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44 participants (188 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

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The Book Thief by Markus Zusak

The Book Thief

Markus Zusak

552 pages • first pub 2005 (editions)

fiction historical young adult dark emotional sad medium-paced
Bookshops & Bonedust by Travis Baldree

Bookshops & Bonedust

Legends & Lattes #0

Travis Baldree

336 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction fantasy lgbtqia+ adventurous funny lighthearted medium-paced
I'll Never Let You Go by Mary Burton

I'll Never Let You Go

Morgans of Nashville #3

Mary Burton

416 pages • first pub 2015 (editions)

fiction romance dark mysterious tense fast-paced
Nine Lives by Peter Swanson

Nine Lives

Peter Swanson

320 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction mystery thriller adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced
Falling Into Place by Amy Zhang

Falling Into Place

Amy Zhang

320 pages • first pub 2014 (editions)

fiction contemporary young adult emotional reflective sad medium-paced
Twenty Years Later by Charlie Donlea

Twenty Years Later

Charlie Donlea

368 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction mystery thriller dark mysterious tense medium-paced
Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell

Fangirl

Fangirl #1

Rainbow Rowell

455 pages • first pub 2013 (editions)

fiction contemporary young adult emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced
Little Do We Know by Tamara Ireland Stone

Little Do We Know

Tamara Ireland Stone

416 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

fiction contemporary young adult reflective medium-paced
The Stonewall Riots: Coming Out in the Streets by Gayle E. Pitman

The Stonewall Riots: Coming Out in the Streets

Gayle E. Pitman

224 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

nonfiction history lgbtqia+ middle grade informative inspiring medium-paced
A Nearly Normal Family by M.T. Edvardsson

A Nearly Normal Family

Lundasviten #1

M.T. Edvardsson

389 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

fiction mystery thriller dark mysterious tense medium-paced