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45 participants (251 books)

01 Jan 2025—31 Dec 2025

Overview

Read 12 physical books that you already owned on January 1, 2025, during the course of the year. Since this challenge is aimed at reducing the number of unread physical books you already have on your shelves, new purchases made after 1/1/25, as well as any audiobooks and digital copies, do not count towards this specific goal. 

Challenge Books

All books added
The Bride Test by Helen Hoang

The Bride Test

The Kiss Quotient #2

Helen Hoang

300 pages • paperback • 2019

fiction contemporary romance emotional lighthearted medium-paced
The Cat Who Saved Books by Sōsuke Natsukawa

The Cat Who Saved Books

The Cat Who... #1

Sōsuke Natsukawa

224 pages • hardcover • 2017

fiction fantasy magical realism adventurous hopeful reflective medium-paced
Once There Were Wolves by Charlotte McConaghy

Once There Were Wolves

Charlotte McConaghy

258 pages • hardcover • 2021

fiction mystery dark emotional mysterious medium-paced
Real Life by Brandon Taylor

Real Life

Brandon Taylor

336 pages • digital • 2020

fiction contemporary lgbtqia+ literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced
Strange Sally Diamond by Liz Nugent

Strange Sally Diamond

Liz Nugent

320 pages • paperback • 2023

fiction contemporary mystery thriller dark emotional mysterious medium-paced
The Gilded Ones by Namina Forna

The Gilded Ones

Deathless #1

Namina Forna

418 pages • paperback • 2021

fiction fantasy young adult adventurous dark emotional medium-paced
The Wren in the Holly Library by K.A. Linde

The Wren in the Holly Library

The Oak and Holly Cycle #1

K.A. Linde

381 pages • hardcover • 2024

fiction fantasy romance adventurous mysterious tense fast-paced
The Absinthe Underground by Jamie Pacton

The Absinthe Underground

Jamie Pacton

304 pages • hardcover • 2024

fiction fantasy lgbtqia+ romance young adult adventurous lighthearted medium-paced
Descendant of the Crane by Joan He

Descendant of the Crane

Joan He

400 pages • paperback • 2019

fiction fantasy young adult adventurous mysterious medium-paced
Recognizing the Stranger: On Palestine and Narrative by Isabella Hammad

Recognizing the Stranger: On Palestine and Narrative

Isabella Hammad

80 pages • paperback • 2024

nonfiction philosophy politics challenging informative reflective fast-paced