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

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58 participants (386 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 Paris Dancer: The emotional and inspiring historical novel to look out for in 2025! by Nicola Rayner, Nicola Rayner

The Paris Dancer: The emotional and inspiring historical novel to look out for in 2025!

Nicola Rayner, Nicola Rayner

368 pages • first pub 2024 (editions)

emotional slow-paced
The List of Suspicious Things by Jennie Godfrey

The List of Suspicious Things

Jennie Godfrey

10 hours, 51 minutes • first pub 2024 (editions)

fiction historical mystery dark emotional medium-paced
Temple of Swoon by Jo Segura

Temple of Swoon

Jo Segura

353 pages • first pub 2025 (editions)

fiction contemporary romance adventurous funny lighthearted medium-paced
Wild Dark Shore by Charlotte McConaghy

Wild Dark Shore

Charlotte McConaghy

9 hours, 35 minutes • first pub 2025 (editions)

fiction literary dark emotional mysterious medium-paced
The Island of Missing Trees by Elif Shafak

The Island of Missing Trees

Elif Shafak

354 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction historical literary magical realism emotional informative reflective medium-paced
The Premonition by Banana Yoshimoto

The Premonition

Banana Yoshimoto

3 hours, 29 minutes • first pub 1988 (editions) user-added

fiction contemporary dark emotional reflective slow-paced
Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe by Fannie Flagg

Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe

Whistle Stop, AL #1

Fannie Flagg

416 pages • first pub 1987 (editions)

fiction classics lgbtqia+ romance emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced
Hollow Ground by Freya Wallace

Hollow Ground

A Detective Jacob Knox Thriller #1

Freya Wallace

244 pages • first pub 2025 (editions) user-added

fiction mystery
The Shadow Key by Susan Stokes-Chapman

The Shadow Key

Susan Stokes-Chapman

464 pages • first pub 2024 (editions)

fiction historical dark mysterious tense medium-paced
The Rainfall Market by You Yeong-Gwang

The Rainfall Market

You Yeong-Gwang

199 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction literary magical realism hopeful lighthearted reflective fast-paced