@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

This Motherless Land by Nikki May

This Motherless Land
Nikki May with Weruche Opia (Narrator), Florence Howard (Narrator)

10 hours, 36 minutes • audio • 2024 (editions)

fiction literary emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced

fiction literary emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced

This Motherless Land by Nikki May

This Motherless Land

Nikki May with Weruche Opia (Narrator), Florence Howard (Narrator)

10 hours, 36 minutes • audio • 2024

fiction literary emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced

fiction literary emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced

A Man Called Otto by Fredrik Backman

A Man Called Otto
Fredrik Backman

352 pages • paperback • 2012 (editions)

fiction contemporary literary emotional funny hopeful medium-paced

fiction contemporary literary emotional funny hopeful medium-paced

A Man Called Otto by Fredrik Backman

A Man Called Otto

Fredrik Backman

352 pages • paperback • 2012

fiction contemporary literary emotional funny hopeful medium-paced

fiction contemporary literary emotional funny hopeful medium-paced

The Last Ferry Out: A Novel by Andrea Bartz

The Last Ferry Out: A Novel
Andrea Bartz

309 pages • digital • 2025 (editions)

fiction contemporary mystery thriller emotional mysterious tense slow-paced

fiction contemporary mystery thriller emotional mysterious tense slow-paced

The Last Ferry Out: A Novel by Andrea Bartz

The Last Ferry Out: A Novel

309 pages • digital • 2025

fiction contemporary mystery thriller emotional mysterious tense slow-paced

fiction contemporary mystery thriller emotional mysterious tense slow-paced

The Maid's Secret by Nita Prose

The Maid's Secret
Molly the Maid #3

Nita Prose with Lauren Ambrose (Narrator)

11 hours, 4 minutes • audio • 2025 (editions)

fiction literary mystery emotional lighthearted mysterious medium-paced

fiction literary mystery emotional lighthearted mysterious medium-paced

The Maid's Secret by Nita Prose

The Maid's Secret

Molly the Maid #3

Nita Prose with Lauren Ambrose (Narrator)

11 hours, 4 minutes • audio • 2025

fiction literary mystery emotional lighthearted mysterious medium-paced

fiction literary mystery emotional lighthearted mysterious medium-paced

Behind You Is the Sea by Susan Muaddi Darraj

Behind You Is the Sea
Susan Muaddi Darraj with Ali Nasser (Narrator), Rasha Zamamiri (Narrator)

6 hours, 31 minutes • audio • 2024 (editions)

fiction literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced

fiction literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced

Behind You Is the Sea by Susan Muaddi Darraj

Behind You Is the Sea

Susan Muaddi Darraj with Ali Nasser (Narrator), Rasha Zamamiri (Narrator)

6 hours, 31 minutes • audio • 2024

fiction literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced

fiction literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced

The Details by Ia Genberg

The Details
Ia Genberg with Kira Josefsson (Translator)

144 pages • hardcover • 2022 (editions)

fiction contemporary literary romance emotional reflective medium-paced

fiction contemporary literary romance emotional reflective medium-paced

The Details by Ia Genberg

The Details

Ia Genberg with Kira Josefsson (Translator)

144 pages • hardcover • 2022

fiction contemporary literary romance emotional reflective medium-paced

fiction contemporary literary romance emotional reflective medium-paced

Our Infinite Fates by Laura Steven

Our Infinite Fates
Laura Steven

343 pages • hardcover • 2025 (editions)

fiction fantasy lgbtqia+ romance young adult emotional mysterious reflective medium-paced

fiction fantasy lgbtqia+ romance young adult emotional mysterious reflective medium-paced

Our Infinite Fates by Laura Steven

Our Infinite Fates

343 pages • hardcover • 2025

fiction fantasy lgbtqia+ romance young adult emotional mysterious reflective medium-paced

fiction fantasy lgbtqia+ romance young adult emotional mysterious reflective medium-paced

The Windup Girl by Paolo Bacigalupi

The Windup Girl
The Windup Universe #1

Paolo Bacigalupi

359 pages • hardcover • 2009 (editions)

fiction dystopian science fiction adventurous challenging slow-paced

fiction dystopian science fiction adventurous challenging slow-paced

The Windup Girl by Paolo Bacigalupi

The Windup Girl

The Windup Universe #1

Paolo Bacigalupi

359 pages • hardcover • 2009

fiction dystopian science fiction adventurous challenging slow-paced

fiction dystopian science fiction adventurous challenging slow-paced

Ru by Kim Thúy

Ru
Kim Thúy with Sheila Fischman (Translator)

141 pages • paperback • 2009 (editions)

fiction historical emotional reflective slow-paced

fiction historical emotional reflective slow-paced

Ru by Kim Thúy

Ru

Kim Thúy with Sheila Fischman (Translator)

141 pages • paperback • 2009

fiction historical emotional reflective slow-paced

fiction historical emotional reflective slow-paced

Roundabout of Death by Faysal Khartash

Roundabout of Death
Faysal Khartash with Qarie Marshall (Narrator)

4 hours, 19 minutes • audio • 2021 (editions)

fiction historical challenging dark emotional medium-paced

fiction historical challenging dark emotional medium-paced

Roundabout of Death by Faysal Khartash

Roundabout of Death

Faysal Khartash with Qarie Marshall (Narrator)

4 hours, 19 minutes • audio • 2021

fiction historical challenging dark emotional medium-paced

fiction historical challenging dark emotional medium-paced

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