European Reading Challenge 2022

European Reading Challenge 2022
Tenth Anniversary Edition!

Hosted by: Gilion @ Rose City Reader

Dates: January 1 - December 31, 2022 (new timeframe for 2022)

Guidelines (quoted from the announcement page):

The idea is to read books set in European countries or books by European authors. The books can be of any genre – fiction, nonfiction, novels, short stories, memoirs, travel guides, cookbooks, biography, poetry, whatever. You can participate at different levels, but each book must represent a different country – either written by an author from a different country or set in a different country, no two books from the same country. It's supposed to be a tour!  

• You do not have to commit to your choices now; and you can change your mind about books at any time. 
• Overlap with other challenges is allowed – and encouraged! 
• Re-reads count. 
• Audiobooks count. 
• E-books count. 
• Self-published books count. 
• There will be a page for linking your reviews. Reviews are not necessary, unless you are going for the Jet Setter Prize, in which case only books reviewed count.
• If you do not have a blog, put your reviews or reports in a comment on the review list page. 
• There will be a page for posting links to wrap-up posts. 

Levels of participation:

1. Five Star (Deluxe Entourage): Read at least five books by different European authors or books set in different European countries.
2. Four Star (Honeymooner): Read four qualifying books.
3. Three Star (Business Traveler): Read three qualifying books.
4. Two Star (Adventurer): Read two qualifying books.
5. One Star (Pensione Weekender): Read just one qualifying book.

List of Countries:

Albania, Andorra, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Moldova, Monaco, Montenegro, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Republic of Macedonia, Romania, Russia, San Marino, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, Ukraine, United Kingdom (includes England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland), and Vatican City.

✹ I'm signing up for the Three Star ("Business Traveler") level.

● See my original post about the challenge HERE.
● See my challenge wrap-up post HERE.
● See the challenge announcement page HERE.
● See the review page HERE.
● See the page for challenge wrap-ups HERE.


MY READING LIST (books I've read, with links to reviews):

1. The Stately Home Murder (Inspector Sloan #3). Catherine Aird (1969; set in England) 
2. The Omega Factor. Steve Berry (2022; set mostly in Belgium) 
3. Late Harvest Havoc (Winemaker Detective Series Book 10). Jean-Pierre Alaux and Noël Balen; trans. by Sally Pane (2015; set in France and Germany)