2025 Halloween Reading Challenge
If you love ghosts, witches, and spooky vibes, this is the reading challenge for you. It’s full of Halloween boo(ks) to fill your October TBR!

Halloween Reading Challenge Prompt
To complete our Halloween challenge, read one book from each of the three topics below. You can read in any order and choose from our recommendations or pick a book from your TBR list. PS: We also have a separate Fall Mini-Challenge!

Prompt #1: Mystery or Thriller
You can choose a book from any of our various mystery or thriller lists, or pick up one from your own TBR stack.

Prompt #2: A Halloween Romance
Whether you look forward to romance or it’s not your preferred genre, we think you’ll find something to enjoy on our list of Halloween romance books.

Prompt #3: A Halloween Cozy Mystery
Of all the prompts in this challenge, the cozy mysteries tend to have the most Halloween vibes. These quick reads are a fun way to up your holiday spirit.
Get the Free Printable Tracker
Now that you know the prompts, just sign up in the box below to get your Halloween Reading Challenge coloring page tracker!
If you aren’t a member of our Facebook group yet, we recommend joining so you’ll be able to share what books you’re reading for the challenge each Sunday in our What Are You Reading thread.
Social Sharing & Canva Templates

We’ve created two social sharing templates for this challenge. Each is available as a Canva Template or as an image file that you can use in any editing program!
SQUARE: Canva Template | Download JPG
9:16 FOR STORIES: Canva Template | Download JPG
More Reading Challenges You May Enjoy
- 2025 Fall Mini Reading Challenge
- 2025 Halloween Reading Challenge
- 2025 Summer Reading Challenge for Adults
- 2025 Spring Reading Challenge
- 2025 Book Lover’s Reading Challenge
- In Case You Missed It (ICYMI) Backlist Reading Challenge: 2025 Edition
- Read Around the USA – 2025 States Reading Challenge
- Lifetime of Reading Challenge: 2025 Edition
- Read Around the World: Children’s Reading Challenge
- Read Around the World 2025: Book Voyage Reading Challenge


Is there a Halloween template for Canva? Thanks for your fun challenges.
Hi Yvette, We just added Halloween Canva templates to the post for you!