series or sends you on a journey:The Deathless One By Emma Hamm
🌹 A book with red on the cover or in the title: Sword Catcher By Cassandra Clare
🫖 A book where characters gather, dine, or drink:The Name of the Wind By Patrick Rothfuss
🔍 A book that’s a mystery or made you say “what is going on?!”: House of Earth and Blood By Sarah J. Maas
🐛 A book with a wise, strange, or philosophical character: Katabasis by R.F. Kuang
🪞 A book with a mirror, reflection, or doppelgänger theme:Rose in Chains By Julie Soto
👑 A book featuring royalty, powerful leaders, or fierce femmes: Arcana Academy By Elise Kova
🎩 A book you chose for no logical reason at all:Warrior Princess Assassin By Brigid Kemmerer
📖 A book that’s fantasy, surreal, or speculative fiction: The Sea Witch By Eva Leigh
⏱️ A book that’s been on your TBR for far too long:Girls of Storm and Shadow By Natasha Ngan
Caroline wrote: "Going for 10!"Caroline, would you please edit post #42 to remove your goal? It's a duplicate of post #41. Please don't delete 42; just edit it to say NTSH (nothing to see here), or never mind, or something like that.
Thanks!
Day 1 of our challenge has arrived... happy to see so many of you playing along!Participant list and stats updated through here.
Please sign me up for all 10!♠️🐰DOWN THE RABBIT HOLE🐰♠️
Duration: September 1 - September 30, 2025
Progress: 0/10
🐇 A book that starts a series or sends you on a journey
🌹 A book with red on the cover or in the title
🫖 A book where characters gather, dine, or drink
🔍 A book that’s a mystery or made you say “what is going on?!”
🐛 A book with a wise, strange, or philosophical character
🪞 A book with a mirror, reflection, or doppelgänger theme
👑 A book featuring royalty, powerful leaders, or fierce femmes
🎩 A book you chose for no logical reason at all
📖 A book that’s fantasy, surreal, or speculative fiction
⏱️ A book that’s been on your TBR for far too long
I will try 6 books!4/6
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🐛 A book with a wise, strange, or philosophical character
🪞 A book with a mirror, reflection, or doppelgänger theme
👑 A book featuring royalty, powerful leaders, or fierce femmes
🎩 A book you chose for no logical reason at all
📖 A book that’s fantasy, surreal, or speculative fiction
⏱️ A book that’s been on your TBR for far too long
I will try all of them.4/10
*A book that starts a series or sends you on a journey Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children
*A book with red on the cover or in the title The Talisman
*A book that’s a mystery or made you say “what is going on?!” Etiquette for Lovers and Killers
*A book with a wise, strange, or philosophical character The Picture of Dorian Gray
A book that’s fantasy, surreal, or speculative fiction Just One Damned Thing After Another
*A book that’s been on your TBR for far too long Baby Proof
DOWN THE RABBIT HOLEDuration: September 1 - September 30, 2025
Completed: 3/3
🐇 A book that starts a series or sends you on a journey What the Lady's Maid Knew - E.E. Holmes 9/1/25
🌹 A book with red on the cover or in the title
🫖 A book where characters gather, dine, or drink
🔍 A book that’s a mystery or made you say “what is going on?!”
🐛 A book with a wise, strange, or philosophical character
🪞 A book with a mirror, reflection, or doppelgänger theme
👑 A book featuring royalty, powerful leaders, or fierce femmes
🎩 A book you chose for no logical reason at all
📖 A book that’s fantasy, surreal, or speculative fiction White Hot Kiss - Jennifer L. Armentrout 9/6/25
⏱️ A book that’s been on your TBR for far too long In the Time of the Butterflies - Julia Alvarez 9/1/25
2025 Reading Challenge
Books mentioned in this topic
The Bridal Swap (other topics)The Lilac People (other topics)
Fable for the End of the World (other topics)
Flawless Girls (other topics)
The Salt Grows Heavy (other topics)
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Authors mentioned in this topic
Lyra Grey (other topics)Sarah A. Denzil (other topics)
Ellery Lloyd (other topics)
Julie Smith (other topics)
A.B. Whelan (other topics)
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Duration: September 1 - September 30, 2025
September is for chasing whimsy, wonder, and a little bit of nonsense. In this challenge, you’ll tumble into strange lands with curious characters and stories that defy the ordinary. Whether you’re sipping tea with mad friends or questioning what’s real, there’s a prompt here to spark your imagination.
"We're all mad here," so let your TBR reflect that!
To join, post a message telling the challenge leader how many books you plan to read. If you are new to our group and/or our group challenges, take a moment to check out the Yearly, Quarterly, Monthly Challenges - Start Here thread for more information on how our challenges are run.
🐇 A book that starts a series or sends you on a journey
🌹 A book with red on the cover or in the title
🫖 A book where characters gather, dine, or drink
🔍 A book that’s a mystery or made you say “what is going on?!”
🐛 A book with a wise, strange, or philosophical character
🪞 A book with a mirror, reflection, or doppelgänger theme
👑 A book featuring royalty, powerful leaders, or fierce femmes
🎩 A book you chose for no logical reason at all
📖 A book that’s fantasy, surreal, or speculative fiction
⏱️ A book that’s been on your TBR for far too long
Thanks to Susan for inspiring this topsy-turvy challenge. Thank you Beth for agreeing to lead.