5 Star Re-Reads

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7 participants (52 books)

01 Jan 2025—31 Dec 2025

Overview

Have a five star read that you just can't stop thinking about? Love getting new recs for books but also feel overwhelmed by all the new books you just have to read? Well, this is the challenge for you.

My 5 star Re-Read challenge asks you to pick 12 of your most beloved books to re-read again each month starting January 2025. Twelve books total, all of which should be a 5 star book (or close to it) that you've already read!

This reading challenge forces us to return to the stories we were completely moved by AND helps reduce over-consumption by re-reading books we likely still own. It also helps us slow down and get out of the booktok/bookstagram rat race a bit. Our favorite books should never just be one and done, and this is the challenge to help you return to them again. 

I hope you enjoy!

Challenge Books

All books added
Unforgettable by Melanie Harlow

Unforgettable

Cloverleigh Farms #5

Melanie Harlow

8 hours, 41 minutes • audio • 2020

fiction contemporary romance emotional lighthearted fast-paced
Insatiable: Special Edition Paperback by Melanie Harlow

Insatiable: Special Edition Paperback

Cloverleigh Farms #3

Melanie Harlow

308 pages • paperback • 2019

fiction contemporary romance emotional lighthearted fast-paced
About That Night by Julie James

About That Night

FBI/US Attorney #3

Julie James

10 hours, 44 minutes • audio • 2012

fiction contemporary romance lighthearted medium-paced
Mr. Smithfield by Louise Bay

Mr. Smithfield

Mister #3

Louise Bay

8 hours, 23 minutes • audio user-added

fiction contemporary romance funny reflective medium-paced
Something about You by Julie James

Something about You

FBI/US Attorney #1

Julie James

10 hours, 3 minutes • audio • 2010

fiction contemporary romance funny lighthearted medium-paced
Kings Rising by C.S. Pacat

Kings Rising

Captive Prince #3

C.S. Pacat

385 pages • digital • 2016

fiction fantasy lgbtqia+ romance adventurous emotional tense medium-paced
Prince's Gambit by C.S. Pacat

Prince's Gambit

Captive Prince #2

C.S. Pacat

342 pages • digital • 2013 user-added

fiction fantasy lgbtqia+ romance adventurous dark tense medium-paced
Captive Prince by C.S. Pacat

Captive Prince

Captive Prince #1

C.S. Pacat

301 pages • paperback • 2013

fiction fantasy lgbtqia+ romance adventurous dark tense medium-paced
Let the Right One In by John Ajvide Lindqvist

Let the Right One In

Let the Right One In #1

John Ajvide Lindqvist

513 pages • hardcover • 2004

fiction fantasy horror dark mysterious tense medium-paced
The Unknown Ajax by Georgette Heyer

The Unknown Ajax

Georgette Heyer

352 pages • paperback • 1959

fiction historical romance emotional slow-paced