@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

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Splinter Effect: A Novel by Andrew Ludington

Splinter Effect: A Novel

Andrew Ludington

276 pages • 2025 • 5 editions

fiction historical science fiction adventurous reflective slow-paced
The Persians by Sanam Mahloudji

The Persians

Sanam Mahloudji

13h 11m • 2025 • 12 editions

fiction literary emotional funny reflective slow-paced
True History of the Kelly Gang by Peter Carey

True History of the Kelly Gang

Peter Carey

384 pages • 2000 • 43 editions

fiction crime historical adventurous dark slow-paced
Cold Nights of Childhood by Tezer Özlü, Maureen Freely

Cold Nights of Childhood

Tezer Özlü, Maureen Freely

96 pages • 1980 • 17 editions

fiction classics literary dark emotional reflective fast-paced
The Dragon Republic by R.F. Kuang

The Poppy War #2

The Dragon Republic

R.F. Kuang

23h 46m • 2019 • 95 editions

fiction fantasy historical adventurous dark tense medium-paced
Africa Risen: A New Era of Speculative Fiction by Sheree Renée Thomas, Zelda Knight, Oghenechovwe Donald Ekpeki

Africa Risen: A New Era of Speculative Fiction

Sheree Renée Thomas, Zelda Knight, Oghenechovwe Donald Ekpeki

514 pages • 2022 • 5 editions

fiction fantasy science fiction short stories speculative fiction adventurous challenging dark medium-paced
Blood on Her Tongue by Johanna van Veen

Blood on Her Tongue

Johanna van Veen

352 pages • 2025 • 17 editions

fiction fantasy historical horror dark mysterious tense medium-paced
Diavola by Jennifer Marie Thorne

Diavola

Jennifer Marie Thorne

291 pages • 2024 • 23 editions

fiction horror dark medium-paced
The Lacuna by Barbara Kingsolver

The Lacuna

Barbara Kingsolver

508 pages • 2009 • 39 editions

fiction historical literary challenging emotional reflective slow-paced
The Ghosts Of Rome by Joseph O'Connor

The Rome Escape Line Trilogy #2

The Ghosts Of Rome

Joseph O'Connor

384 pages • 2025 • 10 editions

fiction historical thriller dark emotional slow-paced