@hook.me.a.book Reading the World '25 Challenge

bookishbrews Host

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!

@hook.me.a.book Reading the World '25 Challenge

bookishbrews Host

57 participants (598 books)

STARTS: 01 Jan 2025ENDS: 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

All books added

My Sister, the Serial Killer by Oyinkan Braithwaite

My Sister, the Serial Killer
Oyinkan Braithwaite

226 pages • hardcover • 2018 • 110 editions

fiction contemporary crime literary thriller dark tense fast-paced

fiction contemporary crime literary thriller dark tense fast-paced

My Sister, the Serial Killer by Oyinkan Braithwaite

My Sister, the Serial Killer

Oyinkan Braithwaite

226 pages • 2018 • 110 editions

fiction contemporary crime literary thriller dark tense fast-paced

fiction contemporary crime literary thriller dark tense fast-paced

Nine Perfect Strangers by Liane Moriarty

Nine Perfect Strangers
Liane Moriarty with Caroline Lee (Narrator)

16h 18m • audio • 2018 • 90 editions

fiction thriller emotional funny mysterious medium-paced

fiction thriller emotional funny mysterious medium-paced

Nine Perfect Strangers by Liane Moriarty

Nine Perfect Strangers

Liane Moriarty with Caroline Lee (Narrator)

16h 18m • 2018 • 90 editions

fiction thriller emotional funny mysterious medium-paced

fiction thriller emotional funny mysterious medium-paced

The Invention of Sicily: A Mediterranean History by Jamie MacKay

The Invention of Sicily: A Mediterranean History
Jamie MacKay

7h 50m • audio • 3 editions

user-added

nonfiction history politics challenging informative reflective medium-paced

nonfiction history politics challenging informative reflective medium-paced

The Invention of Sicily: A Mediterranean History by Jamie MacKay

The Invention of Sicily: A Mediterranean History

7h 50m • 3 editions

user-added

nonfiction history politics challenging informative reflective medium-paced

nonfiction history politics challenging informative reflective medium-paced

First Blood by Amélie Nothomb

First Blood
Amélie Nothomb

112 pages • paperback • 2021 • 22 editions

fiction literary reflective fast-paced

fiction literary reflective fast-paced

First Blood by Amélie Nothomb

First Blood

Amélie Nothomb

112 pages • 2021 • 22 editions

fiction literary reflective fast-paced

fiction literary reflective fast-paced

Pachinko by Min Jin Lee

Pachinko
Min Jin Lee

552 pages • paperback • 2017 • 124 editions

fiction historical literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced

fiction historical literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced

Pachinko by Min Jin Lee

Pachinko

552 pages • 2017 • 124 editions

fiction historical literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced

fiction historical literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced

Grown Ups by Marie Aubert

Grown Ups
Marie Aubert with Rosie Hedger (Translator)

160 pages • paperback • 2019 • 35 editions

fiction contemporary emotional reflective medium-paced

fiction contemporary emotional reflective medium-paced

Grown Ups by Marie Aubert

Grown Ups

Marie Aubert with Rosie Hedger (Translator)

160 pages • 2019 • 35 editions

fiction contemporary emotional reflective medium-paced

fiction contemporary emotional reflective medium-paced

Good Morning, Midnight by Jean Rhys

Good Morning, Midnight
Jean Rhys

167 pages • paperback • 1939 • 38 editions

fiction classics literary dark emotional sad slow-paced

fiction classics literary dark emotional sad slow-paced

Good Morning, Midnight by Jean Rhys

Good Morning, Midnight

167 pages • 1939 • 38 editions

fiction classics literary dark emotional sad slow-paced

fiction classics literary dark emotional sad slow-paced

Perfection by Vincenzo Latronico

Perfection
Vincenzo Latronico with Sophie Hughes (Translator)

115 pages • paperback • 2022 • 34 editions

fiction contemporary reflective fast-paced

fiction contemporary reflective fast-paced

Perfection by Vincenzo Latronico

Perfection

Vincenzo Latronico with Sophie Hughes (Translator)

115 pages • 2022 • 34 editions

fiction contemporary reflective fast-paced

fiction contemporary reflective fast-paced

Us Against You by Fredrik Backman

Us Against You
Fredrik Backman

448 pages • digital • 2017 • 119 editions

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fiction contemporary literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced

fiction contemporary literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced

Us Against You by Fredrik Backman

Us Against You

Fredrik Backman

448 pages • 2017 • 119 editions

user-added

fiction contemporary literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced

fiction contemporary literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced

The Hike by Lucy Clarke

The Hike
Lucy Clarke

416 pages • hardcover • 2023 • 27 editions

fiction thriller adventurous mysterious tense medium-paced

fiction thriller adventurous mysterious tense medium-paced

The Hike by Lucy Clarke

The Hike

416 pages • 2023 • 27 editions

fiction thriller adventurous mysterious tense medium-paced

fiction thriller adventurous mysterious tense medium-paced

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