Reading Outside of My Comfort Zone

liz423 Host

11 participants (63 books)

01 Jan 2025—31 Dec 2025

Overview

Challenging myself to read 10 non-romance books. 

Challenge Books

All books added
Under the Surface by Diana Urban

Under the Surface

Diana Urban

349 pages • 2024 • 8 editions

fiction thriller young adult adventurous dark tense fast-paced
Leave Something Behind by Daniele Vaccaro

Leave Something Behind

Daniele Vaccaro

98 pages • 2025 • 1 edition

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fiction science fiction short stories speculative fiction
The Cinnamon Bun Book Store by Laurie Gilmore

Dream Harbor #2

The Cinnamon Bun Book Store

Laurie Gilmore

371 pages • 2024 • 48 editions

fiction contemporary romance funny lighthearted medium-paced
Small Things Like These by Claire Keegan

Small Things Like These

Claire Keegan

116 pages • 2021 • 104 editions

fiction historical literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced
Notes on an Execution by Danya Kukafka

Notes on an Execution

Danya Kukafka

306 pages • 2022 • 53 editions

fiction crime literary thriller dark emotional reflective medium-paced
The Strawberry Patch Pancake House by Laurie Gilmore

Dream Harbor #4

The Strawberry Patch Pancake House

Laurie Gilmore

361 pages • 2025 • 36 editions

fiction contemporary romance emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced
The Christmas Tree Farm by Laurie Gilmore

Dream Harbor #3

The Christmas Tree Farm

Laurie Gilmore

356 pages • 2024 • 40 editions

fiction contemporary romance funny lighthearted medium-paced
The Poppy War by R.F. Kuang

The Poppy War #1

The Poppy War

R.F. Kuang

530 pages • 2018 • 154 editions

fiction fantasy historical adventurous dark tense medium-paced
Supper For Six by Fiona Sherlock

Supper For Six

Fiona Sherlock

324 pages • 2023 • 4 editions

fiction contemporary crime mystery dark mysterious tense medium-paced
12 Years a Slave by Solomon Northup

12 Years a Slave

Solomon Northup

304 pages • 1853 • 381 editions

nonfiction classics history memoir dark emotional sad medium-paced