@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 Invisible Life of Euridice Gusmao by Martha Batalha

The Invisible Life of Euridice Gusmao
Martha Batalha with Eric M.B. Becker (Translator)

240 pages • hardcover • 2016 • 35 editions

fiction historical literary emotional reflective medium-paced

fiction historical literary emotional reflective medium-paced

The Invisible Life of Euridice Gusmao by Martha Batalha

The Invisible Life of Euridice Gusmao

Martha Batalha with Eric M.B. Becker (Translator)

240 pages • 2016 • 35 editions

fiction historical literary emotional reflective medium-paced

fiction historical literary emotional reflective medium-paced

The Plague by Albert Camus

The Plague
Albert Camus with Stuart Gilbert

308 pages • paperback • 1947 • 261 editions

fiction classics literary dark reflective slow-paced

fiction classics literary dark reflective slow-paced

The Plague by Albert Camus

The Plague

Albert Camus with Stuart Gilbert

308 pages • 1947 • 261 editions

fiction classics literary dark reflective slow-paced

fiction classics literary dark reflective slow-paced

The Lying Guest by Mahi Cheshire

The Lying Guest
Mahi Cheshire

352 pages • digital • 5 editions

fiction

fiction

The Lying Guest by Mahi Cheshire

The Lying Guest

352 pages • 5 editions

fiction

fiction

I Remember Abbu by Humayun Azad

I Remember Abbu
Humayun Azad with Arunava Sinha (Translator)

112 pages • digital • 1989 • 5 editions

fiction historical challenging emotional reflective slow-paced

fiction historical challenging emotional reflective slow-paced

I Remember Abbu by Humayun Azad

I Remember Abbu

Humayun Azad with Arunava Sinha (Translator)

112 pages • 1989 • 5 editions

fiction historical challenging emotional reflective slow-paced

fiction historical challenging emotional reflective slow-paced

The Voices of Adriana by Elvira Navarro

The Voices of Adriana
Elvira Navarro with Christina MacSweeney (Translator)

178 pages • paperback • 2023 • 4 editions

fiction contemporary literary dark reflective sad medium-paced

fiction contemporary literary dark reflective sad medium-paced

The Voices of Adriana by Elvira Navarro

The Voices of Adriana

Elvira Navarro with Christina MacSweeney (Translator)

178 pages • 2023 • 4 editions

fiction contemporary literary dark reflective sad medium-paced

fiction contemporary literary dark reflective sad medium-paced

Celebration by Damir Karakas

Celebration
Damir Karakas with Ellen Elias-Bursać (Translator)

120 pages • paperback • 2024 • 2 editions

fiction historical literary dark reflective sad medium-paced

fiction historical literary dark reflective sad medium-paced

Celebration by Damir Karakas

Celebration

Damir Karakas with Ellen Elias-Bursać (Translator)

120 pages • 2024 • 2 editions

fiction historical literary dark reflective sad medium-paced

fiction historical literary dark reflective sad medium-paced

In the Country of Others by Leïla Slimani

Le pays des autres #1

In the Country of Others
Leïla Slimani with Sam Taylor (Translator)

240 pages • hardcover • 2020 • 56 editions

fiction literary challenging emotional reflective medium-paced

fiction literary challenging emotional reflective medium-paced

In the Country of Others by Leïla Slimani

Le pays des autres #1

In the Country of Others

Leïla Slimani with Sam Taylor (Translator)

240 pages • 2020 • 56 editions

fiction literary challenging emotional reflective medium-paced

fiction literary challenging emotional reflective medium-paced

Origin by Dan Brown

Robert Langdon #5

Origin
Dan Brown

656 pages • paperback • 2017 • 139 editions

fiction mystery thriller adventurous mysterious fast-paced

fiction mystery thriller adventurous mysterious fast-paced

Origin by Dan Brown

Robert Langdon #5

Origin

656 pages • 2017 • 139 editions

fiction mystery thriller adventurous mysterious fast-paced

fiction mystery thriller adventurous mysterious fast-paced

The Stolen Queen by Fiona Davis

The Stolen Queen
Fiona Davis with Linda Jones (Narrator)

10h 18m • audio • 2025 • 8 editions

fiction historical mystery thriller adventurous emotional mysterious medium-paced

fiction historical mystery thriller adventurous emotional mysterious medium-paced

The Stolen Queen by Fiona Davis

The Stolen Queen

Fiona Davis with Linda Jones (Narrator)

10h 18m • 2025 • 8 editions

fiction historical mystery thriller adventurous emotional mysterious medium-paced

fiction historical mystery thriller adventurous emotional mysterious medium-paced

The Red Ribbon by Lucy Adlington

The Red Ribbon
Lucy Adlington

7h 30m • audio • 2017 • 16 editions

user-added

fiction historical young adult dark emotional sad medium-paced

fiction historical young adult dark emotional sad medium-paced

The Red Ribbon by Lucy Adlington

The Red Ribbon

7h 30m • 2017 • 16 editions

user-added

fiction historical young adult dark emotional sad medium-paced

fiction historical young adult dark emotional sad medium-paced

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