The Summer Mix Tape Reading Challenge!
🎶 Buzzing About Romance Presents: The Summer Mix Tape Reading Challenge! ☀️📚
Summer reading is one of the best parts of the warmer months—and this year, we’re turning up the volume with a brand-new challenge!
Introducing the Mix Tape Challenge:
We’ve created a summer playlist packed with songs that bring all the feels—vibes, tropes, heartbreak, joy, and everything in between. Your mission? Match each song to a romance book! Whether it’s the setting, the emotional beats, or just the pure vibe—get creative and make your own bookish soundtrack.
📌 How to Participate:
- Set your summer reading goal.
- Any romance book you read between May 25th- July 18th counts.
- Use the playlist prompts to guide your picks—choose books that fit the mood, trope, or setting of the songs.
- Share your matches, book stacks, or reviews on social media or Discord, and tag the podcast!
- All Participants will receive a summer reading sticker pack.
We will celebrate the end with our annual Summer Slumber Party in Discord on July 19th.
Theme this Year: Margaritas and MooMoos
* Below, you will find the submission form (This is optional. You do not need to fill it out to receive the sticker pack). You will also find a song list and suggested tropes, along with graphics to use for your socials or accountability. *
📓 Need help getting started? We’ve got a Dance Card Just for You.
Full list of suggested songs:
You are welcome to pick any song and create your own summer mixtape.
| Song | Artist | Possible Tropes |
| Cinderella Snapped | Jax | Strong Heroine, female boss |
| Something Blue | VOILA | Arranged marriage |
| Little Do You Know | Alex & Sierra | he falls first |
| Sorry I’m Here For Someone Else | Benson Boone | Second Chance, Runaway Bride/Groom |
| I Kissed A Girl | Chiara Oliver & VIOLETA | Sapphic, Bi-awakening |
| Best Worst Ex | Julia Cole & Alexandra Kay | Sworn off love, allergic to commitment, was cheated on |
| Too Sweet | Hozier | Age Gap, Forbidden, Bad Boy/Good Girl |
| Better | Khalid | Friends to Lovers, Sibling’s Best Friend |
| Triumph | Bishop Briggs | Sports (underdog player or team), Rags to Riches |
| Castle | Halsey | Romantasy, Enemies to Lovers |
| Ember | Katherine McNamara | Romantasy, Enemies to Lovers |
| The Craving | Twenty-One Pilots | Crush, Unrequited Love |
| Cowboys Cry Too | Kelsea Ballerini & Noah Kahan | Cowboys, He’s Only Soft for Her |
| You Should Probably Leave | Chris Stapleton | Divorced or Broken Up but they can’t stay away from each other |
| Earned It | The Weeknd | Exotic Dancer, Praise Kink, BDSM, PWP |
| Lose Control | Teddy Swims | Insta Lust, Obsessed MMC, Mafia |
| Hold My Girl | George Ezra | Young Love, Small Town, Childhood Friends to Lovers |
| Home | Good Neighbours | Small Town, Second Chance, Coming Home |
| Unsteady | X Ambassadors | Damaged MC, Rockstar, Military |
| Boom Clap | Lennon & Maisy | Insta Love |
| Kings & Queens | Ava Max | Mafia, Billionaire, Royal (where the women put on pedestals) |
| Surefire | Wilderado | Sports Romance |
| Scared to Start | Michael Marcagi | Shy, Nerdy or Virgin Heroine |
| Which Witch | Witch Florence + The Machine | PNR (Witchy) |
| Hymn to Virgil | Hozier | Burn the World Down for You |
| Nothing to be Scared Of | Kasey Musgraves | Secrets to Protect Each Other, One thinks they’re too damaged for a relationship |
| Little Bit Better | Caleb Hearn & ROSIE | relationship where they support each other through trauma |
| Turning Out | AJR | Friends to Lovers, Growing up together |
| If I Loved a Boy | We Three | MM, family disowns |
| Il Most Wanted | Beyonce & Miley Cyrus | Ride or Die, Girl Gang |
| All of Me | John Legend | Wedding |
