@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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A Bookshop in Algiers by Kaouther Adimi

A Bookshop in Algiers

Kaouther Adimi

146 pages • 2017 • 24 editions

fiction historical informative reflective medium-paced
Summer Heat by Defne Suman

Summer Heat

Defne Suman

424 pages • 2017 • 5 editions

fiction historical literary emotional reflective sad slow-paced
Half a Cup of Sand and Sky by Nadine Bjursten

Half a Cup of Sand and Sky

Nadine Bjursten

400 pages • 2023 • 4 editions

fiction historical literary emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced
The Lost Love Songs of Boysie Singh by Ingrid Persaud

The Lost Love Songs of Boysie Singh

Ingrid Persaud

538 pages • 2024 • 7 editions

fiction literary dark emotional tense medium-paced
These Ghosts Are Family by Maisy Card

These Ghosts Are Family

Maisy Card

271 pages • 2020 • 8 editions

fiction historical challenging emotional medium-paced
Build Your House Around My Body by Violet Kupersmith

Build Your House Around My Body

Violet Kupersmith

378 pages • 2021 • 17 editions

fiction horror literary magical realism dark mysterious medium-paced
Beyond the Wand by Tom Felton

Beyond the Wand

Tom Felton

288 pages • 2022 • 70 editions

nonfiction memoir emotional funny reflective medium-paced
Sisters Under the Rising Sun by Heather Morris

Sisters Under the Rising Sun

Heather Morris

416 pages • 2023 • 23 editions

fiction historical emotional reflective sad medium-paced
Ink Ribbon Red by Alex Pavesi

Ink Ribbon Red

Alex Pavesi

400 pages • 2024 • 10 editions

fiction mystery thriller dark mysterious tense medium-paced
The Retreat by Sarah Pearse

Detective Elin Warner #2

The Retreat

Sarah Pearse

400 pages • 2022 • 49 editions

fiction thriller dark mysterious tense medium-paced