I fell a little behind in January so I wasn’t able to share my Reading Challenges I’m hoping to complete in 2022. This one will just be the listing of the Challenge and prompts. I will check in quarterly (like all my other odds & ends lists lol) to see just how far I’ve gotten, which is where you’ll see the books matched with the prompts. Hopefully by the first check-in I’ll have more graphics to use lol.
Oh and for anyone curious, I will be using one book across multiple challenges if and when I can! No reason to make this super hard mode lol.
Enough said lol, let’s get started.

A to Z Challenge
This one’s pretty self-explanatory, plus it’s been around forever. That being said, I’m going to attempt to just use the first letter in a title as much as possible. If it becomes too hard, or I’m unable to find a letter that fits then I can use an author’s last name.

2022 Fully Booked Reading Challenges
- a book with a number in the title
- a book published in the month you were born
- a 2021 award-winning book
- a debut
- an “own voices” book
- a book with time travel
- a book based on a true story
- a book with a colour in the title
- a book that makes you laugh out loud
- a book with an LGBTQIA+ protagonist
- a book with an animal sidekick or pet
- a book recommended by an author
- a book with a non-human protagonist
- a book with a classical element in the title (water, earth, fire, or air)
- a book inspired by mythology or folklore
- a book from an indie author
- a book from a genre you don’t normally read
- a graphic novel
- a book from a BIPOC author
- a book based on the cover
- a book you read in less than 48 hours
- a book with a location you’d love to visit
- a classic you haven’t read before
- a book you’ve seen someone else reading
- a book with an alliterative title
- a book written before 2012
- a book that surprised you
- a book that has been on your TBR for over a year
- a book recommended by a friend/family member
- a book everyone is talking about
Genre Reading Challenge
I don’t know if I’ll be able to read all of this, but I thought it was a nice goal to try out. Like the prompt: classic will be the hardest.
- Fantasy
- Historical Fiction
- Science Fiction
- Contemporary
- Poetry
- Romance
- Mystery/Suspense
- Non-Fiction
- Horror/Thriller
- Classics
“Reading Rainbow” Challenge
- Red
- Orange
- Yellow
- Green
- Blue
- Purple
- Pink
- White
- Black
- Grey
“On the Cover” Reading Challenge
- an animal
- a flag
- a house or building
- a weapon
- a mode of transportation
- a door
- two or more people
- something upside down
- water
- a gem or jewel
- wings
- leaves
- a heart, diamond, spade or club
- a moon or sun
- sunglasses
- jewelry
“Around the World” Reading Challenge
- North America
- South America
- An Island
- Europe
- Russia
- Asia
- Middle East
- Africa
- Australia/New Zealand
- Antarctic/Artic
PopSugar Reading Challenge
- a book published in 2022
- a book set on a plane, train, or cruise
- a book about or set in a nonpatriarchal society
- a book with a tiger on the cover or “tiger” in the title
- a Sapphic book
- a book by a Latinx author
- a book with an onomatopoeia in its title
- a book with a protagonist that uses mobility aid
- a book about a found family
- an Anisfield-Wolf Book Award Winner
- A #booktok recommendation
- a book about the afterlife
- a book set in the 1980s
- a book with cutlery on the cover or in the title
- a book by a pacific islander author
- a book about witches
- a book becoming a tv show or movie in 2022
- a romance novel by a BIPOC author
- a book that takes place during your favourite season
- a book whose title begins with the last letter of your previous read
- a book about a band or music group
- a book with a character on the ace spectrum
- a book with a recipe in it
- a book you can read in one sitting
- a book about a secret
- a book with a misleading title
- a Hugo Award Winner
- a book set during a holiday
- a different book by an author you read in 2021
- a book with name of a board game in the title
- a book featuring a man-made disaster
- a book with a quote from your favourite author on the cover
- a social-horror book
- a book set in Victorian Times
- a book with a constellation on the cover or in the title
- a book you know nothing about
- a book about gender identity
- a book featuring a party
- an #Ownvoices SFF book
- a book that fulfills your favourite prompt from a past PopSugar Reading Challenge (I’ve never participated before so I’ll have to research this, but feel free to comment your favourite!)
- Advanced: a book with a reflected image on the cover or “mirror” in the title
- Advanced: a book that features two languages
- Advanced: a book with a palindromic title
- Advanced: a duology (1)
- Advanced: a duology (2)
- Advanced: a book about someone leading a double life
- Advanced: a book featuring a parallel reality
- Advanced: a book with two POVs
- Advanced: two books set in twin towns or “sister cities” (1)
- Advanced: two books set in twin towns or “sister cities” (2)
TBR and Beyond Yearly Reading Challenge
For this challenge, TBR gives two prompts to pick from. As I find books and pick the prompt option I’ll update by changing the font colour of the prompted picked.
- A Book with author with your first or last name OR a character with your first or last name
- A Book incorporates or inspired by a board game OR video game
- A Book from your least favourite genre OR least favourite trope
- A Book written by an author who was an immigrant OR refugee
- A Classic Book written by an author of colour OR a debut by an author of colour
- A Book with a nonbinary main character OR asexual main character
- A Book With a multilingual main character OR translated work
- A Book based on your zodiac sign or your friends zodiac
- A Book where you like the US cover over the UK OR you prefer the reg cover over special ed.
- A Book recommended by a telenovella fan OR KDrama
- A Book compared to a movie OR show OR musician
- A Book With A character with a braid OR Dreads OR headcover on the cover
- A Book with a cover the same colour of your pet OR a animal you wish you had as a pet
- A Book shared on WTF Thread OR viral on Booktok
- A Book recommended by Booktube OR Bookstagram
- A Book that was traditionally published after indie pub OR a webtoon
- A Book on your TBR more than 5 yrs OR published more than 5 yrs ago
- A Book a Mel’s horror buddy read OR Swoonalong buddy reads
- A Book because of fan art OR the author’s social media
- A Book you hated in high school OR a sequel you’ve been putting off
- A Book with a holiday or day of the week on the cover
- A Book with a beverage in the description OR on the cover
- A Book with a Greek OR Roman OR Egyptian retelling that isn’t a Riordian Presents
- A Book based on an African OR Asian OR South American mythology retelling
Buzzword-athon
Buzzword-athon is organized by Kayla from BooksinLala and hosted on Goodreads. I’m not officially participating in this – at least not on a month to month basis. I’m more following Kayla’s lead last year where it’s just a matter of meeting the prompts within the year. But I left the month, just in case by some miracle I manage to do it within the allotted month lol.
Jan: Who, What, Where Why, When
Feb: Pronouns (we, ours, he/she/they)
Mar: Locations
Apr: Little/Big
May: Directions
Jun: All
Jul: Bookish (library, page, read)
Aug: Item/Object (key, door, nail, bottle etc)
Sep: Light/Dark
Oct: Animal/Creature
Nov: Ending with ing
Dec: Numbers
Ok I’m pretty sure that’s all the year long challenges I’m hoping to finish in 2022. It’s a lot when you lay them all out like this, but at least I have a chance since I’m letting myself use one book over multiple challenges. Are you participating in any of these? How are they going for you so far?
