25 in 2025

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33 participants (247 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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What Moves the Dead by T. Kingfisher

What Moves the Dead

Sworn Soldier #1

T. Kingfisher

165 pages • hardcover • 2022

fiction horror lgbtqia+ dark mysterious tense medium-paced
Love & Saffron by Kim Fay

Love & Saffron

Kim Fay

208 pages • hardcover • 2022

fiction historical emotional hopeful lighthearted fast-paced
The Diviners by Libba Bray

The Diviners

The Diviners #1

Libba Bray

578 pages • paperback • 2012

fiction fantasy historical young adult adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced
Strange the Dreamer by Laini Taylor

Strange the Dreamer

Strange the Dreamer #1

Laini Taylor

536 pages • hardcover • 2017

fiction fantasy young adult adventurous mysterious slow-paced
Mother, Nature: A 5,000-Mile Journey to Discover if a Mother and Son Can Survive Their Differences by Jedidiah Jenkins

Mother, Nature: A 5,000-Mile Journey to Discover if a Mother and Son Can Survive Their Differences

Jedidiah Jenkins

240 pages • digital • 2023

nonfiction lgbtqia+ memoir travel emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced
The Book of the Unnamed Midwife by Meg Elison

The Book of the Unnamed Midwife

The Road to Nowhere #1

Meg Elison

291 pages • paperback • 2014

fiction dystopian science fiction dark mysterious tense medium-paced
The Island of Dr. Moreau by H.G. Wells

The Island of Dr. Moreau

H.G. Wells

160 pages • paperback • 1896

fiction classics horror science fiction adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced
Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë

Wuthering Heights

Emily Brontë

12 hours, 58 minutes • audio • 1847

fiction classics literary romance dark emotional slow-paced
The Mask of Mirrors by M.A. Carrick

The Mask of Mirrors

Rook & Rose #1

M.A. Carrick

643 pages • paperback • 2021

fiction fantasy adventurous slow-paced
Wretched Waterpark by Kiersten White

Wretched Waterpark

Sinister Summer Series #1

Kiersten White

232 pages • hardcover • 2022

fiction middle grade mystery adventurous funny mysterious fast-paced