2022 was a good reading year for me! I finished nine of the books on my 2022 Reading Challenge (plus a few others), started and quit on one, and started but have yet to finish another one. Here's the run-down:
January: Winter Wonderland (set in a wonderful place - somewhere beautiful, with a rich culture, or magical)
The Snow Child, by Eowyn Ivey
READ
February: Seeing Red (with "red" in the title or a red cover; bonus points if it has both)
Rebecca, by Daphne DuMaurier
READ
March: Sub-Genre Sound Off (a sub-genre of your favorite genre)
Jack: A Life Like No Other, by Geoffrey Perret
Note:
I struggled with what my favorite genre was. Eventually I fell back on
history, because I was a history major in college and at one point it
was definitively my favorite. Plus, it was the category I could
easily divide into sub-categories on my bookshelf: history >>
American history >> the Kennedys.
STARTED AND QUIT. JUST NOT GOOD.
April: Classics or Currents (published before the year you were born or within the last year)
The Sorrows of Young Werther, by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Note:
technically, the edition of this book that I have was not published
before I was born. However, the original was, so I'm going with it.
READ
May: Author Introduction (an author you've never read anything by)
The High Adventure of Eric Ryback, by Eric Ryback
READ
June: Name or Number (with a name or number in the title; bonus points if it has both)
The Last Four Days of Paddy Buckley, by Jeremy Massey
READ
July:
Around or Out of this World (set in a country other than where you
live, or by an author from another country, or set in space or on
another planet)
Muddied Oafs: The Last Days of Rugger, by Richard Beard (British)
READ
August: Creature Feature (has a creature - mythical or real - on the cover)
Good Dog. Stay., by Anna Quindlen
READ
September: When Text Isn't Enough (includes more than just text - a map, illustrations, a family tree, letters, etc.)
The Silmarillion, by J.R.R. Tolkien
Note:
I picked this one because it has so many special additions: maps, six
family trees, a pronunciation guide, and an appendix.
HAVE NOT STARTED
October: Thrills and Chills (ghost stories, haunted houses, true crime, murders - anything that keeps you on the edge of your seat)
Dracula, by Bram Stoker
READ
November: Dynamic Duos (with characters that make the perfect pair)
The Reading Promise, by Alice Ozma
STARTED BUT HAVE NOT FINISHED YET
December: Sugar, Spice, and Everything Nice (holiday themes, love stories, happy cries, comedies - anything that makes you feel good)
The Incredible Journey, by Sheila Burnford
READ
K and I have selected a list for next year's reading challenge as well, which I will post soon!