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

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56 participants (723 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 Island of Missing Trees by Elif Shafak

The Island of Missing Trees

Elif Shafak

354 pages • hardcover • 2021

fiction historical literary magical realism emotional informative reflective medium-paced
The Mountains Sing by Nguyễn Phan Quế Mai

The Mountains Sing

Nguyễn Phan Quế Mai

368 pages • paperback • 2020

fiction historical emotional reflective sad medium-paced
The Storm Sister by Lucinda Riley

The Storm Sister

The Seven Sisters #2

Lucinda Riley

19 hours, 47 minutes • audio • 2015

fiction historical romance adventurous emotional medium-paced
The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller

The Song of Achilles

Madeline Miller

352 pages • paperback • 2011

fiction fantasy historical lgbtqia+ literary romance adventurous emotional sad medium-paced
The Perfect Nanny by Leïla Slimani

The Perfect Nanny

Leïla Slimani

5 hours, 45 minutes • audio • 2016

fiction mystery thriller dark mysterious tense slow-paced
Like Water for Chocolate by Laura Esquivel

Like Water for Chocolate

Como agua para chocolate #1

Laura Esquivel

224 pages • digital • 1989

fiction historical magical realism romance emotional lighthearted medium-paced
We Shall Inherit the Wind by Gunnar Staalesen

We Shall Inherit the Wind

Varg Veum #17

Gunnar Staalesen

300 pages • paperback • 2010

fiction crime mystery dark mysterious reflective medium-paced
Nesting by Roisín O’Donnell

Nesting

Roisín O’Donnell

384 pages • hardcover • 2025

fiction literary emotional sad tense medium-paced
The Island Escape by Jess Ryder

The Island Escape

Jess Ryder

400 pages • digital • 2025 user-added

fiction crime mystery thriller
The Unquiet Grave by Dervla McTiernan

The Unquiet Grave

Cormac Reilly #4

Dervla McTiernan

336 pages • paperback • 2025

fiction crime mystery thriller dark mysterious tense medium-paced