Okay, I definitely have too many books scheduled to read this month, but when I saw Aurora post about this challenge, I knew I had to at least try to participate. Weird Zeal is hosting a reading challenge in honor of Women’s History Month, and the goal is to read lots of books written by women!

(The real goal is to only read books written by women in March, but I already set and started my March TBR, sooooo.)

I’m going to go light on my goals, but here are the books I plan to read!

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Read a book with a woman of color MC

This was on my February TBR, and I didn’t get a chance to read it, so heyyyy, A Torch Against the Night by Sabaa Tahir. Laia is such a badass, and I am so ready to be back in this world.

Read a biography or memoir of a woman

Easy peasy! I’ve had Becoming by Michelle Obama on my shelf since Christmas, and I’ve been eyeing it for the past two months, so sounds like it’s about time!

Read a book with a queer MC

SPACE! THE COVERRRRR! Also, 27 Hours by Tristina Wright is by a woman and the cast of characters is almost entirely not straight, so it fits for this category.

Read a sci-fi or fantasy by/about a woman

Boom, both! Onyx & Ivory by Mindee Arnett is both by a woman and has a female MC. And it was already on my March TBR!

Read a book with a woman on the cover

I mean, duh. I was already planning on reading Dreams of Gods and Monsters by Laini Taylor this month, so yay! That’s Karou on the cover (Karouuuuuuuu), and this will finally sadly bring me to the end of this trilogy.

Read a middle grade by/about a woman

City of Islands by Kali Wallace is already on my monthly March TBR, so this works perfectly! I’ve read two other YAs by Wallace, so I’m really excited to dive into this middle grade. Plus, the cover art is spooky and fun!

Read a graphic novel by/about a woman

The first volume of The Steel Prince by VE Schwab just came out yesterday, and I can promise you I’ll have it finished by, well, tomorrow. And actually! Something I didn’t realize is that some of the artwork is also by a woman, so while the story is about a man, both the words and the art are by women.

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Alright, so that adds only two to my current March TBR, and it also does absolutely nothing on the bingo chart, but whatever. Are you participating in the challenge? If not, what books by women are you planning on reading this month? More importantly:

ARE YOU READY FOR CAPTAIN MARVEL?????

Check back at the end of the month for my normal monthly wrap-up to see if I made it through this challenge!