@hook.me.a.book Reading the World '25 Challenge

bookishbrews Host

57 participants (598 books)

01 Jan 2025—31 Dec 2025

Overview

There's no hard and fast rules as to what books you read. Only that you aim for 2 each month set in a different location. You could read romance from around the world, historical fiction like the Seven Sisters series or go hard with translated fiction and use the hometown of the author. The world is your oyster!

@hook.me.a.book Reading the World '25 Challenge

bookishbrews Host

57 participants (598 books)

STARTS: 01 Jan 2025ENDS: 31 Dec 2025

Overview

There's no hard and fast rules as to what books you read. Only that you aim for 2 each month set in a different location. You could read romance from around the world, historical fiction like the Seven Sisters series or go hard with translated fiction and use the hometown of the author. The world is your oyster!

Challenge Books

All books added

The Murder of Mr. Wickham by Claudia Gray

Mr. Darcy & Miss Tilney Mysteries #1

The Murder of Mr. Wickham
Claudia Gray with Billie Fulford-Brown (Narrator)

12h 3m • audio • 2022 • 15 editions

fiction historical mystery romance lighthearted mysterious medium-paced

fiction historical mystery romance lighthearted mysterious medium-paced

The Murder of Mr. Wickham by Claudia Gray

Mr. Darcy & Miss Tilney Mysteries #1

The Murder of Mr. Wickham

Claudia Gray with Billie Fulford-Brown (Narrator)

12h 3m • 2022 • 15 editions

fiction historical mystery romance lighthearted mysterious medium-paced

fiction historical mystery romance lighthearted mysterious medium-paced

Everyone on This Train Is a Suspect by Benjamin Stevenson

Ernest Cunningham #2

Everyone on This Train Is a Suspect
Benjamin Stevenson with Barton Welch (Narrator), Megan Smart (Narrator)

8h 27m • audio • 2023 • 69 editions

user-added

fiction crime mystery thriller adventurous funny mysterious fast-paced

fiction crime mystery thriller adventurous funny mysterious fast-paced

Everyone on This Train Is a Suspect by Benjamin Stevenson

Ernest Cunningham #2

Everyone on This Train Is a Suspect

Benjamin Stevenson with Barton Welch (Narrator), Megan Smart (Narrator)

8h 27m • 2023 • 69 editions

user-added

fiction crime mystery thriller adventurous funny mysterious fast-paced

fiction crime mystery thriller adventurous funny mysterious fast-paced

A Match Made in Ireland by E.D. Hackett

A Match Made in Ireland
E.D. Hackett

8h 19m • audio • 2023 • 3 editions

fiction romance emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced

fiction romance emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced

A Match Made in Ireland by E.D. Hackett

A Match Made in Ireland

8h 19m • 2023 • 3 editions

fiction romance emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced

fiction romance emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced

Solo Leveling, Vol. 3 by Chugong

나 혼자만 레벨업 / Solo Leveling (Manhwa) #3

Solo Leveling, Vol. 3
Chugong with HYE YOUNG IM (Translator), J. Torres (Translator), Dubu (Redice Studio) (Illustrator)

313 pages • paperback • 2018 • 28 editions

fiction fantasy manga adventurous dark mysterious fast-paced

fiction fantasy manga adventurous dark mysterious fast-paced

Solo Leveling, Vol. 3 by Chugong

나 혼자만 레벨업 / Solo Leveling (Manhwa) #3

Solo Leveling, Vol. 3

Chugong with HYE YOUNG IM (Translator), J. Torres (Translator), Dubu (Redice Studio) (Illustrator)

313 pages • 2018 • 28 editions

fiction fantasy manga adventurous dark mysterious fast-paced

fiction fantasy manga adventurous dark mysterious fast-paced

Bochica: A Novel by Carolina Flórez-Cerchiaro

Bochica: A Novel
Carolina Flórez-Cerchiaro

256 pages • digital • 2025 • 6 editions

fiction horror dark mysterious medium-paced

fiction horror dark mysterious medium-paced

Bochica: A Novel by Carolina Flórez-Cerchiaro

Bochica: A Novel

Carolina Flórez-Cerchiaro

256 pages • 2025 • 6 editions

fiction horror dark mysterious medium-paced

fiction horror dark mysterious medium-paced

The Wandering Season by Aimie K Runyan

The Wandering Season
Aimie K Runyan

9h 26m • audio • 2025 • 4 editions

user-added

fiction contemporary romance emotional lighthearted medium-paced

fiction contemporary romance emotional lighthearted medium-paced

The Wandering Season by Aimie K Runyan

The Wandering Season

9h 26m • 2025 • 4 editions

user-added

fiction contemporary romance emotional lighthearted medium-paced

fiction contemporary romance emotional lighthearted medium-paced

Where They Lie by Claire Coughlan

Where They Lie
Claire Coughlan

400 pages • hardcover • 2024 • 5 editions

fiction historical mystery thriller dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

fiction historical mystery thriller dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

Where They Lie by Claire Coughlan

Where They Lie

Claire Coughlan

400 pages • 2024 • 5 editions

fiction historical mystery thriller dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

fiction historical mystery thriller dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

Really Good, Actually by Monica Heisey

Really Good, Actually
Monica Heisey

376 pages • paperback • 2023 • 55 editions

fiction contemporary emotional funny reflective medium-paced

fiction contemporary emotional funny reflective medium-paced

Really Good, Actually by Monica Heisey

Really Good, Actually

376 pages • 2023 • 55 editions

fiction contemporary emotional funny reflective medium-paced

fiction contemporary emotional funny reflective medium-paced

The Contractors by Lisa Ko

Out of Line Collection #4

The Contractors
Lisa Ko

24 pages • digital • 2020 • 3 editions

fiction short stories dark medium-paced

fiction short stories dark medium-paced

The Contractors by Lisa Ko

Out of Line Collection #4

The Contractors

24 pages • 2020 • 3 editions

fiction short stories dark medium-paced

fiction short stories dark medium-paced

The Book of Gaza: A City in Short Fiction by Atef Abu Saif

Reading the City

The Book of Gaza: A City in Short Fiction
Atef Abu Saif with Asmaa al-Ghoul (Contributor), Mona Abu Sharekh (Contributor), Elisabeth Jaquette (Translator), Abdallah Tayeh (Contributor), Talal Abu Shawish (Contributor), Sarah Irving (Translator), Najlaa Ataallah (Contributor), Tom Aplin (Translator), Nayrouz Qarmout (Contributor), John Peate (Translator), Yusra al Khatib (Contributor), Katharine Halls (Translator), Emily Danby (Translator), Max Weiss (Translator), Ghareeb Asqalani (Contributor), Zaki al 'Ela (Contributor), Charis Bredin (Translator), Atef Abu Saif (Contributor), Adam Talib (Translator), Alice Guthrie (Translator)

141 pages • paperback • 2014 • 3 editions

fiction literary short stories emotional reflective sad medium-paced

fiction literary short stories emotional reflective sad medium-paced

The Book of Gaza: A City in Short Fiction by Atef Abu Saif

Reading the City

The Book of Gaza: A City in Short Fiction

Atef Abu Saif with Asmaa al-Ghoul (Contributor), Mona Abu Sharekh (Contributor), Elisabeth Jaquette (Translator), Abdallah Tayeh (Contributor), Talal Abu Shawish (Contributor), Sarah Irving (Translator), Najlaa Ataallah (Contributor), Tom Aplin (Translator), Nayrouz Qarmout (Contributor), John Peate (Translator), Yusra al Khatib (Contributor), Katharine Halls (Translator), Emily Danby (Translator), Max Weiss (Translator), Ghareeb Asqalani (Contributor), Zaki al 'Ela (Contributor), Charis Bredin (Translator), Atef Abu Saif (Contributor), Adam Talib (Translator), Alice Guthrie (Translator)

141 pages • 2014 • 3 editions

fiction literary short stories emotional reflective sad medium-paced

fiction literary short stories emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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