My final reading challenge for the year is, as always, the QBD Reading Challenge. This year, they’ve created a ‘travel itinerary’ to explore our reading for the year, and many of these looks very easy to fill – I am looking forward to the dragon prompt, as there will be many books that can fill that prompt. I love the idea of a travel-themed reading challenge – the prompts are still open enough that there will be lots of things that will fit in, whilst still giving a bit of a challenge if some of them aren’t things one usually reads. I think I have an idea for several prompts already from some review books, so as I usually do with my challenges, I fill the ones I know I can first, and then see what is left. I am looking forward to seeing where I go with this in 2024.
Local Travels
A Short Getaway (a book with under 300 pages):
Explore Australia (a book by an Indigenous author):
Visit the relatives (a book suggested by a loved one):
Staycation (a book by an Australian author):
The holiday countdown (a book with a number in the title):
The usual tourist trap (one of the classics):
International Holiday
Experience a new culture (translated novel):
Long-haul flight (a 500+page book):
See the world through someone else’s eyes (a memoir):
Semester abroad (read about a new skill or hobby):
Guided tour (A QBD book of the Month):
Inflight entertainment (A book adapted to film):
New Experiences
First time visitor (first book in a series):
Hot new destination (a debut novel):
Increase spice tolerance (a romance novel):
Let’s go girls (a book by a woman):
New arrival (a book published in 2024):
Dragon you on a new adventure (story with dragons):
Must-see Sights
My fantasy destination (a magical adventure):
Travel back in time (a historical book):
Flying proud (An LGBTQ+ book):
Popular destination (top 100):
A thriller to keep me on the edge of my plane seat:
Visit somewhere on the bucket (TBR) list:
The Book Muse 