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45 participants (203 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
Legendborn by Tracy Deonn

Legendborn

The Legendborn Cycle #1

Tracy Deonn

501 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction fantasy young adult adventurous emotional mysterious medium-paced
How to Train Your Dragon by Cressida Cowell

How to Train Your Dragon

How to Train Your Dragon #1

Cressida Cowell

214 pages • first pub 2003 (editions)

fiction fantasy middle grade adventurous funny lighthearted fast-paced
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba—The Flower of Happiness by Aya Yajima

Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba—The Flower of Happiness

Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Novels #1

Aya Yajima

208 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

fiction fantasy lighthearted medium-paced
The Library of the Dead by T.L. Huchu

The Library of the Dead

Edinburgh Nights #1

T.L. Huchu

330 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction fantasy adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced
The Pairing by Casey McQuiston

The Pairing

Casey McQuiston

411 pages • first pub 2024 (editions)

fiction contemporary lgbtqia+ romance emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced
Girls Made of Snow and Glass by Melissa Bashardoust

Girls Made of Snow and Glass

Melissa Bashardoust

375 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

fiction fantasy lgbtqia+ young adult adventurous emotional slow-paced
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba—One-Winged Butterfly by Aya Yajima, Koyoharu Gotouge

Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba—One-Winged Butterfly

Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Novels #2

Aya Yajima, Koyoharu Gotouge

192 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

fiction fantasy adventurous dark medium-paced
Be Afraid by Mary Burton

Be Afraid

Morgans of Nashville #2

Mary Burton

416 pages • first pub 2015 (editions)

fiction mystery dark mysterious tense fast-paced
Beatlebone by Kevin Barry

Beatlebone

Kevin Barry

263 pages • first pub 2015 (editions)

fiction music reflective slow-paced
The Hours by Michael Cunningham

The Hours

Michael Cunningham

230 pages • first pub 1998 (editions)

fiction contemporary historical lgbtqia+ literary emotional reflective sad slow-paced