Welcome to my 2022 Twelve Reads of Christmas Reading Challenge! The wintry season is upon us and I created a jolly reading challenge for you to get you into the holiday spirit! Okay so I know this list seems a bit scary since there’s 12 prompts, but don’t panic, only 6 are compulsory. This is a more lax reading challenge compared to the ones I’ve made before since I know a lot of us will be in a food coma, busy with decorating, cooking, or family, or dealing with seasonal depression (or all of the above) that will slow us down. It’s the time of year to cuddle up with a hot beverage and lazily read anyway. 6 books in 8 weeks so hopefully that’s not too daunting. But honestly, this is a fun challenge to get you into the spirit of winter and whatever holiday you celebrate this season. This challenge has multiple genres (including thrillers for those that love a good snowy mystery) so I hope there’s something for everyone to enjoy. 

 

I've added many books to each prompt to give you some options, but you're more than welcome to read whatever book you want to fulfill the prompt requirements! I tried to steer clear of the more popular authors and books that are found on BookTok/Bookstagram or just big name books (but there’s still a bunch there!). I also tried to be as inclusive as I could and collected books that represented (and were written by) LGBTQIA+, plus-sized, BIPOC, and disabled characters, but feel free to add your own recommendations to make the challenge as inclusive as possible. A lot of these books are ones I'd read if I could, but for the most part, they're books I haven't read, so they're not recommendations from me, but ones I found to fit the criteria for the prompts. That being said, some of these books could be terrible, and some of them could be problematic (which I tried really hard to filter out but I’m not perfect and I have a full time job now). I tried to only include books that had a rating of 3.30 or higher just to be sure, but that's no guarantee. They’re mostly there to give you an idea of what the prompt is looking for and to help you if you’re having trouble choosing something. 

 

Keep in mind that there's A LOT of crossovers with the books I've added, therefore there may be mystery elements in some of the books not in the Murder for Christmas prompt, and there may be some books scattered throughout that handle difficult topics. But if you see a book in one prompt that could satisfy another prompt, feel free to use it for both! ALWAYS check a book and its trigger warnings before reading!! 

 

 

Happy Reading! Happy Holidays! And enjoy the wintry vibes! 

 

 

Love, 

Rose

 

 

 

 

These are the prompts:

 

 *These are the bonus prompts!

 

Also check out the other challenges I've been working on:

 

*Please note that some of these books have recent release dates (though I tried to only add books that were released before the start of the challenge!) 

**As a younger millennial, a lot of these books are written for the 20-30 year old demographic, but I made sure to add some books for our younger and more mature readers!