MJV Bookish Thoughts: Book Riot’s Read Harder 2022 Challenge Update
Happy holidays!
This is my Read Harder 2022 Challenge Update post. I already told you that I failed to complete the 24 reading tasks. I only read five books for this challenge and I’m in the middle of a sixth book.
Read Harder 2022 Challenge
The best book I read from the Challenge was The Secret Lives Of Church Ladies by Deesha Philyaw.
I rated this book five stars and it is my only five star book for 2022. This was from prompt number 24 to pick a challenge from a previous year to repeat. I chose to read a short story collection which was from the 2015 Read Harder Challenge.
Then I completed four other books or literary magazines throughout 2022 for the Challenge.
Read a book from Women’s Prize shortlist/long list/winner list – Red At The Bone by Jacqueline Woodson.
Read a book in any genre by a POC that’s about joy and not trauma – Act Your Age, Eve Brown by Talia Hibbert
Read an entire poetry collection – Home Body by Rupi Kaur
Read a book whose movie or TV adaptation you’ve seen (but haven’t read the book) – The Duke and I (Bridgerton book one) by Julia Quinn.
Read a new-to-you literary magazine (print or digital) – Words Without Borders.
And that’s it for me and the Read Harder 2022 Challenge. I am currently listening to Jane Austen Biography By Elizabeth Jenkins on Scribd. That would fulfill the task of reading a biography of an author you admire.
I’ve already downloaded the 2023 Read Harder Challenge and I will attempt to prioritise this in the new year.
Happy holidays and thanks for reading. I won’t post on Christmas Day. But see you guys again on New Year’s Day 2023 where I’ll share my planners and journals for the year.
Chantel DaCosta
Chantel DaCosta is a storyteller, editor and lifestyle blogger. She is passionate about mental health awareness and Jamaican women's own-voices stories.
