FAQ About BookTube & BookTok

BookTok reading challenges are prompts or themes that encourage BookTokers to read specific books or books that fit certain criteria. These challenges create a sense of community and encourage participants to discover new books or explore genres they might not have considered before. As of my last knowledge update in September 2021, here are some common BookTok reading challenges:

• Five-Star Predictions: BookTokers predict which books they think will be five-star reads for them, and then later review whether their predictions were accurate.
• TBR Jar: Creators fill a jar with book titles they want to read and randomly pick a book from the jar to read next.
• Read the Alphabet: Participants read books whose titles start with each letter of the alphabet.
• Seasonal or Monthly Themes: Challenges that involve reading books that fit a particular theme, such as spooky reads for Halloween or romance books for Valentine's Day.
• Read a Book in One Sitting: Participants read a book in a single sitting and share their thoughts and experiences.
• Bookopoly: Inspired by the board game Monopoly, participants assign books to different spaces on a bookish board and read based on the spaces they land on.
• Read by the Cover: Participants choose books based solely on their covers without reading the blurbs or knowing the plot.
• Diverse Reads Challenge: A challenge to read books by authors from diverse backgrounds or featuring diverse characters.
• Author Exploration: Participants read multiple books by the same author to explore their works more deeply.
• Backlist TBR Challenge: A challenge to read books from one's "to-be-read" list that have been there for a while.
• Book-to-Movie Adaptations: Participants read books that have been adapted into movies and discuss the differences and similarities between the two.
• Genre Exploration: Challenges to read books from genres participants don't typically read, encouraging them to broaden their reading horizons.