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

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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!

Challenge Books

All books added
Trespasses by Louise Kennedy

Trespasses

Louise Kennedy

320 pages • paperback • 2022

fiction historical literary dark emotional sad medium-paced
One Year of Ugly by Caroline Mackenzie

One Year of Ugly

Caroline Mackenzie

9 hours, 31 minutes • audio • 2020

fiction contemporary adventurous emotional funny medium-paced
Stories from a Corfu Childhood: A Selection of His Own Stories Written and Read by Gerald Durrell by Gerald Durrell

Stories from a Corfu Childhood: A Selection of His Own Stories Written and Read by Gerald Durrell

Gerald Durrell

2 hours, 28 minutes • audio • 2013

nonfiction funny lighthearted relaxing medium-paced
Three Ordinary Girls: The Remarkable Story of Three Dutch Teenagers Who Became Spies, Saboteurs, Nazi Assassins—and WWII Heroes by Tim Brady

Three Ordinary Girls: The Remarkable Story of Three Dutch Teenagers Who Became Spies, Saboteurs, Nazi Assassins—and WWII Heroes

Tim Brady

7 hours • audio • 2021

nonfiction history emotional informative sad medium-paced
The Paris Apartment by Lucy Foley

The Paris Apartment

Lucy Foley

12 hours, 25 minutes • audio • 2022 user-added

fiction contemporary mystery thriller dark mysterious tense medium-paced
Homecoming by Kate Morton

Homecoming

Kate Morton

628 pages • paperback • 2023

fiction historical literary mystery emotional mysterious reflective medium-paced
The Beekeeper of Aleppo by Christy Lefteri

The Beekeeper of Aleppo

Christy Lefteri

360 pages • paperback • 2019

fiction historical literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced
One for Sorrow, Two for Joy by Marie-Claire Amuah

One for Sorrow, Two for Joy

Marie-Claire Amuah

9 hours, 32 minutes • audio • 2023

fiction contemporary emotional reflective sad medium-paced
Aquanaut: A Life Beneath The Surface – The Inside Story of the Thai Cave Rescue by Rick Stanton

Aquanaut: A Life Beneath The Surface – The Inside Story of the Thai Cave Rescue

Rick Stanton

448 pages • digital • 2021

nonfiction memoir emotional informative medium-paced
Ten Days That Shook the World by John Reed

Ten Days That Shook the World

John Reed

14 hours, 18 minutes • audio • 1919

nonfiction history politics informative inspiring medium-paced