@hook.me.a.book Reading the World '25 Challenge

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58 participants (372 books)

01 Jan 2025—31 Dec 2025

Overview

There's no hard and fast rules as to what books you read. Only that you aim for 2 each month set in a different location. You could read romance from around the world, historical fiction like the Seven Sisters series or go hard with translated fiction and use the hometown of the author. The world is your oyster!

Challenge Books

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Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe by Fannie Flagg

Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe

Whistle Stop, AL #1

Fannie Flagg

416 pages • first pub 1987 (editions)

fiction classics lgbtqia+ romance emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced
Hollow Ground by Freya Wallace

Hollow Ground

A Detective Jacob Knox Thriller #1

Freya Wallace

244 pages • first pub 2025 (editions) user-added

fiction mystery
The Shadow Key by Susan Stokes-Chapman

The Shadow Key

Susan Stokes-Chapman

464 pages • first pub 2024 (editions)

fiction historical dark mysterious tense medium-paced
The Rainfall Market by You Yeong-Gwang

The Rainfall Market

You Yeong-Gwang

199 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction literary magical realism hopeful lighthearted reflective fast-paced
The Book of Lost Names by Kristin Harmel

The Book of Lost Names

Kristin Harmel

453 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction historical emotional inspiring sad medium-paced
The Other Black Girl by Zakiya Dalila Harris

The Other Black Girl

Zakiya Dalila Harris

368 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction literary thriller dark mysterious tense medium-paced
Hold My Girl by Charlene Carr

Hold My Girl

Charlene Carr

410 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction contemporary emotional medium-paced
Murder on Skye by Daniel Sellers, Daniel Sellers

Murder on Skye

Daniel Sellers, Daniel Sellers

missing page info • first pub 2024 (editions)

dark mysterious tense fast-paced
Elsewhere, Home by Leila Aboulela

Elsewhere, Home

Leila Aboulela

217 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

fiction short stories challenging emotional reflective medium-paced
Time Shelter by Georgi Gospodinov

Time Shelter

Georgi Gospodinov

304 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction contemporary fantasy literary science fiction challenging mysterious reflective medium-paced