325 Reading Challenge

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13 participants (435 books)

01 Jan 2025—31 Dec 2025

Overview

Read 25 fiction books and 25 non-fiction books in 2025. Simple.  
There are five core rules within this challenge. Everything else is flexible.

  1. Read twenty-five fiction books and twenty-five non-fiction books between January 2025 and December 2025. Anything you want.
  2. Plan what to read at least a month ahead.
  3. If you DNF (Do Not Finish) a book, you can replace it with another book.
  4. If you can’t read a chosen book for whatever reason, you can replace it with another book.
  5. Don’t pirate or steal a book.

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You can read the full launch post with further information and downloadable templates at: https://www.marywyrd.com/blog/325-reading-challenge-launch 

Challenge Books

All books added
The Best Minds: A Story of Friendship, Madness, and the Tragedy of Good Intentions by Jonathan Rosen

The Best Minds: A Story of Friendship, Madness, and the Tragedy of Good Intentions

Jonathan Rosen

562 pages • hardcover • 2023

nonfiction memoir psychology informative reflective sad medium-paced
Exhalation by Ted Chiang

Exhalation

Ted Chiang

350 pages • hardcover • 2019

fiction literary science fiction short stories challenging reflective medium-paced
The Most Wonderful Crime of the Year by Ally Carter

The Most Wonderful Crime of the Year

Ally Carter

293 pages • hardcover • 2024

fiction contemporary mystery romance adventurous funny mysterious fast-paced
American Teenager: How Eight Trans Kids are Surviving Hate and Finding Joy in a Turbulent Age by Nico Lang

American Teenager: How Eight Trans Kids are Surviving Hate and Finding Joy in a Turbulent Age

Nico Lang

8 hours, 57 minutes • audio • 2024

nonfiction gender lgbtqia+ politics sociology emotional informative reflective medium-paced
Real Self-Care: A Transformative Program for Redefining Wellness by Pooja Lakshmin

Real Self-Care: A Transformative Program for Redefining Wellness

Pooja Lakshmin

6 hours, 15 minutes • audio • 2023

nonfiction self help hopeful informative reflective medium-paced
The Next Chapters by Haley Cass

The Next Chapters

On the Same Page

Haley Cass

4 hours, 38 minutes • audio • 2024

fiction contemporary lgbtqia+ romance emotional hopeful lighthearted fast-paced
Grave Reservations by Cherie Priest

Grave Reservations

The Booking Agents #1

Cherie Priest

8 hours, 49 minutes • audio • 2021

fiction crime fantasy mystery adventurous dark tense medium-paced
Maybe I Will by Melanie Jacobson

Maybe I Will

Love in New Orleans #3

Melanie Jacobson

9 hours, 9 minutes • audio • 2022

fiction contemporary romance funny hopeful lighthearted medium-paced
Here For It by Melanie Jacobson

Here For It

Love in New Orleans #2

Melanie Jacobson

9 hours, 7 minutes • audio • 2022

fiction romance hopeful lighthearted relaxing medium-paced
Invisible Women: Data Bias in a World Designed for Men by Caroline Criado Pérez

Invisible Women: Data Bias in a World Designed for Men

Caroline Criado Pérez

9 hours, 42 minutes • audio • 2019

nonfiction feminism gender science challenging informative reflective medium-paced