#colourmereadchallenge

February read for @colourmeread challenge. 

Is it just me or is 2018 going by quickly? I had 3 books I wanted to read for April's challenge but only managed to finish one 🙈 Did you like the book(s) you picked?

This month, our genres are:

Matron Lit I was so intrigued by this genre when I first heard of it and I just knew we had to try it for one of our challenges. Books in this genre typically focus on female protagonists between their late 30s to mid 60s. I don't know about you, but I think these books could be pretty awesome. When was the last time you read a book with a protagonist in this age group?

Matron lit is a very underrated genre, so finding lists and recommendations for this was quite challenging. It's also sometimes referred to as hen lit (as opposed to chick lit 🐥) or hag lit (rude!) and I'm really looking forward to seeing the books that will be read for this.

Here's a list I found if you're looking for ideas: Popular Hen Lit Books on Goodreads. I know it's not much, but hopefully some of us have read a book that falls under this genre and can recommend it to others! 🤞🏼

Flintlock Fantasy I know what you're thinking. From Matron Lit to this? Yes, my randomness amazes me too. This genre is one I've wanted to feature for a looooong time so this month is as good an excuse as any. 😜 The term 'flintlock' comes from the fact that it's the typical level of firearms technology the setting has reached. Authors who are well known in this genre include Brian McClellan, Django Wexler, and Brent Weeks. Here's a handy list of books from Goodreads.

This month's challenge celebrates Children's Literature and Romance.

I was looking into literary holidays and February seems to be the perfect month to read some kid lit. I'm a huge fan of this genre myself and I'm stoked for this month's challenge.

Have any middle grade books? Been wanting to read Harry Potter? Now's the time!

Feb 1: Harry Potter Book Night Feb 1-7: Children's Authors and Illustrator Week

February is known as the month of love and it felt wrong not to pick Romance. I have to admit, this is the most challenging genre for me because I'm so picky about my Romance. If it's too much I cringe, if it's unconvincing I roll my eyes. Sooo yeah. Wish me luck!

If you need some inspiration for your picks, here are helpful lists from Goodreads:

Best Children's Books Popular Romance Books

I'm probably going to read Beauty by Robin McKinley and continue my Anne of Green Gables journey with Anne of the Island by L.M. Montgomery.

Happy New Year, friends!

Did you get any books for Christmas? Have you written down your reading goals? Have you finished your first book of 2018?! (if yes, wowza!) Wherever you are in our bookish universe I hope you're as excited as I am to explore more genres. 🙌🏼

We are kicking off 2018 with two genres we've never had on the Colour Me Read Challenge and they are... (drum roll)

Experimental Fiction You've probably read a book from this genre without even knowing it. Experimental fiction is known for breaking the boundaries of traditional fiction or mainstream genres in form, technique, content or theme.

Some that come to mind are House of Leaves, The Illuminae Files, Flowers of Algernon, The Rise and Fall of D.O.D.O., Night Film, and The Lover's Dictionary. Here's a handy list of books from Goodreads!

Satire Books from this genre are known for exposing and criticizing the foolishness and corruption of an individual/society by using humour, irony, exaggeration, or ridicule which intends to improve humanity by criticizing its follies and foibles.

Many well-known books fall into this category and they include Animal Farm, Catch-22, Slaughterhouse-Five, 1984, The Screwtape Letters, Fight Club, and Fahrenheit 451. As always here is a list from Goodreads.

I'm not sure if I already own unread books under experimental fiction, but I do own 1984 so I will start with that for my satire pick of the month.

Are you ready for another month of the Colour Me Read Challenge?! Your genres for this month are:

Western Fiction Books in this genre are set in the American Old West and are typically set between the late 18th and 19th centuries. If you're looking for recommendations, I found this list of the 12 Best Darn Western Books of All Time. Goodreads also has a longer list if none of the 12 books catch your interest!

Space Opera Books in this genre often emphasize romantic, often melodramatic adventures, set mainly or entirely in outer space. These stories usually involve conflict between opponents possessing advanced abilities, weapons, and other technology. Think Star Wars or Dune! Goodreads also has a list you can check out.

I'm personally not a reader of these genres, so this will be extra challenging for me! Ideally I'd like to read a book for each category, but we'll see how doable that is given other books I want to read this month. 🙊  My picks are True Grit for Western fiction and The Promise of the Child for Space Opera.

The Colour Me Read Challenge turns 1 YEAR this month! I can't believe it's been a year already but I'm so thankful to each and every one of you who have joined me on this journey. If you've consistently participated each month, you would have read 12 different genres in the past year! If you've read books from BOTH genres each time, that's 24 unique genres. This project has been quite fun for me and I've enjoyed learning more about other genres I didn't even know existed. So far we haven't had repeats and I'm going to see how long we can keep that going!

This month, your genres are:

Time-Travel Fiction This one is pretty straightforward - if it has time-travel, it fits! Some books that come to mind are The Time Traveller's Wife, All Our Wrong Todays, Outlander, and 11/22/63!

Translated Fiction This genre focuses on books originally written in another language and translated to English! Examples include War and Peace (Russian), The Shadow of the Wind (Spanish), The Book of Heroes (Japanese), and The Impossible Fairy Tale (Korean).

I think I'll go for a translated fiction book this time! I still have War and Peace to finish and I recently ordered The Impossible Fairy Tale because I personally know the translator. 😍