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

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58 participants (376 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

All books added
The Whisperer by Karin Fossum

The Whisperer

Konrad Sejer #13

Karin Fossum

384 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

fiction crime mystery thriller dark mysterious tense slow-paced
Silver by Chris Hammer

Silver

Martin Scarsden #2

Chris Hammer

512 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

fiction crime mystery mysterious fast-paced
A Girl in Exile: Requiem for Linda B. by Ismail Kadare

A Girl in Exile: Requiem for Linda B.

Ismail Kadare

192 pages • first pub 2009 (editions)

fiction historical mystery dark reflective slow-paced
Sweet Bean Paste by Durian Sukegawa

Sweet Bean Paste

Durian Sukegawa

5 hours, 4 minutes • first pub 2013 (editions)

fiction contemporary literary emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced
All Yours by Claudia Piñeiro

All Yours

Claudia Piñeiro

172 pages • first pub 2005 (editions)

fiction mystery thriller dark mysterious tense fast-paced
Diary of a Void by Emi Yagi

Diary of a Void

Emi Yagi

213 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction literary funny reflective fast-paced
The Glassmaker by Tracy Chevalier

The Glassmaker

Tracy Chevalier

398 pages • first pub 2024 (editions) user-added

fiction historical literary emotional informative reflective medium-paced
Conclave by Robert Harris

Conclave

Robert Harris

287 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

fiction historical thriller mysterious tense fast-paced
The Frangipani Tree Mystery by Ovidia Yu

The Frangipani Tree Mystery

Crown Colony #1

Ovidia Yu

255 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

fiction historical mystery mysterious medium-paced
Open Season by Jonathan Kellerman

Open Season

Alex Delaware #40

Jonathan Kellerman

273 pages • first pub 2025 (editions)

fiction thriller