I can’t believe it is almost spring! Since this is Women’s History Month and the 17th is St. Patrick’s day I have some fun and inspiring prompts for you.

As always, the books listed are merely suggestions, and you are not limited to only the books I have listed. Also, I haven’t read all of the suggested books. Some of them I pulled from other reader’s lists because the synopsis sounded interesting. Do your due diligence to check trigger warnings, etc before jumping in. Happy reading!

Since the luck of the Irish is upon us and spring brings about the first signs of life with green buds and blooms, read a book with a green cover, or where green is heavily featured on the cover. This is pretty self-explanatory, but here are a few suggestions if you are stuck.

A few more:

• The Inheritance Games by Jennifer Lynn Barnes (YA Fantasy)
• Jade City by Fonda Lee (Adult Urban Fantasy)
• Boy, Snow, Bird by Helen Oyeyemi (Historical Fiction/Magical Realism)
• The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky (Contemporary Young Adult)
• My Not-So Perfect Life by Sophie Kinsella (Rom-Com)
• Weyward by Emilia Hart (Fantasy/Historical Fiction)

Since this is Women’s History month, let’s read a historical fiction novel that focuses on a strong woman or group of women who rose above and beat the odds. A few ideas:

A few more:

• The Women by Kristin Hannah
• Lady Tan’s Circle of Women by Lisa See
• The House of Eve by Sadeqa Johnson
• The Lion Women of Tehran by Marjan Kamali
• The Turtle House by Amanda Churchill
• Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus
• Violeta by Isabel Allende

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 #JRIA25 hashtag.

Happy reading!