2025 Reading Wrap-Up

2025 was a really rough year for me, so I think I was very much using reading to escape. I think taking over for hosting the My Month Is Booked linkup helped as well! Kinda hard to host if I’m not reading, yes? :D…

My goal was to read 52 books and I managed to surpass that goal to make it to 74! I’m still gonna make my 2026 goal to read 52 books. I don’t like the added stress of potentially not making a goal! :P

2025 Reading Wrap-Up

This isn’t quite all of em’, but this is what Fable gave me + I like giant book collages. :D

For the “prettiest” read, A Letter to the Luminous Deep had an absolutely gorgeous cover, but as far as words go, I really enjoyed Divine Rivals. (It looks like this was very loved by a lot of other people as well!)

This one made me laugh. I’m very certain there are places where I’d get skewered if they saw me post this, but I like to think my own blog is a pretty safe place? I did force myself to finish the book, but I detested the main character too much to continue the series.

Truth be told, it was really hard to pick a single favorite book — there were so many that I adored (+ also some that weren’t quite my cup of tea). I decided to break down my favorites by genre! :]

Favorite New Authors

Favorite Audiobook

• Daisy Jones & The Six, by Taylor Reid Jenkins

Longest Read

• Demon Copperhead, by Barbara Kingsolver (548 pages)

Most thought-provoking book

• The Measure, by Nikki Erlick
• The One, by John Marrs
• Spectacular Things, by Beck Dorey-Stein

Movies/Series you now want to watch because you read the book

• Sunrise on the Reaping (should be coming out 11/20/26!)
• Lessons in Chemistry (available on Apple TV)
• Daisy Jones & The Six (available on Amazon Prime)
• Project Hail Mary (should be coming out 3/20/26!)

Books you’re looking forward to in 2026

• Daughters of the Sun and Moon, by Lisa See (aka one of my favorite authors!)

• Did you discover any new favorite authors last year?
• Did you read any books that were universally loved that you hated/disliked?
• Any books you’re looking forward to reading this year?