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

bookishbrews Host

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!

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

bookishbrews Host

58 participants (386 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

Diary of a Void by Emi Yagi

Diary of a Void
Emi Yagi with David Boyd (Translator), Lucy North (Translator)

213 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction literary funny reflective fast-paced

fiction literary funny reflective fast-paced

Diary of a Void by Emi Yagi

Diary of a Void

Emi Yagi with David Boyd (Translator), Lucy North (Translator)

213 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction literary funny reflective fast-paced

fiction literary funny reflective fast-paced

Conclave by Robert Harris

Conclave
Robert Harris with Roy McMillan (Narrator)

8 hours, 15 minutes • first pub 2016 (editions)

fiction historical thriller mysterious tense fast-paced

fiction historical thriller mysterious tense fast-paced

Conclave by Robert Harris

Conclave

Robert Harris with Roy McMillan (Narrator)

8 hours, 15 minutes • first pub 2016 (editions)

fiction historical thriller mysterious tense fast-paced

fiction historical thriller mysterious tense fast-paced

The Frangipani Tree Mystery by Ovidia Yu

The Frangipani Tree Mystery
Crown Colony #1

Ovidia Yu

255 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

fiction historical mystery mysterious medium-paced

fiction historical mystery mysterious medium-paced

The Frangipani Tree Mystery by Ovidia Yu

The Frangipani Tree Mystery

Crown Colony #1

255 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

fiction historical mystery mysterious medium-paced

fiction historical mystery mysterious medium-paced

Open Season by Jonathan Kellerman

Open Season
Alex Delaware #40

Jonathan Kellerman

273 pages • first pub 2025 (editions)

fiction thriller

fiction thriller

Open Season by Jonathan Kellerman

Open Season

Alex Delaware #40

Jonathan Kellerman

273 pages • first pub 2025 (editions)

fiction thriller

fiction thriller

Taduno's Song by Odafe Atogun

Taduno's Song
Odafe Atogun

241 pages • first pub 2016 (editions) user-added

fiction

fiction

Taduno's Song by Odafe Atogun

Taduno's Song

241 pages • first pub 2016 (editions) user-added

fiction

fiction

Devotion by Hannah Kent

Devotion
Hannah Kent

432 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction historical lgbtqia+ emotional reflective sad slow-paced

fiction historical lgbtqia+ emotional reflective sad slow-paced

Devotion by Hannah Kent

Devotion

432 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction historical lgbtqia+ emotional reflective sad slow-paced

fiction historical lgbtqia+ emotional reflective sad slow-paced

The Covenant of Water by Abraham Verghese

The Covenant of Water
Abraham Verghese with Abraham Verghese (Narrator)

31 hours, 16 minutes • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction historical literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced

fiction historical literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced

The Covenant of Water by Abraham Verghese

The Covenant of Water

Abraham Verghese with Abraham Verghese (Narrator)

31 hours, 16 minutes • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction historical literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced

fiction historical literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced

Wives and Daughters by Elizabeth Gaskell

Wives and Daughters
Elizabeth Gaskell with Prunella Scales (Narrator)

25 hours, 21 minutes • first pub 1863 (editions)

fiction classics literary romance reflective slow-paced

fiction classics literary romance reflective slow-paced

Wives and Daughters by Elizabeth Gaskell

Wives and Daughters

Elizabeth Gaskell with Prunella Scales (Narrator)

25 hours, 21 minutes • first pub 1863 (editions)

fiction classics literary romance reflective slow-paced

fiction classics literary romance reflective slow-paced

Incidents In The Life Of A Slave Girl by Harriet Ann Jacobs

Incidents In The Life Of A Slave Girl
Harriet Ann Jacobs

178 pages • first pub 1861 (editions)

nonfiction classics memoir race dark emotional sad medium-paced

nonfiction classics memoir race dark emotional sad medium-paced

Incidents In The Life Of A Slave Girl by Harriet Ann Jacobs

Incidents In The Life Of A Slave Girl

Harriet Ann Jacobs

178 pages • first pub 1861 (editions)

nonfiction classics memoir race dark emotional sad medium-paced

nonfiction classics memoir race dark emotional sad medium-paced

Dracula by Bram Stoker

Dracula
Bram Stoker with Jason Watkins (Narrator), Daisy Edgar-Jones (Narrator), Jason Forbes (Narrator), Theo James (Narrator), Richard Reed (Narrator), Patricia Allison (Narrator), Harry Myers (Narrator), Himesh Patel (Narrator), Rachel Atkins (Narrator)

18 hours, 25 minutes • first pub 1897 (editions)

fiction classics horror literary dark mysterious tense slow-paced

fiction classics horror literary dark mysterious tense slow-paced

Dracula by Bram Stoker

Dracula

Bram Stoker with Jason Watkins (Narrator), Daisy Edgar-Jones (Narrator), Jason Forbes (Narrator), Theo James (Narrator), Richard Reed (Narrator), Patricia Allison (Narrator), Harry Myers (Narrator), Himesh Patel (Narrator), Rachel Atkins (Narrator)

18 hours, 25 minutes • first pub 1897 (editions)

fiction classics horror literary dark mysterious tense slow-paced

fiction classics horror literary dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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