2) Title shares a word with the previous book’s title

[Lindsey]

Note: this challenge must be completed in order

2) Title shares a word with the previous book’s title: The book title for this prompt must share at least one word with the title you chose for prompt #1. This can be any word in the book’s title or subtitle. Easier words like “A” or “The” count (your challenge, your rules!), but we recommend trying a less common word!

Keep in mind that some books may have alternate titles in various regions. As long as the title shares a word in at least one edition, you can complete this prompt using any edition, format, or language.

Sample Challenge: Since I chose Welcome to Murder Week for our first prompt, I’ll choose Murder on the Orient Express by Agatha Christie for this second prompt. Both books contain the word “Murder” in the title.

[Hilde]

I started with Red Herrings and White Elephants, next I'll be reading Hiding the Elephant: How Magicians Invented the Impossible by Jim Steinmeyer

[Laura Z]

My choices for prompts 1 and 2 both contain the word death.

My first book is One Death at a Time, and my second is Death Interrupted: How Modern Medicine Is Complicating the Way We Die.

[Ciara]

My first book was My Sister, the Serial Killer, so now I'm reading Serial Killer Support Group. I just happened to have it on my shelf, so it was kismet!

[josie]

My first book was We Do Not Part and my second is It's Not Hysteria: Everything You Need to Know About Your Reproductive Health. They both have the word "not" in them :)

[Sarah]

I started with In the Woods by Tana French and continuing with Murder in the Family by Cara Hunter. Currently deep in a mystery/thriller zone

[Denise]

My second book is going to be The Bookshop: A History of the American Bookstore . The subtitle shares the word "history" with book 1.

I don't think I will be planning beyond these two

[Teri]

I'm starting A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman (using "called" as the connected word to my previous read).

[Kami]

My first book was A Single Swallow so I read Three Single Wives for this prompt. The idea was more intriguing than the writing. The ending was good, but the first half was so slow I almost DNF.

[DaNae]

[Carol]

I read The Same Bright Stars, which I rated 2.5,stars. My word from Prompt One was “Bright” I read Bright Young Women for Prompt One, which I rated 4.5 stars.

[Barbara]

I began with Long Island Compromise by Taffy Brodesser-Akner.

I am now reading Long Island by Colm Tóibín for prompt 2.

[Michele]

My next book will be The Prime Minister's Secret Agent by Susan Elia MacNeal, which shares the word "secret" with my first book.

[Lindsey]

My last book was Our Crooked Hearts by Melissa Albert so for this one I read The Lonely Hearts Book Club by Lucy Gilmore, 3 Stars. Both books contain "Hearts" in the title.

[Devika]

My first book was Montana Bride by Joan Johnston, and the second one was The Beast Takes a Bride by Julie Anne Long.

They both share the word "Bride"

[Jen]

Currently listening to Who Wants Normal?: The Disabled Girls’ Guide to Life by Frances Ryan after Luckiest Girl Alive by Jessica Knoll

Both linked by the word girl/girls.

[Anna]

My first book was God Forgive Us for Being Women. I choose the word God and decided to read the book Future Home of the Living God

[Kelsey]

Previous Book: When the Tides Held the Moon - Venessa Vida Kelley
Current Book: When I Fell From the Sky - Juliane Koepcke, Ross Benjamin.
Shared Word: WHEN

[Hannah]

I picked The House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune for my first book, so for this one I'm going with Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo.

[Athena]

I went with the word murder to keep up my personal summer challenge. I read Sprinkle With Murder by Jenn McKinlay.

[Alyssa]

I read Crown of Midnight first, now tackling Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil.

[Ma]

I started with Two Old
Women. My next book was The World Between Two Covers.

[Kathy]

My shared word is "history". For prompt 1, I read Trans History: A Graphic Novel: From Ancient Times to the Present Day by Alex L. Combs (6/12/25).
For prompt 2, I read Insectopolis: A Natural History by Peter Kuper (6/17/25).

[Moonkiszt]

2nd book, with a shared word (Raven) was The Raven's Tale
1st book was

[Sharan]

I had a little reading slum but am back now 1 Find her then

Her Buried Bones
2/21

[Holly]

I started with Deep Thoughts of a Hollywood Blonde. For #2, I read Deep and Dark and Dangerous

[Denise]

Finished the second book, The Bookshop: A History of the American Bookstore Evan Friss

Shared the word "history"