2025 Indieverse Awards Reading Challenge

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37 participants (146 books)

21 Feb 2025—06 Nov 2025

Overview

The Indieverse Awards is a grassroots, indie author run awards program! We celebrate both self published & small press indie authors. More than that, we love and are so proud of diverse authors & stories. You will find a big range of books written by women authors, LGBTQ+ authors, BIPOC authors, Neurodivergent authors, authors with disabilities & so on.  On top of that you'll see categories regarding mental health, body positivity, our storytelling and so on.  We are proud of indie books with representation & our indie authors who write them. 

We don't just celebrate authors - we celebrate the universe that brings our books to life like editors, artists, book media, voice actors & more! Because at the end of the day, we need the whole indie community to rally behind indie authors & the important books they're writing. 

The full list of nominated titles has been announced! Check out the list at: www.indieverseawards.com

Challenge Books

All books added
Let Me Love You Anyway by Jordyn Barnes

Let Me Love You Anyway

Hollywoodland #1

Jordyn Barnes

442 pages • digital • 2024

fiction contemporary emotional hopeful medium-paced
Heroic Measures by Joel Shulkin

Heroic Measures

Death Benefits #1

Joel Shulkin

440 pages • digital • 2024

fiction thriller adventurous dark tense fast-paced
How to Commit the Perfect Murder in Ten Easy Steps by Jessica Huntley

How to Commit the Perfect Murder in Ten Easy Steps

Jessica Huntley

352 pages • paperback

fiction thriller true crime dark mysterious tense fast-paced
Dream for a Second by Jes Smyth

Dream for a Second

Jes Smyth

307 pages • paperback

fiction
Unforgivable by Jenn Lessmann

Unforgivable

Cate Corey's Unmagical Life #2

Jenn Lessmann

329 pages • digital • 2024 user-added

fiction fantasy
Secrets and Stardust by Jeannin Counts

Secrets and Stardust

Jeannin Counts

581 pages • digital • 2024

fiction fantasy romance adventurous emotional funny fast-paced
Blades Reforged by Liz Sauco

Blades Reforged

Blades of the Goddess #3

Liz Sauco

446 pages • digital • 2024 user-added

fiction
Just the way you are: Unexpected Love Book 1 by Jayme Louise

Just the way you are: Unexpected Love Book 1

Jayme Louise

374 pages • paperback

The Coven's Curse by Jamie Lee Fry

The Coven's Curse

Dark Magic #3

Jamie Lee Fry

320 pages • digital • 2024 user-added

fiction fantasy mystery young adult
The Timeless Legion by J.C. Rycroft

The Timeless Legion

The Everlands Cycle #2

J.C. Rycroft

482 pages • paperback • 2024

fiction fantasy lgbtqia+ romance adventurous emotional tense medium-paced