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2022 Reading Challenges Roundup: Completed and Failed

Tobe Buffenbarger

For 2022, I ended up throwing out any outside reading challenges. I focused more on mood reading and attempting to just go where my reading thoughts take me. I ended up finishing a few of my own challenges and failing at a lot of the others. But that’s okay. I don’t mind that I failed all of these challenges.

2022 Reading Challenges

  • Goodreads Challenge

  • Winter RC

  • Spring RC

  • Summer RC

  • Fall RC

  • Perpetual RC

  • UnRead Shelf Project

  • UnRead Shelf RC

  • Kid Read Alouds

And now let’s break down all the individual challenges, starting with those that I completed:

Completed Challenges

Goodreads
Goal 244/200 Books 100%

Kid Read Alouds
Goal 20/20 Books 100%

  1. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon by Grace Lin (2/10/22)

  2. Aru Shah and the End of Time by Roshani Chokshi (3/13/22)

  3. City of the Plague God by Sarwat Chadda (4/5/22)

  4. The Horse and His Boy by C.S. Lewis (4/17/22)

  5. Chitty Chitty Bang Bang by Ian Fleming (4/24/22)

  6. The Silver Chair by C.S. Lewis (5/8/22)

  7. Escape from Mr. Lemoncello’s Library by Chris Grabenstein (5/25/22)

  8. The Last Battle by C.S. Lewis (6/9/22)

  9. Odd and the Frost Giants by Neil Gaiman (6/19/22)

  10. Wishtree by Katherine Applegate (7/12/22)

  11. The Penderwicks by Jeanne Birdsall (8/4/22)

  12. Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll (8/19/22)

  13. The Very Very Far North by Dan Bar-el (8/25/22)

  14. The Beast of Buckingham Palace by David Walliam (8/20/22)

  15. Through the Looking-glass and What Alice Saw There by Lewis Carroll (9/1/22)

  16. Word of Mouse by James Patterson (9/7/22)

  17. Sees Behind Trees by Michael Dorris (9/15/22)

  18. The Wild Robot by Peter Brown (9/22/22)

  19. A Wolf Called Wander by Rosanne Parry (9/30/22)

  20. Morning Girl by Michael Dorris (9/18/22)

Fall
Goal 25/25 Books 100%

  1. 5 Horror

    • Fledgling by Octavia E. Butler (10/11/22)

    • The Book of Cold Cases by Simone St. James (10/19/22)

    • Something Strange and Deadly by Susan Dennard (10/25/22)

    • You May Now Kill the Bride by R.L. Stine (10/20/22)

    • The Wrong Girl by R.L. Stine (10/21/22)

  2. 5 Fantasy/Scifi

    • Vicious by VE Schwab (9/27/22)

    • Ariadne by Jennifer Saint (9/28/22)

    • A Court of Frost and Starlight by Sarah J. Maas (10/14/22)

    • The Lost Vampire Prince by Melody Raven (11/4/22)

    • The Scorpio Races by Maggie Stiefvater (1/11/22)

  3. 3 Kid Read Alouds

    • A Wolf Called Wander by Rosanne Parry (9/30/22)

    • The Wild Robot Escapes by Peter Brown (10/12/22)

    • Blood on the River by Elisa Carbone (10/14/22)

  4. 3 Book Club / Buddy Reads

    • Parable of the Sower by Octavia E. Butler - Nerdy Bookish Friends Read (9/23/22)

    • Her Majesty’s Secret Coven by Juno Dawson - Nerdy Bookish Friends Read (10/7/22)

    • Fairy Tale by Stephen King - Nerdy Bookish Friends Read (11/12/22)

  5. 3 Romance

    • The Heiress Gets a Duke by Harper St. George (9/25/22)

    • The Devil and the Heiress by Harper St. George (11/19/22)

    • The Highlander Who Protected Me by Vanessa Kelly (11/25/22)

  6. 2 Classics

    • I Capture the Castle by Dodie Smith (9/24/22)

    • The Children of Noisy Village by Astrid Lindgren (11/18/22)

  7. 2 Nonfiction

    • The Yoga Store Murder by Dan Morse (10/12/22)

    • The Girl and the Goddess by Nikita Gill (10/8/22)

  8. 2 Library Choices

    • My Favorite Thing is Monsters by Emil Ferris (10/22/22)

    • Beastly Bones by William Ritter (10/28/22)

Failed Challenges

Perpetual Reading Challenge
Goal 0/25 Books 0%

  1. TBD

  2. TBD

  3. TBD

  4. TBD

  5. TBD

  6. TBD

  7. TBD

  8. TBD

  9. TBD

  10. TBD

UnRead Shelf
Goal 23/50 Books 46%

  1. A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles (1/30/22)

  2. The Comfort Book by Matt Haig (1/29/22)

  3. House of Hollow by Krystal Sutherland (2/8/22)

  4. The War that Saved My Life by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley (3/26/22)

  5. Magic for Liars by Sarah Gailey (4/6/22)

  6. The Night Gardener by Jonathan Auxier (5/27/22)

  7. The Cartographers by Peng Shepherd (6/18/22)

  8. The Age of Miracles by Karen Thompson Walker (6/28/22)

  9. Sea of Tranquility by Emily St. John Mandel (7/5/22)

  10. Garlic and Sapphires by Ruth Reichl (9/21/22)

  11. Parable of the Sower by Octavia Butler (9/23/22)

  12. I Capture the Castle by Dodie Smith (9/24/22)

  13. The Heiress Gets a Duke by Harper St. George (9/25/22)

  14. Ariadne by Jennifer Saint (9/28/22)

  15. The Girl and the Goddess by Nikita Gill (10/8/22)

  16. The Yoga Store Murder by Dan Morse (10/12/22)

  17. The Book of Cold Cases by Simone St. James (10/19/22)

  18. You May Now Kill the Bride by R.L. Stine (10/20/22)

  19. The Wrong Girl by R.L. Stine (10/21/22)

  20. Something Strange and Deadly by Susan Dennard (10/25/22)

  21. Reliquary by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child (10/26/22)

  22. Moon Called by Patricia Briggs (10/29/22)

  23. The Midwife’s Revolt by Jodi Daynard (11/26/22)

  24. The 1619 Project by Nikole Hannah-Jones

Unread Shelf Project Reading Challenge
Goal 14/24 Books 58.3%

  1. January: The Book You’ve Been Putting Off Reading - A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles (1/30/22)

  2. February: A Title You Couldn’t Resist - House of Hollow by Krystal Sutherland (2/8/22)

  3. March: A Memoir or Biography - Ariadne by Jennifer Saint (9/28/22)

  4. April: A Book by an Indie Published or Small Press - The Night Gardener by Jonathan Auxier (5/27/22)

  5. May: The Shortest Unread Book on Your Shelf - The Age of Miracles by Karen Thompson Walker (6/28/22)

  6. June: A Book About a Journey - Sea of Tranquility by Emily St. John Mandel (7/5/22)

  7. July: Book Set in a Country or Culture Different Than Your Own - The Heiress Gets a Duke by Harper St. George (9/25/22)

  8. August: A Book Chosen by Your Friends or Family - I Capture the Castle by Dodie Smith (9/24/22)

  9. September: A Book that Represents the Reader You Want to Be - Parable of the Sower by Octavia Butler (9/23/22)

  10. October: A Book that Makes You Nervous - The 1619 Project by Nikole Hannah-Jones

  11. November: A Title That Starts with the First Letter of Your Name -

  12. December: A Classic Book -

  13. A Book in Translation -

  14. A Book Bought for the Cover - A Marvellous Light by Freya Marske (3/16/22)

  15. A Science/Technology Nonfiction -

  16. The Most Recently Acquired - The Cartographers by Peng Shepherd (6/18/22)

  17. A Book About/Of Poetry - The Girl and the Goddess by Nikita Gill (10/8/22)

  18. A Book About Nature -

  19. A Book Made into a Movie or TV Series -

  20. A Book About a Season or Phase of Life - The War that Saved My Life by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley (3/26/22)

  21. A Book About Food or Cooking - Garlic and Sapphires by Ruth Reichl (9/21/22)

  22. A Book Set in Your Hometown or State -

  23. A Book About Art or Artists -

  24. A Modern Retelling of a Classic Book -

Seasonal - Winter
Goal 23/25 Books 92%

  1. Five Kindle Books

    • Mistletoe and Mr. Right by Sarah Morgenthaler (1/25/22)

    • Beautiful Player by Christina Lauren (2/1/22)

    • Beautiful Beginning by Christina Lauren (2/16/22)

    • Beautiful Beloved by Christina Lauren (2/16/22)

    • Fierce Fairytales by Nikita Gil (3/12/22)

  2. Five Nonfiction

    • How Zoologists Organize Things by David Bainbridge (1/15/22)

    • Billion Dollar Loser by Reeves Wiedemanv (1/28/22)

    • How the Word is Passed by Clint Smith (2/11/22)

    • Fuzz by Mary Roach (2/25/22)

    • Everyone You Hate is Going to Die by Daniel Sloss (2/27/22)

  3. Five Fantasy/Scifi

    • Black Sun by Rebecca Roanhorse (1/21/22)

    • Cloud Cuckoo Land by Anthony Doerr (2/12/22)

    • Just One Damned Thing After Another (2/23/22)

    • Where the Drowned Girls Go by Seanan McGuire (2/26/22)

    • The Kingdom by Jess Rothenberg (3/8/22)

  4. Five Romance

    • Life’s Too Short by Abby Jimenez (1/14/22)

    • All the Feels by Olivia Dad (1/19/22)

    • Enjoy the View by Sarah Morgenthaler (2/9/22)

    • An Extraordinary Union by Alyssa Cole (2/15/22)

    • Electric Idol by Katee Robert (3/11/22)

  5. A Marvellous Light by Freya Marske (3/16/22)

  6. The Comfort Book by Matt Haig (1/29/22)

  7. A Jane Austen Reread - Northanger Abbey (2/18/22)

  8. House of Leaves by Mark Danielewski

  9. Plain Bad Heroines by Emily Danforth

Seasonal - Spring
Goal 19/25 Books 76%

  1. Five Nonfiction

    • Girly Drinks by Mallory O’Meara (4/16/22)

    • Thick by Tressie McMilan Cottom (5/13/22)

    • TBD

    • TBD

    • TBD

  2. Five Fantasy/SciFi

    • How High We Go in the Dark by Sequoia Nagamatsu (3/23/22)

    • Magic for Liars by Sarah Gailey (4/6/22)

    • Dead Silence by SA Barnes (4/9/22)

    • The Paradox Hotel by Rob Hart (4/22/22)

    • The Witch’s Heart by Genevieve Gornichec (4/29/22)

  3. Three Romance

    • If the Shoe Fits by Julie Murphy (4/2/22)

    • The Wisteria Society of Lady Scoundrels by India Holton (5/14/22)

    • The No-Show by Beth O’Leary (5/20/22)

  4. Finish (Three Books) Beautiful Series by Christina Lauren

    • Beautiful Secret (4/13/22)

    • Beautiful Boss (4/15/22)

    • Beautiful (4/26/22)

  5. Three Middle Grade

    • The Blackbird Girls by Anne Blankman (3/25/22)

    • The Bookwanderers by Anna James (3/29/22)

    • The Dragon in the Library by Louie Stowell (4/5/22)

  6. Two Buddy Read Books (CR Picks)

    • The School for Good Mothers by Jessamine Chan (5/24/22)

    • When Women were Dragons by Kelly Barnhill

  7. Two Random Library Picks

    • Anatomy by Dana Schwartz (5/4/22)

    • The Disasters by M.K. England (5/30/22)

  8. A Jane Austen Reread

  9. Seanan Maguire Selection

Seasonal - Summer
Goal 21/25 Books 80%

  1. 5 Nonfiction Reads

    • A Brief History of Earth by Andrew H. Knoll (6/23/22)

    • The Palace Papers by Tina Brown (8/26/22)

    • TBD

    • TBD

    • TBD

  2. 5 Romances

    • Wicked Beauty by Katee Robert (7/15/22)

    • The Wedding Date by Jasmine Guillory (7/21/22)

    • Sweet Filthy Boy by Christina Lauren (7/27/22)

    • Dirty Rowdy Thing by Christina Lauren (8/16/22)

    • Dark Wild Night by Christina Lauren (8/28/22)

  3. 5 Science Fiction

    • Klara and the Sun by Kazoo Ishiguro (6/25/22)

    • Light from Uncommon Stars by Ryka Aoki (7/23/22)

    • Hench by Natalie Zina Walschots (8/9/22)

    • The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K Le Guin (8/19/22)

    • TBD

  4. 5 Fantasy

    • The Change by Kirsten Miller (6/29/22)

    • A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas (7/2/22)

    • The Bone Orchard by Sara A. Mueller (7/6/22)

    • A Court of Mist and Fury by Sarah J. Maas (7/8/22)

    • Wonderland edited by Marie O’Regan and Paul Kane (7/13/22)

  5. 5 Young Adult and Middle Grade

    • The Minor Third by Neil Patrick Harris (7/16/22)

    • Lobizona by Romina Garber (7/22/22)

    • Wretched Waterpark by Kiersten White (7/30/22)

    • Hotel Magnifique by Emily J. Taylor (8/6/22)

    • The Penderwicks by Jeanne Birdsall (8/1/22)