2022 Reading Challenge –

Hey everyone!
Today, I am sharing my post for the 2022 Reading Challenge, which is hosted by the lovely Mina @ Stacked
I have taken part in Mina’s yearly challenge for the past two years, and both years I did terribly, but this year is the year that I actually manage to do a good job!

The Rules

Choose a book for each of the 20 reading challenge prompts
You can’t start reading books you selected for the challenge before January 1st!
If you decide to write a post about the challenge and your picks for the prompts, please:
- Link to the original challenge post (this one)
- Follow my Twitter account and use #2022ReadingChallenge tag when sharing the links
You can challenge your friends by tagging them in your posts if you want and turn it into a friendly competition

2022 Reading Challenge Checklist:

My 2022 Reading Challenge:

Historical Fiction

– Radar Girls by Sara Ackerman

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Radar Girls was recommended to me for the 12 challenge (12 books, 12 months, 12 recommendations), and as it is a historical fiction, I thought I would incorporate it in to this challenge too.

Controversial Book

– 1984 by George Orwell

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1984 has repeatedly been banned and challenged in the past for its social and political themes, as well as for sexual content. I have wanted to read this for a while, but just haven’t got to it yet.

Friend Recommendation

– After The Silence by Louise O’Neill

After The Silence was also recommended to me for the 12 challenge, so again I thought I’d incorporate it in to this challenge too.

A New York Times Bestseller

– One of Us Is Lying by Karen M. McManus

Karen M. McManus is becoming a favourite author of mine, but I still haven’t read One Of Us Is Lying. As it is a NYT bestseller, this is the perfect opportunity to read it!

YA Book

– It’s Behind You by Kathryn Foxfield

It’s Behind You is another book that was recommended to me for the 12 challenge that I’m including in this challenge, but I have wanted to read this for a while anyway!

Book You Can Read In A Day

– Revenge of The Beast by Jack Meggitt-Phillips

The Beast and The Bethany series is so much fun, and is so easy to get through in a day. I’ve been excited about Revenge of The Beast for so long!

Own Voices Novel

– Cinderella Is Dead by Kalynn Bayron

I have had a copy of Cinderella Is Dead pretty much since it was released, and still haven’t read it. I’m really looking forward to this one!

Book Set In A Country You’d Love To Visit

– The Wolf Den by Elodie Harper

The Wolf Den is set in Pompeii, which although it isn’t a country, it is somewhere that I have always wanted to visit.

A Classic

– Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens

I love the multiple different Oliver Twist adaptations (especially the musical Oliver!), but have never actually read the book. I will probably read this towards the end of the year, around Christmas time.

Chick Lit

– Why Mummy Doesn’t Give A ****! by Gill Sims

I wasn’t really sure what fell in to the category of chick lit, but according to GoodReads, Why Mummy Doesn’t Give A ****! does! I have already read the first 2 books in the Why Mummy series and absolutely loved them, so I can not wait to see how the story continues.

Debut Novel

– These Violent Delights by Chloe Gong

These Violent Delights has been on my TBR for a while, and as it is Chloe Gong’s debut novel, I thought I would use this prompt as an excuse to finally read it.

Fantasy Novel

– All The Murmuring Bones by A.G. Slatter

All The Murmuring Bones is another book that was recommended to me for the 12 challenge that I’m including in this challenge.

GoodReads Choice Winner

– A Life On Our Planet by David Attenborough

A Life On Our Planet was the GoodReads Choice winner for the Science and Technology category in 2020. I have seen the documentary, and have owned the book since it was released, so I can’t wait to finally read it.

Horror

– Creed by James Herbert

I am slowly making my way through James Herbert’s back catalogue, and Creed was already next on my list, so it worked perfectly for this prompt.

Book Over 500 Pages

– Helter Skelter by Vincent Bugliosi and Curt Gentry

A lot of you know that I love a bit of true crime, and Helter Skelter is probably one of the most famous true crime books out there. It has 689 pages.

Book Published In 2022

– Amari and The Great Game by B.B. Alston

Amari and The Great Game is one of my most anticipated releases of 2022. I have already pre-ordered my copy, and I can not wait to get my hands on it!

Award-Winning Book

– True History of The Kelly Gang by Peter Carey

True History of The Kelly Gang won the Booker Prize in 2001. I’m pretty sure I’ve put this one my reading challenge list for the past 2 years, and I STILL haven’t read it. 2022 will finally be the year that I do it!

Book That Makes You Nostalgic

– Vampirates: Demons of the Ocean by Justin Somper

Demons of The Ocean brings me so much joy and nostalgia. This is one of my favourite books/series from my childhood, and remains one of my favourites to this day. I am well overdue a reread, so I can not wait to dive in to this all over again.

A Family Saga

– The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini

Another prompt that I wasn’t sure what fell in to the category… But, according to GoodReads, The Kite Runner classifies as a family saga.

Book Written In A Foreign Language

– The Diary of A Young Girl by Anne Frank

Obviously, Anne Frank’s diary was originally written in Dutch, not English. I have read The Diary of a Young Girl before, but it was a very long time ago, so I really want to reread it.

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