As I set my reading challenge this year, I’m definitely staying mindful of my failure of last year. So far I’ve started strong and am determined to stay ahead this year so I don’t fail again. I do feel quite a bit refreshed and in a much better mental place at the beginning of this year. With that in mind, here are my categories for this year’s reading challenge. Since I failed last year, I’m keeping with the theme of A-Z.

A: Alternate History

B: Bildungsroman, or Coming of Age story

C: Book with a City setting

D: A Duology

E: Ecofiction

F: Book Cover featuring flower/flowers

G: A Ghost Story

H: Historical Fiction

I: Inspirational

J: Book set in Japan

K: Book featuring Kids as Main Character/characters

L: Book about a library

M: Book about motherhood

N: Noir fiction

O: Own voices story

P: Psychological Thriller

Q: A quick and easy read

R: A Regency Romance

S: Science Fiction Read

T: Time Travel Book

U: Book featuring Unrequited Love

V: Relaxing Vacation Read

W: Women’s Fiction

X: A work of Xenofiction, or a book told from a non-human perspective

Y: Book with a Yellow cover

Z: Zoological non-fiction

If you have any recommendations that would fit into these categories, feel free to leave me a comment! Happy Reading in 2026, everyone!