12 Books 12 Recs 12 Months 2025

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11 participants (54 books)

01 Jan 2025—31 Dec 2025

Overview

Read 12 books recommended by 12 friends/family/etc for each of the 12 months of the year


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Challenge Books

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House of Hollow by Krystal Sutherland

House of Hollow

Krystal Sutherland

292 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction fantasy horror lgbtqia+ young adult dark mysterious tense medium-paced
The Door-to-Door Bookstore by Carsten Henn

The Door-to-Door Bookstore

Carsten Henn

240 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction contemporary emotional lighthearted medium-paced
Bride by Ali Hazelwood

Bride

Ali Hazelwood

396 pages • first pub 2024 (editions)

fiction fantasy romance adventurous funny mysterious medium-paced
The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le Guin

The Left Hand of Darkness

Hainish Cycle

Ursula K. Le Guin

336 pages • first pub 1969 (editions)

fiction classics lgbtqia+ science fiction adventurous challenging reflective medium-paced
The Red Tent by Anita Diamant

The Red Tent

Anita Diamant

324 pages • first pub 1997 (editions)

fiction historical religion emotional reflective sad medium-paced
Spellbook of the Lost and Found by Moïra Fowley-Doyle

Spellbook of the Lost and Found

Moïra Fowley-Doyle

416 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

fiction fantasy magical realism young adult adventurous emotional mysterious medium-paced
Leonard and Hungry Paul by Rónán Hession

Leonard and Hungry Paul

Rónán Hession

245 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

fiction contemporary hopeful lighthearted reflective slow-paced
Boy Swallows Universe by Trent Dalton

Boy Swallows Universe

Trent Dalton

464 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

fiction contemporary literary adventurous dark emotional medium-paced
Convenience Store Woman by Sayaka Murata

Convenience Store Woman

Sayaka Murata

163 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

fiction contemporary literary reflective fast-paced
My Brilliant Friend by Elena Ferrante

My Brilliant Friend

The Neapolitan Novels #1

Elena Ferrante

331 pages • first pub 2011 (editions)

fiction historical literary emotional reflective medium-paced