Hello again, my lovely friends!
It has been quite a while since my last update on this reading challenge. The first… eight to nine months of this year were ass-kicking levels of depression. But I am slowly coming back and back o my books! So, tell me what you’re reading and if I should add it to my TBR?
Now, y’all know by now that I am nearly addicted to reading. I am an utter bibliophile and reading challenges, specifically this reading lunacy, is just up my alley.
Here’s a quick breakdown of the 13 Moons Reading Challenge for you, if you missed my first few posts about it:
The Who started the 13 Moons Reading Challenge is:
User Read N Buried on Tumblr. As far as I can tell, they have been spearheading the 13 Moons Reading Challenge since 2024. Lucky year number three that I’m jumping in here!
The What of the 13 Moons Reading Challenge is:
An online reading challenge that my darling friend Chele found and shared with me. There are a total of 104 prompts divided between categories that are separated by the names of the 13 Moons of the year.
The When of the 13 Moons Reading Challenge:
The when of this challenge is now! The year of somebody’s lord, Anno Mundi 5786, aka 2026 AD. I’m doing my best to rock through at least forty one books this year, one for each year I’ve been around! I thought it was clever.
The Where of how I plant to track the 13 Moons Reading Challenge:
Postmark Wonderland already automatically cross-posts to Tumblr. So, between the blog here, my Tumblr account, and perhaps Instagram, I hope to be regularly updating for the 13 Moons Reading Challenge as of April.
The current plan, since it is a Moon-centered challenge, is to update on Moon’s Day. No, I am absolutely NOT sorry for the terrible wordplay. Not even in the slightest!
The Why of the 13 Moon Reading Challenge:
Is “because why not” enough of a reason for y’all?
The How of the 13 Moon Reading Challenge:
The level of participation I have chosen to do is the Penumbral Lunar Eclipse. This translates to one book from each of the thirteen prompt lists divided by moon. However, I am aiming for fulfilling at least two prompts with each book for each monthly category. I could bend the rules a little bit, making multiple books meet the prompts for several months… but I have chosen not to do that (this year).
The rather massive prompt collection also has the general date information on each full moon taken from TimeAndDate.com. Here are the prompts I am trying to fulfill at least one of if not, two or three per month. It may get whittled down further, but right now these are the parameters I am sticking to:
Wolf Moon: 3rd January
Book chosen: Other Birds by Sara Addison Allen, one of my favorite writers
- Read a book in your Favorite place
- 👉🏻My favorite place is the library
- Do Not read this book while sitting on the floor (This part was actually difficult!)
- 👉🏻Reading it in my purple velvet reading chair!
Snow Moon: 1st February
Book chosen: The Mirror, book 2 of The Lost Bride Trilogy by Nora Roberts
- Book with a Mirror on the cover
- Read a book while sitting next to someone
Worm Moon: 3rd March
Book chosen: What Dreams May Come by Richard Matheson, which was turned into a beautiful, heartbreaking movie starring Robin Williams.
Total lunar eclipse for this moon!
- Book which has a Movie adaptation
- Read a book on a blanket
- Start a book after 5:00 PM/17:00
Pink Moon: 1st April
Book chosen: Every Heart a Doorway, book 1 of the Wayward Children series by Seanan McGuire
This was chosen from a pile of library books and comes highly recommended by Owl!
- A Friend recommendation
- Choose a book Blindfolded
Flower Moon: 1st May
Book chosen: Howl’s Moving Castle by Diana Wynne Jones
- Book featuring a Castle
- Book with more than 5 colors on the cover
Blue Moon: 31st May
Book chosen: Inheritance, book 2 of the Lost Bride Trilogy by Nora Roberts
- Book in your Reading Challenge TBR
- Book featuring Inheritance
- Book you think will surprise you
Strawberry Moon: 29th June
Book chosen: Has yet to be determined
Micro full moon, one day after my birthday!
- Book has a Gothic setting
- Book which has a Series adaptation
- Read this book at a Desk
Buck Moon: 29th July
Book chosen: The Seven Rings, book 3 of the Lost Bride Trilogy by Nora Roberts
- Book with a Ghost character
- Start a book right after eating Lunch
- Book you wish turned into a Movie
Sturgeon Moon: 27th August
Book chosen: Has yet to be determined
There is a partial lunar eclipse this day!
- Book in which a character Dies
- Read a book from somebody’s Anti-TBR
- Book featuring Royalty
An AI recommendationHell no.
Harvest (or Full Corn) Moon: 26th September
Book chosen: Has yet to be determined
- A Horror book
- Roll a Dice and read a book corresponding to the number
- Read the First book you see on the Shelf
Hunter’s Moon: 25th October
Book chosen: Has yet to be determined
- Start a book after Midnight
- Book with the word ‘Road’ in the title
- Listen to a Free Audiobook
- Book written by an Indie Author and then taken by Publishers
Beaver Moon: 24th November
Book chosen: Has yet to be determined
- Book set in the Victorian Era
- Book Similar to your favorite book
- Book with British and American characters
Cold Moon: 23rd December
Book chosen: Has yet to be determined
A supermoon!
- Book featuring a Game
- Book with a Fantasy creature
- Book featuring an Egg
A Few Notes About This Idea
There is one thing that I should bother to point out about this whole challenge: since time is made up in the points, don’t matter, I don’t necessarily have to fulfill each month prompt in that month. I may bop around on the calendar or try vaguely to keep it in order. But I make no promises as to linear progress.
Since the world is sliced into thirty-seven possible time zones, you will notice that I have not put any times for the Full Moons. With the time differences, the International Date Line, and my own human fallibility, all information presented here is as accurate as I am currently able to offer it.
If you were counting, this update only hase seven out of twelve books chosen. Depression, life, yet another move, and a host of other reasons could be given for this. For now, I simply admit I am behind and doing my best.
Happy reading and take your meds, folks!
