@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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The Amalfi Curse by Sarah Penner

The Amalfi Curse

Sarah Penner

336 pages • 2025 • 16 editions

fiction historical magical realism mystery adventurous emotional mysterious medium-paced
Murder on the Farm by Kate Wells

A malvern farm mystery #1

Murder on the Farm

Kate Wells

8h 33m • 2023 • 5 editions

user-added

fiction mystery dark mysterious tense fast-paced
The First and Last King of Haiti: The Rise and Fall of Henry Christophe by Marlene L. Daut

The First and Last King of Haiti: The Rise and Fall of Henry Christophe

Marlene L. Daut

656 pages • 2025 • 4 editions

nonfiction biography history medium-paced
Once Upon a River by Diane Setterfield

Once Upon a River

Diane Setterfield

16h 27m • 2018 • 54 editions

fiction fantasy historical magical realism emotional mysterious slow-paced
Code Name Hélène by Ariel Lawhon

Code Name Hélène

Ariel Lawhon

464 pages • 2020 • 22 editions

fiction historical adventurous emotional inspiring medium-paced
The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah

The Nightingale

Kristin Hannah

17h 20m • 2015 • 179 editions

fiction historical emotional inspiring sad medium-paced
The Librarians of Lisbon by Suzanne Nelson

The Librarians of Lisbon

Suzanne Nelson

352 pages • 2025 • 4 editions

fiction historical adventurous emotional mysterious medium-paced
The Night Tiger by Yangsze Choo

The Night Tiger

Yangsze Choo

14h 10m • 2019 • 37 editions

fiction historical literary magical realism mystery adventurous mysterious medium-paced
Gods of Jade and Shadow by Silvia Moreno-Garcia

Gods of Jade and Shadow

Silvia Moreno-Garcia

338 pages • 2019 • 33 editions

fiction fantasy historical adventurous medium-paced
The Map of Salt and Stars by Zeyn Joukhadar

The Map of Salt and Stars

Zeyn Joukhadar

12h 17m • 2018 • 37 editions

fiction literary speculative fiction adventurous emotional sad medium-paced