@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 Backwater by Vikki Wakefield

The Backwater

Vikki Wakefield

352 pages • 3 editions

fiction crime mystery thriller medium-paced
Girl, Interrupted by Susanna Kaysen

Girl, Interrupted

Susanna Kaysen

168 pages • 1993 • 71 editions

nonfiction memoir psychology dark emotional reflective fast-paced
Thursdays at Orange Blossom House by Sophie Green

Thursdays at Orange Blossom House

Sophie Green

416 pages • 2021 • 7 editions

fiction emotional lighthearted fast-paced
Accabadora by Michela Murgia

Accabadora

Michela Murgia

204 pages • 2009 • 38 editions

fiction historical literary dark emotional reflective medium-paced
Ex Marks the Spot by Gloria Chao

Ex Marks the Spot

Gloria Chao

9h 1m • 2024 • 4 editions

fiction contemporary romance young adult adventurous emotional hopeful medium-paced
The Shots You Take by Rachel Reid

The Shots You Take

Rachel Reid

9h 18m • 2025 • 5 editions

fiction contemporary lgbtqia+ romance sports emotional reflective medium-paced
The Empusium by Olga Tokarczuk

The Empusium

Olga Tokarczuk

336 pages • 2022 • 46 editions

fiction historical horror lgbtqia+ literary dark mysterious reflective slow-paced
Martyr! by Kaveh Akbar

Martyr!

Kaveh Akbar

331 pages • 2024 • 40 editions

fiction contemporary lgbtqia+ literary dark emotional reflective medium-paced
The Wizard's Bakery by Gu Byeong-mo

The Wizard's Bakery

Gu Byeong-mo

256 pages • 2009 • 30 editions

fiction contemporary magical realism adventurous emotional hopeful medium-paced
The Night Guest by Hildur Knútsdóttir

The Night Guest

Hildur Knútsdóttir

2h 42m • 2021 • 12 editions

fiction horror dark mysterious tense fast-paced