Hey there, book lovers! Are you ready to dive into a year filled with incredible stories? I’ve created a brand new reading challenge for 2025, and I’d love for you to join me.
To keep things fun and manageable, I’ve designed the challenge around 12 books — just one a month. Perfect, right? But for those of you who breeze through books, I’ve included an optional six extra books.
I devoured an amazing 28 books in 2024. It was one of my most book-filled years yet, and I loved every moment. You can check out my 2024 reading challenge here and see my absolute favourites from the year here. I’m hoping to read just as many (or maybe even more) in 2025.
I can’t wait to see what treasures 2025 holds for us. Let’s discover some unputdownable reads together — because every bookish journey is better with friends! Are you in? Drop a comment below and let me know if you’re joining the challenge!
Happy reading!
Must read books for Melbourne Mamma’s 2025 Reading Challenge
- A book with 25 letters in the title
- A book with food on the cover
- A book written by someone who uses a pseudonym
- A bestseller from 2005
- A book you can finish in one day
- A book by an Australian author
- A book starting with the letter M
- A book with a red cover
- A book with a two word title
- A book that has been on your reading list for 3+ years
- A book with an animal in the title
- The first book in a series
Extra books to read
- A 2025 new release
- One of the books I read in 2024
- A book you want to read based purely on the cover
- A book recommended by your local library
- A book with 500+ pages
- A book recommended by a celebrity
Let me know if you’re joining the reading challenge in the comments below (put your book titles in the comment section NOT the URL field) and feel free to come back and list the books you read throughout the year and let me know if you enjoyed them or not.
Keep an eye out for the books I’m reading and make sure you tag your own books on social media using #mmreadingchallenge2025
I hope you enjoy my 2025 Reading Challenge
Yes you got me l joined again! I said “no reading challenges in 2025” but yours are always fun!
So lm starting off with #abooksithatwowordtitle
“Book lovers” by Emily Henry
And just like that, 2025 comes to an end…
I read 22 books in 2025. Unfortunately, I didn’t read as many five-star books as I’ve read in the past but there were still a number of great reads in the mix.
Here are the books I read for my 2025 reading challenge:
A book with 25 letters in the title – When Things Are Alive They Hum (Hannah Bent)
A book with food on the cover – All My Mothers (Joanna Glen)
A book written by someone who uses a pseudonym – We Were Liars (E. Lockhart)
A bestseller from 2005 – N/A
A book you can finish in one day – The Five Wishes of Mr. Murray McBride (Joe Siple)
A book by an Australian author – The Ledge (Christian White)
A book starting with the letter M – My Friends (Fredrik Backman)
A book with a red cover – The Women (Kristin Hannah)
A book with a two word title – The Liar (Steve Cavanagh)
A book with an animal in the title – Once There Were Wolves (Charlotte McConaghy)
A book that has been on your reading list for 3+ years – Th1rteen (Steve Cavanagh)
The first book in a series – Water (John Boyne)
EXTRAS
A 2025 new release – Wild Dark Shore (Charlotte McConaghy)
A book recommended by a celebrity – The Family Upstairs (Lisa Jewell)
A book you want to read based purely on the cover – Atmosphere (Taylor Jenkins Reid)
A book recommended by your local library – Here One Moment (Liane Moriarty)
A book with 500+ pages – All the Colours of the Dark (Chris Whitaker)
Stay tuned for my 2026 Reading Challenge