2022 Reading Challenges ~ Final Update

Posted January 5, 2023 by Lillian in Challenges / 1 Comment

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 ๐Ÿ˜… 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.

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The 2022 Audiobook Challenge was hosted by the Caffeinated Book Reviewer and Thatโ€™s What Iโ€™m 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 ๐Ÿ™Œ I managed to listen to 37 audiobooks during 2022. Here are the books I listened to:

  1. American Royals by Katherine McGee
  2. A Not So Meet Cute by Meghan Quinn
  3. House of Earth and Blood by Sarah J Maas
  4. Winterkeep by Kristin Cashore
  5. Destined for an Early Grave by Jeaniene Frost
  6. The Traitor Prince by C.J. Redwine
  7. Reputation by Lex Croucher
  8. Eternal Kiss of Darkness by Jeaniene Frost
  9. American Royals II: Majesty by Katherine McGee
  10. Inheritance by Katherine McGee
  11. First Drop of Crimson by Jeaniene Frost
  12. If You Ask Me by Libby Hubscher
  13. The Infinity Courts by Akemi Dawn Bowman
  14. This Side of the Grave by Jeaniene Frost
  15. Kamila Knows Best by Farah Heron
  16. The Midnight Library by Matt Haig
  17. Illuminae by Amie Kaufman, Jay Kristoff
  18. Beastly Bones by William Ritter
  19. Gemina by Amie Kaufman, Jay Kristoff
  20. One Grave at a Time by Jeaniene Frost
  21. The Viscount Who Loved Me by Julia Quinn
  22. Rivals by Katherine McGee
  23. Obsidio by Amie Kaufman, Jay Kristoff
  24. Once Burned by Jeaniene Frost
  25. Twice Tempted by Jeaniene Frost
  26. The Mirror: Broken Wish by Julie C. Dao
  27. Up From the Grave by Jeaniene Frost
  28. All of Us Villains by Amanda Foody, Christine Lynn Herman
  29. The Fire Sisters by A.G. Henley
  30. Bound By Flames by Jeaniene Frost
  31. Gold Spun by Brandie June
  32. Curse Undone by Brandie June
  33. Finale by Stephanie Garber ~ reread, review from first read through
  34. Once Upon a Broken Heart by Stephanie Garber
  35. Into the Fire by Jeaniene Frost
  36. Seasparrow by Kristin Cashore
  37. The Twelve Dates of Christmas by Jenny Bayliss
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The 2022 Backlist Reader Challenge was hosted by the Bookwyrmโ€™s 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:

  1. Rebel Rose by Emma Theriault
  2. Halfway to the Grave by Jeaniene Frost
  3. The Wish Granter by C.J. Redwine
  4. Spoiler Alert by Olivia Dade
  5. Dragon Marked by Jaymin Eve
  6. The Traitor Prince by C.J. Redwine
  7. Eternal Kiss of Darkness by Jeaniene Frost
  8. American Royals II: Majesty by Katherine McGee
  9. This Side of the Grave by Jeaniene Frost
  10. The Midnight Library by Matt Haig
  11. Illuminae by Amie Kaufman, Jay Kristoff
  12. Beastly Bones by William Ritter
  13. Gemina by Amie Kaufman, Jay Kristoff
  14. One Grave at a Time by Jeaniene Frost
  15. The Viscount Who Loved Me by Julia Quinn
  16. Obsidio by Amie Kaufman, Jay Kristoff
  17. Once Burned by Jeaniene Frost
  18. Twice Tempted by Jeaniene Frost
  19. The Mirror: Broken Wish by Julie C. Dao
  20. Up From the Grave by Jeaniene Frost
  21. The Fire Sisters by A.G. Henley
  22. Bound By Flames by Jeaniene Frost
  23. Into the Fire by Jeaniene Frost
  24. The Twelve Dates of Christmas by Jenny Bayliss
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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:

  1. Rebel Rose by Emma Theriault
  2. Halfway to the Grave by Jeaniene Frost
  3. Stolen Mayfly Bride by Sarah K.L. Wilson
  4. The Love Con by Seressia Glass
  5. Donut Fall in Love by Jackie Lau
  6. The Wish Granter by C.J. Redwine
  7. One Foot in the Grave by Jeaniene Frost
  8. Spoiler Alert by Olivia Dade
  9. Where There’s a Whisk by Sarah J. Schmitt
  10. Dragon Marked by Jaymin Eve
  11. Cupcake by Cookie O’Gormon
  12. A Not So Meet Cute by Meghan Quinn
  13. Winterkeep by Kristin Cashore
  14. First Drop of Crimson by Jeaniene Frost
  15. The Traitor Prince by C.J. Redwine
  16. Eternal Kiss of Darkness by Jeaniene Frost
  17. American Royals II: Majesty by Katherine McGee
  18. The Infinity Courts by Akemi Dawn Bowman
  19. This Side of the Grave by Jeaniene Frost
  20. The Midnight Library by Matt Haig
  21. Illuminae by Amie Kaufman, Jay Kristoff
  22. Beastly Bones by William Ritter
  23. Gemina by Amie Kaufman, Jay Kristoff
  24. One Grave at a Time by Jeaniene Frost
  25. The Viscount Who Loved Me by Julia Quinn
  26. Obsidio by Amie Kaufman, Jay Kristoff
  27. Once Burned by Jeaniene Frost
  28. Twice Tempted by Jeaniene Frost
  29. The Mirror: Broken Wish by Julie C. Dao
  30. Up From the Grave by Jeaniene Frost
  31. All of Us Villains by Amanda Foody, Christine Lynn Herman
  32. The Fire Sisters by A.G. Henley
  33. Bound By Flames by Jeaniene Frost
  34. Gold Spun by Brandie June
  35. Once Upon a Broken Heart by Stephanie Garber
  36. All the Feels by Olivia Dade
  37. Into the Fire by Jeaniene Frost
  38. The Twelve Dates of Christmas by Jenny Bayliss
  39. Blame It on the Mistletoe by Beth Garrod
  40. Kiss Me Under the Christmas Lights by Cindy Ray Hale
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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 youโ€™ve fallen behind on. My goal was to be an A-List Series Finisher (9 or more series) which I met ๐Ÿฅณ 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:

  1. The Other Side of the Sky by Amie Kaufman, Meagan Spooner
  2. Crescent City by Sarah J. Maas
  3. Graceling Realm by Kristin Cashore
  4. American Royals by Katharine McGee
  5. Spark House by Helena Hunting
  6. Decisions in Durham by Rachel Higginson
  7. Seashell Harbor by Miranda Liasson
  8. Caraval / Once Upon a Broken Heart by Stephanie Garber
  9. Six Crimson Cranes by Elizabeth Lim
  10. Twisted Pages by Elle Madison & Robin D. Mahle
  11. Brilliant Darkness by A.G. Henley
  12. Blossom Glen by Miranda Liasson
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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 ๐Ÿคฆ๐Ÿผโ€โ™€๏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:

  1. The Marvelous Monroe Girls by Shirley Jump
  2. How to Love Your Neighbor by Sophie Sullivan
  3. The Love Con by Seressia Glass
  4. The Sweetheart Deal by Miranda Liasson
  5. Donut Fall in Love by Jackie Lau
  6. Within These Wicked Walls by Lauren Blackwood
  7. I Hunt Killers by Barry Lyga
  8. Full Flight by Ashley Schumacher
  9. Bright Ruined Things by Samantha Cohoe
  10. When Sparks Fly by Helena Hunting
  11. The No-Show by Beth O’Leary
  12. Winterkeep by Kristin Cashore
  13. Starry-Eyed Love by Helena Hunting
  14. All Fired Up by Dylan Newton
  15. Reputation by Lex Croucher
  16. Blame It on the Brontes by Annie Sereno
  17. Places We’ve Never Been by Kasie West
  18. Bravely by Maggie Stiefvater
  19. Belle Morte by Bella Higgin
  20. If You Ask Me by Libby Hubscher
  21. Nora Goes Off Script by Annabel Monaghan
  22. The Infinity Courts by Akemi Dawn Bowman
  23. Cold Summer by Gwen Cole
  24. Kamila Knows Best by Farah Heron
  25. Feather and Flame by Livia Blackburne
  26. Maggie Moves On by Lucy Score
  27. Fake It Till You Bake It by Jamie Wesley
  28. This Vicious Grace by Emily Thiede
  29. The True Love Bookshop by Annie Rains
  30. Sea Glass Summer by Miranda Liasson
  31. Always Be My Duchess by Amalie Howard
  32. The Godparent Trap by Rachel Van Dyken
  33. The Dragon’s Promise by Elizabeth Lim
  34. The Girl in the Castle by James Patterson, Emily Raymond
  35. The Mirror: Broken Wish by Julie C. Dao
  36. All of Us Villains by Amanda Foody, Christine Lynn Herman
  37. The Ballad of Never After by Stephanie Garber
  38. All the Feels by Olivia Dade
  39. The Sweetheart Fix by Miranda Liasson
  40. Wishing on a Christmas Cowboy by Sara Richardson
  41. Blame It on the Mistletoe by Beth Garrod
  42. End of Story by Kylie Scott
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Theย 2022 New Release Challengeย was hosted byย (un)Conventional Bookviews. This is the challenge that Iโ€™ve 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:

  1. The Marvelous Monroe Girls by Shirley Jump
  2. Beyond the End of the World by Amie Kaufman, Meagan Spooner
  3. How to Love Your Neighbor by Sophie Sullivan
  4. The Sweetheart Deal by Miranda Liasson
  5. Full Flight by Ashley Schumacher
  6. Bright Ruined Things by Samantha Cohoe
  7. The No-Show by Beth O’Leary
  8. Starry-Eyed Love by Helena Hunting
  9. All Fired Up by Dylan Newton
  10. Reputation by Lex Croucher
  11. Blame It on the Brontes by Annie Sereno
  12. Secrets We Whisper in the Moonlight by Rachel Higginson
  13. Inheritance by Katherine McGee
  14. Places We’ve Never Been by Kasie West
  15. Bravely by Maggie Stiefvater
  16. Belle Morte by Bella Higgin
  17. If You Ask Me by Libby Hubscher
  18. Nora Goes Off Script by Annabel Monaghan
  19. Rise of the Vicious Princess by C.J. Redwine
  20. Kamila Knows Best by Farah Heron
  21. Feather and Flame by Livia Blackburne
  22. Maggie Moves On by Lucy Score
  23. Fake It Till You Bake It by Jamie Wesley
  24. This Vicious Grace by Emily Thiede
  25. The True Love Bookshop by Annie Rains
  26. Sea Glass Summer by Miranda Liasson
  27. Always Be My Duchess by Amalie Howard
  28. Rivals by Katherine McGee
  29. The Darkening by Sunya Mara
  30. The Godparent Trap by Rachel Van Dyken
  31. Spineless by Samantha San Miguel
  32. The Dragon’s Promise by Elizabeth Lim
  33. The Girl in the Castle by James Patterson, Emily Raymond
  34. The Registration by Madison Lawson
  35. Spells for Lost Things by Jenna Evans Welch
  36. Of Thieves and Shadows by Elle Madison, Robin D. Mahle
  37. The Brothers Flick: The Impossible Doors by Ryan Haddock, Whitney Cogar, Jim Campbell
  38. Ghoster Heights by Corey Lansdell, Kelly Mellings
  39. No Admissions by Brittany Geragotelis
  40. All of Our Demise by Amanda Foody, Christine Lynn Herman
  41. Moongarden by Michelle A. Barry
  42. Tinsel and Teacups by Elle Rush
  43. Throne of a Thousand Lies by Rachel Higginson
  44. Curse Undone by Brandie June
  45. The Ballad of Never After by Stephanie Garber
  46. Book Lovers by Emily Henry
  47. Seasparrow by Kristin Cashore
  48. The Sweetheart Fix by Miranda Liasson
  49. Ship Wrecked by Olivia Dade
  50. Wishing on a Christmas Cowboy by Sara Richardson
  51. Resting Scrooge Face by Meghan Quinn
  52. Nutcracker of Crystalfall by Kay L. Moody
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One response to “2022 Reading Challenges ~ Final Update

  1. 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.

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