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

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58 participants (387 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

All books added
The Silence In Between by Josie Ferguson

The Silence In Between

Josie Ferguson

10 hours, 23 minutes • first pub 2024 (editions) user-added

fiction historical emotional sad tense medium-paced
Fowl Murder by Victoria Tait

Fowl Murder

Kenya Kanga Mystery #1

Victoria Tait

286 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction mystery mysterious fast-paced
The Trunk by Kim Ryeo Ryeong

The Trunk

Kim Ryeo Ryeong

7 hours, 16 minutes • first pub 2015 (editions) user-added

fiction contemporary dystopian literary mystery thriller
Beijing Sprawl by Zechen Xu

Beijing Sprawl

Zechen Xu

220 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction short stories dark reflective slow-paced
We Are the Water People by Troy Onyango

We Are the Water People

Troy Onyango

1 hour, 30 minutes • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction mystery emotional mysterious reflective medium-paced
Everything Flows by Vasily Grossman

Everything Flows

Vasily Grossman

290 pages • first pub 1970 (editions)

fiction historical reflective sad slow-paced
The Favorites by Layne Fargo

The Favorites

Layne Fargo

437 pages • first pub 2025 (editions)

fiction contemporary literary romance sports emotional tense medium-paced
The Sacrifice by Rin Chupeco

The Sacrifice

Rin Chupeco

287 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction horror lgbtqia+ young adult dark mysterious tense medium-paced
The Safekeep by Yael van der Wouden

The Safekeep

Yael van der Wouden

262 pages • first pub 2024 (editions)

fiction historical lgbtqia+ literary emotional mysterious reflective medium-paced
& This is How To Stay Alive by Shingai Njeri Kagunda

& This is How To Stay Alive

Shingai Njeri Kagunda

102 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction fantasy lgbtqia+ literary emotional medium-paced