@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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Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia

Mexican Gothic

Silvia Moreno-Garcia

301 pages • 2020 • 78 editions

fiction historical horror mystery dark mysterious tense medium-paced
How the One-Armed Sister Sweeps Her House by Cherie Jones

How the One-Armed Sister Sweeps Her House

Cherie Jones

278 pages • 2021 • 22 editions

fiction contemporary literary dark emotional sad medium-paced
Black Foam by Haji Jabir

Black Foam

Haji Jabir

240 pages • 2018 • 5 editions

fiction literary speculative fiction challenging informative reflective medium-paced
Last Evenings on Earth by Roberto Bolaño

Last Evenings on Earth

Roberto Bolaño

219 pages • 2006 • 12 editions

fiction short stories challenging emotional reflective medium-paced
How We Disappeared by Jing-Jing Lee

How We Disappeared

Jing-Jing Lee

352 pages • 2019 • 21 editions

fiction historical dark emotional sad medium-paced
The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafón

The Cemetery of Forgotten Books #1

The Shadow of the Wind

Carlos Ruiz Zafón

487 pages • 2001 • 281 editions

fiction historical literary mystery thriller adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced
Black Water Sister by Zen Cho

Black Water Sister

Zen Cho

384 pages • 2021 • 19 editions

fiction contemporary fantasy lgbtqia+ adventurous mysterious medium-paced
The Book Thief by Markus Zusak

The Book Thief

Markus Zusak

552 pages • 2005 • 269 editions

fiction historical young adult dark emotional sad medium-paced
Critical But, Stable by Angela Makholwa

Critical But, Stable

Angela Makholwa

297 pages • 2020 • 4 editions

fiction thriller dark fast-paced
Cutting for Stone by Abraham Verghese

Cutting for Stone

Abraham Verghese

541 pages • 2009 • 52 editions

fiction historical emotional slow-paced