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45 participants (215 books)

01 Jan 2025—31 Dec 2025

Overview

Read 12 physical books that you already owned on January 1, 2025, during the course of the year. Since this challenge is aimed at reducing the number of unread physical books you already have on your shelves, new purchases made after 1/1/25, as well as any audiobooks and digital copies, do not count towards this specific goal. 

Challenge Books

All books added
Real Life by Brandon Taylor

Real Life

Brandon Taylor

336 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction contemporary lgbtqia+ literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced
The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros

The House on Mango Street

Sandra Cisneros

110 pages • first pub 1984 (editions)

fiction literary emotional reflective fast-paced
Strange Sally Diamond by Liz Nugent

Strange Sally Diamond

Liz Nugent

320 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction contemporary mystery thriller dark emotional mysterious medium-paced
The Gilded Ones by Namina Forna

The Gilded Ones

Deathless #1

Namina Forna

418 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction fantasy young adult adventurous dark emotional medium-paced
The Wren in the Holly Library by K.A. Linde

The Wren in the Holly Library

The Oak and Holly Cycle #1

K.A. Linde

381 pages • first pub 2024 (editions)

fiction fantasy romance adventurous mysterious tense fast-paced
The Absinthe Underground by Jamie Pacton

The Absinthe Underground

Jamie Pacton

304 pages • first pub 2024 (editions)

fiction fantasy lgbtqia+ romance young adult adventurous lighthearted medium-paced
Descendant of the Crane by Joan He

Descendant of the Crane

Joan He

400 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

fiction fantasy young adult adventurous mysterious medium-paced
Recognizing the Stranger: On Palestine and Narrative by Isabella Hammad

Recognizing the Stranger: On Palestine and Narrative

Isabella Hammad

80 pages • first pub 2024 (editions)

nonfiction philosophy politics challenging informative reflective fast-paced
Una infinidad de sueños by Mara Rutherford

Una infinidad de sueños

Mara Rutherford

428 pages • first pub 2023 (editions) user-added

fiction fantasy young adult adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced
Love and Other Words by Christina Lauren

Love and Other Words

Christina Lauren

420 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

fiction contemporary romance emotional hopeful medium-paced