Read Your Shelves (for heavier readers)

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19 participants (144 books)

01 Jan 2025—31 Dec 2025

Overview

I’m on a never ending quest to read my physical shelves. Feel free to join me in reading 4 books a month from your “shelves” for a total of 48 books in 2025. 

You can focus on backlist, kindle, audiobooks, books purchased prior to 2025…whatever works for you. Let’s do this!

Challenge Books

All books added
Soul of a Witch by Harley Laroux

Soul of a Witch

Souls Trilogy #3

Harley Laroux

591 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction erotica fantasy romance adventurous dark emotional medium-paced
Love in the Time of Global Warming by Francesca Lia Block

Love in the Time of Global Warming

Love in the Time of Global Warming #1

Francesca Lia Block

240 pages • first pub 2013 (editions)

fiction fantasy lgbtqia+ young adult adventurous reflective fast-paced
The Perfect Marriage by Jeneva Rose

The Perfect Marriage

The Perfect Marriage #1

Jeneva Rose

327 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction mystery thriller dark mysterious tense fast-paced
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone

Harry Potter #1

J.K. Rowling

320 pages • first pub 1997 (editions)

fiction fantasy middle grade adventurous lighthearted fast-paced
The Backyard Bird Chronicles by Amy Tan

The Backyard Bird Chronicles

Amy Tan

314 pages • first pub 2024 (editions)

nonfiction memoir nature informative lighthearted reflective medium-paced
The Night in Question by Susan Fletcher

The Night in Question

Susan Fletcher

384 pages • first pub 2024 (editions)

fiction mystery emotional hopeful mysterious medium-paced
Greenwood by Michael Christie

Greenwood

Michael Christie

528 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

fiction historical nature speculative fiction emotional reflective sad medium-paced
The Hike by Drew Magary

The Hike

Drew Magary

278 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

fiction fantasy horror science fiction adventurous dark funny fast-paced
A Thousand Moons by Sebastian Barry

A Thousand Moons

Days Without End #2

Sebastian Barry

238 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction historical literary challenging emotional reflective slow-paced
Bride by Ali Hazelwood

Bride

Ali Hazelwood

396 pages • first pub 2024 (editions)

fiction fantasy romance adventurous funny mysterious medium-paced