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The 60 Most Read Books of the 2022 Reading Challenge

As the final days of the year tick themselves off the calendar, the 2022 Goodreads Reading Challenge is coming to a close. Sincere congratulations to all who participated, and can we just say…wow. More than 6.5 million (!) readers took the challenge this year, pledging to read more than 320 million (!!) books. That's a lot of page-turning. Maybe there's an alternative energy source here?
 
If you're curious about which books were the most read in this year's challenge, well, so were we. We've listed below the Top 60 books marked as Read (as opposed to, say, Want to Read) by those who signed up for the challenge. These are the raw numbers from Goodreads regulars, reporting on the books they finished in 2022.
 
The big takeaway, which quickly becomes apparent, is that author Colleen Hoover is the undisputed queen of publishing this year. She's claimed 4 of the top 10 slots on our list, and 5 of the top 12. Hoover's story is pretty amazing, and her success speaks to the supernova power of
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avg. score: 9 of 60 (15%)
required scores: 1, 3, 5, 9, 14 

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It Ends With Us (Colleen Hoover)
It Ends With Us
1
Colleen Hoover
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo (Taylor Jenkins Reid)
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo
2
Taylor Jenkins Reid
Verity (Colleen Hoover)
Verity
3
Colleen Hoover
The Love Hypothesis (Ali Hazelwood)
The Love Hypothesis
4
Ali Hazelwood
Reminders of Him (Colleen Hoover)
Reminders of Him
5
Colleen Hoover
Book Lovers (Emily Henry)
Book Lovers
6
Emily Henry
Ugly Love (Colleen Hoover)
Ugly Love
7
Colleen Hoover
Where the Crawdads Sing (Delia Owens)
Where the Crawdads Sing
8
Delia Owens
People We Meet on Vacation (Emily Henry)
People We Meet on Vacation
9
Emily Henry
The Midnight Library: A Novel (Matt Haig)
The Midnight Library: A Novel
10
Matt Haig
Malibu Rising (Taylor Jenkins Reid)
Malibu Rising
11
Taylor Jenkins Reid
November 9 (Colleen Hoover)
November 9
12
Colleen Hoover
Beach Read (Emily Henry)
Beach Read
13
Emily Henry
Daisy Jones & the Six (Taylor Jenkins Reid)
Daisy Jones & the Six
14
Taylor Jenkins Reid
The Song of Achilles (Madeline Miller)
The Song of Achilles
15
Madeline Miller
A Court of Thorns and Roses (Sarah J. Maas)
A Court of Thorns and Roses
16
Sarah J. Maas
The Silent Patient (Alex Michaelides)
The Silent Patient
17
Alex Michaelides
The Spanish Love Deception (Elena Armas)
The Spanish Love Deception
18
Elena Armas
The Paris Apartment (Lucy Foley)
The Paris Apartment
19
Lucy Foley
A Good Girl's Guide to Murder (Holly Jackson)
A Good Girl's Guide to Murder
20
Holly Jackson
The Last Thing He Told Me (Laura Dave)
The Last Thing He Told Me
21
Laura Dave
Heartstopper (Alice Oseman)
Heartstopper
22
Alice Oseman
The Summer I Turned Pretty (Jenny Han)
The Summer I Turned Pretty
23
Jenny Han
The Invisible Life of Addie Larue (V.E. Schwab)
The Invisible Life of Addie Larue
24
V.E. Schwab
Normal People (Sally Rooney)
Normal People
25
Sally Rooney
A Court of Mist and Fury (Sarah J. Maas)
A Court of Mist and Fury
26
Sarah J. Maas
It Happened One Summer (Tessa Bailey)
It Happened One Summer
27
Tessa Bailey
The Maid (Nita Prose)
The Maid
28
Nita Prose
Heartstopper Vol. 2 (Alice Oseman)
Heartstopper Vol. 2
29
Alice Oseman
The Unhoneymooners (Christina Lauren)
The Unhoneymooners
30
Christina Lauren
I'm Glad My Mom Died (Jennette McCurdy)
I'm Glad My Mom Died
31
Jennette McCurdy
Hook, Line, and Sinker (Tessa Bailey)
Hook, Line, and Sinker
32
Tessa Bailey
House of Sky and Breath (Sarah J. Maas)
House of Sky and Breath
33
Sarah J. Maas
Things We Never Got Over (Lucy Score)
Things We Never Got Over
34
Lucy Score
Every Summer After (Carley Fortune)
Every Summer After
35
Carley Fortune
It Starts With Us (Colleen Hoover)
It Starts With Us
36
Colleen Hoover
The House in the Cerulean Sea (Tj Klune)
The House in the Cerulean Sea
37
Tj Klune
Beautiful World, Where Are You (Sally Rooney)
Beautiful World, Where Are You
38
Sally Rooney
Lessons in Chemistry (Bonnie Garmus)
Lessons in Chemistry
39
Bonnie Garmus
Circe (Madeline Miller)
Circe
40
Madeline Miller
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