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45 participants (198 books)

01 Jan 2025—31 Dec 2025

Overview

Read 12 physical books that you already owned on January 1, 2025, during the course of the year. Since this challenge is aimed at reducing the number of unread physical books you already have on your shelves, new purchases made after 1/1/25, as well as any audiobooks and digital copies, do not count towards this specific goal. 

Challenge Books

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Sombra Y Hueso by Leigh Bardugo

Sombra Y Hueso

Shadow and Bone #1

Leigh Bardugo

416 pages • first pub 2012 (editions)

fiction fantasy young adult adventurous dark medium-paced
A Love Song for Ricki Wilde by Tia Williams

A Love Song for Ricki Wilde

Tia Williams

342 pages • first pub 2024 (editions)

fiction contemporary romance emotional hopeful mysterious medium-paced
Before We Forget Kindness by Toshikazu Kawaguchi

Before We Forget Kindness

Before the Coffee Gets Cold #5

Toshikazu Kawaguchi

240 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction literary magical realism emotional reflective sad fast-paced
In the Lives of Puppets by TJ Klune

In the Lives of Puppets

TJ Klune

420 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction fantasy lgbtqia+ science fiction adventurous emotional funny medium-paced
The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood

The Handmaid's Tale

The Handmaid's Tale #1

Margaret Atwood

358 pages • first pub 1985 (editions)

fiction classics dystopian literary dark reflective tense medium-paced
The Round House by Louise Erdrich

The Round House

Louise Erdrich

317 pages • first pub 2012 (editions)

fiction historical literary mystery dark emotional sad medium-paced
Doppelganger: A Trip Into the Mirror World by Naomi Klein

Doppelganger: A Trip Into the Mirror World

Naomi Klein

399 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

nonfiction memoir politics technology challenging informative reflective medium-paced
True Biz by Sara Nović

True Biz

Sara Nović

386 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction contemporary literary emotional informative reflective medium-paced
The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le Guin

The Left Hand of Darkness

Hainish Cycle

Ursula K. Le Guin

336 pages • first pub 1969 (editions)

fiction classics lgbtqia+ science fiction adventurous challenging reflective medium-paced
The Dragon's Promise by Elizabeth Lim

The Dragon's Promise

Six Crimson Cranes #2

Elizabeth Lim

496 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction fantasy young adult adventurous emotional mysterious medium-paced