@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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Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi

Legacy of Orïsha #1

Children of Blood and Bone

Tomi Adeyemi

531 pages • 2018 • 92 editions

fiction fantasy young adult adventurous dark emotional medium-paced
The Housemate by Sarah Bailey

The Housemate

Sarah Bailey

464 pages • 2021 • 8 editions

fiction contemporary mystery dark mysterious medium-paced
Cobalt Red: How the Blood of the Congo Powers Our Lives by Siddharth Kara

Cobalt Red: How the Blood of the Congo Powers Our Lives

Siddharth Kara

288 pages • 2023 • 11 editions

nonfiction business history politics emotional informative sad medium-paced
Goddess of the River by Vaishnavi Patel

Goddess of the River

Vaishnavi Patel

464 pages • 2024 • 15 editions

fiction fantasy historical adventurous emotional medium-paced
Hypothermia by Arnaldur Indriðason

Inspector Erlendur #8

Hypothermia

Arnaldur Indriðason

314 pages • 2007 • 35 editions

fiction crime mystery dark mysterious slow-paced
The Museum of Failures by Thrity Umrigar

The Museum of Failures

Thrity Umrigar

358 pages • 2023 • 9 editions

fiction contemporary emotional reflective medium-paced
The Eighth Life by Nino Haratischwili

The Eighth Life

Nino Haratischwili

944 pages • 2014 • 83 editions

fiction historical emotional reflective sad slow-paced
These Letters End in Tears by Musih Tedji Xaviere

These Letters End in Tears

Musih Tedji Xaviere

226 pages • 2024 • 12 editions

fiction lgbtqia+ literary emotional sad tense medium-paced
A Disappearance in Fiji by Nilima Rao

Sergeant Akal Singh #1

A Disappearance in Fiji

Nilima Rao

276 pages • 2023 • 14 editions

fiction historical mystery adventurous emotional mysterious medium-paced
Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead by Olga Tokarczuk

Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead

Olga Tokarczuk

288 pages • 2009 • 136 editions

fiction crime literary mystery thriller dark mysterious reflective medium-paced