I've been thinking, it's pretty clear different months are for different genres/specific plot elements, aren't they? This is what I associate the different months with, curious to know whether we match or you have different associations. To be honest, I don't follow this to a t, actually, I stray away from it a lot, but if someone asked me to give them associations off the top of my head, this is what I would come up with.

January: Thrillers, especially ya thrillers, I don't have an explanation but the fact that When we were monsters by Jennifer Niven is set in January and that is the first thriller I ever read.

February: Books that make you cry. Angst season. Maybe with a bit of found family for comfort. Or classics. The two things actually don't have to cancel each other out. If you can recommend me a classic with sibling angst for February 2027 I will be very very grateful.

March: Something with a side of romance. Also, possibly comedic books. Especially comedic fantasy/romantacy.

April: Post-apocalyptic setting.

May: Coming of age stories. Also, does light academia exist as a novel setting as well as dark academia? Because in that case I feel it would fit May very well and I'd be definitely down to read something like that.

June: Obviously, books with LGBT+ characters. Any genre.

July/August: Can't decide which one is for high fantasy and which one is for summerween. On one end, July is a bit creepy, on the other August is closer to Halloween, so it feels more in tone with it.

September: Dark academia, back to school is hard enough, let's at least romanticise it a bit.

October: Horror, no explanations needed.

November: Short philosophy/philosophical books.

December: Anything Christmas themed obviously, romance, horror, fantasy. Doesn't matter. The Christmas theme is the constant.