So, if I start reading my copy of War and Peace in January for the pattern prompt (little comets), I might have finished it by October for the violent words prompt.
The way Kayla said "Planes, Trains,..." and I yelled Automobiles and she said Cars 😂 the disappointed i felt. Love the cover challenge prompts. I will likely try to do that one this year
I made a mistake in my 2025 bullet journal when I was spacing out my Buzzword challenge spread. I accidentally put two lines per month instead of one. Now I know it was because I was on the same wavelength as you 🎉
So excited!! This is my tentative TBR, using books I already own wherever I can: January: LIE With Me by Philippe Besson February: The SEA, The SEA by Iris Murdoch March: People, Places & THINGS by Duncan MacMillan April: The Blind OWL by Sadegh Hedayat May: The Passion According TO G.H. by Clarice Lispector June: In MEMORY of MEMORY by Maria Stepanova July: Are Prisons Obsolete? by Angela Davis August: Sleeping WITH the Dictionary by Harryette Mullen September: Cassandra at the WEDDING by Dorothy Baker October: As I Lay DYING by William Faulkner November: ??? (need to find a 'never' book) December: EAST of EDEN by John Seinbeck
Yay! I've been patiently waiting so I can set up my challenge spread in my 2025 reading spreadsheet and now it's here AND we get two this year, it's a bookmas miracle!
I’m going to try to do both, but not necessarily in the actual month. I’d love to be able to combine the prompts each month, but my priority is to match with the books I already own 😅
Im so happy this video came out this week. Im working on my reading journal 2025 planning and gathering all of my printables. I'll be doing both challenges!
This will be my first time trying the buzzword challenge!! Just found Kayla’s vids last years. Why do I want to get ambitious and try both challenges 😅
When you mentioned A Wizard's Guide to Defensive Baking, which is one of my favourite books, I just knew I had to use the buzzwords to reread a bunch of books. I've already found 6/12, I'm sure the other ones will come to me in time!
I wasn't expecting the cover challenge but I love the idea! Will take part of both, I've always loved choosing a book for your yearly challenge and mine, each month... so now I'm gonna chose 3 per months! No TBR yet because I will always decide a couple days before the new month starts 😆
I love both of these. I’ll be joining in both. I finished 2024 buzzword. I have no clue what’s going on my TBR for these. I’ll have fun picking. ❤️thank you
The best part of this challenge is always right after this video drops, taking hours sorting through my tbr to plan my reading year. Then I will follow my plan for about half the year and then completely revert to mood reading. Rinse and repeat 😂
LOVE the book cover challenge! Water on covers has been a huge trend for years and I recently noticed a trend in symmetry in covers as well! Somehow I’m already thinking about the 2026 challenge and what could be on that list 😂
Ahhh, so excited for both of these challenges. In just your suggested examples I saw so many books I need to read and I'm like this is perfect. (Also, the beginning of your video made me laugh and I say if you want to call yourself the mastermind that's fine lol)
I think the covers version is a great addition! It lets us from non-english parts of the world (where certain words are not as popular as in english) participate ^^
I already picked a couple of challenges for the year, focusing on reading off my shelves, but I really like the cover challenge. I'll probably add that one to my list.
2024 was my first year completing Buzzwordathon, and I had such a great time I'm back for more. And I love the two different challenges (and it's given me an idea for a reading vlog series, too, so thanks!). 💖
This is so fun! I hardly ever participate in reading challenges but this feels like a good way to try, so I’ll at least attempt the buzzword one and maybe the cover one as well! Joined the StoryGraph and I’ll have to think of my TBR ideas 😊
I’m definitely going to be doing both! I’m so excited for these. I think these are my favorite buzzword challenges so far! Thank you for putting these together every year! 😊
Yay I've been waiting for this! I'm gonna try to do both each month, and I added a prompt card to my tbr game for the buzzwordathon, so I may end up doing more in some months!
oh my gosh! count me in giiiiirl, this just made me so thrilled! I'm a quite recent member of your mastermind, and this is such great inspiration to stay excited and have some fun with my reading, brilliant! Would you (as well as members) say it is optimal to choose all the challenge books at the start of the year, or do you pick month by month? Merry Christmas, love and good vibes to you Kayla, (and everyone else) thanks for a brilliant channel and for inspiring me in my book journey. x
I'm gonna do a mix of both - whichever book I find that I WANT to read, that fits either word or cover. May end up doing mostly the covers because I seem to gravitate to images!!
I like that you have 2 challenges! I checked the first few months of buzzwords and I don't have any options that fit, but I definitely can find books on my shelf for the buzzword cover challenge.
Omg! I just started Wind and Truth two days ago and I'm not about to put it down until next month... That's so unfortunate. I'll just have to find something else. It's fine.... 😅😂 The timing, though! Other than that, though, super hyped! Gonna immediately get started on my list of options for everything.
I joined this for the first time in 2024 and excited to accomplish at LEAST the buzzwords, but the cover ones sound fun. This prompted me to do similar to a "read or unhaul" based on the words matching books I owned.
Christmas really did come early, I love having the title and cover editions!! 🙌 So stoked for these prompts, particularly the punctuation prompt, the patterns prompt, and the October prompts! So fun!
uuuhhh so excited!!! first time participating (as I only found out about booktube and challenges and stuff this summer 😅), definitely gonna try and make both but not sure if I'll try to do them in the "right" months... some of the ideas I have for specific prompts, I'm not sure I want to wait til the end of the year to read... 😂
I might try and be kind with myself and try and do one (instead of both ) of the challenges each month. We'll see though because I always have big plans that seem to fall through.
OMG I feeeeel COOL (thanks for using my idea about the punctuation, Kayla )
Thanks for the inspiration bestie!!
i feel like mariah carey defrosting OMFG
it's 🎶 tiiiiiiiiiime 🎵
I love that i'm saying the answers to the prompts out loud like I'm watching dora the explorer 😂
That's exactly how I pictured someone out there watching this, and I'm just so glad it was you 😂
@@BooksandLala I do love a little a participation moment 💜
✨ Kayla, Our Mastermind ✨
Kayla: "I won't accept "two" don't even try it"
Also Kayla: "if you want to call a pair of hockey skates a weapon who am i to stop you" 😂
my favourite thing about this challenge is putting arbitrary rules and restrictions on you all 😂
@@BooksandLala to be fair, the distinction between these does kinda make sense lol
6:07 love that you tried to BAMBOOZLE me thinking it’s food related cause of your choices, but it was punctuation, I need to do better
Same 😂
I can't wait to start planning and then completely throw out my TBR as the year goes on! 😂 So excited!
So, if I start reading my copy of War and Peace in January for the pattern prompt (little comets), I might have finished it by October for the violent words prompt.
😂😂😂
omg I do cover challenges every month on my patreon too and I always pitch it as "buzzwordathon but make it covers instead of titles" hehe
oooooh I love that!!
The way Kayla said "Planes, Trains,..." and I yelled Automobiles and she said Cars 😂 the disappointed i felt. Love the cover challenge prompts. I will likely try to do that one this year
I’m so gagged we got a 2-in-1 challenge this year!!! Planning my TBR ASAP! 🤭💜
I made a mistake in my 2025 bullet journal when I was spacing out my Buzzword challenge spread. I accidentally put two lines per month instead of one. Now I know it was because I was on the same wavelength as you 🎉
What incredible luck my friend
the to, too, two thing is so funny when you don't look at the screen hahaha i was like?? are you okay?
So excited!! This is my tentative TBR, using books I already own wherever I can:
January: LIE With Me by Philippe Besson
February: The SEA, The SEA by Iris Murdoch
March: People, Places & THINGS by Duncan MacMillan
April: The Blind OWL by Sadegh Hedayat
May: The Passion According TO G.H. by Clarice Lispector
June: In MEMORY of MEMORY by Maria Stepanova
July: Are Prisons Obsolete? by Angela Davis
August: Sleeping WITH the Dictionary by Harryette Mullen
September: Cassandra at the WEDDING by Dorothy Baker
October: As I Lay DYING by William Faulkner
November: ??? (need to find a 'never' book)
December: EAST of EDEN by John Seinbeck
east of eden is one of my favorite books of all time, i hope you enjoy!!
The way that I WAIT for this challenge every year 😭 and it’s a double-challenge for 2025! Planning my tbr right now
Yay! I've been patiently waiting so I can set up my challenge spread in my 2025 reading spreadsheet and now it's here AND we get two this year, it's a bookmas miracle!
I’m going to try to do both, but not necessarily in the actual month. I’d love to be able to combine the prompts each month, but my priority is to match with the books I already own 😅
I am just BUZZING for this. 👀 🐝
I’m excited for this. This year I’m also challenging myself to read a book set in each state so I could try to combine these into the buzzwords
LOVE the covers idea - so excited to participate in this next year 💕
Joined the challenges on storygraph =) can't wait to join in this year
This is my Super Bowl! 📚 am I done this years buzzwordathon? No! Am I going to spend the night planning next years? Hell yes!
this is such an embarrassingly real comment for me too 😂💀
I've been counting down to these announcements!!! Okay, one. I had no idea about the second!!! Yay!! So creative with the prompts!!! Thank you!
Im so happy this video came out this week. Im working on my reading journal 2025 planning and gathering all of my printables. I'll be doing both challenges!
Wow thank you so much I’m so happy Wind and Truth will count for Jan because it’s gonna be the only book I read that month lol
I’ve been waiting ALL DAY👏🏻
OMGGG YESSS. I was looking for a big reading commitment and this one is right up my alley!!! Thank youuu
This will be my first time trying the buzzword challenge!! Just found Kayla’s vids last years. Why do I want to get ambitious and try both challenges 😅
When you mentioned A Wizard's Guide to Defensive Baking, which is one of my favourite books, I just knew I had to use the buzzwords to reread a bunch of books. I've already found 6/12, I'm sure the other ones will come to me in time!
My favorite video of the whole year!
I wasn't expecting the cover challenge but I love the idea! Will take part of both, I've always loved choosing a book for your yearly challenge and mine, each month... so now I'm gonna chose 3 per months! No TBR yet because I will always decide a couple days before the new month starts 😆
Ooh! Mixing it up with two challenges! Love it. This will be year 3 for me buzzing along!
I'm so excited for this video! I'm setting up my reading journal and have been stocking your page to see when this would drop
I’m such a mood reader I only got 6 last year. For 2025 I’d love to match the cover prompt to the book prompt! So fun!
Im going to try to do both! So fun! I'l have to sit down and come up with some ideas from my shelves 😊
I feel confident about the Buzzwords this year. The last couple of years I haven't been able to achieve much. The covers also seem very doable.
I love both of these. I’ll be joining in both. I finished 2024 buzzword.
I have no clue what’s going on my TBR for these. I’ll have fun picking. ❤️thank you
Can't wait to do some on both the word and cover challenges! Thanks for creating this :)
LOVE the cover idea!! SO excited for this!
I will be doing both!!! So excited you added the cover one!!!
The best part of this challenge is always right after this video drops, taking hours sorting through my tbr to plan my reading year. Then I will follow my plan for about half the year and then completely revert to mood reading. Rinse and repeat 😂
I love how you keep things fresh and exciting always! Thanks for keeping things fun and engaging, Lala! ❤
LOVE the book cover challenge! Water on covers has been a huge trend for years and I recently noticed a trend in symmetry in covers as well! Somehow I’m already thinking about the 2026 challenge and what could be on that list 😂
You came out with this right as I have been working on my challenge pages of my journal. I can't wait to actually join in this year!
Thank you for doing this again. I love the added spin for the book covers. I can’t wait to see what I can come up with 😊😊
well of course I'm doing both! Love the cover challenge idea!!
Ahhh, so excited for both of these challenges. In just your suggested examples I saw so many books I need to read and I'm like this is perfect. (Also, the beginning of your video made me laugh and I say if you want to call yourself the mastermind that's fine lol)
yay two challenges!! my reading journal and i are ready 😊✨💕
Ahhh! This is just what I needed today! I'm working on my Reading Journal setup for 2025 and I'm gonna work on these spreads right now!
I’m so excited! Just wrote the prompts all down. I’ve been in a heavy reading slump and I know this will help me! ❤
LOVE these! Can't wait to dive in!
I think the covers version is a great addition! It lets us from non-english parts of the world (where certain words are not as popular as in english) participate ^^
Omg two challenges!! How exciting. I gotta make another page in my bullet journal for the covers one. I only anticipated the word prompts.
I already picked a couple of challenges for the year, focusing on reading off my shelves, but I really like the cover challenge. I'll probably add that one to my list.
ohhhh covers too?? how exciting I love that!
2024 was my first year completing Buzzwordathon, and I had such a great time I'm back for more. And I love the two different challenges (and it's given me an idea for a reading vlog series, too, so thanks!). 💖
Yay! Looking forward to doing this for a second year! I like the covers idea. Will definitely participate in both.
woohoo, I love this challenge. Currently reading my last book for this year, can't wait to start looking for books for next year
This is so fun! I hardly ever participate in reading challenges but this feels like a good way to try, so I’ll at least attempt the buzzword one and maybe the cover one as well! Joined the StoryGraph and I’ll have to think of my TBR ideas 😊
I cannot resist this challenge!!! My goal is to find as many one book combos as I can!
I’m definitely going to be doing both! I’m so excited for these. I think these are my favorite buzzword challenges so far! Thank you for putting these together every year! 😊
I am SO excited. My brain is going to be thinking about this relentlessly now 👏🏼🤣
My first year joining in this challenge, and I'm so excited! I'm going to try and complete both challenges and push myself a little 😊
Yay I've been waiting for this! I'm gonna try to do both each month, and I added a prompt card to my tbr game for the buzzwordathon, so I may end up doing more in some months!
So excited for this! It’s my first time participating 😍😍😍
Kayla please make a book club on Fable! I would love to connect with people on there about these challenges 😊😊
*excite* I am planning my 2025 book journal and I'm excited to add this challenge for the 2nd year
I’m excited. My fave challenge to do every year. 📚
So excited! I have two left to finish for the 2024 challenge
I'm so excited!!! I love the prompts especially the punctuation one
oh my gosh! count me in giiiiirl, this just made me so thrilled!
I'm a quite recent member of your mastermind, and this is such great inspiration to stay excited and have some fun with my reading, brilliant!
Would you (as well as members) say it is optimal to choose all the challenge books at the start of the year, or do you pick month by month?
Merry Christmas, love and good vibes to you Kayla, (and everyone else) thanks for a brilliant channel and for inspiring me in my book journey. x
I've been looking forward to this! Definitely using it for my book club
I'm gonna do a mix of both - whichever book I find that I WANT to read, that fits either word or cover. May end up doing mostly the covers because I seem to gravitate to images!!
I'm definitely doing it this year, maybe even both 👀 i LOVE the cover challenge so much I hope you keep doing it in future years
So, fun I will be doing both. Thank you
Oh my gosh I’ve been waiting ❤
Yours is the only challenge I join without knowing any of the buzzwords first😂 Sooooo excited!!!!!🎉 Definitely doing BOTH!!!
I can’t wait to do both of these in 2025!!
this will be my first year actually attempting to keep up with the challenge!!! i’m so excited!!!
Definitely participating in both! Going to attempt 1 book for both prompts 🤞
Oooooh I'm excited! I've been waiting to fill out my prompt lists!
I like that you have 2 challenges! I checked the first few months of buzzwords and I don't have any options that fit, but I definitely can find books on my shelf for the buzzword cover challenge.
omggg i've been waiting for this, i haven't even watched the video yet but i'm so excited!!
Omg! I just started Wind and Truth two days ago and I'm not about to put it down until next month... That's so unfortunate. I'll just have to find something else. It's fine.... 😅😂 The timing, though!
Other than that, though, super hyped! Gonna immediately get started on my list of options for everything.
I joined this for the first time in 2024 and excited to accomplish at LEAST the buzzwords, but the cover ones sound fun. This prompted me to do similar to a "read or unhaul" based on the words matching books I owned.
Yuuuuup 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 so excitedddd, definitely going to do both
Christmas really did come early, I love having the title and cover editions!! 🙌 So stoked for these prompts, particularly the punctuation prompt, the patterns prompt, and the October prompts! So fun!
OMG this is going to be so much fun. I love the addition of the book cover challenge 😊
So fun! I will be trying to do both. Not sure what I will choose yet
i'm so early i was the 15th person to join the challenge on storygraph🥰
you've outdone yourself yet again kayla ❤
uuuhhh so excited!!! first time participating (as I only found out about booktube and challenges and stuff this summer 😅), definitely gonna try and make both but not sure if I'll try to do them in the "right" months... some of the ideas I have for specific prompts, I'm not sure I want to wait til the end of the year to read... 😂
Oooo I’m soo excited for these challenges!!!
Ohh how fun! I’ll definitely try to participate in both 🧡 gonna use my lunch break today to brainstorm 😂
Soooo excited for these!!!!
I might try and be kind with myself and try and do one (instead of both ) of the challenges each month. We'll see though because I always have big plans that seem to fall through.
Love this! Thank you for another fun challenge
i get so so excited for this every year as if i haven't spectacularly failed at it every single time 🤣
Fun!! Thank you!!
I love the new cover challenge!! So excited to do both and try and get them to match 😄