@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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The Sacrifice by Rin Chupeco

The Sacrifice

Rin Chupeco

287 pages • 2022 • 7 editions

fiction horror lgbtqia+ young adult dark mysterious tense medium-paced
& This is How To Stay Alive by Shingai Njeri Kagunda

& This is How To Stay Alive

Shingai Njeri Kagunda

102 pages • 2021 • 7 editions

fiction fantasy lgbtqia+ literary emotional medium-paced
Valley of Terror by Zhou Haohui

Valley of Terror

Zhou Haohui

412 pages • 2015 • 5 editions

fiction horror mystery thriller adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced
Walk the Blue Fields by Claire Keegan

Walk the Blue Fields

Claire Keegan

192 pages • 2007 • 30 editions

fiction short stories emotional slow-paced
Eleven Numbers by Lee Child

Eleven Numbers

Lee Child

50 pages • 2025 • 3 editions

fiction crime mystery short stories thriller adventurous mysterious tense fast-paced
These Days by Lucy Caldwell

These Days

Lucy Caldwell

288 pages • 2022 • 15 editions

fiction historical lgbtqia+ challenging emotional sad medium-paced
The Winter Soldier by Daniel Mason

The Winter Soldier

Daniel Mason

336 pages • 2018 • 18 editions

fiction historical reflective slow-paced
Dream Count by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

Dream Count

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

399 pages • 2025 • 37 editions

fiction literary emotional reflective medium-paced
Anatomy of a Disappearance by Hisham Matar

Anatomy of a Disappearance

Hisham Matar

224 pages • 2011 • 28 editions

fiction literary emotional mysterious reflective medium-paced
By the Sea by Abdulrazak Gurnah

By the Sea

Abdulrazak Gurnah

245 pages • 2001 • 34 editions

fiction literary emotional reflective slow-paced