2022 Book Reading Challenges

Personal Challenge: Read as many Netgalley books as possible.

2ndly: Read as many Goodreads TBR books as possible.

3rdly: Read as many Kindle ebooks as possible.

Misc. titles to read: Endurance (the ship)

Reminder!

BOOK H... Challenge: Submit bonus challenge each month. (check)

DONE: Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, May, June

The Goal:
 

JANUARY - quiet (Kathleen's Unforgettable Winter)
FEBRUARY - love/lover/loving in the title (I'd Tell You I Love You, But Then I'd Have to Kill You)
MARCH - growth/grow/flowers/coming-of-age (The Orchard House)
APRIL - your initials in the title (The Gray Chamber)
MAY - a new-to-you author (The Library Book)
JUNE - a book on the cover (The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek)
JULY - one you've been avoiding (Indiana Jones and the Dinosaur Eggs)
AUGUST - a body part in the title [rec Left Handed Lady] (Lost Books and Old Bones)
SEPTEMBER - a collection (Wodehouse, A Bookish Thanksgiving)
OCTOBER - secret/secrets in the title [rec Secrets of Winterhouse] (A Christmas Secret)
NOVEMBER - cozy or nostalgic
DECEMBER - a mostly white cover (London Curiosities)

Note to self: Submit a book on the entry form every month & on Hey Reader. An easy, laid-back challenge. Middle grade books acceptable.

Giveaway: $100 gift card (end of the year).

 

  

The Goal:

January – Time Travel Books (The Drosten's Curse)
Bonus: Books we love but critics don’t

February – Books set in or about South Africa
Bonus: Books from your hometown, state, country, or where your ancestors are from (Frontier Follies)

March – Wine Books Or Books Set On A Vineyard
Bonus: Books with your favorite color in the title (Sister Eve and the Blue Nun)

April – Books set in or about the Baltics (Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia)
Bonus: Books with your favorite foods (Last Dinner on the Titanic)

May – Books About Hiking
Bonus: Books by an author you think you don’t like but have never actually read (The Library Book)

June – Books set in or about Mexico (Mexican Gothic)
Bonus: Books by Indigenous authors from a continent other than your own

July – Dark Academia Books (Books Set At A Prestigious Boarding School or University) (The Case for Jamie, Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children)
Bonus: Books where you next want to travel (Indiana Jones and the Dinosaur Eggs, Unfailing Love)

August – Books set in or about Australia
Bonus: Books that have been sitting in your TBR (to be read) pile for ages

September – Books About Road Trips
Bonus: Books published in the decade or year you were born

October – Haunted House Books/set somewhere haunted (The Haunting at Bonaventure Circus)
Bonus: Books from a nearby Free Little Library, library sale, or you received as a gift

November – Books set in or about Thailand
Bonus: Book about an inspiring career change that interests you (Cherry Ames Army Nurse)

December – Books set in or about Ecuador (Becoming Elisabeth Elliot)
Bonus: Books set in an environment you’ve never experienced (i.e. jungle, desert, mountain, deserted island, volcanic area)

 

Note to self: If a theme isn’t for you, skip it, twist it, or participate in a bonus challenge. An easy, laid-back challenge. Submit booklist at end of year.

Giveaway: Book cart prize or book prize (end of the year).

 

The Goal: 

1. The Golden One by Elizabeth Peters

2. Frontier Follies by Ree Drummond

3. Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte

4. Call Me Mrs. Miracle by Debbie Macomber

5. Dash & Lily's Book of Dares by Rachel Cohn & David Levithan

6. Cherry Ames, Army Nurse by Helen Wells

7. Lost Books and Old Bones by Paige Shelton

8. A Christmas Secret by Anne Perry (--read in October)

9. The Haunted Man and the Ghost's Bargain by Charles Dickens

10. Last Dinner on the Titanic by Rick Archbold & Dana McCauley

11. Sister Eve and the Blue Nun by Lynne Hinton

12. The Drosten's Curse by A.L. Kennedy

 

Alternate 1. The Gray Chamber by Grace Hitchcock

Alternate 2. Tarzan and the Jewels of Opar by Edgar Rice Burroughs

 

Note to self: Each of these 12 books must have been on your bookshelf or “To Be Read” list for AT LEAST one full year. There are monthly check-ins on the 15th of each month.

Giveaway: $50 gift card (end of the year).

The Goal:

1.     A book with a question in the title. (Whose Body? Who Stole the Wizard of Oz?)
2.     A book of non-violent true crime. (The Library Book)
3.     A book with a cover you don’t like.
4.     A historical fiction novel not set in Europe. (The Orchard House --read in March)
5.     A book with a character’s name in the title. (Jane Eyre)
6.     A book featuring paranormal activity, fiction or non. (Long Lost)
7.     A book with a number in the title. (A Tale of Two Murders)
8.     A food related memoir. (Frontier Follies --read in Feb)
9.     A book that’s won an award. (Ginger Pye, Bridge to Terabithia?)
10.     A middle grade novel. (Nessie Quest)
11.     A book by an author who shares your zodiac sign. (The Haunted Man and the Ghost's Bargain by Charles Dickens) ---- [Dickens, Woolf, Byron, Carroll, Verne, Lee Strobel, Judy Blume, Zane Grey, Meg Cabot, Janette Oke, Dwight L. Moody, Eleanor Farjeon]
12.     A book that’s a combination of genres.

Note to self: When finished, send in final booklist.

Giveaway: Amazon gift card (end of the year).

 

The Goal: 

1. A 19th century classic.   (The Haunted Man and the Ghost's Bargain by Charles Dickens)

2. A 20th century classic.   (Tarzan and the Jewels of Opar by Edgar Rice Burroughs)

 

3. A classic by a woman author.   (Cherry Ames, Army Nurse by Helen Wells)

*4. A classic in translation.  Any book first published in a language that is not your primary language. You may read it in translation or in its original language, if you prefer. 

*5. A classic by BIPOC author. Any book published by a non-white author.

6. Mystery/Detective/Crime Classic.   (Christie)

7. A Classic Short Story Collection.   (The Inimitable Jeeves by P.G. Wodehouse)

*8. Pre-1800 Classic. Anything written before 1800. Plays and epic poems, such as the Odyssey, are acceptable in this category. 

*9. A Nonfiction Classic. Travel, memoirs, and biographies are great choices for this category.

10. Classic That's Been on Your TBR List the Longest.   (Agatha Christie)

11. Classic Set in a Place You'd Like to Visit.   (Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte)

12. Wild Card Classic.   (Ginger Pye by Eleanor Estes)

 

Note to self: Books must be published no later than 1972. Finish 6, 9, or 12 categories.

Giveaway: $30 Amazon gift card (end of the year).

 

The Goal: 30+ audiobooks "My Precious (I had my earbuds surgically implanted)"

Note to self: Updates plus a giveaway will be posted twice during the year. The first update will be July 2, 2022, and the last update will take place on December 30, 2022.

 

The Goal: 

1. Read 100 books (all formats combined) for the year.
2. Choose at least one novel that is 500+ pages long.
3. Listen to at least 40 audio books.
   
4. Get my Netgalley percentage up to 70%.
5. Review every single book I read this year. 
   
6. Read at least 2 non-fiction titles. (!!) 😂
   
7. Try 20 new-to-me authors.
8. Read a book together with an IRL friend.
   

 

The Goal: Library Addict - 48 books

Note to self: Link up on review linky as I finish each book.

Giveaway: Quarterly, plus surprises. (Especially interested in 1st & 4th quarters.)

 

The Goal: Read older books that have been piling up in my TBR pile/list [I'll try for 60+ books!].

Note to self: Books must be published in 2020 or before & already be in my TBR pile/list.
Link up on review linky as I finish each book.
Wrap-up linky will be available.

Giveaway: $15 Amazon gift card (end of the year). Each book review submitted to the link-up will be entered into a drawing.

The Goal: Amateur Sleuth - 5-15 books

Note to self: Mystery/Suspense/Thriller/Crime genres, 100+ pages.
Monthly linky. (Linked up in: [])

Giveaway:  2 prizes (half-way & end of the year).

COYER Winter: January - March

The Goal: Read nearly free ebooks (<$2) and audiobooks (<$5).

Note to self: Link up on review linky as I finish each book. 

Add entries to Rafflecopter.

Giveaway: $5 Amazon gift card (end of season).

The Goal: 

Read a book for each of the 12 categories. 

Note to self: Email in final list when finished.