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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The Illuminated Alphabet: An Inspirational Introduction to Creating Decorative Calligraphy by Timothy Noad, Patricia Seligman

The Illuminated Alphabet: An Inspirational Introduction to Creating Decorative Calligraphy

Timothy Noad, Patricia Seligman

160 pages • hardcover • 1994

nonfiction art informative slow-paced
Journey to the Ants: A Story of Scientific Exploration by Edward O. Wilson, Bert Hölldobler

Journey to the Ants: A Story of Scientific Exploration

Edward O. Wilson, Bert Hölldobler

240 pages • paperback • 1994

nonfiction nature science informative reflective slow-paced
Oaklore: Adventures in a World of Extraordinary Trees by Jules Acton

Oaklore: Adventures in a World of Extraordinary Trees

Jules Acton

272 pages • hardcover

nonfiction nature
Tree Thieves: Crime and Survival in North America's Woods by Lyndsie Bourgon

Tree Thieves: Crime and Survival in North America's Woods

Lyndsie Bourgon

287 pages • hardcover • 2022

nonfiction nature true crime informative reflective medium-paced
Crawling Horror: Creeping Tales of the Insect Weird by Daisy Butcher, Janette Leaf

Crawling Horror: Creeping Tales of the Insect Weird

Daisy Butcher, Janette Leaf

317 pages • paperback • 2021

fiction horror short stories adventurous challenging dark medium-paced
The Year of the Flood by Margaret Atwood

The Year of the Flood

MaddAddam #2

Margaret Atwood

434 pages • paperback • 2009

fiction dystopian speculative fiction adventurous challenging dark medium-paced
Oryx and Crake by Margaret Atwood

Oryx and Crake

MaddAddam #1

Margaret Atwood

389 pages • paperback • 2003

fiction dystopian speculative fiction dark mysterious reflective medium-paced
The Royal Ranger: The Ambush at Sorato by John Flanagan

The Royal Ranger: The Ambush at Sorato

Ranger's Apprentice: The Royal Ranger #7

John Flanagan

185 pages • digital • 2024 user-added

fiction fantasy middle grade adventurous fast-paced
The Royal Ranger: Arazan's Wolves by John Flanagan

The Royal Ranger: Arazan's Wolves

Ranger's Apprentice: The Royal Ranger #6

John Flanagan

272 pages • paperback • 2023

fiction fantasy young adult adventurous mysterious medium-paced
Gregor and the Code of Claw by Suzanne Collins

Gregor and the Code of Claw

Underland Chronicles #5

Suzanne Collins

416 pages • paperback • 2007

fiction fantasy middle grade adventurous dark emotional fast-paced