Hi, friends! We are so excited to announce that we’re launching our first-ever reading challenge: Stop and Smell The Books! 🌷📖 This challenge features six challenges over the next three months (see below) and we're sharing some book ideas in case you'd like some reading inspo!
1. Read a book with a floral cover
Whether you love romance novels, thrillers, or fantasy, here are some books with flower covers that are wonderful inside and out.
- Say You'll Be Mine
- It Had To Be You
- The Flatshare
- Belladonna
- The Last Tale of the Flower Bride
- The Foxglove King
- Things We Never Got Over
- Mexican Gothic
- Things to Look Forward To
2. Read a book outside at a park
Any book of your choice will do, but why not read a book about nature while outdoors? Here are some nature books we love and hope you will too. :)
- The Language of Trees: A Rewilding of Literature and Landscape
- Braiding Sweetgrass
- Birdgirl: Looking to the Skies in Search of a Better Future
- The Hidden Life of Trees
3. Read a book in a genre you don’t usually read
We typically share a mix of fantasy reads, romance novels, and classic lit at Page Petal. So, to switch things up, here are some graphic novels, memoirs, and historical fiction.
- Ghost World
- Heartstopper
- Shortcomings
- Dear Girls (Ali Wong's memoir)
- In The Dreamhouse
- Everything I Know About Love
- Wildflower (Drew Barrymore's memoir)
- The Magic Fish
4. Read a short story
Below is a combination of novellas and collections of short stories, and we also love this list of short stories you can read online via Book Riot.
- Her Body and Other Parties
- Ordinary Love and Good Will
- This Is The Story of A Happy Marriage
- I Was Told There'd Be Cake
- On Seeing the 100% Perfect Girl One Beautiful April Morning (read here!)
5. Read a book from your favorite indie bookstore
Consider asking a bookseller for a recommendation. A handful of books our team discovered thanks to local booksellers are:
- The Guncle (loved it!)
- You Will Find Your People: How to Make Meaningful Friendships as an Adult
- Acne: A Memoir
- Emily of New Moon
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6. Read a book by an author you’ve never read before
Finally! Here are some books by authors we recently discovered and adore already.
- I’m Thinking of Ending Things by Iain Reid
- I Didn’t Know I Needed This by Eli Rallo
- Crying in H Mart by Michelle Zauner
- Really Good, Actually by Monica Heisey
We hope this challenge gets you out of your reading comfort zone and a little more connected with this awesome community of book lovers at Page Petal. Please tag at @PagePetal as you read along - we love seeing what you’re reading :)
Thank you for supporting Page Petal and reading with us. We’re so happy you’re here.
xo,
Gloria and Carissa