2022 Reading Challenges

Here are the reading challenges I'll be taking part in, in 2022.

2022 Cloak and Dagger Reading Challenge LogoCarol's Notebook is hosting 2022 Cloak and Dagger Reading Challenge. The aim is to read the number of mystery/suspense/thriller/crime novels of your chosen level. I'm choosing Amateur Sleuth: 5-15.

1. A Lesson in Vengeance by Victoria Lee
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2022 Netgalley and Edelweiss Reading Challenge LogoSocrates' Book Reviews is hosting the 2022 Netgalley and Edelweiss Reading Challenge. The aim is to read the number of eproofd received throught NetGalley or Edelweiss of your chosen level. I'm choosing the Silver level: 25 books.

1. Daughter of the Moon Goddess by Sue Lynn Tan
2. Gilded by Marissa Meyer
3. A Lesson in Vengeance by Victoria Lee
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Series on My TBR 2022 Reading Prompt@JennBairos on Instagram is hosting the Series on My TBR 2022 Reading Prompt; less a challenge and more prompt to get you reading: 1) a series you have started and not yet finished, 2) a series you want to read, 3) a series you want to reread, and/or 3) a series that has a new book releasing in 2022. I've not yet decided what series I'll be focusing on, but this is right up my street!






Fairy Tale Retellings 2022 Reading Challenge I'm hosting the Fairy Tale Retellings 2022 Reading Challenge. The aim is to read 15 retellings fitting the prompts, and the two optional prompts.

1. A fairy tale retelling with a BIPOC protagonist:
2. A retelling of a non-western fairy tale:
3. A retelling of a fairy tale by Charles Perrault:
4. An adult fairy tale retelling:
5. A retelling of a lesser-known/not quite as popular western fairy tale:
 Gilded by Marissa Meyer
6. A fairy tale retelling with a trans, genderfluid, or non-binary protagonist:
7. A fantasy fairy tale retelling:
8. A retelling of a fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen:
9. A fairy tale retelling by a BIPOC author:
10. A collection or anthology of fairy tale retellings:
11. A retelling of a fairy tale collected by Alexander Afanasyev:
12. A fairy tale retelling with a queer protagonist:
13. A contemporary fairy tale retelling:
14. A retelling of a fairy tale collected by the Brothers Grimm: A Spindle Splintered by Alix E. Harrow
15. A YA fairy tale retelling:
16. Bonus Prompt: A collection of original fairy tales:
17. Bonus Prompt: A book of fairy tale literary criticism:

Shimmering Worlds Reading Challenge 2022 graphicGagan of afantasysky is hosting the Shimmering Worlds Reading Challenge 2022. The aim is to read 12 SFF books by authors of colour that fit the prompts below.

1. Royalty:
2. Beyond death:
3. Magical battles:
4. Historical:
5. LGBTQ* protagonist:
6. In the future:
7. Aliens:
8. Translated:
9. Novella:
10. 2022 release:
 Daughter of the Moon Goddess by Sue Lynn Tan
11. Graphic novel:
12. A sequel:

I'm also taking part in Hodderscape's 2022 Reading Challenge. The aim is to read 12 SFF books that fit the prompts below.

1. A book with a queer love story: Extasia by Claire Legrand
2. A bookwith a curse or prophecy:
3. A book by a BIPOC author:
4. A book set in a castle: Gilded by Marissa Meyer
5. A book with multiple POVs:
6. A book featuring time travel:
7. A book aet in or inspired by the past:
8. A 'TikTok made me do it' book:
9. A book about revenge:
10. A debut sci-fi or fantasy book: Daughter of the Moon Goddess by Sue Lynn Tan
11. A book set on a ship or a spaceship:
12. A book featuring your favourite trope:

Bookish Valhalla is hosting the 2022 Adult SFF Backlist Books Reading Challenge. The aim is to read SFF titles categorised as adult that were published in 2022, that fit the theme for each month.

January - Winter: The Wolf and the Woodsman by Ava Reid
February - Time:
March - Oaths:
April - Hidden Places:
May - Starlight:
June - To Sea:
July - To Sky:
August - Sacrifice:
September - Fire:
October - Ritual:
November - Forest:
December - Omens:

I'll also be taking part in a number of challenges hosted by @ShadowBooker on Instagram. The #12Challenge, the Representation Challenge, and the A to Z Challenge. All challenge templates can be found in @ShadowBooker's template highlight.

While not exactly a challenge, I'll also be attempting to #BeatTheBacklog, created by Lisa of Owl Be Sat Reading, where participants try to make a dent in the books they've had for quite a while. I won't be reading only backlog books, but I hope to make some headway in the several mountains that are my TBR, and I'll list them here.

1. The Wolf and the Woodsman by Ava Reid
2. Gilded by Marissa Meyer
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