Romanceopoly 2026 Study Sessions: Monthly Book Club Picks + Prompts + Activities
Join the Romanceopoly 2026 Study Sessions: monthly romance book club picks, a BYOB prompt, cozy activities, and simple ways to stay motivated all year.
Romanceopoly 2026 Study Sessions
The Romanceopoly reading challenge has a lot going on. Study Sessions are the part where we slow down and read together. This page is the Romanceopoly 2026 Study Sessions hub, aka the optional monthly book club add-on for the Romanceopoly reading challenge. Every month, you’ll find one featured romance pick, a flexible BYOB option (if you want to participate but can’t find the book chosen, or just isn’t your vibe at all), and a small bookish activity to keep things fun.
Bookmark this page. We’ll update it all year.
And if you don’t know what the challenge is all about, check out the Romanceopoly reading challenge details page and join us anytime.
What are Romanceopoly Study Sessions?
Study Sessions are our monthly Romanceopoly book club. They’re optional, low-pressure, and built for real-life readers who sometimes cannot get the book, do not want the book, or simply changed their personality overnight. But also, we will try to make them fit also multiple prompts within the challenge at large.
Each month includes:
- Featured book club pick: the “if you want to read with the group” choice
- BYOB prompt: a themed backup so you can still join the conversation
- A simple bookish activity: just for fun, not homework
- Romanceopoly tie-ins: double-dip ideas when they apply (for the featured pick)
Think: cozy structure, minimal commitment, maximum community energy.
How to use this page
- Find the current month always at the top.
- Pick your participation level:
- Book club mode: read the featured pick
- BYOB mode: read any book that matches the monthly prompt
- Vibes-only mode: skip the read and do the activity and chat
- Check in with the community when you can. A quick post counts. Lurking also counts. We are on Fable and Discord
- You can also track the study sessions on Storygraph
And if you want to make sure you don’t miss the picks, sign up for our Romanceopoly email newsletter.
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March 2026 Romanceopoly Study Session
Featured pick: Our Vicious Oaths by N.E. Davenport
The vibes: warrior princess, vengeful fae king, enemies to lovers, political intrigue, forced proximity, dangerous alliance, high-stakes magic, and “we’re using each other for revenge” tension that turns very real.
What it’s about: Warrior princess Kadeesha is bound to marry the Hyperion High King, so she takes one last night of freedom with a dangerous stranger who turns out to be Malachi, the vengeful king of a ruined fae court. On her wedding day, Malachi attacks, Kadeesha is taken back to his land, and the two strike a pact: she’ll help lure the High King so Malachi can kill him, and he won’t harm her people. They’re forced to publicly play up their connection to provoke the High King, while privately trying not to fall for each other.
Grab Our Vicious Oaths on Amazon
March BYOB prompt
Just like always, the featured pick is optional. If you can’t get it, have read it already or you’re not in the mood, you can still fully participate with the BYOB prompt. For March, read a fantasy romance with a warrior heroine.
Romanceopoly double-dip ideas for March
This one works for Battle and Bond Academy because the heroine is a warrior, and for Thorn Court in the Fantasy Theory department because it’s fae court politics.
We’ll be chatting in Discord and Fable for this Study Session, so if you want to share your pick, ask for recs that match the prompts, or just lurk and vibe, that’s where the conversation will live.
March bookish craft: DIY Folded Book Vase
March’s craft is a DIY folded book vase. I’ll have a full tutorial post plus a craft with me video coming in March, so stay tuned.
March watch party: Marked Men
For March, we’re doing a watch party for Marked Men (available on Prime Video). Come hang in Discord to chat, whether you’re watching for the first time or finally doing that read and watch moment. Haven’t read yet? Check out my review of Rule by Jay Crownover.
April will be announced around mid-March. Come back here to check in, and join the conversation here so you do not miss it, on Discord or Fable.
February 2026 Romanceopoly Study Session
Featured pick: Not My Romeo by Ilsa Madden-Mills
The vibes: Valentine’s Day, librarian x quarterback, forced proximity, community theater Romeo-and-Juliet tension, and spicy he-falls-first energy.
What it’s about: Your “normal” blind date is not normal at all. He’s gorgeous, famous, and very much not the studious guy you expected. There’s a penthouse, a gin and tonic, and then a next-day reveal that he’s Jack Hawke, a professional quarterback with a murky past and an NDA situation that should probably count as a red flag. Our heroine handles this like an icon and signs it Juliet Capulet, fully expecting to never see him again. Except Jack keeps showing up, and the universe decides to be funny by putting him in her community theater production as Romeo to her Juliet. Cute and extremely February.
Just like always, the featured pick is optional. If you can’t get it or you’re not in the mood, you can still fully participate with the BYOB prompt.
February BYOB prompt
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For February, choose one prompt lane depending on what’s easiest to find and what you’re craving. You can go with a Valentine’s setting or theme, Cupid or Eros vibes, and honestly paranormal also counts. Or you can go full seasonal and pick a football romance, because it’s basically Super Bowl season and the universe is begging you to lean into the trope.
If you want ideas for either lane, here are some starting points:
Romanceopoly double-dip ideas for February
If you read Not My Romeo, it’s an easy fit if you want to stack prompts. You can use it for Registrar’s Office if you’ve never read Ilsa Madden-Mills before. If you normally read more fantasy and you’re trying to branch out, this is a great Compass Wing pick. And for Romanceopoly’s Romantic Arts department, it’s perfect for Love Story Lecture Hall.
We’ll be chatting in Discord and Fable for this Study Session, so if you want to share your pick, ask for recs that match the prompts, or just lurk and vibe, that’s where the conversation will live.
February bookish craft: Decorate your e-reader
February’s craft is pure cozy productivity: decorate your e-reader. New season energy, but make it bookish.
If you’ve been meaning to spruce up your e-reader and you keep putting it off, I’ve got you. I did a body doubling session where you can decorate right along with me, or just put it on in the background for inspiration while you plan your vibe. In the video, I’m decorating my Kindle Paperwhite and my Kobo Libra Colour, so it’s a good watch even if you’re still deciding what kind of aesthetic you want. Watch here.
February watch party: Bridgerton
It’s February and we deserve nice things, so we’re also doing a Bridgerton watch party on Discord. We’re focusing on Season 4, but this is a come-as-you-are situation. If you’re behind, rewatching, or you just want to show up and chat about your favorite season, you’re still in the right place. The goal is cozy fandom conversation, not homework. This watch party is a Discord-only chat, so if you want in, make sure you’re in the server and keep an eye on the event details there.
January 2026 Romanceopoly Study Session
Featured pick: Accidentally Wedded to a Werewolf by Isabelle Taylor
The vibe: grumpy-sunshine in a cozy, snowy monster town, with fated mates and “we are absolutely not married, except we kind of are” complications.
What it’s about: Luna is a spoiled heiress who should be on a beach with her fiancé, but instead gets snowed in at Claw Haven, Alaska, a cozy monster town where creatures go to live quietly. She ends up at a run-down inn run by Oliver, a grumpy werewolf who is hot until he speaks. Then a potion mishap creates a bond that basically says: surprise, you’re “married” now. Oliver does not want a wife, or feelings, or town gossip, and he is also dealing with losing his ability to shift. Unfortunately, the bond has opinions, and so does the chemistry. Expect small-town monster coziness with spice.
Grab Accidentally Wedded to a Werewolf by Isabelle Taylor on Amazon
January BYOB prompt
Because Discord made a very fair point: not everyone can easily get the monthly pick so we’ve added a prompt option so you can still join with your preferred read that fits the vibe.
Bring Your Own Book prompt: A winter-themed paranormal romance set in a small town.
We’re going for winter comfort, cute and cozy vibes. Snowy streets. Hot drinks. A supernatural love interest who is either protective, grumpy, or both.
Double-dip ideas for Romanceopoly
If you’re trying to stack prompts like a responsible reader goblin, here’s where January’s pick can fit:
- Lycanthrope Hall
- Arcane Theory Hall
- If we fudge the rules a bit: Frostbitten Trials for Shimmer Clash (use your best judgment, challenge police are not real – the January pick is a paranormal romance, this prompt calls for fantasy romance, eh)
January bookish activity: TBR Scratch-Off Cards
This month’s activity if you choose to join in is TBR scratch-off cards, because decision fatigue is real and your TBR deserves to be a little game play.
What you’ll do: make a set of scratch-off cards (use prompts or titles in them) and you can reveal when you need your next pick. You can use them for your everyday TBR or make a Romanceopoly-specific set.
Tutorial note: I’ll be posting a full tutorial for making these (including a reading journal-friendly version). When it’s live, it will be linked here.
January check-in prompts:
If you want a simple way to post your update in Discord or Fable, steal this:
- What book did you pick for January (featured or BYOB)?
- Which prompt(s) are you using it for?
- Rate the vibe: cozy, chaotic, spicy, or unexpectedly emotional?
- What did you think of the main characters? The setting?
- Was the vibe good for the month?
Romanceopoly 2026 Study Sessions FAQ
Do I have to read the featured pick?
No. The BYOB prompt is the whole point to give you that freedom. The featured pick is a fun option that we can hopefully read together, but we understand sometimes that may be difficult.
What if the featured pick is not available at my library or in my country?
You can either skip that month, or use the BYOB prompt. I know some of you like to have things completed and don’t want to skip if there’s a way around it.
Is this a traditional book club?
It’s more like a reading challenge support group with better vibes. Monthly structure, lots of flexibility, zero pressure. We are not sitting down to dissect our reads, just want to stay connected to make sure you check in with the challenge. Hopefully that also helps you finish it.
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