@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

Magma by Thora Hjörleifsdóttir

Magma
Thora Hjörleifsdóttir with Meg Matich (Translator)

208 pages • paperback • 2019 • 18 editions

fiction contemporary literary dark emotional reflective slow-paced

fiction contemporary literary dark emotional reflective slow-paced

Magma by Thora Hjörleifsdóttir

Magma

Thora Hjörleifsdóttir with Meg Matich (Translator)

208 pages • 2019 • 18 editions

fiction contemporary literary dark emotional reflective slow-paced

fiction contemporary literary dark emotional reflective slow-paced

All Your Children, Scattered by Beata Umubyeyi Mairesse

All Your Children, Scattered
Beata Umubyeyi Mairesse with Alison Anderson (Translator)

192 pages • paperback • 2019 • 10 editions

fiction literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced

fiction literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced

All Your Children, Scattered by Beata Umubyeyi Mairesse

All Your Children, Scattered

Beata Umubyeyi Mairesse with Alison Anderson (Translator)

192 pages • 2019 • 10 editions

fiction literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced

fiction literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced

We, The Survivors by Tash Aw

We, The Survivors
Tash Aw

336 pages • hardcover • 2019 • 21 editions

fiction literary dark reflective slow-paced

fiction literary dark reflective slow-paced

We, The Survivors by Tash Aw

We, The Survivors

336 pages • 2019 • 21 editions

fiction literary dark reflective slow-paced

fiction literary dark reflective slow-paced

Little Rot by Akwaeke Emezi

Little Rot
Akwaeke Emezi

276 pages • hardcover • 2024 • 17 editions

fiction lgbtqia+ literary challenging dark tense fast-paced

fiction lgbtqia+ literary challenging dark tense fast-paced

Little Rot by Akwaeke Emezi

Little Rot

276 pages • 2024 • 17 editions

fiction lgbtqia+ literary challenging dark tense fast-paced

fiction lgbtqia+ literary challenging dark tense fast-paced

Juice by Tim Winton

Juice
Tim Winton

513 pages • digital • 2024 • 9 editions

fiction literary speculative fiction dark reflective tense medium-paced

fiction literary speculative fiction dark reflective tense medium-paced

Juice by Tim Winton

Juice

513 pages • 2024 • 9 editions

fiction literary speculative fiction dark reflective tense medium-paced

fiction literary speculative fiction dark reflective tense medium-paced

Tomb of the Sun King by Jacquelyn Benson

The Raiders of the Arcana #2

Tomb of the Sun King
Jacquelyn Benson

617 pages • digital • 2024 • 7 editions

fiction fantasy historical romance adventurous funny mysterious medium-paced

fiction fantasy historical romance adventurous funny mysterious medium-paced

Tomb of the Sun King by Jacquelyn Benson

The Raiders of the Arcana #2

Tomb of the Sun King

Jacquelyn Benson

617 pages • 2024 • 7 editions

fiction fantasy historical romance adventurous funny mysterious medium-paced

fiction fantasy historical romance adventurous funny mysterious medium-paced

Empire of Shadows by Jacquelyn Benson

The Raiders of the Arcana #1

Empire of Shadows
Jacquelyn Benson

457 pages • digital • 2024 • 11 editions

fiction fantasy historical romance adventurous funny mysterious medium-paced

fiction fantasy historical romance adventurous funny mysterious medium-paced

Empire of Shadows by Jacquelyn Benson

The Raiders of the Arcana #1

Empire of Shadows

Jacquelyn Benson

457 pages • 2024 • 11 editions

fiction fantasy historical romance adventurous funny mysterious medium-paced

fiction fantasy historical romance adventurous funny mysterious medium-paced

One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García Márquez

One Hundred Years of Solitude
Gabriel García Márquez with Gregory Rabassa (Translator)

422 pages • paperback • 1967 • 483 editions

fiction classics literary magical realism challenging reflective slow-paced

fiction classics literary magical realism challenging reflective slow-paced

One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García Márquez

One Hundred Years of Solitude

Gabriel García Márquez with Gregory Rabassa (Translator)

422 pages • 1967 • 483 editions

fiction classics literary magical realism challenging reflective slow-paced

fiction classics literary magical realism challenging reflective slow-paced

The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde

The Picture of Dorian Gray
Oscar Wilde with Ben Barnes (Narrator), Robert Mighall (Contributor)

8h 25m • audio • 1890 • 2.3k editions

fiction classics horror lgbtqia+ literary dark mysterious reflective medium-paced

fiction classics horror lgbtqia+ literary dark mysterious reflective medium-paced

The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde

The Picture of Dorian Gray

Oscar Wilde with Ben Barnes (Narrator), Robert Mighall (Contributor)

8h 25m • 1890 • 2.3k editions

fiction classics horror lgbtqia+ literary dark mysterious reflective medium-paced

fiction classics horror lgbtqia+ literary dark mysterious reflective medium-paced

Instructions for Heartbreak by Sarah Handyside

Instructions for Heartbreak
Sarah Handyside

416 pages • hardcover • 2025 • 7 editions

fiction romance emotional reflective medium-paced

fiction romance emotional reflective medium-paced

Instructions for Heartbreak by Sarah Handyside

Instructions for Heartbreak

Sarah Handyside

416 pages • 2025 • 7 editions

fiction romance emotional reflective medium-paced

fiction romance emotional reflective medium-paced

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