25 big books challenge

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3 participants (20 books)

01 Jan 2025—31 Dec 2025

Overview

Challenging myself on tackling some of those chunky reads on my TBR. I found the popular challenge with 12 big books a bit too easy for me so I wanted a bigger challnege this year. Hope you'll find it useful.
I'll count book with over 500 pages but you are free to make your own parameters. 

Happy reading.

Challenge Books

All books added
The Book That Broke the World by Mark Lawrence

The Book That Broke the World

The Library Trilogy #2

Mark Lawrence

368 pages • first pub 2024 (editions)

fiction fantasy adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced
The Book That Wouldn't Burn by Mark Lawrence

The Book That Wouldn't Burn

The Library Trilogy #1

Mark Lawrence

559 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction fantasy adventurous mysterious medium-paced
All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr

All the Light We Cannot See

Anthony Doerr

531 pages • first pub 2014 (editions)

fiction historical literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced
Gate to Kagoshima by Poppy Kuroki

Gate to Kagoshima

Poppy Kuroki

320 pages • first pub 2024 (editions)

fiction historical romance science fiction adventurous emotional medium-paced
The Fallen Empire Omnibus by Lindsay Buroker

The Fallen Empire Omnibus

Fallen Empire #0.5–3

Lindsay Buroker

918 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

fiction fantasy science fiction adventurous lighthearted fast-paced
Heavenly Tyrant by Xiran Jay Zhao

Heavenly Tyrant

Iron Widow #2

Xiran Jay Zhao

525 pages • first pub 2024 (editions)

fiction fantasy lgbtqia+ science fiction young adult adventurous dark emotional medium-paced
The 1619 Project: A New Origin Story by Nikole Hannah-Jones

The 1619 Project: A New Origin Story

Nikole Hannah-Jones

624 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

nonfiction essays history poetry politics race challenging informative reflective medium-paced
Yours Truly by Abby Jimenez

Yours Truly

Part of Your World #2

Abby Jimenez

398 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction contemporary romance emotional funny hopeful medium-paced
Where the Library Hides by Isabel Ibañez

Where the Library Hides

Secrets of the Nile #2

Isabel Ibañez

388 pages • first pub 2024 (editions)

fiction fantasy historical romance young adult adventurous mysterious tense medium-paced
Magnolia Parks: The Long Way Home by Jessa Hastings

Magnolia Parks: The Long Way Home

Magnolia Parks #3

Jessa Hastings

530 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction contemporary romance emotional sad medium-paced