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

bookishbrews Host

56 participants (716 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 (716 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

The Mercies by Kiran Millwood Hargrave

The Mercies
Kiran Millwood Hargrave with Jessie Buckley (Narrator)

11 hours, 5 minutes • audio • 2020 (editions)

fiction historical lgbtqia+ dark emotional sad medium-paced

fiction historical lgbtqia+ dark emotional sad medium-paced

The Mercies by Kiran Millwood Hargrave

The Mercies

Kiran Millwood Hargrave with Jessie Buckley (Narrator)

11 hours, 5 minutes • audio • 2020

fiction historical lgbtqia+ dark emotional sad medium-paced

fiction historical lgbtqia+ dark emotional sad medium-paced

Slanting Towards the Sea by Lidija Hilje

Slanting Towards the Sea
Lidija Hilje with Imani Jade Powers (Narrator)

10 hours, 5 minutes • audio • 2025 (editions)

fiction literary emotional reflective medium-paced

fiction literary emotional reflective medium-paced

Slanting Towards the Sea by Lidija Hilje

Slanting Towards the Sea

Lidija Hilje with Imani Jade Powers (Narrator)

10 hours, 5 minutes • audio • 2025

fiction literary emotional reflective medium-paced

fiction literary emotional reflective medium-paced

Congo by Michael Crichton

Congo
Michael Crichton

370 pages • paperback • 1980 (editions)

fiction science fiction thriller adventurous fast-paced

fiction science fiction thriller adventurous fast-paced

Congo by Michael Crichton

Congo

Michael Crichton

370 pages • paperback • 1980

fiction science fiction thriller adventurous fast-paced

fiction science fiction thriller adventurous fast-paced

The South by Tash Aw

The South
Tash Aw

272 pages • digital • 2025 (editions)

fiction lgbtqia+ literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced

fiction lgbtqia+ literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced

The South by Tash Aw

The South

272 pages • digital • 2025

fiction lgbtqia+ literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced

fiction lgbtqia+ literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced

Sweet Like Saltwater by Raywat Deonandan

Sweet Like Saltwater
Raywat Deonandan

113 pages • 1999 (editions)

emotional reflective medium-paced

emotional reflective medium-paced

Sweet Like Saltwater by Raywat Deonandan

Sweet Like Saltwater

Raywat Deonandan

113 pages • 1999

emotional reflective medium-paced

emotional reflective medium-paced

The Last Witch by C.J. Cooke

The Last Witch
C.J. Cooke

384 pages • hardcover • 2025 (editions)

fiction historical horror thriller medium-paced

fiction historical horror thriller medium-paced

The Last Witch by C.J. Cooke

The Last Witch

384 pages • hardcover • 2025

fiction historical horror thriller medium-paced

fiction historical horror thriller medium-paced

The Simple Art of Killing a Woman by Patrícia Melo

The Simple Art of Killing a Woman
Patrícia Melo with Sophie Lewis (Translator)

288 pages • paperback • 2019 (editions)

fiction crime literary dark emotional sad medium-paced

fiction crime literary dark emotional sad medium-paced

The Simple Art of Killing a Woman by Patrícia Melo

The Simple Art of Killing a Woman

Patrícia Melo with Sophie Lewis (Translator)

288 pages • paperback • 2019

fiction crime literary dark emotional sad medium-paced

fiction crime literary dark emotional sad medium-paced

Green Fuse Burning by Tiffany Morris

Green Fuse Burning
Tiffany Morris

99 pages • paperback • 2023 (editions)

fiction horror lgbtqia+ dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

fiction horror lgbtqia+ dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

Green Fuse Burning by Tiffany Morris

Green Fuse Burning

99 pages • paperback • 2023

fiction horror lgbtqia+ dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

fiction horror lgbtqia+ dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

The Predicament by William Boyd

The Predicament
William Boyd

320 pages • digital • 2025 (editions) user-added

fiction historical literary mystery thriller

fiction historical literary mystery thriller

The Predicament by William Boyd

The Predicament

320 pages • digital • 2025 user-added

fiction historical literary mystery thriller

fiction historical literary mystery thriller

Around the World in 80 Trains: A 45,000-Mile Adventure by Monisha Rajesh

Around the World in 80 Trains: A 45,000-Mile Adventure
Monisha Rajesh

318 pages • paperback • 2019 (editions)

nonfiction travel adventurous informative medium-paced

nonfiction travel adventurous informative medium-paced

Around the World in 80 Trains: A 45,000-Mile Adventure by Monisha Rajesh

Around the World in 80 Trains: A 45,000-Mile Adventure

318 pages • paperback • 2019

nonfiction travel adventurous informative medium-paced

nonfiction travel adventurous informative medium-paced

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