I Let My Bookshelf Choose What I Read Next 📚 The Shiritori Reading Challenge

Hello fellow readers! Welcome or welcome back to Chapter One and Beyond!In today's episode, I'm introducing a brand-new reading challenge that completely changes how I choose my next book. Instead of reaching for another library hold or buying something new from my ever-growing Want to Read list, I'm challenging myself to shop my own shelves and read the physical books I already own.Inspired by the word game Shiritori and Qwordy from the HRCYED3.0 reading challenge, this challenge asks me to chain book titles together. The final letter of the current book's title determines the first letter of the next book I read. It sounds simple...until you start looking at your bookshelves!Throughout this episode, I explain how the challenge works, the rules and conditions I've created, why I wanted to start it, and my thoughts on whether this could become one of my favorite ways to tackle my physical TBR. I'll also share the first title chain I've put together and talk through where this reading adventure might take me.If you've ever struggled with buying more books than you can read, have an overflowing TBR, or simply want a fun new reading challenge to try, I hope this episode gives you some inspiration to create your own version!Happy reading, and I'll see you in the next chapter!#ChapterOneAndBeyondPOD #ReadingChallenge #PhysicalTBR #BookPodcast #BookTube #BookRecommendations #TBRChallenge #ReadYourShelves #BookCommunity #BookLovers #ReadingJourney #Bookish #ReadingGoals #Shiritori #BookshelfChallenge #ReadingLife #FantasyBooks #SciFiBooks #Bookworm #ReadersOfYouTube