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

bookishbrews Host

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!

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

bookishbrews Host

56 participants (723 books)

STARTS: 01 Jan 2025ENDS: 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

Beyond the Door of No Return by David Diop

Beyond the Door of No Return
David Diop with Sam Taylor (Translator)

256 pages • hardcover • 2021 (editions)

fiction historical literary dark emotional reflective medium-paced

fiction historical literary dark emotional reflective medium-paced

Beyond the Door of No Return by David Diop

Beyond the Door of No Return

David Diop with Sam Taylor (Translator)

256 pages • hardcover • 2021

fiction historical literary dark emotional reflective medium-paced

fiction historical literary dark emotional reflective medium-paced

Martyr! by Kaveh Akbar

Martyr!
Kaveh Akbar

331 pages • hardcover • 2024 (editions)

fiction contemporary lgbtqia+ literary dark emotional reflective medium-paced

fiction contemporary lgbtqia+ literary dark emotional reflective medium-paced

Martyr! by Kaveh Akbar

Martyr!

331 pages • hardcover • 2024

fiction contemporary lgbtqia+ literary dark emotional reflective medium-paced

fiction contemporary lgbtqia+ literary dark emotional reflective medium-paced

The Wizard's Bakery by Gu Byeong-mo

The Wizard's Bakery
Gu Byeong-mo with Jamie Chang (Translator)

256 pages • paperback • 2009 (editions)

fiction contemporary magical realism adventurous emotional hopeful medium-paced

fiction contemporary magical realism adventurous emotional hopeful medium-paced

The Wizard's Bakery by Gu Byeong-mo

The Wizard's Bakery

Gu Byeong-mo with Jamie Chang (Translator)

256 pages • paperback • 2009

fiction contemporary magical realism adventurous emotional hopeful medium-paced

fiction contemporary magical realism adventurous emotional hopeful medium-paced

The Night Guest by Hildur Knútsdóttir

The Night Guest
Hildur Knútsdóttir with Mary Robinette Kowal (Narrator)

2 hours, 42 minutes • audio • 2021 (editions)

fiction horror dark mysterious tense fast-paced

fiction horror dark mysterious tense fast-paced

The Night Guest by Hildur Knútsdóttir

The Night Guest

Hildur Knútsdóttir with Mary Robinette Kowal (Narrator)

2 hours, 42 minutes • audio • 2021

fiction horror dark mysterious tense fast-paced

fiction horror dark mysterious tense fast-paced

Nine Perfect Strangers by Liane Moriarty

Nine Perfect Strangers
Liane Moriarty with Caroline Lee (Narrator)

16 hours, 18 minutes • audio • 2018 (editions)

fiction thriller emotional funny mysterious medium-paced

fiction thriller emotional funny mysterious medium-paced

Nine Perfect Strangers by Liane Moriarty

Nine Perfect Strangers

Liane Moriarty with Caroline Lee (Narrator)

16 hours, 18 minutes • audio • 2018

fiction thriller emotional funny mysterious medium-paced

fiction thriller emotional funny mysterious medium-paced

The Invention of Sicily: A Mediterranean History by Jamie MacKay

The Invention of Sicily: A Mediterranean History
Jamie MacKay

7 hours, 50 minutes • audio (editions) user-added

nonfiction history politics challenging informative reflective medium-paced

nonfiction history politics challenging informative reflective medium-paced

The Invention of Sicily: A Mediterranean History by Jamie MacKay

The Invention of Sicily: A Mediterranean History

7 hours, 50 minutes • audio user-added

nonfiction history politics challenging informative reflective medium-paced

nonfiction history politics challenging informative reflective medium-paced

Pachinko by Min Jin Lee

Pachinko
Min Jin Lee

552 pages • paperback • 2017 (editions)

fiction historical literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced

fiction historical literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced

Pachinko by Min Jin Lee

Pachinko

552 pages • paperback • 2017

fiction historical literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced

fiction historical literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced

Grown Ups by Marie Aubert

Grown Ups
Marie Aubert with Rosie Hedger (Translator)

160 pages • paperback • 2019 (editions)

fiction contemporary emotional reflective medium-paced

fiction contemporary emotional reflective medium-paced

Grown Ups by Marie Aubert

Grown Ups

Marie Aubert with Rosie Hedger (Translator)

160 pages • paperback • 2019

fiction contemporary emotional reflective medium-paced

fiction contemporary emotional reflective medium-paced

Good Morning, Midnight by Jean Rhys

Good Morning, Midnight
Jean Rhys

167 pages • paperback • 1939 (editions)

fiction classics literary dark emotional sad slow-paced

fiction classics literary dark emotional sad slow-paced

Good Morning, Midnight by Jean Rhys

Good Morning, Midnight

167 pages • paperback • 1939

fiction classics literary dark emotional sad slow-paced

fiction classics literary dark emotional sad slow-paced

Us Against You by Fredrik Backman

Us Against You
Beartown #2

Fredrik Backman

448 pages • digital • 2017 (editions)

fiction contemporary literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced

fiction contemporary literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced

Us Against You by Fredrik Backman

Us Against You

Fredrik Backman

448 pages • digital • 2017

fiction contemporary literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced

fiction contemporary literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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