One read takes to another, but a book only counts if you liked it (3 stars), preferably loved it (4 to 5 stars). If you don't like the book, you can either dnf or finish reading, but then find another one that fits the prompt and has a good chance of being enjoyable so the challenge can be completed. The prompts allow for a lot of freedom, so fear not. Of course, you can always ignore the prompts and pick up books you're likely to give a high rating to (creating a personal chain with its own criteria, perhaps), or even make them harder by choosing to use only the 5-star reads or the ones close to that. After all, there's no time limit.

I'm also hosting challenges for:  fantasy tropes, epic poems, poetry collections, anthologies, audiobooks, big books, standalones, book covers, mystery/horror, Dark Academia, Kafka's works, Brazilian lit, Everything Everywhere All at Once and BTS' solos.

To easily visualize your reading year, here's the 2024 Reading Wrap Up.

And here's my guide on how to read more regularly.