2022 Reading Challenge

Want to try and read more books in 2022? Have other reading challenges online left you feeling overwhelmed by their ’52 books in 52 weeks’ approach? Then I have 30 prompts to help you.

Each section is made up of 10 prompts, so if you’re simply a busy person looking to add the occasional book into the fray, someone who wants to read a little more, or even someone who lives for books, there should be plenty here for you to sink your teeth into!

Beginner – 10 books

Published in 2022
Set during a holiday
About witches
Is a TV series
A romance novel by a BIPOC author

A murder mystery
A biography/autobiography/memoir
A book with ‘Broken’ in the title
A book with two POVs
Beginning with the letter ‘Y’


Intermediate – all the prompts above plus the following 10

Set in two continents
A non-fiction bestseller
Recommended by a YouTuber
Has a colour in the title
A book with a wealthy character

A book with pictures inside
Published by a multi-genre author
Is in the Sci-Fi genre
A book becoming a movie in 2022
A genre you’ve never read


Advanced – all the prompts above plus the following 10

A Shakespearean play
Recommended on Instagram
Picked entirely by the cover image
An Epic Fantasy
A Pulitzer Prize winning novel

A book with a gold cover
An Audiobook
A book set in Asia
A self-help book
A book you own but haven’t read

Don’t like a prompt? Simply skip it or even change it!
You can also count one book for multiple prompts!
Remember, It’s okay if you don’t complete the challenge, all that matters is that you enjoy the journey and have fun!