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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
World Within a Song: Music That Changed My Life and Life That Changed My Music by Jeff Tweedy

World Within a Song: Music That Changed My Life and Life That Changed My Music

Jeff Tweedy

249 pages • hardcover • 2023

nonfiction memoir music hopeful inspiring reflective fast-paced
Potions and Pastries by Bailey Cates

Potions and Pastries

Magical Bakery Mystery #7

Bailey Cates

304 pages • paperback • 2017

fiction mystery lighthearted mysterious fast-paced
The Burning Page by Genevieve Cogman

The Burning Page

The Invisible Library #3

Genevieve Cogman

357 pages • paperback • 2016

fiction fantasy mystery adventurous mysterious medium-paced
The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse by Charlie Mackesy

The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse

Charlie Mackesy

128 pages • hardcover • 2019

fiction childrens hopeful inspiring reflective fast-paced
Homage to Catalonia by George Orwell

Homage to Catalonia

George Orwell

264 pages • paperback • 1938

nonfiction classics history memoir politics informative reflective medium-paced
A Vindication of the Rights of Men by Mary Wollstonecraft

A Vindication of the Rights of Men

Mary Wollstonecraft

97 pages • paperback • 1790

nonfiction history philosophy politics challenging informative reflective medium-paced
Blood And Guts: A Short History of Medicine by Roy Porter

Blood And Guts: A Short History of Medicine

Roy Porter

199 pages • paperback • 2002

nonfiction history science informative fast-paced
The Fell by Sarah Moss

The Fell

Sarah Moss

181 pages • paperback • 2021

fiction contemporary literary thriller emotional reflective tense medium-paced
Spells and Scones by Bailey Cates

Spells and Scones

Magical Bakery Mystery #6

Bailey Cates

320 pages • paperback • 2016

fiction mystery lighthearted mysterious tense fast-paced
The Chow Maniac by Vivien Chien

The Chow Maniac

A Noodle Shop Mystery #11

Vivien Chien

304 pages • digital • 2025

fiction mystery mysterious medium-paced