Romance-opoly Reading Challenge 2020

ROMANCE-OPOLY — is Under the Covers and Peace Love books’s new reading challenge to replace their old one, the Romance Roundabout Reading Challenge. It’s based off of a Monopoly Board Game, but is supposed to help challengers to explore the romance genre more. I love it!! You can visit the website here for various methods of play, but for my first run through, I’m going chronological on the board. My second time around, I think I’ll roll the dice and go around that way.

There are two different “packs” to play with, the “Moon Pack” and the “Sun Pack,” both of which offer different challenges for people who go around the board twice (or more). I’m starting with the moon pack, and will hopefully be moving on from there.  

  • SLEUTH STREET (read a mystery with an amateur sleuth)
  • LIBRARY (read whatever you like)
    • To Beguile a Beast by Elizabeth Hoyt
  • KILLER CRESCENT (read a thriller that features serial killers on the loose). 
    • A Madness of Sunshine by Nalini Singh
  • THE BAR Read a book by an author with a shared initial
    • Him by Sarina Bowen and Elle Kennedy (My Review)
  • WINTER (read a book with a blue/white/silver/snowy cover, a winter title, or read a holiday book). 
  • FLIRTS CORNER (read a contemporary romance featuring mature characters 40+) 
  • BFF’S HOUSE (read a best-friends sibling romance) 
    • To Love Jason Thorne by Ella Maise (My Review)
  • AMOUR AVENUE (read a second-chance contemporary romance)
    • Beard Necessities by Penny Reid
  • PASSION PLACE (read an erotic romance with a reverse harem or menage) 
    • Hotter than Ever by Elle Kennedy (My Review)
  • POST OFFICE (Read an epistolary romance)
  • COURTSHIP ROW (read a historical romance with a spy/soldier character) 
  • BURGER JOINT (read a book from UTC’s book girlfriend list)
    • Brazen and the Beast by Sarah MacLean
  • THE COBBLES (read a historical romance not set in London)
    • Highland Conquest by Heather McCollum (My Review)
  • OUTER SPACE (read  a sci-fi romance featuring an alien or cyborg MC)
    • The Security Guy by VC Lancaster (My Review)
  • SPRING  (read a book with a green/yellow/flowery cover, a spring title, or a book featuring a gardener/farmer). 
    • Undercover Bromance by Lisa Kay Adams (My Review)
  • FANG ALLEY (read a PNR with a vampire or shifter as an MC) 
    • Ravensong by TJ Klune
  • LIBRARY (read whatever you like)
    • Wicked Saints by Emily A. Duncan (My Review)
  • FATED FOLLY (read a fated mates paranormal romance)
    • Wolfsong by TJ Klune
  • THE VAULT (read the paranormal book that’s been on your list the longest)
  • DINE-IN MOVIE (read a book that starts with a one-night stand or one that starts with a brief tryst) 
    • Say You Still Love Me by KA Tucker (My Review)
  • SOLDIER STREET (read a romantic suspense with an action-pose cover)
    • Midnight Rescue by Elle Kennedy (My Review)
  • FARMER’S MARKET (read a book with a main character that’s a chef, or works in the food industry) 
    • Sweet Addiction by J. Daniels
  • RAINBOW ROW (read an MM romance) 
    • The Understatement of the Year by Sarina Bowen (My Review)
  • LOVERS LANE (read a non-contemporary LGBT) 
    • Heartsong by TJ Klune
  • SUMMER  (read a book with a multi-colored, bright or beachy cover, a book with a summer-y title, or a summer holiday read)
  • ACTION AVENUE (read an urban fantasy with a kickass heroine on the cover)
    • Merciful Crow by Margaret Own
  • CITY LANE (read an urban fantasy published in the last 5 years) 
    • When He’s Dark by Suzanne Wright (My Review)
  • THE GYM (read a book with a bangin’ body or gorgeously dressed person on the cover) 
    • The First Score by Amie Knight (My Review)
  • JOURNEY’S END (read a fantasy with a chosen one trope) 
    • Warrior of the Wild by Tricia Levenseller
  • EMERGENCY SERVICES (read a romance with a firefighter or a police officer as the main character) 
    • The Friend Zone by Abby Jimenez (My Review)
  • CAMPUS CORNER (read a NA with a jock) 
    • #Nerd
  • NEW VIEW (read a friends-to-lovers NA romance) 
    • Understatement of the Year by Sarina Bowen  (My Review)
  • LIBRARY (read whatever you like)
    • The Happy Ever After Playlist by Abby Jimenez
  • BEAU BLVD (read a YA that’s considered a classic)
    • The House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune
  • AUTUMN (read a book with an orange/gold/yellow cover, or a cover features leaves/trees, or read a spooky, Halloween read). 
    • The Unhoneymooners by Christina Lauren
  • THE OFFICE (read a workplace romance)
    • If I Never Met You by Mhairi McFarlane (My Review)
  • LADY LANE (read a women’s fiction novel) 
  • COFFEE SHOP (read a book with a foodie word in the title or one that has a food/drink on the cover) 
    • Sweet Addiction by J. Daniels
  • PAST EAVES (read a historical fiction novel) 
    • Nine Rules to Break When Romancing a Rake by Sarah MacLean