It’s time for a new set of pop-up prompts. These are for anyone who needs a little nudge when deciding what to read each month, or for readers who want an extra challenge throughout the year.

Small towns can hide big secrets. Let’s read a mystery or thriller where dark secrets lurks in seemingly safe places.

Here are a few other suggestions (there are so many more out there!):

• A Curious Beginning by Deanna Raybourn
• The Dry by Jane Harper
• Beartown by Fredrik Backman
• Sharp Objects by Gillian Flynn
• The Chalk Man by C.J. Tudor
• Sadie by Courtney Summers
• The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie by Alan Bradley
• Chocolate Chip Cookie Murder by Joanne Fluke

There’s no drama like family drama, especially when siblings with complicated relationships are involved.

Here are a few other suggestions:

• The Blue Sisters by Coco Mellors
• My Sister the Serial Killer by Oyinkan Braithwaite
• The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett
• The Dutch House by Ann Patchett
• Hello Beautiful by Ann Napolitano
• The Better Sister by Alafair Burke

For more reading prompts and to see my progress on these and other challenges check out this page.

If you’re playing along, don’t forget to tag your posts on Instagram or Threads using the #JRIA26 hashtag.

Happy reading!