I stumbled upon this reading challenge a few weeks ago over on Youtube and being an avid romance reader, I thought I would attempt to take part in this next year. This challenge has been created by Francesca and Suzanne over at Under the Covers. The attention to detail that they have gone into to create this challenge is incredible! I’m so excited to be taking part in this for the first time.
What Is Romanceopoly 2026 Reading Challenge?
This year, Romanceopoly is transforming into the Romanceopoly U campus. You read that right, this year it’s a university theme. There will be a campus themed map with different departments. But the biggest change yet is that you don’t have to complete the whole year. This is a choose your own path challenge. A way to truly customize Romanceopoly to read what you love the most. But still sprinkle in some things that push your comfort zone.
Romanceopoly University is a year-long romance reading challenge where you “enroll” in classes (prompts) that actually match romance-reader brain chemistry.
The baseline is 20 books to graduate, structured like a degree:
- 5 Core Curriculum classes (required for everyone)
- 5 Major classes (you choose your department)
- 5 Minor classes (you choose a second department)
- 5 Electives (you cherry-pick prompts from the remaining departments)
Optional add-ons (for the overachievers, the competitive gremlins, and the “I can totally read 120 romances in a year” crowd):
- Clubs (each adds 4 prompts)
- Seasonal Sports Events (each adds 4 prompts and they’re tied to a season)
- Monthly Study Sessions (book club energy)
I thought I would showcase what books I have chosen for the challenge but these are just choices I have made over the last couple of weeks… They may change throughout the year… Who knows… For now, these are the ones I’m going with.
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The Core Curriculum
Worth Fighting For by Jesse Q. Sutanto
Write Me For You by Tillie Cole
New Moon by Stephenie Meyer
Atmosphere by Taylor Jenkins Reid
Tangled Up in You by Christina Lauren
My Major
A Photo Finish by Elsie Silver
First-Time Caller by B.K. Borison
My Secret Snowflake by Kathy Strobos
Breaking Point by Mads Rafferty
Enchanted to Meet You by Cara Stout
My Minor
Onyx Storm by Rebecca Yarros
This Is How You Lose the Time War by Amal El-Mohtar and Max Gladstone
A Court of Mist and Fury by Sarah J. Maas
The Princess Knight by Cait Jacobs
Tusk Love by Thea Guanzon
My Electives
Her Knight at the Museum by Bryn Donovan
Mate by Ali Hazelwood
Accidentally Wedded to a Werewolf by Isabelle Taylor
The Dead Romantics by Ashley Poston
Hot for Slayer by Ali Hazelwood
The Club I’m Joining
Holding the Reins by Paisley Hope
Rolls and Rivalry by Kristy Boyce
Roll for Romance by Lenora Woods
The Between-Worlds B&B by Amy Mae Baxter
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I’m not taking part in the Winter Seasonal Sports Events but depending on the prompts for the following seasons will determine whether I take part in them or not. I will also be trying to take part in the Month Study Sessions — I’ll be joining January’s as the book (Accidentally Wedded to a Werewolf) can be doubled-up to use for a prompt as well which ticks off one of my electives.
I have made a separate page to link on my blog’s homepage so I can keep track of this challenge… similar to the one I have for this years 52 Book Club Challenge.
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Are you taking part in this challenge? If so, what is your major and minor?
Do you have any different book recommendations for any of the prompts?
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