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! ❤️😁

Title: The Bat
Author: Jo Nesbø
Genres: Mystery Fiction, Crime Fiction
Pages: 369
Rating: ★★★

Synopsis:

Harry Hole is sent to Sydney to investigate the murder of Inger Holter, a young Norwegian girl, who was working in a bar. Initially sidelined as an outsider, Harry becomes central to the Australian police investigation when they start to notice a number of unsolved rape and murder cases around the country. The victims were usually young blondes. Inger had a number of admirers, each with his own share of secrets, but there is no obvious suspect, and the pattern of the other crimes seems impossible to crack. Then a circus performer is brutally murdered followed by yet another young woman. Harry is in a race against time to stop highly intelligent killer, who is bent on total destruction.

Title: Sirius
Author: Jonathan Crown
Genre: Historical Fiction
Pages: 288
Rating: ★★

Synopsis:

In Berlin, he was named Levi: a good Jewish dog with a good Jewish name.

When his owners fled to America, he became Hercules: star of the silver screen in Hollywood’s golden age.

Then he caught the eye of Hitler, who called him Hansi: a pure-bred lapdog, privy to all the Führer’s secrets.

But he was known to the Resistance as Sirius: the insider who could bring peace to a world at war.

SIRIUS: the little dog who almost changed history.

For anyone joining the Colour Me Read Challenge, here is your May card! 😁

GENRES OF THE MONTH:

• Crime fiction: the literary genre that fictionalises crimes, their detection, criminals, and their motives.
• Mystery fiction: a type of fiction in which a detective, or other professional, solves a crime or series of crimes. The purpose of a mystery novel is to solve a puzzle and to create a feeling of resolution with the audience.

Crime and Mystery fiction are so similar with each other that sometimes books are labelled as Crime/Mystery or Mystery > Crime. A crime novel can be both while a mystery novel doesn’t necessarily have to focus on a crime to be solved. When I was talking to Abby (who IMO is the QUEEN of Crime fiction), she said that crime fiction doesn’t always have mystery in it either – sometimes we know who committed the crime and read more about their motives or the fallout of the crime. These two genres often overlap and it can be open to interpretation!

Books I’ve read that are more Mystery than Crime:

The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield (highly recommend!)
Night Film by Marisha Pessl

Books I’ve read that fell under both genres:

And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie

If you’re unsure of where your book choice falls, I recommend checking Goodreads and seeing the genre users have put it under. The book could be under both and that’s totally okay! The purpose of this challenge is to help you read a book under a genre you don’t normally pick, so just have fun with it. 😊

As for me, I think I’ll challenge myself with a crime novel. Abby recommended the Harry Hole series by Jo Nesbø so I’ll see if I can get my hands on the first book soon. 😃

Which genre are you picking and why? Did a book come to mind? Don’t forget to use the hashtag if you decide to post a photo! I’d love to see your choices! 💕