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
The Street Bible by Rob Lacey

The Street Bible

Rob Lacey

530 pages • 6 editions

nonfiction religion reflective medium-paced
An Unremarkable Body by Elisa Lodato

An Unremarkable Body

Elisa Lodato

268 pages • 2017 • 4 editions

fiction contemporary mystery emotional mysterious slow-paced
The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson

The Haunting of Hill House

Shirley Jackson

182 pages • 1959 • 217 editions

fiction classics horror literary dark mysterious tense medium-paced
The Book of the Most Precious Substance by Sara Gran

The Book of the Most Precious Substance

Sara Gran

319 pages • 2022 • 12 editions

fiction fantasy thriller adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced
The Magic Toyshop by Angela Carter

The Magic Toyshop

Angela Carter

200 pages • 1967 • 31 editions

fiction fantasy magical realism dark mysterious medium-paced
There Are Rivers in the Sky by Elif Shafak

There Are Rivers in the Sky

Elif Shafak

496 pages • 2024 • 39 editions

fiction contemporary historical literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced
Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil by V.E. Schwab

Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil

V.E. Schwab

560 pages • 2025 • 40 editions

fiction fantasy historical lgbtqia+ dark emotional mysterious medium-paced
Swordheart by T. Kingfisher

Swordheart #1

Swordheart

T. Kingfisher

438 pages • 2018 • 18 editions

fiction fantasy romance adventurous funny lighthearted medium-paced
The Memory Police by Yōko Ogawa

The Memory Police

Yōko Ogawa

274 pages • 1994 • 90 editions

fiction dystopian literary dark reflective sad slow-paced
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid

The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo

Taylor Jenkins Reid

389 pages • 2017 • 169 editions

fiction lgbtqia+ literary romance emotional reflective sad medium-paced