05.01.2025 | Unread BOTMay

Hello Beasties!

Yesterday I mentioned having a theme for my reads in May, this is one I've done in the past, too! For the month of May, I plan to take part in the reading challenge Unread BOTMay! Which is one I saw trending years ago by a few fellow bookstagrammers, and since then have tried to incorporate it into my reading for May.

The idea behind Unread BOTMay is purely for fun, a unique challenge to encourage reading more by trying to read your unread picks from the Book of the Month subscription.

If you're unfamiliar with Book of the Month, I highly recommend checking them out! They offer monthly picks across a variety of genres. I've been a member since 2019 and have never skipped a month! If you're interested in checking them out, I have a referral offer that lets you join for just $5 for your first month - check it out here!

But this challenge is perfect for me, because, if I'm completely honest, ever since I joined BOTM, I've been behind. I have SOOO many unread BOTM picks. I have been trying to catch up and forcing myself to try and limit myself to just the one BOTM pick - I used to max out every month picking 3 books for a while, which did not help my case of trying to stay on top of my reading - but they had so many good picks! I couldn't help myself!

You could even try this challenge with other book subscriptions too if you wanted! Most also technically have a "book of the month" too! Now that I think about it, I should try this same idea for my Fairyloot books! Those have gotten a bit out of hand too... Oops.

Anyways!

So what am I thinking about reading? Basically any of the books I own that have the BOTM logo in the corner! Honestly, I have no idea. I genuinely picked the first books I came across for this picture that were unread BOTM picks. I'm just hoping this will help me get through some more of my backlist BOTM books! And I'm so excited to get started and see how many I can get through!

Until next time!

Check out my last journal from April 30.2025 entry here!