You’ve probably seen readers all over social media creating their own TBR Jars. And they look awesome. But what about the prompts? How do you find good prompts for you TBR?
This was the problem I had when I decided to start a TBR Jar. So I thought I would put together a list of some fun prompts for your TBR. These prompts range from genre-based prompts to cover-based prompts to random book prompts.
TBR Prompt Ideas
- A Book With A (color) Cover
- A Book With A Cover You Love
- The Strangest Cover On Your Shelf
- A Book With An Animal On The Cover
- A Re-read
- The First Book of a Series
- A Library Book
- The Last Book On Your TBR
- A Random Book Off Your Shelf
- The 10th Book On Your Shelf
- A Mystery or Thriller
- A Book Set In Another Country
- Set In The 19th Century
- A Translation
- A Book In A Genre That You Don’t Usually Read
- Your Favorite Book You Read Last Year
- A Book That Reminds You Of Your Favorite Season
- Story With Multiple Points of View
- A Book With A Female Main Character
- A Book With A Male Main Character
- The Last Book You Bought
- An Award-Winning Book
- A Book By Your Favorite Author
- A Book By An Author You Haven’t Read Before
- The Book On Your TBR That You’ve Been Avoiding
- A Non-fiction Book
- A Book You Got From A Little Free Library
- At Least Four Words In The Title
- A Book With A Title You Love
- A Childhood Favorite
TBR Prompt Tips
- Only put prompts in your jar that you will actually use.
- Make the prompts unique to your TBR. Don’t worry about trying to be the same as everyone else.
- You can change out prompts as often as you want. Some people change them out each month or with the seasons.
Final Thoughts
I hope this helps you get a head start on you TBR prompts. Do you have any fun prompts that you love? Let me know in the comments.
