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Cloak and Dagger Reading Challenge (2025)

14 participants (241 books)

01 Jan 202531 Dec 2025

Overview

I’m thrilled to be hosting the Cloak and Dagger Reading Challenge again. I love mystery and crime novels! 

Challenge Rules: 
  • You can read any book that is from the mystery/suspense/thriller/crime/true crime genres. Any sub-genres are welcome as long as they incorporate one of these genres.
  • You don’t need a blog to participate but you do need a place to post your reviews to link up. (blog, Goodreads, Instagram, etc.)
  • Make a goal post and link it back here with your goal for this challenge.
  • Books need to be at least 100 pages long. Please no short stories.
  • Crossovers with other challenges are fine.
  • The Challenge will run from Jan. 1st to Dec. 31st. (Sign up ends March 15.)

 
There will be a monthly link-up at https://carolsnotebook.com so we can see what everyone’s reading – and probably add some to our own tbr lists. At the halfway mark and at the end we will have a giveaway for those participating.
 
We’ll continue to use the hashtag #CloakDaggerChal.
 
Levels:
 
5-15 books – Amateur sleuth
 
16-25 books – Detective
 
26-35 books – Inspector
 
36 – 55 books – Special agent
 
56+ books – Sherlock Holmes  

Challenge Books

All books added

8 hours, 11 minutes audio 2021

nonfiction history lgbtqia+ true crime dark informative sad medium-paced

12 hours, 37 minutes audio 2021

fiction historical mystery mysterious medium-paced

280 pages digital 1933

fiction classics crime mystery mysterious medium-paced

124 pages paperback 2022

fiction horror dark mysterious tense fast-paced

416 pages hardcover 2025

fiction thriller

368 pages paperback 2025

fiction horror thriller dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

8 hours, 59 minutes audio 2025 user-added

fiction crime

517 pages 1994

fiction mystery romance dark mysterious tense medium-paced

482 pages hardcover 2020

fiction contemporary crime mystery thriller dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

388 pages hardcover 2011

fiction mystery thriller dark mysterious tense fast-paced