Book Riot’s 2025 Read Harder Challenge - hosted by apers

Read a book based solely on its setting.
All books added
Stalked by the Kraken by Lillian Lark

Stalked by the Kraken

Monstrous Matches #1

Lillian Lark

252 pages • digital • 2021

fiction fantasy romance adventurous emotional lighthearted fast-paced
Beartown by Fredrik Backman

Beartown

Beartown #1

Fredrik Backman

415 pages • digital • 2016

fiction contemporary literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced
The Fox Wife by Yangsze Choo

The Fox Wife

Yangsze Choo

388 pages • hardcover • 2024

fiction fantasy historical literary magical realism mystery adventurous emotional mysterious medium-paced
Horrorstör by Grady Hendrix

Horrorstör

Grady Hendrix

248 pages • paperback • 2014

fiction horror thriller dark tense fast-paced
Saint Brigid's Bones by Philip Freeman

Saint Brigid's Bones

Sister Deirdre #1

Philip Freeman

225 pages • 2014

fiction historical mystery adventurous mysterious medium-paced
Iron Widow by Xiran Jay Zhao

Iron Widow

Iron Widow #1

Xiran Jay Zhao

394 pages • hardcover • 2021

fiction fantasy lgbtqia+ science fiction young adult adventurous dark tense fast-paced
Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng

Little Fires Everywhere

Celeste Ng

338 pages • hardcover • 2017

fiction contemporary literary emotional reflective medium-paced
The Bog Wife by Kay Chronister

The Bog Wife

Kay Chronister

319 pages • hardcover • 2024

fiction horror dark emotional mysterious medium-paced
The Reckoning of Roku by Randy Ribay

The Reckoning of Roku

Chronicles of the Avatar #5

Randy Ribay

368 pages • hardcover • 2024

fiction fantasy young adult adventurous emotional medium-paced
Unbreakable by Mira Grant

Unbreakable

Mira Grant

116 pages • digital • 2023

fiction fantasy adventurous emotional sad medium-paced