Kindle 2022 Summer Reading Challenge Achievements Guide (COMPLETED!)

Hey y’all! If you use Kindle, you might have seen last month that they had a Spring Challenge where you could get little badges shaped like bookmarks for different reading and book-related goals they set. I scoffed at the idea that it would get anyone to read more, and then proceeded to obsessively track and get every one of the achievements. You can see them all here. It also has some FAQs on the challenges overall, like what counts as reading and how to view badges from old challenges.

Clearly I’m going to keep that up, so I wanted to put together a new post for their Summer Challenge set! I’ll update these as they reveal the mystery badges and as I unlock the full badges.

Kindle Summer Reading Challenge Achievements

This one runs from July 1st to September 30th, 2022.

Days Read

• Bronze Reader: read on any 15 days during the challenge
• Silver Reader: read on any 40 days during the challenge
• Gold Reader: read on any 75 days during the challenge

Books Completed

• Bookish: read one book
• Bookworm: read two books
• Bibliophile: read three books

Streaks

• Head Start: read one day
• Perfect Week: read 7 days in a row (Sunday through Saturday)
• Perfect Month: read every day for a calendar month (ex. every day in August)

Mystery (all are now revealed!)

• Around the Campfire: read a book from the Summer Reading list
• Prime Day: read on July 12 or 13 during Amazon Prime days
• Topshelf: Read an Editors’ Pick of an Amazon Original Story
  • Note that you can only access this list via the link in the achievement in the app, and will have to add any books to your wishlist or otherwise save them and then purchase them via browser since you can’t purchase via the app anymore. Asked customer service. They also couldn’t find a way to get this list in the browser. OY. Email seller-suggestions@amazon.com to tell them to change this for future achievements!!!
• I’m A Fan: Sign up for updates from an author by following them
• Quick Bites: Read a Kindle Vella story
• Epic Ending: read any 3 days between Sep 17 and Sep 23

Mystery badges!

The mystery badges are revealed periodically during the months of the challenge. Each one has a hint on it’s page before it’s revealed, which I’ve included below. I also added my prediction for what the criteria for each one will be!

• Around the Campfire: read a book from the Kindle Store Summer Reading list
  • (7/6) Hint: “The best way to escape the summer heat”
  • Prediction: read a romance book
• Prime Day: Read on July 12 or 13 during Amazon Prime Days
  • (7/11) Hint: “A Prime time to read”
  • Prediction: read during July 12 – 13, which are Amazon Prime Days
• Topshelf: Read an Editors’ Pick of an Amazon Original Story
  • (7/20) Hint: “Book lovers approved!”
  • Prediction: read a book on a list of “best books so far this year”
• I’m A Fan: Sign up for updates from an author by following them (nailed it!)
  • (8/10) Hint: “Never miss a new release”
  • Prediction: sign up for updates from an author
  • Note: this was a badge in the Spring 2022 challenge too!
• Quick Bites: Read a Kindle Vella story
  • (8/31) Hint: “Get hooked in a hurry”
  • Prediction: read the first book in a series
  • Note: this was a badge in the Sprint 2022 challenge too!
• Epic Ending: read any 3 days between Sep 17 and Sep 23
  • (9/14) Hint: “Finish strong”
  • Prediction: read during the last two weeks of the challenge (September 16 – 30)

Will you be keeping an eye on any of the Kindle reading challenges this summer? Drop a link in the comments to your own tracking post if you have one! 🙂

Check out the current Kindle Challenge guide below!