2022 New Release Reading Challenge

The 2022 New Release Challenge is a year-long challenge in which we aim to read books released in 2022.  Brandee and Linda at the Unconventional Bookworm Blog are the hosts of the challenge. There is one post on the top of their homepage for all review links for the year, where the link is open for books you read and review each quarter. While I read 55 new release novels in 2021, I am signing up at the New Release Newbie Level which requires me to read between 1 and 30 books.

There is a 2022 Release shelf on Goodreads and a Facebook Group for the New Release Challenge, to have a place where we can keep up with each other, cheer each other on, and get to know each other better. It is also a place where we can help each other find even more new releases. For those of you who have participated in the challenge before, it’s the same group as before.

The rules for the 2022 New Release Challenge are simple:

• Books have to be released and reviewed in 2022.
• Other challenges can be used as well. Books can count towards more than one challenge, as long as the ones you use for the 2021 New Release Reading Challenge qualify to the other rules.
• The minimum length for a book to qualify is 100 pages, it can be in any format though, physical, e-book, ARC or audiobook.
• The New Release Challenge is open from January 1 through December 31, 2022 and sign-ups are open until September 1, 2022.
• You don’t have to be a blogger to participate, you can link to your review on Goodreads or Booklikes instead.
• If you want to spread the love, please use #2022NewReleaseChallenge on Twitter.

There are five levels  in the 2022 New Release Challenge:

1. 1-30 books per year – New Release Newbie (my challenge level)
2. 31-60 books per year – New Release Pro
3. 61-100 books per year – New Release Veteran
4. 101-200 books per year – New Release Enthusiast
5. 200+ books per year – New Release Obsessed