25 in 2025

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34 participants (373 books)

01 Jan 2025—01 Jan 2026

Overview

Commit to reading 25 books in 2025 you've always told yourself you wanted to - but haven't yet: big books, daunting classics, those books your friends won't stop talking about, or those books that have been haunting your shelf . . . 

Challenge Books

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Hatchet by Gary Paulsen

Hatchet

Brian's Saga #1

Gary Paulsen

181 pages • paperback • 1986

fiction classics contemporary middle grade adventurous fast-paced
Madness: Race and Insanity in a Jim Crow Asylum by Antonia Hylton

Madness: Race and Insanity in a Jim Crow Asylum

Antonia Hylton

368 pages • hardcover • 2024

nonfiction history race dark informative sad medium-paced
Unbury Carol by Josh Malerman

Unbury Carol

Josh Malerman

400 pages • digital • 2018

fiction fantasy horror dark mysterious slow-paced
The Alpha's Son by Penny Jessup

The Alpha's Son

The Alpha's Son #1

Penny Jessup

341 pages • digital • 2022

fiction fantasy lgbtqia+ young adult adventurous emotional medium-paced
Heart Lost by Ellara Brentwood

Heart Lost

Earth Lost #1

Ellara Brentwood

98 pages • digital • 2023

fiction erotica romance science fiction adventurous lighthearted fast-paced
Shadow and Bone by Leigh Bardugo

Shadow and Bone

Shadow and Bone #1

Leigh Bardugo

358 pages • paperback • 2012

fiction fantasy young adult adventurous dark medium-paced
The Poppy War by R.F. Kuang

The Poppy War

The Poppy War #1

R.F. Kuang

584 pages • digital • 2018 user-added

fiction fantasy historical adventurous dark tense medium-paced
ADHD 2.0: New Science and Essential Strategies for Thriving with Distraction—from Childhood Through Adulthood by John J. Ratey, Edward M. Hallowell

ADHD 2.0: New Science and Essential Strategies for Thriving with Distraction—from Childhood Through Adulthood

John J. Ratey, Edward M. Hallowell

5 hours, 28 minutes • audio • 2021

nonfiction health psychology informative medium-paced
The Blanket Cats by Kiyoshi Shigematsu

The Blanket Cats

Kiyoshi Shigematsu

304 pages • hardcover • 2008

fiction contemporary emotional reflective sad medium-paced
Fungi by Orrin Grey, Silvia Moreno-Garcia

Fungi

Orrin Grey, Silvia Moreno-Garcia

288 pages • digital • 2012

fiction horror science fiction short stories adventurous dark mysterious fast-paced