10 Physical Books Summer Reading Challenge - 2025 Edition

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26 participants (119 books)

01 Jun 2025—31 Aug 2025

Overview

Between the start of June and the end of August, I am challenging myself to read 10 books from my physical TBR shelf (so books that are either Paperback or Hardcover). 

If you'd like to join me, please feel free to do so!

Challenge Books

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Northern Lights by Debra Dunbar

Northern Lights

Imp World #13

Debra Dunbar

311 pages • 2017

fantasy dark funny lighthearted fast-paced
To All the Boys I've Loved Before by Jenny Han

To All the Boys I've Loved Before

To All the Boys I've Loved Before #1

Jenny Han

355 pages • paperback • 2014

fiction contemporary romance young adult funny lighthearted medium-paced
Turtles All the Way Down by John Green

Turtles All the Way Down

John Green

286 pages • hardcover • 2017

fiction contemporary young adult emotional reflective medium-paced
Cheaper by the Dozen by Ernestine Gilbreth Carey, Frank B. Gilbreth

Cheaper by the Dozen

Cheaper by the Dozen #1

Ernestine Gilbreth Carey, Frank B. Gilbreth

224 pages • paperback • 1948

nonfiction biography classics funny lighthearted medium-paced
Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire Sáenz

Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe

Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe #1

Benjamin Alire Sáenz

359 pages • hardcover • 2012

fiction lgbtqia+ romance young adult emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced
The Black Opal by Victoria Holt

The Black Opal

Victoria Holt

384 pages • paperback • 1993

fiction mystery romance mysterious fast-paced
How to Walk Away by Katherine Center

How to Walk Away

Katherine Center

320 pages • hardcover • 2018

fiction contemporary romance emotional hopeful medium-paced
The Battle of the Labyrinth by Rick Riordan

The Battle of the Labyrinth

Percy Jackson and the Olympians #4

Rick Riordan

361 pages • paperback • 2008

fiction fantasy middle grade adventurous funny fast-paced
Read Dangerously: The Subversive Power of Literature in Troubled Times by Azar Nafisi

Read Dangerously: The Subversive Power of Literature in Troubled Times

Azar Nafisi

223 pages • hardcover • 2022

nonfiction classics literary politics challenging informative reflective medium-paced
Terms and Conditions by Lauren Asher

Terms and Conditions

Dreamland Billionaires #2

Lauren Asher

466 pages • paperback • 2022

fiction contemporary romance emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced