Genres:

• Thriller
  A genre of fiction that is well known for giving readers ‘heightened feelings of suspense, excitement, surprise, anticipation and anxiety’. According to Wikipedia, ‘thrillers generally keep the audience on the “edge of their seats” as the plot builds towards a climax. The cover-up of important information from the viewer is a common element. Literary devices such as red herrings, plot twists, and cliffhangers are used extensively. A thriller is usually a villain-driven plot, whereby he or she presents obstacles that the protagonist must overcome.’
• Horror
  Wikipedia also summarizes this genre quite nicely: ‘a genre of fiction which is intended to, or has the capacity to frighten, scare, disgust, or startle readers by inducing feelings of horror and terror.’

I have to say this is probably the hardest challenge for me yet! I’m the type of person who can’t bring myself to watch suspenseful/scary movies, and only managed to watch Stranger Things because I had company. 🙈 For this challenge I’m going to take baby steps and tackle a Thriller! I’ve had The Widow by Fiona Barton for some months now so I’ll be reading that. Let’s see if I can gather enough courage to read a Horror book. Any Horror fans want to recommend a good ‘starter’ for a scaredy cat like me? 😆 What do you think you’ll be reading for this challenge?

If this is your first time learning about this reading challenge, you can read my post here to find out what it’s all about! 😁

Genres:

• Self-help/self-development/self-improvement

Books in this genre are based on one’s own effort regarding self-guided improvements in their physical, emotional, mental, relational, or economical well-being. Check out Goodreads’ Self-help Books Shelf for examples!

• Informational

Informational books explain known facts about specific topics and can be about anything! Want to learn about photography? There’s a book for that! What about languages or history? There are books for those too! More likely than not, there are books about any topic you’re interested in learning. Goodreads doesn’t have the best book shelf for informational books (I checked) but finding books in this genre is easy. If you’re interested in learning about it, Google will likely point you to the most popular books in that area.

I hope this clears up questions you may have about these genres. It’s important to keep in mind that these genres can overlap and that’s okay! The main focus of this challenge is to get you to read a book outside of your comfort zone. If you don’t regularly read these books and this challenge encourages you to pick one from either genre, it’s a win-win situation!

How August is a week away I’ll never know but I’m here to share the Challenge Card for next month’s Colour Me Read Challenge! 😃  I have a feeling August will be a better month for me – I’ll have more time to catch up on life so I’m excited to be more active here soon! 😊

Next month’s genres are Fantasy and Science Fiction. Many of you know I’m a big lover of fantasy books so I’m really looking forward to this one! I haven’t read many science fiction novels though, but I do have a couple on my shelf I need to pay attention to (i.e. Dune, Illuminae). 🤓

Any books come to mind when you think of these genres? I’m aiming to read books from both! I haven’t had a chance to really participate for July’s genres, but there’s still a few days left so hopefully I can squeeze a book in! I’m proud to say I finished Jane Steele today after many weeks of not having time to read (I started it in May). 😅  I did enjoy it more than I thought I would and it was a great combination of mystery and crime fiction.

How’s July been for everyone? Any new favourites?

As May winds down to a close I give you the June Challenge Card for the #colourmereadchallenge!

GENRES OF THE MONTH:
📖 Contemporary – a type of fiction that creates imaginary characters and situations that depict our world and society. It focuses on themes of growing up and confronting personal and social problems. This genre portrays characters coming to understand themselves and others.

📖 Romance – a type of fiction that places its primary focus on the relationship and romantic love between two people, and must have an “emotionally satisfying and optimistic ending.”

I think this one will be a challenge for me since my experience with these genres tend to be 50/50. 🙈

Which genre do you think you’ll be picking? Did a book come to mind? Let me know!

I’ll probably pick a book by John Green or Stephanie Perkins, since their books typically fall under both. 😊

I hope you guys continue to spread the word about this challenge! Never hesitate to repost the Challenge Card or post a photo with your book(s) while using the hashtag. The response so far has been amazing and I hope you continue to have fun with me as I do with you! ❤️😁