Branch out from romance

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8 participants (97 books)

01 Jan 2025—31 Dec 2025

Overview

Read books more challenging than the lighthearted romances this year

Challenge Books

All books added
A Gathering of Shadows by V.E. Schwab

Shades of Magic #2

A Gathering of Shadows

V.E. Schwab

525 pages • 2016 • 107 editions

fiction fantasy adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced
A Darker Shade of Magic by V.E. Schwab

Shades of Magic #1

A Darker Shade of Magic

V.E. Schwab

413 pages • 2015 • 119 editions

fiction fantasy adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced
North Is the Night by Emily Rath

The Tuonela Duet #1

North Is the Night

Emily Rath

570 pages • 2024 • 15 editions

fiction fantasy lgbtqia+ romance adventurous emotional medium-paced
I'm Watching You by Mary Burton

Richmond Novels #1

I'm Watching You

Mary Burton

417 pages • 2007 • 7 editions

user-added

fiction thriller dark fast-paced
Dear Ijeawele, or a Feminist Manifesto in Fifteen Suggestions by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

Dear Ijeawele, or a Feminist Manifesto in Fifteen Suggestions

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

63 pages • 2017 • 96 editions

nonfiction essays feminism informative inspiring reflective fast-paced
Steal Like an Artist: 10 Things Nobody Told You about Being Creative by Austin Kleon

Steal Like an Artist: 10 Things Nobody Told You about Being Creative

Austin Kleon

160 pages • 2012 • 50 editions

nonfiction art self help informative medium-paced
The Blood of Olympus by Rick Riordan

The Heroes of Olympus #5

The Blood of Olympus

Rick Riordan

14h 26m • 2014 • 133 editions

fiction fantasy middle grade adventurous emotional funny fast-paced
Impossible Creatures by Katherine Rundell

Impossible Creatures #1

Impossible Creatures

Katherine Rundell

8h 55m • 2023 • 36 editions

fiction fantasy middle grade adventurous emotional hopeful fast-paced
All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr

All the Light We Cannot See

Anthony Doerr

531 pages • 2014 • 173 editions

fiction historical literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced
Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries by Heather Fawcett

Emily Wilde #1

Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries

Heather Fawcett

317 pages • 2023 • 84 editions

fiction fantasy historical adventurous funny lighthearted medium-paced