@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 Book of Lost Names by Kristin Harmel

The Book of Lost Names

Kristin Harmel

453 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction historical emotional inspiring sad medium-paced
The Other Black Girl by Zakiya Dalila Harris

The Other Black Girl

Zakiya Dalila Harris

368 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction literary thriller dark mysterious tense medium-paced
Hold My Girl by Charlene Carr

Hold My Girl

Charlene Carr

410 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction contemporary emotional medium-paced
Murder on Skye by Daniel Sellers, Daniel Sellers

Murder on Skye

Daniel Sellers, Daniel Sellers

missing page info • first pub 2024 (editions)

dark mysterious tense fast-paced
Elsewhere, Home by Leila Aboulela

Elsewhere, Home

Leila Aboulela

217 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

fiction short stories challenging emotional reflective medium-paced
Time Shelter by Georgi Gospodinov

Time Shelter

Georgi Gospodinov

304 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction contemporary fantasy literary science fiction challenging mysterious reflective medium-paced
Murder on Lake Garda by Tom Hindle

Murder on Lake Garda

Tom Hindle

370 pages • first pub 2024 (editions)

fiction crime mystery mysterious tense medium-paced
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

Millennium #1

Stieg Larsson

18 hours, 48 minutes • first pub 2005 (editions) user-added

fiction contemporary crime mystery thriller dark mysterious tense medium-paced
Down the Rabbit Hole by Juan Pablo Villalobos

Down the Rabbit Hole

Juan Pablo Villalobos

74 pages • first pub 2010 (editions)

fiction contemporary adventurous fast-paced
South of the Border, West of the Sun by Haruki Murakami

South of the Border, West of the Sun

Haruki Murakami

186 pages • first pub 1992 (editions)

fiction contemporary literary romance emotional mysterious reflective medium-paced