@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

And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie

And Then There Were None
Agatha Christie

300 pages • paperback • 1939 • 435 editions

fiction classics crime mystery dark mysterious tense fast-paced

fiction classics crime mystery dark mysterious tense fast-paced

And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie

And Then There Were None

Agatha Christie

300 pages • 1939 • 435 editions

fiction classics crime mystery dark mysterious tense fast-paced

fiction classics crime mystery dark mysterious tense fast-paced

Brotherless Night by V.V. Ganeshananthan

Brotherless Night
V.V. Ganeshananthan

368 pages • hardcover • 2023 • 22 editions

fiction historical literary emotional informative sad medium-paced

fiction historical literary emotional informative sad medium-paced

Brotherless Night by V.V. Ganeshananthan

Brotherless Night

V.V. Ganeshananthan

368 pages • 2023 • 22 editions

fiction historical literary emotional informative sad medium-paced

fiction historical literary emotional informative sad medium-paced

Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel

Thomas Cromwell #1

Wolf Hall
Hilary Mantel

653 pages • paperback • 2009 • 119 editions

fiction historical literary challenging dark tense slow-paced

fiction historical literary challenging dark tense slow-paced

Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel

Thomas Cromwell #1

Wolf Hall

653 pages • 2009 • 119 editions

fiction historical literary challenging dark tense slow-paced

fiction historical literary challenging dark tense slow-paced

The Promise by Damon Galgut

The Promise
Damon Galgut

304 pages • hardcover • 2021 • 43 editions

fiction contemporary historical literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced

fiction contemporary historical literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced

The Promise by Damon Galgut

The Promise

304 pages • 2021 • 43 editions

fiction contemporary historical literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced

fiction contemporary historical literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced

Young Mungo by Douglas Stuart

Young Mungo
Douglas Stuart

390 pages • hardcover • 2022 • 78 editions

fiction lgbtqia+ literary dark emotional sad medium-paced

fiction lgbtqia+ literary dark emotional sad medium-paced

Young Mungo by Douglas Stuart

Young Mungo

390 pages • 2022 • 78 editions

fiction lgbtqia+ literary dark emotional sad medium-paced

fiction lgbtqia+ literary dark emotional sad medium-paced

Cold Enough for Snow by Jessica Au

Cold Enough for Snow
Jessica Au

96 pages • paperback • 2022 • 34 editions

fiction contemporary literary reflective slow-paced

fiction contemporary literary reflective slow-paced

Cold Enough for Snow by Jessica Au

Cold Enough for Snow

96 pages • 2022 • 34 editions

fiction contemporary literary reflective slow-paced

fiction contemporary literary reflective slow-paced

Birdsong by Sebastian Faulks

French Trilogy #2

Birdsong
Sebastian Faulks

503 pages • paperback • 1993 • 43 editions

fiction classics historical emotional reflective slow-paced

fiction classics historical emotional reflective slow-paced

Birdsong by Sebastian Faulks

French Trilogy #2

Birdsong

Sebastian Faulks

503 pages • 1993 • 43 editions

fiction classics historical emotional reflective slow-paced

fiction classics historical emotional reflective slow-paced

The White Tiger by Aravind Adiga

The White Tiger
Aravind Adiga

276 pages • paperback • 2008 • 78 editions

fiction contemporary literary dark funny fast-paced

fiction contemporary literary dark funny fast-paced

The White Tiger by Aravind Adiga

The White Tiger

276 pages • 2008 • 78 editions

fiction contemporary literary dark funny fast-paced

fiction contemporary literary dark funny fast-paced

Dust Child by Nguyễn Phan Quế Mai

Dust Child
Nguyễn Phan Quế Mai

339 pages • hardcover • 2023 • 37 editions

fiction historical emotional reflective sad medium-paced

fiction historical emotional reflective sad medium-paced

Dust Child by Nguyễn Phan Quế Mai

Dust Child

Nguyễn Phan Quế Mai

339 pages • 2023 • 37 editions

fiction historical emotional reflective sad medium-paced

fiction historical emotional reflective sad medium-paced

The Haunting of Alejandra by V. Castro

The Haunting of Alejandra
V. Castro

259 pages • hardcover • 2023 • 11 editions

fiction fantasy horror literary dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

fiction fantasy horror literary dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

The Haunting of Alejandra by V. Castro

The Haunting of Alejandra

259 pages • 2023 • 11 editions

fiction fantasy horror literary dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

fiction fantasy horror literary dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

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