We are only a couple of days away from the first day of 2024 and it’s that time of year again. It’s the time of year to sign up for our annual reading challenge! The Cup of Tea’s Reading Challenge 2024 that will not only introduce you to new books and genres but help you tackle your TBR pile. We create the challenge on StoryGraph, where you can view the challenge prompts and add books that will help you complete the challenge!

Don’t know what StoryGraph is? Find out about this wonderful new alternative to Goodreads by reading more about it in my blogpost!

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2024 Reading Challenge Prompts

1. A book you meant to read in 2023
2. A book with a housekeeper as a main character:
3. A book that features a heist or an escape
4. A book with a brother and sister relationship 
5. A book that features a hearing-impaired main character
6. Cup of Tea’s Anticipated Read of 2024
7. A historical romance
8. A book where the setting is in a library or bookshop
9. A classic locked-room mystery
10. A book that has been on your TBR shelf for 5 years or more
11. A LGBTQ Romance
12. A book by an author who is of different race, ethnicity, religion than your own 
13. A novella or short story
14. A book that comes out the second half of 2024
15. A book that is set in a country you always wanted to visit
16. Listen to an audiobook
17. The shortest book on your TBR pile
18. Read a book published in your birthday month
19. Read a manga or manhwa
20. A debut novel
21. A genre book written by a disabled author
22. A translated fiction/nonfiction book
23. A contemporary locked room thriller
24. Read a book by an author with an upcoming event (virtual or in person) and then attend the event.
25. A book with a city in the title
26. A book with an isolated setting
27. A middle grade novel
28. A novel in verse
29. A book where the story takes place during a road trip
30. Read a banned book
31. A protagonist with a unique occupation 
32. A book that takes place in a small town

2024 Classic Reading Challenge Prompts

1. A utopian or dystopian novel
2. A children’s classic
3. A classic over 400 pages
4. A pastoral novel
5. An epistolary novel
6. A classic written by a BIPOC author
7. A spooky classic or short story collection
8. A classic you read before
9. A Shakespearean play
10. A classic under 200 pages
11. A classic by an LGBTQIA author
12. A classic by an author new to you
13. A modern classic
14. A classic turned recently into a movie/TV series
15. A young adult classic
16. A classic part of a series
17. Set in a hotel or school
18. A classic locked-room mystery
19. A classic takes place during a particular season (winter, spring, summer and fall)
20. A classic that won a literary prize

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If you prefer printing out the challenge, I created a PDF version which is free to download:

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Join in on the Challenge and Sign up Today!

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