Happy Thursday y’all! 2022 ended in a blur. It was so crazy busy for us that my reading took a nose dive. Regardless, I feel pretty good about where my goals for my reading challenges ended up. I managed to read 100 books in 2022, well below my goal, but more pages read than in any previous year so I take that as a win. I initially signed up for six challenges last year, and I met my goal for three of them ๐ However I made really good progress AND barely missed my goals for the other three. Again, win in my book! Read on to see my final totals and which books counted where.

The 2022 Audiobook Challenge was hosted by the Caffeinated Book Reviewer and Thatโs What Iโm Talking About. For this challenge, you simply have to listen to audiobooks. My original goal for this year was Socially Awkward (15-20 audiobooks), which I met before the mid-year update so I increased my goal to My Precious (30+ audiobooks) which I again met ๐ I managed to listen to 37 audiobooks during 2022. Here are the books I listened to:
- American Royals by Katherine McGee
- A Not So Meet Cute by Meghan Quinn
- House of Earth and Blood by Sarah J Maas
- Winterkeep by Kristin Cashore
- Destined for an Early Grave by Jeaniene Frost
- The Traitor Prince by C.J. Redwine
- Reputation by Lex Croucher
- Eternal Kiss of Darkness by Jeaniene Frost
- American Royals II: Majesty by Katherine McGee
- Inheritance by Katherine McGee
- First Drop of Crimson by Jeaniene Frost
- If You Ask Me by Libby Hubscher
- The Infinity Courts by Akemi Dawn Bowman
- This Side of the Grave by Jeaniene Frost
- Kamila Knows Best by Farah Heron
- The Midnight Library by Matt Haig
- Illuminae by Amie Kaufman, Jay Kristoff
- Beastly Bones by William Ritter
- Gemina by Amie Kaufman, Jay Kristoff
- One Grave at a Time by Jeaniene Frost
- The Viscount Who Loved Me by Julia Quinn
- Rivals by Katherine McGee
- Obsidio by Amie Kaufman, Jay Kristoff
- Once Burned by Jeaniene Frost
- Twice Tempted by Jeaniene Frost
- The Mirror: Broken Wish by Julie C. Dao
- Up From the Grave by Jeaniene Frost
- All of Us Villains by Amanda Foody, Christine Lynn Herman
- The Fire Sisters by A.G. Henley
- Bound By Flames by Jeaniene Frost
- Gold Spun by Brandie June
- Curse Undone by Brandie June
- Finale by Stephanie Garber ~ reread, review from first read through
- Once Upon a Broken Heart by Stephanie Garber
- Into the Fire by Jeaniene Frost
- Seasparrow by Kristin Cashore
- The Twelve Dates of Christmas by Jenny Bayliss

The 2022 Backlist Reader Challenge was hosted by the Bookwyrmโs Hoard. For this challenge, you read books from your TBR that were published prior to 2021. My goal was to read 25 books from my TBR. I unfortunately failed this challenge, missing my goal by a hair. I managed to read 24 books from my backlist. Here are the books I read in 2022:
- Rebel Rose by Emma Theriault
- Halfway to the Grave by Jeaniene Frost
- The Wish Granter by C.J. Redwine
- Spoiler Alert by Olivia Dade
- Dragon Marked by Jaymin Eve
- The Traitor Prince by C.J. Redwine
- Eternal Kiss of Darkness by Jeaniene Frost
- American Royals II: Majesty by Katherine McGee
- This Side of the Grave by Jeaniene Frost
- The Midnight Library by Matt Haig
- Illuminae by Amie Kaufman, Jay Kristoff
- Beastly Bones by William Ritter
- Gemina by Amie Kaufman, Jay Kristoff
- One Grave at a Time by Jeaniene Frost
- The Viscount Who Loved Me by Julia Quinn
- Obsidio by Amie Kaufman, Jay Kristoff
- Once Burned by Jeaniene Frost
- Twice Tempted by Jeaniene Frost
- The Mirror: Broken Wish by Julie C. Dao
- Up From the Grave by Jeaniene Frost
- The Fire Sisters by A.G. Henley
- Bound By Flames by Jeaniene Frost
- Into the Fire by Jeaniene Frost
- The Twelve Dates of Christmas by Jenny Bayliss

The 2022 Beat the Backlist reading challenge was hosted by the Novel Knight. For this challenge, you simply read books from your TBR backlist, any book published prior to 2022 counts. My original goal was to read 30 books from my TBR, and because I’d almost met it mid-year I upped my goal to 50. Sadly, I didn’t read much the last half of the year so I did not meet this new goal. I managed to read 40 books from my backlist. Here are the books I read in 2022:
- Rebel Rose by Emma Theriault
- Halfway to the Grave by Jeaniene Frost
- Stolen Mayfly Bride by Sarah K.L. Wilson
- The Love Con by Seressia Glass
- Donut Fall in Love by Jackie Lau
- The Wish Granter by C.J. Redwine
- One Foot in the Grave by Jeaniene Frost
- Spoiler Alert by Olivia Dade
- Where There’s a Whisk by Sarah J. Schmitt
- Dragon Marked by Jaymin Eve
- Cupcake by Cookie O’Gormon
- A Not So Meet Cute by Meghan Quinn
- Winterkeep by Kristin Cashore
- First Drop of Crimson by Jeaniene Frost
- The Traitor Prince by C.J. Redwine
- Eternal Kiss of Darkness by Jeaniene Frost
- American Royals II: Majesty by Katherine McGee
- The Infinity Courts by Akemi Dawn Bowman
- This Side of the Grave by Jeaniene Frost
- The Midnight Library by Matt Haig
- Illuminae by Amie Kaufman, Jay Kristoff
- Beastly Bones by William Ritter
- Gemina by Amie Kaufman, Jay Kristoff
- One Grave at a Time by Jeaniene Frost
- The Viscount Who Loved Me by Julia Quinn
- Obsidio by Amie Kaufman, Jay Kristoff
- Once Burned by Jeaniene Frost
- Twice Tempted by Jeaniene Frost
- The Mirror: Broken Wish by Julie C. Dao
- Up From the Grave by Jeaniene Frost
- All of Us Villains by Amanda Foody, Christine Lynn Herman
- The Fire Sisters by A.G. Henley
- Bound By Flames by Jeaniene Frost
- Gold Spun by Brandie June
- Once Upon a Broken Heart by Stephanie Garber
- All the Feels by Olivia Dade
- Into the Fire by Jeaniene Frost
- The Twelve Dates of Christmas by Jenny Bayliss
- Blame It on the Mistletoe by Beth Garrod
- Kiss Me Under the Christmas Lights by Cindy Ray Hale

The 2022 Finishing the Series Reading Challenge was hosted by my friend at Celebrity Readers. The goal of this challenge is to finish or catch up on a series that youโve fallen behind on. My goal was to be an A-List Series Finisher (9 or more series) which I met ๐ฅณ I read 21 books for this challenge, completing or catching up on 12 series. Here are the series I completed/caught up on in 2022:
- The Other Side of the Sky by Amie Kaufman, Meagan Spooner
- Crescent City by Sarah J. Maas
- Graceling Realm by Kristin Cashore
- American Royals by Katharine McGee
- Spark House by Helena Hunting
- Decisions in Durham by Rachel Higginson
- Seashell Harbor by Miranda Liasson
- Caraval / Once Upon a Broken Heart by Stephanie Garber
- Six Crimson Cranes by Elizabeth Lim
- Twisted Pages by Elle Madison & Robin D. Mahle
- Brilliant Darkness by A.G. Henley
- Blossom Glen by Miranda Liasson

The 2022 NetGalley & Edelweiss Reading Challenge was hosted by Socrates Book Reviews. My main goal was to raise my NetGalley percentage to above 80%, which I didn’t come anywhere near seeing ๐คฆ๐ผโโ๏ธ I set my goal to Gold (50 books) which I just barely missed. I read 42 books from NetGalley. Here are the books I read in 2022:
- The Marvelous Monroe Girls by Shirley Jump
- How to Love Your Neighbor by Sophie Sullivan
- The Love Con by Seressia Glass
- The Sweetheart Deal by Miranda Liasson
- Donut Fall in Love by Jackie Lau
- Within These Wicked Walls by Lauren Blackwood
- I Hunt Killers by Barry Lyga
- Full Flight by Ashley Schumacher
- Bright Ruined Things by Samantha Cohoe
- When Sparks Fly by Helena Hunting
- The No-Show by Beth O’Leary
- Winterkeep by Kristin Cashore
- Starry-Eyed Love by Helena Hunting
- All Fired Up by Dylan Newton
- Reputation by Lex Croucher
- Blame It on the Brontes by Annie Sereno
- Places We’ve Never Been by Kasie West
- Bravely by Maggie Stiefvater
- Belle Morte by Bella Higgin
- If You Ask Me by Libby Hubscher
- Nora Goes Off Script by Annabel Monaghan
- The Infinity Courts by Akemi Dawn Bowman
- Cold Summer by Gwen Cole
- Kamila Knows Best by Farah Heron
- Feather and Flame by Livia Blackburne
- Maggie Moves On by Lucy Score
- Fake It Till You Bake It by Jamie Wesley
- This Vicious Grace by Emily Thiede
- The True Love Bookshop by Annie Rains
- Sea Glass Summer by Miranda Liasson
- Always Be My Duchess by Amalie Howard
- The Godparent Trap by Rachel Van Dyken
- The Dragon’s Promise by Elizabeth Lim
- The Girl in the Castle by James Patterson, Emily Raymond
- The Mirror: Broken Wish by Julie C. Dao
- All of Us Villains by Amanda Foody, Christine Lynn Herman
- The Ballad of Never After by Stephanie Garber
- All the Feels by Olivia Dade
- The Sweetheart Fix by Miranda Liasson
- Wishing on a Christmas Cowboy by Sara Richardson
- Blame It on the Mistletoe by Beth Garrod
- End of Story by Kylie Scott

Theย 2022 New Release Challengeย was hosted byย (un)Conventional Bookviews. This is the challenge that Iโve participated in the longest and the one I look forward to every year. It is all about reading those new releases, anything published during the new year counts. As I was focusing more on reading backlist books in 2022, I set my goal lower. My goal wasย New Release Pro (31-60 books) which I met by reading 52 new releases in 2022. Here are the books I read:
- The Marvelous Monroe Girls by Shirley Jump
- Beyond the End of the World by Amie Kaufman, Meagan Spooner
- How to Love Your Neighbor by Sophie Sullivan
- The Sweetheart Deal by Miranda Liasson
- Full Flight by Ashley Schumacher
- Bright Ruined Things by Samantha Cohoe
- The No-Show by Beth O’Leary
- Starry-Eyed Love by Helena Hunting
- All Fired Up by Dylan Newton
- Reputation by Lex Croucher
- Blame It on the Brontes by Annie Sereno
- Secrets We Whisper in the Moonlight by Rachel Higginson
- Inheritance by Katherine McGee
- Places We’ve Never Been by Kasie West
- Bravely by Maggie Stiefvater
- Belle Morte by Bella Higgin
- If You Ask Me by Libby Hubscher
- Nora Goes Off Script by Annabel Monaghan
- Rise of the Vicious Princess by C.J. Redwine
- Kamila Knows Best by Farah Heron
- Feather and Flame by Livia Blackburne
- Maggie Moves On by Lucy Score
- Fake It Till You Bake It by Jamie Wesley
- This Vicious Grace by Emily Thiede
- The True Love Bookshop by Annie Rains
- Sea Glass Summer by Miranda Liasson
- Always Be My Duchess by Amalie Howard
- Rivals by Katherine McGee
- The Darkening by Sunya Mara
- The Godparent Trap by Rachel Van Dyken
- Spineless by Samantha San Miguel
- The Dragon’s Promise by Elizabeth Lim
- The Girl in the Castle by James Patterson, Emily Raymond
- The Registration by Madison Lawson
- Spells for Lost Things by Jenna Evans Welch
- Of Thieves and Shadows by Elle Madison, Robin D. Mahle
- The Brothers Flick: The Impossible Doors by Ryan Haddock, Whitney Cogar, Jim Campbell
- Ghoster Heights by Corey Lansdell, Kelly Mellings
- No Admissions by Brittany Geragotelis
- All of Our Demise by Amanda Foody, Christine Lynn Herman
- Moongarden by Michelle A. Barry
- Tinsel and Teacups by Elle Rush
- Throne of a Thousand Lies by Rachel Higginson
- Curse Undone by Brandie June
- The Ballad of Never After by Stephanie Garber
- Book Lovers by Emily Henry
- Seasparrow by Kristin Cashore
- The Sweetheart Fix by Miranda Liasson
- Ship Wrecked by Olivia Dade
- Wishing on a Christmas Cowboy by Sara Richardson
- Resting Scrooge Face by Meghan Quinn
- Nutcracker of Crystalfall by Kay L. Moody

Your Turn! Did you participate in any challenges this year? How did you do? Share below
I participated in similar challenges but not these exact ones. I read 53 books I owned prior to 2022, I read 95 NetGalley books, I listened to 125 audiobooks, and my total reads for the year was 338.