12 Books 12 Recs 12 Months 2025

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11 participants (68 books)

01 Jan 2025—31 Dec 2025

Overview

Read 12 books recommended by 12 friends/family/etc for each of the 12 months of the year

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12 Books 12 Recs 12 Months 2025

cowboylikeb Host

11 participants (68 books)

STARTS: 01 Jan 2025ENDS: 31 Dec 2025

Overview

Read 12 books recommended by 12 friends/family/etc for each of the 12 months of the year

Here is a link to the Canva template, if you'd like one:
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Challenge Books

All books added

Life of Pi by Yann Martel

Life of Pi
Yann Martel with Vikas Adam (Narrator)

12h 53m • audio • 2001 • 154 editions

fiction classics literary magical realism adventurous emotional reflective slow-paced

fiction classics literary magical realism adventurous emotional reflective slow-paced

Life of Pi by Yann Martel

Life of Pi

Yann Martel with Vikas Adam (Narrator)

12h 53m • 2001 • 154 editions

fiction classics literary magical realism adventurous emotional reflective slow-paced

fiction classics literary magical realism adventurous emotional reflective slow-paced

Tipping the Velvet by Sarah Waters

Tipping the Velvet
Sarah Waters with Juanita McMahon (Narrator)

19h 5m • audio • 1998 • 65 editions

fiction historical lgbtqia+ adventurous emotional medium-paced

fiction historical lgbtqia+ adventurous emotional medium-paced

Tipping the Velvet by Sarah Waters

Tipping the Velvet

Sarah Waters with Juanita McMahon (Narrator)

19h 5m • 1998 • 65 editions

fiction historical lgbtqia+ adventurous emotional medium-paced

fiction historical lgbtqia+ adventurous emotional medium-paced

The King of Elfland's Daughter by Lord Dunsany

The King of Elfland's Daughter
Lord Dunsany with Tim Gerard Reynolds (Narrator)

8h 14m • audio • 1924 • 67 editions

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fiction classics fantasy adventurous slow-paced

fiction classics fantasy adventurous slow-paced

The King of Elfland's Daughter by Lord Dunsany

The King of Elfland's Daughter

Lord Dunsany with Tim Gerard Reynolds (Narrator)

8h 14m • 1924 • 67 editions

user-added

fiction classics fantasy adventurous slow-paced

fiction classics fantasy adventurous slow-paced

Impact Winter by Travis Beacham

Impact Winter #1

Impact Winter
Travis Beacham with Indira Varma (Narrator), David Gyasi (Narrator), Himesh Patel (Narrator), Holliday Grainger (Narrator), Bella Ramsey (Narrator), Esmé creed-miles (Narrator), Liam Cunningham (Narrator), Caroline Ford (Narrator)

4h 59m • audio • 2022 • 3 editions

fiction fantasy horror science fiction adventurous dark tense fast-paced

fiction fantasy horror science fiction adventurous dark tense fast-paced

Impact Winter by Travis Beacham

Impact Winter #1

Impact Winter

Travis Beacham with Indira Varma (Narrator), David Gyasi (Narrator), Himesh Patel (Narrator), Holliday Grainger (Narrator), Bella Ramsey (Narrator), Esmé creed-miles (Narrator), Liam Cunningham (Narrator), Caroline Ford (Narrator)

4h 59m • 2022 • 3 editions

fiction fantasy horror science fiction adventurous dark tense fast-paced

fiction fantasy horror science fiction adventurous dark tense fast-paced

Pandora's Jar: Women in the Greek Myths by Natalie Haynes

Pandora's Jar: Women in the Greek Myths
Natalie Haynes with Natalie Haynes (Narrator)

9h 24m • audio • 2020 • 23 editions

nonfiction feminism history informative reflective medium-paced

nonfiction feminism history informative reflective medium-paced

Pandora's Jar: Women in the Greek Myths by Natalie Haynes

Pandora's Jar: Women in the Greek Myths

Natalie Haynes with Natalie Haynes (Narrator)

9h 24m • 2020 • 23 editions

nonfiction feminism history informative reflective medium-paced

nonfiction feminism history informative reflective medium-paced

The Vampire Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas, Matthew Baugh

The Vampire Count of Monte Cristo
Alexandre Dumas, Matthew Baugh

12h 33m • audio • 3 editions

fiction challenging dark emotional medium-paced

fiction challenging dark emotional medium-paced

The Vampire Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas, Matthew Baugh

The Vampire Count of Monte Cristo

Alexandre Dumas, Matthew Baugh

12h 33m • 3 editions

fiction challenging dark emotional medium-paced

fiction challenging dark emotional medium-paced

The Ten Thousand Doors of January by Alix E. Harrow

The Ten Thousand Doors of January
Alix E. Harrow with January LaVoy (Narrator)

12h 20m • audio • 2019 • 54 editions

fiction fantasy historical adventurous emotional mysterious medium-paced

fiction fantasy historical adventurous emotional mysterious medium-paced

The Ten Thousand Doors of January by Alix E. Harrow

The Ten Thousand Doors of January

Alix E. Harrow with January LaVoy (Narrator)

12h 20m • 2019 • 54 editions

fiction fantasy historical adventurous emotional mysterious medium-paced

fiction fantasy historical adventurous emotional mysterious medium-paced

The Scorpio Races by Maggie Stiefvater

The Scorpio Races
Maggie Stiefvater

409 pages • hardcover • 2011 • 48 editions

fiction fantasy young adult adventurous emotional reflective slow-paced

fiction fantasy young adult adventurous emotional reflective slow-paced

The Scorpio Races by Maggie Stiefvater

The Scorpio Races

Maggie Stiefvater

409 pages • 2011 • 48 editions

fiction fantasy young adult adventurous emotional reflective slow-paced

fiction fantasy young adult adventurous emotional reflective slow-paced

Weyward by Emilia Hart

Weyward
Emilia Hart

329 pages • hardcover • 2023 • 98 editions

fiction historical literary magical realism dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

fiction historical literary magical realism dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

Weyward by Emilia Hart

Weyward

329 pages • 2023 • 98 editions

fiction historical literary magical realism dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

fiction historical literary magical realism dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

Groupies: A Novel by Sarah Priscus

Groupies: A Novel
Sarah Priscus

368 pages • hardcover • 2022 • 5 editions

fiction historical music dark emotional fast-paced

fiction historical music dark emotional fast-paced

Groupies: A Novel by Sarah Priscus

Groupies: A Novel

368 pages • 2022 • 5 editions

fiction historical music dark emotional fast-paced

fiction historical music dark emotional fast-paced

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