Where Does This Book Fit in the 2025 List?

[Jessica]

Hello! I have already finished The Rom-Commers, but I cannot figure out where it fits. Any ideas?

[Nadine in NY]

Jessica wrote: "Hello! I have already finished The Rom-Commers, but I cannot figure out where it fits. Any ideas?"



I don't suppose writing a screenplay is on your bucket list?

And I don't remember the characters being left-handed ...

Other than that, you'd have to use one of the "freebie" slots: 2015 categories (written by a woman), 2024 categories (pub in '24), or got it for free (if you got it for free, obv).

[Nadine in NY]

Linda wrote: "Nadine in NY wrote: "Here's the place to ask for help if you really want to read a certain book but you can't find a challenge category for it."
Where would We Begin at the End fit? Thanks!"



I have not read that. Is Star a "happily single woman"?

Or, the blurb indicates that it would fit for "chosen family": "We Begin at the End is an extraordinary novel about two kinds of families—the ones we are born into and the ones we create."

[Carla]

I want to read Murakami's new book "The city and its uncertain walls", does it fit somewhere in the 2025 challenge?

Thanks!

[Sasha]

Carla wrote: "I want to read Murakami's new book "The city and its uncertain walls", does it fit somewhere in the 2025 challenge?

Thanks!"

From the reviews, it seems like it would fit in #26, a book where an adult character changes careers. The POV character learns to read dreams in order to take a job in a library that archives them. Granted, that is not a career in the real world, but I don't think that matters. It was also originally written in another language, so if you could reasonably say that was your favourite prompt from 2015, you could use it for that (#6).

[Carla]

Thanks so much! That’s super helpful 🙏

[Tanu]

I'm wondering if Interview with the Vampire by Anne Rice would satisfy any of the prompts other than the magical creature and the free one? Cheers.

I suppose it would fit for chosen family, given a rather... unorthodox.... interpretation of that prompt.

[Meme]

Tanu wrote: "I'm wondering if Interview with the Vampire by Anne Rice would satisfy any of the prompts other than the magical creature one? Cheers."

Yes i think it works :-)

[Janette]

Is there a place for The Mirror fit into the magical creatures category or potentially nonverbal character?

[Tanu]

Meme wrote: "Tanu wrote: "I'm wondering if Interview with the Vampire by Anne Rice would satisfy any of the prompts other than the magical creature one? Cheers."

Yes i think it works..."

Thanks!

[Daniela]

What about The Three Lives of Cate Kay??

[izzy]

Hi! Where does Writers and Lovers by Lily King fit? I read it a couple weeks ago!

[Rose]

Hi!

I currently have 2 books I am looking for a place for in the 2025 challenge:

The Kindred Spirits Supper Club

Scythe

Thanks in advance for your help!

[Deb]

Denise wrote: "Deb wrote: "Where can I use Demon Copperhead?

I can't use it for 'a book with a snake on the cover or in the title' because I want to read Sunrise on the Reaping for that.

I have a bit of a domi..."

Thanks!!!

[Erin]

The main character is left handed so it would fit for advanced prompt of a book with a left handed character :)

[Carla]

What about "The black prism" by Brent Weeks? My husband really wants me to read it and I think is time LOL. Do you guys know where it can fit? Thanks in advance.

[Shauna]

Does anyone know of a spot for Chain-Gang All-Stars?

[Daniela]

Rose, Scythe could be non traditional education, maybe?? Two kids study under the scythe to become a scythe. Also maybe neurodivergent author but I can’t confirm that for sure. Shusterman’s son is neurodivergent but I’m not sure if he is as well. Also maybe magical creatures that aren’t dragons. Happy reading! My middle schoolers love scythe.

[Joanna G]

Shauna wrote: "Does anyone know of a spot for Chain-Gang All-Stars?"

Strongest is probably LQBTQ+ characters that isn't about coming
out.

At a stretch, you could use cult (in the more generic sense - the fighters have followers with cult-like devotion), run club (between bouts the fighters have to basically run following a beacon that leads them to the next location), adult character changes careers (don't recall it being a focus, but presumably they all did something else before they were imprisoned) and unlikely friendship (some of who befriends each other in the fights would be odd pairings on the outside for sure). An argument could also be made for chosen family - although to my recollection they are told who they'll fight with, they then choose to make smaller almost familial bonds within those groups sometimes.

I read it last year though, so my memory may be a bit off!

[Diana]

Does anyone have an idea where I might use Ink Blood Sister Scribe? I've been sitting on it, but unsure where I can use it. Thanks!

[Swapna]

Where does this book fit? - Killers of a Certain Age

[Khalisti]

I'm reading Babel by R.F. Kuang for a book club, would it work for any category?

[Jen W.]

Khalisti wrote: "I'm reading Babel by R.F. Kuang for a book club, would it work for any category?"

It would count for a book where the main character is an immigrant or refugee, since the lead character was adopted and brought to the UK. It might also work for nontraditional education, since they study nontraditional subjects.

[Bea]

Swapna wrote: "Where does this book fit? - Killers of a Certain Age"

Perhaps chosen family or unlikely friendships

[Denise]

Khalisti wrote: "I'm reading Babel by R.F. Kuang for a book club, would it work for any category?"

Besides the two mentioned above, it could also be a found family our unlikely friendships

[Sasha]

Khalisti wrote: "I'm reading Babel by R.F. Kuang for a book club, would it work for any category?"

Some editions of this work for "silver on the cover" - that's what I'm using it for!

[Stephanie]

Any ideas for The Maid by Nita Prose? Thanks!!

[Nikki]

I read Grass Roots by Emily Dufton, and cannot figure out where to fit it in. Any suggestions

[Sasha]

Nikki wrote: "I read Grass Roots by Emily Dufton, and cannot figure out where to fit it in. Any suggestions"

There are several prompts from the 2015 challenge that it would fit: book by a female author, non-fiction book, based on a true story.

Maybe also "a book that features a character with chronic pain" from this year's challenge, since it looks like it addresses medical arguments for marijuana? Or you could read another book with "Grass Roots" in the title - it seems like there are a handful.

[Sasha]

Stephanie wrote: "Any ideas for The Maid by Nita Prose? Thanks!!"

Is the main character happily single?

If not, perhaps "Book with a neurodivergent character" or "book written under a pen name" from the 2024 challenge

Or "a popular author's first book" from the 2015 challenge

[Nadine in NY]

Sasha wrote: "Stephanie wrote: "Any ideas for The Maid by Nita Prose? Thanks!!"

Is the main character happily single?

..."


FYI she is not happily single. When the book opens, she's got a crush on one particular guy (who is absolutely not the right guy for her) and eventually she becomes involved with another guy. It's a mystery, not a romance, but she's clearly not happily single.

The other two ideas sound good - I can't think of anything else.

[Vaish]

How to Kill Men and Get Away With It

can somebody help me with this? pls

[AF]

I'm looking for a place to slot The Heaven and Earth Grocery Store. Any ideas?

[AF]

Shauna wrote: "Hello! I'm trying to fit Slow Dance by Rainbow Rowell in somewhere next year. Does anyone have any ideas?"

#35 - A Book Centering LGBTQ+ Characters That Isn't About Coming Out

[Hanna]

I want to read Pride and Prejudice and Zombies by Seth Grahame-Smith, any idea if there is a matching prompt?

[Erica]

For Pride and Prejudice and Zombies non traditional education works the best. You could maybe use the dystopian with a happy ending because a zombie plague to me is a dystopian thing. You could also consider it a classic you’ve never read. Then there are the two fill in prompts.

[Diana]

AF wrote: "I'm looking for a place to slot The Heaven and Earth Grocery Store. Any ideas?"

It's been a while since I've read it, but I'm pretty sure one of the characters is a polio survivor and has chronic pain. You should be able to use it for a 2024 redo prompt because it has at least 3 POVs.

[Roberta]

Does "The Little Library of Banned Books" by Kirsten Miller fit anywhere in the challenge? Apologies if this has been asked before.

[Sasha]

Roberta wrote: "Does "The Little Library of Banned Books" by Kirsten Miller fit anywhere in the challenge? Apologies if this has been asked before."

Have you read something for "book in the title" yet?

[Roberta]

Thank you, Sasha. Yes, I have. The Little Library was a gift. I'll be reading it anyway. I just hoped there was somewhere else it fits. Maybe I can find somewhere else for "Not Quite by the Book" by Julie Hatcher.

[Meme]

Hello Roberta, if it was a gift maybe it can work for the number 10 : a book you got for free 😊

[Roberta]

Meme wrote: "Hello Roberta, if it was a gift maybe it can work for the number 10 : a book you got for free 😊"

Meme wrote: "Hello Roberta, if it was a gift maybe it can work for the number 10 : a book you got for free 😊"

Thank you, Meme. I had a few books pencilled in there, so I forgot all about that option, so in there it goes!

[Deb]

Diana wrote: "Does anyone have an idea where I might use Ink Blood Sister Scribe? I've been sitting on it, but unsure where I can use it. Thanks!"

When I first made my list for the year, someone recommended that book for the LGBTQ+ prompt. I haven't read it yet but I double checked my list and it's on there for that prompt.

[Diana]

Deb wrote: "Diana wrote: "Does anyone have an idea where I might use Ink Blood Sister Scribe? I've been sitting on it, but unsure where I can use it. Thanks!"

When I first made my list for the..."

Thanks! I took a chance and started reading it with the hopes I could slot it somewhere and it definitely fits the LGBTQ+ prompt. It also fits the 2015 prompt of a book by a female author and works for chosen family though a bit more loosely.

[Isabel María]

Hello! 🤗 Can you help me figure out where these books by Freida McFadden fit? The Housemaid and Never Lie. I already used the 2015 category, but the 2024 one is still available. Thanks!! 🥰

[Katie]

Has anyone else read Someone Who Will Love You in All Your Damaged Glory? I’m wondering if it will fit for the book of interconnected short stories.

[Dubhease]

Isabel María wrote: "Hello! 🤗 Can you help me figure out where these books by Freida McFadden fit? The Housemaid and Never Lie. I already used the 2015 category, but the 2024 one is stil..."

The housemaid changes careers in the book. There is an unlikely friendship in it. I haven't read Never Lie yet. Are there any other books with that title?

[Dubhease]

I just finished The Vegetarian by Han Kang. I doubt it fits any prompts this year. (Definitely not POC characters experiencing joy!) If anyone has any ideas, let me know.

The protagonist is barely verbal, but she does occasionally speak.

[Nadine in NY]

Dubhease wrote: "I just finished The Vegetarian by Han Kang. I doubt it fits any prompts this year. (Definitely not POC characters experiencing joy!) If anyone has any ideas, let me know.

The prota..."



Yeah it's not a great fit, except for the "wild card" categories. Unless, do the married couple live apart for a while? I cannot remember.

There's the 2015 prompt - it would fit both translation and female author.

And the 2024 prompt IF you consider the protagonist to be an unreliable narrator (I think it counts)

[Katie]

I’m reading The Safekeep by Yael van der Wouden for book club, any thoughts on any prompts it might fit?