@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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Darius the Great Is Not Okay by Adib Khorram

Darius The Great #1

Darius the Great Is Not Okay

Adib Khorram

320 pages • 2018 • 28 editions

fiction contemporary lgbtqia+ young adult emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced
The Last Witch in Edinburgh by Marielle Thompson

The Last Witch in Edinburgh

Marielle Thompson

384 pages • 2024 • 4 editions

fiction fantasy historical lgbtqia+ emotional mysterious medium-paced
Dancing Woman by Elaine Neil Orr

Dancing Woman

Elaine Neil Orr

350 pages • 2025 • 3 editions

fiction
Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood by Marjane Satrapi

Persepolis #1-2

Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood

Marjane Satrapi

160 pages • 2000 • 44 editions

nonfiction graphic novel historical memoir emotional informative sad fast-paced
The French Winemaker's Daughter : A Novel by Loretta Ellsworth

The French Winemaker's Daughter : A Novel

Loretta Ellsworth

288 pages • 2024 • 4 editions

fiction historical emotional hopeful sad medium-paced
The Dissenters by Youssef Rakha

The Dissenters

Youssef Rakha

272 pages • 2025 • 5 editions

fiction historical literary challenging informative reflective medium-paced
City of Thieves by David Benioff

City of Thieves

David Benioff

8h 29m • 2008 • 49 editions

fiction historical emotional funny reflective tense medium-paced
Strange Eden by Gina Giordano

The Strange Eden #1

Strange Eden

Gina Giordano

536 pages • 2023 • 5 editions

fiction fantasy historical mystery young adult adventurous dark emotional medium-paced
The Lost City of Z: A Tale of Deadly Obsession in the Amazon by David Grann

The Lost City of Z: A Tale of Deadly Obsession in the Amazon

David Grann

400 pages • 2009 • 45 editions

nonfiction history travel adventurous mysterious medium-paced
The Monk of Mokha by Dave Eggers

The Monk of Mokha

Dave Eggers

352 pages • 2018 • 27 editions

nonfiction biography history funny informative reflective fast-paced